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Latin America 08/26/2018
SALES LEADS LATAM: Rappi, United Airlines, Holiday Inn…
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On-demand delivery platform Rappi has appointed Ogilvy Mexico as its regional agency. Founded in 2015, the company nowadays operates in 23 cities in six LatAm countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Uruguay. Rappi landed the mexican market two years ago and has already more than one million users who make nearly 50,000 daily orders. It currently operates in the State of Mexico, Guadalajara, Querétaro, Monterrey, Mérida, Puebla and, of course, Mexico City. Rappi´s Marketing Director Carlos Leal is a member of Portada´s Brand Star Committee LatAm.
United Continental Holdings Inc is eying joint ventures with three Latin American carriers in the near future, Reuters has reported.United, the third-largest U.S. passenger carrier, is trying to finalize joint-venture agreements with Colombian airline Avianca Holdings , Panama's Copa Airlines and Brazil's Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras. Such deals would improve connectivity between the U.S. and Latin American aviation markets and create growth opportunities.United is looking to add lie-flat beds in business class in 2020 on some of its Boeing 737 MAX 10 narrow-bodies that would fly domestic routes.
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) announced the new opening of the 4-story, 196-room Holiday Inn Ciudad Juárez hotel. Located on Juarez Tecnologico Avenue 3620, Partido Iglesias neighborhood, and a few minutes from the Abraham Gonzalez International Airport serving Ciudad Juarez, the hotel opens following an investment made by its franchisee Fibra Inn of more than MX$ 211 million pesos.Owned by Fibra Inn and managed by Grupo Hotelero Prisma, the Holiday Inn Ciudad Juarez hotel is franchised by an affiliate of IHG. Fibra Inn, who currently has 15 hotels under the IHG family of brands, is one of the longest-standing owner groups in Mexico. The Holiday Inn brand is part of IHG's diverse family of brands in nearly 100 countries and territories.
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Iberia is boosting its services to Latin America with three additional weekly flights to both Buenos Aires and Mexico City. As of 27 October, the Spanish airline will raise the number of flights from 14 to 17 times a week to Buenos Aires, which it has served since 1946. Iberia is also scheduling 17 flights a week between Madrid and Mexico City for the 2018/2019 winter season, three more than in the past .Iberia is the leading airline on routes linking Europe and Latin America, with 254 flights each week to destinations in 16 countries. In addition to its Buenos Aires and Mexico City routes, the airline is adding flights to Santiago, Chile (from one daily flight to 10 per week), Rio de Janeiro (from four to five times a week) and San Juan, Puerto Rico (24% more seats than in the 2018 summer season), On 1 October it will also launch daily flights to Guatemala City (currently four flights per week).
Low-cost Norwegian Air is interested in operating domestic flights within Brazil, as it plans its debut in Latin America's largest economy in March with a flight between Sao Paolo and England.The airline's interest was made public by Brazil's tourism minister Vinicius Lummertz, who said Norwegian can start operating international flights with approval earlier this month from Brazilian flights regulator Anac.Norwegian has not specified the destination in England.Foreign airlines cannot incorporate in Brazil, but Congress is reviewing a proposal to change the law. If approved, Lummertz said, Norwegian could slash domestic flight costs by half.The Brazilian domestic market is dominated by four main airlines, Latam Airlines Group SA, Gol Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes SA, Azul SA and Avianca Holdings SA, all of which posted net losses in the most recent quarter, due to higher oil prices and local currency devaluation.
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Sales Leads Latin America 08/14/2017
SALES LEADS LATAM: NewCo, Alaska Airlines, Holiday Inn Express…
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NewCo has unveiled its new global structure. In a move that underscores its commitment to cost efficiency, the new GroupM agency formed by MEC and Maxus will remove existing regional management structures. NewCo will not be run at the APAC, EMEA or LATAM levels. Instead, the firm's top eight global markets that compromise 70 percent of its revenues will report directly to MEC global CEO Tim Castree. NewCo will be able to lean on GroupM at the regional level for operational support. Remaining regional capabilities will now either move in-market or within client solutions groups. There will also be a new centralized global services structure made up of three groups.
Alaska Airlines has launched service to Mexico City's Benito Juarez International Airport from two major California hubs: San Francisco International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport. Later this fall, Alaska Airlines will also add service from San Diego International Airport to Mexico City, becoming the only airline to serve Mexico City from all three California gateways. The launch to Mexico City kicks off the most significant network expansion in Alaska Air Group's 85-year history with 29 new routes launching through the end of 2017.The new service is the ninth destination Alaska serves to Mexico from California, including Cancun, Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, Loreto, Los Cabos, Manzanillo, Mazatlán, Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara.
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InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) announces the opening of the Holiday Inn Express Tuxpan hotel in Veracruz, Mexico. The Holiday Inn Express Tuxpan hotel is owned and managed by Grupo Inmobiliario Ricsher, S.A. de C.V and is franchised by an affiliate of IHG. The property is part of IHG's diverse family of brands in nearly 100 countries and territories. The scale and diversity of the IHG family of brands means that its hotels can meet guests' needs whatever the occasion – whether an overnight getaway, a business trip, a family celebration or a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
Ogilvy Mexico, the agency led by Verónica Hernández and Checha Agost Carreño, has expanded its business relationship with giant LG electronics. From now on, Ogilvy Mexico will take over digital communications and social networks of the renowned Korean global technology brand. In Mexico, LG comprises 4 business units (Home Entertainment, Mobile Communications, White Line & Air Conditioning and Business Solutions). Ogilvy Mexico will continue handling PR for LG Mexico.
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SALES LEADS LATAM: Revlon, Michelin, Uber…
Revlon has consolidated its US$400-million plus multi-brand global advertising account with WPP's Grey and Mediacom. Grey will provide integrated communications services, including traditional and digital advertising and promotion and activation marketing for our brands, including Revlon, Elizabeth Arden, Almay, CND, Cutex, Sinful and many of our key fragrance brands, including Charlie, Britney Spears, Curve, Tapout and Elizabeth Taylor. Mediacom was already handling Revlon brand in the U.S. Now, the agency will have its duties expanded to become global media planning and buying agency of record across all brands.
French tire manufacturing Michelin has awarded Havas Media its global media business following a competitive pitch. Incumbent MediaCom participated in the review, AdWeek reported. Michelin spends and around US$100 million annually on ads globally and more than US$25 million in the U.S. Havas will handle media planning and buying duties for all of the company's major markets including the United States, Mexico, Canada, France, Spain, Germany, the United Kingdom and China.
Uber app has released its new campaign for Latin America, in which the brand highlights the reasons why more and more people decide to become Uber drivers. The campaign "Manera Diferente" was created to be broadcasted on TV and seeks to portray the potential of becoming a Uber driver. In addition, the app will launch a series of videos that will compile the best moments of different testimonies. Uber's creative team was inspired by quantitative surveys conducted among drivers and users of the company to develop the campaign. The campaign will include pieces for radio, print, out of home and digital strategy, fully integrated with differentiated formats such as dynamic videos, in-app programmatic media and vertical video formats.
InterContinental Hotels Group / Crowne Plaza
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), one of the world's leading hotel companies, announces the opening of the new-build 155-room Crowne Plaza Puebla hotel, marking the brand's arrival to this important Mexican city. With an investment of more than US$17 million by Consorcio Hotelero GR5, S.A. de C.V., the hotel is the first property to open in Mexico under the Crowne Plaza Accelerate brand transformation. The Crowne Plaza Puebla hotel is located at Blvd. Hermanos Serdán 794, Col. San Jerónimo Caleras, Puebla. IHG has hotels in nearly 100 countries, with 225 hotels and 38,133 rooms throughout Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean. With roots in Latin America, IHG's first InterContinental hotel opened in Belem, Brazil in 1946.
Hyatt Hotels Corporation in conjunction with LATAM Hotel Corporation and GHL Hotels, announced the opening of Hyatt Centric Guatemala City, the brand's first hotel in Central America. Hyatt Hotels Corporation, a global hospitality company, has a portfolio of 13 premier brands, including 708 properties in 56 countries.
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SALES LEADS LATAM: Hyatt House, Crowne Plaza, Hertz…
Hyatt House Mexico City/Santa Fe has opened, marking the first opening of a Hyatt House hotel in Mexico and Latin America. With the new property, the Hyatt House brand enters the Latin American market with an innovative hospitality offering. Grupo Presidente, a Mexican hospitality company, will be responsible for hotel operations.
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) announced the opening of the Crowne Plaza Barranquilla hotel marking the Crowne Plaza brand's return to Colombia. The 76-room new-build hotel is located within the Torres del Atlántico business complex.Owned and managed by Hoteles Cacique Internacional S.A.S., the Crowne Plaza Barranquilla hotel is franchised by an affiliate of IHG and is part of IHG's diverse family of brands in nearly 100 countries and territories.Hoteles Cacique Internacional S.A.S also owns Holiday Inn® Bucaramanga Cacique hotel, which opened in the northeastern Colombian city of Bucaramanga in 2013.The Crowne Plaza Barranquilla is located in the Buenavista neighborhood.The hotel is IHG's fourteenth property in Colombia and second property in the city, the first being the Holiday Inn Express® Barranquilla Buenavista that opened last year.Some of IHG's most iconic properties in Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean announced a series of multi-million dollar renovations.IHG has hotels in nearly 100 countries, with 223 hotels and 37,846 rooms throughout Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean. With roots in Latin America, IHG's first InterContinental® hotel opened in Belem, Brazil in 1946.
Hertz/Aeroméxico
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, The Hertz Corporation, has signed a three-way and exclusive partnership agreement with Hertz Mexico (operated by Avasa) and Aeroméxico, Mexico's leading airline. Aeroméxico passengers can now book car rental at the best available rates for Hertz and Firefly in Mexico and with Hertz, Dollar, Thrifty and Firefly in any of the airline's rest of world destinations, via the airline's website (Aeromexico.com) and call center.The special rates for Hertz and Firefly in Mexico are also available to customers who present an Aeroméxico boarding pass at the brands' car rental desks in airports across the country. In addition, Hertz Mexico will display Aeroméxico branding and customer offers on its website and at all of the car rental company's airport locations.Aeroméxico is a major international airline serving more than 20 million customers, flying to 84 destinations in Mexico; North, South, and Central America; the Caribbean, Europe, and Asia.
Long Island Iced Tea Corp.
Long Island Iced Tea Corp, a growth-oriented company focused on the non-alcohol ready-to-drink tea segment in the beverage industry, announced new partnerships to distribute its beverages in Ecuador through Dinusa S.A. ("Dinusa") and in Costa Rica through Gaia Foods CRC S.A. ("Gaia Foods").Consistent with the company's strategic focus on Latin America, Long Island Iced Tea® is now distributed across four countries in Central and South America.
Dentsu Aegis Network has rebranded Dentsu Media as dentsu X, an integrated agency network combining communication, media planning, content creation, technology, data and behavioural insight.The new agency was conceptualised around the idea that personalised and relevant experiences are key for brands to attract customers.dentsu X will roll out in key markets in Europe, Middle East and Africa within this year, with subsequent expansion into the US.Takaki Hibino, will continue as the global brand president of dentsu X.
SALES LEADS LATAM: CrowdStrike, Michelin, Copa Airlines…
CrowdStrike® Inc., cloud-delivered next-generation endpoint protection, announced the launch of its operations in Latin America to expand regional sales, marketing, and partner and business development support. The company is rapidly growing its customer base across the region, attracting new customers in sectors such as retail, telecommunications and manufacturing.The opening of CrowdStrike's new office in Mexico City will accelerate its go-to-market strategy in the region and expand opportunities for new business development and partnerships. This strategic expansion comes on the heels of the company's global growth of 2,665 percent over the past three years and an impressive customer portfolio of Fortune 1000 companies, government agencies, and small and medium-sized (SMB) organizations.In addition to opening a new office in Mexico City and appointing Carlos Gonzalez, CrowdStrike is also expanding its in-region sales, channel, and marketing teams. CrowdStrike will be exhibiting at Infosecurity Mexico at booth 420 from April 25 — April 27, 2017.
The Argentine headquarters of Michelin, a French tire company, has chosen media agency Quiroga Medios for media planning and buying. Nicolás Salzamendi, accounts director of the agency, will be responsible for this new client.
Copa Airlines & Turkish Airlines
Copa Airlines, subsidiary of Copa Holdings, S.A., and Turkish Airlines, both members of Star Alliance, signed a Codeshare Agreement which will offer passengers more flight options with seamless connections through Copa's Hub of the Americas, in Panama City, and Turkish's seamless gateway to Europe through the company's Hub, in Istanbul, Turkey.The strategic Hub of the Americas of Copa Airlines, in Panama City, will allow passengers coming from Istanbul fast and efficiently connect to 74 destinations in America and the Caribbean, including the most important cities of the region. Also with this codeshare agreement, the Latin American passengers traveling with Turkish Airlines through its uniquely positioned hub, Istanbul, that bridges the East and the West, will have more entry options to Europe also Africa, Asia/ Far East and Middle East. This agreement, which complements and expands the route networks of both airlines as well as the connectivity between the continents, will also improve and promote bilateral opportunities for tourism and commercial developments between two countries.
Wyndham Opens Two Wyndham Grand Hotels in Paraguay and Uruguay.With the debut of its upper-upscale Wyndham Grand brand in Asunción, Paraguay, and Montevideo, Uruguay, 10 of the company's 18 brands operate in 11 countries across the continent.Situated in the centers of these two capital cities, the newly constructed Esplendor Asunción – A Wyndham Grand Hotel and Esplendor Montevideo – A Wyndham Grand Hotel offer business and leisure travelers the signature Wyndham Grand experience.
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) announces the signing of a new-build Holiday Inn hotel in Lima, the capital of Peru. The 19-story, 200-room property will be owned by Grucaba SAC and managed by IHG. The hotel will be situated on Avenida Ricardo Palma in the Miraflores District, an affluent residential area south of downtown Lima known for its upscale dining and shopping.It is scheduled for a Q3 2019 opening.IHG has nearly 1,250 Holiday Inn hotels worldwide, 29 of which are located throughout Latin America. IHG has hotels in nearly 100 countries, with 225 hotels and more than 38,000 rooms throughout Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean.
SALES LEADS LATAM: Sprint, Kia Motors Argentina, Samsung…
Sprint recently announced that it is teaming up with Telefonica owned Movistar Mexico & El Salvador,to become the first U.S. provider allowing customers to pay for a loved one's wireless plan in Mexico and El Salvador. According to Alberto Lorente, VP, Multicultural Marketing, Sprint, there will also be an important campaign launched by Telefonica Movistar in México and El Salvador to raise awareness for this new innovative service called "Plan Conectados". It is a multinational advertising campaign involving the three countries at the same time.
Kia Motors Argentina
Midios, the media agency led by Héctor González, has been chosen by Kia Motors Argentina to work on the development of its communication strategies and media planning, which has already began in March.
Leo Burnett Argentina has created Samsung's first commercial aimed at the LatAm market, as part of a new global campaign for the brand, entitled 'Do what you can't'. The campaign, which revolves around the idea that the current generation of smartphone users is able to do what in the past seemed impossible, launches the S8 Galaxy. The #dowhatyoucant concept originated with Samsung's 2016 Olympic campaign 'The chant' with the aim to extend the message into an overarching brand philosophy, trading on emotion as well as information. This new approach aims to counteract the negative response to Samsung S7.
Low-cost airline Norwegian Airlines's expansion plans in Spain are now focusing on Madrid's Barajas airport, where the low-cost airline wants to offer flights to Latin America. The announcement represents the latest move in Norwegian's ongoing battle with Iberia. In recent months, each company has sought to chip away at the other's market.The IAG group, which includes British Airways, Iberia, Vueling and Aer Lingus, announced a month ago that it was creating a new brand, Level, to cover flights to the Americas from Barcelona's El Prat airport, beginning in June.
(add)ventures
Providence-based (add)ventures, a multidisciplinary brand communications firm, and Prism Group, Inc., a public relations and special events company in Miami, have joined together in a strategic alliance to offer "more competitive end-to-end solutions" to companies that market in Latin America {LATAM) and to the U.S. Hispanic population across the country.The recently signed agreement formalizes their work in Latin America, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean for clients such as Acer, Alcatel, Lexmark, Samsung and Welch-Allyn.(add)ventures, which was founded in Providence, now has offices in Miami, FL and New York City, NY, and has partnerships with firms in Argentina and Estonia.
Aeromexico, Mexico's global airline, celebrates ten years serving the Argentinian market as the only carrier offering direct daily flights between the two capital cities.In 2016, Mexico ranked Argentina as its fifth largest market in terms of passenger arrivals, representing the second largest market in Latin America. To meet market demand and growth, Aeromexico currently offers seven nonstop flights per week to Argentina during the regular season, with 12 flights per week on high season.The carrier operates the route with two of its Boeing models, the B777 with 277 seats.Thanks to the Aeromexico and Aerolineas Argentinas codeshare agreement signed by these two SkyTeam members, customers are able to travel between Buenos Aires, Mexico City, and Cancun on flights that are jointly sold and operated by both carriers.With 20 years and 15 destinations in South America, Aeromexico consolidates its leadership position in Argentina by offering connectivity to 44 destinations in Mexico, 19 in the United States, four in Europe, four in Canada, and three in Asia, strengthening its ties through air connectivity and promoting tourism in both nations.
InterContinental Hotels Group is opening the 102-room Candlewood Suites Celaya hotel.Located in Celaya's eastern commercial area, the hotel is ideal for both business and leisure travellers to Guanajuato.It will be IHG's second Candlewood Suites property in Mexico, joining the Candlewood Suites Queretaro-Juriquilla hotel which opened November 2016.The Candlewood Suites Celaya hotel opened following a US$10 million investment by its owner OVQ Celaya.
SALES LEADS LATAM: Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Western Union…
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For travelers heading to Latin America, it was recently announced that the Enterprise Rent-A-Car brand has opened shop in Argentina, Paraguay and Curacao.Tourists arriving for business or pleasure trips in Central and South America will find Enterprise car rentals available at airport locations in Buenos Aires and Mendoza, Argentina; Asuncion, Paraguay; and Willemstad, Curacao.The car rental company's growth in Latin America has been part of Enterprise's global expansion and continued success in the travel industry. In total, the Enterprise, National and Alamo brands can be found in 85 countries across the world, including 29 locations in Latin America.(Check out interview with Entreprise Rent-A-Car's Lee Broughton).
Norwegian Air Shuttle is evaluating plans for a base in Buenos Aires with flights from cities including Oslo, London, Paris, Madrid and Barcelona as the next phase of its low-cost expansion strategy.Services to the Argentinian capital could start in 12 months if government permissions are granted. The Latin American country's second-biggest city also has the potential to become a domestic hub.South America is attracting outside operators as an economic downturn, weaker local currencies and increased dollar-linked costs squeeze local players.Qatar Airways said in July it would pay $613 million for up to 10 percent of Latam Airlines Group SA, the region's biggest carrier, while China's HNA Group Co. last year acquired a 24 percent stake in Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras SA for $450 million. Colombia's Avianca Holdings SA and Avianca Brasil are seeking separate partners while planning to merge in the longer term.Norwegian Air is still awaiting permission from the U.S. Department of Transportation to use its Irish subsidiary for trans-Atlantic U.S. flights and has also applied for such rights for its U.K. unit.
Legacy remittance provider Western Union will nearly double the size of its retail locations in Mexico through a new partnership that will bring Western Union services to many locations of OXXO, the country's largest convenience store chain.Now, OXXO customers will be able to receive funds via a national hotline, in-store phones, or kiosks. As a result of the partnership, Western Union's network in Mexico will nearly double to 26,200 locations.This is part of what seems like an ongoing Western Union push to expand in Mexico. Western Union recently partnered with Walmart in Mexico to expand its retail pickup locations.Mexico is the fourth-largest remittance recipient worldwide and the most popular destination from the US. That means that growing its presence there could help Western Union increase its consumer-to-consumer revenue in the Latin America region, thereby growing a key segment of its business.
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) continues to ramp up its growth with the expansion of its brands in the Caribbean, Latin America and Mexico. Set to open as Latin America's first, Candlewood Suites Queretaro-Juriquilla in north-central Mexico offers convenient access to the Soccer Stadium and downtown Queretaro.Also contributing to IHG's Latin American growth is the signing of two new-build Holiday Inn Express properties in Peru. In Paraguay, the inaugural Holiday Inn Express will join Crowne Plaza in the capital city of Asuncion. On the books in the Dominican Republic is the InterContinental Santo Domingo that will expand that brand's presence within the Caribbean.By the end of next year, additional IHG properties are set to open in Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Ecuador and the Bahamas.
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Sales Leads LatAm: Best Western Hotels & Resorts, American Airlines, Johnson & Johnson…
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Best Western Hotels & Resorts aims to build 30 hotels in Latin America in the next two years, with an objective of doubling its current number of 15 properties. Best Western Latin American expansion is powered primarily by two countries, Brazil and Colombia. Brazil has 13 hotels in the pipeline in the next 18 months, including four (4) Best Western, Seven(7) Best Western PLUS and Two (2) Best Western PREMIER.Aside from those hotels already in construction, negotiations are underway with some 40 investors for additional projects, including prospects for Vīb, Premier Collection, Executive Residency and PREMIER. Colombia has eight hotels in the pipeline, most of which will be PLUS properties. Locations include the capital city of Bogota, as well as popular beach destinations such as Cartagena, Santa Marta and San Andres. The island of San Andres is a Caribbean hot spot known for its seven visible shades of blue in the ocean. Ongoing negotiations in the region include potential Vīb properties in Bogota and Medellin, Colombia'ssecond-most important city. Best Western Hotels & Resorts aims to secure ten properties in Colombia in the next 24 months. Dorothy Dowling, SVP of Marketing and Sales for Best Western International, tells Portada that most marketing efforts will be targeting the business traveler as well as marketing of loyalty programs. Initiative is Best Western's media agency.
American Airlines has appointed MDC Partners' Crispin Porter + Bogusky andGroupM's Mediacom as its new creative and media agencies, respectively. The appointments were made following formal review in which CP+B and GroupM's MediaCom defeated rival pitches from IPG, Publicis Groupe and Omnicom Group. The assignments are global.The incumbent agency was TM, part of Interpublic's McCann Worldgroup. TM had serviced the account since the early 1980s and did not defend the account. Instead, Martin Agency, also part of IPG, pitched the business.American Airlines spent about US$30 million on ads last year, according to Kantar Media, and that number is likely to increase as the airline has just absorbed U.S. Airways.Read more.
Pharma and packaged-goods giant Johnson & Johnson has selected J3 as its media agency around the world after a quick review across all of its consumer, pharmaceutical and medical-device businesses and brands. Among the shops competing were WPP's MEC, Omnicom's OMD and J3, the dedicated J&J group that Interpublic Group of Companies created within UM.J3 previously handled some of the international work, while OMD supported parts of the business in Latin America and Asia, and MEC supported parts of Europe.When the review began, the company said the North American market would not be included. Months later, the company moved its US$1 billion U.S. business from OMD back to J3. OMD had won the business from J3 only a year earlier.J&J reported US$2.6 billion in advertising spending in its 2014 annual report.
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced the opening of the new-build Staybridge Suites Puebla (Mexico) hotel. The eight–story extended stay hotel includes 129 suites and opens following an investment of more than US $12 million by Hotel Royal Plaza, S.A. de C.V.The Staybridge Suites brand has seen strong growth in Mexico with recent openings in Monterrey, Chihuahua, Guadalajara and Queretaro. This hotel marks IHG's sixth property in Puebla and the first Staybridge Suites hotel in the city, according to IHG.
Agency Gravity 3 will open a branch in Costa Rica to cater the needs of the entire Central American region. The agency was born in Mexico and has representatives in Colombia and Chile. Costa Rica office will start operating from 1 October.


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Victory to face Daegu FC in 2019 AFC Champions League
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Daegu FC has secured its spot in Group F of the 2019 AFC Champions League following a 5-1 aggregate win over Ulsan Hyundai in the 2018 Korean FA Cup final.
Daegu won the first leg 2-1 away from home and sealed the tie with a 3-0 win in front of its own supporters.
It is the first time Daegu has won the Korean FA Cup and the first time it has qualified for the AFC Champions League.
The Korean side will feature in Group F, alongside Melbourne Victory and Chinese powerhouse Guangzhou Evergrande.
The fourth and final team in the group will be decided by a play-off involving Sanfrecce Hiroshima and one of Chiangrai United, Yangon United and Ceres-Negros.
Melbourne Victory members can add a three-game AFC Champions League super pass to their membership. Details here.
Daegu FC celebrates its 2018 Korean FA Cup success

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Taylor Swift Slams Toxic Masculinity (Ahem, Scooter Braun) As Billboard's Woman Of The Decade
You didn't think the "Woman of the Decade" would pass up the opportunity to drop some gems at Billboard's Women in Music celebration, did you" Of course Taylor Swift slammed Scooter Braun and "toxic male privilege" during her speech at last night's ceremony. Her legendary statement lasted for just over fifteen minutes, spanning everything from her battles with musical shareholders, investors, and label heads, to the changes she's made as an artist over the past decade. We'd expect nothing less from the 30-year-old mega-star.
Taylor made sure to reference her ongoing battle with Scooter Braun, whose Ithaca Holdings company currently owns the masters of her entire catalog. "This just happened to me without my approval, consultation or consent," Taylor explained. She even points out that she was never given the opportunity to buy out her own music?that privilege went straight to Scooter Braun. "After I was denied the chance to purchase my music outright," she said, "my entire catalog was sold to Scooter Braun?s Ithaca Holdings in a deal that I?m told was funded by the Soros family, 23 Capital and that Carlyle Group. Yet, to this day, none of these investors have bothered to contact me or my team directly?to perform their due diligence on their investment. On their investment in me. To ask how I might feel about the new owner of my art, the music I wrote, the videos I created, photos of me,...
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A Awareness League (Liga da Consciência) foi uma organização anarquista nigeriana ativa de 1991 a 1999. A Awareness League passou por vários períodos de repressão, tornando esporádicos os seus próprios esforços organizacionais e de continuidade, bem como as comunicações com o resto do movimento anarquista. AL era conhecido por ser anarco-sindicalista na orientação, tendo ingressado no IWA – AIT em seu congresso em Madrid em dezembro de 1996.

Os membros da AL eram principalmente estudantes, professores, professores universitários, jornalistas e outros ativistas da esquerda nigeriana. Seus militantes participaram de várias greves no serviço público.

Sam Mbah, autor de Anarquismo Africano: História de um Movimento (junto com I.E. Igariwey), era um membro ativo em AL.

Ver também

 Sam Mbah

Ligações externas

 The Awareness League (AL) archive at RevoltLib.com
 Awareness League archive at TheAnarchistLibrary.org
 Interview with general Secretary of Awareness League, 1994

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Anarquismo contemporâneo
Anarcossindicalismo
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NRW survey reveals construction industry's contribution to Wales' world-leading recycling credentials
A survey produced by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has solidified Wales as one of the world's biggest recyclers after finding 90% of its construction and demolition waste is sent for re-use, recycling or recovery.
The Construction and Demolition Waste Survey, which was produced on behalf of Welsh Government estimated that 3.4M tonnes of waste was produced in Wales in 2019.
Data was collected from 508 businesses of varying sizes from a range of construction sectors throughout Wales between April 2021 and September 2021.
Accuracy of the latest study has been improved given higher levels of participation in key sectors and adopting lessons learnt from previous surveys.
The survey found most construction waste was produced by Civil Engineering Constructions (36%), with the General and Domestic building sectors tying for second place (16% each). The remaining 6 construction sectors, including highway construction and commercial buildings, accounted for less than 10%.
Of the waste generated, 90% was sent for re-use, recycling or recovery for use elsewhere.
John Fry, Lead Specialist Advisor Waste Policy for NRW, said:
"Using Wales' resources sustainably is at the heart of everything we do and we're incredibly proud of the fact that Wales is such a high recycling nation.
"Surveys like this one are an important measuring tool and it's encouraging to see the construction and demolition industry treating waste as a resource and sending less to landfill.
"Despite these great results there's still work to be done. This includes reducing the amount of waste produced in the first place. The survey report has outlined further opportunities to improve and explore as part of Wales' ongoing sustainable management goals and the long-term push towards a circular economy."


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// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
// found in the LICENSE file.

/** @fileoverview Suite of tests for extension-shortcut-input. */

import 'chrome://extensions/extensions.js';

import {assert} from 'chrome://resources/js/assert.m.js';
import {keyDownOn, keyUpOn} from 'chrome://resources/polymer/v3_0/iron-test-helpers/mock-interactions.js';
import {flush} from 'chrome://resources/polymer/v3_0/polymer/polymer_bundled.min.js';

import {TestService} from './test_service.js';

window.extension_shortcut_input_tests = {};
extension_shortcut_input_tests.suiteName = 'ExtensionShortcutInputTest';
/** @enum {string} */
extension_shortcut_input_tests.TestNames = {
  Basic: 'basic',
};

suite(extension_shortcut_input_tests.suiteName, function() {
  /** @type {ExtensionsShortcutInputElement} */
  let input;

  setup(function() {
    document.body.innerHTML = '';
    input = document.createElement('extensions-shortcut-input');
    input.delegate = new TestService();
    input.commandName = 'Command';
    input.item = 'itemid';
    document.body.appendChild(input);
    flush();
  });

  test(assert(extension_shortcut_input_tests.TestNames.Basic), function() {
    const field = input.$['input'];
    assertEquals('', field.value);

    // Click the edit button. Capture should start.
    input.$['edit'].click();
    return input.delegate.whenCalled('setShortcutHandlingSuspended')
        .then((arg) => {
          assertTrue(arg);
          input.delegate.reset();
          assertEquals('', field.value);

          // Press character.
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          assertEquals('', field.value);
          expectTrue(field.errorMessage.startsWith('Include'));
          // Add shift to character.
          keyDownOn(field, 'A', ['shift']);
          assertEquals('', field.value);
          expectTrue(field.errorMessage.startsWith('Include'));
          // Press ctrl.
          keyDownOn(field, 17, ['ctrl']);
          assertEquals('', field.value);
          assertEquals('Type a letter', field.errorMessage);
          // Add shift.
          keyDownOn(field, 16, ['ctrl', 'shift']);
          assertEquals('', field.value);
          assertEquals('Type a letter', field.errorMessage);
          // Remove shift.
          keyUpOn(field, 16, ['ctrl']);
          assertEquals('', field.value);
          assertEquals('Type a letter', field.errorMessage);
          // Add alt (ctrl + alt is invalid).
          keyDownOn(field, 18, ['ctrl', 'alt']);
          assertEquals('', field.value);
          // Remove alt.
          keyUpOn(field, 18, ['ctrl']);
          assertEquals('', field.value);
          assertEquals('Type a letter', field.errorMessage);

          // Add 'A'. Once a valid shortcut is typed (like Ctrl + A), it is
          // committed.
          keyDownOn(field, 65, ['ctrl']);
          return input.delegate.whenCalled('updateExtensionCommandKeybinding');
        })
        .then((arg) => {
          input.delegate.reset();
          expectDeepEquals(['itemid', 'Command', 'Ctrl+A'], arg);
          assertEquals('Ctrl + A', field.value);
          assertEquals('Ctrl+A', input.shortcut);

          // Test clearing the shortcut.
          input.$['edit'].click();
          assertEquals(input.$.input, input.shadowRoot.activeElement);
          return input.delegate.whenCalled('updateExtensionCommandKeybinding');
        })
        .then((arg) => {
          field.blur();
          input.delegate.reset();
          expectDeepEquals(['itemid', 'Command', ''], arg);
          assertEquals('', input.shortcut);

          input.$['edit'].click();
          return input.delegate.whenCalled('setShortcutHandlingSuspended');
        })
        .then((arg) => {
          input.delegate.reset();
          expectTrue(arg);

          // Test ending capture using the escape key.
          input.$['edit'].click();
          keyDownOn(field, 27);  // Escape key.
          return input.delegate.whenCalled('setShortcutHandlingSuspended');
        })
        .then(expectFalse);
  });
});

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Video: How Nexar is using AI to improve auto safety
Ryan Lawler
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Using dashcams to deliver insights to drivers
Israel is home to Waze, one of the world's most popular GPS navigation apps. Now another Israeli company, Nexar, is offering a different solution based on real-time inter-vehicle networking — with the goal of improving road safety.
According to Eran Shir, Nexar's founder and CEO, dashcams capture more than 50 million miles of road every month. Already, two trillion images have been uploaded to Nexar's cloud thus far, complete with annotations and insights.
To feed data into the Nexar system, drivers must install a dashcam and download the Nexar mobile app. Dashcam footage streams straight to the app. Nexar's AI-powered algorithms then analyze the video streams to detect objects that might potentially pose an obstacle or cause an accident — such as other vehicles, traffic lights, potholes, and traffic signs.
Nexar's solution has multiple purposes: It provides detailed post-collision reports for the benefit of drivers and insurance companies. It also alerts drivers if a lane or a street is blocked due to construction work, a garbage truck, or other obstacles. In New York and New Jersey, for example, Nexar is running a pilot that lets drivers know when a traffic light will turn green.
Eran says these features are just the tip of the iceberg. "Just like the last decade and before was about web and social data, the next decade will be around physical data," he says. "It will be around how can we merge the physical world with all the insights that we can extract to make our life better."
Watch the video above or go to getnexar.com to learn more.
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Taking Exams during the Pandemic
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The Philippines garnered additional 1,234 physicians as the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) released the list of passers for the Physician Licensure Examinations last Friday, March 19, 2021 (Lalu, 2021). The resumption of the licensure examination administration was a response to the lack of healthcare workers to combat the rising number of cases of COVID-19.
However, the shortage of manpower isn't exclusive to healthcare workers. The limitations imposed by the pandemic, coupled with the cancellation of licensure examinations in 2020, caused major disruptions in the Philippine labor market. From July to October 2020, 2.23 million Filipinos dropped out of the labor force (Punongbayan, 2020). Furthermore, the labor force in the working-age population (Labor Force Participation Rate) plunged to 58.7% in October 2020 (Punongbayan, 2020). Part of the decline in the Labor Force Participation Rate may be attributed to the Department of Education's (DepEd) K-12 program, the free college tuition law, and the onset of online learning (Punongbayan, 2020).
Last September 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) noted that there were nearly 1.6 billion learners affected worldwide by the COVID-19 pandemic (World, 2020). Despite the easing of pandemic restrictions, issues on online and modular classes remain. These problems have spilled over to the conduct of licensure exams, as the PRC canceled several licensure examinations due to the effects and uncertainties caused by the pandemic (Summit, 2021).
An abrupt change in learning delivery modality
In the Philippines, education has taken a sharp turn as the pandemic started. Through their website, DepEd issued a learning continuity plan guided by the main objective to protect "the health, safety, and well-being of learners, teachers, and personnel, and preventing the further transmission of COVID-19" (Department, 2020). DepEd acknowledges that the high volume of contact in school could cause the transmission of the virus. Thus, to ease the problem on hand, school closures and the use of learning delivery modalities such as online distance learning, printed modules, and home-schooling were implemented.
Likewise, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) issued a COVID-19 advisory dated April 13, 2020, regarding the prevention, control, and mitigation of the spread of the virus. According to the advisory, Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) shall continue to "exercise their judgment in the deployment of available flexible learning and other alternative modes of delivery in lieu of on-campus learning if they have the resources to do so" (Commission, 2020). Degree programs that require internship and clinical duties, meanwhile, are given flexible electronic and non-electronic learning methods, modules, self-directed learning activities, etc. to supplement program requirements (Commission, 2020). This change in learning delivery mode has detrimental effects on students and teachers alike.
With the continuation of online and modular learning, students' outcry surfaced on social media with the trending topic #AcademicFreezeNow last September 2020. This trending topic brought up students' struggles discussing pertinent issues in the implementation of the learning modalities this pandemic. Members of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines and the Teachers' Dignity Coalition (TDC) conducted protests to address problems in the learning modality proposed. This prompted the DepEd and other HEIs to delay the opening of classes to October 2020 (San Juan, 2020).
As the COVID-19 crisis continued, it continuously affected the education sector. With the recent surge of COVID-19 cases in the past few weeks (Magsambol, 2021), the uncertainty in education and the future of board examinations that supplies the workforce continues. With the pandemic still around us, students are likely to defer their studies until restrictions are lifted (Nair, 2021).
From paper to PC: the shift to online examinations
Accompanied by the shift to alternative learning modalities, institutions likewise shifted to online examinations to evaluate their students' performance. Colleges and universities have adopted the use of Learning Management Systems (LMS) such as Blackboard, Google Classroom, Canvas, Moodle, and Schoology to conduct online examinations.
Government institutions conducting professional examinations such as the PRC, Civil Service Commission (CSC), and the Supreme Court are also preparing to shift from the traditional pen-and-paper to the modern online examinations for licensure examinations, career service examinations (CSE) and the bar examinations. PRC chairman Teofilo Pilando Jr. said the commission is eyeing the use of "more technology-based examinations" (Galvez, 2020). CSC Commissioner Aileen Lizada confirmed that the online CSE is now in the works (Medenilla, 2021). Meanwhile, the Supreme Court is ironing out preparations for the country's first-ever localized and online examinations for new lawyers by holding a mock bar exam (Ramos, 2021).
While there are advantages to online examinations, the drawbacks that stem from technological difficulties, and poor access to affordable and stable internet connections have caused additional strain on students and teachers alike. Cloud and server outages have been a major cause of disruption to the use of online services. For instance, the technological giant Google suffered a massive server outage last December 14, 2020 (Monckton, 2020). In the Digital Quality of Life Index 2020, the Philippines ranked 82 out of 85 in the Internet Affordability index while it scored 77 out of 85 in the Internet Quality index (Esquire, 2020). These factors heighten the stress already experienced by students from their academic load and the pandemic.
Exam anxiety – it exists
Aside from the uncertainty of the situation, students often experience exam anxiety, which can hinder students' concentration while studying. There are two types of exam anxiety: rational anxiety, which arises because of incorrect study habits, and irrational anxiety, which occurs when a student becomes nervous about taking the exam (India, 2020). Grove (2016) classified students with high and low anxiety. Students with high anxiety showed immediate reaction towards the stressor, meanwhile, students with low anxiety experienced slight nervousness on an upcoming exam while remaining focused while studying.
The negative feedback that the students receive from previous exams contributes to this anxiety. There will be moments when students doubt their abilities because of the negative information that they received in the past after taking examinations (India, 2020). Meanwhile, there are instances that student beliefs about their personality affect exam anxiety. But how do we know that we have exam anxiety?
Physiological indications such as digestive discomfort, insomnia, sweating, and muscle aches occur. Furthermore, health issues such as hyperacidity and eating problems arise due to anxiety (India, 2020). Individuals with high exam anxiety perform worse than expected in evaluation situations (Grove, 2016).
Overcoming exam anxiety
Exam anxiety is a prevalent problem even before the pandemic. The additional stressor that is caused by the uncertainty of the situation and economic and financial impact made it harder for students to cope with anxiety.
Acknowledge the distress. One important way to alleviate anxiety is by acknowledging the distress. Sharing your concerns with your family members and friends can help you alleviate the stress that you are experiencing. This could also take form through writing down in a journal (Castrillon, 2020).
Create a routine. A routine can help students stay on track. Creating a time study-table can help ease the anxiety that one is experiencing about examinations. Research has shown that setting up a similar environment where we will take the exams can help us remember information (SpunOut, n.d.).
Control your thoughts and don't be too hard on yourself. This is easier said than done. There are multiple times that we want to control our thoughts, but overthinking will always be present. Through changing negative thoughts into realistic thoughts, we are able to overcome this (India, 2020).
Learn the art of surrender. As the pandemic hit, we are aware that there are things that are beyond our control. Listing down things that are beyond our control can help us let go of the fears that are outside our bubble (Castrillon, 2020).
Licensure examination and its importance
The PRC was created through Presidential Decree No. 223 last June 22, 1973. The commission performs the functions of "conducting and administering licensure examinations to aspiring professionals". As a government agency, PRC also "regulates and supervises the practice of the professions in the fields of health, business, education, social sciences, engineering and technology" (Professional, n.d.).
Without a commission that regulates the practice of professions, there would be no standards for a profession (CLARB, n.d.). PRC protects the public through enforcing standards through the Professional Regulatory Boards (PRBs). Currently, there are 43 PRBs for fields of knowledge which include accountancy, engineering, and psychology. These PRBs were created to "prepare contents of licensure examinations, recommend measures necessary for advancement in their fields, and adopt and enforce a code of ethics for practice" (Professional, n.d.). Thus, professional licensure examinations provide a sense of security for members of the public, assuring us that the professional they encounter is knowledgeable and ethical in their practice.
Shortage amid surplus: the lack of licensed professionals in the country
The estimated number of youth in the labor force slid by 15.9% from 7.7 million in April 2019 to 6.5 million in April 2020 (International, 2020). Furthermore, the proportion of youth who are not in employment, education, or training (NEET) with respect to the total youth population grew to 25.3% from 18.7% in 2019 (International, 2020). This discrepancy may be attributed to the growing number of examinees reviewing for the board examinations and the cancellation of most of the 2020 board examinations.
Iligan City Rep. Frederick Siao on December 6, 2020, called for the resumption of the PRC board exams "soon" in a bid to prevent manpower supply disruptions and to get more people working to revive the economy: "[o]ne year of suspended board exams is understandable and would have minimal impact on the supply of licensed professionals. However, two years of having no board exams would have an adverse impact on the workforce, companies, and the economy," he said (Araja, 2020).
In 2020, the PRC was also only able to conduct 11 exams last year compared to the 83 exams conducted in 2019 (Araja, 2020). Despite the approval of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to allow the PRC to facilitate licensure examinations (Punzalan, 2021) and the efforts of the PRC to conduct board exams, cancellations ensued.
Furthermore, human capital flight–or the substantial emigration or migration of individuals seeking favorable professional opportunities in other countries (Investopedia, 2020)–has been a persistent problem in the Philippines. In 2015, the Economic Insight Report published by the Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) noted that the country lost an estimated 10% of its population to work abroad, including many highly qualified professionals (ABS-CBN, 2015).
Despite the surplus of Filipino college graduates looking for a job, the hurdles of the cancellations from health risks and logistical problems brought by the pandemic, the abysmal passing rates from the previous years and the persistence of human capital flight are major contributing factors to the lack of licensed professionals in the country.
Career uncertainty: A dream delayed is not a dream denied
Taking and preparing for a licensure examination is stressful. The uncertainty of the situation that we are currently facing contributes to the rise of mental health needs. Anderson (2020) stated that there is a growing crisis among college students struggling with mental health problems. The struggle of navigating through the school year poses concerns on students: some have been struggling with online classes, feeling of separation from the classroom, and lack of hope (Schroeder, 2020).
For graduating students, career anxiety persists. Most graduating students feel overwhelmed. This is because humans, in general, crave certainty. There are a lot of things that are outside of their control including "the severity of the pandemic, duration of social distancing measures, economic and financial impact and government policy" (Castrillon, 2020).
Remember that, "a dream delayed is not a dream denied". For students who will graduate this school year, you may feel the uncertainty growing. It is okay to take your time and decide whether you will take the licensure exams or not. For students struggling and experiencing exam anxiety, remember that failure has a silver lining. It is an opportunity to grow and learn from your mistakes.
As we take a glimpse on education and the issues surrounding it, join us on #UsapTayo this Tuesday, March 30. Study and let's make the world a better place, champions!
#UsapTayo Questions
How does the pandemic affect how you study and take examinations?
What are your fears in taking exams (licensure exams, final exams)? How do you manage these fears?
What advice or words of encouragement do you have for struggling students and board examinees?
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Anderson, G. (2020, September 11). Mental health needs rise with pandemic. Inside Higher Ed. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/09/11/students-great-need-mental-health-support-during-pandemic
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Lalu, G. P. (2021, March 19). 1,234 of 1,927 examiners pass physician licensure exams. Inquirer. https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1409075/1234-of-1927-examiners-pass-physician-licensure-exams
Magsambol, B. (2021, March 17). Octa Research: Metro Manila experiencing "serious surge" of COVID-19 cases. Rappler. https://www.rappler.com/nation/octa-research-metro-manila-experiencing-serious-surge-covid-19-cases-march-2021
Medenilla, S. (2021, February 8). CSC to conduct online career service examinations this year. Business Mirror. https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/02/08/csc-to-conduct-online-career-service-examinations-this-year/
Monckton, P. (2020, December 14). Massive Google Outage Takes Millions Offline. Forber. https://www.forbes.com/sites/paulmonckton/2020/12/14/massive-google-outage-takes-millions-offline/?sh=1dbe223360ad
Nair, P. (2021). Reimagining higher education in the Post-Pandemic world. Transforming Curriculum Through Teacher-Learner Partnerships, 9. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-6445-5.ch001
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Punongbayan, J. C. (2020, December 7). [ANALYSIS] Pandemic pushes Filipinos out of labor force, especially women. Rappler. https://www.rappler.com/voices/thought-leaders/analysis-pandemic-pushes-filipinos-out-labor-force-women
Punzalan, J. (2021, January 22). IATF allows licensure exams in January-March. ABS-CBN News. https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/22/21/iatf-allows-licensure-exams-in-january-march
Ramos, M. (2021, January 10). SC prepares for first online bar exams. Inquirer. https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1381671/sc-prepares-for-first-online-bar-exams
San Juan, A. D. (2020, August 15). Colleges, universities not required to delay school opening — CHED. Manila Bulletin. https://mb.com.ph/2020/08/15/colleges-universities-not-required-to-delay-school-opening-ched/
Schroeder, R. (2020, October 1). Wellness and mental health in 2020 online learning. Inside Higher Ed. https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/blogs/online-trending-now/wellness-and-mental-health-2020-online-learning
SpunOut. (n.d.). How to handle exam stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. https://spunout.ie/news/covid-19/how-to-handle-exam-stress-during-the-covid-19-pandemic
The Summit Express. (2021, March 19). LIST: 2021 postponed PRC board exams, new schedule. https://www.thesummitexpress.com/2021/02/list-2021-postponed-prc-board-exams-new-new-schedule.html
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Young, J. (2020, September 29). Brain drain. Investopedia. https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/brain_drain.asp
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Sometimes I cry when I run.
I don't mean that I go out and bawl my eyes out. Sometimes my eyes well up and an occasional single tear will fall from my eye. Like on yesterday's run. I decided to book it and do a powersong 8K to gear up for tomorrow's Harry's Spring Run Off. During my run, after running one kilometer past one of my best friends from kindergarten's house, I remembered that the anniversary of the death of her aunt Tina (we like to call her Tinie) was coming up. Tin was crossing the street at a busy intersection on April 13th, 2010 and was hit by a transport truck who was making a right turn and didn't see her. She died instantly.
There is just something about turning on the news and seeing that someone you have known pretty much your entire life and learning at that moment that they have left the world in such a sudden way- it's heartbreaking.
Tinie was only 67 years young and lived life to it's fullest. She has travelled all over the world and gave back by volunteering and being an active mission participant in India. At the funeral, a letter was sent from India that from a woman who Tin helped. The woman had a child after hearing of Tin's passing and named her Tina, after Tinie. I knew how much Tin has touched the hearts of others but to hear that story was just put the ribbon on how much she meant to everyone around her. She was and I am sure she still is a marvelous woman.
I wish I had the original but this one will do just fabulously for now.
My run had tears of joy. Just the thought that I got to live my life with such a sparkling woman was a happy thought. I say sparkles as in crystals, sequins, and anything that shines– Tinie loved it all. For the funeral we all wore a little bit of sparkle- we know she loved it. And the best part was, we didn't even talk about wearing sparkle, we just all knew Tin would love it.
I decided I will be dedicating my run tomorrow to Tin. Not only are we getting to her anniversary but the run takes place in High Park in Toronto where Tin spent years on the High Park Tennis Club. What a perfect location. So, I will wear something that sparkles and think of this funny, loving and outgoing lady as I run with her glamour shot portrait in my mind.
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Q: Can the twin prime conjecture be solved in this way? After some research, I have discovered that proving the statement;
There exist an infinite number of positive integers K such that;
$K \neq  6ab \pm a \pm b$ and $K \neq  6ab \mp a \pm b$
is equivalent to proving the twin prime conjecture.
I have naively attempted to think of ways in which one could use this simple fact and hence prove the twin prime conjecture.
This is not an attempted proof. This is simply a few simple ideas that I have that, I would like to discuss with mathematicians, so that they may then point out the fundamental flaw in my ideas.
Assume that there exists a finite set of integers not expressible in the forms;
$  6ab \pm a \pm b$ and $6ab \mp a \pm b$
Let K be the largest integer in this set;
Hence $K \neq  6ab \pm a \pm b$ , $K \neq  6ab \mp a \pm b$
It can be easily proven that $6k-1$ and $6k+1$ will be a twin prime pair.
Now consider all primes P, such that $P>6k+1$
It has also been proven that $6K+1$ and $6K-1$ are both primes if and only if;
$K \neq  6ab \pm a \pm b$ and $K \neq  6ab \mp a \pm b$
Hence all primes $P$ where $P>6K+1$ cannot belong to a twin prime pair, and so are of the form.
$6(6ab+a+b)-1$, $6(6ab-a-b)-1$, $6(6ab-a+b)+1$
where
$6ab \pm a \pm b \neq 6pq \pm p \mp q$
and
$6ab+a-b\neq 6pq \pm p \pm q$
Let N represent those positive integers expressible in the forms;
$  6ab \pm a \pm b$ and $6ab \mp a \pm b$
Assume that 6N+1 is prime. We know that there are an infinite number of primes, therefore there exists some difference Q , where Q is a positive integer, until we reach the next prime.
Hence let $6N+1$ and $6N+Q$ both be prime numbers.
$Q \equiv 1,5,-1,-5mod6$
We can easily prove that there exists an infinite number of primes of the form $6M\pm Q$, so I will not include the proof.
Now we must evaluate the forms of N and M that enable $6N\pm 1$ and $6M\pm Q$ to both be prime.
$(6N+1)(6M+Q)=36NM+6NQ+6M+Q=6(6NM+NQ+M)+Q$
$(6N+1)(6M-Q)=36NM+6M-6NQ-Q=6(6NM+M-NQ)-Q$
$(6N-1)(6M+Q)=36NM-6M+6NQ-Q=6(6NM-M+NQ)-Q$
$(6N-1)(6M-Q)=36NM-6M-6NQ+Q=6(6NM-M-NQ)+Q$
Hence if
$K \neq 6NM \pm NQ \pm M$ and $K \neq 6NM \pm NQ \mp M$
Then $6K\pm 1$ and $6K\pm Q$ will both be prime.
Of course the case when $Q=-1$ is the twin prime conjecture. But we know there must exist an infite number of integer not expressible in the forms;
$K \neq 6NM \pm NQ \pm M$ and $K \neq 6NM \pm NQ \mp M$
I think this may somehow imply that there cannot exist an infinite consecutive sequence of integers expressible in the forms;
$6ab \pm a \pm b$ and $K \neq  6ab \mp a \pm b$
since amogst this sequence lies those integers not expressible in the form;
$6NM \pm NQ \pm M$ , $6NM \pm NQ \mp M$
, but I am quite sure that there is a mistake somewhere, I am just curious as to where or what it is?
Edit: I have a few ideas how to finish off the proof, but I would just like some feedback as it is 99.99999% likely to be wrong.

A: The argument uses a fixed finite number of congruence conditions and nothing else.  This is fatal to its chances of success no matter the number of additional cases and sub-cases that might be considered.
All that can be achieved by such argument is to give an explicit finite collection of arithmetic progressions whose union contains all (sufficiently large) $p$ for which $p$ and $p+2$ are both prime.  Those arithmetic progressions contain a nonzero proportion of the integers and of the primes, but the twin primes have density $0$ in the primes, which have density $0$ in the integers.  As a consequence, the necessary congruence conditions are almost never sufficient to force an integer to be prime, or a prime number to be a twin prime; they are close to being irrelevant to the conjecture, and completely different ideas would be needed to solve it.

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Mumbai: The new Lava Flair P1 handset sports 4 inch display and the resolution is 480 x 800 pixels. It is powered by 1 GHz processor whose clock speed is 256 MB RAM. It is provided with 512 MB internal storage which is low but there is facility to expand memory up to 32 GB via micro SD. The handset features 2 megapixel primary camera and there is also 0.3 megapixel front facing camera. It runs on Android 4.4 Kitkat operating system. Apart from usual connectivity features it also supports 3G connectivity. This budget smartphone has 3.5 mm headphone, FM radio and micro USB charging features. It supports dual SIM also. The handset comes packed with 1400 mAh battery.
Lava Flair P1 is targeted at first time smartphone users and comes with decent specifications for reasonable price. The 3G support is one of the highlights of this budget smartphone. The smartphone is also stylish looking. Lava is expected to launch three more handsets in this series in the coming months. It is expected to be made available on various e-commerce sites such as amazon, Flipkart and Snapdeal apart from offline retailers.
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In the Office: R*E*S*P*E*C*T
I went to visit yesterday with one of my congregation's homebound members. This gentleman and I have shared a lot of visits together, most of which included his wife until her death last year. And even though I have worked hard to be faithful and attentive to them, I feel like they have always afforded me far more love and respect than I could ever deserve. Quite early on in our relationship, he took to calling me "his little pastor"; and never have I received a title or nickname that made me feel prouder.
It's a funny thing – being "respected" by others. Obviously, all of us like to be valued: to have our gifts recognized…to be accepted by our peers and coworkers…to be "looked up to" because of some skill or accomplishment. And yet, it can be a perilously small step from receiving respect that comes to us unbidden in the course of faithful living – and seeking or needing respect that we cultivate through calculated efforts and that we use to prop up our sense of self worth.
In the gospel lesson from today's Daily Office, Jesus warns about the latter. Having just engaged in yet another dispute with the teachers of the Law (whose personal need for respect apparently blinded their hearts to the presence of One to whom true honor was due), Jesus tells his disciples:
"Beware of the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets. They devour widows' houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will be punished most severely." (Luke 20:46-47)
What kind of respect are we seeking today? Is it the kind of respect that plays to the opinions of others, or that plays to "an Audience of One"? Is it respect that comes from "being above" others, or that comes from serving others? Perhaps most of all, is it a respect that wants others to recognize how "worthwhile" we are, or that accepts our unworthiness – and rests in the promise that God loves us anyway?
"R-E-S-P-E-C-T! Find out what it means to me," the song says. But today, may we be the ones who learn the meaning of respect, as our "becoming little" points others to the Father, who alone is great.
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The Universal Pictures release The Lorax topped the box office over the weekend, grossing an astounding $70.7 million during its first three days.
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Happy birthday to our favourite cat pianist! Continuing the tradition, here is another typical meal from my region: pansoti with walnut sauce!
Happy birthday to Comp!! This time we have tiramisu!
Happy Birthday to Ranko! This time I prepared a typical dish from my region: trofie al pesto!
Happy birthday to Ranko no Ane!


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Gordon Hempton
Gordon Hempton listening in the woods
Acoustic Ecologist, Sound Recordist
Gordon Hempton is an acoustic ecologist and Emmy Award-winning sound recordist. For nearly 25 years he has provided professional audio services to musicians, galleries, museums, and media producers, including Microsoft, Smithsonian, National Geographic, Discovery, National Public Radio, and numerous other businesses and organizations. He has received recognition from the Charles A. Lindbergh Fund, National Endowment for the Arts, and the Rolex Awards for Enterprise. He studied botany and plant pathology at the University of Wisconsin. His sound portraits, which record quickly vanishing natural soundscapes, have been featured in People Magazine, a national PBS television documentary, "Vanishing Dawn Chorus," which earned him an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Individual Achievement." Hempton has now circled the globe three times in pursuit of environmental sound portraits. His new audio series--Environmental Sound Portraits--is the first new work to appear in more than a decade. He lives in Port Angeles, WA.
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One Square Inch of Silence: One Man's Quest to Preserve Quiet
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Here's your weekly round up of gaming news.
X-COM Shooter
XCOM shooter is looking promising
2K just announced that the long awaited XCOM shooter is on its way they had this to say
"In the coming days the world will get a fresh look at the long-awaited squad-based tactical shooter in development at 2K Marin. Announced back in 2010, the game has undergone an evolution since we last showed it to you at E3 2011. Firaxis' critically acclaimed turn-based strategy title, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, has reignited the classic franchise and we feel that the time is right to deliver a new experience within the world of XCOM.
The creative development of this game has been a collaborative process of discovery and iteration. 2K's culture allows our studios the freedom to refine their visions, to explore new ideas, and to deliver the best possible experiences for players. Through this exploration, 2K Marin has refined their vision, and as a result the game has evolved into a high-stakes narrative experience imbued with core XCOM concepts."
it looks pretty clear that its still going to be about shooting aliens. Even with mixed feelings from the fans over the past years i really hope that its a success.
Activision shows of TMNT game
Together just like family should
Soon Red-Fly will be releasing the TMNT game for XBLA,PSN and PC called Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the shadows and you can see the trailer HERE. This video shows off the fight style and i think it looks like a co-op batman Arkham city but even though the game play was pretty cool and seems like it will be lots of fun.
Batman Arkham Origins Multiplayer?
Black mask – Batman – Deathstroke AWESOME!
One of my favorite upcoming games might be giving what i personally have been waiting for so team up fighting so hopefully the recent news from WB rumoured to have some multiplayer component.
And Kotaku sites that two differences sources who say that there will be a multiplayer component.
so now theres a rumour what kind of multiplayer dream do you have for Batman i would love a secondary campaign for coop just as long as the single player but double the fun. What do you want?
Ratchet & Clank Movie for 2015
A few days ago Sony and insomniac games announced a film based on the Ratchet & Clank game heading to cinemas in 2015 in conjunction with Blockade Entertainment and Rainmaker Entertainment.
And you can watch it HERE.
T.J. fixman the man who has written the recent games he has given a statement
"Over the last decade, the Ratchet & Clank franchise has grown from a few small planets into a sprawling universe full of colorful characters and storylines. It's grown as a result of the studio growing, and we've learned a lot along the way about what makes these characters tick. With the movie, we have the opportunity to go back to the duo's origins and use our knowledge to create a deeper, more meaningful story. In a lot of ways we're reimagining our own work while keeping the franchise DNA intact. This lets us answer all the fans' questions and theories in a big, cinematic way."
the voices of Ratchet, Clank and Qwark will be provided by James A. Taylor, David Kaye, and Jim Ward respectively the teaser looks pretty fun and if anything else fans of the series should be happy.
Saints Row Four Pre-Order Shtuff
Now if you have read my previous posts you will know that i loved Saints Row The Third so i would love the next edition but sadly i wont be able to get the pre order DLC. The Commander in Chief edition will be able for people who pre order the game before August 20th.
So what do you get with this CiC package, well you get a Screaming Eagle Jet that shoots rockets out of its talons the 'MERICA weapon which looks insane packing flamethrowers shotguns and rocket launcher last you get the uncle sam suit.
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