Hi, beautiful. Let's get into this. I've always had an extreme love for hair. My dad was in the industry. He was also a hairstylist. And my mom was a distributor for a haircare company. From a very young age, I worked at my dad's salon as an assistant. I would walk around the salon and learn as much as I could every single day I was there. I thought it was so cool that you could make somebody feel so confident just using a hair product. I decided this is my path in life. I want to be a hairdresser, but I also want to be an entrepreneur. And I also want to have my own haircare line. And I didn't know how I was going to get there. I just wanted to create products that were incredibly innovative, technology-driven, and inspired confidence. And that's what we're doing. This is like embarrassing at this point, but I was going to call it extra. I'm so happy I didn't. After that, I was like, okay, I guess I'll call it Mondo. That's simple, it's cool, it's easy. It means world and Italian. And then I was like, Mondo is just not giving me the sex appeal I wanted to give me. So I simply added an X before Mondo to just give you that sense of coolness, the sense of uniqueness that I think that the name deserved. So it ended up being X Mondo. And also the X just left us with a great symbol to put on the products. I love a good name. I love a futuristic feeling name. I love a technology-driven name. And I love a name that you can immediately identify as an X Mondo name, like Hydromania, Project X, A3 Complex, Wave Tech. I think it needs to be enticed by the name of the product, by the packaging, by the labeling, by the ingredients, by the formula, by the how-to videos that are shown to you. Everything needs to be cohesive and have that feel of excitement. And that is what I love to do with my naming systems. First product was Glitterati. Glitterati was so true to who I was back when I launched the brand. The name, the glitter, everything in one. It was a serum, it was a gel, it was a wave product, it was a blow-dry product. It literally is everything. I think it works very well. But I will definitely say it's very me of that time period. Obviously, I don't do this alone. There are so many amazing people and creative people, amazing strategic thinkers that back my ideas and my concepts. There's also a handful of people here that I've worked with even before X-Mondo happened. I've worked with them at Salons or they've helped me edit YouTube videos. They are incredible. They share the same vision as me.  We're just growing incredibly fast and doing retailers. I mean, all just exciting things happening. I have such a hard time picking favorites because I love them all so much. But the gemstone collection of colors is particularly gorgeous. They are so vibrant and extreme. Pink and purple and blue are just like my favorite colors ever. When they hit the hair, they just glow. They have so much depth to them. They're so intense and they're so intoxicating in the way that they look. And also Wave Tech, obviously. A product that literally can change your hair texture and give you the hair of your dreams and refine your waves. And I'm so fortunate that product went so viral and it has become our staple. We are obsessed with waves. We're obsessed with curly hair. We know that you guys are extremely serious about your wave products and so are we. That was the product that put us on the map. There's that amazing group of people online who have found their dream products with X-Mondo and have used it religiously and feel so passionately to share it with the rest of their followers, share it with the world and for somebody to love a product as much as I did creating it, it's everything. A real highlight over the past year has been doing the X-Mondo Color Awards. I felt so inspired from all of your work. X-Mondo Color Awards brought out the most incredible artists from around the country. These creations were masterpieces. I want this brand to inspire you to be the best artist you can be. I really do test every single one of them, every single thing. I try them repeatedly until I'm confident that that is the perfect formula for me and you go in my medicine cabinet or on my counters in the bathroom, there are just a bunch of cans and tubes and everything. Just with smaller paper labels, you can see my whole bathroom is just filled with samples. I'm very hands on with the business and I love the process of trying to find the best product possible. I am there behind the scenes curating these products based off of the feedback and the inspiration I get from all of you. It is truly a social media driven brand and I am so inspired by everything I see you guys do to your own hair. Being a cruelty free brand was a no-brainer. I followed a plant-based diet for the past maybe seven years and it all happened because I had a horrible skin issues, particularly with eczema and I transitioned to a plant-based diet, I was obsessed with working out, living a healthy life, getting my eight hours of sleep. That was also about the time where I started to develop this hair care line. Being a vegan line was the most important thing. Not only do I love animals, love my dog, I would never want to harm an animal. I also think that veganism and vegan lines of products is just the future. All of our products are vegan and cruelty free and I'm very proud of that. We definitely have a signature scent. I wanted to create something that wasn't necessarily geared towards men or women. It smells sexy and confident, seductive. We created something that is very unique to us and every time you use our products, I hope that you also feel that sense of confidence, power and hotness. I've always had this dream of making a product that would give you the waves of your dreams but beyond just hair care and that is exactly what we're working on right now. So it's gonna be a very interesting product. It's very exciting and very innovative. We also have a lot of colors coming, new formulas of colors and soon you'll get to try them out. We are literally just getting started. There's so much innovation to come. I have a true passion for bringing confidence to people through the use of my hair products and that is what makes this whole thing so exciting. When I see your reviews, when I see you use the products, when I see videos on TikTok and YouTube, that is what drives me to keep going with this brand. So seeing more of that, developing more products for you guys to feel more confident in your own hair and your own skin. All right, I'm done. It was fun and thank you for watching but I'm gonna go.


Welcome to One Shot Wednesdays where we bring you one cocktail shot in a shot and today We're doing the hot apple pie and you'll start with roughly half of your shot glass of Irish cream Next you're going to add a little bit around a quarter of your shot glass of gold schlager And then you're going to want to leave a little bit of room And if you can layer on some 151 use any sort of spoon and the reason why we're going to layer this on Is it makes it easier? to light Add a little flame and then we're going to dash a little bit of cinnamon on top so you can see the fire And there you have the hot apple pie be sure to blow it out before you shoot it Cheers from drinks made easy. Oh Almost left you without a joke. Do you know what Beethoven's favorite fruit was?


The Ministry of Education, Sustainable Development, Innovation, Science, Technology and Vocational Training has informed that King-Dagaton registration for the academic year 2022-2023 for schools in the Cassie's Basin will be available online at kregistration.education.gov.lc. Registration is open from November 10 to December 20, 2021. Dr. Claudia Louise, the Chief Planning Officer in the Ministry of Education, Sustainable Development, Innovation, Science, Technology and Vocational Training. Every year we register students, five-year-olds in schools. We organize for schools in the Cassie's District, which these include the Cassie's Anglican Infant, the Vigbute Primary, Central Oasis RC Boys Infant, the Ave Maria Girls Infant, Camille Henry Memorial, Carmen René Memorial, Gordon and Walcott Memorial Methodist and the Mondador Primary School. So students who were born in the year 2017, that's anywhere from January to December of 2017, and where the parents either live or work in the Cassie's area and they're desirous of registering their children at these schools, we have an online portal and that portal can be accessed at kregistration.education.gov.lc. Upon registration all applicants will be required to select a first, second and third option in the event that their school of choice is oversubscribed. The Chief Planning Officer indicated that the registration process has been enhanced to allow for a more seamless experience for parents and guardians. Every year we register students, five-year-olds in schools. We organize for schools in the Cassie's District, which these include the Cassie's Anglican Infant, the Vigbute Primary, Central Oasis RC Boys Infant, the Ave Maria Girls Infant, Camille Henry Memorial, Carmen René Memorial, Gordon and Walcott Memorial Methodist and the Mondador Primary School. So students who were born in the year 2017, that's anywhere from January to December of 2017 and where the parents either live or work in the Cassie's area and they're desirous of registering their children at these schools, we have an online portal and that portal can be accessed at careregistration.education.gov.lc. For households without internet access, alternative provisions will be made to assist parents and guardians. You can call 468-3221 or 468-5259 or WhatsApp 720-3252 for further information or assistance.


Today's Trending Topics from eslgold.com. Now you can be part of the conversation. We're here to help you know what to talk about, understand what people are saying, bring your speaking skills to the next level. Okay, let's get started. What's everybody talking about these days? What's trending? What do you need to know about the topic? What do you want to say about it? How do you say it? Ready? Today's topic is... Da-da-da-da! O-tani. Who? What? How? Shohei O-tani. Or in Japanese, O-tani Shohei. A famous baseball player from Japan who is a pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels. I'm a big fan. Let's learn more. What do you need to know about Mr. O-tani? What's trending? In the news about him. Why is he so famous? What are people saying about him? What's his background? Well, what do you know? Why is Mr. O-tani famous? A. He is the first Japanese player on a US MLB team. He is the first All-Star player born outside of the US. He is the first two-way sensation in All-Star history. He is the first left-handed hitter in baseball history. The answer is C. He is the first two-way sensation in All-Star history. Wow, that says a lot about Shohei O-tani. Let's break it down. What is the All-Star game, or ASG for short? This is where the best of the best players from all the teams in the league come together to play an exhibition game, which means it doesn't count, it's just done for fun in the middle of the summer. What is a two-way sensation? A sensation is someone who's amazing at what he or she does. For example, a singing sensation can be someone who sings amazingly well. In baseball, a two-way sensation is someone who can play two positions amazingly well. Why is this a major accomplishment for O-tani? Because he's the first player in history to do this. What else has he achieved? Well, he tied the season home run record for Japanese players on a US MLB team. Note, this video was made on July 5, 2021, a week before the All-Star game. O-tani may still break even more records. To have a good conversation, what else do you need to know about baseball? What are the positions? How do you play the game? When, where, and why is it popular? Baseball player positions. Which of the following is not a position on a baseball team? Pitcher Catcher Shortstock First baseman Second baseman Third baseman Right fielder Left fielder Center fielder Shortstock The position is called shortstock, and it's one word, not shortstock. Why do they have this position? Well, most right-handed hitters hit the ball into left field, so they need an extra player in that position between second and third base to catch the ball. How do you play the game? We won't go into all the rules here. You can see our links at eslgold.com for more information. Basically, one team hits the ball with a bat, and the other team needs to catch the ball or the hitters before they run to all three bases and back home. Teams score one point for each of their hitters or runners who makes it all the way around the bases without getting caught. For more information, see eslgold.com slash how baseball works. When and where is the game played? The baseball season in the U.S. is from April to October, and many large cities have professional major league baseball teams. Baseball is also played professionally in which of the following places? Check all the places that apply. Japan, Taiwan, Canada, South Korea, Dominican Republic, and Cuba. These countries all have professional baseball teams. What are some common terms used with baseball? Here are some vocabulary words and terms, and some idioms. Let's start with the first one. Stadium. This is the arena or the place where the baseball game is played. It consists of a field, sometimes we call it a diamond because the bases are arranged in a diamond shape, and it's where the fans can sit up in the stands and cheer on their team. A related idiom is in the ballpark, or a ballpark figure, which means a close estimate. Not exact, but it's close enough as an estimate of something. A run. A run is when a player hits the ball and makes it all the way around the bases. Now, sometimes he only makes it to one base at a time, and someone else has to hit the ball for him to continue. But if the batter hits the ball so far away that he can run all the way around the bases and back home, that's called hitting a home run. An out. This is a mistake that counts against the team. Sometimes a player may have an out by missing the ball three times when it's pitched or thrown to him. That's called strike out. The next one, be up. That means it's your turn. You're in position ready to go. Another idiom is right off the bat. That means immediately after something happens. Immediately after the ball is hit, it's right off the bat. Inning. This is one segment of play. There are nine total innings in a baseball game. Basically in an inning you have a chance to score and make as many runs as you can before the other team catches you in three mistakes. Another idiom is get to first base. That means you reach or achieve a milestone on the way to a greater goal. Watch the video to the very end and we'll have a bonus idiom for you. What can you say when talking about baseball? First, bringing up the topic. You can say things like this. Did you see the game on Saturday? What did you think of Otani's home run? How about those cubs? This is an old expression. It just means let's talk about our home team. It doesn't have to be the cubs. It could be the Tigers or the Reds or the Astros or something like that. Making comments after you've watched the game, sometimes you come together and talk to people about it. If it was a great game, you can say, what a game. That was amazing. And you can talk about specific details. I like the way Otani made it look so easy. If you had a terrible game and it was disappointing, your team lost, you can say something like this. I can't believe that we lost. That was awful.  Be in the know about baseball. Can you answer some of these questions about your home team or about baseball in general? Who? Who are some of the famous players? Dave Ruth, Alex Rodriguez, Jackie Robinson, any others that you know? What? You can talk about the equipment, for example, baseball, bat, glove or mitt. Base that's part of the field. Uniform. Cap. Note that we never say baseball hat. We always say baseball cap. It's a special kind of thing that you wear on your head that has a visor. And a visor is the thing that sticks out in front to protect the players from the sun when they're looking up in the sky, maybe to see where the ball is. When? When's the baseball season? It's a summer sport. When are the games? Where? Stadium, park. What about your local teams? Where do they play? Why? This is America's past time. It's America's most famous sport. It was developed here. It has a lot of history and traditions. How? Do you know the rules of the game? Check out our video to learn more about how to play the game. Okay, it's conversation time. If you're not sure, you can ask someone what these things mean. These are good conversation starters. Conversation questions is a good way to get a conversation going. Or you can tell someone what you understand about these items. Summarize them to someone else to increase your conversation skills. More talking points. A tip for conversations is try to make it local. For example, if you live in the Toronto area, know something about the team, the Toronto Blue Jays. To have a good conversation, you'd need knowledge and preparation. For example, if you want to talk about your local team, you need to know the following. Who are the most famous players? Who are the teams in your area? Why are they famous? How is your local team performing this year? What's their win-loss record? Are they winning more games or losing more games? What are the team's prospects or expectations for the future? Have a conversation about things like this. Talk to your colleagues, your friends, your classmates. You don't have to be perfect. Just talk about whatever you'd like to that's related to the baseball team or the other sports teams in your area. Some additional information about baseball. There are lots of movies and songs about the sport. Some of the most famous ones are Moneyball, Bull Durham, and the Bad News Bears. Some songs about baseball take me out to the ball game, Centerfield, The Greatest, Trivia or Fun Facts. You can go to the MLB website and learn Trivia about the game. Merchandise, if you'd like to purchase things about baseball or a particular team, you can check our links below and find things like baseball caps and t-shirts and things like that. So are you ready to talk? What do you know about Shohei Otani?  How about those Cubs, Giants, Rays, your local team? Take some time to talk with your friends about baseball or a sport in your area. I promised a bonus idiom. Here it is. Throw someone a curveball. A curveball is an unexpected challenge. For example, the pitcher threw the batter a curveball and the batter hit a home run. An example outside of baseball, the boss threw me a curveball when she asked me to explain our performance at tomorrow's board meeting. Hope that was helpful and interesting. If you liked the video and learned from it, please give us a thumbs up in the comments section below. And please remember to subscribe to our channel. And don't forget to check out the description below where you can see links to our sponsors and get baseball memorabilia and merchandise. Thanks for watching. In the future we'll be making more of these types of videos on trending topics and how to talk about them. 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