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Twenty two year old Ishan Lamba never considered he would mentor someone similar in age when he secured his first job with Macquarie Hong Kong last year.
"Being able to get involved in the community through work was one of the things that led me to Macquarie," Lamba says.
"As soon as I started my new job, the mentoring program was suggested to me and I thought it was a great opportunity to give back."
He mentored a young man called Nabeel Shakeel as part of a nine-month mentoring program Macquarie runs in partnership with local non-profit Po Leung Kuk, which connects up to 16 first-year college or university students with two Macquarie staff per mentee.
Monthly mentoring sessions and networking events cover topics such as personal brand, resume writing, interview skills and career progression.
"I've given Nabeel advice around progressing through university and also passed on my knowledge about networking," says Lamba. "Being eager makes a difference and I always tell him that the small things count which he's taken on board."
Shakeel was studying an accounting diploma during the mentoring program, but on completion secured a place in a four-year degree program with his local university.
"My mentors helped me in almost all aspects of my life," says Shakeel.
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Along with Shakeel's other mentors, Lamba also provided a listening ear and guidance on navigating university and early professional life.
With many participants the first in their family to go to college or university, they have limited resources or access to a role model to support them in forging a career path.
In participating in the mentoring program, Lamba reflected on his own opportunities.
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More than 50 students have graduated from the Po Leung Kuk Mentoring Program since the program launched in 2011 and 100 Macquarie staff have been mentors over that time, totalling more than 1,000 volunteering hours.
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Casual dress, arrive early - open seating - although all seats have good view of stage, as the theater is small.
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Round-Up: Lost H.P. Lovecraft manuscript, Yalc, and publishing changes for TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
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From a rediscovered H.P. Lovecraft manuscript to the discussion on how To Kill A Mockingbird will appear in classrooms, this is last week's literary news:
- A long-lost H.P. Lovecraft manuscript has surfaced from a collection of memorabilia belonging to the late Harry Houdini. The collection was purchased by a private buyer who discovered the manuscript, titled The Cancer of Superstition. Houdini had commissioned Lovecraft to write a piece investigating superstition through the ages, but the project was halted following Houdini's death. This Lovecraft piece will be auctioned off on April 9 with bids starting at $13,000.
- The Young Adult Literary Conference (YALC) has released a list of some of the authors that will be featured at this year's event. The conference started in 2014 as the first dedicated to YA literature in the UK. Featured authors include Melvin Burgess, Alwyn Hamilton, Frances Hardinge, Nina LaCour, David Levithan, Simon Mayo, Melinda Salisbury, Maggie Stiefvater, and Lisa Williamson. The conference will take place in July.
- HarperCollins has announced that it will now be offering its trade paperback of Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird at a discounted price to schools. This came as a response to a discontinuation of the cheaper, mass-market paperback edition published by Hachette. This edition was discontinued "apparently in accordance with the wishes of Ms. Lee" following her death in February. Mockingbird, a staple in literature curriculums all across the nation, will be available to schools at a reduced price of $8.99.


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Signs, the upcoming album from the Tedeschi Trucks Band, is marinated in personal tragedy. During the period that the Grammy-winning 12-piece group, fronted by husband and wife country rockers Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi, worked on the album, multiple friends and family members passed away. Those losses, including two Allman Brothers (founder Gregg Allman and Derek's uncle Butch Trucks) and mentor Col. Bruce Hampton, were compounded by the unexpected deaths of countrified contemporaries such as Tom Petty and Leon Russell, and dealing with so much pain all at once was a big part of the album's inspiration.
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No Gay Prayers in the Twin Cities
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The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis recently told staff members at St. Joan of Arc Church they could not hold their annual gay pride prayer service planned for Wednesday. Instead, the archdiocese suggested a "peace" service with no mention of rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
"The reason is quite simply because it was a LGBT pride prayer service, and that is really inimical to the teachings of the Catholic Church."
Officials with the Minneapolis-based Catholic Pastoral Committee on Sexual Minorities, a grass-roots coalition promoting acceptance of gays in the Catholic Church, see the action as an attack by Archbishop John Nienstedt, who took the helm of the archdiocese in May.
In an e-mail to supporters, committee co-founder David McCaffrey called the move "yet another volley of dehumanizing spiritual violence directed at LGBT persons and their families under Archbishop Nienstedt's reign of homophobic hatred."
Michael Bayly, executive director of the pastoral committee, said he saw signs of an ongoing "chilling effect." Usually, gay-friendly parishes advertise in the "pride guide" in advance of the Twin Cities Pride festival; this year, none did. The 2008 festival is this weekend.
McGrath said "the church welcomes people with same-sex attractions among its worshippers. The distinction is people who fully adapt to the GLBT lifestyle are not permitted to receive the sacraments or be the subject of a prayer service that endorses that lifestyle."
Nienstedt has said homosexuality is a disorder, and he is a leader in the campaign to persuade the Legislature to prohibit same-sex unions.
"Those who actively encourage or promote homosexual acts or such activity within a homosexual lifestyle formally cooperate in a grave evil and, if they do so knowingly and willingly, are guilty of mortal sin," he wrote in a November article in the archdiocese's paper, the Catholic Spirit.
I am not a Catholic but I agree with the churches position. And I see language from the other side that seems to have the sanction and tone of PC police.
The church's position is called an "ATTACK." The church took a stand based on its doctrines. There was no violent or hostile action or words. The church simply reasserted a position which has been known for over 3,000 years.
The real kicker is this phrase from McCaffrey, who called it "yet another volley of dehumanizing spiritual violence directed at LGBT persons and their families under Archbishop Nienstedt's reign of homophobic hatred."
Dehumanizing spiritual violence? Reign of homophobic hatred? When terms like this are used, of course they will draw sympathy and encourage derision against the church.
The position was also referred to and part of a "chilling effect" against LGBT worshippers.
This is the mantra of which the extreme left takes and it is fascist. Christianity has had consistent laws and doctrine regarding homosexuality. The various denominations may have differing attitudes, but the bible is VERY specific:
"But the men of Sodom were exceedingly wicked and sinful against the LORD." – Genesis 13:13. In the context of the verse, homosexual sex between men was declared as exceedingly wicked and sinful. The name of the city of Sodom is where the term sodomy comes from. If you don't know what sodomy is, look it up.
"You shall not lie with a male as with a woman. It is an abomination." - Leviticus 18:22; "If a man lies with a male as he lies with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination. They shall surely be put to death. Their blood shall be upon them." - Leviticus 20:13. Again, in the context of these verses, homosexual sex is the reference.
In the New Testament, the standards for homosexuality was more clearly defined in Romans. "…God gave them over to degrading passions; for their women exchanged the natural function for that which is unnatural, and in the same way also the men abandoned the natural function of the woman and burned in their desire toward one another, men with men committing indecent acts… and although they know the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, they not only do the same, but also give hearty approval to those who practice them." – Romans 1:26-27, 32. These verses and those around them are about Homosexual sex and all that it encompasses.
"Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God." - 1 Corinthians 6:9-10. Homosexuality is finally mentioned by name as an act that will PREVENT one from going to Heaven. It is mentioned as equal to idolatry, adultery, thievery, and covetousness. Those have their own specific commandments in Exodus 20. That mean that homosexuality is absolutely a sin against God.
Now that we have this defined, let's look at the reality of it in today's church.
Because homosexuality is a sin, it is no different to God than murder, thievery, blasphemy, and dishonesty. They are ALL equally filthy to God and when we commit those wretched acts, we deserve eternal punishment. However, with the cleansing blog of Christ, we are forgiven by grace alone. Jesus paid the price for all sin, past, present and future and when we make Him our Lord and Savior, we are redeemed to God who accepts us into His kingdom. "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believe in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life." – John 3:16.
So, in essence then, churches who do not let homosexuals worship are going against God. LGBTs should be in church to hear God's word. The issue is this: the church should not and cannot endorse or sanction activities, groups or individuals that proclaim homosexuality as their open choice. To do so would be to openly disagree with what God calls and abomination.
And yes, sin is sin. But there are not any activities, groups or individuals who claim to be liars, murderers, thieves, blasphemers, or idolaters as a part of a lifestyle choice. You probably won't see a "murderers pride parade" any time soon. And you won't hear people deriding others who are anti-murder as attackers or dehumanizing.
Finally, I wish to bring up what happened to our good friend Douglas V. Gibbs.
The inexcusable actions of those who ATTACKED Mr. Gibbs are a direct and extreme example of the PC left wishing to stifle the rights of others. Like Doug, I have no ill will toward anyone, not LGBTs or those who support them. I don't anything bad to happen to them. I don't want to force anything upon them. What people do in the privacy of their own homes is their business and as long as it doesn't affect me or the ones I love, I am fine with it. For the most part, I am understanding as to LGBTs wanting the benefits of a marital relationship. However, because God is the one who created and defined marriage, LGBTs should not be allowed to marry. I am still not exactly sure where I stand on civil unions, but it seems like a workable compromise.
Please know that those of us who are Christians who oppose the homosexual lifestyle would never attack anyone like Douglas was attacked. And before you start in on Christians killing abortionists and gays and all that, those were not true Christians who followed the example of Jesus.
I truly pray that this has educated some of you and that you are better informed because of it.
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Wait what?? Betsy Sania trains at Bowerman TC with all the white Americans. Did she dope only because she's Kenyan? And Huddle, who dropped a massive PR is clean because of what? She's white? Or something else?
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No one wants to believe Huddle is dirty so they deny deny deny so much that. She's as bad the rest of this dirty field.
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I've already made some points about the UN resolution regarding Libya, however in the wake of President Obama's speech yesterday more needs to be said.
The first is that by default we've sided with the 'rebels'. Remember the resolution was intended to protect civilians and enforce a no-fly zone. It seems we're classing the anti-Gaddafi forces as civilians and the pro-Gaddafi forces as non-civilian so we're protecting only one side of the fight - we're preventing one side from defending themselves to the limits of their capability. A real test of this is when the anti-G's get their own helicopters etc. to use against the pro-G's will they be stopped from flying?
I say "by default", but that's not quite true - "assist the opposition". Yep the USA is explicitly on the side of the anti-G's. However this is an application of the old maxim "The enemy of my enemy is my friend" - they want to remove Gaddafi, we want to remove Gadaffi; ergo we're on the same side.
Yeah that worked so well when we were arming Afghan's to fight the evil USSR. The flaw lies in that we don't know what the anti-G's want. It may well be that they want to overthrow this tyranny so they can replace it with a different tyranny; and we're helping them.


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As an Enterprise Account Executive at Conductor, you will be responsible for managing a full sales cycle while connecting with some of the world's best marketers, helping to change the way digital marketing is done. In this role you'll build new customer pipelines, cultivate relationships based on providing value to prospects, and negotiate & close new business.
We believe in helping people succeed. Our platform helps marketers all over the globe perform at their highest capability. We are one of the fastest growing SaaS companies in the world and our sales team is at the forefront of that acceleration.
You're excited about this opportunity because you...
- Love to uncover opportunity and help solve customer problems
- Want to leverage your relationships to build trust and provide solutions within global enterprise marketing organizations
- Are energized about representing the industry's leading SEO and Content marketing platform.
- Will work with some of the world's most recognizable brands
- Thrive in a high-growth, goal-oriented, fast-paced meritocracy where you'll have the unfailing support of Leadership as well as the tools and training to be successful
We're excited about you because you…
- Have 4+ years of experience selling SaaS, leveraging a consultative approach to determine customer needs
- Have experience managing the sales cycle from business champion to the C-level Executive
- Can confidently and persuasively tell a compelling story and own the room
- You're self-sufficient, and have consistently beaten quota throughout your career
- Have the drive, initiative, and personal accountability to own your results
- Want to prove yourself and are driven by the motto "good isn't good enough"
- Are motivated by overcoming challenges and pushing yourself harder when faced with adversity
- Are naturally inquisitive and driven to dig deeper. You do the research and know how to uncover opportunities others miss
- Are competitive (but a team player), energetic, and creative
Why you will love working at Conductor
- Forrester Wave Report Leader in category
- High Growth company with offices in NY, San Francisco, London and Europe
- Competitive base salary + commission
- Benefits: Retirement Savings, Health, Vision, Dental +more!
- Professional development opportunities. We promote from within!
We'd love to hear from you if you're inspired by Conductor's mission to be customer first and people first. Our team is pioneering, collaborative, and passionate about helping people together through meaningful content and marketing strategies. Conductor, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
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Announce New Live Release "London Apocalypticon – Live At The Roundhouse" Sunday, 16th December 2018: The cold fingers of winter have already reached out for the British capital but there is one place in London that is set on fire as KREATOR thrill their fans with an extensive live show and take …Read More »
VOLBEAT announce live album & concert film feat guests from Metallica, Kreator, & more
VOLBEAT TO RELEASE LIVE ALBUM AND CONCERT FILM, LET'S BOOGIE! LIVE FROM TELIA PARKEN, ON DECEMBER 14 VIA UNIVERSAL MUSIC FEATURES GUEST APPEARANCES BY LARS ULRICH, MILLE PETROZZA, MARK "BARNEY" GREENWAY, DANKO JONES & MORE FILMED AND RECORDED AT RECORD BREAKING COPENHAGEN SHOW IN FRONT OF NEARLY 50,000 FANS INCLUDES …Read More »
Full Metal Holiday – Destination Mallorca
. METAL ALL INCLUSIVE – SEVEN DAYS METAL ON AN ISLAND WITH "FULL METAL HOLIDAY – DESTINATION MALLORCA" From 14th to the 21st October 2018, 'Full Metal Holiday' – Destination Mallorca" takes place for the first time. The festival organizers of Full Metal Cruise and Full Metal Mountain will be teaming up …Read More »
Download 2018 – Sunday
Starcrawler kicked the proceedings on second stage at Downoad off with a set where the attention was clearly focussed on their painfully thin singer Arrow de Wilde. I suspect it's mainly an act as she staggers around and generally comes across like she's off her head on drugs. She chokes …Read More »
Kreator – Outcast, Cause for conflict, Coma of souls, Renewal (Reissues)
German thrash legends Kreator are reissuing four of their albums that were originally released in the 90s. The albums being reissued are 1990's "Coma Of Souls", 1992's "Renewal", 1995's "Cause For Conflict" and 1997's "Outcast". Each of the albums has been remastered by Andy Pearce (Black Sabbath, Voivod, Motorhead, Anthrax) …Read More »
Thrash legends Kreator reissue classic 90s albums
Thrash legends KREATOR are pleased to share that four of their classic '90's era albums will be reissued via BMG on 23 February 2018. Formed in Essen, Germany in 1984, KREATOR are arguably the most influential and successful European thrash metal band ever, racking up multi-million album sales over the …Read More »
Bloodstock Open Air Festival – Saturday 12/08/2017.
"Saturday, Saturday, Saturday nights alright" as Elton John wisely put it and describes today's bands perfectly! Hotel fry up and straight off I go to Bloodstock Open Air Festival again with the first trip of the day to the New Blood Stage to witness Preston based lunatics Ward XVI. Shuttle …Read More »
Kreator – Endless Pain/Pleasure To Kill/Terrible Certainty/Extreme Aggression re-issues
A rightly deserved place in the big four bands of German thrash metal, Kreator have come a long way from their beginnings as Tyrant in 1982, then Tormentor, then Creator, the word chosen from 'Mountains', a Manowar song before finally settling with Kreator. On June 9th 2017, BMG will be …Read More »
Bloodstock adds Kreator, King 810, Inquisition and King Parrot to line-up.
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Kreator – Gods Of Violence
Since their formation in Essen 1984, Kreator have consistently delivered an impressive caustic catalogue of thrash metal, proving that the Germans do it better than anyone else and Gods Of Violence their fourteenth studio album shows they are still at the forefront of that genre. Currently available on Nuclear Blast …Read More »
KREATOR Reveal 'Gods Of Violence' cover artwork and details
German thrash titans KREATOR have revealed the cover artwork and release details for their upcoming album, 'Gods Of Violence'. The 14th KREATOR album is set to be released on January 27th, 2017 worldwide via Nuclear Blast Records. The cover artwork was created by renowned artist Jan Meininghaus, who also made …Read More »
Kreator, Arch Enemy, Shining and Marty Friedman, Glasgow QMU
On a particularly dark and extremely wet Glasgow evening the black clad masses ascended once more onto the streets of Scotland's largest city for the one and only Kreator had arrived. German thrash at its best. Even though this would be my fourth time seeing them live it will be …Read More »
ARCH ENEMY welcome Jeff Loomis as new guitarist
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I had the honour of chatting with Sami Yli-Sirniö, guitarist from Kreator at the year's Wacken. We discuss their set at Wacken, touring, new material, their forthcoming shows across US, Europe & the UK, plans for the future and more! Links: www.kreator-terrorzone.de www.facebook.com/KreatorOfficial www.nuclearblast.de/kreatorRead More »
Putrefy – Monsters Of Rot preview interview
PlanetMosh is proud to be sponsoring the main stage at the fourth incarnation of Monsters Of Rot, which takes place in Letterbreen, County Fermanagh, on Saturday August 16. The festival brings together some of the best extreme metal bands on the island of Ireland. As part of our build up to the …Read More »
Wacken 2014 Festival Preview
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A Conversation: Two Mayors. Three Decades of Leadership
Walter Parker served sixteen years as Mayor of Tybee (1986-1989,1992-1993, 1996-2005). Jason Buelterman served four years on City Council (2002-2005) and then fourteen years as Mayor (2006-2019).
Despite different styles, both mayors were collaborators, demonstrated on election night 2005 when they planned a joint post-election Victory party regardless of who won.
Sonny Dixon served five terms as a State Representative in the Georgia Assembly during Mayor Parker's terms. He anchored WTOC-TV News until he retired in 2015, covering Tybee's progress during Mayor Buelterman's term. He has watched the careers of both mayors and has a unique ability to facilitate their conversation about three decades on Tybee.
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Copyright © Lis Janes. All rights reserved.
Lis Janes lives and creates in Lewiston, Maine where they moved in 2015. Formally trained as a printmaker, and informally trained as a queer proletariat and malcontent, Lis fell into leftist political organizing and community arts after becoming displaced by gentrification. Lis has always enjoyed giving things to the people and communities they love. Things given can include: time, a drawing, handmade paper, something from the garden, or homemade food, among other things. Lis is also passionate about sharing their printmaking skills with young people as both an artistic form and a demonstration of democracy and equity. Lis' biggest accomplishments are conjuring the sublime, and building meaningful, lifelong relationships with others.


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WORKOUT LEGGINGS by EMILY HSU
A stylish black and white snakeskin mixed with a sliver of pale pink peacock feathers and blue mosaics for a striking pattern. The RANA sneaker legging is sure to turn heads. Four-way stretch fabric molds to your body and keeps you cool and dry, with moisture-wicking abilities to take care of sweat! Super comfy high-waisted band that can be folded down to suit your body shape.


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The Property Ombudsman's annual report reveals a significant increase in the number of formal complaints resolved by the scheme and a record total of well over £1m compensation paid by agents.
In summary the report reveals that TPO received 14,218 enquires from consumers seeking advice; of these, it resolved 3,553 formal complaints - a 7.5 per cent increase from the previous year.
TPO also instructed agents to pay compensation awards worth £1.2m - a whopping 51 per cent increase on the previous year.
However, TPO emphasises these complaint levels represent a very small proportion of dealings between agents and customers.
On the sales side:
- there were 1,310 formal complaints resolved;
- 73 per cent of the complaints were supported by the Ombudsman, Katrine Sporle;
- 61 per cent of complaints were made by sellers, while 35 per cent were made by buyers;
- the average sales compensation award was £397, with the single largest award across the industry being £21,972.
The top four causes of complaints were 'Communication and record keeping', 'Marketing and advertising', 'Instructions/terms of business/commission/termination', and 'In-house complaints handling'.
The regions with the highest volume of complaints were the South East (25 per cent) followed by the South West (13 per cent) and then Greater London (12 per cent).
TPO also saw a 6.1 per cent and 7.0 per cent increase in the number of sales and letting agents joining the scheme
"There are now 38,017 offices and departments following our unique Codes of Practice, demonstrating agents' commitment to raising standards and providing a better service to their customers. It is evident that the vast majority of consumers are happy with their agent" says Sporle.
"To help paint an overall picture, the 1,310 sales complaints resolved by TPO in 2016 equates to 0.1 per cent of all sales transactions completed during the year"
On the lettings side, there were:
- 1,997 formal complaints were resolved (1.6 per cent more than the year before);
- 76 per cent of complaints were supported by the Ombudsman;
- 51 per cent were made by tenants, while 45 per cent of complaints were made by landlords;
- The highest award issued last year was £21,972;
- The average lettings award was £531.
The regions with the highest volume of complaints were Greater London (25 per cent), the South East (23 per cent), followed by North West (10%)
The top four causes of complaints were 'Management', 'Communication & record keeping', 'In-house complaints procedure' and 'Referencing'.
You can see the full report on the TPO website here.


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St. Patrick's Day Recipes
This St. Patrick's Day, make traditional Irish food from scratch or whip up an easy recipe on the quick. From appetizers to dessert, the best St. Patty's Day menu is here—lucky you!
Brussels Sprouts with Water Chestnuts
This reliable recipe dates back to the 1970s. A dash of nutmeg adds interest to the fast-to-fix combination of buttery brussel sprouts and crunchy water chestnuts.


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Like I said yesterday, Scrapbook Art had a great turn-out and Jillibean Soup had a great debut! Karen and I were in the store from 2-5 and there was a long line that entire time. Amy (one of the store's owners) mentioned that they had people waiting in line outside before they opened. Karen and I had lots of fun doing make n' takes and meeting lots of new people. Thank you all for your wonderful comments! I'm sure you'll see Karen and I cropping at Scrapbook Art or maybe even teaching a class or two.
Here are some pics from the Grand Opening…
Here's Karen and I during a moment of downtime. I just have to say how wonderful Karen is and how supportive she's been. I've been fortunate to have known Karen for several years now. Karen – on her own time – has made several cards and layouts with Jillibean Soup products that we've used for displays, posted on this blog and will be in the gallery on the website. She is the official first member of the Jillibean Soup design team! THANKYOU Karen! You're the best.
Here's Karen giving instructions for the make n' takes.
I know I posted these before, but here are the cards we offered for the make n' takes.
Here are some customers making the make n' take cards.
Jillibean Soup paper being displayed. If you look closely, there's a couple of bins that are empty – some of the styles sold out!!
Here are the Alphabeans being displayed…the white will be up there soon!
Here's a close-up of the Alphabeans.
It's the Jillibean Soup sign.
Scrapbook Art displayed a bunch of layouts/cards made with Jillibean Soup products on the front wall as you walked into the store.
Hubby brought the girls in while Karen and I were doing the make n' takes. Here's Leah noticing one of the layouts with her cousin Lucas on it. She was very surprised to see herself on the wall too!
Here's Kami pointing to her picture on the layout.
Here's a better view of the layout that Kami's looking at.
Sorry, here's only part of the wall. I realized afterwards that I didn't take a head-on shot of the entire wall.
Thank you again Scrapbook Art – Caron and Amy – for being the first to take a chance on Jillibean Soup products!


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Pelobates fuscus
Common Spadefoot
|family: Pelobatidae
Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Republic of, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine
IUCN (Red List) status: Least Concern (LC).
|View distribution map in BerkeleyMapper.
European Distribution. From Gasc, J.P., et all. Atlas of Amphibians and Reptiles in Europe.
Maps 2&3-From Kuzmin, S.L. 1999. The amphibians of the former Soviet Union. Sofia-Moscow: Pensoft
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Infinite Suppliers of Food to New Zealand and the World
I don't think we realise how rapidly technology is changing, not only the way we live but how we work. It is almost unseen and fortunately so far, we seem to be rapidly assimilating these changes into our daily life. Simple examples are ATM machines replacing tellers and airline check-in kiosks replacing that human touch. But will the adoption of rapid technological advances continue?
There are other factors that are going to cause massive disruption. The first is a double-edged sword: climate change. This has two aspects: the changing environment with longer dry periods and more adverse weather conditions; and the Government's response to New Zealand's climate change commitments through the Paris Agreement.
In the next few weeks, the Interim Climate Change Commission's report and the related discussion document will be released. Only then will the full impact on urban and rural New Zealand become apparent.
It will be very dramatic but my concern is whether we will have the tools and know-how to meet the Government's targets. It is not enough to predicate change by setting targets and not provide funding for research and development. New tools and investment in tech transfer are needed so urban New Zealand, farmers and growers can adapt.
In my view we need to look at what tools we can and have to develop as the highest priority. The Government in its Wellbeing Budget provided some funding to assist with this. However, the bottom line is if we are to be able to achieve change and reach the targets, we all need to have practical and easy to use solutions. Today, these are not available and so we need to turn to technology for the solutions, but that costs money.
All this will require a substantial rethink about how we as a country are living and in the rural sector, how we grow our food. That is not an easy transition. Here, technology through robotics has a key role to play. We struggle to find sufficient labour for a large number of jobs in New Zealand. The only solution lies in the funding of programmes to enhance robotics on orchards and in commercial vegetable gardens, to supplement and enable the skilled workers we employ. Capital is needed to enable this research.
But the biggest disruptive force is the consumer. Horticulture has for many years paid close attention to what the consumer wants and, as a result, has developed premium markets offshore.
Those consumers' tastes are moving to a strong focus on healthy food for wellness, which includes a move away from animal to plant proteins. As the commentators have observed, this move is being funded by some of the wealthiest individuals and corporates in the world.
Impact on New Zealand
The impact on what we grow back here in New Zealand will be profound. This is a triple impact: actual climate change; the Government's response to it; and what our premium consumers are demanding. There is an enormous consumer tsunami of change sweeping the world and New Zealand is well placed to capitalise on it. The crunch point is that we will not capitalise on it by doing what we are doing today. My fear is we will be locked in the past, like possums in the headlights.
In the excellent KPMG Agri-business Agenda 2019, the authors say that surviving and indeed capitalising on this consumer wave will require 'playing an infinite game… and thriving through wellness'. They accurately state on page 58 that 'in an environment of dramatic and continuous disruption, the biggest risk facing organisations is maintaining relevance'.
My interpretation of this is that we must embrace constant change and capitalise on it by developing, as the report says, 'new capability to enable (growers) to retain a sustainable position in the markets they choose to play in'. My only point of difference is it is not a 'game' or 'play' – we are fighting for our very survival in this 'infinite game'.
The questions that need to be asked are:
1. Are we committed to growing enough healthy food to feed New Zealand, let alone the premium consumers in the world?
2. Is regional and central government going to join forces with industry to enable us to grow the healthy food we need so desperately, instead of tying us up in red tape?
3. Are we going to move past the blame game and work collectively to enable our sustainable future?
4. Are we going to become infinite suppliers of food, first to New Zealand and then to the world? #Feed_our_5M_FIRST
So, are we ready to 'play the infinite game'? I don't think so. We are still time warped in the paradigms of the past.
Mike Chapman, Chief Executive