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6 July 2018
Dave Wilson has walked away with the top prize at the Northland Forestry Awards in a record year of entries.
As well as being awarded the Northland Forestry Skilled Professional of the Year, Mr Wilson also won the Harvesting Excellence Award. He is known as one of the most professional crew managers in the region. He's worked for Rosewarne Cable Loggers since 2013 and thrives on the challenge of running an efficient harvest crew in often challenging terrain using a 90-foot tower.
While he has high expectations, he leads from the front. Mr Wilson has 11 national certificates, a testament to his quest to be the very best he can and with a keen eye to health and safety. He is a meticulous planner who is always looking to do a job better.
Growing up in Tokoroa, he always knew his work would be in forestry, and looked forward to following his father into the industry. For 13 years he was in the Waikato, working his way up from breaker out to crew foreman. He and his family fell in love with Northland and decided to move.
Since he started with Rosewarne Cable Loggers, he has been based in the Karaka Forest – an area with huge hills, long pulls, blind spots and open to the elements. Forestry companies he has worked for say he is the best around, and the longevity of his own crew highlights just that.
Judge Jacqui Apiata-Coyne says Mr Wilson's passion and expertise had helped him develop into a highly skilled professional and an authentic leader.
"He is a man whose reputation precedes him," says Ms Apiata-Coyne. "He leads a team who work in a demanding and complex environment."
Introduced to the awards this year was the Newey Transport Emerging Talent Award, which was won by Channing Green in a tightly-fought section.
Ms Apiata-Coyne said the calibre of entries this year had been particularly high.
"The competition within the Emerging Talent Award, Harvesting Excellence and Roading Excellence, was incredibly strong this year. The awards are becoming very difficult to judge, there is a high calibre among professionals within the industry and many of those recognised in our awards would be equally recognised on a national platform."
The awards are one of many initiatives developed by the Northland Forestry Health and Safety Group, aimed to recognised and grow excellence within the industry.
"The Northland Health and Safety Group have a specific focus in developing a healthy and sustainable future for workers and the environment in the region and are making an active contribution to the work plan of the Forestry Industry Safety Council.
"The awards are important as it is a rare opportunity for the whole supply chain to come together and be proud of who they are and what they do," says Ms Apiata-Coyne. "It also provides an opportunity for the rest of Northland to learn more about the industry and its people."
This is the third year the awards have been held and organisers are now looking for an industry partner to help take it to a whole new level.
"It's a chance to celebrate the high achievers and players who hold mana within the industry," says event manager Prue Younger.
The event has grown each year in both entries and attendance, and she's confident that will continue.
The 2018 awards were celebrated at the ASB Stadium in Whangarei, with more than 540 on hand to toast the best of the industry. Pio Terei was master of ceremonies.
For more information please contact – Prue Younger 2018 Northland Wood Council Forestry Awards Event Manager 021 276 5484
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Bronze Sponsors: Shaws, Trimble Forestry, DistinctionHotels, Rayonnier – Matariki, NZ Forestry Ltd, NZ Safety Blackwoods, P F Olsen, Stan Semenoff Logging Ltd., The Drug Detention Agency, Woodbank, Marusumi Whangarei Co. Ltd.
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Ingvar Kamprad (87) is retiring but will continue to fly economy class, recycle used tea bags and drive his 1993 Volvo. But this story is really about Gnomes.
Ingvar as you probably know, is the founder and former chairman of Ikea:
He is a seriously wealthy bloke so he doesn't need to recycle his tea bags and could probably afford furniture that didn't have names like "Ombytlig, Billy or Sven." (By the way did you know Ikea have a product called….Produkt?):
Ingvar is dyslexic (which may explain the difficulty most people have in understanding the assembly instructions of his flat pack furniture) and has built an enormous empire of furniture stores with inexpensive restaurants, which he says he will continue to visit for cheap meals. Incidentally in numbers printed, the IKEA catalogue is the third most numerous publication in the world after the Bible and Harry Potter.
Recently IKEA ran a TV ad in the UK featuring garden Gnomes in which a couple resort to increasingly violent methods to stop garden Gnomes intent on preventing the couple from remodelling their outdoor area with IKEA furniture. The items they chose probably had names like; Dagstorp, Grönkulla and Knutstorp but the point is the ad which had not caused a ripple of discontent in other countries, generated a fair amount of upset in the UK with complaints about children being frightened, some found it offensive and others claimed it would encourage anti-social behaviour. Gnomists everywhere threatened to take up small pitch forks against the giant Swedish company. See the ad here:
I don't know if Brits are especially soft about Gnomes, but the poor little creatures have this year finally come in from the cold or rather, just been allowed out in the cold garden for the first time in 100 years. Gnomes were banned for a century from The Chelsea Flower Show because they were simply "brightly coloured mythical creatures" according to the Royal Horticultural Society. They probably meant Gnomes were just too tacky for the genteel tastes of the RHS members who with their stout "sensible" shoes, clutch their admission tickets and shuffle around the gardens every year to get a glimpse of the latest in planty thingies and gardeny accessories.
The lifting of the ban on Gnomes this year resulted in a producer of Gnomes here in New Zealand shipping the "brightly coloured mythical creatures" to Chelsea for Sir Elton John, Dame Maggie Smith, Dame Helen Mirren, Julian Fellowes, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, Rob Brydon and Antonio Carluccio to add additional decoration and their signatures before they went on display prior to the Queen's visit. Sir Elton proudly took his home and posted pictures of his glittered creation online. This celebrity endorsement led to a flood of gaily-painted mythical creatures appearing on stalls at the show that were purchased, lugged around the show and taken home on the train to the leafy gardens of places like Tunbridge Wells where they are destined to live out their slowly fading lives glaring at the family cat or suffering the indignity of being a target for dogs to pee on.
So love them or hate them, the Gnomes are fighting back as the family in the IKEA ad discovered and I recently discovered this rather grand shiny example that popped up like a fungus in Autumn here in Christchurch. I think it would be a challenge to get this one back to Tunbridge Wells on the train:

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Tea is something which has been drunk and celebrated around the planet for ages. For centuries, there have been a number of tea ceremonies in different countries and households. In the past couple of years, there have also been a number of tea festivals which are being held around the world.
Here, we have a look at some of the most prominent celebrations which are held in honour of the world's favourite hot cuppa in a couple of the nations which take the meaning of tea frenzy to a different level.
Assam tea festival
It should not come as a surprise that the region which produces arguably the finest black teas would have a festival dedicated towards tea. This is held in one of the prime tea growing districts known as Jorhat and there are a host of activities for people to choose from. A number of different types of food are also on offer and one can quench both their thirst and their hunger. People can visit a number of tea estates as well as the Guwahati Auction Centre. They can also show off their skills at things like golf and fishing. The main emphasis, though, remains on the conference where people from across the globe gather to speak and discuss about the tea industry.
Singapore tea festival
Apart from an amalgamation of different kinds of tea, people also have the opportunity to attend workshops with a limited number of seats for all 3 days of the festival. Visitors also get a chance to learn about how to brew certain varieties of tea in the correct manner and there are some other activities to try out as well. Whether you like fruity, sweet, floral or musky, there will be enough to keep all types of taste buds tingling. There are also a number of caffeine free selections as well for the ones who prefer lighter teas.
Boseong green tea festival
This is the biggest tea festival that is held annually in Korea and is one of the oldest in the world. It has now been around for a couple of decades and looks good to stay on in the longer run. Even though this area is well known for the green tea that it produces, there are a number of different flavours that are on show for people to try. Partaking in this festival also sheds a good amount of light on the tea culture of this country.
Teesta tea and tourism festival
While a lot of emphasis is also placed on the tourism aspect, this other famous tea growing region of India produces some of the most clean and grainy teas on the planet. These teas are truly any blenders delight when they want the zing and the aesthetics to go hand in hand. The other famous tea which is grown around this region is the Darjeeling variety which is renowned for the flavours and aromas it produces along with a good amount of tips in the two peak production periods.
Toronto tea festival
This festival in the western part of the world has gained quite a bit of traction in the past couple of years as people become more familiar with tea. It is open to newbies as well as the pros. There are interactive sessions where the experts hold some complimentary presentations and enhance the knowledge of those in attendance. A number of teas can be tasted here and one can learn about the manufacturing process, origin, flavour, brewing methods and a number of different things about the teas that have been put out. People can also pick up some tea ware along with the teas of course.
The Shenzhen tea expo
China is as synonymous to tea as strawberries and cream are to the Wimbledon tennis championships. After all, this is where tea is believed to have originated and till date, is the largest producer of tea in the world. The main emphasis here is on how to increase the tea industry with a lot of focus on business development and networking. Things like international brand marketing and scientific and technological innovation are also high up on the things to do list. There is either very few or no other tea event like this where such a large number of people with common interests get to connect with each other on a global platform. Whether you are a tea producer, buyer, distributor or simply a lover of tea, this is one tea event which is sure to leave you wanting some more of the same.
These are just a few of the more common tea festivals that are held around the world and should not be treated as a comprehensive list by any means. Tea is drunk in almost every nook and corner of the planet and there must be many more ways in which this wondrous drink is celebrated.


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Summer Wonder Festival 2013: Gift's 1/4 SenaPosted by Leah Bayer on July 29, 2013 | 3 CommentsGift is very selective about the figure sculpts they take on. They produce a handful of figures a year, and it's always an odd mix: super stylized things like King Arthur or Toda's Homura, and then giant bikini babes. Yeah, strange to say the least. Their newest addition to the swimsuit line? Sena Kashiwazaki from Haganai. She reminds me very strongly of their Tamaki, only with a derpy face. It's like… almost Sena, but not quite right. Let's hope it turns out better with paint! And speaking of their swimsuit figures, I see a big Soniko on their horizon… [note: also in the gallery are Gift's trio of Fate, Nanoha & Hayate loli 1/4 scale figures and their 1/7 Houki Shinonono] [via Akibahobby]
Summer Wonder Festival 2013: Racing Miku 2013Posted by Leah Bayer on July 29, 2013 | 3 CommentsRacing Miku figures come out like clockwork. We get the new designs at Winter Wonder Festival, the Nendoroid or figma goes up in the meantime, and we see the other (along with the scaled figure) at the Summer event. And since we've already gotten Nendoroid Racing Miku 2013, it was clear we'd be seeing the figma at the event: and here she is! Along with, as you can guess from the header, Good Smile Company's scaled figure of her which I am liking a lot more than I thought I would. [via Akibahobby]
Summer Wonder Festival 2013: PulchraPosted by Leah Bayer on July 28, 2013 | 2 CommentsYou're probably sitting there scratching your head thinking "who the heck is Pulchra?" Well, they're a brand new figure company! Because we certainly don't have enough of those, right? They had two scaled figures at Wonder Festival, the first of which is a Vocaloid… that isn't Miku! Oh happy day! It's Yukari Yuzuki from Vocalomakets. She's 1/7 scale and slated for a December release, so I guess they plan on painting her very soon! The second figure is one I am very excited for: Noire, from Hyperdimension Neptunia! What's up with all the Neptunia figures suddenly? I mean, I'm not complaining but… it's just.. a lot all at once! I hope we get a Green Heart soon. Like Yukari her release is soon, in January, so we should see pricing in the near future. [via NicoNico]
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Summer Wonder Festival 2013: (NSFW) BEATPosted by Leah Bayer on July 28, 2013 | No CommentsLet's be honest: BEAT is far from the best of companies. In fact, they're pretty close to the bottom, but they consistently produce figures of characters they know will sell so they stay afloat. And this time around they've shown of versions of both my waifu (Tamaki) and Stephen's (Soniko, who we knew was coming) so I won't give them too much of a hard time. And hey, the Sasara is pretty cute! And to be honesty, I like their (totally out of left field) Misae Suzuhara more than Native's. But of course it's not all sunshine and boobs. The Vispo sculpts they've picked up are just… bad. Really, really bad. Like oh my god I can't believe you'd try to sell these in 2013 bad. Wow. [via Akibahobby]
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Welcome to the Glenelg Shire Council
The countdown has begun until cruise ship season hits Portland, with final preparations well underway to welcome two vessels to the city in the coming weeks.
The MS Regatta will dock into Portland on Thursday 10 January, carrying 650 international guests. The vessel is circumnavigating Australia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea from Sydney, with stopovers in Bali, Hamilton Island and Perth.
The MS Regatta is followed by the Seven Seas Mariner five days later on Tuesday 15 January, which will carry 750 guests made up of largely American passengers. The Mariner also departs from Sydney and will travel down the west coast of Australia before arriving in Portland.
Mayor Cr Anita Rank said the city was abuzz in anticipation.
"The excitement has been building after months of extensive planning and preparation for these visits which bring huge economic benefits to our community, supporting local business and local jobs," she said.
"Previous cruise ship seasons have injected more than $1 million into the local economy, particularly into the hospitality and tourism sectors, and we predict these visits in January will once again provide a significant economic boost for local traders.
"Portland has become a destination of choice thanks to our great on-shore ratings, which has been largely achieved thanks to the significant efforts of our local community who have got behind this important tourism opportunity."
Cruise ship passengers will enjoy a range of offerings as soon as they disembark in Portland such as community markets; live music and cultural performances by the Winda-Mara Dancers.
Passengers have also booked a range of local tours to local attractions such as Cape Bridgewater and Narrawong's popular Timandra Gardens, a ride on the Cable Tram and Glenelg River cruising tours with a stopover at the Princess Margaret Rose Caves.
Shuttle buses will transport passengers across the local area showcasing key tourist destinations and CBD sites to allow passengers to explore local retail stores and cafes.
THURSDAY 10 JANUARY10am MS Regatta arrives7pm MS Regatta departs
TUESDAY 15 JANUARY7am Seven Seas Mariner arrives6pm Seven Seas Mariner departs
Note: These times are subject to change. Please check the Port of Portland Cruise Ship Schedule for updates.


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This ship is equipped with foodstuff that able of supplying all of the passengers during the voyage a month. Because of the facility and a complete food menu, this ship was also dubbed with floating city.
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The Chaplain Rev William Davis has asked Christians to use the season of Yuletide to reflect on activities of the past year, putting right what we did wrong. In his Christmas message, Rev Davis ask Christians to reflect why Christ Jesus came into the world.
Strength and Encouragement
Christ came into the world to provide forgiveness for sinners who would ask Christ to be their Saviour. Some of us may be facing various trials and tribulations in our daily lives. We may be enduring intimidation or coercion from unbelieving family or friends. We may find ourselves a minority as Christians, in a culture that is worldly in its environs. We do not have to be afraid. There are thousand things in this dangerous world of ours that can cause a heart to quake, a resolve to crumble, a spirit to tremble. We need to be strong. Our God will come with vengeance. We should not make it our business to retaliate, or seek revenge against those who wrong, harm or malign us. If you read Romans 12:19, God is the great avenger who will right every wrong, and he does not need our intervention. He will come and save us. God is everywhere with us all the time. Yet, we do not always see his delivering hand immediately at work in our circumstances.
However, if the guilt of our sins have invaded our carefully protected peace of mind and we see ourselves as being in opposition to a holy and good God, then this admonition will be a welcome relief to our souls. If you have been stumbling over the question, "What can I do? What should I do?" then the answer is repent, and be baptised in the name of Jesus Christ as only in Christ is forgiveness of sins to be found; there is no other way to clean our record up on our own by ourselves. But through Jesus Christ we can find remission of our sins.
We are all sinners. Our thoughts, actions, and words are tainted with selfishness, pride and idolatry. We need forgiveness. While we may have hurt friends or family along the way, the one whom everyone has offended is God. But how can we be forgiven? No matter how good or charitable you may be, you cannot undo the sins you have committed in the past. You cannot earn forgiveness by doing good works. Your sins have been forgiven through faith in Jesus Christ. And if God has so freely and sacrificially forgiven you, how should you respond to others? If you have not earned God's forgiveness, but instead received it freely, why would you make others earn your forgiveness ?
If we have anything against any one, Jesus says, forgive them from your heart before you seek to pray to your Heavenly Father. Do not presume to ask for forgiveness that you are not yourself willing to grant others. Let us use this Yuletide to reflect on our activities in the past year, putting right what we did wrong and starting afresh in the new year as Christian Brothers and Sisters in the true sense of the word. Amen
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year


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Uno Five does it again
Mar 16, 2016
Proving age is just a number, Uno Five continued his good form on Saturday with a win in the Open Handicap over 2200m at the Gold Coast.
With regular jockey Jimmy Orman onboard, the seven year old went back to the rear of the field after jumping from the outside barrier. As they walked in front, Orman used his initiative and decided to whip around the small field and take up the lead at the 900m mark and this ultimately proved the winning move. With only 53kg's on his back Uno Five sprinted away to win by three and a half lengths, his biggest winning margin so far.
It was the geldings sixty-first race start and he just seems to be getting better with age. Since joining the Hill stable in November he has collected over $166,000 for his connections and is yet is finish out of the prizemoney.


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How Good is Sainsbury's Taste The Difference Bordeaux Sauvignon Blanc?
Wine Review of 2017 Sainsbury 'Taste the Difference' Sauvignon Blanc White, France
Score: 88/100
This Bordeaux Blanc (white wine), part of the UK Sainsbury's grocery stores chain, is made in South Western France by Les Vignerons de Tutiac from Sauvignon Blanc grapes in stainless steel tanks.
This 2017 vintage contains sulfites, is suitable for vegans (yes, this is a vegan wine), and comes at a 12.5% alcohol by volume.
Overall Tasting Impressions
The whole is approachable, zesty and lively, somewhat watery but this helps with the refreshing and easy-to-sip overall feel.
A very well made, very balanced dry and pungent white wine, with a touch of a grassy citrusy expression somewhat reminding of a New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, at least clearly a very typical expression of the grape, with the enjoyable restrained French touch to it!
The exuberance of the tropical fruit characters is reminiscent of a dry Alsatian Gewurztraminer too…
Full Tasting Notes
This Bordeaux white wine comes in a delicate, slightly pale lemon-yellow color, with the appearance of a youthful dry wine.
The nose is clean and pure, filled with clean fruity and fresh aromas of pear, passion fruit, fresh grapefruit, and zesty pineapple. I guess you'd find freshly-squeezed lemon and lime note in there too.
It's zesty and rather pungently fruity to smell at!
Likewise, this is a crisp white with a refreshing acidity on the palate. It's dry but well-rounded by a slightly creamy texture and balanced out by the abundant fruity flavors of varied citrus, grapefruit and lime leading.
As an ideal wine & food pairing, Sainsbury's recommends grilled fish, Caesar salad or goat cheese, and I can't disagree!
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If you're interested in the world of finance, and enjoy thinking strategically and challenging assumptions, then this could be the perfect place to start your career.
On our Risk pathway, you'll discover how risk is managed across our business, and help us to embed controls that are robust and responsive to change.
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About the programme
The aim of this two year programme is to equip you with the skills and experiences you'll need to become a leading risk management professional.
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We'll reward you with a starting salary of £31,850. On top of your salary you'll also have access to our flexible benefits package.
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- Building excellent advisory and stakeholder management skills
- Developing the confidence and influencing skills to raise ideas and challenge the status quo
- Working towards a professional qualification, such as FRM, CFA, Chartered Banker, or ICA
At the end of the two years, we hope to see you join us in a permanent role. We'll be supporting your career development throughout, but particularly during your last rotation we'll focus on what roles you could step into next.
This programme would be excellent preparation for a whole range of career paths, and some of the possible next roles to move into would include:
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We pride ourselves on the professional support we offer our graduates, and the friendly, down to earth community our graduates have shaped themselves.
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If we offer you a role, one of the first things we'll do is invite you to join our onboarding portal for successful graduates. It's a great way for us to communicate key messages and to make sure you're all ready for your first day. We'll pair you up with your buddy who'll be able to answer your questions before starting and who'll help you settle in. We'll also introduce you to your line manager before you start too, because we want to make sure you hit the ground running.
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You'll need to be on course for, or already have achieved, a 2:1 in your degree.
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August 2, 2017
Go to Core Portfolio for current positions.
DividendInvestor.com talks about a new fixed to floating rate preferred from Annaly. We ARE buying a small position. The coupon of almost 7% is appealing.
The symbol is: NLY-F (which is NLYPRF at Fidelity: check with your broker for the symbol)
The giant of the mortgage real estate investment trust (mREIT) universe, Annaly Capital Management (NYSE: NLY), has sold a huge fixed-to-floating rate preferred with an initial coupon of 6.95%.
Proceeds from this offering of 28 million shares will be used to redeem the company's 7.875% preferred issue, which is one of four preferreds that Annaly has outstanding. The 28-million-share issue also includes a brokers' overallotment option of an additional 4.2 million shares.
The proceeds of almost $780 million is massive for a mortgage REIT and just $185 million will be needed to redeem the NLY-A issue with the balance going to acquire additional residential and commercial mortgages. The new issue will have a fixed coupon until September 30, 2022, and then will float at a coupon rate of three-month LIBOR, plus a base fixed rate of 4.993%.
Since the three-month LIBOR is currently at 1.32%, if the issue were floating today, the coupon would be 6.3%. It should be noted that the majority of fixed-to-floating-rate preferreds issued recently have a 10-year period until going to a floating rate coupon versus the five years for this issue.
GBAB is in the Core Portfolio. We happened to see a current article talking about this holding and pasted below are some comments. For the full article go to the link below. At this point we are HOLDING GBAB, but we would NOT buy it as it new position….. as rising rates will hurt. If we do ANYTHING we would sell if rates spike.
So… absolutely, without a doubt the Guggenheim Fund has been the best performer in the recent past and virtually tied overall with the BlackRock fund for the best performance out of our five-some of "BAB" funds.
Am I surprised? Not anymore.
While I have been fully following the two Nuveen Funds, I have not up until now taken a deeper dive in GBAB. Prior to doing this, I was actually intrigued as to how you can generate "alpha" in a fairly commoditized Build America Bond market.
Looking deeply into the fund you get your answer. That answer is you invest in lower quality, AND bonds OTHER than Build America Bonds.
While the two Nuveen Funds and the PowerShares ETF are more or less "pure," the Guggenheim and BlackRock funds can invest 20% or more in assets other than Build America Bonds.
So there is our answer to the question.
Bottom line, it is a pretty good fund and up till now the managers have been able to generate incremental returns over its pure peers by adding non-core assets as well as being generally lower quality to the tune of 10% or more.
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What most stands out to me about Mark is his evolution as an entrepreneur. Starting as a teenager many years ago, Mark keeps learning and growing. Without a doubt, he has taken his punches (like all of us). Today, he is running a restaurant ordering app that has already managed $32,000,000 in purchases. Pay attention. This episode is full of actionable advice. We learn:
Mark Haidet's Professional background:
Out of school I worked for Arthur Andersen as an accountant but after a couple years found I liked learning about the companies I was working at more than doing the accounting side of it. I transferred to the consulting side and spent five years doing management consulting across a dozen or more companies.
I learned from this that I liked doing project work but I also wanted the accountability of owning a P&L and being driving tangible results, not just a consulting report. I ended up finding Radiant Systems which was a growing technology company that provided point of sale and management systems to restaurants and retailers.
I started out managing large customer accounts and worked my way across various operational roles over 6 years, ultimately leading our hospitality division. I then became the CFO when we had a management change and spent the next 7 years overseeing the accounting, finance, investor relations, legal, IT and acquisition activities.
During that time we re-vamped our internal systems and completed about a dozen acquisitions. During my last few years at Radiant, my job became more and more administrative with increased SEC regulations and the scale of running a $400 million business.
I was itching to have a creative outlet and spent a few years looking for ways to invest in a restaurant, an area I was interested in learning more about and felt I could have an impact with my operating skills. I eventually ended up connecting with a Chef named Tomas Lee who had created a great Korean Mexican Fusion restaurant in Atlanta called Hankook Taqueria. We hit it off and decided to work together to bring this unique food to more people. This was my first true company that I started from scratch.
It was a great learning experience and we eventually opened another location. During this timeframe Radiant ended up getting purchased by NCR giving me a nice payout and the freedom to go pursue other ventures. I spent the first year working with a private equity firm evaluating potential tech company acquisitions in the retail and hospitality space.
Over time the convergence of my restaurant experience with the technology background lead to what is now Orderly. My partners and I, who were all executives from Radiant, decided there was a gap in the market that technology could address. We founded Orderly to fill this gap and that is my focus today.
The short version of the story is that I like making things. My hobbies include home renovation, cooking, building the neighborhood haunted house, making videos for school productions, creating restaurants and building technology. Anything that requires creativity, design, and execution for a tangible result.
Selected links from the episode:
Hankook Taqueria (Mark's restaurant in ATL)
Area restaurants go high-tech to take stock of their business
The Ultimate Question
Setting The Table (Note from Matt: This book is a MUST read on customer service)
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I dug into our book selection today in the children's department and came up with one of my favorite children's book. It was published in 1998.
Snake Alley Band by Elizabeth Nygaard – Cooperation is the lesson learned in this book but the students will have so much fun listening as they tap their way through the book, the lesson learn will need to be brought up afterwards. After reading through once, it would be fun to give the class instruments to play along through the second time reading.
Toot your horn and Tap your drums
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I'm playing in a jazz band, play with me.
Toot your horn and slap your knee
I'm playing in a jazz band, play with me.
Toot your horn and play for me.
I'm playing in a rock and roll band
Tap your drums and clap your hands
I'm playing in a rock and roll band
Tap your drums in our rock and roll band.
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2. Grey Paper
3. Chop stick
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Cut the paper bag a little over half way down each side at the creases
Fold edges into bag
The back of the bag needs to be cut into the snake head and the hood on the sides.
Draw the snake's face, hood and basket weave.
Cut out two teeth and a tongue
Cut the grey paper to fit under the snakes head and glue or tape to the back of the bag. I stapled the snakes head at the very top to his grey body.
Draw little black circles on the chop stick for the horn and place it across the basket.


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It's about damn time we get some news coming out of Chicago.
No city in America has been as notorious for crime and murder as the Windy City of Chicago. It seemed as if every time I heard something about Chicago it was a murder and most of it was gang-related.
According to CNN, the shootings have take a dip for thirteen straight months.
Chicago has often been the topic of scrutiny when it comes to black on black crime.
The alt-right and racists in general, would often point to Chicago as a way to justify their racists views towards minorities.
You would often hear them say, "We don't want blacks in our neighborhoods because we don't want to become another Chicago."
The news of a dip in violence is good but the Chicago still has a long way to go.
Of course it will not change over night as the city itself is full of corrupt police officers and politicians that have plagued the city for years.
Chicago was so bad in 2016, President Trump threatened bring martial law into the streets.
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by Anne Swenson, Publisher
The Ely Echo is moving ahead into 2017, welcoming new equipment and new innovation. And we also welcome Cam Weisert into expanded roles as a staff member at the Echo. He joins General manager Nick Wognum, Echo Editor Tom Coombe, Graphic Designer Lisa Vidal-Sainio, and Sales Rep Terri Reinesch.
Together we have over 112 years with the Ely Echo, receiving pay checks every two weeks, paying property taxes just like each of you do.
We sure have had a challenging winter thus far and we've rolled with the punches - bringing a new bathroom on line, a new phone system and new printing equipment as well as a whole new photo printing setup to serve our customers.
If nothing else, 2016 was a wild ride.
It sure seemed like a newsworthy year in our news room and compiling the annual "year in review" spread for this week's edition, which can be found elsewhere in this section, only provided confirmation.
We find it hard to believe that a community our size anywhere in the state, or perhaps the nation for that matter, generates as much attention and coverage as Ely.
Copper-nickel mining. The Twin Metals debate, from the listening sessions to the unprecedented meeting between the city council and Gov. Mark Dayton to the 11th hour edict issued by the Obama Administration. Wind storms. Fires. Pillow Rock. Aerial spraying. A raid on one of our bait shots. The transformation of our downtown. The Facebook firestorm over an election-related post by one of our city council members.
You name it and it seemed to happen in Ely this year.
And people noticed. Locally, regionally and in some cases nationally.
A political decision made in Washington D.C. last week involving leases for Twin Metals Minnesota doesn't hold water. There is no science, there are no hard facts, just emotions and rhetoric. We can only hope President-Elect Trump's appointees will undo this travesty.
Newspapers get news releases daily, many of them from various levels of government. They provide information on what bureaucrats are up to or want people to know. The one from the Interior Department could've easily been written by anti-mining activist Becky Rom.
Here's some of the wording used:
• Agencies deny sulfide-ore copper lease
• Mining impacts near pristine watershed
• Acid mine drainage is a significant environmental risk
• Decision echoes the concerns of former Vice President Walter Mondale and Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton
Dear Editor:
The decision last Thursday to deny the renewal of mineral leases to Twin Metals Minnesota and to remove thousands of acres of Superior National Forest from mineral leasing for two years is widely regarded as a great victory for environmentalists.
This ruling by the Secretary of the Interior is certainly a win for those of us who want to keep the Kawishiwi watershed clean. It's a win for those of us who run businesses in the Boundary Waters region that depend on the reality of clean water in the Boundary Waters and even the perception by our customers of the purity of the wilderness.
Our jobs are sustainable. Our payroll has been growing steadily for 37 years. How can anyone deny us the right to defend what we have worked so hard to build. To others this decision is a great disappointment. I believe I can empathize.
Dear Editor:
I wish everyone on the Range could have seen and heard Congressman Rick Nolan take on the radical anti-mining crowd from the Twin Cities at the DFL State Central Committee meeting last Saturday in Lakeville. Nolan was totally "on fire," delivering a stem-winder of a speech denouncing the anti-mining Resolution 54 that threatened to put the DFL Party on record in opposition to mining.
Nolan reminded everyone that the "L" in "DFL" stands for Labor. He passionately defended the good paying mining and construction jobs we need to pay our bills, put food on the table and retire with security and dignity.
DFL leaders got the message and defeated the resolution overwhelmingly.
Good work Rick Nolan! You've got our backs, and I was proud to stand with you that day.
Jason George, Int'l Union of Operating Engineers Local 49
It was the irony of ironies that on Tuesday night, at the tail end of a meeting that attracted an overflow crowd that spilled out into the hallways, television crews from Duluth and even three police officers to maintain order at City Hall, the Ely City Council awarded the bid for next year's July 4 fireworks celebration.
Those proved to be the only real fireworks of the night, much to the surprise of many who filled the room or followed along on social media.
The climax of the firestorm that erupted when council member Dan Forsman posted a political meme - on an internet site made up of Hillary Clinton supporters - was rather anti-climactic.
Forsman apologized, those demanding he resign or be thrown off the council kept their pitchforks at home, and civility reigned.
It was the best possible outcome to a situation that had turned ugly, with social media providing the fuel.
With this chapter of 2016 now hopefully closed, here are a few takeaways:
The First Amendment to the United States Constitution:
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
We take the First Amendment pretty seriously in the newspaper business in Ely, Minnesota. When a city council member was harshly criticized for posting a meme on a Facebook closed group for some reason it stoked a fire storm.
Let's back up. What's a meme? Here's Google's interpretation: "A humorous image, video, piece of text, etc. that is copied (often with slight variations) and spread rapidly by Internet users."
The meme so upsetting to some was a picture of Dr. Kevorkian that read, "Do you suffer from Trump acceptance rejection disorder (tard)? Ask you doctor if suicide is right for you."
Dear Editor:
Accuracy is not a factor my classmate, Becky Rom, retains when forming positions that have grave consequences for a town she calls home....ELY, MN.
It is extremely important to remember that facts need to be correct and applied accurately to stories, which are intended to be perused by the reader.
If you do not state facts that support your intended perspective, you are falsifying your outcomes to suit your needs.
As your classmate I feel the need to bring out some inconsistencies in her recent article from the Minneapolis newspaper. First at age 12/13 she stated that in seventh grade she was selected by our English teacher, Mr Doug Drechsler, who was a first year teacher in 1962, to take the lead in a debate over the BWCA. At that age it was not a big concern of us since, we were still able to travel in the Basswood Lake area by motorboat and snowmobile.
The holiday season is upon us and we hope all of our readers had a happy Thanksgiving - and we wish all of you a season of warmth and good tidings.
Conversations at family holiday gatherings often turn to the news of the day, but it's easy to understand if families try and steer clear of politics over their turkey and pumpkin pie. In Ely, it's understandable to add copper-nickel mining to the do not discuss list, for fear of a food fight. Nobody wants to see grandma or a visiting aunt or uncle hit with an errant drumstick, after all.
But conventional wisdom and a lot of rhetoric from the anti-mining crowd, aided sometimes by gullible or left-leaning media outlets, looks to be misguided or just plain wrong when it comes to sentiment about mining in our neck of the woods.
For a community of 3,500 people, Ely sure knows how to make news.
We seriously doubt there's another community our size anywhere in Minnesota that attracts as much state or even nationwide attention as we do.
Some of the reasons are obvious. Ely's proximity to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, nationally-known attractions such as the International Wolf Center and North American Bear Center, the vast recognition and acclaim as a tourism destination and outdoor hub, and certainly the ongoing and never-ending debate over copper-nickel mining are among the bevy of reasons Ely makes it into The New York Times, on the TODAY Show, or any of numerous other major media outlets.
Small towns across the state, from Eveleth to East Grand Forks, Barnum to Breckenridge, don't get this type of publicity.
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On receiving the request from a patient to speak to a GP or a nurse the message is taken by the receptionist for the named clinician and the message is then conveyed for appropriate action by the clinician. The clinician will then telephone the patient. Receptionists cannot put calls directly through to clinicians during clinics unless the situation requires emergency attention. Telephone consultations are also available with doctors and nurses.
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Jaguar expects tech-savvy couples and young families to choose the E-Pace as their only car. Eighty percent of these customers will be new to the British brand, Jaguar forecasts.
"We created an easy-to-understand customer offer, with two trim versions, standard and R-Dynamic, five engines – three diesels and two gasolines – and three specification option packs," said Jaguar Land Rover's global product marketing director, Finbar McFall. Jaguar expects the E-Pace to become its best-seller.
The compact SUV benefits from a mixture of JLR models. Its platform is an evolution of the Land Rover Discovery Sport's underpinnings, which were tweaked to provide the E-Pace with new rockers made from high-strength steel and a stiffer engine subframe.
The upgrades, which will be extended to the new-generation Range Rover Evoque, improve the driving dynamics. To further enhance the E-Pace's sporty characteristics, despite a generous luggage space that can be expanded from 577 liters to up to 1,234 liters, the SUV uses the integral link rear suspension carried over from the larger F-Pace.
To reduce weight – the 2.0-liter diesel front-wheel-drive model starts at 1,700kg – the new Jaguar has an aluminum hood, roof and tailgate while magnesium is used for the E-Pace's dashboard cross member.
McFall said global demand in the compact SUV segment grew by 19 percent last year. The sector is projected to increase by another 23 percent by 2020.
The E-Pace's arrival will help push Jaguar's annual global sales above 250,000 in 2019, analyst firm IHS Markit predicts, up from a low of 42,952 in 2010.


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The dawn of a new era at Claremont Pool - the start of our Saturday Stoic Sunrise Swim is this Saturday, 7th April!
Dear Swimmers
Many thanks to all those of you who've registered for this week's inaugural Saturday Stoic Sunrise Swim at the Claremont Pool! We can't wait to get coaching you!
The session will have a unique feel to the rest of the week's usual squad sessions and during this initial 8-week trial period will essentially blend elements of our five swim session types:
- Pure Technique (i.e. drills and skills)
- Technique / Endurance (i.e. pull, paddles and bands work)
- "Red Mist" Endurance (i.e. solid endurance work to really challenge you)
- CSS Development (i.e. increasing the pace to really boost your threshold)
- Open Water Skills development (i.e. swim specific fun!)
Each week we'll vary the ratio around these key areas and aim to target specific events in the long-term, i.e. half / full Ironman, Rottnest swims and the open water swim series.
In a nutshell, for those of you familiar with the squad, it won't be quite as hard as a Wednesday "Red Mist" session, but will contain a lot more variety, including some fun races and challenges in the latter 10-15 minutes.
A warm welcome from the Swim Smooth Perth Squad to those of you who are new to the squad with the inclusion of this new session!
Here are some important points if you will be joining us this Saturday:
- the session will commence at 5.30am and run until 7am each Saturday, starting Saturday 7th April and running for 8 weeks as a trial period until Saturday 26th May
- if interest is deemed viable by the pool, we hope to be able to continue to offer the session going forth, possibly with an extension to 2 hours (originally speculated as 5am to 7am)
- we will be using lanes 1 to 4 from the shallow end of the 50m pool at Claremont for these sessions (this is the other side of the pool closest to reception for your reference)
- the session for the first 2 weeks filled completely within less than 36 hours of announcing it - whoop!
- we are now taking a wait list for these sessions, so there is still the chance to get in, but you need to ensure you are registered to the wait list via the app
- if you have a spot but cannot attend, please cancel up to 5.30pm on the Friday evening before to release your spot to someone on the wait list and avoid being charged for your place
- you will need a valid credits in your account to attend - to top-up, please use the "Buy Services" option in the app or use this link
- if you complete 4 or more of the 8 sessions on offer in this trial period, you will be offered one of the inaugural permanent spots in this squad going forwards (like gold dust!) so please ensure you are registered for the tail-end of the trial period also to avoid missing out!
- if you are brand new to the squad, please email back with your CSS pace (average pace per 100m for a 1500m swim or details at http://www.swimsmooth.com/training.html) so we can better allocate your lanes
- you will need to bring: 1) fins; 2) pull buoy; 3) paddles; 4) a sense of humour and that famous digger spirit!
See you on Saturday!
You can be assured of a well tailored, individual approach to your swimming with any of our squad sessions, delivered in a fun and supportive environment!


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By David Solomon
Hard-working and successful educators deserve to be recognized and rewarded. Fortunately, there is a wide range of educational awards out there, from the National Teacher of the Year to the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Distinguished District Award. To be considered for these awards, as well as grants such as the NEA Foundation Learning and Leadership Grants, educators are often asked to submit a video as part of the application process.
In order to reward innovative outstanding work in the classroom, those who review award applications need to see learning in action. Here are three tips for creating a video in the classroom that will make an award or grant submission stand out:
- Record your classroom in action. For ISTE's Outstanding Teacher Award, the submission application requires a one- to two-minute video that encompasses the theme: "What role does technology play in making a positive difference in teaching and learning?" An example could be using video to record your classroom environment. Students could be interacting in groups of five or six, with background music playing while they participated in writing assignments. You could then explain how using technology helped students to focus better in the classroom.
- Have your students speak up. Award submissions are a time to show off. Use video to let students tell their stories about their educational epiphanies. For example, students could record themselves describing what they enjoyed about a recent project and how it helped them master a subject matter or skill.
- Capture a fun and engaging lesson. The way we teach our students in the classroom is always changing. Maybe project-based-learning (PBL) that includes small-group discussions has played a huge role in your classroom, and you want to illustrate how teaching and learning have changed for the better. Start by recording your best lesson, and use it as a jumping-off point to explain how the lesson has helped shape kids for life after the classroom.
With a long list of awards and grants available to educators across the country, it truly does pay to make your applications catch the eye. The time and effort will be well worth it.
Showing learning in action is just one way you can utilize video in your classroom. Download our fun infographic to learn eight other effective ways video can assist your teaching.


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The Australian Department of Environment and Energy has notified its decision that the Clive Palmer-associated Waratah Coal Pty Ltd (Waratah) Alpha North Coal Mine Project is a controlled action requiring assessment and approval under the Environmental Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) (EPBCA) before it can proceed.
According to the Department, the proposed action is "to construct and operate a coal mine, comprising four underground longwalls in Mining Area North and two open cut pits and four underground longwalls in Mining Area South, and associated infrastructure in the Galilee Basin, approximately 210 kilometres north-west of Emerald, Queensland [see EPBC Act referral 2018/8189]."
The department was satisfied that the mine will have, or is likely to have a significant impact on the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, rejecting Waratah's assertion that the mine would not impact on the World Heritage Area.
The Minister did not advise on the assessment approach to be taken, indicating that it must have requested information in relation to the taking of the action from Waratah under subsection 76(3) or section 89.
Any person may request the Minister to provide them with reasons for this decision within 28 days of the decision under the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth) s 13. See EDO Qld's EPBC Act factsheet for more information (pdf).
EDO Qld previously advised of public comment opportunities in relation to the EPBC referral, which closed on 8 May 2018.
Read the full notice (pdf link via Department of Environment and Energy website)


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