JamiiX, FTW (For The Win)

JamiiX, the brainchild of Marlon Parker walked away with the Best Commercialized Innovation at the SAFIPA Conference. I am so proud to be associated to this start up initiative that is now so ever growing. The award has found its home at RLabs Business Innovation Incubator ,the birthplace of JamiiX. We have put this award amongst our other awards (3 SA Blog Awards) in the voyeur of RLabs for the people (community) to enjoy.

We missed our flight!

One of the unimaginable things happened to me this morning. Angelo and myself was scheduled to board a flight to Jozi to go and do ongoing training with the RLabs Champions there. When we got the the fight counter we were told that we that our fight has been closed and that we had to go on a standby flight. This is the first time this has happened to me since I have been travelling . I was a bit despondent as things were put into place in terms of people picking us up from the airport in Jozi etc.

As we were sitting at Mug and Bean i whipped out my laptop and decided to make the most of this situation by blogging about it. As i am writing about this i feel inspired as blogging is one of the tools we will be teaching the RLabs Jozi Team about. I am sitting and still giving Jesus praise as i know He is still in control of everything. Still very excited as to what is going to happen in Jozi and meeting everyone there.Jozi here we come!!$

Team from Jubilee church visits Cape Town

God has been gracious in the sense that He continues to strengthen the bridge between South Africa and the U.K. This week we had 5 guests from the Jubilee Church based in Bromley, UK. They however did not come to do sight –seeing as so many tourists do when they come to Cape Town. They had a different agenda and that was to come and impart knowledge into the lives of people from the community.

They did a number of short courses like: Listening and counselling skills, first – aid, c.v writing and interview skills with the community.All the courses took place and was hosted at Impact Direct Ministries. Over the years the Jubilee Church has been sending from members to come and impart their skills into the lives of people here. We as Impact Direct would like to thank the Jubilee church for sowing into the lives of many and allowing their church members to come to Cape Town.

More pics to follow.

RLabs Legacy Programme Interview: Registration Day

RLabs Covering Social Media Coverage at Sahara Park Newlands

Today the RLabs team was out at Sahara Park Newlands doing the Social Media Coverage for a cricket match between Wynberg Boys High and Grey High School. This event was in collaboration with Standard Bank Pro 20 School Cricket . The Rlabs team covered ball by ball and wicked by wicked action with live commentary through various Social Networking tools. In the picture we have Brent capturing content. The content that was captured included interviews with the crowd and players taking photos and uploading them to Standard Bank Facebook Page.



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VOTE FOR TABLE MOUNTAIN TODAY

Table Mountain is one of only 28 natural sites from around the globe shortlisted to be named one of the Official New7Wonders of Nature.

From an initial list of 440 magnificent natural sites nominated in 2008, Table Mountain was voted onto a list of 77 sites prior to being selected for the final shortlist of 28 finalists in July 2009.

Table Mountain Aerial Cableway, Table Mountain National Park and Cape Town Tourism have formed an official supporting committee to champion the mountain’s cause. Table Mountain needs approximately 30 million votes to secure a top 7 spot.

The Official New7Wonders of Nature contest aims to raise awareness of the incredible variety and beauty of nature around us.

The campaign is run by the New7Wonders Foundation in Zurich, Switzerland, an organization which fosters global dialogue through democratic campaigns, and through these campaigns, promotes conservation efforts worldwide for man-made and natural monuments.

The Official New7Wonders of Nature will be determined entirely by votes from the public and the final 7 wonders announced on November 11, 2011. The campaign is well on track to receive more than one billion votes. Voting platforms are made accessible to everyone through the Internet and mobile phones.

Candidates must be clearly defined natural sites that have neither been created nor significantly altered by man. The awareness and tourism income generated through the New7Wonders campaign will ensure that these natural treasures are better preserved for future generations.

So why should we vote for Table Mountain?

Table Mountain is a recognised global icon, visited by millions of people each year. The mountain has attracted the attention of royalty, sports stars and Hollywood celebrities and is one of the most photographed sites in Africa. It withstood years of political turmoil in South Africa and was a symbol of hope for freedom fighters jailed with Nelson Mandela on Robben Island off the coast of Cape Town during the apartheid era.

Table Mountain is one of the oldest mountains on the planet. It’s six times older than the Himalayas and five times older than the Rockies. Mount Everest in the Himalayas is 60 million years old so Table Mountain is estimated to be 360 million years old.

Table Mountain was named a World Heritage Site in 2004. It is part of the Cape Floristic Region, which is the smallest and richest of the six floral kingdoms on earth, boasting an amazing 8200 rare and endangered plant species, some of which occur nowhere else on the planet.

Table Mountain is the only terrestrial feature on our planet to have a constellation named after it. The southern constellation Mensa was first introduced to Western astronomy in 1754 by Frenchman Nicolas Louis de Lacaille (he originally called it Mons Mensae – Latin for “the table mountain”). Lacaille, an astronomer, catalogued an amazing 10 000 stars during his professional career and named Mensa after the increasingly world-famous landmark in the Cape of Good Hope.

If Table Mountain is named one of the seven wonders of nature, South Africa can expect a massive boost in tourism revenue and brand value. Studies have shown that sites participating in the New7Wonders of the man-made world (which were named in 2007) saw an increase of more than US$5 billion (R35 billion) in tourism revenue and brand value.

To vote for Table Mountain, SMS “table” to 34874, visit www.votefortablemountain.com or call +44 203 347 0901.

ENDS

ISSUED BY SPLASH PR & MEDIA CONSULTANTS

ON BEHALF OF TABLE MOUNTAIN BID COMMITTEE

FOR FURTHER INFO EMMA McADAM

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TABLE MOUNTAIN CAMPAIGN MANAGER

021 424 0015

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Learning together

After last week’s class the participants requested that we do a refreshers class on blogging again. Last week’s class included: loading up and image in your blog post, loading up a video in your blog post and doing a hyper link in your blog post.




In this evenings class I have asked the participants to do a blog with all of the above mentioned components in it. It is going to be interesting to see if they still remember what they have been taught last week. The is also a young man in this evenings class that was absent last week so did not get to learn what the others have learned. I requested from the others that was in class last week to assist and show him what we have learnt. I think that this is a great way of learning together and let’s face it, the participants in this year’s training is the CHAMPIONS of tomorrow.