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My one liner: How do societies adapt to Disruptive Change? Exerting discipline through fear. Labour skills reflect society's needs. Why "National Patrimony" matters. Being local versus global depends on society's current needs. We are crucially dependent on our modern communications networks. Opportunity Cost determines Resource Allocation. Life Experiences give us important intuitive skills. Just some of the lessons learned from World War Z.
As 2012 draws to a close, I have taken the opportunity to publish the second in the occasional series, Lessons from Fiction. The subject is "How Society adapts to Disruptive Change"
The book which gives us some rich insights is World War Z (2006) by Max Brooks. Written as the account of an agent of the United Nations Postwar Commission, World War Z is a series of post-war interviews with all sorts of people from all over the world who lived through a fictional apocalyptic war.
The war was a 10-year conflict against Zombies, following a Zombie pandemic which originated in China (and was originally covered up by the Chinese government), spread to South America via the illegal donor trade, and finally came to prominence following an outbreak in South Africa. Zombies are devoid of intelligence and are motivated only by the desire to consume human flesh. Shortly after being bitten by a zombie, a human will "die" and then become a zombie itself. The only way to destroy them is to destroy the brain. They do not tire, and are as strong as the humans they infect. At peak, there were 200 million zombies threatening humanity, and the book alludes to the human race coming to the brink of extinction.
Here is a YouTube simulation of a Zombie attack (unrelated to the book), originating in Peru.
Which is obviously quite an unlikely thing to actually happen. However, it got me thinking what might be real-world applications.
An interesting paper on the mathematics of containing a zombie outbreak is here. Its major conclusion is that only quick, aggressive attacks can stave off the doomsday scenario of the total collapse of society. The paper points to some possible applications of the analysis, including martyrdom-based religious extremism. Is that why we observe quick and aggressive military strikes against alleged terrorist strongholds ?
And what of the current financial crisis ? "Zombie banks" was a term first coined by Edward Kane during the Savings and Loans crisis of the late 1980s. It describes an insolvent financial institution that continues to exist simply because it benefits from government guarantees of its ability to repay its debts. Such banks become a drain on the resources of the state whilst fulfilling no useful asset allocation function. Many commentators argue, and I agree, that much of our current financial system suffers from this malaise. Modelling the negative systemic impact of keeping zombie banks afloat (as opposed to letting them go) would I think be an interesting field of research.
But that's a digression. Back to the book. The personal accounts tell of people's survival stories, their roles in discovering or overcoming the threat, and the social, geopolitical, economic and physical changes that people, nations, the environment went through during that period.
Clearly an extreme fictional tale, but extremely well-researched, such that we may draw some interesting conclusions as to how societies behave during times of extreme disruption.
Discipline can be exercised through Fear
The Russian army had its own way of ensuring that its soldiers would fight for the cause. It stripped the soldiers of their own humanity, and their ability to decide for themselves. The result was total submission to the mission. An insight into how repressive societies coerce and co-opt their citizens into the national project, whatever that may be. The 20th century saw this on a grand scale, with millions of people induced to oppress and murder to compatriots so that they become collaborators in the scheme of the dictator. Decimation also incidentally appears in Roman and Greek mythology. The three Parcae were the Roman female personifications of fate (see previous post on this subject). Nona spun the thread of life, Decima measured the thread of life and Morta cut the thread of life. Not much research available on the internet, but it makes one wonder why the name of the preserver of life refers to partitioning into tenth parts.
"To decimate… I used to think it meant just to wipe out, cause horrible damage, destroy… It actually means to kill by a percentage of ten, one out of every ten must die… and that's exactly what they did to us…
The Spetznaz had us assemble on the parade ground, full dress uniform no less… 'You spoiled children think democracy is a God-given right. You expect it, you demand it ! Well, now you're going to get your chance to practice it'
… 'What did he mean ?'
We would be the ones to decide who would be punished. Broken up into groups of ten, we would have to vote on which one of us was going to be executed. And then we… the soldiers, we would be the ones to personally murder our friends… We could have said no, could have refused and been shot ourselves, but we didn't. We went right along with it. We all made a conscious choice and because that choice carried such a high price, I don't think anyone ever wanted to make another one again. We relinquished our freedom that day, and we were more than happy to see it go."
The Parcae (Nona, Decima and Morta) by Peter Paul Rubens. They are spinning the Fate of Marie de' Medici. Decima is responsible for determining the fate of a person.
Labour skills reflect Society's needs
When disruption comes, the labour market changes abruptly. In a Zombie war, modern weapons do not work. Additionally, say goodbye to modern manufacturing methods, large scale agricultural production, non-essential service occupations, mass-media as a leisure pursuit.
Gradual disruptions could also have this effect; if you believe that environmental or economic changes will in the future make people less mobile, then skills which emphasise real production and output will be more valuable than those which value intangible services or agency.
"You should have seen some of the "careers" listed on our first employment census; everyone was some version of an "executive", a "representative", an "analyst", or a "consultant", all perfectly suited to the pre-war world, but all totally inadequate for the present crisis. We needed carpenters, masons, machinists, gunsmiths. We had those people, to be sure, but not nearly as many as were necessary. The first labor survey stated that over 65 percent of the present civilian workforce were classified F-6, possessing no valued vocation. We required a massive retraining program. In short, we needed to get a whole lot of white collars dirty."
One by-product of this could be an improved sense of emotional well-being, with people feeling that what they do is socially useful. The evidence on this is not clear-cut either way. Some studies suggest that once basic human needs are met above a certain level (measured by GDP per capita) then there is no international correlation between happiness and income, although within countries rising income is related to rising happiness (the so-called Easterlin Paradox). Others argue that there is indeed an international correlation also. Not for debate here, but it does seem intuitive that what people value is "relative" well-being. In a world where everyone has more equal personal wealth (in this case because of the need to fight a common enemy), then they derive more utility from contributing to their local community.
Certainly the author seems to imply that people are happier when they are more connected to their community.
Under what circumstances could this vocation become desirable ?
"I met one gentleman on a coastal ferry from Portland to Seattle. He had worked in the licensing department for an advertising agency, specifically in charge of procuring the rights to classic rock songs for television commercials. Now he was a chimney sweep. Given that most homes in Seattle had lost their central heat and the winters were now longer and colder, he was seldom idle. "I help keep my neighbours warm," he said proudly. I know it sounds a little too Norman Rockwell, but I hear stories like that all the time. "You see those shoes, I made them," "That sweater, that's my sheep's wool," "Like the corn ? My garden". That was the upshot of a more localised system. It gave people the opportunity to see the fruits of their labour, it gave them a sense of individual pride to know that they were making a clear, concrete contribution to victory."
The modern communications network is irreplaceable
Satellites are used for a number of civilian applications: navigation and positioning; communication (including telephony, internet, television and radio); weather forecasting; earth mapping (including agricultural yields, forestry, and geology). Not to mention military uses. All of our modern communication depends on them: the world as we know it would literally fall apart without them. In the novel a team of astronauts mans the International Space Station (ISS) in order to keep a small number of satellites in orbit. The team was not guaranteed any passage back to earth, but given the importance of keeping satellites working they decided to stay on the ISS anyway….
Animation depicting the orbits of GPS satellites in medium Earth orbit.
National Patrimony determines economic well-being
One of the biggest lessons of World War Z is in my opinion the importance of a term which I think is much under-used "National Patrimony". The concept is has been the subject of a previous post, Why the West rules…For Now, and it refers to the accumulated store of a country's wealth and resources. In its narrowest definition it may consist of natural resources and financial holdings, but it should really be broadened to cover the entire endowment of attributes and heritage that a country possesses, for example its culture, national identity, homogeneity, role of government, integration with other countries.
In today's globalised world Cuba's isolation and self-dependence in relation to the above attributes has been very much a handicap. In the post-apocalyptic world physical and cultural isolation, a nationalistic mindset, disproportionate investment in healthcare, and the psychology of being accustomed to face a common adversary, all became important assets in the flourishing of Cuba as the world's wealthiest country.
This is surely true of any era in time. When analysing the relative outlook and capabilities of different countries, do we not put too much emphasis on flow items (deficits / surpluses, income levels, growth items, outputs, etc) ? Surely in any era or cycle it is the National Patrimony of a country that determines its economic well-being.
"Cases were small and immediately contained, mostly Chinese refugees and a few European businessmen. Travel from the United States was still largely prohibited, so we were spared the initial blow of first-wave mass migration. The repressive nature of our fortress society allowed the government to take steps to ensure that the infection was never allowed to spread. All internal travel was suspended, and both the regular army and territorial militias were mobilized. Because Cuba had such a high percentage of doctors per capita, our leader knew the true nature of the infection weeks after the first outbreak was reported… By the time of the Great Panic, when the world finally woke up to the nightmare breaking down their doors, Cuba had already prepared itself for war… The simple fact of geography spared us the danger of large-scale, overland swarms. Our invaders came from the sea, specifically from an armada of boat people. Not only did they bring contagion, as we have seen throughout the world, there were also those who believed in ruling their new homes as modern-day conquistadors."
Catedral de San Cristobal, Havana. And Cuba as the world's financial centre ?
Opportunity Cost determines Resource Allocation
The first thing that my Economics teacher at school taught us in our first lesson was: "There is only one cost which matters: Opportunity Cost." Governments and administrators face choices all the time, since they do not have infinite resources. In the Zombie attack the realisation that governments came to was that it was impossible to protect and save the whole population. And, more objectively, once you have decided which cohort of the population you are going to save, then the remainder can actually be turned into an asset to fight against the threat by acting as a decoy. In the book, all governments eventually adopted a version of the "Redeker Plan" as first developed by Paul Redeker during the apartheid era in South Africa.
Brutal and chilling, yes. And clearly much too extreme for any peace-time decision making. However, it does remind us government policy-making must by definition favour one group over another. This could have profound implications in areas such as healthcare, where currently most governments do not explicitly allocate resources based on quantitative measures of their outcomes. Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) were an early attempt at this (what will be the patients quality of life and how long will he live, if you apply a given treatment ?), and some stories in the media suggest that hospitals do operate such policies unofficially. I think that with budget constraints in the future, such resource allocation will become more explicit.
"This is where [Paul] Redeker stepped in. His revised Plan Orange, appropriately completed in 1984, was the ultimate survival strategy for the Afrikaner people. No variable was ignored. Population figures, terrain, resources, logistics… Redeker not only updated the plan to include both Cuba's chemical weapons and his own country's nuclear option, but also, and this is what made the "Orange Eighty-Four" so historic, the determination of which Afrikaners would be saved and which had to be sacrificed… Redeker believed that to try to protect everyone would stretch the government's resources to the breaking point. He compared it to survivors of a sinking ship capsizing a lifeboat that simply did not have room for them all. Redeker had even gone so far as to calculate who should be "brought aboard". He included income, IQ, fertility, an entire checklist of "desirable qualities", including the subject's location to a potential crisis zone. 'The first casualty of the conflict must be our own sentimentality' was the closing statement for his proposal, "for its survival will mean our own destruction." Orange Eighty-Four was a brilliant plan. It was clear, logical, efficient, and it made Paul Redecker one of the most hated men in South Africa."
Life Experiences give us important intuitive skills
Fengdu Ghost City, China
The experience of the older generation is to be highly valued. Regular readers of this blog will know that I rant about the inexperience of the 40-something world leaders that we have these days. What happened to the 60 and 70-year olds who have seen the world, achieved something in alternative careers, and truly understand how the world works ? In World War Z, these were the people who understood the true ferocity of what was about to happen. Sometimes it is just intuition. One of the first interviews in World War Z is with a Chinese doctor called to an outbreak in Fengdu, where nobody yet understands that they are faced with a Zombie outbreak. But one old lady senses something serious is about to happen because she has seen calamity many times before…
"I've never see Fengdu as anything but a cheap, kitschy tourist trap. Of course this ancient crone's words had no effect on me, but her tone, her anger… she had witnessed enough calamity in her years upon the earth: the warlords, the Japanese, the insane nightmare of the Cultural Revolution… she knew that another storm was coming, even if she didn't have the education to understand it."
Many more accounts in the book than alluded to in this review, and much to reflect on. Which makes this book a sci-fi / fantasy novel that is eminently accessible to the Reader on the Clapham Omnibus.
The Wikipedia link to the book is here.
There's a movie due out in June 2013, by the way. But it looks like it doesn't really follow the structure of personal accounts where the outcome is already known. It seems more like Brad Pitt Saves the World.
Which is fine I suppose.
Here's the trailer…
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Reviews of books that I read in my spare time. Enjoy.
- Ferdinand von Schirach: Crime & Guilt (2012)
- Fritjof Capra and Pier Luigi Luisi: The Systems View of Life - A Unifying Vision (2014)
- Danny King: School for Scumbags (2012)
- Erich Maria Remarque: Arch of Triumph (1945)
- W. Somerset Maugham - The Painted Veil
- John Julius Norwich: Byzantium, The Early Centuries (1988)
- Anthony Price: Other Paths to Glory (1975)
- Richard Davidson and Sharon Begley: The Emotional Life of Your Brain (2012)
- Charles Neider (Ed): The Autobiography of Mark Twain
- Paul Torday: The Girl on the Landing (2009)
- David Eagleman: Sum - Forty Tales of the Afterlife (2009)
- Simon Winchester: Bomb, Book and Compass: Joseph Needham and the Great Secrets of China (2008)
- Steven Strange & Jack Zupko (Eds): Stoicism - Traditions and Tranformations (2004)
- Michael Dibdin: Vendetta (1990)
- Matt Sinclair (Ed): The Fall - Tales from the Apocalypse (2012)
- Edward Jay Epstein: Have you ever tried to sell a Diamond ? (And other
investigations of the diamond trade) (2011)
- Lessons from Fiction Part 3: The role of institutions in alleviating the poverty trap
- Emile Zola: L'Assommoir (The Drinking Den) 1877, Translation by Robin Buss (2004)
- Margaret Atwood:Oryx & Crake (2003)
- Paul Auster: Sunset Park (2010)
- Ernest Hemingway: The Old Man and the Sea (1951)
- Lessons from Fiction Part 2 - How Societies adapt to Disruptive Change
- James Barr: A Line in the Sand (2011). And a nod to "Information is Beautiful"
- Voltaire (1749 translation): Zadig or the Book of Fate (1747)
- Leigh Skene: The Impoverishment of Nations (2009)
- Steven Roger Fischer: A History of Language (1999)
- John Dickson Carr: He Who Whispers (1946)
- Matthew May: The Shibumi Strategy (2011)
- Trevanian: Shibumi (1979)
- Lessons from Fiction: Part 1 - A beginner's guide to convicting an innocent man
- H. Woody Brock: American Gridlock (Why the Right and Left are Both Wrong, Commonsense 101 Solutions for the Economic Crises) (2012)
- Jane Jensen: Dante's Equation (2003)
- Amartya Sen: The Idea of Justice (2009)
- Ian Morris: Why the West Rules...For Now (2010)
Actus Reus
Anthony Price
Aurelio Zen
Balfour Declaration
Danny King
David Lloyd-George
David Mccandless
Decimation
Dialogue Of The Deaf
Donation Of Constantine
Dr David Audley
Dr Gideon Fell
Edward J Epstein
Ferdinand Von Schirach
Fiscal Deficit
Fractal Mathematics
François-Marie Arouet
Franz Bopp
Fritjoft Capra
Gafin Principle
Game Of Go
Geo Politics
Geo-politics
Great Wyrley
Herbert Henry Asquith
Hindenburg Line
H. Woody Brock
Ian Morris
Information Is Beautiful
Jack Zupko
Japanese Aesthetics
Jean De La Bruyère
John Dickson Carr
John Julius Norwich
John Rawls
King Feisal 1st
Lawrence Becker
Leigh Skene
Life Outcomes
Locked Room Mystery
Martha Nussbaum
Matthew May
Matt Sinclair
Mens Rea
Michael Arditti
Michael Dibdin
Miscarriage Of Justice
Mordecai Kurz
Mother Company
Mr Five Percent
National Patrimony
Parcae
Parsi
Paul Torday
Pia De' Tolomei
Pier Luigi Luisi
Proto Indo-European
Qalys
Richard Davidson
Richard Easterlin
Rodney William Whittaker
Sharon Begley
Shibumi
Snooker; Pool; & Billiards
Social Realisation
Spy Novel
Steven Roger Fischer
Steven Strange
Sykes-Picot Agreement
Systems View
The Somme
What Can We Learn From Fiction
Zombie Banks


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Collector Jorge M. Pérez Is Offering Lucky Artists a Total of $75,000 to Spend on Anything They Want
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Billionaire real estate developer Jorge M. Pérez is creating not one, but two, major annual art awards based in his home city of Miami. The Jorge M. Pérez Award will offer $25,000 to a visual arts alumnus of Miami's National YoungArts Foundation, while the $50,000 Jorge and Darlene Pérez Prize will be presented to a living artist selected by the Pérez Art Museum Miami. Both prizes are unrestricted.
The awards are a way for Pérez—who in 2013 controversially became the former Miami Art Museum's namesake as the lead donor on its new building—to support artists directly while bringing more international attention to Miami's cultural scene.
"There's a lot of well-known awards that a lot of artists strive for, whether it be the Turner Prize or the Hugo Boss Prize—we really want Miami and PAMM to be part of that conversation," Patti Hannah, Pérez's lead curator and art director for his real estate company, Related Group, told artnet News.
Chat Travieso, The Boogie Down Booth (2015), installation view. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Pérez's partners, PAMM and YoungArts—a nonprofit that supports high school students gifted in the visual, literary, design, and performing arts—are two local cultural groups with which the billionaire real estate developer has already worked closely.
The YoungArts award aims to boost alumni "at that critical juncture when you're having some kind of success but you're not there completely," Lisa Leone, YoungArts' vice president of artistic programs, told artnet News.
Chat Travieso. Photo courtesy of the artist.
The inaugural prize was dedicated to Latinx artists. Hannah worked to select the winner with Naiomy Guerrero, a curatorial fellow at PAMM specializing on artists of Latin American descent in the US.
The original idea was to honor one artist, but they ended up choosing two: multidisciplinary artist and designer Chat Travieso, a 2003 YoungArts winner and US Presidential Scholar in the Arts who originally hails from Miami and now lives in Brooklyn; and painter and printmaker Kathia St. Hilaire, a Miami native currently completing her MFA at Yale University in Connecticut.
Kathia St. Hilaire, Acassan (2018). Courtesy of the artist.
"Chat has a very socially engaged practice that deals with architecture and public spaces," said Hannah. "Kathia grew up in Miami maneuvering the Caribbean and African American culture and her work deals with that."
Because the YoungArts team communicated directly with the prize jury, sending portfolios from about 40 or 50 Latinx alumni for consideration, neither winner had any idea they were even up for the prize.
Kathia St. Hilaire. Photo courtesy of the artist.
"We kept it kind of under wraps because it was the first year," Leone admitted. "When they got the phone call it was completely out of the blue."
YoungArts announced the two winners for the Jorge M. Pérez Award on Saturday at the organization's annual Backyard Ball performance and gala. The winner of the inaugural Jorge and Darlene Pérez Prize will be announced at the PAMM Art of the Party gala in March. The museum is still determining how the winner's work will be incorporated into future shows.
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I just played some SPC and 3 rounds (bots) no problem. Seemed to load just fine.
I'm an old guy but this game got me back into gaming. It's really the only reason I bought a PS4. I've been a huge fan of the franchise since the original movie and when I saw this game I knew I had to have it. I thought that if I had half as much fun with this game as I did the NES version then what the heck. Of course this game leaves the NES version in the dust. I only play about 5 matches a day but I enjoy it just as much now as when I first started playing it. A few jump scares and lots of laughs! I'll keep playing until we no longer can - I enjoy it that much!
Hey @BrokenFattHardy, people are on Shifty's twitter page asking as well. Client side save seems to be getting more attention.
I support it 100%. Took me a while to unlock everything. I would hate to lose all the "good stuff" when the servers shut down. You would think client side save would be important to all the die hards.
Sorry about that Broken! I was trying to give you some back-up on the whole client side save issue. There are many reasons my profile name is OldGamer lol.
Me too. I have no idea what it would take to do a client side save patch but it would be nice to know if it's being seriously considered.
OldGamer posted a topic in Introduce Yourself!
Started watching the franchise when I was a freshman in high school. Yep I'm an oldster! I still enjoy every single one. I bought the NES version of the game and wore the cartridge out so of cours I was thrilled to learn of the newest version. I really like the latest update.


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Why OSRUI? Directors and Full-Time Staff
Solly Kane, Director
Solly Kane, Director Email Solly
Solly is a former OSRUI camper, counselor, unit head, and assistant director, and became OSRUI's 10th director in 2017.
He believes that summer camp is the place that makes Judaism come alive, creates friendships for life, and gives young people a supportive environment in which to grow. Solly leads our professional staff team, lay leadership, and synagogue partners to continue the magic that has existed in Oconomowoc since 1952.
Prior to rejoining the OSRUI team, Solly worked as a management consultant advising companies on business strategy. He previously worked for the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) in multiple roles. His time at the URJ included stints in Washington D.C. at the Religious Action Center (RAC), and in New York City leading the planning and implementation of the URJ's largest programs for adults and youth.
A native Midwesterner, Solly has a BA from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and an MBA from the New York University Stern School of Business. He is a Wexner Foundation Field Fellow and was named to JUF Chicago's list of "36 under 36" in 2018.
During the summer, Solly can frequently be found cheering on our campers and staff, playing basketball with a group of kids, or helping to lead a campfire song session with his guitar.
Reach out to Solly to connect, share feedback about camp, and to be a part of sustaining OSRUI for the future.
Beth Rodin, Associate Director
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Beth is so excited to have returned home to OSRUI. Her Jewish journey and love for camp started right here in Oconomowoc while "staffing" synagogue retreats as a toddler when her parents were the youth group advisors for Congregation BJBE. A long-time camper, staff member, unit head and faculty member at both OSRUI and the URJ Kutz Camp, she has been an active member of the Reform movement for as long as she can remember!
Beth previously was the Managing Director for NFTY – The Reform Jewish Youth Movement. She served on the NFTY team for almost 15 years including time as Regional Advisor for NFTY's Chicago Area and Northern Regions, Program Director, and NFTY Board Advisor. During her time in NFTY, she championed the development of our partnership and collaboration with fellow youth movements and other organizations.
Beth received degrees in Political Science, Jewish Studies and Hebrew Language and Literature from the University of Wisconsin in Madison and holds a Masters in Jewish Professional Studies from Spertus College in Chicago. In building on her favorite time at camp (six summers in Moshavah), Beth spent a year pursuing her passions for adventure and teaching as an outdoor education instructor in Southern California. Beth currently lives in Skokie with her husband Sam, their sons Charlie and Joey, and a dog and a cat who (sometimes) tolerate each other.
Reach out to Beth about community partnerships, year-round engagement opportunities, and general camp questions.
Alexandra Argentar, Director of Development
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Alexandra believes that camp has the power to create transformative life experiences while building for a strong Jewish future. She works passionately with all stake holders in our community to create meaningful opportunities for their involvement and investment in OSRUI.
Before joining the full time staff as Director of Development at OSRUI , Alexandra was the Assistant Director of the Women's Division of the Jewish United Fund and then the Director of Development at The Cove School, a school for children with learning disabilities. At Cove, she focused on increasing the school's annual giving, major gifts, marketing and PR efforts. She created community partnerships, a corporate sponsorship campaign, and young professionals' board. Most recently, she was the Associate Director of the Midwest Region of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum where she focused on major gifts, volunteer engagement and events.
Alexandra first attended (and felt the magic of) OSRUI 25 years ago. It was through camp that she met her husband Darin, also an OSRUI alum. They are now proud parents of 3 happy OSRUI campers.
Reach out to Alex with questions about major gifts, capital campaign, annual campaign, and alumni relations.
Dylan Singer, Assistant Director
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Dylan has been a member of the OSRUI community since 2004 when he began as a camper. He has since been a summer staff member and unit head. Dylan loves being part of the OSRUI community and being able to spend his summers in Oconomowoc. He grew up in Deerfield, Illinois and graduated from the University of Minnesota in the Twin Cities with degrees in Business and Marketing Education, Jewish Studies, and Hebrew. During his senior year, Dylan served as the student president of Minnesota Hillel, creating dynamic programming and working to engage students in Jewish life on campus.
After graduating, Dylan worked in Bloomington, Indiana, as a Springboard Innovation Fellow at Indiana University Hillel. While there, he worked to further students' connections to Judaism, helped them develop as leaders, and created a warm and welcoming Jewish environment. He also had the opportunity to teach two college credit courses about Jewish Cooking and Jewish Leadership. Dylan is looking forward to making each summer unforgettable for campers and staff alike.
Reach out to Dylan with questions about the summer staff application, camp programming, and social media.
Debbie Locketz, Camper Care Director
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Debbie works in conjunction with the OSRUI professional staff year-round, and in the summer leads the OSRUI Camper Care team, which helps problem solve camper concerns as they arise by working with campers, staff, and parents. Originally from Toronto, Debbie grew up as a camper, counselor and unit head at OSRUI. She holds a Master; Degree in Social Work and is a Clinical Independent Licensed Social Worker. When she's not at camp, Debbie works at Relate Counseling Center in Minnesota as an outpatient therapist for kids, adolescents and adults. Debbie brings years of experience working with all ages in a range of settings. She lives in Minnetonka, MN, with her husband, Rabbi David Locketz, and their two daughters, who both continue to spend their summers at OSRUI.
Reach out to Debbie with questions about how we can accommodate your camper's needs during the summer.
Joe Heinecke, Plant Manager
For more than three decades Joe has cared for the buildings and grounds at camp as if they were his own. Each week he and his staff prepare camp to welcome our retreat guests and before the summer they ensure that every building and activity area is ready for campers. Joe also oversees construction projects, working with lay leaders as well as the architects and builders. Joe's wife Katie also worked at camp for many years, as did their children.
Jerry Kaye, Emeritus Director
Jerry Kaye served as the director of OSRUI for 48 summers, from 1970 through 2017. Jerry is truly a visionary; he oversaw the camp's expansion during that time, both physically and programmatically. Jerry has authored numerous works relating to Jewish education, self-esteem and youth. He has consulted to communities and congregations throughout North America and presented programs on Jewish content for children, adults and families alike. Jerry is best known, though, as a gifted storyteller. Thousands of campers and staff share memories of the lights dimming during Shabbat Shira, the music quieting, and Jerry walking to the center of the circle to share one of his beautiful and meaningful stories. In 2019, Heichal HaTarbut Kaye – The Kaye Cultural Center, was dedicated in honor of Jerry and his wife Paula and their legacy at OSRUI.


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NFC No Longer Needs Apple and the iPhone
Written on Sept. 16, 2013 .
A year ago the popular assumption was that NFC was dead because it was not included by Apple in its then new iPhone 5. I am still seeing this as a topic of discussion with the announcement last week of the iPhone 5S (and 5C) and the fact that ocne again Apple has missed an opportunity to demonstrate its as a market leader in this space. However, for me it is no longer a relevant question and those that argue so are a) being a little lazy, and b) ignoring the facts.
12 months ago people were worried and concerned that NFC needed Apple to act as the trigger to launch NFC into primetime. There were on-going delays in launching the product as MNOs' strategies were stifling the market. You could argue that this is the case to a degree already but with over half a billion devices in use in 1H13 the argument has moved on from getting devices into the marketplace and the hands of consumers.
NFC-enabled smartphones (and other devices) are everywhere now; it is only Apple that has not introduced it into its range (and I will be writing more about why this is in upcoming insights within ABI Research's NFC Service). I have talked previously about why this is not a dealbreaker and this remains the case. Apple's reach is not infinite and whilst it would certainly prove a shot in the arm to service providers and app developers looking to go mass market there remain plenty of options with Android, Blackberry and Windows Phone all supporting it across a range of models and price points.
Yes, there remain only a handful of payment applications available globally but the ramp up in devices has seen renewed interest from service partners for MNOs and I expect to see an increasing number of agreements announced in the coming 6-12 months as commercial services launch. There have already been such announcements in the US, Poland, Tukey, Spain, France, Italy, Denmark, the Netherlands, Thailand, Singapore and Japan (amongst others), in addition to the success evident in Korea.
This is not to say that everything is perfect, Apple abstaining is still a barrier but more importantly there remains a bottleneck. Where this related to devices a year ago, now the issue is the business models being offered by MNOs. There still remains a lack of openess and a fear of enabling "outsiders" to enter this market place. The air of protectionism is never one to breed optimism and encourage partners to push ahead. Those banks and other service providers that have done so to date have been looking to the future, with an aim of encouraging users to adopt such services regardless of the largely unfavouable business models that they have had to agree to. Hopefully this will change as those services already announced expand and attract more users and add more functionality.
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Let's celebrate the birthday of Scotland's most famous poet – Robert Burns!
This is a perfect opportunity to introduce your girls to some Scottish traditions – in a fun and tasty way. Here are few ideas to get your girls into the Burns spirit!
It wouldn't be Burns celebration without a bit of poetry and what better one to start with than the Address to a Haggis. Your girls may be unfamiliar with some of the words Burns used – why not have them try and translate a few verses into words they use today and see how close they get? Check out the full original text and a translation.
If your girls are feeling inspired why not challenge them to write their own ode to their favourite food.
Now you've learnt the poem who will be brave enough to try the real thing?
Why not put a fun twist on the traditional Burns Supper and try a haggis pizza. You can start from scratch with a plain pizza base, tomato sauce, cheese, your choice of vegetables and of course haggis (or veggie haggis) to top it off.
Or if you're stretched for time there's always a ready-made supermarket haggis pizza – we won't tell! Feeling extra ambitious – why not try neeps, tatties and other Scottish favourite foods like black pudding or stovies?
Remember to have the girls recite their Address to the Haggis before tucking in.
You can't have a party without music so give your night a Scottish twist by making your own bagpipes. Check out these simple instructions to make your own fab-looking bagpipes. You may need to be inventive when it comes to playing them!
Once you've created bagpipes why not see if there are other instruments you can create. Got your band assembled? Now it's time to play!
A party wouldn't be complete without games so continue the Scottish theme by having a go at the caber toss. Usually a caber is over 19 feet tall so it's best you create an indoor version!
To make the caber, take a cylinder tube such as a Pringles tub and fill it up with pasta shapes or something similar to weigh it down. Place the lid on top (very important!) and seal it using duct tape. Plus seal the bottom too, just to be extra safe!
Ready to compete? Make sure everyone is clear of the starting line, then stand with both hands under the bottom of the caber and your arms straight. You might need to crouch to get a good throw. Take a few steps and launch your caber into the air – the aim is to throw so that it spins end over end.
See how far you can get your caber to go!
Scottish country dancing is another traditional activity many of us associate with Burns Night and there are plenty of fun, high-energy dances perfect for groups. Why not Strip the Willow or try the Dashing White Sergeant in your unit? Once the girls have mastered the steps to these – why not challenge them to come up with their own dance?
If your unit has enjoyed learning more about Scottish culture they can continue the fun with our Scottish Country Dance Challenge pack and badge. You can view this pack online here.


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Platform Coworking Member: Whit Nelson, Brew Camp
May 1, 2015 in General, Platform Coworking Members
Did you know? People who own home beer brewing stores are very popular, so we're glad to have Whit Nelson of Brew Camp coworking with us for about a year now.
Brew Camp is a home brew supply store not far from our coworking space in Ravenswood (they have a second location in Evanston), a Chicago neighborhood full of diverse businesses and people. Founded by Nelson and his partner, Jared Saunders, Brew Camp just celebrated their fourth year slinging hops. "Brew Camp was actually Jared's idea," says Nelson. "He had owned BrewCamp.com for years, and we kept talking about it. Finally I said 'Ok, let's put up or shut up.' The original plan was just to sell online, but once we opened, the community seemed quite glad to see us there."
Brew Camp hosts private events, conducts classes, corporate education and more. "We're going to be building out a full event space, so we can hold private parties, birthdays, and other events," says Nelson. "Plans are in the works to renovate the private event space so people can come brew their own beer, wine, cider or soda."
When he's not brewing beer, Nelson plies his original trade: IT. He has a degree in computer science and builds custom software including the POS (point of sale) system and online store that run Brew Camp. The goal is to eventually craft all of that into a software suite and sell it to other small businesses.
That's the kind of work he mostly does here at Platform. "I can't really get a lot of work done in the shop, I tend to talk to a lot of customers and that's good, but when I'm working on the back end, I need a quiet place to focus on my work or take a phone call," says Nelson. "I've also found I have to get out of the house. There is a high correlation between productivity and putting on pants.
"It definitely puts me in the right mindset to get work done and [Platform] has all the tools and spaces I need to be productive. You never know you're going to need a shredder, for instance, until you do. They seem to have everything right at hand."
When it comes to coworking, Nelson has another unique perspective in that he utilizes coworking spaces when he's on the road. "I travel around a lot and I pretty much try to find a coworking space wherever I am, just because I need it and I like it.
"I like really jumping in to the places I visit. With coworking, it's almost like an Airbnb. You're dropped right in the middle of it and you're instantly meeting people as though you got a job in that city," he says. "What could be more of a head start, especially when you're a freelancer? I've used Liquid Space to find coworking locations in other cities. I try to find a different one every place I go and a different spot to work every time I'm there. They all have different styles: some are green and eco-oriented. Some are very physical, almost hardware-related with desks set up where you can assemble things, which I could see using on the home brew side of my work."
This coworking veteran's take on Platform? "I'm a headphones-on, head-down kind of worker, but it is a friendly space here," he says. "What I really like to do is come in and work on Sundays. I always know that this place is here and almost empty on a Sunday, and I've definitely had some nice, chill, quiet, extremely productive Sundays. Now, with the new renovation, there's even more space in which to work."
Yet another facet to Nelson: he's a comedian. "I moved to Chicago to do comedy, pretty much every kind you can name. But the late nights and smokey bars take their toll." says Nelson. "Right now what I do is 'Live Lit,' basically where you write a short piece, get up and read it with a bunch of other writer geeks. Most common one I do is Write Club, at The Hideout."
You can find out more about Brew Camp in the link at the beginning of this post, and find them on Facebook and Twitter.
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A conversation between Clive Barstow, and Professor Chen Huagang, Dean of Art & Design at Guandong Baiyun University in China (with thanks to translator Jie He).
If this edition of NiTRO has whetted your appetite for the global arts education debate, the journal Australian Art Education has just issued a call for papers for a special issue that will focus on global narratives in art education.
The edition is part of an innovative international information exchange which will see several international journals publishing peer reviewed papers on the same theme with the aim of presenting findings at the 36th World International Society for Education through Art (InSEA) Congress being held in Vancouver, Canada, in July 2019.
In addition to Art Education Australia, the journals involved in this initiative include: The Journal of Cultural Research in Art Education, USA; Revista Portuguesa de Educação Artística, Portugal; Synnyt/Origin, Finnish Studies in Art Education, Finland); Tercio Creciente, Spain and Art Education Review, Korea.
Following their recent Annual General Meeting, Art Education Australia (AEA) have announced their new Executive. Associate Professor Margaret Baguley (University of Southern Queensland, USQ) takes on the role of President supported by Dr Abbey MacDonald (University of Tasmania, UTAS) as Vice President. The Secretary role is being undertaken by Dr Malcom Bywaters (University of Tasmania, UTAS) and Ms Sue Pavlovich from Horsham College (Victoria) is the new Treasurer. Dr Martin Kerby has taken on the duties of Editor for the AEA journal Australian Art Education. Martin sees the journal as playing a vital role in disseminating high quality research for educators, artists, researchers and museum and gallery professionals.
The new AEA Executive look forward to working with art education organisations across Australia to provide a collaborative network which will further strengthen the collective voice of the visual arts and education in Australia.
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We are conveniently located between the Oregon State University Campus and Central Park. On a typical Sunday you should find adequate parking on any of the surrounding streets.
We ask that you reserve the parking lot spaces for first time visitors and those with limited physical mobility.
We have a bus service which picks up from various senior resident homes. Please call the church to find out more.


Make groups of 3 or more balls of the same color to explode them. Eliminate all balls before they reach the end of the path to win.
If you explode balls in the middle of the chain, they create two chains. The one in the front and the one in the back, the one in the front stops moving and the other one keeps rolling. If the first ball from the back chain and the last ball of the front chain are of the same color, the front chain moves backwards until it hits the back chain. If they form a group of 3 or more balls of the same color, they explode and the process is repeated.


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Physical Geography of West Africa
The 8 million square kilometers and 17 countries covered by this atlas encompass a wide range of landscapes from alluvial valleys in Senegal and Ghana, sandy plains and low plateaus across the Sahel, and rolling hills of Togo to rugged mountains with summits reaching over 1,500 m in Guinea and 1,800 m in Niger. Covering approximately one quarter of Africa, West Africa contains a broad range of ecosystems, bioclimatic regions, and habitats from rain forest to desert.
West Africa can be divided internally through its natural features. Geology, relief, climate, vegetation, soils, and the responses of people to the patterns of its biophysical resources through human land uses all tend to be arranged along east-west belts. Pastoralists in northern Senegal would likely find their livelihoods more similar to those of pastoralists 3,000 km to the east in Niger than to those of someone raising cattle just 300 km south in Guinea-Bissau. Likewise the mix of crops varies more within Nigeria — from the semiarid north to the wet southern coast — than it does from one end of the West African Sahel in Senegal to the other in Chad. The most dramatic transitions in natural features and land use occur as one moves north or south across these belts we call bioclimatic regions. To better understand the geography of West Africa and how it drives land use, we briefly examine the geology, topography, hydrography, climate, and vegetation through these broad bioclimatic regions.
West Africa is remarkable for its geological variety. Like most of Africa, the region is largely composed of ancient Precambrian rocks (at least 541 million years old; the oldest rocks may be about 3 billion years old), which have been folded and fractured over hundreds of millions of years. These rocks are exposed over about one-third of West Africa and are part of the vast continental platform of Africa, which in West Africa has an average elevation of 400 m (Church, 1966). Numerous series of Precambrian rocks of various ages and their eroded surfaces provided a fairly level floor for the advance and retreat of shallow Palaeozoic seas (a major geologic era after the Precambrian, spanning about 289 million years). As these seas came and went, they deposited and eroded new material that formed the sedimentary rocks that overlay the ancient Precambrian floor across the region. For example, a large sedimentary basin called the Senegalo-Mauritanian Basin extends across much of western Mauritania, two-thirds of Senegal, and into Guinea. It is composed of sediments deposited when the ocean covered this part of the African plate (Michel, 1973; Stancioff and others, 1986).
Mount Hombori © Gray Tappan/USGS
Batholite in southern Senegal © Gray Tappan/USGS
For most of West Africa, continental conditions have existed since the Eocene or Oligocene, that is, since the last 23 to 34 million years. Most of West Africa's mountain massifs and highlands, such as the Aïr Mountains, the Tibesti Mountains, the Adrar des Ifoghas, and the Fouta Djallon, originated as Precambrian folds (Church, 1966). Much later, volcanic activity in many of these highlands deposited additional layers of igneous rock. Volcanic outpourings have occurred throughout West Africa's geologic history, with major activity as recent as the Pliocene (2.5 to 3.6 million years ago), and even more recent activity in the Aïr and Tibesti Mountains.
During recent dry periods in the late Quaternary (0.5 to 1 million years ago), intensive weathering of sandstone formations produced much of the present day sand sheets that cover vast areas north of a line running approximately through Kano, Ouagadougou, Bamako and Dakar. These sand deposits fill in many irregularities of relief and mask much of the surface geology.
Relief on its own is not the source of great regional diversity in West Africa. For the most part, West Africa is relatively flat and low, which sets it apart from the other major regions of Africa. Nor does the relief do much to interrupt the zonal patterns and latitudinal belts of climate and vegetation, except in the mountainous regions of the Fouta Djallon, the Guinea Highlands, the Jos Plateau, and the Aïr Mountains. In these areas, rainfall is somewhat higher than in the low plains around them.
Several major rivers, including the Niger — West Africa's longest river — originate in the Guinea Highlands, where rainfall is heavy. Other major rivers rise from Guinea's Fouta Djallon, including the Gambia and Senegal. The Senegal River drains a major basin — the third largest in West Africa after the Niger Basin and the Lake Chad Basin. West Africa's rivers experience great seasonal variations in river flow.
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Major river basins of West Africa
The Niger River is about 4,180 km long and passes through almost every climatic zone in West Africa. A vast inland delta has formed along its way in Mali, owing to the shallow slope of the river and sand accumulations that have obstructed its many channels. The Inland Niger Delta acts like a giant sponge, moderating the flow downstream and reducing the risk of flooding. Where the Niger arcs past Timbuktu in Mali's northern Sahel, sand accumulations push it southward. In Nigeria, the Niger River is joined by the Benue, its major tributary, which drains much of northeastern Nigeria.
Flooding of the Niger River in Niamey, Niger
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The Lake Chad Basin occupies a huge area, covering parts of Niger, most of Chad, Nigeria, Cameroon, and the Central African Republic. The catchment of the Chari and the Logone Rivers comprises the southern part of the Lake Chad Basin. They feed Lake Chad, which has shrunk to a small fraction of its 1960 size.
Many separate basins are defined by smaller rivers that drain the land between the Atlantic Ocean and the basins of the Senegal and Niger Rivers. Of these, two are worth mentioning: the Gambia, which drains central Senegal and the nation of The Gambia, and the Volta River, which starts at the confluence of the Nakanbé (White Volta) and the Mouhoun (Black Volta), and reaches into the Mossi Plateau in Burkina Faso. Ghana constructed the Akosombo Dam (completed in 1965) in a gorge where the Volta cuts through the Akwapim–Togo Range, creating the world's largest artificial lake, Lake Volta.
Most of West Africa, from the southern Sahara to the humid coastal countries, has only one rainy season, which lasts from one to six months. The area of two rainy seasons, a long one and a shorter one, is limited to the southern portions of the coastal countries from Liberia to Nigeria. The climate is related to the advance and retreat of the intertropical front— the interface between two air masses — one hot and humid and the other cool and dry. This front migrates annually north and south, following the position of the sun, with a lag of 1 to 2 months. In the winter months (December to March), there is an anticyclonic high pressure area centered over the Sahara. It drives the Harmattan, a desiccating, dusty wind that blows rather persistently from the northeast, drying out landscapes all the way to the coast. In the summer the high pressure area is replaced by a depression, bringing warm, moist winds in from the Atlantic in the southwest (from the Gulf of Guinea) (Arbonnier, 2000; Zwarts and others, 2009). Generally, the dry season lengthens and annual rainfall decreases with increasing latitude. Conversely, in the southern latitudes, rainfall increases and the dry season shortens, often to just four months (December to March). Maximum temperatures and temperature ranges also increase with latitude. In the humid south, temperatures vary little, whereas in the arid north one temperatures range from 0˚C to more than 45˚C (Church, 1966).


How many of us can honestly say that we feel like we manage our time the way we'd like to? Most likely, very few (if any) of us actually feel that way. But that's okay! This whole time management thing is not easy to get a grip on. As entrepreneurs, we have so many ideas, tasks, and projects constantly planned that it often feels like we need more hours in a day. Sure, most of us (everyone should!) use a planner, but is it really doing what we want it to? Michelle Nickolaisen wasn't satisfied with the traditional planner, so she decided to create The Freelancer Planner. This re-imagined and improved take on the planner we're used to not only helps improve our time management skills, but it also makes us BETTER as we work! Michelle can explain it better than anyone, so continue reading to find out how and why she decided to create this incredibly useful tool. Make sure you check out Michelle's Kickstarter for The Freelancer Planner to get even more details, as well!
Allyn Lewis: Tell me about your background and what led you to create The Freelancer Planner?
Michelle Nickolaisen: There's sort of two sides to this story. Side one is that I've been freelancing for most of my adult life and I've done a few different angles on self-employment/freelancing during that time. At the end of 2013, I got horribly burned out and wound up going back into a "real" job for 6 months or so. Due to a couple of different factors I decided to go back to freelancing, but I knew I needed to approach it differently this time. Since I had a little bit of space (that's so hard to get when you're in the day-to-day thick of it) I put my systems-brain to work on what I should do and keep track of to make my return to freelancing easier. I found myself hacking moleskines and DIYing printables so that I could keep track of what I needed to keep track of, and I just knew that other freelancers had to have similar problems and that we all needed a way to make this stuff easier. Side two of that is that I've been selling printable planners for creative freelancers/solopreneurs at Bombchelle since winter of 2011. When I had the idea for the Freelancer Planner, I took a lot of my inspiration from those original planners and used them as a framework to add onto and build out from.
AL: There are a million planners out there. What makes this one different?
MN: What most other planners have in common is that they basically give you a space to write things down, and that's it. They can be well designed and nice to look at, and be specially formulated for the kind of life you have, but most of them don't actually change the way you work. The Freelancer Planner, on the other hand, is designed to train you to work better as you use it. It doesn't just give you a space to write things down, it helps you figure out what actually needs to be written down and where it should go in your week/workday and why.
AL: So, this isn't just a planner? Your goal is to train freelancers to develop more efficient business habits. How will using your system do that?
MN: Like I said, the planner doesn't just give you a place to write things down, but guides you to know what you should write and how that will affect your plans. For example, on the monthly level, the planner prompts you every month to not just set an income goal, but break it down into a daily number based on the number of workdays in the month. Then, you can use the monthly calendar view to keep track of where your income is actually at for the month, so you know if you need to step up your hustle more or not. The monthly calendar view also lets you keep track of client bookings – one of the bad habits freelancers have is saying yes to everything, which leads to burnout and to not having enough time to work on their own businesses, which then keeps them stuck in the feast or famine cycle. The planner will come with a guide in the beginning that walks you through how to figure out how much time you actually have for clients each week, and then book yourself out accordingly – no more overworking one week and having no clients the next.
Each week, there's a planning process that helps you relate your tasks back to bigger goals, which keeps you working on your own business and creative fulfillment. As freelancers, we tend to prioritize client work above everything else, which is great for our clients, but often makes our own businesses suffer as a result. It also has space for tasks that fall under content creation, marketing, social media, website maintenance, etc., making sure nothing slips through the cracks. Then, the guide walks you through how to plan your weeks, based on what categories the tasks fell in when you went through that process. On each day, you've got a space for three priorities, to keep you focused, and there's room for notes and backburner items that you can move into the forefront on the next week or month.
AL: You're obviously awesome at time management given that you're developing this planner while also maintaining your own freelance business. Other than using The Freelancer Planner, of course, what are your top three tips for business owners to manage their schedules?
MN: 1. Block out time for your own business! This is so important and so many freelancers/business owners are bad at it. I block out Mondays and Fridays for my own business – things like blog posts, administrative work, email, marketing, etc. all go on those days. You don't have to do days of the week, but just make sure you are setting aside time on a regular basis to work on your business vs. working on client projects.
3. Don't have meetings first thing in the morning (and really, minimize meetings in general if you can). If you're more productive in the afternoon, then swap morning for afternoon here. For me, mornings are when I do most of my creativity-heavy work and are when I'm most productive, so putting a meeting in the middle of the morning totally tanks my productivity for the day. Batching meetings (by putting them as close together as possible) is a good idea, too, because we all know that when there's that awkward 45-minute block between meetings we're not likely to actually do anything during it. As an introvert, I generally find meetings draining, so I try to minimize them as much as possible.
AL: What is your favorite part of being a freelancer?
MN: The flexibility! I'm a super independent person and I like having control over my workflow and how/when/where I work. I like that I can work a little less, still make a decent living, and have plenty of time to work on my creative side projects. And being able to sleep in when I need to (I've been sick a lot lately, so I very much appreciate this freedom) and work with my dog nearby certainly doesn't hurt, either.
AL: If you could have given yourself a piece of knowledge or advice when you started, what would that be? Which opportunities should you have followed; what pitfalls would you have avoided?
MN: Oh wow! So many things to say! I think the main thing I'd tell myself is, if you're going to work for cheap, do it with a goal in mind. When I originally started, I did a lot of work with content mills (which are sites that connect you to clients or create content that's supposedly optimized for search engines in big batches of articles). I was a decent writer, I just had no idea where to actually go to get gigs, so I used them to get started. The problem was that I wasn't doing this with plans of building a portfolio or moving on to bigger and better clients, I was just desperate and trying to make ends meet. I write really fast, but even for me, I couldn't sustain the volume that I needed to for very long, so I burned out quickly and moved on to doing other forms of freelance work. Now I'm back to writing, and although I don't really regret any part of my journey, I look back and see that I probably could have drastically shortened it if I had only done my starter work a little more strategically!
AL: Where do you see yourself and your business 5 years from now?
MN: Aside from writing, I'm not 100% for sure! I'd like to eventually expand into doing a whole line of printed planners/paper tools for freelancers and creative professionals. I know I want to keep writing and teaching, and expand into writing other things. For example, I'm working on a novel right now that's the first in a trilogy (I hope to release it sometime next month – the launch date is a little loose since I'm currently working on it around doing the Kickstarter and a full client workload).
AL: What's your favorite metaphor for describing entrepreneurship?
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Celebration as Enugu International Airport reopens for flight operations
August 31, 2020 by Peasy
The Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, was on Sunday opened for flight operations. ND REPORTERS recalls that the Airport was shut down August last year, for repair works and expansion of the runway. Amidst jubilation by the people of the Southeast Zone,…
Enugu APC members end rift as factions unite
Members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Enugu State chapter, have ended their long period of hostility, bringing an end to the factionalization of the party. ND REPORTERS reports that with this development, the rift between the supporters of the Foreign Affairs…
BBNaija 2020: Trikytee, Ozo win N1m each, all-expense paid trip to Dubai
Big Brother Naija, BBNaija Lockdown housemates, Ozo and Trikytee have won N1milliom each. The housemates won the cash prize alongside an all-expense paid trip to Dubai for music festival and a year supply of Pepsi beverages. Ozo and Trikytee were paired as…
Enugu Airport: Nike community never sold land to Arc Emejulu – Hon. Nnaji
Contrary to the allegation by Arc. J.J Emejulu, that he bought the land located at Airport Road Extension Layout, Enugu, belonging to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and some private individuals, from the Umuenwene Iji Nike Community, in Enugu East…
Biafra Government/Politics
Biafra: Igbo group petitions UN, AU, ECOWAS over gruesome killing of IPOB members
A southeast group, under the aegis of Alaigbo Development Foundation, ADF, on Wednesday petitioned international communities to wade into the gruesome murder of over 21 members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. The leadership of the group, in a statement signed…
Abia: Gov. Ikpeazu reveals when Umuahia will have pipe-borne water
The Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, has assured residents of the state capital, Umuahia of potable pipe-borne water by the end of September 2020. Ikpeazu gave the assurance while inspecting new equipment procured by the state government for this purpose at the…
BBNaija 2020: What Burna Boy told housemates on Wednesday
Nigerian popular artiste, Burna Boy, on Wednesday, spoke to the Big Brother Naija, BBNaija Lockdown housemates. Burna Boy advised housemates to keep their heads up while in the show. In a short clip, the 'African Giant' gave an intro and spoke to…
Coalition tasks South East leaders on revitalization of Moribund Industries
A coalition of South-East Youth Leaders,(COSEYL), an umbrella body of all youth organizations in the South-East geopolitical zone, has made a strong case for the revitalization of moribund industries in the region. The Coalition regretted that the industries built under the former…
Anambra PDP rejects zoning, throws governorship contest open for all
The Peoples Democratic Party in Anambra State has rejected zoning of the governorship position in the state while disowning former governor of the state, Chief Chukwuemeka Ezeife and some other prominent members of the party who recently met and agreed to zone…
Mali: Details of Buhari's meeting with Jonathan on Wednesday revealed
President Muhammadu Buhari has said the priority of ECOWAS in the Republic of Mali is to secure the country, which is now largely occupied by terrorists. The President spoke as he received briefings from ECOWAS Special Envoy to the West African country,…
Exam script of COVID-19 candidates will be kept in special bank – WAEC
Head, West African Examination Council (WAEC), Mr Patrick Areghan, has given updates on candidates infected with the COVID-19. Areghan advised students battling COVID-19 and writing the ongoing examinations not to panic, saying the virus is not a death sentence. Areghan said this…
President's executive order sliding Nigeria towards authoritarianism – Ekweremadu warns
Except Nigeria jettisons executive legislation through Executive Order, the country may be heading towards authoritarianism and possible dictatorship. This is according to Former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu. Ekweremadu gave the caution while delivering a paper on "Executive Order and Democratic Governance"…
BBNaija 2020: Burna Boy to preview 'Twice as Tall' album for housemates
Nigerian popular artiste, Burna Boy will on Wednesday appear before the Big Brother Naija, BBNaija, housemates. This was announced by the 'African Giant' on his Twitter page. Burna Boy through Pepsi will be previewing his new album, Twice As Tall for the…
Gov Ikpeazu reinstates sacked state traffic agency boss, Bright Ikeokwu
Okezie Ikpeazu, the Governor of Abia State, has approved the reinstatement of the suspended General Manager, Traffic and Indiscipline Management Agency, Abia State (TIMAAS), Engr. Bright Chinedu Ikeokwu, for a probationary period of two months. This was made known in a press…
Amotekun won't operate under community policing — Akeredolu tells IGP
Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has vowed that Amotekun Corps will not be subsumed under the Nigeria Police or under the guise of community policing. According to Akeredolu who is the Chairman of South West Governors' Forum, the grassroot security outfit…
BBNaija 2020: My fiancée is 42, not 60 years – Praise blasts Brighto
Evicted Big Brother Naija Lockdown housemate, Praise has debunked claims by fellow housemate Ezekiel Bright Osemudiame, AKA Brighto, that he is set to marry a woman of over sixty years. Recall that Brighto had in a conversation with Kiddwaya, said that the…
INEC fixes date for bye-election in Enugu
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is preparing for a bye-election to replace a member of the Enugu State House of Assembly, late Chijioke Ugwueze, who died recently. ND REPORTERS had reported that Ugwueze died of heart failure, according to…
Fani Kayode vs reporter: I don't believe in short fuse, it's about home training – Buhari's aide
President Muhammadu Buhari's aide, Bashir Ahmad, has reacted to the viral video of Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Aviation Minister who verbally assaulted a Daily Trust reporter, Charles Eyo. Fani-Kayode in the video could be heard raining insults on Eyo over his choice…
Government/Politics Street
Enugu clashes: Ohanaeze moves to ascertain circumstances surrounding Igbo killings
Following the clash between security operatives and Biafra agitators which resulted in the killing of many in Enugu State, an Igbo sociocultural group, Ohanaeze Youth Council, OYC, has constituted panel of Inquiry to independently ascertain the circumstances surrounding the death of 21…
INEC gives update on 14 by-elections in 8 states
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that 13 political parties have signaled their intention to conduct primaries for the forthcoming by-elections. On October 31, fourteen legislative polls will be conducted in ten states. The conduct are for Bayelsa Central Senatorial…
Enugu killings: Ohanaeze youths blow hot, warns against reprisal attack
Ohanaeze Youth Council, OYC, an Igbo sociocultural organization, has reacted to the alleged killings of Igbo youths in Emene, Enugu State, on Sunday, by some security operatives. Ohanaeze described the scenario as provocative which is capable of instigating civil unrest and disobedience…
BBNaija 2020: Stop seeking pity votes like Efe – Nigerians blast Laycon
Some Nigerians have accused Big Brother Naija, BBNaija housemate, Laycon of putting up a 'pity card' strategy like Efe, 2018 BBNaija winner. The reactions flooded Twitter on Wednesday after Laycon narrated to Prince on Tuesday night about how his father died of…
Daily Trust reporter: Fani-Kayode apologises for outburst
Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has apologized for his comments against a Daily Trust newspaper reporter, Eyo Charles. At a press conference in Calabar, Cross River State, last Thursday, the former presidential aide lost his cool after a question by Charles. Charles…
BBNaija 2020: Viral last night video of Laycon, Dorathy in same bed stirs reaction
August 26, 2020 August 26, 2020 by Peasy
Big Brother Naija, BBNaija housemate Dorathy on Tuesday night shared the bed with Laycon. This is the first time both housemates will spend the night on the same bed. In a video making the rounds on social media, Dorathy was seen touching…
Bayelsa: Diri swears in Igali, 24 other commissioners, SA [Full list]
Bayelsa Governor, Duoye Diri, has sworn-in a 25-member cabinet. It comprises 24 commissioners and one special adviser. The governor's spokesman, Daniel Alabrah, made the announcement on Tuesday. Diri expressed confidence that the new cabinet members would contribute meaningfully to the development of…
Security guard allegedly rapes Pastor's 8-year-old girl
The Police in Delta State have in custody a 46-year-old security guard who allegedly raped an eight-year-old girl. The incident occured in Ibusa community in Oshimili North Local Government Area on Monday, August 24, in an uncompleted building. Onome Onovwakpoyeya, Police Public…
Outstanding Honesty: Gov. Ugwuanyi rewards woman who returned N13.9m
In appreciation of the outstanding and exemplary honesty she displayed in returning the sum of thirteen million, nine hundred and forty six thousand, four hundred naira (N13,946,400.00) mistakenly paid into her account, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on Tuesday, rewarded Mrs….
I'm a bishop in Olumba Olumba – Daily Trust reporter narrates encounter with Fani-Kayode
The Daily Trust newspaper reporter, Eyo Charles, has narrated his encounter with a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The reporter was humiliated by the ex-minister during a recent interview session after his tour of…
Buhari Govt gives reasons for delay in community policing take-off
President Muhammadu Buhari has explained why he delayed in approving community policing in Nigeria. Buhari said the inability of states to pay workers was responsible for the delay in approving community policing. He disclosed this through his Senior Special Assistant on Media…
252 New COVID-19 Cases, 707 Discharged And 3 Deaths On August 25
On the 25th of August 2020, 252 new confirmed cases and 3 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. Till date, 52800 cases have been confirmed, 39964 cases have been discharged and 1007 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital…
Gov Ikpeazu commissions new BCA power sub-station
Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, has commissioned the 1.5 MVA Injection Sub-Station procured and installed by his administration for the Broadcasting Corporation of Abia State (BCA). The Governor, while commissioning the project, described power as the live wire of a broadcast station….
Abia: Ikpeazu commences inspection of completed road projects [PHOTOS]
The Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, has directed the contractor handling construction of the Afor Ibeji end of the Aba-Old Umuahia Road to extend the work to Ubakala Junction. He gave the directive while inspecting the progress of work on the…
Father, three sons burnt to death in Cross River
A family of four, including, a father, Okon Esua Abanga and three sons were burnt to death in Calabar, Cross River State. The incident ND REPORTERS findings revealed occurred on Monday around 10 pm at Ikot Ekpo in Calabar Municipal Local Government…
Akeredolu eulogises Olumilua as ex-Ondo Gov begins final home journey
The funeral rites of former Governor of old Ondo State, Evangelist, Bamidele Olumilua, began on Tuesday in Akure, the Ondo State capital. According to Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu during a commendation service in honour of the Ikere-Ekiti born politician which was held at…
You can only become governor after 12 years – Akeredolu tells Jegede
The race towards the October 10 governorship election in Ondo State has continued to hot up as Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on Tuesday asked the candidate of the People's Democratic Party, PDP, Eyitayo Jegede to drop his governorship ambition on the grounds of…
Edo Assembly: Court rules in suit on ex-speaker's arrest
An Edo High Court in Benin on Tuesday restrained the Police, the Department of State Services (DSS) and others from arresting former Speaker, Edo House of Assembly, Kabiru Adjoto. The All Progressives Congress (APC) had alleged that Adjoto and others sponsored the…
Government/Politics Religious Gist
DSS vs IPOB: Citizens owe no loyalty to clueless, brutal govt – Apostle Johnson Suleman
Apostle Johnson Suleman of Omega Fire Ministries has accused the government of failing in its duty of protecting Nigerians. Suleman said the government was violating a preexisting social contract with Nigerians. In a tweet, the clergyman noted that the citizenry is not…
Akeredolu hands over Ex-Gov Olumilua to Fayemi as both states begin burial plans
The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi on Tuesday received the remains of former Governor of the Old Ondo State, Late Evang. Bamidele Olumilua from his Ondo State counterpart, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu as the two states prepare for the final burial…
Rivers Police arraigns 21 year-old for indecent dressing in public
One Blessings Levi has been arraigned before a Magistrate Court sitting in Choba Community in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State on a three-count charge of "taking the photograph of a police officer and indecent dressing in a public place." According…
Insolvency Rating: Allow us control our resources and get taxes from Oil companies – Bayelsa govt
The Bayelsa Government has disagreed with the report released by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) on the low level of Internally Generated Revenue (IGR). Recall that RMAFC stated that some state governments were insolvent after their IGR collections were…
Edo: Obaseki is confused, campaigning on blackmail, deceit, excuses – Pastor Ize-Iyamu
Osagie Ize-Iyamu, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Edo State, on Tuesday, alleged that the state Governor, Godwin Obaseki's campaign was based on blackmail and deceit. Ize-Iyamu said incumbent governments run for re-election on the basis of their achievements…
UEFA to allow fans attend Super Cup
European soccer governing body on Tuesday announced that fans will be allowed to attend the UEFA Super Cup match between Bayern Munich and Sevilla in Budapest on Sept. 24. All games in the Champions League and Europa League final stage mini-tournaments have…
Buhari lists 9 priority areas ahead of 2023
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja assured Nigerians that his administration will use its remaining years in office to improve on their welfare. He listed nine priority areas including access to quality education, health care and enhanced productivity. Buhari spoke when…
Election 2023 Government/Politics Religious Gist
CAMA: PFN threatens FG, lists major issues with new law
The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has warned the federal government of possible legal action if it fails to halt the implementation of the new Companies and Allied Matters Act, CAMA. The Christian body says it has continued to receive calls from…
APC: Mbu sworn in as chairman in Cross River
Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker Committee, Governor Mai Mala Buni, has sworn in Matthew Mbu as the new acting Chairman in Cross River State. The inauguration was held on Tuesday at the APC national secretariat in Abuja. Buni was…
Army warns against fraudulent medical school admission websites
The Nigerian Army School of Medical Science (NASMS) on Tuesday clarified that civilians are not admitted into the school. The NASMS in a statement by Lt. Yusuf Mohammed, Assistant Director Army Public Relations, Headquarters Nigerian Army Medical Corps, warned the public against…
Imo north bye-election: APC factions set for parallel primaries
Two factions of the All Progressives Congress in Imo State are set to conduct parallel primaries preparatory to the senatorial election slated for August 31, 2020. ND REPORTERS gathered that Governor Hope Uzodinma's faction led by Marcellus Nlemigbo had earlier adopted a…
Election 2023 Entertainment Street
You'll soon pack up – Nigerians react as MultiChoice hikes prices of DSTV subscriptions
Multichoice have once again announced increment in the prices of DSTV and GOTV subscriptions for the second time in less than 4 months. The development has, however, angered Nigerians both on social media and on streets who blame the government for allowing…
Entertainment Government/Politics Street
BBNaija 2020: Fani-Kayode under fire for attacking Nigerian youths
Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Aviation Minister, has come under attack for calling out Nigerian youths who 'prioritize the Big Brother Naija reality show and not politics. The PDP chieftain in a tweet on Monday accused Nigerian youths of paying attention to entertainment…
BBNaija: Nengi under fire for separating herself from Ozo with pillow on HoH bed
Big Brother Naija housemate, Nengi, has come under fire from viewers of the reality show, for demarcating herself from Ozo with a pillow. Ozo, on Monday won the Head of House (HoH) task and chose Nengi as his deputy. The rules mandate…
APC names panels to screen aspirants for 12 polls in 8 states [Full list]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) will on Wednesday begin screening of aspirants for the forthcoming concurrent elections. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had scheduled October 31 for the exercise. Twelve legislative by-elections will be conducted in eight states. They are Bayelsa…


The latest LSL rent survey shows that rents fell in November for the first time since March. But a new analysis of rental data shows that rents are actually down overall since the start of the credit crunch.
The communities and local government committe are inviting submissions from interested parties in relation to the regulation of private rented housing and rent levels in this sector.
Many buy-to-let investors are planning to make further investments in the coming year, hoping to provide a stable income and improve post-retirement finances. Both house and rent prices set to rise in 2013.
The census figures have shown a Britain that is changing. Home ownership is in decline, with the private rented sector mopping up the many thousands that are priced out of purchasing their own household.
A Lib Dem MP tables a motion for regulation of all letting agents; Zoopla donates large sum to Shelter, who have been pushing to end letting agent fees; and ARLA respond to Shelter's PRS reports.
Should letting agents in England be regulated?
The aim of this article is to provide a strategy, framework and literature review that will assist in completing the overall question – Should letting agents in England be regulated?
A new survey has shown that mobile phone coverage is an important factor for tenants when choosing a property. Another study shows that some landlords are now taking the risk of going without insurance in order to cut costs.
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Q: How to we get app download link in Hockey App for iOS Basically I was looking for Private Store for in-house App distribution.
I came across Diawi and Hockey app.
Diawi was pretty much strait forward but I got stuck with Hockey as I am not able figure out how to get the download url link over hockey app.. Is it necessary to integrate the hockey SDK Into our project to do so ?

A: Answering here so that newbies who are new to HockeyApp can add some help from here.
So here it is, Into Hockey app we don't not have a public link to download like in Diawi but it works much similar like TestFlight.

However public link is available over Appcenter for the distribution
  group created
The only difference with TestFlight is that you can distribute even on
  enterprise version over Appcenter

Step 1:
 You should install the hockey app Link : Install hockeyApp or
Alternatively you can login with Appcenter over your browser and once you get the mail you can click on the download which will prompt to install the mscenter config certificate into your device
Step 2:
The app will prompt you to sign up.So Sign up an account.
Step 3:
share your mail ID to Device udid with the owner of app at appcenter.
Step 4:
 Once the app is uploaded or new version is updated then you would receive a mail or. notification over your device.
Step 5:
 Click on download and instal on mail and that's it you will see Install option screen.
HockeyApp is now acquired by Microsoft and therefore you can enjoy the features of Appcenter as well.
Link:
Hockey app became free for developer
Login link Login into hockey app
Once you login just drag and drop your IPA into dashboard and it would upload.
Alternatively you can use the hockey desktop app to upload the build through spa or Archive.
Add new device link:  Adding new device

With iOS ad-hoc provisioning, you will need to add new devices to your provisioning profile by UDID. (You can use more than one Apple Developer Account from the same HockeyApp account, but you can only use one Apple Developer Account per app. You can also have multiple devices associated with one user account, or one device associated with multiple user accounts.)
Apps that qualify to use enterprise provisioning profiles with the Apple Enterprise Developer Program are exempt from needing to import UDIDs into the provisioning profile. (Mixing ad-hoc and enterprise builds in the same app is not supported. You need to split ad-hoc and enterprise builds into two different apps.)

Add beta testers link : Add beta testers
Please add if I miss anything
Thanks

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Bollywood News: Imran Khan's wife Avantika Malik's cryptic post hints at a patch-up with 'love' | People News
Apr 18, 2020 Avantika Malik, Bollywood, Imran Khan, Imran Khan divorce
New Delhi: Actor Imran Khan and wife Avantika Malik's divorce rumours gained ground last year after the latter shared a cryptic Instagram post which was about walking away and not seeking someones approval, which she later deleted.
Reports were rife that the couple is separated although no divorced.
However, Avantika Malik recently took to her Instagram and this time her cryptic post hints at a possible patch-up with love. She shared a beautiful black and white picture with daughter Imara with these lines in the caption: "I have decided to stick with love, hate is too great a burden to bear." – Martin Luther King Jr. Just when I needed to believe in the purity of love the universe sends me a sign… Magic!!
Imran and Avantika dated for a long time before eventually tying the knot 2011. The two had welcomed a baby girl in 2014.
Imran made a promising debut into the movie business with Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na in 2008 and went on to star in films like 'Kidnap', 'Luck' and 'I Hate Luv Stories'. Some of his projects worked well while others didn't do a great business at the Box Office.
The actor was last seen in 2015 release 'Katti Batti' featuring Kangana Ranaut.
In 2018, he made a short film titled 'Mission Mars: Keep Walking India' and debuted as a director.