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Q: Interpreting logistic modelling and linear modelling results for the same formula I am currently learning how to do statistical modelling in R and realised that if the response variable is dichotomous, it is better to go for logistic modelling as compared to linear modelling.
I used the run17 dataset from the cherryblossom package in R. The run17 dataset contains details for all 19,961 runners in the 2017 Cherry Blossom Run, which is an annual road race that takes place in Washington, DC. The dataset has an event column which denotes whether the participant ran in the "10 Mile" event or the "5 Km" event. I was interested to see if participants' event choice selection was affected by their age and sex. Since the event variable is dichotomous, I first converted it to boolean values (1 = 10 Mile event and 0 = 5 Km event) for it to work with the formula.
As the response variable is dichotomous, I used logistic modelling. But at the same, I also tried linear modelling to see what is difference between them. Given below is the code I used.
# Loading the required packages
if (!require(cherryblossom)) install.packages('cherryblossom')
library(cherryblossom)
library(dplyr)

# Converting event variable values into boolean
run17_boolean <- run17
run17_boolean$event <- recode(run17_boolean$event, "10 Mile" = 1, "5K" = 0)

# Building the linear model
model_lm <- lm(event ~ sex + age, data = run17_boolean)

# Building the logistic model
model_glm <- glm(event ~ sex + age, data = run17_boolean, family = "binomial")

# Summary of the model
summary(model_lm)
summary(model_glm)

I find that the summary of the models is almost the same. I am still learning how to interpret the model summaries so I may be wrong here. I then tried to plot the model using ggplot2 to see if they are visually similar.
library(ggplot2)

# Linear model
run17_boolean %>% ggplot(aes(age, event, col = sex)) +
  stat_smooth(method = "lm") +
  labs(x = "Age",
       y = "Event",
       title = "Event ~ Age + Sex (linear model)") +
  theme_bw()

# Logistic model
run17_boolean %>% ggplot(aes(age, event, col = sex)) +
  stat_smooth(method = "glm", method.args = list(family = "binomial")) +
  labs(x = "Age",
       y = "Event",
       title = "Event ~ Age + Sex (logistic model)") +
  theme_bw()

The graphs are also very similar as the fitted values are very similar between the plots.

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*My question is why when linear modelling, which works best for continuous data gave very close results to logistic modelling even when I had a dichotomous response variable?

*Or is it just a chance that I got very similar results when lm() and glm() was used for this particular data and would not work for other datasets?

A: You have quite a lot of data, and very well-behaved data. In such a case, it does happen that the model fits from an ordinary and a logistic regression are close to each other, especially in the "middle" part of fitted probabilities, as are the p-values for the coefficients.
Note, though, that there are differences. The fitted probability as a function of Age is noticeably curved for sex = F in the logistic model, but linear in the OLS model (not surprising, of course, because of the log link). And the confidence region for sex = M at high Ages exceeds 1 in the OLS, which is of course nonsensical.
The key issue is that nonsensical fits (or predictions, or extrapolations) larger than 1 or smaller than 0 can easily happen in OLS models if you have less well-behaved data, for instance if you have lots of 1s in the dependent variable for certain parameter constellations. This can happen more easily, and be harder to detect, in more complex models with more than two parameters.

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why when linear modelling, which works best for continuous data gave very close results to logistic modelling even when I had a dichotomous response variable?

The logistic curve can be approximated with a linear function for a small range. See in the image below a plot of the logistic curve and how in a small range (in the shaded area) the logistic curve is approximately linear.

The effect is true for any non-linear function (not just with logistic curves). When the range is very small, and non-linear functions start to be approximately linear, then many different functions can fit the same data reasonably well.
A similar situation is this question (Coronavirus growth rate and its possibly spurious resemblance to vapor pressure model) where data follows an approximately exponential model in a small range and many different models were found to fit the data well (among them an unreasonable fit with a vapour pressure model that has no physical relation with the mechanics of the original problem).
Or here Why would you perform transformations over polynomial regression?


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Waterloo Park 3442
Norwich, England, Norfolk, Norwich
Waterloo Park has a formal layout and contains one of the largest herbaceous borders in the United Kingdom. The park also features tennis courts, putting green, paddling pool, bandstand and pavilion.
At the beginning of the 20th century an area of land owned by the Great Hospital Trust was laid out as a park in a densely populated area of Norwich. It was opened in 1904. In the 1920s a proposal was put forward to redevelop the site and in 1929 a design was drawn up by the Parks Superintendent, Captain Sandys-Winsch. Work began in 1931 and two years later the park was reopened under the new name of Waterloo Park.
This is a municipal park, open daily for general public use.
The site, an inverted kite shape, occupies a gently falling east-facing slope.
The following is from the Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest. For the most up-to-date Register entry, please visit the The National Heritage List for England (NHLE):
www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list
One of five registered sites in the city of Norwich which form part of a set of public parks laid out in the 1920s and 1930s by the then Parks Superintendent, Captain A Sandys-Winsch.
LOCATION, AREA, BOUNDARIES, LANDFORM, SETTING
The c 7.5ha site on which Waterloo Park is laid out lies in a residential area to the north of the city centre. The site, an inverted kite shape, occupies a gently falling east-facing slope. It is surrounded by housing to the north-west, south-west, and north-east and is bordered by a school to the south-east.
ENTRANCES AND APPROACHES
The main entrance to Waterloo Park is through the gateway with its brick piers and iron gates (listed Grade II), which stands on Angel Road on the south-east boundary. A second gateway enters the park midway along the south-west boundary from the end of Waterloo Park Avenue while there is a third entrance off Philadelphia Lane on the north-west.
The Angel Road gate lies on the main east/west axis of the site, the walk from it planted with an avenue of cherries leading between two stone walls. To either side are yew-hedged bowling greens, one to the south and two to the north, both sets having a pavilion sited on their eastern edge (no longer in use, 2013). These are divided from the back gardens of the houses beyond by a path alongside the brick boundary wall which is planted with a row of pleached limes.
The walk from the eastern entrance then crosses the main north/south axis, a broad path flanked by 300m long herbaceous borders, which leads to a pavilion at the north end. The original layout of the northern tip of the site as a school garden has been modified, and it is now informally planted as a light grove through which runs a putting green (now closed, 2013). To the east of the northern end of the main path is a service yard and buildings.
A double set of curved steps leads up from the eastern entrance walk to the central garden on the upper level. The focus of this green is a bandstand (listed Grade II) set in a moat of pools and rills. The north and south sides of the green are marked by pergolas (listed Grade II). Steps lead down from the centre of the two pergolas to the levelled playing fields which lie to the north and south. From the west side of the bandstand terrace, steps lead up to the pavilion (listed Grade II) which dominates the site (currently out of use, 2013). Straight walks bordered by flower beds set into broad grass borders, again backed by yew hedges, extend north and south of the building. Above it, to the west, are yew-hedged tennis courts, the area being divided into two halves by a central flagged path. Three grass tennis courts were converted to hard surface courts in 2012.
A path leads round the western perimeter of the site giving access from the Waterloo Park Avenue entrance. This walk leads through less formal areas and passes in front of a yew alcove for seats at the southern end of the site. From here it continues east into the children's playground which lies south of the southern bowling green. This area was redesigned in the 1990s to an award-winning layout, and the original play equipment modernised, but it retains the original focus of a circular paddling pool surrounded by a ring of sand pits.
The park also contains the 'splash park' which was refurbished in 2011 with more up-to-date children's play facilities.
Selected Sources
Other Reference - Description: The Norwich Parks, (Norwich City Council internal report 1993)
Book Reference - Author: G Goreham - Title: The parks and open spaces of Norwich - Date: 1961
Map Reference - Author: Sandys-Winsch, A - Title: Plan of Waterloo Park - Date: 1928 - Source: (City Hall, Norwich) - Description: Plan of Waterloo Park, 1928 (City Hall, Norwich)
Reasons for Designation
Waterloo Park, Norwich, opened in 1933, is designated at Grade II* for the following principal reasons:
* Date: the park is as a good example of an early C20 municipal park;
* Design: the park's design is essentially unchanged from its original layout of the mid 1929;
* Designer: the park was designed by Captain Sandys-Winsch, a protégé of Thomas Mawson;
* Historic interest: the park was the second largest of a series of parks laid out by Sandys-Winsch in Norwich; four others are registered;
* Structures: the park retains various structures from its foundation.
Date first registered: 08-Oct-1993
Date of most recent amendment: 20-Aug-2013
Description: Waterloo park contains one of the largest herbaceous borders in the United Kingdom.
Bandstand, Pavilion
At the beginning of the C20 an area of land owned by the Great Hospital Trust was laid out as a park in a densely populated area of Norwich which lay outside the old city walls. The conversion of the existing fields was completed by 1904 and the park, originally known as Catton Recreation Ground, was opened in May of that year. In the late 1920s a proposal was put forward to redevelop the site and in 1929 a design was drawn up by Captain Sandys-Winsch, a protégé of Thomas Mawson, who was appointed as Norwich City Parks and Gardens Superintendent in 1919, remaining in the post for 34 years. It was one of a series of parks that received government funding after World War I as part of a building and planting programme, providing unemployment relief. Work began in 1931 and two years later the park was reopened under the new name of Waterloo Park. It provided within its 18 acres (7.5ha) grass tennis courts, football pitches, bowling greens, formal gardens, pergola walks, a pavilion, a bandstand, and a children's playground which was considered to be one of the finest in East Anglia. It was reported at its opening to have been created with the purpose of giving 'pleasure to the greatest number of people'. The park, which offers active and passive recreation within a formal setting of yew-hedged enclosures, remains (2013) a public amenity.
The park, funded by Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), was restored in 2000.
The other four registered parks which make up the series are Wensum Park, Eaton Park, Heigham Park, and Mile Cross Gardens.
Early 20th Century (1901-1932)
Just one person associated to Waterloo Park
Arnold Edward Sandys-Winsch
https://www.norwich.gov.uk/directory_record/1170/waterloo_park_nr3_3h
https://www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1001348
City Hall, Norwich, NR2 1NH
{English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest}, (Swindon: English Heritage, 2008) [on CD-ROM]Historic England Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest
Urban Park
The National Heritage List for England: Register of Parks and Gardens
Reference: GD2755
Locality: England, Norfolk, Norwich
NR3 3JD
TG226102
Historical Location: Norfolk
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Felbrigg Hall
Gunton Park
Pickenham Hall
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Salle Park
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Audi S5 vs RS5
The Audi S5 is the performance version of the Audi A5, a popular regular Audi available as a coupe and sportback. Compared to the A5, it has a bigger engine, Quattro all-wheel drive as standard and some subtle styling differences. Of course, those luxuries all cost you extra.
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Those interested in the S5 are no doubt willing to pay a premium for performance over the A5, but is it worth going all out with the RS5? Let's take a closer look at the differences.
The RS5 (right) has unique styling elements that gives it a sportier appearance than the S5 (left)
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However, those preferring a peaceful ride will prefer the S5's less harsh ride and quieter cabin.
Only the S5 is offered as a cabriolet (convertible)
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The Audi S5 is available in 3 body types: coupe, four-door sportback and cabriolet. The RS5 is available as a coupe and four-door sportback, but those hoping to drive without a roof will have to look elsewhere.
Price and Value For Money
At this point it should be pretty clear that the RS5 is the faster car, but at what premium?
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Грот «Э́хо» с подземным ходом — комплекс сооружений на территории музея-заповедника «Гатчина», грот на берегу Серебряного озера в Дворцовом парке и подземный ход, который соединяет грот с подвалами Большого Гатчинского дворца. Подземная галерея является единственным подобным объектом среди всех дворцово-парковых ансамблей пригородов Санкт-Петербурга. Весь комплекс создан в 1770-х годах архитектором А. Ринальди одновременно со строительством дворца для тогдашнего хозяина Гатчины князя Г. Г. Орлова.

Архитектурный каприз, задуманный с увеселительными целями, был выстроен согласно представлениям классицизма и получил своё название благодаря акустическим особенностям сооружения: для подземного тоннеля характерен ярко выраженный эффект эха. Подземный ход, к которому через подвалы имелся доступ из парадных залов и личных покоев центрального корпуса дворца, с XIX века также связывался с именем ещё одного владельца Гатчины, императора Павла I, якобы предусматривавшего возможность бегства по нему из дворца в случае возникновения угрозы его жизни.

История
В 1770-х годах, одновременно со строительством Большого Гатчинского дворца, был устроен подземный ход из его подвалов к западному берегу Серебряного озера, завершавшийся гротом. Гатчина в тот период принадлежала светлейшему князю Г. Г. Орлову, автором проекта дворца и создателем подземного хода с гротом стал итальянский архитектор Антонио Ринальди.

Такое сооружение как грот было миниатюрной «архитектурной затеей», типичной для романтического пейзажного парка. При этом идея и облик подземного хода и грота, как и облик самого дворца, в какой-то степени могли быть связаны с увлечением английской архитектурой, которое во времена строительства дворца в Гатчине было всеобщим, как пишет исследовательница Д. А. Кючарианц. Если для регулярных парков и эпохи барокко была характерна трактовка грота в качестве монументальной постройки (Д. А. Кючарианц и А. Г. Раскин приводят в роли примеров гроты Константиновского дворца и Большого каскада в Петергофе) или паркового павильона, украшенного колоннами, скульптурой, морскими раковинами (такие памятники XVIII века как «Грот» Летнего сада, одноимённый павильон в Екатерининском парке Царского Села или аналогичное сооружение в усадьбе Кусково в Москве), то гроты эпохи классицизма были расположены в укромных местах пейзажных парков и отличались подчёркнутой естественностью своего внешнего вида.

Весь комплекс подземного хода с гротом в Гатчине был создан с увеселительными целями. В нём обыгрывается эффект эха: звуки шагов и произнесённые слова многократно повторяются в тоннеле, в связи с чем грот — выход из него — получил соответствующее название. Встречается мнение, что сооружение могло, таким образом, рассматриваться как иллюстрация мифа о нимфе Эхо. Акустические эффекты в принципе использовались при дворцовом строительстве, в садово-парковом искусстве, при создании парковых построек.

Однако, по мнению Д. А. Кючарианц и А. Г. Раскина, возможно, что при создании подземного хода всё же принимались во внимание соображения его практической полезности для владельца дворца на случай возникновения угрозы его жизни. Определённое значение здесь могла сыграть судьба императора Петра III, смерть которого, по одной из версий, была насильственной, и к ней был причастен брат Григория Орлова Алексей.

В одной из комнат второго этажа Большого Гатчинского дворца были сделаны две потайные двери на узкую тёмную винтовую лестницу (одна дверь вела сразу на лестницу, другая — в тёмную проходную комнату, откуда также имелся выход на лестницу). При Г. Г. Орлове именно тут находилась, по предположению В. К. Макарова, спальня князя. Впоследствии в этом помещении была устроена Парадная опочивальня, и двери оказались в её алькове. Лестница могла использоваться прислугой. Она вела на первый этаж, туда, где позднее располагались личные комнаты Павла I (пройти на лестницу можно из Туалетной императора), и затем в дворцовые подвалы, где и была дверь в подземный ход.

Для самого великого князя Павла Петровича, ставшего владельцем Гатчины после смерти Орлова, «подземный ход весьма характерен», по словам В. К. Макарова, «с его любовью ко всему таинственному и вместе страхом перед тайным врагом, готовящим ему участь Петра III». Уже в XIX веке появление неких подземелий во дворце стали относить именно к павловскому времени. Фрейлина А. Ф. Тютчева в 1854 году писала в своём дневнике о гроте «Эхо»: «Говорят, что здесь находится выход из тех подземных ходов, которые император Павел велел провести от своей комнаты, чтобы иметь возможность бежать от убийц».

Павел мог использовать тоннель к Серебряному озеру, чтобы неожиданно исчезать из дворца и вновь появляться в нём (как утверждает гатчинский краевед и директор музея-усадьбы «Суйда» А. В. Бурлаков). На берегу озера у грота была устроена деревянная пристань, где была пришвартована лодка и ждал слуга. В 1797 году Гатчинский дворец — и в том числе, вероятно, подземный ход — осматривал бывший польский король Станислав Август Понятовский, которого по просьбе Павла сопровождал С. И. Мешков-Плещеев.

После смерти Павла I подземный ход, по некоторым предположениям, длительное время был закрыт. В 1848 году у грота «Эхо» на месте ветхой деревянной пристани по проекту архитектора  была сооружена круглая каменная пристань. В 1884 году был произведён ремонт площадки у грота. В период проживания в Гатчине семьи Александра III подземный ход использовался для увеселительных прогулок царской семьи с детьми от «Эхо» до дворца.

Существует мнение, что а именно с помощью подземного хода, ведущего к гроту «Эхо», из Гатчинского дворца бежал министр-председатель свергнутого Временного правительства А. Ф. Керенский, которому после провала наступления частей 3-го кавалерийского корпуса на революционный Петроград угрожала опасность пленения представителями советских войск во главе с П. Е. Дыбенко, прибывшими в Гатчину для переговоров с казаками 3-го корпуса. О том, что факт наличия подземного хода был ему известен, Керенский писал в своей статье 1920 года под названием «Гатчина», опубликованной во французском журнале «»:

«Уйти из дворца невозможно — построенное Павлом I в виде замкнутого прямоугольника, здание имело только один выход, уже занятый смешанным караулом из казаков и матросов. Пока мы рассуждали, как выйти из этого тупика, как выскочить из этой ловушки, явился один из высших служащих дворца с предложением помощи. По своим служебным обязанностям он знает тайный никому не известный подземный ход, который выходит в парк за стенами этого дворца-крепости. Но чтобы пройти к этому тайнику, нужно ждать сумерек. Что же!? Если до этого времени ничего не случится, мы уйдём из западни этим таинственным путём».

Согласно мемуарам Керенского, вышедшим гораздо позднее, он покинул дворец днём 1 ноября, переодевшись матросом и пройдя сквозь толпу вооружённых людей, митинговавших перед зданием. В статье 1920 года он, однако, упомянул и подземный ход, утверждая, что «его спутники», оставшиеся в бывшей царской резиденции, все спаслись: «Одни просто в суматохе, другие потайным ходом, — все ушли благополучно из слишком гостеприимного дворца…».

После открытия в Гатчине музея в 1918 году тоннель и грот, по некоторым сведениям, были доступны для посещения. В годы Великой Отечественной войны сооружение практически не пострадало. В послевоенный период грот стал недоступен для обозрения, а пространство подземного хода использовалось как склад городского треста «Водоканал» города Гатчины. В 1993 году усилиями ТОО «Дворец» подземный ход был расчищен, туда стали пускать посетителей музея. Однако сквозной проход к берегу озера и осмотр грота по-прежнему невозможны — вход в тоннель со стороны грота «Эхо» закрыт арочной железной дверью (ранее он запирался железной решёткой), так как Серебряное озеро всё ещё используется как источник водоснабжения местным МУП «Водоканал», и вокруг озера установлена санитарная зона, закрытая для посетителей парка.

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Грот «Эхо» находится на склоне холма у берега Серебряного озера в Дворцовом парке Гатчины. Рядом на берегу сохранились остатки полукруглой каменной пристани. Грот решён в виде своего рода пещеры, обрамлённой густой нависающей растительностью. В его глубине, ниже уровня береговой площадки, расположен арочный вход в подземелье. Общая длина фасада сооружения — 19 м.

Фасад грота сложен из крупных, грубо обработанных глыб пористого туфа разных размеров и форм, местами со сколами. Они подобраны друг к другу по очертаниям и закреплены скрытыми в кладке железными связями. Благодаря художественно продуманному подбору блоков вся постройка воспринимается как грот естественного происхождения. Особенности поверхности камней в сочетании с глубокими швами между ними дают игру света и тени. Создаётся нарочито мрачный и таинственный облик сооружения.

Подземный ход между гротом и подвалами дворца — единственный в своём роде объект среди всех дворцово-парковых ансамблей пригородов Санкт-Петербурга. Длина подземного хода, по одним данным, 120 м, по другим — 130 или 135 м, ширина прохода — 3,6 м. Это наклонная сводчатая галерея, облицованная камнем, что проходит на небольшой глубине под лугом, которым занято пространство между дворцом и озером. Тоннель освещается дневным светом с помощью четырёх круглых световых шахт, а также фонарями на стенах. Пол вымощен полуметровыми известняковыми плитами, пологий арочный свод и стены сложены из пудостского камня. В целом галерея выстроена в соответствии с канонами классицизма, поскольку горизонтальные ряды блоков стен завершаются тягой, которая одновременно служит импостом свода.

Относительно акустических особенностей сооружения русский учёный Н. Я. Озерецковский, посетивший Гатчину в 1814 году, писал:

«Сказывают, что сей подземный ход сделан ещё князем Орловым, может быть для того только, чтоб в нём слышать отголоски (эхо), которые повторяются там до четырёх слогов, когда от железной решётки, перед озером стоящей, человеческий голос раздаваться будет в подземелье, и стоящие ко дворцу железные ворота будут затворены, ибо как скоро их отворят, то эхо больше не отвечает».

Когда посетитель заходит в подземный ход со стороны подвала дворца, то наиболее впечатляющий эффект эха достигается, если производить изначальный звук, стоя у второй пары фонарей от входа. Утверждается, что эхо может повторяться до 30 раз. Есть мнение, что ещё с павловского времени существуют особые вопросительные фразы, на которые эхо гатчинского подземелья «отвечает», как кажется слушателю, осмысленным образом. Краевед А. В. Бурлаков приводит некоторые из них, распространённые в наше время: «Какой цветок не боится мороза!?» (эхо должно ответить: «Роза!»); «Как называлась первая дева!? — Ева!»; «Кто украл хомуты!? — Ты!»; «Кто нами правил!? — Павел!».

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Outgoing Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) is not going to leave quietly into the night. He's continuing his role as the GOP's biggest pain in the a** by declaring he will block further judicial nominations until the Senate brings up legislation to protect Special Counsel Robert Mueller. With Jeff Sessions being fired as attorney general, Matt Whitaker has become the acting chief at the Justice Department. Whitaker has slammed the Mueller probe, which is looking into whether the Trump campaign colluded with the Russians during the 2016 election, and has declared he has no intention of recusing himself. He's in a position to oversee the investigation, which has given congressional Democrats an ample amount of heartburn.
Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) said on Wednesday that he will oppose any of President Trump's judicial nominations until legislation protecting special counsel Robert Mueller gets a vote.
"I have informed the majority leader I will not vote to advance any of the 21 judicial nominees pending in the Judiciary Committee or vote to confirm the 32 judges awaiting confirmation on the Senate floor until ... [the bill] is brought to the full Senate for a vote," Flake said from the Senate floor.
Flake's threat will block the Judiciary Committee from approving judicial nominations and sending them to the full Senate without help from Democrats. Republicans hold a 11-10 majority on the panel and many of the most controversial nominees pass along party lines, meaning they would need either Flake's vote or a Democratic senator to flip.
On the Senate floor, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has slightly more leeway. With a 51-49 majority, Flake would need a Republican colleague to join him and every Democrat to block a judicial nominee on the Senate floor.
NEW: @JeffFlake says he will not vote to advance any of of the 21 judicial nominees pending in the judicial committee, or vote to confirm the 32 judges awaiting confirmation on the Senate floor until the Mueller protection bill is brought up for a full vote on the Senate floor.
Flake had threatened to hold up judicial nominees in June as bargaining chips in the debate over Trump's position of tariffs and travel restrictions to Cuba. This man can't leave Washington soon enough.


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Hamas warns of a new Intifada after upsurge of attacks on Israelis
By Euronews with Reuters • Updated: 14/10/2015
A Palestinian rammed his car into a bus stop before stabbing pedestrians on a street in Jerusalem on Tuesday. It was just one of several apparently random attacks in the city and across central Israel on a day that left three Israelis dead and scores injured .
Minutes earlier two Palestinians had shot and stabbed passengers on a bus – one of the assailants was killed the other capture.
Calling it a 'Day of Rage' some among the Islamist militant Hamas group described its as a new intifada or uprising.
Hamas member Sam Abu Zuri speaking from Gaza said:
"Hamas praises the heroic acts in the West Bank and Jerusalem and confirms that the increase in these operations is evidence that this Intifada cannot be stopped, it is the Intifada of Jerusalem. It is a strong message to the Israeli occupation because of its crimes in Al-Aqsa mosque."
Stabbings and shootings
Palestinians have organised two uprisings against Israeli occupation – one in the 1980s and the other in the 2000s.
Over the last two weeks near daily stabbings and shootings by Palestinians have left dozens of Israelis dead and wounded.. Several attackers and at least 17 other Palestinians have also been killed.
Later on Tuesday there were clashes between Palestinian youths and Israeli police in Bethlehem. At least two Palestinians were among Tuesday's death tally.
Responding to the upsurge of violence the Israeli government is planning on sealing off Palestinian districts in East Jerusalem – home of many of the attackers.
The unrest erupted last month over a row about access at a Jerusalem Holy site known as Temple Mount to Jews and the Al-Aqsa mosque to Muslims. IT's been fuelled by rumours that Israel wants to alter a long-standing religious arrangement governing visits and use of the site.
Israel demonstrations: Protesters call for an end to ruling coalition amid plans to reform judiciary
Biden's National Security Advisor reaffirms US commitment to Israel
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Professor Green cancels tour after fracturing neck while suffering seizure
February 12, 2019, 5:40 pm Updated: February 12, 2019, 5:42 pm
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Professor Green has been forced to cancel his upcoming tour after fracturing his neck in a fall just hours before his first show.
The British rapper said in a post to Instagram that he had had three seizures resulting in a fall which fractured vertebrae in his neck.
Hackney-born Green – known off stage as Stephen Manderson – was due to embark on a tour of the UK beginning tonight at The Globe in Cardiff.
I had seizure this morning which resulted in a fall while I was packing for tour 1/3
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The rapper, 35, shared a picture of himself strapped onto a stretcher with his head supported and a neck brace, with a tube in his nose.
Along with the picture on Instagram, he wrote: "I had seizure this morning which resulted in a fall while I was packing for tour.
"Depending on how you look at this fall I was extremely lucky. I fractured vertebrae in my neck and subsequently had to cancel my tour that was due to start today.
"I'll be back in the winter with a bigger tour. I've had two further seizures and am lucky I didn't break my neck. Really f****** lucky. Thanks for baring [sic] with me."
He apologised to fans, but said he felt lucky to not be in worse condition.
A statement from Professor Green's spokesperson said: "Due to a serious neck injury Professor Green has been forced to cancel his February 2019 tour. Tickets for all dates are refundable. Refunds will be made available at the point of purchase."


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3 must-run routes in London
SuuntoRun — 5 January 2020
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Keeping up your running routine while traveling can be challenging, but when it is the right route at the right time, it's rewarding in many ways. Whether it be an invigorating break from a hectic schedule, or a way to explore a new city, knowing where to go is everything. This couldn't be more apt than in a mega-city like London. The options are endless, but at the same time daunting; but don't worry we've got you covered.
We've highlighted three types of routes: the short and sweet tourist route with plenty of scenery; the locals run which is favorite and accessible route, and finally, a more adventurous, forested, single-track trail. Each route comes with the logistics to get you out and back with ease! Each of these routes share the same motivation – inspiring you to explore a new route and new city on the run!
To follow these routes with your Suunto watch or mobile device, please follow these instructions:
1. Press download GPX.
2. Go to Suunto app and press + button in app map and press 'import route'.
3. Find the route, press it. The app opens the route, press 'Done'.
4. You can modify name and details. The route is saved. Keep the 'Use in Watch' toggle on to have the route in watch.
Note: If you are not reading this on a device with Suunto app installed, download the route file and save it in a location you can access on your mobile device. Then follow the guidance above
GOLDEN JUBILEE AND MILLENNIUM BRIDGE (4KM)
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Who it is for:
Tourist Run/walk route taking in the cities best sights in less than 5km.
Simply the best route for visiting and photographing (if you choose) some of London's most famous landmarks. This short route is best done in the morning during a crisp sunrise. The route takes in some of the most visited paths in London so it can be crowded during the day but soaking up that atmosphere can be part of the fun, if you are that way inclined.
Expect extremely "instagramable" shots from the two iconic bridges of Golden Jubilee and Millennium Bridge. Look out for the National Theatre, South Banks finest culture, London Eye, Tate Modern, HMS President, Big Ben, St Paul's Cathedral, The Shard and more, its a veritable feast for the senses!
Start point note:
Best access via London Charing Cross Station or Embankment
Finish Point note:
100m before the finish you will see Embankment Café. Perfectly stationed in Garden Pavilion, right next to the Thames River. This cafe will have something to quench your thirst or fill your stomach at any time of day. It could be coffee and a Traditional English Breakfast in the morning or even quintessentially British Fish and Chips in the evening.
Run extensions and alternatives:
Instead of finishing back at Embankment, continue to run past it keeping the River Thames on your right. After 800m you can take a right up Richmond Terrace which leads you to the famous Downing Street and into St James Park. Continuing a bit further along the Thames (1km from Embankment) will have you finish at Westminster tube station and next to Big Ben. Here you will be a stone's throw from St Stephens Tavern, a real ale pub known as the 'politician's hangout.'
MULTI ROYAL PARKS ROUTE (8.1KM)
The "locals" running route in the heart of London. Maximum greenery, maximum sightseeing.
An absolute must for locals and anyone over for a short stay. The Royal Parks are a thing of wonderful British heritage so with this route you can hit 4 in one run. Starting from Hyde Park (the home of one of London's most famous running clubs) you will run around and through the park taking in Kensington Gardens and The Round Pond. Green Park will have you running directly past Buckingham Palace. Finally, through St James Park and past Horse Guards Parade and down The Mall. Beauty.
Lancaster Gate tube on the Central line. Paddington Station is only a 3 minute walk too.
Green Park tube. It's worth taking the time to visit Shepard Market which is full of independent shops, pubs and restaurants.
Doing a full lap of Hyde Park before heading out is very popular with locals. Similarly, you can add in full loops of Green Park or St James Park. Another option is continuing the Green Park loop to get back to your initial entry point and heading back into Hyde Park to finish at the Café in the centre of one of London's biggest Green spaces.
RICHMOND PARK AND WIMBLEDON COMMON TRAILS (16.3KM)
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The adventurous type of runner seeking something more than just concrete blocks
London's worst kept trail running secret. A beautifully scenic route taking in Richmond Park which is teaming with deer, ponds and wildlife. Richmond has its own unique London Culture with constant pop-ups and riverside events. Crossing over into Wimbledon Common you'll be running through some fantastic single track path in a forest-like environment. Keep in mind, if it rains expect it to get muddy! There are a couple of short sharp hills along the way, they are not long but at 12–15% grades they will certainly get your lungs going.
10 minute walk from Richmond Station. A straight forward walk up the high street (left out of the station) will get you up to Richmond gate and the start point of the route. However we also recommend walking down the Thames River path into Richmond Park. It is an extra 5 minute walk but if it's a clear day then start your route on the towpath for lovely views and waterside activities.
The route does a figure of 8 to finish back at the same start point. Walking or running back to Richmond tube will take you past copious amounts of cafes, bars and restaurants. For something different, and extremely British, we'd recommend the Tea Box for gourmet teas and cake in a cosy corner café.
At the top of Wimbledon common you will see the A3, run parallel to this, beside Putney heath, for a few hundred metres before taking a left turn down the A219. This will have a running down a big hill straight towards Putney which is another South-West London hotspot. In Putney you can still get both tube (Putney east or Putney Bridge), Trains (Putney Station) and Buses outside Putney station to most parts of London.
Another option is to do a full loop of Richmond Park instead of crossing into Wimbledon common. Following the Tamsin Trail which hugs the outer parameter is a glorious run that is extremely popular with locals. A full loop is 11.5 km.
Lead image: © Max Willcocks
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With Suunto 5 and Suunto 9 watches, you can add these routes directly to your device and track your progress.
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The Holiday Season in Jefferson Texas begins the Friday after Thanksgiving every year.
Friday evening everyone in town gathers over at the Lions Park on the corner of E. Jefferson St. and Line St. The festivities begin at 7:30 PM which is later than in the past because of the KCS Holiday train being in town.
At the park you'll see the Enchanted Forest of Christmas Trees all decorated by many different businesses, churches, local organizations and families. Once everyone is gathered around the gazebo announcements are made and there may be a special guest or two, then a bit of Christmas Caroling begins and the light switch for the trees and gazebo is turned on. While all of this is going on Santa makes his way to the gazebo so he can take his place for the children to sit on his lap and have a chat about their wish list regardless of what their naughty or niceness throughout the year might have been.
While the children are with Santa most everyone attending starts to wander around through the forest gazing at all the lit Christmas trees while shaking hands or giving a friendly wave to friends and neighbors there. I swear you can almost feel the atmosphere change to a feeling of warmth and happiness.
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Juliusz Domański (ur. 17 maja 1927 w Suchym Lipiu) – prof. dr hab., historyk filozofii starożytnej, średniowiecznej i renesansowej, filolog klasyczny ze specjalizacją neolatynistyczną, emerytowany profesor Instytutu Filozofii i Socjologii PAN i Instytutu Filologii Klasycznej Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, członek czynny Polskiej Akademii Umiejętności, członek korespondent Towarzystwa Naukowego Warszawskiego, członek Polskiego Towarzystwa Filologicznego, Polskiego Towarzystwa Filozoficznego, International Society for the History of Rhetoric, członek Rady Programowej "Archiwum Historii Filozofii i Myśli Społecznej". W 2007 otrzymał Nagrodę im. Księdza Idziego Radziszewskiego Towarzystwa Naukowego KUL za rok 2006, za całokształt dorobku naukowego w duchu humanizmu chrześcijańskiego.

Wybrane publikacje
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De Philippo Callimacho elegicorum Romanorum imitatore (1966),
Erazm i filozofia (1973, 2001),
"Scholastyczne" i "humanistyczne" pojęcie filozofii ("Studia Mediewistyczne" XIX, 1978, z. 1),
Początki humanizmu (jako t. IX Dziejów filozofii średniowiecznej w Polsce, red. Z. Kuksewicz, 1982),
Tekst jako uobecnienie (1992, 2002),
La philosophie, théorie ou manière de vivre? Les controverses de l'Antiquité à la Renaissance i toż w przekładzie polskim jako Metamorfozy pojęcia filozofii (1996),
Z dawnych rozważań o marności i pogardzie świata oraz nędzy i godności człowieka (1997),

Przypisy

Bibliografia
 J. Domański, Między filozofią a filologią : wspomnienia, Warszawa 2012
 Juliusz Domański. ahf.ifispan.pl

Linki zewnętrzne
 prof. dr hab. Juliusz Domański – Instytut Filologii Klasycznej

Historycy filozofii starożytnej
Laureaci Nagrody im. Księdza Idziego Radziszewskiego
Polscy historycy filozofii
Polscy filolodzy klasyczni
Urodzeni w 1927
Wykładowcy Wydziału Polonistyki Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego


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The Exit – Presented By Flippa · How I Designed a Career In a Way That Fits My Lifestyle
How I Designed a Career In a Way That Fits My Lifestyle
For this episode of The Exit, Steve McGarry sits down with a former photojournalist, editor, and media entrepreneur, Jonathan Kalan, about how he formed a global community called Unsettled. The feeling of being "unsettled" sounds unpleasant for many, but it also signifies a positive impulse for change, discovery, and innovation that everyone should embrace and nurture.
From being a foreign media correspondent, Jonathan Kalan became a serial entrepreneur who turned his overflowing ideas into forming a network that embraces uncertainty and values human connection. Kalan created a platform for people worldwide who want to take life, work, and adventures beyond the traditional borders. Learn more in this segment about how he built a meaningful connection that helps redefine someone's future of work.
Being Unsettled
When we talk about being unsettled, it usually notes uncertainty, lacking direction, and other unpleasant matters in one's career. However, Jonathan Kalan looked into its bright side and perceived it as something beneficial for his life. While talking with Steve, instead of being stuck in an office, Kalan is resting in a mountain with his co-founder and partners, proving how independent and "unsettled" life is. Listening to Kalan's cheerful voice also indicated that being unsettled is something that is not embarrassing at all.
What is Unsettled?
Kalan and his team have been running Unsettled for over four years now. It is a global community for individuals who want to seek the unknown while valuing human connection and co-creating experiences that break their routine and redefine their future work. They travel with professionals across the globe while taking a path in life, may it be their career, personal matter, insights, and knowledge they have been looking for all along. These experiences give the time, space, and an unstructured structure to build new relationships and discover new perspectives while growing personally and professionally.
Determining the Future of Work
As typical professionals burned their asses and eyes sitting in front of their business paperwork, it is a wonder how Kalan and his co-founder, Michael Youngblood, managed to drag these people out of their work and captured their future of work through the Unsettled. Kalan admitted that he and Youngblood were also workaholics back then when they met as media practitioners years ago. Kalan was working as a freelance photographer and journalist, while Youngblood was the MIT publication editor. They met many independent workers, consultants, and personnel throughout their job, where some are working on their businesses remotely.
In 2014, Kalan and Youngblood invited these freelancers to work in Bali for a month to live and work together while sharing their professional knowledge. They worked with thirty people under the same roof and coworking space while attending workshops. In their group, some worked in collaboration, while some worked remotely and travel elsewhere. Until this market gradually increased over the years, some of his org mates found the flexibility to work independently, while others built their own company. Kalan and Youngblood's experiment grew even wider while traveling to and from 20 different countries, accumulating hundreds of experiences from 25,000 participants worldwide.
Given the COVID-19 pandemic, Kalan entailed that this is the best opportunity for entrepreneurs to discover how to grow and migrate to remote work effectively. More individuals and companies are now learning how to experiment with alternative ways to work best at their convenience. Although the catalyst is the pandemic, Kalan said that this opportunity allows the world to catch up as employees and entrepreneurs are now productive using their customized strategies. The coronavirus crisis forced entrepreneurs to innovate alternative ways to increase profit and grow their company online.
Unsettled's Paradigm Shift
As Unsettled is a curated travel community, there is no doubt that they are crucially affected by the pandemic too. Although all of Unsettled's trips were on-hold back in March, people under this community tested out working remotely despite being on lockdown. They had to figure out a lifestyle that is in line with whom they want to be while escaping the corporate setting they used to have by setting up a new business or going freelance.
Kalan also implied that when everything gets back to normal and is safe to travel, he could sense the rise in market demand for people who want to redefine their careers and work, especially that people have more chances to discover after the crisis. Remote working will also be more acceptable and usual due to the pandemic's effect.
Even after this almost year-long pandemic, Kalan assures that his relationship with those 20 retreat destinations worldwide will not falter as he took a lot of time to build out this sturdy connection throughout the making of Unsettled. From local partners to local accommodations and experiences, Kalan and his team own the entire adventures of those trips without subcontractors. They only have teams worldwide in those 20 locations, fully distributed into first-responders, scouters despite having no office.
The Lifestyle Incubator
Even before the pandemic, Kalan and his team launched an online program called "Lifestyle Incubator" that provides a 4-week global virtual retreat where you can have the time, space, tools, and highly interactive community that helps you redefine your career. In the comfort of your home, you can now navigate your next transition intentionally in a clarified way through workshops, weekly live sessions, peer-to-peer conversations, and frameworks.
With this Unsettled online program, you can match your lifestyle while leaping towards your career with the utmost freedom, mobility, and flexibility. Although Kalan's team stopped traveling, Lifestyle Incubator made it possible for their team to be productive and operational despite being distant from each other.
Unsettled is not just a group of entrepreneur-travelers who seek to have fun, but they plan and execute their experiences organizationally. The members embody Unsettled's vision while working independently and crafting their path in life. If you are brand new to this type of working ethics, Kalan advised that the first step is to be more intentional with your work and minimizing dependence on someone's supervision.
Steve McGarry:
Hello and welcome to The Exit, presented by Flippa. I'm your cohost Steve McGarry and this is a 30-minute podcast where we sit down with amazing entrepreneurs who have been there and they have done it. They have gone through buying businesses, selling businesses and operating in incredible businesses that are on the cutting edge, which brings us to today's interview with Jonathan Kalan, the CEO and co-founder of Unsettled. But before we dive into the interview with Jonathan, definitely check out my previous interview with Richard Patty. He did an amazing job of talking about how he scaled up a portfolio and now he's teaching people to do the same, so definitely check that out with the link somewhere on where you're listening, whether it's Spotify, iTunes, SoundCloud or YouTube. There will be links somewhere for you to check out the show notes.
So on this episode, I get to sit down with Jonathan and we go through how he's built out a global community for everybody to embrace the future of work. Basically, they set up an amazing event that is like a work event, and you can go there, whether it's in Bali or South America and you can go and work with like-minded people and you can build out a network in there. He even talks about, later on in the episode, how they've had weddings at these events, and everybody [inaudible 00:01:25] and digital nomad-style. They get to collaborate and work on incredible projects together. So, Jonathan's a fantastic guy and I'm really excited to really highlight some of these types of stories where people have scaled these businesses up. He's a talented TED speaker and just entrepreneur in general. So, without further ado, let's dive right into my interview with Jonathan Kalan, the CEO and founder of Unsettled.
What's up, guys? I'm here with Jonathan Kalan, the CEO of Unsettled. How's it going, Jonathan?
Jonathan Kalan:
Good. How you doing, Steve?
Doing great, man. Doing great. And just before we dive into the interview, where are you at right now? I have to ask.
I am currently hibernating in the mountains of Montana with my co-founder and our partners.
That is… That's fantastic. And for everybody that's listening in, you'll kind of understand the reason that I must ask these questions early, before we dive into the interview, because Jonathan's business and story is very much intertwined with travel and business. So, that's a good segue way into what is Unsettled, Jonathan? And if you could, just share your story, how you guys came about starting the business.
Yeah, sure. I mean, so Unsettled is really a global community of independent professionals who, I think, really seek to embrace the unknown and value meaningful human connection. So, over the past four, over four years now, we've run co-created experiences that help people break out of their routine, find new perspectives and kind of expand their global network with like-minded professionals from around the world.
And at the core we're a travel company and a travel community, but our reach has sort of gone a lot further than that in the past four years and we're really, I think, a place where people who are taking an independent path in life, whether it's career or personal, can really find, I think, the support, the encouragement, the perspective, the knowledge, the insights that they're looking for, in really different ways because for most of us who either work independently now or who have worked independently most of our lives, we could recognize that a lot of the times, it's hard to replace some of that learning and growth that you get from being a more structured setting or having a more typical career path.
So, that's the little bit about what we do and who we are.
Nice. Nice. And a lot of what I find fascinating about the Unsettled model is it's really leaning into the remote work and now, obviously, you guys have some pretty serious validation with everything that's going on. I mean, everyone is working from home in tech and business owners, and I think that you guys have really captured the kind of future of work, and I'd love to kind of talk a little bit about that. What do you kind of see in terms of where things are going to go with work?
Yeah. [inaudible 00:04:28] It's an interesting question because I think, going back to how we really got here… I mean, my entire career for the most part has been remote. I have, I think maybe for only two years out of my entire career, have actually worked in an office and had colleagues who were around me. And my co-founder Michael, pretty much the same thing. When I met him, he was working as the… As the editor for a publication of MIT on innovation and entrepreneurship, specifically in kind of the social enterprise sector, and he worked there for four years without ever setting foot on the MIT campus. And I was working as a journalist and freelance photographer based in Africa and the Middle East and I never knew my editors. I never worked them in person. And so, I think for us, we have always just worked remotely and been accustomed to working remotely, right? This is nothing new to us.
And when we came together, I think it was very much united by the fact that we had had these independent careers. We'd had these remote careers and so many people that we knew were sort of on that leading edge of the future of the work, right? So many of our friends were independents or consultants or running their own businesses remotely, and so back in 2014, we started running co-working retreats for really just our friends. We found 30 people and said, "Hey. You want to join us in Bali for a month? We're going to have a co-working space. We're going to have a place where we can live together, work together. We're going to share each other's knowledge and have workshops and really create a space for collaboration while also kind of working independently on our projects."
And back in 2014, I think there was a fraction of the number of co-working spaces. There was a fraction of the number of people who were working remotely and especially working remotely and traveling. And so, we really just ran it as an experiment, and over the years, I think that market has increased. More people are finding that flexibility, either on their own or with their company. It's allowed us to grow from a couple different co-working retreats around the world to now have running… Have run over 100 experiences in 20 countries with over 2,500 participants around the world. And so, we've kind of been looking at this for a long time and saying, "It's not a matter of if. It's a matter of when people are going to migrate more into remote work."
And I think, obviously the situation that we're in now with COVID has just greatly accelerated that, right? It's given individuals and companies the ability to experiment in new ways, in sort of a forced way. But they've also realized that it's actually not that hard. It's not that challenging. It presents a lot of different opportunities for how you can, I think, grow and be a productive employee or be a productive entrepreneur in a very different way. And so… So, yeah. I mean, for us it's… We've been living this future for quite some time and it's nice to see the rest of the world starting to catch up, even if the catalyst was a global pandemic.
Yeah. Yeah. It's like a… A glass half full approach because it's… It's an unfortunate situation, of course. Terrible, terrible global pandemic. But it is forcing a lot of alternative ways of making money online, and I think that there's some exciting, exciting things that are happening now. And in terms of what you guys have seen with everything, obviously, that's going on, are you seeing an uptick in the amount of people that are really interested in doing this? Is it…? Is it kind of like a complete paradigm shift for you guys? Are you guys doing a different angle now or is it still the same, kind of travel to a location and co-work together?
Yeah. So, throughout our journey, I mean, our one-month co-working retreats have really been the core of Unsettled and the Unsettled experiment… Experience. And so, obviously we had to stop traveling as soon as COVID hit, so that was about March of last year. We had to put all of our trips on hold. But interestingly enough, what we've found through this journey is a lot of people who had been joining us up until that point were people who were actually kind of dipping their toes in the water. So, they were coming on an Unsettled experience to test out working remotely or use that time to figure out how to design their business and their lifestyle to be what they wanted it to be. So, they were kind of escaping that structure, escaping that corporate setting, and going off and setting out to create their own business or go freelance or just try something different that just allowed them ultimately to live the lifestyle that they wanted.
And so, even before COVID, we had actually been developing online programs where… It was really… We call it The Lifestyle Incubator and it's a four-week virtual retreat that helps people really design their life in a different way and design their career in a way that matches their lifestyle. So, for us, I think Unsettled is very much about taking that first step and taking that leap towards designing your career around your lifestyle to enable you to have that freedom, that mobility, that independence and that flexibility.
And so, even though we stopped traveling, our online programs have definitely seen an incredible rise. I think interest in Unsettled in general right now… We've had a lot of inquiries of people saying, "Hey. When are you guys going to go traveling again?" And so, I think we know that once things are, I think… I don't want to say back to normal, but are at a… A level where we feel safe to bring a group of 20 or 30 people to Bali or Buenos Aires, there's going to be a huge market demand there for people who not only have used COVID as a chance to redefine their career and redefine how they're working, but also who really recognize that now is the time to go out and experiment with that lifestyle because it's just becoming so much more acceptable and so much more normal to work remotely. And if you're able to manage time zones and your own schedule, there's no reason you can't do that work from Bali or Tuscany or any one of our destinations.
Got it. Got it. And in terms of like… I guess, shifting gears, for all of the entrepreneurs out there that are interested in the operational side of things, when you guys are based in Montana and you're scheduling a event, a co-working event where people can travel from wherever after all this has kind of blown over… Let's say for mid-next year, you guys are planning an event. Can you walk us through what that process is like for you guys? Is it you're getting on the phone with 30 people or are you doing emails out to people? And then are you booking a whole commercial building or is it like….? I know Bali is probably a mansion of some kind. But what is that…? What is that process kind of like for you guys?
Yeah. So, we… Over the years, we've… We set up really good relationships in the 20 destinations in which we run retreats in, and that's taken a lot of time, to build out local partners, local accommodations, the different experiences, because we… Aside from the accommodations, which we partner with, and we generally do find really amazing villas or houses or places that you'd want to call home… We don't rent an apartment building or a standard chain hotel. We get really unique boutique spaces that you really feel like you're living there. And so, we've developed those relationships over the years and then we do all of the experience design, planning, staffing ourselves. We don't sub-contract out, so we really own the entire experience.
And so, we have teams all over the world. We have people in Bali. We have people in Cape Town, people in all of our locations. And really, they're kind of our, I'd say, first responders. They're out scouters. They're our everything. I mean, they're how we run the business because our team is fully distributed and fully remote. We've never had an office. My co-founder and I are generally unsettled on the road, as is most of our team. Our experience leaders are on the road and kind of hopping between locations and running experiences. And so, for us, we really… We've built this sort of operational capacity where we've got really strong systems in place to build and launch and design experiences anywhere.
That said, it's still a lot of work every time we do put forth a new experience and the process is… Once somebody signs up to join us, we have an interview because it is a curated committee, and once we've got generally about 20 or 30 people, we do a welcome call over Zoom, which is a way to get people introduced to each other, to understand the experience, to prepare them for what's to come. And then, ultimately, they meet us in wherever destination they're going to and we've got everything set up. We've got the accommodations. We've got events. We've got dinners. We've got experiences. We've got a full time team on the ground. We've got a full time co-working space.
And so, is a lot of logistics that takes a while to build out, but running it remotely, honestly, has not been a challenge. We really don't know another way to do it. It's sort of us living the lifestyle of the brand. The fact that we have experiences allows our team to connect all over the world. So, I've seen our team members in 10 different countries. Some team members, I've never actually met before, even after two years, three years of working with them. So, it's something that… I think we put a lot of time and effort into how we plan and execute experiences, but there's a formula to it that we've just developed over time that allows us to do that pretty smoothly with a remote team.
Right on. Right on. I love the start with embodying the vision of the company and doing it remotely yourself and having everybody distributed about. I really like that. In terms of a new… Someone, let's say, that was traditionally in an office.
Mm-hmm (affirmative)-
Now, because of COVID, they're going remote. What would you say is probably the most valuable learning that you had? Because you guys have been doing remote team-building and teamwork together for a very long time now. What kind of, I guess, tips would you suggest to someone that's brand new to it, where it's trial by fire? They're jumping in and they're… They're like, "Okay. I have to learn how… The tools and everything, that I have to be a remote worker now." What would you…? What would you say would be the best… The best first kind of steps for somebody?
Well, it starts with being intentional. I think anybody who's transitioning to remote work now has a… A really incredible opportunity of how to be more intentional with their work, right? I think, depending on the company that you're working for and scheduling and so on, it does give you a sense of freedom to set your own schedule in a different way. You're reducing the commute. You're reducing having to be in the office. You're able to create your own environment. You're able to, I think, work in a way that is more… I would say more independent, but that also means that you have more control over how you work. So, intentional with your routine, intentional with how do you separate life and work. It becomes a lot harder when your home is your office and your office is your home.
So, I think the key is taking a really intentional approach to thinking about what are the parts of the office that you want to leave behind and what are the parts of the office that you might want to continue, right? What type of structures and things do you want to really build for yourself? And whether that's starting a little bit later and taking time to exercise or taking an hour or two in the middle of the day to go for a walk or finding ways to connect with your colleagues outside of just office hours, right? Because you're not going to be bumping into them in the corridors anymore.
So, I think… Again, for me, it just comes down to being more intentional about how you're designing that because the technology is all there. We all know how to use Zoom. We all know how to use Slack. The tools are there, but what isn't there is, I think, that road map for how to stay inspired personally, how to stay productive personally, how to keep yourself… How to keep [inaudible 00:16:45] momentum in your life and create, number one, the separation between your work and your life, but number two, how to just work better and work more smart.
And so, I think just taking the time to think about that and what it means, as opposed to just diving right into it and almost getting lost in the chaos that is, I think, many companies trying to adapt to working remotely very quickly.
Yeah. Because now it's very… It's kind of a conditional thing, right? It's the… They've been pushed into it now and they got to kind of learn. So, would you say that your lifestyle shifting course, is that… Is that going to help usher people towards the direction of remote work, and if so, what's been kind of the bottleneck? What is…? Obviously, intention is very important and being intentional and optimizing your time and really around your lifestyle. What do you think is, for somebody that's used to going to an office, having people around them…? What would you say, from your experience with the course that you guys have, has been your learnings around what's holding people back from this shift of mindset around work?
I would say the biggest thing that we've seen is a supportive community. More than anything else, I think finding people who are on a similar path or finding people who share a similar mindset. I think it's very easy when you're working in a bubble, whether it's where you live or the company you're working for, to not have that perspective that there are other ways to work, that there are other ways to live. And what we've seen time and time again and why we call Unsettled a community more than anything else is that having that supportive community of people who are going through a similar experience or who have been through a similar experience is extremely powerful. Being able to expand your network and have those vulnerable conversations about the challenges that you're facing or the fears that you have or the unknowns that still exist, that is really powerful, and we've seen it over and over again as being a catalyst for people to really begin to make significant changes in their life.
And so, part of what we do at Unsettled is really bringing people together who are asking those bigger questions, who are seeking either an unconventional approach to their life or their career or thinking about fundamentally shaking something up, and running experiences that allow them to, yes, both learn through curriculum and content and workshops that we do, but also simply open up space for conversations that allow you to be vulnerable about the challenges that you're facing. And I think that's something missing in the conversation about the future of work today, is where do we find community? Where do we have those serendipitous encounters with people that we may have never interacted with before? And I think that's definitely a catalyst for change for a lot of our community and us as well.
Yeah. Well said about the community. I think that that's such a… A lot of the tones around Unsettled when I first… I remember hearing about it from our mutual good friend David Phillips. He told me about you guys and I did some research on it, and I had done Startup Weekend years and years… Years ago. Probably 2010 or something like that. And it… It was that communal effort and you have this melting pot of all these skills that people have. Designers, developers, sales people, marketers, all these different skill sets, and putting them all into a room or an area and allowing them to collaborate together on things. Do you guys see a lot of collaboration when you guys are at these retreats? You have all these different entrepreneurs and people working on projects remotely. Is there ever a moment where a designer for one project leans over to a marketer on another project and says like, "Hey. I think you need to do this." And do you see some of that, that collaboration?
All the time. I mean, Unsettled is built as a community of co-creation and collaboration, and so that actually is very much the point of a lot of the experiences that we run, is to connect people from different backgrounds and expertise and perspectives and countries, to really share their expertise. In each of our in-person experiences, I'd say about half of the content, the workshops and the sessions that we do, are run by the community. So, you may have an expert in astrology who runs an Astrology 101. You may have an expert in personal branding who runs a personal branding workshop. So, the idea is that everybody has something valuable to contribute and we just provide, in many ways, a platform and the space for people to connect and share those skills with each other.
So, we've had business partnerships. We've had collaborations. We've had people get clients. We've had marriages, I think six marriages so far from Unsettled retreats, so….
Yeah, including my own.
Oh, wow.
[crosstalk 00:21:42] So, it… It's…
It is really designed around bringing people together to share in those skills and to share in that life journey. And we've actually launched, depending on when this comes out, for us today, it's tomorrow, we're launching something called The Global Passport Community and it is a virtual experience, kind of a virtual headquarters to replace that connection that we're missing, that serendipity, that sense of discovery, that sense of growth, to bring our community and an expanded community together in a virtual environment where we are co-creating, we are hosting workshops and community contributions for each other. We are hosting speakers and talks and lectures. We have a community database where you can find people by their expertise and their skills and their locations, to really kind of continue living Unsettled no matter where you are. And so, that's actually something we've been building out over the past six months that launches… Yeah, tomorrow, as a way to really kind of continue that living Unsettled and continue that idea of everybody you meet is a possibility for something new in a virtual environment.
Very cool. Very cool. So, can you… Can you talk a little bit more about that in terms of…? Would it be a call like this? Is there going to be a dozen people on a call like this and then we can all connect? What does that…? What does that look like, the Passport?
Yeah. So, The Unsettled Global Passport is… It's built around three things: connection, discovery and growth. And for connection, it's obvious. In a time of less travel, where are those opportunities to serendipitously meet people from around the world, have meaningful conversations, find mentors, friends, peers, collaborators around the world? And so, we host various sessions, really interactive conversations on Zoom, really structured and facilitated ways to kind of speed-friend and meet people from around the world in the community. And then, obviously, a database to kind of go and follow up with them afterwards, along with a 24/7 Slack community where people are posting questions, challenges, different groups, different themes, different topics. And so, really curating conversations on a monthly basis.
For discover, we've got discover your different themes and topics. We've got guest speakers coming in, really with the idea of expanding your mind into things that you wouldn't have come across that could impact your life, your work, your business. This month's theme… We pick a theme each month, is the power of play and how play kind of inspires us to be more innovative or creative in our lives. And so, we're having a bunch of really incredible speakers come in and talk about the power of play in life, in business.
And then the growth aspect is workshops that come from the community and come from us around specific skills. So, whether it's marketing or Enneagram and how to use that to work more effectively with your team… A whole host of different types of sessions that happen on a weekly basis that are really designed around helping you grow as a professional and as an individual.
And so, all of that kind of comes together with this glue of live online sessions and Slack and a database that you join on a monthly basis. And so, we kick off… We've experimented with it in the past with our alumni and about four months ago, and it went incredibly well, and now we're kind of opening it up to the broader world.
Cool. Very cool. Very cool. Well, I was going to ask what's coming, but clearly that's [inaudible 00:25:04] coming for Unsettled.
And I think the final kind of question is where… Where can people go and learn more about you guys and where you want people to go and learn more?
Yeah. Well, you can always hop over to our website, which is beunsettled.co. B-E unsettled.co. Or "beunsettled" as a handle on most social platforms. And you can always drop me a line at [email protected] and say hello. But, yeah. We'd love to invite everybody to come and check us out and join us virtually for now and once we're able to start hitting the road again, to join us for one of our experiences around the world.
Awesome. Awesome. Yeah. Well, thanks for everything you're doing with helping usher people into the remote lifestyle. I love the idea that… The lifestyle course that you guys have, that's pretty fantastic because I think there's a big disconnect right now with what people need to focus on and trying to find their own way. So, I appreciate you for doing that for the world. But thanks so much for coming on the show, again, Jonathan.
Yeah. It was my pleasure. Thanks for having me.
Thank you so much for listening through to the end of this episode of The Exit, presented by Flippa. I had a great time sitting down with Jonathan and talking about Unsettled, how they grew the community and what they've really been focusing on now with their kind of membership model. It's a very exciting platform. I've had a chance to poke around on it, and definitely check it out with the show notes and the links that I will be leaving in the description wherever you're listening to this. You can check it out on the Flippa blog as well as some of the other links that Jonathan mentions in the interview. So, that is it for this episode. If you guys want to see more interviews like this, leave a comment, leave a like, and don't forget to be subscribed for some incredible interviews over the next days and weeks here. And I will see you guys on the next episode of The Exit.
Steve McGarry
Steve McGarry is an entrepreneur, content creator, and investor based in sunny Tampa, Florida. In 2015, while living in San Francisco, Steve sold his first fintech startup LendLayer to Max Levchin's (founder of PayPal) consumer finance company Affirm. In the last 5 years, Steve has both built an online community that reaches 1.4 million people every month on social media and a portfolio of over a dozen web properties. Currently, he's the co-founder of a next-generation fintech startup called GrowYourBase while managing his portfolio of online businesses.
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DRINKS ARE ON US!
Two world class experts on booze edit an encyclopedia on the subject. Best book ever!
Punch anyone? Beautiful Punch-making and drinking paraphernalia, some dating to the 18th and 19th centuries ***Eric Medsker***
By Bob Guccione Jr.
Another book about cocktails, you say, yawning, reaching for your Pan American Clipper and sipping its mystical blend of aromatic bitters, absinthe and homemade grenadine. But wait, I say, that's kind of what I thought when I heard about it, but not what I thought when I got it!
First of all, The Oxford Companion to Spirits & Cocktails is a flippin' encyclopedia and weighs a ton. You could exercise with it. (Well, it weighs about five pounds — close to a ton). And, secondly, it's the Oxford companion, from Oxford University Press, from that Oxford, yes, so it couldn't be any more authentic and legitimate if William Shakespeare had written it. In this case, Shakespeare not being available, it is edited by the wonky experts David Wondrich, who I don't know, and Noah Rothbaum, who I do know, hence the easy extrapolation of wonkiness.
David (left) and Noah are clearly impressed with the size of something very large and copper
This is not only utterly comprehensive — exhaustingly, awe-inspiringly comprehensive — it is fun. I hadn't expected that. Drinking is fun, reading about drinking is usually a watered-down drink of fun. This is great fun because in the timeless, big sky, the-internet-hasn't-fucked-this-up-yet format of the encyclopedia, you can read all about the Caipirinha in one moment and then the next entry is Salvatore Calabrese, the renowned, nay, quasi-mythological, mixologist, who turned down the part of the bartender in Casino Royale, to make Bond's famous "shaken, not stirred" Martini, because, as he said, he would never shake a Martini. (Following that is the disturbing entry "The Calimotxo, or Kalimotxo", which is the mixing of "red wine and cola in equal parts." I couldn't read any more of that one, it felt like poring over the gruesome crime scene pictures of a murder victim.)
Under "Molecular Mixology" there are subheads (we are going down the rabbit hole), like "Edible Cocktails", which is what you think, and "Fat Washing" which I doubt very much you, or I, have ever thought about.
The A-Z content of the book is a whopping 803 pages and the appendixes run for another 30 and include, among other delights, a history of distillation. I bring this up because that turns out to be frigging fascinating.
Let's get the editors to answer a few questions…
What's the wonkiest — the most obscure, esoteric — entry in the book?
Noah The entry on laudanum is pretty fascinating. Laudanum is essentially a mix of opium and alcohol that was enjoyed for centuries by a range of famous writers and world leaders. Needless to say, I have never tried it.
What is the greatest dispelled myth?
Noah I don't think we realized how much myth busting would be involved in this book, but we spent a lot of our time doing just that. In many of the entries, our contributors had to set the record straight—from finding out what Old Tom Gin really was to the fact that legendary bartender Harry Craddock was actually British and that rye whiskey comes from Germany and Holland. The list could go on and on. Fortunately, it's all in the book.
What is your favorite thing you learned compiling this behemoth?
David That rum was made in Asia long before it was made in the New World, and that rum in the New World was not created by exploitative, enslaving planters, but rather by the people they were enslaving, who turned the scraps they were handed into the lifeblood of the hemisphere.
What was the earliest alcoholic drink recorded that was not beer or wine, and what is its equivalent today?
David Mead and cider are very old indeed and are still with us; the earliest distilled spirit, however, appears to be baijiu, which is, well, baijiu; if it's not baijiu, it's likely to be palm arrack (made from palm sap) or rum.
European bar tools on the left, and an assortment of bar tools from Europe, the Caribbean and Japan on the right ***Eric Medsker***
What is the strongest alcohol of all, and name three drinks everyone should absolutely avoid on the grounds they treasure life?
David I have drunk vodka right off the still, at 96% pure alcohol, and yet based on my personal experience there's nothing stronger than shots of bar whiskey with beer back. As for the three drinks: 1. Water. Every person I've ever known who has died has been a water drinker. 2. Tequila and Yoo-Hoo. 3. Highland Park 18 year old. Stay away from it, I beg of you. Leave it untasted on the liquor store shelf.
Noah 1) Apologies to Chicago, but I'm not a big fan of the super-bitter liqueur Malört. The aftertaste never ends. 2) A bird bath–size Martini. The second half of the drink will be room temperature and hard to finish. 3) If anyone offers you a cocktail made with an energy drink, run the other way.
What is the most popular cocktail in the world, and what is the strangest?
David I kind of think they might be one and the same: the Bloody Mary. It's an odd drink for sure, particularly when expansively garnished, and if not the most popular (a thing that there's no real way of determining), it's certainly one of them.
What bar, in all the world, would you like to be sitting in right now, answering these questions?
David Bar Boadas, the ancient neighborhood cocktail bar in Barcelona.
Noah I'd love to be sitting at the bar at Cure in New Orleans and enjoying a delicious Old-Fashioned!
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