Stuff I like, And think that you will too.
People I am related to.
GreenStreams Studio - The family-run studio which I am a part of.
The Jimmy, Sam & Tommy Show - A hilarious audio drama comedy about three zany young boys and their adventures. Produced by my sister Natasha and I. Trust me, you've never heard anything like this.
Life After Gluten - A special blog authored by my sister Tamara, all about how to live a gluten free life and in a way you can enjoy! Even if you don't eat gluten free, Tamara is a great cook and her recipes taste good no matter what diet (or non-diet) you follow! Plus she has a winning sense of humour!
The Standard News - The news-media company which I work. The best news company. Ever.
Audio Drama Alliance - Known as "ADA" for short, ADA is a stream of GreenStreams Studio, that works with other audio drama groups and individuals, on a volunteer basis. The purpose of the Audio Drama Alliance is to educate the next generation of audio drama and content creators while making fun, positive and clean audio content in a safe, Christian, Lord-led environment. The result of this environment will be an audio drama community with endless possibilities for collaboration and exploration of our God given gifts in media.
Verses in Vox - A dramatic poetry program by Porchlight Family Media, which I have the privilege of doing sound design for.
Greenhorn Tales - An audio comedy show about two young guys who are "green" (new) at being adults. Co-produced with J.D. Sutter of Porchlight Family Media.
Christian Music Digest - A great news show about Christian music, which I have the pleasure of doing audio post-production for.
The Ceiling Fan Podcast - A hilarious Adventures in Odyssey (I definitely recommend Odyssey too) fan podcast, which I am the Project Manager for. It is produced by my friend Kevin McCreary, totally check out his work too guys!
People I know in real life. yes, the internet is not real life.
Say Goodnight Kevin - Besides the above mentioned projects that Kevin McCreary heads up, you might also enjoy his YouTube channel, filled with funny new high quality Vlogs on Fridays, as well as special content on other occasions, like his popular "Nostalgia Christian", now re-branded as "Say Movie Night Kevin." I have had the pleasure of working with Kevin on many projects, and have gotten to know him. He is a really nice guy with a passion for media that is worth checking out.
JD Sutter - JD is an amazing and friendly man who I am privileged to know. He has given me so much valuable input, advice and opportunities. I value our friendship immensely! Please check out his many projects, including Audio Theatre Central and Verses in Vox and other various projects from Porchlight Family Media.
A Work In Progress - Larry Amon has continued to be a huge help to me, and I pray all the best for him and his company, Christian Walk Alive! A Work in Progress is an online audio drama (completed now) that centers around a college town and the happenings there. If you like audio drama, be sure to give it a listen! Mr. Amon has informed me they have new cool stuff coming up as well, I don't know entirely what that entails, but it should be worth checking out!
Nathan Hoobler & Adventures in Odyssey - Mr. Hoobler of Adventures in Odyssey has been a great help to me advising me on tips and cautioning me of certain struggles for producing my own audio dramas. Be sure to check out Adventures in Odyssey, perhaps the greatest audio drama ever made!
Josh Taylor - Josh Taylor is someone you are already likely familiar with, whether you know the name or not, you have likely seen one of the videos from his popular YouTube channel, Blimey Cow. Josh also is the author of an intriguing blog which blends inspirational posts with posts about content creation. If you are into either, you should give it a peek. My sister Natasha and I have had the pleasure of doing music, sound design and foley for Josh and his brother Jordan Taylor on a few of their Blimey Cow YouTube videos. They are very friendly and creative!
Christopher 164 - Christopher, you have a great name! Christopher has been a big supporter of The Ceiling Fan, GreenStreams Studio, and generally anything I do! I thank God for him, as he is another one of the bloggers who got me thinking down the path of this blog you are reading here. So by way of thanking him, check out his blog! He has a lot of cool reviews, devotionals, and general neat thoughts about things. He has a desire to serve God the best he knows how, and that is worth honouring. God bless you Christopher!
Section Solo - Solo is a relatively young, but brilliant musician! He overdoses on music occasionally, and we get to listen to the results. He is a member of The Ceiling Fan and the Audio Drama Alliance teams and a guy who works at creativity. I especially like his stringed work in his scores! Check out his scores for The Adventures of Titus Billings to see what I mean!
Tobin Fox - Tobin has excellent EDM music and has even been featured on The Incredibly Brief Adventures of Jimmy Dunn. Be sure to check out his music!
Ichthus Family Productions - Another great, clean, Christian, family studio who makes audio dramas, music, and more!
Solitary Badger Entertainment - Solitary Badger has everything I want in video entertainment: good writing, clean fun comedy, and excellent cinematography.
Benjamin Chiles - Ben is a Ceiling Fan team member, and audio engineer that I feel is really on the rise. He has some great work on his SoundCloud, and some hilarious parodies by the name of "Angus & Herb". Tidbit for Ceiling Fans, some of his skits even include Garrett Vandenberg and Kevin McCreary!
Gabe Miller Music - Gabe is a talented team member of The Ceiling Fan team, but his talents go well beyond just The Ceiling Fan! Check out his audio production services! Guys the list is extensive, but he is epic (not the literary definition of the term that involves dying though...) at what he does. Check him out! And guys, his episode "The Twitter Bible" of his former podcast "The Kitchen Sink" is still a huge favorite of mine, if you check one thing out, please check out "The Twitter Bible".
Kable Channel - In the words of Kable, a fellow Ceiling Fan team member, himself, "Kids, try this at home." And I recommend you try Kable's website! There pretty much isn't anything Caleb Klomparens (also known as Kable) doesn't do. His site is divided into multiple "channels" so you can easily peruse the work you are most interested in. But honestly, all the channels are worth a look! If you want to know where to get started, I recommend heading to the musical channel and listening to "Overload", a current favourite of mine!
Stuff I like that doesn't fall under the other headings.
Hope Eternal Enterprises - A business that crochets and sells hats and other products; 50% of the profit we make goes toward APPOINT, an organization that will help teens fight for the lives of the unborn. HEE was created in December 2013 by Elisabeth Sullivan. It was shared on the Rebelution website, the TIO (Teens Interceding for Orphans) blog, and lay me down. They have raised around $800 so far and hope to raise over twice that amount in the next year. I ordered a Minion hat from them for my Mom (which she loves) and I can vouche they have amazing quality, are super helpful and kind people. Go check them out!
Father Gilbert Mysteries - An audio drama produced by Focus on the Family Radio Theatre that follows the fictitious Anglican minister, Father Gilbert, as he solves mysteries that are often more than meets the eye. An exciting blend of mystery, and spirituality, this show is a must hear!


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Phèdre (, Phaidros) est un philosophe épicurien grec. Il naît en 138 avant J. C. et fut le chef de l'école épicurienne à Athènes de 75 av. J.-C. environ à sa mort en 70 av. J.-C.

Réfugié quelque temps à Rome lors de la prise d'Athènes, il enseigne l'épicurisme au jeune Cicéron. Phèdre était à ce moment-là un homme âgé, figure dominante de l'école épicurienne. Il eut aussi comme élèves Velleius, que Cicéron présente comme le défenseur des points de vue épicuriens dans le De Natura Deorum (de la Nature des Dieux) et Atticus qui resta fidèle à l'épicurisme toute sa vie. Cicéron vante particulièrement ses manières agréables et l'élégance de sa parole. Il eut un fils du nom de Lysiadas. Phèdre fut remplacé à la tête de l'école par  .

Cicéron écrivit à Atticus pour lui demander l'essai de Phèdre Des Dieux (, peri deon), et utilisa cette œuvre pour l'aider à rédiger le premier livre du De Natura Deorum. Sur cette base, il développa non seulement son analyse de la doctrine épicurienne, mais aussi celle de philosophes plus anciens.

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 Cet article intègre du texte traduit depuis le Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology de William Smith (1870).

Philosophe de la Grèce antique
Philosophe hellénistique
Philosophe du Ier siècle av. J.-C.
Épicurisme
Décès en 70 av. J.-C.

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For entrepreneurs For Juniors & Interns For managers & team leaders For marketers For product-managers For project-managers
5 best business movies to inspire you
Darya September 27, 2022 January 24, 2023 0
Are you launching a startup or, maybe, you are in charge of a large company? Like any entrepreneur or executive, sometimes you might run into questions that are difficult to answer right away. You don't have to be fully armed, but you need to know where to find knowledge. Nowadays, opportunities for self-education are limitless: mentors, internet platforms, books, movies…That's right, even movies can help you in solving critical situations, as well as suggesting how to act and anticipate the run of events.
Storist experts have picked out five inspiring stories about entrepreneurs. Each picture is based on a true story. They focus on controversial characters and their actions, different causes and consequences. Obviously, these movies about business success can help you solve problems, inspire and call you to action.
All five films received high ratings from critics. They are recommended by Amazon to its partners. Four pictures were nominated for an Oscar and The Social Network has won the Academy Award. Three movies were nominated for Golden Globe Awards. Steve Jobs and The Social Network have won the Award.
Inspiring stories about entrepreneurs
1. Founder, directed by John Lee Hancock.
Overview: The movie on how to elevate your business from good to great.
Key Idea: "Push forward: nothing in the world beats persistence."
Ray Kroc, a traveling salesman, once came to the right place at the right time – the restaurant of McDonald brothers. Ray was inspired by their original approach and saw tremendous potential. However, the owners didn't share his enthusiasm. Then Ray decided he should act on his own – first come first served.
McDonald's Empire founder is an example of determination and persistence. Using these qualities, successful people can move mountains. Kroc`s way demonstrates that education, talent and even genius might not be enough for success. Life dictates that you won't go far without audacity and perseverance. The key is to define your goal and to move forward.
2. The Social Network, directed by David Fincher
Overview: the movie about successful startup
Key Idea: "Creating a job is much better than looking for it"
A blessing in disguise has ignited Mark Zuckerberg`s success. Right after his girlfriend broke up with him he came up with a brilliant idea – to create a website, where visitors can rate female students' photos based on their attractiveness. The guy managed to do it all by himself while being drunk. Later Facebook became extremely popular while Zuckerberg emerged as the youngest billionaire in the world.
If you think about it, everyone has probably had some crazy idea. How many people had the audacity to put it into life though? Only a few. One of them was the founder of Facebook.
Why Zuckerberg's social network turned out to be so viable? His product met his target audience`s demands – natural needs for socializing and emotional support. The broader audience was captured by simple and practical interface. Mark sticks to minimalism in his lifestyle as well.
3. Steve Jobs, directed by Danny Boyle.
Overview: The movie about the creator of the future
Key Idea: "Creators create, while mediocrities vote"
The plot is based on three significant presentations of Macintosh, NeXTcube and iMac computers. The film opens up the "kitchen" of Apple – the forerunner of the future digital revolution. Steve was the central figure and its main driving force.
Jobs' name is associated with success. The products of his Apple Company are quality benchmarks. It was not a coincidence. Jobs was thinking globally – this is the quality of a truly great person. He said, "Let's invent tomorrow instead of worrying about what happened yesterday" and became the first to create a compact computer, a digital player, a sensor smartphone, a tablet computer.
He had a unique approach to marketing, which is still viable. The inventor should create products, which he would like to use himself. The features of his products are usability, catchy design, and calculating everything down to the smallest details.
Movies about Wall Street
4. The Pursuit of Happyness, directed by Gabriele Muccino
Overview: The movie about a stout-hearted man
Key Idea: "Don't ever let someone tell you, you can't do something. You got a dream, you've got to protect it."
It is the story of a black entrepreneur, who came all the way from under achieving salesman to successful broker, from homeless man to multi-millionaire.
Chris Gardner turned out to be on the street with his child and without any means of subsistence. He had to harness his willpower. After six months of unpaid internship, he was hired full-time on the coveted position. The only one out of 20 candidates. Today Chris Gardner is a successful investor, entrepreneur and philanthropist.
"Don't give up hope, strive to your dream, be persistent and you will succeed – this is Chris Gardner`s motto both in the movie and in real life. His willpower and belief in himself led him to the place in the sun. His story inspires you to re-imagine life and to get better every day.
5. Margin Call, directed by J.C. Chandor.
Overview: The movie on how to choose the lesser of two evils
Key Idea: "There are three ways to survive in this business – be first, be smarter or cheat"
The film is about the last 24 hours of a large company during the subprime mortgage crisis in 2007-2008. The employees of an investment bank struggle to find the way out of the collapse and avoid bankruptcy. They found the solution – traders quickly get rid of their shares, which already worth nothing, for a solid compensation.
In Margin Call the leadership of the manager is perfectly portrayed. In tough situations, it is crucial to avoid panicking, accept the facts and find a solution within a short time. Want to know how to gain support of your team? By all means! You have to describe the situation honestly, point out all the risks and remind everyone of your company's good cause.
The episode with employment layoffs serves as a great example. The boss brilliantly calms down and motivates the employees, who avoided being fired: "…three of every seven guys, who were standing between you and your boss's job, are gone. That is your opportunity… so keep your heads high, get back to work".
The movie can be a useful manual for managers on how to act in times of crisis.
Cinema allows you to go through the lives of the characters on the screen and walk in their shoes. What if you could transform into one of those characters? In Storist services you can be the central figure in different business scenarios – as a startupper, marketer, manager or a boss…Get the task, make decisions and see detailed analyses of the consequences. This kind of a simulator will help you to avoid mistakes in real life, prepare for different situations and make right decisions.The stories in our platform help you learn ideas and skills from business books. Storist will also provide you with summaries and key ideas. You can solidify your knowledge with tests. Study a business book in just 60 minutes!
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June 9, 2011 / 1:18 PM
Divisions remain in Kyrgyzstan
OSH, Kyrgyzstan, June 9 (UPI) -- Kyrgyzstan struggles to overcome social stigma associated with rape as it recovers from last year's ethnic violence in the country's south, an advocate said.
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch in separate reports Wednesday highlighted the use of sexual violence against members of the Kyrgyz and Uzbek communities during ethnic violence in Kyrgyzstan in June 2010.
Amnesty International said sexual violence constitutes a crime against humanity, something Bishkek is trying to dismiss. The rights group said it documented 20 cases of sexual violence though figures could be much higher.
Khafiza Makhmudova, the head of local Legal Order, a group advocating for Uzbek women, said few women are coming forward with rape claims because of the social stigma attached, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reports.
"You go to the market and Kyrgyz women will yell at Uzbek women and say, 'Your women and girls who were raped are going to give birth to Kyrgyz, future Kyrgyz,'" she told the news agency. "So how are we going to go on living like this?"
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said that ethnic conflict could rekindle without proper justice. Makhmudova said her sense was that reconciliation between the groups would be difficult to achieve.
Rights groups warn of Kyrgyz violence Bodies still unknown from Kyrgyz violence Pillay urges Bishkek to probe violence
Aerospace company Lockheed Martin confirms successful hypersonic missile test
Exxon planning largest hydrogen production facility in the world
Treasury Department freezes assets of top Mexican fentanyl trafficker
USCIS unveils redesigned green card, EAD
6 of 7 states along Colorado River agree to cut back on water usage


Provide support to the country office, as related to the preparation and monitoring of budget estimates, financial transactions, e-imprest, journalization, and liquidation of payments and facilitate the timely transfer of funds for Programme activities. Provide assistance to national and international staff and non staff on all issues related to financial matters.
· Administer the E-Imprest system, Ensure proper implementation of financial procedures, systems and internal controls according to Global Management System (GSM) instructions and WHO rules. Select and enter data from variety of documents, ensure accuracy in calculations and attach necessary supporting invoices or receipts of payments and payment authorizations.
· Record all expenses and receipts in the e-imprest and reflect it in the GSM in a timely manner. Monitor the unposted items in the cash book and take necessary steps to clear them in coordination with Global Service Center (GSC).
· Initiate, verify and process financial transactions and payments for WRO office and sub-offices related to staff and non staff costs, purchase orders, local purchases, etc, based on authorizations received from EMRO and GSC. Process e-imprest transactions and monitor imprest GL's including processing and reviewing of purchase orders for services – Imprest, DFC's, GES snd other activities with the aim to ensure accuracy of financial data, adequacy of supporting documents and maintenance of proper accounting records.
· Compare cash books with bank statements to compute gain and loss in exchange rate on monthly basis and liaison with officials of local banks to obtain day-to-day information on exchange rates, Prepare financial tables, special reports and other ad-hoc reports. Initiate correspondence and answer queries related to area of work.
· Clean statement of account are submitted to Budget and Finance Office, EMRO, through maintaining internal expenditure control systems which ensures completeness of required documentation/approvals/clearances.
· Funding/budgeting problems are identified and reported, discrepancies are reported to project managers and alternatives to ensure alignment and compliance with business rules and financial practices.
· Financial records are monitoring systems are maintained to record and reconcile expenditures, balances, statements and other data for day to day transactions. Updated and well maintained financial filing systems and records (electronic and hard copies).
Your application should be send to the address below indicating the position applied in the email subject by close of business Tuesday 29th December 2017. It should include a cover letter & a detailed CV (as one document in PDF format) with your contact details.


Dr. L J's recipe for "Creamy Dill Potatoes" on Dr. Mercola's Site!
January 18, 2016 by LindaJoy Rose . Posted in " Miscellaneous " .
We are thrilled that this recipe was chosen from Dr. L J's Alkalinity Challenge by Dr. Mercola's Recipe site!
Nothing screams "comfort food" more than mashed potatoes. Sadly, people tend to go overboard when they add ingredients loaded with trans-fats. Luckily, this Dill Red Creamy Potatoes with Cashew Sour Cream recipe from Dr. LJ's Natural Wellness (naturalwellnessacademy.org) is here to save the day.
Sprigs of dill and various leafy greens are added not just for extra flavor, but for vitamins and nutrients as well. Instead of gravy, cashew sour cream or tahini sauce (with a spicy kick!) can serve as a partner to this dish, especially if you like your mashed potatoes extra smooth and creamy.
Fill large salad bowl with combination of greens.
Wash potatoes and poke some holes in them with a fork or knife.
Place water, turmeric, crushed garlic, 1 tsp. sea salt, and coconut oil in a sauce pan. Then, add potatoes and herbs.
Pour over greens, including remaining liquid.
Top with yogurt, sauce, or cashew cream.
One of potatoes' strongest points lie skin deep, literally. Potatoes contain fiber, mainly in the skin, which can aid in relieving constipation and lowering your LDL cholesterol levels. Digestion and absorption of simple sugars are also among its health benefits.
When using potatoes in other dishes, simply season with Himalayan salt or fresh, dried, or powdered herbs. Keep the skins on as well for an added texture. And, don't forget to eat them in moderation – the high starch content could spell disaster if you consume too much.
Meanwhile, dill has an exceptional number of vitamins and minerals ranging from vitamins A and C, B vitamins, minerals like iron, calcium, magnesium, and even flavonoid compounds like kaempferol, vicenin, and limonene. What's impressive, however, is the presence of essential oils that can help in shielding your body from cancer, and may even stop bacteria from entering your system.
If you're adding sour cream to a recipe, always make sure to use organic, grass-fed milk and/or cream. Most milk available nowadays comes from cows that were in confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs) and fed growth hormones and additives. Grass-fed milk is your ideal dairy choice because it comes from cows that were free to roam pasture and have a natural diet that's not artificial in any way.
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Youngstown City Health Department worker Faith Terreri grabs two at-home COVID-19 test kits to be handed out during a distribution event, Dec. 30, 2021, in Youngstown, Ohio. Starting Saturday, private health insurers will be required to cover up to eight home COVID-19 tests per month for those on their plans, the Biden administration announced Monday, as it looks to lower costs and make testing for the virus more convenient amid rising frustrations.
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How to get insurance to pay for at-home COVID tests, according to the White House
Insurance companies and health plans will be required to cover eight free over-the-counter at-home tests per covered individual per month.
By Jonathan Franklin/NPR
(Washington) — The Biden administration announced Monday new details on how Americans can get free COVID-19 tests — or get reimbursements from their private insurance. This follows up on an announcement that the White House made last month.
Under the new policy announced by the White House, individuals covered by a health insurance plan who purchase an over-the-counter COVID-19 diagnostic test that has been authorized, cleared or approved by the Food and Drug Administration will be able to have those test costs covered by their insurance beginning this Saturday.
Insurance companies and health plans will be required to cover eight free over-the-counter at-home tests per covered individual per month, according to White House officials. For instance, a family of four all on the same plan would be able to get up to 32 of these tests covered by their health plan per month.
"We are requiring insurers and group health plans to make tests free for millions of Americans. This is all part of our overall strategy to ramp-up access to easy-to-use, at-home tests at no cost," Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra stated in a news release Monday.
During Monday's White House news briefing, press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters that the administration will start to have free coronavirus tests "out the door in the coming weeks."
Youngstown City Health Department worker Faith Terreri, left, hands at-home COVID-19 test kits and hand sanitizer to Tony Montazeri during a distribution event, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, in Youngstown, Ohio.
"The contracts [for testing companies] are structured in a way to require that significant amounts are delivered on an aggressive timeline, the first of which should be arriving early next week," Psaki said.
"We also expect to have details on the website as well as a hotline later this week," Psaki added.
The Biden Administration says it is "incentivizing" insurers and group health plans to set up programs that will allow Americans to get the over-the-counter tests (PCR and rapid tests) directly through preferred pharmacies, retailers or other entities with no out-of-pocket costs.
For people whose health care providers have ordered a COVID-19 test, the Biden administration said there will not be a limit on the number of tests that are covered — including at-home tests.
Currently, state Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) programs must cover FDA-authorized at-home COVID-19 tests without cost-sharing.
Americans who are covered by Medicare already have their COVID-19 diagnostic tests, such as PCR and antigen tests, performed by a laboratory "with no beneficiary cost-sharing when the test is ordered by either a physician, non-physician practitioner, pharmacist, or other authorized health care professional," the Biden administration says.
At this time, those who are on Medicare will not be able to get their at-home COVID-19 tests reimbursed through the program, according to the Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services. Currently, Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program plans are required to fully cover the cost of at-home tests.
Last year, the Biden administration issued guidance saying that both state Medicaid and CHIP programs must cover all types of FDA-authorized COVID-19 tests without cost-sharing.
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The NAPLAN numeracy test is a national test designed to reflect the underlying principles of each state/territory's learning framework as informed by the National Statements of Learning for Mathematics. If your students feel a little uneasy about the upcoming NAPLAN numeracy test, Mathletics can be a great way to settle the nerves and familiarise students with related content. Mathletics offers a range of engaging activities mapped to the Australian curriculum, addressing a variety of NAPLAN question types and skill areas.
Heighten student engagement levels and lower teacher workload.
Offering a range of NAPLAN Practice Papers for all year groups (3,5,7,9).
Over 150 targeted and aligned eBooks across every strand of the curriculum. Teachers can use these powerful resources as an effective NAPLAN revision tool.
Build custom courses relevant to activities that cover NAPLAN content.
With all activities mapped to the Australian curriculum, students can revise the NAPLAN focus areas in an engaging and effective manner.
Mathletics is tailored to each student's year level, therefore providing relevant activities to target the NAPLAN year groups.
The problem solving activities will not only engage students, but also assist students in developing a deeper understanding of concepts in real-world situations.
Use Mathletics Assessments to set in-class or homework tests.
A full class breakdown, by question, showing how each question was answered (correct/incorrect).
The percentage breakdown of students who answered the question correctly.
The Australian Curriculum outcome for each NAPLAN Assessment test question, along with a text summary of each outcome.
PLUS a list of related Mathletics activities suggestions to address the students' needs for each individual NAPLAN test question.


Peter Brandy lives in Kununurra and is a musician, singer and songwriter in a style that blends country, folk, rock and gospel.
Peter was born in Halls Creek and grew up on cattle stations in the East Kimberley. His songs tell of his experiences in the region and of its characters, in a style that combines his Aboriginal heritage with a classic "Kimberley" feel, punctuated by his melodic guitar breaks.
Early influences were amateur musicians with whom he worked. Travelling artists such as Slim Dusty, Buddy Williams, Barry Thornton, Ernie Bridge and Rodney Rivers were also inspirations along with legendary Kimberley guitar man Kevin Gunn.
Peter's debut album Kimberley Backroads established him as one of Australia's finest Indigenous performers and the title track reached anthem status across Australia's top end, as well as gaining him a number of awards. He has since toured extensively around the country and performed at numerous festivals, including the Tamworth Country Music Festival and Woodford Folk Festival. One of the headliners at the 2008 Nannup Music Festival, he was nominated a second time for "Best Indigenous Act" at the 2008 WA Music Industry Association's WAMi awards.
In 2005, Peter cemented his standing as one of the state's finest storytellers, with his song "Long Time Ago" winning both the 'World/Folk' and 'Indigenous Song of the Year' categories at the WAM "Song of the Year" awards. The song has become the title track of his second album, Long Time Ago, which will be launched at Kulcha on Friday March 7th.
On the album, Peter has used a number of well known West Australian musicians, including the album's producer and long time collaborator David Hyams (guitar, mandolin and harmonica), Waif's bassist Ben Franz, Grammy award winning pedal steel player Lucky Oceans and award winning singer-songwriter Lynn Hazelton.
Capturing the spirit of the Kimberley where he grew up on cattle stations and experienced traditional life, Peter's songs reflect the connection he has with his people and country. Presented with typical outback humor, his stories create and understanding and awareness of indigenous people. He warmly uses the medium of contemporary song to connect with people regardless of age or race. Peter is a recipient of numerous music awards, including winner of the West Australia Music Industry's Song of the Year in two categories for his song "Long Time Ago" which features on his 2006 released album.


An independent store in St Boswells has booked its place among retail's elite after being named Britain's best small shop 2018 at an event in the Houses of Parliament today.
Mainstreet Trading Company's combined bookshop and cafe was crowned the winner of the non-industry specific award after 25 retailers from a range of sectors were shortlisted last month.
The shop, which this year celebrates its 10th year in business, has been the author of its own success thanks to a range over innovations introduced over the last decade.
It added a deli and home section in 2012, expanding its customer base, as well as making the unique book shop a must-visit for kids.
Popular additions include the 'A Year of Books' subscription service; two book burrows – 'dens' in which children's audio books are played; and the Love Your Indie book loyalty card.
Rosamund de la Hey, who runs Mainstreet Trading with husband Bill, said the accolade was the cherry on the cake of a wonderful year.
"It's amazing and unexpected to win the Best Small Shops competition having been shortlisted alongside an incredible array of fantastic independents from so many different sectors," she said.
"We've been celebrating our 10th birthday this year so winning the best small shops competition truly is the cherry on the cake for us.
The competition, managed by the Independent Retailers Confederation (IRC), celebrates the commitment and creativity of independent retailers on the UK's high streets and the central role they play in their local communities.
There were two joint runners-up in this year's competition: Hopes of Longtown, an independent village store in Longtown, near Hereford, and Longwell Records in Bristol, which opened in April 2016.
Also recognised on the competition's shortlist were three other indie bookshops: Drake The Bookshop in Stockton, which was highly commended, Forum Books in Northumberland, and Kenilworth Books in Warwickshire.
Mark Walmsley, chairman of the Independent Retailers Confederation, said: "In this year's best small shops competition, we have been able to celebrate the diversity, choice and quality of specialist independent retailers around the country and the contribution that they make to their local communities.
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk MP John Lamont, who was at today's event, said: "This is a hugely well-deserved award for Rosamund and Bill who have worked tirelessly over the past 10 years to make Mainstreet Trading such a success.


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Q: Show that function is holomorphic Let $f$ : $[a, b] \rightarrow\mathbb C$ be continuous.
Show that the function
$F : \mathbb C \rightarrow \mathbb C $ defined by $$ F(z) = \int_a^b f(t)\exp(tz) dt$$ is holomorphic.
I am unsure of how to start, I think I should get some property of holomorphic functions like composition or integral of holomorphic functions is holomorphic but I'm not sure if any such thing exists.

A: You just have to observe that$$\int_a^bf(t)\exp(tz)\,\mathrm dt=\int_a^bf(t)\sum_{n=0}^\infty\frac{t^nz^n}{n!}\,\mathrm dt=\sum_{n=0}^\infty\left(\int_a^b\frac{f(t)t^n}{n!}\,\mathrm dt\right)z^n.$$

A: We can use Morera's theorem.
Let $\gamma: [0,1] \to \mathbb C$ be a closed piecewise $C^1$ path. Then
$\displaystyle
\int_\gamma F(z)\,dz
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Race, Gender, Party Imbalances Remain in MA State Legislature
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Our PEZ postings have been predominantly not present in 2014. Frankly, PEZ have been practically impossible to find in California. More than ever the collection is in need of PEZ focused eyes spread across the country for the following, which are all reported to be out and available at this time. The collection has only added 3 characters so far this year!!!
P.S. Not known if there are any new Halloween characters this year.
We'll keep an eye out here in Utah.
Columbus is probably a perfect place to find pez. We need to be part of the cause!!!


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Offered here is a late example of a S2 FHC, which has been the subject of a major restoration costing £50,000, since when it has covered (at the time of writing) just 8 miles. It is said to have been stored in a centrally heated garage since the restoration but will be offered having been commissioned and MoT tested ready for use.
The car is equipped with the legendary XK engine, which was designed during fire watch nights at the factory, in 4.2 form and the 4 speed manual transmission. The total miles covered are said to be just 47,000.
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My role in release of abducted Kankara schoolboys – Zamfara Governor
Says over 7,000 civilians killed by bandits in 8 years
Zamfara State Governor Bello Muhammad Matawalle
From Fred Itua, Abuja
Zamfara State Governor Bello Muhammad Matawalle explained on Tuesday his role in the negotiations that led to the release of the over 300 schoolboys in Kankara, Katsina State, last week.
Addressing reporters in Abuja, the Governor revealed that the schoolboys were released in Zamfara State before they were moved to Katsina State, where they were received by officials of Government.
The Governor spoke while reacting to claims made by the acting spokesman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Yekini Nabena, where he alleged that Matawalle was sponsoring banditry in the North West.
Matawalle said repentant bandits were contacted, who in turn, played a major role in the negotiations and the eventual release of the boys.
'As soon as the boys were kidnapped, we stepped in. We reached out to repentant bandits in the State. Negotiations were made and that was how they were released. They were released in Zamfara before the boys were moved to Katsina,' the Governor revealed.
The Governor, while speaking on banditry in Zamfara State, said until he assumed office, over 7,000 civilians were killed by bandits in eight years. He thousands were kidnapped freely.
He said: 'Before I came on board as the Executive Governor of Zamfara State, over seven thousand people were killed in such crisis and a dozen of hundreds of others were kidnapped by bandits within the 8 years of my predecessor.
'Records have also shown that almost a million cattle and related animals were rustled by bandits in the State. Property and farm produce worth billions of Naira belonging to innocent citizens were either destroyed, vandalised or carted away by these criminals.
'All these calamities and catastrophic consequences occurred in the hands of the APC government that ruled Zamfara State for almost a decade.
'However, between May 29th, 2019 when I took over the leadership of the State to date, I rescued more than 2,000 kidnapped victims from their abductors. I collected over a thousand weapons from both the bandits and the members of the vigilante groups operating in the State.
'It is also worth noting here that, for almost two years of my administration now, Zamfara State has not recorded such number of deaths, as was the case before my administration when hundreds of innocent people were been massacred almost on daily basis.'
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Silicon Beach Software, Inc., was an early American developer of software products for the Macintosh personal computer. It was founded in San Diego, California in 1984 by Charlie Jackson and his wife Hallie. Jackson later co-founded FutureWave Software with Jonathan Gay. FutureWave produced the first version of what is now Adobe Flash. Although Silicon Beach Software began as a publisher of game software, it also published what was called "productivity software" at the time.

History
Silicon Beach's best known "productivity software" product was SuperPaint, a graphics program which combined features of Apple's MacDraw and MacPaint with several innovations of its own. SuperPaint2 and Digital Darkroom were the first programs on the Macintosh to offer a Plug-in Architecture, allowing outside software developers to extend both programs' capabilities. Silicon Beach coined the term "plug-in".

Silicon Beach was a pioneer in graphic tools for desktop publishing. Not only was SuperPaint a tool that had advanced graphic editing capabilities for its day, but  Digital Darkroom was also a pioneering photo editor.  It was grayscale only, not color (like the early Macintosh computers), but had a number of interface innovations, including the Magic Wand tool, which also appeared later in Photoshop. It also had a proprietary option for printing grayscale content on dot matrix printers. Digital Darkroom was used professionally to clean up scanned images for clip art libraries.

Another Silicon Beach product was SuperCard which, like SuperPaint, superseded the capabilities of an Apple-branded product (in this case, HyperCard). SuperCard used a superset of the HyperTalk programming language and addressed common complaints about HyperCard by adding native support for color, multiple windows, support for vector images, menus and other features.

Silicon Beach Software produced video games for the Macintosh. The most well known is Dark Castle released in 1986. It was ported to several other operating systems by other companies. Sequel Beyond Dark Castle was Silicon Beach's last game, because productivity software was much more lucrative.  Their 1985 release, Airborne!, was the first Macintosh game to feature digitized sound.

Silicon Beach Software is credited with coining the term Silicon Beach to refer to San Diego in the same way that Silicon Valley refers to the Santa Clara Valley and San Jose area.

Silicon Beach was acquired by Aldus Corporation in 1990 and Aldus, in turn, by Adobe Systems in 1994.

Other products

Airborne! (1985) combat game. A demo before the game was released was called Banzai!.
Enchanted Scepters (1984) Point-and-click adventure game made with the engine that later became World Builder.
World Builder (1986) graphical adventure game authoring package.
Apache Strike (1987) 3D helicopter game.
Beyond Dark Castle (1987) Sequel to Dark Castle.
Super 3D (1988) 3D modeling application.
Silicon Press (1986) card and label printing software
Personal Press (1988) easy to use desktop publishing software, later renamed Adobe Home Publisher

References

External links
 Coverage of MacWorld Boston 1988 including SuperPaint and Digital Darkroom with founder Charlie Jackson from The Computer Chronicles
 Video review of Beyond Dark Castle and Apache Strike with Silicon Beach development V.P. Eric Zocher from The Computer Chronicles
Silicon Beach Software profile at MobyGames

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Lufthansa's Pilots Say They're Open to Talks After Four Days of Strikes
- Nov 27, 2016 1:30 pm
While Lufthansa, Air France, Alitalia, and others struggle mightily with their labor challenges, companies like IAG that fought big battles in previous years can only sit back and watch with restrained schadenfreude.
German pilots union VC said on Sunday it was open to further talks with Lufthansa to try to find a compromise over a long-running pay dispute that caused a four-day strike last week, adding the airline needed to present a new offer.
"It will become clear in the course of the day how the dispute will continue," a spokesman for VC told Reuters.
Lufthansa said earlier that all flights would start on schedule on Monday, Nov. 28, as there had been no further strike call from VC so far.
Lufthansa cancelled nearly 2,800 flights during a four-day strike from Wednesday that affected more than 350,000 passengers, the 14th walkout in a dispute since early 2014 that has cost the carrier hundreds of millions of euros.
Germany's biggest airline earlier urged VC to resume talks.
"We have to talk," Bettina Volkens, Lufthansa's board member in charge of human resources, told Bild am Sonntag. "I hope very much that (VC) finally changes its uncompromising stance."
"This cannot be forced via strikes."
VC rejected the latest pay offer from Lufthansa late on Friday but lifted the threat of extending its strike beyond Saturday.
It said on Saturday more strikes were possible, and would be announced at least 24 hours in advance.
Lufthansa has offered to increase wages by 4.4 percent in two instalments, plus a one-off payment worth 1.8 months' pay. The union wants an average annual pay rise of 3.7 percent for 5,400 pilots over a five-year period backdated to 2012.
Pilot strikes cost Lufthansa 222 million euros ($235 million) in 2014, according to the IW Cologne Institute for Economic Research, while in 2015, walkouts by pilots and cabin crew cost the airline 231 million euros.
Lufthansa said it had taken another 20 million euro hit over the first two days of the latest strike.
Reporting by Christoph Steitz and Peter Maushagen
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Trailer of Steven Spielberg's The BFG
There's a new trailer for The BFG, the upcoming fantasy adventure movie directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Ruby Barnhill, Mark Rylance, Bill Hader, Jemaine Clement, Rebecca Hall, and Penelope Wilton:
This Summer the world is more giant than you can imagine!
Plto synopsis:
"The BFG (Mark Rylance), while a giant himself, is a Big Friendly Giant and nothing like the other inhabitants of Giant Country. Standing 24-feet tall with enormous ears and a keen sense of smell, he is endearingly dim-witted and keeps to himself for the most part. Giants like Bloodbottler (Bill Hader) and Fleshlumpeater (Jemaine Clement) on the other hand, are twice as big and at least twice as scary and have been known to eat humans, while the BFG prefers Snozzcumber and Frobscottle. Upon her arrival in Giant Country, Sophie, a precocious 10-year-old girl from London, is initially frightened of the mysterious giant who has brought her to his cave, but soon comes to realize that the BFG is actually quite gentle and charming, and, having never met a giant before, has many questions. The BFG brings Sophie to Dream Country where he collects dreams and sends them to children, teaching her all about the magic and mystery of dreams. Having both been on their own in the world up until now, their affection for one another quickly grows, but Sophie's presence in Giant Country has attracted the unwanted attention of the other giants, who have become increasingly more bothersome. Sophie and the BFG soon depart for London to see the Queen (Penelope Wilton) and warn her of the precarious giant situation, but they must first convince the Queen and her maid, Mary (Rebecca Hall), that giants do indeed exist. Together, they come up with a plan to get rid of the giants once and for all. "
A closer look at the giant's face:
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Why does the big friendly giant look like a giant E.T. at times? Is it because of Steven Spielberg's involvement? Anyway, can't say am impressed with this trailer, not excited yet abut seeing this film. And you?
The film will be released in theaters on July 1, 2016.
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MatsClock 1024 is the simplest flash clock I have ever designed. This wallclock has a white clock dial with very simple wire frame needles for hour and minutes. To top it all I have given this flash wallclock a grey clock frame. The MatsClock 1024 is an absolutely free flash wall clock. This clock is ideal to be shown before any powerpoint presentation. And on a website or a blog this simple flash wallclock swf file will fit very well irrespective of what background color is used on the website.


Ranveer Singh is not just a promising actor but has always made sure to show off his quirky and friendly side even while off cameras. The Bajirao Mastani star attended a store launch event in Mumbai on August 8, 2018.
Ranveer was at his jovial and cheerful self and like always managed to pull a crowd with his presence. The star was seen in a casual dark blue hoodie with grey track pants and white sneakers. Singh completed his look with orange tinted sunglasses and wooed the crowd with his mere presence and charm.
The actor was surrounded by fans as soon as he got out of the store and happily posed for the paparazzi. On the work front, the actor will be seen in the upcoming film Simmba directed by Rohit Shetty and also stars Sara Ali Khan. Ranveer Singh will be seen playing the role of a tough cop and the film is expected to be released on December 28, 2018.
The actor will also be seen in the Zoya Akhtar flick Gully Boy which also stars Alia Bhatt and will be in theatres on February 14, 2019.


If you know me well, you would never be surprised that I stopped into a cupcake shop during a brewery tour – which is how I got to the next place on the #mnbucketlist. A Cupcake Social is cute little cupcakery that'll make you feel like you've stepped into a Barbie dream house. With the sweetest staff, boutique charm and being across the street from Northbound Brewery, you have no reason not to stop into this dollhouse closet. Having tried a Simply Vanilla cupcake from their Food Truck (I know, right?) in the past, I wanted to be a little adventurous with my next confront. I completely fell in saccharine reverence with the Mississippi Mud, Lemon Lavender, Death by Chocolate and the Pistachio. Oh! And guess what, they deliver.


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Selling my wakeboard boat. Moved to Florida and do not have room for it. just hit 806 hours. Serviced yearly, engine inspected and check throughout the year. Everything works amazing. I've owned for 2 years with zero issues. Before that the boat was owned by a friend in a ski club. Very well taken care of. Interior 4-5 years old. Exterior paint refinished 2-3 years ago. Hydrologic engine hatch. new battery, new water pump. I can obtain a list of all services done during my ownership if needed. The boat has been a gem for me, and the only reason I'm selling is because I am not longer in ohio to use it. New platform on back, new interior speakers. 12" sun, tower kickers (amazing sound system) has matching, original trailer as well. Boat tarp is only item that may need updated, which i may do if i can get back home and get it scheduled.
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Givealittle proves a lot
By Frank Newman on 27th February 2016
The long reach of the internet was proven yet again last week. More than 39,000 individuals pledged over $2m to buy a 7.3 hectare waterfront property in Awaroa Bay, at the top of the South Island. It's a very nice piece of land and sand and will be a valuable addition to the Able Tasman National Park which is managed by the Department of Conservation (DoC).
The final purchase price was $2.85m. Of this $2.3m came from the public via the crowd funding site Givealittle, $350,000 from the Government, and $250,000 from a private charitable trust.
The fund raising campaign captured the media headlines, which no doubt contributed to the success. TVNZ dramatised the purchase by congratulating New Zealanders and announcing they now "own a beach". Actually, it's not the only beach New Zealanders own. DoC (on our behalf) owns 30% of New Zealand's land mass and large parts of the coastline. This is phenomenal by international standards and probably explains why they are struggling to manage what they have.
What is unique about the purchase is the mechanism through which it was achieved – it's a fantastic model for others to follow. Crowd funding empowers every individual and group by providing them with the platform to raise significant amounts of money for good causes.
Asking the public for financial support is the true test of whether a cause is of genuine public interest. All too often do-gooders and activist groups run the public-good argument, when in reality they are representing their narrow view only, and want someone else to pay for it.
The Awaroa Bay purchase shows the public are prepared to put their money where their mouth is, when the cause is worthy. Where the purchase of private land is involved, all community and action groups should be required to seek public donations before a local authority or government agency gets out the public purse (usually a credit card).
In this case the government chipped into the cause to make sure the bid succeeded (or more importantly, to avoid looking Grinch-like had they not contributed). The result is central government has paid $350k to control land worth $2.8m, so, thanks to the generosity of others, taxpayers got a pretty good deal.
The campaign organisers are to be commended for their initiative and also for rebuffing the "offer" made by Gareth Morgan. Unlike everyone else, Mr Morgan's pledge came with strings attached: "I expect something in return – I want to use [part of] the property for my own private benefit meanwhile, just as the current owner does… [but] I will undertake to give the property to DOC once my family has finished enjoying it."
Mr Morgan is now coming in for a fair amount of ridicule, including from Sir Bob Jones who has asked the Wellington City Council for an exemption to the height rules so he can build a 5000-metre statue of Gareth Morgan in the form of Rio de Janeiro's Christ the Redeemer.
Personally I think the success of the campaign is absolutely wonderful; not only for the fact that it is a magnificent property that deserves to be part of the Able Tasman National Park, but more so because those of us who battle against the erosion of private property rights and the reckless use of public money can now point to this example as a means of challenging those who want something for nothing. They can now put their claims of public support to the crowd-funding test and we will really see what level of public interest they represent.
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Florinda Parenti, née en  dans la frazione Gaida dans la province d'Avellino, est une coureuse cycliste italienne.

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The word "nomad" is not new, it has traditionally meant a member of a tribe who roamed from place to place in search of animals and shelter, having no permanent abode, therefore it was coined way before the Internet era and even before modern civilization. But today, we call nomads to individuals who work remotely and have no permanent residence, people who mostly travel the world while working online with their laptop.
There is an important difference from the ancient nomads and modern ones. Digital nomads are not driven by necessity, fleeing from hunger or chasing the promise of another countries. Conversely, digital nomads are motivated by freedom and an inner urge for exploration and discovery. With a minimal lifestyle, they value experiences, memories and their own time more than before. Also, they seek for a new ways to see the world and learn from other cultures.
Nowadays, millions of people around the globe are looking for transitioning to this kind of the digital nomad lifestyle. Tired of their 9-to-5 office jobs, bored of traditional way of living, people not only young but from ages are creating their own lives, sometimes away from society standards, but much more fulfilling.
In this article, I want to share 4 inspiring stories from amazing souls who are in this process or are already making a living online and traveling the world making their dreams come true.
My transition to digital nomading was pretty slow and drawn out. As an engineer I started working from home and found that I much preferred working on my own, out of the florescent lights and close-neighbors of an office. I kept thinking it was really silly that I had to waste time commuting and taking everything I'd need for a day at the office to the office where I could be more productive at home anyway.
I had decided around this time that what I really wanted was to be able to work remotely and travel. About a year after finally getting to work from home, figuring out those challenges and getting pretty good at it, my engineering job phased out and I started dedicating most of my time to building my own business. This time in Web Design and Photography, two things I was already being paid to do in my free time. It was a struggle for the first few years as I discovered all there is to know and more about owning a business and how much time it takes. I learned many, many lessons; some the hard way. But after about 5 years, I absolutely would choose this path over working in an office for someone else.
My life became vastly more 'my own'. I could make my schedule, make plans to travel and manage my day more effectively for everything from eating better, fitting in yoga and workouts and even seeing and spending time with family and friends. I decided to take it one step further and not be restricted by a lease and roommates, moving every year or so and saving up for plane tickets. I bought a small RV and spent this past summer rebuilding it as my home and office on the road.
Now I travel from place to place, visiting clients, making new contacts and expanding my networks. I can spend some time in each place and get to know the character and opportunities. I can slow things down or speed them up at will and it keeps me from getting bored or complacent with a routine that's fixed in one location. It has boosted my inspiration and confidence and made me realize how much I really wanted and needed a lifestyle like this to thrive.
It wasn't easy. It did and still takes an incredible amount of work to keep the business going, finish the RV renovations, stay fit, eat well, etc. I don't think it necessarily takes any MORE work than maintaining a similar level of happiness, travel and health while being in one place, but I enjoy this lifestyle far more. It's always about accountability and time management. I need to balance work with play but make sure I'm not avoiding or procrastinating. I write down the things I KNOW will make things better and I think about how good it will feel to do it now. That's how I ended up a digital nomad, with a small RV I rebuilt myself and with a business and lifestyle I love.
We are Lauren Squire & Andy Quarmby, two British strategic brand consultants turned digital nomads who have been travelling Latin America since October 2017. We began our careers at a reputable Brand Consultancy near London, and it was only after we had solidified plans to quit our jobs to travel for 6 months that we entertained the idea of freelancing when our old employer needed extra help. Because of the project-based nature of consultancy, it can be very difficult to predict resource needs in the long-term, and so freelance networks fit well into this industry.
We also maintain a travel blog called "Cuppa To Copa Travels" which has details on all the destinations we have been to, as well as general tips in order to help other travellers and digital nomads shape their own plans – and with any luck inspire a few to take the (admittedly terrifying) plunge to leave their enjoyable, stable careers behind.
When we left to travel, we felt it was one of our last chances to do so, with no dependents and being at a well-established point in our career without being consumed by it. However, since being in the road we've met so many inspirational people of all ages and from all walks of life who have found a way to make this life change work for them, too.
Up until Christmas last year, we spent 14 months travelling mostly by land from Uruguay to Guatemala. We began doing just bits and pieces of work as they came in with travelling our main focus, however, since we discovered this could become our lifestyle for beyond just a six month trip, we have been trying harder and harder to build our business and reach a point where we earn at the same rate (or better) than we are spending. Towards the end of last year, this became a reality as we recouped the majority of what we'd spent travelling up to that point and set ourselves up nicely for the future.
We've been able to return to South America after Christmas, and we're planning to spend this year mixing stability and semi-permanence, with time to travel and explore new places. We chose to settle in Colombia for its milder climates, happy people and endless adventures. It's also a bit of a hub for digital nomads, so it's easy to find a co-working space or decent coffee shop to work in.
What we love is that if we have nothing on for a week or two we are able to pick up and leave pretty quickly to do some travelling – Bogotá and Medellín are both great cities for us to work in, with plenty of towns nearby to get to know. In Colombia, it is also incredibly cheap to book internal flights, meaning we have the flexibility at short notice to get away to somewhere else – deciding just a few days before to hit the coast and Caribbean islands of Colombia with some friends who were visiting made for one of our best weekends of the year.
Perhaps the biggest challenge for us has been finding the balance between wanting to explore and needing to earn. We tend to slow travel anyway, but there have been times when we've booked X number of days in a new town, but then a project comes in on day 1 and we end up not getting the chance to explore any of the place we've travelled to before having to move on. Still, it's a small price to pay for being able to live our dream, and it gives us an excuse to go back to those towns!
In certain parts of Latin America, finding strong WiFi can be difficult. If we know we have a large piece of work coming up, we plan to be in a big city for those weeks or months. It's staying for these longer periods of time that allowed us to truly fall in love with Bogotá and Antigua Guatemala, for example.
Life is different now in almost every way to that of 18 months ago. We don't have to wake up early and commute every morning, but we also don't get to wake up safe in the knowledge that we'll earn money that day. We are our own bosses, but we also miss out on the office camaraderie. We get to experience exciting cultures, new foods and the most beautiful of views, but sometimes we crave snuggling up on the sofa with family and a cup of tea.
However, we do this knowing that we are able to return home when we want, or re-locate to somewhere far closer to home without any particular ties limiting us from doing so. It's a move we've yet to regret!
horrible and I felt right from the beginning (actually, on my first day at the job) that this lifestyle is not for me. I wanted to do something meaningful, to create something… not to sit behind a desk and answer phone calls from angry users.
On that first day, 10th of June 2014 I decided: I will work as a freelancer 5 years from now on.
And I started working on that beside my job – I had to pay the bills after all. I started to study something completely different from my degree: graphic and web design. The urge to create was always in me and I always loved to draw and to doodle on basically everything, so it seemed like a perfect fit – and it was!
Then arrived the summer of 2018, when I just couldn't stand the office job anymore. I had some freelance projects at that time already and I decided to be brave and I quit my day job.
It didn't really go as planned though. First, I've been thinking about a day job as a graphic designer, to learn, because I still counted as a junior designer.
I sent my applications to around 30 places in one week – got 3 sample work opportunities and 2 interviews. No offers.
I was shocked and panicked. Everyone said to just cancel my resignation and stay at the company – my manager even offered me a promotion! But that just wasn't my way. I decided to go for freelancing and never again sell my time for a steady paycheck.
I quit on August 18, 2018 and never looked back.
I am now building my own business as a freelance graphic and web designer and I am finally location independent, which was always my dream. I decide my own work hours, I don't have to go outside in the cold winter mornings (which is a huge plus!), don't have to waste 3 hours of my day for commuting and more importantly, I can create and work together with inspiring people who want to create something too. This is the best feeling ever!
Currently, my homebase is in Budapest and this year, my goal is to travel more in Hungary and discover more of it – so many beautiful and inspiring places I've never been to!
I attached some very important pictures.
The one with the mug is when my idea of freedom was kinda finalizing. I sat on the terrace of our apartment in Kaštela, Croatia, when I was thinking about working and life itself. I was between jobs at that time but not ready yet to go straight for my dream. But the idea was born.
The second one is also in Croatia – an important moment of my working process, perfectly captured. My biggest inspiration is nature – the crystal water, the clear blue sky – the colors of freedom.
My name is Sophie, and I started working as a digital nomad in April 2017. But actually, my story starts a little while before that. NYE 2016 my main resolution for 2017 was to stop letting a lack of travel partners hold me back from following my dreams. I wanted to travel, but my friends all either didn't have the time, money or just didn't want to go. So, even though it scared me, I started traveling solo. I began by taking a few short weekend trips within Europe, then longer trips until I felt I was ready to take the next step and go backpacking on my own. I was also feeling unsatisfied with the way my life was going. I liked my job, but I didn't love it. I had been living in the same city for seven years, and I felt like I just kept doing the same thing with the same people. In short, I was stuck in a rut, and I didn't know what I wanted to do with my life — a classic quarter-life crisis.
My contract in a marketing and communication position ended in October, so I decided that was the perfect opportunity to go out and really travel for a while and figure some things out along the way. I started by backpacking through Ireland and Scotland for two months and then flew to Thailand to backpack in South East Asia for another two months.
During those trips, I was the happiest I had ever been. Instead of predictable, life was suddenly exciting again and filled with new adventures every day. I loved every minute of it. I was dreading having to go home, back to the 9 to 5 and the rainy Dutch weather. And I still had no idea what I would want to do career-wise.
During those two trips, I met several people who were working remotely as freelancers, something I had never thought of doing. But their stories made me realise that if they could do it, then so could I. I already had experience in translating, content writing and marketing from my previous jobs and studies. I had a travel blog that I started in 2017 to document my trips, so I decided to take a bit more serious and add a professional Instagram account as well. The more I thought about it, talked about it and read about it, the more excited I became. Being a digital nomad wasn't just some faraway dream for Instagram influencers and YouTube vloggers, but something that I could actually do myself.
I liked writing, blogging and translating. It's something I had experience in and was reasonably good at and the perfect job to do remotely.
So when I came back to the Netherlands in April, I dove into the details of starting a freelance career. I built a website, spruced up my LinkedIn profile, signed up do job boards, registered my company with the Dutch government and learned about VAT and income taxes. Starting my own business was surprisingly easy. All it took was an online application, 50 euro and a 5-minute consultation. I was out the door with a handshake and my papers.
Finding work turned out to be a bit trickier. Luckily one of my former colleagues needed some help, so she hired me for my first job. As a freelancer herself, she was also able to give me really good advice about the administrative and practical side of things, such as how to price my services.
Job boards like Upwork and Fiverr got me my next few gigs. I wasn't making much, but living with my mom, I also didn't need much. For me, it was more about building up a portfolio and references. The next step was to try working remotely and combine work and travel. I wanted to start small, so I planned a three month trip to Austria, Italy and Slovenia.
I immediately realised that working from home is very different from working remotely. It is hard enough motivating yourself to work as a freelancer at home, but it is even harder when you're in a beautiful new country with lots to see and do, surrounded by people on vacation. But on the other hand, I knew that if I didn't work, I'd soon run out of money. The fear of going broke has always been a good motivator for me. I started planning my days a bit better and changed the way I traveled. Instead of moving every two days, I stayed a bit longer. I tried to work at least half the day and leave the other half for sightseeing or switch between the two from day to day. I also worked on trains and buses, pretty much whenever I had some time to kill. It was hard, but I got into a rythm that worked well and gave the confidence to continue. The next step is going to be a trip to South East Asia and working remotely from there. People ask me where I see this going, and my answer is always the same: I want to do this for as long as I can and as long as it's fun. It's not an easy life, but it allows me to follow my heart wherever on the earth it leads me.
I would say that the hardest thing about working freelance, not just remotely, is the variable workflow. I love the flexibility of setting my own hours, but it can be hard to do last-minute jobs when you are traveling. And you never know if your week is going to be busy or not. Of course, I prefer long-term gigs that I know need something done every day/week/month, not just because of the steady income, but also because it's easier to manage time-wise. But at the moment, I don't have enough of those to sustain myself, so I still have to take small and incidental gigs whenever I can, which means that my week or day can suddenly become a lot busier, and I'll have to change my travel plans to accommodate that. Or my week can suddenly free up due to a lack of jobs, which means more travel time, but also less income.
I started my company in April and recently looked at my overall income and worked hours since then to see how I was doing and how much my perceived growth actually was. Basically, to see if this experiment was panning out if I'd be broke in a few months. As it turns out, I made around 2500 euro in the eight months since I started working as a freelancer. I know, pretty meagre. But I also only had worked 380 hours, including hours spent on my website, networking and pitching. Far under Dutch minimum wage, but still, could be worse. I also saw that my quarterly income had almost doubled each quarter. So, while I'm still not a point where I am comfortably supporting myself, I am definitely making promising progress.
My goal for this year is to increase my work hours to 25 a week and my income to at least a 1000 euros a month. And then we'll see where it goes from there. Either way, I'm excited by the prospect of the adventures yet to come.