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Sleep is one of the basic biological needs. Without enough sleep we don't have enough energy for our work, or even at home. Quality sleep affects our behavior, mood, health and our ability to make decisions about food and other habits.
Good sleep can improve the quality of life, soothe your body and soul so they are ready for all challenges.
If you are sleep deprived it is certainly a sign that you need to pay attention to your body's signals!
Do not underestimate the power and importance of sleep. Your body will naturally regenerate itself during the night, and if you mess up the natural rhythm for several times you will certanly feel many consequences.
These are some of the signs which indicate that you are lacking sleep and that your body needs more rest:
Dry skin. Lack of sleep makes your skin loses its natural elasticity, which is why it becomes dry and irritated.
Fine lines. During sleep your body releases melatonin, a natural antioxidant. If you haven't had enough sleep, your body will not produce enough antioxidants that will later fight harmful radicals and it will cause wrinkles.
Pimples. Cortisol, the stress hormone, acts "crazy" when you are tired, and can even cause numerous infections of the skin, such as acne.
Swollen eyelids. As the level of cortisol rises, your body retains water. Since the skin on your eyelids is the thinnest, it is mainly shown on them.
Weight gain. Lack of sleep makes your body releases the hormone ghrelin and this will make you hungry. At the same time it stops the production of leptin, a hormone that tells us when we're full.
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Arsenal travel to Burnley tomorrow to take on Sean Dyche's side at Turf Moor. Following our two most impressive performances of the season last weekend against Chelsea and midweek in the Champions League against Basel we should be going into this match with some real confidence. It'll be important that confidence is channeled properly- Burnley away is the type of fixture bigger teams may underestimate and come into with a lack of focus. If you do that in the Premier League you're likely to lose. Just ask Liverpool. After ripping us to shreds in the season opener they were beaten 2-0 at Turf Moor the following weekend despite having 80% possession.
James Richardson noted on the Guardian Football Weekly Extra podcast Thursday that the Clarets have conceded just 5 goals in their last 12 league matches at Turf Moor, stretching back to last season in their Championship title campaign. They've conceded just twice in four home league matches this season, in a 1-0 opening day defeat to Swansea and a 1-1 draw with Hull City. They've collected 7 points from the 12 available at home, with wins against Liverpool and last weekend against Watford where they also picked up clean sheets.
Lineup in last week's win over Watford
Under Dyche Burnley will try to make up for the gap in quality they have with most sides with excellent organization and work rate. In defense they'll drop off into their own half with a midfield bank of five in front of the back four and look to frustrate the opposition into unlocking them. We'll need keep up the tremendous pace we've moved the ball over the last two matches to pull them out of their defensive shape.
Because they defend with the midfield five, Vokes is left as the highest man up the pitch on his own. When they win the ball back rather than building play forward through the midfield they'll often look to go long into Vokes early and rely on him to hold play up long enough to allow time for midfield runners to get forward. The Welsh striker is incredibly strong and capable in the air. Only Christian Benteke is averaging more aerial duel wins per game (8.4) than Vokes (6.8). As a team Burnley have won the most aerial duels in the league.
They are more concerned with controlling space and territory than possession. They've been outpossessed in every match this season and have the third lowest average possession in the Premier League (41.3%) behind West Brom (40.8%) and Sunderland (39.7%). It's worth noting they've played Swansea, Leicester, Hull and Watford, four sides in the bottom seven in average possession so you'd expect Burnley's average possession totals to continue dropping as they play more sides that like to keep the ball.
Remarkably, in their two wins this season Burnley averaged below 50% pass success rate in the final third against Liverpool and just 54% against Watford. Many of those passing attempts in the final third came from long balls towards Vokes from deep in their own half. The right side of the graphic shows their final third passing against Liverpool, the right side shows their final third passing against Watford.
Against Watford they looked to get the ball wide into the channels, get midfield runners into the box to join Vokes and cross early and often. The weak side winger will tuck into the box to join Vokes and usually one of the three center midfielders will also burst forward to attack crosses, most often Hendrick. The screen shot below shows an example. Here, Gudmundsson gets the ball on the right channel. Boyd tucks all the way inside to the front post from his position on the left channel, Hendrick goes back post, Vokes is in the middle to attack the cross.
It'll be important for us therefore to try to get tight to the wingers and full backs to stop the supply of crosses into the box. Our wide midfielders will need to protect the fullbacks so they don't get isolated and have to defend the channels 1 v. 2. Mustafi and Koscielny will also need to be up for a physical battle with a lot of high balls coming into the box.
Burnley will also pose a threat from set pieces. Both goals against Watford were headers that came from corners.
Final thoughts
This match could tell us a lot about the focus and consistency of our squad. It's easy to get up for a home match against a rival like Chelsea. This will be a different type of test. With games against Burnley, Swansea, Middlesbrough and Sunderland in the month of October we have a real opportunity to climb the table and stay on pace with other potential title contenders. Those sides are currently 14th, 17th, 16th and 19th in the league respectively. The danger is we become too confident and complacent and lose matches we should win. If we're focused and up for this one tomorrow the gap in talent should be too big and we should see a fifth consecutive league win.


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I've never ever heard about Vitorino Campos before but now as I was checking the Spring/Summer 2017 shows on vogue.co.uk I stumbled upon his collection from Sao Paolo and now I have to share it with you too.
There's nothing new here, as you know I love casual and simple collections which speaks to me on the most basic level (simple colors, over sized shapes, denim) just see my obsession over Vetements. But I also love the small twists (the big safety pins and the way they are attached, the layers and flip flops, plus the lady like constructed bags), which make this collection stand out in my eyes.
I also couldn't imagine a better color combo for summer than light blue and white but I'm just head over heels over that velvety green color. The greens which suit me the most and the velvety material which I adore. And I won't start on the orange clothes with the over sized hounds tooth print which remind me of Jacquemus Fall collection, but I like it anyway. Actually I love everything here. Lot of inspiration from here and there, but all of the good inspiration with a bit of personal twist.
If you're out of ideas how you should dress in the morning of a casual day, just check this collection out.
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Forest Designs Traditional Oak Buffet: 60W x 36H x 18D
Since 1991 our experienced craftsmen have produced high quality furniture that is made in the USA. We use only premium quality solids and veneers. No particle board! To control quality we mill the wood in our modern manufacturing facility. From doors to moldings, every part is manufactured on-site. Every drawer features full extension glides. Exposed shelves have solid front moldings. Drawer boxes are constructed from Baltic Birch. A multiple step sanding process ensures a consistent surface for finishing. We use Sherwin Williams stains, sealants, and lacquers to complete the manufacturing process. And a lifetime warranty backs our workmanship.
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Can a hutch be ordered with the oak buffet?
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President-elect Donald Trump has nominated a man for Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Dr. Ben Carson, who thinks Islam isn't a religion and has argued that there's a covert Muslim plot to destroy the U.S. from within. (Actually, not so "covert" at all, if you've read the quran)
HUFFPOST "Based on his past anti-Islam statements and policy positions, Muslims are very concerned about how Dr. Carson would treat Muslim HUD employees or Muslims seeking agency services," Robert McCaw, government affairs director at designated terrorist group CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations), said in a statement.
Carson called for the State Department to "fully investigate" the Council of America-Islamic Relations (CAIR) "as an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood and a supporter of terrorism."
Carson does not regard Islam as a religion.
During a January campaign speech in Iowa, Carson suggested the rise of the self-described Islamic State was inevitable because Islam was inherently violent. Carson said people "don't understand the whole apocalyptic vision that they [Muslims] have. When you understand that, you understand what drives an organization like ISIS."
"Once you study Islam, you won't call it a religion," Carson said when pressed further on whether he was talking about all of Islam or just ISIS.
Carson understands the threat of "civilizational jihad" to America.
Carson told Breitbart News' Steve Bannon in February that he was concerned about a "civilizational jihad" against the U.S. wherein "jihadists" who "disguise themselves as moderate Muslims" would "infiltrate, multiply and take positions of power" in order to "replace our Judeo-Christian values with Islam."
Carson once said Muslims can only embrace American democracy if "they're schizophrenic."
Bannon also asked Carson whether he thinks Muslims who are "Sharia adherent" can participate in a Democratic society governed by the rule of law. "Only if they're schizophrenic," Carson replied. "I don't see how they can do it otherwise, because they have two different philosophies boring at you [that contradict each other]. That would be very difficult."
Carson said a Muslim person shouldn't be president, and that Islam isn't "consistent" with the Constitution.
"I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation," Carson said during a September 2015 appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press." "I absolutely would not agree with that." (Sorry, Ben, that boat already sailed 8 years ago)
Then asked if he considers Islam to be consistent with the Constitution, Carson said: "No, I don't ― I do not."
Trump is surrounding himself with "Islamophobes."
Carson is among several people with deeply-held negative views regarding Islam who Trump has selected to advise him in the White House.
There's Steve Bannon, the president-elect's chief strategist, who thinks anti-Muslim hate group leaders are experts on Islam. He is also the executive chairman of Breitbart News, a site that regularly publishes virulently anti-Muslim articles written by people the SPLC categorizes as hate group leaders (BNI is in that SPLC group). "STOPPING ISLAMIC IMMIGRATION IS A MATTER OF SURVIVAL," screams one Breitbart headline.
Michael Flynn, a retired U.S. lieutenant general who is a board member and adviser for the anti-Muslim group Act for America, was tapped as a national security adviser. Flynn once likened Islam to a cancer, and has said he doesn't "see Islam as a religion" but "as a political ideology."
Other nominees ― including Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) for attorney general and Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.) for CIA director ― have a history of anti-Muslim political speech.
Clare Lopez, an anti-Muslim conspiracy theorist who works at the Center for Security Policy, is reportedly being considered as a deputy national security adviser.
American Muslim leaders wrote Trump an open letter. They're calling on him to "reconsider and reject" many of the people he has named to his administration who have "a well documented history of telling the truth about Islam."
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Outdoor AdventuresBook - 2008
Canoeing is one of the fastest-growing outdoor activities--more that 9 million people enjoy the experience each year. It allows you to socialize with friends and family while exploring new places as you relax and enjoy the outdoors. Canoeing not only provides you with the basic skills and knowledge you need to safely head out for adventures on a variety of water trails but also presents a strong foundational understanding of this recreational activity.
In Canoeing , the expert instructors from the American Canoe Association provide you with
-indispensable advice on gear and equipment selection, food and nutrition, fitness, water trail etiquette, and safety and survival skills;
-step-by-step instruction of fundamental paddling skills and techniques;
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-Web-based resources to help you plan trips in the United States and throughout the world.
The authors share all of the background information you'll need to get started, beginning with descriptions of the various types of canoeing being practiced today to help you determine the type of paddling that suits your needs. They discuss fitness basics, food and nutrition needs, and gear and equipment--from the canoe itself to life jackets, paddles, and clothing. They then cover important safety and survival guidelines, including weather, river hazards, capsizing, cold-water safety, and rescue protocols.
Canoeing will teach you fundamental paddling skills and techniques and help you build on those skills to learn more complicated compound strokes and maneuvers. Now you're ready for your first adventure. Starting with easy river trips, you move on to more challenging waterways, overnight and extended trips, and canoeing adventures for groups and families--even with dogs!
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Throughout the book and DVD, expert instructors provide all the skill instruction and insider tips you need to enjoy canoeing and have a successful adventure while extending your skills for more challenging adventures in the future.
Canoeing is part of the Outdoor Adventures series. This practical series contains the essential information to help you get ready and go. The Outdoor Adventures series will prepare you with instruction in the basic techniques and skills so you can be on your way to an adventure in no time.
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Apple will spend about $1 billion to create and obtain original video content over the next year, furthering its foray into the video streaming space, The Wall Street Journal reports.
With the funds, Apple could procure and produce up to 10 television shows. The content push will help fulfill Apple SVP Eddy Cue's aim to offer content on par with shows like HBO's Game of Thrones. The shows could be released on Apple Music or in a separate video focused service.
Apple's hefty investment still falls well below what video streaming giants Netflix, Amazon, and HBO's have planned. Netflix, the clear leader in the over-the-top (OTT) space, aims to spend $7 billion on original content next year, up from $6 billion over the past year. Amazon is set to spend roughly $4.5 billion on Prime Video programming in 2017, according to JPMorgan analysts estimates, while HBO spends nearly $2 billion on content per year. Though lower than streaming competitors' budgets, $1 billion only represents a small fraction of Apple's $261 billion in cash on its balance sheet.
Nonetheless, Apple's $1 billion original content investment still can position it to attract Apple Music subscribers — if these videos do end up being included there — there, and grow its Services segment revenue:
- Original content could entice people to use Apple Music if the videos end up being included on the service. Premium video content would be another differentiator versus Spotify that could help grow Apple Music's subscriber base, should the content be available there. If these videos do not roll out under Apple Music, however, then it's possible that the company will have to rebrand the streaming service slightly so as to communicate its video catalog.
- A popular catalog of original content could substantially drive up Services revenue. Though Apple experienced a 2% year-over-year (YoY) increase to reach 41 million iPhone sales in Q3 2017, building out Services helps Apple become less reliant on these sales. Apple already hit its projection of its Services segment generating as much revenue as a fortune 100 company, but creating an enticing video service offering or growing Apple Music's subscriber base would help further this growth. In contrast, streaming giant Netflix generated $2.8 billion in revenue and amassed 104 million subscribers in Q2 2017.
Apple could see more success by creating content similar to HBO's Game of Thrones. It's existing content that is more comedic and casual in nature has not seen overwhelming success. Apple's Planet of the Apps and Carpool Karaoke have not impressed critics, according to Variety. Whether Apple's video ambitions take off is dependent on whether the company can create content in the same caliber as streaming rivals' originals, that have amassed dedicated fan bases and critical acclaim. And Apple is seemingly positioned well to create high-quality content — the $1 billion budget is under the control of recently hired top Hollywood executives Jamie Erlicht and Zack Van Amburg, which oversaw productions of AMC's Breaking Bad and Netflix's The Crown.
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Hello fellow quacks! The first orders of the game are away – happy gaming!
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Because I'm that crazy, I've played through a game with six imaginary players and documented each and every turn replete with even which cards are drawn when.
This game is a load of fun, and I enjoyed playing through it greatly, and look forward to taking this game with me to Indiana to show it off to mom, aunts, uncles, and cousins.
The cards are beautiful, play well, and the mechanics are inventive – a lot of thought has gone into this, and yes, to me, it gives an inkling of chilling insight into how random medical malpractice and bad medicine really can be.
Hey, you guys should post your evil thoughts about expansion packs – and leave a place where people can review your games! 🙂


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IBS – How Mindfulness Can Help
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
The current band-aid health term given to people suffering from uncomfortable abdominal symptoms – bloating, constipation, gas, diarrhoea, abdominal pain, and generally not feeling 100%.
There are many hypothesised triggers for it – stress/anxiety, bacterial infection, diet, changes in life circumstances. One thing we know is that most IBS patients have a much lower tolerance to the foods that trigger their symptoms when they are stressed or run down.
Putting mindfulness to the test in a clinical trial, 75 adult women with IBS took part in an 8-week study with the results published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology. Each woman was randomly assigned to either weekly mindfulness training sessions or a support group for IBS sufferers (which served as the control group).
The mindfulness training included lessons on meditation, gentle yoga postures, and 'body scanning' in which people focus their attention on a specific body area to detect muscle tension and other sensations.
By the end of the study, women in the mindfulness group showed marked reductions in reported IBS severity by 24% compared to just 6% reduction in women in the support group. This improvement persisted up to 3 months after the study ended.
So how can we be more mindful in our daily lives?
- Listen to a meditation podcast, download or Youtube video
- Get outside, put your feet on the grass, feel the ground and get back to nature
- If you can't get outside,stare at a beautiful landscape screensaver or picture for a while – think ocean waves, lush mountain side, waterfalls, a beautiful park etc
- Spend a few moments at your desk deep breathing. Nothing heavy or forceful – no need to creep out your co-workers. Just breathing in more air than you normally would, pausing a little, then exhaling longer than you would. No-one need know!
- If you're lucky to work in an active office do some yoga poses. There's plenty of relaxing poses to google. Childs pose is always great to start with. If not – stretch at your desk. Open your arms wide, raise website like this them above your head. Or twist your torso to the right and left. Just get the blood gently flowing, and release some of that tension from your muscles.
- Introduce a 2-minute break at work where you all take turns to give each other a little shoulder massage. Laughs encouraged.
- Focus your attention on one body part at a time. Really focus. How it feels, how it looks, what it's touching, the breeze on it. No judgement, just focus.
- Take a short nap
- Take notice of what you're eating. If you know it's not any good for you – don't eat it. Make the effort to look after your body the best you can each and every day.
- Go to a pilates or yoga class
- Download and use Smiling Mind App – free guided mindfulness meditation sessions on the go
- From Monash Uni:
- Notice changes in your posture. Be aware of how your body and mind feel when you move from lying down to sitting, to standing, to walking. Notice each time you make a transition from one posture to the next.
- Throughout the day, take a few moments to bring your attention to your breathing. Observe five mindful breaths.
- Focus attention on your daily activities such as brushing your teeth, washing up, brushing your hair, putting on your shoes, doing your job. Bring mindfulness to each activity.
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America's Top 4 Hypocritical Slogans
|May, 2014
1. Support Your TroopsWhile the US government has all of its citizens reciting the slogan "we must support our troops", US veterans of war are dying in the streets of neglect. The soldiers still on the battlefield are commiting suicide at an alarming rate. More are dying of suicide than combat!
Supporting your troops means supporting wars that are based on lies. It means the blood of millions of innocent men, women and children and the troops who commit suicide over that reality - is on your hands.
Support your troops means - support the power lust and greed of the mobsters (special interest groups) who run your government and use your tax money to loot and bomb other nations.
2. We Must Give Up Our Freedom To Protect Our Freedom
The US government is very busy protecting our freedom by taking it away in airports by radiating or molesting our bodies. They're taking it away on the streets with cameras zooming in you from every angle and location. They're taking it away right this minute as you visit this website. If you give up your freedom, you don't protect it - you lose it! ..duhhhhh.
3. We Must make War To make PeaceThink! Watch this.
4. Why Rent When You Can Own?
What this really means is 'why rent when you can be owned - by the bankster loan sharks with a life long debt to them!
Watch what this guy does about it.
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Alitalia Unveils New Business Plan
MIAMI — The Board of Directors of Alitalia has approved a business turnaround plan, intended to reduce costs by EUR1 billion (USD1.06 billion) through 2019 while boosting revenues by 30% over the same period.
In a statement, the Italian carrier said it will achieve the objectives by reducing operating costs and manpower. While no specific number of layoffs was quoted, Italy's Corriere della Sera has reported that 2,000 administrative and ground handling staff would be dismissed. Also, pilot's salaries would be cut by 30%.
The management of the Italian carrier is expected to present the approved plan to the Italian government "soon," and then meet with labor unions to explain the details and scope of the business plan, so as to settle down the basis of a new collective labor agreement.
Alitalia shareholders, which include Etihad Airways with 49%, and a consortium of Italian banks and firms with the remaining 51%, have conditioned the funding for the plan on the approval of such labor agreement.
According to the airlnie, the business plan's actions are supported by 'four pillars of change': "a recalibrated business model, costs reductions and enhanced productivity, optimization of network and partnership, and development commercial initiatives by utilizing technology investments to drive revenue."
"With the approval today by the Board of Directors of the second phase of our business plan, we can now accelerate our actions towards turning around Alitalia. We rebuilt our brand in the first phase and invested heavily in staff training and technology, so we are now able to move ahead and implement wide-ranging changes," Cramer Ball, CEO of Alitalia, said in a statement.
The Board of directors consider that some of these actions are "radical and necessary" to stabilize the airline and secure its long-term sustainability.
If fully implemented, Alitalia would expect to become profitable by 2019.
To achieve profitability, the airline will cut its fleet of 78 Airbus A320 family aircraft to just 20 aircraft by 2018. The small fleet will see an increase in utilization, with extra seats added and ancillary services offered on flights of four hours or less. The set of measures is intended to increase revenue while reducing operational costs.
The wide-body intercontinental flights will rely on a full-service model, with a "strong focus" on cost discipline and efficiency. All Airbus A330-200s and Boeing 777-200ERs will be fitted with the carrier's new in-flight entertainment suite and Wi-Fi. Also, a Boeing 777-300ER will join the fleet in August this year.
Alitalia plans to grow its presence in the Americas by adding new destinations, while increasing the frequency of flights to the existing ones and building up its presence in Milan, Linate, Sicily and Sardinia.
"I am confident that the next phase of the industrial plan will represent the step forward needed, provided that all interested parties play their part. The radical and necessary measures across the entire airline will secure our long-term sustainability, which will only materialize if the airline is the right size, the right shape and with the right productivity and cost base," Ball concluded.
Under the original plan, Alitalia should have broken even in 2017 in terms of operating and net profits. However, in the two years since Etihad arrived, the so-called "Alitalia 3.0" has racked up over EUR1 billion in operating losses.


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How to Create a Law Firm Content Marketing Strategy that Gets Results
Jay Harrington | Feb 03, 2019 | Comments 0
A comprehensive strategy, which incorporates written content, guest-posting, visual storytelling, PR, distribution, and in-depth analytics is required.
Law firms that consistently produce high-quality content produce better business results. If you're not convinced that content is key to improving your firm's marketing, consider that content marketing generates three times as many leads as outbound marketing tactics yet costs 62% less, and that 74% of companies indicate that content marketing increases lead quality and quantity. Last month, I published a post on JD Supra that explored the five reasons why content marketing offers the best ROI for law firms in 2019.
But too many law firms fail to realize these benefits. They're so busy racing to create new content that they never stop to consider the myriad ways that they can improve their efforts.
"Doing content marketing" does not start and end with running a blog, because blogging is not nearly enough to break through in today's crowded, saturated marketplace of ideas.
To do content marketing well, a comprehensive strategy, which incorporates written content, guest-posting, visual storytelling, PR, distribution, and in-depth analytics is required. To stand out, your law firm must produce and market content that is high quality, strategic, and valuable to a defined audience.
What Is Involved in Developing a Content Marketing Strategy?
A comprehensive, documented content strategy is crucial for successful content marketing. Yet only 37% of marketers have one, according to the Content Marketing Institute's 2018 B2B Benchmarks report.
That's unfortunate, because the CMI also found that 65 percent of the most successful content marketers have a documented strategy in place. While a strategy doesn't guarantee you success, it's certainly better than the alternative and it's especially helpful in getting your team working toward common goals with defined tactics.
Blogging is not nearly enough to break through in today's crowded marketplace of ideas.
If your law firm is looking to enhance its existing content marketing strategy, or create one for the first time, what follow are some ideas on what to focus on. Through years of experience working with law firms to develop content strategies, I've come to learn that each firm's approach is different, but that every plan tends to include some common elements (or at least should). Here's what's involved:
Setting Goals and Defining KPIs
Why are you investing in content marketing and how do you define success? These are critical questions to consider but few dig in to answer them. Instead, many firms employ a "publish and pray" approach that leads to mixed results at best.
How do you define success?
For many firms, increasing brand awareness is an important content marketing goal. After all, if your firm is well known and well regarded in the marketplace, it's more likely to be on the shortlist when clients go searching for a solution. But how do you know if your firm's brand awareness is increasing? Leading key performance indicators to watch out for—and to define in your content strategy—include social media metrics (increased following, likes, comments, and shares) and website article views and time on site. For each content goal you set, link it to the KPIs that will allow you to measure whether you're getting closer to achieving it.
Defining Your Audience
Knowing who your clients are and understanding their needs and desires is probably the most important element of your documented content strategy. Your firm isn't for everyone—at least it shouldn't be if you hope to stand out—so specifically identifying who you hope to serve with your content, and ultimately your legal services, is critical.
The objective is to provoke, engage, and speak the language of your audience through your content, and that requires, first, knowing your audience inside and out.
Get granular and define audience "personas" as part of your strategy.
The best content is written with a specific person in mind (for example, I'm envisioning my reader as a senior level marketing professional within a law firm), so get granular and define audience "personas" as part of your strategy. To whom are you communicating? What is their role within a company? What challenges are they facing? What do they care about? For many firms, who produce content for many different practices and industries, this exercise must be conducted with several different audiences in mind.
Plan Your Content Mix and Incorporate Visual Storytelling
Once you have a solid handle on whom you're trying to reach, and for what purpose, determine what form your content will take. Written content? Infographics? Videos? SlideShare decks? A mix of all these formats? A campaign created for the purpose of driving website traffic may involve the promotion of a white paper through the creation and distribution of infographics and social media graphics. One geared toward conversion of leads may include the development of an animated explainer video that dives more deeply into the benefits of a service offering geared toward a specific audience. Mix it up.
The written word is only one way to express thought leadership, and if it's the only format that your firm uses then you're missing out on opportunities to reach audiences in interesting and engaging ways through visual storytelling.
Plan for Distribution
Just as you can create content in different formats, there are many different channels you can publish to. These include owned properties, such as your website and blog, and social media properties, such as LinkedIn and Twitter.
One of the best strategic decisions and investments you can make is to also pursue opportunities to have your content published on earned properties, such as third-party trade journals, websites, and publications that are focused on the industry you're hoping to reach. If your experts publish in publications that are already known, liked, and trusted by members of your target audience, they'll grow to know, like, and trust you as well.
Establish an Editorial Calendar
It's unrealistic to think that a law firm that produces huge amounts of content can create a plan for a year's worth of content in a single sitting, but it's important to have a sense of what the year ahead holds.
Start thinking through how much content, and what types of content, your firm needs to produce each month to reach your goals. How many blog posts do you need? What guest posts for external publications will you pursue? How often will you create visual content, such as infographics and animated videos? Written content, and the visual storytelling that supports it, takes time to create, so give your team a head start by creating an editorial calendar that helps head off the mad rush that so much content creation otherwise entails.
Content marketing is an incredibly powerful tool for your law firm, but to get the most out of it, it's critical to have a documented strategy in place. The alternative is to keep publishing blog posts and hoping for the best.
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About the Author: Jay Harrington is co-founder of Harrington Communications, where he leads the Brand Strategy, Content Creation and Client Service teams. He is author of the book "One of a Kind: A Proven Path to a Profitable Practice," as well as the e-book "How to Start Fast as a Law Firm Associate." Previously, Jay was a commercial litigator and corporate bankruptcy attorney at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Foley & Lardner. He has an undergraduate degree in journalism and earned his law degree from the University of Michigan Law School. He writes regularly for Attorney at Work. Follow him on Twitter @harringj75. Previously published in AttorneyatWork.com.


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The step-by-step guide on how to block quote
A quote is when you copy and paste, word-for-word, a passage of text written or spoken by someone else. A block quote is a long quote of roughly 30 words or more, the format and length of which is determined by your citation style.
What is a block quote?
A block quote is a freestanding, long quote that does not require the use of quotation marks, as the formatting indicates a piece of directly quoted text.
Each referencing style has different rules for the length of text that requires formatting as a block quote rather than a standard in-text quotation, starting as low as 30 words.
Example of a block quote
Though Emily Bronte lived a sheltered life with no evidence of her having experienced any form of romantic relationship before her early death, she writes on this subject with remarkable understanding. Quotes from the characters of Catherine and Heathcliff are particularly strong examples of this, as in the below passage of text from an impassioned speech by Heathcliff:
Catherine Earnshaw, may you not rest as long as I am living; you said I killed you – haunt me, then! The murdered DO haunt their murderers, I believe. I know that ghosts HAVE wandered on earth. Be with me always – take any form – drive me mad! only DO not leave me in this abyss, where I cannot find you! Oh, God! it is unutterable! I CANNOT live without my life! I CANNOT live without my soul! (Bronte, 1847, p. 268)
Block quoting according to your citation style
The citation style required for your dissertation will dictate how you use block quotes. This is based on the word count or number of lines in the quote to be used.
|Citation style
|When to block quote
|Quotes longer than 40 words
|Quotes longer than 30 words
|Quotes longer than 100 words
|Quotes longer than 40 words
|Quotes of prose longer than four lines
Quotes of poetry/verse longer than three lines
|Quotes longer than three lines
|Quotes longer than three lines
|Quotes longer than five lines
|Quotes longer than four lines
|Quotes longer than 50 words
|Quotes longer than four lines
|Quotes longer than 100 words
As you can see, some citation styles specify a number of words, while others indicate a minimum number of lines before a block quotation format must be used.
As the size of your computer screen, font or settings in your word processor can affect how many lines a piece of text covers, we don't find the number of lines to be a very accurate guide! Therefore, we've prepared some rough guidelines to help make sure your quotes are formatted correctly.
|Number of lines
|Word count
|Two lines
|25–40 words
|Three lines
|35–50 words
|Four lines
|45–60 words
|Five lines
|60–90 words
How to block quote
Examples of introducing block quotes
Method one: Introduce the idea and lead into the quote with a colon.
In his early career, civil rights activist Al Sharpton played a crucial role in bringing awareness of the vast differences between New York City boroughs in the 1980s to the public eye. At that time, many viewed Manhattan as dangerous without knowing that the situation in other boroughs was infinitely worse, but that all changed after one appearance on late-night television:
The whole thing finally fell into place in May of that year when I went on Tom Snyder's show on NBC. He was like the Jimmy Fallon or Trevor Noah of that era. His show was on at 1 a.m., after Johnny Carson. Not only did Mr. Brown come on with me, but Muhammad Ali did, too. It was the three of us. It changed everything. It made the general public aware that people were dying in Brooklyn, in Harlem, in the Bronx. James Brown and Ali — because of them, I basically became a made guy. (Guadagnino & La Force, 2018, para. 6)
Method two: Introduce the author's published work and use the quote to finish the sentence.
The opioid addiction crisis in the United States has been labelled "the deadliest drug epidemic in American history" (The Editorial Board, 2018, para. 3), having grown to result in approximately 140,000 deaths per year, yet receives little attention from lawmakers when it comes to preventing further addiction among citizens. The Editorial Board of the New York Times argued that:
To stem the number of new opioid users, lawmakers and regulators need to stop pharmaceutical companies from marketing drugs like OxyContin and establish stronger guidelines about how and when doctors can prescribe them. These drugs are often the last resort for people with cancer and other terminal conditions who experience excruciating pain. But they pose a great risk when used to treat the kinds of pain for which there are numerous non-addictive therapies available. (The Editorial Board, 2018, para. 16)
Formatting block quotes
There are four things to consider when formatting block quotes:
- Indentation
- Line spacing
- Quotation marks
- Citation
Most citation styles require a 0.5 inch indentation, but you should check the guidelines for your specific style. Some also require indentation on the right side, double spacing or smaller font.
If you quote more than one paragraph, indent the first line of the following paragraphs an additional ¼ inch.
Example of quoting more than one paragraph
Though the Harry Potter series explores serious themes such as prejudice, evil and having the courage to do 'the right thing,' author J.K. Rowling uses a light-hearted tone. One example of this is how Rowling almost teases her characters in her descriptions of them and their activities. She immediately indicates to the reader that this will be the style of the story with the opening paragraphs in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone:
Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much. They were the last people you'd expect to be involved in anything strange or mysterious, because they just didn't hold with such nonsense.
Mr. Dursley was the director of a firm called Grunnings, which made drills. He was a big, beefy man with hardly any neck, although he did have a very large mustache. Mrs. Dursley was thin and blonde and had nearly twice the usual amount of neck, which came in very useful as she spent so much of her time craning over garden fences, spying on the neighbors. The Dursleys had a small son called Dudley and in their opinion there was no finer boy anywhere. (Rowling 1)
Ensure there is a space between the top and bottom of the quote, and the surrounding text. No quotation marks are required, however, you must include a citation!
Both MLA and APA also dictate that a block quote should be double-spaced.
Indenting block quotes
|Highlight the quote to be indented
|Find the "Paragraph" tab in the "Home" menu
|Click the small arrow in the corner of the "Paragraph" tab to open the pop-up menu
|Under "Indentation" choose 0.5 in the "Before text" box
|Click "OK" to apply this format
|Highlight the quote to be indented
|Find the ruler immediately above the document, below the menu options
|Move the small blue arrow across to the right until the popup text reads "0.50." Your paragraph should move automatically
How to cite block quotes
|Citation style
|How to cite
|Author's last name, date and page/paragraph number(s) in parentheses after the period. If you include the author's name in the sentence introducing the block quote, you can omit it from the citation and use only the date and page/paragraph number. Double space the block quote.
|APA. (Rowling, 1998, p. 1)
|Author's last name, date and page number in parentheses inside the period. The quoted text can be a smaller font size than the rest of the document.
|Harvard (Rowling 1998, p. 1).
|In Chicago A, indicate the citation with a superscript number, after the period, that corresponds to the complete source information in the footnote/endnote.
In Chicago B, place the author, date and page number in parentheses after the period.
|Chicago A.1
Chicago B. (Rowling, 1998, 1)
|Indicate the citation with a number, in parentheses and before the period, which corresponds to the complete source information in the literature list.
|Vancouver (1).
|Author's last name and page/paragraph number(s) in parentheses after the period. Maintain double spacing in the block quote, as throughout the rest of the document.
|MLA. (Rowling 1)
|Indicate the citation with a superscript number, after the period, that corresponds to the full source information in the footnote.
|As IEEE follows a different structure depending on the type of source, you should consult their guide to determine exactly how to format your citation.
|IEEE book reference (1).
|Indicate the citation with a superscript number, after the period, that corresponds to the complete source information in the footnote/endnote.
|Indicate the citation with a superscript number, after the period, that corresponds to the complete source information in the literature list. The page number should also be included in parentheses beside the number.
|Indicate the citation with a superscript number, after the period, that corresponds to the complete source information in the literature list.
|Author's name, date and page number in parentheses after the period.
|AAA. (Rowling 1998, 1)
|Author's name, date and page number in parentheses after the period.
|APSA. (Rowling 1998, 1)
When to use a block quote
Quotes should be used as sparingly as possible, as your own voice should be dominant in your thesis. Longer passages of text are most often better paraphrased.
However, there are exceptions.
Subject of study
Block quotes are rarely used in citation styles typically applied in scientific research, such as Vancouver and IEEE. Styles such as MLA and Turabian, which are designed for humanities subjects, will see more frequent use of block quotations.
MLA is almost a case of its own. As it is mainly used for literature and language studies, block quotations are frequently found in research applying this format, where the author needs to conduct in-depth textual analysis.
|Frequency of block quotes
|Fields of study
|Very rarely, if at all
|Exact, technical, sciences, mathematics
|Occasionally, as appropriate
|Marketing and social media, economics, IT, geography and environment, health, art and culture, legal and government, behavioral science and society, education and pedagogy
|Frequently, for textual analysis
|Language and communication, literature studies, biographical case studies
Should you use a block quote? Consider the following…
- Is it crucial to use this text as a quote, rather than paraphrase?
- Is the text long enough to be a block quote or should it be a standard in-text quotation?
- Does the use of longer quotes fit with your subject of study?
You should use a block quote only if you answer yes to all three of these questions.
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The Arabic taught during lessons is Modern Standard Arabic, the official form of the language used in most written documents, as well as in more formal spoken contexts such as lectures and news broadcasts.
For non-Arabs, Arabic is a compulsory subject in Years 6-9, and an optional subject from Year 10 onwards. In Years 6-9 students are placed in sets according to their level of proficiency in the language. From Year 10 onwards, students who have chosen to study Arabic are taught in mixed ability groups.
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Set 1 Topics: health and hygiene, working with others, public services. Grammar elements introduced in the Middle Department are consolidated, and students learn to use a wider range of sentence structures and verb tenses.
Set 2 Topics: pets, the police, traffic. Grammar elements include regular and irregular verbs in the past, present and future tenses and infinitive constructions.
Set 3 Topics: family and friends, house and home, the town, free time. Grammar elements include pronouns, possessive adjectives, prepositions, negatives, regular and irregular verbs in the present tense, and a brief introduction to the past tense.
Topics: Staying in a hotel, travel, visiting tourist attractions, using medical services. Grammar elements include a range of verb tenses and sentence structures, and expressing more complex opinions.
Topics: the world of work, a healthy lifestyle, the environment. Grammar elements from Year 10 are consolidated and students work to improve their Arabic style. Examination preparation is conducted using GCSE past papers.
Pearson Edexcel GCE AS Arabic includes reading comprehension, translation from Arabic into English, and essay writing. The course includes work on youth culture and concerns, including relationships, peer pressure, television, the internet, the mobile phone and music; lifestyle, including sporting activities, leisure, food and diet; education and the future, including the education system, student daily life and concerns, higher education and the world of work; and the world around us, including travel, the environment, natural disasters, relief organisations and the Arabic-speaking world.
Pearson Edexcel GCE A2 Arabic includes reading comprehension, translation from English into Arabic and essay writing. The course includes work on customs and traditions, literature and the arts and a range of world issues, including poverty, disease, conflict, immigration and modern technology.
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We have different minimum order quantities depending on what it is you're ordering. As everything is baked fresh to order, we are unable to produce small orders of just a few cupcakes as this is not economically viable. Check the minimum order quantities on our ordering pages here.
What payment methods do you accept?
For customers coming into our shop we can take both cash and card payments which are over £10. If you are paying for your order in advance, we can also take card payments over the phone. We take most cards, but not American Express. Alternatively we can give you our bank details to make a bank transfer or email you a secure paypal link to pay online. Courses can be booked using our online booking system which takes payments via paypal but please note you do not need a Paypal account to book a course, just choose the option to pay with any card instead! You can also book courses by emailing or calling us with your chosen date.
Where do you deliver?
For weddings and large orders we can deliver and set up your cakes personally around most counties in Southern England. We do this by sending a staff member to drive and set up your cakes, so often it is not feasible to drive 50 miles just to deliver a dozen cupcakes! However, depending on the type of cakes being ordered, we may be able to arrange an overnight national courier and some items can travel this way which is much more economical on cost than us driving to you! Please email with your event date and venue postcode to check all delivery availability and to enable us to give you a quote.
What size are your cupcakes?
Our cupcakes are quite a bit bigger than your old skool 'fairy' cakes, measuring around 7cm across and about 7cm high when decorated.
How long do your cakes keep?
In the rare occurance that Gourmet Cupcakes are not gobbled up right away, you can keep them in their box and they'll be good for a few days. Transfer them to an airtight container and you'll get a bit more (but possibly risk the cases peeling away!) We don't use preservatives that would exist in shop bought cupcakes so really you should expect them to last as long as a home baked cake. Big cakes, when uncut, will keep fresh for a week. Cut cakes should be stored airtight to keep them soft.
How is it best to store my cakes?
We have a tendency nowadays to want to put everything in the fridge. However, unless your cupcakes contain cream cheese or fresh cream icing, they are best enjoyed at room temperature. Not too hot and not too cold. Be sure not to put fondant iced cupcakes or cupcakes with fondant decorations in the fridge as this will, bizarrely, melt them. Also, the cold fridge will make our amazingly smooth buttercream not very nice to eat!
Do you hire out cupcake stands?
Yes, we have superior quality cupcake stands available for hire for weddings and large events. We build these stands to the perfect size to fit your number of cupcakes. Our largest stand holds up to 100 cupcakes but venues are happy to store and set up extra cakes if your order size is larger than this. We are also happy to set up our cakes on your own stand. Please see our Stand Hire page for more details. We also have some cake pop stands and glass and china pedestal stands for hire as well as an assortment of vintage style apothecary jars and bottles ideal for dessert tables.
I like a particular cake, but I want a different decoration, can I change it?
Of course! Our service is completely bespoke so feel free to change anything or send your own design to us to have made. Just ask us to give you a quote for any bespoke requirements being sure to provide as much information as possible.
What colour cupcake cases do you have?
We usually use silver, gold or black for orders, and use our judgement as to what we think would look best when we make your order. We also have ivory, navy, purple or pink. If you would like anything specific please let us know at the time ordering.
I want to order a large number of cupcakes for my wedding, can I try before I buy?
It'd be silly not too! Just tell us what you're thinking. See our Samples page for more details.
Do your cakes contain nuts?
Sometimes, and coconuts too. There may be nuts in our kitchens from time to time so we cannot guarantee totally nut free for those with a very sensitive allergy.
I want to make cupcakes like yours! How do I do that?
We hold a variety of day long cake decorating and baking courses in Chelmsford in Essex. During these courses we will show you everything you need to know to create wonderful professional looking cakes of your own.
What's the minimum age for your cake courses?
Children from around age 11 can attend unaccompanied on most of our basic cupcake or cake pop courses. This is just our recommendation, the individual ability and suitability of a child for classes is of course down to the discretion of the parents. Children under that age do well when accompanied by an adult on courses such as our Original Cupcake Course. We also offer amazing courses for kids with our sister company Taste Buddies Cooking School – check them out here!


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Urban freight challenges.
Several issues suffice due to the freight transportation movement within urban center and Morris et al (1998) noted them as for instance the congestion subsequent to an increase in commercial vehicles such as trucks, vans or pick-up trucks. The second issue that is prevalent is the lack of parking, loading and unloading bays within the metropolis due to old building features or limited road characteristics. The latter in most cases demand that couriers to circle around in the vicinity looking for parking bays leading further to road challenges.
The third issue is lack of enforcement and security within the urban center vicinity. It's primarily due to the reality shown above in the freight transportation is the reason why we chose to undertake a research on one of the prime and pertinent Issues of Freight transportation's which is "lastmile". According to NCFRP Report 23 (2013) "last mile": "represent the final haul of shipment to its end receiver, be it a shop, a business or home".
There has been a considerable focus on the urban freight movement through-out the world urban areas making substantial strides in the policy making and collaboration with the private sector in achieving the efficient functioning of the industry. Cities like Paris, Chicago, London, and New York initiating policies on traffic, access, parking regulations and delivery windows (NCFRP Report 23, 2013; Wittlov,2012; Allen, 2011). Subsequent to shift of perspective of policymakers and private sectors in freight due to shared objectives in economy, society and environmentally. Wittlov (2012) argues and put more emphasis on the importance of an integrated approach, explaining that is of necessity in achieving fundamental results in urban movement efficiency and effectiveness relative to freight transportation.
Government transportation policies have an impact on the challenges found in road freight. Primarily due to the fact that government is in charge of policy formulation, development and execution of regulatory functions (National Freight logistics strategy, 2005). Furthermore soft infrastructure allows the industry to function and operate in a sound environment that has checks and balances to avert abuse, identify gaps and improvement.
The South African government should pay considerable attention on issues of urban freight. Most metropolitan cities in South Africa are not doing well in terms of planning for urban freight. Particularly last mile challenges that tend to hinder the city's primary objectives in terms of economic, social and environment objectives. Moreover it the freight industry that service important sectors within an urban center.


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How Could You Represent Someone Like Milo Yiannopoulos?
How free speech protections fuel civil rights movements.
Milo Yiannopoulos trades on outrage. He is a professional provocateur who has turned insulting different groups of people into a specialty.
He has claimed that the very existence of transgender people is the product of delusional thinking. He has compared Black Lives Matter activists to the KKK. And he has fostered both anti-Muslim bias and disdain for women in one breath, characterizing abortion as "so clearly bad for women's health that it falls second only to Islam."
Here at the ACLU, we vehemently disagree with Mr. Yiannopoulos' views. We work hard, every day, with the very communities he targets, to fight for equal rights and dignity for all. We recognize that his words cause grievous pain to many individuals, their families, and their loved ones. Speech like his hurts.
Yet even though we know how wrong-headed Mr. Yiannopoulos' speech is, the ACLU today filed a lawsuit to defend his free speech rights.
Say what?
We did not take this decision lightly. We understand the pain caused by Mr. Yiannopoulos' views. We also understand the importance of the principles we seek to defend.
The constitutional principle here, of course, is that government can't censor our speech just because it doesn't like what we say. But we're not representing Mr. Yiannopoulos just out of an abstract principle. We're also representing him because free speech is crucial to progress in civil rights movements.
Without free speech protections, all civil rights advocacy could be shut down by the people in power, precisely because government doesn't agree with the ideas activists advance. That was true of the civil rights fights of the past, it's true of the movements facing pitched battles today, and it will be true of the movements of the future that are still striving to be heard.
The case we filed today is a good illustration of what we mean. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, a government agency, prohibits any advertisements on its trains or buses that attempt to "influence members of the public regarding an issue on which there are varying opinions." Enforcing that rule, the WMATA told the ACLU that we couldn't put up ads that show the text of the First Amendment (yes, really) in English, Spanish, and Arabic. It also refused ads from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) urging people not to eat meat and another one from Carafem, a non-profit that provides abortion care and family planning services. In Mr. Yiannopoulos' case, it pulled ads for his book from its trains after passengers complained.
That's quite a range of views that government decided to silence — from an organization promoting free speech, another advocating for reproductive health care, another urging protection of animals, and another peddling what the ACLU believes to be anti-trans, anti-Black, anti-woman, and anti-Muslim views. That speaks to a core premise of the First Amendment: If government can shut down one of those views, it can shut down all of them. And that would make it harder for any of us to engage in debate with the public and to try to change people's minds about the issues that are dearest to our hearts.
Protecting the First Amendment rights of all of these speakers is crucial to the ability of civil rights movements to make the change we need to make. When we're talking about oppressed groups espousing what are often minority viewpoints, the danger of being censored is not just theoretical, it happens all the time. Fighting against that censorship is part of how we ensure that the voices of the marginalized do not disappear from public view.
Consider the movement for LGBT rights. In 2010, a Mississippi high school student, Constance McMillen, wanted to take her girlfriend to the prom and wear a tuxedo. Both acts were inherently expressive, communicating that she's a lesbian and challenging gender norms. The school said no, asserting they needed to protect other students from these "disruptive" statements. But a lawsuit we brought under the First Amendment ensured Constance could attend prom — as her true self.
In Delaware, Kai Short knew he was male from an early age, despite being assigned female at birth and given a traditionally female name. While incarcerated, the state barred him from legally changing his name, but he argued that the First Amendment protected his right to do so. Delaware ultimately changed the law, allowing Kai to be recognized as his authentic self.
If government can shut down one of those views, it can shut down all of them.
The First Amendment has also repeatedly ensured that advocates could organize and get their messages of protest out in support of the civil rights movement. The Supreme Court relied on the First Amendment when it ensured that the NAACP could disseminate its message through an economic boycott of racist businesses in Mississippi. And when Alabama tried to intimidate NAACP members — and effectively destroy the NAACP itself — by subpoenaing its membership records and exposing its members to retaliation by the state, the First Amendment shut it down.
The fight for women's rights has also relied on free speech protections. When Virginia made it a crime to publish an ad stating, "Unwanted Pregnancy – Let Us Help You. Abortions are now legal in New York," it was the First Amendment that protected the right of the public to receive such information. And in litigation now ongoing, it is the First Amendment that enables us to challenge an Indiana law prohibiting abortion providers from telling teens seeking abortions without parental consent about their options in other states.
I could go on, but you get the point. In each of these cases, the Constitution's guarantee that we can speak our minds, regardless of what the government thinks about our views, has been crucial to our ability to be out about who we are and what we believe, to share our stories, and to build public support for our equality, dignity, and survival. Allowing government the leeway to "protect" others from our views silences us. And silence means an end to the progress we have been making across a wide range of issues, all over the country.
Some people may say that Mr. Yiannopoulos' offensive speech sets him apart and doesn't deserve to be defended. But the sad reality is that many people think that speech about sexuality, gender identity, or abortion is over the line as well. They'll say that abortion is murder, civil rights advocates are criminals, or LGBT advocates are trying to recruit children into deviant and perverse lifestyles. If First Amendment protections are eroded at any level, it's not hard to imagine the government successfully pushing one or more of those arguments in court.
That means that we, as a country and a community, have to put up with a hefty dose of pain from people like Milo Yiannopoulos. But ask Constance McMillen, the NAACP, and women across the country if the First Amendment has advanced their equality. We think so, which is why we need to keep protecting it.
Wait, anonymous comments by people are evidence the ACLU doesn't understand 'free speech" you do realize, those comments aren't made by the ACLU, right?
- August 10, 2017
Is no one else concerned that someone just tried to quote the "second paragraph" of the first amendment?
- August 10, 2017
Robert Gaudet
I think you've demonstrated you have no understanding of what a comment thread is.
- August 10, 2017
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances." - that's the complete text of the First Amendment. There is no second paragraph.
- August 15, 2017
ACLU does so much good work. I'm not sure why you CHOSE to fight this battle. Fight for the voiceless. Milo's voice has been heard and is being heard... sorry. Disagree with your decision ACLU. Hurts me to say
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- August 9, 2017
Disagreeing with ACLU's choice to fight this battle is hypocrisy at its finest. If no one fought any battles you wouldn't get to express your contempt.
- August 10, 2017
They aren't fighting for Milo, they are fighting for legal precedent
- August 10, 2017
They're not ONLY fighting for Milo. You have to look at the big picture..... and also the article. In the article, they mention several other groups that were censored in the exact same jurisdiction, including the ACLU themselves.
- October 31, 2018
Amy C
Thank you, ACLU, for not letting personal feelings get in the way of protecting our liberty. It's what I admire most about you. No hypocrisy. Principles matter.
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- August 9, 2017
Thank you for this. In an era where both the left and right seem to have increasingly authoritarian views on freedom of speech issues, this is important. You made the right choice. If Milo-
repugnant as he may be - is silenced, you could very well be next.
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- August 9, 2017


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Pierre Kwenders Makes Music Outside of Space and Time
Great music has the ability to transport you. Sometimes, a record will bring you back to an old memory or even pull you close to a distant friend, but in some cases, it can suck you into another place and time. On his new album MAKANDA at the End of Space, Beginning of Time, released last month, Montreal-based artist Pierre Kwenders asks his audience to step into another dimension.
The album, produced by Shabazz Palaces' Tendai Maraire, is a futuristic voyage into outer space or something like it. On MAKANDA, Kwenders envelops you in sounds spanning from his native Congo to his Montreal stomping grounds. Yet, no matter the sonic origin, there's a sense of life and forward movement – and not necessarily that which has a clear destination in mind. For Kwenders, there's an overriding calm in the journey.
"Don't complicate, embrace your faith," sings SassyBlack on "Makanda." And that is exactly what Pierre Kwenders does on this eclectic LP. For a project with a title that means "strength" and one with content so eloquently concentrated on love, Kwenders' faith translates. "I wanted to share the love and the joy of life within the album," he tells TIDAL.
In this interview, he opens up about the story and recording process behind MAKANDA, from losing his aunt to recording in Maraire's Seattle studio, and how he created an album "you can listen to everywhere and anywhere, and you'll still feel the joy coming out of it."
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Tell me about your new album. I know makanda means 'strength,' and it's based on love and the women in your family, but talk to me about how you got started on it.
At the beginning, there was not much to go with the album. It all happened really fluidly, me traveling to Seattle and everything that was going on in my life. Then, my aunt, one of the women I dedicated the album to, was in a battle with cancer, and she passed away last August.
I was going to visit my aunt in the hospital and [I ended up] reminiscing on the memories and talking with her and being surrounded by family. That love and enjoying spending time with family and friends inspired me so much, so I wanted to create that vibe and share that love I was experiencing in that moment writing that album. I think that's how everything came about. I wanted to pay homage to the women in my life because they've been amazing to me and filled me with so many wonderful values. I wanted to share the love and the joy of life within the album.
What was it like recording this album in Seattle?
It was good because I got to get out of town, and the funny thing was that I was working on this album while touring because I was still touring with my previous album. I would be touring and coming back to Montreal and trying to figure out the perfect time to come to Seattle because I was on tour also with Shabazz Palaces. We always needed to find the right moment to meet up, and the best place to meet up was Seattle because we had a studio there.
It was just great for me to get out of everything that was going on in my life and be in an Airbnb in this gray, foggy city where it rains all the time and just be in my room listening to beats and writing songs and spending all my time in the studio recording. I didn't get much time to visit the city because I was going from the Airbnb to the studio to get some drinks and then back to the studio and get out at like 7 a.m., and be back again at night. It was very inspiring because I knew I was there to work and make something that I would be proud of, something that would be great in my own eyes and for everybody. And that's what we did
Did you set out with an idea of what you wanted the album to be, or did it just come together organically?
[MAKANDA producer and Shabazz Palaces member] Tendai [Maraire] and I just let things happen. The thing is, there was this chemistry between Tendai and I. We knew what we wanted to do. We wanted people to feel alive listening to the album. We wanted to feel alive while we were working on it. It was not about the vibe of the city – the city can be very grey or whatever it is – but I'm from Africa, and you just have that fire in you and you just want to share it. I wanted to put all my energy in there, and I wanted people to have fun listening to my album. I wanted them to have that energy to lift you up instead of keep you down. It was all in the spirit and very, very natural and organic and we wanted it to shine a light and to be what it is now. You can listen to it everywhere and anywhere, and you'll still feel the joy coming out of it.
You spoke in four different languages on this album: Lingala, Tshiluba, English, and French. Was there ever any hesitation that you might be isolating audiences who couldn't understand what you were saying?
It's never something that is calculated. I will never go into the studio and say, 'I want to do an album and sing in five-10 languages.' I'll listen to the beat, and if the first word that comes out of my mouth is in Lingala or French or in English, I'll start with that. To me, there's this thing I like to do with the languages. It's kind of a game, I can be saying the same thing in French or in English or in Lingala or any other language, but just the fact that I'm singing it in different languages, it feels different. The emotion you get out of it is also different. It's just a way for me to create a roller coaster of emotions to people when they listen to the song, and you just get carried away with one sound and then another sound comes in and takes you somewhere else, and then you come back to the other sound, just like traveling to those sounds, those feelings and those emotions. I feel it's very amazing.
I remember when I was a kid, I didn't know any English, but I was listening to Michael Jackson songs, and I would feel something out of it. It would make me happy. It would make me want to dance, and I didn't even want to know what he was talking about. I want the same thing to happen with my music. I want people to listen to and feel something about it before understanding what I'm saying. I want them to feel something out of it. That's the most important thing.
How do and art fashion play a role in your music?
Well, that's part of my personality. I like to be well dressed. I like to present myself in a way that is comfortable and in a way where people will be happy to see me. Being born Congolese, you are surrounded by people that like to be wearing beautiful clothes. I think it's just something that has always been part of me, and there's this thing they teach us when you grow up: you have to present yourself for other people. I'm never comfortable when I'm on stage not wearing something I'm comfortable in. I really want to present myself in a way that is comfortable and in a way that people will like me. It needs to blend with my music as well. I feel like my fashion style goes well with the music that I do and all of that goes well with my personality, and I like to wear nice clothes and have nice shoes, to look good, to present myself great in front of people. To me it's just a way of life
Do you have anything coming up that you want to share?
Right now, I'm going on a UK tour in October. I will be opening for Ibibia Sound Machine for a few days and I have a few dates of my own in the UK and in France. I will be back in the States in March at the Apollo. There's that, I'm really excited about that. A lot of good things coming. I'm looking forward to it.
I'm really grateful with this album coming out and all these people talking to me seem to like it, so hopefully everybody will follow us and follow the vibe of the wonderful journey we just started.
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