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They Have The Right To Remain Silent
By Cliff Schecter
If you are looking for the literal embodiment of dysfunction in American political culture and the institutions that serve it, look no further than the National Rifle Association (NRA), and the deadly and divisive role it plays in shaping the political agenda. Specifically, the radically and reliably dishonest, dangerous and deranged legislation they foist upon the American people day in and day out through their purchase of most Republican and many Blue-Dog Democratic officeholders.
Let's try an exercise. Pretend, for a moment that there's an alien--no, not the kind Mitt Romney employs or wakes Pat Buchanan up in the middle of the night in cold sweats muttering about the birth of a nation. But one from a faraway planet unfamiliar with the United States and the enforcers of its gun culture, with the "manufactured doubt" they employ to keep their dreams of a more Somalia-like America alive.
Had this alien arrived on this planet six months ago and paid attention to reports about guns in the news since, he/she/it would've been consistently confronted with a literal clown-car cast of cartoon characters who are responsible for deciding and passing what amounts to our gun policies. We're talking here about people who shouldn't be allowed to make their own beds, much less public policy.
But our alien friend would watch these hucksters on TV, telling us to ignore that states with lower gun ownership on the whole are much safer, and those with the highest gun ownership rates and weakest laws--Alaska, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama and Wyoming, have the highest gun-death rates. Common sense, yes--but also statistically proven by a recent Violence Policy Center study. Yet the NRA asks you whether you should believe your own lying eyes or their paid liars, such as "academic" John Lott, who was caught fabricating numbers and busted pretending to be a woman online who praised none other than John Lott for being awesome and just dreamy.
Of course, Lott is far from the only discredited shill among the group, and our alien would encounter a collection of misanthropes and miscreants seldom seen outside a Scorcese flick, when interacting with the leaders of the "gun rights" community. I won't bother going through every Tom, Dick and Dirty Harry who plans to murder police officers, judges, veterans and other American citizens and shows up on NRA message boards, that would take the next week and one could say I was doing what they always do--guilt by association.
So let's continue to discuss the leaders of the retrograde, paranoid so-called "gun rights" movement--and immediately dispense with the usual "Second Amendment" sideshow, as Supreme Court Justice Scalia has allowed that even as owning a gun is an individual right, gun purchases by criminals and concealed carry can be regulated by the government and be consistent with the Constitution.
Now back to our favorite gun-rights leadership.
First, you can watch a Youtube clip of Waldo-impersonating NRA honcho, Wayne LaPierre, getting up and making a speech to conservatives in Florida, where he warned he had proof that President Barack Obama was going to take their guns away, if re-elected.
The proof: Obama hasn't yet taken anyone's guns away. Yes, he said that.
But what that doesn't tell you--and simply can't--is how Obama's private meeting with the Masons, utilizing the Da Vinci Code, while visiting concentration camps created by FEMA, allowed him just the opportunity he needed to put guns on double-secret probation. Or something like that.
Does that sound a little Lohan Family Christmas to you? Well then how about LaPierre's UN conspiracy theory, which involves Hillary Clinton, Iran, North Korea and likely the cast of Slumdog Millionaire--all in a plot to disarm Americans through a UN Small Arms Treaty meant to keep guns away from terrorists. Terrorists do presumably pay in cash too, and LaPierre needs someone to keep him staying at hotels where they leave the little chocolate mint on his pillow.
Perhaps all of this would be completely laughable, if a criminal who said he was afraid "Obama was going to take his guns away" hadn't gunned down 3 policemen in cold blood in Pittsburgh, not too long after the President's election. I could go on with numerous stories such as this, but you get the point.
Because carrying concealed weapons in grocery stores and parks just wasn't enough, the NRA decided to start pushing bills to allow concealed weapons in bars--which makes sense because nothing I can think of goes better together than six shots of Jack and a loaded Glock. Of course, "technically," only non-drinking customers are allowed to take their guns into bars.
Somehow, however, this doesn't seem to explain how the sponsor of this ultimately successful bill in Tennessee, Rep. Curry Todd, was pulled over in Nashville driving drunk with a loaded gun in his car. In fact, police at the scene claimed he was "almost falling over at times." I mean, didn't he read his own legislation?
Meanwhile, over the past 6 months, 3 Republican state representatives in Ohio who thought concealed guns near booze to be smart policy (the legislation also passed in Ohio) also thought non-concealed drunkenness and driving to be a a swell idea.
Yes, these are definitely the people you want making decisions when it comes to deadly weapons.
So whether it is the conspiracy nuts, dishonest hypocrites or drunk drivers, this is who is charged with making decisions about who can have a gun these days.
Upon hearing LaPierre's conspiracies, MSNBC personality Chris Matthews astutely said, "the language, 'lie,' 'conspiracy'...I mean, this is civil war talk about a President of the United States."
Welcome to the lucidity of today's gun-toting Right in America.
©Copyright 2011 Cliff Schecter, distributed exclusively by Cagle Cartoons newspaper syndicate.
Cliff Schecter is the President of Libertas, LLC, a progressive public relations firm, and the author of the 2008 bestseller The Real McCain. Follow Cliff on Twitter @CliffSchecter.
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The Beach Bar
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Nang kacak resort tok eh. Even the rate also very cheap. What's the name of this resort tek?
aokla.apa nama resort tok?teruja ai mok tauk.hehe..
any bbq pit der? cause wanna do a gathering soon
Looks gorgeous! I would love to stay there..
very nice place!
beautiful place to stay on special occasion..
spectacular views...
Audio & Fieza> Yes Union Retreat di Lundu.
Sharon > YEs they do.
Chubskulit, Ryliej, joops and misty > Yes..a nice place indeed.
nampak je resort tuh.... i hope this i ada cukup duit pergi sarawak....too much place to cover..
thanks for the info, can start do booking now...
Yatie > Simpan duit byk byk yer?
Mama > book now or never. Hahaha
pty neat.
Where is this?
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I've always meant to read the plaque that rests on the corner of Camino de la Costa in La Jolla (California). I finally stopped recently and discovered it had been the home of Raymond Chandler, the British-American novelist and screenwriter. What discoveries one can make while on a walk!
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Who doesn't love a good Spice Bag? This dish is so tasty that it has become one of our national favourites and why wouldn't it? Battered chicken with chips in a bag with some spices is just pure heaven. But nobody likes the guilty feeling after one, with an estimated calorie count of 1200 per Spice Bag, it's no wonder we're left feeling guilty and bloated after a Spice Bag.
So we're bringing you this healthy Spice Bag recipe so that you can enjoy a Friday night Fakeaway guilt free! This dish is all about the spice and is surprisingly not that difficult to make. Once you make this recipe we think it will become one of your favourites. Go ahead and try and see what you think!
For the chicken and chips:
- 2-3 chicken fillets
- 3-4 medium potatoes
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 red pepper chopped
- 1 green pepper chopped
For the Spice:
- 2 tbsp chilli flakes (can be changed depending on how spicy you would like it)
- 1 tsp Chinese Five Spice or Spice Bag seasoning
- 1 tsp Garlic Salt
- ½ tsp Cayenne Pepper
- Two pinches of salt
- Preheat the oven to gas mark 6/200°/400°
- Get a small bowl and mix the spices together.
- For the chips, peel the potatoes if you prefer skin off. Cut the potatoes into long and thick strips. Spray with 1 calorie spray and add half of the spice mixture. Mix the spices and chips together with your hands.
- For the chicken, cut into dices. Spray with 1 calorie spray also and add the other half of the spice mixture. Mix the spices and chicken together with a spoon.
- Cut the vegetables into long strips, and combine the vegetables with the chicken and chips. Mix together well so that the vegetables also have some spice on them
- Line a tray with greaseproof paper or tinfoil, spray with 1 calorie oil. Add the mixture to the baking tray and bake in the oven for 20 to 30 minutes.
- Remove from the oven once cooked and enjoy!
For this recipe you will need a big bowl as the recipe requires that you mix all of the ingredients together, you will need a high quality mixing bowl for this. We also recommend having a good chopping board and knife, as well as a decent sized baking dish so that the spice bag cooks evenly. If you're in Dublin City Centre, why not visit our Bride Street store to shop all of the equipment you need to make the perfect spice bag. Or if you would prefer to shop online, visit us at hughjordan.com.


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The Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Council of Governments (Metro COG) is offering an exciting opportunity to learn and grow professionally in a small public agency that works with several vibrant growing communities in a metropolitan area of over 200,000. Metro COG serves as the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the Fargo-Moorhead metropolitan area, and in that capacity, works with Cass County, Fargo, Horace and West Fargo, North Dakota and Clay County, Dilworth and Moorhead, Minnesota as well as the North Dakota and Minnesota Departments of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit administration.
Metro COG's work, which is largely focused on metropolitan area transportation planning, is a balance of technical planning and stakeholder/public engagement. A successful candidate for the Assistant Planner position will provide technical and planning assistance to implement Metro COG's community planning, transportation planning, and transit work program elements, under supervision of the Executive Director. Another very important aspect of this position is to oversee, support, and maintain Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to support Metro COG's work program and manage Metro COG's GIS Committee, which is made up of representatives from all local jurisdictions.
Metro COG's organizational structure allows for ample growth in presentation skills, document preparation, technical analyses, and public engagement. A successful candidate will have the opportunity to be part of project teams made up of both internal staff and external stakeholders.
General activities include: GIS data management, mapping activities, public interaction, research for special studies, data collection/retrieval, analyses of technical data, computer analysis, and transportation planning efforts. This position is responsible for compiling the annual Metro Profile and conducting analysis on the performance measures required by the FAST Act, and will be involved in many other aspects of Metro COG's work program, including:
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This is a story a wrote a while back, but the idea of collecting of antique corkscrews are still one of my passions. To date I have one, and it was purchased a few years ago at an antique shop on Magazine Street in New Orleans.
The above corkscrews are for sale at Lucullus Antiques in New Orleans.
There is something magical for me about corkscrews from New Orleans in the 1800's; I always wonder whose hands and how many hands have graced the corkscrew. The idea of the civility involved around meals taken with wine is very comforting to me. I wonder who opened the wine, was it a servant of the man of the manor or creole cottage?
Being a person born and raised in New Orleans I love to study the history of customs in New Orleans. Being an African American, this history has pain and pleasure. This idea of pleasure and pain is conveyed in a movie that I just recently watched entitled, The Feast of All Saints by famed New Orleans writer Anne Rice. This was a very thought provoking movie about the secret societies of New Orleans as it relates to race.
The people of New Orleans are a people of grace, civility, frolic, food and wine. We love to have a great time. It does not matter if you have a fortune or a few cents; we just love a good time and we love to entertain.
So, the gift of an antique corkscrew for an oenophile would be a lesson in history and a special gift that can be used if it is in good condition and the worm is still good.
Antique corkscrews can be an affordable hobby. You can expect to pay about $45.00 an upwards to the hundreds or even thousands to purchase corkscrews from a reputable antiques dealer. The prices vary due to the styling and condition of the corkscrews. I think that antique dealers are the best source to get the factual time period or circa of your corkscrew and its place of origin. Some corkscrews have the estate that the corkscrew came from written on its tag.
Well, I hope that this makes you want to start an antique corkscrew collection.


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16 April 2018
Sheffield City Council is asking volunteers to come forward who want to make a difference to the lives of Sheffield's young people in care.
They are currently looking for volunteers to befriend and visit young people in care. The volunteers, known as independent visitors, will go out once a month with a young person to do fun activities to help build a helpful, positive and consistent relationship.
Tom Ashford, 37, is an independent visitor and has been volunteering for over a year. He said: "I decided to become an independent visitor after hearing about the scheme through a friend.
"Positive, consistent role models are so important for young people and it's something most of us take for granted. Spending just a few hours a month doing something they enjoy can make a huge difference. I really enjoy hearing their stories and I get to do fun activities too.
"I would strongly encourage anyone with an interest in sharing some positive experiences with a young person to volunteer. It's only a few hours per month and I find it very rewarding.
Carly Speechley, Director of Children and Families at Sheffield City Council said: "We are looking for fun, reliable and enthusiastic volunteers who have a genuine interest in making a difference to the lives of Sheffield young people in care.
"Providing young people with consistent, positive adult child relationship is so important for our young people. This relationship can involve anything from playing football in the park to seeing the latest films or new things the young person wants to do.
"If you are over 21 and interested in applying please do get in touch."
If you are interested in becoming an independent visitor, please email email@example.com or call Angela on 0114 2288522.


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California, United States
- Overview
- Team
- Activities
The system
NEWconomy is an online controlled independent economy that is free of debt and will be always free of debt in the future. This is just possible if the income of the system is permanent bigger than the outcome. NEWconomy has different tools to reach this goal.
How it works
Every person, every company and the government has one account with one number. This account can be used to put value, not just money but every kind of value, into the system. This value will be converted into the systems currency and can be used to make investments and acquisitions. This investments and acquisitions can be made fast and cheap while they are made inside of NEWconomy. The value will be adapted with a toll or penalty if they are made outside of NEWconomy. National and international trade are also controlled by the system.
NEWconomy is protected at all times and can never enter into negative territory. Value can be added for example in any form of activity that makes sense and helps the population succeed.
A person, a company or the government can post a project with its account number. The project does not have any value until others give money, manpower or any other kind of help to make the project succeed. At this moment the project receives a certain value and the value-givers receive a participation in the project. All created value will be reflected into their respective accounts. The participation in any project can be sold at any time to others if the holder finds a buyer. A specially created exchange for participations is part of the NEWconomy-system. The value of a project can go up and down and depends of the evolution of the project.
The advantage of having an "open project offering platform" and a "participation exchange" is that projects can be financed and realized in record time. Also small projects have a chance.
Everybody is able to participate and help out in everything. This brings groups with same interests and knowledge together to prosper in their respective fields.
Another specially created "exchange for exclusive rights" is also a part of the NEWconomy-system.
While the "open project offering platform" is the booster for projects, is the "product offering platform" the booster for products.
Probably most of us have to learn what an exclusive right is and how it works, but when we start to see its benefits and possibilities we will love it. An exclusive right adds a lot of value to a product. It attracts financing and manpower, and helps to open new sales channels and new distribution areas worldwide. An exclusive right can be issued on any product or service and is the tool for an easy, fast and unlimited market expansion. Most products have much more market potential that is not utilized actually. NEWconomy exploits its real maximum potential.
The "open project offering platform" and the "product offering platform" make it possible that any kind of value created by a person, a company or the government, can be entered into the system. This value will be recognized by the community. It can be high or low depending on its utility. The value is reflected by the systems currency. Its currency can be used online or with a special debit card. The debit card will just be accepted by other system users. That will assure a high initial user rate because who wants to stay in business has got to open an account.
Initially the system is overall a national steered economy. While international trade is already included, it can be expanded to other nations in a near future. NEWconomy classifies different value-zones that protect each countries economy. This is the only way to make the system work in a worldwide market environment where climate zones and interests are so different.
Advantages of using NEWconomy
The system has been created avoiding the mistakes of the past that have led to the actual worldwide crisis. It is the result of a "cause and effect" research program and will maintain the globalization process to proceed. It will create thousands of new jobs directly and hundred thousands or even millions of new jobs indirectly, thanks to its value-creation philosophy.
People does not necessarily have to search for a company that offers them a job. They can look for a project that they are interested in and start to help realizing the project with their knowledge, manpower or money.
Or they start their own project and count on others to help them out with their endeavor.
Remember that all are paid in accordance of the value they have added to the project.
More advantages of having NEWconomy are that the system is totally controllable. Taxes can be cashed in instantly, black money can enter the system...yes, but just once. Than it will stay inside the system as white money and can be invested in projects or products. There is no doubt that we are dependent on black money to maintain our present economy. That means that we can not leave it outside of our new economical system. But it also means that there can not be created more black money in the future. NEWconomy converts it into a useful value and then it disappears while we switch from the actual economy to the new economy.
It can be introduced instantly as a parallel economy and does not interfere in no way with the present economy.
NEWconomy stimulates people to realize their ideas/projects and helps them to convert them into additional value.
Further it is connectable to all social networks and,
-It acts as a guarantee for families that have lost their home, helping them to recover a home.
It does not make sense to have hundred thousands of empty houses on one side and hundred thousands of homeless families on the other side, due to a simply system failure. This system failure is called excessive debt.
NEWconomy´s system does not allow any kind of dept but reflects all kind of values, even personal values like for example artistically values. This value can be converted into a guarantee to buy or to rent a home if the user puts enough value into the system, and
-It has a proper health care system for all its users. The trick is that a person´s health can be seen as a project. Doctors and hospitals can join the "project" and maintain the person healthy. They are rewarded to do so with a small monthly fixed amount. The person is free to accept and to change doctors and hospitals whenever he wants to.
Finally we can see the NEWconomy-system as a serious alternative for our outdated economy. It will help us to let the enduring crisis behind and open the way into a healthy new economy that disallows the creation of poverty, offering advantages for everybody.


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Over the course of a few years, Google has made a number of remarks and remarks for AdWords. As we know, these changes are emphasized by enhanced mobile campaigns, SERPs, local search ads, Google Maps, location-related ad spreads, and much more, and 2016 is no different.
This year's holiday season has almost reached its peak. It is high time to take the time to sync with Google AdWords to strengthen the foundation of your hotel business. Particularly independent and mid-size hospitality players need to take advantage of this opportunity and therefore target their advertisers. After all, the best thing to do in business is to take advantage of certain AdWords features to ensure that your sales and marketing campaigns are maximized.
Here are five of AdWords features that hosts can take advantage of during this holiday season:
Call-only campaigns
Google released its Call-only campaign in February last year. From a hospitality standpoint, she was increasingly trying to take advantage of potential customers by calling the hotel's phone number immediately. This campaign may not be suitable for all hotels, but it is a great opportunity for those who want to make as much revenue as possible in the 2016-17 Christmas and New Year season.
These single-call ads can highlight the hotel's description and comfort. There, you can call the ad header by the frontline phone number with the "Call" button. This would make it easy to call future guests by simply clicking on the ad. Ads like these show that they can be used to call mobile devices, so you can come up with a new bidding strategy!
Audience / Prospective Refocusing
Vacation vacations are rarely a one-time site visit. Potential guests and guests love to review their target hotel (or destination area) to see package deals, packages, and win prices repeatedly. Sometimes they sign in and take time to think.
Next time, when a visitor enters the network and starts on a search engine, the advertiser can easily reset them to complete them again. The AdWords audience tab helps you do just that. Here you can reorganize people who visit the site and increase it by a certain percentage that fits your bid campaign.
Structured portions
Structured portions are useful add-ons in AdWords campaigns. This feature helps advertisers learn more about hotel rooms, services and amenities. With structured parts, the source can list certain brands and potential customers can read the list to recognize the hotel brands they want to book during the holiday season.
Another powerful way to provide useful pieces of information is to attract potential customers.
Offline conversion tracking
This practice is useful for advertisers who want to start the sales process through the hotel website.
Another good example is the OTA or online travel agent website. Guests choose to fill out a consultation form during the holiday season and the destination of their choice. This is a pre-requisite action and the actual booking process can be moved offline if the CRM system like Sales Force is linked to the background.
The steps to track Google offline conversion are here. The CRM system can record all queries generated by a PPC campaign after passing a unique identifier on paid URLs. When finished handling and updating them, these records are extracted from the CRM system and uploaded to your AdWords account, which is used to merge performance data with a campaign and ad groups.
This shows the sales performance in terms of actual revenue.
Hotel Ad Scheduling
As a host, you should learn the behavior of the guests. To do the same, you should understand the peak times your future hotel is looking for. This will allow you to manage your budgets effectively.
Honestly, holiday travelers are looking for lunch, sunset, or weekends. Know your market habits and budget accordingly. Only during the holiday season will you get the maximum profit from the market.
In addition to the above, Google AdWords also offers an integrated call tracking solution. You can use this feature with others to track all incoming calls and for your hotel's holiday advertising campaigns. By rotating this exercise, you can easily reach people who are ready to book a hotel like yours during the holiday season.
Where your guests are. Happy Holidays!


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Student debt is a relatively new topic considering the sudden influx in loans students have acquired. Therefore, there isn't as much of an established base as I would love to be able to find.
But, as a journalist who loves digging things up, I was able to find some very credible twitter accounts that could keep me up to date on all student debt happenings.
Their tweets are largely about informing their community about how student debt can hurt you, how you can help yourself, and how you can pass legislation to forgive student loan debt. They are comprised of many links to news sources as well as giveaways and links from their own blog, http://occupycolleges.org
The Young Invincibles (what YI stands for) is the twitter account for a blog of the same name that states simply, "Together, Invincible." They tackle financial issues, from Jobs and Economy to Health Care. Lately, though, they have been largely focused on the topic of student debt, posting links to stories and student stories about their experience with student debt.
Tyler is an assistant editor for the Huffington Post's College section. He posts stories about all sorts of topics, but every day or two he comes out with something about student debt and grants. Being at the Huffington Post, I'm sure Kingkade will have a lot to say about the upcoming election and will connect/retweet many sources.
By far the most credible twitter account I found. Mark Kantrowitz is an expert in financial aid and all things related. He is the publisher of Fastweb and Finaid.org. He authored a book called The Secrets to Winning a Scholarship. On his account, he answers questions people ask about their specific cases as well as retweets accounts who have articles and commentary on student debt. Convinced, yet?
These guys are kind of a wild card. Their twitter account is filled with information gathered from around the internet about how to save and earn money, but their website seems to be a PR agency. Regardless, they find good articles.
-Branden Andersen


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We purchased Modelsim DE for our simulation purposes, it is tied to the machine's MAC address. We have it running from time to time but every time it takes an hour of messing around to figure out how to get the license server started. What I really need to know, is what is the EASIEST way to make sure the server is up, and running, and if it isn't, what commands / steps do I need to take.
Here is what Modelsim Says :
# ** License Issue: License request for msimpevsimvlog feature failed
# ** License Issue: Cannot connect to license server system. (C:\License\Modelsim_DE.dat)
# ** License Issue: The desired vendor daemon is down. (1717@LAPTOP-5JLNGEPC)
# ** License Issue: No such feature exists. (C:\License\1-G41W2V_License.dat)
# ** License Issue: No such feature exists. (C:\License\TSE_License.dat)
# ** License Issue: Cannot find license file. (C:\flexlm\license.dat)
# ** Error: Failure to obtain a Verilog simulation license. Unable to checkout 'msimpevsimvlog' license feature.
# Error loading design
NOTE : We have several different licenses for other tools, the only one that I'm concerned about at this time is in the Modelsim_DE.dat file, all the other licenses are for the Alteral Tools and IPs, they never have a problem.
Using the LMTools, it seems like the license server is up (the same machine the tools are unning on).
Flexible License Manager status on Wed 4/25/2018 13:29
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text: (Bloomberg) -- .Egypt's inflation eased in August to its lowest level since the start of 2013, paving the way for what could be the second-biggest push to cut interest rates across emerging markets..Consumer prices in urban parts of Egypt rose 7.5% from a year earlier, the state-run CAPMAS statistics agency said Tuesday. Core inflation, the gauge measured by the central bank that strips out volatile and regulated items, slowed to an annual 4.9% in August, the least in almost seven years..Stronger disinflationary momentum all but clinches another rate cut when the central bank meets later this month. Despite the fastest economic growth in the Middle East, monetary stimulus could be warranted as business activity has contracted in all but two of the past 12 months, according to the Markit Egypt Purchasing Managers' Index..The depth of easing in Egypt could be second only to Turkey this year and next, according to BNP Paribas SA. The central bank already cut rates last month for the first time since February, reducing its benchmark by 150 basis points to 14.25%..The "trajectory is for inflation to continue coming down in the second half of the year and for the central bank to continue to use that as a window to ease rates," said Jean-Michel Saliba, a London-based economist with Bank of America Merrill Lynch..When it cut rates last month, the central bank said the decision was "consistent" with achieving its inflation target of 9%, plus or minus 3 percentage points, by the end of 2020. But the bank said that future decisions remain "a function of inflation expectations, rather than prevailing inflation rates.".Egypt Cuts Rates First Time in Six Months After Inflation Relief.The slowdown in inflation is a key gain for the bank. Egypt had seen consumer prices surge by over 30% after the November 2016 decision to devalue the currency as a first step in a sweeping economic program that helped secure a $12 billion International Monetary Fund loan..The IMF's funding and support for the program helped revive investor interest in the Arab world's most populous nation, with billions of dollars from abroad being pumped into the local debt market as economic growth rebounded..Even with the latest rate cut, Egypt remains attractive to foreign investors seeking ample returns from pumping money into short-term debt. The real interest rate is still strong compared to other emerging-market economies, according to Saliba. The Egyptian pound is the world's second-best performer against the dollar this year with a gain of almost 9%..Speaking of EM: World's Carry Darling Set to Cut Rates (Podcast).Inflation has stayed on the decline even after a recent reduction in fuel subsidies that carried the risk of stoking price rises. The surprise slowdown prompted Dubai-based Arqaam Capital to raise its call for rate cuts in Egypt, saying another 250 basis points of easing are now possible this year.."The effects of fuel subsidy cuts and the energy price reforms are mostly behind us," said Jaap Meijer, head of research at Arqaam Capital. "We become more bullish on Egyptian monetary-policy easing.".To contact the reporters on this story: Tarek El-Tablawy in cairo at firstname.lastname@example.com;Mirette Magdy in Cairo at firstname.lastname@example.com contact the editors responsible for this story: Alaa Shahine at email@example.com, Paul Abelsky, Michael Gunn.©2019 Bloomberg L.P.


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There's No Hatred in Christ
The good news is that all are loved, all are worthy, all are accepted. There is a place at the table for all of us. Christ is not motivated by punishment, he is motivated by love. Richard Rohr tells us that: 'Our proclamation of the lordship of Jesus Christ is at stake in our solidarity with the most vulnerable. If our gospel is not "good news to the poor," it is not the gospel of Jesus Christ' (Luke 4:18).


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- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the linguine, and cook until tender, about 8 minutes.
- Melt half of the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add the mushrooms and artichokes; cook and stir for a few minutes. When the mushrooms start to brown, stir in the garlic, and cook until fragrant and lightly browned.
- Stir in the escargot, and season with sage and oregano. Cook for just a few minutes, as the escargot cooks really fast like shrimp. Add about half of the Parmesan cheese, and remove from the heat. Serve over linguine with remaining Parmesan cheese.
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This recipe was very, very dry. I added a bit of heavy cream, a bit of romano cheese, and some grated fontina, took away the oregano-didn't quite mesh with esgargot. And added frsh chopped parsl...
This recipe was not as expected. It needed some kind of sauce; was a bit dry. Could not find escargot, so substituted shrimp. Did not throw out, but will not make again.


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Pride means many things to many people. It is a time for remembrance, a time for action; yet for some, it's simply a time for fun. Here are five unobvious gay pride songs to act as your Capital Pride weekend soundtrack. I could have easily loaded up this list with Cher and dance tracks, but I prefer an alternative tilt. Each entry may not be celebratory, but songs like "Fast Car" and "One More Hour" explore seldom heard aspects of queer life.
Joan Jett, "AC/DC"
This Joan Jett cover of a 1974 Sweet track is for all the lovely ladies celebrating Pride this weekend. This song is a perfect match for Jett and details a bisexual woman's hold on the sexy singer.
Electric Six, "Gay Bar"
Perhaps this next entry is obvious. Electric Six are known for their unconventional songs and this queer track came about from a case of mondegreen. While listening to another one of my favourite songs, Devo's "Girl You Want," band leader Dick Valentine incorrectly heard the lyrics as "just a girl in a gay bar." The shirtless Lincolns in the video have beome legendary, however the original video featured Tony Blair and George Bush look-a-likes singing the lyrics and was subsequently banned in several countries. The lyrics "nuclear war" are still replaced with whip lashes in many edits.
The Magnetic Fields, "Andrew in Drag"
Now a song for all my queens out there, "Andrew in Drag" was written and composed by prolific queer Stephin Merritt. Featured on the 2012 album Love at the Bottom of the Sea, Merritt has said "Most of the synthesizers on the record didn't exist when we were last using sythesizers." The record remains ultra-modern and this track remains a celebration of drag superstars and the ones who love them.
Tracy Chapman, "Fast Car"
Call me inept, but I didn't realize this song was about a same-sex relationship until recently. Chapman's deep tale of hard times and burning love won't get people moving on the dance floor but it may move some to tears. This Grammy-winning account of lesbian lovers was ranked at #165 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and a cover version recently re-entered the charts in the UK.
Sleater-Kinney, "One More Hour"
Another song depicting lady lovers, Sleater-Kinney's "One More Hour" details the rocky and rapid break up of the band's two singers, Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker. At 21, the duo, who both identify as bisexual, were outed by a writer at Spin. "I hadn't seen [the article] and I got a phone call. My dad was like 'Um the Spin article is out. Do you want to let me know what's going on?,'" Brownstein recounted. "The ground was pulled out from underneath me. My dad did not know that Corin and I had ever dated or that I even dated girls." Tucker went on to marry a man and have a child, while Brownstien continues to date both genders and now stars on Portlandia, in addition to rocking with Wild Flag. Happy endings do come ture. Happy Pride!


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Our Self Worth set's the stage for how the world and our community responds to us.
Each week I take questions off my Facebook Wall to answer here in this column.
My question from Clare this week is : Why do people not take me serious? Sometimes I feel like no one sees me at all. Like I am invisible. What can I do to change this????
This is a good question Clare!
It all begins with our own sense of self worth. If you were not taught to have a good sense of self worth from your family, you may need to teach your self.
Think about your position in your community. Do you feel good about what you can contribute to the community? Or do you feel helpless to make any impact for the greater good?
What we think we are deserving of in life can run our entire experience. Often our parents set up the tone for us, and foster their illusions our way. If they had low self worth and self esteem, they will pass that on to you. They can't teach you something that they don't have them self. If you are lucky you might have another family member or teacher that can help you. If so that is a blessing!!!
Our ideas of what we deserve will be reflected in our personal vibration that we emanate out into the world.
The world will then mirror that vibration in kind. So if we are sending out streams of consciousness that are of low self worth. If we continue to run energy reflecting low self worth.
People around us will not take us seriously. They might label us as "not worth their attention". They won't give us good jobs or opportunities. They might bully us, abuse us, make fun of us and so on. It is up to us to make a stand and begin to believe in our self. You have to learn to be a friend to your self and when needed, you have to learn how to encourage your self onward.
Affirmations are one great way to do this. I have been using affirmation for a long time. One of the best affirmations in this case is: I am a child of the Universe and deserve love!
Another one I like is: I am an aspect of the Divine Creator, deserving of life, opportunities and abundance.
And yet another powerful affirmation is: I am that I am!
When you are feeling out of sorts and not really with it. You can use affirmations to help you turn things around. I recommend you say them morning, noon and night to really launch out to the world your intention and adjusted vibration. As you are speaking the affirmation, do your best to feel it, even if you have to pretend you are feeling it. This is really important. In this way you engage your emotional body. That is a powerful edge if it is channeled toward your goal. It can back fire if it is not in alignment with your goal.
Any time that you see the Universe responding with a new tone to you, always acknowledge that and say Thank you! Even if you say that to your self! This is important because it brings it more into the now and present. I always like to say affirmations in a way of giving thanks as if I have my desire right now. Like "Thank you Universe for all the opportunities to share my projects with others".
I think it is so important that we take responsibility for creating our life that we want, and not whine because it is not just given to us. This is a big step forward in our personal self mastery. All of our souls purposefully come to this planet to learn to be more conscious with our creating. To be more mindful about it. Rather than just taking what comes our way.
I teach more about these ideas in my Self Mastery Boot Camp. Click the link if you would like to read more about my program. I am very proud of it and put a lot time into creating the lessons, programs and inspirational material. For those of you who don't have a mentor to help them along the way, this is a great plan to help you out of a rut. This is a great step forward in actualizing your dreams.
When you make up your mind to step up into self mastery, you do this for your self, Your own Angels will get behind you and help you make things happen.
The Archangels can be of great help to you, with inspiration and encouragement.
My work as a psychic medium is focused in Dallas Texas, but I have clients all over the world. Through Facebook and the internet, I can touch the world with my step by step inspirational material.
Most times my clients do love to hear from their loved ones in spirit, but they like the inspirational messages from their Angels that help them adjust their mindset, and there for will adjust their vibration too. When we can recognize that our vibration is off or low, that is one of the first self mastery lessons. We can't adjust something that we don't know is off kilter. When your life falls in the toilet, and you can't even get "arrested" you know that you need to do some mindset tweaking.
Take a measure of your self worth and expand it!!!
I hope you enjoyed this article! If you would like to use it in your E-Zine or News Letter you may do so. I just ask that you leave it intact with credit to the author.
Bright Blessings,
MarVeena Meek
(c) June 2016
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Who knows what secrets lurk in the hearts of women? Ever wonder…first, at the secrets you held when you were a young thing, and second, what became of those secrets? One of mine is the Man in the Red Tuxedo.
The Man entered my life in my sophomore year at the University of Arizona, introduced to me by a friend I'd met in the dorm.
Jim was not a good man. To the contrary. He was the kind of man who was attractive to women who are attracted to the Dark Side. And I, decidedly, was one of those women. He hung around briefly that year and then he left, and I was privately glad to see the dust rising from his heels.
Several years later, though, he resurfaced. How exactly he found me, I do not recall. But he did. I had graduated from college, landed a piddling little job, and had recently moved into an apartment. So it was early in 1967.
Well, we immediately started dating again. My parents had badgered me into breaking up with the true love of my life, who himself was…we might say, not the best of all possible men. Ultimately I would have shown that guy the door on my own initiative, but because of the circumstances — long story short, my parents inflicted a surprisingly effective variety of emotional blackmail — I missed him very much, felt guilty about having dumped on him, and wanted a man. So, we became an Item.
A fairly rocky Item, because, as I say, he was not a good man. My mother, so happy was she to see the end of the guy I'd been dating for the prior three years, deluded herself that he was a wonder and a joy and the handsomest thing that ever came along.
He was handsome, in a rough way. More or less. When he was sober.
Jim came from Yuma, where his supposedly widowed mother still lived. He claimed to be living off the proceeds of a large inheritance, which, he said, had been put in trust for him. Every now and again, he would make a drive to Yuma to "rip off some cash from the trust."
So he said.
What we're saying here is that there were no visible means of support…
Jim was active in the Republican Party here in lovely Arizona. He had attached himself to a Yavapai County congressman as a kind of informal man for all seasons. Because he had been treated, in the past, for some kind of mental illness, he could not run for political office, but he dreamed of becoming a power behind the power — a small-time, primordial Steve Bannon, I guess. His mentor was not a great guy, either. One of the chores he assigned to Jim was scouting up prostitutes to entertain visiting politicos, of whom a few would drift through in a fairly steady stream.
Jim and this state representative had attended the 1964 Republican convention that nominated Barry Goldwater, where they involved themselves in a number of petty acts of vandalism intended to support their hero. An early rendition of "dirty tricks," you might say.
One day, Jim decided to accompany me and my mother on a shopping trip to Diamond's Department Store, at that time one of the most upscale merchandisers in the state. It was on a par, I'd guess, with Saks Fifth Avenue today. If such stores thrived now to the extent they did in the mid-twentieth century.
Remember S&H Green Stamps? In those days, Diamond's dispensed them. My mother collected them and furnished our house with the Target-quality Green Stamp give-aways. She collected assiduously. Keep that factoid in mind.
So at Diamond's, Jim directs us to the men's department, saying he wishes to buy a red tuxedo and wants to view the store's offerings. Forthwith, a salesman shows our man his wares, and they indeed do find a red-toned tuxedo jacket. It's not a scarlet number like the one in today's FaM banner, but black with some kind of pattern — probably paisley — limned in red.
He buys himself the red-patterned jacket, a cumberbund, a bow tie, a vest, a pair of black slacks, and such like, racking up a handsome bill. All this, he pays for at the register with cash.
The delighted salesman hands him a stack of sheets filled with Green Stamps, eliciting a blank look from Jim.
It used to be you got one stamp for every dime you spent at a participating merchant. I don't clearly recall the amount Jim spent. The figure that sticks in my mind is $600, but that seems unlikely. A quick cruise through Amazon suggests that today a tuxedo jacket and trousers go for something between $160 to $360; a vest, $16 to $50; a cumberbund, $7 to $23; bow tie, $6 to $20; suspenders, $5 to $10, for a total price ranging between about $200 and about $460. Presumably today's clothing all comes from China and so is, in relative terms, much cheaper. But given the difference in the value of a buck, I think he spent about $200.
In 2017 dollars, that would be $1,499.51.
So…it is no wonder that when he turned to my mother and, with a courtly flourish, offered her the entire pile of Green Stamps, her jaw dropped to the floor.
From that day forward, my mother thought Jim was the most wonderful thing that ever walked the surface of this earth.
There was a lot she didn't know about Jim.
In due course, though, I figured him out and told him to take a flying eff at the moon. His response was to commit a rape and then, thank God, to leave. Good riddance to exceptionally bad rubbish.
Time passed. About three months after I had married, the phone rang. It was my old college friend, the one who had introduced me to the dashing Jim.
Had I read the report in the morning paper about Jim? she asked.
Well, no.
Jim had been arrested driving across the desert from Yuma, carrying the largest haul of cocaine that had, to that date, ever been confiscated in Arizona.
Ha haaa! So! That was the "trust" and the source of his mound of cash money: the Mexican Trust. 😀
Ay, caramba!
What became of Jim after that, I do not know (mercifully). Never heard from or about him again.
That was the Man in the Red Tuxedo.


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This book is a lamp collector's dream. Presented together for the first time are over 200 of the finest Victorian glass-shaded lamps made by the top four manufacturers: Tiffany, Duffner & Kimberly, Pairpoint, and Handel. Each lamp is shown in large color photographs to display the exquisite detail that has kept them among the most cherished and valuable Victorian home accessories. A never-before-published 1906 Duffner & Kimberly lamps catalog supplements the photographs and gives exact design details.The book was written by a dedicated and knowledgeable enthusiast of Victorian culture who searched among the finest private collections, museums, and leading galleries to locate each top example from his "world's best" wish list. He found everything he went looking for and more, and it is all here to enthrall you.Everyone who loves glass will marvel at these extraordinary examples of the finest glass artists and early 20th century industry combining to make incredible works of art. Collectors, museum curators, dealers, art historians, and interior designers will all find this an invaluable aid in assessing the best in art glass lamp designs.
Size: 9″ x 12″ | 235 color photos | Index | 240 pp
ISBN13: 9780764318085 | Binding: hard cover
Martin M. May is an avid Victorian enthusiast who deals in many areas of Victorian antiques. He writes and lectures to appraisers, antique clubs, and fellow enthusiasts on topics including Tiffany Studios, Victorian lighting, leaded lamps, oak furnishings, and Flow Blue china. His previous book, Victorian De*/cor, is an overview of many of these subjects.


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I'm currently on 15.1 having upgraded through different versions from an initial install of xbmcbuntu a couple years ago. After clicking power and then exit in Kodi I get a login prompt with only xbmc and "other" as options. Using either one has the same effect - kodi is started again. I want to drop to the desktop so I can set up a flirc that just arrived but I'm stuck. What do I need to do to add an option to login in to the desktop? Thanks!


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CALLING ALL ARTISTS for gallery space at THIRD FRIDAY
The Box Office Gallery at 1129 S. Casino Center Blvd is looking for artists to participate in Third Friday on January 15, 2010...
RSVP to Cameron Grant at cameroninlasvegas@com with the subject "Third Friday" please.
And whether you're showing or not please tell your friends and COME OUT AND SUPPORT THIRD FRIDAY!
See you guys on Friday January 15th, 6-10pm in the Arts District.


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Greetings and peace be with you eesa the kiwi;
I have to say that I never knew any of my great grandparents, it is only recently that we have been able to find some of their names. I am sure they lived very full lives, but we don't know anything about them.How often does your great grandmother cross your mind?
Thanks for the reminder that we are all just temporary custodians of very little. I shall be a mere youngster of seventy next week, so I probably have less time than many of you here!


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It is better to come to an agreement about immigration reform than for an executive order to be issued by President Obama, Congress has been told by Senator Marco Rubio, according to ABC News. Rubio was one of the "Gang of Eight" group in the Senate that came up with the immigration reform bill passed in June that offers a path to US citizenship for undocumented immigrants in addition to tighter border security.
A number of conservative and Republican members of Congress do not support the bill because of the providing of legal status to illegal immigrants, but Rubio says that they can either pass a bill that includes legalization and border security, or sit back and do nothing and force Obama to provide citizenship to those immigrants himself via an executive order. A similar order was issued in 2012 with the DREAM Act after Congress again failed to come to an agreement.
Rubio's warning seems to fly in the face of Obama's own comments that he will not deal with immigration issues via executive orders despite a record amount of deportations having been enacted under his leadership. Obama has been under pressure from immigration activists to put an end to these deportations, particularly from those who would be eligible for legal status should Congress pass the reform bill.
ABC News says that fear of Obama intervening directly could spur Republicans into passing immigration reform rather than being bypassed on the issue entirely.


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Ocean Springs History Museum presents Ishee Visionary Builder
March 2019-March 2021
Mississippi Gulf Coast contractor & developer Carroll Ishee (1921-1982) is an artist whose medium was brick, concrete, lumber, and glass crafted into buildings set thoughtfully in unmolested natural landscapes. His houses draw from concepts commonly found in the work of Frank Lloyd Wright, mid-century modern design, and Japanese homes. This exhibit emphasizes the most notable period of his work in Ocean Springs between 1964-1980.


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Day 288 –
No matter our differences, we are all God's children, created in His likeness.
Acts 11:1-3 "Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God. So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcision party criticized him, saying, "You went to uncircumcised men and ate with them."
Peter, a disciple of Jesus, an apostle to the world, born a Jew, follower of the law of Moses and believer of the Jews being God's chosen people. But Peter; he missed the Big picture….the truth that the Jews were chosen, chosen to save the WHOLE world.
So God sent Peter a vision of a blanket. This blanket was filled with all kinds of food: clean and unclean, all different, and all being those unable to eat according to the law.
Acts 11:8-9 "But I said, 'By no means, Lord; for nothing common or unclean has ever entered my mouth.' But the voice answered a second time from heaven, 'What God has made clean, do not call common.'"
After this vision, three men came to visit Peter, all Gentiles, and they asked Peter to come with them and explain how to be saved. Peter went, Peter ate, and Peter told these people, who were all kinds of different from him, how to be saved. In an instant, these 3 different men found out they too were children of God, and the Holy Spirit fell on them and they were baptized.
Acts 11:17-18 "If then God gave the same gift to them as he gave to us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could stand in God's way?" When they heard these things they fell silent. And they glorified God, saying, "Then to the Gentiles also God has granted repentance that leads to life."
We were all created different, even my twins are opposite in all fashions, but we are all children of God, created in His likeness with a specific purpose in mind.
Who are we to say some deserve better than others, some deserve what they get, some aren't worthy? God counts us all as His children, how are we to look at anyone as different than us as less than us?
We need to live in a way where we realize we are all different and yet all the same.
Let's not be divided into different areas, but be united by creation, salvation, and the family of Christ.
Next time you feel the urge to point out the differences of those around you, put on the lens of Christ's love, with the knowledge of His truth, and be united by the one who has saved you and Called you His child.


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Introduction: Paintball Landmine Pins
Whether its for a grenade or a landmine for paintball or airsoft, pins are an essential part of the stabilization of the finished product. These pins are super simple and very durable. All you'll need is a wire coat hanger (one hanger makes 4-8 pins depending on length), wire cutters or snips, a vice grip, measuring tape, a file, and pliers.
Step 1: Cutting
Cut the coat hanger's straight sections. (You can try straightening out the bends but the straight pieces are just easier). You should end up two sections approximately 7" long and one section approximately 14". (If it's over 14" just cut to size). Cut the 14" section in half to give yourself four 7" sections. Cut those in half for eight 3.5" sections.
Step 2: Bending
Using the pliers, bend one end of your pin around the head of the pliers. This should give you a straight edge and a rounded edge. Repeat for all sections.
Step 3: Filing and Straightening
Chances are while you were bending the pin "head", it might have gone crooked. Use the vice grip to straighten this out and make the "head" closer to the "body". While the "head" is in the vice grip, take your file and file down the tip of the pin to get a rounded, NOT SHARP, tip.
Step 4: Using the Pins
You're done! It's that simple! Now you have pins to use in landmines, trip wires, and grenades! Have fun with them and always use responsibly!


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Seniors in college (and probably high school too, now that I think about it) generally dread the question "So what are you going to do after you graduate?" Some people are just trying to make conversation, but sometimes it feels like if you don't follow a specific plan, something's wrong with you.
So here is my answer to that question: whatever I want to do.
No really, I'm going to do what I want. By that I mean I'm not going to get a grownup job just because that's what you do as an upright member of society, you go to college, get a job, have kids, etc. Well my journey down that line stops at college.
Let me explain myself a bit better. I'm not going to be lazing about, quite the opposite actually. This semester helped me see that a day job would get in the way of what I really want to do. My health made me reevaluate what was important in my life and made me wonder how much time I really have here. I don't have an answer to that question, but I do know that I no longer have time to do things that make me unhappy. I have never liked working for someone else, living up to someone else's expectations just to be able to eat when I get home. I love tutoring because as long as I am helping my student learn and get better, then I am doing my job. Nothing else is expected of me.
I also took a class called Portfolio Workshop that required me to assemble all of my work and present it to apply for a specific job. Now, I know that I could work many jobs just fine, but I wouldn't enjoy it in the long run. Instead, I'm going to create. Next semester, my work load is the smallest it's ever been. I'm going to take that time to stabilize myself and start submitting to magazines and written contests to get my name out there. I'm going to maintain this blog and work on written projects. I'm going to work, alright, but it's going to be for me.
Now, I'm not going completely without a job. Until I can get a career either as a novelist or as a YouTuber (I actually want to start a vlog of my own someday), I'm going to work some jobs here and there. I will continue tutoring and freelance to build my credentials even more.
You may wonder why I went to college if I'm just going to write. Well, my communication degree has given me the skills I need to market myself and build my audience. And, it's changed the way I think and feel as a person, so it has intrinsically bettered the work I put out to inspire others. Going to college is exactly what I needed to make my work succeed in a world where we create tons of new information and stories every day.
Now, it's going to take time. I know that I won't become successful right away, but I'm okay with that. I heard so much that writers need to get a day job, as they won't make enough to support themselves right away. But I almost think that doing so prevents some of them from writing their great work. Working a job takes not only time, but it takes so much of your energy. I don't know how I could work and have the energy to come home and write. So I'm not going to bother.
I am in the best position to do this. My husband completely supports me, both financially and otherwise, so I have the room I need to go for it without being a starving artist. I know of a lot of people that long for an opportunity like this, so there's no way I'm going to ignore it.
You'll see more of me. Just you wait.


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Matthew was honoured to contribute to an 80th commemoration of the Kindertransport, organised by the Association of Jewish Refugees in the Speaker's State Rooms in Parliament.
The event heard a recreation of a debate which occurred 80 years to the day entitled 'That this House notes with profound concern the deplorable treatment suffered by certain racial, religious and political minorities in Europe, and, in view of the growing gravity of the refugee problem would welcome an immediate concerted effort amongst the nations, including the United States of America, to secure a common policy.'
Speaking alongside Parliamentary colleagues including James Brokenshire, Luciana Berger, Baroness Deech, John Mann, Yvette Cooper and Louise Ellman, Matthew read the contribution to the debate from Sir Samuel Hoare, Conservative MP for Chelsea and Secretary of State for the Home Department. Sir Samuel told the House that the Government accepted the motion and gave further information on how it intended to assist child refugees.
Matthew said: "It was an incredible, moving event that recalled this important debate in Parliament which occurred just 12 days after Kristallnacht. Mass media and even the reporting of events was not as rapid as it is today and it is astounding that MPs were so were well-informed about names and specific events which they described in detail. It was also humbling for me to speak to two of my constituents who were involved in the Kindertransport programme."


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Our friends from Hero's will donate ten percent of sales on Monday night to help Project NICU, families who are dedicated to giving back to families whose tiny miracles are currently in the neonatal intensive care unit.


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Abdallah Touqan from Dubizzle wins our Message in a Minute Challenge
In case you couldn't work it out from Twitter, Lindsay and I were at the European Communication Summit in Brussels last week.
While there we ran the first Media Coach Message in a Minute competition in which we asked the professional PRs to describe their organisation in a colloquial and interesting way in 60 seconds and record it on our onsite camera.
Many people often forget the value of an efficient Message in a Minute, or elevator pitch. They often (wrongly) assume that people know what they do (even after an hour of talking to them) when actually they only have a vague idea.
So doing it well can be a challenge but is worth getting right.
Even by the standards of professional communicators, we had some unusually strong entries and were really impressed by what people came up with virtually on their spot.
Although it was a tough call in the end we gave the prize to Abdallah Touqan for his description of Dubizzle, the company where he heads up communications.
What clinched his win was his arresting and imaginative use of numbers, examples (e.g. Egyptians having the equivalent of Swedish GDP in unused goods in their homes) and enthusiastic but measured delivery. He also managed to convey Dubizzle as a 'movement' in the 'collaborative economy' rather than just being a company, which was very effective.
He was just a great spokesperson in terms of content and style.
Well done to everyone who took part and we hope you enjoyed it.
See you next year.
- Why Macron won: the Media Coach lens - May 8, 2017
- The Art of the Quote: Sizzle with Care - March 24, 2017
- Power of the Personal: How a Great Story can shape a Political Campaign - March 6, 2017
- EU doorstep interviews: 4 expert tips - February 5, 2017
- Post-Truth era: weaponising numbers! - December 9, 2016
- Public narrative: case study from Tim Farron - November 28, 2016
- Trade Associations: Breaking Bland - September 30, 2016
- Post Truth era: the problem of trust - September 23, 2016
- Why Britain's pro-EU campaign is unlikely to make Emma Thompson its new spokesperson - February 23, 2016
- Don't let a name check make you sound like a robot - January 26, 2016