For the past 2 weeks I've been more than a little obsessed with The Little Yellow Duck Project. I've been crocheting little ducks like crazy and my son, husband, and I have now placed 34 ducks in NYC, Long Island, and around Westchester County.
It's ridiculously fun. Sneaking around. Trying to leave a duck in a super crowded place without being noticed. Eagerly checking The Little Yellow Duck Project's world map to see if any new ducks have been reported. The rush when we've had another duck on the map. The amazement that our ducks were the first ones reported in NY state. The shouts of joy when we realized that the 500th duck reported was one we had left!
My husband's continued attempts have resulted in 0 of 14 ducks on the map. However, after leaving ducks on his coworker's desks and discussing the project with them, he learned that one of them is about to donate a kidney in a few days. He didn't feel it was right to push her to register it. She was doing more than her share for the cause.
So what is the cause? The Little Yellow Duck Project has two goals: to brighten up someone's day by finding a little duck and to increase awareness and registration for organ, blood, and bone marrow donation. How is that personal? My friend Tania who I mentioned in my last post died earlier this year at the age of 41 while waiting for a heart transplant.
So what's the deal with these ducks? There are a few official free patterns, but you can make any duck you like however you want to make it and stick a tag on it letting people know to take it home and that it's part of The Little Yellow Duck Project with the website listed. I've used both the Just Ducky Lovey pattern and Filbert. Both are free patterns and work up in about an hour. I've found that Just Ducky Lovey is better for sticking in places, like slots of a bench if it's windy. Filbert stands up and works great for flat places like picnic tables or the top of washing machines. The tags are available in multiple languages on the website and even include a place for you to name each duck.
While I've crocheted my ducks, there are also patterns for knitted and sewn ducks. People have also made ducks out of pom poms and have made bags with appliqued ducks on them.
This is an international initiative so no matter where you are, no matter what your medium, give it a shot. You just might make it on the map (and help to save a life in the process).
It wasn't until I started working on it that I realized I remembered this jacket from high school. I distinctly remember Damien and Jamar wearing this jacket in the high school courtyard. It's the De La Soul jacket from the Three Feet High and Rising days… but I don't really want to wear the De La Soul jacket, so I'm making a few changes.
I'm making the hooded jacket along with a bunch of other people as part of the Hooded Jacket Crochet-a-long on Ravelry. I've been having a great time with it and the crochetalong part has really pushed me to think through the project and come up with some great ideas for modification possibilities. I've loved seeing what others are coming with on this one. Some have been super cute.
The "vintage" pattern is available for free through the Jolly Plum blog. The first thing I realized was that the schematic was nowhere and I really needed it so I drew it up for size 14.
Having the schematic helped me out more than I thought it would as I started planning my stripes. I decided to only go with 3 colors after putting together tons of gorgeous bright color combos only to later remember I would be wearing this in public and the days of Cross Colors had come and gone. While some do have the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat as their end goal, I do not. After making my Snow Day Bag, I loved the colors and yarn so much I decided to use the same ones for this project too… and it was on sale at Michaels again.
Planning out the stripes was a lot harder than I realized. I wanted wider stripes in the center and thinner ones on the sides to give the illusion of skinny. In retrospect the skinny stripes in the pattern would have been fine for the entire pattern if that was the main goal, but I do like how the graduated stripe width looks. I was right around gauge with my H hook, so after drawing out the schematic I broke it into rows based on 2.75 rows per inch. After figuring out that I wanted stripes to go from 6 rows down to 2 rows at the sides, the first stripe issue I came across was matching the shoulders. It wasn't too hard, but it did change my original plan. After the hood was done, I realized I hadn't matched stripes from the hood to my neckline. This I'm letting go for now. The stripe police will not come after me… I pretty sure of it. The sleeves were redone three times before I was happy with the color pattern and stripe widths on them. I ended up realizing it would look best with the center sleeve stripe matching the center side stripe.
Hopefully I'll finish this weekend. Part of the CAL is that it does feel like a race.
After seeing the challenges some others faced… yarn shortages, body shape needs… it really got me thinking about what modifications could be done with this pattern to create a great modified garment.
It makes a great vest. If you have broad shoulders, just leave off the sleeves. If like me, you have more sloped shoulders, the shoulders would need to be 6-8 rows shorter, but you would still need that width in the chest, so maybe a graduated decrease instead of the squared drop to the armhole that the pattern has. I also think the armhole would need to be a little deeper for a vest.
Being that the pattern is written for two strands of yarn held together throughout, I think this would make a great candidate for painted crochet to create your own ombre effect, similar to the Snow Day Bag.
The one I'm making definitely fits me more like a cardigan than a jacket. I'm thinking of doing another to hit mid hip instead of mid thigh. At gauge, knocking off 77 stitches from the starting chain should be about right.
This could easily be elongated for the full technicolor dreamcoat look, just know the starting chain will probably hit mid thigh and add on another foot or two to each side, 77-114 more stitches additional to the starting chain.
Someone ran out of yarn and did a cap sleeve with a one button closure instead of a belt and turned the pockets so the stripes were horizontal. It came out super cute.
It's very easy to figure out where the side center is, it's between the 4 rows of armhole shaping. A side slit is a simple way to accommodative larger hips. For the third row of the armhole shaping, along the bottom, make about 30 stitches not connected to row 2 of armhole shaping.
This is definitely my favorite CAL at the moment and has helped to keep me focused on actually finishing this project instead of abandoning it for the next shiny thing to come along. If you want to take a shot at it, come on over and join the fun. We'd love to see what you do with it.
P.S. I was completely unsuccessful when searching for a picture of anyone in De La Soul wearing this jacket so it is possible I am completely imagining it… but I swear I'm not.


As I have done with the previous three Psalm lections, I again tie the theme of worship with some other theme of the passage.
Preachers in American congregations, at least, will be mindful of the fact that this Sunday falls on Labor Day weekend. This psalm certainly creates an opportunity for prophetic witness to a workaholic society that tries not to depend on God's provision. Lest this seem too topical of an approach, however, the other lectionary texts offer a prophetic intertextuality of their own, linking God's provision for healing and creation's renewal (Isaiah 35:4-7a) to Jesus' healing in Gentile regions (Mark 7:24-37) and the early church's call to a ministry of impartiality (James 2:1-10 [11-13] 14-17).
What should be emphasized with equal seriousness is that God's characteristic involvement with creation and history has a certain focus in this psalm, namely the oppressed and hungry, the prisoners (verse 7), the blind, and those who are bowed down (verse 8), and the stranger, orphan, and widow (verse 9). Israel's law and prophets called the nation to account for its treatment of the most vulnerable members of society, and a Christian reading of this psalm rightly sees a connection with Jesus' programmatic Nazareth sermon (Luke 4:16-29).7 God's providence is praised not only in Jesus' miracles, which are the first fruits of the restoration; it is also profoundly united to our understanding of the incarnation and crucifixion, in Jesus' complete identification with humankind and his complete self-giving. I think of the way the recent motion picture, Seven Pounds, vividly portrays Ben Thomas (Will Smith) as a Christ-figure who gives himself -- literally -- to create healing and restoration in others.
The title track of Coldplay's recent CD, "Viva la Vida," presents just such a fallen monarch who remembers, "I used to rule the world, seas would rise when I gave the word / now in the morning I sleep alone, sweep the streets I used to own." Later he adds, "One minute I held the key, next the walls were closed on me / and I discovered that my castles stand, upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand."
"Princes" come under particular indictment because, as nobles, they were in a position to effect change for the poor and oppressed. The prophets often laid responsibility for Israel's woes at the feet of its various leaders (Isaiah 3:14; Jeremiah 23; Ezekiel 34; Hosea 5:1). Yahweh's royal office is highlighted, therefore, because he alone enacts true justice within history.
However, translating this judgment into our socio-political system, apart from a fully developed biblical theology of leadership, might lead to unwarranted applications. As James Mays wisely notes, "The hymn does not say that leaders are unnecessary or not useful. It does warn against trusting them for salvation."9 Psalm 146 does not dwell very long on the inadequacy and transience of human leadership. To do so would have undermined the author's purpose of exalting the Lord's providential care for creation, especially for the most vulnerable members of society -- Israel's and our own.
1A. Weiser, The Psalms: A Commentary (Westminster, 1962), 829.
2C. Westermann, Praise and Lament in the Psalms (John Knox, 1981), 122, 124.
3Weiser, 830; L. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (Word, 1983), 302. J. Kselman suggests an interesting chiastic arrangement, with praise (1-2, 10) surrounding two wisdom sections (3-5, 8c-9), with a central theme of God as creator and redeemer (5-8b). See "Psalm 146 in its Context" CBQ 50 (1988): 591-592.
4On "characteristic speech" see W. Brueggemann, Theology of the Old Testament (Fortress, 1997), 122-126.
5L. Perdue, Wisdom Literature: A Theological History (WJK, 2007), 73-74.
7D. Kidner, Psalms 73-150 (InterVarsity Press, 1975), 484.
8NRSV; reference cited by W. VanGemeren, "Psalms," in The Expositor's Bible Commentary (Zondervan, 1991), 865.
9J. L. Mays, Psalms (John Knox, 1994), 440.


I kind of got burnt out on social media, I guess, at least my more traditional channels of Facebook and Instagram. I haven't posted anything to Instagram for well over a month now… I just got a little tired of the constant effort and little return.
I've worked hard to build up my community there, and while it has been stagnant for a long time, I should get back at it again. Still lots of cool stuff to share ahead!
During December, I ran a little holiday promotion for my "Go Outside" t-shirts which help support this site, spread the message, and are just downright cool.
The result was a record number of sales for those shirts, with a full 10 making their way into the hands of readers!
The little income boost is nice, but really it's even cooler to think about the many people who are out there wearing these shirts.
If you've got one, be sure to send me a pic of you out hiking or something, I love to see those shots from readers!
This December also saw a record number of sales for the paperback copy of my book Big Travel, Small Budget. I guess they must have been gifts under the tree or a nice little stocking stuffer.
Pretty awesome to think that people are giving away my book to others, and I'm proud to know that I might play a little role in making someone reassess their thoughts about the affordability of long-term travel.
Thank you to everyone who has helped spread the word! I really appreciate it.
Editing this book has taken much longer than I ever imagined, but I've gotten some really incredible feedback from my preview readers and have been using their comments for subsequent drafts – cutting things that may be irrelevant, being more descriptive or engaging at times, and adding more of the kinds of things they like.
With each pass I can see the book become much better, and it is almost night and day compared to where it was just a few months ago.
There is still plenty of work to do, but I'm feeling more confident about the work overall.
I'm still looking for further input – if you've got the time and interest, I'd love to hear your thoughts on the book and what can be improved.
Overall, earnings rose considerably compared to the previous month, though that can be attributed to the holidays. I expect things will drop in January.
We had Maya for three whole months and had began to think that no one was going to adopt her, despite how intelligent and sweet she was. Mutts don't attract too much interest here in Medellin, unfortunately.
BUT, we finally found a lovely family to adopt her. My video of her playing dead seemed to have been the main selling point and which generated a few hundred shares here locally in Medellin.
It was sad to say goodbye to her, but she seems to have gone to a good home.
As of right now we've got an empty house. Strange, since we've had animals here since at least June.
Even though I'm a former politico, I've largely kept politics off this blog. That was a luxury afforded by a Washington D.C. atmosphere that was more favorable toward the environment.
Things have changed now though. If you care about our public lands, the National Parks, or the environment in general, please take a moment to read my article about How to Fight for the Environment in the Age of Trump.
Great post! I stumbled on your blog way back at the beginning of your journey when you were posting about your truck build-out. We were re-designing our truck topper camper to accommodate three (our first daughter had been taking up more and more room!) We ended up making a variant of the system you used to get at the bin way up under your bed platform. Thanks! We are now a family of four and just moved our "summer home" over to a Sprinter Van we are working on building out. It's super cool to see that you're still on the road and the site looks awesome! You are getting ever closer to that goal.


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Papal Visit: Pope Benedict's address in Westminster Hall — Full Text
September 17, 2010 Jimmy Evans	Leave a comment
Mr Speaker,
Thank you for your words of welcome on behalf of this distinguished gathering. As I address you, I am conscious of the privilege afforded me to speak to the British people and their representatives in Westminster Hall, a building of unique significance in the civil and political history of the people of these islands. Allow me also to express my esteem for the Parliament which has existed on this site for centuries and which has had such a profound influence on the development of participative government among the nations, especially in the Commonwealth and the English-speaking world at large. Your common law tradition serves as the basis of legal systems in many parts of the world, and your particular vision of the respective rights and duties of the state and the individual, and of the separation of powers, remains an inspiration to many across the globe.
As I speak to you in this historic setting, I think of the countless men and women down the centuries who have played their part in the momentous events that have taken place within these walls and have shaped the lives of many generations of Britons, and others besides. In particular, I recall the figure of Saint Thomas More, the great English scholar and statesman, who is admired by believers and non-believers alike for the integrity with which he followed his conscience, even at the cost of displeasing the sovereign whose "good servant" he was, because he chose to serve God first. The dilemma which faced More in those difficult times, the perennial question of the relationship between what is owed to Caesar and what is owed to God, allows me the opportunity to reflect with you briefly on the proper place of religious belief within the political process.
This country's Parliamentary tradition owes much to the national instinct for moderation, to the desire to achieve a genuine balance between the legitimate claims of government and the rights of those subject to it. While decisive steps have been taken at several points in your history to place limits on the exercise of power, the nation's political institutions have been able to evolve with a remarkable degree of stability. In the process, Britain has emerged as a pluralist democracy which places great value on freedom of speech, freedom of political affiliation and respect for the rule of law, with a strong sense of the individual's rights and duties, and of the equality of all citizens before the law. While couched in different language, Catholic social teaching has much in common with this approach, in its overriding concern to safeguard the unique dignity of every human person, created in the image and likeness of God, and in its emphasis on the duty of civil authority to foster the common good.
And yet the fundamental questions at stake in Thomas More's trial continue to present themselves in ever-changing terms as new social conditions emerge. Each generation, as it seeks to advance the common good, must ask anew: what are the requirements that governments may reasonably impose upon citizens, and how far do they extend? By appeal to what authority can moral dilemmas be resolved? These questions take us directly to the ethical foundations of civil discourse. If the moral principles underpinning the democratic process are themselves determined by nothing more solid than social consensus, then the fragility of the process becomes all too evident – herein lies the real challenge for democracy.
The inadequacy of pragmatic, short-term solutions to complex social and ethical problems has been illustrated all too clearly by the recent global financial crisis. There is widespread agreement that the lack of a solid ethical foundation for economic activity has contributed to the grave difficulties now being experienced by millions of people throughout the world. Just as "every economic decision has a moral consequence" (Caritas in Veritate, 37), so too in the political field, the ethical dimension of policy has far-reaching consequences that no government can afford to ignore. A positive illustration of this is found in one of the British Parliament's particularly notable achievements – the abolition of the slave trade. The campaign that led to this landmark legislation was built upon firm ethical principles, rooted in the natural law, and it has made a contribution to civilization of which this nation may be justly proud.
The central question at issue, then, is this: where is the ethical foundation for political choices to be found? The Catholic tradition maintains that the objective norms governing right action are accessible to reason, prescinding from the content of revelation. According to this understanding, the role of religion in political debate is not so much to supply these norms, as if they could not be known by non-believers – still less to propose concrete political solutions, which would lie altogether outside the competence of religion – but rather to help purify and shed light upon the application of reason to the discovery of objective moral principles. This "corrective" role of religion vis-à-vis reason is not always welcomed, though, partly because distorted forms of religion, such as sectarianism and fundamentalism, can be seen to create serious social problems themselves. And in their turn, these distortions of religion arise when insufficient attention is given to the purifying and structuring role of reason within religion. It is a two-way process. Without the corrective supplied by religion, though, reason too can fall prey to distortions, as when it is manipulated by ideology, or applied in a partial way that fails to take full account of the dignity of the human person. Such misuse of reason, after all, was what gave rise to the slave trade in the first place and to many other social evils, not least the totalitarian ideologies of the twentieth century. This is why I would suggest that the world of reason and the world of faith – the world of secular rationality and the world of religious belief – need one another and should not be afraid to enter into a profound and ongoing dialogue, for the good of our civilization.
Religion, in other words, is not a problem for legislators to solve, but a vital contributor to the national conversation. In this light, I cannot but voice my concern at the increasing marginalization of religion, particularly of Christianity, that is taking place in some quarters, even in nations which place a great emphasis on tolerance. There are those who would advocate that the voice of religion be silenced, or at least relegated to the purely private sphere. There are those who argue that the public celebration of festivals such as Christmas should be discouraged, in the questionable belief that it might somehow offend those of other religions or none. And there are those who argue – paradoxically with the intention of eliminating discrimination – that Christians in public roles should be required at times to act against their conscience. These are worrying signs of a failure to appreciate not only the rights of believers to freedom of conscience and freedom of religion, but also the legitimate role of religion in the public square. I would invite all of you, therefore, within your respective spheres of influence, to seek ways of promoting and encouraging dialogue between faith and reason at every level of national life.
Your readiness to do so is already implied in the unprecedented invitation extended to me today. And it finds expression in the fields of concern in which your Government has been engaged with the Holy See. In the area of peace, there have been exchanges regarding the elaboration of an international arms trade treaty; regarding human rights, the Holy See and the United Kingdom have welcomed the spread of democracy, especially in the last sixty-five years; in the field of development, there has been collaboration on debt relief, fair trade and financing for development, particularly through the International Finance Facility, the International Immunization Bond, and the Advanced Market Commitment. The Holy See also looks forward to exploring with the United Kingdom new ways to promote environmental responsibility, to the benefit of all.
I also note that the present Government has committed the United Kingdom to devoting 0.7% of national income to development aid by 2013. In recent years it has been encouraging to witness the positive signs of a worldwide growth in solidarity towards the poor. But to turn this solidarity into effective action calls for fresh thinking that will improve life conditions in many important areas, such as food production, clean water, job creation, education, support to families, especially migrants, and basic healthcare. Where human lives are concerned, time is always short: yet the world has witnessed the vast resources that governments can draw upon to rescue financial institutions deemed "too big to fail". Surely the integral human development of the world's peoples is no less important: here is an enterprise, worthy of the world's attention, that is truly "too big to fail".
This overview of recent cooperation between the United Kingdom and the Holy See illustrates well how much progress has been made, in the years that have passed since the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations, in promoting throughout the world the many core values that we share. I hope and pray that this relationship will continue to bear fruit, and that it will be mirrored in a growing acceptance of the need for dialogue and respect at every level of society between the world of reason and the world of faith. I am convinced that, within this country too, there are many areas in which the Church and the public authorities can work together for the good of citizens, in harmony with this Parliament's historic practice of invoking the Spirit's guidance upon those who seek to improve the conditions of all mankind. For such cooperation to be possible, religious bodies – including institutions linked to the Catholic Church – need to be free to act in accordance with their own principles and specific convictions based upon the faith and the official teaching of the Church. In this way, such basic rights as religious freedom, freedom of conscience and freedom of association are guaranteed. The angels looking down on us from the magnificent ceiling of this ancient Hall remind us of the long tradition from which British Parliamentary democracy has evolved. They remind us that God is constantly watching over us to guide and protect us. And they summon us to acknowledge the vital contribution that religious belief has made and can continue to make to the life of the nation.
Mr Speaker, I thank you once again for this opportunity briefly to address this distinguished audience. Let me assure you and the Lord Speaker of my continued good wishes and prayers for you and for the fruitful work of both Houses of this ancient Parliament. Thank you and God bless you all!
Pope warns of 'increasing marginalisation' of Christianity (independent.co.uk)
Pope's U.K. Address to Parliament (catholicanalysis.blogspot.com)
Faith is being marginalised, pope protests to politicians (guardian.co.uk)
Pope to MPs: Religion is vital (thesun.co.uk)
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New Blog: Teacher Not Teaching
September 4, 2010 Jimmy Evans	Leave a comment
From time to time I spotlight blogs I like or find helpful. Teacher Not Teaching is a new blog that I already know I'll like, but am sure also that it will be a helpful place to visit for any teacher suffering from current budget cuts, especially in California. Here's the first post from:
Teacher Not Teaching (Thoughts on teaching in tough economic times and who we are in the classroom and out.)
Thirty-nine months. That's how long I have until my district, the one I've devoted myself to for the past eight years, formally ends my layoff package and wishes me a sad farewell. That's a long time, but it's perhaps not long enough to recapture the students lost to the competing charter school (read: we'll give your kids a laptop and not require that they read anything, so come on down!), not long enough to generate jobs in a local economy of fast food, retail, and…what the heck do people do for a living here? People certainly don't open new businesses in the 65% of retail space currently unoccupied in our small town.
Therefore, those thirty-nine months may not be enough time for my superintendent to call me one fateful morning with those words I long to hear, "I have good news. We'd like to invite you back." However, thirty-nine months is plenty long enough to watch Bank of America politely take back my house, and to see my family migrate like modern-day Joads in the opposite direction, in search of work and a new home. Ah, California schools. Livin' the dream.
It's probably obvious this is my first blog, but I have time on my hands, so I thought I'd give it a try. If you are an unemployed teacher, join in! Commiserate! If you are still holding onto your job, this blog will make you appreciate your sick leave and prep period, and envy the fact that I'm blogging and not grading poorly written essays about the symbolic significance of card games in Of Mice and Men. Yes, high school English teacher; you got me. You may be surprised to find that this California teacher has just as much frustration for my union as for my administration. The "Public School Question", like "The Woman Question" in 19th Century England is complicated, and the answers won't be simple. But, if you're reading this, you already knew that.
I'm currently subbing in my own district, so after fourteen years of teaching, an M.A. in Education and endless hours of meaningful curriculum development and assessment, I am reduced to taking roll, pushing "Play" on the DVD, and passing out worksheets. You know we can't be trusted. I understand. I was once you, but now I'm just a…
Teacher Not Teaching.
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Cardinal George Announces Vatican Approval of New Roman Missal — Implementation Set for First Sunday of Advent 2011
August 20, 2010 Jimmy Evans	Leave a comment
The ineffable war of delay is over…
HT/J. Balza
U.S. Adaptations to Mass Prayers Also Approved
Parish Education Efforts Urged To Precede Implementation
Resources Available Through USCCB
WASHINGTON—Cardinal Francis George, OMI, Archbishop of Chicago and President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), has announced that the full text of the English-language translation of the Roman Missal, Third Edition, has been issued for the dioceses of the United States of America.
The text was approved by the Vatican, and the approval was accompanied by a June 23 letter from Cardinal Llovera Antonio Cañizares, Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. The Congregation also provided guidelines for publication.
In addition, on July 24, the Vatican gave approval for several adaptations, including additional prayers for the Penitential Act at Mass and the Renewal of Baptismal Promises on Easter Sunday. Also approved are texts of prayers for feasts specific to the United States such as Thanksgiving, Independence Day and the observances of feasts for saints such as Damien of Molokai, Katharine Drexel, and Elizabeth Ann Seton. The Vatican also approved the Mass for Giving Thanks to God for the Gift of Human Life, which can be celebrated on January 22.
Cardinal George announced receipt of the documents in an August 20 letter to the U.S. Bishops and issued a decree of proclamation that states that "The use of the third edition of the Roman Missal enters into use in the dioceses of the United States of America as of the First Sunday of Advent, November 27, 2011. From that date forward, no other edition of the Roman Missal may be used in the dioceses of the United States of America."
The date of implementation was chosen to allow publishers time to prepare texts and parishes and dioceses to educate parishioners.
"We can now move forward and continue with our important catechetical efforts as we prepare the text for publication," Cardinal George said.
In the coming weeks, staff of the bishops' Secretariat of Divine Worship will prepare the text for publication and collaborate with the staff of the International Commission on English in the Liturgy (ICEL), which will assist Bishops' Conferences in bringing the text to publication. In particular, ICEL has been preparing the chant settings of the texts of the Missal for use in the celebration of the Mass. Once all necessary elements have been incorporated into the text and the preliminary layout is complete, the final text will go to the publishers to produce the ritual text, catechetical resources and participation aids for use in the Liturgy.
Receipt of the text marks the start of proximate preparation for Roman Missal implementation. Before first use of the new text in Advent 2011, pastors are urged to use resources available to prepare parishioners. Some already have been in use; others are being released now. They include the Parish Guide for the Implementation of the Roman Missal, Third Edition, and Become One Body, One Spirit in Christ, a multi-media DVD resource produced by ICEL in collaboration with English-language Conferences of Bishops. Both will be available from the USCCB. Information on resources can be found at www.usccb.org/romanmissal
Bishop Arthur Serratelli of Paterson, New Jersey, Chair of the Bishops' Committee on Divine Worship, voiced gratitude for the approval.
"I am happy that after years of preparation, we now have a text that, when introduced late next year, will enable the ongoing renewal of the celebration of the Sacred Liturgy in our parishes," he said. Msgr. Anthony Sherman, Director of the Secretariat for Divine Worship of the USCCB noted, "A great effort to produce the new Roman Missal for the United States, along with the other necessary resources, has begun. Even as that work is underway a full–scale catechesis about the Liturgy and the new Roman Missal should be taking place in parishes, so that when the time comes, everyone will be ready."
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Aeon: Kept Women
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Mistresses are big business in China, where no official is a real man without his own ernai. What's in it for the girls?
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I have experience with the hostess and karaoke culture and it's not unique to China. In fact, many of the things mentioned in the article are true of other Asian cultures I have lived in and experienced.
At the same time, both sides desperately seek real feeling, even as they try to conceal it from their contemporaries.
I don't think that this should be a shock, though from the writer's tone it's clear that it's meant to be at least a surprise. Sex and emotion are intertwined for biological reasons. That economic reasons have insinuated themselves into the mix is a comment on human cultures. I would be willing to bet that though the West loves to focus on the East for its alien nature, the exact same things are happening in the West under slightly different circumstances. In fact, the "Eliot Spitzer 'Scandal'" comes to mind. Sure, there are no credible reports as to why Spitzer used that escort service, but something tells me that there was an emotional component.
Chinese men's penchant for mistresses is sometimes attributed to deep-seated cultural expectations, and it's true that Chinese culture has rarely paid even lip service to ideas of male fidelity.
Again, this is not really a Chinese phenomenon, or an Asian phenomenon though the writer is clearly playing that angle. With power comes the ability to create sexual opportunity and any "real" man would capitalize on that opportunity. Whether or not it is more prevalent in Asian countries than in Western countries, I have no idea. Though generally more uptight, in my experience, Asian cultures have a much more pragmatic approach when it comes to sex and extra-marital affairs than the United States, which again, should be no shock.
In any parts of Asia, sex and marriage are still very closely bound to economics. Please remember that there was no Romantic period in Asia, where childhood was idealized and children went from being miniature, developing adults, to separate, alien beings imbued with attributes that create a nostalgia for adults. This is changing however, and romantic love is very much the goal of many young people in both China and other Asian countries I've experienced.
Please note that I am not condoning any of this, merely taking issue with the writer's position as it seems to me. There are gold-diggers everywhere and in every era. However, I do agree with the writer's ideas about how these situations are not completely about financial gain, but rather, dealing with the realities of real people's lives which are shaped by culture, circumstance and time. What the writer only touched on, but what I wish the writer had focused on, was the stresses that drive people into these situations. Yes, the pressures for the women were explored a bit, but not really for the men. It's a powerful thing when opportunity and expectation present themselves.
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Press Release: PTFS Europe [October 30, 2019]
Forth Valley College chooses Koha for their open source Library Management System
Forth Valley College has chosen Koha as its new library management system to replace the existing solution from Softlink. The team at PTFS Europe has implemented Koha and is providing on-going hosting and support services. Koha will efficiently manage the College library's valuable collections and deliver an improved service to both student and staff users alike.
Koha Library Management System
The Koha library management system is a completely web-based application providing staff and public users with access to the system through web browsers. The system comprises core modules: acquisitions with EDI, circulation, cataloguing, serials and comprehensive reporting functionality. The Koha online catalogue (OPAC) offers end users excellent search capabilities together with a full range of personalisation services. Koha's depth of functionality continues to develop meeting the changing needs of libraries and their users.
Graeme Robertson, Head of IT at Forth Valley College, said
"The new Koha system has worked well so far and it certainly does what the Learning Resource Centre staff need it to do. The installers were on a very tight timescale and they managed to do exactly what they said they would do. The Koha implementation team also worked well with the college IT team on migration of existing data to the new system, and the setup of Koha. The PTFS Europe team were also knowledgeable and efficient.
"The College is certainly happy with the way things have worked so far and the system will allow much quicker and easier access to e-books for all staff and students. We are also pleased with support we have received from the PTFS Europe since the installation."
Forth Valley College is a leading provider of further and higher education offering a wide range of courses and training opportunites. They welcome approx 14,500 students per academic session with 94% of learners progressing to further studies or employment upon completion of their course.
They were Scotland's first regional college with three state-of-the-art campuses across the central belt in Alloa, Falkirk, and Stirling. Their dynamic provision ranges from access courses to degree level and includes full-time and part-time courses, evening classes, flexible and on line learning, vocational qualifications, Modern Apprenticeship, Foundation Apprenticeship and Graduate Apprenticeship programmes and business training courses. They have four teaching departments including: Creative Industries, Hospitality and Tourism; Care, Sport and Construction; Engineering and Science; and Business and Communities.
Nick Phipps, Sales Director at PTFS Europe, stated
"We are delighted that Forth Valley College has chosen Koha and we welcome them as new customers. They have joined our diverse and growing base of Koha customers from across the UK and Europe who are hosted and supported by PTFS Europe."
About PTFS Europe
PTFS Europe provides a wide range of products for the library market. These include the open source library system Koha, RT: request tracker for enquiry management, Coral for electronic resource management, KeyLinks for reading list management, Metabase business analytics and the Knowvation digital repository. An ISO27001 company, PTFS Europe provides the full range of services needed to implement, host and support these products.
Forth Valley College has chosen Koha as its new library management system to replace the existing solution from Softlink. The team at PTFS Europe has implemented Koha and is providing on-going hosting and support services. Koha will efficiently manage the College library's valuable collections and deliver an improved service to both student and staff users alike.
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by Jeanette Prather
Other Resources & Ideas to Celebrate Black History Month
"To Know My Name: A Chronological History of African Americans in Santa Cruz County," by Phil Reader and available online for free from the Santa Cruz Public Library (history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/files/original/1612eddc50044cc672a5c7c756332b60.pdf)
NationalToday.com/black-history-month
BlackLivesMatter.com
According to the United States Census Bureau, what is now officially National African American History Month (often referred to as Black History Month), didn't originate as a month but rather a week. "American historian Carter G. Woodson established Black History Week (then called 'Negro History Week') nearly a century ago, [with] the event first celebrated during the second week of February 1926, selected because it coincides with the birthdays of both Abraham Lincoln (February 12) and abolitionist/writer Frederick Douglass (February 14)," wrote "National African American (Black) History Month: February 2021" on January 7, 2021. "That week would continue to be set aside for the event until 1976 when, as part of the nation's bicentennial, it was expanded to a month."
From a week to a month to an entire civil rights movement in 2020 spurred on by historical systematic racism exposed in a number of ways, it's no easy undertaking to represent this year's Black History Month as best as possible despite the ongoing pandemic. And while locally there has been a major drop-off in Black History Month events compared to the past couple of years, the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History will keep its community exhibit call, "MLK Day Justice Journal," open through February 19.
"This year, we invite you to share [your] dreams with the rest of Santa Cruz County by adding a page into a community journal," writes SantaCruzMAH.org. "At the end of February, all the submissions will be compiled and pieced together. The completed journal will be displayed the week of March 1st, 2021 as a close to Black History Month and continuation of a Black future." Please visit santacruzmah.org/events/justice-journal-final for more information on how to get involved.
Historically, this month would be celebrated with an array of in-person events, festivals, parades, and discussions that have migrated virtual this year as a result of COVID-19. Although the month will look different this year, it is still brimming full of ideas and virtual platforms to commemorate Black History Month in 2021. Check out the robust calendar of digital events, as well as reading, listening, and viewing programs to occupy SIP orders while still paying respect to a month that represents the vitality and diversity of our nation.
15 Virtual Black History Events
February 1, 6, 7, 10, 20, 24 and 28
(times vary) – The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) is celebrating its 95th annual Black History Month with the theme "The Black Family: Representation, Identity, and Diversity." Please visit asalh.org/festival for more information and to register for the festival.
February 1, 8, 15 and 22 at 6 pm
The Seattle Koyasan Buddhist Temple presents "Mandala Symphony Series for Black Lives Matter." The event is free and available on Eventbrite.
February 3 at 10:30 am
The Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers is hosting "Race, Class and Black Internationalism," which will include an interview of veteran anti-racist activist, Leila Hassan Howe by BLAM and BPLS founder, Ife Thompson. The event is free and available on Eventbrite.
February 4 at 3 pm
The H. Fred Simons African American Cultural Center's 50th anniversary opening ceremony to Black History Month kicks off with Patrisse Cullors, Co-Founder of the Black Lives Matter Global Network and the Founder of the Los Angeles-based Dignity and Power Now. The event is free and available on Eventbrite.
The fourth annual Black Lives Matter RVA Art Show will hold its gallery opening virtually, hosted by Daphne Maxwell Reid and the participating artists. The event is free and available on Eventbrite.
The Born And Raised Survivors Community Developers Inc. presents "Black SF Unsung She/Heroes 'We See You' Black History 2021," acknowledgements, recognitions, unity love and peace-celebrating Black Lives Matter. The event is free and available on Eventbrite.
Read & Resist is offering its fifth session, "Black Lives Matter: Abolition Now!" for free on Eventbrite.
February 10 at 4 pm
The Feminist and Accessible Publishing, Communications, + Tech Series presents Founder & Executive Director of Data for Black Lives, Yeshimabeit Milner with "Yeshimabeit Milner on Abolish Big Data and Data 4 Black Lives." The event is free and available on Eventbrite.
The CIIS Public Programs presents the virtual event, "Adrienne Maree Brown on Pleasure Activism: A Live Online Conversation." Brown is an author, Black feminist, and social justice activist. The event is free and available on Eventbrite.
Baltimore County Public Library presents "February Anti-Racism Book Discussion," part of their monthly racial justice book discussions. The event is free and available on Eventbrite.
Kenny A. Burrell is hosting the monthly virtual series event, "I'm Talking to White People: Your Role in the Fight for Justice," for a $50 fee.
February 20 at 11 am
The Rho Epsilon Omega Chapter is presenting "Between the World and Me" online discussion about 'the talk', Black culture and dual consciousness. The event is free and available on Eventbrite.
Diversity Best Practices is offering their 2021 Black History Month virtually this year. Visit diversitybestpractices.com/2021-black-history-month-virtual-event for more information and to register.
February 26 – 28 at 9 am
The Student Club at Harvard Business School presents its 48th Annual H. Naylor Fitzhugh Conference Weekend, "ELEVATE: Uplifting Black Leadership for an Equitable Future." The event is free and available on Eventbrite.
Stand Up To Racism will hold the virtual event, "Fighting for anti-racist workplaces – Stand Up To Racism & TUC conference" with a suggested donation up to $15. Event is available on Eventbrite.
A more extensive list of virtual Black History Month events is available on Eventbrite.
10 Movies to Watch
Oprah Magazine Suggests
Release date: December 27, 1991 (USA)
Director: Julie Dash
At the dawn of the 20th century, a family in the Gullah community of coastal South Carolina — former West African slaves who adopted many of their ancestors' Yoruba traditions — suffers a generational split. Young Haagar (Kaycee Moore) wants to move to the mainland away from tradition-bound matriarch Nana (Cora Lee Day). Former prostitute Yellow Mary (Barbara-O) gets a cold shoulder when she returns to the island with her female lover, especially from her sister Viola (Cheryl Lynn Bruce).
Eve's Bayou
Initial release: May 20, 1998 (Belgium)
Director: Kasi Lemmons
Over the course of a long, hot Louisiana summer, a 10-year-old black girl, Eve Batiste (Jurnee Smollett), discovers that her family's affluent existence is merely a facade. The philandering of her suave doctor father, Louis (Samuel L. Jackson), creates a rift, throwing Eve's mother, Roz (Lynn Whitfield), and teenage sister, Cisely (Meagan Good), into emotional turmoil. Eve, though, manages to find some solace with her quirky psychic aunt, Mozelle (Debbi Morgan).
Release date: July 12, 2013 (USA)
Director: Ryan Coogler
Though he once spent time in San Quentin, 22-year-old black man Oscar Grant (Michael B. Jordan) is now trying hard to live a clean life and support his girlfriend (Melonie Diaz) and young daughter (Ariana Neal). Flashbacks reveal the last day in Oscar's life, in which he accompanied his family and friends to San Francisco to watch fireworks on New Year's Eve, and, on the way back home, became swept up in an altercation with police that ended in tragedy. Based on a true story.
Release date: March 20, 1987 (USA)
Director: Robert Townsend
Four best friends, known as the Flossy Posse, have grown apart over the years. Yet when one of the friends is offered an opportunity to be a keynote speaker at the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans, she decides to bring along her friends to turn her work vacation into a girl's trip. Along the way, they rekindle their wild side by dancing, drinking, brawling and romancing to excess.
Hollywood Shuffle
Aspiring actor and hot-dog stand employee Bobby Taylor (Robert Townsend) catches the ire of his grandmother (Helen Martin) for auditioning for a role in the regrettably titled exploitation film "Jivetime Jimmy's Revenge." When Tinseltown Studios casts Taylor in the title role, he has a series of conflicted dreams satirizing African-American stereotypes in Hollywood, and must reconcile his career goals with his desire to remain a positive role model for his little brother (Craigus R. Johnson).
Mo' Betta Blues
Release date: August 3, 1990 (USA)
Director: Spike Lee
Financially irresponsible Giant (Spike Lee) manages a jazz group, but his sax player, Shadow (Wesley Snipes), wants to replace him with a better businessman. Bleak (Denzel Washington), the band's trumpeter, then tries to defend his close pal Giant, leading to a power struggle between the two musicians. Meanwhile, as Bleak tries to straighten things out with his band mates and manager, he also must choose to be with either sweet teacher Indigo (Joie Lee) or sultry singer Clarke (Cynda Williams).
Director: Dee Rees
Teenage Alike (Adepero Oduye) lives in Brooklyn's Fort Greene neighborhood with her parents (Charles Parnell, Kim Wayans) and younger sister (Sahra Mellesse). A lesbian, Alike quietly embraces her identity and is looking for her first lover, but she wonders how much she can truly confide in her family, especially with her parents' marriage already strained. When Alike's mother presses her to befriend a colleague's daughter (Aasha Davis), Alike finds the gal to be a pleasant companion.
Sorry To Bother You
Initial release: December 13, 2018 (Brazil)
Director: Boots Riley
In an alternate reality of present-day Oakland, Calif., telemarketer Cassius Green finds himself in a macabre universe after he discovers a magical key that leads to material glory. As Green's career begins to take off, his friends and co-workers organize a protest against corporate oppression. Cassius soon falls under the spell of Steve Lift, a cocaine-snorting CEO who offers him a salary beyond his wildest dreams.
Director: Forest Whitaker
Story by: Terry McMillan
Navigating through careers, family and romance, four friends bond over the shortcomings in their love lives — namely, the scarcity of good men. Both as the "other woman," Savannah (Whitney Houston) and Robin (Lela Rochon) carry on relationships with married men, each believing their lovers will leave their wives for them. On the flip side, Bernadine (Angela Bassett) ends up alone when her husband divorces her for his mistress. Meanwhile, Gloria (Loretta Devine) finds love with a new neighbor.
Release date: November 16, 2018 (USA)
Based on: Widows; by Lynda La Plante
A police shootout leaves four thieves dead during an explosive armed robbery attempt in Chicago. Their widows — Veronica, Linda, Alice and Belle — have nothing in common except a debt left behind by their spouses' criminal activities. Hoping to forge a future on their own terms, Veronica joins forces with the other three women to pull off a heist that her husband was planning.
10 Books to Read
from Bookshop Santa Cruz
A Place to Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech That Inspired a Nation by Barry Wittenstein
Brave. Black. First.: 50+ African American Women Who Changed the World by Cheryl Hudson
Elegy for Mary Turner by Rachel Marie-Crane Williams
Kindred by Octavia Butler
Lift Every Voice and Sing by James Weldon Johnson
Never Caught, the Story of Ona Judge: George and Martha Washington's
Courageous Slave Who Dared to Run Away by Erica Armstrong Dunbar
The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr.
Unpunished Murder: Massacre at Colfax and the Quest for Justice by Lawrence Goldstone
Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.? By Bonnie Bader
10 Playlists to Listen To
Speeches & Streaming Platforms About Black Culture
Amazon Prime's "Black Voices" category
Apple Music's "Black History Month"
Barack Obama's "A More Perfect Union"
Frederick Douglass' "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July"
Hulu's "Black Stories"
Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream"
Mary McLeod Bethune's "What Does American Democracy Mean to Me?"
Netflix's "Black Lives Matter" collection
Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I A Woman?"
Spotify's collection, "Black History Is Now – Phenomenal Black Music"
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package datadog

import (
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
)

type ThresholdCount struct {
	Ok       json.Number `json:"ok,omitempty"`
	Critical json.Number `json:"critical,omitempty"`
	Warning  json.Number `json:"warning,omitempty"`
}

type Options struct {
	NoDataTimeframe   int            `json:"no_data_timeframe,omitempty"`
	NotifyAudit       bool           `json:"notify_audit,omitempty"`
	NotifyNoData      bool           `json:"notify_no_data,omitempty"`
	RenotifyInterval  int            `json:"renotify_interval,omitempty"`
	Silenced          map[string]int `json:"silenced,omitempty"`
	TimeoutH          int            `json:"timeout_h,omitempty"`
	EscalationMessage string         `json:"escalation_message,omitempty"`
	Thresholds        ThresholdCount `json:"thresholds,omitempty"`
	IncludeTags       bool           `json:"include_tags,omitempty"`
}

//Monitors allow you to watch a metric or check that you care about,
//notifying your team when some defined threshold is exceeded.
type Monitor struct {
	Creator Creator  `json:"creator,omitempty"`
	Id      int      `json:"id,omitempty"`
	Type    string   `json:"type,omitempty"`
	Query   string   `json:"query,omitempty"`
	Name    string   `json:"name,omitempty"`
	Message string   `json:"message,omitempty"`
	Tags    []string `json:"tags,omitempty"`
	Options Options  `json:"options,omitempty"`
}

// Creator is the creator of the monitor
type Creator struct {
	Email  string `json:"email,omitempty"`
	Handle string `json:"handle,omitempty"`
	Id     int    `json:"id,omitempty"`
	Name   string `json:"name,omitempty"`
}

// reqMonitors receives a slice of all monitors
type reqMonitors struct {
	Monitors []Monitor `json:"monitors,omitempty"`
}

// Createmonitor adds a new monitor to the system. This returns a pointer to an
// monitor so you can pass that to Updatemonitor later if needed.
func (self *Client) CreateMonitor(monitor *Monitor) (*Monitor, error) {
	var out Monitor
	err := self.doJsonRequest("POST", "/v1/monitor", monitor, &out)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	return &out, nil
}

// Updatemonitor takes an monitor that was previously retrieved through some method
// and sends it back to the server.
func (self *Client) UpdateMonitor(monitor *Monitor) error {
	return self.doJsonRequest("PUT", fmt.Sprintf("/v1/monitor/%d", monitor.Id),
		monitor, nil)
}

// Getmonitor retrieves an monitor by identifier.
func (self *Client) GetMonitor(id int) (*Monitor, error) {
	var out Monitor
	err := self.doJsonRequest("GET", fmt.Sprintf("/v1/monitor/%d", id), nil, &out)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	return &out, nil
}

// Deletemonitor removes an monitor from the system.
func (self *Client) DeleteMonitor(id int) error {
	return self.doJsonRequest("DELETE", fmt.Sprintf("/v1/monitor/%d", id),
		nil, nil)
}

// GetMonitors returns a slice of all monitors.
func (self *Client) GetMonitors() ([]Monitor, error) {
	var out reqMonitors
	err := self.doJsonRequest("GET", "/v1/monitor", nil, &out.Monitors)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	return out.Monitors, nil
}

// MuteMonitors turns off monitoring notifications.
func (self *Client) MuteMonitors() error {
	return self.doJsonRequest("POST", "/v1/monitor/mute_all", nil, nil)
}

// UnmuteMonitors turns on monitoring notifications.
func (self *Client) UnmuteMonitors() error {
	return self.doJsonRequest("POST", "/v1/monitor/unmute_all", nil, nil)
}

// MuteMonitor turns off monitoring notifications for a monitor.
func (self *Client) MuteMonitor(id int) error {
	return self.doJsonRequest("POST", fmt.Sprintf("/v1/monitor/%d/mute", id), nil, nil)
}

// UnmuteMonitor turns on monitoring notifications for a monitor.
func (self *Client) UnmuteMonitor(id int) error {
	return self.doJsonRequest("POST", fmt.Sprintf("/v1/monitor/%d/unmute", id), nil, nil)
}

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ODO BI! Stonebwoy releases amazing visuals for his highly successful single featuring Sarkodie
Dancehall firebrand Stonebwoyb has released the visuals for his amazing single "Odo bi" featuring award-winning rapper Sarkodie. Directed by London based director Scilla Owusu with support from J Wills, the video was shot at luxury locations in the United Arab Emirates Dubai. Off his highly successful Epistles of Mama (EOM), the song topped several charts in […]
GHANA ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS 2018: Zylofon's NAM 1, Shatta Wale, Stonebwoy, OTHERS win big
Zyfofon Music was a permanent feature at the just-ended Ghana Entertainment Awards (GEA), held in the United States. The label's head, Nana Appiah Mensah, together with artistes on the roster took home awards at the ceremony. While Nana Appiah Mensah won an Achievement Award for his contribution to the arts industry, Shatta Wale picked up […]
Stonebwoy recounts life-changing car crash, ZYLOFON tensions + more on DELAY SHOW [+full interview]
Dancehall singer, Stonebwoy, returned to the Delay Show after three years, to discuss a variety of issues pertaining to his life, and career (especially since signing to Nana Appiah Mensah's ZYLOFON Music). The past few months have witnessed widely- publicized tensions between the singer and employees at the label, including colleagues Shatta Wale and Kumi […]
GUNPLAY! Kelvin Boy's Champs Bar gig marred by Stonebwoy – Bulldog clash
Singer Kelvin Boy's Champs Bar gig last night was marred by punches and reports of gunshots in a fracas between mentor Stonebwoy and Zylofon Music executive Bulldog (Lawrence Nana Asiamah Hanson). Eyewitnesses claim that the confrontation was as a result of an attempt by Bulldog and his men to seize Stonebwoy's Mercedes Benz when the […]
We will give both Kumi Guitar and Becca equal attention – Zylofon Media
Nana Appiah Mensah, CEO of Zylofon Media says the company will give equal attention to all the artistes on its label. Answering a question from Enewsgh's Pep Junia on whom their priority now that singer Becca has joined Kumi Guitar on the label, he said: "We did our research and finalized on Becca because she […]
Becca signs 3 year management deal with Zylofon Media
Zylofon Media a creative arts company has unveiled songstress Becca known in real life as Rebbeca Akosua Acheampong at a brief ceremony at the Company's premises in East Legon. The 3-year deal will set the singer on the path to more international recognition among other benefits. The "Na Wash " singer was formerly signed onto […]
Photos: Kumi Guitar signs 5 year management deal with Zylofon Media
Zylofon Media a creative arts company has unveiled Highlife Singer Kumi Guitar known in real life as Nana Yaw Kumi at a brief ceremony at the Company's premises in East Legon. The 5-year deal will set the singer on the path to international recognition among other benefits. The Break into Two singer was formerly signed […]
ALL THE PHOTOS: Zylofon media holds Nominees Party for Movie Stars
Zylofon media , a creative arts company and the headline sponsor for the Ghana Movie Awards 2016 last Saturday hosted the nominees Party for the Ghana Movie Awards 2016 at the offices of Zylofon Media in East Legon. The event which was hosted by TV/ Radio Personality Berla Mundi and supported by Comedian Hogan. In […]
PHOTOS: Xylofon media holds Nominees Party for Movie Stars
Xylofon media , a creative arts company and the headline sponsor for the Ghana Movie Awards 2016 last Saturday hosted the nominees Party for the Ghana Movie Awards 2016 at the offices of Zylofon Media in East Legon. The event which was hosted by TV/ Radio Personality Berla Mundi and supported by Comedian Hogan. In […]
Zylofon Media are new headline sponsors of Ghana Movie Awards
New Entertainment Company Zylofon Media has taken over the sponsorship of Ghana's biggest movie award platform – The Ghana Movie Awards. Ghana Movie awards has since its inception in 2010 had several companies and well respected brands sponsoring the event over the years and this year, emerging Ghanaian Entertainment company Zylofon Media has taken up […]


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"Britain First" under sustained attack.
I am sharing this because I believe their cause is right!
The 'Halal Food Authority' is suing Britain First for hundreds of thousands of pounds in the High Court!
Halal slaughter is unnecessarily brutal and savage.
Animals have their throats cut like a Jack the Ripper victim, then they bleed out inagony whilst a Muslim recites a prayer to Allah.
The animals are not stunned before they are brutally slaughtered.
It is savage, medieval and not welcome in our Western, Christian country.
The authority that 'certifies' all halal products in the UK is called the Halal Food Authority (HFA) and they have objected to the anti-Halal campaigns and videos that Britain First are known for!
The HFA are trying to financially bully any criticism of this sick medieval practise by dragging our movement into the High Court.
They are demanding over £43,000 'loss of income' and hundreds of thousands of pounds in 'aggravated damages' for 'suffering considerable distress, hurt and embarrassment', all because we have opposed and exposed the evils of Halal slaughter!
Specifically, the paperwork states that the HFA 'expect to recover more than £100,000'.
Underneath this section, where they were asked to state the 'Amount claimed', the HFA stated 'up to £500,000'.
Yes, you read that right, half a million pounds!
In brief, the HFA is claiming general damages for defamation, aggravated damages for defamation, an injunction to restrain further publication along with special damages for defamation and interest on the above!
In the High Court application, the HFA describe Britain First as a 'violent and racist' organisation, clearly demonstrating this is nothing but a politically-motivated witch-hunt!
The 'injunction to restrain further publication' is clearly designed to strangle any further exposure of the brutality of Halal slaughter, something I know millions of Britons are against.
The application to sue Britain First in the High Court in London has already been submitted, along with a £10,000 issue fee.
By hook or by crook, we are going to the High Court to fight this, very soon!
If we lose this case, we will have to pay our own legal fees, plus the £43,000 in 'loss of income' and anywhere up to half a million pounds in 'damages'.
If we win this case, the HFA won't get a penny, but will also have to pay our legal costs.
There are other factors to consider too, like the fact that deputy leader Jayda Fransen owns her own house which, if we lose, will be seized and sold at auction and the proceeds given to the HFA, leaving Jayda homeless.
This couldn't have come at a worse time for Britain First.
Our activities have been reduced to a minimum because Jayda and I have been forced to 'sign on' every Saturday as part of our ongoing bail conditions.
We have just endured a show trial in Kent which cost us a fortune, for the 'Ramsgate Rapists' campaign we ran last Summer (sentencing is passed on 7th March).
We have two separate show trials coming up in Belfast which is going to cost around £30,000 to defend ourselves against.
Now on top, and almost certainly deliberately timed, we have a High Court battle against the Halal Food Authority to deal with.
If you combine these factors with recent events whereby several of our trust-worthy activists have been approached by 'S015 Counter Terrorism Command' to ask them to 'provide information about future activities', then it seems the State and the Muslim authorities are waging a joint Satanic war to destroy Britain's last remaining hope of survival.
Yes, that's how serious this situation is.
Our movement stands at the cross roads: Either we stand and fight or we sink and Britain's last hope is destroyed.
Sadly, UKIP is finished, the Tories are traitors, every other group or organisation or political party has collapsed or vanished – only Britain First remains standing.
For this reason, if Britain First is destroyed, our country is lost.
That's why our enemies have declared 'Total War' on us – they recognise it's either now or never to stop Britain First before we get too big and strong to bully or punish.
This battle will shape the future of Britain and our children.
It is a battle between good and evil, between Britannia and her enemies.
For Britain First, this bulldog fighting spirit is the core foundation of everything we endeavour to achieve.
The words 'No surrender' run through our movement like a stick of rock.
Even if just one of us is left standing, with air in our lungs, we will not give up or stop fighting for the British nation, not now, not ever.
I know there is some unease out there at the amount of fundraising Britain First is organising, but ask yourself: What choice do we have?
Do we stop, and lose everything?
Or do we keep going and win?
As leader of this honourable movement – that was built from nothing – I will not stand by and watch as everything is destroyed by the PC fascist fanatics and their animal-throat-slitting friends in the Halal Food Authority!
Over my dead body will I see them dismantle everything we have built and on top, leave our deputy leader homeless!
If we are going to continue the struggle to save our country, please 'close ranks' and get behind our urgent 'Patriots Against Halal' fighting fund, before it's too late!


A fungal disease infecting foliage of canola, it mainly affects seedlings and is rarely found beyond the rosette stage. It is favoured by cool wet conditions and crops normally grow away from it with the onset of warmer weather.
Smaller diseased young plants that are more common in wet weather and moister areas.
Yellow areas on the upper leaf surface is the first symptom. These can be seen on young seedlings when cotyledons or first true leaves are present.
A white powdery fungal growth can be seen on the underside of the leaf beneath these spots.
As the disease develops, individual spots join to form large irregularly shaped blotches that die and cause a large part of the leaf to dry out.
The upper surface of the leaf then becomes yellow-red. Severely affected plants may be stunted.
Rapidly growing plants grow away from the disease as the weather warms up in spring.
Downy mildew is both soil and seed-borne and can persist in the soil for a long time.
Infection is favoured by cool wet weather and under ideal conditions, new infections can develop in as little as 3 to 4 days.
Downy mildew does not usually affect yield so control measures are not generally warranted unless plant densities are severely reduced on a regular basis.
Crop rotation and the control of cruciferous weeds between canola crops can reduce disease severity.


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First off the close has seen a near linear growth in relative market share over the past five years. The pundits will suggest growth is related to ETF growth, and overall growth in passive investing, but that is a simplistic view. Europe and Canada have seen similar increases in passive investing and ETFs without the same growth in close facility trading. The real driver is growth of inverted and leveraged ETFs that need to do internal rebalancing on a daily basis, often done at or around the close. Also important is the auction facility itself – the London in Toronto closing facilities are garbage….poorly designed mechanisms that inhibit confidence and disincent participation.
So yes, the close has become more important. But waiting for the close is mugs game unless you have benign orders. Trading smarter doesn't mean gleaming a single piece of data and changing your trading around it without further thought investigation or measurement.
can you expand on this not sure I am following you here.
Let's look at an example. If you are long calls as the stock price goes up the delay increase. Short calls the delta decrease as the stock rises. So in a dispersion book you are typically long the index option, short options on an optimized basket of the underlying securities to capture the difference between high single name vol and lower diversified index vol.
So if we are long index calls and short calls in 20 underlying names – and then dollar data neutral, if the market is trending higher we become long more index delta and short less underlying delta…thus we need to hedge in the same direction on both sides. Essentially the book is dollar delta hedges, and gamma neutral but has massive 3rd deriv sensitivity that needs to be managed.
ok I follow what you are saying thanks. I am interested in how you use the term "alpha" assuming you are market making. Maybe I am making too much out of it.
Alpha is just short term predictable out performance over a decent sized sample set.


We're a generation constantly pressed for time. With so much on our plates, cooking healthy meals and working out is a tough affair indeed. Happily, sandwiches are the perfect dieticians and time planners rolled up in one package.
Why settle for anything less than the best? Come on and let us explore the ten healthiest sandwiches that keep you fit and healthy.
A sandwich lets you have the freedom of eating healthy food on the go. You can grab a bite as you rush to work or that urgent meeting. And yet, it need not be a boring jelly sandwich that does not contribute much to your stomach (or your nutrition).
Healthy sandwiches can offer you nutrition and contribute to your weight loss too (1). You get more payback for lesser calories, without compromising on taste.
This one is no ordinary peanut butter and jelly. With the goodness of peanut butter and bananas, you know it's good for you. It is delicious too and contains just 400 calories.
Spread peanut butter on two toasted bread slices.
Top the slices with banana slices and blueberries.
Tuna has much to offer to your health, but has very little in terms of calories (2). This sandwich has only 420 calories, ideal for a filling lunch.
Pick up a cup of tuna salad from the local deli and save it.
When needed, spread it on toasted bread slices.
Add lettuce leaves, mayonnaise and enjoy the sandwich.
Berries with their antioxidants, and almond butter with its many benefits, make this 390 calorie sandwich another good diet choice.
Spread almond butter generously on one bread slice.
On the other, mash and spread the paste of fresh raspberries like a jam.
Place the slices together and cook it over a skillet for 5 minutes on low heat.
Turn the sandwich mid-way, and serve when evenly browned.
This one is again bursting with healthful nutrients for just 410 calories.
Apply olive oil on either surface of sliced eggplant and bake in an oven for 5 minutes.
Spread the mozzarella on toasted bread slices, and place eggplant and tomato slice.
Close the sandwich and enjoy.
The sandwich offers about 500 calories, fiber, and a host of nutrients as well.
Beforehand, grill chicken until thoroughly cooked.
When you need a sandwich, add salt and pepper for taste and spread on one toasted bread slice.
Place onion, tomato and lettuce pieces on the other toasted slice, close the sandwich and serve.
Worry not, this grilled cheese sandwich is not your traditional weighty type. Just with 300 calories, it has a lot to teach you.
Bake your mushrooms and flavor them as you see fit.
Later both bread slices with cheddar cheese, add the mushrooms and cook the sandwich on a grill pan without any butter. A healthy sandwich is ready.
Eggs pack in all the proteins you need. With just 400 calories, you also promote weight loss.
Firstly, make an omelet on a lightly greased pan.
Add diced onions and peppers while cooking.
When done, place the omelet on a bread slice, sprinkle grated cheese, place another slice on top and serve to eat.
Nutritious, delicious and simple, you will feel really good eating this sandwich for weight loss.
Mix all the ingredients in a salad.
Place lettuce leaves on a bread slice, arrange the salad over the leaves, add 2-3 tablespoons of olive oil and lime juice for taste and sere.
Chicken and corn imparts healthful additions to our body while giving us a flavorful recipe under 400 calories.
Mix the corn and peas with chicken.
Place a dollop on a lettuce leaf flavored with oyster sauce.
Sandwich this preparation with bread slices and enjoy your lunch.
Filled with proteins, this is one of the healthy sandwiches for weight loss and is a dream come true for the calorie conscious.
Lightly blend onions, celery and chickpeas and add salt, pepper, vinegar and lemon juice for taste.
Meanwhile, roast the whole grain bread slices with spinach, caramelized onions and red peppers.
Spread the earlier mix on the slices, and enjoy the sandwich.
All of these sandwiches are about 400 calories, excellent to boost both your energy levels and metabolism. While you lose weight, you gain health. Sounds good? Do let us know if you know any other healthy sandwich recipes for weight loss by leaving a comment below.


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