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Arizona Online Business Directories: How to Start One
Promoting a product or service of your business can be offered to you by Arizona online business directory. The Arizona online business directory can offer you some useful data through the internet that is already been organized into a list of business and services to aid you in what you are looking for. A lot of business companies use the Arizona online business directory to promote their products where in turn, they can also improve their search engine organization and get a lot of people to visit their site. If you want to create your own Arizona online business directory, you have a better chance of improving your search engine organization ranking and allow more connections to your website, this can also lead to a better income. Allowing a lot of connections to your page from different web sites can help improve your rank in the search engine organization thus, creating a business market in you site. There are also available online business companies that in turn, provide a script to generate a completely featured and an online business directory that you can use multiple times.
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If you lack the knowledge in making your own database design or the services that a web designer can offer, you can employ a basic html web page into your site.
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The high price of not paying attention
Roger This
We missed something outrageous in the design of the new Pitkin County office building. In the traditional Aspen way of obsessing over building heights and square footage, we missed a functional aspect in the latest governmental development project sure to boil taxpayer blood.
On an anonymous tip from an offended and concerned county staffer, I had a close look at the blueprints of the administrative edifice currently rising behind the courthouse. As the tipster claimed, the finished building will contain eight rooms dubiously marked "personal privacy rooms." Cumulatively, these rooms will comprise about 4,000 square feet of taxpayer funded space.
I spoke with Deborah Cline, an architect on the project, about the function of these rooms. Her answer was slightly evasive.
"We found there was a problem with the restrooms in the old building," she told me. Employees complained regularly of having to frequently wait to use the facilities because they seemed to be continually occupied. "We found this odd, because the toilet facilities seemed appropriate for an office space with that employee population," she said.
Consultants were called in to the tune of $175,000 and, through an anonymous survey, they discovered that employees were using the bathroom facilities for something more like recreation than taking care of business.
"What we discovered," Cline said, "is that employees were using the facilities for private matters not commonly associated with the primary functional design of a public restroom."
When I pressed her about what exactly that meant, she replied, "We were purposefully nonspecific as to that in the survey to ensure we received honest feedback."
I spoke with Andorell Hall, personnel personal resource director for the county, and he explained, "Many of our employees are engaged daily in highly stressful work. We discovered that there are times when they need to get away from their desks and into some private space to relieve some of that stress. I don't ask questions. What we do know is that respondents to the survey reported feelings like 'relieved' and 'satisfied' after their 'bathroom breaks.'"
I suggested that the dedication of more square footage for this purpose than what is typical for living space for most working Aspenites at a cost of over $3 million (based on overall cost per square foot of the project) could be a point of contention for taxpayers. "We didn't try to keep it a secret," Hall told me. "Those rooms were in the plans since the first public meeting."
In fairness, Cline told me when I discussed this point with her, "Assuming steady annual 7 percent raises for all county office workers, we project that the elimination of the cost of lost productive time of people waiting to use the restrooms along with the productivity gains in stress reduction will result in a payback period of this added expense of just less than 22 years. In other words, the rooms will pay for themselves by the year 2040."
I will ask you now to stop here and pass this outrageous story on to all of your friends and followers. The rest of this column is filler that the average person will not be nearly as interested in.
Statistics show that lies, like the whopper I just told above, travel faster through social media and reach far more people than the truth. This is according to a recent study published by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and funded by Twitter.
As reported by Seth Borenstein of The Associated Press, "(MIT researchers) found that 'fake news' sped through Twitter 'farther, faster, deeper, and more broadly than the truth in all categories of information.'"
Other findings of the study:
• False stories take about 10 hours to reach 1,500 Twitter users. True stories take about 60 hours for the same saturation.
• False information reaches about 35 percent more people than true news.
• While true news almost never gets retweeted to 1,000 people, the top 1 percent of false stories reaches as many as 100,000 people.
• False information can get regenerated as many as 24 times. True information seems to max out at about a dozen times.
The seductive voice of social media has told us what she wants. She has proclaimed that the inviolable laws of supply and demand have caused the commercial value of fake news to be greater than that of the truth. This is the reason news media are now tempted to lean toward exaggeration, sensationalism and ignoring facts that might kill the impact of a story. This is more than a little ironic in a world that knows fake news is all around and, almost to a person, claims to abhor it and avoid it.
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An bedfellow with tuberculosis may accept apparent others in Lehigh Canton Bastille this summer, including staff, admiral accepted Thursday.
The aggregation apprenticed to accommodate medical casework in Lehigh Canton Bastille activated 38 inmates who may accept been apparent as able-bodied as 150 agents associates who asked to be tested, said Todd Haskins, carnality admiral of operations at PrimeCare Medical. The analysis is a two-step process. Initial tests were negative, and additional tests will be accustomed in October.
However, a bouncer who autonomous to get activated at a doctor's appointment has been diagnosed with abeyant tuberculosis, according to Tom Tosti, administrator of the abutment apery corrections officers. Unlike alive TB, bodies with the abeyant anatomy appearance no affection and are not contagious. It's cryptic if the guard's case and the inmate's case are related.
Administrators at the bastille abstruse Aug. 1 that a macho bedfellow was diagnosed with tuberculosis, Warden Janine Donate said. A announcement acquaint at the bastille and advised by The Morning Call acclaimed the bedfellow accustomed in June.
After the absolute diagnosis, the bedfellow activated abrogating three times at a hospital and at that point was appear from Lehigh Canton custody. He did not accept TB symptoms, Haskins said. After he larboard the hospital, however, a ability taken there showed tuberculosis bacteria, which meant he was infected, according to an Aug. 17 letter from Haskins to Donate that was advised by The Morning Call.
The letter was apprehend to agents during about-face cycle calls, Donate said.
The altered diagnoses acquired abashing and annoyance amid staff, some of whom were anxious they may accept been apparent to the bacilli and aback anesthetized it on to their families.
Union assembly will accommodated with canton admiral Tuesday to altercate the guards' concerns, Canton Executive Phil Armstrong said.
Tuberculosis is accepted about the world, but beneath so in the United States. About division of the world's citizenry has TB, with the majority of cases actuality latent, according to the U.S. Centers for Ache Control and Prevention.
In Pennsylvania, there were 173 alive TB cases in 2016, the latest year on record. Lehigh and Northampton counties anniversary had beneath than bristles cases that year.
Allentown currently has three appear cases of tuberculosis, burghal agent Mike Moore said. He would not say if any were at the jail.
Latent TB, however, is abundant added common.
While Lehigh Valley Bloom Network abandoned sees a scattering of alive TB cases a year, it diagnoses about 20 cases of abeyant TB every month, said Dr. Luther Rhodes, arch of hospital epidemiology at Lehigh Valley Bloom Network.
About 10 percent of bodies with abeyant TB will advance alive TB, which is catching and can be fatal, Rhodes said. Its affection accommodate a bad and assiduous cough, sometimes accompanied by blood, and pain.
The tuberculosis bacilli biking further than the flu virus and can be catching for one to four hours, depending on whether there's abundant air apportionment to bright the bacteria, Rhodes said.
The bacilli are abnormally aggressive to bodies with anemic allowed systems and acquired the deaths of abounding during the AIDS epidemic. Because of that, legislators anesthetized laws that adapt how bloom affliction accessories charge amusement TB patients to accumulate the ache from spreading, he said.
Inmates at the canton bastille — added than 6,000 a year — are activated for TB through a bark test, which detects abeyant and alive TB. Anyone with a doubtable case would again get a X-ray and are housed alone, Donate said.
Because of its catching and baleful acceptability throughout history, bodies are abnormally alert of exposure.
People anticipate of it "as a big bad threat," Rhodes said. "You anticipate of contagiousness and your family."
Cause: A bacilli that usually attacks the lungs but can ambition added genitalia of the body. It is either alive or latent.
Latent TB: Not contagious. Adulterated being will analysis absolute for TB but accept no symptoms, admitting could advance TB ache later.
TB disease: Alive and contagious. Adulterated being has affection such as a assiduous ahem that may be bloody, pain, weight loss, fever, fatigue. The ahem can betrayal others to the disease.
Diagnosis: Through a bark analysis or X-ray.
Treatment: A aggregate of drugs that charge be taken for about six months or more.
Incidence: A fourth of the world's citizenry is adulterated with TB; added than 9,000 cases were appear in the United States in 2016, with Pennsylvania's amount beneath than or according to the civic boilerplate of 2.9 cases per 100,000 people.
Source: U.S. Centers for Ache Control and Prevention
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The new smart cards come with a security embedded chip to curb fake licenses in the system.
The chip will contain the driver's information which will be linked to the new
national identification system in a secured manner.
At a media briefing in Accra on Tuesday, October 24 the Director for Driver Training,
Testing and Licensing, Cheyuo Wienaa Musah, revealed the new system will cut the duration for issued licenses
and other documents to applicants.
The authorities revealed that the new licenses take six years for renewal,
and will be issued starting from November 7, 2017.
Meanwhile, the old licenses will still be valid until they expires.
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SUSU Performing Arts represent 41 societies varying across the Dance (USD), Music and Theatrical areas. See our website, twitter or facebook to find a society you want to join or a show you want to watch.
All clubs and societies within the Students' Union are run entirely by students. The student committee for Performing Arts this year are:


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Photography allows you to relive forgotten memories.
I wouldn't call myself a photographer, but I enjoy capturing photographs, allowing me to relive certain events and analyse the emotions of subjects within the photographs.
Below are some of my favourite portrait images I have managed to capture.
Morocco impacted my life in a way that has forged me for the long term future… What had dumbfounded but at the same time fascinated me was my inability to comprehend… Continue reading
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I like to post up original content as much as possible but this little known gem of speed racing deserves wider circulation. The article is from a paperback US book called 'Motorcycles in Competition' from 1952 by Hank Weiand Bowman. I had never heard of the Plymouth Monster before but it is a magnificent machine and in many ways ahead of its time in concept. There are a couple of other references to the bike online which I've linked below: they quote the prize money as $30,000 for 300mph, in this article though it is quoted for 200mph. Still a massively high figure for 1935 but not as outlandishly unachievable as 300. There's not a lot of point in writing more as all I know is in the article. Read and enjoy...
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The Plymouth Monster on the allpar.com site.
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Health Development Institute (TAI), plans to open up to eight syringe exchange points or "Harm reduction centers" in Tallinn at the cost of government financing. Cooperation with the Pohja-Tallinn administration has stalled, new points are also not expected in other areas in the future.
Last year, Raymond Kaliulaid, eder of Pohja-Tallinn, sued for open syringes exchange point for MTU Aidsi Tugikeskus at the address Paldiski mnt., 36a. And he won the trial. District court, despite the disagreement of residents, gave the right to provide service exactly at this address - in the public interest.
TAI conducted new thorough research of the drug addicts movement trajectory, during which it was found out that the place at the Paldisk highway is out of the way. Thus, despite positive court's decision, it was decided not to finance the syringes exchange point at this place, leaving the right to do substitution therapy. From last year to the present moment there is no syringe exchange point in Pohja-Tallinn, there is only the mobile point, which stops by there. Based on the research, TAI proposed to open a new point at Sitsi Street. This, in their assessment, "crossroads", located at the junction of the Copley, Karjamaa and Pelguranna neighborhoods.
But people, who live at Sitsi, showed activity: in the spring they created the "Sitsy society" and promise to fight the opening of this point by any means necessary. Arguments are the same as residents` of Eric, where a similar point was previously located: this is an apartment building with kindergartens and schools nearby.
TAI representative Alena Kurbatova explained that the goal is to provide the service as efficiently as possible, and where there are drug addicts. They are throughout the whole city. But on the basis of their places of residence and routes, five zones were identified, where new points should be opened. Together with two already existing loocated in the center of the city, they would be useful in Kristiine - on the border of Lillekul and Tondi, in Mustamae - on the border of Kadaka and Mustamae neighbourhoods, in Lasnamae - first of all at Seli, later - at Pae.
There are enough of drug addicts in both Astang and Manniku; there are plans to organize mobile syringe exchange points: special buses will run there once a week.
TAI also suggests that when there will be more such centers, it will dispel the main fear of the residents: instead of "all city addicts gather under their balconies", they will "be dispersed" on points.
The first such point - in Lasnamae - is planned to be opened this fall. The exact addresses of Eesti Paevaleht is not figured out yet.


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This HTTP header will help newcomers start using Bitcoins, even they don't know anything about it.
The purpose of the Browser Payment App HTTP Request Header is to inform a web server what payment capabilities a visitor has. By having this information, a web server can adjust the payment handling so it best fits the visitor's payment capabilities.
The HTTP request header is typical sent by a payment app which has been installed in the visitor's web browser. Example of such payment app is the Banking App, which is part of the Bitcoin Cheque project.
The payment capabilities provided by a visitor can be used to pay for reading web content at a newspaper or for purchasing goods at a web-shop. The payment can be made in Bitcoin or in other crypto currencies. The payment procedure itself is not a part of this standard document.
The main motivation for having this HTTP header, is for the web server to know whatever the visitor have a payment app installed or not. If the header is missing, then the web server can adjust the page and send the visitor to an alternative payment site. At this site the visitor can make the payment or download a payment app. This is actual an very important feature, as it will give all visitor a possibility to pay, whatever they are using Bitcoin or not. In that way this header can help mass adaptions of Bitcoins.
List your browser HTTP headers
Typical, a Browser Payment App HTTP Request Header looks like this:
This header tells us that the visitor can pay using Cheque Payment Protocol and Payment Cheque holding Bitcoin.
You can list your own browser's HTTP request header here:
If you have installed the Banking App that can be downloaded from Chrome Marketplace, you will also see your own "Payment-App" HTTP header listed.
The Browser Payment App HTTP Request Header Standard is based upon the following requirements and premises:
- The HTTP header must inform what payment capabilities a visitor can provide and if the visitor has installed
- a payment app that are using the Cheque Payment Protocol and what versions of Payment Cheque it can handle;
- a payment app supporting the Bitcoin BIP-70 Payment Protocol has been installed;
- a "traditional pre-BIP-70" Bitcoin wallet has been installed;
- and if a visitor has several payment capabilities, the header must be able to inform all capabilities;
- and if several capabilities exist, these must be listed in a prioritize order.
- The HTTP header must inform what currency the visitor can pay and
- all currencies as listed in the ISO 4217 must be supported;
- other crypto-currencies used by the community that is not listed in the ISO 4217 must also be supported;
- if a visitor can pay with several currencies, the header must be able to list all of them;
- and if several currencies are be provided, the header must be able to list them in a prioritized order.
- The web-server must be able to understand if user has no payment capabilities.
- The HTTP header must be compact to reduce the traffic load. (The header will be sent in every HTTP requests.)
- New payment protocols and new cheque specifications may be develop in the future. This standard must allow for a wide variety of developments, both what can be expected and what is of a more unforeseen nature.
- Visitor's payment app may become outdated and use old versions of the header standard. The web server must be able to read what version the header is.
- Web server may become outdated and visitors may use newer HTTP header versions than what the web server have implemented. If the new release is only of minor matter, the web server should be able to read and understand the previous versions part of it. This can be updates like added currencies, new payment cheque versions etc.
The standard document
Below is the current draft of the standard. It can also be found on Github:
1 Introduction
This document defines version 1.0 of the Browser Payment App HTTP Request Header standard.
The purpose of the Browser Payment App HTTP Request Header is to inform a web server of what payment capabilities a visitor has. By having this information, a web server can adjust the payment handling so it best fits the visitor's payment capabilities.
The HTTP request headers are typical sent by a Payment App installed in the visitor's web browser. The purpose of the Payment App is to be able to make payments to a web server. This can be payments for reading web content or for purchasing goods. The payment can be made in Bitcoin or in other crypto currencies. The payment procedure itself is not a part of this standard document.
2 HTTP request header
This chapter defines the Browser Payment App HTTP Request Header.
2.1 Header field name
The header field name shall be "Payment-App".
2.2 Header field values
The header field value is a string of comma separated attributes. The set of attributes can describe one or several payment capabilities.
Each attribute has an attribute key and an attribute value.
For example, this header field value holds four attributes:
Here 'v', 'pp', 'pq', and 'cc' are the Attribute Keys and '1', '1-4', '1;2' and 'BTC' are the attribute values.
The following table lists attribute keys as defined by this standard.
2.2.1 Browser Payment App HTTP Request Header Version attribute - v
This attribute indicates the major version number of the Browser Payment App HTTP Request Header.
This attribute value shall a number.
Note: The version tag consists of a major number and minor number. Major version 1 of this standard shall be compatible with future minor-release of this standard. See chapter 4 for version compatibility details.
2.2.2 Payment Protocols supported attribute - pp
The purpose of this attribute is to indicate what Bitcoin Payment Protocols are supported.
This attribute value shall a number.
If Payment Protocol is set to 3, then it is also required to include the Payment Cheque Specification Version attribute.
The value can be a single number, a comma separated prioritized list of numbers, or a prioritized range of numbers or a combination as described in section Attribute Value listings.
2.2.3 Payment Cheque Specification supported attribute - pq
The purpose of this attribute is to indicate what versions of the Bitcoin Cheque Specification is supported by the browser.
This attribute value shall a number.
When Payment Cheque Specification is set to 1, then also the Payment Currency attribute is required.
Note: Currently only one version of the Payment Cheque Specification exists. If in the future new versions are created, a payment app may support several of them. In case more than one version are supported, the versions must be listed as comma separated list or as a range or as combined list and range.
2.2.4 ISO 4217 Currency code supported attribute - ic
This attribute indicates the currencies that the payment app can provide.
This attribute's value shall be a string consisting of alphanumeric characters of the currency code as specified in ISO 4217.
An payment app may support several currencies. If more than one currency is supported, the currencies must be listed as a comma separated attrbute values.
2.2.5 Community crypto-currency code supported attribute - cc
This attribute indicates the currencies that the payment app can provide. The currency code will be as commonly agreed in the crypto-currency community.
This attribute's value shall be a string consisting alphanumeric characters.
Note: As there is no official list of crypto-currency codes, this attribute is not recommended. If this attribute is used it is recommended to use the crypto-currency codes as listed at https://coinmarketcap.com.
An payment app may support several currencies. If more than one currency is supported, the currencies must be listed as a comma separated list.
2.3 Attribute value listing
If an attribute supports more than one value at a time, these can be listed as comma separated lists or as a range or as a combination of list and range.
The following sections defines the listing rules.
2.3.1 Semi-colon separated list
If an attribute supports several values, these values can be listed by comma separations. If the value can be prioritized or some value are preferred over others, the values listed first have higher priority or are the preferred one.
For example, the following attribute
has two attribute values that indicates possible payment currencies are BTC and ETH. BTC are listed first and therefore is the preferred one.
2.3.2 Ranges
The purpose of arranging a list as a range is to reduce the payload. If an attribute has several consecutive attribute value, it should be arranged as a range.
Range are only allowed for attribute values of integer number type.
The following is an example of a attribute holding three attribute values; 1, 2 and 3.
If the attribute values shall be prioritized, the values in the range having highest priority shall be listed first. In the following example, attribute value 3 has higher priority than value 2 which again has higher priority than value 1:
2.3.3 Combined lists and ranges
Lists and ranges can be combined. The items coming first has the highest priority.
In the following example, the priority order is 3,2,1,4. 3 has highest priority. 4 has lowest priority:
Note: Item 4 in this example is a Payment Protocol that is currently not defined. It is only included to make up this example.
3 Description of usage
This chapter describes how to use the Browser Payment App HTTP Request Header.
3.1 Announcing payment capabilities
The following example indicates the visitor is capable of paying Payment Cheques holding Bitcoin using the Cheque Payment Protocol:
The folloing example indicates the visitor is capable of paying using Bitcoin Payment Protocol as described in BIP-70. This protcol don't use the Payment Cheque so the pq attribute is not needed. This protocol is for Bitcoin payments only, which makes the ic and cc attrbute redundant and hence these attrbiutes are not needed.
The following example indicates the visitor is capable of using both of the two payments method above. pp attribute 3 is listed first meaning that Cheque Payment is prefered Payment Protocol. The pq and ic attribute is required and only used by pp attribute 3.
3.2 Announcing no payment capability
If no Payment App is installed in a browser or the browser supports no Payment Protocols as defined by this standard, the browser may implement the Browser Payment HTTP Request Header anyway. In this case the Payment Protocol must be set to 0.
The Payment Protocol 0 shall be treated equal as no Browser Payment HTTP Request Header is sent.
3.3 Convert to JSON
The Payment App Browser HTTP Request Header can easily be converted into a JSON format.
This is done bay by taking the HTTP Request Header field value string and make the following string operation on it:
As an example, after the string operations the following HTTP Request Header:
will be converted to this JSON string:
4 Future versions and compatibility
This version of the Browser Payment App HTTP Request Header shall be expected to be compatible with future minor-release updated versions. In future minor-release update of this standard, additional Payment Protocols and Payment Cheque Specifications Attribute Values may be added.
Additional Attribute Keys shall not be added in minor-release updates nor shall the purpose of existing keys be changed. New Attribute Keys will require a major-release update of this standard.
Web Servers implementing this standard and receiving a Browser Payment HTTP Request Header version 1, should be able to handle future and today unknown Attribute Values in an appropriate way. In most cases that may be to reject it and announce to the visitor that it cannot accept that type of payment.


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Growing faster with life's passions - love, joy, thrill - and steadier in times of peace, the heartbeat's rhythm reflects the moments that give us life. Through all the ups and downs, remember those who contribute to your heart's unique rhythm and for whom it continues beating.
In a village at the edge of a jungle in Bali, each bracelet is hand carved from natural water buffalo bone and woven into an adjustable nylon thread band.
This Children's Size bracelet is designed for our little ones with a smaller symbol and band than our standard bracelets. Maximum length: 6.5 inches mini button style.
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As each symbol is made from natural materials, the color will slightly adjust over the first few months of wear as it takes on elements that are a part of your life journey. Salt water, perfumes, and natural oils will give each bracelet its own look that is uniquely yours.


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Entrance floor there are 4 units of 1 bedroom apartments. At the 1st, 2.nd, 3th and 4th floor, there are 4 units of 2 bedroom apartments on each floor. From the 2nd floor, there is an open sea view. At the 4th floor, there are 3 units of penthouses. All penthouses have a very nice river, mountain, and sea view.
3 bedroom furnished duplex is 125 m².
This apartment including furniture consisting of a washing machine, refrigerator, 1 folded bed, 1 single bed, double bed in the bedroom, sofa, sofa tables, TV cabinet, dining table with 4 chairs, balconette table with 4 chairs.
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Synod Sunday Service May 13, 2018John 15:9-17
As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love. I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete. "This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for one's friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you. I do not call you servants any longer, because the servant does not know what the master is doing; but I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything that I have heard from my Father. You did not choose me but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask him in my name. I am giving you these commands so that you may love one another.
May my words honour you this day.
May my actions give glory to you this day.
And may my words and my actions reveal your love to the world
And may my words and my actions reveal my love to you and to those you have given me to serve.
The Theme for this Synod is Love in all things. This was chosen long before I knew what the readings for today was. I will accept it as divine providence. It could not have been better.
Love is without a doubt the most powerful force in the Universe. And God's love is the most powerful of all. This morning I want to share with you what that love means in the life of a Christian and how that love is lived out in the life of those of us who make up the Diocese of Yukon.
What does it mean to love? If we look at the sacrifice of Christ on the Cross as the supreme example of God's love, what do we learn?
Remember these 3 points as they are the foundation for the rest of the message.
Our Theme is "Love in all Things". If we have fulfilled this statement then our love for God, and our love for the world should be seen in our actions.
Jesus says "Abide in my Love" What does this mean? Jesus says "Abide in my love". Why? He tells us: "So that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete". So many do not experience the real you of Christ in our life because we do not "abide in Christ".
So how do we abide in Christ?
The gospel passage shows us the way. "If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love."
There is a direct connection between obedience to the Word of God, that is obedience to Christ, and abiding in Christ's love so that your joy may be full. Knowing the joy of Christ in our life is dependant on our obedience to Christ.
How do we know if we are obeying the word of Christ? Verse 12 says "This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you."
Love In all things. In our words and in our actions we are to love as Christ loved us. Over the next couple of years you may get tired of me asking this question. How do your words or how do your actions reveal the love of Christ? How do they show our love?
It sounds like an circular problem. We love by obeying Christ, and we obey Christ by loving others. It is not really circular because it is in the obeying and loving that we grow and become the kind of people God wants us to be, and in doing so we begin to experience the fullness of joy the passage speaks of.
So in all our words,
in all our actions,
in all our relationships,
in all our disagreements,
in all our acts of discipline
we should reveal love as Christ loved us.
in all our acts of Synod,
in all our acts in the church,
in all our acts in our families,
we should reveal love as Christ loved us.
So in all things we need to ask;
It is my prayer that we as a Diocesan family move forward together in love. I will be sending a pastoral letter to all parishes showing the direction the Synod has call for. The success of the directions will be dependent on whether we as a family and as individuals are prepare to act in love as Christ love us.
Come let us walk together in love and know the joy of Christ in our life and know it in its fullness. Amen


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A rare 1,200-year-old Anglo-Saxon gold coin that was sold at auction to an American collector will not be leaving Britain after all.
The British government blocked the export of the coin last year, and the British Museum has raised the funds needed -- more than $650,000 -- to buy it back. The acquisition is to be announced today.
A treasure hunter discovered the coin in 2001 in Biggleswade, on the banks of the river Ivel about 60 miles north of London, using a metal detector. The gold penny, called a mancus, weighs about an eighth of an ounce and is slightly larger than an American penny.
The coin is highly desirable, according to numismatic experts. Besides being in remarkably good condition, it bears an exquisite portrait of Coenwulf, King of Mercia (796-821), the only depiction of him known on a gold coin. The reverse has a design inscribed "De Vico Lvndoniae," identifying the Anglo-Saxon settlement, now London, where it was minted. The coin's sale in October 2004 set a record price for a British coin. The buyer was Allan Davisson, a collector and dealer from Cold Spring, Minn. He paid a little over $400,000 at the time.
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Though seeing Bill Murray in the guise of Steve Bannon was a trip, these sort of cold opens where the base cast get to show off their chops tend to be more rewarding on SNL. Melissa McCarthy's Sean Spicer is still the high-water mark for impersonations of any of the Trump gang, but that's mostly because McCarthy is funniest when she's angry and exasperated, two elements that the character required. In contrast, Alec Baldwin's Trump rarely works because it calls upon Baldwin's weaknesses as a comedian – impressions, physicality, etc. – and never quite tapped into Trump's crucial lethargy and pettiness. Kate McKinnon's Jeff Sessions and Bennett's Putin have proved to be far more interesting creations, even if the writing has rarely matched the devotion and energy of the performers.
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Another Look at Swedish Business Cycles, 1861-1988
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- Skalin, Joakim & Terasvirta, Timo, 1999. "Another Look at Swedish Business Cycles, 1861-1988," Journal of Applied Econometrics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 14(4), pages 359-378, July-Aug..
- Skalin, J. & Teräsvirta, T., 1996. "Another Look at Swedish Business Cycles, 1861-1988," SFB 373 Discussion Papers 1996,96, Humboldt University of Berlin, Interdisciplinary Research Project 373: Quantification and Simulation of Economic Processes.
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KeywordsGranger causality; model spectrum; linearity test; time series model; nonlinearity; smooth transition autoregression;
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To Coup or not to Coup
— By Itai Muridzo from Zimbabwe
If you have been following the news lately, my country Zimbabwe has been making the headlines this past week. The economy has collapsed, high levels of unemployment and social decay are prevalent. The president has been caught up in a party succession struggle and this Monday the army put him under house arrest. There was a debate within the media if whether this is a coup or not, seeing that the army took over the national broadcaster, closed off the parliament as well as the President's office and arrested some ministers. But no one was killed and Mugabe, the current President was allowed to carry out some of his duties. The people went about their business. No fuss. Today, they marched to the Capital to show their discontent with the current running of the country. So, so many people. Embassies were also filled. As I am currently in South Africa, I went to protest the maladministration at the embassy. These photos are of me and some other people protesting in Johannesburg. But I was amazed by how Zimbabweans and the Zimbabwean army were so peaceful about it while the whole world couldn't quite figure out and define if this is a coup or not.
Electricity Issues in Kenya
— By Samantha from Kenya
This project was completed as part of a special course on electricity, in partnership with the Enel Foundation.
Finding Kenyan locals joking about their electrical situation is quite common for it makes evident the predicament we are all under; outages last for close to six hours in some circumstances on a weekly basis. This hinders operation in major cities; businesses like supermarkets and banks that keenly rely on electricity for operation are disabled, food in refrigerators spoil in turn causing financial strains and security for a huge mass of residents in Nairobi to be under threat.
In my first photo, I display one of the most desired needs: electricity. Since we are becoming a global village, it is becoming compulsory for people to have power in order to stay connected with the happenings around the world. However, power installation is still expensive.
The second one, we see the substitute for electricity: a candle. This is the most affordable and easily accessible stand-in for electricity. It is cheaper than lanterns and electrical lamps, however the main concern with using it a lot is that it leads to eye ache.
In the third, many power poles are being vandalized by unruly youth who want to sell the electrical wires and transformer oil for a minute profit. Outages mainly happen due to this, and it takes a lengthy period for it to be fixed by the service provider: KenyaPower.
Electricity being the most dependent source of energy and Kenya Power being the monopoly in energy provision, we incur slow customer care service at times and spend hours waiting for them to fix the power problem. Luckily this is being fixed by KenyaPower offering better customer-care services, where they have social media sites so people can contact them and have their problems fixed. With the introduction of the token system, people are able to manage their power consumption. In addition, more power stations are being set up to increase power coverage and laws have been passed to ensure vandalism is punished by the highest accord.
The Loss of the Rural
— By Ifeoluwa from Nigeria
My family has a farmland close to the city where I live. Anytime I visit, like today, I experience a different kind of serenity which is absent from the hustle and bustle in the city. In Nigeria, as more people move to the cities, the villages are being abandoned and in the aftermath, farming and general food crop cultivation suffers. These dilapidated mud huts are a proof of such desertion – outgrown with bushes and the roof caving over. This maize and cassava farm will feed people in the city in a couple of months. They will eat the cob of corn: boiled or roasted and not pay attention to the reality – that without these farms, our very sustenance is at risk.
Construction and Happiness in Namulesa
— By Sam from Uganda
I took these photos of rural kids in Namulesa Village, Jinja District, Eastern Uganda who are excited about the presence of heavy trucks that are part of a road construction project in the area.
The kids leave their homes to come by the road side to wave at the trucks and if the truck driver reciprocates, then the kid who waved first claims the ownership of that truck.
Despite the harsh living and economic conditions in their homes, these kids are happy. Happy that they can play while they wait for the trucks to pass, happy that they are witnessing the construction of a new road that is going to transform their community in future, and happy that they can discuss about what they learn at school with their peers.
My Journey to Dubai
— By Grace from Nigeria
My friends/colleagues and I were fortunate to recently travel to Dubai on an assignment, and as the fun lovers that we are, we ensured that we had fun and enjoyed ourselves as best as we could, by visiting as many beautiful places in Dubai as possible. We all had the time of our lives because to some of us, it was our first visit to the great city and a well deserved time spent away from the newsroom and its deadlines.
Slavery Memorial
— By Oluwole Sulayman from Nigeria
I took a trip with a 3-man team to the heart of Badagry to capture these pictures on slavery in Africa. Badagry, located in the riverine area of Lagos State, Nigeria, is widely known as the route from Africa to Europe by sea during the Slave trade era, and there is a popular point called the "Point of No Return." It is good when we go back to history to learn better about our culture.
Kabo Restaurant
— By Arlene from Burundi
Let me present to all of you…"Kabo" Restaurant. A small but cosy and warm space. Moreover, the place is a safe space for young women enterpreneurs to come and be encouraged. "Kabo" witnesses great ideas coming to life, women come here for a monthly support group meeting. The wall in back has inspirational quotes painted on it, and whoever enters the space will feel boosted to believe in the gift of life, and the amount of things that can be done with it. And the best part, the food is AWESOME.
Sanitation Issues in Ghana
— By Selorm from Ghana
Ghana is undoubtedly one of the best countries in Africa, endowed with nature's beauty. The country boasts of a lot of tourist sites, among are the beautiful Afadjato (a mountain in the Volta Region in Ghana), beautiful water falls, forest reserves, not forgetting the beaches, and above all the hospitable people with a great culture.
But apart from all the peace the world believes Ghana is enjoying, the country and its citizens have an inner war they've been fighting for quite long.
The country has been battling with issues of sanitation for a very long time. Research has proven that about 80% of urban dwellers have no access to improved sanitation in the country.
A tour around the streets and especially the beaches of the nation's capital, Accra reveals the nature of poor waste management as the shores are swamped with both plastic and human excreta. This has disfigured the beauty of the beaches.
Previous governments and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) involved with water and sanitation issues have waged war on the canker, thus the call to ban the use of plastics in the country.
Meanwhile, the current President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has vowed to make the capital city of Ghana one of the cleanest in Africa, hence the creation of a ministry to take charge of sanitation in the country.
However, most of the citizens think the president can't achieve his goal, because it requires a lot of funds and energy.
Celebrating Children's Day
— By Eddy from Nigeria
May 27th annually is Children's day.
In commemoration of the day, my friends and I decided to hold an outreach programme to primary schools in Benin City, Southern Nigeria and inspire the children.
We arrived at Oba Eware Primary school few minutes past 10am and the children were already in class. After introducing ourselves to the teachers and obtaining necessary permission, we divided ourselves into groups of two's to cover all classes.
I was in charge of speaking to a group of students aged 9-11 years and was marveled at how intelligent they answered my questions when I asked 'How will you bring change to our Country-Nigeria'?
One of the children responded 'By first bringing change to myself; changing my perspective about the country; be patriotic and also think of the good I can do for Nigeria.
Together with the children, we deliberated on ways of bringing change to our countries beginning with our local communities.
I also taught them the United Nations Sustainable Development goals, social responsibility and choices.
At the end, we distributed pencils, erasers, notebooks, biros and other gift items and wished them a happy children's day.
On my way home, I ruminated over the experience and felt fulfilled.
It remembered that one can buy children anything in the world but the memories we make with them is what will last. I was happy I was able to make a good memory with them.
Global Citizens' Club
— By Cecil from Kenya
In mid 2016, I founded the Global Citizens' Club, Kenya, which is an initiative that seeks to globalize the outlook of underprivileged pupils living in the slums of Kenya. We do this by teaching them a foreign language as well as ICT skills on a voluntary basis. It has been the most fun, educational, and inspiring experience to both myself and the students. If any of you are interested in joining us on our journey, please tag along! We hope that our student members will grow up to address issues that not only affect their communities, but the whole globe as well.
Botswana Youth Jobs Fair
— By Mmabatho from Botswana
This is a huge project I and my blog is part of called the Botswana Youth Jobs Fair. The aim of the fair is to boost job readiness and foster sustainable employment for youth through being a hub of various forms of employment activity. At the fair, young people were able to submit their cv's have mock interviews and even get employed real time. A few young people met various opportunities such as scholarships and investors for their businesses. We're doing this fair to holistically decrease unemployment in Botswana.
Fishing in Kenya
— By Matheka from Kenya
Fishing is one of the main economic activities of the coastal people in the republic of Kenya . The name of the coast came up due to the fact that it borders the Indian ocean. In fact, that it is the gateway to Kenya where all imports of the sea pass through and made the place to grow very fast in the recent years. However, many people who rely on fishing have been faced with a lot of difficulties in doing their daily activities of fishing. For instance, many fishermen cannot afford to buy new technological fishing nets. Instead, they have opted to make their own locally — something that has adverse effects on the aquatic animals. This is because not only the required fish are trapped, but also the unwanted ones. Moreover, they lack modern floaters, hence they are forced to invent theirs using plastic bottlers which are floating on the ocean. This has led to pollution, and they risk being jailed by relevant authorities over pollution. Local women line themselves by the shores and wait for the fishermen so they can buy fish, as they cannot afford to buy them from the stores. If proper strategies are put in place, perhaps the poverty level will go down and proper fishing can be done, which in turn will uplift the economy.
Ugandan Refugee Settlement
— By Denis from Uganda
Any influx of refugees in a country usually comes with worry. Some people of the hosting community think the refugees strain their economy. Sometimes, this brings out about disdain that can easily graduate into conflict.
Those who live outside these refugee settlements, most of time, don't know what happens inside. I was one such people, before I bumped into a refugee settlement in Southwestern Uganda. Nakivaale Refugee Settlement boosts of over 100,000 displaced people from different countries including Congo, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Burundi, and Rwanda.
The place was vibrant. But notably, contrary to what I thought, people were engaged in different economic activities. There was a wide range of economic human activities including, agriculture, carpentry, transportation services, and retail shops. I was told through economic inclusion, these folks rebuild their lives after trauma. Refugees become self-reliant.
It was heartwarming for me to see this. It changed my mind a lot. I captured some scenes.
Igbo Garb
— By Ubwiza from Zambia
These photos are about the traditional cloth called 'Chitenge' in Zambia. Every woman or young lady has this in their closet. I will not speak of the use of this, in other African countries that may have this too. I will focus on the Zambian women's use for it.
It can be wrapped on the head, which is mostly done at Funerals and other places.
It can be wrapped around your waist while covering your legs, which is done when going to the market, doing house work, resting at home, carrying a baby on your back and funerals. This is the most common way.
It can be wrapped around the waist when dancing at weddings, ceremonies
The cloth in a bigger size can be made into skirts, shirts, trousers, dresses, shorts and bags. Men wear the Chitenge only when it is made into trousers, shirts and shorts; usually they are trying to match their wife's dresses or it is a Kitchen Party. Kitchen Party is an event before the wedding where family members and friends celebrate the engaged couple and bring gifts for the Kitchen. Chitenge is a must have item for women more than men.
The Igbo Marriage Ceremony
— By Chinemerem from Nigeria
In Igbo land, southeast Nigeria, very few ceremonies are as popular as the marriage ceremony; the feast of a baby's birth will be one of the ceremonies that rank higher.
Families look forward to their daughters getting married. The traditional marriage ceremony is every family's dream; maybe more than the girl's.
Weeks before the event, several traditional rites are done. Several trips of drinks are donated by the husband-to-be and his family. They try to please the family of the girl, this is essential because if the girl's family suspects that their In-laws-to-be are not very caring, they can terminate the marriage processes. They translate this to mean that their daughter will not be treated well in that family.
Few days before the traditional marriage ceremony, the man's family will meet the girl's, to conclude on how much will be the Bride price.
Usually, the Bride price is a little money, very little money to be exchanged for the lady to be married.
Modern day feminists have argued the relevance of this Bride price, saying that it means that the woman is being sold. But tradition remains tradition.
On the morning of the event, young girls are tasked with sweeping the compounds, the boys are in charge of getting water for the cooking. Older boys set the canopies, and arrange the seats. The environment is brought to perfection, in anticipation of the in-laws (groom and his family).
In the afternoon, the in-laws arrive, looking their best. And then, the ceremony commences.
The bride, accompanied by her train of maidens, takes a calabash of palm wine to her groom (the church marriage's equivalent of exchanging rings). The man drinks the wine and they dance.
At this point, the family members and the guests all come out and dance; all while throwing money at the new couple.
Food and drinks are served, music is blasting from the speakers, and those who are in the mood, dance. The atmosphere is filled with joy and merriment. The two families rejoice with each other, as guests pray for a happy married life for the couple.
Late in the evening, when the event is over, the bride takes all her things that was in her father's house, and follows the groom to his own home – their own home. All the guests come out and wave at the in-laws as they're leaving.
At that point, most brides and mothers cry (happy tears, anyway), because the girl leaves her family, and follows another family home.
Traditional Igbo Wrestling
— By Ekene from Nigeria
Traditional wrestling is a type of sports activity found within Igbo communities, inhabitants of southeast Nigeria. This practice is to audit for skillful energetic young men within a particular community. These group wrestlers in some cases form the warriors and traditional soldiers of the community from different age grades. For the purpose of festivity, it is expected that all the age grades participate with one person emerging victorious from each grade. Outside entertainment, traditional wrestling is among platforms young men use to prove their physical strength. When a man fight with his agemates and comes victorious he is rewarded, celebrated and admired by all, especially young ladies even years after. Just like we have in English wrestling, the winner enjoys a lot of traditional endorsement and titles within the year he won until defeated in next wrestling season, unless otherwise he maintains his position. It is also the activity to mark the end of farming season and introduce the new season in Igbo calendar. Wrestling is used to promote peace and unity amongst villages and bring together in-laws from another town who couldn't visit during the farming seasoning. Sometimes it may be used to settle local disputes or decide a rightful suitor for a young lady, especially from royal families. Today I was privileged to witness the traditional wrestling rehearsal of Ama-Enu Afikpo, Afikpo North Local Government Area in Ebonyi State, southeast Nigeria for the community's traditional wrestling come September. Here are images from the scene.
Electricity in Rwanda
— By Assumpta from Rwanda
30 percent of the population of Rwanda has access to electricity. Rwandan manufacturing enterprises experience power outages sometimes. As a result, many firms operate their own diesel generators.
Power tariffs in most parts of the country fall in the range of US$0.2 per kilowatt including a bonus of 15 kilowatts at the beginning of every month for non-commercial subscribers. By 2020, the government of Rwanda hopes that 70% of the population will have access to electricity.
My photo essay deals with the electricity situation in Rwandan families' everyday life in four pictures:
This story was completed as part of a special course on electricity in Africa in collaboration with the Enel Foundation.
Bath Time
— By Doose from Nigeria
In local Nigerian setting, a mother would bathe her child from a bucket in the open. This is usually a time for the child to either play or cry. I don't know how it is in other African countries but I'd like to know. Who else can relate to this?
Political Aspirant
— By Kennedy from Kenya
These are pictures I took of an aspirant for the seat of Senate in Nandi County, in Kenya. The aspirant is 28 year old Samson Kiprotich Cheragei showing an old woman his campaign portrait during one of his campaigns in the county. The aspirant won the party primaries and is slated to face other aspirants vying under different parties on 8th August 2017 when Kenya electorates goes to the poll.
Touring Johannesburg
— By Nobantu from South Africa
On Friday 26 May I had the pleasure of taking a friend, who was visiting South Africa, on a tour of Johannesburg. It was a busy day, packed with tons to see and even more to learn. Being a youth activist living in Kenya, meant that Angel was eager to visit historic sights of political significance. We toured "Constitutional Hill," sampled the gallery at the Hill, and drove through much of Johannesburg until we had our longest stop at the "Apartheid Museum." We polished off the day with pizza and drinks at "86 Public," a restaurant renowned for its heart-warming pizzas. Unfortunately, we were not always allowed to take pictures in some paid exhibits. However, we managed to get lots of other cool snaps along the way.
Comrades Marathon
— By Nomalungelo from South Africa
South Africa is one of the most beautiful and lovely countries in the world. We have different events that unite different nationalities together to celebrate:
Comrades Marathon is the world's largest and oldest ultra-marathon race, occurring annually every May/June in the province of KZN between the two cities of Durban and the Capital City of KZN, Pietermaritzburg, or visa versa. Comrades Marathon is an ultra-marathon of approximately 89 km. It started in 1921 until now, and 7,100 runners participated in the 2017 Marathon. The race is opened to everybody, and different nations keep on running this race.
Each and every route that the runners pass, the community comes out in their numbers to support the runners. Some of the runners run for charity reasons, some for advertising products, others to promote their culture, others promoting their countries, and others for health reasons. However, the most important is that Comrades Marathon promotes unity between countries /nations.
We are South Africans, Durbanites, you cannot take that from us.
A Day at the Beach
— By Sophie from Madagascar
Overcoming Unemployment in Zimbabwe
— By Samantha from Zimbabwe
With the increase in the rate of unemployment any source of income is a lifeline in the lives of many Zimbabweans. From selling traditional pots made from mud, grass brooms, fruits, snacks and vegetables many have been able to supplement salaries to make ends meet. These various small sources of income have put food on the table, pay for school fees and provide some basic needs. In some cases these ventures are the only source of income for some families. In such an economy any open space can be converted to a market place. From the gate to the bus stop any place that has people passing by is suitable to have a table with diverse products to sale.
What I Mind is Community Lives
— By McDonald from Malawi
This is a photo story about my friend Cecilia Mankhwala. She is a Project Field Coordinator for a project called Smallholder Dairy Improvement Project (SDIP) at Sustainable Rural Growth and Development Initiative (SRGDI). Cecilia is a young lady who has inspired many girls for her love to work with rural communities. She does not mind conditions faced on her mission to bring change to rural areas. Most of areas she works in are typical remote with challenging environment but she humbles herself to achieve her objectives. I have just taken some shots of what Cecilia is proud of doing. Cecilia is popular in the community for the SDIP that has initiated for the improvement of incomes at household of dairy farmers due to increase of milk production from 5 litres per cow per day to 12 – 30 litres per cow per day.
SDIP was funded by Rural Livelihood Economic Enhancement Programme (RLEEP) by the Government of Malawi and International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
The restaurant where Cecilia takes her lunch is at the well-known trading centre called Goliati in Thyolo district in the southern region of Malawi. Goliati is the home area of the Malawi's current president and is about 7 kilometres to the cemetery of the former president of Malawi Bingu wa Mutharika brother to Peter wa Mutharika the current president.
Students Rally
— By Sanet from South Africa
While there are many beautiful things I could share about my country, I have chosen to share some of the realities surrounding protests in support of bringing down university fees. Thus, here are South African students rallying together for the common cause of bringing down university fees.
Tabitha Home
— By Festus from Nigeria
As a humanitarian, I take out time, sometimes to visit the vulnerable or orphans. I recently graced the 10th year anniversary of Tabitha home. A home for both orphans and vulnerable children; it plays host to both orphans and children who are vulnerable, including those their parents can afford to pay their school fees. Mrs Febisola Okonkwo is the director of this wonderful home also known as help initiative. She has a heart of gold. She left her banking job 10 years ago just to start helping the vulnerable children hawking wares on the street or orphans who don't have anyone to send them to school. In the last 10 years she has sponsored more than 3 students who are University graduates. She's currently helping 14 vulnerable children to live a comfortable life.
They Are Catalysts for Societal Wellness
— By Macdonald from Malawi
Women are agents for every society. They haven't endorsed for this responsibility but are naturally responsible in everything to move in a family, community and nation at large. Women have unique responsibility and capability to develop their families. They do what they can to make lives of their children and family healthy and happy. Women in Malawi are such hard workers -as any woman on earth- to bring happiness in lives. For instance, female dairy farmers in Thyolo district are contributing to economic growth and infrastructural development in Malawi through milk production. Malawian women are also in forefront when it comes to governance participation.
Kids of Ouagadougou
— By Alexandrine from Burkina Faso
When walking in Ouagadougou, day and night, I captured the images of children that were offered to me. I want to show those who keep smiling despite the difficulties of life.
My Childhood
— By Assumpta from Rwanda
These pictures deal with child labor, lack of water and education. It's a true story, my story. I grew up in poor conditions of living. This made my education so hard. My country was recovering from genocide, and clean water was a serious matter: before going to school my first task was fetching water in a valley located a bit far from my home. Once upon the time, Yala citizen journalism gave a story telling assignment (Photograph Essay), and this gave me an idea of visiting the valley close to where I grew up. Two scenarios took me back in history; people fetching dirty water and a young boy pushing water on his bike. That's exactly similar to my childhood situation except for the bike. Fortunately, my story is not a tragedy due to "education for all"; a Rwandan government policy introduced to promote girls education.
A Ride to University
— By Linus from Nigeria
Without these hardworking taxi drivers, students in the University of Nigeria based in southeastern Nigeria woulld struggle to go to classes. Every morning, students walk to the bus stations nearby to board these cabs or what's called "UNN shuttle" to go to classes. Each car carries four students for well below 15 cents.
Kampala Dry, Kampala Wet
— By Clare from Uganda
This is Kampala on two different weather days; on a dry and rainy day. On a rainy day, Kampala streets flood, and the city gets congested, especially at the peak hours when people are travelling back home from work. On dry days, you will find street children and beggars on the streets.
Women Making Ends Meet
— By Theodora from Ghana
Here in the Ashanti Region of Ghana, a major way uneducated women make ends meet is through street hawking. They do this to supports their family. They sell pineapple and pawpaw, braised rice with sardines, vegetables, bar soaps, detergents and sponges, watermelon, sachet water and so on.
The Joy and Art of Dressing
— By Ajayi from Nigeria
John Galliano once said that "the joy of dressing is an art". Fashion is indeed a form of art dedicated to the creation of clothing and other lifestyle accessories. Fashion varies as a result of religion, country, styles and taste. My focus is on Africa Print.
Africa Print, popularly known as Ankara, is primarily associated with Africa mainly because of the tribal-like patterns and motifs. Ankara was formerly known as Dutch wax print, originally manufactured by the Dutch for the Indonesian textile market. But the prints gained more interest in West Africa and reflected Africa culture and lifestyle more. It is a very versatile fabric and many items such as shoes, bags, clothing and accessories are designed.
With Mariam Abubakar Lawal, a close friend and an exquisite Ankara designer- start-up entrepreneur, who creates and designs shoes, bags and clothing with the fabric prints. She has special skills in combining colours, tones and shades in an original manner. Mariam's journey as a designer started because of her undiluted passion for fashion and the skills she had, despite her skills she had a month intensive training. Her business was supported financially by families and friends. Her business thrives well in Lagos, Nigeria with over 30 customers within 3 months of opening her business.
Fashion is about styles and fashion is life.
Madagascar the Island
— By Lova from Madagascar
These are some picture of my countryside, where my mother grew up. A very beautiful place with beauty, calm and happiness.
Morning in Bujumbura
— By Elvis from Burundi
Bujumbura is life in the morning. People, me included, wake up early in morning at 5:00 to work. Some are going on the church, others are going to work in their field. Women are talking, children are helping their parents in cooking and cleaning dishes, moto bicycles taxi driveers are waiting for people. Bicycles taxi driveers are carrying grass for animals. Everyone is happy to go to work. I took these pictures myself between 5:30am and 7am.
Family Reunion
— By Denis from Uganda