On This St. Patrick's Day 2019....

On this St. Patrick's Day, we hereby present this courtesy of Jonathan Lockwood Huie throughout all all our key properties as we all #HappySt.Patrick's Day:

May God grant you always...
A sunbeam to warm you,
a moonbeam to charm you,
a sheltering Angel so nothing can harm you.
Laughter to you.
Faithful friends near you.
And whenever you pray,
Heaven to hear you.
- Irish Blessing

May love and laughter light your days, and warm your heart and home.
May good and faithful friends be yours, wherever you may roam.
May peace and plenty bless your world with joy that long endures.
May all life's passing seasons bring the best to you and yours.
- Irish Blessing

May the road rise up to meet you, may the wind be ever at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face and the rain fall softly on your fields.
And until we meet again, May God hold you in the hollow of his hand.
- Irish Blessing

Notations On Our World (Special Edition): Scenes from #ClimateStrike Around the World

We commend the team at the Guardian of London for all the images and their work on #ClimateStrike as we hereby present these selected images from this global day of service started by a single 16 year old from Sweden-It shows that how one person can truly make a difference as we join in saying loudly:  There is no Planet B!!! 

Notations On Our World (Special Friday Edition): On The Tragedy in New Zealand

Police patrol outside the Masjid Al Noor mosque in central Christchurch [Mark Baker/AP]

Police patrol outside the Masjid Al Noor mosque in central Christchurch [Mark Baker/AP]

As we went to press, our team has been monitoring horrific developments in New Zealand on an attack on two Muslim Mosques in the community in Christchurch.   The Prime Minister of New Zealand has noted this as one of the darkest days in New Zealand.    4 Suspects have been arrested--3 men and a woman.     The Prime Minister of Australia has noted that one of those arrested is an Australian described as an extreme Right-Wing anti-immigrant nationalist.

We join the World in noting that We stand with New Zealand and the US Ambassador to New Zealand, Scott Brown noted this in a Tweet approximately 4 hours ago:

We’re heartbroken over the events in Christchurch today. We stand with our Kiwi friends and neighbors and our prayers are with you. Kia kaha.

— Ambassador Brown 🇺🇸 (@USAmbNZ) March 15, 2019

The Prime Minister of Pakistan, though, captured what has led to this horrific attack:

I blame these increasing terror attacks on the current Islamophobia post-9/11 where Islam & 1.3 bn Muslims have collectively been blamed for any act of terror by a Muslim. This has been done deliberately to also demonize legitimate Muslim political struggles. https://t.co/5bBREoayLz

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) March 15, 2019

We here at the Daily Outsider stand with the People of New Zealand as we pray for the soul of the fallen and ask for solace for all their loved ones.