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Posted on 29 Sep 2019 15 Nov 2019
Parish Newsletter 29.9.2019
TWENTY SIXTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR (YEAR C)
Sections: News | Rotas | Upcoming Events | Mass Times
PARISH MASS COUNT 'Week Two' of our annual Mass count this weekend. There will be four counts in total over consecutive weekends.
DECEASED Please pray for Maureen Power RIP who died recently, her Requiem Mass is in Our Lady of Peace on Friday, 4th October at 11.00am, followed by burial at Slough Cemetery. Also please pray for Martha Basey RIP who died last week, her Requiem Mass will be in St Ethelbert's, Slough, on Friday, 11th October at 12.30pm, followed by burial at Slough Cemetery. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace, Amen.
MASS CHANGE there will be NO Mass on Friday, 4th October at 9.30am, Mass will be at 11.00am and will be the Requiem Mass for Maureen Power RIP.
ANNIVERSARIES Please pray for the following whose Anniversaries occur this month: Daniel Joseph O'Reilly, Johanna Schwarz, Gwyneth Walsh, Peter David Williams, Ursula Patricia Reardon, Maria Kitchen, Mary O'Connor, Claire Agnes Priest, Mary Weymouth, James Wright, John Joseph O'Connor, Gerald Joseph Mahoney, Jacqueline Ann Henderson, Mary Saunders, Patrick Arthur Turmer, Rosalind Margaret Dye, Michael Moss, Thomas Joseph McCarthy, David Charles Rake, Sean Michael Greene, Julia Arnold, Denise Frances Jones, Seford Emmanuel Cole, Daniel Smith, Maria Gertrude Stevens, Jean (John) Auger, Marian Bellamy, Patrick Rowe, Rosina Mary Thomas, John Thomas Keenan.
CAFOD FAMILY FAST DAY : FRIDAY, 4TH OCTOBER No one should be beyond reach of the love and support they need to thrive. This Fast Day, CAFOD invites us to fast, pray and give, so we can extend the hand of friendship to the world's poorest people. Fabiano's village in rural Uganda has been devastated by drought. Every day, children would trek miles for water, risking their education – and safety. Donations from parishioners across England and Wales helped install a solar powered water pump in the village. Now Fabiano and his friends can collect water quickly and safely. On Family Fast Day, CAFOD invites us to eat a simple meal for lunch or dinner and give the money we save to help children like Fabiano. Family Fast Day envelopes are attached to the Bulletin this weekend, please return next weekend.
FIRST SATURDAY MASSES There will be a 10.00am Mass at Our Lady of Peace Church on the first Saturday of each month, with 24 hours adoration prior to the Mass. On Friday, 4th October, due to the Requiem Mass at 11.00am, 24 hours Adoration will follow after the Requiem Mass, finishing with 10.00am Mass on Saturday, 7th September. A sign-up sheet for Adoration is on the Lectern at Our Lady of Peace.
If your child is in Year 3 or above, and you wish your child to receive their First Holy Communion in June 2020 you will need to enrol them on the First Holy Communion programme. The First Holy Communion classes will begin in February 2020 and will be held at St Andrew's on Saturday mornings.
The first enrolment date will be on Tuesday, 8th October between 3.30pm and 5.00pm, the second enrolment date will be Tuesday, 15th October between 6.30pm and 7.00pm. They will both be held in the Sacristy at Our Lady of Peace Church. Parents will need to complete an enrolment form which will be available on the enrolment date.
The maximum amount of children we can take is 88, if we reach that number by Sunday, 10th November which will be the deadline date for any enrolments, then any latecomers will have to wait until 2021. If your child was Baptised in another Parish, you will need to bring with you a copy of the child's Baptism certificate: if you cannot find it, you will need to contact the Parish where your child was Baptised and obtain it before the enrolment meeting.
MARY'S MEALS will be coming to our Church on SATURDAY, 12TH & SUNDAY 13TH OCTOBER to take away your unwanted clothing and bedding (no duvets or pillows, bric-a-brac or furniture please). Over the next couple of weeks please collect your unwanted clothes and put them in tied sacks marked 'Mary's meals'. then before 12 noon on 13th October bring them with you when you come to Mass where the charity Mary's Meals will be here to pick them up.
Not only will you be getting rid of unwanted clothes/bedding and giving yourself a little more space but you will also benefit a really worthwhile charity. Mary's Meals feeds children one good meal every day at school in 18 countries. Because of our low costs we can do this for as little as £13.90 per child per year!
Mary's Meals
SLOUGH & LONDON RUN Mens clothing urgently needed, please place in the container in the Church porch at Our Lady of Peace. Please don't leave any toys or children's clothes in the container.
'OPEN HOUSE' Fr Joseph is proposing to hold an 'Open House' for Parishioners to come along and discuss any issues relating to personal, family or parish life i.e. Baptisms, Weddings, Parish matters. These will be held on Monday evenings between 4.00pm and 7.00pm in the Sacristy at Our Lady of Peace. The first of these meetings will be held on Monday, 21st October.
THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, until the feast of St Francis on 4th October, is celebrated by many Christian denominations as the Season of Creation. It used to be one day but because of climate change it is now a whole month. Pope Francis asks us during this time to do what we can to reduce our impact on the environment. He asks us to consider what we eat, what we buy, how we travel, together with our use of water and fossil fuels. Let us do whatever we can to rescue our planet from the effects of some of the many choices we make.
EXTRAORDINARY MISSIONARY MONTH The Church has designated October 2019 an Extraordinary Missionary Month. It challenges us to fully embrace our call to mission in our daily lives among family, friends, and community, while embodying the theme "Baptized and Sent: The Church of Christ on a mission in the world."
In order to provide us with an inviting and practical pastoral tool, the Pontifical Mission Societies have asked Magnificat worldwide to prepare a special October 2019 issue to help the faithful receive the many graces flowing from this Extraordinary Missionary Month. In addition to the regular features, daily Mass and Prayer for the Morning and Evening inspired by the Church's Liturgy of the Hours, each day of this special issue will include a mission-themed meditation, a profile of a missionary saint, and a prayer intention for the mission.
The October issue of Magnificat is a perfect way to engage the faithful in prayer day after day. To help equip our parish to become a thriving missionary community filled with "missionary disciples", we have obtained copies which will be available over the next couple of weeks, priced £4.99.
PRAYING WITH BISHOP PETER for the election of our new Bishop. Bishop Peter, having offered his resignation as our Bishop to the Holy Father, asks you to pray with him for God's Spirit to guide the election of a new Bishop for our Diocese. Prayer cards are available in the Church porches.
"Lord God, you are our eternal shepherd and guide. In your mercy grant your Church of Northampton a shepherd who will walk in your ways and whose watchful care will bring us your blessing. Lord, bless us with the fullness of your love. Give us the joy of having a shepherd to lead your Church of Northampton who will be pleasing and acceptable to you. Lord, in your love for us, give us the joy of receiving a shepherd who will be an example of goodness to your people and will fill our hearts and minds with the truth of the gospel.
Mary Immaculate – Pray for us. St Thomas of Canterbury – Pray for us".
OUR PARISH LIST OF THE SICK There is a book where you can enter the name of the person to be prayed for. In line with Data Protection legislation please obtain the consent of the person before entering their name in the book. This book will be placed on the altar during each Mass in Our Lady of Peace Church.
MESSAGE FROM BISHOP PETER Individual meetings for victims and survivors of abuse, their families and supporters with Bishop Peter. Bishop Peter is offering to meet with victims and survivors of abuse, their families and supporters. For more details, or to book a meeting with the Bishop, contact the Safeguarding office on: 01604 723514.
NEW TO THE PARISH? If you are new to the Parish we ask you to introduce yourself to our point of contact for 'newcomers', or speak to Fr Joseph. Before the final blessing you will be invited up to be greeted/prayed for. The point of contact for 6.00pm Mass is Louise or Marie, for 9.45am Mass, Madeleine or any of the choir members led by Brid, for 11.30am Mass Fr Joseph or Edward. There are Parish forms available in the Church porches which we ask you to complete and return to Yvonne in the Parish office.
ART GROUP Would you like to join an informal art group? We meet at St Andrew's on a Wednesday morning between 10.00am and 12.00 noon. Open to all who worship at St Andrew's and members of Our Lady of Peace parish. A warm welcome awaits you.
GARDENERS We need volunteers to help in the garden at St Andrew's, our current helpers are retiring after many years of faithful weeding! There is no need to cut the grass, all you need to do is weed, tidy and cut back where needed, all the edges and flower beds, and clear the leaves in the Autumn. Please contact Yvonne if you are able to help, 01628 605764, email using this link or use the contact form.
ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT every Monday at Our Lady of Peace from 7.00pm to 8.00pm. All welcome to join in Contemplating the Face of Christ through prayer, praise and stillness. There is also Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament at St Andrew's every Thursday from 8.30am – 9.30am.
ADORATION of the Blessed Sacrament prior to the 6.00pm Mass on Saturdays, beginning at 5.15pm. Please respect the Lord and those who would like to pray by maintaining silence in Church prior to Mass.
DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET is prayed each Sunday after 11.30 am Mass in St Andrew's for Priests.
HELP AFTER SUNDAY 9.45AM MASS We are extremely grateful to all those who help tidy the Church after the 9.45am Mass each Sunday, please keep up the good work!
ST JOHN HENRY NEWMAN Prayer cards available in the Church porches, priced 50p each.
DIOCESAN DIRECTORY copies of the Northampton Diocesan Directory for 2019 are available in the Church porches priced £5 per copy.
ST ANDREW'S 300 CLUB If you wish to join the 300 Club please contact Shelagh Whitehouse on 01753 516502. Forms are available in the Church porches. Membership is £12 per year.
MARRIAGE AND RELATIONSHIP COUNSELLING WITH MARRIAGE CARE Catholic Marriage Care is a faith-based organisation, that draws on its Catholic tradition and contemporary research, to help couples in both good times and bad. Most relationships face difficulties at some point. Talking to a relationship counsellor can help. Our local centre in Reading offers relationship counselling with fully-trained counsellors. For further information please call 0800 389 3801.
If you are a trained relationship counsellor, could you volunteer with Marriage Care? Further counsellors are needed for our Reading centre – expenses and supervision is provided. For further information, please contact Sue Cooper using this link or phone 0793 949 5774.
ST GILBERT'S MISSION PROJECT will still continue raising funds. Small plastic bottles are available in the church porches for any loose change you would like to donate to the St Gilbert's Mission Project. Please return full bottles to Our Lady of Peace.
PARISH MASS BOOKS 📚 We are using Volume 2 of the Mass books for Year C. As with Year A and Year B, books if you would like to donate £1.95 for one of these books, or £7.95 for the large print books, please feel free to do so, and we will enter into the book a dedication for your intention. Just put into an envelope the offering and the name(s) you wish inscribed in the book(s) and hand to Yvonne at the Sacristy or Presbytery: for a deceased person please add 'RIP' to the name or names; for someone alive, please add 'Intention'.
If you have taken one of the Parish Mass books home by accident, please could you return it as soon as possible.
CAR PARKING Please when using the car park at the rear of Our Lady of Peace Church please keep the middle lane clear, this provides access for an emergency vehicle if necessary. Also we ask that you take care not to block pavements or the corner of the road leading into St Michael's Court. It is very difficult for residents of St Michael's Court to access Lower Britwell Road when cars are parked on the corner obstructing the view onto the road. Please drive in as far as you can to allow us to use all the available spaces. 🚗
CATHOLIC SINGLES is an organisation which helps single Catholics of all ages (over 18 years) meet other single Catholics, either one to one or through social events. For further information visit http://www.catholicsingles.org.uk or telephone 0161 941 3498.
USED STAMPS FOR THE MISSIONS Please save your stamps and put in the boxes available in the Church porches. Over the years used stamps have been collected at Slough and have been sold on to raise funds for work undertaken in schools, hospitals and Parishes by Sisters, Brothers, Lay People and Priests in the developing world. The used stamps are sold on to Dealers and Collectors, and the proceeds used to assist in funding Church projects abroad. This can be done here in this Parish by as many people as possible depositing as many stamps as is possible in the Stamps for the Missions box in the Church porch.
OUR LADY OF PEACE CHURCH 'DEFECTS LOG' BOOK There is a 'defects log' book on the bookcase in Our Lady of Peace Church. If you find any defects which need to be investigated in the Church please make a note in the book.
MASS OFFERING FORMS are available in the Church porches which you can complete for any Mass intentions you wish to have offered. Please return the form, with your offering, in an envelope and hand to Fr Joseph or Yvonne, or leave in the Sacristy or Presbytery.
IN OUR PARISH Yvonne Cafferty, is our Parish Safeguarding Representative. Maura Potter, is our Pastoral Coordinator for the sick and housebound, email Maura using this link or telephone 01628 666278. If you, a relative, friend or neighbour are sick or house bound and would like to receive Holy Communion please ring Maura on 01628 666278. If you are a commissioned Eucharist Minister and would be willing to join the team who take Communion to our sick and housebound parishioners then please contact Yvonne.
HIRING/USING ST ANDREW'S All proposed events, bookings or cancellations in any part of St Andrew's Church must be made via the bookings secretary on 07546 710834 to avoid duplication.
HOLY FAMILY BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP A monthly meeting held on the first Saturday of each month, facilitated by parishioners. Please contact Fr Kevin on 01753 543770, or email using this link for further information, or visit the Holy Family, Langley website.
Holy Family Church – 226 Trelawney Av. Langley | SL3 7UD
ARE YOU REGISTERED WITH THE PARISH? If you previously completed the census forms for the Together in Faith Campaign then you will be registered, If not registration forms are available in the Church porches, or e-mail Yvonne or phone the presbytery.
SUBMISSIONS FOR THE PARISH WEBSITE/WEEKLY NEWSLETTER can be sent to Yvonne. Items on paper and print are also accepted and can be given to Yvonne or Fr Joseph or delivered to the Presbytery. The deadline for items for the printed bulletin is Thursday 12 noon.
Diocese News
Diocese Twitter page (includes the Bishop's weekly engagements)
The Vine (Journal of the Diocese of Northampton)
Diocese of Northampton Flickr photo albums
News from the Catholic Church in England & Wales
Videos on Vimeo from the Catholic Church in England & Wales
Catholic Church in England & Wales Flickr photo albums
News from the Vatican (in English)
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Readers & Extraordinary Eucharistic Ministers Rota
N.B. Use this link for the complete Mass Rotas.
5th – 6th October
Saturday 6.00pm – Readers : Jennie P and Liam H..
Sunday 9.45am – Readers : Audrey T and Cedrica L. Eucharistic Ministers : Maura P, Andrea B, Tina K, Peter K, Madeleine B.
Sunday 11.30am – Readers : Clement F and Anitha F.
12th – 13th October
Saturday 6.00pm – Readers : Sandy McC and Mike C.
Sunday 9.45am – Readers : Robert B and Madeleine B. Eucharistic Ministers : Juliet S, Patrick A, Denise McC, Robert B, Alexcia O-W.
Sunday 11.30am – Readers : Zeena M and Prithi M.
PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL will meet on Monday, 30th September at 7.00pm in the Sacristy. If you have matters you wish to bring to the attention of the PPC please email Yvonne with the details, or speak to Barbara Bryant after 9.45am Mass.
Our Lady of Peace Church – Lower Britwell Road, Burnham | SL2 2NL
REJOICE IN MOTHERHOOD: MOTHERS PRAYERS For Mothers who wish to pray together for their children and grandchildren – Mothers, Grandmothers, Aunties! Please come and join us as we pray for our children, Our Lady of Peace Church at 10.30am on Thursdays. Please feel free to request prayers for family and friends. There is a 'Mothers Prayers' request book on the bookshelf at the side entrance to the Church.
ST BERNARD'S PREPARATORY SCHOOL Open Mornings on Thursday, 3rd October from 9.30am – 11.30am, and Saturday, 5th October from 10.00am – 12noon. To book a place please email using this link.
St Bernard's Prep School, Hawtrey Close, Slough | SL1 1TB
St Bernard's Prep School website
CHRISTMAS CARDS Mary McCarthy will be selling Christmas Cards after the 6.00pm Vigil Mass on Saturday, 6th October and 9.45am Mass on Sunday, 7th October at Our Lady of Peace, and at St Andrew's after 11.30am Mass on Sunday, 27th October. Proceeds towards St Gilbert's Mission project.
ST VINCENT DE PAUL group meet at 6.30pm on Tuesday, 8th October in the Sacristy at Our Lady of Peace. New members would be welcome. If you know of anyone who would like a visit from the SVP please advise Yvonne.
Our Lady of Peace Church – Lower Britwell Road, Burnham | SL2 2NL | Bus: 12, 53
SVP (England & Wales) website | » Contact the Presbytery
MASS for victims and survivors of abuse, their families and supporters at St Mary's in Woburn Sands at 12 noon on 12th October 2019. All victims and survivors of abuse, their families and supporters are invited to this Mass. The focus will be on healing, reconciliation and the forming of compassionate links with the Church. There will be light refreshments after the Mass.
St Mary's Church – Aspley Hill, Woburn Sands, Bucks | MK17 8NN
St Mary's, Woburn Sands website
REV JANET MINKKINEN Congratulations to Rev Janet, until recently, Vicar of St Andrew's, who has been appointed as the new Vicar at St Peter's Church in Burnham. Rev Janet's Licensing will be in St Peter's on Wednesday, 16th October at 7.30pm. All are welcome to attend.
St Peter's Church, Burnham (CofE) – Church St/The Precincts, Burnham | SL1 7HX
FIRE & LIGHT WITH COR ET LUMEN CHRISTI COMMUNITY "Come and join us for special evenings of praise, worship, healing and empowering prayer ministry in the glorious presence of the Eucharistic Lord," at 8pm on 6th November and 11th December, at Chertsey Hall, Heriot Road, Chertsey, KT16 9DR. All welcome. For those who would like to share a lift please meet at Our Lady of Peace at 7pm.
Cor et Lumen Christi Community
Mass Times & Intentions
September 28th – October 6th
N.B. Changes and new events are in bold text.
There is Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament prior to the 6.00pm Mass on Saturdays, beginning at 5.15pm. Please respect the Lord and those who would like to pray by maintaining silence in Church prior to Mass.
Morning Prayer is prayed before every weekday Mass and the Rosary is prayed after Mass: all are welcome to join us.
Sunday Mass Readings (Year C)
Saturday 28th September | TWENTY SIXTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
5.15pm-5.45pm Our Lady of Peace – Confessions
6.00pm Our Lady of Peace – Julia Murphy, Marie Chamberlain, Canon Tim Russ RIP (P & C), Zeena Birthday Intentions (Zeena)
Sunday 29th September | TWENTY SIXTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
9.45am Our Lady of Peace – Fr Russell Campbell RIP (Denise), Giuseppe Caliandro RIP (Luigee), Italia Clementoni RIP (Wieckowska) 👧👦 ☕
11.30am St Andrew's – Elizabeth & Tristan Intentions (Collings), Jude & Kash (Millie), Zemire Cardoso, People of the Parish 👧👦
Monday 30th September | ST JEROME, Priest & Doctor of the Church
9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Eldred Jnr Birthday Intentions (Zeena), Edward Agbaje in thanksgiving
7.00pm Our Lady of Peace – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Tuesday 1st October | ST THERESE OF THE CHILD JESUS, Virgin & Doctor of the Church
9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Peggy Boundy Intentions (Rosary Group), Godfrey Chukwudi RIP (1st Anniv) (Chukwudi)
Thursday 3rd October
8.30am St Andrew's – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
9.30am St Andrew's – George Rawling RIP (Rawling), Joanna Intentions (Sister), 1st Birthday Zeone Cardeso (Pires)
10.30am Our Lady of Peace – Mothers Prayers
Friday 4th October | ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI
N.B. No 9.30am Mass today
11.00am Our Lady of Peace – Requiem Mass for Maureen Power RIP
12 noon Our Lady of Peace – 24 hours Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Saturday 5th October
10.00am Our Lady of Peace – Catherine & Thomas Hennessey RIP, Birthday Remembrance (Florence), Lucy Bruce RIP (Lamb)
Saturday 5th October | TWENTY SEVENTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
6.00pm Our Lady of Peace – Fr Andy Intentions , James & Mary Houlihan RIP (Robert)
Sunday 6th October | TWENTY SEVENTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
9.45am Our Lady of Peace – Vint family Intentions, Fr Andy Intentions (Denise), Carmel Quinn & Martin Morrissey RIP (Morrissey) 👧👦 ☕
11.30am St Andrew's – Sr Regina Corrigan SS CC Intentions (Whitehouse), Thanksgiving (Mary Magdalene), People of the Parish 👧👦
☕ Tea and Coffee available after Mass.
👧👦 Children's Liturgy for ages 4-7 during Mass.
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The George Phillips Public Service Award was established in January of 2015 in honor of the youngest and longest serving United States Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi–George Phillips. Previous recipients are Marshall Fisher in 2015, Sheriff Martin Pace in 2016, and Jesse Bingham in 2017. The Top Cop Luncheon is a part of National Police Week and provides an opportunity to honor fallen law enforcement officers, their families and the officers in Central Mississippi who are named "Top Cops" for exemplary actions in the line of duty.
The fallen officers who were honored during the event were Lincoln County Deputy Sheriff Donald William Durr and Quitman County Deputy Sheriff James E. Clark. Deputy Sheriff Donald William Durr was shot and killed after responding to a domestic disturbance call in Bogue Chitto. Deputy Sheriff James E. Clark was killed in a single vehicle crash while responding to a shooting call. Widows, widowers, and family members of fallen law enforcement officers were also recognized.
Copiah County Sheriff Harold Jones was presented the Jim Ingram Lifetime Achievement Award for his service. Previous recipients are Linda Wooley of the Jackson Police Department in 2007, Commissioner Jim Ingram in 2008, United States Marshal Nehemiah Flowers in 2009, former Lt. Governor Phil Bryant in 2010, Bureau of Narcotics Director Marshall Fisher in 2011, Madison Chief Gene Waldrop in 2012, Chief Don Byington in 2013, Chief Walter Tucker in 2014, Commissioner Albert Santa Cruz in 2015, Pat Cronin in 2016 and Chief Walter Armstrong in 2017.


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Manchester attacker's younger brother arrested in Tripoli - spokesman | Reuters
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TRIPOLI The younger brother of the suicide bomber who killed 22 people at a concert venue in Manchester has been arrested in Tripoli on suspicion of links with Islamic State, a spokesman for a local counter-terrorism force said on Wednesday.The force, known as Rada, detained Hashem Abedi, who was born in 1997, on Tuesday evening, spokesman Ahmed Bin Salem told Reuters.
Hashem Abedi had been in touch with attacker Salman Abedi, Bin Salem said."We have evidence that he is involved in Daesh (Islamic State) with his brother. We have been following him for more than one month and a half," Bin Salem said.
"He was in contact with his brother and he knew about the attack."
Salman Abedi, 22, was born in Britain to Libyan parents. Britain's interior minister said earlier that he had recently returned from Libya and had likely not acted alone. Abedi's father Ramadan lives in Tripoli. (Reporting by Ahmed Elumami; Writing by Aidan Lewis, Editing by Patrick Markey and Angus MacSwan)
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Betula Papyrifera Tree Information
Images of Betula Papyrifera:
Betula Papyrifera grows in the following 40 states and provinces:
Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yukon
Information about Betula Papyrifera:
More information about Betula Papyrifera may be found here.
The Betula Papyrifera is commonly known as the Canoe Birch, Paper Birch, Silver Birch as well as White Birch.
The currently accepted scientific name of paper birch is Betula papyrifera Marsh. . It is wide ranging and exhibits considerable ecotypic variation. Six intergrading geographical varieties are recognized : var. papyrifera - typical paper birch var. cummutata (Regel) Fern. - western paper birch var. cordifolia (Regel) Fern. - mountain paper birch var. kenaica (W. H. Evans) Henry - Kenai birch var. neoalaskana (Sarg.) Raup - Alaska paper birch var. subcordata (Rydb.) Sarg. - northwestern paper birch Birch (Betula spp.) is a genetically plastic genus, often with morphological variation continuous between species . Hybridization is common. Paper birch naturally hybridizes with almost every native species in the genus. Named hybrids include : B. p. var. neoalaskana x B. glandulosa = B. X eastwoodiae Sarg. (Syn. = B. X dugleana Lepage) B. papyrifera x B. nana = B. X hornei Butler B. papyrifera x B. populifolia = B. X caerulea Blanchard B. papyrifera x B. occidentalis = B. X utahensis (Britt.) Dugle (Syn.= B. X piperi Britton) B. papyrifera x B. pumila var. glandulifera = B. X sandbergii Britt. Crosses with yellow birch (B. alleghaniensis), sweet birch (B. lenta), and river birch (B. nigra) have not been named.
Paper birch has a transcontinental distribution across northern North America. It grows from Newfoundland and Labrador west along the northern limit of tree growth across Canada to northwestern Alaska, south to Washington, east and north in the mountains to western Montana and southwestern Alberta, east across the Prairie Provinces to Manitoba, and south and east through the Lake States to New England. Scattered outlying populations occur in the Great Plains of Montana and North Dakota, the Black Hills, the Appalachian Mountains from central New York to western North Carolina, and the Front Range of Colorado . Paper birch is cultivated in Hawaii . Detailed descriptions of the ranges of the six varieties are available .
In boreal spruce ecosystems, paper birch forms nearly pure, pioneer communities on disturbed sites. It is rare in late successional or climax forests and generally restricted to openings. It is a principal component of boreal mixedwoods in Canada because its pioneering habit is favored by the relatively frequent 50- to 125-year fire return interval . Codominants in mixedwoods include trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides), black spruce (Picea mariana), white spruce (P. glauca), jack pine (Pinus banksiana), and balsam fir (Abies balsamifera). In the Northern Great Plains, paper birch forms climax woodland communities on moist, north- or east-facing slopes . Published classifications listing paper birch as a dominant in community types (cts), habitat types (hts), plant associations (pas), or ecosystem associations (eas) are presented below: Area Classification Authority interior AK postfire cts Foote 1983 AK general veg. cts Viereck & Dyrness 1980 AK: Kenai Peninsula forest veg. cts Reynolds 1990 MN: Boundary Waters general veg. cts Ohmann & Ream 1971 Canoe Area e MT, ne WY, w ND, forest & woodland hts Hansen & others 1984 w SD: Missouri Plateau sw ND woodland hts Girard & others 1989 c NF forest veg. cts Damman 1964 PQ: Gaspe Peninsula forest veg. cts Zolaseski 1988 St. Lawrence Valley general veg. pas Dansereau 1959 BC: Prince Rupert Forest general veg. eas Haeussler & others 1984 Region, Interior Cedar- Hemlock Zone w-c Alberta forest eas Corns & Annas 1986
Some of the information provided here is attributed to:Uchytil, Ronald J. 1991. Betula papyrifera. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). , available at the USDA Fire Effects Information System (FEIS) website


I know most of our Gaming Friday articles have been about games that are just fun, but hey that's what Gaming Friday is all about! Bulletstorm is no exception to that! The game is all about killing enemies, but not just that performing moves in combos when killing enemies to get a higher score. Bulletstorm is from the same people who did the Gears of War series so you know it is going to be a great game. Read on to find out all about it!
Bulletstorm is not only available on PC, but Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 as well. My experience with the game has mostly been on Xbox 360. I was mainly interested in the game because buying the Epic Edition allowed you to get in to the Gear of War 3 beta, but after playing it, it was well worth my purchase.
So what is Bulletstorm all about. Let's talk about the story first. Set in a futuristic utopia, an elite peacekeeping force thwarts the rumblings of civil war. But deception within the ranks has caused two members of the most feared unit to strike out on their own. Now stranded on an abandoned paradise, Grayson Hunt and Ishi Sato find themselves surrounded by hordes of mutants and flesh eating gangs. They survive on two objectives: get off the planet alive and extract revenge on the man who sent them there. You of course play as Grayson Hunt, who is quite the character.
Your main objective is to get off the planet alive and kill General Sarrano. The story is actually not that bad if you plan on playing the campaign. I actually completed the campaign in a couple of week of playing casually. The levels are very detailed and some of them are just beautiful.
Your arsenal is filled with quite a few guns that you eventually get as the campaign goes on. Each gun can be upgraded along the way. Each gun also has a charge shot, or special shot as people like to call it. The charge shot all depends on the gun, but many of them are pretty cool. You are able to hold have 2 guns active. My favorite combo is the PeaceMaker Carbine and the Flail Gun. You are also get the Energy Leash along your journey. This is an energy whip that can grab enemies from a distance and can also activate area affects.
The really fun part of Bulletstorm comes from the "skillshot" system. As I said you are awarded different points on how you kill an enemy. So if you kick someone then kill them, it's called a "bullet kick" and you get a certain amount of points for that kill. You can also use the Energy Leash to grab an enemy and throw them into say a cactus, this kill is called "Pricked". There are quite a few different skillshots, you can check out a full list here.
If you beat the campaign there is a mode called "Echos" where you play certain spots in each level and try to get the highest score by doing all different types of skillshots. It is a lot of fun and I've played many Echos over and over again just to beat a friends highscore.
There is no real competitive multiplayer, but there is as a multiplayer mode called Anarchy, where enemies continuously spawn. This mode is much like the Horde mode in Gears of War, but it is a little bit different.
All in all this game is a lot of fun, whether you are playing the Campain, Echos, or Anarchy mode you are bound to have a lot of fun. If you buy this game today your weekend should be set!


*President Barack Obama is moving forward with plans to reinforce the United States military presence in the Asia-Pacific region.
*Saturday, January 28th marks the 31st anniversary of the start of the International Data Piracy Day. We will have more on SOPA and PIPA.
*University of California president, Mark Yudok made the announcement that the UC system is banning the use of tobacco products, its sales, and advertisements on campus.


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Judge for Shelan
Shelan is an R&B Recording Artist of UK origin based in Atlanta, Georgia
Before Shelan moved to Atlanta, she lived in London UK, where she began singing professionally in the music industry from the tender age of 15 years old, writing performing and releasing a string of white label records in her teens, and has been crafting her skill ever since.
Alongside her performing artist career turning out many club hits in the UK, Shelan progressed as a ghost writer/top line writer for Universal Music Group (who gave Shelan her professional name), alongside many top writers and hitmakers in the industry, but decided to leave the UK and come to the U.S to pursue and focus on her solo career as an R&B Singer/Songwriter. She started out in New York in 2008, where she completed her debut album and then decided to venture out and move down in South in 2010 . It is in Atlanta she now continues her professional recording artist career, with a great debut album under her belt, and a year of great success and acclaim she so deserves, to look forward to!
Shelan is an exceptionally talented hard working songstress with top notch writing skills and impressive vocal ability, and brings a unique international twist to the game. Shelan is an artist the R&B critics have got their eye on ....one to watch ;-)


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package org.openkilda.simulator.messages.simulator.command;

import static com.google.common.base.MoreObjects.toStringHelper;

import org.openkilda.simulator.messages.LinkMessage;
import org.openkilda.simulator.messages.SwitchMessage;
import org.openkilda.simulator.messages.simulator.SimulatorMessage;

import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonInclude;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonPropertyOrder;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.annotation.JsonSerialize;

import java.util.List;

@JsonSerialize
@JsonInclude(JsonInclude.Include.NON_NULL)
@JsonPropertyOrder(value = {
        "type",
        "switches",
        "links"})

public class TopologyMessage extends SimulatorMessage {
    @JsonProperty("switches")
    private List<SwitchMessage> switches;

    public TopologyMessage(@JsonProperty("switches") final List<SwitchMessage> switches,
                           @JsonProperty("links") final List<LinkMessage> links) {
        this.switches = switches;
    }

    public List<SwitchMessage> getSwitches() {
        return switches;
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
        return toStringHelper(this)
                .add("switches", switches.toString())
                .toString();
    }
}

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LONDON, Aug. 12, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global Ship Lease, Inc. (NYSE:GSL) (NYSE:GSL.U) and (NYSE:GSL.WS), a containership charter owner, announced today its unaudited results for the three months ended June 30, 2010.
Ian Webber, Chief Executive Officer of Global Ship Lease, stated, "During the second quarter, we generated record revenue as our 17 vessel fleet was employed on long-term fixed rate contracts with no off-hire days, achieving 100% utilization. While the recovery is still in its early stages, container shipping fundamentals continued to strengthen during the quarter as a result of both strong demand and reduced surplus capacity. Specifically, spot charter rates and containership values have continued to improve since the first quarter."
Mr. Webber continued, "During the second quarter, we also strengthened our financial position. Since amending our credit facility approximately one year ago, we have paid down $46 million in debt."
The 17-vessel fleet generated revenue from fixed rate long-term time charters of $39.6 million in the three months ended June 30, 2010, up 9% on revenue of $36.2 million for the comparative period in 2009 when one fewer vessel was deployed. During the three months ended June 30, 2010, there were 1,547 ownership days, up 91 or 6% on 1,456 ownership days in the comparable period in 2009. There were no dry-dockings in the three months ended June 30, 2010 and no off-hire days, giving a utilization of 100%. In the comparable period of 2009, there were four unplanned off-hire days, representing utilization of 99.7%.
For the six months ended June 30, 2010 revenue was $78.8 million, an increase of 11% on $71.2 million in the comparative period. With one additional vessel, ownership days at 3,077 were up 181 or 6% on 2,896 in the comparative period. Further, offhire days in the first half of 2010 were two, compared to 38 in the first half of 2009.
Vessel operating expenses, which include costs of crew, lubricating oil, spares and insurance, were $10.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010. The average cost per ownership day was $6,565 in the second quarter 2010 compared to $6,269 for the first quarter, up $296 or 5% due mainly to catch up spend on maintenance. The second quarter 2010 average daily cost was down 9% from the average daily cost of $7,217 for the comparative period in 2009. The reduction on the prior year is due to lower crew costs from slightly reduced manning and lower lubricating oil consumption from slow steaming and following installation of alpha lubricating equipment on a number of vessels.
For the six months ended June 30, 2010, vessel operating expenses were $19.8 million or an average cost per vessel per day of $6,418 compared to a total of $21.2 million or an average of $7,331 for the six months ended June 30, 2009.
Depreciation was $10.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010, including the effect of the purchase of one additional vessel in August 2009, compared to $9.0 million for the comparative period in 2009.
Depreciation was $19.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 compared to $17.8 million for the comparative period in 2009.
General and administrative costs incurred were $2.1 million in the three months ended June 30, 2010, including $0.3 million non-cash charge for stock based incentives, compared to $2.4 million for the comparable period in 2009, including $0.9 million non-cash charge for stock based incentives.
In the six months ended June 30, 2010, general and administrative costs were $3.9 million, including $0.6 million non-cash charge for stock based incentives, compared to $4.6 million for the comparable period in 2009, including $1.6 million non-cash charge for stock based incentives.
Interest expense, excluding the effect of interest rate derivatives which do not qualify for hedge accounting, for the three months ended June 30, 2010 was $6.0 million. The Company's borrowings under its credit facility averaged $584.1 million during the second quarter and were $553.1 million at June 30, 2010 after repayment in June 2010 of $31.0 million. There were $48.0 million preferred shares throughout the period. Interest expense in the comparative period in 2009 was $5.6 million based on average borrowings, including the preferred shares, of $590.1 million in the quarter.
For the six months ended June 30, 2010, interest expense, excluding the effect of interest rate derivatives which do not qualify for hedge accounting, was $11.9 million. The Company's borrowings under its credit facility averaged $585.2 million during the first half of 2010. There were $48.0 million preferred shares throughout the period. Interest expense in the first half of 2009 was $10.2 million based on average borrowings, including the preferred shares, of $590.1 million in the period.
Interest income for the three months ended June 30, 2010 was $60,000 and was $163,000 in the comparative 2009 period. For the six months ended June 30, 2010, interest income was $95,000 and was $305,000 in the comparative 2009 period.
The Company hedges the majority of its interest rate exposure by entering into derivatives that swap floating rate debt for fixed rate debt to provide long-term stability and predictability to cash flows. As these hedges do not qualify for hedge accounting under US GAAP, the outstanding hedges are marked to market at each period end with any change in the fair value being booked to the income and expenditure account. The Company's derivative hedging instruments gave a $16.4 million loss in the three months ended June 30, 2010, reflecting primarily movements in the forward curve for interest rates. Of this amount, $3.9 million was a realized loss for settlements of swaps in the period and $12.5 million was an unrealized loss for revaluation of the balance sheet position. This compares to a $13.9 million gain in the three months ended June 30, 2009 of which $2.8 million was a realized loss and $16.7 million was an unrealized gain.
For the six months ended June 30, 2010, the total loss from derivative hedging instruments was $25.7 million, of which $8.3 million was realized and $17.3 million unrealized compared to a total gain in the six months ended June 30, 2009 of $16.1 million of which $4.8 million was a realized loss and $21.0 million was an unrealized gain.
At June 30, 2010, the total mark-to-market unrealized loss recognized as a liability was $46.4 million.
Normalized net earnings was $7.5 million, or $0.14 per Class A and B common share, for the three months ended June 30, 2010 excluding the $12.5 million non-cash interest rate derivative mark-to-market loss. Including the mark-to-market loss, the reported net loss was $5.0 million or $0.09 loss per Class A and B common share. For the three months ended June 30, 2009, normalized net earnings were $6.1 million, or $0.11 per Class A and B common share, excluding the $16.7 million non-cash interest rate derivative mark-to-market gain. Including the mark-to-market gain, reported net earnings were $22.8 million or $0.42 income per Class A and B common share.
Normalized net earnings was $15.7 million, or $0.29 per Class A and B common share, for the six months ended June 30, 2010 excluding the $17.3 million non-cash interest rate derivative mark-to-market loss. Including the mark-to-market loss, the reported net loss was $1.7 million or $0.03 loss per Class A and B common share. For the six months ended June 30, 2009, normalized net earnings were $13.0 million, or $0.24 per Class A and B common share, excluding the $21.0 million non-cash interest rate derivative mark-to-market gain. Including the mark-to-market gain, reported net earnings were $33.9 million or $0.63 income per Class A and B common share.
In the six months ended June 30, 2010, a total of $35.1 million has been prepaid leaving a balance outstanding of $553.1 million. The Company estimates that a further $60.3 million will be prepaid in the year ending June 30, 2011.
Adjusted cash from operations was $16.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010 compared to $14.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009.
Adjusted cash from operations was $33.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 compared to $30.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009.
The table below shows fleet utilization for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 and for the year ended December 31, 2009. Unplanned offhire in the six months ended June 30, 2009 includes 18 days for drydock and associated repairs following a grounding and a seven day deviation to land a sick crew member.
(2) Contracted to be purchased from German interests.
(3) Seven-year charter that could be extended to eight years at charterer's option.
If you are unable to participate at this time, a replay of the call will be available through Thursday, August 26, 2010 at (866) 932-5017 or (347) 366-9565. Enter the code 8030416 to access the audio replay. The webcast will also be archived on the Company's website: http://www.globalshiplease.com.
Global Ship Lease owns 17 vessels with a total capacity of 66,297 TEU with a weighted average age at June 30, 2010 of 6.3 years. All of the current vessels are fixed on long-term charters to CMA CGM with an average remaining term of 8.6 years. The Company has contracts in place to purchase two 4,250 TEU newbuildings from German interests for approximately $77 million each, that are scheduled to be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2010. The Company also has agreements to charter out these newbuildings to Zim Integrated Shipping Services Limited for seven or eight years at charterer's option.
Adjusted cash from operations is a non-US GAAP measure and is reconciled to the financial information below. It represents net cash provided by operating activities adjusted for certain non-cash items such as deferred taxation. Movements in working capital -- changes in receivables and payables -- are also adjusted as these are essentially timing differences. We also deduct cash paid to settle derivatives and an allowance for the cost of future drydockings, which due to their substantial and periodic nature could otherwise distort quarterly adjusted cashflow. Adjusted cash from operations is a non-US GAAP quantitative measure used to assist in the assessment of the Company's ability to generate cash. Adjusted cash from operations is not defined in accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and should not be considered to be an alternate to net earnings or any other financial metric required by such accounting principles. We believe that adjusted cash from operations is a useful measure with which to assess the Company's operating performance as it adjusts for the effects of non-cash items and includes the effect of certain cash items.
(1) The weighted average number of shares (basic and diluted) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 and the three months ended June 30, 2009 excludes the effect of outstanding warrants and stock based incentives as these were antidilutive. For the six months ended June 30, 2009, the diluted weighted average number of shares includes the incremental effect of outstanding stock based incentive awards but excludes the effect of outstanding warrants as these were antidilutive.


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Q3 2011 Migration
Migration to BC: Q3 2011
Andrew Ramlo & Ryan Berlin
The Urban Futures Institute
Recent Migration Trends in BC
Migration data from the last quarter of 2010 revealed a significant decline in the level of net international migration to the province of BC. While the net loss of 1,145 people from BC to other countries at the end of 2010 was small in number, it was significant both in terms of its direction—being the first time that BC's quarterly net international migration had ever been negative in Statistics Canada's database (which dates back to 1972)—and in its magnitude of change from previous quarters. As it turns out, this loss was driven not by significant changes in levels of immigration or emigration, but a change in the number of non-permanent residents living in BC (and in Canada as a whole). The quarterly change in the number of non-permanent residents was the largest in BC's history.
The most recent quarterly migration data (Q3 of 2011) revealed another significant decline for BC: a loss of residents through interprovincial migration. While also relatively small in number (723 more people moved from BC to other provinces than from them), the net loss of BC residents to other provinces in Canada is significant for two reasons. First, this quarterly loss follows losses in both Q1 and Q2 of 2011, representing the first time since 2003 that the province has seen three consecutive quarters of net interprovincial out-migration. Second, while the wash and backwash of labour force migrants between BC and Alberta is evident in the migration data back to 1972, a significant proportion of the losses in the most recent quarter were to Ontario and, perhaps more surprisingly, to Quebec.
The Relationship between GDP Growth and Migration
While Gross Domestic Product (GDP) represents the de facto indicator of economic well-being, these data are only typically tabulated at the national level. With similar data not available for provinces, most assessment of provincial economic conditions rely more on changes in employment levels, construction activity, retail spending, and consumer and business sentiment. Migration data, albeit less frequently quoted, are also good indicators of directions of change in provincial economic activity. More specifically, the flow of migrants between provinces provides a good indication of relative provincial economic health.
For example, the figure below shows the history of quarterly net interprovincial migration for BC and the difference in annual growth in real GDP between BC and Canada as a whole. As the two data series have clearly moved in the same direction over the past three decades, it is interesting to consider the current outflow of interprovincial migrants from BC (and our below-average GDP growth rate) against previous periods of economic change.
Following a volatile economic period in the early- to mid-1980s that came on the heels of a second wave of oil price shocks in the late-1970s, Q1 1987 marked the beginning of a significant and sustained net inflow of migrants to BC from other parts of Canada. In fact, from the beginning of 1987 to the end of 1997 an annual average of almost 29,100 more people moved from other provinces in Canada to BC than from BC to them (a net gain of 319,894 people over the eleven years). These significant net inflows came along with a period of above-average growth in BC's economy relative to Canada as a whole: between 1987 and 1997, annual real GDP growth in BC averaged 3.2 percent, while real GDP growth Canada-wide averaged only 2.4 percent. While positive net inflows of people—and workers—to BC over this period undoubtedly buoyed the provincial economy, the fact that BC managed to avoid falling into recession in the early-1990s as other provincial economies contracted may have also played a role.
With few structural barriers to mobility within Canada (unlike international migration), BC residents began packing their bags for other provinces at the beginning of 1998: from this point to the end of 2003 an average of 10,700 more people moved from BC to other provinces annually than moved to BC from them (more than 64,000 people in total). This period of out-migration coincided with economic growth in BC that, while never dipping into negative territory, fell well below the Canadian average: between 1998 and 2003 growth in BC's real GDP averaged 2.6 percent annually, while economic growth in Canada as a whole averaged 3.6 percent.
From 2004 to the end of 2009 BC's economy fared relatively well compared to Canada as a whole, with growth in BC's real GDP averaging 2.4 percent versus Canada at 1.8 percent. With BC faring better than average through the credit crisis and resulting recession in 2009, it is not surprising that interprovincial migration remained positive up to the end of 2009. Annual interprovincial migration to BC averaged 7,300 people between 2004 and the end of 2009, with almost 51,300 more people moving to BC from other provinces than those moving the other way.
Early 2010 marked yet another transition in both the economic and migration data for BC. GDP data show that provincial economic activity in BC fell below the national average, with the BC economy growing by 3.0 percent versus a Canada-wide average of 3.2 percent. While still positive, the migration data for 2010 showed significant declines in the number of people moving to the province, falling from more than 3,600 in the first half of the year to only 1,000 through the second half. More importantly, the decline continued, moving into negative territory through each of the first three quarters of 2011.
While on their own these patterns may be interesting to a range of economics and demographics geeks, the relationship between relative economic performance and interprovincial migration should be of interest to a much wider audience. With more timely migration data for the provinces, this relationship provides a good indication of directions of change in provincial economic activity.
If history is a good indicator of things to come (which it is often not), the three quarters of negative migration flows in 2011 for BC would suggest a continuation of below-average economic growth in BC through 2011 when compared to our provincial counterparts. Further, as people don't wait for the release of new economic data to make decisions to move, additional quarters of net out-migration from BC may portend slower growth through early 2012. Only time—and data—will tell!


GPO tower print by Jayson Lilley is printed exclusively for Habitat on 210gsm smooth art paper by East End Prints.
Jayson Lilley lives and works in London and takes inspiration from iconic London landmarks, making the ordinary look extraordinary.
With his signature bold colours, limited palette and illustrative approach, Lilley's style certainly packs a punch.
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After all those Bloody Maries, I was craving dessert, so I decided to make Jeffrey Morgenthaler's Amaretto Sour. Since he serves it on the rocks, it's technically an Amaretto fix, but why quibble? The basic recipe (I'm no historian, but the one I know) is 1.5 oz of Amaretto and .75 oz of lemon juice. I like to add Regan's orange bitters, because they are light, and they add a pleasant orangey tang to the drink without killing the bright flavors from the lemon. Mr. Morgenthaler takes it in a different direction, modifying the liqueur with some cask-strength bourbon. In his recipe he uses Booker's, and I just so happen to have some.
Shake and strain over ice. Garnish with a lemon peel and brandied cherries.
I'm not always in the mood for an egg white sour, but it's a nice indulgence once in a while. The bourbon added a pleasing oaky quality to the drink, and made it much dryer, but I didn't think it was worthy of all of the braggadocio in the blog entry. Given a choice, I would probably pick this version of the drink over the classic. I like egg white drinks, but the use of amaretto as a base makes this drink so rich that the egg is almost unwelcome.
It was a very nice place to stay, and I will make it again, but even so, my quest for the perfect amaretto sour continues.
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I've never attempted Morgenthaler's amaretto sour recipe. It sounds pretty delicious though. It's funny, I know a lot of bartenders just from around where I live/work who claim to make the best one out there.


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Southern Brittany ‑ Morbihan Gulf
The 10 destinations
Enjoy the gentle pace of life on the Gulf's islands, discover megalithic secrets and half-timbered houses, experience the thrills of ocean racing, picnic at the isle of Groix on the deck of a traditional sailboat, and take a stroll along the banks of the Blavet and Scorff rivers. Southern Brittany-Gulf of Morbihan offers experiences you'll never forget!
Unmissable places
Rochefort-en-Terre, labellise Les Plus Beaux Villages de France, vue generale du chateau de Rochefort-en-terre. Bruyere, pins et ajoncs© Emmanuel Berthier
The Lanvaux moorlandsA mixture of unspoilt heathland and megalithic sites
Crossing the Morbihan department from east to west, the Lanvaux moors offer an unspoilt panorama criss-crossed by hiking trails and dotted with pockets of forest. A natural...
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Quiberon Peninsula of dreams
Jutting out into the sea for 9 miles (14km) and just 72ft (22m) wide at its narrowest point, the Quiberon Peninsula is a tourist destination par excellence. With its rugged...
VannesVannes the man
The walled town of Vannes is without doubt one of Brittany's most attractive sights and a must-visit on any trip to the Gulf of Morbihan. Wander around the well-preserved...
Saint-Cado et la ria d'Etel Go with the flow
Half way between Lorient and Quiberon, the Étel river flows inland like an outstretched hand for 9 square miles. Its dangerous mouth has swallowed many a sailor and its town of...
Suscinio and the Rhuys Peninsula An interesting peninsula
On the temperate east side of the Gulf of Morbihan, the Rhuys Peninsula has something to interest all members of the family. From the magnificent Château de Suscinio to golden...
Groix A natural wonder
At 4.3 miles (7 km) long by 1.8 miles (3 km) wide, Île de Groix is Brittany's second largest island after Belle-Île and lies 8.7 miles (14 km) off the coast of Lorient. Once a...
GavrinisThe island of ancient stones
In the Gulf of Morbihan, the small uninhabited island of Gavrinis is home to what is arguably Brittany's most impressive Neolithic site – a pyramid-shaped stone burial chamber...
La Roche-BernardA village built on water
Between Vannes and Nantes, the fortified village of La Roche-Bernard has dominated the River Vilaine for a thousand years. These days the village is best known for its...
© Yannick Le Gal
Port Louis A fabulous port
A short and pleasant boat trip across the bay of Lorient, Port-Louis is worth a day of anyone's time. The main sight is the star-shaped fort, which now houses two fascinating...
Belle-Ile, the 'beautiful isle'Brittany's largest island is a magnet for tourists
Belle-Île, 9 miles (15km) off the coast of the Gulf of Morbihan, is Brittany's largest island. After a turbulent past, which included occupation by the British, the 'beautiful...
Auray – port of Saint-GoustanA delightful port brimming with history and a major pilgrimage site
As you travel over the dual-carriageway bridge between Vannes and Lorient, you can't help but notice a pretty little port. Nestled at the bottom of an estuary, Saint-Goustan...
© Xavier Dubois
The Ile aux Moines and the Isle of ArzThe two largest islands in the Gulf of Morbihan
Among the 42 islands in the Gulf of Morbihan, the largest island, the Ile aux Moines ('Monks' Island'), stands out because of its mild climate and eco-chic style, and because...
Live a Brittany Experience
"Meet passionate Bretons and experience Brittany to the full.
Enjoy authentic moments, share their passions and discover a lesser-known Brittany!"
Let Pierre introduce you to a different side of the Gulf of Morbihan
© Yannick Derennes
Be an animal keeper for the day at Branféré
© Simon Bourcier
Bird watching in the Gulf with David
Oyster tasting in the Gulf of Morbihan with Ivan
Treat yourself to Dessert School!
© Pierre Torset
Cycle round the salt marshes


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Adrian Sing
- Forever Worship - Forever Live!
About Adrian Sing
It is by God's Grace & Favor that Adrian Sing has been making waves in South Africa and the World, here is what we have been able to keep track of...
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In 2012 he was selected and featured on the New Breed Album and got to work with Israel Houghton.
He gained a vast insight into the Gospel Music Industry and has not stopped advancing since then.
As 2014, Adrian Sing would accompany Pastor Benny Hinn on his annual tours in South Africa.
Many Articles have been written about Adrian Sing
"Describing himself as a student of the Word of God, Adrian Sing says that he made great discoveries in the Holy Bible about who he was and is to be through Christ Jesus working in him — the head and not the tail, a child of God, a member of a Holy Nation, a royal priesthood — and other biblical truths — just naturally found their way into his songwriting."
In 2015 Adrian Sing released his debut Album, "Unashamed" which boasts 12 amazing tracks which will rejuvenate and refresh your Faith!
The winning track is one of 12 original songs that can be found on Sing's debut album, Unashamed. The album, which was released late in 2015, is described as a mixture of gospel, rock, pop and worship based songs. You can immediately pick up a blend of all of these flavors as you get into the album.
All the glory is the opening track and brings with it an energy that serves as an excellent introduction to the newcomer's musical style. With a strong rock and electric guitar influence, the song is reminiscent of something you would hear on a Planet Shakers offering, with a catchy chorus that says: "All the glory/All the honor/It all belongs to you!"
This Album is Available on iTunes and on the Android Play-store.
SABC Crown Gospel Music Award Winner, Adrian Sing, accolades his recent success to God.
"It is to God whom I give the glory for opening every door for me and creating a path where there didn't seem to be a way,"
He was also a finalist in the 2016 Durban Gospel Icon Discovery Awards
In early 2017, Adrian Sing did a hit single collaboration with Sgwili Richmond Zuma.
This is an isiZulu track that Adrian Sing authored and it has already started trending on the mainstream and in Churches.
Nominated for 4 Ingoma Awards for 2017
Adrian Sing has lately been nominated for 4 categories, for the 4th Ingoma Awards which will be held at the Lyric Theater on the 26th of August 2017.
The 4th category which is not mentioned below is "Best Song Writer" which the judges will determine prior to the awards.
Tickets are already available at Computicket and you can also watch Live from the comfort of your home on Channel 340 - "Dumisa"
Please vote by SMS, 1 vote at a time
Example, "Ingomas Best Collaboration Adrian Sing" to 40439
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While 8635825983 was originally issued with the info above, the owner of the phone number (863) 582-5983 may have transferred it through a process called porting.
Is 863-582-5983 your phone number?
These people keep calling me saying that I'm eligible for a refund. They tell me I need to be in front of my computer and fill out my banking information, which is something I will not do. I've told them to quit calling me but it doesn't work. Is there anything that can be done to remedy this situation?
Have not specified, what account.
This caller left me a voicemail that I had purchased a subscription for $399, and if I wanted a refund I should call 863-582-5983. I have not made such a purchase, this is a scam/fraudster call.
I got 2 calls about a week apart, one male, one female, saying my license and service contract on my computer was about to expire and I would not be able to get my $399 back if I did not call #. Definitely a scam!
A recorded male voice informs me that my credit card has been charged $399 for a subscription to...? (can't understand the mumbling at this point), and ask to contact them if I wish to get a refund.
".to get your $399 dollars back, call us at 863.582.5983. Again (mumbling/skip) subscription. To get your $399 back call us at (#)."
(863) 582-5983 is a fake caller. The recording states that your account will be charged $399 if you don't call them back. So weird!
Recording of male voice telling you to call back the number calling several times, at the end saying to call to "get your money back". Reported to Do Not Call Registry.


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GRAMMAR GREEK AND LATIN
What are the regularities and conventions that structure a language? How do you determine if a form or a construct is correct? What role do prescriptive rules, the everyday, and literary usage play? Grammar is the complex of notions and mechanisms that makes a language a shared and functioning system. In the case of ancient Greek and Latin it also has the non-secondary merit of giving access to a literary production of unreachable beauty, which is at the base of our civilization.
The teaching aims to provide students with knowledge related to morphology, parts of speech and constructs of ancient Greek and Latin, also in the light of language theories and of both descriptive and normative approaches of the ancient and late ancient grammatical tradition.
6 CFU
Participation in the activities and / or individual study will allow the student to:
– know and understand the morphology of ancient Greek and Latin;
– know and understand the syntax of ancient Greek and Latin;
– know and understand the main features of the reflection by the ancients on their own languages;
– ability of reflection on similarities and differences between the ancient analysis model and the modern one;
– acquire the appropriate technical language.
– acquire the appropriate technical language;
– apply the knowledge on language reflection by the ancients to the reading in the original language of ancient habdbooks.
Command of ancient Greek and Latin.
Lectures and guided practice exercises (group works will be in case organized, according to the number of participants).
Distance learning via videoconference on Microsoft Teams (access code: gkhldln).
Attendance at lessons is highly recommended. Non-attending students are asked to contact the teacher to receive supplementary bibliography. All the students are requested to register on the Aulaweb page of the teaching, where timely communications will also be given if changes to the teaching methods should become necessary.
– in-depht analysis of characteristic and problematic issues of ancient Greek and Latin;
– the idea, origins and constitutive parts of the techne grammatike in the Greek world and the ars grammatica in the Latin world;
– the theory of the parts of speech and Hellenismos/Latinitas;
– analogy and anomaly: readings from Varro, De lingua latina, books 8-10.
– analogy and anomaly: readings from Varro, De lingua latina, books 8-10;
– reading in the original language of the Techne grammatike attributed to Dionysius Thrax.
The reading list for this course, together with the lecturer's suggestions and instructions are available on the Italian version of the web page.
In case of problems in finding the books, students are kindly requested to contact the teacher.
Other texts that will be discussed in class will be made available on Aulaweb.
LARA PAGANI
Office hours: At DAFIST, Sezione Ellenica, via Balbi 4, or on Microsoft Teams. Please write an email to set an appointment.
LARA PAGANI (President)
SERENA PERRONE
LARA NICOLINI (Substitute)
EXAM DESCRIPTION
Oral test.
The test is an interview aimed at assessing: 1) knowledge and understanding of the mechanisms of morphology and syntax of ancient Greek and Latin; 2) knowledge and understanding of the main features and of the mechanism of the reflection by the ancients on their own languages; 3) ability of reflection on similarities and differences between the ancient analysis model and the modern one; 4) ability of use of the appropriate technical language.
'Pass' requirements are: to know the information relating to morphology and syntax of ancient Greek and Latin; to have basically understood the main conceptual turning points and the crucial problems of the reflection of the ancients on their own languages; to be able to grasp the differences between the ancient analysis model and the modern one; to express with the appropriate technical vocabulary.
'Excellence' requirements are: a total mastery of the phenomena related to morphology and syntax of ancient Greek and Latin; to have thoroughly understood the conceptual turning points and the problems of the reflection of the ancients on their own languages; to be able to reflect independently on the differences between the ancient analysis model and the modern one; to argue with the appropriate technical vocabulary.
The test is an interview aimed at assessing: 1) knowledge and understanding of the mechanisms of morphology and syntax of ancient Greek and Latin; 2) knowledge and understanding of the main features and of the mechanism of the reflection by the ancients on their own languages; 3) ability of reflection on similarities and differences between the ancient analysis model and the modern one; 4) ability of use of the appropriate technical language; 5) ability of applying the theoretical knowledge to the reading in the original language the passages of ancient habdbooks dealt with in class.
'Pass' requirements are: to know the information relating to morphology and syntax of ancient Greek and Latin; to have basically understood the main conceptual turning points and the crucial problems of the reflection of the ancients on their own languages; to be able to grasp the differences between the ancient analysis model and the modern one; to express with the appropriate technical vocabulary; to read in the original language the ancient handbooks discussed in class.
'Excellence' requirements are: a total mastery of the phenomena related to morphology and syntax of ancient Greek and Latin; to have thoroughly understood the conceptual turning points and the problems of the reflection of the ancients on their own languages; to be able to reflect independently on the differences between the ancient analysis model and the modern one; to argue with the appropriate technical vocabulary; to read in the original language the passages of ancient handbooks dealt with in class and to reflect on their contents, problematizing them.
Attendance at lessons is highly recommended. Non-attending students are asked to contact the teacher to receive supplementary bibliography. All the students are requested to register on the Aulaweb page of the teaching, where timely communications will also be given if changes to the teaching methods should become necessary


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Jaume Casanovas (?) fou un clergue terrassenc i organista català.

El 20 d'agost de 1738 es presentà a les oposicions per a la plaça de mestre de capella i organista de la basílica de Santa Maria d'Igualada competint pel càrrec amb Josep Camins, Antoni Montells i Josep Carles, oposicions que foren invalidades ja que hom denuncià que els opositors no havien estat tancats i s'hagueren de repetir dos dies més tard. Casanovas quedà en segon lloc empatat amb Antoni Montells.

El 1739 succeí Francesc Aulet en el magisteri de l'orgue de la basílica de Santa Maria de Castelló d'Empúries, càrrec que exercí fins el seu traspàs l'any 1794. A Castelló d'Empúries obtingué els beneficis eclesiàstics de Santa Maria (1739) i Sant Domènec i Santa Coloma (1752).

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Músics terrassencs
Religiosos terrassencs
Organistes catalans


The CADF has passed its first birthday. Announced to much fanfare at the 2006 China-Africa summit, it was formally established in June 2007 by the China Development Bank. The 50-year fund now manages US$1 billion, an amount that will later rise to $5 bn. The Chairman of the Board is the politically well-connected Vice-Governor of the CDB, Gao Jian. The public face of the fund is Chi Jianxin.


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What is beginner level training?
We offer the following courses which provide an introduction for complete beginners to these analytical techniques. To attend these courses you do not need to have any background in the technique, chemistry or even in science.
Previous attendees include PhD students, service engineers, sales and marketing personnel. People wishing to have a 1-day classroom based refresher course also frequently attend these courses.
For those with no prior experience of the analytical technique, we recommend attending the absolute basics course before attending more involved intermediate courses.
As well as teaching the above courses both onsite and offsite, we can give tailored and spoke training and consultancy on any GC-related related technique to any level experience.


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