Sure, Austinites get excited when we can first pull out our sweaters, and the rare appearance of snow in December lit up everybody's social media feeds. But since then the skies over Central Texas have stubbornly stayed sunless, and even the Olympics can't chasing these winter blues away.
This month, we are finding our own sunshine at Austin's cheeriest bars. From flamboyant dives to drinkeries with plenty of diversions, these watering holes are guaranteed to keep you in high spirits.
Okay, the circus theme is a little sinister — more Carnival of Souls than Big Top Pee-Wee — but there's more than one way to get out of a winter rut. From the decidedly un-craft beers to the scrappy bands making a ruckus on the back stage, Carousel is a warped version of your favorite college hangout. But if you are going to make a night there, come prepared with your own bottle of booze and cash to pay for the set-ups.
So what if it's just "kinda" tropical? Who cares if there are only a few potted palms and nary a mojito in site? This winter, we need all the island vibes we can get. And when a weekend getaway to Tulum is not in the cards, taking solace in a perfectly simple avocado toast and a $6 glass of rosé ain't half bad.
Pull out a turban and your most psychedelic caftan. From the interior's tropical blues and greens to the flamingo wallpaper in one of the restrooms, this east side bar is working some serious Palm Beach realness. Even on the dreariest of days, the sparkly patio (complete with a wading pool) will have you feeling like you are sunning at luxury midcentury resort. Order something fruity and frozen, then lounge dah-ling.
Before you order one of the mugs of punch, even before you take the inevitable selfie in front of Irene's Insta-famous neon sign, take some time to savor the impossibly delicious strawberry cake. Cream cheese frosting may not be a fool-proof cure for the blahs, but when you follow it up with an extra boozy Painkiller? You betcha.
It's difficult to give in to the gloom when you have something more important to do, like fighting off hordes of zombies or planning a daring escape. At Pinballz Kingdom, you can do all of that, plus bowl, play laser tag, or maneuver through a maze. Also, they have a full bar and over 20 beers on tap. Just because you want to feel like a kid again doesn't mean you have to give up all the perks of being an adult.
Parking is a little tight in the strip that hosts this neighborhood haunt, but keeping with the bespoke (get it?) theme of the place, you'll want to bike over anyway. Besides, exercising releases endorphins — something you will get double of when you order the always affordable whiskey of the day.
If watching thousands of hours of YouTube dog videos has failed to get you out of your foul mood, get out of bed and watch the real thing. It's impossible not to smile as you watch dozens of pups frolic in tunnels and on tire swings — especially when drinking summery drinks like the peppery Catahoula Mama or the refreshing Hooked on Tonics. Who wants a treat? You do!


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At the end of August job centres registered 281,549 unemployed ready to take up a new job immediately. Compared to July, the number of unemployed fell by 3,700 and compared to August 2004 by 65,200, the SITA news wire reported.
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Palm Desert pastor marries his secretary
Monsignor Howard Lincoln does not wait for laicization
Jim Holman2021-07-06T09:10:21-07:00July 6th, 2021|
Howard Lincoln, second from right; Sandra Susini, center (Photo via the Desert Sun)
Parishioners at Sacred Heart Church and Catholic School might have been surprised in recent days by word that their longtime priest, the Rev. Monsignor Howard Lincoln, was planning to marry his secretary following his retirement this summer. But the news was actually a long time coming, he said.
He and his secretary, Sandra Susini, started discussing a union almost three years ago, Lincoln said in an interview with The Desert Sun on Sunday. "I am 75 years old with heart issues," Lincoln said. "Sandra is 72. We love each other and we want to take care of each other. And we don't want to be alone."
Lincoln said his intention to marry Susini was one of the reasons for his retirement — announced six months ago — and that he had discussed the possibility with his superiors as well.
"I told the Diocese (of San Bernardino) that I was considering marriage to Sandra in August of 2019," Lincoln said.
Few others at the Palm Desert church knew of the situation, though, until Lincoln mentioned his plans at a retirement luncheon Wednesday. On Saturday, the Rev. Gregory Elder, the church's new pastor, and the Rev. Tyler Tripp, parochial vicar, shared the news with parishioners via a letter posted on the church website.
"It is with mixed emotion that we share with you the following message. On Wednesday, June 30, at the end of our farewell luncheon for Monsignor Lincoln, he announced to those in attendance his intention to marry a woman with whom he is apparently involved," said the letter. "This announcement surely comes as a shock to the community of Sacred Heart, which Monsignor Lincoln has led for the past 20 years."
The letter added: "While he has not formally informed the parish or the Diocese of his intention to marry, many of you have already heard about his announcement at the farewell luncheon so we felt it best to address the issue. We know that this information will generate strong emotions for many and we are here for you in this moment of difficulty."
The Diocese of San Bernardino, which covers both Riverside and San Bernardino counties, did not return a phone call and and email from The Desert Sun seeking comment. Messages left for Elder and Tripp at Sacred Heart on Sunday were not immediately returned.
Lincoln later released a letter saying that he and Susini had married on Friday. He said while the church has a process known as laicization — essentially removing a cleric from the priestly state — the procedure can take a year or two, which he and Susini regarded as too long given their age….
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Deus Vult July 6, 2021 at 9:54 am - Reply
Basically, he said being old and scared means it's ok for him to break his vows. This is a man who has dumped faith in God for faith in a Jezebel. Both are putting their souls in jeopardy, and at their ages, there's little time left to repent. What a bounder.
Anonymous July 6, 2021 at 10:45 am - Reply
Diocesan priests don't take vows
bohemond July 6, 2021 at 11:05 am - Reply
All priests take vows of chastity and celibacy…wrong again Anonymous
HOWARD'S END July 6, 2021 at 4:29 pm - Reply
Bohemod, it is you who who are wrong. Diocesan priests at ordination make a promise to their Bishop to live a celibate life; it is less solemn than a vow and dispensation from it is less complex. But, practically, this is no more than semantics. Both the promise and the vow require sexual abstinence until dispensed by proper Church authorities.
I know Monsignor Lincoln from seminary days. He was a most faithful Catholic, and a mature man with keen insights. His counsel was valued by seminarians, myself included. He was tasked for many years to be the public relations spokesman for his Diocese. His long tenure at Sacred Heart parish with no hint of scandal indicates his loyalty to the Faith and to his promise of celibacy during those years. So his action to marry prior to dispensation surprises and disappoints me. His promise binds him until it is lifted.
Still, Monsignor discussed his concerns and plans with his Diocese well in advance of his retirement. In light of his long—and apparently much appreciated—service to his parishioners, why didn't the Diocese petition Rome to act more quickly to spare him this Scyilla and Charybdis choice? His concerns of loneliness and isolation are REAL. Bear in mind, the Church does not provide meaningful support [financial or otherwise] to retired priests as they age. They are left to fend for themselves.
Silent Observer July 6, 2021 at 6:46 pm
You stated that Mr. Lincoln's "long tenure at Sacred Heart parish with no hint of scandal indicates his loyalty to the Faith and to his promise of celibacy …". Well, I beg to strongly differ. He stated that he and his parish secretary had loved each other for many years. This, alone, indicates absolute disloyalty to his celibacy and his Faith, and a slap in the face to his parishioners and the diocese that supported him. Many of his parishioners knew of his affair with this secretary over the years and have been scandalized by it. It's not his getting married prior to dispensation that should surprise you, but by the fact that he was living a lie and being unfaithful to his promise to God. Your assertion that the Church does not provide meaningful financial or emotional support for retired priests is an attempt to give this particular priest a pass for his moral deceit.
Anonymous July 6, 2021 at 7:14 pm
We should pray for him. He can always repent.
Anon. July 6, 2021 at 9:34 pm
Howard's End– So, you think that "loneliness and isolation" are a priest's "big excuse" to plot, plan, and then run off with the church secretary, after he retires– wrongfully corrupting a church employee? That priest should instead go counsel "lonely and isolated" seniors at the local Nursing home, terminal cancer and COVID-19 patients at the local hospital, and the widows and widowers of cancer and COVID-19 patients– to start off with. Preach all about Christ's loneliness and suffering, and teach everyone to "offer up" their sufferings, in union with Christ's– tell them how God loves you, and He is with you, in your suffering. The vocation to the priesthood is a very great and noble calling. Not the calling of a weak, sinful, selfish and babyish old man, who deviantly plots and plans for several years, with his secretary– to run off and elope with her, the minute he retires. "All because he is lonely and isolated." Both of them should return their salaries to the Church. And he couldn't respect God– and await laicization– what if God told him– "NO?" By the way– we all have known many priests who were deemed "talented, smart, mature, excellent," etc. etc.– and turned out to be smooth-talking, golden-tongued, con-artists and criminals, who molested vulnerable kids.
Steve Seitz July 7, 2021 at 7:44 am
As I stated in another story, I also knew Howard Lincoln from his early years and completely concur with Howard's End's comments about Lincoln being faithful, orthodox, and mature. Fr. Lincoln's recent action is not consistent with the man that I knew.
I saw the television clip and detected some anger, possibly subconsciously motivated due to anger at the Francis Pontificate. There may have been an unintentional "bait and switch" in the chancery office due to the change in bishops. In other words, it may have been that Barnes had mentioned his approval of the laicization while Rojas expressed to the Vatican that he did not approve of it. In other words, Lincoln may have been operating on false hope and then gotten bitter. Howard's End also gave a possible reason for Lincoln's decision. All of this is conjecture to explain a shocking action. It seeks to explain it but DOES NOT justify it.
Regardless of the reason, Christ specifically calls us to do good regardless of the injustices and injuries that come our way. We are to always called to respond in love and not to respond like-for-like. We are also called to suffer redemptively.
The Howard Lincoln that I knew was humble and very capable of repentance. We should pray for him.
Anonymous July 7, 2021 at 9:26 am
They have been talking marriage for 3 years. I doubt it has anything to do with Pope Francis. He did it 2 days after he retired. I'm sorry. He is not the person that you thought he was. He feels he has a right to do it.
There are reasons but not excuses. The reason seems pretty obvious to me but I don't know him.
Steve Seitz July 7, 2021 at 11:27 am
I have no argument with what you said. I'm just trying to intellectually reconcile the social wreckage that's ensued.
Steve Seitz July 6, 2021 at 11:13 am - Reply
I think that's a quibble. How about oaths?
Double Life July 7, 2021 at 9:32 am - Reply
The man you thought you knew… is not the man he actually is.
OK, so they make "promises" of obedience and celibacy, you nit picking doesn't change the facts. He has dumped his vocation and caused much damage. He is a bounder, as the previous post said.
Anon. July 6, 2021 at 9:48 pm - Reply
Anonymous, not so fast. Diocesan priests make promises of celibacy, as well as obedience and respect, to the Bishop and his successors — and they are considered as "married to God," or "married to the Church." Whether a priest makes a "promise" or a "vow" of celibacy– it is very, very serious, Anonymous.
It really bothered me, to read the actual news stories, and watch the news videos. It has occurred to me, that this couple, making very foolish decisions, "playing with fire" with God and the priesthood– may end up with some really bad problems. How emotionally stable is this weird priest? What kind of "husband" will he be? Is he morally trustworthy? He places his "new wife" in a terrible situation, endangering her soul– and both of them are now cut off from the Church. Do they have a retirement income and benefits, and does it cover all their needs? Has he ever chased other women? Will he be unfaithful to her?– as he already seems very shaky, and was faithless to God! When things get rough in their lives… what will they do, in this "marriage?" And what about– any possible sexual or emotional abuses, to the lady? If I were the Bishop– I would really be worried. No more Church, nor Sacraments. Shaky civil "marriage." Very shaky situation. Two "lost souls." And marriage is not always easy.
A Parishioner reflects (1) July 6, 2021 at 10:33 am - Reply
This whole situation has been heartbreaking to me.I moved out here in 2005 and registered with Sacred Heart shortly after. In addition to Palm Desert, SH also equally ministers to Catholics in the adjacent city of Rancho Mirage, which has many very wealthy residents. In addition to that, many wealthy desert winter residents known as "snow birds" live in the area during the cooler months. Money talks big time in this parish, and in many of the nearby parishes like St. Francis in La Quinta. It has been overall very frustrating to try to live as a faithful Catholic out here. Msgr. Lincoln touched many people's lives emotionally up to the point to where he has acquired "rock star" like status here. He would hold an annual school fundraising dinner and has included the featured speakers George W. Bush, Bill O'Reiley, Condoleezza Rice, Rudy Giuliani, etc. which would of course appease the wealthy folks who are mostly neo-conservative so the money would keep pouring on in. The legendary late car dealer Mike Salta donated so much that they named the new parish center after him.
Anonymous July 6, 2021 at 3:00 pm - Reply
Thank you for commenting here. I am sorry that you have been in distress.
Sorry, I accidentally gave you a thumbs down and meant to do a thumbs up.
Anonymous July 7, 2021 at 7:30 am - Reply
Did the pastor bring in any speakers who weren't politicians? Did he have them speak on Catholic faith? Did he bring in any experts on theology or apologetics or liturgy or doctrine? Why would politicians speak at the parish instead of catechists?
At a school fundraising dinner?
Silent Observer July 6, 2021 at 10:39 am - Reply
Hmmm… he looks a bit light in the loafers, imho.
I just read this: "Lincoln has been a priest for 30 years. Prior to that he was married and divorced and converted to Catholicism after first going to a Protestant seminary and then switching to a Catholic one. He said two dozen dioceses turned him down for the priesthood and only the Diocese of San Bernardino accepted him." Apparently breaking vows is second nature to "Mr." Lincoln.
So even if laicization is granted, he still would need an annulment if his former wife is still living. What a mess.
Of course he would not need a Church annulment if he was previously married in a Protestant church, and later divorced.
Kevin T July 6, 2021 at 7:18 pm - Reply
You're wrong. Every previous marriage or attempted marriage must be investigated by a tribunal when parties wish to be married in accord with the laws of the Catholic Church.
You seem to mistakenly believe annulments are Catholic divorces granted only for marriages involving Catholics that were officiated by a Catholic celebrant.
Non-Catholics can enter into valid marriages outside the Church. If a tribunal determines that a past non-Catholic marriage does not have evidence of invalidity, then guess what? That person cannot marry again according to the laws of the Catholic church because he/she is bound by that prior union. There are exceptions such as the Pauline and Petrine privileges, but those don't apply in this situation.
So this priest's past marriage, if his ex-spouse is still alive, might be a valid, binding marriage, in which case he is unable to enter into another union even if he is laicized.
Anon. July 7, 2021 at 10:45 am
Kevin, what I meant is that Protestants view marriage differently and do not have Sacramental marriages nor annulments. Most Protestant churches also allow and recognize civil dvorces. Catholics do not recognize such a thing as divorce, once a Sacramerntal marriage is done, all you can do is request an annulment, proving the marriage was not valid to begin with. I thought that Howard's Protestant marriage/divorce would not be deemed valid to begin with– what is there to "annul" in a non-Sacramental Protestant marriage? Do local Tribunals investigate Protestant marriages and subsequent civil divorces, of those who enter the Catholic Church and want a Sacramental marriage in the Church?? I do not see how a Catholic Tribunal can be involved in annulments of non-Catholic marriages. There was no Catholic Sacrament– and nothing to "annul," right?
Kevin– if this priest is not laicized, and married his secretary in a civil ceremony– which I think he did– then, isn't he just a priest with a broken promise of celibacy, "living in sin," in a fake civil marriage, accirding to the Catholic Church?
Kevin T July 7, 2021 at 12:39 pm
I don't have time nor space to give a course on the complexities of annulments. Read about it on the internet. Ed Peters is a terrific source of information. Suffice it to say that my summary above is entirely correct and that, yes, Catholic marriage tribunals do and must investigate prior putative marriages between Protestant Christians if those spouses have separated and one of them subsequently seeks to marry a Catholic in the Church or becomes Catholic and seeks to marry in the Church. Marriage tribunals must investigate prior putative marriages between atheists that were celebrated between a justice of the peace, for that matter, when necessary, because those can be valid marriages. RCIA directors go through this all the time, all year long. It's one of the more aggravating parts of working in parish RCIA programs because people seldom understand the Church's marriage laws and they get resentful that their prior marriages outside the Church have to be investigated and a judgment rendered about their validity, and sometimes their reception of sacraments or entrance into the Church must be postponed because a marriage investigation is unresolved, meaning their current or planned second/third marriage might not be able to be approved and validated by the Church.
Yes, the priest in the story is living in an adulterous, canonically irregular union. It is not a marriage in the eyes of the Catholic Church. It is living in objective, manifest, grave sin, whose gravity is compounded by the scandalous circumstances of one of the parties being a cleric and the other party his former parish employee.
The way it was explained to me by the RCIA director at our parish is that All marriages are considered valid by the Church until proven otherwise.
Anonymous July 7, 2021 at 10:35 pm
I should have said first marriages.
SouthCoast July 8, 2021 at 4:08 pm
You are absolutely right. And I know this from personal experience. I had to go through the annulment process to be allowed to marry my Catholic now-husband, even though I was Protestant at the time with no thought of converting (I did so a few years after our, eventual, marriage).
Gary Huber July 6, 2021 at 7:27 pm - Reply
Actually, yes. I had to go through that very same thing.
Kevin, all RCIA candidates who are married couples always have their marriages convalidated in the Catholic Church, after entering the Church. And you cannot still be considered as a validly "married" man (even with a subsequent civil divorce) and be accepted to study in a Catholic seminary, and be ordained as a Catholic priest. So I bet this priest's former non-Catholic marriage/civil divorce situation was cleared up by the Church, prior to his acceptance to the seminary. He had a civil marriage with the Church employee, yet is still a Catholic priest. So he is simply a Catholic priest "living in sin," not adultery. I have no idea what the Church employee's possible marital status was, prior to her civil marriage to the priest. As for annulments– I had thought that only Catholics married in the Church could request an annulment, providing "proof" in their request, that their marriage never occurred, or was "invalid" for a reason. Annulments are not divorces. It just neans– you "were never married"– in the eyes of the Catholic Church.
Anyway, as "Mr." Lincoln is now married, he is automatically suspended from all priestly activities. A horrific betrayal to God and His beloved Catholic parishioners at Sacred Heart church!
Also under Msgr. Lincoln's jurisdiction by both cannon and civil law is (was) CHRIST OF THE DESERT NEWMANN CHAPEL, a former Newman Center established in 1987 to serve the ministerial needs of the students of nearby COLLEGE OF THE DESERT. which is located 1.6 miles to the west of Sacred Heart.It was founded by the late Fr. Ned Reidy, a former Holy Cross Father who embraced many New Age beliefs and was later formally excommunicated by Bishop Barnes. Since I moved there in 2005, this chapel has been primarily ministered by Fr. Jack McGinnis a retired priest from the diocese of Galveston-Houston. He is/was involved with several "healing groups" aimed to people with emotional difficulties. This one I've found to be particularly strange as it involves young people who recently graduated from high school https://www.theicuproject.com/about
This looks like an anti-suicide group. I think some of Wayne Dyer's ideas are compatible with Church teaching. It is good to help people who are feeling suicidal.
Duh July 6, 2021 at 11:13 am - Reply
The community's wealth didn't keep a priest faithful, as you have discovered. Can't buy yourselves an honorable shepherd.
Maybe the communities' wealth contributed to his decision.
Kevin T July 6, 2021 at 12:03 pm - Reply
Headline should read "Palm Desert Pastor Invalidly Attempts Marriage with His Secretary"
Fred Bennett July 6, 2021 at 2:29 pm - Reply
Novus Ordo is as Novus Ordo does.
At least he's attempting marriage to female.
She's not still the parish secretary, is she?
Consequences July 7, 2021 at 12:03 pm - Reply
If they break up, there will be a sexual harassment claim, and the diocese will pay out a large sum of money. Those of you who put money into the collection basket, gird yourselves.
I don't know if it could be a sexual harassment claim because he seems like he avoided that, but It does have the boss/secretary and the spiritual leader/follower and the authority figure/person who looks up to them things going on.
So it is possible.
Consequences July 7, 2021 at 7:26 pm - Reply
Grow up, law suits between secretaries and bosses are the order of the day. The boss being a priest will only help her case.
This is even more scandalous than what Fr. James Martin does.
"Mister" Lincoln had no business carrying on a relationship and making "marriage plans" with his secretary, while still serving as a Catholic priest. He is a dishonest, dishonorable, weak and sinful man, extremely derelict in his duties to God. And scandalous to the Catholic Faithful! The Catholic Church should laicize and punish him. The Church should not provide him with a retirement salary and benefits. His "marriage" will not be blessed by God. Extremely dishonest man! Poor health or even a terminal illness is no excuse at all, for "Mister" Lincoln's terrible behavior! And the secretary he corrupted should return her salary all those years, to the Church, too– and should not receive Church retirement money and benefits! She was not being paid to carry on a relationship and make "marriage plans" on-the-job– with a Catholic priest! Shame on her!
No, Kevin, this priest's situation has nothing to do with the RCIA predicaments you mentioned. All married Protestants in RCIA classes always get their marriages convalidated in the Catholic Church, after becoming Catholics. The Church also has the Pauline and Petrine privileges, we all know about that. Your final statement is the truth– "Yes the priest in the story.. " (etc.) Except, probably he is not "living in an adulterous union," as he was no doubt cleared of the problem of the previous non-Catholic marriage/divorce, after acceptance to the seminary and becoming ordained as a priest. I just originally made a simple statement– I do not think that his previous non-Catholic marriage/divorce, before becoming a Catholic, and before being ordained as a priest– required a Catholic annulment. You cannot enter a Catholic seminary and study to become a priest at all– if you are considered to be validly "married!" (Even if you got a civil divorce.) And it is now obvious that he had a civil ceremony with his secretary– and is simply a non-laicized priest, who broke his promise of celibacy, disobeyed God and his Bishop– and is simply– a Catholic priest who is "living in sin." That is all I was saying.
The above post is in response to the post of Kevin on July 7 at 12:39pm.
Marriages aren't convalidated if an earlier marriage is valid. Annulments are not automatic.
Why would anybody thumbs down that?
Betty July 6, 2021 at 5:50 pm - Reply
This is very sad and disturbing. My heart goes out to the larger parish community. What a shock…and there must be some grief over who the parishioners thought Msgr. Lincoln was (a faithful priest) to who he really is (a secretive schemer).
Anonymous July 6, 2021 at 10:18 pm - Reply
According to the news report, they've gotten nothing but supportive emails and calls.
Well, we've made up for that.
Xavier July 9, 2021 at 1:28 pm - Reply
Per the initial newspaper article, those were texts reportedly received by Fr. Lincoln, nearly all of which were in his favor. Knowing many parish members, I can assure you that everyone I have spoken with is not in the least bit supportive of his actions but they are praying for him.
Asbury Fox July 6, 2021 at 6:21 pm - Reply
This was a divorced man who was convinced he had a vocation to the priesthood. The problem was that no Catholic seminary would take him in because of his status. The diocese of San Bernardino was the only one to accept him and yet the other seminaries are now proven right. He wants to get married. Which is it, priest or married life? Back and forth. You are a priest forever according to Melchezedek. But that is only for priests with real vocations, not confused men.
He also just got civilly married to his secretary. So his marriage is invalid because it wasn't in the Church as required by Church law. So he's an ex priest with no laicization in an invalid marriage living in sin.
https://kesq.com/news/2021/07/05/retired-monsignor-howard-lincoln-marrys-secretary/
the newscaster says that his successor is already married with kids. Then she says that the Vatican allows married men to become priests.
In their letter to parishioners, Elder [new pastor] and Tripp [parochial vicar] said that "according to canon law, any priest who attempts marriage, even civilly, incurs an automatic suspension because such an action constitutes a break of the promise of celibacy made at the ordination."
According to the two, this means Lincoln "cannot exercise any priestly ministry. The suspension is imposed by the law itself, not by the bishop. A priest under this penalty is not able to celebrate the sacraments or perform any priestly ministry until such time as the situation is resolved."
https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/2021/07/04/sacred-heart-church-says-rev-monsignor-howard-lincoln-plans-marry/7859654002/
She calls him Monsignor. Not Howard?
This is one of those "People should be happy because we're happy" things.
Oh, sorry. Debbie Downer here.
Actually, the new pastor, Fr. Elder, according to the website, is a Catholic convert, a former Anglican married priest with a wife, grown children, and grandchildren.
In some dioceses the only qualification for seminary entrance is the ability to use a knife and fork correctly.
If one of my 72 year old lady friends told me they were going to marry a 75 year old priest, I would say "How stupid can you be?" What do you think he really wants? What he says. To be taken care of.
If a 75 year old priests told me they were going to marry someone of any age, I would say "How stupid can you be?" You will be meeting your maker shortly. You won't be wearing you wedding garment when you do.
If a priest wanted to marry me, I would say no. There ain't nothing I got that is worth going to hell for.
Fr. Richard Perozich July 7, 2021 at 7:19 am - Reply
Love the last line, "there ain't nothing I got that is worth going to hell for". When I retired many lay faithful and non Catholics as well asked if I could date, marry, "have sex", etc. I told them, no, the promise of chastity for the sake of the kingdom was life long. They asked if I were lonely. I am not. I have friends in the priesthood, male and female friends. I, however, find my completion in Jesus Christ who is my ultimate friend, Lord, Savior, Redeemer. I meet him regularly in prayer, liturgy, and charity in so many ways and times. I never am completely alone or lonely. A priest's life is a privileged relationship with Jesus IF the priest engages it, just as is each Christian's life with the Savior, if the Christian engages it. Prayers for Howard and the the woman he has brought into his rival kingdom to satisfy himself rather than leading her to Jesus' kingdom as he promised he would for all the faithful at his ordination.
Most retired priests stay handy so they can help out where the diocese or the diocese they move to needs them. Most priests I know don't really want to retire unless there are problems with the bishop or something.
Anne TE July 7, 2021 at 7:38 pm - Reply
God bless you Fr. Perozich. You are a true priest forever. May your reward in heaven be great.
As Francis has said, time is greater than space. Let's give this some time to see what great things will come about that current space does not allow.
What do his kids think of this?
Sandra's ex-husband is the president of Birthchoice-a pregnancy resource in the Desert.
So she needs at least one annulment too. Do these people not know anything about Catholicism or are they just deciding to separate themselves from the faith?
They both may have have received annulments in the past.
They both may not have.
Anon July 7, 2021 at 9:24 am - Reply
Priest or not, being alone in your older years is not fun. Try it — you won't like it.
But they did not have to marry to not be alone. They could have been good friends who looked after each other.
Being alone at any age is no fun, especially when you want to get married but can't find suitable friends or dates.
Anonymous, I am so sorry. Catholic Match is a bust for almost everybody. There is a FB account called Catholic Singles Looking For a Spouse. I don't know if anybody has found a spouse using it but it at least lets you know you are not alone.
One of my children is like that, too. The right person has not come along. They are picky as they should be.
I see stories all the time of people who found the One in a different way like being sat next to each other on an airplane, or set up on a blind date. Or another "what's the chance?" so take every opportunity while being careful of your safety. Safety first, it is a new world out there.
Place this in the hands of Mary, be patient and enjoy your single life as much as you can. This is you time to do works of mercy and read good books and pursue a hobby or a sport that you will not have time for once you find the One.
It's very important to lead a good life, and to die in a state of grace, after reception of the Last Sacraments, and go to Eternal Life at your best, before Almighty God. Who in their right mind, so close to life's end, would want to mess up their Eternal destiny? For a couple of years of illicit pleasure– after all those years of being a priest– and a Church employee? Throwing all of that away– instead of working hard spiritually, for Heaven?
To Silent Observer posting @ 6:26 on 6 July—- Once you posted you were no longer "silent". Were you a real first-hand "observer", either?
From the Desert Sun article:
The response since the announcement at Wednesday's luncheon has been positive, Lincoln said. "Sandra and I have been thrilled at the response of the people," Lincoln said. "We have received about 25 texts in the past 24 hours, and all but one have been honestly enthusiastic."
He said he saw the same excitement at the retirement luncheon, where he said about 27 people were in attendance and "all but one seemed happy"
Those "one"s are your true friends. People who are happy for you when you are doing wrong are not your real friends. Although in this age of narcissism, people think loyalty under all circumstances means friendship and love.
Anon July 7, 2021 at 7:43 pm - Reply
I have a childhood friend who recently lost her beloved husband to a sudden heart attack. Both were age 75. She is in a painful state of shock and grief. I recall feeling badly when her father, a co-worker with my father, suddenly lost his beloved wife one night, to a sudden heart attack. He couldn't eat, sleep, or just do anything– suddenly, this brilliant Ph.D. scientist, fascinating to talk to– was in a state of unbearable grief and shock. We all felt so badly for him! Not too long after that, he got Alzheimer's, and needed lots of love and care. My brother-in-law, also a brilliant man, also got Alzheimer's and died quickly, in his 70s– leaving my poor sister to forever mourn. Life is that way– lots of joys– and lots of painful grief and sadness! And God is there to help us, through it all! He, too, lost His only beloved Son. We need to always lead a good life, keep Life's end in mind, prepare for Heaven, Eternal Life, and stay strong against temptations and sin– and live and die in a state of grace. Never throw away your state of grace and relationship with God– for even one soon-forgotten brief moment of illicit, sinful pleasure on earth. Whenever the Devil calls– say "No."
All you describe is misery and grief. How is God helping, exactly? Or do you just say that without thinking it through? What is the effect of God helping us? What is the result? What does God do?
He helps me all the time. Praise and thanks to him. I think you know this story too.
I asked God for strength, that I might achieve.
I was made weak, that I might learn humbly how to obey.
I asked for health, that I might do greater things.
I was given infirmity, that I might do better things.
I asked for riches, that I might be happy.
I was given poverty, that I might be wise.
I asked for power, that I might have the praise of men.
I was given weakness, that I might feel the need of God.
I asked for all things, that I might enjoy life.
I was given life, that I might enjoy all things.
I got nothing that I asked for – but everything I had hoped for.
Almost despite myself, my unspoken prayers were answered.
I am, among all men, most richly blessed.
That's just saying that God didn't help you but you are pretending that by not doing anything to help you he did the best he could have done. Try giving that to an atheist without him laughing.
What the poem amounts to is this: "I asked God to do something; he didn't do anything… I got the opposite of what I requested from God, and I convinced myself that God not doing anything for me was actually the best thing."
So what's the difference between God not doing anything and God not existing?
Steve Seitz July 8, 2021 at 6:50 pm
I really appreciate that you posted that. Who's the author?
It is called the Prayer of the Unknown Soldier. The backstory is that it was found in the pocket of a Confederate soldier who had been killed in battle.
Anonymous at 5:55
Yes I took a lot of grief for my faith from an atheist family member.
Steve Seitz July 8, 2021 at 10:15 pm
Anonymous at 5:55 pm,
I hate poetry, but I think this poem is awesome. To understand God and Christianity, you need to know that the God revealed by Christ is Love. This Love is the Truth that created the Universe. He is not a celestial Santa Claus who hands out everything that people pray for.
Regarding the statements that you made, I will recast them to give some greater insight: "I asked God to do something: Instead, he did something much greater. . . . I got something much different from what I requested, and I wouldn't give up any of my past sufferings for the wisdom, depth of understanding, and spirituality that I now have.
Exactly. Makes me sick how quickly people jump in line to support someone doing the wrong thing, lest they be seen as judgmental, especially today concerning people identifying as non-binary or whatever. I was the only one among my former friends who opposed someone civilly remarrying when he was not granted an annulment for his real, first marriage. I didn't attend the wedding nor the reception, and I told my former friend what he was doing was wrong. I was the only one. None of them are my friends anymore.
I shouldn't judge because maybe some UPS man with a great body and twinkle in his eye will sweep me off my feet when I open the door for the package.
But I like to think that when I go to get my purse, which is right under the San Damiano cross, the Lord will admonish me "No, do not throw away your salvation which I suffered so much to obtain for you. He is another's hunka hunka burning love, not yours. Stay with the balding man that was good enough for you when you were a teenager and was your boyfriend when all you wanted in the whole world was a boyfriend. Value your virtue. Stay true to your faith."
I hope I obey the Lord
The UPS drivers in my area are pretty sketchy.
JS July 8, 2021 at 3:51 pm - Reply
Well, when the best man at you're wedding is the owner of "The Vintage" Country Club in Indian Wells California, I don't think you have anything to worry about for your financial future https://postimg.cc/3yPFvB8r
George July 10, 2021 at 5:41 pm - Reply
I cannot understand how you so called Christians can stand as judge, jury and executioner. We Christians need to focus on what is important, the good work that people do, not the human frailties… God did not set the celibacy rules, that was done by the Catholic church in the 12th Century AD… That would be 1200 years after Christ. I have never understood the reasons for celibacy, which denies the catholic sacrament of matrimony from the leaders of the church. But that being said, yes their is a rule about celibacy, but the way the church attempts to hold priests hostage to this belief for there mortal life seems a bit arcane. I think we all need to look at this situation as compassionate followers of Christ, if the Holy Catholic Church needs to address this priests behavior then let the church leaders take action, not the members of the parishes. This whole thing needs to be dialed back, and the vitriol tamped down. This is between Mr. Lincoln and his God.


The easiest way to think about a header tag is – as the name suggests – to think about headings in general. Every piece of content, be it blog, article, or static page, should have headings. These headings are a visual cue to the reader, and a programmatic cue to the search engines, that help define what each section of your content is about.
Would display the text: "This is an Example of an H1 Header Tag" in a bigger text visually. It would also send a signal to the search engine reading the page to let it know that the text contains within is important and (hopefully) contains the subject and keywords that are important to the article's subject.
Now that we know the function of a header tag – to visually cue the reader and to signal search engines about the subject of a given section in your content – we can discuss the hierarchal nature of the header tag system. Given our description in the first section, it would not make sense to make every header an h1 heading, because h1 headers should only be used for the main subject of an article or blog. Think again about our Title example – you would not have multiple titles in an article. However, you could have sub-titles or sub-headers.
There are six header tags, ranging from h1 through h6. Header tags are hierarchal in nature, meaning that h1 has the most importance and h6 the least.
Because of this hierarchy, you can think of h1 tags as the parent and h2 tags as the children. Or, h1 tags as the main title, and h2 tags as the sub-title.
Here is where you would introduce your article's subject in two to four paragraphs. It is the main subject of the article.
Here is the first sub-heading. Here you would write 2-4 paragraphs (ideally) about how to put a leash on your dog.
Here is where you would write about the steps involved to actually walk the dog.
Here is where you would detail how to clean up after your dog (hopefully you know how to do this!).
Tell us how to take a dog back inside of your house.
From here, things can get a little tricky. Using our parent scenario (h1) and child (h2), think about what would happen if your child had a child – or your sub-heading had a sub-header. This would, in turn, make for an h3.
Discuss what this section is about.
Information about taking out your plastic bag would go here.
Here you would – in great detail perhaps – discuss how to pick up poop without gagging.
In this part, you would talk about how to dispose of your dog's poop properly.
Notice how we go back to h2 in the last section. That is because we are finished with our sub-sub-heading and returning to a regular sub-heading – the main subject of our article has not changed.
Note, it is possible to introduce an entirely new subject in an article and use more than one h1. If you change the main subject of your article and start a new one, you should always start a new h1 header and sub-header structure.
Now for the technical side of headers. To create a good header, in addition to the tags and hierarchy, you also need two other things: keywords and the proper character length. Character length is simple: don't make it so small that you waste space and don't make it so long that it becomes cumbersome to read. Marketing guru Neil Patel suggests 20-70 characters for proper header length, which should work fine.
While there is a debate on whether keywords in the header tags are truly a ranking factor, I always stick to the adage of better safe than sorry – add them. If the primary subject of my article is "how to walk a dog", then I want to make sure I use variations of my keyword(s) in headings and sub-headings. In this instance, key phrases like "Dog Walking", "Dog Walker", or "Dog Walking Service". Always make sure your titles are human readable and not just a place to store your keywords; if the header doesn't make sense when you read it out loud, then don't use it.
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British GT Oulton Park: JRM dominate opening encounter after crash
Posted by Joe Hudson | 22 Apr 2019 | British GT, Featured
Seb Morris and Rick Parfitt secured the first British GT Championship win of 2019 in the JRM Bentley Continental GT3 after an early mistake took out the front-row starters.
Before the race, Morris said he'd need his rivals ahead to make a mistake if the team was to have any chance of getting a good result. On just the second lap they got exactly that as Ryan Ratcliffe out-braked himself in the Team Parker Racing Bentley and went into the side of polesitter Ian Loggie in the Ram Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3.
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The incident put both out on the spot and, with San De Haan getting a slower start in the #69 Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo, Parfitt inherited a lead the pair maintained for the rest of the race.
With Parfitt and then Morris breezing off into the distance, Phil Keen – in the sister Barwell Lamborghini he shared with Adam Balon – was left on his own as the battle for third meant he lacked any pressure from behind.
That battle was between Jonny Cocker – in the De Haan-started car – and Bradley Ellis in the Optimum Motorsport Aston Martin Vantage GT3.
Cocker was all over the back of Ellis in the final stages of the race, but the Aston driver just had the edge on speed to secure third.
Fifth went to Ben Green in the Century Motorsport BMW M6 GT3 he shares with Dominic Paul. The latter had a dicey scrap with team-mate Adrian Willmott early in his stint, but Green and Jack Mitchell – who took over from Willmott – couldn't maintain the pace as the front four turned up the wick.
Jonny Adam took seventh for TF Sport, just half-a-second clear of Adam Christodoulou in the Team ABBA Racing Mercedes. Adam's team-mates Mark Farmer and Nicki Thiim had a tough race in the sister Aston. After an early spin for Farmer, he was then caught out by Loggie's Mercedes parked across the track in the middle of the chicane after the Scott attempted to recover the car from the track.
A stop/go penalty for a too quick pitstop compounded the pair's race, as they eventually finished in 10th.
Dean Macdonald and Callum Pointon secured victory for HHC Motorsport in the GT4 category as the McLaren got the best of the Ford Mustang.
A great opening stint from Macdonald allowed the McLaren 570S driver to be right on the back of Jade Buford in the Multimatic Mustang but the Scot couldn't find a way past the American.
That was until the halfway point. Getting up the inside of Buford going up Deer Leap, Macdonald was braver on the brakes and took the lead at Old Hall. Pitting later than the rest of the GT4 field gave HHC a clear pitlane to service the McLaren, allowing Pointon an easy run out of the pits.
Buford's co-driver McCumbee couldn't match his fellow American's pace and found himself swamped by McLarens as both Josh Smith – in the Tolman Motorsport entry – and Luke Williams in the second HHC car pushed the Mustang down the order.
It was a tougher race for race two polesitters Scott Maxwell and Seb Priaulx in the second Multimatic entry. Maxwell found himself pushed into the gravel as he was being lapped by Morris, and then Priaulx spun and impacted the barriers as he tried to go up the inside of Michael Broadhurst's Mercedes-AMG GT4 at Cascades. He managed to continue and finished 29th, the last of the classified runners.
Pro/Am class honours went to the Invictus Games Racing Jaguar F-Type of Matty George and Steve McCulley – the latter a former Royal Marine who was seriously injured by an improvised explosive device while serving in Afghanistan. After a solid start from McCulley, George got the better of Martin Plowman in the Beechdean Aston Martin to relegate the latter to second in class.
Failing to finish in GT4 was the #5 Tolman McLaren. Jordan Collard was running at the front-end of the class until the final lap, when he had to pull over at Hislop's with flames licking from the rear of the car. Marshals quickly extinguished the fire, but it is yet to be determined whether that car will make the second race, which starts at 15:35 UK time / 16:35 CET.
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sacred note through which all the heavens resound.
as with age-worn David and his Shunammite.
of Clairvaux - an eagle staring at the sun.
Or that dry old stick Pope Eugenius the Third.
for you all my holy orders come undone.
Let's kiss goodbye to chastity, Just say the word.


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EEAS homepage > Sierra Leone > EU Sierra Leone trains journalists on climate change and environmental reporting
EU Sierra Leone trains journalists on climate change and environmental reporting
In 2020, Sierra Leone ranked below the regional average on the Environmental Performance Index. The country remains particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, including rising sea levels, severe floods, erratic and torrential rainfall, biodiversity loss and associated environmental risks. The impact on sectors such as agriculture and fisheries threatens the basis of 60% of the economy and the livelihood of 70% of people, thereby increasing conflict risks. Furthermore, research indicates that habitat destruction correlates with zoonotic diseases such as the Ebola Virus disease, which renders the fragmentation of Sierra Leone's forests a global public health issue.
Freetown: The EU Delegation from 22 to 26 February organized a workshop for journalists from 15 different media outlets. The purpose was to allow media practitioners to learn more about climate change, biodiversity loss and environmentally harmful practices in Sierra Leone, to be better informed about national policies in these areas but also to receive more information about the EU's green initiatives and the future COP-26 Summit.
The training was facilitated by The Economic Forum Sierra Leone.
The ultimate goal of the initiative was to encourage and empower journalists to help fast-track environment and climate action through regular reporting, advocacy, education and awareness raising of the general public.
"The media need to be forward-looking and play a proactive role in informing the public about Sierra Leone's preparedness as well as during and after disasters", EU Ambassador Tom Vens said.
The participants took part in several field trips to assess the realities of environmental degradation in Sierra Leone and the challenges of biodiversity conservation, particularly in the Western Area Peninsular National Park – which serves as the main water catchment source for Freetown.
Journalists also witnessed first-hand how the vast coastline along the peninsular – famous for its pristine beaches and wetlands - is under severe threat due to sand mining, deforestation and other unregulated social activities.
A visit was also organised to Motormeh - a mountainous community of Regent, Freetown - where over 1000 people tragically lost their lives during the 14th August 2017 landslide.
In closing, the trainees visited a project site of the EU-funded "FreetownTheTreeTown" project, an action that seeks to reforest Freetown, halt and reverse the damage caused by deforestation and protect water catchments.
The various topics covered were largely captured in the media articles and stories prepared by the participants on the last day of the training.
EU Ambassador Tom Vens during the closing ceremony stated: "The EU is proud to have helped the media in Sierra Leone to play a greater role in creating awareness, transparency and accountability around climate change and environmental issues and will continue to look for opportunities to support the media in performing its critical function to society".
In Sierra Leone, the EU is also actively involved in the conservation of forest ecosystems and the enhancement of climate resilience. Under the regional PAPFor programme, the EU seeks to protect the Outamba-Kilimi National Park and the Kuru Hills Forest Reserve. The site is of particularly high conservation significance as it is an important refuge for 13 species of primates – including significant populations of the critically endangered Western Chimpanzee - and several large mammals, such as the leopard, pygmy hippopotamus and forest elephant. For this programme, 2.9 million € have been earmarked.
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Young Activists Thank You!
September 23, 2017 | PJALS
In August, PJALS members helped send three young activists in Spokane to Western States Center's annual Activists Mobilizing for Power conference in Portland, OR. We are excited about our long-term commitment and prioritization of leadership development–it's how we build a sustainable movement!–and energized by the possibilities of these lessons being shared in our PJALS community. Here's a brief report-back from them:
Micah:
"I learned so much at the AMP conference! I am so grateful for the lessons I learned from national-scale pro-choice activists, from lawyers on how to lobby as a nonprofit (that was a mistake, please don't make me lobby for anything), and from renowned storytellers on how to tell a story in a persuasive, meaningful way that can reach people in ways normal rallies and lobbying can't.
Overall it was so important to my growth as an activist! It was so exciting to find myself around other activists with such strong voices and vision for what a better world we can build for ourselves. I know that the things I learned there will be vital for my non-profit collective, Books to Prisoners Spokane, and that I will find many ways to apply the ideas in my day-to-day life as well. I left the conference with such an invigorated energy and bright ideas for the future!"
Hannah:
"At AMP, I was reminded of the importance of storytelling as an activist tool. As a writer, I've always been interested in the way that personal stories and politics intersect. The workshops I took at the conference challenged me to think about why I believe what I believe. They reminded me of the importance of remembering why I'm passionate about topics like abortion rights and fat acceptance, even when I'm certain of my values.
As both an artist an activist, it was an invaluable reminder for me to bring to every project I work on. It was also extremely inspiring to meet people around the Northwest who are and having been doing work like fighting white supremacy, building fat acceptance, and empowering Latinx youth in their communities. I'm extremely grateful to have been able to have this experience, and to have shared it with my fellow Spokane activists Micah and Taylor."
Taylor:
I've had my eye on AMP as a skill-building opportunity for a few years now, and I'm so thankful that folks rallied to help make it a reality for our group this year! I was humbled to be in the presence of so many experienced organizers and brilliant thinkers and especially appreciated my Saturday workshop from The White People's Institute for Ending Racism–the depth of the examination of whiteness coupled with the critical practice needed to make theory real helped me expand my anti-racist lens and practice immensely in a short period of time.
I look forward to bringing these skills and lessons back home to our PJALS community and to deepen the regional relationships that are so important to long-term movement building. Thank you again to our supporters who made this happen (and to Micah and Hannah for being fun and supportive comrades in the movement!) and to PJALS staff, fellow steering committee, and members for walking the talk when it comes to support for building strong youth leadership with teeth.
Thank you again to those who contributed to cover travel for these three. Is there a young person in your life you'd like to share activist tools and training with this year? Refer them our Young Activist Leaders Program (YALP) and save the date for our Education for Action Conference, February 24th, 2018!
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Former city councilman Larry Seabrook sentenced to five years for misappropriation of funds
By ROBERT GEARTY and Ginger Adams Otis
Former city councilman Larry Seabrook leaves Manhattan Federal Court after his sentencing. (Craig Warga/New York Daily News)
Former City councilman Larry Seabrook will spend five years in prison for misdirecting hundreds of thousands of dollars for community projects to his girlfriend and family members.
Seabrook, 61, was sentenced Tuesday. His surrender date is March 8.
"I will continue to fight in the service of people. I truly love the northeast Bronx," the Bronx Democrat said during his sentencing.
He described himself as a "proud man" to Judge Deborah Batts, who acknowledged his many years in public service as she addressed him from the bench.
Batts said his many achievements had been irrevocably tarnished by his own "sense of entitlement and greed."
Seabrook had "held himself above the law and betrayed the public trust by using his public office to enrich himself and others," Batts said.
Seabrook was convicted of 9 of 12 counts in a trial last summer in Manhattan federal court. The conviction came a year after another jury deadlocked on fraud charges.
disgraced ex-councilman Larry Seabrook leaves Manhattan Federal Court after being sentenced. Tuesday, January 8th 2013. (Joe Marino for NEw York Daily News)disgraced ex-councilman Larry Seabrook leaves Manhattan Federal Court after being sentenced. Tuesday, January 8th 2013. (Joe Marino for NEw York Daily News) (Joe Marino/for New York Daily News)
Before he was arrested, Seabrook also had served as a state assemblyman and a senator. He has continued to deny wrongdoing.
The government says Seabrook diverted money from 2002 through 2009.
It says he directed more than $2 million of funds to nonprofit organizations he controlled but were not doing legitimate work.
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said Seabrook "sacrificed the public trust on the altar of greed."
He applauded the 5-year sentence, saying it vindicated the taxpayers that Seabrook had cheated.
"We remain committed to making those who are corrupted by power pay the price, and the public can expect more arrests of politicians who have not learned this lesson," Bharara said.
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TORONTO, Dec 12 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar fell against the U.S. dollar on Friday, handing back some of the Thursday's hefty 2 U.S. cent gain, as the survival of the North American auto industry was put in question by the failure of a bailout package for the industry in Congress.
Canadian bond prices rose on weak retail sales data in the United States.
At 10:40 a.m. (1540 GMT), the Canadian dollar was at C$1.2410 to the U.S. dollar, or 80.58 U.S. cents, down from C$1.2337 to the U.S. dollar, or 81.06 U.S. cents, at Thursday's close.
Because the auto industry woes affects both countries, it may be more useful to look at cross rates, said Adam Cole, global head of currency strategy at RBC Capital Markets in London.
"The bottom line is that the Canadian dollar is generally underperforming on the crosses," he said.
"The better barometer really is to look at Canada versus a nondollar currency. But the fact that Canada is down versus the euro quite sharply is a better barometer of the spillover that the market sees for Canada from the U.S. problems," he said.
The Canadian dollar fell to C$1.6597 against the euro, or 60.25 euro cents, down sharply from C$1.6138, or 61.97 euro cents, at the previous session.
Also hurting the Canadian currency was a 8 percent drop in the price of oil to $44 a barrel, reversing a large portion of Thursday's move higher. The currency generally moves with the price of oil because Canada is a major oil exporter.
Canadian bond prices were higher across the curve, tracking U.S. Treasuries, which were supported by data that showed sales at U.S. retailers dropped for the fifth straight month in November, although the drop was not as bad as expected.
Longer term, market players expect bond prices to keep rising as central banks are likely to continue to cut rates to try to stimulate their economies.
The two-year bond rose 3 Canadian cents to C$102.44 to yield 1.482 percent. The 10-year bond rose 25 Canadian cents to C$109.85 to yield 3.043 percent.
The yield spread between the two-year and 10-year bond was at 159 basis points, edging up from 157 basis points at the previous close.


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Der United States Geological Survey kartierte sie anhand eigener Vermessungen und Luftaufnahmen der United States Navy aus den Jahren von 1966 bis 1969. Der British Antarctic Survey (BAS) nahm zwischen 1974 und 1975 weitere Vermessungen vor. Das UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee benannte sie 1977 nach Roger John Scott (* 1948), der für den BAS von 1973 bis 1975 auf Stonington Island tätig war und die Vermessungen der Hügelgruppe geleitet hatte.

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Macau - located on the western bank of the Pearl River Delta in southern Guangdong Province, adjoins the Mainland city of Zhuhai and lies some 60 kilometres to the west of Hong Kong. Macau comprises Macau Peninsula, Taipa and Coloane. Macau Peninsula is the hub of the territory and is connected to Taipa by three bridges. Several large international hotel resorts - with new supporting infrastructure -are located on the reclaimed land between Taipa and Coloane in the newly developed district known as Cotai.
The Portuguese arrived and settled in Macau in the mid 16th Century. Thus, the city's architecture, art, religion, traditions, food and community reflect the integration of Chinese, Western and Portuguese cultures. In 2005, The Historic Centre of Macau was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a result of its unique historical and cultural landscape. Macau is currently positioning itself as the World Centre of Tourism and Leisure as it develops into a quality international tourist destination.
By the decision of the Government the Pataca is linked to the Hong Kong dollar (HKD). The exchange rate is MOP103.20 = HKD100.00. There is an acceptable variation up to 10%. Roughly 8 Patacas is equivalent to 1 US Dollar.
There are 24 hours exchange counters operating in the Macau International Airport (Taipa Island) and in the Lisboa Hotel (Macau). Banks open normally from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.. Most credit cards are accepted in many hotels, shops and restaurants.
Macau has moderate climate conditions throughout the year. Annual average temperature is about 23ºC (73ºF) and ranges from 20ºC (68ºF) to 26ºC (79ºF). Humidity levels are high in the city, where the average annual relative humidity tops 79%. The average annual rainfall measures about 2,058 mm in Macau, with the rainy season falling between May and September every year.
Electricity in Macau is at 230V, 50Hz. The power plugs used in Macau are of the three-pin, square-shaped or round-shaped type. It is suggested to check before using an electrical appliance.
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Henry Ford, Horace Dodge, Louis Chevrolet, and Ransom E. Olds are just a few of the men who have obtained a dubious form of immortality because of their association with the American automobile industry. For some legendary individuals such as LaSalle, Lincoln, and DeSoto, this honor was dubious indeed, as the use of their names as tools of marketing was akin to using the name of General George Washington to sell toilet paper even though these were fine automobiles.
Sadly, crass marketing is no respecter of persons and though the cars that bore his name have become legendary, the introduction of these vehicles and much of their early promotion were truly tasteless. Perhaps an even greater tragedy is that in today's society where being able to differentiate between Homer Simpson and Ronald Reagan or identifying the correct century in which World War II was fought constitutes a knowledge of American history the name sake for these fine automobiles is as unrecognized as the middle name of Zachary Taylor's vice president.
Chief Pontiac of the Ottawa tribe was a brilliant tactician, politician, and strategist. His skills as an orator enabled him to form the most powerful coalition in Native American history that in turn led to Pontiac's Rebellion; a brilliantly fought, though short lived series of skirmishes in 1763, 1764 and 1765. No homage to the man or any of these grand accomplishments was evident at the premier of the automobile that bore his name in January of 1926.
The automotive chapter of the Pontiac name begins in early 1906 with a meeting between Edward Murphy, who wanted to move his Pontiac Buggy Company, maker of Oakland carriages and wagons, into the modern era, and Alanson Brush, who had made a name for himself with his design work on early Cadillac models. A subsequent series of meetings resulted in the formation of the Oakland Motor Car Company in the summer of 1907.
The partnership was a short one and by January of 1908 when the new Oakland made its official debut, Brush had moved onto other projects. The fledgling company had just begun to rise above lackluster sales when in September of 1909 it was dealt another blow, the death of forty four year old Edward Murphy.
Shortly before his death, arrangement had been made to merge the company with one recently founded by another buggy man, William Durant. This fortuitous folding of Oakland into General Motors ensured the companies survival.
In the years that followed, sales of Oakland's were consistent, largely the result of timely marketing built around success in a variety of motor sports and innovation such as the introduction of an optional V8 engine in 1915. However, in the recessionary years of the post war period and with the restructuring of General Motors in the early 1920's the Oakland star began to wane.
By the mid 1920's the hard times were rapidly becoming a fading memory and General Motors, in an effort to maximize profits, began expanding their product line by introducing companion lines for most of their vehicles, even companion models. Oldsmobile had the Viking, Buick the Marquette, Cadillac the LaSalle and Oakland the Pontiac.
General Motor envisioned great things for the Oakland/Pontiac team and as a result, all stops were pulled in the debut and initial promotion to dealers of the new Pontiac. In conjunction with the New York Auto Show where the car was first shown the Commodore Hotel was booked for an unprecedented sales meeting for dealers as well as their sales staff.
For this event, the hotel was rechristened as the "Wigwam," promotional material referred to the main conference as the "Pow Wow" and the dinner as "Heap Big Eats." Promotional items and sales programs that ensured dealers made plenty of "wampum" were distributed.
It might have been tasteless. It might have been a dishonor to Pontiac as well as Native Americans but it worked. First year sales, 76,696 units, shattered all industry records and by the summer of 1929 an astounding 500,000 Pontiacs had been sold.
Ironically, the success of Pontiac came at the threshold of the Great Depression, a time when automobile manufactures were tightening the belt. At General Motors, this meant a reversal of many policies initiated during the heady times of the mid 1920's.
As a result, the Oakland was not to be found in the 1931 lineup and the assets of that division were used to revamp the Pontiac. As an historical footnote the 1932 Pontiac was truly a bargain and technological wonder with a highly advanced V8 being available in convertibles for a sales price of just $945.
In the years that followed the Pontiac enjoyed steady sales through a large base of staunch brand loyalty. Moreover, for each subsequent generation a specific Pontiac would symbolize that era – the Silver Streak, the Bonneville, the GTO, Firebird, and Trans Am. As a result Pontiac is an American legend that, perhaps, is worthy of its namesake.
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From the City of London to migrants, here's what the French president and his government believe will be some of the major knock-on effects of Brexit.
Britain's City of London financial district would have to give up its role in processing euro currency transactions after it leaves the European Union, French President Francois Hollande has warned.
Hollande said other European financial centres should be ready to take over from London, which is home to many banking clearing houses that deal with euros.
"There is no reason for Europe, and still less the eurozone, to allow a country that is no longer a member of the European Union and has never been a member of the eurozone to continue operations in euros," Hollande said after a summit in Brussels.
The French leader added that European financial centres should "prepare to take on a certain number of operations that can no longer be done in Britain".
In a separate interview with French business daily Les Echos Hollande said France itself should "adapt its regulations, including fiscal (regulations) to make the Paris financial centre more attractive".
On Tuesday, the president of Paris Europlace, a group that promotes French finance, met with Finance Minister Michel Sapin to suggest ways of boosting the French capital's ability to woo City bankers.
A controversial project by French energy giant EDF to build two nuclear reactors in Britain has become "more difficult" following the country's vote to leave the European Union, France's finance minister said on Wednesday.
"It is more difficult," Michel Sapin told the BBC, adding that the French government however was still committed to the Hinkley Point project going ahead.
"We have to see where we are, we have to recover our balance. Brexit has made waves," Sapin said on the Newsnight programme.
The planned nuclear plant at Hinkley Point in southwest England has been billed as a crucial part of Britain's future energy supply.
But critics say it is too expensive.
A joint project between EDF and China General Nuclear Power Corporation, it carries a projected price tag of £18 billion ($24 billion, €21.7 billion), making it one of the world's most costly nuclear power plants.
Speaking to the BBC finance Minister Michel Sapin said everything would be up for negotiation.
"When we negotiate with a country, a third party, Norway, Switzerland, to take countries that are very close, we discuss all subjects: under what conditions there is freedom of movement of people; freedom of movement of goods; of capital. That is something that is very important for the UK, with all the questions about financial services. So we discuss everything.
Hollande said Wednesday that Britain's vote to leave the EU should not affect a deal to stop migrants crossing the Channel, which led to many being stuck at camps in Calais.
"Calling into question the Touquet deal on the pretext that Britain has voted for Brexit and will have to start negotiations to leave the union doesn't make sense," Hollande said after an EU summit in Brussels.
The so-called Le Touquet accord, reached in 2003, effectively moved Britain's border with France to the French side of the Channel, where migrants fleeing war and poverty in the Middle East, Africa and Asia have massed in their thousands.
It notably allows for British border controls in Channel ports in France.
French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve confirmed there would be no changes to the accord as he met with Calais officials in Paris.
"The border at Calais is closed and will remain so," he said.
"The negotiations will be with the United Kingdom, not with a part of the United Kingdom," Hollande told reporters after the summit.
"It is only in this context that it will be possible to envisage situations, solutions that might concern Scotland," he added.


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These Mountainside Residences Promote Ecological and Sustainable Design
Architects: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
Project: Mountainside Residences
Location: Truckee, California, United States
Design Principal: Greg Mottola, FAIA
Project Manager: Denis Schofield, AIA
Designer: Reuben Alt
Area: 5600.0 ft2
Photography: Nic Lehoux
Working with a progressive developer in the Lake Tahoe area, this collection of townhouses and mountainside residences is a modern reinterpretation of the ski chalet. Conceived to be smartly efficient and compact in plan, these ski-in/ski-out homes are designed around social spaces that take advantage of breathtaking views to the ski slopes and Carson Range beyond.
In considering the ideals of work-life balance and the needs of a modern, tech-savvy homebuyer, the client asked us to design a set of dwellings to challenge the concepts of the traditional mountain chalet. Though materials often found in conventional retreats—warm wood, glass, and natural stone—are used throughout these new mountainside homes, many elements have been modernized to provide a contemporary residence with a strong connection to nature, while also paying homage to the Lake Tahoe vernacular.
Located in a dense forest of Jeffery pine and Douglas fir, two distinct dwelling types—residences and townhouses—embrace the edge of a shared ski slope. Celebrating outdoor-living with direct access to skiing, hiking, and biking, the six single-family units and 11 townhouses visually and materially engage their surroundings, emphasizing healthy living and environmental stewardship, as demonstrated in the project's LEED for Homes certification design standards.
Upon entering the residences from their upper level, occupants are drawn into an elevated world, with remarkable views of Martis Valley and Carson Range beyond. Large expanses of glass offer a visual and physical connection to the outdoors, bathing communal areas in soft northern light throughout the day and framing sunlit views of the Sierra Nevadas in the evening. The master bedroom, immersed in sunlight via three exterior walls of glass, floats over the ski slope, causing one to feel as if perched in the trees.
The townhouses are compact and efficient, stepping down the mountainside while following the curve of the ski slope. The simple, shed-roofed volumes are vertically and horizontally offset, allowing for privacy and a feeling of distance between neighboring units. Utilities and storage are organized along shared walls, while bunks are slipped into interstitial spaces to accommodate seasonal overflow. A double-height light well carved through the buildings draws sunlight into the depth of the dwellings, creating an additional connection to the outdoors.
These mountainside residences and townhouses offer reprieve from the working world with a specific emphasis on responsible, ethical development, and the promotion of ecological, sustainable design.


Shandong Qianhui Magnetic material Co., Ltd., founded in 2016, is a high-paying technology enterprise specializing in research, development, production and sales of high performance magnetic materials such as ndfeb and its products.
The company has 50-100 employees, covering an area of 20,000 square meters. The company has years of production and sales history of ndfeb magnetic materials, with independent import and export rights, products exported to the United States, Germany, Korea, Japan and other countries.
Neodymium iron boron, also known as neodymium iron boron magnet, is formed by neodymium, iron, boron tetragonal crystal system.
China has become the largest production base.
Ndfeb in equal neodymium iron and rich corrosion resistance is very poor, so it must be used after plating.
Neodymium magnets are permanent magnets, and part of the rare-earth magnet family.


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