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	Williams College \| Sports Information
		Burgher was not ranked in the top 15 in Jamaica in the 400m going into the competition, but she ran a 52.03 to land a spot on the Jamaican team.
		Burgher will compete in the open 400m at the 2003 World Games and she will also return to the 4 X 400 relay team where the Jamaicans are the defending world champions.
		Burgher was on the 2001 Jamaican 4 X 400 team that won the gold medal in Edmonton, Canada two years ago.
	www.williams.edu /athletics/news.php?id=3815 (381 words)

	WWW Virtual Library: Tsunami unites Sri Lanka Burghers
		Earlier, the community was divided as Burghers in Batticaloa, Dutch Burghers and the "affluent" English-speaking Burghers in Colombo.
		The Batticaloa Burghers for centuries were mostly manual labourers - carpenters, mechanics and masons - and were at the bottom of the Burgher social ladder.
		When the Burgher Association from Colombo answered the distress call of the Burgher Union (Batticaloa) - established in 1927, it was the first time these people who were treated as outcastes by their cousins, were visited by another group of Burghers living outside the East.
	www.lankalibrary.com /cul/burghers5.htm (1677 words)

	Burgher people - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Burghers are a Eurasian ethnic group, historically from Sri Lanka, consisting for the most part of male-line descendents of European colonists from the 16th to 20th centuries (mostly Portuguese, Dutch and British) with local Sinhalese ancestry.
		The Eurasian Burghers were legally defined by law in 1883, by the then Chief Justice of Ceylon, Sir Richard Ottley, given before the Commission which was appointed in connection with the establishment of a legislative Council in Ceylon.
		Burghers of Dutch origin sometimes celebrate the Feast of Saint Nicholas in December, and those of Portuguese-Jewish origin observe customs such as the separation time of a woman after childbirth (see Leviticus 12:2-5), the redemption of the Firstborn (Pidyon ha-Ben), and the purification bath (taharah) after a daughter’s first period (see niddah).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Burgher_people (1254 words)

	Burghers - Middle Class
		The argument that the Burgher elite advocated a Ceylonese nationalism in the mid-nineteenth century rests on the views of a small group of young men, most of whom wrote for the journal Young Ceylon.
		This is a pity because the story of the Burghers is of considerable comparative importance for those interested in the process of identity formation in colonial societies.
		People Inbetween's most important contribution is demonstrating, in convincing detail for over two centuries, the contradictions and ambiguities of the "Burgher" identity.
	www.ozlanka.com /reviews/burghers.htm (554 words)

	Burgher (via CobWeb/3.1 planet03.csc.ncsu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		For the most part, the Burgher people of Sri Lanka are the Eurasian descendents of Portuguese, Dutch and British colonists from the 16th to 20th centuries.
		Burghers were legally defined by law in 1883, by the then Chief Justice of Ceylon, Sir Richard Ottley, given before the Commission which was appointed in connection with the establishment of a legislative Council in Ceylon.
		Burghers of Dutch origin sometimes celebrate the Feast of St Nicholas in December, and those of Portuguese-Jewish origin observe customs such as the separation time of a woman after childbirth (see Leviticus 12:2-5), the redemption of the Firstborn (Pidyon ha-Ben), and the purification bath (taharah) after a daughter’s first period (see niddah).
	burgher.iqnaut.net.cob-web.org:8888 (1221 words)

	Jamaica Gleaner - Mrs Burgher, a teacher for life - Tuesday \| September 5, 2000
		Burgher was born in a district west of Frankfield, known as Orange Hill, on the 31st of October 1926.
		Miss Burgher was eventually accepted at the Moneague Training College in 1958, where she was allowed to complete her third year exams and granted qualified teacher status.
		Miss Burgher expressed displeasure with the level of crime in the society today as against in the days when she was growing up.
	www.jamaica-gleaner.com /gleaner/20000905/senior/senior1.html (997 words)

	F's Place: The Burghers
		This small overflow of people who had moved with the history of Ceylon from one colonial regime to another were now designated "the Dutch and Burgher inhabitants of Ceylon." With time the term came to be abbreviated to - Burghers.
		Brohier elucidates that the community known as the Burghers, came to be so designated on a "generic basis" - the term signifying a conferment of citizenship on a group of peoples.
		This is known as the Journal of the Dutch Burgher of Ceylon.
	kermeey.blogspot.com /2005/01/burghers.html (2230 words)

	Archives: Story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Burgher noted that the amount collected in 2003 was higher because of the $400 child tax credit given that year.
		Burgher noted that the computer program used by the child support division offices, not just in Greene County, but all over the country, is very helpful.
		Burgher added that when the state recently ran a report on wages reported by employers, three or four people on Greene County's list of parents not paying support were located.
	www.dailycitizen.com /articles/2004/11/05/news/support.txt (799 words)

	ooBdoo
		Sinhalese people form a majority of the population (74%), which also consists of smaller communities of Tamil, Muslims, Burghers and indigenous peoples.
		Approximately 68% of Sri Lankan peoples are adherents of Buddhism.
		Christianity is practiced by 7-8% of the population, especially by the Portuguese and Dutch Burgher people.
	www.oobdoo.com /wikipedia/?title=Ceylon (5425 words)

	Burgher - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		a title; in the European Middle Ages, a burgher was any freeman of a burgh or borough; or any inhabitant of a borough, a person who lives in town (in Dutch the word for citizen is burger and the German cognate is Bürger).
		The term may also refer to a member of the middle class such as in bourgeois.
		In pre-modern Sweden and Finland, burghers were an independent estate with a monopoly in trade; the label survives in both countries.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Burgher (211 words)

	The_Unicorn And The Maiden: a unicorn story in Unicorn Freams at Lair 2000
		He was also hated by all the people of the neighboring kingdoms because he was constantly at war with them.
		She was one of those people who can only see the good in others and in fact many of her father's excesses were forgiven for her sake.
		This inspired a mood of hope in the people and smiles were seen on faces that had not known joy for many years.
	lair2000.net /unicorn25/Legends/The_Unicorn_And_The_Maiden.html (1534 words)

	The Reformed Ecumenical Council: Focus 3.1.2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		But the Church was predominantly “Burgher” in terms of its membership and leadership and was functional in its main bodies in the English language.
		The fact that the D.R.C. was “Burgher” oriented and dominated was one of the main reasons for emigration — particularly — in its early years, taking a great toll on the life of the church — and thereby leaving the church poorer in more ways than one.
		The intermarriage of Burgher people who remained with the Sinhala and Tamil communities brought in members of Sinhala and Tamil communities to the DRC.
	community.gospelcom.net /Brix?pageID=4419 (3030 words)

	The Ex-'Burgher: I Feel a Draft...
		Burgher says: I'm not a big fan of taking a center in the first round, but (1) picking Mangold makes a lot of sense and (2) he might be the best player available when the Steelers pick.
		Burgher says: Stovall has the size to fill the Steelers' need for a tall receiver, and his performance under taskmaster Charlie Weis is encouraging.
		Burgher’s skinny: Bing is strong against the run, which is a prerequisite for any defender on the Steelers.
	exburgher.com /stories/April06/LookGood.html (2669 words)

	People's Weekly World - This system is rotten to the core — a case in point (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		This is a time when people’s confidence in the system of capitalism is being shaken.
		Burgher was an executive at Enron Corporation from 1996 to 2001, including as vice president of investor relations.
		Halliburton is a case study in why capitalism cannot solve the crises it creates and why it is a systemic problem, not merely a matter of one or two bad apples.
	www.pww.org /article/articleprint/1645 (654 words)

	LankaLibrary Forum :: View topic - Reclaiming the Burgher heritage
		This was also impelled by their visceral hatred of the Muslims because people of that faith had occupied almost the entire Iberian Peninsula from about 711 CE for almost 800 years until the Catholics drove them out of the Peninsula.
		The bitter memories of their subjugation for almost seven and a half centuries were hard to live down and the mind-set of the period was one of bitter loathing and extreme fanaticism.
		This is the background and perspective in which the Burghers should be viewed and because of their almost 300-year stay on the Island, the British East India Company hired their services to administer the country.
	lankalibrary.com /phpBB/viewtopic.php?p=1361 (1356 words)

	TW news-features » Independence Day thoughts of a Tamil (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The so-called historical grievances of the Sinhala people, the majority, were addressed at the expense of the minorities in a discriminatory, unjust, brutal and uncivilized manner, unbecoming of a nation claiming to be predominantly Buddhist.
		The people have to live and die for the ‘Movement’ to thrive and pursue its self-proclaimed selfish objectives.
		The Sinhala people should not be viewed as enemies but as fellow citizens also demanding their share of sunlight.
	tamilweek.com /news-features/archives/179 (3675 words)

	Online edition of Daily News - Features (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		It's my contention that the Sinhala, Muslim and Burgher people who are citizens of the country, should also be allowed to buy land, put up shops, and even settle down in the North and East without bias as the Tamils do here.
		People should be able to interact and transact business and walk the length and breadth of the country as in the bygone days for commerce and trade, when there was no turmoil.
		It's well known that the people of Jaffna had close affinity with those of the Wayamba province and chiefly Colombo and its suburbs for purposes of trade for a long period of time.
	www.dailynews.lk /2002/11/16/fea04.html (2654 words)

	Northvegr - Honor in German Literature
		Having no vassals, the burghers did not have to practice milte as such; yet they were expected to perform charity not only to buy salvation and win glory of men, as the nobility had done, but also to prove their financial solvency.
		When the burghers began to assert themselves, they too were included in the term "peasant", even in the case of wealthy and powerful commoners like Philip van Artevelde.
		It is significant that Hans Sachs found it fitting for a nobleman to accept a burgher's hospitality, in view of the fact that the burghers refused to consort with the peasants.
	www.northvegr.org /lore/honor/020.php (3451 words)

	DesMoinesRegister.com \| Entertainment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Mike Burgher of Dallas Center credits both nurture and nature for the artwork that drew the attention of people at the Ankeny Art Center, where it is on display.
		Burgher, 25, the art teacher at Dallas Center-Grimes High School, was inspired to pursue a career in education after the accidental death of his father in 1993.
		Burgher likes to paint portraits and capture his subject's body language.
	desmoinesregister.com /entertainment/stories/c2121111/22337669.html (378 words)

	Car dealer raises money for young hero's medical bills (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Jason Burgher, 12, underwent emergency surgery to remove a blood clot from his brain the day he was injured.
		The Burghers cannot afford health insurance and are still waiting to see if Medicaid will pay any of the costs.
		Lulu Burgher, Jason's mother, said the gesture by Karns and all of the other members of the community means a great deal to her family.
	www.thedailystar.com /news/stories/1998/07/15/burgher.html (364 words)

	Burgher Prints \| Burgher People (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
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	The up side of Down
		And when Jennifer transported Cherryanna Burgher of Cleveland Heights from the Adult Day Center to the New Beginnings room, Jennifer placed her arm around Burgher's shoulders, held Burgher's hand and slowly guided her through the hallway.
		Burgher, who is blind, has formed a deep friendship with Porter.
		Each day she packs 760 bags of bread into meal boxes that are sent to housebound elderly people on the east side who have been referred by the Jewish Family Service Association.
	www.sunnews.com /news/2000/0810/EDOWN.htm (802 words)

	::: Welcome to MahindaRajapaksa.com :::
		Many people also think you are the most suitable representative of the party as the candidate for presidency.
		At the end it is not they but the people who decide who their President will be: And as for candidates,it is the party that finally decides, and competition for leadership within a party is always a sign of health and not of sickness.
		It is the people themselves who have the right to decide through the functioning of democratic processes and institutions.
	www.mahindarajapaksa.com /discussion/ask.php (3996 words)

	A Letter addressed to The Rev. Messrs. John Belfrage, William Arnot, and Robert Campbell, the surviving Members of that ...
		It is a device equally odd, to institute a comparison betwixt parents and children, and magistrates and subjects, with a view to shew that religion is no more necessary to the relation of magistrates, than it is to that of parents and children.
		The moral law, on the principles of which their commanding and judging the people ought to proceed, should be exhibited in their personal deportment.
		The abrogation of ritual institutions is clearly announced in the new-testament; the reason of their abrogation is owing to that improved and reformed state, into which the gospel-church is advanced by the coming of Christ.
	www.truecovenanter.com /mcmillan/mcmillan_letter1781.html (10578 words)

	Johan de Witt
		His father, Jacob de Witt, was six times burgomaster of Dort, and for many years sat as a representative of the town in the states of Holland.
		He was a strenuous adherent of the republican or oligarchical states-right party in opposition to the princes of the house of Orange, who represented the federal principle and had the support of the masses of the people.
		The unanimous voice of the people called William III to the head of affairs, and there were violent demonstrations against Johan de Witt.
	www.nndb.com /people/495/000097204 (1134 words)

	Unicorn Legends and Myths
		He was also hated by the people of all the neighbouring kingdoms because he was constantly at war with them.
		It had coincided with the death of Boron's grandfather--whom he was rapidly coming to resemble--and was believed to signify the end of an evil reign.
		This inspired a mood of hope in the people and smiles were seen on faces that had not kown joy for many years.
	www.angelfire.com /me3/mouse1/legends2.html (1521 words)

	Lesson 7 - Thomas & Alexander Campbell
		Because different kinds of Presbyterian people were in the area, and there was a preacher, all different kinds of Presbyterians came to the service.
		The elders in the Presbyterian Church would interview people to see if they were worthy to partake of the Lord’s Supper.
		Many anti people there, but before it was over they were all entranced at his preaching.
	www.therestorationmovement.com /chlesson7.htm (2322 words)

	The Lanka Academic, the official newspaper of LAcNet
		Dear Mr.Rajapakse, There are so many educated people, have achived so much who came from south,including Hambantota,Tissa,Hungama and other towns,but Hambantota is staying as one of the most under develop area in Sri lanka,would you able to change that?!.
		The people of the South, especially, Hambantota, were the worst affected by the Premadasa Administration's crackdown on the JVP in the 89-91 uprising.
		Yet Sajith Premadasa, the son of the then president, is now the defacto leader of the people of your area, and JVP got 20% of the vote.
	www.lacnet.org /the_academic/chat/QA_Mahinda.shtml (4606 words)

	Subway Kills Writer with Bipolar Illness
		Valerie Burgher, a New York-based fl journalist and writer who battled bipolar disorder, was hit by a train in a Brooklyn subway station Wednesday night and died hours later of her injuries, the family said today.
		Los Angeles-based writer Gary Dauphin, who first worked with Burgher at the Village Voice in the early 1990s and is serving as a spokesman for the family, said it was unclear how she came to be hit by the train.
		He takes us to places and people that many of us don't get to, and he often finds things there that are restorative.
	www.maynardije.org /columns/dickprince/060603_prince (4265 words)

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