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There are two major types of cemetery records in Brazil:
- Information recorded on gravestones (tombstones), including transcripts of this information
- Information recorded in cemetery sextons' records, municipal cemetery records, church yard records, grave books, plot books, and maps
Civil cemetery records generally begin after 1840.
In São Paulo the first cemeteries of Consolação and Santo Amaro date from 1856. Some minority churches had their own cemeteries, including:
Gamboa, an early English cemetery in Rio de Janeiro that was established in 1810.
São Francisco Xavier in Rio de Janeiro, a cemetery for other nationalities that was established in 1840.
São João Batista, a cemetery established in Rio de Janeiro in 1852 for other nationalities.
Cemitério dos Protestantes (Cemeteries of the Protestants) in São Paulo that was established in 1858.
Cemitério da Vila Formosa in São Paulo is the largest cemetery in Latin America, that is, everthing south of the contiguous 48 states of the United States. Located in the east of the city, it was started in 1949 and presently has over 1.5 million burials, with around 300 more taking place each month.
The Lutheran cemetery in Nova Friburgo that was established in 1824.
Besides cemeteries, consult newspapers and other publications in the cities where the death occurred.
Cemetery records may give more information than parish burial registers or civil certificates of deaths, such as the birth year or date of birth and sometimes marriage information. They may also provide clues about a person's military service, religion, occupation, place of residence at time of death, or membership in an organization such as a fraternal society.
Some of the inscriptions on gravestones and monuments (referred to as monumental inscriptions) may have been transcribed and are found in manuscripts and printed books in libraries.
Many persons could not afford permanent purchase of the grave and gravestone or monument, so after a period of time the grave was reused. Other cemetery records such as burial books, sexton records, and especially plot books can be especially helpful for identifying ancestors who were not recorded in other records, such as children who died young. Because relatives may be buried in adjoining plots, it is best to examine the original records.
To find tombstone or sexton records you need to know where an individual was buried. The person may have been buried in a church, community, or private cemetery, usually near the place where he or she lived or died. You can find clues to burial places in funeral notices, church records, and death certificates.
Funeral homes and mortuaries in the area will often have lists of cemeteries in the region. If you know the specific area where your ancestors resided, you may want to ask the local Cartório do Registro Civil (Registry of Civil Records) if any burial plots exist on private land anywhere nearby, or you may want to consult a local telephone directory.
Cemetery locations may also be found on local maps of the area. The present sexton or minister may have the burial registers and the records of the burial plots. A local library, historical society, or local historian may also help you locate obscure family plots or relocated cemeteries.
A few sextons' records and transcripts of tombstone information have been published, including:
Dullius, Werner Mabilde. Cemitérios das Colônias Alemãs no Rio Grande do Sul (Cemeteries of German Colonies in Rio Grande do Sul). Porto Alegre: Editora Gráfica Metrópole, 1985. (FHL book 981.65 V3d)
English, Elisabeth Doby. "Cemitério Dos Campos," United Daughters of the Confederacy Magazine. Vol. XXIII, no. 9, Sept. 1960, pp. 25–27. (FHL book 973 B2ud)
Wolff, Egon. Sepulturas de Israelitas – II: Uma Pesquisa em mais de Trinta Cemitérios não Israelitas (Jewish Burials: A Search in More Than Thirty Non-Jewish Cemeteries). Rio de Janeiro: Cemitério Comunal Israelita, 1983. (FHL book 981 V3w)
Other than these few sources, the Family History Library does not have tombstone records for Brazil.
The following publication includes the listing of names in the Confederate Cemetery of Americana, São Paulo:
Oliveira, Betty Antunes de. North American Immigration to Brazil: Tombstone records of the cemetery, Santa Bárbara d'Oeste, São Paulo State, Brazil. Brasília: Gráfica do Senado Federal, 1978. (FHL 981.61/S2 V3a; film copy 1162423)
Online Resources
A wiki article describing this collection is found at:
Brazil, São Paulo, São Paulo Cemetery Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)


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Safety and Immunogenicity of GSK Biologicals' Herpes Zoster Vaccine 1437173A in Healthy Ethnic Japanese Adults
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01086449
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : March 15, 2010
Last Update Posted : May 31, 2017
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|Condition or disease
|Herpes Zoster
|Biological: Herpes Zoster Vaccine GSK 1437173A
|Phase 1
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|20 participants
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|Official Title:
|Safety and Immunogenicity of GSK Biologicals' Herpes Zoster Vaccine 1437173A in Healthy Ethnic Japanese Adults
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|March 4, 2010
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|June 25, 2010
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|November 25, 2010
|Experimental: Group A
Biological: Herpes Zoster Vaccine GSK 1437173A
Investigational vaccine (GSK 1437173A) administered intramuscularly.
- Solicited local and general symptoms [ Time Frame: Day 0-6 after each vaccination ]
- Unsolicited adverse events [ Time Frame: Day 0 -29 ]
- Serious adverse events [ Time Frame: From dose 1 up to the end of the study ]
- Occurrence of pre-defined adverse events [ Time Frame: From dose 1 up to study end ]
- Haematological and biochemical parameters [ Time Frame: Months 0, 1 and 3 ]
- Antigen and virus-specific antibody concentrations at protocol-defined time points [ Time Frame: Months 0, 1 and 3 ]
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 69 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Subjects who the investigator believes that they can and will comply with the requirements of the protocol (e.g. completion of the diary cards, return for follow-up visits).
- A male or female between, and including, 18 and 30 years of age at the time of the first vaccination for inclusion in the young adults cohort or aged between, and including, 50 and 69 years of age at the time of the first vaccination for inclusion in the older adults cohort.
- Written informed consent obtained from the subject.
- Healthy subjects as established by medical history and clinical examination before entering into the study.
- Japanese ethnic origin (defined as having been born in Japan with four ethnic Japanese grandparents and able to speak Japanese).
Female subjects of non-childbearing potential may be enrolled in the study.
- Non-childbearing potential is defined as pre-menarche, current tubal ligation, hysterectomy, ovariectomy or post-menopause.
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- has agreed to practice adequate contraception (until 2 months after completion of the vaccination series).
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- Use of any investigational or non-registered product (drug or vaccine) other than the study vaccine within 30 days preceding the first dose of study vaccine/product, or planned use during the study period.
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- Concurrent or planned participation in another clinical study, at any time during the study period, in which the subject has been or will be exposed to an investigational or a non-investigational product (pharmaceutical product or device).
- Immunosuppression resulting from haematopoietic stem cell transplantation, AIDS or symptomatic HIV infection.
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- Receipt of immunoglobulins and/or any blood products within the three months preceding the first dose of study vaccine or planned administration during the study period.
- Receipt of any other immunisations within one month before the first study vaccination (2 weeks in the case of inactivated influenza vaccines or other non-replicating immunisation products [e.g., tetanus and reduced dose diphtheria toxoid (dT) vaccine, pneumococcal vaccine, hepatitis A vaccine, hepatitis B vaccine]), or scheduled within 30 days after study vaccination.
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- Pregnant or lactating female.
- Female planning to become pregnant or planning to discontinue contraceptive precautions (if of child bearing potential).
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|May 2017
Keywords provided by GlaxoSmithKline:
Herpes Zoster
Herpes Zoster in healthy ethnic Japanese adults
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Herpes Zoster
Herpesviridae Infections
DNA Virus Infections
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Routine vision screening is important because many abnormalities are treatable if discovered early, and untreated, can lead to vision loss and blindness. Among the vision problems that your pediatrician will evaluate your child for include:

Strabismus - A misalignment of the two eyes, affecting about 4% of children. Strabismus is usually described by the direction of misalignment, which can be outward (exotropia), inward (esotropia), upward (hypertropia) or downward (hypotropia). A child may also have a phoria with eye deviation only when one of the eyes is covered or when he is tired or sick.

Amblyopia - Reduced vision in an eye, which can be secondary to strabismus, anisometropia (unequal refractive errors in both eyes, for example, if one eye is more farsighted than the other eye), congenital cataracts, etc.

Refractive errors - Such as myopia (nearsightedness) and hypermetropia (farsightedness).

In younger children, a vision evaluation will usually consist of an examination for the red reflex (checks for cataracts and retinoblastoma), eye alignment (misaligned eyes may indicate strabismus) and eye movements.

Vision Screening

Older children, beginning at three years of age, should have a more formal test of their vision. Until formal vision testing is possible after three years of age, younger children's vision can be assessed by observation of how they fixate and track objects and by the history of the child's parents. Visual milestones for infants include being able to follow an object to midline in the first 2-6 weeks, past midline by 1-3 months and follow an object 180 degrees by 3-5 months. If your child isn't meeting these developmental milestones on time, then you should see your pediatrician for an evaluation.

Other testing may include the corneal light reflex test, in which a light is directed at the bridge of the nose and the light reflex is examined to make sure it is symmetrical or shines in the same spot on both eyes. If the light reflex is off-center or not symmetrical in both eyes, then it might indicate a misalignment of the eyes. This is useful to differentiate pseudostrabismus, a condition in which the eyes appear to be misaligned because of prominent epicanthal folds or a broad nasal bridge and which doesn't require treatment, from true strabismus.

The unilateral cover test can be used to determine if an infant or young child will follow an object while one of the eyes is covered. For example, your pediatrician can see if your child can fix on and follow a toy with both eyes, and then cover the left eye and see if he continues to follow it with his right eye. Then, the right eye is covered to see if he will follow the toy with his left eye. If he gets really fussy or refuses to follow the object when you cover one of his eyes, then that may indicate that the vision in the other eye is reduced.

In older children, the unilateral cover test is also useful to check for strabismus. While the child is looking at a distant object, such as an eye chart or toy, cover one of his eyes. If the other eye moves out or in, then that might indicate that his eyes are misaligned and that he has strabismus. The test is then repeated by covering the other eye.

When You Need Further Evaluation

Other problems that indicate the need for further evaluation include parents noticing that their child's eyes are crossing, that their eyes aren't straight or if they just don't seem to be seeing well. It is important to keep in mind that younger children usually don't report problems with their vision, especially if the problem is in just one eye and the other eye is accommodating for it.

Older, school age children, may report that they can't see the board, or they may have frequent headaches, double vision, or are frequently squinting. Formal testing of visual acuity is usually possible once a child is three years old, although 2-year-olds may be able to be tested with picture cards. The Allen chart includes easily recognized pictures, including a cake, hand, bird, horse, and telephone.

Another test that is commonly used for 3-5-year-olds is the tumbling E chart or 'E' game, a chart with the letter E in different orientations (up, down, right and left) and sizes. Children are tested by asking what orientation or direction the letter E is in at each letter size. To prepare your child for this test, you can play the pointing game from Prevent Blindness America. They also have a copy of the Distance Vision Test for Younger Children, which uses the E chart, and which you can use at home.

For children who can recognize some letters, the HOTV system, in which the letters H, O, T and V are displayed in different sizes on a chart can be used. The child is given a board with a large H, O, T and V on it, and he is instructed to point to the letter on the board that matches the letter on the chart.

Older children can be tested with the regular Snellen eye chart that is used for adults. In general, the Snellen chart is the most accurate and should be used when possible.

Standards for Visual Acuity

After testing is done, the next step is deciding if the child passed the test, since preschool age children don't necessarily need to have 20/20 vision to pass the test. The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued standards for visual acuity at different ages, including:

20/40 for children 3-4 years old

20/30 for older children

20/20 for school age children

In addition to their visual acuity, how a child's two eyes compare to each other is also important. At any age, if there is a two line difference between the eyes, then that might indicate a serious loss of vision, like for example, if one eye is 20/20, but the other eye is 20/40. Or if one eye is 20/30 and the other eye is 20/50.

Children who are uncooperative or who fail a vision screening test in the Peditrician's office, especially if it is on multiple attempts, should be seen by a Pediatric Ophthalmologist for more formal testing.

A referral to a Pediatric Ophthalmologist is also a good idea for children with strabismus after they are six months of age, if they have ptosis, where the upper eyelid droops, or if either eye is fixed in place or has limited movement, although it is usually normal if a newborn or young infant's eyes occasionally cross. Strabismus is another Pediatric condition in which a 'wait and see' approach to find out if a child will grow out of the problem is not appropriate. Children should also be seen by an ophthalmologist if they are at high risk of having visual problems, such as premature infants, children with Down syndrome, Sturge Weber syndrome, JRA, neurofibromotosis, diabetes or Marfan syndrome, children born with a congenital infection, or if there is a family history of strabismus or other childhood eye disorders.

Also, if your pediatrician doesn't offer vision screening at the 3-year-old checkup, you might consider seeing a pediatric ophthalmologist to have your child's vision checked.

What Is a Pediatric Ophthalmologist?

An Ophthalmologist is a medical doctor (MD), whose training includes 4 years of college, 4 years of medical school, 1 year of internship and 3 years of residency training in ophthalmology. In addition to prescribing glasses or contact lenses, ophthalmologists diagnose and treat most eye disorders and perform eye surgery.

A Pediatric Ophthalmologist (MD), in addition to completing medical school, an internship and ophthalmology residency, has completed an extra year of fellowship training in pediatric ophthalmology.

An Optometrist (OD) has usually completed 2-4 years of college and 4 years of optometric college. An optometrist can diagnose and screen for vision abnormalities and prescribe glasses and contact lenses.

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, 'if your pediatrician suggests that your child has his eyes checked, a pediatric ophthalmologist has the widest range of treatment options, the most extensive and comprehensive training, and the greatest expertise in dealing with children and in treating children's eye disorders.'

Find a Pediatric Ophthalmologist in your area. If you do not have the financial resources to have your child's vision evaluated or his problems treated, see these resources for help:

Sight for Students - This program provides vision exams and glasses to uninsured children in the United States.


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Genealogy Report: Ancestors of Michael Craig Hall
Ancestors of Michael Craig Hall
1280.Weyrich Kattermann, born 1663; died Abt. February 12, 1747/48.He was the son of 2560. Jakob Kattermann and 2561. Dorthea Muller.He married 1281. Elisabeth.
Children of Weyrich Kattermann and Elisabeth are:
|Johann Ulrich Katterman, born November 1702 in Michelfeld, Heidelberg, Germany; died November 09, 1745 in Michelfeld, Heidelberg, Germany; married Agnes Katharina Kuhlewein WFT Est. 1706-1749.
|Stefan Katterman, born Abt. February 03, 1681/82.
|Barbara Sybilla Katterman, born Abt. March 06, 1681/82.
|Margartha Katterman, born 1689.
|Hans Michael Katterman, born 1694.
|Johan Weyrich Katterman, born Abt. January 03, 1695/96.
|Anna Maria Margreta Katterman, born 1700.
2000.Michael Schauer148,149, born Abt. 1679 in Massenbach, Wuertemberg, Germany149; died 1709149.He married 2001. Anna Magdalena Schawerin 1698 in Wurttemberg, Germany149.
2001.Anna Magdalena Schawerin150,151, born Bet. 1659 - 1685 in Massenbach, Germany152; died Aft. February 1773 in New York,U.S.A.152.
Notes for Michael Schauer:
Michael, a Catholic, married Anna Magdelena Schawerin, a Protestant, about 1698 in Wurttemberg, Germany. They were later forced to emigrate to England in 1709 because of war and religious persecution. They lived in a tent city in London until Queen Anne, a devout Protestant, felt England was overburdened with Germans, and decided to return all Catholics to Germany. At that point, Michale Schauer converted to Lutheranism. Later that year, arrangements were made for Michale and several thousand other Palatine refugees to leave London for the colonies.
On Christmas Day in 1709, 4000 Germans embarked on ships for New York, but were detained on board the vessels until Easter 1710, awaiting convoys to protect them against the French men-of-war. Approximately 1700 died before arrival in New York, including Michael Schauer.
Anna settled in the Hudson Valley of New York and eventually remarried.
---The Scauer/Showers Family. by Ken Showers. e-mail showers @zekes.com
-- Palentine History.. "The reasons for the 'Great Palatine Migration."
Found on the Internet in Genealogy Family Tree Maker, from Benson-Day Genealogy:Information about Michael Schuaer.
Michael Schauer(1670) was a Bavarian Catholic and a lawyer.After the 30 Years War, he migrated to the war-devasted town of Massenbach in Wurttemburg.There he met and married a Protestant woman, Anna Magdalena Schawerin, in 1698.When Queen Anne invited Germans to work at her plantation in the Hudson Valley of New York, Michael and Magdalena accepted.They and their 4 children, Michael, Adam and 2 daughters set out for Rotterdam in 1709.From there, Queen Anne transported them and the other Germans to London where various tent cities were set up for them.When Queen Anne found her offer over-subscribed, she decided to send the Catholics back to Germany.That is when Michael converted to Lutheranism while living in the tent city of Savoy.They were then loaded on to boats which set sail for America in the spring of 1710.Michael Sr. died during the voyage.
Mention of this family is found in the various works documenting the "1709er".Livingston Plantation was where the Hudson River cuts through the Catskill Mountains.It was established to make tar for the English navy but the pine trees of the Catskill were not the right type for making tar and the venture was a failure.Livingston Manor spanned the river, being divided into East Camp and West Camp.When it was disbanded people settled throughout that area, with many moving to Schoharie Valley.
It is thought the Shauers lived on the east side of the river -- at lest Adam and Magdalena did.Michael Jr. lived at Taarbos (Tar Bush) (not sure where located).In New York, Magdalena married twice again.
For more details see the book written by Henry Z. Jones: New York Palatines (2 vols) and More Palatine Families.
| Notes for Anna Magdalena Schawerin:
Read where Anna Magdalena was married twice after Michael Schauer died.
In the St.Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, West Camp, Ulster Co., NY Parish Register, 1708-1840:
Married February 13, 1711 - Johann Melchior Daussweber, schoolmaster, from Burschel, County of Marbach, in Wurttemburg, widower, Magdalena, surviving widow of Michael Schauer, form Massenbach in the Craichgau.
In the same book: baptized January 31st, born 24th 1712 Maria Regina, father Johann Melchior Dausweber, mother Anna Magdalena.
Found on internet: Mary Beth Janssen (email@example.com)
After her arrival in New York, Anna Magdalena, widow of Michael Schauer, married Johan Melchior Dausweber, a widower and school teacher.
They had one child, a daughter, Maria Regina, baptized 31 Jan 1712.Sometime before 1726, Anna Magdalena married for a third time, to Paul Engel.
More About Michael Schauer and Anna Schawerin:
Marriage: 1698, Wurttemberg, Germany153
Children of Michael Schauer and Anna Schawerin are:
|Hans Johan Michael Schauer, born April 17, 1699 in Massenbach, Wurttenburg, Germany; died August 16, 1772 in Heidelberg,Berks County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A; married Elizabeth Catharina Lauck 1717 in Schoharie, Albany, New York, U.S.A or Tulpenocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
|Adam Schauer
2002.Valentine Lauck154, born WFT Est. 1629-1661154; died WFT Est. 1686-1748154.He married 2003. Anna Catharine Ruhl November 08, 1681 in Wallau, Germany154.
2003.Anna Catharine Ruhl154, born WFT Est. 1637-1664154; died WFT Est. 1686-1754154.
More About Valentine Lauck and Anna Ruhl:
Marriage: November 08, 1681, Wallau, Germany154
Child of Valentine Lauck and Anna Ruhl is:
|Elizabeth Catharina Lauck, born WFT Est. 1678-1705; died 1784 in Berks, Pa; married Hans Johan Michael Schauer 1717 in Schoharie, Albany, New York, U.S.A or Tulpenocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.


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The 56-year-old cleric, Mustafa Kamel Mustafa, was found guilty in federal court in Manhattan just weeks after al Qaeda's spokesman after the Sept. 11 attacks was convicted.
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any warriors out there still on this diet? how is it all coming out?
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I'm gonna give it another try next week.
I went into this just doing the undereating by water fasting, which as we all know in this thread, had disastrous results.
I'm stocking the fridge up with fruits, veggies, and sources of protein.
I have 6 weeks as of right now for my fight, and I need to come in at a lean 230ish. I'm 249 right now.Originally Posted by Sifu Rudy Abel
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What should be The Warrior Diet?
The Warrior diet is a controversial diet that encourages under-eating during the day and then feasting at night. It is designed to mimic the way a warrior would eat (Spartans are mentioned by the creator).
I was just wondering if anyone had tried this diet or knows anything about it?
It seems to go against a lot of the more traditional methods of dieting e.g. 6 small meals a day.
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Though Embraced By The Light chronicles my near-death experience and amazing journey into the spirit world, its main purpose is to reach hurting souls and bring comfort to them during hardships, loss of loved ones and to help them establish direction when misdirected through daily living. However, perhaps more important than anything else—its purpose is to bring to its reader the powerful message of God's unconditional and eternal love for them.
The message of his eternal love is so important that in just a few short months this small book miraculously covered the globe. Embraced By The Light was and still is meant to reach all those in the world who have been prepared and are ready to receive it.
My life's mission has expanded since "Embrace's" first publication in 1992, and continues to expand as it compels me to find new avenues that will reach and awaken even greater numbers of people to Gods message of love. The experience is a gift from God to us all. I felt his guidance and encouragement as I began to write it, and I followed his direction of how to publish it. Today, I am grateful and humbled as ripples of love return to me from those whose spirits connected to Embraced and whose lives are touched and helped by what is given them.
My life was changed by the knowledge given me to share, and it never grows old for me to recall even a single minute of my visit into heaven. My heart still swells with love each time I remember the love I was given there, and I often wonder if any of the hosts of angels look over me with interest in "what on earth is she doing!" My heart and soul work together to keep Embraced alive and available, in one way or another, to those searching for meaning in their life and greater understanding of the afterlife with God.
Sharing the message of God's love is my life's work—it is my joy and my love. I stand amazed every time I see God's use of Embraced By The Light for the betterment of his children. I also stand in awe as I see his loving protection over the work he has given me to do. This is his work too, his blessing and gift. And, as his spirit wills it through its eternal love and truths, Embraced By The Light will continue to draw more and more of his precious children to Him.
I pray with all my heart that you feel God's unconditional love for you as you read Embraced By The Light. My prayer is that you discover you infinite worth to our Heavenly Father, that if your heart is broken for any reason it is mended through the Savior's healing love. May your every wound be healed and your every sorrow be turned to joy as you feel God's gentle whisperings in your heart that you are his spirit offspring, his perfect design!
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Adding to such accounts as George Ritchie's Return From Tomorrow and Dr. Raymond A. Moody's Life After Life, Betty Eadie's experience offers astonishing proof of a life after physical death. She saw more, perhaps, than any other person has seen of the afterlife, and she came back with an almost photographic view.
Betty was given a message to share with others that has filled millions with hope and a renewed desire to love. Embraced By The Light recounts the people she met, the truths she learned, and the magnificent realitites of the spirit world.
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In today's world of violence and uncertainty, the message of Embraced By The Light comforts troubled hearts. It reflects everyone's hope for wholeness, for happiness, for abundance in God's love which transforms every sorrow into joy.
Brief History
At first author Betty J. Eadie shared her experience with only a few family and friends who persuaded Betty to begin presenting her experience before small gatherings consisting mainly of patients and their families that she volunteered her time with in working for a cancer research center. Eventually Betty shared her experience with larger discussion groups such as the International Association of Near Death Studies and various church groups. Her words filled listeners with hope and comfort. Betty knew that God wanted her to share her story with the world but she waited to feel his call and knew that the right people would be there.
Then the day came that Betty felt prompted to begin taking her message to the world. Her friend, Nancy, helped her reserve a room at a local library and post an ad in a local newspaper. Betty was so well recieved that word of mouth soon brought many more invitations to speak at grief groups, churches and local gatherings. Attending one of these events was a women who took detailed notes about Betty's experience and began circulating them among family and friends. Curtis Taylor read a copy of these notes and contacted Betty, who by now, had nearly completed the manuscript for "Embraced By The Light."
In 1992, Betty
met Curtis Taylor who formed Gold Leaf Press with the purpose of publishing her book. Betty felt the time to publish had arrived and she immediately
began preparing her story for publication. By the end of the summer of 1992, Embraced By The Light was ready for the press.
Upon its release,
Embraced By The Light met with instant success. The book's first printing of 20,000 copies sold out within two weeks and its second printing of 30,000 copies sold just as fast. Successive printings drew a similar response and soon Embraced By The Light was headed to the top of the New York Times Bestseller List--something unheard of previously for a first time author or a first time publisher. People who read Embraced By The Light were so touched
by it, they purchased multiple copies for family and friends. In less than a year Betty's book sold one million
copies and in September,
1993, after 17 weeks climbing the charts, Embraced By The Light reached #1 on the New
York Times bestseller list. It stayed there for a record 78 weeks and became the 5th bestselling book of the entire decade.
"People seem
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that year. "Not everyone likes what my experience reveals, but everyone
seems driven by an increasing desire for spiritual knowledge."
As evidence,
perhaps, of that desire, today Embraced By The Light has
sold more than 13-million copies, published in over 130 countries and has been translated into over 38 languages.
Readers all over the world have been touched by its story, and lives have
been changed for good.
Betty, however,
gives credit only to God. "He gave me this near-death experience.
It's he who touches people as they read Embraced
By The Light, not me. He touches each person differently as they
read because he loves us and knows us perfectly. I'm amazed and humbled
to see how much love and hope he has given to so many through this one,
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Ethnographies of Rural-Urban Encounter in China
Urban questions are rural questions--and vice versa. As cities around the world expand, social research today often embroils anthropologists in encounters between city and countryside. China serves as a particularly intense location to examine shifting conceptualizations of rural and urban social space. From the urban-rural movement of sent-down youth during the Cultural Revolution to the rural-urban migration of the floating population under market reform, Chinese officials and citizens have long negotiated social meanings associated with rural and urban experience. This course will explore the socio-cultural, political, economic, and environmental stakes involved in these encounters, while also addressing the question of ethnographic representation in relation to the village, the city, and the social spaces that lie between. Book-length ethnographies to be covered include Erik MuegglerŐs The Age of Wild Ghosts, Li ZhangŐs Strangers in the City, Liu XinŐs In OneŐs Own Shadow, and Tamara JackaŐs Rural Women in Urban China. The course will also encourage students to consider popular visual representations of rural/urban space through films screened in class and an international conference to be held at UW (April 28-30, 2006), ŇCinema at the CityŐs Edge: Film and Urban Space in East Asia.Ó
Student learning goals
General method of instruction
The instructor will open each class with a short lecture to contextualize the readings for that meeting, often presenting related visual materials, and then guide participants into close examination of the readings with questions and topics for discussion in this seminar-style course. Attendance and active participation in class and EPost discussions by all students will be crucial to the success of our class meetings. You are expected to complete the readings by the day they are listed in the syllabus and to discuss them in depth. Over the course of the quarter, participants will develop topics of their own for the final paper.
Recommended preparation
Students should be at the upper-level undergraduate or graduate level, with some previous coursework in Sociocultural Anthropology or East Asian Studies and an active interest in the course topic. Critical thinking and clear expression of thought in discussion and writing will be stressed.
Class assignments and grading
Each participant will be expected to act as facilitator to one class during the semester and electronically post discussion questions in advance. Each week students will be asked to contribute at least one paragraph-length response to EPost questions. A short essay (4-5 pages) on a topic to be assigned one week in advance will serve as the midterm. A final 8-10 page paper is required.


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Redhat has made a lot of changes in Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0(RHEL 7) when we compared to the previous versions. These changes likely to remind me that what oracle has done with Solaris 11. Most of the operating system vendors are forced to include many virtualization technologies to support the cloud and Redhat also one among them. Redhat has completely changed the service management , booting process, Firewall and networking in RHEL7. The Redhat Linux enterprise Linux 7's installation method also got changed little bit but its very simple. Let's see that how we can install the REHL 7 .
1. If you would like to install the Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 in to the physical machine , insert the RHEL7 DVD on to the drive and boot from DVD.
2. If you want to install the RHEL 7 on the VMware virtual machine , create the virtual machine with guest operating system as "Other Linux 3.x kernel 64 bit" (If your hyper-visor is not supports RHEL7).
3.When the system is booting from DVD , you will see the message like below.
2. You can skip the media check by pressing the Esc key .
3.Select the language and Continue.
4.Unlike the previous versions, RHEL 7 is not going to waste your time by asking lot of questions. Here is the menu, where you can give the few informations for the installation.
5. Once you click the "INSTALLATION DESTINATION" , you can select the disks for the installation. You have option to add the disk from ISCSI or FC for SAN boot. " Add a Disk " option will take you there. Here I have selected the Local disk for the installation . Click on "Done" to continue.
Note: Here i have selected the automatic partitioning.
6. Click on "SOFTWARE SELECTION" . Here I have choosen "Infrastructure server" and add-on was "virtualization hypervisor". Click on "Done" to continue.
7.Click on "Network & Hostname" (Refer screenshot – step 4) to configure the system network and setting the hostname. You need to "Turn on" the Ethernet adapter to configure the host in network. (By clicking the "OFF" button).
Click on "Configure" to set the static IP-address. By Default , it has chosen the DHCP IP address.
Here you can see the IP-address which have been configured in the previous screen.
8.Let's begin the installation .
9.Configure the root password. Click on "Done" to continue.
10. Once the installation is completed , you need to reboot the system .
11.After the system reboot, you will get the console like below.
We have successfully installed the Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 Server .
Note: RHEL 7's default root filesystem is XFS
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The data is in: more people own a mobile device than a toothbrush.
This is not surprising of course. Everyone today has a smartphone or an iPad or something similar. Unfortunately, and I can only speak from personal experience, just about everyone I know mostly still use their mobile device like a toy. It's fun. You can make it burp and play scrabble with a friend or watch Iron Man on the train. And these are just the business people I know. Not that it's all fun and games. They do talk on the phone, send email and texts and check websites. Some of us are beginning to use our devices to pay our bills or buy something in a store. But the reality is this: for 99% of my clients use their iPhone, Droid or Blackberry is like a toy.
It's time to stop playing games. Smart, boring, conservative companies are getting serious about mobile applications. Slowly but surely, they're waking up to the potential..no, the need...to utilize these applications to develop more business and keep their customers coming back.
Of course, there are consumer-facing companies doing this every day. Like restaurant chain's P.F. Chang's new mobile application to help their customers find a location, make reservations and order takeout. Or Ally Bank, whose recent mobile offering lets their customers check account balances, search transaction history and transfer money between accounts. Most major airlines allow their boarding passes to be sent electronically and a visit to Cinderella's Castle wouldn't be complete in this day and age without using Mobile Magic, Disney's official mobile app, to navigate its parks.
These are big, well-known companies creating cool apps for their customers. But other companies, both big and not-so-big, are quietly creating mobile applications too. Boring apps. But essential to the future of their businesses.
Home Depot's mobile application allows its contractors to order and pay for supplies from their phones. Pharmaceutical giant Merck recently released a mobile application to help people with type 2 diabetes. Chemical maker DuPont's new mobile application gives service technicians refrigerant data on the go, enabling them to make quick and reliable system diagnostics. Dayton Superior , a provider of nonresidential concrete construction and paving products recently launched two free mobile applications to give their customers access to product and technical information on demand. Indianapolis- based Firestone Building Products Company, LLC, just unveiled their own mobile application to help their customers (building owners, facility managers, roofing consultants) get quicker support. A mobile application software developer, Jomar Softcorp International Inc. is reporting a strong demand for its products amongst its manufacturing customers.
These companies know that mobile apps are not toys. These are tools. When it comes to mobile, we're just getting started. I believe that the mobile application industry is about to explode over the next few years. And it will be fuelled by millions of small and medium sized companies who will soon realize that having a mobile application is as necessary as having a phone number and a website to do business.
I can think of two of my own clients who are considering this new reality.
One, a roofing company, wants to enable their customers to have immediate access to their customer service team when a truck is not onsite. They want their customers to be able to download information about the materials being used on the job, check on their job's progress, schedule service calls and look up their estimates and job totals. They want their guys in the field to use a table so that they can fill out work-orders, check their own schedules, get directions and make sure materials are in-house.
Another client of mine manufactures packaging materials. They want their customers to have mobile access so they can check on the progress of their jobs, order more materials and look up prior jobs. They also want to make sure their customers can get pricing quotes and place orders from wherever they are. Oftentimes their customers need more detailed specs about some of their products which they want to view from their smartphones or tablets too.


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House for sale
11 Kootingal Street,
Ashmore, QLD
5 6 4
Magnificent Riverfront Residence with granny flat!**CALL 07 5500 7001 or 0413 44 44 88**
A high-quality architect designed residence of approximately 1,060 square metres in a plot of 4,105 square metres completed in 2007 on the Nerang river. This residence is situated in a quiet, wooded cul-de-sac adjacent to the Royal Pines Golf Course.
Property includes the following features:
- Steel frame, concrete slab plus brick construction with tiled roof
- High ceilings, timber doors, quality fittings throughout
- Mature tropical low-maintenance gardens with zoned irrigation
- Electric remote controlled main gate with keypad access
- 12 metre pool with electric powered cover and heating
- Toilet/shower block at pool with separate steam room
- Boat ramp
- Large pontoon
- Deck overlooking river
- Hard full sized tennis court with lighting and high fencing
- Spacious 4 car garage with separate storeroom, workroom and loft storage area
- All bathrooms fully tiled
- Ample storage areas
The residence is on two levels having 4 bedrooms upstairs and a separate granny flat at ground level. There is an impressive entrance with a crystal chandelier which can be lowered for maintenance.
Upper Floor:
Master bedroom has the following features:
- Large ensuite with sunken spa bath and twin washbasins, toilet with bidet
- Staircase to ground level for easy pool/steamroom access
- Separate equipped gym room (equipment will be included in sale)
- Large sun terrace overlooking river
- Electrically operated curtains
- Large dressing room with ample clothes storage and glass fronted cupboards
- Shuttered kitchenette with sink and refrigerator
- Ceiling fans
There is a second spacious bedroom with ensuite and walk-in robe, Two sizeable bedrooms sharing a spacious bathroom and toilet, Upstairs lounge which could become another bedroom, Access to loft area by ladder, Airing cupboard with chute to downstairs laundry.
Ground Floor
- Direct house access from garage
- Large study with timber bookshelves and extensive storage cupboards. French doors lead on to a verandah overlooking the garden. The study desk will be included in the sale.
- Granny flat includes ensuite and kitchenette with refrigerator and electric hobs and oven, extensive storage, ceiling fans and independent air conditioning
- Formal dining area with serving hatch access to pantry/kitchen
- Lounge with marble fireplace and remote controlled gas fire
- Shuttered lounge bar with sink and refrigerator
- Large laundry room with walk-in storage cupboard and outside area with Hills whirligig clothes dryer
- Washroom with urinal and electric hand dryer
- Wine cellar with space for 3,000 bottles
- Media room with projector and sound system (seating and equipment will be included in sale)
The spacious timber kitchen includes the following features:
- Walk-in pantry with extensive storage
- Granite work tops
- 2 Miele dishwashers
- Garbage compactor
- In-sink-Erator
- Miele coffee machine
- Miele platewarmer and cupwarmer
- Gaggenau fully plumbed steam oven
- Large Gaggenau convection oven
- Miele microwave
- 5 gas hobs including a wok burner with Quasair ventilation
- Gas Teppanyaki slab
- Jenn-Air refrigerator/freezer
- Serving window access to outside entertaining area
There is an informal dining area and a large family room with wall mounted TV and ceiling fans with French doors leading to a terrace overlooking the pool
Outside. There is a large covered entertainment area with built-in gas barbecue, hotplate and sink . The pool is fully fenced. The steam room uses a Tylo unit and adjacent toilet/shower room. A large rainwater storage tank is linked to the zoned irrigation system. A tarmac driveway leads to the boat ramp/pontoon
The floating pontoon includes lighting, power (and water nearby) The wooden deck features a storage shed and a covered sitting area. Gas supply is from tanks at front of the property
General Features
- The residence is well insulated throughout
- All windows and glass doors have secure fly screens
- Wired smoke detectors
- Full termite proofing with annual inspections
- Electrical wiring is C-Bus system with ample power points throughout
- There is sound, network and telephone cabling throughout the premises with 4 WiFi routers and Foxtel cable TV
- NBN connection is scheduled before 27 January 2017
- Plumbing is pump-fed and electrically heated and caters for several simultaneous users with high volume mains connection
- Air conditioning is zoned and ducted throughout and is reverse cycle providing cooling or heating
- Most lighting is LED
- There is a full active security system with sensors throughout and TV surveillance
- Neighbours are all very friendly and helpful and extremely quiet
Call PETER KELLY on 0413 44 44 88 to arrange a private viewing of this magnificent riverfront home!
Property Code: 1713
Last updated: 11:31AM on Feb 2nd 2017


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Cilantro Hummus
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Author Notes: While in Mexico a few weeks ago I bought a wonderful cilantro hummus at a small farmers market in La Cruz, about 30 minutes north of Puerto Vallarta. I loved the combination of tangy cilantro, garlic and Mexican "limones" with the traditional garbanzo beans and tahini. When I got home, I tried to recreate this recipe.
I topped it with the popular Mexican chili powder called Tajin, but you could use any chili powder of your choice. You can give it more of a kick by adding in a jalapeño pepper if you like.
Serves 6-8
- 1 15 oz can garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
- 2 clovers garlic, peeled
- 1 scallion, trimmed and chopped
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon tahini
- 1 tablespoon agave nectar
- 1 cup loosely chopped cilantro leaves and stems
- 5 key limes
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- Sprinkle of Tajin or chili powder
- Puree beans, scallion and garlic in a food processor until smooth.
- Add juice of the key limes and the remaining ingredients to desired consistency. Taste and adjust seasonings as needed.
- Scoop into a bowl. Sprinkle with Tajin or chili powder. Serve with crackers, tortilla chips, or raw veggies.
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Dip
More Great Recipes:
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Welcome to the Wakefield Doctrine (the theory of clarks, scotts and rogers)
Well, it certainly has been a productive week here at the Wakefield Doctrine blog. What with our PWAT* questions nearly complete and some interesting insights on 'kitchen performance' (Considerer?…we all totally knew that you would do that before really starting to cook…) and 'animal husbandry' (Christine, too bad you're not old enough to have enjoyed the old TV Series 'Green Acres' you would like it) …we have a lot to go over as we head into the long weekend. Michelle and Denise are hard at work on additional questions and Cyndi is trying to find a way to get the Doctrine into her Lesson Plan this Semester ("…lets see, math class? roger…history?…roger…civics?…roger! oh wait! recess? …scott!!!! and nap time, clark"). Hey Stephanie!! we loved your answers to the first set of questions, we would like to hear from you on scenario… you too Dyanne and Chris come on! how you gonna earn one of our fabulous, nearly free Wakefield Doctrine docTees? huh? how? We invite you all to send us any suggestions for scenaria with or without Answers. The object of the PWAT is, through the use of familiar, everyday situations, to elicit the Readers instinctive response (to these situations). Following each of these 'scenaria' will be three responses. Readers will be asked to choose the 'Answer' that most feels right. There are no right or wrong answers and the (suggested) response may not be quite how one would respond, but it is about which Answer resonates most for the Reader. So lets get right into the latest collection.
(If you're looking for Finish the Sentence Friday, the 'Ladies inRead' are taking the Labor Day Weekend off (of course)… but be sure to go by and see Janine and Kate and Stephanie and Kristi... theys always up to something!)
1) You're in class one Friday afternoon in October. You are in the middle of the quarterly exam and you are glad you were prepared for the test. You look over and notice that your best friend is looking at another persons exam answers, you immediately look away but then you notice your Teacher is about to catch your friend cheating. You immediately:
a) stand up and ask to be excused to go to the bathroom;
b) start laughing in a very loud voice or
c) do nothing, you need an 'A' on this test or you won't get in to Medical School
2) You're out on a double date with your best friend. While sitting at the table,waiting for the band to come on stage, you notice that, when they don't think anyone is looking, your friend's date is flirting with your date. Will you:
a) take your friend aside and tell them what you suspect and offer your support;
b) take your friend's date aside and tell them that if they keep it up you will kick their ass or
c) feel embarrassed for your friend and don't do anything, except when you over-compensate you end up looking like you're flirting with your friends date…
3) (from Friend of the Doctrine, Christine): ( True story). Scenario: Sitting in a "restaurant" (Step above fast food. Order at counter, but some workers roaming the place asking if you want refills or more breadsticks.) alone, you notice some thug-looking teenagers taking turns stealing tips off of tables. What do you do?
a) stand up and tell them to put all the stolen money back;
b) tell the counter person that, while you might not be 100% certain, you are pretty sure there are people in the restaurant stealing tips or
c) call 911 on your cell phone (speed dial) and return to enjoying your meal
4) (from DownSpring Considerer... here is one of 4 that she was kind enough to send us and is "… heavily edited" ): You're at home waiting for a telephone call. Your favourite relative, who you haven't seen in years, is coming to visit and promised to call as soon as they got into town, for final directions to your house. The phone rings, so rather than let it go to the answering machine, you pick it up and say, "hi'. The telemarketer seems delighted to hear an actual person's voice and immediately launches into their pitch, "Hi! Am I speaking to the member of the household who makes the decisions about how happy your family will be?"
a) Listen politely to the spiel until you have a moment to interject, at which time you explain that you don't want to buy into their service and try to negotiate the conversation to a swift end.
b) Leave the phone off the hook, and walk away, coming back five minutes later to hang up if they've stopped talking by then…remember that you are waiting for a call, get angry and, without picking it up, shout at the phone ("Can't you see I'm waiting for someone?").
c) Start swearing at them, notice that the telemarketer is still on the line and seems to be getting upset…stay on line asking personal questions about their family, savouring the outrage you sense when you suggest they engage in an anatomically impossible sex act…hang up, laughing
5) You're in a Supermarket checkout aisle; there is one person ahead of you and two behind you in line. It's late on a weekday afternoon, people are all getting their mid-week grocery shopping done. While you are focused on the magazine rack opposite the checkout counter ( One newspaper is stating, 'Obama and Rhianna are siblings born on the Planet Osiris'), another shopper 'cuts in line' in front of you. You:
a) Look to see if anyone else in line noticed. Try to figure out why someone would be so rude and whether you should confront them or maybe tell the person behind you that the line will be delayed and aren't people rude these days…
b) Tap the offending shopper on the shoulder, tell them (nicely) that there are people in line and ask them, do they understand the normal protocol of lines? You say this with a smile and a genuine sense of wanting to help the person understand how they should behave in a checkout line.
c) Establish eye contact and smile and shake your head in a 'no, don't do that' gesture. (if the person is an attractive member of the opposite gender, make them stand immediately ahead of you in line).
6) (courtesy of DownSpring Michelle) You're out for dinner with your spouse and another couple. The restaurant is new and very popular, so popular that there is normally a 3 month wait for reservations. But you have a client who has connections and you were able to get in with very little delay, much to the impressed delight of your spouse and your friends. The dinner is all that you hoped it would be, outstanding cuisine and everything perfect and then as the server is pouring your coffee at desert they are jostled by a passing customer and spill coffee in your lap. You:
a) scream loudly (if female)…shout loudly (if not) look around the table and the nearby tables and decide whether to play it for laughs or simply the fun of making the server cry (if female) get mad and storm off (if not)
b) apologize to the server while trying to determine who might be to blame. Failing that, consider the possibility that either the server simply made a mistake or has a flawed personality
c) feel embarrassed…feel like people are staring…apologize to the nearest person …hate yourself for ruining the server's evening (Optional)
7) You're alone in your car, driving home late at night and you notice an SUV in the woods by the side of the road, it's emergency flashers are on, steam is billowing from under the hood, clearly it has run off the road. You immediately:
a) Pull over, get out of your car (hopefully remembering to put it in 'Park') and run towards the car shouting "Hey! Is everyone alright in there"
b) Slow down and watch your rearview mirror until you see someone else pulling over, then speed up so that you can get to where the cell phone reception is strongest so that you can call for back-up
c) Look to see if you recognize the vehicle, when you see that it has out-of-state plates, look at your watch then pull over and get out of your car, but stay where you are parked so that you can wave down the passing cars, ignore the screams for help and try to decide if the Good Samaritan laws apply to engineers
8) (Considerer for the next three…come on people, help the girl out!) You are at the Wildlife Park (a local family attraction), you notice a small boy kicking up a fuss, he appears lost and is clearly getting increasingly distressed, all at once he begins screaming for his Dad and looking around frantically. Do you:
a) Watch him from a distance, pleased as other people step in to try to help the little chap.
b) Walk up to him, put your hand on his shoulder, look him in the eye and reassure him that you'll help him find his father, simultaneously scoping the area for a member of staff to tell that there's a lost child.
c) Join in with the crowd of other people saying nice (but largely ineffective) things as he zig-zags past you all.
9) You're out on a second date when he/she starts talking in depth about a highly technical game they like to play. You don't understand a word of what they're saying. You…
a) Listen attentively and tell them you're glad they have something in their life that they're so passionate about, and which brings them such pleasure. You either try to genuinely follow what they're saying, or at least look like you do.
b) Tell them outright that it's not something you understand, in such a way that (you hope) doesn't lead to a more in-depth explanation from them.
c) Listen carefully for an opportunity to re-route the conversation onto topics about which you're more knowledgeable. If they're being particularly boring, re-route the topic of conversation into an area where you can show off your own technical expertise, and use lots of long words to prove the point.
10) You've been there for 3 hours, there were two rows of waiting patients when you arrived, that was reduced to half the number (of waiting patients) but now you (still sitting there) detect a noticeable increase in the number of people coming into the waiting room. You:
a) sigh… and say
b) scream… and shout
c) pout…and whine
Alright! 5 or 10 more and we be done!
Saturday!! New Question!! From our Friend Janine:
11) It is breakfast time and your oldest child is having their first meltdown of the day over not wanting to finish their breakfast. What do you do?
a) God help me, it is only 9 am and she is already crying over something and walk away.
b) Try to reason with her and make a deal that if she eats 2 more spoonfuls, we will go to the park.
c) Whine and cry that you don't like breakfast either.
* lol, no! seriously! it stands for Predominant Worldview Assessment Test… honest! no, Dyanne you should be ashamed of yourself for that


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Catholic World News
Hong Kong demonstrators protest Chinese oppression of Church freedom
July 11, 2012
Cardinal Joseph Zen led a group of Catholics a Hong Kong demonstration protesting Chinese government interference with the freedom of the Catholic Church.
The protest, held outside the office of the Chinese central government in Hong Kong, focused on the arrest of Bishop Ma Daqin, the newly ordained auxiliary of Shanghai, who was taken into custody after renouncing his membership in the government-backed Patriotic Association.
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Monday, March 21, 2011
Read and Seed with Purple Asparagus
Three years ago, the City of Chicago invited Purple Asparagus to host a week of activities at one of Chicago's newest and most beautiful attractions, Millennium Park. During the Taste of Chicago, we were to present a week of food related kids activities for the festival that didn't involve tasting tasting food.* Certainly, an offer that we, as an emerging non-profit, could not resist.
I sometimes have a dangerous habit. I come up with ideas on the fly, sell them, without a real understanding of how to execute them. Read and Seed was one of these ideas.
I proposed that we would "Create your own bookmark made out of recycled paper and herb seeds."
Now came the challenge, accomplishing this task within our budget for 5,000 kids.
High profile opportunity, high stakes. Of course, just the right time to procrastinate.
In early May, I looked into buying pre-made embedded seed bookmarks. How could I not know that this would blow the budget out the water?
Of course, we could pre-cut the bookmarks from construction paper, 5,000 of them. Of course, I would spend night after night wearing my fingers to the bone at the paper cutter. Or maybe not.
Finally, a realistic thought. I could approach Paper Source, Chicago based maker of artisan papers. Surely they'd want their name on this. Ultimately, they did. It, did unfortunately, take some down to the wire negotiations. Two days before we were scheduled to arrive at the tent on Randolph Street, we picked up two cases of bookmark sized craft papers. Combining that with thousands of tiny glassine envelopes, pounds of teeny basil seeds, herb plants a variety of craft supplies, and a team of terrific volunteers, we were ready for the hordes to descend.
We had a great five days, but city's estimates were inflated, substantially. Plus, Paper Source was far more generous in their donation than expected. As a result, we have supplies to lead Read and Seed to Chicago children for years to come.
How does it work?
Take some beautiful craft paper - we have a multitude of patterns.
Decorate the paper with crayons, ribbons, flowers, stickers, whatever you've got.
Fill tiny glassine envelopes with a small spoonful of herb seeds. Glue the envelope to the back of the bookmark.
The bookmark makes a great gift. And unlike an embedded bookmark you can actually use it to read AND seed.
We've now run our Read and Seed adventures at Green Festival, Family Farmed Expo, and, on April 23, at several of the Chicago Sears locations to celebrate Earth Day.
*The City does not allow tasting or sampling at the Millennium Park Family Fun Festival or the demo stage of Taste of Chicago for reasons of sanitation.
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Function: noun
Etymology: local + -vore (as in carnivore): one who eats foods grown locally whenever possible
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Function: noun
Etymology: local + -vore (as in carnivore): one who eats foods grown locally whenever possible
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