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The mystics of all religions and
spiritual traditions tell us again and again that death is only for the
physical body, not for the Soul.
"Truly, it is only
this (the body) that dies when the Soul departs from it. The Soul never
The saints speak of death as a wonderful transition from this limited
and finite existence to an eternal and infinite immortality.
"So beautiful
appeared my death knowing whom I would kiss, I died a thousand times
before I died."
Death is something perfectly normal, something that we all see every
day and something that will inevitably happen to every living being at
some time or another. The scriptures tell us it is something very
simple and natural.
"Just as a man
discards worn out clothes and takes other new clothes so does the
embodied Soul discard worn out bodies and takes other new bodies."
Bhagavad Gita)
Death pertains only to the body, which like a machine, is subject to
wear and tear, dysfunction and eventually complete breakdown. The Soul,
however, is unborn and undying, eternal and immortal. For those people
who learn to identify themselves with the Soul instead of the body or
for those who have taken refuge in a Higher Power death does not hold
so much fear.
"Where, O Death, is your victory? Where is your sting?"
Spirituality in Palliative Care
By Dr Dominique Cassidy MD, FMH
Dominique Cassidy is an FMH specialist in psychiatry and psychotherapy.
At present she works as a consulting doctor in psycho-oncology and
liaison psychiatry at Valais State Hospital in Switzerland. She
is also an intermediary teacher at the School of Medecin of Lausanne,
for the module: "Spirituality, Religion and Medecin",
instructor in "Therapeutic Meditation", mindfullness meditation
programmes for psychiatric patients and an instructor in "Conscious
Centering", burnout prevention program based on meditation, yoga,
aikido and spiritual inquiry for healthcare practitioners.
and medicine are two words that until recently were not thought of as
compatible; they belonged to two different worlds that would not meet.
Times have changed in recent years however and now western medicine has
started to study the impact of the spiritual dimension and include it
in the basic care of patients. This article provides an introductory
overview of this topic. It includes a historical perspective, and a
description of some of the ways spirituality is conceptualized and
practised in a therapeutic context.
There was a time in European culture when medicine was part of, and at
the service of, religion. Medicine was based on the truths recognized
by the church, and religion explained both the cause and the solution
to illnesses. The first hospitals were known as "hostels of God," and
monks and nuns were the primary caregivers in those institutions.
After the Renaissance however, around the 16th century, as science
started to prove the limitations of religious beliefs concerning the
laws of nature, medicine and spirituality began to face each other in
opposition: progressively God was left out of medical care, monks and
nuns were replaced by nurses, and the whole of the spiritual dimension
was increasingly denied or simply forgotten.
Times are now changing once again and science is becoming increasingly
interested in spirituality. In the last 40 years, a growing number of
studies, both in medicine and neuroscience, have demonstrated the
impact of the spiritual dimension on health and well-being. In
addition, scientists have become curious regarding spiritual practices
such as meditation, and the number of studies around this topic has
grown exponentially over the last decade. More and more doctors and
nurses are now prescribing meditation to complement the usual
allopathic treatment.
In 2005, the World Health Organization replaced the old
'bio-psycho-social model' describing the different aspects of humans,
with the 'bio-psycho-social and spiritual model', incorporating the
anthropological view that the spiritual dimension is constitutive of
our humanity. Spirituality is now understood as one of the basic
components of our human experience, and therefore it is an aspect that
needs to be included both in scientific research and, more importantly,
in the care of patients.
Palliative care, with its predominant focus on the process of death and
dying, is relatively advanced in its emphasis on caring for the
spirituality of patients, and many tools have been developed to support
caregivers in addressing these topics with patients. This trend is now
extending to teaching hospitals and in general medicine, and medical
students are being introduced to spiritual care during their studies.
Definition of
Spirituality, Religion and Religiosity
Spirituality, religion and religiosity are words quite often confused
as the being the same, therefore great effort has been made to clearly
define them in a way that allows healthcare professional to communicate
around this subject.
There have been many attempts to define spirituality, and each of them
address two different aspects: the question of life's purpose and the
connection to that which is transcendent. "Spirituality implies a
universal questioning about intent and the meaning of life, and belongs
to the essence of humanity's search for transcendent values.
Religion is the structured belief that addresses spiritual questions
through ethical and philosophical view points, including the notion of
a faith in God.
Religiosity is the practice a person is involved in as a way to
explore and express their religion or spirituality.
What are the
studies saying?
Spiritual Care
2. Spiritual distress
Meditation and Cancer
By Jim
Jim Malloy is a
meditation instructor currently living in Gainesville, Florida. Trained
in 1973 by the International Meditation Society, Jim has been teaching
meditation for 35 years. He has taught meditation classes throughout
the western and south-western U.S., and now teaches locally in
north-central Florida and globally.
What Role Can
Meditation Play in Dealing with Cancer?
The practice of meditation can provide
valuable assistance to cancer patients at various stages. For persons
in the terminal stages, meditation can help them gain greater peace and
acceptance of their situation. For persons involved in the process of
healing cancer, meditation will help facilitate this process. For
individuals who are proactively taking steps to prevent cancer,
meditation can serve as a valuable ally. Let's have a brief look at
each of these roles.
Meditation and
Terminal Cancer
For an individual who is terminally
ill, with cancer or any other disease, meditation opens their awareness
to that part of their being which is eternal. In most cases this will
not be a sudden realization, or even a crystal clear awareness,
although it can be. More typically however, a person will simply begin
to "sense" or "know" - beyond a mere intellectual idea - that they are
more than just the physical body... that there is a part of them which
lives on after the impermanent physical garment has been shed. With
this awareness comes a profoundly peaceful feeling that it is all
right... that there is truly nothing to fear.
However, even when a person has this
deep sense that they are eternal, the body's ingrained survival
instinct - known in some esoteric teachings as the "body elemental" -
can at times, still exert a strong influence as death approaches. For
such times, when instinctual fear and anxiety begin to overwhelm one,
meditation can serve as a valuable tool for helping a person relax, let
go, and shift their attention back to the calm harbour of their
innermost self.
Meditation and
Healing Cancer
There are various ways in which
meditation can further the healing process. Although it would be
unrealistic and irresponsible to suggest that simply meditating daily
will rid one of cancer, meditation can serve as an effective adjunct to
any healing regimen. Here are three simple dynamics of how daily
meditation can facilitate one's healing process.
1. The most evident way in which
meditation contributes to the healing process is through stress
reduction. It has been well proven that stress is among the major
contributors to diseases of all sorts, including cancer. It has also
been demonstrated in numerous studies that meditation reduces stress
and the production of stress hormones, cortisol, GH and norepinephrine.
2. Another facet of meditation in the
healing process involves the clearing away of physical/emotional toxins
that have been accumulating over years. It has been found that any
painful or traumatic experience which has not been resolved becomes
stored in our body as a form of negative - or "toxic" - energy. Over
the years, the accumulation of this negative energy creates a toxic
environment in our bodies, which begins to undermine our natural sense
of well-being. If this toxic build-up continues unchecked, disease is
the inevitable outcome.
A tangible manifestation of these
toxic energies is what medical science has termed "free radicals."
These miniscule molecular structures have been shown to play a
significant role in causing cancer.
The powerful positive energies tapped
in meditation, literally act as a solvent, dissolving the various forms
of these harmful toxins and clearing away the residue.
3. Meditation facilitates the flow of
life force energy through our system. This powerful energy, also known
as the vital force, prana, or chi, not only gives us life, but is
responsible for maintaining health and optimal functioning of all parts
of the body. As a result of stress, and the knots of tension which it
produces in the body, the life force gradually becomes obstructed from
flowing freely throughout our physiological system. When any organ,
muscle, bone, or tissue is not being sufficiently nourished with the
healing vital force, it becomes prone to dysfunction or vulnerable to
injury, which ultimately leads to some form of malady. Through reducing
one's stress level and providing one with regular periods of
relaxation, meditation allows and encourages the knots of tension to
unwind, clearing the way for the healing, nourishing life force to flow
freely again, thus restoring health and well-being.
Meditation and Cancer
If meditation can assist people in the
process of healing cancer, can it also contribute to the prevention of
cancer? Yes... the value of meditation in the prevention of cancer - as
well as most types of illness - cannot be overlooked or understated.
Here - from a 1987 issue of
Psychosomatic Medicine - are some very convincing statistics, regarding
the preventative capabilities of daily meditation.
A study of health insurance
statistics on over 2,000 meditators over a 5-year period found that
meditators consistently had less than half the hospitalization than did
other groups with comparable age, gender, profession, and insurance
terms. The difference between the meditator and non-meditator groups
increased in older-age brackets. In addition, meditators had fewer
incidents of illness in 17 medical treatment categories, including 87%
less hospitalization for heart disease and 55% less for cancer.
A study of health insurance
statistics on over 2,000 meditators over a 5-year period found that
meditators consistently had less than half the hospitalization than did
other groups with comparable age, gender, profession, and insurance
terms. The difference between the meditator and non-meditator groups
increased in older-age brackets. In addition, meditators had fewer
incidents of illness in 17 medical treatment categories, including 87%
less hospitalization for heart disease and 55% less for cancer.
How does meditation prevent illness?
Many of the dynamics put forth in regard to the healing process also
apply to the prevention of disease. Certainly the capacity of
meditation to reduce stress is tremendous, given what we now know about
the major role stress plays in causing illness.
Regarding the flow of vital force, the
same simple principle applies to prevention as to healing -- when this
nourishing energy is flowing freely throughout the body, health and
well-being prevail. When its flow is obstructed and it cannot reach all
parts of the body, well-being is gradually diminished and ultimately
illness ensues. It logically follows then, that if meditation clears
away that which obstructs the free flow of vital force, a major link in
the causal chain of illness is eliminated.
Another important aspect of meditation
and prevention is that people who meditate tend to gravitate toward
healthy lifestyles. Rather than this being a forced discipline,
meditators generally discover that unhealthy habits tend to fall away
on their own, and that they are simply drawn to healthier ways of
living. That includes eating more natural foods, exercising, practicing
yoga, enjoying healthier forms of recreation, choosing to live in
healthy environments, etc.
So we find that meditation can indeed
play a role -- in fact, several positive and significant roles in the
lives of cancer patients, and in the lives of those choosing to avoid
this painful disease.
Seeing Them Off
By Dr Ramesh Bijlani
Ramesh Bijlani retired as a Professor from the All India Institute of
Medical Sciences where he established a patient care facility for
conducting yoga-based lifestyle modification courses for prevention and
management of chronic disease. He uses yoga as a tool in mind-body
"The most
surprising thing in the world is that everybody knows that death is
inevitable and yet behaves as if he were immortal", says Yudhishter in
the Mahabharata.
To this one might
add that we also behave, and misbehave, with our near and dear ones as
if they were immortal. The result is that if they leave us suddenly
without warning, leaving no possibility of even saying "sorry", we are
left with life-long regret. The situation is not much better if they
give us a few months or years of notice by developing an incurable
disease such as cancer. The caregivers of such patients face several
difficult questions:
Whether to tell the
patient the truth?
How much of the truth to tell and how to tell it?
To do all that is possible for prolonging the life of the patient or to
withhold those heroic measures which are likely to only prolong misery?
How much of a choice to give the patient in choosing the treatment?
What the approach should be to alternative systems of medicine?
Whether to add modalities such as distance healing, faith healing and
distance healing?...
The list is
endless and the answers debatable.
There is not much
debate anymore on whether to tell the patient the truth. Even if
efforts are made to hide the truth from the patient, the patient knows
it anyway. In any case, the truth must be told; the only question is
how. A few important principles are that the news should be broken only
when there is ample time available to talk to the patient. All hope
should not be taken away from the patient, and the patient should feel
fully supported. It is cruel to break bad news to the patient in a
hurry and leave the patient all alone to digest its implications.
Regarding not taking away hope, it might be asked how hope can be given
when there is no hope while still sticking to the truth. The fact is
that there is no situation in which there is no hope. Remissions may be
rare in some cancers, but are known in virtually all cancers.
Furthermore, the remissions are not arbitrary: they are more likely
among those who expect them and psychoneuroimmunology offers a
plausible explanation for the phenomenon. That is why Bernie Siegel,
the famous cancer surgeon, says that one should beware of giving false
'no hope'.
Cancer also
presents difficult dilemmas regarding the extent to which every new
advance in treatment should be used, and the types of treatment that
may be combined. Broadly speaking, there are three modalities of
treatment: surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
Surgery, whenever
possible, is a good option because it reduces the tumour load and gives
the body's immune mechanisms a chance to overpower the cancer cells
that may still be lurking here and there in the body.
Radiotherapy and
chemotherapy, however, are double-edged weapons. They destroy tumour
cells, but they also damage the rapidly dividing normal cells; hence
their side effects. Among the rapidly dividing cells are also the cells
of the immune system. It is not always easy to determine whether the
benefit expected from radiotherapy or chemotherapy exceeds the harm
they might do by weakening the immune system. Further, a social and
moral dimension is added to the issue because chemotherapy is often
very expensive. If the family refuses chemotherapy, they may feel
guilty that they are not doing everything possible to prolong the life
of the patient. On the other hand, if they somehow manage the
chemotherapy, they might face bankruptcy for the sake of giving the
patient doubtful prolongation of poor quality life. If these decisions
are taken without any discussion with the patient, an important aspect
of the truth regarding his illness is being hidden from him. On the
other hand, if the patient is consulted on these points, it may be
difficult to avoid in the patient the perception that the family is not
doing enough for him in order to economize on the expenses.
In chronic
disease, relatives, friends and other well wishers have a tendency to
suggest unconventional remedies such as alternative systems of
medicine, diet therapies, touch therapy, spiritual healing and so on.
Sometimes they even suggest specific practitioners or spiritual masters
and support their advice with anecdotal evidence. This happens all the
more in diseases such as cancer. It is difficult for any family to act
on all such advice. Which path to follow would, and should, depend on
what they, particularly the patient, have faith in. Even if the
treatment has no specific beneficial biological effect attributable to
its chemistry, it would at least act as a placebo if the patient has
faith in it. Placebos are currently looked upon with a great deal of
respect because first, they can work wonders; and secondly, if the
placebo is an inert substance, it will have no side effects. However,
it is not prudent to depend only on an alternative therapy unless
practitioners of scientific medicine have washed their hands of the
patient, or at least the patient and the relatives have taken a
conscious decision not to avail of scientific medicine anymore.
While all the
above questions and several other mundane considerations inevitably
enter the picture in a disease such as cancer, the most comforting and
creative approach comes from the spiritual worldview.
The spiritual
worldview not only helps us accept the disease as an expression of the
Divine Will, but also enables us to look at the disease positively. The
usual way to look at the disease is as a problem to be solved, a battle
to be fought, and an enemy to be conquered. From the spiritual point of
view, however, the disease is a powerful teacher. It is an opportunity
with an extremely high potential to stimulate the spiritual growth of
the patient and his caregivers. Since spiritual growth is the true
purpose of life, the disease helps them fulfill the purpose of life.
All events and circumstances can serve as opportunities for spiritual
growth. While ordinary everyday life gives opportunities for taking
only one small step at a time towards the fulfillment of the purpose of
life, traumatic events such as cancer are opportunities for taking
several big and rapid strides. A person going through the experience of
cancer for a couple of years, and his caregivers, can grow spiritually
more in those few years than in several decades of ordinary life. The
transforming effect of this growth outweighs the physical and emotional
hardship faced by the family. The effect of the transformation is to
bring the family closer, and to make them much more capable of loving,
caring and sharing. The transformation also equips them to face any
future vicissitudes of life with equanimity. They discover peace and
joy within themselves, and learn how to access these inner resources.
They get liberated from their dependence on external circumstances for
their happiness. Hence their happiness becomes event-proof and
shock-proof. Their overwhelming concern for recovery from the disease
is replaced by the need to redirect life in order to make life more
meaningful and fulfilling. Thus, the disease that seems to be a curse
becomes a blessing in disguise. Interestingly, with this attitude, not
only does the remainder of life become more meaningful, the remainder
also seems to get longer. There can be no better way of seeing off our
loved ones than to thank them for the opportunity they bring us even
while preparing to leave, and to make good use of the opportunity.


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Complete Secure Setup and Deployment of OwnCloud
Guide Overview:
Hello everyone, recently I have been doing some very interesting and intensive work with OwnCloud. To be specific OwnCloud 7. I needed to create a safe and secure environment where people could come together to share files quickly and safely.
So what is OwnCloud? OwnCloud is a popular open source file sync and share community project. OwnCloud was founded in 2011 to give corporate IT greater control of their data — combining greater flexibility, openness and extensibility with on premise servers and storage. Company headquarters are in Boston, with European headquarters in Nuremberg, Germany.
To read some more about OwnCloud you can check out their about link here
Machine Overview:
(Enterprise has some very nice extra features such as logging/monitoring, better access to certified OwnCloud plugins, and much more. Check out their comparison chart here)
For this guide we will be using OwnCloud 7 Community edition. I would have loved to setup this install with their enterprise edition but when I submitted a request for a quote they came back with around a $10,000 bill. Needless to say this wasn't going to be an option.
For some specs on the machine I will be running a minimal installation of CentOS 7 x64 (CentOS 7 only comes in x86_64) , with one 80Gb HDD and 2Gb of memory. So this is a very basic kinda of starter machine for any new beginners interesting in OwnCloud, or maybe even a small usage server. Obviously you should expand your installation to fit your needs so please keep that in mind. The OwnCloud forums and official documentation have some great information that I would highly suggest you reference when setting up your own OwnCloud instance.
Section 1.0: Initial Install
I wont go over how to install CentOS 7 on a machine, though if you need to get their ISO you can head over here. Now for this next section I configured all my network and machine settings in the GUI when I first installed CentOS. So if you don't want or need to know how to do it manually you can skip to the next section. But if you wish to know how to statically set your IPv4, DNS, and Hostname you can continue reading below.
So after you run the installer on your machine and you either have an SSH connection into the box or are staring at your monitor you will want to go ahead and start to statically assign your machines information. Statically assigning this information now will save you a good deal of time and effort later, so I would highly advise setting theses settings now before you continue.
Lets start be grabbing a few tools that do not come pre-installed with the minimal installation and will come in handy later. Run the following command to get the needed tools:
yum -y install VIM net-tools wget
VIM is a terminal editor that is a more useful then the built in vi editor. vi and vim are the same, vim just has more features. net-tools is a networking tool for linux that allows you to use commands such as ifconfig which allows you to view network settings and configs. (yes I know its weird this is not already built into the minimal install). Lastly there is wget which is a nice tool to grab files via the web if your know their URL.
If you ever need to install a package in a red-hat based distribution you can run:
yum search thepackageyouwanttofind
So as an example if I ran a "yum search games" my machine would search my installed repos for a list of packages that are related to games and display them in a list.
I would also grab the EPEL 7 repo while you at it with the following command:
rpm -ivh http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/beta/7/x86_64/epel-release-7-0.2.noarch.rpm
EPEL 7 is still in beta as of now so it doesn't actually contain the owncloud installation files. If you wish you can grab the EPEL 6 repo which does contain the owncloud installers. I don't advise this due to the fact that you will need to highly restrict the EPEL 6 repo so that it doesn't screw up EPEL 7 packages. Meaning EPEL 6 will screw up your system if not regulated. I will tell you later on in this guide on how to get the owncloud instillation file.
You can check what repo's are installed and enabled ón your system by running:
yum repolist all
After you install these tools head on over to "/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/yournicname" and change the following:
"BOOTPROTO=dhcp" to "BOOTPROTO=static"
then add in the following lines. (Replace x.x.x.x with your appropriate network settings)
IPADDR=x.x.x.x NETMASK=x.x.x.x GATEWAY=x.x.x.x
Next you will need to restart you network to update the settings with the following command:
systemctl restart network
(systemctl replaced the old service modual)
After the restart you can run an:
and it will show you the network settings you statically assigned it. Next will will want to manually assign your DNS servers as some networks will not have dynamic DNS available to push to clients.
cd /etc/resolv.conf
if nothing is there add in
(optional-if you want) domain yourdomain.com search yourdomain.com nameserver x.x.x.x. namerserver x.x.x.x
Save with :
Try pinging www.google.com and some other sites and you should be getting responses back from them. If you can ping google.com your DNS is working in not try 184.108.40.206 which is a DNS server by google, meaning if you can ping 18.104.22.168 and not www.google.com your DNS is wrong somehow.
ping www.google.com ping 22.214.171.124
Section 1.1: Setting the Hostname
Next you will probably want to set the hostname of the machine if you plan on joining this machine to a windows or Linux domain later. To find you current hostname run the following command:
This will output your current hostname. Now in if you run a:
hostname yournewhostname
This will only temporary change your hostname so when you machine reboots it will change back. To permanently set your hostname go to:
vim /etc/sysconfig/network
Find the line that says
and change it to the FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name machinename.domain.com) that you would like the machine to have. And there you have it, in this section we statically set our machines IPv4 and DNS adress as well as permanently setting our hostname. Next we will move onto installing LAMP on our machine.
Installing the LAMP-Stack Overview:
A LAMP-STACK or LAMP for short is an acronym for an archetypal model of web service solutions. Originally consisting of largely interchangeable components: Linux, the Apache HTTP Server, the MySQL relational database management system, and the PHP programming language. As a solution stack, LAMP is suitable for building dynamic web sites and web applications.
The LAMP model has since been adapted to other componentry, though typically consisting of free and open-source software. As an example, the equivalent installation on a Microsoft Windows operating system is known as WAMP.
Section 2: Installing MySQL 5
Run the following command to install MYSQL (mariadb):
yum -y install mariadb-server mariadb
After you run the install for the MySQL package you will want to create a start-up link so that MySQL will start automatically whenever the machine reboots.
systemctl start mariadb.service systemctl enable mariadb.service
Section 2.1: Configure MySQL
Now will will start the configurations on MySQL. The following command will launch you into the MySQL configuration wizard:
MySQL Configure Wizard:
NOTE: RUNNING ALL PARTS OF THIS SCRIPT IS RECOMMENDED FOR ALL MySQL SERVERS IN PRODUCTION USE! PLEASE READ EACH STEP CAREFULLY! In order to log into MySQL to secure it, we'll need the current password for the root user. If you've just installed MySQL, and you haven't set the root password yet, the password will be blank, so you should just press enter here. Enter current password for root (enter for none): ## Press Enter ## OK, successfully used password, moving on... Setting the root password ensures that nobody can log into the MySQL root user without the proper authorisation. Set root password? [Y/n] ## Press Enter ## New password: ## Enter new password ## Re-enter new password: ## Re-enter new password ## Password updated successfully! Reloading privilege tables.. ... Success! By default, a MySQL installation has an anonymous user, allowing anyone to log into MySQL without having to have a user account created for them. This is intended only for testing, and to make the installation go a bit smoother. You should remove them before moving into a production environment. Remove anonymous users? [Y/n] ## Press Enter ## ... Success! Normally, root should only be allowed to connect from 'localhost'. This ensures that someone cannot guess at the root password from the network. Disallow root login remotely? [Y/n] ## Press Enter ## ... Success! By default, MySQL comes with a database named 'test' that anyone can access. This is also intended only for testing, and should be removed before moving into a production environment. Remove test database and access to it? [Y/n] ## Press Enter ## - Dropping test database... ... Success! - Removing privileges on test database... ... Success! Reloading the privilege tables will ensure that all changes made so far will take effect immediately. Reload privilege tables now? [Y/n] ## Press Enter ## ... Success! Cleaning up... All done! If you've completed all of the above steps, your MySQL installation should now be secure. Thanks for using MySQL!
Next we will move on to installing the Apache web-server.
Section 3.0: Install Apache
Now you will need to install the Apache web-server will the following command:
yum -y install httpd
Next just like MYSQL you will need to add in an auto start-up setting to have the Apache service start when the computer does:
systemctl start httpd.service systemctl enable httpd.service
Section 3.1:Adjust CentOS firewall to allow Apahce
Now something to note is that CentOS 7 runs the new firewall-cmd (firewalld) firewall modual. This replaced iptables. Its still an option to use iptables though you will just have to disable firewall-cmd and install iptables. I use the new firewall-cmd since its good to learn something new.
Run the following commands to allow certain protocols through the CentOS firewall.
firewall-cmd --permanent --zone=public --add-service=http firewall-cmd --permanent --zone=public --add-service=https firewall-cmd --reload
Then once you reload the firewall you should get onto another computer on the same network and point the browser to http://x.x.x.x and you should get a page like the picture below. Remember since we are in a minimal installation we don't have a GUI to interface with, which is why we need another computer to view our progress.
(The new Apache homepage is pretty compared to the old non styled one. Though this is just a preference and nothing more)
Section 4.0: Installing PHP
Next we will install PHP and Apache PHP modules:
yum -y install php systemctl restart httpd.service
Section 4.1: Test out PHP
The default document root of the Apache web-server is located at /var/www/html. Create a small PHP file (info.php) in that directory and call it in a browser. The file will display lots of useful details about the PHP installation.
vim /var/www/html/info.php
Save with:
Now restart your Apache web-server and point your browser to http://x.x.x.x/info.php and you will see a PHP page with a list of all the different PHP modules currently installed.
systemctl restart httpd
Section 4.2: Adding MySQL support for PHP
To add MySQL support in PHP, you can install the php-mysql package. It's a good idea to install some other PHP5 modules as well, as you might need them for your applications. And of course be sure to restart Apache after you do this or nothing new will show up.
Adding PHP support for MySQL
yum search php yum -y install php-mysqlphp-gd php-ldap php-odbc php-pear php-xml php-xmlrpc php-mbstring php-snmp php-soap curl curl-develsystemctl restart httpd.service
Then point your browser again to "http://x.x.x.x/info.php" and you'll see a lot more information on the PHP page.
Section 5.0: Installing phpMyAdmin
ATTENTION: Only install phpMyAdmin is you don't feel comfortable managing MYSQL from the command line. phpMyAdmin is not exactly the most secure, and since we want to focus on security please asses your needs and skill set before continuing. I have guides for both, and quite frankly you wont be in the database to often, and its worth not have the unsecured graphical interface. I will show you how to setup a database via the command line later in this guide. Its very easy
phpMyAdmin is just a web interface that allows you to manage MySQL databases. It can very easily be done via the command line with a few short commands.
yum install phpMyAdmin
Now we configure phpMyAdmin. We change the Apache configuration so that phpMyAdmin allows connections not just from localhost (by commenting out the <Directory "/usr/share/phpmyadmin">)
vim /etc/httpd/conf.d/phpMyAdmin.conf
Then add in after the commented out lines phpMyAdmin Authentication:
Options none AllowOverride Limit Require all granted
Now we need to change the authentication in phpMyAdmin from cookie to http:
vim /etc/phpMyAdmin/config.inc.php [...] $cfg['Servers'][$i]['auth_type'] = 'cookie'; // Authentication method (config, http or cookie based)? [...] CHANGE TO [...]$cfg['Servers'][$i]['auth_type'] = 'http'; // Authentication method (config, http or cookie based)? [...]
Then you will need to restart Apache again:
systemctl restart httpd.service
Afterwards, you can access phpMyAdmin under http://x.x.x.x/phpmyadmin/: Again only install the phpMyAdmin module if you need to.
Section 6.0: Installing Owncloud 7
Remember in the beginner of this guide when I said that the EPEL 6 repo didnt contain any of the OwnCloud installers yet. Well before we can continue we will need to grab the opensuse owncloud repo which does have the installers and is designed to only install OwnCloud and its dependencies. This removes the need to setup complicated configs for EPEL 6.
NOTE: This is more a semi-long term solution, I would highly advise phasing out the opensuse repo when EPEL 7 gains support for the OwnCloud installers.
cd /etc/yum.repos.d/ wget http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/isv:ownCloud:community/CentOS_CentOS-6/isv:ownCloud:community.repo yum -y install owncloud mv /var/www/html/owncloud /var/www
Now I mv (moved) the OwnCloud directory back one folder just to add a small layer of security. Though due to the fact I mv the OwnCloud directory, SELinux permission got jacked up. So I would suggest you cp OwnCloud to /var/www which will carry over the SELinux permission. If you did mv the OwnCloud directory you will need to run these commands to fix the SELinux permission and also for owncloud to install correctly.
ATTENTION: Do not disable SELinux as this will leave a system in a comparable state. Placing SELinux in permissive mode (0) allows SELinx to log its permission information but not block. If you disable SELinux you will need to reboot, then make your changes, then re-enable, reboot again, wait 30+min while the entire system is recontexted, just to see if your changes took affect. DO NOT DISABLE SELINUX
setenforce 0(zero) sestatus (to view the status of SELinux) chcon -R -t httpd_sys_rw_content_t /var/www/owncloud/config chcon -R -t httpd_sys_rw_content_t /var/www/owncloud/data chcon -R -t httpd_sys_rw_content_t /var/www/owncloud/apps
Section 6.1: Create a OwnCloud database
Now this next part is designed for a non-graphical setup of a MYSQL database. So head into your MYSQL instance to create a new database and assign it an "sa" account with all permissions.
mysql -u root -p create database owncloud; CREATE USER 'SAYOURUSER'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'YOURPASSWORD'; GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON owncloud. * TO 'SAUSERNAME'@'localhost'; FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXAMPLE: GRANT [type of permission] ON [database name].[table name] TO '[username]'@'localhost';
Section 6.2: OwnCloud 7 Setup Finalization
Since we moved OwnCloud back on directory from html to www we need to tell Apache where to look for web applications
vim /etc/httpd/conf/httpd/conf DocumentRoot "/var/www" #DocumentRoot "/var/www/html"
After you create a database user you will want to navigate to your OwnCloud instance via "http://x.x.x.x/owncloud" and you will be prompted with the following. The first box is where you will setup an administrative user. Then the box after is where you will supply the OwnCloud 7 instance with the database information that you created earlier. After this information is entered you can finish the setup and you will be redirected to the OwnCloud 7 user homepage where you can begin your journey into OwnCloud.
Section 7.0: Adding https communications
For an SSL encrypted web server you will need a few things. Depending on your install you may or may not have OpenSSL and mod_ssl, Apache's interface to OpenSSL. Use yum to get them if you need them.
yum -y install mod_ssl openssl
Section 7.1:Generating a self-signed certificate
Using OpenSSL we will generate a self-signed certificate. If you are using this on a production server you are probably likely to want a key from a Trusted Certificate Authority, but if you are just using this on a personal site or for testing purposes a self-signed certificate is fine.
# Generate private key openssl genrsa -out ca.key 2048 # Generate CSR openssl req -new -key ca.key -out ca.csr # Generate Self Signed Key openssl x509 -req -days 365 -in ca.csr -signkey ca.key -out ca.crt # Copy the files to the correct locations cp ca.crt /etc/pki/tls/certs cp ca.key /etc/pki/tls/private/ca.key cp ca.csr /etc/pki/tls/private/ca.csr
WARNING: Make sure that you copy the files and do not move them if you use SELinux. Apache will complain about missing certificate files otherwise, as it cannot read them because the certificate files do not have the right SELinux context.
If you have moved the files and did not copy them, you can use the following command to correct the SELinux contexts on those files, as the correct context definitions for /etc/pki/* come with the bundled SELinux policy.
restorecon -RvF /etc/pki
Then we need to update the Apache SSL configuration file
vim +/SSLCertificateFile /etc/httpd/conf.d/ssl.conf Change the Following lines to match where your keys are SSLCertificateFile /etc/pki/tls/certs/ca.crt SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/pki/tls/private/ca.key
Then save and close and restart the apache servce.
wq systemctl restart httpd
All being well you should now be able to connect over https to your server and see a default Centos or Owncloud page. As the certificate is self signed browsers will generally ask you whether you want to accept the certificate.
Section 7.2:Creating Virtual Host for OwnCloud
Next you will want to navigate to /etc/httpd/conf.d/owncloud.conf and create a virtual host
vim /etc/httpd/conf.d/owncloud.conf
This will allow you to go to https://x.x.x.x and it will take you directly to OwnCloud instead of using https://x.x.x.x/owncloud.
I created a sample virtual host file below to let you go off of
#Listen 80 http (only enable this is you need to listen on non native port) NameVirtualHost *:80 AllowOverride All DocumentRoot /var/www/owncloud ServerName x.x.x.x #Listen 443 https (only need to enable this listen if it is a non native port) NameVirtualHost *:443 SSLEngine on SSLCertificateFile /etc/pki/tls/certs/ca.crt SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/pki/tls/private/ca.key AllowOverride All DocumentRoot /var/www/owncloud ServerName x.x.x.x
Restart Apache again using
systemctl restart httpd
Now you can navigate to https://x.x.x.x and it will auto redirect you to your OwnCloud site. This is good and all but sometimes people would like to have their HTTPS sites listen on different ports.
Section 2.3: Redirecting port 443 to another port
You will need to install some SELinux tools before you can continue on.
yum -y install policycoreutils-python
Next you can run a semanage port -l to get an idea for some port options that you can allow and create. But for me I wanted to allow Apache to bind to port 5443 so i issued the following command.
semanage port -a -t http_port_t -p tcp 5443
Then after allowing this port you will need to change your owncloud.conf virtual host file located in /ect/http/conf.d. And replace anything with the standard 443 port should be read a 5443.
Listen 5443 https NameVirtualHost *:5443 SSLEngine on SSLCertificateFile /etc/pki/tls/certs/ca.crt SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/pki/tls/private/ca.key AllowOverride All DocumentRoot /var/www/owncloud ServerName x.x.x.x:5443
After changing theses settings you will need to change a couple more .conf files to get back into OwnCloud. The first thing you will need to do is open port 5443 in your firewall.
firewall-cmd --permanent --zone=public --add-port=5443/tcp
Next you will need to edit the /var/www/owncloud/config/config.php file to be able to access the OwnCloud application via its new address. So find the line that looks like the one below and change it.
OwnCloud.conf Trusted Domain 'trusted_domains' => array( 0 => 'x.x.x.x', CHANGE TO 'trusted_domains' => array ( 0 =>'x.x.x.x.x:5443',
After these files and firewall ports have been opened you can now navigate to https://x.x.x.x:5443 and you will be direct to your OwnCloud site.
Congratulations, you made it to the end. By now you should have a secure OwnCloud isntance running on https://x.x.x.x:5443. This is a great step to understanding OwnCloud and what possibilities it can contain for you. Please check back later for some guides on setting up some OwnCloud apps that will make file exploration and usage a little easier.
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Hi, naf112. Have you checked your Graphics Card or does it have a Blue Screen (DSOD) which says it shuts down to prevent damage or does it suddenly go black? If it has a BSOD it might have a problem with a installed app or update, but if it suddenly blanks out, try pressing F8 Repeatedly once the PC starts without reaching the time Windows logo would pop out, once it appears, you need to restart again and after you got in the Advanced Boot Options, try pressing on "Fix your Computer" or anything with Fix (Not Boot Fix) it could help you on the problem, if not, try checking your Graphics Card, it could have a problem with a broken Graphic Card, if anything happens Please Consult your PC's Manufacturer or a Professional, Thank you
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Try updating or reinstalling the Display drive in Device Manager.
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|Joseph is a lifelong gardener and lover of plants, who earned his BS in horticulture from Ohio State University, went on to work for Shibamichi Honten Nursery in Saitama, Japan, has been a repeated guest on public radio's food show The Splendid Table.
|He also is the author of the book, Plant Breeding for the Home Gardener (Timber Press, 2013), which is a comprehensive guide in explaining how and what plants to breed with simple examples of cross breeding techniques.
|In Rock gardening, Joseph goes over the art of growing alpines and other miniature plants in the company of rocks in order to recreate the look of a rugged mountaintop.
|Joseph will share with us why time and space constraints, chronic drought in the American West, and a trend toward architectural plants are just a few of the reasons for the increased interest. He will tell us how Rock Gardening brings a traditional style to a new generation of gardeners and the techniques and methods specific to creating and maintaining a rock garden as well as profile some of the top 50 rock garden plants.
|Tune in on December 4th, 2016 at 9:00AM at Vegetable Gardening Live to hear from Joseph and learn all about Rock Gardening.
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Zothecula sent us a sad story about the gadgetry scammers use to take money from people who believe in the pretend: "In a survey conducted by CBS News in 2005, it was found that 48 percent of Americans believed in ghosts. Other surveys have put the number at anywhere from around 20 to over 50 percent. While such figures certainly don't imply that ghosts are real, they do suggest that belief in them is relatively common. When someone does suspect that a ghost is present in their home or business, they will sometimes call in "experts" to ascertain if that is, in fact, the case… and what sort of gear do these ghost hunters use to detect said spirits?"
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In response to IRS Scanal: McDermott Blames the Victims:
McDermott claimed that the actions of a few IRS mid-level staffers were "stupid" but not a conspiracy against conservatives, and implied that these groups shouldn't have been applying for tax exempt status in the first place.
Paul Ryan deviated from his original statement in order to respond to Rep. McDermott's absurd talking points.
"This is one of the facts we now know, Ryan asserted, "people were singled out because of their beliefs."


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There were obvious results, classic rock songs and far too many Smurfs crossovers on America's Got Talent last night.
Ignoring the latter and posting one of Stevie Nicks' renditions below, let's focus on who moved on. Following Tuesday's performances, it was one of the more predictable evenings of AGT. Did you agree with each decision?
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Are you in pursuit for a perfect cup of coffee? Or a place where you can just take a breather while indulging the coffeephile in you? Or perhaps you needed a good meal that partners itself with a really good cup of coffee.
I found a place, though it's their second branch already - SINGLE ORIGIN, Rockwell.
This new coffee destination had its doors sprung open just last September 16. The owners had been wandering in restaurant business for years already with Shi Lin, La Cabrera and Nikkie on their shoulders. Aside from that, the couple who had this concept up and running since last year and have been also bringing Lamill Coffee in the country so opening up Single Origin is another avenue for that business.
Single origin is a marketing term being used by coffee traders and had since been the element in the fame of third wave coffee/cafes, which means coffee beans are sourced from the same origin nation. However, single origin really matters best is to reveal the difference in expectations. Some prefer a coffee to provide comfort and consistency, where a country name becomes a shorthand for a flavor name more than a geographical identifier. Others prefer the unique taste captured by nature itself, a seasonal event linked to what's special about a particular region, farm, farmer, part of a farm, and how that differs from area to area, year to year. And as specialty coffee grows and refines its sophistication in both traceability and appellation, this conversation will only continue.
However it is defined, when I hear that term, good coffee comes to my mind, and so it was. And at this particular coffee shop in Rockwell, good food comes with it.
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1. Rustic meets modern. The space can be overwhelming as it has high ceiling to accommodate some wooden beams. It also invites you to check out some interesting use of crates on an above shelving. The red bricked walls makes you feel, homey and everywhere you go, good use of woods can be spotted.
2. Mix-matched chairs on huge communal wood tables.
3. Fresh flowers on every table gives a touch of color tot the monotonous old world surrounding.
4. Mixed Berries Waffle
5. Chubby French Toasts
6. Banana Nutella Pancakes. Hugely sized and ultimately fluffy
7. Breakfast the whole day.
8. Valrhona Mocha. A beautiful shot of espresso vagrantly flavored with textured milk and Valrhona chocolates.
9. Creme Brulee in a cup. Espresso and caramel goes so well together. Textured milk brings it up a notch.
10. Every detail so eye-catching, where ever you lay down your food.
11. Japan Matcha Latte
12. 4 Cheese Grilled Cheese
13. Truffle Pasta
14. Wagyu Frankfurters and Crab Fat Pasta
15. Chicken and Waffle Sandwich
16. If the sound of Beer Dough Pizza, hows about Breakfast Pizza? On top of those cheese are bacon, arugula and quail eggs.
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Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis Stamp Collectors Society
On Saturday, September 23, 2017 MSCS member, Karla Norman gave a seminar to local area librarians at Rivercrest Elementary School in Bartlett, TN, on using stamp collecting as a teaching aid. Attendees learned about many collecting skills including soaking, mounting and researching stamps, as well as using them as a part of their curriculum. Karla led teachers through the steps of making bookmarks by mounting and laminating stamps on stock cards. The bookmarks were made using international stamps and then would be used as part of an activity using a world atlas. This ties the bookmarks directly to the curriculum.
December 1, 2015 — Fifth grade students Derrick, 10, and Elizabeth, 10, receive help from librarian Karla Norman, after she rolled collections of used international stamps to teach students a lesson on continents at Rivercrest Elementary School in Bartlett Tuesday afternoon. Members of Norman's stamp club, Memphis Stamp Collectors Society, donated those stamps when they discovered she wanted to use them to educate her students. "They are really thrilled that I'm using stamps to put them in front of kids in an interesting way," Norman states.
Norman has been collecting stamps for over a year and has around 150 stamps in her personal collection. "I am a topical collector which means I collect by topic, not by a country," Norman adds. "I'm collecting on a topic and the topics that I am going to be collecting are stamps that portray writers, poets, journalists, really anything to do with printing and children's literature."
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December 1, 2015 — Fifth grade student Hayes, 10, studies a stamp under the direction of librarian Karla Norman at Rivercrest Elementary School in Bartlett, TN, Tuesday afternoon.
Fifth-graders at Rivercrest Elementary in Bartlett, TN, had no idea postage stamps — small, sticky pieces of lore — could tell them so much about the world until librarian Karla Norman invited them into hers.
She led them in a geography lesson Tuesday with international stamps — most donated by her new colleagues at the Memphis Stamp Collectors Society — as the teaching tool.
"They are really thrilled I am using stamps to put ideas before kids in an interesting way," Norman told the students, who had loads of questions about collecting and, in some cases, about postage stamps themselves.
With a magnifying glasses, tweezers and a map of the continents, each pair of students received eight international stamps in an official stamp collector's glassine envelope (necessary to protect the stamps from moisture, they learned) and a handout to help identify the nation that issued the stamp. (Great Britain is only nation that doesn't print its name on stamps; it uses the silhouette of its sovereign, a lesson in itself.)
"Now, do all countries speak English?" Norman asked....
MSCS is elated to announce we have approved a 2018, $150.00 grant application from Ms. Tammy Phillips from Oak Elementary School in Bartlett, TN, where she is a 5th Grade/Library teacher in Social Studies. Grant funds will be used to purchase supplies to teach World Geography.
The project will begin with the teacher introducing students to the hobby of Stamp Collecting. Tammy will show students samples of used postage stamps, tools and materials used with this hobby, and a stamp collector's album. Lesson 2 will have the students sorting through stamps to find 3-4 that have a central theme. Lessons 3-4 will have the students choosing one stamp for their bookmark and completing a state report using an atlas, dictionary, and an online encyclopedia. The final lesson will have students presenting their bookmark and state of choice. Her course will reach 100 children.
As an elementary school librarian, this was the first year that I've used postage stamps, both U.S. and international, as an instructional device as part of my library instruction. The interest of students was definitely piqued. The stamps were more interesting to the students to use as research prompts rather than just questions I devised. These are good tools to use with the students to help them strengthen their skills using basic research works like almanacs, atlases, and encyclopedia. Students also noted the use of words like "anniversary," "centennial," "bicentennial," and "sesquicentennial" appearing with some frequency on postage stamps, so we made good use of the dictionary.
Based on the response of the students as well as some of their questions, there are a number of topics I'd like to address in more detail with students.
These are: --Letter writing: Students need to know how to write a letter, the parts of a letter as well as how to address an envelope. This shouldn't be a hard topic because there are any number of children's books that feature "letters/correspondence" as a feature of the story.
-Note taking: My students need more practice in what note taking is and how one makes notes. Useful for the more in-depth stamp research activities we do and very helpful for the fifth graders going off to sixth grade (middle school) next year.
--More sorting & classification activities: A kindergarten teacher has given me several ideas that coordinate topics from their curriculum that would fit well using postage stamps. Students need practice identifying things that are alike and different and be able to explain their thinking. Learning to manipulate stamp tongs would be great for little fingers mastering fine motor skills and hand/eye coordination.
--Combining art & postage stamps: We have a marvelous art teacher at our school and she wants to collaborate on lessons about how to design a stamp.
There's been a great deal of preparatory work to get the stamp lessons ready to teach, but the pay off in learning has been tremendous. Since I am a new stamp collector, I am still learning "stamps" and in turn, making useful connections in my library instruction. My principal has been very pleased with what she has seen the students do using postage stamps. We may have a Redbird Stamp Club in the future!
The seminar was used by teachers from Memphis and Lakeland to satisfy continuing education requirements. MSCS members attending included Andy Burkman, David Kiehn and Ron Williams. David gave a presentation on stamp collecting accessories.
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By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
In 2012, an anonymous analyst noticed Texas-based medical device manufacturer Orthofix was outperforming expectations. The analyst suspected that something was off, as the company's earnings reports showed its wholesale customers were taking longer than usual to pay Orthofix. The company's executives blamed the delay on logistical problems at foreign offices.
The analyst spent months tracking the company's quarterly reports, earnings calls, and other information to compare Orthofix to its competitors. In 2013, the analysis sent his analysis to his friend and fellow financial analyst. The analysts grew to suspect that Orthofix was artificially boosting its profits by "channel stuffing," the practice of flooding distributors with more products than they can use or afford to buy. The practice allowed the company to smooth revenue projections by pushing shortfalls into a future quarter. After Orthofix released its 2013 Q1 earnings, which showed a 14% year-over-year increase, the analysts felt that their suspicions were confirmed and they contacted the SEC whistleblower office.
Orthofix ultimately paid the SEC $8.25M, and its former executives have paid $120K to settle charges with the SEC. The two whistleblowers stand to collect up to $2.5M. By filing through the SEC whistleblower program the two anonymous analysts demonstrated how outsiders with analytical skills and spare time can accomplish what is typically done by insiders. In the case, the SEC showed that Orthofix was sending devices to distributors in Brazil that either lacked regulatory approval, or lacked the medical instruments to install the devices. The SEC will determine their reward this summer.
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obit:: Samuel Acheson 1850-1924, and some questions
My question is, does anyone have any information on the Mrs. William Hill, William H. Lee, B. Acheson, and Patterson family that are mentioned in this obit?
24-Apr-1924 (Mount Forest Confederate)
Word has just been received at this office of the death on March 17 at Westhope, North Dakota, of Mr. Samuel Acheson, a former resident of Egremont, where he dwelt for a number of years before going West. Mr. Acheson has quite a large connection in this part. He was a brother of Mrs. William Hill, who lives north of Durham on the Provincial highway and a half-brother of the late William H. Lee of Egremont. He was also a cousin of the Patterson families in Egremont and possibly others of whom we have not been informed.
Mr. Acheson's first wife was a Miss Sirrs, who, we believe, was a sister of the late William Sirrs of Egremont, and an aunt of the Sirrs family, now residing at Emily, Sask.
The following obituary is taken from the Westhope, N.D. Standard:
"Samuel Acheson was born at Mono Mills, Ontario. He grew to manhood in that province. In 1873 he married Miss Mary Ann Sirrs. Four children, all boys, blessed the union. In 1875 he removed with his family to Morris, Minnesota. He came to Bottineau County, North Dakota, in 1899 and located on a homestead four and a half miles southwest of the present town of Westhope. Mrs. Acheson died in 1904. He was remarried in 1906 to Mrs. Emma Harris, who survives him. He leaves three sons; William of St. Lois, Mo.,; Robert of
Salt Lake City, Utah; and S. J. of Hibbing, Minn. The latter was the only one who was able to be present at the funeral. His son, Alexander, preceded him to the great beyond in 1901.
For a long time Mr. Acheson had been a sufferer from cancer of the bladder. His suffering was both intense and prolonged, he being reduced to a mere skeleton. But he bore his troubles with great fortitude and with true Christian resignation. By his departure the family circle is bereft of a dear raltive and our country suffers the loss of a good citizen.
Mr. Acheson was a brother of Mr. B. Acheson.
The funeral took place at the Presbyterian Church at Westhope on Thursday, March 29. Rev. Evans conducting the services. The remains were interred in the Bottineau cemetery - Durham Chronicle.
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text: Methodist roots in Hendersonville go back to the pioneer period. Bishop Francis Asbury visited the area over 200 years ago. His journal reports the presence of Methodists then. Hendersonville First United Methodist Church traces its beginnings to 1882. A church history written by Judy Ransom in 1999 tells the story of our congregation since that time. Copies of this history are available in the church office. In the late 1950's the congregation investigated the possibilities of potential growth, given the building of Old Hickory Dam. Under the pastorate of Dr. J.W.L. Matlock, who was also an engineer by training, the present building site was consecrated on February 6, 1960 on land given by Dr. and Mrs. Roger Burrus. Since then, there have been numerous building programs to expand and update our facilities. The approximately 90,000 square foot church campus now includes the following handicap accessible buildings: The original Sanctuary and educational wings in the three story Main Building (built in1960's) The Ben C. Alexander Christian Life Center for healthful recreation and fellowship (built in 1986) A Children's Wing to house our Children First Developmental Preschool and Children's Sunday School classes (built in 1995) Administrative Wing to house Staff Offices and Adult Sunday School rooms (built in 2003) Today the church numbers approximately 2,000 members and has unlimited possibilities for ministry in our community and the world.


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The first annual Old Webster Art Walk 2017 is a self-guided event where artists, the Old Webster shopping district and visitors can celebrate art in all its many and varied forms! Each participating business in Old Webster will feature a local artist and display their works in drawing, painting, photography, sculpture and mixed media. Works will be on display from Oct. 6-15.
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The festival will open with a Kick-Off Patio Party in front of Robust Wine Bar from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6. Featuring food trucks, wine and beer tastings, musicians and art activities for all to enjoy!
Check out artist meet & greets from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 7 and Oct. 14, or take a self-guided tour anytime during the event. Festival-goers can easily reach all participating businesses on foot, experiencing a true walking art tour while also soaking up all the charm of historic Old Webster!
Stay tuned for additional information about events taking place Oct. 6-15 at participating Old Webster businesses.
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