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conversations.value: What could be a title for a book about Buddhist, Stril-Rever, Readers with the genre: Biographies & Memoirs, Leaders & Notable People?
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conversations.value: A title for this book could be 'My Spiritual Journey'
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conversations.value: a description for a book titled My Spiritual Journey about Gail, Gail's, Green with the genre: Christian Books & Bibles, Christian Living
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conversations.value: the author has enjoyed a successful career in high tech including being selected for the Women in Technology award which recognized Gail's achievements as a leading executive in a sales and marketing capacity. <P> Gail's personal walk with God has always been the strong foundation of her life. Over the years Gail has been active in sharing her faith through speaking, writing, and teaching. Serving as a Bible study teacher for many years, Gail has taught adult classes, as well as leading a small group ministry at her church. <P> Professionally, Gail has held executive positions in sales, marketing and operational management while eking out time to garden during the past fifteen years. With a startling forte in organizational management, Gail developed and tested the Green Thumb framework over more than a decade in the dirt, so to speak. And, while not an exact match for everyone s personality, it has proven to be a welcome method for gardeners to chronicle their growing worlds. An accomplished public speaker, Gail developed the Green Thumb workshops to provide an interactive forum in which gardeners come together and delve into the innards of the system, customizing it for their personal needs. It is a fun and interactive session and everyone comes away with something they can build upon.<BR>
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conversations.value: Swap the first and the last sentence.
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conversations.value: <BR>. <P> Gail's personal walk with God has always been the strong foundation of her life. Over the years Gail has been active in sharing her faith through speaking, writing, and teaching. Serving as a Bible study teacher for many years, Gail has taught adult classes, as well as leading a small group ministry at her church. <P> Professionally, Gail has held executive positions in sales, marketing and operational management while eking out time to garden during the past fifteen years. With a startling forte in organizational management, Gail developed and tested the Green Thumb framework over more than a decade in the dirt, so to speak. And, while not an exact match for everyone s personality, it has proven to be a welcome method for gardeners to chronicle their growing worlds. An accomplished public speaker, Gail developed the Green Thumb workshops to provide an interactive forum in which gardeners come together and delve into the innards of the system, customizing it for their personal needs. It is a fun and interactive session and everyone comes away with something they can build upon.the author has enjoyed a successful career in high tech including being selected for the Women in Technology award which recognized Gail's achievements as a leading executive in a sales and marketing capacity.
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conversations.value: the first five paragraphs for the book
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conversations.value: My Spiritual Journey
  On the occasion of the 48th anniversary of the peaceful uprising of the Tibetan people in Lhasa in 1959, I pay homage to all Tibetans who have suffered and who have sacrificed their lives for the Tibetan cause. I offer my prayers for them. I also assert my solidarity with the men and women who are still suffering from repression and who are in prison now.
  In 2006, we observed both positive and negative changes in the People's Republic of China. On one hand, the hard line position was intensified, notably with a campaign of vilification against us and, even more disturbing, heightened political restriction and repression in Tibet. On the other hand, in China itself, freedom of expression became visibly more widespread. In particular, Chinese intellectuals gave rise to the idea that it was necessary to develop a more meaningful society based on spiritual values. The idea that the system currently in place is unsuited to create such a society is gaining ground; hence the development of religious faith in general, and of interest in Buddhism and Tibetan culture in particular. What's more, many people are expressing the wish that I make a pilgrimage to China and give teachings there.
  As to our relations with China, since 1974 we realized that the opportunity to open up a dialogue with China would inevitably present itself one day or another. We have been preparing ourselves to obtain a real autonomy in which all Tibetans would be unified, as the Chinese constitution solemnly states. In 1979, Deng Xiaoping suggested that apart from independence, all other problems concerning Tibet could all be resolved through negotiation. Since that agreed with our own conception, we opted for the policy of the mutually beneficial Middle Way. Since that time, during the twenty-eight years that have ensued, we have pursued this policy with steadfastness and sincerity. It was formulated after in-depth discussions and serious analyses with the aim of serving immediate and long-term interests of both Tibetans and Chinese. It also would contribute to peaceful coexistence in Asia and to the protection of the environment. This policy was endorsed and supported by many pragmatic Tibetans both inside and outside Tibet, as well as by many nations.
  The main reason behind my proposal for a genuine national regional autonomy for all Tibetans was to ensure true equality and to create a feeling of unity between Tibetans and Chinese, by eliminating both Han chauvinism and local nationalism. It would contribute to the stability of the country thanks to mutual help, trust and friendship between our two nationalities. It would also help maintain our cultural wealth and our language in proper balance between material and spiritual development, for the benefit of all humanity.
  It is true that the Chinese constitution guarantees minority nationalities a national regional autonomy. The problem is that this principle is not fully put into practice. That explains why its aim, which is explicit, has not been realized: protecting the identity, culture and language of minority nationalities. What occurs on the ground is that entire populations belonging to the majority nationalities have settled in regions belonging to the minorities. Consequently, the minority nationalities, instead of being able to preserve their own identity, culture and language, have had no choice but to adopt the language and customs of the majority nationality in their own daily lives. Hence the danger of the progressive extinction of the languages and rich traditions of the minority nationalities. There is nothing inherently wrong with wanting to develop infrastructure, like railroads. Nonetheless these are the source of many problems, for since the railroad became operational, Tibet has experienced a renewed transfer of Chinese population, an acceleration of the deterioration of its environment, an increase in pollution, a mismanagement of water and exploitation of natural resources—all causes of the country's devastation and the ruin of the people living in it.
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conversations.value: Although there are a number of educated, competent members of the Communist Party who belong to minority nationalities, it is regrettable that so few of them have obtained leadership positions on a national level. Some of them have even been accused of separatism. If we want to obtain tangible benefits for both the majority and minority nationalities, as well as for the central and regional governments, a meaningful autonomy should be established. Since this autonomy concerns minority nationalities in particular, the demand to see all Tibetans placed under one single administration is sincere, just and transparent. It is clear to the world that we have no hidden agenda. So it is a sacred duty for all Tibetans to continue the struggle until this reasonable demand is realized. It doesn't matter how long it will take; our ardor and determination will remain unchanged until the accomplishment of our aspirations. The struggle of the Tibetan people is not a fight for the special status of a few individuals; it is the struggle of an entire people. We have already transformed the Tibetan administration and community in exile into an authentically democratic structure which has seen a succession of leaders elected by the people itself. Thus we have put into place a deep-rooted, vibrant social and political institution that will continue our struggle from generation to generation. In the end, the ultimate decisions will be made democratically by the people itself.
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conversations.value: Reverse the sentences.
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conversations.value: In the end, the ultimate decisions will be made democratically by the people itself.. Thus we have put into place a deep-rooted, vibrant social and political institution that will continue our struggle from generation to generation. We have already transformed the Tibetan administration and community in exile into an authentically democratic structure which has seen a succession of leaders elected by the people itself. The struggle of the Tibetan people is not a fight for the special status of a few individuals; it is the struggle of an entire people. It doesn't matter how long it will take; our ardor and determination will remain unchanged until the accomplishment of our aspirations. So it is a sacred duty for all Tibetans to continue the struggle until this reasonable demand is realized. It is clear to the world that we have no hidden agenda. Since this autonomy concerns minority nationalities in particular, the demand to see all Tibetans placed under one single administration is sincere, just and transparent. If we want to obtain tangible benefits for both the majority and minority nationalities, as well as for the central and regional governments, a meaningful autonomy should be established. Some of them have even been accused of separatism.Although there are a number of educated, competent members of the Communist Party who belong to minority nationalities, it is regrettable that so few of them have obtained leadership positions on a national level
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conversations.value: I congratulate all the Tibetans in Tibet who, as members of the Communist Party, leaders, officials, professionals and others, have maintained the Tibetan spirit by conscientiously pursuing their efforts in the interest of the Tibetan people. I express my profound admiration for the Tibetans in Tibet who, despite all the challenges, have worked to preserve the Tibetan identity, culture and language. I admire their determination and unwavering courage in realizing the aspirations of the Tibetan people. I am certain they will continue to struggle for our common cause with devotion and determination. I ask all Tibetans both inside and outside Tibet to work together for a secure future based on equality and harmony between nationalities.
  I express all my gratitude to the governments and peoples of the international community for the interest and support they bring to the Tibetan cause.
  In the heart of the galaxy, the Kalachakra mandala, the Wheel of Time, is dedicated to Peace. It is inscribed in the dimension of boundless, all-encompassing love, expressed by this prayer by Shantideva, which the Dalai Lama quoted in Oslo at the end of his acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Prize. This prayer is printed here in Tibetan, Chinese, French, and English.