<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"><base href="x-msg://112/"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">SignWriting List<div>September 11, 2013</div><div><br></div><div>Hello Ernandes and SignWriters in Brazil...</div><div>Many thanks for this introduction. We are happy to meet you!</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you for the attached photo of your group. All of your friends are welcome to join the SignWriting List too...</div><div><br></div><div>To Join SignWriting List</div><div><a href="http://listserv.valenciacollege.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=SW-L&A=1">http://listserv.valenciacollege.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=SW-L&A=1</a></div><div><br></div><div>SignWriting has been used with other Jehovah Witness groups in Honduras and Peru. If you are interested in information about their use of SignWriting, ask here on the List and I am sure we can provide you contacts and information. Of course the sign languages are different in each country, so that is a bit of a problem ;-)</div><div><br></div><div>And I am delighted to know that you are interested in learning SignWriting, not only at UFSC, but also using Dr. Fernando Capovilla's DEIT LIBRAS books, from the University of Sao Paulo - </div><div><br></div><div>Novo Deit Libras</div><div><a href="http://www.signwriting.org/brazil/NovoDeitLibras.html">http://www.signwriting.org/brazil/NovoDeitLibras.html</a></div><div><br></div><div>as you know we have a web page about Brazil and SignWriting:</div><div><br></div><div>SignWriting in Brazil</div><div><a href="http://www.signwriting.org/brazil">http://www.signwriting.org/brazil</a></div><div><br></div><div>Thank you to everyone in Brazil, for your charming and joyous messages to me on Facebook and all of your expression of love and appreciation - it is really a blessing to realize that SignWriting is used in Brazil…</div><div><br></div><div>The web page I mention above is out of date because there are many new developments for SignWriting in Brazil, and one of them is a new web site by Madson and Raquel Barreto - perhaps you know about this? They have courses in SignWriting online if you are interested, while you are waiting to attend UFSC:</div><div><br></div><div>Libras Escrita Web Site</div><div><a href="http://www.librasescrita.com.br/">http://www.librasescrita.com.br/</a></div><div><br></div><div>I plan to write an article about the <a href="http://www.librasescrita.com.br/">http://www.librasescrita.com.br/</a> site but I haven't yet, so please visit them and then you are welcome to write here on the SignWriting List with questions…</div><div><br></div><div>And you can start writing your own LIBRAS signs and literature on the web:</div><div><br></div><div>SignPuddle for Brazil</div><div><a href="http://www.signbank.org/signpuddle2.0/index.php?ui=12&sgn=46">http://www.signbank.org/signpuddle2.0/index.php?ui=12&sgn=46</a></div><div><br></div><div>We also have some Bible writing in LIBRAS:</div><div><a href="http://www.signwriting.org/library/bible/LIBRAS.html">http://www.signwriting.org/library/bible/LIBRAS.html</a></div><div><br></div><div>My best wishes to everyone in Brazil - Ronice, Marianne, Fernando, Madson and Raquel, Antonio Carlos, and all friends … how are you all? It would be great to hear from you -</div><div><br></div><div>Val ;-)</div><div><br></div><div>-------</div><div><br><div><div>On Sep 11, 2013, at 9:11 AM, Falando Libras <<a href="mailto:falando.libras@hotmail.com">falando.libras@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div lang="PT-BR" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div class="Section1" style="page: Section1; "><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: center; "><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "><img width="430" height="99" id="_x0000_i1042" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CEAEE8.183B53B0"></span></font><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "><o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "> </span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" color="red" face="Tahoma"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: red; ">Please, ignore earlier email, ok? <o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "> </span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; "> </span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; "> </span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" color="maroon" face="Tahoma"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: maroon; ">Manaus/AM, 11 de setembro de 2013.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" color="maroon" face="Tahoma"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: maroon; "> <o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" color="maroon" face="Tahoma"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: maroon; ">Dear Valerie Sutton,<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" color="maroon" face="Tahoma"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: maroon; "> </span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: justify; text-indent: 35.45pt; "><font size="2" color="maroon" face="Tahoma"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: maroon; ">To begin, congratulations for the excelence of your international work in signwriting! Please, forgive me for any English mistakes, for I am not fluent in that language. I am not deaf but I love to be in touch with them. I am 46 years old. I am married to my special Ana. I was born in Fortaleza, Ceará but I have lived in Manaus since 1989. To be honest, I have just begun to learn Brazilian Sing Language, named here in Brazil as “Libras” or “LSB”. What are my reasons? Firstly, as a Jehovah’s Witness, I and and my wife take part in a global voluntary educational job, present in more than 230 lands around the world by more than 7 millions of us. In Brazil there are many Jehovah’s Witnesses Congregations aimed at deaf people; in Manaus, capital of the State of Amazonas, we have four Congregations in which all participants “speak” Libras in consideration of deaf and their necessities. Is there other reason?<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: justify; text-indent: 35.45pt; "><font size="2" color="maroon" face="Tahoma"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: maroon; "> </span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: justify; text-indent: 35.45pt; "><font size="2" color="maroon" face="Tahoma"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: maroon; ">Yes, there is! For the first time in our<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></font><i><font size="2" color="blue" face="Tahoma"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: blue; font-style: italic; ">Brazilian Post and Telegraph Company's branch (ECT – Correios – DR Amazonas)</span></font></i><font size="2" color="maroon" face="Tahoma"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: maroon; ">, here in Manaus, we have a Young Learner called Maria de Fátima, a young deaf who will work by my side for a year. I want to help her to enjoy as much as possible this period of her first professional experience. I want to take my part in contribute to her social and professional integration, mainly because I know that our society does not give deaf the support they need and deserve.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: justify; text-indent: 35.45pt; "><font size="2" color="maroon" face="Tahoma"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: maroon; "> </span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: justify; text-indent: 35.45pt; "><font size="2" color="maroon" face="Tahoma"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: maroon; ">I began a Basic Libras Course in a University downtown in Manaus. To improve my Libras learning I have invested in some video material purchase. I study at home in my weekends. Additionaly, I started myself applying a Basic Libras Course and I invited at least 15 other co-workers of my Correios Human Resource sector (see photo) to participate. I would like so much to acquire new<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></font><i><font size="2" color="blue" face="Tahoma"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: blue; font-style: italic; ">DEIT</span></font></i><font size="2" color="maroon" face="Tahoma"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: maroon; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>collection by Fernando Capovilla but I can’t afford this purchase for while. This collection is wonderful and it contains SignWriting as well! As soon as possible I intend to learn SignWriting and, in the second semester of 1915, to start my<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></font><i><font size="2" color="blue" face="Tahoma"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: blue; font-style: italic; ">Licenciatura em Letras/Libras</span></font></i><font size="2" color="maroon" face="Tahoma"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: maroon; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(Distance Learning method - EAD) in UFSC, a University pioneer in bilingual education in Brazil, for I aim to became a Libras Interpreter/Translator.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" color="maroon" face="Tahoma"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: maroon; "> </span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" color="maroon" face="Tahoma"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: maroon; "> </span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" color="maroon" face="Tahoma"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: maroon; "> <o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="2" color="maroon" face="Tahoma"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: maroon; "> <o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: center; "><font size="2" color="maroon" face="Tahoma"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: maroon; ">Thanksfully,<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: center; "><font size="2" color="maroon" face="Tahoma"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: maroon; "> </span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: center; "><font size="2" color="maroon" face="Tahoma"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: maroon; "> </span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: center; "><font size="2" color="maroon" face="Tahoma"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: maroon; ">Ernandes Barroso Lourenço – 80531083<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: center; "><font size="2" color="maroon" face="Tahoma"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: maroon; ">Performance Management Supervisor - PRT/AM-670/2006<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: center; "><b><font size="2" color="maroon" face="Tahoma"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: maroon; font-weight: bold; ">Corporative Education Section/SECO/GEREC/DR/AM</span></font></b><font size="2" color="maroon" face="Tahoma"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: maroon; "><o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: center; "><font size="2" color="maroon" face="Tahoma"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: maroon; "><a href="mailto:falando.libras@hotmail.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">falando.libras@hotmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: center; "><font size="2" color="maroon" face="Tahoma"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: maroon; ">Phone/Fax: 55 (92)3621-8422;<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: center; "><font size="2" color="maroon" face="Tahoma"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: maroon; ">Mobile: 55 (92) 9221-8825 or 8250-1042<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><font size="3" face="Arial"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; "> </span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">-----Mensagem original-----<br>De: SignWriting List: Read and Write Sign Languages [mailto:SW-<a href="mailto:L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU</a>] Em nome de Valerie Sutton<br>Enviada em: terça-feira, 10 de setembro de 2013 17:05<br>Para:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU</a><br>Assunto: Curso Basico de Libras in Brazil<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; "> </span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">SignWriting List<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">September 10, 2013<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; "> </span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">Hello Ernandes Barroso Lourenço from Brazil!<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; "> </span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">Welcome to the SignWriting List. I believe you are a new member?<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; "> </span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">I just noticed our List has over 250 members - I thought we had 200 - the List has expanded quickly in the past few months...<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; "> </span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">Your logo is so amazing - I just want you to know how much I enjoyed looking at it - it is so creative and different!!<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; "> </span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">Do you use SignWriting in your Basic Libras Course in Brazil?<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; "> </span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">Tell us a little about your work in Brazil…<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; "> </span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">Val ;-)<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; "> </span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">----------<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; "> </span></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; "><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; "> </span></font></div></div><img name="Nossa-primeira-turma -de-Libras-2013.jpg" id="b9981357-4194-4ab9-be2a-a26a064c2afd" height="550" width="1119" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:F9A4E516-8ADB-41A1-B06A-E9ABBFBEAEE9"></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>