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Novi City Manager Clay Pearson has resigned to take a job as the city manager of Pearland, Texas, a Houston suburb of about 105,000 residents.
Pearson, who was appointed city manager in 2006, was hired in September 2000 as assistant city manager after more than 10 years working for Elgin, Ill. in a variety of roles, including assistant city manager.
His last day in Novi is Feb. 28; he begins working for Pearland on March 10.
The city will conduct a national search to find Pearson's replacement, according to a news release.
"The Novi traditions of having an eye to the future with quality and professionalism are values I think I have helped sustain and that I know will continue," Pearson said in a statement.
The news release said Pearson, 46, was responsible for overseeing the city's budget, which in the current fiscal year is $56.1 million, $29.7 million of which is the general fund.
According to the news release, during Pearson's tenure he oversaw site plan review and building inspections for the construction of the 200-bed St. John's Providence Park Hospital, which opened in 2008, and a 260,000-square-foot expansion of Twelve Oaks Mall.
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Running a quick report, I discovered that Christmas births in my family were not many, and those few that did turn up were usually neither verifiable nor even very likely.
There was undoubtedly Ephraim Davenport (25 Dec 1708 - 11 Dec 1789), a paternal seventh great-father, born in Rhode Island, died in Connecticut. Unfortunately, that is the sum total of what I know about him. He does has a nice headstone, however.
|South Street Cemetery, AKA Silver Street Cemetery,
Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut.
photo: VCEastman
After Ephraim, things get sketchy and dubious. For instance, John Maxwell (25 Dec 1775 - 12 Nov 1824), a theoretical maternal sixth great-grandfather, is fairly well-documented. But his son, William Maxwell, from whom I am descended, is generally reported as having been born in 1765, ten years before his father. Or take Richard Gay (25 Dec 1580 - 1693), a purported paternal eleventh great-grandfather. He is seen everywhere online with these undocumented dates, without anyone seeming to question how the old coot lived to be one hundred and thirteen years old....
Anyway. Those of you who pay close attention to details may notice that this post, with its Christmas theme, was in fact published 1 January, my resolution about not procrastinating failing even before the new year began. Which means I will need to focus that much harder on two additional genealogical resolves (none of you reading this having any interest in my more personal goals, I hope): first, to make sure I am documenting and double-checking information as I receive it, so as not to perpetuate these too common, well-meaning familial falsehoods; second, to find a way over some of the most vexing brick walls in my research.
Here is the list, focussed primarily on Americans. Anyone out there in cyberland who can contribute (or refute) any information about these folks, especially their parents, would be appreciated!
Isaac Burnett (1780? - May 1860), lived most of his life in Newport, Penobscot, Maine. He married Deborah Grindle (25 Feb 1784 - aft 1860) on 23 Dec 1802. I have written about his garbled ancestry elsewhere.
Samuel Squire (1773 - aft 1830); his wife was perhaps named Mary Ann LKU (abt 1775 - aft 1830). He appears on the U S Federal Censuses from 1800 through 1830, primarily in Madison, Somerset, Maine.
Aaron Colman (abt 1783 - aft 1830), and his father, Aaron Colman (? - aft 1820); both residents of Maine, appearing on the U S Federal Censuses from 1800 through 1830 and 1820, respectively. Aaron Colman, junior, was married to Mary "Polly" Lombard or Lumbar.
John Swarts (28 Nov 1795 - 24 Oct 1874), born in Pennsylvania, but living most of his life in Brighton, Kenosha, Wisconsin; and his wife Mary McDonald (abt 1799 - 1893), also born in Pennsylvania.
Anna B. A. "Annie" Miller (Jan 1867 - aft 1920), was born in Germany and arrived in the U S about 1870. She married Dor Henry Eaton (May 1869 - 31 Dec 1945) on 27 Jan 1890, in Minnesota.
Willard Brown (abt 1806 - aft 1860), born in New Hampshire. He married Mary "Polly" Rasey (21 Oct 1808 - 12 Dec 1868) on 17 Nov 1826 in New York.
William Carter (1800 - 30 Mar 1849) and Melinda Johnson (1813 - 1902). Complicated by both a scarcity of information and fairly common names, they were both believed born in Tennessee; she died there, while he died in Missouri.
William Kinman (abt 1830 - aft 1858), born in New York and died in Illinois, and Sarah R Moore (abt 1826 - aft 1875). She was probably born in Ohio (I have one U S Federal census to back that up), and the only reason I have "Moore" is that my maternal grandmother provided it, although she was occasionally wrong about these details. Sarah later married a Walter Reading or Redding (abt 1825 - aft 1875); they lived in Illinois.
Frederick Dillazone Ketchum (6 Apr 1811 - 21 Jan 1888), about whom I have written often. I believe I have discovered his father as Elisha Ketchum (abt 1771 - aft 1840), but yearn to know more about these two, including the identity of Frederick's mother. I would also love to know if "Dillazone" is in fact correct (I no longer know where I first saw it; it may have been another Grandma Brown error), and from where it derives. He was most often referred to as "Capt F D Ketchum."
And speaking of Captains, there is Samuel Cherry (15 May 1756 - 27 Oct 1825), about whom I have also written in one of my earliest posts. His parents, and even his place of birth are a great mystery. It is generally agreed that he was born in Londonderry--but which: Ireland or New Hampshire?
Finally, there is Clarissa Adams (31 Jan 1791 - 7 Feb 1872), daughter-in-law of Capt Cherry, above. She was born in New York, and died in Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio. I have visited and photographed her gravesite, which perhaps explains in part her particular appeal for me; that and her potentially historically rich last name! The Cherrys were great patriots, after all....
|Detail of the Cherry family marker, Oak Grove Cemetery,
Delaware, Delaware, Ohio.
photo: Robert Burnett
Will anyone contribute facts about these ancestral ciphers of mine? One hopes so, and wishes that 2014 will bring you each what you are looking for as well!


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GLENEAGLES, Scotland -- Nicolas Colsaerts really dug deep to keep his Ryder Cup dream alive -- and possibly spare European Captain Jose Maria Olazabal a nightmare scenario – on Friday.
The 29-year-old Belgian needs to win or finish second in the Johnnie Walker Championship this week to earn an automatic spot on the European Ryder Cup team, and he goes into the weekend tied for seventh and only three shots behind co-leaders Mark Foster and Richard Finch.
The Johnnie Walker Championship is the final event in which players can earn points toward the 2012 European Ryder Cup team.
Colsaerts, who won the Volvo World Match Play title in May and was seventh at the PGA Tour's Wyndham Championship on Monday, has the chance to knock Martin Kaymer out of the 10th and final automatic spot. If he fails to do that, Olazabal might have the far more difficult decision of choosing between Colsaerts and three-major winner Padraig Harrington for his final wild-card spot – Ian Poulter is widely believed to have the first wild card locked up.
"It was not enjoyable," Colsaerts admitted after a battling 2-under-par 70 lifted him to 5 under at halfway at Gleneagles. "It wasn't a very convincing round until a couple of holes to go."
He fell back into a tie for 28th when he bogeyed the seventh and 13th, but three birdies in the last five holes boosted not just his hopes, but also his mood. The finish also allows him to sleep in longer before he tees off again on Saturday, and that could be important after jet lag appeared to play a part in his struggles on Friday.
"You can feel the freshness is not totally there and it was kind of a grind," he said, "but I didn't shoot myself out and the three birdies were very important."
Foster is hoping for a "Super Saturday" three weeks after being there in the Olympic stadium for Britain's greatest night of athletics ever. The 37-year-old from Worksop, whose only European Tour win came nine years ago, led the 2011 Johnnie Walker by one with one hole to play last year, took a bogey on the last hole and then lost out in a five-man playoff.
He shot 68, while Finch, best remembered for falling in a river on the final hole as he won the 2008 Irish Open, had a 67.
They are a stroke ahead of Scotland's Paul Lawrie and Australian Brett Rumford, while among those just one behind Colsaerts is tournament chairman Colin Montgomerie -- 510th in the world and at 49 trying to become the oldest winner in European Tour history.
Lawrie and Italian Francesco Molinari are the only two certain members of Olazabal's side in the field and both could yet win. Molinari, whose brother Edoardo lifted the title two years ago and was rewarded with a Ryder Cup wild card, stands 4 under.
Olazabal himself missed the cut, as did two of his assistants Darren Clarke and Paul McGinley.
Defending champion Thomas Bjorn is another assistant captain, and he will resume 3 under and still with an outside chance of a successful defense of the title. If he achieves it, he might suddenly come back into the reckoning for a wild card.


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Serious Cheese: Pairing Chocolate and Cheese for Valentine's Day
Say cheese! We recommend, review, and eat a lot of cheese.
"Chocolate and cheese are both super-rich foods, and a little goes a long way. Savor every bite and go for quality over quantity."
Ever since a college friend baked a bar of fine Swiss dark chocolate between two halves of a wheel of Brie, I've been intrigued and a little obsessed with the idea of pairing chocolate and cheese. It's tougher to get right than, say, pairing fruit and cheese, and sometimes it's downright nasty, but when you do get a good match, it can be truly sublime. And it also happens to be a really nice way to end a special Valentine's Day meal with two of the greatest foods humans ever created.
I started with a box of 12 assorted handmade chocolates from Nunu Chocolates in Brooklyn, New York. They're famous for their hand-dipped salted caramels and ganaches, but lately they've begun branching out into more experimental ganaches like absinthe, beer, bacon, and, yes, blue cheese. Nunu uses "a single origin cocoa bean derived from a Trintario and Criollo hybrid that we get from a family-run farm in Eastern Colombia."
I knew I wanted to get four different cheeses to try with the chocolate, but I still spent a while browsing the selection at my nearby cheesemonger. I ended up with the following selection, (clockwise from the lower left in the picture at the top):
- Vermont Butter & Cheese's Bijou, a cute little button of an aged goat cheese, soft, subtle, not too musky
- Pierre Robert, the gold standard of Valentine's Day cheeses, a triple cream bloomy-rind cheese that goes great with champagne and strawberries
- Mahón Reserva, the aged version of Menorca's paprika-rinded sheep cheese, even nuttier and more caramelly than the original
- Valdéon, a Spanish cow's milk blue from Léon
This was my first attempt at an "official" chocolate and cheese pairing, and there were some very interesting findings. First, it is very difficult to take the right amount of cheese in each bite. Most times either the cheese was overwhelmed by the chocolate or vice versa. Obviously you needs less of the two stronger cheeses (Mahón and Valdéon), but it was still tough to gauge.
Second, keep the tasting simple. My wife and I couldn't get through all 12 chocolates. Chocolate and cheese are both super-rich foods, and a little goes a very long way. Savor every bite and go for quality over quantity. Lastly, have a fair amount of crusty bread and water on hand. With such strong flavors, you really will need the two to cleanse your palate as you move from chocolate to chocolate and cheese to cheese.
So what's the verdict you ask? Well, there were some real winners, and some real losers. The best pairings overall were with the Pierre Robert, whose silky creaminess went well with most of the chocolates. The raspberry ganache was a particularly well-matched mate, as was the prosecco ganache. The salt caramels didn't go as well, probably because the nuttiness clashed a bit with the creaminess of the cheese.
The caramels went great, however, with the Mahón and Valdéon. Something about the strong flavors of those two balanced nicely with the nuttiness of the caramel. The Mahón pairing was on the salty side, but the Valdéon, which is a fairly sweet blue, balanced the saltiness of the chocolate perfectly.
Nunu has been experimenting with a new ganache lately, which I was lucky enough to get a preview of Absinthe. At first I was wary of pairing this one with cheese, simply because Absinthe has such a distinctive, herby flavor. But my preconceptions were utterly shattered. The anise notes of this chocolate blended perfectly with the muskiness of the Bijou goat cheese, as well as the strong blue flavor in the Valdéon. These were some of my favorite pairings of all.
So, this Valentine's Day, why not close out the meal with a nice selection of fine chocolates and cheeses? Just remember, keep it simple.
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Matthew Regier, 14, of rural Goessel appreciates power. He also has a creative mind and likes to know how things work. It is only natural that these traits came together and propelled him into a reconstruction project these past few months of a 1957 International 450 tractor.
"I was raised on tractors. My dad was raised on them, my grandfather, my great-grandfather, we've all always had Internationals," Regier said. "I was driving my dad's W9, but wanted to have my own, and when we found a 450 that needed rebuilding, well, I needed to have it."
Tractors are a family affair for Regier. His father and mother, Myron and Stephanie, and his older sister, Olivia, all have their own tractors and take them out to pulling events year-round.
"Our family vacations revolve around tractor pulls," Regier said. "Someday I'd like to get on the national circuit and pull for points, but mostly we go in-state."
A little family rivalry adds to the fun of tractor pulls, and Regier said he was getting close to the day he could beat his dad.
"The old man is going down soon," he said. "Now that I've got my own tractor and am getting the kinks worked out, it won't be long."
Regier pulled his 450 project into the yard December 2011, but did not actually get started taking it all apart until this past May.
"We started by separating the radiator out, then worked front to back on the engine, taking it apart by bits and pieces," he said. "We sent the engine out to be re-machined, and then went to work cleaning it all up and putting it back together."
During the months of June and July, Regier spent hours each day and often long into the night, working on his tractor under his dad's supervision.
"It was just a lot of fun to see what each part did, where it went, and how it all fit together," he said. "I've grown up watching my dad do this all the time, but doing it myself was much better."
There were a few mishaps along the way. While working to get the fan and pulleys off the front end, Regier hit it once with a hammer and the flywheel broke.
"We had to get a new part there," he said. "But everything else is pretty much original."
At tractor pulls, Regier competes in division two for stock tractors with few modifications. He said he would like to move into division three someday so he could get higher RPMs, pull with more power, go faster, and make additional modifications.
"I have some plans to make it my own," Regier said. "I want to paint the body white, the engine red, and some red wings going back from the front. I'm going to call it 'Redwing', but I will have to have another body painted original for the competitions."
Regier said he finished putting the tractor together in mid-July, getting it running at 1:30 a.m. before the family pulled out for a pulling competition in Lebo the following day.
"All in all, it took a lot of time, but putting it together was surprisingly easy," he said. "Dad made a big fuss when it was time to put in the crankshaft and I was really stressed out, but it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be."
Regier's first pull with the 450 was rocky. First, he burned his hand on an exhaust pipe, then he found out his brakes did not work when he weighed in on the scale prior to competition.
"There were some things that went wrong, but I was so happy to have it running that I didn't care," he said.
When the competition started, Regier almost did not make it off the starting line. His gauge showed no oil pressure.
"Dad was telling me to shut it off," he said. "And then stuff started spraying everywhere. But we got it fixed. We figured out we had pressure, just a bad gauge and some leaks. I pulled with it and actually took third."
Regier usually pulls in three weight classes per event: 5,000 pounds, 5,500 pounds, and 6,000 pounds.
"After the first class, we just keep adding the weights on," he said.
Since competing in Lebo in July, Regier has taken his reconstructed tractor to Wellington, Hillsboro, Goessel Threshing Days, and several other fairs and pulls.
"I've pulled six times with it already and won several classes," he said. "At Threshing Days I almost beat Dad on his W9 but I went out of bounds."
Regier plans to finish painting his tractor and tune it up tighter as part of his Supervised Agriculture Experience in FFA this fall. He is already thinking of something else he can take apart and rebuild, however.
"I can't wait to start working on my truck," he said. "It has open headers and is making some noise it shouldn't, so we'll have to take it apart."


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Welcome to Day 4 of my Christmas celebration, called THE 12 DAYS OF M. LEIGHTON.
To enter the giveaway, the only thing you have to do is tweet the following phrase:
Love always wins in M. Leighton's world. Read a book, play to win. #Giveaways #12DaysOfMLeighton
You get an extra entry for tagging me with this phrase on Facebook. You must be 18 or older to win and the giveaways are open to international participants.
I'll announce the winner right here on this post tonight at 9 pm EST. You'll have 24 hours to respond to me via e-mail (email@example.com) with your mailing address and any particulars I need (sizes, inscriptions, etc).
DAY 4: Signed copy of The Wild Ones, The Wild Ones swag and a full-size signed M. Leighton book poster
Good luck and Merry Christmas!


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My dearest friends, it is I, The Duke of DVD, once more inserting myself into your lives like a trans-vaginal ultrasound! Fear not the slimy touch and intense pressure, for it is none other than Cthulhu, the Ageless One from beyond time, ascending from his watery abyss to scourge and flay the minds of the shambling masses!
(Incidentally, this hurt like a bitch. Over 7 hours in the chair, 14 shades of black, 4 shades of gray/white, and 5 different tattoo guns. I'm happy with it though, and wanted to share!)


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Ok i have a few questions, keep in mind my knowlage of API's is very very very limited. I do know that using such an advanced api such as DX or OpenGL is going to be hard, and that Win32 experience is required, but i still wish to give it a try.
Now could you enlighten me on a few things and answer the following hopefully painless questions?
1. First off, i heard full OpenGL libraries is not free, is DirectX? In otherwords can i code fully in DirectX without paying a dime? (legally )
2. If DirectX is free, where can i download it at?
3. Are there any good tutorial / newbie DirectX sites that anyone knows of? I havent been able to find squat for DX or OGL.
4. What is a good DirectX book, for a beginner. Now DirectX is insanely complicated for a newbie to C++ in general (knowlage is there, however not yet applied), so i need a heavily explanitory type book. Any ideas?
Thanks, please forgive my nub ness lol. At the moment i am wanting to go OpenGL or DX (pref DX because id rather be there at the end), but all i can come up with is Allegro which is extremely not where i want to be lol. I mean it works great for beginning, but personally i want to spend time learning all this and not learn allegro, build my planned programs/games, then revamp everytime i need a little more with a more advanced API.
Anyway, thanks again to anyone who responds


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Thomas Gold Creates EDM Bliss in 'Remember' – Premiere
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November 11, 2013 8:00 AM
On his dramatic new single "Remember," German beatmaker Thomas Gold tells a tale of love-at-first-rave. "Just wake me up before the sun delivers the light / I want your eyes to follow mine," sings co-writer Kaleyn Behr, as Gold builds massive crescendos of pulsating synths and arpeggiated strings.
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Gold has been on quite a ride lately: Last June, the Berlin native released the compilation LP Axtone Presents Thomas Gold. He made it to Number One on the electronic music store Beatport with the track "Sing 2 Me," and he also earned more than 15 million views for his remix of Adele's 2011 ballad "Set Fire to the Rain."
"Remember" is out today on Axtone Records. Gold is currently in the middle of a massive, globe-spanning tour, and he'll welcome 2014 with a headlining show on New Year's Eve at Pacha New York. Check out Gold's full list of tour dates at his official website.
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The bride graduated summa cum laude from Cornell University and received a masters degree in social work at Columbia University. She is currently a resident services coordinator at the Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale.
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I have made a tiny card - A7 size.
At one point I was quite fond of this size card and made many - I have not made any for a while - but I was given the challenge to make something with this small parcel stamp - a freebie from a magazine. I stamped the parcel twice masking the first with a cut out post-it note.
I then coloured them both with my Zig real brush pens.
I found a scrap of DP in my stash to form the first layer on my card base.
I then added the parcels (cut out) and then a sticker saying Merry Christmas...
I will link this to Rudolph Days Challenge January 2017
Happy Crafting!


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104 comments so far. If you enjoyed our meditation room, then consider leaving a comment.
thank you. it is a wonderful experience
thank you
group metitation
feels good
Dear Community of Sahaja Yoga,
Words cannot express how grateful I feel for having been able to take this wonderful course of meditation, needless to say, you have done a great job! It's a selfless act of generosity, and love for mankind. Thank you for making it easy, and trully enjoyable!!!
Blessings to you all!
Wow wonderful online course resinates with my heart thankyou. Looking forward to teaching my children.
Aloha there! Cool site! I really liked being here.
online course is fantastic thankyou
loved the course ready to learn how to clear energy
I wish to join the online meditation room.
I am at my local meditation class, but I like to do meditation at home regularly.
Thank you in advance,
I just want to tell you that I am beginner to blogs and certainly enjoyed your blog site. Likely I'm planning to bookmark your blog . You definitely have fantastic writings. Cheers for revealing your web site.
Hallo, ik ben heel blij,gelukkig en dankbaar dat ik deze meditatiereeks online heb kunnen volgen. Door deze meditatiereeks te volgen ben ik werkelijk in een transformatieproces terecht gekomen. Ik ben flink wat door mekaar geschud, en de impact is zeer groot. Ik heb het gevoel dat het levenslang veranderend is, en dat is niet niks hé.Ik raad iedereen aan om ook deel te nemen, maar neem de tijd om de reeks te voltooien. Haast en spoed is zelden goed, zeker in dit geval. Bereid je voor op geduchte veranderingen in je gevoel, gedachten, emoties… en omgang met jezelf en anderen. Houd ook rekening met de invloed van deze reeks op je totale innerlijke en uiterlijke. Er zijn momenten dat je echt wel duidelijk voelt dat er binnenin iets wordt wakker geschud,, en dat je geconfronteerd wordt met "onwaarheden" wat vaak niet leuk aanvoelt ! De boodschap die ik je wil geven is om vol te houden en door te gaan, want de voltooiing van de reeks geeft je oneindig veel voldoening en komt alles en iedereen ten goede!
Succes en plezier ermee, groetjes Katty
I am doing Sahaya yoga in australia and our teacher show us this on line course, is fantastic. thanks!
very good web
Wonderful, what a webpage it is! This webpage provides helpful data to us, keep it up.
I have gone through the 10 classes, would like to know more.
Guided audio kundalini meditation
We wish to thank you all over again for the lovely ideas you offered Jesse when preparing her own post-graduate research as well as, most importantly, regarding providing many of the ideas in one blog post. If we had been aware of your website a year ago, we would have been rescued from the unwanted measures we were taking. Thanks to you.
Thanks for all who work on this website to guite me into sahaja meditation
Thank you!
free meditation
sahaja yoga meditation
I consider something genuinely special in this web site.
fantastic indeed
I want to attend meditation room what to do?
It is a wonderful sight for physical , mental and spiritual growth of mankind. JAI SRIMATAJI FOR ALL THE SAHAJI BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF UNIVERSE…….
Excellent goods from you, man. I have understand your stuff previous to and you're just extremely excellent. I really like what you've acquired here, certainly like what you're stating and the way in which you say it. You make it entertaining and you still care for to keep it sensible. I can't wait to read far more from you. This is actually a great web site.
hey friends. i am really loving this page as i just discovered it this week. the music is what catches me the must,it's a lovely colletion. i would like to know where i could download the song played in the welcome video ( with the sunflowers) on the 'meditation room' page. please, i hope to get a reply soon.
What a beautiful website!
Thank you so much for all the soothing music and lectures.
It is just such a pity one can not see all the videos on the Meditation Room page.
Only videos working in the Meditation lectures dropdown:
"About Sahaja Yoga"
"Muladhara", "Swasdistana", "Nabhi 1+2″
work. but the rest does not.
A short message is depicted about blip.com and bit.ly/blipenbed
But I ahve no idea what I am supposed to make out of that information, as the website does not list any of these videos while searching for Sahaja Yoga.
All the best!
Thank You so much. That was wonderful. I look forward to continuing
this path with you. Loving Kindness Rox
Working out of my city, staying in a hotel, this possibility is simply great!And I am talking about every detail: the virtual aspect, the content, the voice of the guide, the duration of the meditation. Thank you! Thank you Mother! Congratulations to the team!
Thank you infinite times but still not enough, words cannot express how wonderful mataji and the team are, giving a concise and free meditation to the world and brighten the life of those who follow this meditation.
You, people are like the Sun who gives light to the Earth and never says : Earth, U owe me.
God Bless
I've tried gided meditation #13 – working on left nabi. And unfortunately it wasn't complete even after opening new meditation room.
Non posso che farvi i miei complimenti per questo sito che è meraviglioso
Io ho solo un problema: non conosco l'inglese per cui non posso guardare i video!
Non è possibile mettere i sottotitoli?
Complimenti comunque per il lavoro grande che state facendo!
I am new to meditation and have found this website to be wonderful. Thank You
I have lots of headaches and real tailbone pain. What can I do with my meditations to relieve this?
Thank you so much. From the bottom of my heart thank you.
How to being one with the Spirit, becoming the Spirit that you are ? Thanks a lot !
Love your website, it truly helps me with my meditations. Do you have
any information as to which chakra we should meditate when you are sick with a certain condition for example flu or stomach infections etc.
Thank you for this site. I wanted to mention that the guided meditation on the left nabi is only 4 minutes long and doesn't have the affirmations, do you have one that is complete?
Meditation music with binaural beats is the best
Thank you so much. I don't even have the words to describe how thankful I am. Thank you, just thank you.
The meditation room is not working again for two days now.
working on the left Nabi (peace) the video is incomplete, I thought it was
the left heart but it is the left Nabi peace. Is there anyway that this can be
Thank You
I started meditation a few days back, i felt cool breaze, actually how many times a day i have to do this process?
i have finished my 10 online classes..what should i do next..i came to know about meditation room..nut it has oly music playing..should i keep on meditating concentrating on sahasrara chakra?
Hello it's me, I am also visiting this site regularly, this
web site is truly pleasant and the users are genuinely sharing pleasant thoughts.
So wonderful to become part of a new world
Hurrah, that's what I was lookoing for, what a stuff!
present here at this webpage, thanks admin of this site.
I have always disagreed with many people I have met in life who say nothing worthwhile is given away, value only accrues through paying for something.
Thank you for proving me right. Your selfless act of kindness and benificence to the human race is truly uplifting and a joy to show to everyone I meet.
My Kundalini is awakened and ascending. This is the best site on the internet.
Thank you for such a wonderful site!
Did 10 classes. On meditation room video does not load. I have an iPhone. Says it needs flash but video worked in the 10 classes.
I completed the 10 part class and it was so lovely. I will visit this meditation room. Thank you.
Love and Light xx
Truly no matter if someone doesn't be aware of then its up to other people that they will
assist, so here it takes place.
Thank you generous and loving people, specially Shri Mataji. <3
Very simple and effortless meditation
Only pure desire is required to meditate.
beautiful! thank you!!!
The Sahaja Yoga Meditation 10-part course was absolutely wonderful, and it has certainly opened new doors in my life. I appreciate the opportunity to both take and also complete the course. And, I look forward to utilizing the online meditation room and support forums. Thank you!
Thank you so much for this wonderful meditation.There is so much love, colour,joy and happinez, like in fairytales…
Love Janine
What you are doing is beyond words. It's been little over a month since I started meditating and I already feel more calm and relaxed . A big thank you to the entire team!
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+woman/-man risks--Please help! I need some sex!
Hi. I am a + woman and my potential partner is a - man. I read in a magazine at my doctors office that the risk of infection for a neg man from a pos woman is ridiculously low with both vaginal intercourse and oral sex, assuming no sores, rough play, etc.. I was diagnosed about 6 months ago w/ AIDS (not just HIV) but I am now healthy my viral load in undetectable.
Specifically, how safe is oral sex without protection--me giving it to him, him giving it to me, assuming, again, no sores, cuts, vampire action going on?
Also, I realize the infection risks are very low for sex if we are careful w/ condoms, and I have already read the other responses and can see that oral risk is low too, but can you reccommend a place I can get actual statistics? Or can you just tell me? Because although this question may have already been answered, I have not been able to find it in this forum or the mixed couples forums or any other on this website. I have already searched. And searched. And searched.
I have found conflicting info on this website--yes I have--and whenever I almost find what I'm looking for, in the end you guys say "search blah blah blah forum". Which, again, I already have. I have spend hours, days, months searching and I am about to have a breakdown! Your advise seems closest to what I need. Besides sex. Please help!
I would not agree with what you read in that magazine pertaining to the risk of an HIV-negative guy contracting HIV from an HIV-positive woman through (unprotected) vaginal sex. "Ridiculously low???" What???
As for your searching and searching and not finding information about estimated HIV-transmission risk, I can't believe you were searching all that hard. I just did a quick search and located about a gazillion posts with the information clearly spelled out. But, nonetheless, here it is once again:
- Latex condoms are protective for all types of sex if used properly and they don't fail. HIV cannot penetrate, permeate or cha-cha-cha through intact latex. No way. No how.
The estimated per-act risk for acquisition of HIV from unprotected insertive penile-vaginal sex with a partner confirmed to be HIV positive is 5 per 10,000 exposures. (This is not "ridiculously low" by any standard!)
The estimated per-act risk for the acquisition of HIV from unprotected insertive oral sex (i.e. HIV+ person performing oral sex on HIV- man) is 0.5 per 10,000 exposures.
There are no published estimated-risk statistics for cunnilingus. The risk is extremely small. You can read my comments about that in the post from the archives (below).
Finally, regarding "actual statistics," please note what we are quoting are estimates based on epidemiological studies. The best way to think about HIV risk is to first decide if there is a risk and if so, then to decide if the risk is high (unprotected receptive anal), medium (unprotected vaginal) or low (oral sex). To get more detailed than that isn't really all that helpful.
However, if you insist on fact and figures, I'd suggest you review the HIV InSite Knowledge Base chapter on safer sex. It has over 124 references and lots of statistics for you to ponder. The site can be accessed at http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/InSite?page=kb-07-02-02.
If that doesn't satisfy your info quest, I suggest you "search blah, blah, blah forum," OK?
Dr. Bob
Oral Sex and HIV Feb 18, 2006
i have just stumbled on this site, and would like your opinion, on jan 1st 2006 i had protected vaginal sex with a prostitute, but i performed unprotected oral sex on her, before i performed she whiped her virgina and when performing oral sex i could taste no secretion or menstural blood, immediately afterwards i realised what a rediculous thing i had done and became increasingly paranoid about the possibility of HIV infection, on the 3rd of Jan i started on 28 PEP course, what do you think my chances of having HIV are, alot of other sites i have been on say Cunnilingus is Low risk, some say no risk, quantatively what is this risk? i am due to go for an HIV test at the end of march and am petrified of the result,
many thanks
Ben C
Response from Dr. Frascino
Hello Ben,
She "whiped her virgina?" Would that be "whiped" as in whipped or "whiped" as in wiped? And would that be "virgina" as in Virginia or "virgina" as in vagina? I would assume "whipped" and "Virginia" are out, because nothing kinky ever happens in that state. The risk of HIV transmission from cunnilingus is extremely low. I'll post a question from the recent archives that addresses this problem. (See below.)
I do not believe PEP was warranted for your potential exposure. There is no reason to be "petrified" of your HIV test results. I see nothing but good news heading in your direction. I suggest you begin practicing your WOO-HOOs!
Good luck.
Dr. Bob
Cunnilingus - no blood, good oral healt Jan 12, 2006
Dear Dr. Bob,
Just sent a donation of 200 dollares - thanks fo you help - people need it and now i feel i need too You had answered a number of questions related to the risk of cunnilingus. I was engaged in one 2 months ago but no blood was involved and my oral helth is ok. The experience was with the mistress and when i asked her afterwards she told me she is DD free .What concerns me that you mentioned once that the probability of getting HIV in this case 0.5 per 10000 cases. doest it mean that there is 1 possible transmission in 20000 cases. a number of cunnilinguses given is much more then that and there are no documented cases so far. How do these 2 things reconcile? I am still concerned although i understand i should not be....you know... How is it possible generally to get HIV via giving cunnilingus in case when there is no blood and my oral health seems to be in order. Appreciate your reply. I have another general question re the symptoms... It seems that in case there are symptoms there are ususally more then one should be present based on the statistics you posted earlier. Appreciate your reply
Thanks for the help
Response from Dr. Frascino
The estimated statistical per-episode risk of 0.5 per 10,000 exposures for unprotected oral intercourse refers to fellatio (oral sex performed on a man), not cunnilingus. The cunnilingus figure would be much less. In fact, it's so small it's difficult to quantitate. There are only very few cases of HIV transmission resulting from performing oral sex on a woman that have been reported to the CDC. Considering we've been monitoring this epidemic for over two decades, that alone is excellent evidence that the HIV-transmission risk through cunnilingus is extremely low. There are a number of scientific hypotheses as to why this is true, but the bottom line remains the same: it's an extremely low-risk activity. (Note: the risk increases if the woman is menstruating and/or the person performing cunnilingus has oral mucous membrane sores, abrasions or inflammation.)
Regarding your second question, ARS can be quite variable in scope, number and severity of symptoms. However, yes, generally more than a single symptom is present.
Thanks for your generous donation!
Stay well.
Dr. Bob


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Stress at Home
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Q: Does the attitude we take as parents have a dramatic effect on our children? We're getting them up in the morning with "Hurry up. Get ready. I've got to go to work and you've got to go to school. Take a bite and eat quick, hurry, get ready!"
A: I think that's absolutely true. Children are being taught to live at a hectic pace in today's society. The home — the family environment — creates the stress problems that so many children experience later in life. It's in the home, therefore, in the family, that the solution to the problem lies. What we model to our children teaches them the values that will determine whether they're going to live a stressful life or not.
Parents are busier than ever these days. I'm not saying, "Don't finish your projects. Don't tackle that pile of dishes. Don't tackle that pile of paper." I'm saying to make it a point to sit back and relax with your family.
Don't use adrenaline to get everything done. We're using high-octane adrenaline to do stuff that can be done with very little energy. Don't sit all tensed up; don't drive the car with your adrenaline surging.
There are certain emotions that demand adrenaline. When you're angry, resentful or frustrated, your adrenaline is pumping. Don't do your work with anger or frustration.
If tackling that pile of papers or sink of dishes is going to make you angry and frustrated, set it aside; leave the task. Go hug your child; play a game of Monopoly; spend a few minutes thanking God for your home, family and job. Come back when your mind is at peace. Believe me, your children will take notice — and your physical and emotional well-being will improve.


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Blue Boat, White Sand
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She loved how selective her memory was.
It was always a surprise. Like an advent calendar of life.
Joy Burst
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River of a Dream
Big Bend, CA
For a moment, it was like she stood on the edge of a dream.
A really strange, "primordial turtle in the granite" kind of dream.
Then she decided it was just another wacky reality selection
In her decidedly wacky, but mighty fun life.
Oh Captain, My Captain
Yosemite, CA
She was a mountain person.
Always had been.
The strength, the power, the quiet sense of undeniable mastery
So perfectly resonated within her.
Guarding The Ages
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Sometimes you have to look really closely,
soften your eyes
and look carefully.
Only then will you see the signs.
Big Dune
Amargosa Valley, CA
The Bird & The Coliseum
The Coliseum, Rome
There's something about a soaring bird against the clouds, beside an antiquity, small yet free. It weaves time, space and that which matters into a vision for life that is hard to forget.
The Sacre CoerGoyles
Sacre Couer, MontMarte, France
Folks ooo'd and aahhh'd over the beauty of the place.
Its grandeur. Its splendor.
Their jaw-dropping photographs offered radiant testimony.
It was her first visit.
She had her Ooo's and Aaahh's all cued up, eager and enthusiastic.
But on that particular grey day,
she couldn't stop staring at the gargoyles.
Morning Sail
5 Chairs & a Ship
Willow Weep For Me
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If you must, weep.
But let them be tears of joy & delight!
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The scrumptious taste of brown palm sugar is something most Singaporeans love in their local desserts and this cookie is bound to make many smile with glee as they instantly recognise hints of luscious Gula Melaka in each morsel.
Featured Ingredients: Gula Melaka, Evaporated Milk, Custard Powder, Snow Powder
Allergen: Gluten, Egg, Milk Products and Soy
Storage : Ambient
Net Weight : 180gm
Lovely cheesecakes, interesting flavours, good service, and great value. The balance of the cheese is perfect. Best eaten very cold.
I went to pickup from their warehouse place directly at Tai Seng industrial estate as it was a really last minute affair for my parent's birthday cake, i ordered the salted caramel one and it was absolutely indulgent and awesome! It was a perfect blend of sweet , salty and a little bitter after taste which made the cake an absolute treat, highly recommend this! Gonna try their other flavors in future!
One of the best cheesecakes I can find in Singapore - on par with international shops. Tried the multi flavor one as we had different requests in the party and everyone enjoyed it. Highly recommended!
Ordered them for an office birthday party. Love the idea that we can order different slices within the cake itself, AND that the slices are readily sliced for easy distribution. My favourite was the orange yuzu one.
It would be good to allow for ordering online (on a website) instead of auto-direct to the App. The app tends to hang at times and not that user-friendly too. Have been frustrated with it that I gave up ordering several times. Thanks!
In a nutshell, the best cheesecakes you have ever tasted. Period. I'm no food critic, but the cheesecakes simply melt the moment it touches your mouth. Each of the 12 flavours simply have that "perfect taste". From strawberry to pineapple to tiramisu, Cat & the Fiddle has truly mastered the art of cheesecakes, and it's totally worth the rather expensive $50 price.
Cat & the Fiddle has a really wide range of cheesecakes to choose from. The cakes are delicious, not too sweet and reasonably priced. I placed an order at night and could collect my cake the very next morning! Collection process was super easy and fast.Their location was easy to find as well.
Was really tasty and fresh cheesecake! Would recommend to my friends and definitely buy it myself again!
Ordered the Milo Dinosaur cheesecake for some family birthday celebrations and it was a bit! The oldies loved the twist on the traditional cheesecake with a local drink fave. The cake itself was not too sweet not too fluffy - arguably one of the best cheesecakes we've had in Singapore! Delivery was a breeze and had no issues with missing items. We're looking forward to trying more flavours!
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Yesterday we went to little G's first birthday party.
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Our faculty colleagues on the Hales Fund trip to China have posted on their blog a wonderful photographic blog essay of their encounter with the Great Wall of China. It gives me an excuse to show some cool walls I've encountered lately on this trip. All of these structures are made from one of the limestone varieties of Jerusalem Stone.


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The Saints can put off their thoughts on reorganizing the workload in their backfield for another week.
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Friday, August 21, 2009
Double Ds Move!
I have decided to move the Double Ds, which is a monthly column I organize with Denise Duhamel, from Read Write Poem to I Was Born Doing Reference Work in Sin. I hate to move the series from the fantastic Read Write Poems site. Read Write Poem has it all-- writing prompts, forums, and more web traffic than my blog; however, I have to think of the project. I am balancing a full-time job, college, Atlanta Pride Committee, Atlanta Queer Literary Festival Committee, Project Verse, Quarrel, Poetry Swap, Limp Wrist, and as of this week, promoting a chapbook that is going to be published by Pudding House Press. I'm a one man show doing all of this, so I have to do what is easiest for me while keeping the integrity of the project. --- moving the Double Ds to I Was Born Doing Reference Work in Sin will do just that!
I owe Dana a huge thanks for embracing the Double Ds as soon as I pitched the idea to her. I owe a big thanks to the RWP staff for posting the first entry with Marilyn Nelson.
Please check back for the Double Ds questioning Dara Weir in September. You won't want to miss it!
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- Lisa Allender said...
Congrats, Dustin! Busy, busy!
You and Collin Kelley should both teach "time-management skills" to the rest of us! ;)
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- christine said...
Congratulations on your chapbook, Dustin! And also for the your collaboration with Denise. Dana is a good sport. I'm sure she understands. I can't believe all you do!
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- prashant said...
Collin Kelley should both teach "time-management skills" to the rest of us! ;)
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After lengthy discussion and public comments from concerned residents, the Beaufort County Council tabled a Lady's Island Airport master plan that includes a recommendation to extend the runway into the nearby marsh.
The consultant-prepared blueprint doesn't commit resources, but it does recommend ultimately taking the 3,434-foot runway to 5,000 feet to meet future demand. The plan estimates taking the runway to 4,400 feet and providing safety upgrades to meet Federal Aviation Administration guidelines will cost about $24.2 million, much of which would come from the FAA.
Dataw Island residents lined up to challenge the inclusion of runway expansion in the plan over noise, environmental and procedural concerns, further questioning the economic rationale for the move.
Dataw resident George Johnson argued the expansion flies in the face of the county's commitment to protect its waterways and shelter communities from aircraft noise.
"Is it too much for the average citizens to ask in this funny political season that at least our local government means what it says and says what it means?" he said.
But not all residents spoke out against the expansion, which cleared the Beaufort City Council as well as County Council's own subcommittee. Richard Warden countered what he called "negative assumptions" that the expansion would only serve residential and resort activities.
"People don't see the many uses related to business, medical, government, and some military support at Lady's Island Airport," he said.
Councilman Paul Sommerville of Lady's Island said the recommendation meets guidelines from the FAA, the airport's "benefactor," and taking out a suggestion that's been around in some form since 1978 could jeopardize other projects. He also said an FAA-funded study to determine alternative sites went nowhere.
But Councilman Steven Baer of Hilton Head Island said supporters use "this torpedo" to convince people "some mystical study" concluded no other options existed, but he's yet to see it, and an option exists in the consultant's report to meet FAA standards for about 7 years without a runway expansion.
"In essence, they're upselling us," he said.
The full 5,000-foot expansion can't be reached at this site, and extending it to 4,400 feet won't allow for more private and business jets, Baer said.
"This is the wrong place to do the right thing," he said.
Chairman Weston Newton steered discussion toward meeting again with the consultant, CDM Smith, to ask about the necessity of the recommendation, and Councilman Jerry Stewart added that he'd like to hear from the people the county paid for the plan before dropping their recommendation.
The debate ended with a motion directing County Administrator Gary Kubic to coordinate a public meeting with the consultant.
U.S. 278 flyover bridge
With cost estimates more than $5 million above the county's original $31 million price tag for the U.S. 278 flyover bridge, officials are talking with federal and state transportation agencies about other funding sources to meet the gap while reviewing tabs from the other sales tax projects.
"I'm not suggesting that we're going to be looking at supplemental appropriations or borrowing - I just don't know that - but all of that will be brought to you for your review," said County Administrator Gary Kubic.
That review will take about 10 working days, he added.
The "flyover" bridge passing over the marsh from Bluffton Parkway's intersection with Buckingham Plantation Drive to the Karl S. Bowers Bridge over Hilton Head Island comes with $15 million in state and federal money. Fees on development and penny sales tax money were expected to make up the difference.
Fuel and labor expenses pushed costs higher than anticipated, and the Federal Highway Administration returned the county's original set of bids because of outdated wage and hour scales.
Meeting the shortfall could combine up to $4 million in contingency funding built into the project with outside sources. Kubic said there's always a possibility the funding gap could delay or derail the project, but it was one of 10 approved for the now-expired penny sales tax option by voters.
"There's always a possibility, but these projects were voted by referendum, the ideas and concepts approved by voters," he said.


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Indeed, time may, H.B. I'm embarrassed to admit that I once believed Bloom's notion that, with adequate sensitivity, one could establish clear hierarchies of literary value -- and that the writers that were objectively the "best" would obviously be the most valuable for me (because naturally I would have that rare sensitivity). The older I get the more I notice that the works I value are largely a matter of personal affinity with the authors -- whether their preoccupations and methods line up with mine, either in obvious or more mysterious ways.
Dostoevsky, for example, despite his obvious creative eminence, has never spoken to me. The issues that he struggles with aren't central for me, and he seems to dedicate most of his energy to creating characters that (again, for me) are grotesque caricatures, grotesque because they are working off all sorts of assumptions that strike me as obviously false. I have the same feeling when I read Graham Greene. Maybe people writing prose out of an essentially Christian imagination have a mindset that I just cannot connect with.
All of this is a long preamble to say that I feel a deep connection with Carpentier's preoccupations, and that I value this book more that others probably will because of this connection. What are these preoccupations? They are not original, and I suspect they will produce some rolling of eyes. My basic feeling is that our current pattern of development in the West is a disaster, that it is creating a living environment of astonishing ugliness and sterility, and that this model is being presenting to the rest of the world as the only reasonable goal for progress; and that modern industrial civilization needs to rediscover some of the virtues of pre-industrial societies if it is to become a good place for people again. The imaginative writers that seem to me to be facing these issues -- Lawrence and Hardy and Orwell in his Essays -- are close to me for this reason.
And now Carpentier as well, at least in this book. The story is about a composer living in an unnamed place that is clearly New York, and writing scores for movies and advertisements. Even when he knows that he has succeeded in terms of craft, he realizes that he is destroying, or at least wasting, his talent. I know, these are cliches, but they are handled beautifully. Here is the narrator describing his mistress and a group of their artist friends, and their interest in mysticism.
...[he] had managed to impose on us a series of practices derived from the Yoga asamas, making us breathe in a certain way, measuring the length of inhalations and exhalations by "matras." Mouche and her friends hoped thereby to arrive at greater control over themselves and at the acquisition of powers about which I had my doubts, especially in people who drank every day as a defense against despair, fear of failure, self-contempt, the shock of a rejected manuscript, or simply the harshness of that city of perennial anonymity amid the crowd, that place of relentless haste where eyes met only by accident and the smile on the lips of a stranger was a build-up for some kind of a proposition.This feeling of urban anomie is pretty usual in literature, but doesn't something blossom at the end of that sentence? Such magical transformations of common material appear again and again in this book, purely because of the quality of Carpentier's prose, his ability to hit on precisely the right phrase.
The narrator gets an assignment to go to an unnamed country in South America to collect some traditional musical instruments. He takes his mistress, Mouche, along. There are complications, and as he moves farther into the jungle he feels himself shedding centuries of human history and technical progress. Mouche is ill at ease but the narrator finds himself identifying more and more with the types of societies surrounding him. Here is another quote, as he argues with Mouche about progress:
Just to be contrary, I said that the thing that impressed me most on this trip was the discovery that there were still great areas of the earth where people were immune to the ills of the day, and that here, even though many people were contented with a thatched roof, a water jug, a clay griddle, a hammock, and a guitar, a certain animism lived on in them, an awareness of ancient traditions, a living memory of certain myths which indicated the presence of a culture more estimable and valid, perhaps, than that which we had left behind. It was of greater value for a people preserve the memory of the Chanson de Roland than to have hot and cold running water. I was glad to know that there were still men unwilling to trade their souls for a gadget which by eliminating the washwoman did away with her song, thus wiping out ages of folklore at one fell swoop.I know, I know, the washwoman may be quite happy about not pounding those clothes on a rock anymore, but something true remains after the obvious objections. And Carpentier is intelligent and honest enough to realize that a return to such a society has an immense cost. The novel is not a stupidly romantic fantasy. Its flaws actually lie elsewhere. Carpentier has a good sense of how to construct and pace a novel, but he has little narrative talent. There is not a convincing character in the book other than the narrator, and no truly lifelike scenes between people, although there are beautiful passages of description. When the narrator claims, at one point, that he is deeply in love with a certain woman, I actually laughed out loud because it was so entirely unconvincing.
Such a lack of credibility would seem like a fatal flaw for a novel, but for whatever reason it is not -- for me, at least. I will take a look at his other novels soon as well. But I know that The Lost Steps is already in my small stack of books to reread.


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The Emmanuel Arts Academy's 5th Annual Fine Arts Camp welcomed 29 children ages 8-14 to campus in June to explore their creative side and have fun.
During the week-long summer day camp, they are able to develop their artistic abilities through classes in music (voice, guitar, piano, band), art, drama, photography, dance, creative writing and musical theatre.
"My favorite part about camp is the drama class because it's active, and we get to play around," camper Jonathan Grizzle says. "There's no way to have stage fright because you're having fun! It also helped me learn how to be responsible and memorize Bible verses."
Campers work on pieces all week that are showcased in a Friday night recital to share what they have learned with family and friends.
"Fine Arts Camp is one of my favorite weeks of the year, and I am always astounded at what these kids accomplish in a week," says Dr. Deborah Stark, founder and director of Emmanuel Arts Academy. "Tears of gratefulness pour down my cheeks as I stand in awe of what the Lord can do through a loving and skilled staff and talented students. We form relationships, invest in young lives and provide much needed role models and vision for those aspiring in the arts."
A group of EC students who work as staff members, teaching assistants or class instructors enjoy the camp as much as the children.
"Getting to interact with the kids is a lot of fun!" says Briana Kay, staff member and teaching assistant. "Being a music major, I love watching the kids learn and experience music."
Each day begins with "silly songs" followed by a devotion and worship set before campers go to the first of their three classes. Each day also includes games, such as Frisbee, baseball and dodge ball.
Emmanuel Arts Academy is a community extension of Emmanuel College offering arts training for children, youth and adults throughout the year. During the fall and spring semesters, students have the opportunity to take private lessons or learn in various group classes.
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