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Volume IV: What works, what matters, what lasts
What Works: Considering Pedagogies that Serve to Strengthen Student Learning
- take the scientific approach to considering curricular matters: asking questions, gathering data, experimenting with possible approaches/solutions, assessing what works
- give responsibility for learning to the student
- are role models for students, willing to learn, to take risks, open to new ideas
- maintain a "slot for crazy ideas" in their agenda for the future
- inform and engage colleagues in exploring, implementing and assessing pedagogies that work.
- contains a feedback loop of setting goals for student learning, choosing pedagogies appropriate for those goals, and assessing whether and how it all works
- incorporates promising practices from the work of pedagogical pioneers
- is grounded in research, reflecting solid understanding of how people learn and of the efficacy of specific pedagogies relative to particular learning styles
- is designed to promote life-long learning, focusing on critical thinking, problem-solving, communication (writing, speaking, electronic) skills
- is infused with topics relevant to the current and future lives of students
- brings contemporary science and technology into the learning environment
- demonstrates intentional and communal efforts to ensure that the goals of the department/program are being met in the sequence of courses offered.
- provides institutional support for regular, formal conversations about pedagogies in the service of learning
- provides institutional support for faculty to become acquainted and comfortable with emerging pedagogies
- knows the pedagogical pioneers and early-adapters in its own faculty, spotlights their efforts
- establishes an office, with campus-wide credibility, for the assessment of learning and the evaluation of pedagogical approaches
- embraces a broad definition of scholarship in the evaluation, review and tenure process
- supports targeted retirement initiatives
- encourages pedagogical experiments by discounting student evaluations on pilot efforts.
- are flexible enough to support and adapt to multiple pedagogies and learning styles
- foster sustainable learning communities
- are fully mediated and interactive (wireless, chairs/tables on wheels)
- have ubiquitous opportunities for writing, for collaborating, for connecting to and through technologies
- send a message about the efficacy of active, discovery-based learning, and about the relationship of the quality of space and the quality of learning.


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◆Can supply power to wireless AP and IP Camera
◆24*10/100Mbps auto-sensing RJ45 ports, 2*gigabit combo TP/SFP ports
◆Total PoE power: 400W (Port 1 to Port 24)
◆Maximum power per port ups to 30W
◆Support Auto MDI/ MDIX
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◆IEEE802.3 10Base-T, IEEE802.3u 100Base-TX, IEEE802.3z, IEEE802.3ab
◆Flow control mode: full duplex adopts IEEE 802.3x standard, and half duplex adopts Back pressure standard
◆Adopt store-and-forward architecture. Up to line speed at the frame length range of 64 to 1536
◆Built-in 1U rack power supply series, easy to place it into standard mounting brackets
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This ONV-POE31024PFA switch provides a network point for power supply and data transmission. All the 24 PoE ports can be connected with 10/100Mps quickly, and the uplink port is 1.25Gbps fiber interface, among which 1-24 ports can provide standard IEEE802.3af power supply. Due the advanced self-sensing algorithm supply power for IEEE802.3af terminal unit only, there is no need to worry about damaging proprietary PoE or non-PoE standard equipment. In addition, it will stop power supply when PoE devices are not connected. In short, The ONV-POE31024PFA features simple and reliable design, automatic identification PoE requirements, duplex and high-speed.
This cost-effective ONV-POE31024PFA provide network layout need to simplify wireless access point (AP) and IP-based surveillance cameras network cameras in order to install in commercial network and home network. The devices far away from power socket are very suitable for hanging on the wall or ceiling. PoE eliminates the need for connecting these devices to power socket. So it make more flexible for those difficult to connect with AC power socket, and cut down the installation cost. It is ideal choice for those want to deploy a small commercial network and home network that use wireless access point (AP) and IP-based surveillance cameras.
Target Industries◆HD monitor transmission and power supply
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◆Network telephone transmission , intelligent house and home system
◆Intelligent transportation supervisory system(ITS)
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Product Description: 24x 10/100M Ethernet PoE ports + 2x gigabit combo ports PoE switch, and 1-24 ports supports IEEE802.3af/at, total power is 400W.
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Seven Linfield College faculty members look back on rewarding careers with affection, nostalgia and more than a few laughs. An edited version of these responses appears in Linfield Magazine, summer 2014. Here is the full text.
Retiring faculty include Juan Gomez, associate professor of Spanish; Richard Bourassa, professor of music; Jean Caspers '71, assistant professor, reference and instruction librarian; Carol McCulley, associate professor, reference and distance education; Mike Roberts, professor of biology; Noreen Johansson, professor of nursing; and Sue Butell, professor of nursing.
Mike Roberts, professor of biology, at Linfield since 1981
Favorite campus hangout: The Catalyst (student-run coffee shop), with its casual, intimate and conversation-friendly atmosphere before it became O'Riley's and Starbucks. I used to hold office hours in the Catalyst.
Favorite courses: Genetics, and Human Biology and Evolution
Biggest surprise: Even though Linfield is a small school, it is fortunate to have more than its share of fine scholars and committed educators on the faculty.
Best thing about Linfield: The combination of good students and fine faculty produces a vibrant atmosphere.
What I will miss: Interactions with students.
What I won't miss: Colleagues, because I'll still be spending time with them as I continue my retirement projects.
Retirement plans: Finish book with Professor Anne Kruchten, Receptor Biology; work on new Principles of Biology book with Chris Gaiser; complete papers with colleagues from other departments (Steve Bricher '86, math, and Dave Sumner, English) and with two former students — Miranda Byse '04, now working at the American Physiological Society, and Christy Tanner '12, now in graduate school at UC Davis.
Jean Caspers '71, assistant professor, reference and instruction librarian, at Linfield since 2000
Memorable moments:
• Attending my daughter's graduation from Linfield College.
• Dancing to the Ike and Tina Turner Review in the old Riley Gymnasium in the early 1970s.
• Totem Shriver's class sculpture ritual burn each spring during recent years.
Favorite campus hangout: Pop's Shop (now the Bike Repair Shop) which was a privately owned café when I was a student here.
Favorite course: Information Ethics
Changes in students: Aside from the fact that they seem to get younger every year, it's hard to generalize about this.
Learned from students and colleagues: The value of community.
What I will miss: Mentoring a select team of student employees to provide effective research assistance to their peers at the library's reference desk.
What I won't miss: Having a regular schedule.
Biggest surprise: The occasional thank you cards from students and/or faculty for doing work I've just considered to be my routine, core job: helping them with their research.
Best thing about Linfield: People with compassionate hearts.
Retirement plans: Being open to each new day.
Various associations with Linfield: Student 1971; Linfield Employees Association staff, library; administrator, area coordinator for residence life; faculty in 2000 after completing MLS at the University of Arizona.
Other family ties to Linfield:
• Late father, Wesley Caspers, professor emeritus
• Late mother, Ruth Caspers, worked for College Relations
• Daughter Samantha (Hendrick) Moorhead '06 supervises Linfield students as a teacher in the McMinnville School District
• Brother John Caspers '92, mass communication graduate
• Niece Quinn Caspers, current DCE student
Juan Gomez, associate professor of Spanish, at Linfield since 1981
Favorite campus hangout: Although it is not what it used to be when I first started teaching at Linfield in 1981, I still enjoy going to get a cup of coffee at Riley Hall. I can buy a cup of coffee, maybe encounter a colleague; but most certainly I will find students with whom I can chat for a little while, or longer, to avoid going back to my office.
Favorite course: Spanish Civilization. I enjoy teaching this course partly because Spain was my field of concentration for my doctorate. Also, some of the students taking this course started in my elementary language classes, studied in one of our programs abroad, and now we can discuss history, politics, religion, philosophy, art, etc., entirely in Spanish. It feels like I am having a conversation with my adult children: it is an amazing feeling.
Changes in students: Our students are smarter, more academic oriented, and more willing to serve their communities.
What I will miss: I will definitely miss interacting with colleagues and students, in and outside the classroom.
What I won't miss: The lack of interaction with colleagues from different disciplines.
Biggest surprise: The advent of email and other gadgets has made us prisoners in our own turf. We hardly come out of our offices and interact with one another. Gone are the days when colleagues from different departments and offices met for coffee or lunch because we are too busy now.
Best thing about Linfield: The tremendous dedication faculty and staff have to our students.
Retirement plans: I will be devouring all the novels I have not been able to read. Also, I won't have any more excuses not to become more proficient in Italian and French, so we can travel and have more than just a survival skill in these two languages. During the gardening season I will be growing more vegetables, now that I won't be earning as much as what I am making now.
Richard Bourassa, professor of music, at Linfield since 1992
A memorable moment: Sitting next to President Bull at a "not-so-great" music concert shortly after both of our arrivals at Linfield. Dr. Bull looked at me (then department chair) and said, "We have a lot of work to do." It was at that moment I knew Linfield could develop a fine music program. She saw the issue as a shared responsibility that would be achieved by working together.
Changes in students: Students do change. How could I adapt? About 15 years ago I was teaching a music theory course, watching students work on an in-class assignment. Suddenly I realized that these students didn't just sign up to take a music theory class. They had entrusted themselves to me just as they entrust themselves to any faculty member whose courses they take. When I was in the Military Service stationed close to the Navajo Nation, I visited with several "elders of the tribe." They talked about the importance of raising the whole child. That day while teaching music theory, I chose to become an "elder of the tribe," my tribe being the Linfield community, the McMinnville community, the Oregon community, the United States of America community, our world community. My goal has been to be a mentor, teacher, friend, expert in my field and listener. I hope that as students and times have changed, I have been mature enough and knowledgeable enough to adapt to the changes and still remain a meaningful mentor and "elder of the tribe" to all students with whom I have worked.
Best thing about Linfield: The depth, skills, and desire to make a difference on the part of all Linfield employees has to be number one. The joy, exuberance and willingness to help are an integral part of the makeup of Linfield. I appreciate all of you for renewing that commitment each and every day, especially on those tough days.
Carol McCulley, associate professor, reference and distance education, at Linfield since 1998
A memorable moment: Launch of DigitalCommons@Linfield, our digital repository for collecting, sharing and preserving Linfield's scholarly and creative works.
Favorite campus hangout: Library
Favorite course: Courses in which I get to use my science background, including science courses for non-science majors and the RN to BSN program.
Changes in students: More serious
Learned from students and colleagues: A lot!
What I will miss: Conversations
What I won't miss: Turning off the dripping faucets in the women's room of the library every day.
Biggest surprise and best thing about Linfield: How hard and how creatively we work for students.
Retirement plans: Walk on the beach any day of the week.
Sue Butell, professor of nursing, at Linfield since 1984
A memorable moment: A recent memorable event was presenting my research at the Sigma Theta Tau, International (Honor Society of Nursing) Nursing Research Congress in Prague, during the summer of 2013. It was an amazing opportunity to meet nurses from all over the world and an honor to represent Linfield College. It was a highlight of my career at Linfield and a great way to end it!
Favorite course: It is impossible to list just one: Health Care in Australia; Professional Communication; and clinical supervision in mental health, leading/managing, and senior practicum.
Favorite campus hangout: My office! It is a wonderful cozy space where I have welcomed many students, advisees and colleagues over the years. Orchids love my window space and they keep blooming year after year.
Learned from students: I absolutely love working with students and it is certainly one of the main reasons I stayed for 29 years. Every student is unique and I learn something from each and every one of them. My work at Linfield was never boring! I feel very lucky to have found my passion in teaching nursing students in the clinical setting as well as the classroom.
What I will miss: It is hard to leave Linfield after 29 years. I will miss so many things but especially being part of a team of dedicated and caring faculty who reflect on their practice and strive for excellence in all they do. I will miss the relationships and the intellectual stimulation with faculty, students, advisees and co-workers on Loveridge Hall third floor. I will miss my office!
What I won't miss: This question is easy: taking minutes. I loathe taking minutes.
Biggest surprise: The biggest surprise was being the winner of a raffle, the prize being one of the first faculty computers on the Portland Campus! That was a long time ago (1986).
Best thing about Linfield: Being a part of a community that cares about students and cares about the kind of nurses we are proud to graduate.
Retirement plans: Too many to list here as I'm a person who loves projects. What I'm most excited about is taking vacations where my husband and I can cross country ski and snorkel.
Noreen Johansson, professor of nursing, at Linfield since 1983
A memorable moment: The staff at Portland Oregon State Psychiatric Hospital informed me that my clinical group of Linfield nursing students was exceptionally competent and compassionate in delivering nursing care to seriously ill patients. I was impressed with how well the students worked together as a team to provide emotional support to each other and identify options for patient care.
Favorite campus hangout: The Portland campus photo gallery offered me the opportunity to view the work of well-known artists. I especially liked the landscape photos that enriched me spiritually.
Favorite course: I have taught psychiatric-mental health nursing, therapeutic communication, nursing research, and health care travel courses in S.E. Asia. To be honest, I have enjoyed the challenge of teaching all of these courses either by myself or with my colleagues. The best part of teaching these courses was being creative in adapting course content and presentation to the needs of students, and conversing with students about their concerns.
Changes in students: The joy of teaching is observing the personal and professional growth of students. As an example, students informed me that their experiences in the S.E. Asia health care travel course I taught was life changing. Several of these students decided to join the Peace Corp or Indian Health Service. Others volunteered for Medical Teams International.
Learned from students and colleagues: Through interactions with students and colleagues I have learned to value different points of view and ways of thinking. For example, as chairperson of numerous nursing committees, I learned to listen carefully to different opinions and facilitate compromise when appropriate.
What I will miss: I will forever appreciate having had the opportunity to teach at Linfield and develop close working relationships with administrators, faculty and students. I cannot say enough about the willingness of everyone to go the extra mile to help each other out.
What I won't miss: The last two years I was immersed in preparing for accreditation of the nursing program. This necessitated working on the project seven days a week literally from morning until night. I am grateful for everyone's assistance with this endeavor as well as the positive outcome. However, I can honestly say that I will not miss the intensity of the assignment.
Biggest surprise: For a year, I worked closely with agencies in Thailand to develop an itinerary for the S.E. Asia health care travel course. I was pleasantly surprised by the gracious assistance I received from contacts in Thailand, and the welcome students and faculty got during our travels in Thailand. Students had the opportunity to dialogue with leaders in health care and learn about the impact of poverty and social injustice first hand. The administrators at health care agencies discussed their programs in depth and allowed the students to visit their facilities. Students were also welcomed into the homes of families in a fishing village and taught traditional customs. Everyone we had the opportunity to meet was gracious and eager to assist the faculty and students.
Best thing about Linfield: I decided to teach at Linfield because the college values the wellbeing of students in terms of their learning and personal growth. The relationship between staff, faculty and students facilitates a wish to help others and to seek the knowledge necessary to reach desired goals. I especially appreciate the work of Portland campus Student Services in arranging excellent speakers and cultural programs that speak to the needs of the campus community.
Retirement plans: My husband already refers to me as Mrs. Marco Polo. I have seen a goodly part of S.E. Asia and most of Europe. In the next year I'll be going with my husband to the Greek isles and the Dalmatian coast, Ireland, Alaska, the Pocono Mountains, and anything else that comes up that we can afford. (We have two German shepherds to board while we are gallivanting. My husband says it would be cheaper to send them on the trips and we stay home.) I intend to be a happy rambler in my retirement!


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How to Avoid "The Disinformation Storm"
Be Where You Interpret Reality NOT the "Disinformation Storm"
Be Where You Interpret Reality, not the "Disinformation Storm"
They call this place "the Atman". It is deep within your abdomen and it's where the flame never flickers". Our society is presently under siege. We are all being bombarded by disturbing thoughts and feelings in the hope that we will "lose our soul" (our personalities). When you confront these disturbing sights and sounds, you must be down in this place where your interpretation of reality cannot be twisted around to make you think that the "scene" you see before you is ABOUT YOU. This is good, because I'd really rather not be: "a baby", "a date for another man", a woman, a child, a dog, a computer.........anything less than ME!
When you combine pictures and words in a certain open-ended way and you hit someone with Subliminal-suggestions that try and FORCE you to see things in a way that bears no resemblance to reality whatsoever.........it will SEEM like you are the people/things depicted in the "show" designed to rob you of your sanity. Certain STIMULI are used in conjunction with feelings/thoughts that are from an OUTSIDE SOURCE, NOT YOU. Examples include: "a baby" (who apparently is an adult male who is to be "trained" to think that he is a homosexual), a dog (who is to obey his "master" at all times (including coerced sexual favors through invisible electronic torture), a "bride" (who is to be the "receiver" in a homosexual act), a computer (which is to be deprived of all humanity) or a ball (homosexual whore?) or a pregnant woman. Now........I know that no one in their right mind would want to be anything they are not, so I am going to teach you how to avoid LOSING YOUR IDENTITY.
The first thing you'll feel is ANGER at the feeling that you are being portrayed as such. You'll tear whatever-it-is to bits because you feel INVADED. Although this is perfectly understandable given the circumstances...........you must NOT EMOTIONALLY REACT. Don't buy it, don't fight it............just go into your atman and remain perfectly calm. These are TRAPS designed to select who will be "recycled" (ripped to shreds psychologically, then rebuilt as something bearing no resemblance to the original personality). Somehow, the point where reality gets processed FEELS AS THOUGH IT'S DEEP WITHIN THE ABDOMEN. Go there and calmly say "I am not this person or thing.....I am myself and nobody else". This SHORT-CIRCUITS the attempt of the modern-media and "gangstalkers" from "gutting and flipping" you into a confused human being who has lost control of his REALITY-TESTING. This will prevent you from doing something that YOU REALLY WOULDN'T EVER NORMALLY WANT TO DO IN A THOUSAND YEARS.
People who have submitted naturally feel like they have been raped. They feel worthless, so when whatever-this-is tells them "no, this is JUST WONDERFUL" they begin to eat it up like a rape victim who rationalizes a rape by being very sexually active to prove that they "wanted it all along" and were NOT coerced into doing something completely against their nature. This, by the way is known as the Theory of Cognitive Dissonance, which basically says a person will do anything to avoid feeling that they were taken advantage of, even BY EMBRACING the thing they were tricked into doing. It's subliminal advertising with an EDGE. It hits you INSIDE where you least expect an attack to come. Your out there fighting these people/depictions while they twist HOW YOU INTERPRET REALITY around into something unreal. A wise friend always said "fight from within". I add to his wisdom:CALMLY bend reality into what it SHOULD look like. Stay away from the television and movies.......because they aren't there for entertainment anymore: they are there to DESTROY YOUR IDENTITY, POSSIBLY TO MAKE YOU ENGAGE IN AN ACT OF DEGRADATION and rob you of the ability to think for yourself!
IF this has has happened to you..........you must first be able to understand that you were TRICKED and that most people fell for it so you don't have to be ashamed of yourself. Secondly, defend your EARS. Desensitize them with loud music, wear earplugs to bed, get Abilify which makes it harder for this B.S. to get into your head. Lessemf.com has STUFF THAT WORKS. Get a Silver-Tex suit and buy two silver-lining shirts (then put them between two layers of tight-fitting underclothing to defend yourself from UN-NATURAL AROUSAL and the "electric love poke"). SLOWLY get yourself together until you've "gotten your inner-voice back". Then maybe we can DO something about these pr&*s!
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Kenya's government is making a determined effort to stamp out tribalism, which it regards as an obstacle to genuine Kenyan unity. The move, spearheaded by President Daniel arap Moi, is a revolutionary political and social action, without precedent in East Africa. Kenya, after all , is a nation of many large tribes and dozens of sub-tribes, arranged for the most part in a regional pattern.
But tribalism in Kenya is beginning to be regarded as a brake on the country's development. It extends into every corner of political, economic, and social life. A man's tribal background can get him a job, get him turned out of one, or prevent him from getting one. His tribal background determines his acceptability -- or lack of it.
Nobody expects President Moi to break up such major Kenyan tribes as the Kikuyu, the Luo, the Kamba, the Abaluhya, the Masai, and scatter them to the winds overnight. It would be impossible, anyway. Each has its own language and customs, its geographic centers, and its leaders. Trying to eliminate them would be like telling the Scots or the Welsh to stop being Scots or Welsh.
What Mr. Moi wants to do is break up the various tribal power bases -- the big protection organizations that have been built up to extend tribal political and economic influence.
Mr. Moi's mandate comes from a Kenyan leaders' conference last July that was attended by politicians civil servants, Cabinet ministers, department heads, Army and police officers, and others in the government establishment. All, somewhat surprisingly, decided that tribalism must go.
Armed with this mandate, the President and his ministers have put heavy pressure on formal tribal associations to disband themselves voluntarily. And this they now are actually doing, with surprisingly little opposition and grumbling.
Mr. Moi's strength in this campaign lies in being a member of a small clan, the Kalenjin, who have no special influence in any field except that of producing top athletes. But he has the strong support of many prominent Kikuyu -- the largest and most powerful tribe -- including Charles Njonjo, minister of home and constitutional affairs, and the vice-president and minister of finance, Mwai Kibaki.
Support for Mr. Moi also has come from prominent Luo, Kamba, Masai, and other tribes.
The hardest tribal nut to crack is the Kikuyu, whose powerful base since independence has been Gema, (the Kikuyu, Embu, and Meru Association). The Embu and the Meru clans are closely related to and identified with the Kikuyu. Gema has a large number of members, great influence, and considerable financial strength through Gema Holdings Ltd., a public company, which owns land, property , farms, and business concerns on a big scale.
It is freely admitted here that Gema has had a very big stake in keeping the Kikuyu on top of the pile.
Not so freely admitted, but generally known throughout Kenya, is the fact that Gema, or certain sections of Gema, was influential in the abortive move, before the death of the late president, Jomo Kenyatta, a Kikuyu, to prevent his non-Kikuyu vice-president, Daniel arap Moi, from succeeding to the wanted to keep the top post in Kikuyu hands.
There was a move to change the Constitution by a parliamentary amendment, a move that was thrown out, largely due to the influence of Mr. Njonjo. He had the backing of Mr. Kenyatta, who disliked tampering with constitutions, but not the backing of the Kenyatta family, which feared (correctly) it would lose its influence if Mr. Moi became president on the passing of Mr. Kenyatta.
Despite a great deal of resistance from its members, Gema has decided, in company with other tribal unions, to disband itself. Branch after branch is in process of dissolution, including the Gema women's wing in Nairobi. It is not certain yet whether Gema Holdings will break up, the argument against being that it is a public company.


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Now just a few days ago I was bragging about the flowers blossoming and Spring being in full bloom. All that changed today. Take a look.
My studio from the parking lot.
The view out my studio window.
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Snow in St.George
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Sunday, February 25, 2007
Lake Powell Quiet Canyons Painting
I feel like I'm catching on to it a little. With a nod to my hero David Drummond, I used a photo I shot near Bullfrog on Lake Powell and tried to capture the glassy undulating feel of the smooth water beneath the striated cliffs. I can almost hear the "plop" of my bass lure as I sling it near the rocks. I had this one framed with a knotty alder frame in a light stain, with ivory mats, and the whole package looks great. Maybe I ought to just keep this one. Ah, but it's going in the upcoming St. George Art Museum Canyon Country show in March. Click for purchase information
The first step is to sketch out my drawing on 140 lb. Arches paper. I then begin with a wet-in-wet wash for the sky. It is completed in just a few minutes and allowed to dry with no overglazing.
I also use a wet-in-wet watercolor technique for the water and the rocks. After they are dry I can use wet-on-dry overglazes to add color, contrast, and detail.
A good way to build up texture on the rocks with watercolor is to splatter with clear water just before the glaze dries. This creates a fun random texture that looks very much like stains on the canyon walls.
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Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Washington County Library Dedication 2007
Photo above l to r: Ben Rogers the library architect and his wife Michelle; Ben's mother and Nellie's sister-in-law Anna Marie Rogers Budge; Nellie Lee; and Roland Lee standing in front of one of Roland's historical murals.
Yesterday, on President's Day they held a wonderful old-time ceremony celebrating the dedication of the new Washington County Library. Since I painted the murals, Nellie and I attended the whole event. It started at 10am with a packed house in the historic St. George Tabernacle to hear a dedicatory address and prayer by LDS Apostle Jeff Holland. After the ceremony we formed a cavalcade led by a brass band in pioneer costume and marched together arouind the corner to the Library. Here hundreds of people filled the facility to overflowing exploring every inch of the new library. Designed by Nellie's nephew, Ben Rogers, it is constructed of natural sandstone in the same style as the other pioneer buildings on the town square. I stood by my mural answering questions about its production. We finished the day with a nice luncheon especially honoring all the donors who contributed so much to the facility. My two large murals were commissioned by the Larkin family in honor of Montrue Larkin who fought for many years to acquire this new library.
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Saturday, February 17, 2007
Kayenta Art Festival at Coyote Gulch
What a gorgeous southern Utah day it was today! I was invited to join a few other artists to demonstrate painting at the huge Kayenta Art Festival. The setting is absolutely spectacular with the red Kayenta cliffs rising in the background and surrounded by natural desert vegetation. As the desert sun rose, so did the temperatures, reaching into the high 60's. Other than a little sunburn I enjoyed the day working on a watercolor and chatting with festival attendees and the other artists. Those painting together in the Xetava Gardens included Sam Lawlor, Ben Patten, Bonnie Conrad, Ron Larson and me.
The annual Kayenta Art Festival is the fundraiser and sole support for the Xetava Desert Arboretum, a garden formed of native desert plants beautifully laid out and carefully tagged - giving visitors the opportunity to become familiar with desert flora. Nearly 100 artists participated this year. Those of us painting on location each donated a piece for the silent auction, with proceeds to benefit the Xetava Desert Arboretum.
Sam Lawlor worked on a couple of oils, while chatting with artist Larry Bees.
Bonnie Conrad finished up a painting of a young Native American girl and had enough time to start another nice painting.
Artist Ron Larson with show organizers Barbara Aikens and Cherie Stoddard.
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Labels: Exhibits, Painting Techniques, Travels and Hikes
Friday, February 16, 2007
Award at the Sears Invitational Art Show
I have participated in the Sears Invitational Art Show for some years, which is held annually in the Eccles Art Gallery at Dixie State College. I entered two very large paintings this year and received a second place award in Watercolor with my "Lake Powell Panorama." One of my favorite watercolorists, Spike Ress, took first place with a fine painting. We attended the banquet and show opening tonight and enjoyed visiting with past collectors and the other artists. My good friends Frank and Kathy Richards were honorary guests, and painter David Koch judged the show. Michael Malm won this year's purchase award.
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Emma Paints in Grandpa's Studio
My daughter Jennie and my two little granddaughters Emma and Ellie came to spend the week with us. I always like to let the grandkids have a turn painting in my studio. Today it was Emma's turn. She carefully put on the apron, then dove right in -- grabbing explosive colors and painting with wild exuberance. It's amazing how children have no fear of making art. They love the tools and they love the process. That's the way it should be for all of us. Art is a joy!
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Monday, February 12, 2007
Winter Reflections Workshop Demonstration
"Winter Reflections" 14 x 21 transparent watercolor by Roland Lee
This is the painting I demonstrated in my February workshop. I had the class participants work from the same resource material which I shot last weekend along the Sevier River near Richfield, Utah. My emphasis was how to use natural wet in wet techniques along with drybrush to create realism in the landscape.
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Friday, February 09, 2007
February Watercolor Workshop
I enjoyed spending the last two days with some wonderful artists at my February watercolor workshop. I took a different approach with this group, and we did a lot more hands-on work actually completing two paintings in class. It was a test run of sorts for me, since I usually approach my classes with a little more discussion and theory using powerpoint demonstrations. This time I used actual examples and demonstrated on the spot. I think it was successful judging by the student comments.
Students included: front row - Shari Cannon, Lola Krummenacher, Karen Bettilyon, Gwendolyn Joy Mitchell, Luzon Glines. Back row - Gary Fawson, Roland Lee, Glen Bessenette. Not pictured - Viona Wilson, who won Best of Show at the Southern Utah Watercolor Society juried show currently on display in Mesquite Nevada. We are all proud of her.
Karen Bettilyon (above), a fine watercolor painter, became a second-time collector by purchasing my demonstration painting from January called "Classic Clouds."
"Classic Clouds" (above) watercolor painting by Roland Lee
Students included: front row - Shari Cannon, Lola Krummenacher, Karen Bettilyon, Gwendolyn Joy Mitchell, Luzon Glines. Back row - Gary Fawson, Roland Lee, Glen Bessenette. Not pictured - Viona Wilson, who won Best of Show at the Southern Utah Watercolor Society juried show currently on display in Mesquite Nevada. We are all proud of her.
Karen Bettilyon (above), a fine watercolor painter, became a second-time collector by purchasing my demonstration painting from January called "Classic Clouds."
"Classic Clouds" (above) watercolor painting by Roland Lee
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Wednesday, February 07, 2007
Zion Canyon Reflections Painting Step by Step Watercolor Demonstration
In late fall Zion Canyon is peaceful and quiet. The crowds are gone, the streams have dwindled to standing pools, and the leaves have begun to fall. In this scene the afternoon glow on the cliffs above is reflected in the shallow water of a shaded canyon. The worn rocks and strewn boulders are evidence that at certain times of the year this little stream is a raging torrent. But right now all is at peace.
The painting begins with a pencil sketch on 140lb Arches watercolor paper. Following my usual pattern I begin to lay in broad washes of color, adding texture in the rocks by flipping clear water into the glazes with my brush. I also allow some of the pigment to mingle and blend on the paper.
Now I lay in the distant cliffs and some of the background area using the same tecniques as I used in the rocks. I am establishing value patterns, at the same time building up a sense of texture in the foliage and rocks. I will refine many of these areas with darker glazes as the painting progresses.
The foreground grasses are painted using a technique called "back painting" or "negative painting." In objects that appear light in a watercolor painting they must be preserved and established by painting the dark (or negative) areas around them.
Once the negative shapes are in place we can see the grasses emerge in a random fashion. Now I create a little more detail by overpainting additional shapes on the weeds.
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Friday, February 02, 2007
Exhibit Opening at the Mission Gallery
Jane Juber, owner of the Mission Gallery and Authentique Gallery in St. George, Utah, put on a wonderful three-day show featuring six of her gallery artists. Last night she invited about 80 of her good collectors for a full-menu dinner at Painted Pony Restaurant which was fabulous, followed by a private gallery preview for her chosen guests. Tonight the show opened to the general public and both galleries were packed! I had a chance to meet some new collectors as well as visit with some of my previous collectors. I had a surprise visit from Charles and Jeanne Kasper from Madison, Wisconsin, who own one of my paintings. They were anxious to have a photo taken with me (above), and I had fun visiting with them.
My wife Nellie isn't crazy about art receptions but she is always a good sport and comes with me for moral support. She is a great partner and patiently accompanies me on all my painting expeditions.
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Labels: Exhibits, Grandkids Art, Painting Techniques
Thursday, February 01, 2007
Last Light at Wahweap Painting Demonstration: How to paint a graded wash in watercolor
This is a small painting in the Lake Powell Series. I hope to have about ten small paintings ready for the Museum show in March. However right now I am concentrating on some of the larger pieces which will anchor the show.
I am using a graded wash for the sky and water areas on this painting. This is done by wetting the entire surface of the sky area with clear water and letting it soak in. I then start at the horizon with a light wash of yellow ochre and tip the paper upside down to let it flow upwards into the sky area. I add a tiny touch of Quinacridone Coral by Daniel Smith along the horizon and let it mingle with the yellow ochre to give a warm glow. Then I come in with a wash of Ultramarine blue and work from the top (zenith) of the sky down towards the horizon and tip the paper to let the blue flow into the yellow and coral. I help it along with broad strokes of a 1-inch flat aquarelle brush going back and forth from left to right and from the top down. The whole process takes only a couple of minutes, and I leave it alone to dry. I repeat the process for the water using the same basic colors. After the sky and water is completely dry I can lay in the warm oranges on the cliffs and cut in a sharp edge against the sky. Since the paper is no longer wet, the edges will not bleed.
Tonight we have an exhbit opening at the Mission Gallery in Ancestor Square. Jane Juber, the gallery owner is hosting about 30 couples including some of her best collectors along with six artists and their wives for a special dinner at the Painted Pony restaurant, followed by a gallery preview.
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Kids being fascinated with machines or buildings end up pursuing something like mechanical engineering or architecture respectively
It's cliché but since I was young, I've always had a fascination with computers, which led me to pursue a degree in software engineering.
Since leaving uni, having a software engineering degree, you'd expect to deal with code day in and day out. Not true in my case.
My formal title says I'm an IT Professional in Macquarie Group, which honestly, is pretty vague. What I do on a daily basis in Macquarie is more of what you'd expect a Business Analyst to do. It's a very steep learning curve having to deal with financial terms I've never come across before, but the skills I've learnt in uni prepared me for this. What my engineering degree has given me is a solid technical base but at the same time, I picked up invaluable experiences and non-technical skills.
People say that when you're out of uni, you won't apply what you've learnt in uni in the real world. Whoever said that did not realise that a degree is more than just a piece of paper. It's a life experience.
You might not realise it but you actually do end up applying the skills you picked up at uni on a daily basis. I know I am - every single day. They also say that your uni years are the best years of your life, and whoever said that knew exactly what uni is all about.


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Saturday, October 18, 2008
The Other Side of the Pillow
Okay, so, you just had a great night (or morning) full of intimacy or purely physical activity- you feel good, confident, and all you want to do is cuddle. There's something wrong though: You are tired and you need to rest. What's stopping you?
Your arm is falling asleep.
Ever have those times where they lay on your arm and you really just need to find a way to shove that beautiful person just a few inches over? I find that it's mentally hard to even try to move them entirely to the other side of the bed. Hey, I need my space and I want to cuddle with you- but I have to get up in a few hours and I need to feel every limb of my body (but thank you for making me aware of them approximately 30 minutes ago).
It seems as though asking for it will make you seem distant or you try to do it in subtle ways but they still curl back up to you even if you nudge your body away slightly. It's not that you don't like them, but "Seriously, I can't afford to be sleepy when I've got midterms on Monday and errands that need to be completed".
But there's a catch: Don't you have that fantasy where the person won't care and they will cuddle and rest for hours and not think of anyone or anything but you? You can make breakfast in the morning and slowly wake up or maybe even just lie in bed until 2pm. We say we want this, but as soon as the climax is finished-we want to wipe off, take a shower, and become clean again. We say we dream of certain things, when in reality, when given the opportunity, fight it and come back to reality again. This reality has laundry to do, groceries to buy, homework to be done, and doesn't involve 1 hour of sleep because this body is next to you.
So, I may be ranting again, but I think it's interesting what we do or how we feel in this situation. I'm not saying the experience wasn't sublime, but some rest and some space would be too.
So herein the mission lies...
Mission 6:
Don't be offended if someone needs to roll over to the other side and remove their arm from under your body. Believe me, cutting off circulation of blood flow is the last thing you want to do- especially if you count on having more of these experiences. And in turn, don't be afraid to do the same. They will probably be grateful that they too will be able to get some R+R to to charge up for some more.
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This mattress is an interesting approach to the problem you're discussing.
(Its yellow, on the right hand side of the page.)
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- October 20, 2008 at 5:16 PM
This predicament is called not being "in love".
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Portia Jones and her colleagues were in heated debate, weighing the expenditure of several thousand dollars, when she bolted from the conference room to make an urgent phone call.
"Is Mom there?" the high school junior said, pleadingly, into the phone. "I hope she hasn't left yet. I'm going to be late." Here on an upper floor of a padlocked building in a poor area of poor Oakland, Calif., five youths, ages 13 to 20, are breaking boundaries.
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It's a first in the US, on this scale, and drawing attention within the child advocacy movement because of its risk and potential reward.
The dollars are serious, about $1 million per year. Yet the willingness to push the envelope is not all that surprising given Oakland's failure to turn the corner with more traditional methods. Schools here are failing, the crime rate is high, and most see growing up in Oakland as a battle against the odds.
So Portia, Chi Mei, Meuy, Raquel, and Fabian have been enlisted, without pay, to help steer taxpayer dollars to youth-run programs they find worthy. They're at it late this evening, seated around a table littered with empty soda cans and snack-food containers.
Should they allocate $5,000 to a group that wants to form a band? "It has to be something that will help the community. They came in here thinking it was just for themselves," says skeptical teen Raquel Mata. "Will they play community events, do workshops, that kind of thing?" someone else chimes in.
Concern about the nation's young people has risen steadily in the 1990s, energized by horrendous acts of juvenile violence and broad dissatisfaction with public schools. Notably in urban areas, "there's been a significant focus on youth and children since 1995," says Joan Criegger of the US Conference of Mayors.
A number of cities have launched ambitious youth-services programs. Others have raised taxes for youth spending.
But the San Francisco Bay Area, often a leader in social activism, went further. In 1991, San Francisco voters approved an initiative requiring the city to spend 2.5 percent of local property tax revenues on youth programs, beyond what had been allocated in the city budget to children. Nearby Oakland, where the problems of urban poverty are more acute, followed suit with a similar initiative in 1996.
Mandating a fixed portion of a budget to any category is not universally popular, regardless of the program involved. It amounts, say critics, to a fiscal straitjacket that usurps the role of elected officials. For others, that's precisely the point - to protect a part of the population with no political clout.
Empowering young people
Controversy aside, Oakland took the concept a step further. It dedicated 20 percent of the new revenue to a program whereby young people themselves learn to allocate funds, and do so, consistent with the goal of the ballot initiative to "help young people grow to become healthy, productive and honorable adults."
"I felt it was a good idea symbolically to empower the people who had a stake in the funds," says Stan Weisner, one of 10 adults on Oakland's 19-member youth-fund oversight committee.
"We needed a new approach," is the more blunt assessment of Franklin Hysten, a young member of the oversight committee and a leader of the push for putting some of the funds directly under the control of youths, defined as those under 21. Now a college sophomore, Mr. Hysten says, "I wanted it to be youth driven, with adult allies."
The youth-controlled funds are just beginning to dribble out. Portia and her colleagues began meeting in July and have dispensed about $12,000 so far, to a dance and martial arts group, an artists collective, a group that is organizing a Vietnamese New Year's celebration, a group working to expand job opportunities.
Peggy Loper, the adult mentor of the young group, attends their meetings. "I think they are clear about what they're doing," she says. "They're struggling to fund as many different ethnic groups as they can, to really look at the whole community."
The youth-committee members, who applied for the positions and sandwich meetings between the end of school day and the start of homework, have been given several days of training on things like proposal evaluation.
And shortly, the oversight committee will hire a consultant to evaluate the program.
Giving youths decisionmaking roles is gaining ground around the US. Michigan has a decade-long program involving youths in foundation grantmaking. "You have to get a group that is really reflective of the community. You want to go beyond the student-body presidents," says Rob Collier, who oversees youth grantmaking at the Council of Michigan Foundations.
Oakland is significantly different in that it involves public, not private, dollars. Some child advocates are not convinced it's going to work. "I think it's nonsense. I would not like to see teenagers dispersing millions of dollars. I have a 15-year-old and they just don't think real long term," says one critic who asked not to be named.
But others are convinced it's the logical extension of rhetoric and programs that embrace "youth empowerment" but too often stop short of giving youths final say in important matters.
"I see it on the horizon" for lots of programs, says Rebecca Salinas, a coordinator of youth programs in Seattle's Office of Education. Seattle voters last year approved a seven-year extension of a property-tax increase originally levied to fund youth programs. Only adults sit on the committee, but Salinas says youth involvement is inevitable.
Improving child services
Measuring the effectiveness of spending on youth programs is difficult, given the variables of the demographics and economic circumstances of any community.
In San Francisco, longtime activist Margaret Brodkin, who spearheaded the original ballot initiative and is head of Coleman Advocates for Children and Youth, says the additional funds "have made a profound difference in child services in San Francisco." San Francisco's law expires in 2001 and Ms. Brodkin says efforts are already beginning to have the program renewed.
The effectiveness of youth-directed funding in Oakland, versus adult-directed, will be doubly difficult to track.
But supporters say the idea can succeed in two ways. They hope the grants themselves will be effective. But the process of developing a cadre of youths experienced in community decisionmaking will also build leadership.
"Money isn't everything," says Ms. Loper, the mentor. The important thing is that the young people on the committee learn about the community itself."


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Benedict Cumberbatch chats with Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, while attending a garden party hosted by Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace on Thursday (June 6) in London, England.
The 36-year-old actor will reportedly be joined in the upcoming film Imitation Game by Keira Knightley, according to THR.
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The film is about Alan Turing (Cumberbatch), who was a "U.K. mathematician and cryptographer who helped crack the German enigma code during the final years of World War II, helping the Allies to victory. He was later prosecuted by the government for being a homosexual and committed suicide." Keira will play a woman who forms a relationship with the man and is there till the end.


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SALT LAKE CITY – Kyrie Irving had 25 points and eight assists to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers over the Utah Jazz 113-102 on Friday night.
In Luol Deng's first game with the Cavaliers, Irving scored 17 points in the third quarter to turn a three-point deficit into a 15-point lead as Cleveland snapped Utah's season-high four-game home winning streak. Deng had 10 points in his Cleveland debut.
The NBA's worst-shooting team hit 54 percent against the Jazz, including 63 percent in the second half.
Tristan Thompson had 18 points and 15 rebounds, while C.J. Miles and Dion Waiters each scored 17 to help the Cavs win their first road game since a 109-100 victory in Orlando on Dec. 13.


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North Korea names its space program 'NADA,' but this isn't April Fools
North Korea and its shiny new space program have an updated logo, which seems heavily influenced from the NASA logo, along with a rather amusing new acronym.
The National Aerospace Development Administration (NADA), whose acronym spells out the Spanish word for "nothing," will not be used for weapons development, North Korea claims.
"The National Aerospace Development Administration is the country's central guidance institution organize all the space development projects," the country said in a press release. "Its mission is to put into practice the idea and principle of the DPRK government to develop the space [sic] for peaceful purpose."
The United States and western countries have become increasingly concerned with China's budding space program - and already relies on Russia, a sometimes fragile relationship, to deal with on the space front.


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What started as a dull ache on Sunday afternoon has turned into a full blown gum bulging toothache today. I will be glad when I climb into the dentist chair tomorrow so he can have a look to see what is causing the problem. I am not expecting a lot, probably a course of anti biotic's to kill the now throbbing infection I have in the gum\under the tooth. Then a return visit to resolve the issue.
Thankfully I have never had a toothache before and after this one I don't want another one. When it started on Sunday I was prepared to ignore it hoping it would go away, but then I had this vision of it returning on Christmas eve, by Monday morning, with the growing pain I was convinced to arrange for the dentist check it out. It would not be so bad had it not been for the fact that I had a check up last Thursday.
Well last night weigh in was a non event as I never went, a throbbing tooth has a lot to answer to. I had planned to go for a ride tonight but again the dreaded tooth has stopped me. I am currently sat here falling a sleep from the combination of tablets I am taking, if you could shake me I would probably rattle.
Had a bad daddy moment earlier today, I was working from home today, here is what happened
3:45pm the phone rings
me: hello
caller: hello is that Mr Henley
me: yes
caller: It's Kingsley Primary School here, your son is waiting to be collected…………
me: OH SH*T!
I was supposed to collect him from school at 3:15 and I had completely forgotten. Ten minutes later I am collecting a rather grumpy son from school, apparently I owe him now……..


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If you are lucky, you will never have standing water in your house to attack your antique furniture. On the other hand, think of how many ways that unfortunate event can occur –some of which you may be able to prevent and others that are totally beyond your control.
Here are just a few of the ways in which water, which will always find a way, can creep into your house – a leaky water heater, stopped up washing machine drain, faulty intake connection on the washer, leaky pipe in the wall, overflowing toilet, tub or sink, an open window by an irrigation system, a faulty seal on a dishwasher – and these don't even take into account things like storms, roof leaks and floods.
The first thing to do is turn off the electricity in the house. You don't need to get electrocuted while you are assessing the damage. Then turn off the water source, either at the offending site or at the street or pump if necessary. Then you can go take care of your antique furniture.
A little soaking with water won't hurt most wood furniture. It may create a haze known as a blush, like the ring from a wet glass, but that is easily repaired. The main damage comes from prolonged exposure or submersion in the intruder. As quickly as possible, you need to get the furniture out of or away from the water. If the problem is simply a household leak like those listed above, you may just be dealing with saturated carpets and floors. In that case your most effective and timely response is to simply get the furniture off the floor or wet carpet. Pieces of two-by-four lumber cut into 4-inch blocks will usually do a great job, lifting table and couch legs 1 1/2 inches off the floor. If necessary, stack the blocks to provide even higher lift. If the furniture is going to be there for a while before it can be moved out completely or before the carpet can be removed, consider putting aluminum foil under the wooden blocks to keep them from getting saturated and transferring moisture to your furniture. Food cans or paint cans also work well. Of course if the water is more than few inches high, you need to remove the furniture from the location as soon as it can be done.
Now comes the hard part: Waiting. The furniture needs to dry out before you can do any repairs or before you can even make accurate judgments about the damage. The best way for the furniture to dry is slowly and naturally. Don't try to use any heat source like a propane heater or a hair dryer to speed up the process. That will only result in more long-term damage. Of course, good air circulation around the room will help things dry a little. Fans and blowers are important tools in this department. If possible, move either the air source or the furniture to different positions so all parts get exposed to drier, moving air.
Without an artificial heat source like a kiln to dry and cure raw wood, it can take years for enough residual moisture to leave new raw lumber so that it can be used for furniture construction. However, in the case of water damaged older furniture, it doesn't take that long for the wood to dry out because it probably didn't get that wet and it probably had some finish on it to protect it somewhat. But it does take more than the few days that it appears to take. After three or four days the furniture may feel dry to you and while there may be some apparent damage, it doesn't look that bad. But it's not over yet.
This is the point when a great many homeowners make a mistake by trying to hurry the insurance company. And if the insurance company is smart, they will encourage the homeowner to settle the outstanding claim as quickly as possible. Why? Because a smart adjuster knows that all the damage is not visible yet and once the claim is settled, it's over.
Damage on wood furniture, to both the finish and the wood itself, often takes three weeks or more to be fully visible and even then not all of the damage may be apparent – especially to the novice homeowner or to the insurance adjuster, who may or may not be a furniture restoration expert. When in doubt, the claimant should hire an expert to be on his or her side. Call a local, reputable furniture restoration craftsman and ask them to provide a written estimate for repairing the water damage – not an appraisal, not an evaluation, not a "guesstimate" but a genuine proposal on what they would charge to fix the stuff. The homeowner should be prepared to pay a reasonable amount for this initial estimate and in many cases the insurance company will make reimbursement for it. At the very least the professional furniture person will most often give credit for the estimate fee on their final bill if they get a significant amount of the work.
In most water damage situations, the beginning of the saga requires quick decisive action to minimize the damage. The second part of the tale requires patience, perseverance and a longer term outlook. Don't let anybody rush you through this part.


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Landmark Hotel Baniyas is one of the best 3-star Dubai charming hotels. The hotel is situated near to the shopping malls and restaurants. All rooms are equipped with wooden floors and elegant décor, and each unit has air conditioning, private bathroom, safe deposit box, and desk. The hotel also offers many facilities to allow multiple options of sporting and recreational activities including: a fitness center, outdoor swimming pool, and a sauna. You can enjoy the services provided to give more comfort for guests including: 24-hour room service, shuttle service to the beach, luggage storage, concierge service service, laundry facilities, meeting, business center, fax / Photocopying, Safety Deposit Box halls, front desk 24 hours a day, currency converter, and a tour desk. The hotel offers a restaurant which serves cuisine at all meals buffet-style, and a selective list of global flavors to meet all tastes. There is also a cafe serving drinks and snacks. Do not hesitate to book Landmark Hotel Baniyas to enjoy it with Flyin.
Landmark Hotel Baniyas is just a 5-minute move from the Dubai Stream Harbour and 2 bus prevents from Silver Souk. The World Business Center is a 15-minute cab drive away, and there is a free cab to the seaside.
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The lobby is medium-sized with casual seating. In the lobby is an Internet cafe which serves coffee and tea.
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"My Sister Will Return To Her Skeleton This Year" – Pastor speaks from police custody
Hmmm things are happening oh!… A self-acclaimed Pastor, Sunday Oluwatobiloba, who was caught with the skeleton of his sister who was declared missing six years ago, has claimed she was to return to the bones this year.
The 30year-old "Pastor" Oluwatobiloba who was caught by the Ogun State Police Command with the skeleton in his apartment in Peace Land Estate, Akute, claimed tha his sister was on a spiritual journey and she's scheduled to return to the skeleton this year.
His words: "She has gone on a spiritual journey and she has been in that position in the last six years. We are expecting her back before the end of this year and we are not afraid to live with her."
Though the mental state of the Ogbomosho, Oyo State-born Oluwatobiloba could not be ascertained, it was gathered that his family had lived with the skeleton for years and was only discovered when the landlady of his two-room apartment insisted he must quit the apartment after he had been given a quit notice for more than a year.
One of his sisters, Elizabeth said they have lived with it for over six years and that no one, including their family members, was aware of this development and each time they asked the "Pastor" of the whereabouts of his sister, he would tell them she had traveled and would soon be back.
Even to the police, this is one confusing case.
October 18, 2016


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It's Friday afternoon. It's TGIF, Miller Time, etc. So what recent Inside Line long-term car would you want for the weekend?
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text: The Glory of the Low RoadHome, home on the lowest byway of a medieval French village, where the glassware has bubbles and the wines are quite cloudy all day.I live on rue Plus Basse, "the lowest low road," in Biot, a medieval hilltop village in the south of France. When I give my address to a Federal Express or DHL delivery employee, I am greeted with the same insolent chuckle. "Rue plus basse?" they scoff, as if my place of residence was permanently pancaked at the bottom of the cultural cosmos. What they don't know is that life on the "lowest low road" is better than on rue Basse ("the low road"), the street immediately above mine. For one thing, rue Basse is open to vehicular traffic, but only if the vehicle in question is approximately the same size as the mules the narrow corridor was originally engineered to accommodate. SUV owners (usually with British plates) frequently wedge themselves between the walls, trapping residents who are no longer able to exit their front doors. But houses on rue Plus Basse have better views of the Cap d'Antibes lighthouse and they have bigger gardens. Mine is fitted with a iron grape arbor put in by my grandmother many decades ago. But the best perk of the lowest low road is Dominique Pradelli, the 84-year-old self-appointed custodian of my grape arbor, an avid collector and the happiest human I have ever met. He was installed by my grandmother, although I am not familiar with their agreement. All I know is Dominique has, and always has had, the keys to my house. When the lavender blooms, he lets himself in to collect the flowers that he sells to local sachet artisans. When the citrus trees hang heavy with fruit, he comes by to collect it for his daughter's marmalades. And when the grapes reach maturity, Dominique quietly materializes in the wee hours of the morning to harvest them, sparing not a single cluster. One evening he helped himself to chairs from my house to lend to neighbors who had asked too many people to dinner. Every so often, I find little mounds of fava beans or tomatoes from his garden at my doorstep in exchange for his pilfering. I learned that Dominique holds the keys to most of the houses on rue Plus Basse. Each morning he makes his way down to initiate the gardening mandate that neither my neighbors nor I have ever questioned. If he's not harvesting, he's planting. I often find random vine clippings from someone else's garden protruding from my soil in tucked-away corners.He wears plastic Carrefour sandals and the ubiquitous Provençal beret atop his leathery, sun-soaked face. Dominique's wife, Marie, uses a walker and can't leave their house because of the stairs. He brings her food and medicine. His daughter, Hélène, is the elementary school teacher but never had children of her own. Biot's Pradelli line ends with Dominique.Each afternoon he heads to the boules court for a game of pétanque (a bowling-like game popular in the south of France). He was once the Biot boules champion but today that honor goes to a group he cryptically refers to as the "bohemians." They have stronger arms and more time to practice, he says. "Il faudrait avoir trente ans de mois," (if only I was 30 years younger) is his standard refrain. The bohemians are not the only inhabitants with extra time in a town that doles out the easy life. If anything of significance happens in Biot, it occurs in the small space that separates its two social pillars: the Café de la Poste and the Tabac (cigarette vendor). The biggest industry is hand-blown glass. Biot glass is distinguished by millions of tiny air bubbles locked within its chunky, approximative forms. Once a friend from Venice inspected my collection and announced, unimpressed, "In Murano, bubbles are a considered a defect." This year I decided to find out what Dominique does with my grapes. I walked up to his cluttered cave and found him working over vats containing varieties of varying hues and sizes. Enthused by my interest, he listed his treasures: Petit Framboise, Muscat, Clairette, Chasselas, Coudere, Aramon, Seibel and Seyve Villard. He had collected the fruit from the many gardens of Biot, sometimes harvesting two or three clusters per property. "I drink half a liter of wine per day," he says matter-of-factly. "Ca fait marche le coeur." (It keeps the heart pumping). I also found Biot's communal memory bank in Dominique's cave. It was stuffed tight with relics of my village: a rusted railing from rue Basse, a neighbor's cracked flower pots, my grandmother's forgotten refrigerator and floor tiles identical to the ones in my bedroom. There was a gift on my doorstep this morning: Dominique had left his Biotois blend in an old soda bottle with a ceramic top. I poured some. Its cloudy orange color was graciously masked by the little bubbles in my glass. I raised a toast to life on the lowest low road.


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