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Meet our Board Members
Nadine Scodro
Ms. Scodro has been a member of the Board of Education since 2007. She is the board vice president and formerly served as the board secretary. Ms. Scodro is the chairperson of the Legislative Committee and vice chair of the Student Learning and Services Committee. She also serves on the Discipline Committee, Safety and Crisis Management Committee and is the SCOPE/Legislative representative. Nadine formerly served on the Buildings and Grounds Committee, Finance, Landscape Beautification, and Policy Committees. Nadine is currently a board representative for SCOPE. She has also served as a board liaison for the Parent Faculty Association (PFA) and the Wellness Committee. In addition, Mrs. Scodro has played an active role in the success of the Cardinal Chase through the years, was a classroom volunteer and a fluency lab volunteer, former PFA hot dog day chairperson, and an executive board member of the PFA. Ms. Scodro's community service includes serving as a Catechist at Saint Alexander Church and being actively involved in many community projects and events. Ms. Scodro holds a B.A. in Education from National Lewis University and is a former commercial insurance broker for RBN & Associates. Ms. Scodro may be contacted by email at email@example.com.
Pamela Paris
Vice President
Pamela Paris is the current board secretary and has had many active leadership roles within the district. She currently serves as chairperson of the Policy Committee and vice chair of the Legislative Committee. In addition, Pam serves as Board Liaison for the Foundation, PFA, and MPA.
Within the Parent Faculty Association, she served as chair for cardinal courier, hospitality committee and graduation committee. She was also on the executive board as Treasurer and the President of the Association. During her time at 118, she also had many opportunities to work with the teachers and administration. Currently she serves for District 230 as the treasurer for the Stagg Music Boosters and on the Parent Advisory Board for District 230 and thoroughly understand the benefits of the importance of a close connection with District 118 as a feeder district to High School District 230.She is an active member in her church serving as treasurer and on various boards and committees. Mrs. Paris is also the former treasurer and board member of the Association of Women in the Metal Industries and continues to volunteer for other non-profit organizations. She has worked outside the home but now spends her time in the service of others and looks forward to bringing that level of dedication to the 118 school board. Mrs. Paris may be contacted by email at email@example.com.
Michael Pizur
Mr. Pizur was appointed to the Board of Education in May 2018 and elected to a 4-year term in April 2019. In addition to serving as board secretary, he is chair of the Finance Committee and is board liaison on the Teachers-Administrators-Board (TAB) and Student Handbook committees. Previously, he served as chair of the Policy committee.
Mr. Pizur obtained both BBA and MBA from the Graham School of Management at Saint Xavier University. By trade, he is an independent sales agent in the convenience hardware/home improvement industry. He is actively involved in the community, volunteering at a homeless shelter and co-chairing a monthly food drive to support an area food pantry. Mr. Pizur can be contacted by email at email@example.com.
Dr. James Cantorna
Dr. Cantorna was elected to the Board of Education in April 2017. Raised in Beverly and Palos Heights, Dr. Cantorna attended Palos East, Palos South, and Marist High School. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelor of Science, and the University of Illinois College of Medicine. Dr. Cantorna recently went back to graduate school and received an MBA from Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management in 2015. He is a board certified primary care physician specializing in Internal Medicine as well as Pediatrics, and practices in Munster, Indiana. Dr. Cantorna is married with three children, who all have attended Palos East/South and whose youngest child is a seventh grader at Palos South. Dr. Cantorna may be contacted by email at email@example.com.
Terrence Heafey
Mr. Heafey was appointed to the Board of Education in September 2015 and was subsequently elected to a 4 year term on the board in April 2017. Mr. Heafey is currently the vice chair of the Finance and Facilities and Policy Committees. He is also the liaison for the Wellness Committee. Mr. Heafey was born and raised in Palos Heights and attended Palos East, South, and Sandburg High School. He earned a B.S. in commerce from DePaul University, and is a certified financial planner and president of Brickwork Financial Planning Ltd. He and his wife Jennifer have two children who attend Palos East. Mr. Heafey may be contacted by email at email@example.com.
Donald Jeanes
Mr. Donald Jeanes was elected to the Board of Education in April 2019 to a 2 year term. He is currently a general contractor and developer for Jeanes Construction Company which he launched over 40 years ago. Mr. Jeanes attended Gage Park High School and finished a carpenter apprenticeship Program at Washburn Trade School. Mr. Jeanes was a trustee of Palos Fire Protection District (1983-1990), served as Palos Park Commissioner (1991-1994), and Palos Park Mayor (1995-1999). He is married with two children who are alumni of Palos 118 and also serves as a volunteer with the Crisis Center for South Suburbia. Mr. Jeanes may be contacted by email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Katie Thomason
Katie Thomason was elected to the Board of Education in April, 2013 and was reelected in April 2017. She is the chairperson of the Communications and Community Engagement Committee and the Student Learning and Services Committee. Mrs. Thomason is the vice chairperson of the Finance and Facilities Committee. In addition, Katie serves as the board liaison for the PFA and the Wellness Committee. She has previously served on the Policy/Evaluation Practices Committee and was a board representative for SCOPE. Mrs. Thomason currently serves on our Discipline Committee.
Mrs. Thomason is an active member of the community, having serving on the District 230 Student Services Committee, and the Registration and Advancement Chair for Cub Scout Pack 3699. She has also volunteered for many PFA activities, including Sham-Rock-n-Roll, Art Awareness, Hot Dog Day, Mother-Son Bash, and Daisy Scouts. Mrs. Thomason has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois, and an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Business at Northwestern University. She is currently a Supplier Business Unit Manager with Illinois Tool Works Inc. Mrs. Thomason can be contacted by email at email@example.com.


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This Week's Greatest Hits (June 16 - June 20)
Before we start into our weekends, let's take a look back at some of the great stories we published this past week. From religion-based employment discrimination to advice for workers at Indian casinos, and beyond to job descriptions, office dating advice, and a final Father's Day tribute, we covered the full gamut. Take a look, and have a great weekend!
1. Want A Job Down South? Sorry, Not Jewish Enough
2. Here's Why You Should Never Say 'I'm Sorry' Again
3. Millennial 'Mad Men': The Future Of Advertising At Cannes
4. Beats Billionaire Dr. Dre Is A Really Good Tipper
5. Job Descriptions Decoded: Chipotle Restaurant Team Member Job
6. Ask Jack: Bug A Freelance Boss, Online Dating, Job Of The Week
7. Do I Have Workplace Rights If I Work In An Indian Casino?
8. Where Everybody Wants To Work
9. Apparently This Is How Much An Amazon Worker's Life Is Worth
10. How My Father Helped Build America

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Episode 86 - Behavioral Momentum w/ Dr. Bill Ahearn, Dr. Diana Parry-Cruwys, and Dr. Jackie MacDonald
This week, we welcome returning guest, Dr. Bill Ahearn, to share in the "Gonna Be May" fun to discuss research related to behavioral momentum. And, in a behavior analytic podcast first, we discuss research with not one, not two, but three article authors! Remember, listeners, don't be scared of the behavioral momentum metaphor: Dr. Ahearn has faith in your abilities to understand it.
Articles discussed this episode:
MacDonald, J.M., Ahearn, W.H., Parry-Cruwys, D., Bancroft, S., & Dube, W.V. (2013). Persistence during extinction: Examining the effects of continuous and intermittent reinforcement on problem behavior. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 46, 333-338. doi: 10.1002/jaba.3
Parry-Cruwys, D.E., Neal, C.M., Ahearn, W.H., Wheeler, E.E., Premchander, R., Loeb, M.B., & Dube, W.V. (2011). Resistance to disruption in a classroom setting. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 44, 363-367. doi: 10.1901/jaba.2011.44-363
Ahearn, W.H., Clark, K.M., Gardenier, N.C., Chung, B.I., & Dube, W.V. (2003). Persistence of stereotypic behavior: Examining the effects of external reinforcers. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 36, 439-448. doi: 10.1901/jaba.2003.36-439
Nevin, J.A., Mandell, C., & Atak, J.R. (1983). The analysis of behavioral momentum. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 39, 49-59. doi: 10.1901/jeab.1983.39-49
Nevin, J.A. (1996). The momentum of compliance. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 29, 535-547. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1996.29-535
If you're interested in ordering CEs for listening to this episode, click here to go to the store page. You'll need to enter your name, BCBA #, and the two episode secret code words to complete the purchase. Email us at firstname.lastname@example.com for further assistance.


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HIRF Testing
TÜV SÜD provides consultancy and testing services covering high intensity radiated fields (HIRF). Recent projects include HIRF testing of satellite communications antennas achieving levels in excess of RTCA DO160D/E Cat G & K. In house TÜV can achieve up to levels of 600V/m CW and 2500V/m pulse modulated, frequency dependant.
The operating environment for civil aerospace is constantly changing, with greater population across the airwaves. This is increasing the levels of high intensity radiated fields (HIRF). Our commitment to the civil aerospace market is demonstrated by our continuous investment program to increase our capability, for example by increasing the levels that can be achieved in a conventional screened enclosure environment over the frequency range 10kHz – 40GHz.
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Join us for the VoicesDMV Report Release on December 7, 2017!
In recent years, dramatic shifts in population, development and community needs are transforming our neighborhoods like never before, and many residents are experiencing those changes differently. As we seek to build the kind of vibrant community that we all want to call home, it is critical to understand the diverse attitudes and perceptions of the people that live in the Greater Washington area by hearing directly from a broad cross section of residents.
Voices of the Community: DC, Maryland, Virginia (VoicesDMV), a new initiative from the Greater Washington Community Foundation in partnership with the Urban Institute, is creating a pathway for effective change by amplifying residents' voices. With VoicesDMV we are going directly to the community to enhance our understanding of the true challenges and opportunities facing our region, and what it will take to give all residents the chance to thrive. We'll use what we hear to help inform a collective vision for the region's future efforts to improve equity, access, and opportunity for all.
The best solutions happen when we listen to and value every voice.
We are conducting an extensive survey of 3,000 local residents; focus groups of disconnected youth, immigrants, the LGBTQ community, and self-selected middle-class residents; and a series of four community conversations in Prince George's County, Northern Virginia, Montgomery County and D.C. to explore the attitudes and perceptions linked to well-being in our region. The VoicesDMV initiative's focus is on education, housing, transportation, safety, economic opportunity, race and overall community well-being.
As a community foundation, we know the best solutions are achieved when we listen to and value the voices from all of us who live, work and raise families in the Greater Washington region. That is why this initiative is designed to surface resident stories and perspectives from across the region that can be shared with community organizations, funders, businesses, policymakers, and others who are working to make a positive difference in our region. The VoicesDMV initiative is intended to serve as a public good for the broader community — with the findings offering a roadmap to drive community impact initiatives.
For more information regarding The Community Foundation's VoicesDMV initiative, please contact email@example.com.


text: groomsy57 0 Posted August 2, 2007 So my mother, who is around 46 years of age, wanted a new computer recently. I tried to tell her she should get a Mac but she didn't want to switch platforms and said she wanted to start her own business and that business use Windows (quite good logic isn't it?). After a little talking, I realized I couldn't change her mind. Reluctantly, I ordered her a new Dell desktop. It really wasn't too shabby of a product and I'm impressed with how the desktops from Dell are put together: they are easy to take apart and replace many components without the need of a single tool. However, her honeymoon with her new Dell quickly fell apart. Within a few weeks of owning it, she put it to sleep one day and whilst it was asleep, a component failed and the computer was unable to boot (solid amber light at the front of the machine indicated to me that there was a hardware error of some sort). I look around but I can't think of anything it would be without major hardware replacement. So I call Dell's tech support. Even though it took a while to get through all the troubleshooting steps, eventually I was told that it needed the logic board replaced and that they would send a technician to come and replace it. In only days a technician was there to replace the logic board and he replaced the power supply as well. So when I get home, I'm checking on the machine to make sure it's up to snuff and that everything works. As I try to login to my mom's account, it comes up and says that this machine is running an inactivated version of Vista Home Premium. That's when it donned on me that in the midst of all the DRM in Vista to prevent people from stealing it, they had put a check in there to look for major hardware changes. Apparently a new logic board and power supply fall into that category. So now I must activate this copy of Windows Vista that I know my mother has bought. I try to activate it through the internet connection, but no dice. I know the internet connection works (my Macbook Pro tells me so), but still it cannot activate. So it has an option to hook the modem to a phone line and activate that way. So I try it, but still I get errors (cannot connect to server, blah, blah, blah). At this point, I'm furious. I honestly cannot believe people still put up with this. But I digress, there is a third option: call Microsoft and activate over the phone. So I call. An automated voice asks me to read off these numbers on my screen, some activation code thing. 54 D*MN NUMBERS. 54 numbers? Really? Why is this necessary? Anyways, I read in the 54 freaking numbers and the automated voice informs me that it cannot find my information. Great. Superb. They will transfer me over to someone to help. Even better. So I'm sitting on hold for about 10 to 15 minutes listening to horrible Yanni music when the call is transferred over and the line starts ringing. Great, here we go. The ringing stops... nothing but silence. Great, nothing is there. I sit there for 2 minutes in silence. I finally hang up and call back. Of course, I have to go through the 54 numbers again. This time it transfers me to a person. Then a person answers. No, wait, that's an automated voice, "No one is here to take your call right now. Call again later." Click. Great. After two hours of trying to activate Windows Vista for my mother, I am nowhere. Actually I am somewhere: Vista will allow her to surf the internet, so that's always something, right? In all, I'd say this experience is horrible. From what I've used of Vista (before the incident) and this little experience, I'd say my Mac is safely in it's place, on my desk and being used as much as I can. It's good sometimes to see what's out there in the rest of the world and realize how much better you have it sometimes. If anyone has had a good experience with Vista, please tell. Or if you've had a bad experience, let us know as well. I think I'm done with my rant for now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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IQVIA™ is the leading human data science company focused on helping healthcare clients find unparalleled insights and better solutions for patients. Formed through the merger of IMS Health and Quintiles, IQVIA offers a broad range of solutions that harness the power of healthcare data, domain expertise, transformative technology, and advanced analytics to drive healthcare forward.
IQVIA is a leading global provider of contract research services, strategic consulting services and innovative technology solutions, dedicated to using analytics and science to help healthcare stakeholders find better solutions for their patients.
For our Real World Evidence Team in Milan, we are looking for a Senior Consultant in Health Economics and Outcome Research.
Why to join IQVIA
With IQVIA, you'll have access to one of the world's highest-regarded service organizations in the Life Science Sector, providing you with opportunities to work on today's most challenging, research-intensive, and relevant projects for PharmaCos, Biotech & Medical Device Companies. Our connections to the whole Health Care Ecosystem can lead you to innovative research pursuits you'll be proud to help
Open Position Description
The candidate will join our Real World Evidence team and will be involved in development and delivery of Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) studies and analyses.
Location: Milan
Si prega di inserire l'autorizzazione al trattamento dei propri dati personali ai sensi dell'art. 13 d. lgs. 30 giugno 2003 n°196 – "Codice in materia di protezione dei dati personali" e dell'art. 13 GDPR 679/16 – "Regolamento europeo sulla protezione dei dati personali". La ricerca è rivolta ad entrambi i sessi (L.903/77).
Join Us
Making a positive impact on human health takes insight, curiosity, and intellectual courage. It takes brave minds, pushing the boundaries to transform healthcare. Regardless of your role, you will have the opportunity to play an important part in helping our clients drive healthcare forward and ultimately improve outcomes for patients.
Forge a career with greater purpose, make an impact, and never stop learning.


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Color psychology is not an exact science, but there are basic principles that marketing pros use to sell everything from greeting cards to automobiles. Much of it has to do with color. Yes, the colors you put on your walls, or on your front door, can help clinch a home sale! Humans have emotional reactions to color, and sensory perceptions of color are remarkably consistent. Even though individual reactions can vary, it is acknowledged that some colors evoke generally positive response, while … [Read more...]
In-Law Apartments Provide Tangible Benefits For Home Owners
Many homeowners are looking for ways to maximize on their investment. One idea that is gaining popularity is a space set aside for aging parents known as an In-law apartments. These additions are living spaces that can set a property apart from others on the real estate market. In-law apartments generally enjoy a private entrance and include things like a private bathroom, bedroom, kitchen and living room. Although generally smaller than the main residence, in-law apartments provide all the … [Read more...]
6 Essential Home Fixes Before Selling
Not every buyer may want a fixer-upper. While your home for sale doesn't need to be turn-key or move-in-ready, there are certain fixes that are important to many buyers and that can help make the sale. 1. Landscaping It all starts with curb appeal. Landscaping helps set the mood and makes the first impression. It can be worth the time and money to replace missing mulch, pavers, or rock. Remove dead plants and shrubbery. Trim bushes and prune trees, especially lower limbs that hang over … [Read more...]


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JAKARTA (Reuters) - Customers who borrow funds through Indonesia's illegal financial technology lenders do not need to repay their loans, Deputy Communications Minister Samuel Pengerapan said on Tuesday.
Indonesia is battling a wave of unlicensed "fintech" lenders who avoid registering with authorities and often employ aggressive debt collection practices.
"The borrower can borrow as much as they like because the lender is not official. It's hard to reverse it," Pengerapan told reporters.
"If the companies try to collect their debt, report them, authorities will arrest them because they are not licensed."
Pengerapan encouraged consumers to first check whether the company they were dealing with was among the 73 fintech companies licensed by authorities.
Regulators have banned more than 400 fintech lenders for operating without a license, with the communications ministry then blocking their websites in Indonesia.
An investigation by Reuters in September found that many of Indonesia's banned lenders had come from China following a crackdown on the loosely regulated micro-credit sector there.
Four customers who failed to repay loans on time told Reuters that Chinese fintech lenders took control of their phone contacts – permission is granted when the app is installed - and harassed colleagues and friends for repayment.
Reporting by Fanny Potkin; Editing by Robert Birsel


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These top two comps have some small additions to get some of the Statehouse Grey in there.
1. Changed the background to the Grey.
2. A couple of Grey highlights with the date and oysters.
Below are some examples of the grey not really working.
3. The grey combonations are not as strong as the Cream and Garnet because of contrast.
4. Replacing Cream.
5. Garnet on Grey.
Previous Comps Below.


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Most mirrors around the home are functional pieces on bathroom cabinets or wardrobe doors. Create a decorative feature DIY by giving a plain mirror a timber frame and mosaic border.
Cut a 1200 x 900 x 16mm MDF panel, $18, down to 1170 x 870mm. Build a frame for the backing from two 2400 x 65 x 19mm lengths of Tasmanian oak, about $15 each.
Add mosaic tile sheets for the border then use mirror and glass adhesive to secure a 900 x 600 x 5mm mirror with a bevelled edge, about $30, from Bunnings.
Meranti or radiata pine can also be used for the frame but Tasmanian oak has a tight grain pattern and natural sheen that's beautifully enhanced by a coat of Cabot's Oil Based Interior Stain.
You'll also need both tile and PVA adhesive, premixed grout, clear polyurethane and timber screws.
Cut the frame pieces using a mitre box and tenon saw or a mitresaw. For this project, the stiles are 1170mm long and the rails 950mm.
Hang the mirror
To wall-mount the mirror, use a stud finder to locate two adjacent studs then mark the screw hole positions, drawing a level line across them.
Check the exact distance between the points then use a twist bit to drill pilot holes and secure 65mm x 8g screws into the studs, leaving the heads protruding about 3mm.
Cut 3mm deep housings on the top of the backing panel with a router for 26 x 15mm D-rings, spaced to match the wall screws.
TIP Use 50mm x 8g screws with wall plugs to hang it on masonry.
Choosing the mosaics
Mosaic tiles are often sold in sheet form, with the tile faces glued to paper or backed with mesh.
The opalescent tiles used for this project were paper faced, so no mesh can be seen through the glass.
If using mesh-backed tiles, choose an adhesive in the same colour to create a uniform backing.
Cut the MDF to 1170 x 870mm using a circular saw and straightedge guide. Trim the mosaic tile sheets to 150mm wide using a utility knife, then set out into a border on the MDF backing using a builder's square to align the corners, and number each sheet.
Lightly sand the frame pieces with 180 grit paper. Mask off the sections that will be glued to the MDF backing. Apply a coat of timber stain and clear polyurethane, then secure the frame pieces to the MDF and each other with PVA adhesive and 40mm x 8g screws.
Apply premixed tile adhesive to the MDF backing using a notched trowel then position the tile sheets, butting them against the inside edges of the timber frame to align them. TIP Use wall tile adhesive to prevent the sheets from slumping.
To keep grout off the timber, apply tape around the inside of the frame, butting the edge against the tiles. Soak the paper facing on the tiles with water then carefully peel it away. TIP Use a painter's multi-tool to push the tape right into the corners.
Work premixed grout into the tiles on the diagonal using a sponge float. Let it dry for 20 minutes then wash
off the excess grout with a sponge and clean water. After 24 hours, buff off the grout haze using a cloth and a mix of water and white vinegar.
Cut 300 x 40mm shims from 3mm scrap MDF and attach them to the backing panel using PVA adhesive. Use a caulking gun to apply mirror and glass adhesive to the shims and the inner row of tiles, then lower the mirror into position and leave to dr


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Avada theme review
Download Link: Avada Author: ThemeFusion If you are WordPress user and you don't know the Avada theme; then shame! Shame! Shame!!. More seriously, Avada is the top selling theme on the themeforest marketplace. At the time I wrote this post, the theme has had a record of over 31,877 sales and it increases hourly. One ..


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What Exactly Is Cured Cannabis?/
Every stage in the lifecycle of cannabis is important, but curing is the crowning moment that ensures all the steps before it were not undertaken in vain. Curing is the final stage in cannabis cultivation, just before the flower leaves the warehouse for the dispensary, or for home growers, the final step in fine-tuning a harvest for consumption.
The easiest comparison to make explaining what curing is might be to say that it is like the aging of fine wine or whiskey in an oak barrel, a stage in the process that imparts the highest degree of flavor and smoothness to spirits. But while the results are along the same lines, the process is completely different for cannabis. In liquor, compounds in the oak mix with the fluids to produce the desired effect. Curing cannabis does not involve adding any foreign substances to the bud.
Curing can be seen as the final part of the drying process, but don't ever mistake it for simple drying—think of it more as aging. While basic drying eliminates moisture from the mid and outer portions of the flower, curing is a prolonged process that works on dislodging moisture left deep inside of the bud. Drying the inner flower makes cannabis a less agreeable home for molds, fungus, and other pathogens that can be harmful to medical patients and people with immune disorders. If you tend to hold on to your stash for more than a few months, the internal moisture will eventually lead to molds or fungi taking over and destroying your buds, even if you store them in airtight containers away from light and moisture. You can store properly cured cannabis for years; non-cured cannabis will go bad after a few months.
Put it under a microscope and you'll see the protracted curing process reduce the amount of chlorophyll and sugars left in the flower's inner matrix. Chlorophyll gives cannabis that grassy, hay-like smell, overpowering the fragrance of the flower's natural terpenes. While the chlorophyll evaporates, the terpenes continue to evolve until they've reached the true potential of the flower's bouquet. The residual sugars that once fed the plant, end up being one of the main culprits creating a harsh cannabis experience. As both the sugars and chlorophyll dissipate, there're less elements that irritate the throat when consumed, equaling less coughing and a more pleasant intake.
While the curing process is more than drying, it does start with a properly dried bud. Drying can take up to seven days depending on humidity, airflow, and style. Some grows dry entire plants or keep the leaves on, while others divide the harvest up into trimmed colas. You won't get a good cure if you don't dry the flower properly first.
The science of curing requires creating the perfect microenvironment for the dried flower's flavors to naturally finish developing and for its chemical composition to become more amenable to consumption and long-term storage—small details that can drastically alter your experience with cannabis. But curing is as much an art as it is a science and most growers have their own specific curing systems that can range from soaking the flowers in water for a few days (which leads to some ugly looking buds so really isn't that popular) to storing them in airtight mason jars for weeks, periodically opening them up to let out moisture and in fresh air (called burping).
Many grows in the cannabis industry are concerned with profits, which means quickly getting inventory onto dispensary shelves. Because solid curing adds significant time to the process—and many consumers have been raised on black market bud not knowing the difference between dried and cured flower—it can be hard to find well-cured cannabis on the market, if at all.
Turning good flower into great flower, and the best medicine into Cup-worthy cannabis, curing is the highest mark of a committed, caring, and conscientious cultivator, such as Verde Natural which is known for their slow cures. Verde has structured their cultivation system to ensure that each and every organically grown flower that gets sent to their medical dispensary or as wholesale to REC stores is cured to perfection.


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We've all heard the fairytale before. The one about the young child who plays a piano (or whatever instrument) for the first time, and in some magical way, beautiful music flows out as if the two were made for each other.
Well, that wasn't me.
I was the kid who tried to quit band for years to no avail against the seemingly-ruthless authority that I called, "Mom." And years later, I'm glad she didn't let me quit. Turns out, the reason I loathed practicing was because I didn't understand the benefit of music or how it related to my life. Then, one day a few years later, as if a light bulb switched on, I stopped thinking of myself as a music student and started thinking of myself as a musician.
Flash forward sixteen years. I now have two degrees in music and have made a career out of performing and teaching. So, what changed in me, and how can that help others in the same boat? Well, after years of teaching and studying music, I've searched for answers to those questions a lot. And as a result, I have developed a vision to create an educational community of musicians making musicians that will be an optimal environment for students to foster the love of music performance. We're calling it Vibe Music Academy, and I'm thrilled that it will be launching this Fall in the North-Indianapolis area.
You see, I've realized that the most critical component of music education - which is unfortunately lacking in the majority of music ed. programs around the country - is experiences. The more ways students experience music, the deeper they connect with it, and the more often they reach their potential as musicians. That's why we want Vibe Music Academy to offer a multitude of ways for our students to engage in music.
Here are a few of the ways that our students will get the full experience of music at Vibe:
- Performing frequently. The richest musical experiences take place on the bandstand, not in a class or a practice room.
- Playing in a band. The growth that happens within a student while playing in an ensemble is priceless to their development as a musician.
- Writing music. There are few musical accomplishments more fulfilling and educational than experiencing your own music performed.
- Learning from the pros. Throughout the year, we're going to bring in professional musicians on the local and national scale to lead masterclasses for our students.
- Seeing how it's done. We're also going to organize and promote group outings to some of Indianapolis' best music performances.
Needless to say, I'm excited about starting this venture. These are the types of experiences that I was totally lacking during my first few years playing an instrument. I was fortunate enough to make it to the other side, but I've seen and heard from countless others who never experienced the truly rich, life-giving benefit of a continual involvement in playing music. You'd be hard-pressed to find anyone who can play an instrument or sing that wishes they wouldn't have spent the time learning to do so.
How you can get involved in Vibe Music Academy:
Join our community.
- Test the waters. Sign up for a free lesson with me or one of our expert teachers.
- Dive right in! Enroll in private/group lessons and/or ensembles today.
- Come to a masterclass or other Vibe learning event.
Stay in touch.
- Join our email newsletter to stay up to date on Vibe news and events.
- Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
- Be sure to check back every week for more music-related blog posts from our teachers and other guest professionals.
- John Gotsis, Owner and Music Instructor at Vibe Music Academy


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01-22-17 @North Heartland: "Ice Storm" Free Sunday
Published Date : January 20, 2017
Author : Rick McGinniss
Hey NHCCers,
I have several things to share with you today …
First of all, between the calendar (the first Sunday of January was New Year's Day) and the weather (last Sunday's "ice storm"), we're running a good bit behind on weekly offerings. If NHCC is your church and you haven't been able to give as you normally do, we certainly would appreciate it if you could "catch up." You can do that during the offering this Sunday or you can give immediately via our website or app. While there, you might also consider setting up a recurring donation. This is how Jetta and I give. We have set it up so that two equal donations come out of our checking account, one on the first and the other on the 15th.
This Sunday we'll be continuing in our series, The Peacemaker. My topic is Give a Peace of Your Mind – a look at the mindset of someone who is able to bring peace to individuals and circumstances. I'm looking forward to this message because I think it is key to reducing some of the conflict that seems to characterize our entire culture as well as our personal relationships.
Finally, we are in the process of adding a new member to the NHCC Advisory Council to replace Phil Wilt, who is coming to the end of his term next month. (Actually, Phil has served far beyond his term, a fact for which I am exceedingly grateful). Our goal is to have a new member interviewed, qualified and in place no later than March 14th. To accomplish that, we need nominations from members of NHCC.
I've listed the duties of the council and also the qualifications of its members in the postscript of this email. If you know anyone who might enjoy being part of the council as described in point one and you believe they may meet the qualifications spelled out in point two – especially the second list – please reply to this email and let me know.
Hope to see you Sunday!
NHCC Advisory Council Summary
1. What does the Advisory Council do?
The Council enhances and empowers the leadership of the church by coming alongside the senior pastor for the following purposes:
Advise – provide feedback and recommendations to the senior pastor concerning the ministry and leadership of the church.
Protect – guard the congregation from out-of-control pastoral leadership (fire and hire senior pastors when necessary) that would damage the people and reputation of NHCC; guard the pastors from out-of-control members of the church who would damage the morale and reputation of the pastors.
Give Consent – serve as corporate officers, approve the annual budget, sign off on major changes in strategy and major initiatives (eg, capital campaigns).
Note that the Council is not responsible for designing ministry strategy and programs. The Council provides evaluation and accountability for the leadership coming from the pastoral staff. NHCC is "staff directed; council protected."
To carry out this role, the Council meets one evening each month (usually for about three hours) to discuss the status of the church. Areas of discussion typically include finances, staff, attenders who need help, programs and strategies. In addition, other meetings may be called as needed.
In addition, council members are sometimes asked to assist in special situations requiring church authority (conflict resolution between church members, corporate resolutions and legalities, church membership interviews and termination) as well as serving communion and other church functions in which the pastors need assistance.
2. What are the qualifications of Advisory Council members?
Basically, Advisory Council members must have a commitment level to Christ and NHCC equivalent to what we expect of paid ministry staff members. Specifically, a member of the council …
a. Must be a sincere and growing Christian.
b. Must love Jesus and North Heartland: its pastors, people and purpose.
c. Must be a formal member of NHCC (having completed the "Introduction to NHCC" class and the signup process) with a deep understanding of and commitment to not only the vision of the church but also the values of the church (how we desire to do life together as a body of believers).
d. Must be fully engaged in the life of NHCC (attendance, regular and proportional-to-income giving, serving, etc)
e. Must have been attending NHCC for at least three years.
f. Cannot be related to a member of the church staff.
In addition, Council members must be able to:
a. Engage in constructive dialogue with each other and the senior pastor concerning the issues facing NHCC. We don't need "yes men" (or women). However, we also don't need crusaders with an agenda to "fix the church." Council members must be able to raise issues of concern without becoming adversarial to each other and the senior pastor. (i.e. to "speak the truth in love")
b. Maintain confidentiality. From time to time, sensitive issues concerning staff and attenders of NHCC arise. These cannot be discussed even with spouses.
c. Bear the emotional load without becoming negative and discouraged. Overseeing a spiritually-oriented not-for-profit volunteer-dependent organization is one of the most difficult tasks there is.
d. Bring water to fires instead of gasoline.
e. Approach the task with joy and energy.
Because of the weight of responsibility borne by the council, members are asked to serve from five to seven years.
3. What is the process of appointment?
a. Congregation submits nominations.
b. Council and pastors pre-qualify nominees based on qualities listed above. Those who are nominated but do not meet the qualifications (for example, not a member or not serving or financially contributing) will not be considered beyond this step. In addition, the Council typically takes into consideration the need to reflect the age, gender and marital demographics of the congregation within its makeup.
c. Council interviews remaining nominees and recommends appointment(s).
d. Congregation is given the opportunity to express approval or disapproval of the candidate(s).
e. New council members are appointed and announced.


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CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Lexington Legends recorded their first win of the 2010 season Friday night, a 7-2 over the Charleston RiverDogs.
After an opening-night loss, Rodney Linares notched his first win as manager of the Legends.
Right fielder J.D. Martinez was 4-for-4, including a two-run homer and three singles. Martinez' homer was part of a three-run rally in the fifth inning.
The Legends sent nine men to the plate in the seventh, when they added three more runs.
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This work was created during the WoW/UNY Governors Island Residency. Micki Watanabe Spiller was in residence on Governors Island from May 21-June 24, 2018.
Summer Memories Retrieved by Novels, as well as the Sights, Sounds, and Smells of a Site
My mother—a Christian in a sea of Japanese Buddhists—lifted my name from the Judeo-Christian Bible. Everyone knows Psalm 23, even if you are Hindu or Muslim. It's the one recited at memorials or spoken by the British minister in the movies:
The LORD is my Shepherd I shall not want.
He maketh me lie down in green pastures
He leadeth me beside still waters.
My birth name Migiwa is a literal translation from Japanese of the phrase "beside still waters." I was always uncomfortable growing up in the Midwest, where my name gave me an outsider status. As an agnostic teenager, I spent summers in Japan with my evangelical mother. Those sweltering Augusts were both painful, as I played the returning prodigal child, and rejuvenating, as I learned the culture of my seaside homeland through more mature eyes.
Both memories reappeared last summer during my residency on Governors Island. My artistic practice has focused on reading, writing, and sewing, where literature influences the structures and garments I create. My task on Governors Island was to read novels with the word water in the title, looking for themes and quotes to embroider into a new body of studio works.
Every day, as I rode my bike along the East River to the Governors Island ferry terminal, I would come to a section of the path under construction, and the smell of the brackish water would signal that I was nearing the terminal. At the same moment, an image of a little girl with her grandmother sitting in the undercarriage of a ferry would appear in my mind. In Japan, I grew up riding a ferry with my grandmother from Oshima to the mainland to shop and visit cousins and friends. Though the body of water may be different, the Governors Island ferry felt like home. The ride across the slip of water surrounding New York City is shorter than my childhood ferry ride, but I walked upon the same uneven surface of the boat, smelled the same diesel fumes, and felt the same wind whip-tangle my hair.
On my first morning commute, I met a city kid on his way to the high school on Governors Island. I thought of that slow island life in Japan. I would have commuted to the mainland for high school had I stayed. He told me about his plans to graduate and get the hell out of New York City, to work as a tanker mechanic and sail to Japan. He will traverse my route in reverse, and I am certain he will see the world as I have.
As I walked from the ferry landing to the old paint-peeling officer's house in Nolan Park, I thought about Marcel Proust. There are two routes from the ferry landing. Just as the narrator of In Search of Lost Time had a "front way" and a "back way" on his Sunday strolls, each of my routes to the house evoked different memories. The front way took me along a historical, Wharton-esque, tree-lined, brick road to Nolan Park 5B, where I climbed the wooden steps, passed the porch swing stirred by a slight breeze, and finally entered the front library foyer. The back way took me past the Billion Oyster Project, through wafting smells of shellfish and decomposing organic matter, past the port-a-potty, to enter the house by the back kitchen, where I suspect the servants used to come and go.
There is a lot of water imagery in the Christian Bible: baptisms, renewal, rebirth, cleansing away the wrongs of humanity. Trying to be open-minded about my mother's religion, I hoped to encounter these themes in the chosen stack of books while sitting at my window in Nolan Park, looking out across the watery expanse toward Brooklyn. But as I read novels such as The Shape of Water by Guillermo del Toro and Daniel Kraus, At the Water's Edge by Sara Gruen, and Dead Water by Ann Cleeves, I found distinct and varied stories, from sappy romances to mysteries. Most were macabre, as water became an ominous and sinister place for hiding, dumping, or punishing.
These are some of the places I traveled while sitting still: Baltimore, South Carolina, Houston bayous, the reservoirs of Wyoming, El Salvador, Brazil, Scotland, London, the Shetland Islands, Istanbul, Sicily, France, and the waters surrounding the islands that make up Japan. The resulting piece, currently in-progress, combines narratives I lifted out of the novels along with recollections of my Japanese island, which are embroidered on fabrics that will be made into a book jacket. This work now sits in a cold studio in Long Island City, weaving together old and new memories while histories of a place are overlaid through titles and fabrics—the flotsam and jetsam of a narrative life.
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Love felt more when it is shown, rather than when it is just spoken, So little meaningful things for the people you love every single day.
In the following article we will look at some of those traditional relationship habits that we need make a habit in our own relationships to make them stronger and last longer.
Rather than hiding yourselves in your laptops, tablets an mobile phones; put the technology away and spend some traditional, quality time together, looking at each other.
You should never underestimate how good sharing a hug, a friendly dance, walk, hearty laugh or a simple conversation with the one, most important person in your life, can be. Often when you spend time doing the most simplest of things with the people that really matter, they mean more the most and become something truly special.
Rather than wasting time trying to make big and complicated plans, make spending time together the big plan. Regularly communicate with one another in an honest and open manner and spend as much time together in person with one another as you can. You should never do it just because it is convenient, but because you who you are both worth all the effort.
There can be few things that are much better in life than the feeling that your absence and presence are important to someone. The only way you can tell someone in your life that you think feel that way about them, is by showing them when you are in their company.
Your attention, focused and sincere is the most appreciated thing you can give when interacting and involved in relationships with others. The ultimate compliment you can give anyone is spending time with them, without worrying about the time or what you have planned the next day. It is the most valuable thing you can give to anyone important in your life.
Surely you agree that your family and closest friends are simply too beautiful to ignore? If that is the case, give yourself to them fully. Your kindness, uninterrupted attention and most importantly your time. There is no gift you can give them that is better.
It doesn't matter how much you think someone admires or appreciates you, it never hurts to be reminded of it. So when you feel appreciation for someone in your life, tell them at the next available opportunity. It doesn't mean you shouldn't show them appreciation and give them thanks regularly just because they are there when you need them and reliable. You risk the chance of missing out on really knowing someone deeply when they are gone by not valuing them enough when you have the chance.
More often than not, we are only really aware of how much someone meant to us when we lose them. Rather than seeing that day come, learn that lesson now – you shouldn't wait until it is too late to tell those who are important to you, that you appreciate them.
I guess you would love to take a visit or another web post of us on Romantic quotes for him.
Your best friend or soul mate will never be able to solve all your problems for you. Love at first sight is a pipe dream that will never last unless there is commitment and hard work behind it. There are though, people whom you meet in life who are worth fighting hard for. This is because they are beautifully imperfect not because they are unrealistically perfect. They are right for you. When you are together, you can operate efficiently when you unite as one partnership because your imperfections and flaws compliment each others.
You know you have met people like this when they enable you to be the best version of you you can be.


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Cheh Puts Others Ahead of Taxi Drivers
Hundreds of taxicab drivers attended a Jan. 30 hearing on taxi reform legislation in order to voice their opposition to a bill introduced by Ward 3 Councilmember Mary Cheh, chair of the Committee on the Environment, Public Works and Transportation.
In a slap in the face to drivers, who continue to be treated as an afterthought in an industry that cannot exist without them, five hours passed before the organization responsible for the massive turnout was allowed to testify.
Twelve of the first thirteen witnesses were non-drivers, representing a variety of interests, but particularly the all-important hospitality industry. Not only did the hospitality industry testify first about the taxicab industry, but they were also asked numerous follow up questions, something which councilmembers largely avoided doing with drivers.
Negede Abebe is chairman of The Small Business Association of DC Taxicab Drivers (SBA), which represents three thousand independent DC cabbies. "[SBA] supports the effort to modernize taxicabs," Abebe said in his testimony. "We don't, however, support the intrusion into the privacy of the riding public or taxicab drivers by requiring that… GPS units be installed in all taxicabs."
The SBA is not alone in raising concerns over the use of tracking devices. The Supreme Court recently ruled, unanimously, that the government's use of GPS to track a criminal suspect for 28 days violated the Constitution.
Cheh's legislation calls for all D.C. cabs to be installed with a fancy credit card reader that can track drivers and passengers.
But that's not all the NYC-styled machines will do. They'll also play ads all day long, in 14-minute loops, explained taxi chair Ron Linton. And while drivers will have to endure this, they won't see any of the ad revenue, Linton said in his testimony.
It's unclear whose interests Cheh and Linton are pursuing when they push for ads in cabs. In NYC, passengers find "those bleating miniature television screens" to be "a standard annoyance," noted The New York Times.
Another issue drivers find troubling, and one which has the potential to put many drivers out of business, is the proposed vintage requirement. "Five years is considered a life cycle for a vehicle," Linton testified. While that may be true in NYC – where much of DC's taxi policy originates, and where taxis are driven two or three shifts per day – DC drivers largely own their own vehicles and drive them one shift per day.
Haimanot Bizuayehu, SBA board member, said in his testimony, "The actions by the [Taxi Commission] and seemingly now by the Council sends the message that District doesn't want to the independent driver to move forward with it."


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A year and a half of researching natural and conventional building techniques has added a number of delightful publications to our library. Some can definitely be categorized as pure house porn, others are just useful tools that I feel compelled to mention. Allow me to introduce a few.
1. More Straw Bale Building by Chris Magwood, Peter Mack and Tina Therrien. This trio of Ontario-based professional straw balers has become an icon for the success of straw bale. They build solid, creative homes to suit our wild, four-season climate and they illustrate their techniques rather thoroughly in this second edition. The diversity of photographs is great. We keep it on hand at all times as a quick reference guide.
2. Straw Bale Details by Chris Magwood. Your source for the essential details of straw bale building, all in one place. We borrowed it from the NB Public Libraries system. Your designer, engineer and building inspector will be relieved to see it because it takes away most of the guess work if you're new to the game. You may actually survive the design & approval process if you have it on hand.
3. The Natural Plaster Book by Cedar Rose Guelberth and Dan Chiras. This is the bible of natural plaster. I finally understand it and feel completely comfortable with plasters, even though I haven't had extensive hands on experience yet. It's worth the investment.
4. Building a Straw Bale House : The Red Feather Construction Handbook by Nathaniel Corum. I'm a bit of a design snob, so this book had me hooked at page one. Red Feather is a non-profit organization that builds affordable, energy-efficient homes for American Indians with minimal impact on the environment. This book takes you step-by-step through the process of building a straw bale home, using brilliant illustrations, strong photography and solid typography to keep you engaged. I don't subscribe to all of their methods, but I learned a lot..and I just like to hold it. Even the book's size and paperstock are great.
5. Serious Straw Bale: A Construction Guide for All Climates by Paul Lacinski and Michel Bergeron. I became irritated as I read this book. The authors do not advocate load bearing straw bale buildings in our climate, yet they suggest putting bales under ground in the foundation. I don't get it. I did find it very informative and I was enlightened to see images and read case studies of many gorgeous buildings that have been built by these two, particularly in Quebec.
6. The Beauty of Straw Bale Homes by Athena and Bill Steen. As leaders of The Canelo Project, and authors of The Straw Bale House, these two have become natural building legends for all to learn from. This is a coffee table book to keep you inspired. I carry it along for family and friends, to help fill the void of those awkward conversations full of doubt about our plans. I'd be interested in reading anything this pair produces.
7. A Pattern Language by Christopher Alexander et al. After thirty years on the market, this one still fascinates designers, architects and planners. It is an 1171-page review of design theories for municipalities, street plans, homes and workplaces. We haven't adopted all of the principles of design it suggests, but it makes you think carefully about how your design will affect the way you interact with one another. It's at the NB Public Library, but the waiting list can be frustrating.
8. The Not So Big House Collection by Sarah Susanka. Sarah proves that bigger isn't better. The quality of design and materials matter. Her suggestions are practical and her books are beautiful. You can buy them apart or in a collection.
9. Fine Home Building. True house porn. Great homes, easy to understand techniques. It sucks you in, even if you're not building a house. They also have great annuals.
10. The New Straw Bale Home by Catherine Wanek. We don't own this one, but I thought I'd round it up to ten. I've perused it several times, and haven't bought it because it is so luxurious. It doesn't provide a lot of instruction, but it's an amazing coffee table book.


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This Autumn: Taste of Persia with Naomi Duguid
Taste of Persia Culinary Talk & Tasting with Naomi Duguid
Monday, October 24, 2016 6 - 7:30 pm
Barbara-Jo's Books to Cooks
Naomi Duguid is known for her extensive travel research of global cuisines and is the author of Burma: Rivers of Flavor and co-author of many other books including Hot, Sour, Salty, Sweet, Flatbreads & Flavours, Seductions of Rice, Mangoes & Curry Leaves, and Beyond the Great Wall.
Join us on Monday, October 24 for a culinary talk, tasting and reception with Naomi as she visits Vancouver to celebrate her new book, Taste of Persia: A Cook's Travels through Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, and Kurdistan.
We're in for a real treat! Naomi always presents a deep and beautiful culinary understanding of the regions she researches. She will give a visual presentation about her extended travels to Persia and then sign copies of her new book.
Cost: $75, includes a personalised copy of Taste of Persia: A Cook's Travels through Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, and Kurdistan and light refreshments prepared from the book.
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After three years at the PSU Business Accelerator, RapidMade is moving on October 1 into a larger space across the street: 2828 SW Kelly Avenue, Suite B. The 1744 square foot facility includes three offices and a conference room in the front and a large production area in the back which will house our 3D printers, post-processing equipment and additive manufacturing operations. While we loved working at the Accelerator, our business growth and the industrial nature of our work made staying there difficult... We've learned that carpets and 3D printers are NOT a good combination.
Our improved manufacturing floor plan will allow us to better manage our 3D printing, product design, rapid prototyping, reverse engineering, pattern and tool making, finishing and coating, and traditional manufacturing services. And equally important, we now have the room to add staff as needed.
Ironically, the only things changing in our address are the street name and suite number. Our old address - 2828 SW Corbett Avenue Suite 121 will now be 2828 SW Kelly Avenue Suite B.


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Today I'm returning to a very old book we picked up at a used bookstore: The Hearthstone; or, Life at Home: A Household Manual [etc., etc.], by Laura C. Holloway (Philadelphia: Bradley, Garretson, 1883, yes, 1883).
Among the "Cookery Recipes" in this volume are several formulas for various types of pickles. Obviously, in the 1880s, if you wanted to have anything remotely resembling a fruit or vegetable in the wintertime (not counting potatoes, cabbage, and apples), you needed to preserve it before it went "south."
I try to imagine what winter dinners were like before refrigeration, advanced greenhouses, and rapid transcontinental shipping: Meat 'n potatoes 'n cabbage. Potatoes 'n cabbage 'n meat. Cabbage 'n meat 'n potatoes . . .
So when Mom would have you go to the basement and fetch up a jar of pickled peaches, zesty gherkins, or zippy tomato catsup, it would turn the mundane into something you could, well, relish.
I encourage you to check out the recipes in this book. You can find digital copies of it online. Some of its pickle recipes today seem a tad unusual—including pickled nasturtiums, pickled damsons, cucumber catsup, and walnut catsup!
But the one we're talking about today is on page 511: "Pickled grapes." With my glorious abundance of Concords, I have plenty to experiment with. So I tried it this week!
No, it's not as bad as you think—it's not like dill or sour pickles. It's more along the lines of "pickled peaches"—flavored with cloves and cinnamon, and brightened with apple cider vinegar—except with grapes, it acquires the texture of a sauce or jelly. It makes a great relish for any kind of dry meat that harmonizes with sweet flavors. It would be great on turkey, I think, or with pork chops or white-meat chicken.
Hey, maybe you could make this for Thanksgiving! The deep purple hue and the silky texture would be an interesting alternative to the usual ol' cranberry-stuff you usually serve.
And it would be good on biscuits, and all of that kind of stuff, too. —Oatmeal? Why not!
And it's good on crackers!
Here's the recipe. I quartered it (those quantities and my notes appear after the official, full recipe).
Be careful not to overcook it; this recipe relies on the natural pectin in the grapes. If your grapes don't quite "jelly," don't sweat it. It's just fine when it's on the runny side.
Here we go, verbatim from the book:
Pickled Grapes.—Seven pounds of ripe grapes, picked from the stems, and boiled until the skins will pass through a colander; three and a-half pounds of sugar, one-half pint of vinegar, one ounce each of whole cloves, cinnamon and allspice; all boiled together until it jellies. Put in glasses, and turn out in form. These pickles are especially nice for the tea-table.
But now, here's how I did it: I processed the grapes in my usual way: I measured the cupfuls of grapes first; slipped off and reserved the skins; boiled the insides until soft and passed them through a food mill to deseed them. To ensure a fairly smooth texture, I chopped up the skins before reuniting them with the grape "guts." Then I proceeded as the recipe says, cooking all ingredients together. I didn't can (preserve) it; I'm just keeping it in the fridge. Depending on how much you cook it down, the quartered version will make no more than a few pints. Mine made about a pint and a half.
Here are the quantities for my quartered version:
3 cups Concord grapes (about 1.75 lbs.), processed as above to remove seeds
2 cups sugar
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1 tsp. cloves (I used powdered)
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. allspice
I wish I could give you some to try, because I think it's delicious. But maybe that's "just me." So when you try this recipe, make sure you write and tell me what you think!
Addendum: A few days after posting this, I found a similar recipe in another old cookbook, and it was recommended specifically as a relish for venison. Click here for my post on it.


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Since I have been home, Röbert has been extra sweet and solicitous of my needs. Obviously I have been in excrutiating pain a lot of the time, but I try not to let my guy see me like that. I am terribly stoic, you know.
One of the drawbacks of all of this loving care is that I hardly have a moment to myself. Recovery means that I am spending a lot of time healing (napping and watching important documentaries about world affairs and bachelors trying to find their one true love among 26 beautiful women) and a fair amount of time talking to doctors about pain relief. I really haven't had time to see my special guy Stefan since he got home from his ski trip, but we have been keeping up by text message etc.
This morning I suggested to Röbby that since Piti has her day off on Sunday, he could take the children to visit with Grandmama while I caught up on some sleep. I don't want that crazy foreigner, Piti anywhere near my angles!
I quickly got dressed in a sweet lil' frock and drove downtown to meet Stefan for coffee. I am so lucky to have a handicapped tag now so I can park easily and don't have to walk. I should have had one made for myself years ago!
Stefan and I talked and talked but we just don't see any way to make our relationship work right now. He is planning to start on a trip around the world next month and as much as I want to go, I don't think it is possible. I tried to convince him that we could just see first world countries with a high standard of health care and easily access to high quality strong and effective pain relief, but he seems to think that to see the world you need to also go to dirty places. So, no. He should be back in a few months, and maybe then this star-crossed relationship has a chance. Damn you Piti or other crazy jealous foreigner or hater who shot me!
I guess I would have missed Starling from time to time too.


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Distracted drivers lead to fatal crashes
According to South Carolina state accident records, 408 accidents on I-85 this year have involved a stopped vehicle. The numbers show that this year more distracted drivers on I-85 are crashing into stopped vehicles resulting in more deaths and injuries, compared to 314 last year. Safety experts say the higher number indicates road congestion, construction traffic and distracted driving are key factors for the increase.
Whether the accidents are due to texting, eating or reaching for something, drivers need to reduce the number of distractions and pay more attention to the road and the vehicles around them.
The number of fatal accidents have increased was well. Ten people have died in South Carolina in 2015 in 1,794 accidents on I-85, compared to four deaths over the same time period last year.
It doesn't take long – only seconds of not paying attention to have an accident.


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>From: Hal Lockhart [mailto:email@example.com] [snip] >1. I still maintain that Authentiation is never an end in itself, > it is a step that collects data to be used in some other > decision. Pete Wenzel said it best: Hal, Believe such as you wish; I have no desire spending time changing your mind. :-) The point I made, as I recall, was to show the fallacy of "authN by itself was *never* enough" [Assertion A]. That was IMV an extraordinary claim. Never mind it makes an interesting app or not. Interesting apps don't prove technicalities one way or another. Yet I do have interesting stuff in store for you. Now, "an extraordinary claim calls for extraordinary proof." In this case, tens of paragraphs would only amount to waste if you can't prove the heartbeat app, which showed Assertion A was false, to be false (as an authN-alone app). As a rule I no longer do app tutorials in public, for reasons I don't care to mention here. As an exception, here's one heartbeat app with a negative trigger. Every N seconds Alice sends an "I'm-alive" signal to Bob. By sharing a common secret, only Bob knows how to authenticate the signals from Alice. Bob will invoke Proc A if M heartbeats from Alice are missed. See? No authZ whatsoever, not even Integrity or Encryption (as in the cases of H-MAC or dsig), was involved, other than authN. Wanna make the app interesting? Try come up with an oscillating function F, such that, by "salting" F parametrically with S, an infinite series of integers can be predictably generated. Hint: S is the shared secret. Cheers, Joe Hui Exodus, a Cable & Wireless serviceReceived on Monday, 22 July 2002 23:03:04 UTC
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Here is an update on Starlight's Mainstore (SLurl).
2nd floor now has a lucky board, and the 1st floor has a lucky chair. New group gifts are on the 2nd floor, one for women, one for men! The vendors have a new look as well. Oh and freebies are available as well.
And there is a new addition to the store that I am just thrilled to announce. Gitana's shoes are gorgeous and they are scripted in inventive new ways, an unique compilation in SL. You have to see these shoes! And they match well with Starlight's gorgeous outfits!
From the notecard:
"There is also one new arrival to my store! My friend and colleague, designer Gitana Firanelli has now her vendor here with shoes and boots for sale. She is an excellent script maker so there will be 2 different types of products: shoes and boots that match my outifts with resizer script and adjustable skin colors, and an exclusive, more expensive line that has all this plus the ability to change textures and colors as you wish, in many different ways. When you invest in this very versatile product, you can play with textures and colors, tones, so you have the feeling you don't need any other shoes in your inventory. Take a close look. It is well worth the price. Updates are available as Gitana enhances the extended line".


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Au Pair
These days I have been thinking about what happens after summer. Then I got a little freaked out.
Living at my parent's house for the next 6 months was NOT an option. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love it here, and its the perfect holiday spot, AND I am oh so very lucky to be able to stay here with my family and have them supporting me.
BUT and there's a but, I like to be independent, and while I'd like to take this time to reflect on a new career and starting a new course next year, I don't want to be sitting there doing nothing.
So I have decided that I will be an au pair for the next 6 months or so.
Now, that's when I need a little help...from you guys! I am looking, and desperately searching for the perfect little family in London who would be looking for a nice, trustworthy, fun and responsible (half) French au pair. Possibly in America too, if there is an opportunity.. I'm open to ideas.
So if you know of anyone nice, looking for someone like me, please let me know?
I'd be forever grateful, I'll even bake you cupcakes. If that's not a deal, I don't know what it is!!
Ps: I have been asking myself the question, should I post about looking for a job on this blog, or not? While I still have my doubts whether or not that's a good idea, I just did it. Maybe it's time for this little space of mine to step up its game and help me out!


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Manage Money | Money Management Basics - 6 Must Know Tips
Money management Basics Without Mathematics
Many of the people get a headache when they hear about finance, budgeting etc. They simply feel that they are not good with money and calculations. Such paranoia occurs because their mind is not able to comprehend how the money comes in and goes out. They never know how much balance is left with them unless they open their wallet and see. In This article explains some simple yet mind blowing money management basics you can follow everyday in your life without having a mathematical brain! If we deeply study, Management principles like Deming's we can observe that making change in our style of doing things can in fact impact the statistics of it result. Unfortunately, most of us practice the reverse. The easier way is not to quantify things and control the statistic but to analyze the root of reason and correct the basics. Smart money management can significantly impact your financial stability. It's just like 'a penny saved is a penny earned'. The following money management basics can help you save some pennies every time you shop.
The 80-20 Rule to Mange Money
Only the 20% of you purchase cost you 80% of your expense and the rest of the purchase would be the real things you need. Suppose you spent a $40 a week buying grocery, confectionary and other house hold stuff. Suddenly you have a fondness for playing games and buy a $150 xbox. And at the end of the week your expense reach $200. Tracking out this '20%' of your purchase that would cost you the major 80% and cutting them out can help manage money better and stay far below the budget. An example spread sheet from my accounts is given below. The fields highlighted in red illustrate the things which amounts only 20% of the things I purchased in that month but consumed 80% of my budget.
Have you been a victim of Impulse Purchase?
Resist Impulse Purchase - The Secret Trap Behind Credit Cards
Do you know that in a way you are being exploited while you make a big purchase thru credit-card. The merchants hold on to a property of customers called 'impulse purchase'. Imagine you don't have a credit-card (no don't faint, just imagination), while window shopping by the end of the month you find an interesting new $120 canon digital camera that can capture even in the faintest light. It's the end of the month and you don't have any money in your account. You walk away thinking that you could buy it sometime next month after you get your wage. Now, suppose you have a credit card at this moment, your make the purchase of the digital camera using the credit card thinking that you can pay the money when you get the wage next month. This purchase phenomenon is called 'impulse purchase'. So next time when you see something that you don't really need at that moment, just imagine that you don't have a credit card.
Keep separate accounts for Savings and Purchase
If you are especially not good at remembering the balance in your wallet, don't worry. Keep a separate saving account and deposit the money you want to save for later in that account at the starting of every month, and spent the rest as without just vague calculations. Carry along only the atm cards for your purchase account. The benefit of this technique is that the more you have in hand the more you feel to spend. When you carry a large amount together, every offer on the street seems to pull you in.
Post-pay your bills at Familiar Stores
If the store you make most of the common purchase is a familiar store where you can keep an account and pay it together at the month please do it so. Because carrying around change makes you spent it on trivial things. And those small amounts of money could eventually amount huge at the end of the month and still remains unnoticed by you. However I don't suggest to follow this for pay-as-you-use services such as mobile phones, internet connections etc.
Take With You Only The Money You Want
For our routine tasks which we've been doing for months like going to work, going to college etc we will be having an estimated maximum expense we'll have when we go and return within the first few weeks after following the routine. I used to take my whole months budget in my wallet when I go to college whereas my classmate who was staying with me used to take only what he'll need for the day. At the end of the first week itself I end up bankrupt by lending money to my friends, sponsoring drinks for them and spending on absolutely unnecessary things. Finally I borrow from my classmate who stays with me to meet my expense to the end of the month. This is what happens you take more than you need when you know what you'll need.
Use Free Google Spreadsheets To Manage Your Money
Track your Expense On A Spread sheet
This is one method 'you got to try it to love it'. You can use services like google docs to create a spread sheet of monthly expense. You don't need to enter about every penny you spent but it's a good way of tracking the major expenses.This can help you to track out where the money went and give you insights on how you can fix the money-leaks for the next month. An example spread sheet of my November month expense is given at the top.
These are the 5 eye-opening money management basics you can learn without attending a financial management class. They are relatively simple to follow and evidently less mathematical. Hope it helps you keep your wallet heavy!


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CM based ROM for Samsung S2 i9100G
Love the minimal feel of CM? Love the themeing capability of MIUI?
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- Android JB - 4.1.2
If it's the first time flashing avatarrom or coming from another ROM
- Install ClockworkMod Recovery.
- Do a NANDroid backup of your current ROM from backup/restore menu.
- Wipe Data/Factory Reset & Wipe cache partition
- Flash the downloaded .zip file.
- Install Gapps package.
Our Changes:
- The platform for avatarrom as of now is CM10. The following components are changed on top CM10.
- Status Bar
- Toggles page to contain controls for toggles
- Fixed memory leaks
- Theme Chooser
- Has an online theme server - head here and download cool MIUI converted themes.
- Changed the layout
- Added previews
- Bazooka Launcher (market link)
- Own launcher which is an enhanced version of Trebuchet (you can download this at the end of this post)
- Enhanced theming by adding dockbar
- Preview mode to edit workspaces
- Messaging App
- Changed message thread to make them themeable
- Boot Animation
- A beautiful boot animation - will be made themeable in upcoming versions
- Settings
- Changed statistics to point to Avatar statistics server
- OTA updater - you can check for updates to Avatar right from your device
- Changed to support Avatar ROMs
- Support for Gapps - download latest Gapps package as an OTA update
- Framework
- Integrated with ACRA Error Reporter for system wide crashes
- Lockscreen
- Changed to make them themeable
- Support for complex unlock gestures
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- Layout Theming – Changing a theme changes the entire layout of an app
- Weebo - Smart OS
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Ok so I know of a website that has a huge assortment of games, but what you don't find, well I haven't or maybe I just didn't look, is pinball games!!! Yeah I love playing pin ball games in real life, so if I'm bored and want some play time, and I just have the itching to play some pinball, then yeah I go and find me list of website which includes gameingcaptain.com, yeah it's a fantastic website, loaded up {Read More}
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What is your social media, social networking, Web 2.0 IQ? If you are selling services or products to anyone under the age of 60 then you need to have at least a cursory understanding of social media. The following test is a simple tool meant to help you gauge your overall knowledge. If you have better questions please leave your questions in the comments. The answers will be forth coming in the next post on social media IQ. If you are unable to answer all of these questions it may be a sign that you could brush up on your knowledge.
Test Your Social Media IQ
- Many people have been credited with coining the phrase Web 2.0 yet one man is most recognized for this phrase and concept- name him
- What does the acronym RSS mean?
- The term "blog" is short for what term?
- What is a hyperlink?
- Facebook requires that you create a ____________ before you can create a business _____________
- Define SMS
- Twitter is based on SMS but is considered a micro version of ?
- How many characters can you use when creating a Twitter "tweet"?
- When creating a blog article you need to tag the article- Why?
- What is the difference between a blog article and a blog post?
- Define the word "ping" as it relates to blogging
- Which social network had the first IPO?
- What country did the company Baidu originate and what does it do?
- Google owns Youtube but what is the most important thing they have in common?
- Google owns Orkut; what is it and what country is it most popular?
- What is Hootsuite?
- Name the "B" grade actor that beat Larry King & CNN to 1,000,000 Twitter followers
- What is Quora?
- What is Foursquare?
- What is a WAN, LAN, and wifi?


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Recently I got an email from Sephora about a VIB event in my area-not a free one, unfortunately. Sephora knows better. This event cost 500 points (aka $500) and we were promised amazing things; a Sephora gift card, a gift bag full of freebies, a fun experience for me and a friend (my mom)- I'd say that's better than 99% of the 500 point perks on Sephora's website right now, which led me to ultimately decide that this event was the best way to spend my points. Because it doesn't look like anything better will be coming out in the near future (and even if it does, how do we know it won't be another Epic Rewards fail?). So I took the plunge, and now I'm going to go back and break down the experience for you and try to put a cash value to a priceless experience. Classic Lauren.
This event was hosted by The Smooth Lines Salon (pictured above), Bumble and Bumble, Sephora and Bobbi Brown. We got there right at 11:00 when it opened (because that's the time slot we signed up for), we were checked in via iPad and immediately signed up for the raffle (I'm not even sure what the raffle prizes were, there was no prize table, and I could never hear what was being won). Getting there right at 11 might have been a mistake. It was so crowded, there were probably 50 people there before us, and we had to wait an hour in a loud crowded area to get called back. We were assigned to group five (each group probably had 8-12 people in it), so as groups 1-4 got called, we walked around outside for 30 minutes, missing raffle prizes and mimosas because it was so crowded and loud.
The snack layout was kind of depressing. I felt like little effort was put in on the food front. A lot of pictures I've seen of similar B&B/Sephora events were infinitely nicer-you know glassware, silverware, platters and cake stands full of elaborate foods. I think that has to do with the individual stores, and this event's food layout looked like some sad PTA meeting. This spread was small, half eaten when we got there, and the fact that piles of sliced meat were just sitting in a hot room was hugely unappealing to me and quite frankly very gross.
As for the drinks, I had orange juice, my mom had a mimosa, and Decker had some water with coconuts in it (pictured above). My mom said the mimosa was okay, my only complaint was the plastic cups and small servings. I probably got 3 oz of orange juice. Yes, I could have asked for more but it was a hassle, I had a giant dog with me that made it difficult to maneuver through crowds, and I didn't want to bother the poor lady serving drinks every two seconds.
I must say that the drink table looked much nicer than the food table. Sure, I would have loved glassware, but that's just me nitpicking. This table was nice.
The email promised mini facials, makeup application, dry hair styling, and more. However, the line for makeup was quite long, there were only a few artists, and it was not moving quickly. We opted out of makeovers because we ran out of time. My mom had really wanted to get a facial, but did not really care about getting her makeup done, and then we found out that there was only one station for both. This salon has a lot of little rooms, they could have split up mini-facials into another room.
Here you can kind of see how crowded it was. These pictures don't really do it justice. Especially because a lot of people were waiting outside, and all the walkways were unbelievably small. Imagine trying to walk straight across the room pictured above with a big dog in hand (or even a big purse). What if I were in a wheelchair? Not only is this is terrible architectural design, but also awful planning. What a mess.
Some signage might also have been nice. The line for makeup and the area where they did the makeovers were separated by a doorway, so it didn't look like much of a line at all. I would have greatly appreciated someone or some sign saying "if you want a makeover, get in line here." They assumed everyone wanted their hair done, but the makeup was barely mentioned. If they told us that makeovers were open via microphone, then I definitely missed it. The makeup was not regulated at all by time or group number, so we waited an hour outside while the groups filed through, when we could have been standing in line for makeovers (not really, my hips can't handle that much standing). Because no one really talked to us, I didn't know that the people in the makeup corner were part of the event. I thought maybe those were paying clients getting their makeup done. They were also taking their sweet time on each client (it is an art form I suppose) but it just didn't seem right. I've been to this salon before, the corner where 5 people were getting their makeup done is where one person normally sits. That was 10 people in a 3x3 (if that) area.
Then we each got about 5 minutes in the chair, where we were asked what our hair-problems were, and subsequently offered B&B products. I don't mind being sold products, as I am a product junkie, but I just felt kind of cheated. (Having been a beauty insider at Sephora for as long as I have, I should be used to this feeling by now, but alas I am not.) I saw some girls get their hair curled and braided into a sweet updo, and I just don't understand how that happened in 5 minutes? I was sprayed down with B&B products and blow dried half-way. I was never asked what I wanted. My mom had a similar experience.
HOWEVER, I loved my stylist. He was amazingly nice. I have nothing against Charles, or this salon, just the poor planning that went into this event.
All the mirrors had the hashtags for the event written on them.
Once I saw this sign, I realized what this event was all about: getting clients for Smooth Lines and selling B&B products. For Sephora it's never just about making your customers amazingly happy. It's about four companies mutually benefiting from each other. Smooth lines, Bumble and Bumble, and Bobbi Brown got advertising. Smooth lines was able to get new clients, Bumble and Bumble got consumers to try/buy their products, and Bobbi Brown got fairly good advertising. Financially, it is smart that Sephora does this, but at the same time, I'm tired of Sephora acting like they're the best, and then just apologizing when they mess up or show their true hand (i.e. the Sephora Play! Box just being a way to make money off of samples that used to be free with in-store purchase). Reluctantly, I made an appointment for a haircut, because one, I couldn't pass up a $15 off coupon, and I really did like my stylist Charles, despite not loving the event or lack of care that went into logistics.
This is me after the event with my goodie bag, I'm not going to lie once I got the goodie bag I was completely subdued. Everything I was angry about was suddenly outshined by free products.
Here's the sticker they gave us to put on our clothes to show our group number.
Verdict: I think if this were at another (bigger) salon with a better layout, it would have been a much more enjoyable event. Note to Smooth Lines: acoustics matter. You can't just throw 50 chatty people into a concrete room and then add a guy with a microphone to fix it. It will most definitely not fix it. Also, my feeling about this overcrowded mess was that either someone severely overestimated the number of people that could comfortably fit in their salon, had a terrible logistics, or they got greedy and weren't too selective like they should have been. It also would have been nice to see the raffle prizes. On to the gift bags!
Cute tote bag $5?
Bumble and bumble Repair Blow Dry 0.5 oz $3.10
Bumble and bumbleStraight Blow Dry0.5 oz $3.10
Bumble and bumbleThickening Hairspray 1 oz $3.63
Bumble and bumble Thickening Shampoo 2 oz $10
Bumble and bumble Thickening Shampoo 2 oz $10
Sephora Gift Card $10 and Compact Mirror $2?
Bobbi Brown Hydrating Eye Cream 0.1 oz $10.40
Bobbi Brown Smokey Eye Mascara This sample does not have a size on it anywhere, but let's just assume it's .02 oz then the retail value would be approximately $3.00
Bobbi Brown Long Wear Cream Stick .03 oz $17.40
Bumble and Bumble Surf Foam Spray Blow Dry 4oz $31
The total estimated retail value for this gift bag is $98.63, plus I got $15 off the haircut, plus we probably ate about $5 in food, drinks, and plasticware, I'd probably pay $15 for a dry style, and I probably have about $1 worth of product in my hair right now. My mom and I both got goodie bags, so added all together adds up to $233.26. That's the closest a 500 point reward has ever come to the money spent for them. If we would have won a raffle prize, this number would be even higher. I hope you've enjoyed this post.
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EBay has a sizable selection of used right-hand-drive vehicles for sale, including models from Jeep, Subaru and Nissan. Since the most common right-hand-drive vehicles are postal vehicles, a number of sites also have used Jeep vehicles for sale including Postal Pete's, PostalMag.com and US Drive Right.
As there are a number of regulations and requirements for importing vehicles into the United States, companies that handle inspections and customs paperwork are often the best option when searching for right-hand-drive vehicles. Rivsu Imports and Right Hand USA have on-hand inventory and listings for cars already imported as well as cars that are ready for importation.


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Master of Bling
Rose Gold Finish Lab Diamond Real Solid Steel Jesus Pendant Chain
This Pendant features lab diamonds on its forefront. The pendant is wrapped around in Solid. Stainless Steel and topped off with a 14K Rose Gold Finish. Comes with a FREE Necklace!!
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Make: Stainless Steel Pendant
Stone Type: Lab Diamonds
Stone Color: White
Stone Cut: Round
Charm Dimensions: Length- 1.9 IN; Width: 0.8 Inches
Chain Dimensions:Width: 2 MM; Length: 36 Inches
Weight: 12.4 grams
Material: .316 Stainless Steel
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The Collector, Lynn Wyatt
Have you ever wanted to own an important piece of fashion history? How about a glamorous Parisian Haute Couture evening gown commissioned by one of Houston's most famous fashion icons? Currently up for bids on auction site paddle8, is a small collection of important ball gowns, suits, and coats, from Houston resident and friend to River Oaks District, Lynn Wyatt. All proceeds from the sale are going to benefit Houston's Rothko Chapel where Mrs. Wyatt is currently an international cultural ambassador and advisor.
In addition to the auction of these impressive garments, Mrs. Wyatt is also selling some personal art and rare books, including a signed print by Andy Warhol, some very rare "Love" prints from Yves Saint Laurent, and two original photographs from Robert Mapplethorpe. If that wasn't enough, her movie and music celebrity friends are also getting in on the auction action; a leather jacket donated by U2 lead singer Bono, movie props from director Wes Anderson, even a bedtime story from actress Tilda Swinton, read to the lucky winner over Skype.
One of Truman Capote's original swans, Mrs. Wyatt is known as a legendary hostess, fashion icon, arts patron, and benefactor. A member of the International Best-Dressed List Hall of Fame, her effusive taste and style is now within reach while also helping to make a difference to one of Houston's most important independent cultural institutions.
The Collector: Lynn Wyatt. February 15th through February 29th. paddle8
Photography Credits
Lynn Wyatt in The Rothko Chapel photographed by Robert Polidori: Courtesy of the Paul Kasmin Gallery
Lynn Wyatt in her home photographed by Kyle Knodell: Courtesy of Paddle8


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Report NEP-CBE-2009-03-07This is the archive for NEP-CBE, a report on new working papers in the area of Cognitive & Behavioural Economics. Marco Novarese issued this report. It is usually issued weekly.
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Other reports in NEP-CBE
The following items were announced in this report:
- Wilson, Chris M, 2009. "Market Frictions: A Unified Model of Search and Switching Costs," MPRA Paper 13672, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Gilad Aharonovitz & Nathan Skuza & Faysal Fahs, 2008. "Can Integrity Replace Institutions? Theory and Evidence," Working Papers 2009-06, School of Economic Sciences, Washington State University.
- Nagore Iriberri & Pedro Rey-Biel, 2008. "The role of role uncertainty in modified dictator games," Economics Working Papers 1147, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, revised Apr 2010.
- M. Raimondi, 2009. "Reasons behind public goods provision," Economics Department Working Papers 2009-EP04, Department of Economics, Parma University (Italy).
- Item repec:dgr:uvatin:20090015 is not listed on IDEAS anymore
- Dulleck, Uwe & Rudolf, Kerschbamer & Matthias, Sutter, 2009. "The Economics of Credence Goods: On the Role of Liability, Verifiability, Reputation and Competition," Working Papers in Economics 348, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics.
- In-Koo Cho & Akihiko Matsui, 2009. "Matching, Aspiration and Long-Term Relationship," Levine's Working Paper Archive 814577000000000134, David K. Levine.
- Juan M. Contreras & Beomsoo Kim & Ignez M. Tristao, 2009. "Does Experience Make Better Doctors?," Discussion Paper Series 0902, Institute of Economic Research, Korea University.
- Ghazala Azmat & Nagore Iriberri, 2009. "The importance of relative performance feedback information: Evidence from a natural experiment using high school students," Economics Working Papers 1148, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, revised Mar 2010.
- Novarese, Marco, 2009. "Past success and present overconfidence," MPRA Paper 13754, University Library of Munich, Germany.