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Dec 8 – Join us for a performance of 'A Seraphic Fire Christmas'
December 8, 2017 | 5:00 pm till 9:00 pm
The Harvard Club of Miami
cordially invites you to
A Seraphic Fire Christmas
Please join us for a reception at Seasons 52 prior to the performance
5:00PM – 7:00PM: Reception at Main Bar of Seasons 52
7:30PM – 9:00PM: Performance at First United Methodist Church
Seasons 52 on Miracle Mile
321 Miracle Mile
Coral Gables, FL 33134
(305) 442-8552
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We will be entitled to a glass of wine and some free flatbread hors d'oeuvres
For those of you who would like to have dinner that evening at Seasons 52, please reserve early through Ana Fernandes, Sales Manager
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First United Methodist Church of Coral Gables
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Coral Gables, FL 33134
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Harvard Club of Miami Current dues-paying members (plus one guest): $45.00 per person
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Muslims kidnap 30 villagers, murder seven shepherds "residents could not defend themselves because their weapons had been confiscated, first by US-led forces which invaded Iraq in 2003, by IS from 2014 and then again by Iraqi security forces and their paramilitary allies."www.jihadwatch.org/2018/06/iraq-muslims-kidnap-30-villagers-murder-seven-sheperds
"The Magdeburg Confession: 13th of April 1550 AD" by Pastors of Magdeburg, Matthew Trewhella, George Grant, Matthew Colvin
"The Magdeburg Confession was written and signed by actors in an amazing drama that called into question how righteous men ought to respond to those in power and authority when such men make unjust or immoral laws or decrees."
Bravo Zulu to Matthew VanDyke!
Are we ready at home to defend our families and communities and fulfill our duties as able bodied militiamen? Are we willing to support those in need?
Update: ISIS is operating a camp just a few miles from El Paso, Texas (2)
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Recognizing the failure of the international community and governments to adequately protect the defenseless and support those struggling for freedom around the world, SOLI founder Matthew VanDyke realized the need for rapid on-the-ground action to help those whom the international system had failed.Sons of Liberty International (SOLI) www.sonsoflibertyinternational.com
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Chasing Ghosts in Rural South Africa – The Forgotten Route with Wine Flies // FrameAmbition
Hello hello!
In the not-so-distant past I was fortunate enough to hop on a 2-day, 1-night trip from Cape Town into the Karoo and into the more distant past in search of The Forgotten Route – tracing the footsteps of early Dutch settlers moving inland in search of green pastures, diamonds and such. Cool, I love history and I love trains. I even like the Karoo. But would I end up feeling more than a little irritated by this celebration of the arrival of Europeans in Africa knowing what it turned into, especially down south? Possibly.
What you need to know:
What: A road and train trip tracing the footsteps of early settlers from Cape Town into the old towns of the Karoo.
How much: R1950 per person which includes transport to and from central Cape Town, tastings at a wine farm and olive farm, train are from Worcester to Matjiesfontein, bus tour of Matjiesfontein, braai (BBQ) dinner and overnight accommodation. Excludes lunches on both days and additional purchases on the farms, hotel bar, etc.
Who: There's something for everyone. Solo travellers like me, couples, families, groups of friends, whoever. Groups are typically limited to 13 people per tour. History buffs, wine and food lovers, ghost-hunters and those at home in nature and the peace and quiet of little old towns will appreciate this the most.
Where: Cape Town – Worcester by road. Worcester – Matjiesfontein by train, where your guide drives to meet you. Matjiesfontein – Koo Valley and Montagu by road again, all the way back to Cape Town again.
When: The tour takes off on a Friday morning only once every few months, kicking off around 9am and returning to Cape Town by 5pm the following day.
Ours was a nice intimate affair and an interesting mix of three couples – two anniversary celebrations – our delightful guide Mark and little me. So in I went knowing at the very least there would be wine involved and a train ride which I'm always down for, especially surrounded by the mountains of the Western Cape. Plus, my own cottage. Score!
What went down:
Day 1 – Old Cape Town, Red Wine Ice Cream and the Shortest City Bus Tour in the World
Cape Town: Company's Gardens and the Kimberley Hotel
The day kicked off with an old-school welcome declaration yelled by some guy dressed up weird on the street (our first guide Riaan lol) who led us on a stroll around central Cape Town dropping knowledge bombs about the beginnings of the city that almost all of us had always missed. A gargoyle here, an inscription there, through the Arch for Arch and into the Company's Gardens, one of my favourite spots in the city.
We stopped at the Cecil Rhodes statue at the gardens and chatted about his life, his legacy and the recent protests surrounding it. It was brought up that as he died in his 40's who knows what more he could have achieved and it was even suggested by some that the attitudes and actions he's best known for were "not that bad for the time". Wow. Okay then. This would be an interesting couple of days.
We took a quick ride to the quirky Kimberley Hotel – the oldest in the city – for a coffee and to be issued with our passports. Yes, time travel was to be taken seriously here!
Kirabo Wine Cellar: Cupcakes and Elephant Rears
On the road and out of Cape Town we went towards Kirabo Wine Cellars in Rawsonville for a private wine, biltong and cupcake tasting. We arrived and were shown to a beautiful lawn set-up complete with freezing, deep plunge-pool. Bliss.
The name Kirabo, as it turns out, was the result of a google search after realizing the family name is already taken by another wine brand and the farm name is too likely to be mispronounced by non-Afrikaans speakers. Final choice: a name meaning 'a gift from heaven' or 'to get down/party' in a mystery African language (not Kiswahili as was suggested - I literally asked everyone at home as I was sure I'd never heard it before. Nope.)
We got down to tasting a variety of reds guided by winemaker Karen whose family own the farm, the group's firm favourite being their Merlot-Shiraz blend Cupcake, which has on the label a cheeky elephant booty keeping in the vibe of the wine. After alternating between wine-tasting and foot-wetting sessions in the pool accompanied by wine-infused cupcakes and shiraz ice-cream, it was time to get going.
We had a train to catch!
Pull in to Worcester to jump on my old friend, the Shosholoza Meyl train for the 2-hour ride to Matjiesfontein where we'd be spending the night. It seems we either missed the train or it was late so we took a little express tour of Worcester - not a whole lot going on but it's cute!
Finally the train rolls in, we hop on and head to the dining car for drinks and lunch; writing and photo-editing for me. Mark, who was our darling tour guide through the whole 2-day experience, read out the temperature before we boarded the train: 41°C. I was afraid to check it again. The scenery around was dry but still really beautiful. The Western Cape and its mountain ranges never disappoints. Hardly any life, but some donkeys. I'm inspired to write.
Matjiesfontein: Lushness in the Desert and the shortest city bus tour ever
We were welcomed to Matjiesfontein station with glasses of sweet wine and a cute old victrola playing some jams to set the mood. We had officially arrived in the late 1800's.
After setting our bags down in our cottages down the road in the Rietfontein Reserve, it was time for a little roam around the one-street town and the lawns of the Lord Milner Hotel. I ran around in the cacti and took pictures of the grounds. Those whose packing game was more on point than mine went for a swim at the hotel's pool.
Nice and settled in, we headed to the front of the hotel to meet Johnny, the town's pride, who would be our guide on the shortest city tour in the world aboard an old red double-decker bus. Johnny cracked us up with stories about his hometown like where the first cricket match between England and South Africa was played and pointed out that an old hearse carriage was empty so 'the ghosts would be walking today'. An absolute legend. The tour ended with a mini-tour of the Lord Milner Hotel's dining and other rooms complete with stories of the first owners, Lord Milner and his wife and before we knew it we were getting ready for our braai dinner of Karoo lamb fresh from a farm nearby.
Dinner came with the most amazing and unexpected stories all around our intimate group accompanied by that banging Cupcake wine and knowing we had a midnight wander of the Marie Rawdon Museum ahead of us, talk turned to ghosts, the afterlife and all things spooky very fast.
The eight of us had the collection of antique clothing, sewing machines, Victorian household objects and more to ourselves holding onto each other every step of the way because wow, the creeps. I thought it wise to introduce myself to the ghosts in my cottage when I got back to sleep alone in my 2-bed accommodation. They seemed to be at peace.
Day 2 – A cemetery and some home-grown lunch and olives
The next day kicked off with a lovely breakfast at the Lord Milner Hotel and a last peruse around the town's transport museum with an impressive collection of luxury vintage cars and trains, the old post office and the nearby cemetery (word was that it was considered we do this instead of the museum late the previous night. How 'bout no).
And we hit the road again for a day savoring the best food and drink that the Keisie Valley and Montagu had to offer. We kicked it of with a hearty home-cooked lunch at Oupa Batt se Winkel (Grandpa Batt's Shop) where we tried and bought the best biltong in the land and sipped on sweet wine as a light rain rolled in.
We carried on for one last hurrah at award-winning Marbrin Olive Farm in Robertson to try out Clint's best olives, olive oils, vinegars and preserves before some bidding wars on the last few bottles of limoncello. Things got heated.
And before we knew it, that was it. A quiet ride back in to Cape Town with full stomachs and full hearts, as cheesy as it sounds.
Overall thoughts:
Trust me and go. We may well have gotten lucky with such a fun eclectic group and left with new friends, but this is an experience I'd take several different people on without a second thought. Matjiesfontein is so little but full of so much history (and mystery) that I honestly could have stuck around for a week just roaming around, taking pictures, reading and mis-pronouncing old Afrikaans words and songs.
On the colonial history discomfort front: appreciating history for me goes across the board. The only way to learn from the past is to acknowledge all the sides and stories from it, and from the Cape Town segment of the tour to the intertwined lives of indigenous, British and Dutch populations in the Karoo and beyond, The Forgotten Route does a good job of involving people who are the living legacy of all these threads of the country's history. At the end of the day it's all about people and the Western Cape of today is a result of a lot of those represented on this experience.
So props to the Wine Flies team! Check them and all their other tours out here.
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*This was a sponsored trip and collaboration with Wine Flies Tours but all opinions of my experience are my own because as always, I want you guys to win. Thanks for reading;)


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The Adventures of Sir Benfro with James Oswald
James Oswald is possibly best known for his supernatural crime novels set in Edinburgh, or the lovely pictures of cows he shares on his Instagram. But before he became a bestselling crime writer, James wrote a classic fantasy series, The Ballad of Sir Benfro. Inspired by the language and folklore of Wales, it follows the adventures of a young dragon called Sir Benfro who lives in a land where his kind have been hunted near to extinction by men. It's a magical tale of adventure, friendship, and (most importantly) DRAGONS!
Find out more about: James Oswald!
Chaired by David Bishop
Running Time: 60 minutes
Tickets: £8/ £6 concession
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what is the bloom project?
There is an epidemic of shame. It needs to be broken.
The problem comes when we try to configure our "beauty" to meet our perceived understanding of someone else's cultural standards. We think, "Oh, he, she or they probably like…" and we become.
Jesus is beauty, when I have nothing to give. He is strength when I am weakened. He is perfection in all the ways that contouring and spandex can't be.
It's okay to be beautiful. It's okay to be stunning and put on gorgeous dress or not. It's okay to grow slowly. It's okay to learn quickly. It's okay to be strong, and intelligent, and wildly compassionate, or full of stillness and peace. It's okay to be full of joy. It's okay to be honest about pain. For the glory of God, it's okay to just be.
But even still, there has to be a truer, more sincere purpose to "being beautiful and authentic".
I wonder if the pursuit of beauty and authenticity has less to do with me and more to do with the ultimate standard of beauty--the glory and holiness of Jesus? Jesus, the one who died and came alive again to redeem our most authentic selves? I wonder if the sole purpose of being beautiful is to demonstrate the glory of God? True beauty is the glory of Jesus revealed. He is beautiful. He is true, he is strong, he is gentle, he is holy, he is good, he is sweet. And he is the one who has given me sensitive nerve endings and a strong heartbeat and cheeks that flush when I have no clue what I'm saying--and I have been ashamed of all of these things that he created about me. Why?
Because I aligned my identity to the ideas of my culture instead of aligning my identity to the beat of God's heart.
Lastly, beauty does not have to be this malleable, overly-controlled thing that we think too much of or don't think about at all. Isn't it really a state of being? A state of effortlessly revealing the glory of Jesus? That way if someone thinks that I am beautiful, I can just be okay to know that they admire my state of being, not that I've worn something immodest or that I've been too (insert word here). If I can think of it this way, maybe I can believe it.
This project is a three-part response to the fear of being beautiful and demonstrating the glory of God in the pursuit of true beauty.


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If you like brownies, then you must try this recipe! I know there's been many debates about whether it's better to use real chocolate vs. cocoa powder, etc., but this recipe produced one of the best brownies I've ever had. It's not too sweet, yet still rich and chocolatey. There is a nice contrast between the cake-like, crunchy top and the soft, chewy centers.
This is a recipe created by the master chocolatier, Alice Medrich! By using cocoa powder instead of chocolate, she was able to control the fat and sugar content of these brownies, thereby preventing them from being overly sweet. If you're unfamiliar with Alice Medrich, she is referred to as the First Lady of Chocolate. Here's an [article from NY times] (published in 1988!) which says that truffles were practically unknown in the U.S before she started making and selling them from her home in Berkeley! Now she is a world renowned baker and author that specializes in chocolate. Needless to say, you can trust that this recipe will be a good one!
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This MV has a very interesting (although a bit sad) plot. Disregard the number of dislikes... she recently had a scandal and formed a lot of anti-fans because of that.
Here's an [analysis] of the storyline if you're interested!
10 Tablespoons unsalted butter (1 1/4 sticks)
1 1/4 cup sugar
3/4 cups + 2 Tablespoons unsweetened natural cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2/3 cup chopped pecans
makes 16-25 brownies
adapted from food 52; original recipe from Bittersweet by Alice Medrich
1. Preheat the oven to 325F.
2. Toast the pecans in the oven for 6-7 minutes until they are lightly browned and fragrant.
3. Line the bottom and sides of an 8-inch square baking pan with foil or parchment paper.
4. Combine the butter, sugar, cocoa powder, and salt in a heatproof bowl and set the bowl in a skillet or pot of barely simmering water (see picture for details). Stir occasionally until all of the butter is melted and the mixture is hot to the touch. The resulting mixture should be smooth in consistency. Set aside and allow to cool until warm, not hot.
5. Stir in the vanilla and add the eggs one at a time, stirring vigorously with a wooden spoon after each one. After the batter is well blended, add the flour.
6. Beat vigorously for about 40 strokes or so with the wooden spoon. Stir in the nuts and pour the mixture into the baking pan.
7. Bake for 30-35 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out slightly moist.
8. Allow to cool completely. Lift the ends of the aluminum foil or parchment paper, and transfer the brownies to a cutting board. Cut into 16 or 25 squares, depending on your preference.
Enjoy! These are great with some sea salt sprinkled on top! You could add them after baking, or if you add them halfway through the baking time, they would adhere even better.


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Intermediate Golf School - January 2018
Kieran McMahon coached the Intermediate Golf School at Cypress Lakes over two rather hot days, and one rather cool day. The group of six women were looking to improve their all-round game, particularly their short-game and course management.
Over the three days all aspects of their game were evaluated - from putting stroke to putting under pressure, chipping, pitching, bunker play and swing analysis. Suggestions were made on how to improve each facet. A private web-page was provided for each participant after the school, detailing where improvements could be made, and including drills to achieve the improvements where appropriate.
Each day involved clinics, playing lessons, lots of good food, laughs, a glass or two of wine with lovely two-course dinners at Hunters Quarter and Amanda's on the Edge.
Everyone farewelled the lovely Hunter Valley with new skills and new friendships.
Golfers' Checklist
A checklist on the basics - from putting to chipping, grip to downswing.
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I, John Kearns, and I, Pat Cahill, join hands to present two special yuletide editions of our messy, loving, self-flagellant off broadway show 110%.
We provide festive chat, merry dances, new bits and old. We have our regulars in the audiences, on the stage, and in the bar, all poised to return with new thoughts on the northern line, new sings to song and new pints to be dropped.
Come down and become part of a conversation between two idiots and the rest of their liiiiiiives. Also featuring our favourite guest friend comedians doing whatever the hell they want!
20 Dec's special guests include Daniel Kitson, Joz Norris and Nick Helm.


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In April of 2015, Jonathan and I took a trip to Yosemite National Park. Neither one of us had been, and we thought it would be a great opportunity to experience it together. I can't remember when we had found out, but I was actually pregnant for the first time, during this trip and do remember being really excited for our first ultrasound, a few days afterward.
When we went to that appointment, however, we found out our sweet babe didn't have a heartbeat. Looking back at this trip, it always marks the start of our miscarriage story. Maybe that's why it's taken me so long to look at pictures and get this video completed.
Now that Sebastian is here, I look at this trip very differently. Yes, this trip reminds me of that miscarriage and all of the heartache we went along with it. But I also now remember how truly incredible Yosemite was, and how I cannot wait to share it with my son. So here it is, finally, almost two years later: our Yosemite video.
The Woolleys Do Yosemite National Park
So there it is. And if you're so inclined, feel free to watch all of our travel videos (and soon videos to come of our son!), on our YouTube channel. Just click the button below.


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Women's Day: new freebie, customise your credit card
It is not a long time that women in this corner of the planet can be financial independent. In other places it is still a utopia. And even here in Europe there are still many battles for us women to fight in the money field.
Today we are celebrating the goals achieved by women in the past that allow us to enjoy a freedom that is yet to come for other sisters. My way of celebrating it is to share a new freebie with you. It is a background image that you can download* and use to customise your credit card (many banks offer this service, ask yours).
To access this freebie and all the others I've been doing this year, just go to this page. They are completely free for private use. You don't have to do anything else but clicking on the preview. I imagine though, that if you are doing that it is because you like my work. Then you might have interest in joining my newsletter, featuring my latest projects. If so, please subscribe here. I would love to keep in contact with you that way.
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We both had an absolutely amazing time in South Africa and Mozambique - thank you so much for putting together the trip of a lifetime for us! All of the places we went to were excellent - we were particularly impressed by how personal the service was everywhere we went. It is difficult to pick the overall highlight of the trip as there were so many! However, we both thought that the safari was overall the best part of an exceptional trip. The service, facilities and food were all superb, Kenneth and George (our ranger and tracker) were brilliant and incredibly knowledgeable, and we were amazed at the variety and number of animals that we saw during our four days there.
Thanks again for all of your hard work to organise this trip for us. We really appreciated the fact that you always went the extra mile for us, and dealt with the problems we had with the Mozambique accommodation so calmly and efficiently! Thanks in particular for all you did in the week before our wedding when we had quite a lot of other things to do at the same time! We definitely could not have organised a trip even half as good without you, and would not hesitate to recommend Here's My Card to our family and friends.
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Verdion has announced its plan to speculatively develop another 565,000 sq ft of logistics space, following the successful year of letting activity at its £500 million iPort development in Doncaster, South Yorkshire.
Due to significant demand in the market and a shortage of Grade A warehouse space, Verdion, with its funding partner the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP), has pushed the button on the development of up to 565,000 sq ft of warehouse space. The first new unit, part of Phase One of the 6 million sq ft (570,00 sq m) intermodal scheme, will comprise 190,000 sq ft and will be available from Q3 2017.
Michael Hughes, CEO of Verdion, comments: "It's been a great year for iPort. We have let over 1.65 million sq ft to some of the world's largest companies, with a further deal announcement involving a household name coming very soon.
"This new tranche of speculative development demonstrates our strong confidence in the UK market and the very real location and commercial strengths offered at iPort."


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Over the last 20 years IDRC has located and recovered Billions for our clients as well as having hundreds of fraudsters indicted and incarcerated. To date our asset locations are running approximately 93%. While our main goal is to recover funds stolen, embezzled or swindled from our clients as a last resort we develop a prosecutable case that can be turned over to the appropriate authorities.
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Meadowood is a 131-acre neighborhood retirement community located in Worcester, PA. It provides residents with choices in independent living, including customizable apartments, courtyard homes, and classic English carriage homes, as well as a full continuum of care. Along with manicured gardens, grounds, and scenic trails, it also offers a variety of activities including a fitness center, an indoor swimming pool, an art and ceramics studios, woodworking and craft shops, a computer lab, a 8,000-volume library with fireplace, flower and vegetable garden areas, and special excursions. Meadowood is truly a unique and all-inclusive community that takes senior care to a whole new level.
Varsity is a leading full-service strategic marketing firm focused on winning the mature market. They partner with organizations in the senior living, technology, consumer goods & services, and healthcare spaces. Their integrated approach addresses marketing challenges through research, branding, strategic planning and web design, as well as social, web and traditional media. They offer very industry-specific expertise In the senior housing space, including a sales consulting practice that works hand in glove with our marketing and advertising services.
They focus on delivering fresh thinking in mature marketing.
We partnered with Varsity to help capture the true heart of the Meadowood's unique community and lifestyle for promotional materials. We used natural lighting to capture Meadowood's real resident, using the residents' homes and immaculate facilities as a beautiful backdrop. While were we there to capture the community, its charming and warm residents stole the shoot and our hearts.


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Health Care Law examines the various legal, regulatory and ethical issues that most frequently arise in health care and that affect both health care organizations and health care providers. This course will address what role the law plays in: (i) promoting the quality of health care; (ii) organizing the delivery of health care; (iii) assuring adequate control of the cost of health care; (iv) promoting access to necessary health care, and (v) protecting the human rights of those who are provided care within the health care system.
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In a world that equates progress with skyscrapers and suburbia, maybe it's a surprise to experience the rural tranquility of Northumberland. Here, church spires and farm silos still outnumber apartment towers and the major landmarks are buildings that are well beyond the century mark. In fact, it's like an open-air museum of 19th-century architectural history.
The most ambitious buildings are found in towns, particularly Cobourg and Port Hope, where the well-to-do flaunted their status in a continuous game of architectural one-upmanship. Even the smaller places--Brighton, Campbellford and Warkworth--have their share of architectural ambitions while in the countryside, the humble farmhouses have a charm all their own.
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Cadillac has spent the better part of its existence in catch-up mode, breathing in the exhaust of Mercedes-Benz and wiping BMW's tire smoke out of its eyes.
Cadillac doesn't set the bar for luxury cars; it strives to attain the level set by other carmakers. It wasn't always that way, of course. There was a time when Cadillac was, well, the Cadillac of luxury cars.
Those days are long gone, and the Cadillac of today plays second fiddle to BMW, Lexus, Audi, Mercedes-Benz, and more. Its cars are reactions to competing cars, not proactive and innovative products that inspire the industry.
That could all change with the introduction of one car: the CT6.
Will Churchill, a Cadillac dealer in Texas, said:
We spend our whole life chasing others in this market…. For once, we'll be the ones planting a stake in the ground and sort of creating a new niche.
The CT6 will take on the likes of the BMW 7 Series, Audi A8, and Mercedes-Benz S-Class. It'll do it, though, from a smaller, more athletic platform and at a significantly lower cost. Plus, it'll be built with some of the most innovative manufacturing technology in the industry, including the "world's most advanced body structure."
Things like advanced body structures aren't an easy sell to consumers, because they aren't tangible benefits like other technology. The CT6 will have those bases covered, too, though.
Like the Tesla Model S we mentioned yesterday, the 2017 CT6 will feature semiautonomous driving, which will allow for hands-free steering and feet-free braking, even in bumper-to-bumper traffic.
With an expected starting price of about $60,000, the CT6 should be a Cadillac that paves new ground in the ultra-luxury field, because it'll be playing in a field of cars that are priced at $80,000 and higher. It'll also have the choice of two new engines, a 3.6-liter V6 and a 3.0-liter twin-turbo V6. Both will feature active fuel management and automatic stop-start that should result in significantly better fuel economy than the competition.
Cadillac will show the CT6 at the New York Auto Show, and it could set a new standard other automakers will try to copy.
The big question is, would you rather get a new Cadillac CT6 or a used BMW 7 Series?
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Neighbor Connect in Longfellow
Neighbor Connect is a collaborative effort of residents, organizations, businesses, faith communities and schools working toward a vision of an isolation-free neighborhood.
If you live or work in Longfellow, you can be a part of Neighbor Connect!
- Neighbors as Visiting Companions meet one-to-one or in groups with the goal of creating isolation-free blocks.
- Volunteer Block Leaders organize and energize block groups of Visiting Companions.
- By working together, we'll ensure that isolated elders have access to a fuller array of services. Current participating organizations include Little Brothers – Friends of the Elderly, Longfellow/Seward Healthy Seniors, Longfellow Community Council, Meals on Wheels, and more.
- Members of the business community learn ways to be welcoming to elders and offset their isolation, while also benefiting through enduring customer relationships.
NEW staff position opening!
Develop and launch Neighbor Connect as our LBFE – VISTA Neighborhood Initiative Coordinator!
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Introducing ELSA Malta to Prospective Students
What is ELSA?
The European Law Student Association was founded by five students from Poland, Austria, Hungary and West Germany on May 4th 1981 on a train to Vienna. ELSA brings together over 50 000 law students, from 43 European countries, who share a common goal "contributing to legal education, fostering a mutual understanding and promoting social responsibility amongst law students and young lawyers", whilst also helping to create "a just world in which there is respect for human dignity and cultural diversity". ELSA eventually expanded to Malta in 1986, where it continues to thrive and offer law students at University countless local and international opportunities.
Why should you be interested?
The main academic events organised by ELSA Malta are the moot-court competitions. ELSA Malta starts helping law students familiarise themselves with moot courts from their first year, allowing them to ease into it and learn about the moot court process, rather than be thrown into their first moot court in the fifth year and left to learn about the whole process within a few months. ELSA Malta also organises informative sessions and seminars throughout the scholastic year, helping first-year law students overcome any fears or queries they might have about the course, whilst also helping law students from various years expand their legal knowledge.
ELSA Malta also organises a series of 'How to Sessions', which seek to equip law students with tools which will not only prove to be beneficial for the duration of their course at University but for their entire legal career. The first 'How to Session' will be related to Assignment Writing and Legal Research and is specifically tailored to cater for first-year law students.
Apart from organising countless academic events, ELSA Malta is also at the forefront of organising the most memorable social events for law students. These events include Booze Cruise, FRAT (an American themed college party usually held in September), and ELSA Malta's Law Freshers' Drinks. The Freshers' Drinks allows potential first-year law students to interact with one another, create friendships that will last a lifetime, and help them get through the law course. Starting University is a big step for everybody and ELSA Malta wants to help freshers leap into the course with the right information and with practical tips.
Speaking of practical tips, have you heard of their Legal Translator app? Available on both iOS and Android, it offers students the possibility to translate legal terms from English to Maltese or from Maltese to English.
Freshers' Drinks are up next!
Luckily, the Freshers' Drinks are around the corner. Join ELSA Malta's fun and informative event on Wednesday, 1st August, from 18:30 till 22:30 at the Cavalieri Art Hotel in St. Julian's, by reserving your place here.
Remain up-to-date by following them on Facebook and Instagram!
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How Automakers Need to Change to Remain Competitive
In our ongoing partnership with KPMG, we continue to collaborate with industry leaders across the automotive industry to identify trends, opportunities, and solutions. In our previous installment, we explored new ways technology is driving innovation and transformation in the industry. In this story, we cover how the convergence of technology and the traditional automotive sector is prompting companies to examine and make necessary changes to their business in order to remain competitive.
"A lot of organizations will need to be willing to go through the hard choices and the hard decisions to let go of the past an embrace the new, bold future."
1. Technology convergence forces disruptive changes to the automotive business model
The automotive industry is going through a massive transformation. Cars are no longer simple vessels that transport us from point A to point B--they have evolved rapidly into highly complex computers that deliver a whole host of services far beyond transportation. Entertainment, communications, connectivity, and navigation are just the beginning. This convergence between technology and automobiles continues to force tremendous changes to the auto industry's business model to remain competitive.
We are witnessing a pivot in car manufacturers' roles: they are transitioning from being hardware to software manufacturers. "In cars today, there are more lines of code than there were on spaceships that have gone to the moon, which means that cars are becoming extremely complex," notes Lisa Joy Rosner, CMO of Otonomo.
That pivot is signaling a complete change in the way auto manufacturers approach consumers and the way they service them. Before, once the car rolled off the assembly line, the relationship between the manufacturer and the consumer transitioned to simple periodic maintenance appointments. "Now, as software providers, car manufacturers have to maintain their relationships with drivers consistently to update their software and provide service far beyond the initial transaction," Rosner adds.
Additionally, convergence between automotive and technology is expanding our definition of "automotive." Over the last five years, automotive companies have been changing their mantra and marketing from being car making companies to mobility companies. "When you redefine the automobile to a version of mobility, you're expanding the definition of automotive and transport. Add high-tech into that, and now what used to be a thing that you purchased could potentially become a service instead, which completely uproots the entire industry," notes Liz Kerton, Executive Director of the AutoTech Council.
2. Automotive companies re-evaluate their place across the value chain
According to Jim Adler, Managing Director at Toyota AI Ventures, "Automakers are no longer competing with themselves. They're actually competing with new, insurgent companies that really have capabilities around data and software. They're really data native." This competitive shift, coupled with the new business models discussed above, is forcing OEMs and the auto industry generally to learn these new capabilities so they can better compete in the new evolution of the industry.
Similarly, Brian Heckler, National Line of Business Leader, Industrial Markets at KPMG, believes these shifts are forcing automotive companies to re-evaluate where they fall on the value chain. "As new entrants from tech giants to startups continue to accelerate the pace of innovation, traditional OEM's are going to have to decide what part of the value chain they want to operate. OEMs are wrestling with questions such as are we a design and build firm, a final assembly firm, a customer experience firm, or a safe reliable transport firm? The answers to these questions will fundamentally transform who does what in the automotive ecosystem, and who will be best positioned to remain competitive and extract value from each element of the value chain."
3. Shifts in cultures and hiring models redefine the automotive industry
The changing business model and shifting priorities on the value chain also continue to exert pressures on both the culture and human infrastructure of automotive companies. Heckler asserts that to remain competitive, automotive companies need to focus on getting the culture right first. In his article for Industry Week, "Making the Leap to Artificial Intelligence: 4 Keys for Manufacturers," he cites four key areas that will remain critical in this competitive landscape: conducting cultural due diligence, designing new research and development and business models for success, applying the right-minded leader or mentor, and emphasizing communication.
"Companies have to rethink where they're going to play, the kind of skills they need, the kind of capabilities they need, and what is valuable. That change requires great leadership to be able to know when to do things, and what to do, and how to do them," Heckler notes. "A lot of organizations will need to be willing to go through the hard choices and the hard decisions to let go of the past an embrace the new, bold future. As companies migrate through this transition and move towards their next state of where they're going to play in the value chain, their biggest challenge is how they manage that change."
These changes also are impacting the kinds of skills that workers in the new automotive landscape need to bring to the organization. It will be critical to have more highly-skilled technical workers in order to meet the industry's new demands. Rosner adds that "Some of the pain points are just a fundamental shift in culture, in the types of people we have to hire, in the need to be agile, and in development cycles."
How we can help you compete in the Age of IntelligenceTM
Chris Obey, Flex's Automotive President, provides perspective on how we're uniquely poised to partner with automotive and technology customers alike in their journey to remain competitive. "When we take a look at what Flex is and what our customers think of us, they view us as a technology company coming from Silicon Valley to Detroit, instead of a Detroit company trying to go to Silicon Valley and find technology. That gives us a unique advantage."
In addition, our broad-based experience across numerous industries provides us with a unique advantage to leverage innovation from other sectors and bring them to the automotive conversation that few can match. He adds, "When you look at automotive electronic suppliers, most of them are only automotive. When you look at the 12 different industries in which we operate at scale, we have a competitive advantage to be able to take those technologies from other industries and bring them into the car."
Learn more about what automotive experts are saying about how to stay competitive in the Age of IntelligenceTM.
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The Project
The upcoming Winter Youth Convention for the ALJC needed promotional materials beyond simply showing the date and location of the conference. We wanted to develop a piece that would not only inform, but inspire students to take action on what has been given to them.
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"How old would you be if you didn't know how old you were?" –Satchel Paige
I had two new students last week mention that they were probably too old to start writing. I'd like to debunk that myth. It's never too late to get started! It's always a good time to tackle a new dream.
What's Age Got To Do With It?
Jessica Tandy won the Academy Award for Best Actress at age eighty. James Michener didn't write his first novel until age forty-two, then produced a gazillion bestsellers before he died at age ninety. Laura Ingalls Wilder's first Little House book was published when she was 65. There's a woman in my neighborhood who can out-run me, and she's at least seventy. I started biking last year (that's me in the picture), and while my no frills bike (foot brakes, one speed) marks me as old, I can pass younger people going up hills.
Youth isn't everything–not in physical endeavors, nor mental ones. Certainly not in writing!
Experience Rules!
Become comfortable with your current age, even if it's not what you wish it were. You have tremendous writing potential because you've lived long enough to have learned a lot. You have life experience! By now you've been in the work force in one career or more. You've raised children–enough material there alone to last a lifetime!
Some years ago I had an elderly student (70′s) who wrote beautiful historical fiction lifted straight out of her childhood–a la Laura Ingalls Wilder. She loved doing it! She didn't have to do any research, yet her descriptions were superb and rich with detail because she drew on her personal experiences.
Time's a Wastin'
If writing and publishing are aspirations for you–but you've come to it later in life than others–please don't let that stop you. If you come to the end of your life, will you be disappointed that you didn't try? I think you will.
You have the same qualities that drive younger writers: creativity, perseverance, and a passion to succeed. You may not have as much energy, but you probably have a much larger pool of ideas and experiences to draw from. You may also have more time to choose what to do now that children have grown and flown the coop.
Don't be afraid to start something new at any stage of life. Chances are good that, if you apply yourself like any other writer, it's not too late to succeed.


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The Power of Retargeting
First, what IS retargeting or you might have heard it called 'remarketing'? Well, retargeting is when you see a pair of shoes on the Target website and those shoes follow you all.over.the.internet. until you buy them. It's partly due to that powerful Facebook pixel that we have placed on our websites, landing pages, etc.
Retargeting is an amazing strategy to use when running Facebook ads and it should be included in your ad campaigns. There are many ways to retarget. You can retarget based on website visits, engagement and even your customer files (email lists).
Here are just a few ways you can retarget people:
- Retarget people who visit your landing page but don't opt in
- Retarget people who visited your sales page
- Retarget people who have visited certain pages on your website
- Retarget people who have messaged your Facebook page
- Retarget people who have spent a certain amount of time on your website
- Retarget people who have engaged with your Facebook posts or ads
- Retarget people who have engaged with your Facebook page
- Retarget people who've watched your videos or FB lives
- Retarget people who have expressed interest or are going to an event
- Retarget people who have clicked a call to action button
So, how do you retarget?
Step 1: Make sure your Facebook pixel is placed on your website, landing pages and thank you pages. For some of these retargeting options you don't need the pixel but get it on there anyway.
Step 2: Create your audiences. Inside Ads Manager go to:
Ads Manager>3 lines (AKA the Hamburger)>All Tools>Audiences>Create Audience>Custom Audience
(If you use business manager it will bring you to your "Asset Library")
Once you select custom audience you'll have a few options:
My screen currently appears like this. I highlighted the ones I use frequently.
Customer File: This is where you'll upload an email list so you can run ads to your list (or create a Look-a-like audience of that list)
Website Traffic: This is where you'll build audiences of website traffic (ie. People getting to your landing page, people visiting a blog post)
App Activity: I've never used this one but this would be for people who are developing or promoting apps
Offline Activity: This is more for those businesses who have instore purchases. What you do is upload a list of purchases you received in store and compare it to the data inside of facebook to see if any of your ads attributed to those sales. Again, more for local businesses.
Engagement: This is where you'll see TONS of options like people who've engaged with your page, posts, ads, videos, lead forms, etc.
Step 3: Once you've built your audiences you'll need to wait until they are large enough to retarget to. Generally, it must be more than 20. When you're ready to retarget, place your custom audiences inside the Ad Set level (make sure to exclude people who you DON'T want to see the ad (like people who already purchased, maybe your list depending on your goal, etc) and you're set.
That's it. Now you're ready to run your ads. Retargeting is really powerful because it keeps your ads front and center and reminds your warm audiences that they need to take action.
1) If your retargeting audience is small you don't need more than $5-$10 to target them. You will reach them with that size budget.
2) If your retargeting audience is small also keep an eye on your frequency score. You don't want to over saturate your audience and as it could annoy them and they might mark it as spam. If your frequency creeps up (around 3-4) change out the image and run a new ad to them.
3) Consider using the 'reach' ad objective when you retarget if the audience is small (under 50K) because your goal is to reach as many people in that audience as possible.


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After several years of conjecture and a missed E3 showing, the Nintendo change – previously known by its codename Nintendo NX – has been unleashed upon the entire world. London's Olympic Stadium, West Ham's Premier League home, is looked at as a possible location for the games in Britain, and the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox would be the likely groups for 2019. The past of Us 2 may show up on the PS5, mirroring the release of this original game.
– The game has been produced by "Metal Gear" series imaginative lead Hideo Kojima, a legendary character in the gaming company. In a time frame which will reasonably allow developer Rockstar discover ways to in some way top the greatest western game available and potentially the studio's finest hour. Whenever Sony really showcased said Spider-Man game at E3 2017, we were forced to drop our careful pretense and just embrace the sheer fanboyish joy of just what looks like a fantastic Spider-Man experience.
For the first time we will be getting a numbered entry regarding the Dragon Quest series on PC. Like numerous within the series before it, Dragon Quest XI tells a standalone tale about a reincarnated hero busy from a huge w88 คา สิ โน ออ น ไล army. We will be upgrading this short article all through the year, rotating in brand new games and that means you always understand which upcoming PS4 games are on the way.
Perhaps the same can be said of numerous other games, but Jesus of War is unique in the manner it slowly unfolds the layers of its story through moments being large into the grand tradition of epic God of War adventures and small in many ways that people've never seen from this show. I curently have a sizable backlog of games, numerous from 2017 that I have yet getting now I see a lot more for 2018!!!!
Through the art and music, toward easy control system, towards the tale, on gameplay, it carefully guides you to think about room and geometry in brand new and interesting means. From developers, Leap Game Studios comes the upcoming title release, Tunche. After taking annually out in 2017, Battlefield is making a return in 2018 with Battlefield V (or 5), occur World War 2.
Super Mario Party may be the very first installment to have an on-line multiplayer mode, and that means you can challenge players from all over the world in just about any of game's 80 minigames. Wondering where all of the 2D Nintendo games are? There are lots of games that no solid launch date happens to be tied but we all know we're going to hear more about them in 2010, whether that is at E3 2018 or Gamescom or simply through another opportunity.
The following year, the event once again plans to attract players from lots of nations throughout the world thanks to the almost 100 poker tables set-up for the event at Crown's award-winning complex featuring a 560,000 square meter entertainment complex and 1,600 rooms in three separate hotels.


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Organic holiday in the province of Salzburg
Naturhotel Thalerhof: organic hotel in Maria Alm
Organic goods rank first at the 4-star Naturhotel Thalerhof, if you want to combine your holiday in the province of Salzburg with culinary delights. Your organic hotel in Maria Alm mainly uses organic ingredients, which are mostly home grown or regional.
Organic products at Naturhotel Thalerhof
Being a nature hotel, great emphasis is put on organic products. The organic nature beef (beef cattle) at the Thalerhof restaurant exclusively comes from our own organic farm Ebengut , from happy animals that spend the whole summer on lush green mountain pasture meadows. All organic herbs come from our own herb garden and are used for the production of the hotel's herb salt.
An organic breakfast with egg dishes is waiting for you at the hotel restaurant. You can tell whether it is an organic egg by the number stamped on the egg. The 0 before the country indicator AT stands for organic production.
Furthermore, look forward to the organic breakfast corner with cereals, bread, cheese, yoghurt and organic juices. The organic honey comes from Fersterer apiary Maria Alm, the organic teas from the Chiemgau tea manufacture Bioteaque.
Artificial flavours and preservatives are not used during the production of Ischl breakfast marmalades. Every 100 g of fruit spreads consists of at least 50 g of fruit.
Look forward to your organic pampering programme at the 4-star Naturhotel Thalerhof in Maria Alm and send your non-binding holiday enquiry to the team today.


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Using Email to Drive Donations
Everyone has written an email, but not everyone has written an email asking for donations. With email opening rates at around 15%, it is difficult to get people reading your email, let alone donating to your cause.
With email blasts proving to be the most effective method for driving ticket sales, we want you to write an email that can turn your list into donations.
Don't have an email list? We can help with that too - check out our post 'How to Build an Email List'
Email Anatomy 101.
The subject line will tell you what the email is about and what you can expect inside. The trick is making it intriguing enough that your receiver will open the message to find out more.
The headline will be found within the email and will be the first sentence of copy shown. After they have opened the email, it is all about sucking them in so they continue to read.
Tell them everything they need to know in the first paragraph. The average person only spends 10-15 seconds on each email they read, so it is imperative that you tell them the important information right at the beginning.
This is comprised of the short phrases and subheadings that decorate an email (sometimes referred to as copy). They should be used to highlight your main points and make it easy to scan through the text. It includes headings, subheadings, links, quotes, statistics, and buttons.
Write body paragraphs to be short and to-the-point. Organize them in a way that tells a story and engages the reader.
Tell a story. This may be a challenge to include while keeping concise, but it can be done. All you have to have is a beginning, middle, and end; featuring something that is emotionally charged to compel readers to support your cause financially. It can outline the cause or a success story, whichever suits your organization's ask.
- Write short body paragraphs. Craft the body of your email in short, to-the-point paragraphs. Reading block text (especially on a cell phone) can be overwhelming and cause your readers to close and delete your email. The rule of thumb is typically not to go beyond 4 lines for a single paragraph.
- Visuals have become an important part of creating an effective email. As you are directing traffic to donate, it is key to match your email with the design, visual, and messaging elements of your landing page.
- The use of images can be a very powerful tool to appeal to both the hearts and minds of your supporters.
Call to Action:
- Make your call to action very clear and tangible. The ask should be large enough to make an impact, but not too big that it's overwhelming.
- Make it easy as possible for your supporters to donate. Sending them through hoops and links will potentially lose their eyes along the way.
- The action buttons can be added to main body text, sidebars, and in the footer.
- If you have a large email list, consider using A/B Testing to evaluate which email performs better. Each email could have slight differences; from what image is used, what story is told, or how you ask for the donations. When you discover which draft is providing higher donations, use that one for the rest of your lists.
- Most professionals would recommend between 180 and 250 words at most for fundraising emails
- Include your offline contact information as a donation option as well.
- Keep the tone more casual and easier to read than you would a letter or an e-newsletter.
- Include a sign-up option to subscribe for additional emails
When sharing a raffle link with your email list, you can apply these same principles.
Would an email template help? Let us know!


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Trump tweeted on Wednesday afternoon that "crooked" Hillary Clinton "blames everybody but herself, refuses to say she was a bad candidate". Hillary Clinton has found plenty of non-Hillary Clinton things to blame for her 2016 loss, including Russia, James B. Read More »
World News
States, cities pledge action on climate even without Trump
So who is pushing for Trump to have the USA pull out of the deal? An EU official said Trump had not appeared persuaded of the merits of the Paris accord, deeming it unlikely that he would change course. And the corporate world has by-and-large come out in favour of the U.S. keeping its seat at the table. "Don't know which way Paris will go, but I've done all I can to advise directly to POTUS, through others in WH & via councils, that we remain", Musk said. Read More »
Delhi: BJP leader Vijay Jolly robbed of laptop, digi cam
While BJP leader Vijay Jolly steeped out of his vehicle to have " golgappas " (local snack) at south Delhi's Saket, unidentified men allegedly broke the rear side of his auto window and disappeared with laptop, digital camera and a few documents, police said. Read More »
Charles Krauthammer: A deal between Israel and the Palestinians is a sideshow
But nearly as soon as he landed at Joint Base Andrews, he abandoned the approach that gave him his best week in office, and returned to the form that gave him some of his worst weeks - tweeting against "fake news writers" and opining about how "Russian officials must be laughing at the U.S". Read More »
Tories could lose United Kingdom parliamentary majority
The latest poll has revealed further signs of trouble for Theresa May's General Election campaign . "I have the plan for the Brexit negotiations but I've also got a plan to build a stronger and more prosperous Britain and I'm confident we can do that because I believe in Britain and I believe in the British people ". Read More »
Trump returns with plan to wage war on 'fake media'
Mr Kushner boasts an enormous portfolio of domestic and global responsibilities underscoring his importance as Mr Trump's chief aide-de-camp, despite having no experience in politics before the 2016 White House race. National security adviser H.R. McMaster told reporters on Saturday that so-called back-channeling was not unusual. "It's both normal in my opinion and acceptable", he told ABC News on Sunday. Read More »
Business is worried about the UK election, whoever wins
A Reuters poll showed Wall Street economists forecasting 185,000 new jobs in May. The model was based on 50,000 interviews over one week. However, a series of political blunders, alongside a populist Labour campaign have put the Prime Minister firmly on the defensive and investors have awoken to the fact that her promise of a strong and stable government could be in real jeopardy. Read More »
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Today's decision day for moving Israeli Embassy
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Pakistan batsman Azhar Ali says India clash just another game
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Trump To Announce If He's In Or Out Of Paris Accord
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Ariana Grande promises to return to Manchester for fundraising concert
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Erica Golaszewski Quartet:
Matt Vashlishan- Sax
Marcio Philomena- Guitar
Erica- Bass
Tyler Dempsey- Drums
After a semester of studying abroad at the Berklee College of Music campus in Valencia, Spain this will be Erica Golaszewski's first opportunity to perform at home. Erica will be joined on stage by some of her favorite local musicians, Matt Vashlishan on saxophone, who is a current member of Dave Liebman's new group Expansions, and Tyler Dempsey on drums, who has collaborated with Erica for years and recently toured with the Jesse Lynch Trio. The gig will also feature her dear friend and accomplished guitarist, Marcio Philomena who will be visiting from Porto Alegre, Brazil. Marcio graduated from Berklee College of Music in the Spring of 2012 and most recently was a semi-finalist in the Montreux Jazz Festival Guitar Competition in the Summer of 2013. The band will play a mixture of classic standards, original compositions, and tunes with Brazilian roots.


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BRUNSWICK — An application to build a 120-foot amateur radio tower off Pennellville Road may not be complete, but it has prompted neighbors to hire an attorney to protest the potential structure.
The topic was addressed at the Nov. 20 Town Council meeting, where Chairwoman Alison Harris noted she had received letters from constituents about the project. The town's zoning ordinances prohibit the tower from being built in the residential area, and state no structures higher than 40 feet are allowed there.
Julie Erdman, administrative assistant for the Department of Planning and Development, said the department has not received a formal application for the tower from Joseph Fallon, who submitted a separate permit application in October to construct a home in the area.
Fallon, his attorney, and town attorney Kristin Collins met last week to discuss whether a federal law allowing the tower to be built in the area with reasonable accommodation would apply in this instance. If so, the federal law would override the town's ordinance.
Collins said the status of the application remained unchanged after the meeting, and is still incomplete. Fallon must also submit an application to the Maine Historic Preservation Commission.
"The town will review the application under the Code of Ordinances and applicable (Federal Communications Commission) regulations and rulings once it is complete," Collins said in an email, adding town staff would not comment on the matter until then.
Town Manager John Eldridge echoed that sentiment at the Town Council's Dec. 4 meeting. Councilor Jane Millett asked why Collins attended the meeting if Fallon's application is still incomplete.
"The application candidate asked to get together and asked to have us hear some of the information that (he) believed supported the federal preemption, and we said we would meet and listen to them," Eldridge said.
Eldridge added the federal preemption argument has been made successfully in the past.
Abutters Dino Valaoritis, Clare Johnson, Alicia Heyburn and Lee Silverman have hired attorney Chris Neagle to fight the proposal. In a Nov. 16 letter to the town, Neagle said if the structure is allowed in the proposed area, it could fall and cause damage to nearby homes.
Valaoritis said along with being concerned about the violation of the zoning codes, he and his neighbors think the historic nature of their neighborhood would be tarnished by the tower.
"I think all of us view this tower as being completely out of place in Pennellville; it's a historic neighborhood," Valaoritis said, adding that walking in the area feels like a throwback to the 19th century.
"If you all of a sudden saw a 120-foot tower rising up out of that it wouldn't make much sense," Valaoritis added.
Attempts to reach Fallon were unsuccessful.
Valaoritis also said the FCC preemption rule says local zoning cannot impose "extreme or excessive prohibition of amateur communications," but the commission is sympathetic to communities that do not want large industrial towers erected in neighborhoods.
The law states that while local ordinances prohibiting towers in such areas "could constrain amateur communications, we do not view it as failing to provide reasonable accommodation to amateur communications."
Valaoritis said because Brunswick's ordinance includes two areas zoned for telecommunications towers, he and his neighbors believe the town already offers reasonable accommodation for amateur radio towers.
The abutter also referenced a Nov. 30 letter from the Maine Historic Preservation Commission to Codes Enforcement Officer Jeffery Hutchinson, regarding the construction of a new home abutting the Pennellville Historic District.
The letter recommends "any additional ground-disturbing activities" in the area, such as excavation for utility lines or septic systems, should be preceded by an archaeological survey, due to the history of the Pennell Shipyard and potential leftover debris in the area.
Valaoritis said even if the proposed height of the tower is reduced, he and the other abutters do not want to see it built.
"We were concerned when we started hearing rumors that it might go from 120 feet to 90 feet, but that's totally beside the point," Valaoritis said. "There should not be any tower."
Elizabeth Clemente can be reached at 781-3661 ext. 100 or [email protected]. Follow Elizabeth on Twitter @epclemente.
Edited Dec. 8 to show correct tower location
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Hi, my name is Erica and I'm working on my Gold Award project. I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at age 10, and I'm creating a childrens picture book about getting diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes to help children adjust to and prepare for their new lifestyle. The money I am raising is for the self publishing of the books which I will donate. I aim to donate 10 books. Thank you SO much for your help.
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Joshua Dobbs is one of the most visible and successful University of Tennessee quarterbacks. He was also known as one of the most intelligent and likeable players in college football. Dobbs started all 13 games for the first time in his career as a junior (2,291 yards and 15 TD passing; 671 yards and 11 TD rushing), which followed a strong sophomore campaign where he was named the TaxSlayer Bowl MVP. He racked up 2,946 yards and 27 touchdowns through the air and 831 yards with 12 scores on the ground his senior year. The University of Tennessee presented Dobbs with the 2017 Torchbearer Award, the highest honor for an undergraduate student. Dobbs was heralded as possessing a perfect 4.0 GPA in aerospace engineering and being named to the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll. He is now an NFL quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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What if someone who you knew that was successful, confident, happy, and optimistic recommended that you read one book for the year of 2014…
-Would you do it?
"Education of Millionaires by Michael Ellsberg"
was the book that entrepreneur Phil Drolet led me to read last November.
This would lead me here and be the start of a NEW BEGINNING.
Always being a fan of Phil's work for years I knew reading that book would be one of my main tasks before the year was out.
After finally reading the empowering book – in the last month of the year – I had realized why this book was recommended to me and the power it contained. Many great ideas and words were within these pages, words that would motivate me to get my shit together.
E.O.M. goes into how starting your own brand is a positive game changer and how having a good Google trail can get you ahead in today's crazy world. Thus leading me to purchasing my own domain name.
I won't get to much into the book, as part of this site will be reviewing the current books that I have read and what I learned from them.
Most of my inspiration to start this was due to the book having a strong impact on me and where I was in my life.
The plan is to write and share about experiments, life experiences, books, finding purpose, reaching for success, and going past our comfort zones.
So…after getting a kick in the ass, here I am doing and starting something that I always thought we be a interesting project – creating my own website/blog.
stay tuned in….
here's to the new year – 2015


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Service times, directions, and what to expect upon your first visit to JeffStreet
We know meeting someone for the first time can be intimidating, and going to a new church for the first time can be nerve-racking. We want to help make your first experience at JeffStreet a great one!
JeffStreet meets every Sunday and offers two identical services at 9:00am and 10:45am
JeffStreet is located at 1700 N. Jefferson St., Lincoln, Illinois. Find our exact address by clicking here.
In total, a JeffStreet service is about 70 minutes in length. Services begin with the band leading the church in music - song lyrics are projected onto the screens so you can sing along and/or engage with worship however you feel most comfortable. After the music portion of service is complete, our pastor will come out to share an encouraging and hope-filled message about Jesus. We will end the service with communion and other opportunities to respond to God and each other.
Sundays at JeffStreet are casual and relaxed. Come as you are and expect to feel welcomed as our guest.
We believe that kids should have a blast at church every single week - and at JeffStreet, we make this a priority. The other thing we make a priority is your children's safety. Because of that, we have a detailed check-in process for our kids' program the first time that you visit. You'll want to leave yourself an extra ten minutes to get signed in the first time with your kids ages infant through Grade 6.
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Viva la mess!/
A polished creative project often starts with a big mess. In my experience, I have to get a lot of ideas out there, and only after I've done that, edit, select, and sequence to make the final product. In this case, this is a whiteboard where I'm working out how to present my past work and proposed future work for an artist fellowship at an NYC based organization which looks at how the explosion of data and technology to exploit that data is influencing our society. The final product will be a new portfolio page, a summary of a project proposal , a full length project proposal, a cover letter, and a resume. If I am accepted to the fellowship, this will fund several polished pieces (which of course will be prefaced by a lot of messiness). Pardon my French when I say, "Viva la mess!"


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Walking with giants
We saw the most majestic of creatures on our first day in California: Wendy took us to the Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park. Redwoods are the tallest tree species on earth, and this park is an incredible 40-acre grove of coastal redwoods.
It's hard not to be awe-struck by these beautiful trees. Trees that grow in family circles, which can be ravaged by fire and then heal themselves. Trees that can live to be 2000 years old and stretch over 91 metres tall. Their roots are surprisingly shallow - only 6-12 feet below the surface, but they create stability with breadth, extending their roots hundreds of feet to each side.
We stood inside the Fremont Tree, which has been hollowed out by fire. The fire had rendered enough room for us to stand and lots more clear space above us. This tree is slowly healing itself: in addition to the fire damage it once had a window cut in it's trunk which has now closed over. It is over 100 years since fire passed through this grove, and many of the trees still bear the scars of fire. Healing takes time.
But the force is strong in redwoods: even if a tree has been felled it's root system is still alive and can regenerate, sprouting new family members from it's base. Today's massive family circles began thousands of years ago from a long-gone eye-popping-sized parent tree. They are giant versions of the mushroom fairy circles I picked as a girl.
I never post pictures here in portrait format, because they turn out so huge. But if any subject deserves to be represented in uber-large format - these redwoods are it! Looking back on our whole trip I wonder if the people who built the skyscrapers of New York were inspired by redwoods.
There was the most wonderful stillness in the grove. Although the place is teeming with life, the trees' huge and solid presence envelopes you and creates a cool shield. It is incredibly peaceful: whether because of the physical barrier the trees create or because you are so aware of the passage of time: these redwoods have witnessed the passing of thousands of years. They remind you of your insignificance while making you feel totally alive.
The park was full of people - some visiting and some walking well-worn daily paths. One gentleman asked us to move aside as he needed to walk his daily route between two trunks. The grove opened to us all, and held us gently for the time we stayed.
I could have stood here for a long time.