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Growing Strong...
Welcome to the Montrose Community Foundation! Whether you are visiting as a member of a nonprofit looking for grant opportunities and resources, a student searching out scholarship options, a donor looking to further invest in the future, or a member of our community looking for "good news," we welcome you and appreciate your visit.
This year marks the 25th year of the Montrose Community Foundation's service to the community. For decades, the Foundation has proven itself a stable and steady force in community development. We believe in the community and would like to share the vision of how together we can continue growing strong!
What's New:
- Great Strategic Planning – 4/28
The third in a series of trainings for nonprofits in this area, Great Strategic Planning for Mission Impact will review the purpose and benefits of, process and tools for strategic planning. Recommended for new staff or board members or those who want a refresher. April 28: 8:30-11:30 in Delta; 2:00-5:00 in Ridgway. Cost is $30, $35 after April […]
- Summer Concert on the Lawn
Save the Date! July 24 Sawyer Brown Concert. The Montrose Community Foundation is excited to partner with The Bridges and The City of Montrose to bring you this great concert on the lawn with the best view in town! Tickets go on sale May 1st.
- Save The Date
Friday April 24th at 5:30pm, CRC Ground Breaking Ceremony! MRD and the Montrose Rec. Foundation will organize a fun run/walk 5K from the site of the original pool next to Rotary Park to the new CRC site. The race will finish at the CRC site behind Wal-Mart, and have free food and activities. Come celebrate, with the […]
- San Juan Independent Film Festival – Tickets on Sale Now!
Tickets to the First Annual San Juan Independent Film Festival are now on sale. This exciting event will take place April 10-12th and features independent films, yoga, workshops, kid's events, VIP opportunities, nightclubs, and more! Proceeds benefit Habitat for Humanity of The San Juans. For information or to purchase tickets visit: https://buildinglives.org/events/sjiff/ .
- Grant Writing Class – 4/17
On Friday, April 17th Volunteers of America, Senior CommUnity Care, Montrose/Delta and Third Sector Innovations, Grand Junction are hosting a Grantmanship and the Grant Writing Process seminar. The class will and will take place from 8:30 – 3:30 at the Creamery Arts Center, 165 W Bridge Street, Hotchkiss, CO. Registration will be from 8:30 to 9:00, […]
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How can we help you?
About Anglicare Central QueenslandAnglicare Central Queensland exists to assist individuals, families and communities to live to their fullest potential. We work with people of all ages and from all backgrounds, to provide services from crisis intervention to long-term support. Our primary role is to respond to the needs of the vulnerable and disadvantaged in our communities. Our efforts concentrate on foster care and child safety, working with youth, helping people access housing, supporting families, and providing services relating to mental health and disability. Anglicare Central Queensland offers services tailored to meet local needs in communities from the Capricorn Coast inland to Winton. You can help our services reach those in need by making a donation today. All donations over $2 are tax deductible.
25th February, 2015
The Anglican Bishop's Cyclone Marcia Appeal
Cyclone Marcia left a trail of devastation across the region, wrecking homes and businesses, leaving jobs in limbo and disrupting lives. As our communities recover and rebuild, the hardship it has caused will continue for months and in some cases Find out more
25th February, 2015
Foundation House opens in Gladstone
This week we opened Foundation House, which will provide residential care for children and young people in the Gladstone region. Foundation House is the first of three homes we're building with a $2.4 million grant from the first round of Find out more
23rd February, 2015
AnglicareCQ services following tropical cyclone Marcia
On this page, you'll find information about AnglicareCQ's services and activities following cyclone Marcia. You'll also find information on the Anglican Bishop's Cyclone Marcia Appeal, which is raising funds to help us support local families affected by the disaster. To Find out more
18th February, 2015
AnglicareCQ's Foundation House to open next week
Anglicare Central Queensland is officially opening Foundation House, which will provide residential care for local children and young people, in Gladstone on Monday February 23. Foundation House is the first of three homes built by AnglicareCQ with funding from the Find out more


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Clinton advisers grapple with best role for Bill
Bill Clinton is hungering once again to play a central role in his wife's presidential campaign. And Hillary Rodham Clinton's advisers are once again grappling with how to deploy Bill Clinton, a strategic imperative executed so poorly in 2008 that it resulted in some of the worst moments of her campaign.
Bill Clinton the subject of off-Broadway musical
NEW YORK — Bill and Hillary Clinton are going back to the White House this spring — onstage, that is.
Clinton fundraising to key on primaries, Democrats say
Hillary Rodham Clinton's fundraising team plans to raise money only for the presidential primaries when she launches her 2016 campaign and initially will avoid general-election fundraising.
Clinton: Income imbalance must be addressed
WASHINGTON -- Approaching a likely presidential campaign announcement next month, Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that income inequality and wage stagnation are problems that go hand in hand and the nation needs creative solutions to bolster job opportunities and living conditions in the cities.
Clinton's Libya emails outlined
No Benghazi cover-up seen
WASHINGTON -- A month after the September 2012 attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, House Republicans grilled a top State Department official for hours about security lapses at the outpost.
House chairman asks for Clinton's server
WASHINGTON -- The chairman of a House committee investigating the deadly 2012 attacks on U.S. diplomatic sites in Benghazi, Libya, formally requested Friday that Hillary Rodham Clinton turn over her email server for an independent review.
Skeptical, Bumpers' son has UA pull Clinton-critical diary
The family of former U.S. Sen. Dale Bumpers had a diary attributed to him "temporarily pulled" from the University of Arkansas library Wednesday after discovering that it contained comments critical of Bill and Hillary Clinton.
Bumpers diary calls Clintons 'obsessive'
Ex-senator's son doubts '82 wording
Former U.S. Sen. Dale Bumpers described Bill and Hillary Clinton as "the most manic obsessive people I have ever known in my life, and perhaps even the most insensitive to everybody else's feelings," according to papers on file at the University of Arkansas library.
Key Clinton aide gears up for '16
Mook, 35, tries to bridge generational divide, put out fires
On MSNBC last week, 70-year-old James Carville denounced the coverage of his old friend Hillary Rodham Clinton's use of a personal email account at the State Department, ticking off two decades' worth of scandals surrounding the Clintons that he attributed to an irresponsible news media.
Communications aide joins Clinton's staff
Hillary Rodham Clinton is taking steps to move past lingering scrutiny of her email practices as secretary of state, bringing aboard a veteran Democratic communications adviser and filling out her team ahead of an expected presidential campaign launch in the coming weeks.
Panel chief calls for 'neutral' review of Clinton email
The chairman of a House committee investigating deadly 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya, said Wednesday that he wants an independent review of Hillary Rodham Clinton's email server, which she insists should remain private.
Clinton cites convenience in email use
Turned in work messages, deleted personal, she says
Hillary Rodham Clinton conceded Tuesday that she should have used government email as secretary of state and acknowledged she had destroyed tens of thousands of emails in her private account that she described as personal in nature.
Clinton concedes she should have used government email
NEW YORK — Breaking her silence, Hillary Rodham Clinton conceded Tuesday that she should have used a government email as secretary of state, but insisted she was not violating any rules or seeking to hide her communications.
Share details about emails, Clinton urged
Democrat Feinstein calls on ex-secretary to 'step up'
WASHINGTON -- Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton should fully explain her actions involving the use of a private, nongovernment email account when she was the country's top diplomat, U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California said Sunday, becoming the first major Democrat to urge Clinton to share more details of the private account.
Clinton defends foreign donations to foundation
CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- Former President Bill Clinton on Saturday defended his foundation's acceptance of donations from foreign governments, pointing to the track record of his global philanthropy as Hillary Rodham Clinton nears an announcement on a 2016 presidential campaign.


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Staying at the jungle house is a special experience and one you will not have in any other place. As a guest, I will give you as much information as you want about the island, the nature, the activities or leave you alone to experience it as you please. I am delighted to host people from all over the world and share our special island.


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You Can't Improve What You Don't Measure
80% of companies surveyed said that they offer superior customer service, but only 8% of their customers agreed with them. (Source: Bain & Company)
With numbers like that there is plenty of room to improve. But improve what?
Traditionally retailers have measured themselves against year over year increase in sales for like-stores, increased margins and lower operating costs. But, retailing has changed, customers can interact and transact with you across multiple touch points along their path to purchase and beyond. Poor performance at any one of these interaction points could lose you a customer and damage your brand.
A better measure is to calculate the customer experience across the omni-channel landscape. This will provide better insight into how you are attracting and retaining customers, and how well you are serving them. However, many retailers lack the technology and processes to deliver on a plan to improve the omni-channel customer experience.
Once you have decided to do something, what are you going to measure? Is it time spent on website versus sales? Speed to resolve problems in contact center versus number of repeat transactions from customer? Number of touch points before purchase? But what about the softer measures like how well your staff interact with customers in-store or social channels? How many "Pins" you have, or how do you assign value to them?
Organizations need to account for (CHURN, ATTRITION, LOYALTY and LIFETIME VALUE) to be able to evaluate their performance from a holistic view of their customer, not just in the confines of their own operational silo.
In an up and coming webinar Arkady Kleyner, from Intricity will break apart key components of the Omni-Channel Customer Experience calculation. Additionally, Arkady will identify the upstream components that keep this measure accurate and current.
Attend this webinar to learn:
- The foundational calculations of Omni-Channel Customer Experience
- Common customizations to fit different scenarios
- Upstream components to keep the calculation current and accurate
- Register here to receive a calendar invitation with the webinar details.
- Join us for a 1 hour webinar and Q/A session. The event will occur March 19th at 2:00PM EST.
Data Driven Retail: The Path to Maximize Shopper Experience
On our recent webinar with Omer Minkara from Aberdeen Group , we learnt that"94% of companies are not satisfied with their use of customer data", yet retailers still want more data to gain valuable customer insights to drive improvements in the shopper experience. But the top challenge they face when managing customer data as part of their business activities is the quality of the data. Data-Driven retailers are characterized by their ability to balance quantity and quality of data effectively.
Shoppers expect consistency in their interactions with you, whether it's the same price across channels, accurate shipping information or when they are calling a contact center. However, one of the top frustrations for consumers is the need to provide the same information over and over as they interact with the retailer. This data is already captured in multiple systems but is not connected or clean. Fragmented views of customer data across multiple systems makes it harder to personalize shopper interaction and enhance the overall customer experience.
Bring your data management to today's omni-channel world
By standardizing customer data across the organization and having a centralized repository of product and service information available to all customer facing roles, data- driven retailers have enjoyed increased margins, higher returns on marketing investments, shorter delivery times and improved time to market for products and services.
Data-driven retailers are not just meeting customer expectations, they are exceeding them.
In my next blog I will look at some of the questions we did not get to answer during this session. In the meantime, why not register for our next webinar "Calculating Omni-Channel Customer Experience – March 19 Webinar" with Arkady Kleyner, Solution Architect, Intricity.
Don't to follow us on twitter @INFARetail.
A Date with Data
As Valentine's Day approaches and retailers & restaurants prepare to sell millions of cards, teddy bears, bottles of champagne and for the lucky few, some expensive jewels, I started to think about my love affair with data and the many ups and downs we had over the years!
Our first date together was arranged by a third party and everything I was told was from their perspective. I had many questions; could I trust data, was I getting the complete picture from the third party, would we be compatible and ultimately "fit for purpose" or would data break my heart!
As we shared information we were both apprehensive, not everything was fitting together, there were gaps in data's story, and I just could not make an informed decision, this lead to mistrust between the two of us. I stated to ask other friends and associates for their information and tried to reconcile with my view of data. I wanted it to work but what could I do?
A close friend, Stewart, recommended I get some professional advice to help with my issues with data and pointed me towards Doctor Rob, one of the leading authorities on data, specialising in data governance.
The first bit of advice Doctor Rob gave me was; it should never have been about data, the dream must be about your long term goals together, your commitment to get it right, your interactions with others in your circle of friends and dependents.
The second piece of advice was to decide what roles and responsibilities each of us would take on in the relationship. Evaluate if we have the right skills or do we need external support or training to succeed.
While we are still on our journey together data and I are now in a long term committed relationship and look forward to many years on Cloud 9.
Now all I have to decide is will I go to Tiffany's or Claire's for that piece of jewellery!
Smarter Dummies, Connected Hangers and Personalized Mirrors!
Consumer demand is driving the adoption of IoT as they embrace the new technology to improve health (Garmin Vívoactive), energy savings (NEST), safety (BeClose) and a better overall experience including shopping (beacons?). However, getting the balance between privacy, intrusion and relevance can be tricky for both the retailer and shopper.
While shoppers are willing to give up some level of privacy in return for personalization, I am not convinced most are ready of what the "Internet of Things" brings. I recently purchased a smart TV and was surprised when I was asked to accept terms and conditions before using, what are they capturing, how will it be used, will I see any benefits? Retailers need to demonstrate value and trust to the consumer.
While RFID has been around for many years the next wave of intelligent "things" bring both opportunities and challenges. Retailers need to decide which ones truly enhance the shopping experience.
"Psst! It's Me, the Mannequin. This Would Look Great on You." (Rachel Abrams, NY Times)
Smart Dummies (mannequins) – Last year House of Fraser started rolling out beacon-enabled mannequins to engage directly with shoppers and passers-by. Shoppers within a 50-metre range will receive information from the mannequins, which may include details about the clothes on display, with links to make a purchase from a website, or details of where the outfit can be found in the store. The next step could link customer preferences, profile and past purchases and suggest matching accessories, check customers size availability or monitor how long they browsed and offer a digital coupon.
Connected Hangers – While you browse through the racks, real-time reviews are displayed on the hanger, size availability or images & videos displayed on screens showing the garment in use. Retailers can capture how popular an item is but never purchased. Taking the clothes and hanger try on could provide personalized recommendation on shoes and accessories.
Personalized Mirrors – I recently read an article in Time (Dec 29th) about Rebecca Minkoff's new store in Manhattan, where they installed a giant mirrored panel showing images of models walking down the runway. The panel acts as a mirror and touchscreen, where shoppers can order up a personalized fitting room, offering style tips based on their selection. This is connected to a mobile app that saves their browsing history and style preferences for their next visit. When a customer is ready to purchase a sales assistant takes payment on an iPad.
In future blog I will discuss how location based services are machine-to-machine technologies are impacting retailers and consumers.
Data Privacy
With so many devices connected and larger volumes of data captured this raises concerns around data privacy and security. In the past year we have seen too many stores on data breaches and retailers. While shoppers are prepared to share more information for relevance they expect you to keep it safe and secure. Retailers must have a solid data governance framework and process in place or risk losing the trust and loyalty of their customers.
Sensor Driven Analytics
The Internet of Things presents retailers with a wonderfully opportunity to understand and engage the customer like never before. However, retailers need to manage the explosion of data available through smarter devices to gain insight into shopper behaviours and preferences and turn into a more rewarding experience for the consumer.
However, before loading an analytics engine they need to ensure the data is clean, connected and safe. Without this any decisions made are flawed and will impact their brand and ultimately the bottom line.
Keeping the Customer Happy with a Great Customer Experience
62% of global consumers switched service providers due to poor customer service experiences (Accenture Global Consumer Pulse Survey)
Issues with keeping everyone happy have been around since the beginning of trade and as trading has evolved, the underlying rule remains the same – keep the customers happy! Retailers who move beyond just selling to the customer and focus on creating the shopping experience customers want will see higher retention rates and increased spend per shopper.
Other factors like good quality of the products and competitive pricing play a huge role as well but taking care of the consumer is even more important. At the end of the day, shoppers have more options and opportunities to purchase from your competitors.
While multi-channel commerce has gown, many people are shopping not because they really need the products but because they like the experience of shopping. The better the experience is (which includes an amazing customer service) the more likely it is that the customer will come back and make a purchase in store or online. However, if they run into issues with the retailer, not only will they complain and never come back but they will tell their friends, damaging your brand and hurting the bottom line.
News of bad customer service reaches more than twice as many ears as praise for a good service experience. (Help Scout)
Today retailers realize the importance of great customer service and that's why they train their staff to be friendly and helpful to the customers at all times. Studies have shown that people are reacting very positively to this kind of treatment and not only are they more willing to spend more money but also remain a customer a long a time.
People want to be treated right but they also want to feel important. That's why retail businesses nowadays go an extra step and use technology and access more data like past purchases, preferences and trends to enhance the customer experience. Even if a customer had a bad experience smart retailers are leveraging customer insights to turn any bad situation around fast. Customer service representatives can responsive to any situation with all the information they need in real time or a highly personalize offer can be delivered to their smartphone.
A 5% increase in customer retention produces more than a 25% increase in profit. (Bain & Co.)
Retailers also have access to different social channels where they can influence and respond to what their customers are saying about their services and products and can use this instant feedback to make changes quickly and precisely.
In today's world retail businesses have a great advantage compared to the ones that were operating even 5-10 years ago and if they are prompt in addressing concerns they can minimize the negative affect on their operations very easily. Each satisfied customer is not only going to spend money but they are going to advocate for the retailer which is a very powerful thing in business in the long run.
That's why today successful retail businesses are turning data into insight to make sure that any problems and concerns are addressed promptly and efficiently, and deliver the experience customers desire.
Why Retailers Forfeit the 30% Omni-Channel Premium
Maybe the problem lies in the widespread confusion about omni- vs. multi-channel initiatives. An omni-channel system takes a connected approach to multiple channels, seamlessly integrating customer activities into a single conversation, even when the customer decides, for whatever reason, to switch channel. In omni-channel retailing, the customer can select and change channels in any way that suits them – and the retailer can respond instantly to deliver the experience that the customer needs. Each time the customer interacts with the brand, they generate data that the retailer can use to better anticipate and serve the customer during the next conversation.
So, if omni-channel initiatives are so powerful, why are retailers not taking the next step?
Current Concerns
In a multi-channel system, a retailer grows from a single channel to multiple channels with each channel essentially operating as a separate business unit. Each has its own pricing, promotions, inventories, and back office systems. The omni-channel system integrates all of these channels and their accumulated data into one cohesive view of the business and customer. But many retailers wrongly believe that their organizational structure and systems don't lend themselves to the new environment.
Many feel that a fundamental redesign of the corporate retail organization – from a single P&L regardless of channel, to "rip and replace" of IT systems – would need to occur at the most basic levels. And many organizations are unsure if the extra time, money and risk to reorganize is worth the advantages promised by an omni-channel strategy. In short, many retailers have adopted a wait-and-see stance before they invest.
However, these retailers can take comfort and guidance from the conclusions of the IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Retail 2015 Predictions conference. Based on a survey of top retailers, the conference predicts that "In 2015, CIOs will invest in omni-channel integration technologies as a top priority to support growth in the omni-channel shopper sales premium of 30%."
The Future is Now
When retailers invest in omni-channel integration, they essentially design an entirely new supply chain of unified capabilities that can simultaneously handle the demands of their "brick and mortar" stores, their ecommerce sites, and any other channel that they have in place. The retailers that have already done so are already seeing the benefits:
- Corporations that have invested in omni-channel services are already witnessing an average of 30% increase in sales.
- The IT departments of these corporations are spending far less time performing the redundant or duplicate tasks required by a multi-channel system.
- Both structured and unstructured data are more successfully and easily integrated across the company than with a multichannel operation.
- IT departments can retire older technologies that are no longer performing at their previous levels of efficiency.
- Consumer impacts on individual channels can now be identified almost immediately and the channels adjusted accordingly.
While many businesses may be cautious about taking the next step, the shopping characteristics of today's consumer are rapidly changing. Customers are moving into an omni-channel world, whether the retailer is ready or not. This means that the business might be forced to play catch-up to their customers, and perhaps sooner than they might like. Omni-channel initiatives simply reflect, improve and realize the value of this customer behavior. Omni-channel initiatives are about making the individual consumer the main focal point of the business model.
Can Big Data Live Up To Its Promise For Retailers?
As retailers move from looking in the rear view mirror (what happened) to the road ahead (what will happen) they have turned to Big Data and Analytics for answers. While, Big Data holds great promise for retailers, many are skeptical. Retailers are already drinking from the data fire hose, whether its transaction data, recording every product sold to every customer across all channels or research data, covering detailed consumer profiles or web log and social data. The questions retailers are asking; will the investment drive more revenues, increase customer loyalty and create a more rewarding customer experience? Will I gain a deeper insight into customer transactions and interactions across the organization? Can we use existing resources and infrastructure?
The answer is Yes, Big Data presents the opportunity to better analyse everything from customer shopping behaviors at each stage of purchase journey, to inventory planning to delivering relevant and personalized offers. By analyzing how shoppers found your products, how long they spend browsing product pages and which products they added to their basket provides greater insight into what decision process they went through before purchase and helps retailers quickly identify cross sell and up-sell opportunities in real-time. In addition, combining transaction data and what your customers are saying on social channels (ratings, likes, dislikes, what's trending etc.) can feed into the decisions you make on placing the right product, in the right store at the right price and ultimately deliver very personalize and contextual offers to the customers.
Data Driven Decisions Getting value from Big Data
Turning Big Data into actionable insight is not just about dumping data in to a "Data Lake" and pointing an analytics tool at it and saying job done! Retailers need to take a number of steps to profit from Big Data and Analytics.
- Firstly, you need to gather data from all available sources in batch or real-time, from internal and external, and from an ever increasing number of devices (beacons, mobile devices). Once you have gathered the data, it needs to be connected, validated, cleansed and a governance process put in place before integrating with analytic tools and systems.
- Secondly, put clean and trusted data in the hands of data scientists who can distill the relevant from irrelevant and formulate commercial insights that the business can action and profit from it.
- Lastly, plan and organize for success. IT and business need to align behind the same agenda, regularly reviewing business priorities and adjusting as needed. Maximize existing scare IT resources by leveraging existing technologies, Cloud platforms and forming alliances with 3rd party vendors to fill skills gap. Secure quick wins for your Big Data initiatives; maybe start with integrating historical transaction data with real-time purchase data to make personalized offers at point of sale. Look outside your organization and to other industries like retail banking or telecommunications and learn from their successes and failures.
With the right approach, Big Data will deliver the return on investment for retailers.
Data Quality Helps Find Missing Revenue
The establishment and maintenance of accurate customer data is the key to all revenue-generating events that a company has. A single key question is at the heart of this: Do you understand your customers? And good quality data is at the heart of the answer to the question.
As an extension every organization must know who its customers are, what do they want? What did they buy? This question appears straightforward, but it's not uncommon for every department within a company – finance, sales, marketing, or customer service – to have a different answer because each has their own version of the customer data. (more…)
Beauty Is Only Skin Deep
"Beauty is only skin deep". This old saying came to mind recently when speaking with a friend. Jane was relaying to me the amount of time she spends correcting data for management reports every month. Answering simple questions like "how many new customers did we add?", "how many customers placed repeat orders?" or "what was the top selling product?" Without the correct answers, management ran the risk of making poor decisions on future investments in marketing campaign, capacity planning and sales and support resources.
On average Jane spent two days a month checking for duplicate customer names and standardising product codes and descriptions, just so the reports would give an accurate reflection of sales. All this was managed in multiple Excel worksheets. The reporting tool the company had invested in was still being supplemented with manual worksheets, as management did not trust the information from the tool of choice. As the months and quarters went by Jane spent more and more time managing the worksheets. (more…)


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Like most bands, Dem Fools were born of best friends jammin...
Now 5, and driven by their unique musical influences and style, these musicians come together to form something sui generis, something to behold and to descry...
"My favourite act so far, this band can really play" - Sir Bob Geldof
Having played across the country, cultivating the band as they go, Dem Fools reached memorable heights, playing at some of the biggest festivals on the circuit, including Electric Picnic (Salty Dog Stage), Body & Soul, The Dublin City Soul Festival, Facefest, Le Cheile and many more.
Appearences in venues like Roisin Dubh in Galway, Whelan's in Dublin, The Workman's Club, JJ Harlows in Roscommon, Spirit Store in Dundalk and so many more, have brought the guys together as a unit, and have helped to forge a deep understanding of what it takes to be the best band they can be.
In early 2014, the band met Ray Heffernan (Co-writer of Robbie William's hit, Angels) at the Zodiac Sessions in Bruxelles and Ray invited the band to Italy via his new project, Gigswig.
Joining forces with a fantastic young band from Milan, Rumor, they toured Northern Italy for a week, playing 6 major venues in 6 days, including a headline show with local hero Sarah Stride.
They in turn brought Rumor to Ireland and in turn forged a friendship with Italian producer and drummer, Sergio Quagliarella (Kabikoff).
In October 2014, the band flew Sergio to Ireland to produce and record their debut EP.
Ais and Mooney then flew to Milan to record vocals and the EP was mixed and edited by Sergio and Diego Cattaneo.
The Debut EP is due for release on April Dem Fools Day, 2015
"You can't help but move!" - Carol Dooley, Radio Nova
"Dem Fools ooze star stage presence... There's a buzz about them that won't go away" - Dave Diebold - Evening Herald
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Dem Fools Official EP - April Dem Fools Day 2015


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Thread: AT&T National 27-30 Jun
26-06-2013, 01:36 #1
AT&T National 27-30 Jun
The PGA Tour heads to Congressional this week. All things AT&T in here .
26-06-2013, 01:37 #2
Re: AT&T National 27-30 Jun
Tournament preview:
2pts ew J.Day to win AT&T National 14/1 BetVictor (1/4 1-6)
Jason Day should like this course. He was second to McIlroy in the US Open here and he finished in the top 10 when the course played tough last year. We saw at Merion that he is playing well and this course suits his game. He is an excellent striker of the ball and he is good on the greens too so I would expect him to go very well this week. I think the 14/1 is acceptable with no Woods, McIlroy, Rose or Mickelson or anyone like that and I'd expect us to get more than a good run for our money.
Full preview here: http://www.punterslounge.com/at-t-na...ional-20130626
26-06-2013, 02:42 #3
Re: AT&T National 27-30 Jun
Kevin Chappell @ 65 Betfair
Chappell was 3rd in the US Open held at Congressional and his form leading into this event is much better than it was then. He was very impressive at the Memorial a few weeks back when he shot a bogey free -4 when playing in the final group. He came up just short of Kuchar on that occasion but I think he's going to join the winners circle soon. What I also found interesting is that Tiger has twice won the Memorial and went on to play in the AT&T National and win. Of course, that is Tiger, but KJ Choi also won the Memorial in 2007 and went on to play and win the AT&T National. The two courses are obviously conducive to a similar type of player winning and with Chappell's excellent US Open results I think this is a great price and spot for Chappell to get that maiden title.
27-06-2013, 00:56 #4
Re: AT&T National 27-30 Jun
*KJ Choi > 3 Points Each-way @ 80/1 Bet365 (1/4 odds, 5 places)*
KJ is not having the year his standards would be hoping to achieve. Apart from a 6th place finish in the Texas Open and a 9th place finish in the Farmers Insurance, by and large his season has been a bit of a struggle. Even though he is playing poor enough though, he has still only missed 2 cuts all year, and has been raking in the money. He is not too far off having a big round in him again, and he has a good record in this event, he won it in 2007, and was 2nd in it in 2011, so the price is very backable.
*1 Point Each-way Double with Bet365*
KJ Choi @ 80/1
Romain Wattel @ 66/1.
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Betsy has to be the best realtor in the nation. She was amazing from the moment we started discussing a listing of our home through the final move out date. She helped us price the house just right and get a final contract negotiated with the buyers within a week despite the market being slower than was typical for our neighborhood. She goes above and beyond the services we expected of a realtor, and we will continue to recommend her to friends in the markets she serves.
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Betsy Twigg is by far the best real estate agent with whom we have worked. On the buy side, she took the time to get to know us to better understand what we were looking for in the perfect house. As she worked with, she quickly learned what types of houses we liked and what we did not. She would only send us listings that would work for us and would scout out prospective houses before taking us for showings. She saved us time and energy. On the sell side, Betsy had a plan for selling our house. She created a detailed list of of fixes, timeline to complete the fixes, and recommendations for contractors. She also did an amazing job staging our house. She told us what to pack up and store away and brought in a stager to make our house look roomy and well-decorated. We have small children so Betsy recommended that we leave for a long weekend so she could host multiple showings and two open houses. We received multiple offers on the house after only one weekend on the market. Betsy helped us choose between the offers and our buyers were solid and easy to work with. Betsy made an emotional process very easy and non-stressful. We recommend Betsy to all our friends and everyone has been satisfied. I would never work with anyone else but Betsy Twigg!
If you are serious about buying or selling in Arlington there cannot be a better agent than Betsy Twigg. She found the home we bought, got us in for a view before it was officially listed. Helped us prep and sell our old home for top dollar and knows all the best contractors to help prep a home for sale and settle you into your new home. She is down to earth and made sure we closed on our old house the week before we closed on the new house. With her 26 years of experience in Arlington, her word is her bond and she worked overtime to get the deal done.
After the open house she sat down with us and told us everything that happened and assured us we would sell and we did! When we were looking for our new home, she sent us weekly e-mails with all the open houses in our area like other agents, but she knew what we wanted and knew immediately when our new home was coming on the market. She got us in for a view on Thursday, it was listed on a Friday, they had an open house on Sunday and they accepted our offer that Betsy helped us structure on Monday. You must be that fast in Arlington and Betsy got us out in front of all the competition.
The one regret I have with Betsy is that we did not know to get her when we bought our first house in 2007. We are now in our forever home and the local lender Betsy recommended got us the best rate on our mortgage with no points.
My wife thinks of Betsy as a friend now and Betsy came by to see how we have settled in so far. There are many reasons Betsy was the top single listing agent in Virginia for multiple years, but there is only one reason to make sure she is your agent -- if you follow her advice she will get the deal done and you will be very happy.
Working with Betsy Twigg was the absolute best decision we made when it was time to sell our old house and buy a new one. Betsy has a professional rolodex that is unimaginable - anything that you need to have done, she has someone who can do the work quickly and inexpensively. Every contractor we brought in sang her praise - which makes sense, because she is so great to work with. Betsy looks out for the best interest of her clients throughout the entire process and beyond.
Our buying process was a complicated one and Betsy was there every step of the way, guiding and supporting us – we truly could not have done it without her. She knows the market and was able to get us a great rate on our new house and top dollar on our old house. If you are buying or selling a house in Northern Virginia, the best decision you will make is to use Betsy Twigg as your agent.
My wife and I were looking to purchase our first house in the summer of 2012. I was skeptical of hiring a real estate agent and initially thought we could purchase a house on our own. After our wonderful experience with Betsy Twigg – I have to admit I was dead wrong. There were many more steps in the process than expected and Betsy took care to make sure every detail was covered. The services she was able to provide saved us of time and money.
We had met many realtors at open houses in the spring, but we were most impressed with Betsy. The first house we wanted to place an offer on had signs of termite damage (which Betsy immediately spotted). Betsy had the foresight to ask the sellers for the termite report from buyers that made a previous offer and withdrew. Seeing that report saved us a bunch of time and money! It was obvious the house had termite damage and we withdrew before shelling out a couple of hundred dollars for our own inspections.
Finally, we found the house that we would buy. When we filled out the contract/bid on the house Betsy took her time and explained every page to us and answered every question we had. There were pages of papers to sign and she made sure we understood what we were signing. Betsy kept us on top of all of the things that had to be done to purchase the house. She even met the termite inspector for us so I didn't have to take more time off from work. When there was a small problem with the title she contacted the title company and the bank for us and kept all parties informed and on the same page. She also gave us some fantastic suggestion on contractors and decorating ideas.
I would highly recommend Betsy to anybody looking for a buyer's agent. She is calm, provides great perspective, responds to your emails promptly (even nights and weekends), and she has excellent knowledge of the house buying process.
Betsy Twigg is the consummate professional. She listened to our concerns and guided our family through every step in the process of selling our home, providing assistance with all the details, from staging the property, to repairs after the pre-sale inspection, to effective intervention when a complication unexpectedly arose at closing.
We feel especially well served by her experience with the Arlington market and her ability to advise us on pricing. She presented us with very detailed information about recent sales in our neighborhood and was familiar with every property on the market in our area. Betsy's friendly, straightforward manner made it easy to have an honest conversation about expectations.
Even though we were no longer in the area when our house went on the market, Betsy made sure our property was kept looking its best -- leaves raked, windows washed -- and she kept us well informed by email and phone at each step, from the open house, to accepting an offer, to the repairs needed after inspection, to the details of the contract and accompanying paperwork.
Our home sold quickly at a good price, and we couldn't have been happier with our experience with Betsy Twigg.
I wouldn't buy or sell real estate in Arlington without Betsy Twigg on my side. She knows the market inside and out. She's unflappable and has a great sense of humor. Her experience was invaluable when we were negotiating our contract and she helped us get top dollar for our home. Simply put...she's the best!
No one knows Arlington's real estate market conditions and the community better than Betsy. As an added plus, she is actually very wonderful to work with. She navigated us through a difficult closing situation and was very calm and helpful throughout. She also has great recommendations for local repair men and other service people needed for your typical home sale transaction. Overall, I would not hesitate to recommend her!
Betsy recently helped us purchase a home in Arlington and her knowledge and skills were razor sharp and helped make the transaction very smooth. From the selling agent, to the closing coordination, no transaction we have ever done went as smooth as it did with Betsy.
You'll be in good hands if you choose Betsy to buy or sell.
Betsy took us through a complex process of selling a house and quickly buying another during a down market and helped us come out ahead. It was an anxious time for us, but she helped us through it step by step with encouragement, good sensible suggestions, and humor. She organized our open house and helped us stage the house so it looked its best. She did a great job of getting the word out and there were over 100 visitors to the open house. We received a full price offer the next day.
Her knowledge of the area was a real plus when we were looking for a new house. She was willing to show us places on short notice on several occasions, and she kept in close touch with us throughout the process.


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