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Shalom House Celebrates 40 Years of Giving Help and Hope to People With Mental Illness

Submitted by Diane Atwood, Freelance Writer and Blogger
Tuesday, September 25th, 2012, 12:42pm
Shalom House Celebrates 40 Years of Giving Help and Hope to People With Mental Illness

 

Shalom House will celebrate Forty Years of Giving Hope with a gala event and charity auction Thursday, October 11 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm, at Ocean Gateway Terminal on the Portland waterfront.

Guests will enjoy hors d’oeuvres and cocktails, along with a silent and live auction. Among the featured auction items are an original work of art by artist Charlie Hewett, New England Patriots tickets, a Boston package that includes Cheers and trolley tours, one week in Vermont, one week in Sanibel Island, Florida, and lunch with Mayor Michael Brennan at Sonny’s Restaurant.

Shalom House provides community-based support services and safe, affordable housing for people with serious mental illness. When it opened in 1972, the organization operated one halfway house in Portland. Today, it offers nearly two-dozen housing choices, from independent apartments to group homes and rooming houses throughout southern Maine.

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In Our New Multi-Screen World, Mobile Rules

Submitted by mmullen, Community Web Producer
Sunday, September 23rd, 2012, 7:13am

Guess what, according to a recent Google study, we spend an average of 4.4 hours of our daily leisure time in front screens…multiple screens on multiple devices. And we’re using them simultaneously to complete tasks.

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Movies: "The Master"

Submitted by Peter Weyl, Movie Blogger
Friday, September 21st, 2012, 4:17pm
Movies: "The Master"

 

What is it with Paul Thomas Anderson?  He’s a talented writer and director, but he can’t turn in a movie under two and a half hours long.  The result is that a terrific start can grind on into a watch-checking slog for many audience members, myself included.

 

This was true for 2007’s “There Will Be Blood” and it’s true for his latest, “The Master,” characterized early-on as Anderson’s Scientology movie, set in the early 1950s and starring three outstanding performers, Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams.

 

Phoenix dives headfirst into the role

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Philanthropy Friday: The Vote for Someone’s Dream Challenge

Submitted by Jennifer Barbour, blogger, copywriter, new media consultant
Friday, September 21st, 2012, 10:40am
Philanthropy Friday: The Vote for Someone’s Dream Challenge

Each Friday, the another jennifer blog shares stories of those who incorporate philanthropy into their everyday lives – personally and professionally – in a creative and unique way. If you have a story you’d like to share, please contact Jennifer.

I’m doing things a bit differently for Philanthropy Friday today. I’m putting you up to a challenge.

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What's wrong with this picture?

Submitted by The Page Turner, Community Blogger
Thursday, September 20th, 2012, 4:30pm
What's wrong with this picture?

At $4 a gallon, don't we all deserve better signage?

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NOT DEAD YET: THE MEANING BEHIND THE NAME

Submitted by Diane Atwood, Freelance Writer and Blogger
Monday, September 17th, 2012, 8:37am
NOT DEAD YET: THE MEANING BEHIND THE NAME

Back in 2005, Chris Kuhn and his colleague and friend Dave Langdon were trying to come up with a name for a celebratory lobster bake and bike ride they planned to host.

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A Fresh Look at Google AdWords Express

Submitted by mmullen, Community Web Producer
Sunday, September 16th, 2012, 10:17am
A Fresh Look at Google AdWords Express

While brushing my teeth this morning, I got to thinking about this blog post I have been meaning to write regarding AdWords Express and the role local search has played in the last year for the service based industry. Dentists in particular rely on many old school ways to retain business aka: word of mouth (pun totally intended).

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