Mary Crowl hosted the May meeting of the Really Serious Book Club where the members reviewed Everybody Lies—Big Data and How It Can Tell Us Who We Really Are, written by Seth Davidowitz. People may lie when they respond to surveys, but there are ways to analyze attitudes and beliefs through analysis of social media like Facebook and repeated … [Read more...]
Really Serious Book Club: Everybody Lies— Big Data and How It Can Tell Us Who We Really Are, written by Seth Davidowitz
June 1, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Women’s Club Tea: June 14, 2018 at 12:00 noon in the Clubhouse
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Pastel spring flowers decorated the tables at our monthly luncheon on Thursday, May 10 at the Niguel Shores Clubhouse. President Lydia Reese welcomed three new members, Judi Palladino, Teresa Potter and Susan Imbriale, and presented each with a yellow rose. Ginny Nevitt, who chaired last month’s Home Tour and Luncheon, thanked her committee for … [Read more...]
Page Turner’s Book Club: June 21st Joint Meeting
May 29, 2018 by Leave a Comment
On June 21 Page Turners will hold their semi-annual joint meeting. The Monday and Thursday afternoon groups get together in June and December to socialize, enjoy a “blind” book exchange, and generally have fun and refreshments. The much anticipated list of nine books that the groups will read in the 2018/2019 year will also be revealed! Members … [Read more...]
Men’s Club: May 2018 News
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Compliments to Jack Christiansen, who oversees six great teams that cook and serve fantastic breakfasts at 8:00 a.m. on our Tuesday meeting days. At our most recent meeting, Bob Borland reminded us that we thought growing old would take longer. He then updated us on the Men’s Club Scholarship Program – 15 outstanding candidates—and on the August 9 … [Read more...]
Garden Club: May 2018 News
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THANK YOU Niguel Shores for making the Garden Club’s Annual Plant Sale on Saturday, April 28, a Blooming Success! Oh, I used that same intro last year. Well, the club expresses that same sentiment this year. Of course our ‘State’ was happy too, since we pay state sales taxes on all your purchases. For an entry fee of $1.00 per person one could … [Read more...]
Women’s Golf: May 2018 Update
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The Niguel Shores lady golfers met on April 9 at The Ranch 9-hole golf course with six golfers: Irene McDonald, Judy Boitano, Val Mitchell, Catriona Sigsby, Karen Condino and Julie Patton. The weather was approaching 80 degrees and the course couldn’t have been more lovely! Each player used the best drive of the group and then played her own ball … [Read more...]
Men’s Golf: May 2018 Update
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We had great golf weather the month of April for our outings at Oak Creek, Arroyo Trabuco, Talega, and Tijeras Creek. We are fortunate to have many fine public courses here in Orange County that have provided our golf group with super low green fees. In May we have a great schedule planned: May 1 – San Juan Hills May 8 – Talega May 15 – San … [Read more...]
PageTurners Book Club: The American by Henry James
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Page Turners Monday afternoon and Thursday afternoon groups will be discussing The American by Henry James which was first published in 1876/77. The book has been described as a combination of social comedy and melodrama. James writes about the clash between European and American cultures and more specifically about the misadventures of his main … [Read more...]
Really Serious Book Club: Rigor Mortis by Richard Harris
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Lakshman Sehgal hosted the meeting and led the discussion on Rigor Mortis, a book critical of many published medical research papers because of lack of proper peer review, statistical errors, bad research design, mishandled data, etc. The author, Richard Harris, partly blames competition to publish early and often. In discussion it was a consensus … [Read more...]
Women’s Club Luncheon: May 10, 2018 at 12:00 in the Clubhouse
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Our monthly luncheon meeting was held on April 12 at the Clubhouse. Three new members, Chris Daley, Catherine Bitran, and Mary Ellen Hoffman, were welcomed into the Club by President Lydia Reese, who presented each lady with a yellow rose. Our Secretary, Yollie Mancino, congratulated the Women’s Club members who contribute their efforts to … [Read more...]
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