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GREAT WEDDING VENUES: ROSECLIFF MANSION

10 CHARTING THE TOP LUXURY CREDIT CARDS 12 TOP UPCOMING EVENTS IN BOCA RATON 19 TEST YOUR BUSINESS ETIQUETTE 22 PRESIDENTIAL SPIRITS: A BEER FOR EVERY SEASON 26 FRENCH OPEN: ROLAND GARROS BY THE NUMBERS 30 ABOARD THE RUM CRUISE

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steamship magnate Hermann Oelrichs. Stanford White based his design for the mansion on the Grand Trianon of Palace of Versailles. The house was completed in 1902. In 1904, Mrs. Oelrichs organized what is considered the first “White Party.”

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CHARTING THE TOP

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hen considering a financial service that effectively involves spending between $250,000 to upwards of a Million Dollars of your money, there is much to consider. When choosing a luxury credit card, there is far more than we can cover on one page. There is more than just convenience — security, points, the financial company’s reputation — are just some factors to take into account. You may also want to stay informed by reading financial COMPANY

publications, as this is a very fluid sector and each company’s reputation is a factor in trust and effectiveness. You need to contact the credit card company to get a complete report. We cannot show all the perks on this page, for example. This is meant to be a starting point for your final choice. But the “choice” may not be your choice after all, as many of these cards cannot be applied for, and are available only by invitation, based on your prior record.

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BLACK CARD

• Annual Fee: $495 • APR: 17.24% Variable • Additional user: $195

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• 0% intro APR for limited time.

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• Annual Fee: None • APR: 14.7% Variable

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• $26K monthly credit limit.

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• Intro rewards + 3X pts on travel.

• Priority Pass Access; transfer pts. to partner companies.

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• Annual Fee: $595

• $10 Million in J.P. Morgan bank.

• $300 + 3X pts on travel.

• 24/7 concierge services.

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• Initiation Fee: $7.5K • Must spend over $250K • Annual Fee: $2.5K on regular card.

• Late Fee: $38 or 2.99%

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Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew (with a twist), screened at FAU’s Living Room Theaters, July 14th and 18th.

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he title of John Ransom Phillips exhibition is borrowed from Giorgio Vasari’s 16th-century book about the artists of his time. Ransom Phillips’ recent watercolors art not art-historical; rather they are psychological and symbolic representations of artists of interest to him. Combining abstraction, figuration, and his own poetic language written beneath each image, he distills what he considers the essence of the particular artist’s work. These vividly colorful watercolors and oil paintings are lyrical, and often humorous.

THE THIRD WIFE

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n 19th century rural Vietnam, 14-year-old May becomes the third wife of wealthy landowner Hung. Soon she learns that she can only gain status by asserting herself as a woman who can give birth to a male child.

May’s hope to change her status turns into a real and tantalizing possibility when she gets pregnant. Faced with forbidden love and its devastating consequences, May finally comes to an understanding of the brutal truth: the options available to her are few and far between.

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here are hundreds of kinds of kites in Japan, with each region of the country having their own, specific style of traditional kites. Join us in the tradition by flying your own kite or making your own in one of our workshops to fly. Plus, don’t forget to check out Falling Water, Soaring Kites in the museum galleries during this weekend.

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THE TAMING OF THE SHREW

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n a re-imagined 1590, England is a matriarchy. Baptista Minola is seeking to sell off her son Katherine to the highest bidder. Cue an explosive battle of the sexes in this electrically charged love story. Justin Audibert (Snow in Midsummer, The Jew of Malta) turns Shakespeare’s fierce, energetic comedy of gender and materialism on its head to offer a fresh perspective on its portrayal of hierarchy and power.

SPIRITED AWAY AWAY–

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ayao Miyazaki’s Academy Award®-winning masterpiece Spirited Away was the biggest box office hit of all time in Japan and helped redefine the possibilities of animation for American audiences and a generation of new filmmakers. Wandering through an abandoned carnival site, ten-year-old Chichiro is separated from her parents and stumbles into a dream-like spirit world where she is put to work in a bathhouse for the gods, a place where all kinds of nonhuman beings come to refresh, relax

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Question 1: Your boss, Ms. Alpha, enters the room when you’re meeting with an important client, Mr. Beta. You rise and say “Ms. Alpha, I’d like you to meet Mr. Beta, our client from San Diego.” Is this introduction correct?

Question 13: You are talking with a group of four people. With whom do you make eye contact?

A. With the person to whom you are speaking at that moment.

B. Each of the four, moving your eye contact from one to another.

C. With the other three people you are not speaking at that moment.

D. No particular person.

Question 5: You are hosting a dinner at a restaurant. You have pre-ordered for everyone and indicated where he or she should sit. Are you correct?

Question 6: You are invited to dinner in a private home. When do you take your napkin from the table and place it on your lap?

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C. Wait for the oldest person at the table to take his/hers.

D. Wait for the acknowledged head of the table to take his or hers before taking yours.

Question 7: You are in a restaurant and a thin soup is served in a cup with no handles. To eat it you should: A. Pick it up and drink it.

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C. Eat half of it with a spoon and drink the remainder.

D. Use the spoon provided, picking up the cup to finish the soup completely.

Question 8: You are at a dinner and champagne is served with the dessert. You simply can not drink champagne yet know the host will be offering a toast.

You should: A. Tell the waiter “no champagne”.

B. Turn over your glass.

C. Ask the waiter to pour water into your champagne glass instead.

D. Say nothing and allow the champagne to be poured.

Question 9: A toast has been proposed in your honor. You say “thank you” and take a sip of your drink. Are you correct?

Question 10: You are hosting a dinner party at a restaurant. Included are three other couples, including your most valuable client and his wife. You instruct the waiter to: A. Serve your spouse first.

B. Serve your client’s spouse first.

C. Serve you first.

D. Serve you and your spouse last.

Question 11: You are invited to a reception and the invitation states “7:00 to 9:00 p.m.” You should, or you may: A. Arrive at 6:55 p.m.

B. Arrive any time between 7:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.

C. Arrive any time between 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.

D. Arrive around 9.00 p.m.

Question 12: You are introduced to a new colleague.

Which sentence is clearly wrong?

A. Hello, I have heard so much about you.

B. How do you do?

C. It is a pleasure to meet you.

D. Hello, how are you?

steps out of the cab, he or she will be on the curbside and therefore won’t have to deal with getting out in traffic or sliding across the seat.

5. Yes. It will make everybody’s life so much easier. Also, many times

Question 4: You are entering a cab with a client.

You position yourself so the client is seated curbside. Is this correct?

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Question 15: You are at a table in a restaurant for a business dinner. Midway through the meal, you’re called to the telephone.

What do you do with your napkin?

A. Take it with you.

B. Fold it and place it to the left of your plate.

C. Loosely fold it and place it on the right side.

D. Leave it on your chair.

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2. No, this is wrong, unless he asks for the business card. Resist the urge to “quickly score” a contact.

3. No you are not. In this case it is none of your business who is calling.

4. Yes. When your client

Question 3: You answer the phone for your supervisor who cannot reach his phone in time. You ask: “Who’s calling, please?” Are you correct?

Question 14: When you greet a visitor in your office, you should: A. Say nothing about where the visitor should sit and let the visitor sit where he or she wishes.

B. Tell the visitor where to sit.

C. Say “Please sit anywhere”.

D. Simply sit down yourself and the visitor will find a place himself or herself.

ANSWERS 1. No. The correct way is this: “Mr. Beta, may I introduce Ms. Alpha.”

The client is the most important person. People are introduced to the client, not the other way around.

Question 2: At a social function, you meet the CEO of an important corporation.

After a brief chat, you give him your business card. Is this correct?

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6. B and/or D 7. B 8. D 9. No. If you do, then you’re toasting yourself.

Other people toast in your honor and in that case you do not sip.

10. B and/or D 11. B 12. A 13. B 14. B 15. D

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ven though beers do not have “vintages” in the same sense that fine wines do, the general rule is to consume them “fresh” as close to the brewery release date as possible. That doesn’t mean you have to throw out that six-pack of Bud Light that your brother-in-law brought last Thanksgiving and has been sitting in your fridge all these months. Beer doesn’t “go bad” in the same way wine does.

(Ales are another category onto themselves.) It just means that, if taste is important to you, you will get the best results if you consume the beer young. That goes double for “seasonal” beers because taste and style is the entire point. Many packages will carry a date — or expiration — stamp. If you don’t see the stamp, ask the beer expert at your spirits retailer. Very often, they will know where that stamp is “hidden.”

But in spite of the “expiration date,” the good news is that you can continue to enjoy your leftover seasonal beers for months after the namesake “season” has passed. For example, Oktoberfest beers don’t magically go bad on October 31st. You could even look to see if any of your favorite seasonal beers remained on the shelf, or in the back room, at your local retailer, after the season has passed — and take advantage of the lower price. After this Oktoberfest, we wanted to know which breweries had been most successful in producing an Oktoberfest beer worth noting, and worth savoring for the next few months. If you don’t see your favorite brand listed here, most likely we felt it wasn’t worthy. All of the following are Märzen/Oktoberfest beers, all bottles, unless otherwise stated, in no particular order:

YUENGLING • Brewed in Pennsylvania • Medium-bodied From one of most underrated breweries comes this surprisingly good, well balanced, deliciously smooth and drinkable beer. Deep, rich color. High in taste, low in price — literally, a good buy.

VICTORY FESTBIER • From Pennsylvania • 5.6% alcohol The label has it right: Subtle sweetness, but not “sweet” — leaves the palate dry, with no aftertaste — a good thing, depending on your point of view. This one wins the prize for Best Beer for Food. And... did I detect a hint of tobacco?

DUE-SOUTH • Brewed in Florida • 5.4% alcohol Perhaps more show than substance, it’s a festive pour, with deep caramel color, a big off-white head, and fresh taste. A lingering hoppiness makes you want to take another sip.

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SAM ADAMS

LEFT HAND • From Colorado • Canned This craft lager from Colorado has a nice color, with a subtle head, and a smooth feel followed by an agreeable caramel finish.

• Brewed in Massachusetts • One of many seasonal beers from this producer Sam Adams Oktoberfest gets the freshness prize — a real thirst quencher, with a beautiful, rich color.

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• Brewed Michigan • 5.5% ABV/Full bodied This copper-colored lager, features noble hop bitterness balanced by sweet toasted malt.

The perfect balance is achieved and the mood is set for fall.

• From Tampa, FL • 5.8% alcohol Brewed with German barley and hops, this canned lager has a huge, showy head, and a nice color. The power is not so evident — at first.

BLUE POINT

TREASURE FEST

• Brewed in New York State (owned by Anheuser-Busch) • 5.7% alcohol The best “quaffing” beer of the list, and a unique taste, almost elegant, while the alcohol is very much evident.

SCHLAFLY • Brewed in St. Louis, MO • 5.5% alcohol Nice amber color, but what is most impressive are the layers of flavor — hops, toasty malt, some pleasant bitterness, but well balanced. A bit “chewy.”

COPPERTAIL • Made in Tampa, FL • 5.8% alcohol The most complex on the palate, and the most interesting color — indeed copper.

In terms of color, taste, body, this is the “port” of the Oktoberfest beers. Unapologetically malty.

• Brewed in Baltimore, MD • 6% alcohol Our strongest beer on the list. Sparkling bright amber, a nice prelude to a palate that is fresh, crisp, with a subtle bitterness at the end.

PAULANER • Brewed in Germany • Medium-bodied lager This classic seasonal features a golden color with a rich creamy head that laces beautifully. Well balanced, just enough bite at the end.

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Open Tennis Tournament come to he “Love Story” we are be named after him? referring to has nothing Born in 1888 on the island of to do with Andy Murray Réunion, a French colony in the in the photo above, or any ROLAND GARROS Indian Ocean, Garros moved of the great athletes who to Paris to attend business school as a have played on the clay court of one of the young man. There, he opened his own car world’s great tennis tournaments. The love dealership at the age of 21. He soon taught story has to do with how the French Open, himself how to fly before obtaining a pilot’s and the sports complex where it is played, license. It’s easy to see how this blue-eyed became known as the “Roland Garros.” daredevil with the exotic looks won the Roland Garros was in fact a French hero. hearts of the Parisian smart set, including He was an aviator — the first man to cross writer/director Jean Cocteau, who wrote a the Mediterranean Sea by plane; he twice book about him. set the record for altitude; and, during Among his admirers was Emile Lesueur, World War I, he developed the first singlea classmate and fellow rugby player, who seater fighter plane equipped with an oneventually became an important builder in board machine gun. Garros occasionally Paris. When the first World War broke out, played tennis, but he was known mostly Garros signed up as a fighter pilot. His repas a rugby player. So, how did the French

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utation for bravery increased, until his plane was forced to land behind enemy lines, and he was taken prisoner by the Germans for three years. He eventually escaped, but incarceration had taken a toll on his health.

Against the advice of friends and officials, Garros re-joined the air force, and was killed a day before his 30th birthday, and a month before the war ended in 1918.

Ten years later, the French needed to build a stadium to defend the Davis Cup. The government was low on funds. They turned to Emile Lesueur, who not only had the capability to build the stadium, but had become the president of the Stade Français, the organization in charge of tennis tournaments. Lesueur, still grieving the loss of his friend, insisted that the new stadium be named after Roland Garros.

ROLAND GARROS BY THE NUMBERS Approx. total prize money to all Roland Garros

44 million winners in 2018.

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for career prize winnings, as of 2018 — 117.5 million Record held by Roger Federer (Business Insider).

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that the tournament took place under the 1941-1945 Years Nazi Occupation — results not officially recognized.

250 13 9 7 4

The number of ball boys and ball girls hired during the tournament, chosen from 2,500 applicants.

The overall record for French Open titles — held by Margaret Court (5 singles, 4 doubles & 4 mixed).

The men’s record for the most titles won at Roland Garros — held by Rafael Nadal.

The women’s record for the most titles won at Roland Garros — held by Chris Evert.

The number of annual world “Grand Slam” tennis events, of which Roland Garros is the second.

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Sail to islands where traditional distilling methods are still used to produce some of the world’s finest rums. For rum connoisseurs or those who just like to drink it! Cruise rate includes daily samplings of some of the world’s most exotic rums, and all other rum-related activities hosted by Dave Russell.

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