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In the spring of 2011, right around the time Donald Trump was humiliated by Barack Obama during the president's speech at the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner, Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law, placed a call to Richard Mack. Kushner was thirty years old, a decade and a half younger than Mack, but in many respects the men were peers. They were both scions of prominent real estate families, and in 2009 Mack and his wife had attended Kushner's wedding, to Ivanka Trump. The two men were also business associates: Mack held some of the debt on 666 Fifth Avenue, a gleaming thirty-nine-story office building in midtown Manhattan for which Kushner had paid a record USD1.8 billion in 2007.
Now, four years later, Kushner was calling about the tower, a symbol of immense importance for him and his family. Under the leadership of Jared's father, Charles, the Kushner Companies had made hundreds of millions of dollars building and buying properties in New Jersey. But in 2004, future Trump surrogate Chris Christie, who was at the time the U. S. Attorney for New Jersey, indicted Charles in federal court on charges that included tax evasion, making false statements about campaign contributions, and hiring a prostitute to retaliate against his brother-in-law. After Charles pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two years in prison, Jared, who was just twenty-four, took over the family business. He sold the Kushner holdings in New Jersey and bought 666 Fifth Avenue. The significance of the deal lay not only in its size but in its location. Much as Trump's renovation of the Grand Hyatt hotel three decades earlier had carried his family's real estate empire across the East River from Queens, Jared's purchase of 666 Fifth Avenue, just three blocks from Trump's own trophy skyscraper, was an unmissable sign of the Kushners' arrival in Manhattan.
Jared Kushner (Getty)
By the time he spoke to Mack in 2011, Jared and his younger brother, Josh, had established a social and business beachhead in New York. Besides running the Kushner Companies, Jared was also the owner of the New York Observer, a once venerable newspaper. Josh had already started Vostu, a profitable social-game developer, and a venture firm called Thrive Capital.
Despite his evident success, however, Jared was in trouble: After the financial crisis led to a downturn in the rental market, the Kushner Companies risked an imminent default on the loans that had financed the firm's purchase of 666 Fifth Avenue. Jared's lenders were at his throat, and he stood to lose hundreds of millions of dollars, if not the entire building.
According to a source familiar with the call, Jared appealed to his friendship with Mack—"I am a really good person," he insisted—and asked him to accept a substantial write-down of the loan.
Mack held firm. He had been unhappy with some aspects of how the Kushners managed the building, and, as he reminded Jared, he had a fiduciary responsibility to his investors.
Jared did not take the news well. According to the source, he began shouting into the phone, "I've been working my ass off!"
Mack was unimpressed. "I don't know who the hell you think you're talking to," he said, and hung up the phone.
Jared was just twenty-six when he bought the thirty-nine-story tower at 666 Fifth Avenue for a record $1.8 billion. A subsequent downturn in the market caused him to scramble to preserve control of the building.
Jared was eventually able to preserve his control of the tower by ceding 49.5 percent of the building's equity to Vornado, a publicly traded real estate investment trust. Mack, who is forty-nine, remained dimly aware that Jared had not forgotten their disagreement, but it was not until this past summer, when Elizabeth Spiers, a former editor of the Observer, wrote on her website about what she called "the Big Dick Mack Story," that he realised the extent of Jared's lingering animosity.
Spiers wrote that during her tenure as editor, in 2011 and 2012, Kushner had pushed for a hit piece on Mack. "If the tip he'd given me had checked out, it would have been a good story," she wrote. "So I agreed to put a reporter on the story." She gave the assignment to Dan Geiger, the Observer's real estate beat reporter. Kushner called Geiger and furiously complained that Mack was a "bad fiduciary" who'd moved money around to enrich himself at the expense of his investors. (Kushner declined to comment on the record for this article, but through his publicist he denied that his pursuit of the Mack story was related to the loan on 666 Fifth Avenue.)
Geiger phoned his contacts—as Spiers wrote, he "called everyone within a hundred-mile radius"—and found nothing. He sent Kushner a detailed email outlining what his sources had said.
For a week, Geiger heard nothing. Then Kushner called him and said, as if they had not already spoken, "There's a guy named Richard Mack, and we've got to get this guy."
Geiger was bewildered. He went to Spiers, who, he says, recognised Kushner's obsession as the "illicit powder keg" it was. "Jared insisted that it was a reporting problem," she wrote in the blog post. To humour her boss, Spiers assigned a second reporter to the story. He, too, got nowhere; once again, nothing in the story checked out. But even this was not the end of it. Jared told Spiers to ask one more reporter, who did not work for the Observer, to look into Mack. That reporter was me.
I turned down the assignment, even though I had been friendly with Jared for many years. At the time, I knew him to be bright, charming, and polished, a pious son of a devout Orthodox Jewish family. I had never been exposed to this side of him. As it turns out, however, this side of him exists. Geiger, who now works for Crain's, has told people that the first thing that came to mind when he found himself embroiled in the vendetta was "This guy is like his dad."
Over the past year, Jared Kushner's profile has risen alongside the mind-bending trajectory of his father-in-law's presidential bid. Though Jared has no previous experience in electoral politics, he has become one of Donald Trump's chief advisors, and much of the attention he's received has focused on the many ways in which he's been useful to the campaign. It was Jared who helped prepare Trump for an appearance before the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) in March, and Jared who helped broker a truce with Fox News when Trump fought with Megyn Kelly, the network's star anchor. After Trump fired Corey Lewandowski, his campaign manager, in June, it was reported that Ivanka had demanded Lewandowski's dismissal for trying to marginalise Jared's influence. A month later, after Trump tweeted an image of Hillary Clinton and a Star of David set against a backdrop of dollar bills, Jared took to the Observer to defend his father-in-law against charges of anti-Semitism. Most recently, Jared was on hand to help Trump choose Indiana governour Mike Pence as his running mate—over and above, it did not go unnoticed, the great nemesis of the Kushner family, Chris Christie.
There is a sense among Jared's friends and business associates that he sees the gold-plated vision of a Trump White House as the ultimate step in a carefully plotted ascent to redemption.
And yet for all that Jared has helped Trump, there is a sense among Jared's friends and business associates that he sees the gold-plated vision of a Trump White House as the ultimate step in a carefully plotted ascent to redemption, one that began when his father's scandal tarnished the family name. In this respect, it seems more than usually significant that both Kushner brothers have photographs of John F. Kennedy prominently displayed in their offices. Just as Kennedy's father was forced to yield his ambitions to his sons' generation after uttering controversial remarks during World War II, so too did the scandal that sent Charles Kushner to prison open the door for his sons—and especially for Jared—to launch their charm offensive on society at a very early age.
Jared, who is thirty-five, and Josh, thirty-one, along with their sisters, Dara, thirty-seven, and Nicole, thirty-three, grew up privileged and sheltered in Livingston, New Jersey. Their paternal grandparents, Joseph and Rae, escaped Poland during the Holocaust and immigrated to the United States in 1949. They moved to the suburbs around Newark, where they helped create a tight-knit community of Holocaust survivors known as the Builders. ("My grandfather was a carpenter," Josh likes to tell people.) The elder Kushners belonged to the Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ, which supported Jewish charities and schools. "That generation were cohorts," says Andrew Silow-Carroll, the editor in chief of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, the New York–based news service. "They were very collegial."
Joseph and Rae had four children, two boys and two girls. Charles, who earned a bachelor's degree and an MBA from NYU and a law degree from Hofstra, was less academically gifted than his older brother, Murray, who graduated summa cum laude and has a law degree from Penn. But Charles's drive was remarkable. He took to heart the mantra passed down from one Kushner generation to the next—"Think like an immigrant, act like an immigrant"—which was at once an exhortation to work hard and a warning not to take anything for granted.
Before the scandal, Charles and his pretty dark-haired wife, Seryl, were seen as the standout ambassadors of their Orthodox community. Charles became known as the Dapper Don thanks to the natty tailoring he preferred and to his growing reputation as a New Jersey power broker. As he built his real estate company into an empire worth a reported $2 billion, he contributed significantly to Jewish charitable causes as well as to political campaigns. He supported New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani but tended to favour Democrats, including senators Hillary Rodham Clinton, Charles Schumer, and Jon Corzine. In 2001, he was the largest donor to the successful gubernatorial campaign of Jim McGreevey, a New Jersey Democrat who later appointed him to the board of the influential Port Authority.
Jared attended the Orthodox Frisch School, in Paramus, New Jersey. By some accounts, he worked hard in school, but he was not especially academic. In The Price of Admission, Daniel Golden notes that officials at Frisch were "dismayed" when Jared was accepted to Harvard, since, as one former school official put it, "his GPA did not warrant it, his SAT scores did not warrant it." Other students in Jared's class, the official said, were far more deserving. But Jared had a weapon that his classmates did not: his father. According to Golden, Charles donated $2.5 million to Harvard the year his son applied. Just to be safe, he also donated to Cornell and Princeton.
The disgrace that followed, for Charles and for his family, was profound.
All this lobbying to establish his family in the upper echelons of power was expensive. The scandal that eventually sent Charles to prison began in 2001, when Murray discovered that his brother had used several of the family partnerships to make political contributions without informing his relatives. Murray sued Charles in court, and not long after Chris Christie became the U. S. Attorney for New Jersey, in 2002, he launched a criminal investigation.
As Christie's case gained traction, Charles attempted to blackmail one of his sisters and her husband to keep them from cooperating as government witnesses. He paid a prostitute $10,000 to have sex with his brother-in-law, and then sent a videotape of the encounter to his sister. The vindictive effort was for naught: In August 2004, in the face of overwhelming evidence that he had evaded taxes, made illegal campaign contributions, and retaliated against a federal witness, Charles pleaded guilty to eighteen felony counts.
The scandal made for a chilling affair, one that was severely at odds with the gracious public-service-oriented persona Charles had cultivated for public view. The disgrace that followed, for Charles and for his family, was profound. "It was very embarrassing," says Silow-Carroll. The community, he notes, has "a self-image, largely deserved, as philanthropists and Jewish communal lions. They felt that all this nasty stuff sullied that."
Compared with Charles, whose temper is legendary, Jared has a notably calm demeanor. "He's calm, he's smooth and sharp, and he knows how to court people," says Doug Harmon, a veteran New York broker. Yet there is also an undercurrent of hostility that belies his polite veneer. Jared was described to me as "a little bit bullheaded" and "a little bit of a bully" by one person; another said that when he gets mad, "the loss of composure is the shock because he's always so completely controlled."
Five buildings owned by the Jehovah's Witnesses will become part of the larger Brooklyn Tech Triangle. They were sold to Jared Kushner, the Kushner Cos. CEO, and RFR. (Getty)
Several sources told me that in 2015, Jared tried to thwart a real estate negotiation that involved J. Walter Thompson, a subsidiary of WPP, the advertising conglomerate led by his friend Martin Sorrell. Jared had no financial stake in the matter, but he insisted, following many hours of due diligence, that WPP was headed down the wrong path. After WPP's board ignored his advice and approved the deal, Jared attended a meeting at the company and told a senior executive at WPP, "You're the stupidest person I've ever met in this business." (A spokesman for WPP would neither confirm nor deny the incident.)
Then there is Jared's standoff with Steve Roth, the CEO of Vornado, the $20 billion real estate investment trust that acquired 49.5 percent of 666 Fifth Avenue in 2011. The deal allowed Jared to keep control of the building but valued it at a mere $820 million, a steep decline from its $1.8 billion purchase price. According to the New York Post, Jared believes that the tower should be converted to a retail mall beneath luxury condos, and he is committed to a proposal from the firm of the late Zaha Hadid. Other sources, however, say that Roth believes the building is worth more as office space. Roth, who is seventy-four, and who recently joined Donald Trump's economic advisory team, did not respond to a request for comment, but he has told people in private that he despises what he sees as Jared's arrogance. According to several sources, meetings between Vornado and the Kushner Companies regularly become shouting fests, though one source says that most of the screaming is done by Charles Kushner. Meanwhile, the building is stagnating, and its fate is unlikely to be settled until one party buys out the other.
For those involved in the ruthless world of New York real estate, none of this unpleasantness is surprising. But overt aggression has not gone over well in the more sensitive environs of the New York Observer. A source close to Jared says that he did not understand, when he bought the company, how much resistance he would face from the journalists who worked there. In 2007, he appointed Bob Sommer, the Kushner Companies' publicist, as the newspaper's president. Sommer was given instructions to "rein in" the paper's much-revered editor, Peter Kaplan. (Kaplan and Sommer both resigned in 2009; Kaplan died four years later.) At a holiday party for the Observer a few years after he bought the newspaper, Jared implored the staff to redouble its efforts, adding that worse economic times were to come. When Aaron Gell, the editor at the time, took the microphone and thanked everyone for their hard work, the gesture seemed to irritate Jared. (Jared's publicist says that he liked Gell and cannot recall Gell's speech or his own.) Ken Kurson, a Kushner family friend—and longtime business columnist for Esquire—is the current editor of the Observer, its fifth in seven years.


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As we move into the new year, we took some time to reflect on 2017. It was a big year for seoplus+ from making the 2017 STARTUP 50 to being recognized as one of Ottawa's fastest growing companies, expanding our team, and so much more. We're looking forward to everything 2018 has in store! Before we dive into full 2018 mode, here were our most read blog posts of 2017:
#1 Case Study: Ranking a Lead Generation Website
There are so many misconceptions when it comes to SEO – but it's really quite simple when you boil it down. In this LIVE case study our COO, Brock Murray, shows you how quickly he can rank a brand new website – all the while debunking the Google Sandbox theory in the case of a previously registered domain. Read on for a full list of tasks, timeline and a video to walk you through it.
#2 Write For Us
This one took us by surprise and we were overjoyed! We love that the digital marketing community is so interested in writing for us. We welcome blog post submissions from experts in digital marketing, SEO, social media, content marketing, web design, and online PR that would like to share their insights with our community of readers. Click here for more details and a list of potential topics.
#3 Case Study: Mobile Klinik
One of our top blogs of 2017 was a case study on our client, Mobile Klinik. We helped this professional smartphone repair chain garner visibility in an ultra-competitive industry and drive store visits via mobile search.We walk you through our campaign goals, approach and results.
#4 2017 STARTUP 50 Ranking
2017 was a big year for seoplus. Canadian Business and PROFIT ranked seoplus+ No. 36 on the 2017 STARTUP 50 ranking of Canada's Top New Growth Companies. STARTUP 50 recognizes young companies based on two-year revenue growth. seoplus+ made the 2017 STARTUP 50 list with year-over-year revenue growth of 418%.seoplus+ had the unique distinction of being the only Ottawa-based company ranked on the Canada-wide list in 2017.
#5 seoplus+ Recognized As One of Ottawa's Fastest Growing Companies
Earlier in 2017, seoplus+ was also recognized as one of Ottawa's Fastest Growing Companies. seoplus+ ranked top 3 among companies in the nation's capital based on revenue growth figures over a three-year period. Additionally, CEO Eddy Abou-Nehme was named as one of Ottawa's top Forty under 40 in recognition of business success and leadership.
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Went to see Angels and Demons last night...pretty good.
Spent $37 for 3 of us. C.'s friend gave me 20.00 toward the price otherwise we would have paid more because of the popcorn, candy and drinks. Wow, they are too expensive!
But now that we have an actual WORKING budget we can have an occassional movie night. Besides I received 16.00 refund check from the radiologist that we over paid, also have 20.00 Walmart gift card to put toward groceries so this will not have any effect.
More good news is we are expecting another 70.00 in refunds from local hospital that we overpaid...insurance paid my entire surgery. Oh yes, another update, I had my gallbladder removed the end of March. I was off work for 4 weeks but I was paid my 2 weeks vacation and have disability insurance so everything was cool.
Long paragraph, excuse me.
Came home from work yesterday to find Husband had cleaned out a flower bed. Removed scraggly bushes so I have a fresh pallette (spelling?) to plant some pretty perennials and annuals. So excited!! We cleaned up another bed last weekend...two more to go.
Plan to exercise when I get off work at 3p today...going with my cousin and Aunt. They recently started working out with me and have each lost 10 lbs. Yay!
I have blogged about this in the past and received mixed reviews but we have decided to invest in new Trek bikes. We will be receiving one free using M.'s Marriott Rewards points and will be buying 2 more...yikes I know expensive but we are tired of borrowing my Aunts bikes and we have a trail and State Park close by and have been using it a lot.
It is such a good thing to do as a family!
But not to worry...it is all in the budget!
When it was only me doing the budget I was WAY underestimating basic needs like food, car maintenace etc... now with M. helping (basically taking over, but that is fine with me.) We are amazingly organized and actually have enough money for weekly grocery shopping.
Of course, I still expect many bumps in the road...always surprises lurking around each corner I suppose...
This coming week I face a HUGE test. Need to buy some summer clothes...I have none. NOT utilizing the cliche, I really don't since losing weight. I plan on going to Old Navy first and have a budget of 250.00.
In the past I always, always, overspent. I will let you know how it goes, I am actually nervous!
OH! I updated my side bar in case anyone is interested.
Weekend update with Ms. Pearl
Went to see Angels and Demons last night...pretty good.
6 Responses to "Weekend update with Ms. Pearl"
May 31st, 2009 at 07:00 amGood luck with the shopping! I think you will enjoy your Trek bikes. We have Raleigh's and have really enjoyed them. We should get out on them more.
As far as clothes, you will be fine if you stick to your budget. Get the basics first. You can always add accessories later...in fact I don't even accessorize!!
Ms. Pearl
May 31st, 2009 at 07:09 amI know...we have one Trek already and we always fight over who gets it because it is amazing! I figure if we take good care of them it is something we'll be able to enjoy a long time and something our kids can take when they move out.
Yeah, I don't accessorize much either! I have a diamond ring, an amethyst and a few cheap necklaces and 2 belts. I borrow from my kids a lot...scarves and etc. I don't even have pierced ears!
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May 31st, 2009 at 07:13 amTry to get a coupon for ON by googleing "Old Navy printable coupon." Every little bit helps.
Ms. Pearl
May 31st, 2009 at 08:13 amThanks boogala, I will do that now!
May 31st, 2009 at 11:50 amjust take the $250 and empty your purse of everything else. and my advice is: write a list or atleast memorise what you need. so many times have i gone 'i need bras, two singlets and a jumper' and will come out with socks, a fancy top and a skirt!
and if you are shopping for smaller things like underwear or tshirts and singlets, get those first before getting bigger things like shorts and skirts because they suck up all the money. and make sure everything works together!
Miss Sporty Saver
May 31st, 2009 at 02:29 pmWas the movie good? I saw Star Trek last week, and was contemplating if I wanted to see Angels and Demons or Terminator this weekend. Yes, the movies are EXPENSIVE! For an adult at one of our theaters, its $11.50!


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In the final session of UXBristol 2016, four brave speakers took to the stage to deliver a short talk on the topic of their choice. Here are the highlights:
Stephen Bodley
Stephen described how his team identified two key product landing pages, designed for non-clients, which their analytics showed received 50% of their traffic from existing clients.
To address this, the team created two versions of the landing page which identified if you were a client or a non-client, then offered you relevant content. They found that by offering a more relevant, targeted and personal experience, they were able to increase sales by 20% on one page, and 90% on the other, which resulted in an increase of £1.1 million in revenue.
Stephen noted that this project really taught them value of collaboration. Fixing the problem was not allocated to one person and team. Everyone was brought together and everyone had a sense of ownership of the task. He also observed that focusing on understanding and solving a problem identified in the data helped them to be efficient.
Most importantly, they didn't expect their clients to adapt to them, the team adapted to them rather than redirecting them onto the journey they wanted them to take.
Alastair Lee
People have ideas about what to put on websites. Those ideas are usually underpinned by some kind of assumption. Some assumptions are more important than others. MVPs test assumptions.
In a potted summary of his earlier workshop, Alastair Lee highlighted five different MVPs for testing different types of assumption:
Carl Bettag
Carl Bettag gave his perspective on the current landscape in Silicon Valley and how this relates to trends in here in Bristol.
Carl observed that people are making a lot more money in Silicon Valley, but they are spending most of it in rent. Average rent in San Francisco for a two bed flat is now around £3,500 per month. The dot.com bubble did impact house prices, but they are soaring again and the 2008 financial crisis did not hit house prices as hard as in other areas.
There is a huge UX and tech talent shortage, which is pushing salaries up. Everyone is competing for talent and designers are scarce. Lots of the design firms are being acquired by other firms. Carl speculated that this is happening because design is being perceived as more important, and therefore people want it in house. He also noted that there is seeing more competition from firms that didn't traditionally do design, such as ad marketing companies. The landscape is in flux, but there is lots of work in the pipeline.
What does this mean for Bristol?
Carl observed that Silicon Valley works because there is a talent clustering effect, which seems to be happening in Bristol. He advised the UXBristol audience to keep doing good work and attracting good people to the region. And to go out and buy a house before its too late!
Sandra Gonzalez
Sandra showcase the HaBaby project, which supports pregnant women in transit. The project is designed to identify opportunities to help women in transit from places like Syria. These women are not receiving enough health care, so HaBaby is looking to help identify top red-flag symptoms in pregnancy to help save lives.
The project has been developed through 'Empower Hack' events, which include a lot of paper prototyping and storyboarding to help understand the contexts of the users, rather than coding.
Sandra explained that contrary to popular assumption, many Syrian refugees do have access to Android phones in refugee camps, which means that HaBaby represents is a real opportunity to help improve outcomes.
The app is very simple. It identifies if you are pregnant, asks for key symptoms and offers advice. Sandra noted that the key challenges include language and connectivity.
She concluded by encouraging everyone to join organisations such as empowerhack.com or uxforchangeuk.org to help make a difference for causes such as HaBaby.


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Mobile phone signal boosters in a nutshell
What are mobile phone signal boosters and how to work with them
In the recent contemporary world, technology is improving at a faster pace and never fails to amaze people with even bigger and more effective innovations. One of the recent innovative products that has just arrived to the market are mobile phone signal boosters. These gadgets do exactly what they are called for – they boost signal. However, the process involves more steps and components which is why we present you with detailed information on what they do, how they work and what's the benefit. Aside from this, it is also possible to get acquainted with the gadget through mobile phone signal booster guide.
What's the mobile phone signal boosters' purpose?
Cellular tower coverage can be a tricky thing, which can lead to lack of connection in many areas whether they're regional or not. This can be caused by the specificity and type of the land, the location, the amplitude and many other factors. Lack of connection in its turn makes you more vulnerable to being unavailable and inaccessible by many people through your phone in a way that you will not be able to make calls, or even if you manage to they may get dropped or interrupted or have constant background noise. Situations like this can happen at any time and any place, and in case of emergencies it can cost you a life. Mobile signal boosters have been created with the
purpose of helping you boost the signal have more connection lines in your status bar, so that you can connect with whoever you need to even if you are in a place that has a weak celltower coverage.
How do they work?
There are a few components that comprise the entire process of how the mobile phone signal boosters work and those are – the outside antenna, the internal antenna, the booster unit and the coax cable which simply connects the booster units with each other. The process starts with the outside antenna which can be mounted on either the sides or the roof of the building. The function of the outside antenna is to catch the signal from the cell tower, which is unable to give you a stable signal itself, and broadcasts it to the internal antenna. The internal antenna in its turn is installed inside of the building and its function is to receive the signal communicated by the outside antenna and correspondingly transmit it to the booster unit (which is the gadget we are talking about).
What the booster unit does is simple – it amplifies the signal it receives from the internal antenna and boosts it up for the perimeter that you have chosen in order for you to have a stronger and more stable connection.
Types of mobile phone signal boosters
Mobile phone signal boosters have a variety of sized to fit your preferences, and they also come with a variety of types depending on the location you want to use them in. The boosters are
available for vehicles, ships and also yachts, offices and homes, business facilities, hotels. This mobile phone signal boosters are powerful enough to support multiple calls at a time, they make it possible to have connection during travel, in regional areas and while working in an office full of people. There are 2 packages available – standard and extra boost. The difference between the packages is that the extra boost package is designed to be able to catch the weakest outside signal and communicate to the internal antenna more effectively.
How to measure the signal strength?
Measuring the signal strength of your phone can vary according to the operating system you use which is why we will show you how to measure them both on Android and iOS. The signal strength is usually measured in decibels (dBM). If you have a really strong signal it means that the decibels should be as close to zero as possible, the 5 bar connection in the status bar of your phone means that the signal is strong and it can be somewhere near -65dBM. In order to understand how strong is your signal it would be more beneficial for you to test it outside because you will have a minimum of one single stable bar displayed on your phone. A way to do it on the Android operating system is to go to the Status in the About Phone section of your phone's settings. From there you can easily find signal strength and find out the amount of decibels. In order to do the same on iOS you will have to go through these steps. First off, dial this code 3001#12345# and call, after which you will have to hold the power button as long as you see the "slide to power off" screen in front of you. Here you will have to long press the home button for 5 seconds and wait until the phone takes you back to the home screen where you will find the decibels mentioned right at the top.
Now that you know the basics of mobile phone signal boosters and how to measure your signal
strength you can decide whether this innovative and new gadget is something suitable for you and
your daily routine.
About the Author
Lucy Robinson is the Marketing Manager of Mobile Signal Boosters, a company that proposes a new way of dealing with weak mobile phone connection and weak cell tower coverage by producing a mobile phone signal booster. Miss Robinson is a digital marketing specialist with more than 8 years of web marketing project management.
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Driving into the Monument Valley sunset
I gotta admit, apart from Monument Valley being simply awesome, one thing that was just great was to actually drive with our 4x4 Chevy Tahoe through the valley, damn that was fun! We were quite anyway, and you were required to leave the track before sunset (then again, what exactly does that mean?) such that we needed to really speed up at some time to chase the sun.
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28 July 2016
University of the Sunshine Coast student Emma Sykes has returned to the Coast after representing Australia at the World University Championships for rugby sevens in Swansea, Wales, during her semester break.
The 18-year-old Sports Studies student from Sippy Downs was one of two USC players selected in the first-ever Australian Uniroos women's rugby sevens team that was coached by Sunshine Coast local Tim Murray.
Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science student Erica Fowler, 24, was named in the squad but was unable to compete due to a shoulder injury.
Despite some close results in their pool matches, including a 12-all draw against Portugal and a 14-12 loss to Spain, the Australian team finished last of 10 teams.
But that hasn't dampened the spirits of the Chancellor State College graduate, who scored an impressive try in the match against Spain and revelled in the exciting atmosphere of the event.
"The Australian team was a really young side up against some tough opponents, but we still had some good performances," Emma said.
"And when we weren't training or playing in Swansea, we were mixing with other students from around Europe, North America and Asia."
Emma, who has also represented Australia in touch football and OzTag, is now looking forward to playing in a Trans-Tasman touch football tournament and the National Rugby Sevens Championships in the months ahead.
She said she had enrolled in USC's new Bachelor of Sports Studies this year to turn her love for sport into a career.
"I've always been passionate about sport and it would be incredible to work in the field every day," she said.
"I'm not sure exactly what area I want to end up in yet, but I'm really enjoying learning about how the whole industry works."
USC will hold its annual Imaginarium and Open Day at its Sippy Downs campus on Sunday 7 August from 10am to 2pm. For more details go to www.usc.edu.au/imaginarium/
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Amy Harman, Bassoon
Born in London, Amy Harman studied at the Royal College of Music with Andrea de Flammineis, Julie Price and Martin Gatt, and with František Herman at the Hudební Fakulta Akademie Múzických Umění in Prague. In 2011 she was appointed Principal Bassoon of the Philharmonia Orchestra at the age of 24. She was selected for representation by Young Classical Artists Trust (YCAT) in 2014.
Passionate about bringing the bassoon to a wider audience, in 2012 Amy appeared as a 'flying soloist' in Birmingham Opera's premiere of Stockhausen's Mittwoch aus Licht where she played from a trapeze suspended above the audience. Engagements during 2014/15 include a performance of Strauss's Concertino with the English Chamber Orchestra and recitals in Hamburg, Wigmore Hall, Purcell Room and The Sage Gateshead.
As a chamber musician Amy has been a member of Ensemble 360 since 2010, giving concerts at major venues and festivals throughout the UK. She has performed at festivals internationally collaborating with artists including Radovan Vlatkovic, Aleksander Mazdar, Nicholas Daniel, Natalia Gutman, Guy Johnston, Jack Liebeck, Charles Neidich and the Chilingirian Quartet.
Between 2009-2011 Amy was Principal Bassoon of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. She has appeared as guest principal with the London Symphony, London Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic, Scottish Chamber, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, City of Birmingham Symphony, London Chamber and Hallé Orchestras. During her studies she trained with the European Union Youth and Britten Pears Orchestras.
Amy is a Professor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the Royal Academy of Music.


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In a season that saw Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen knock boots and (spoiler alert!) the Wall come a'tumbling down thanks to the Night King's new zombie dragon, perhaps nothing generated more chatter than Ed Sheeran's much-discussed cameo in the Game of Thrones season seven premiere.
OK, we might be exaggerating a little, but back at the beginning of the summer, it certainly seemed that all GoT fans had an opinion on the divisive cameo, which saw the crooner step into a Lannister soldier's uniform and appear alongside superfan Maisie Williams, showing off his golden pipes as he and his fellow soldiers showed Arya some kindness despite her "joke" that she intended on killing their queen. Was it a fun cheeky wink or a moment of artifice-shattering foolishness? We'll leave that for Twitter to continue to debate. The bigger question is: Will we ever see the guy again? According to Sheeran himself, don't count on it.


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The new Nitecore P10 features a streamlined and ergonomic design in conjunction with Nitecore's new metal lever switch (patented), that allows for instant access to strobe mode, even when the torch is turned off. Dual switches make it easy to operate all of the modes and functions with a single hand.
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Three selectable modes of operation allow the user to define the user interface:
Tactical Mode: Strobe / HighLaw Enforcement Mode: Strobe / High / LowGeneral Mode: Strobe / High / Medium / Low
Once the desired operation mode has been set the P10's intelligent memory keeps this stored so you can be sure exactly how the light will behave in any given situation. A built in LED on the tail cap switch (patented) indicates the remaining battery voltage to ensure you know when the batteries are low on power.
Powered by one rechargeable 18650 lithium-ion battery or two non-rechargeable CR123A primary cells, the P10 uses a premium Cree XM-L2 (T6) LED with a maximum output of 800 lumens.
Includes quality holster, CR123A battery magazine, removable pocket clip, removable tactical ring, lanyard and spare o-ring.
Product Features
Premium CREE XM-L2 (T6) LEDDual-switch tail cap designed for tactical use and easy applicationStrobe readyTM button for quick access to Strobe mode (patented)Three selectable modes brings flexibility in operationIntegrated LEDs on tail switch to indicate remaining battery power (patented)Anti-rolling design to provide a firm gripTitanium steel clip included
Operational Modes
Using one Nitecore 2600 mAh lithium-ion rechargeable battery:High: 800 lumens; 4 hours, 30 minutes run-timeMid: 290 lumens; 9 hours run-timeLow: 40 lumens; 26 hours run-time
Using two Nitecore CR123A lithium metal primary single-use batteries:High: 800 lumens; 1 hour, 30 minutes run-timeMid: 400 lumens; 2 hours, 30 minutes run-timeLow: 70 lumens; 10 hours, 30 minutes run-time
Tested to ANSI/NEMA FL1 standards.
Note: As this is a high drain device, when in medium and high mode, the P10 will automatically reduce the output after 3 minutes of continuous use to prevent overheating.
Primary Cells - Please note that CR123A lithium metal primary battery cells are not rechargeable.
Rechargeable Cells - If you are intending to use lithium-ion rechargeable batteries then you will also need to purchase a suitable battery charger if you do not already have one.
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Technical Details
Type: Professional easy carry LED torchOperating Modes: High / Medium / Low / StrobeLuminous Flux: From 40 to 800 lumensLamp Type: Cree XM-L2 (T6) LEDReflector: Precision digital optics technology provides extreme reflector performanceBeam Range: 193 mBatteries Required: 2 x CR123A lithium metal or 1 x 18650 lithium-ionRun Time: Battery dependent, please see information aboveOverall Length: 134 mmHead Diameter: 25.4 mmBarrel Diameter: 25.4 mmWeight: 82 grams (excluding batteries)Colours Available: BlackBody Material: Constructed from aerospace grade aluminium alloyBody Finish: HA III military grade hard anodisedWindow Type: Toughened ultra-clear glass lens with anti-scratch coatingSwitch Type: Dual switchIn-Built Technology: Constant currentIn-built Protection: Reverse polarity protectionImpact Resistance: 1.5 mEnvironmental: Waterproof to IPX8 standard (2 m)Warranty: 5 yearsRegulatory Compliance: CE / RoHS
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Supplied in a retail box and contains:Nitecore P10 LED torch x 1Clip x 1Holster x 1Lanyard x 1Spare O-ring x 1Tactical ring x 1Spare rubber switch cap x 1CR123A battery magazine x 1Battery (select from options above)Manual x 1
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The Nitecore RSW2 remote pressure switch is designed for the Nitecore precise series models P10, P20 and P20UV. Once connected, it allows the torch to be operated by using the pressure pad switch. Three sensor pads provide momentary activation and a separate pad provides constant activation and needs to be pressed again to turn the light off.
The Nitecore NCP30 is a durable, multi-functional holster that is ideal for carrying torches and multi-tools. The holster also offers a small side compartment for carrying tactical pens and penlights. It is compatible with the following Nitecore models: EA21, EC20, EC25, MT25, MT2C, MT20C, MT06 (elastic side pocket), P20, P20UV, P10, P12, SRT5, MH2C, MH10, MH12.
Organise and store your CR123A or RCR123 batteries in this Storacell hard plastic caddy. These holders were originally designed for pilots, but they are also great for camping, boating, travel or at home.
Quality build, very bright and the strobe function is activated easily and requires no thought if needed in a "tactical" situation.
The P10 is a very well made piece of kit. Quite light in weight, slim and fits in the hand well. It has a detachable pocket clip that will go on either way up. Very nice belt pouch with mutple attachment options, narrow and wide belt loops, wide one is velcroed so you do not have to take your belt off to fit it and a metal triangular loop for clip attachement. The thngs that could be improved are the wrist lanyard. Nice quality but I can not see how its supposed to attach as there is no ring or hole in the butt area to attach the lanyard. No attachment options are described in the manual. Also the torch comes with a "tactical ring" that I have not worked out the prupose of or how to attach it if I do work out its use. THis is not described in the manual either. You can programme the mode sequences which is a feature if have not seen before. I use "general" as I am just a civilian user. The medium light setting seems too close to turbo in light output then a big drop to low. Gets warm in the hand in use but there is a lot of light being output and there are cooling finns machined into the case. Might be a plus on cold nights. Overall a good torch but a slightly improved manual would help. One side of A4 is a bit terse. Also no mention of how you register the product for waranty purposes. Nothing on the Nitecore website either about registering your torch which is slightly worrying even if I never need to return torch.
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A small compact LED tactical torch. I have a P12 and wanted a feed torch for my partner. This torch is fractionally shorter, not by much. Is powerful, both switches on the rear are so easy to use. Has a machined front bezel ring. Well made quality product. so much better than cheaper products on offer.
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…and Wii! (A Review)
After much anticipation and a rather odd name change, Nintendo's next generation console has finally arrived. A few brave souls endured the frigid Memphis "fall weather" as well as the slings and arrows of Best Buy staff and customers in order to ensure that one of these delicious little consoles would fall neatly into their frostbitten hands. I was not one of those but I *did* get up HELLA early Sunday morning to roll the bones in the craps game that is 0-day console acquisition. Lady Luck was nice enough to blow me a kiss and I walked out of the store with a Wii, Zelda: Twilight Princess, Call of Duty 3 and Red Steel.
The Wii
The out of the box experience was somewhat similar to that of an Apple product. Once the WiiMote sensor, the RCA cables and power supply have been connected to the console, the initial setup is intuitive and relatively painless. If you wanna pop a disc in a go for it you can without the need for a messy patch download. If you want to try out some of the online content, grab your DS and fire it up because you'll have to wait a while. Now it could be that Nintendo's servers were just getting slammed on launch day, but it took me quite a while to download the online updates. At launch, the only "channels" available are the Disc channel (Wii/GC games), the Mii channel (your own anime-cute avatar) and the Shopping channel. Future channels include the Forecast (local/global weather) and News channels. While I personally do not plan on getting my daily news feed from my Wii, I am interested in seeing how these features work. Even though the online content is a bit spotty at the moment, the games play exactly as they should.
Wii Sports
This is the end-all be-all BEST title to be included with a console since Super Mario Brothers for the original NES. I am not a very athletic guy, but knocking virtual baseballs out of the park with nothing more than my WiiMote had me giggling like a schoolgirl for hours. It is as satisfying as rawking out to "Ace of Spades" on Guitar Hero.
Zelda: Twilight Princess
I am not a Zelda fanboy. Honestly, the only Zelda game I ever played was the original, so I am not down with the history of Hyrule. The game starts with a few miniquests to help you get familiar with the WiiMote and the nunchuck. Animation is good, but not great – I am betting on the fun factor of this game to render the graphic quality to a non-issue. The dialog leans more towards engrish than english but it does it's job which is to clumsily introduce plot points. I have not hit the combat system yet, but I promise to post a more complete review once I have had more time to spend with this title.
Call of Duty 3
To be perfectly honest, this title sparked my interest more than any other. The thought of playing a FPS with the new control scheme kept me awake a night – maybe with a WiiMote I would be good enough to actually play online with other humans! There is a bit of a learning curve with the WiiMote/nunchuck controls (hand to hand combat makes you feel silly and you *will* look like an idiot) but practice makes perfect. The game itself is exactly what I have come to expect from the CoD series – lots of fun. Out of all of the titles I have played, Call of Duty 3 has the best graphics so far.
Red Steel
I don't think that I really have anything to add to some of the existing early impressions of this game. The control scheme is BRAND brand new and I have a feeling that unless you are this man you will have similar problems executing the incredibly elaborate Wii-Foo that is required in order to smite your pixelated foes. At the moment, I am not the ninja for the job, but I plan on putting in a lot of practice over the coming holiday.
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|SHOUT with SHU lecturers & poster presenters Julie Walters and Shirley Masterson
Our aim at SHOUT, along with promoting occupational therapy, is to help support continuous professional development, both for our members and for those who attend our monthly Wednesday night talks. The range of health and social care topics covered at our events by clinicians and academics, the certificates we hand out to attendees and the thoughts we share at Wednesday Wind Down all aim to promote learning, reflection and provide evidence for CPD files.
So it was only natural when a few of our members attended the COT Conference 2013 in Glasgow in June that they would reflect on their experiences and think about how themes encountered at conference related to study and future professional lives.
And their advice to students thinking of going next year?
"Go for it! It might feel like a long way to travel, at the end of a busy academic year when all you can think about is summer holidays, but the wide range of talks, presentations and people you meet make it more than worth it. And of course, there are the freebies! Who doesn't want a travel frisbee, a bendy ruler and a years' supply of pens?!"
|SHOUT with Bournemouth lecturer and poster presenter Kirsty Stanley @Kirstyes
Flying the green flag of OT
Emma Wilsher, Sheffield Hallam University undergraduate and SHOUT member.
As a second year student coming to an OT annual COT conference for the first time, with my fellow SHOUT team members Julia-Helen Collins and Gill Smith who had been once before, I was overjoyed by the amount of OTs who came far and wide to celebrate, learn, share their knowledge and advocate for what they believe in. The green flags shone high and bright, as OTs came to be one and share their passion and love. The community vibe that was amongst us reminded me why I was becoming an OT and why I wanted to be part of the OT family. A sense of belonging was instilled in me and my passion to work in mental health was reinforced by the opening speech of Michael Iwama, who opened the COT conference on a high as I watched all OTs applaud his views on public health and saw how we were all singing from the same hymn sheet.
Sue Parkinson gave a magnificent talk on 'beyond the model of human occupation screening tool' and how the tool enables an OT to connect with the service user and make it more meaningful and client centred towards them. She talked about the meaning and purpose of balanced lifestyle and environment and how this is crucial to enable a therapeutic process. I really felt this was beneficial to my area of interest and helped me to understand more about the model and its screening tool, enabling me to take away knowledge that I will be able to one day apply as a qualified OT.
The academia and copious amounts of assignments during the second year - all with hand-in dates around the same time – had been a test of my desire to fly the green OT flag. Trying to balance home life and university life as a single parent is difficult – spinning plates springs to mind. It's a challenge for all future OTs to enforce what we are taught in lectures, seminars and workshops about maintaining a 'balanced lifestyle' and instilling meaningful activities into our own lives. Sue Parkinson emphasised this in her talk - taking care of body and mind are key themes that contribute to a person's sense of competence and pleasure, while leisure activities contribute to physical, social, emotional and cognitive health.
Going to conference and listening to many talks which all had a part in inspiring me, gave me great faith. Listening to students who were talking about their findings from their dissertation papers and the results they had concluded allowed me to reflect on my second year and going forward into my final year of university. Reflection is key in my development, enabling me to see why I am doing this course and what I want to achieve and where I want to be in the coming years. Next year I want to stand where those students stood disclosing my findings and results from my dissertation, while flying my green flag high as a qualified OT.
I would like to shout out to all future OT students and those who doubt their abilities or the course - don't lose the green flag – go to conference and let all there inspire you, speak to the stall holders who have a wealth of knowledge and to the many of people who are there and will one day be your OT family. This should relight the enthusiasm and bring back the reasons why you want to become a high flying OT.
Three days of doing, being and becoming: a student's journey along the "river of OT" at Conference 2013
Gill Smith, Sheffield Hallam University undergraduate and SHOUT member
Having just completed an Occupational Science elective at university, I may have simply been more attuned to Wilcock's (1999) "Reflections on Doing, Being and Becoming", but in many of the lectures or presentations I attended at the COT Conference 2013 I encountered this theme.
Conference was very much an opportunity for "doing". With my fellow SHOUT team members Julia-Helen Collins and Emma Wilsher, I enjoyed the opportunity to exhibit a poster about our BAOT student group, as well as experience some of the challenges of later life by testing out an "age suit" in the exhibitor hall; great fun but also very thought provoking.
Just "being" in the company of so many occupational therapists from diverse areas of practice and around the country was good for the soul and encouraged reflection on my personal development and aspirations. But for me, more than anything else, conference was my "becoming".
Before conference I pleased to see the end of a busy second year of seemingly endless essays and thankful for the summer break but now, after COT 2013, I am energised and ready for the rest of my student journey! Attending conference last year as an enthusiastic first year student, I was a little overwhelmed and eager to explore the community of OT. My journey, from student to practitioner, had begun as I jumped into the river of occupational therapy. This year, the current of conference has swept me further along my path, emersing me, as I ebb ever closer to employment and decisions about which way my career will flow.
It is an exciting as well as challenging time to be becoming an occupational therapist with the many changes to the NHS and emerging areas of practice. Michael Iwama's opening message to bring occupational therapy into the "river of public health" emphasised this. In my studies, it is the positive role of OT in preventing ill health and enabling people to maintain occupations, roles and identities through health promotion that has excited me most. Iwama's call to take our practice into our own neighbourhoods spoke powerfully to me – I know now that this is where I want to be, working to make a difference to individuals' lives within communities.
It is an exciting as well as challenging time to be becoming an occupational therapist with the many changes to the NHS and emerging areas of practice. Michael Iwama's opening message to bring occupational therapy into the "river of public health" emphasised this. In my studies, it is the positive role of OT in preventing ill health and enabling people to maintain occupations, roles and identities through health promotion that has excited me most. Iwama's call to take our practice into our own neighbourhoods spoke powerfully to me – I know now that this is where I want to be, working to make a difference to individuals' lives within communities.
As an OT-in-training, attending conference is a fantastic way to become more professionally-minded. The networking opportunities with clinicians who may one day employ you, and the chances to talk to theorists whose books you have read, quoted in essays and committed to memory, is exhilarating. Much like practice placements, conference offers a tantalising glimpse of the working world of occupational therapy - it is so near and yet at times feels so far from reach as another year of study beckons in September. But there is still so much to learn and experience at university as I stream towards graduation, and hearing other students give excellent presentations was the motivation I needed to take the plunge, attempt to submit my own abstract to conference and hopefully become a presenter next year.
And it is this "becoming" that leads to "belonging". Elaine Hunter spoke of her honour at being part of "Team Casson" through her delivery of the Elisabeth Casson Memorial Lecture. In a smaller way, I have enjoyed being part of "Team Conference", a wide community of amazing people who are inspiring me to become one of them and, ultimately, find my place within OT. What a privilege it is to know that this is my future; that I may soon be able to call myself an occupational therapist and belong to this profession.
|With Michael Iwama
Watch out for Julia-Helen Collins' reflection and advice coming soon....
Suiting-up in the exhibitor hall...Although we had a giggle trying on exhibitor Hewi's "age suit", commissioned by them and designed by a grad student to give an idea of what older age might feel like, it was also a very useful and emotive learning tool. The suit enabled us to gain an appreciation of the difficulties older people may face negotiating day-to-day occupations with impairments in their movement, vision or hearing. It was an uncomfortable, tiring and somewhat isolating experience and we felt quite emotional wearing it at times. Just walking and trying to position ourselves comfortably in Careflex's specialist chair was a challenge.
Tea and talks
Downtime between presentations was a great opportunity to grab a cup of tea or coffee and chat with conference friends old and new. It was great to put screen names from the online Twitter community to faces including the lovely @Helen_OTUK, @Kirstyes, @CharOTReilly and @Symbolic_Life. Cumbria University Masters student Michelle Perryman (@Symbolic_Life) has set up a fantastic project at her university to support OT students emerging into practice, find out more here: @Emerging2OT
It was wonderful to see both former and current Sheffield Hallam students deliver presentations or discuss their posters:
Becky Williams, a former Sheffield Hallam student, delivered a poster presentation about her experiences in US trauma centers as a result of the Nottingham Roosevelt Scholarship. Becky's drive, passion and warmth is inspirational, so its no surprise she was named an NHS Emerging Leader for 2013. We're hoping Becky will be able to speak at SHOUT this coming academic year! You can find her on twitter @_beckyOT and read her blog here: http://blog.travelpod.com/members/beckywilliamson
We enjoyed watching SHU graduate Fiona Roberston talking on boxing as occupation, and saw fantastic posters on role-emerging placements by SHU Masters students Hayley Pedley Clues, Charlotte Ann Wise, Suzy Booth and Raedin O'Sullivan.
We were also really impressed with Arrows Connect, two Scottish graduates who have set up their own company producing easy-to-use CPD software. Check out their website here: http://www.arrowsconnect.com
Thank you
We would like to say a really big THANK YOU to our local BAOT regional group, Trent Region, for generously aiding us with our conference tickets - thank you for your support to students, it is so appreciated.
That's all for now, but we'll be back in September with our new line-up of speakers and events for the next academic year. See you soon!


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Family Meal Program We ask that you consider your business or group join us in our effort to feed our families by helping provide a meal. Come with a few friends and cook for approximately 45-50 people. A hot meal prepared at the House is greatly appreciated by our guests. Nothing makes the House more like home than the aroma of food cooking on the stove or a batch of chocolate chip cookies fresh out of the oven. We can accommodate up to 12 people cooking in the kitchen for this volunteer opportunity. Please know that we are very flexible and are open for suggestions to meet your schedule and budget. The meal may be catered by a restaurant or caterer or you can come and prepare it in our commercial kitchen. It is fun and the guests really appreciate having a meal to come home to. Family Meals can be scheduled for breakfast, lunch or dinner seven days a week. To schedule, call Tamara Perry- Family Services Coordinator at Ronald McDonald House by calling 251-694-6873.
Aluminum Tab Top Recycling Program Participate in our pop tab program by collecting pull tabs from aluminum cans and donating to Ronald McDonald House. The program raises approximately $5,000 – $7,000 each year and goes toward the operating costs of Ronald McDonald House of Mobile.
Wish List Donor Help fill the pantry with our Wish List items such as food and kitchen supplies. The list will vary depending on House needs. Weekly or monthly donations are greatly appreciated. For example- When you pick up groceries/supplies also pick up a few items for the House and drop it off for our families to enjoy.
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Ronald McDonald House Ambassadors are high school juniors and seniors that are chosen to represent the House in various special events and fundraisers. Red Shoe KREWE holds the annual Easter celebration, "The Bunny Hop," and also meet monthly. For more information please contact Liz Calci.
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"The volunteers & staff that greet you each time you enter the front door, always ready to celebrate the smallest milestone, or offer encouragement with news of a setback, the family meals cooked with so much love so you have one less thing to worry about. Every detail is taken care of..." Read more.
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June 15: It's the annual lunch sale sponsored by the National Association of Insurance & Financial Advisors (NAIFA) of Mobile! Pre-order your plate of delicious Moe's Original Bar-B-Que available for delivery or pick up from Ronald McDonald House. Proceeds from the lunch sale fundraiser benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities of Mobile. Purchase your tickets today!
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Groups Needed!2017 Family Meals: Volunteer to prepare and serve a meal for families that stay at our Ronald McDonald House! Groups welcome! Help us take the worry and hassle of food preparation away so that our families can focus on their hospitalized child. Learn more.
Bring your Easter basket to Geri Moulton Children's Park at USA Children's and Women's Hospital for an Easter "egg-stravaganza" featuring games, crafts, food, face-painting, balloons, petting zoo, and more!
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Green building design is a major influence. That's nothing new at Viracon-it's been our focus for over 45 years. Today, you can select from hundreds of sustainable architectural glass alternatives, as well as tap into design help and technical expertise, to meet LEED® credit requirements. All without compromising aesthetics or energy efficiencies. How cool is that?
For complete information on LEED and the certification process, access the USGBC website at http://www.usgbc.org/leed
Sustainable Design
There are 100 base points, 6 possible Innovation and 4 Regional Priority points. The points cover the entire building process including everything from site selection all the way through building occupancy and are broken into 6 base categories and 2 bonus categories.
EA Credit 1: Optimize Energy Performance, 1-18 points possible
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MR Credit: Building Product Disclosure and Optimization – Material Ingredients (2 points)
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Personal injury lawsuits are a type of civil suit brought when one private party is responsible for the harm of another. The harm can manifest through many means including physical injury, property damage, or even gross misconduct. The legal term for this harm is tort. In order to have a claim, both liability and damages must be proven.
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Clients have received six-figure recoveries for injuries due to automobile accidents, dog bites, product liability, and slip and fall, to name just a few. Our firm is acutely aware that when an individual suffers a personal injury, the effects on the client and his or her family are financially devastating. Our personal injury attorneys are dedicated to seeking proper compensation as quickly and efficiently as possible.
In handling a claim for personal injury, the firm takes into account all of the extenuating factors that surround the injury, such as:
Personal injury clients are under no financial obligation to the firm. Carter DeYoung receives compensation only when a client has received his or her financial recovery.
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Soup Supper - Saturday, March 25, 2017, from 4 to 7 p.m. Rockland United Methodist Church, 8971 Chapel Avenue, Ellicott City, MD 21043. Serving a variety of soups with bread and beverage. Love offering welcomed. Optional desserts available. Join us for good food and fellowship. For additional information, see http://rocklandumc.org/ , contact email@example.com or phone 410-761-5733.


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Take the opportunity to explore this beautiful and unique island during your stay. Touring in a hired car will give you the best possible opportunity to discover all its delights at your own pace.
Guests staying at Club La Santa can book their car at the Club La Santa Rent a Car office, in conjunction with Cabrera Medina.
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The Club La Santa IRONMAN 70.3 Lanzarote works in partnership with Cabrera Medina
The Cabrera Medina Group has more than 7000 vehicles and 1000 people at its service. Cabrera Medina has an extensive network of offices located at airports, seaports and major tourist resorts of Lanzarote. If desired, we offer delivery and/or return your rental car at your accommodation free of charge, or in the office at the airport.
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Sleepy HollowDVD - 2000
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J. Depp film. Interesting change to the book for him to be a detective. TV series from this.
If watching endless repetitive scenes of a headless horseman gallop and behead people is enough to entertain you, this could be a film for you. The theme of a city policeman wanting to use science and reason to bring hope and justice to superstitious folks is a big mess and never really goes anywhere.
This movie was entertaining and interesting but not one of my favorite for this year. Not too bad---good performance. Very predictable but still entertaining.
Is this movie scary? I HATE creepy stories, they just scare me to death ;( answer anyone? PLZ?
One of my favourite Burton films. The screenplay loosely adapts the Washington Irving story, recasting Ichabod Crane as a detective at the close of the eighteenth century, sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate killings. The film bears Burton's signature style, highly welcome given the subject matter. Depp plays Crane as high strung and nervous, another in his long line of eccentric characters, a quality he's so good at. Depp is well matched with Christina Ricci as a love interest with her own interests in the supernatural. Miranda Richardson, Michael Gambon, Michael Gough, Richard Griffiths, Ian McDiarmid, Martin Landau, Christopher Lee, and more make up the supporting cast, most of whom are ideally cast and good actors. The one exception to that: Casper Van Dien, a poor excuse for an actor whose character is an oaf and dullard anyway... so in a way, it's not that much of a stretch for him.
The first Tim Burton movie I watched and is one of my favs. The characters are great, plot is interesting to follow and scenes look fantastic. Greatly enjoyed it.
I enjoyed this film. The horseman looks a little like Christopher Walken.
Another Tim Burton classic.
Great movie, full of excitement, with many different twists. I loved all the character's, and the acting was terrific. Tim Burton did a wonderful job with this movie, I highly recommend checking it out.
I really enjoyed this film. This is not very scary nor gory and actually have a plot!!!
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Ichabod Crane: "Well we have murders in New York without benefit of ghouls and goblins."
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The cruse of the headless horseman is the legacy of the small town of Sleepy Hollow. Spearheaded by the eager Constable Ichabod Crane and his new world ways into the quagmire of secrets and murder, secrets once laid to rest, best forgotten and now reawakened, and he too, holding a dark secret of a past once gone.


text: The mysterious beauty of the dolphin has been recognized in art and mythology since the ancient days of the seafaring Minoans. In Greek mythology, dolphins are often seen accompanying the sea god Poseidon. They served as messengers charged with bringing the god the nymph Amphitrite, who he later married. It's said this is why, with gratitude, Poseidon placed the constellation Delphinus in the night sky. In later Greek culture, dolphins were considered rescuers. Even Arab, Byzantine, Chinese, and European sailors told tales of being rescued by dolphins at sea. These playful creatures still intrigue humans today. Given their complex intelligence, dolphins not only make up games but also communicate with a fairly sophisticated language—one that includes both vocal and visual signals. Like humans, dolphins communicate emotions, often through body language such as gentle petting of the head using the pectoral fin or an aggressive bite to the flank. Of course, dolphins can also communicate with humans, especially in an effort to catch fish. And like humans, they enjoy looking at themselves in mirrors.


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Welcome To Counseling for Success
Seeking counseling is a sign of courage and wisdom. It's taking that first step, recognizing you've tried long enough to deal with challenges on your own. Everyone needs support at some point in their life. You are not alone.
Maybe you are fed up with the way things are and you are ready to feel better. You might be feeling discouraged right now. If you've been struggling for a while that's understandable. And yet, there is hope. Counseling is effective and can help resolve many problems.
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What Does "On The Road" Mean To You?
Getting back on the road soon. Mentally preparing. "On the road," the hackneyed phrase that describes a state of mind means something different to everyone.
If your freedom carrier has two wheels, it's that feeling of oneness with the road below and the wind around as you bend into each turn and sway with the sinuous roads that lead straight to adventure.
If you are ensconced high above other drivers in the steel cage of your pickup truck, you drive on, secure in the belief that you are tougher than any road — and most topes.
If your rolling home has a motor, you ride comfortable in the hominess that surrounds you. No matter where you go, there your home and familiarity goes.
If a sedan or small car is your steed, you feel connected to that ribbon of asphalt that leads to wherever you want to be. You take each turn as it comes, each tope as best you can.
For us "part of the whole" Zen-like road warriors, it's not the destination that matters as much as the journey. I know we aren't the majority. Most people are road worriers who want to "make" it to "X" in "Y" time. To them, maps are like tic-tac-toe boards. They fill in their "X's" and "O's" as rapidly as they can. That's their reality and that's okay. The Road has room for both of us.
As I prepare for this journey with meditation and an open mind to the adventures that await, the anticipation is as rewarding as the realization. For today is all we have, this moment is the culmination of all moments that came before. I am the bridge between the past and the future.
Wherever your road takes you, spend a moment thanking it. If you join me, just for the few moments you read my missives, slow down to my meandering pace and share the wonder of what is.
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Are you returning to college at Pellissippi State after taking time off? Are you transferring credits from another institution to Pellissippi State? If so, you are a Transfer In or Readmit student.
As a Transfer In or Readmit student, you may have unique advising requirements or restrictions that relate to the credit hours you have already completed or attempted. You may also qualify for Academic Fresh Start, which can allow you to negate penalties from a previous unsuccessful college attempt.
Your advising checklist is right here.
Purposeful Advising With Students (PAWS) is a module designed to help you choose a career goal that matches your interests. When it directs you to take an assessment, be sure to take the 60 question version in order to get the best results. PAWS must be completed before meeting with an academic advisor. They will ask you about your results and provide resources for additional exploration.
Students are required to meet with an advisor their first two semesters at Pellissippi State. To schedule an appointment, log in to myPellissippi and check for the "Ready to Register" alert. Contact the advising office at your campus.
When you meet with an academic advisor, you will discuss the type of degree you wish to earn and what you intend to do with it — like transferring to another college or joining the workforce. Your advisor can help you select the correct classes plus special options that may be available, like weekend or evening classes or degrees offered as part of a cohort. Be prepared by researching this information:
You may have credits from other institutions or from Pellissippi State that will transfer seamlessly. Some credits may not transfer wholesale, but if they do not, you may qualify for Prior Learning Assessment, which can award credits through examination, by certification or for life or career experiences, including military service or workforce training.
We not only have traditional class times during the day, we have lots of options to fit your schedule and your preferences: evening classes, weekend classes, online classes and even hybrid classes, which are offered partially online and partially on-campus.
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If you're an education student, you have special advising requirements. All education students — in our Associate of Science in Teaching, Early Childhood Education and General Transfer Degree programs — go to one place for advising. Contact Cindy Sauer for all the details.
To enter Pellissippi State's Nursing program, you must apply to the competitive program after you've been accepted to Pellissippi State. Additionally, Nursing students have unique advising requirements once they're accepted into the program. Most students must complete pre-nursing prerequisite courses before they apply for the Nursing program. Speak to an advisor for more details.
The Volunteer Bridge program is a unique partnership between Pellissippi State and the University of Tennessee. UT chooses the students who participate and notifies them personally. These students start their academic careers at Pellissippi State and then transfer to UT.
If you're a Volunteer Bridge student, you have special advising requirements. Contact Aaron Overall for more details.
Some Transfer degree programs are offered as Guided Pathway Cohorts, which means they are block-scheduled.
If you're a cohort student, you have special advising requirements. All cohort students go to one place for advising. Contact Celeste Evans for all the details.
If you have tried college before, with perhaps not-so-great results, Academic Fresh Start can help you start over by calculating your GPA and credit hours toward graduation only on courses for which you have earned a "C" or above. You have to meet certain qualifications and apply to take advantage of Academic Fresh Start.
Prior Learning Assessment, or PLA, means that you can earn college credit for your life experience, military service, previous career and even volunteer work.
If you're interested in Academic Fresh Start or PLA, ask your advisor.
Once you've met with an advisor, he or she will send you instructions for how to register for classes in myPellissippi. Your advisor will send you instructions for how to register through myPellissippi. Once you're registered for classes, remember to confirm your schedule and pay any fees before the appropriate deadline each semester.
Everyone must confirm their attendance. Even if you receive financial aid that covers tuition and fees you must confirm your schedule, or it will be deleted.
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Are Building Regulations on Replacement Solid Conservatory Roofs Needed?
The answer is yes they are.
On the whole conservatories are exempt from building regulations as long as it is
Less than 30 square metres.
At ground level.
At least 50% of new walls are of a transparent or translucent material.
At least 75% of the roof is of a transparent or translucent material.
It must be separated from the habitable parts of the dwelling by external quality windows / doors.
Any glazing below 1500mm in height in doors or within 300mm of a door must be toughened / laminated glass or polycarbonate.
Any glazing below 800mm in height must be toughened / laminated glass or polycarbonate.
Any heating or cooling systems must have independent controls / thermostat.
As a replacement solid slate or tiled roof means that 75% of the roof no longer has transparent or translucent material, then you do require a Final Certificate under building regulations.
So if you are being advised by a company that you do not need a Final Certificate from an Approved Building Inspector when a polycarbonate or glass roof is replaced with a solid roof then beware as the likelihood is that you will not be able to sell your home.
Conservatories are traditionally lightweight and not generally designed to carry the weight of a solid roof; changing the roofs structure would mean a real possibility of movement or even collapse especially when additional wind and snow loads are added.
There are presently several ways to reroof an existing conservatory on the market. One way is to wrap a new roof over and under the existing roofing system. However, this method is most likely to overstress the existing roof and wall structure and great care is needed. If the roof is an existing polycarbonate roof it is very unlikely this method can be done safely. This method also has the potential to introduce a condensation problem which will inevitably occur if plasterboard is applied to the underside of the existing roof with little or no insulation above it.
With Nu-Look Conservatory Roof Solutions all existing roofs are completely removed and replaced with a new structure of treated lightweight timber beams and all load bearing areas are fully supported with steel brackets.
Due to the process of installation that we follow it allows us to provide Final Certificates on all of the conservatories where we replace the original polycarbonate or glass roof.
We work in partnership with jhai Limited who are Approved Building Inspectors. Each installation will be checked by jhai limited for structural and thermal compliance during and after installation and their surveyors will visit to ensure the work is installed properly and in compliance with Building Regulations giving you complete confidence in our work.
Remember any company visiting your property to quote for this type of work should be able to reassure you they can provide you with a Final Certificate. This will be needed if you sell your property.
Please view our gallery to see some of our beautiful roof designs and finishes
Nu-Look provide conservatory roof replacements for Northampton, Milton Keynes, Bedford, Kettering and all surrounding areas, and give a full 10 year insurance-backed guarantee.
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How to Change Security Preferences in Mac OS X Snow Leopard
Changing the Security preferences for Mac OS X Snow Leopard is easy. You have options to use a firewall, enable the FileVault, and more. To access security preferences, open the System Preferences by clicking the gear icon on the dock and then choose the Security pane.
Settings here are divided into three tabs:
General: To add an extra layer of password security to a laptop (or a Mac in a public area), select the Require Password After Sleep or Screen Saver Begins check box. Snow Leopard then requires that you enter your login password before the system returns from a sleep state or exits a screen saver. Click the pop-up delay menu to specify when the password requirement will kick in (it's immediate by default).
Admin-level users can set the global security features in the For All Accounts on This Computer section. You can choose to disable the automatic login feature, force Mac OS X to require a login password each time that a System Preference pane is opened, automatically log off any user after a certain amount of inactivity, or use a secure (encrypted) virtual memory on your hard drive. You can also mark the Disable Location Services check box to turn off the Location feature, preventing applications from using information based on your Mac's current location.
If you don't need the Remote on a regular basis, click the Disable Remote Control Infrared Receiver check box to select it. (But don't forget to turn your IR receiver back on for your next movie night!)
FileVault: These controls allow you to set the master password for FileVault encryption within the current user's Home folder, which makes it virtually impossible for others to access those files. Only an admin-level user can set the master password. After the master password is set, you can click the Turn On FileVault button to enable FileVault encryption for the user who's currently logged in; the user's Login password becomes his FileVault password as well.
Firewall: Mac OS X includes a built-in firewall, which you can enable from this pane.
To turn the firewall off entirely, simply click the Stop button. Any Mac hooked up to a network or the Internet should have the system firewall turned on. (The only exception is if you're using a network that you know to be secure and your access to the Internet is through a router or sharing device with its own built-in firewall.)
When the firewall is enabled, click the Advanced button to set firewall options.
To turn the firewall on with only Mac OS X application exclusions, click Block All Incoming Connections.
To turn the firewall on with exclusions, click Automatically Allow Signed Software to Receive Incoming Connections. (This is the correct option for just about every Mac owner.) Any connection to a service (such as Web Sharing) or an application (such as iChat) that isn't listed is blocked, but you can enable access for third-party applications as needed.
To add a third-party application to the Allowed list, click the Advanced button at the bottom of the Firewall pane; then click the button with the plus sign. Navigate to the application that needs to communicate with the outside world. Click the application to select it and then click Add.
To delete an application from the list, select it and click the button with the minus sign. Remember, you don't have to add any of the applications provided by Apple with Snow Leopard, such as Apple Mail, iChat, and Safari; only third-party applications that you install yourself need a firewall rule.
You can edit the rule for a specific service or application by clicking the rule at the right side of the entry. By default, the rule reads Allow Incoming Connections (including both your local network and the Internet); however, when you click the rule, you can also choose Block Incoming Connections to temporarily deny access to that application.
If you suddenly can't connect to other computers or share files that you originally could share, review the rules that you've enabled from this pane.


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An amusing and practical way to introduce an animal theme. Check out the whole family!
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