Well, an Easter basket anyway.
Easter is here, and this year I had to plan ahead for a few reasons instead of my usual seat of my pants plan. Did I ever tell you of the almost failed Easter because I didn't look for the plastic eggs until the day before Easter and unbeknownst to me, my husband had inadvertently recycled the eggs? Did I mention my undying love for the Auburndale Star Market and the manager who gave me their left-over Easter event plastic eggs? No? It was a close one.
So, in plenty of time for Easter, I invited some of my favorite people over for an Easter basket photo shoot. My favorite candy? Cadbury mini eggs, and no, I don't share them easily. A close second? These yummy Cubze from The Happy Chocolatier.
Turns out that I haven't been very good at sharing these either. I sense a theme.
My children are older now, but never too old to get chocolate or a care package. I packed up the fun vintage packaged crayons from Target, plastic eggs (filled with Reese's chocolate eggs) and Lake Champlain dark chocolate bunnies, fun pastel post-its (they are students,after all), and these cute as a button watches from Armitron.
And, temporary tattoos (the only kind of tattoo I'd like to see, btw) from Tattly.
Sending care packages is one of my favorite things to do when they're away. You don't need a holiday for an excuse to shower someone with gifts. Need ideas? I go from the practical gifts that moms everywhere know their kids need like socks, clothes, school supplies (notebooks, paper and pens), to a new book they'd like. What else? A water bottle or travel coffee mug, holiday decorations, and food – always welcomed by the college set. I've sent everything from a cookies and a vanilla cake to avocados. Just pack everything carefully (freeze the cake) and you're all set. It helps to have a great resource – I use the post office for regular packages but anything requiring special attention, my go-to is Tom at The UPS Store in Newtonville. Amazing customer service, every time.
Disclaimer: I recieved Armitron watches for this post. All other items were purchased. All opinions are, and remain, my own.
And on the way I dropped it.
And put it in his pocket.
I do like a good snow day – especially when I can plan ahead of time for it and have no where to be. Here's a super easy and quick project I did on our last snow day.
First I took an decorative outside plant stand and painted it white (Rust-oleum or Krylon are both brands that I have used with equal success – this project was Rust-oleum). Then I re-purposed a plastic IKEA place mat to make shelf liners and cut to size (notice how I even rounded the edges – so fancy). And then slid the place mat piece through the side. Add a candle, hand lotion, and cute paper napkins and you have a little more storage. This would be sweet with a tiny plant or vase with flowers. Do you have a favorite quick DIY project? Share in the comments – I could use some inspiration for Thursday.
I was recently invited to a holiday party with a group of Xfinity Moms to learn about new and improved Comcast services. I have partnered with them for this sponsored post to share with you a few of my favorite things. As always, all opinions are my own.
So on a very cold night last week, I was persuaded to leave the comfort of my home, and a potential evening of binge watching The Crown, to learn more about Xfinity at the Comcast store in Burlington. Okay, my decision was helped along by the promise of prizes – namely a goodie bag of cute Xfinity swag and time with some bloggers I know in real life and online. Great timing, because we are looking over our phone, internet, and television service and about what is best for our now far flung family. With two kids in college, the daily household internet and television use might be down but only until they're home again – and in the meantime, we're not willing to give up fast internet speed and service.
So, what did I learn? A lot, actually. Did you know that 86 percent of in-home broadband use will travel over wi-fi this year, and by 2020 Americans will have an average of 50 wi-fi connected devices in their homes? What?! I can't wait to see our future home! Like The Jetsons but without the flying cars.
While we nibbled on yummy food, and as I finally warmed up with a hot cider, I learned about Xfinity XFi and some cool new features. Like what? Well, you can pause wi-fi on your network by device OR user! Hello homework helper! That is definitely a feature that I wish we had while our kids were younger. So awesome for managing screen time. More features for the younger set?
Comcast has partnered with one of my favorite sites for help in determining appropriate content for kids is Common Sense Media, and now you can get ratings and reviews directly on the TV. And you can set up controls by age – super helpful.
Well, it's almost Christmas and the Santa Tracker has fun games, music, movies and sing-a-longs, updates how many days until Santa will be here. Year round, The Kids Zone is a safe and secure place for them to explore age appropriate content.
We also learned that voice recognition is here…and it is awesome. Say you want to re-watch (no judgement) Love Actually – just say so and it will play it! And once you're watching the movie, you can replay your favorite scene… like my favorite performance of All I want for Christmas is You.
Xfinity makes finding your favorite shows a breeze with a very cool user interface that can be set to menu style below or using images – I'm seriously into the visual menu. And for your sports fans – check out the team remotes!
Wait, there's more! We learned that Xfinity Mobile was the nation's first wireless service and you can set up your account in different ways – either "By the Gig" for $12 per GB of shared data across all lines per month, or an unlimited plan for $45 per month, per line. If you're paying by the gigabyte, you can "switch and save" by changing to Unlimited anytime during the billing cycle. Or also "mix and match" so each individual has a data option that makes works best for them. Great idea – our mobile needs seem to change monthly.
My favorite feature? If you're home and can't find your phone (phew – it's not just me), you can ask the tv where your phone is. My kids will really like this feature so I can stop asking them to call my phone for me. Yes, it may happen once or twice…a week.
Wow, Xfinity has a lot going on! And I haven't even mentioned their home security, control and energy management platform called Xfinity Home. You can stay connected to your home wherever you are. And they have awesome apps for streaming, checking your home security, Comcast account, and connecting to your email and with Voice2go access which lets you take Xfinity Voice virtually anywhere (including overseas). Now that's a feature your college student can use if they're lucky enough to take a semester abroad!
So many features, and such a innovative and thoughtful approach to integrating your tech life with your real life activities. Well done, Comcast!
or How to get Farm Fresh Food even in the middle of Winter in New England.
I love everything about our local Farmers Market, from the farm fresh produce to seeing friends, getting to know the farmers, and bringing my recyclable bags, which for some reason I don't remember to bring anywhere else but the farmers market – go figure. And right about now, in the midst of all the holiday cooking and baking, I miss it the most. As luck would have it, I was introduced to Farmers To You and invited to try it out by ordering so I could write about it – perfect timing – just before Thanksgiving.
This is a terrific find – it links New England farmers and producers to Boston-area families bringing the best local, sustainable and artisanal foods to your family year-round. Farm to Table – yes! Farmers To You delivers to several cities and towns – and now in Newton! You can check your zip code here to see where the closest delivery spot is to you.
What did we get? To start – great produce – romaine lettuce, mixed organic shoots from Pete's Greens of Vermont, then some organic sweet potatoes and carrots, some awesome flour from The Nitty Gritty Grain Company, and an unbelievably gorgeous and delicious double crust apple pie from Champlain Orchards. All wonderful and fresh, and since I was responsible for roasted vegetables and salad, it was easy.
Oh, and cheese – gorgeous Moses Sleeper cheese from Jasper Hill Farm, organic tofu from Vermont Soy, Vegan eggrolls from Rhapsody Natural Foods – the non-vegans loved these, too. And salmon from Starbird Fish Company, which came in super handy with the vegan egg rolls when someone was too sick to go to Thanksgiving dinner and we had all the gorgeous vegetables and salad but no turkey (don't worry – we had a do-over the next day).
My next order will include this yummy ice cream…I tried it at a friend's house and it definitely needs to be parked in our freezer…for a few days anyway. Check out their Facebook Page here.
Along with this pizza crust from Red Hen Baking Company So excited to be able to get farm fresh produce and artisanal products year round! I can't wait for my next order – Newton pick up is super easy – just off Lincoln Street in Newton Highlands.
Disclaimer – I did not receive any compensation for this post just a credit so I could sample the service to aid in the review.


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Running a gym is not easy. It's a very competitive environment.
Getting new members takes a lot of work. You need to market your gym to create awareness and interest. And once people come in the door, you need to be able to win customers over with your facilities and services.
So, how do you get people in the door?
One important marketing element is your gym website.
But, not all gym websites are created equal. The best website designs for gyms are in a league of their own and better serve their members and prospective members.
First, we will break down the pieces of what makes for the best website designs for gyms. Then, we will go review our favorite gym websites, which can offer you some inspiration.
When it comes to the best gym websites, there are certain must-have elements you will need.
Gym and fitness websites are very unique.
If your gym offers classes, having an updated class schedule is a must. Having a schedule posted on-site at your gym is a given. And, many gyms also provide paper calendars members can take home. That may be fine for current members. But, today, having an online class schedule is necessary. Especially for new prospective members.
Partially this is because the online class schedule helps sell them on your gym. If they see you have many Zumba, yoga, or spin classes, that can encourage them to join. If they cannot see your class schedule before they come to your physical location, they may not even come visit.
And for current members, having an online class schedule is a great added benefit that helps you retain members. A lot of your current gym members will probably have your printed class schedules posted in their homes, so they can look up classes. But, for members on-the-go thinking about getting in a class today, they need to know what's available.
Some classes can get very packed. For some members, it can be a scramble. People have to show up to the gym extra early to get a spot in a popular class. It can be a turn-off. This is especially the case for classes with limited space like spin. One way to have a better member experience is to allow for online registration ahead of time.
When you look at the best website designs for gyms, you will immediately notice that the best designs have incredibly striking imagery. The images generally feature toned athletes working out, offering inspiration for website visitors. The images are high-quality and high-contrast to show off the athletes' bodies. These images take up a good portion of the homepage "hero area" at the top. They pop! Good-quality images are a must. Cheesy-looking stock images can be a turn-off to visitors and make your services seem "cheap".
Though orchestrating your own photo shoots to get high-quality workout images can be expensive, there are plenty of stock image libraries (both paid and free) offering great images you can use.
Most websites visitors today are coming from mobile devices. And if you care at all about showing up in search engines (which you should), having a mobile-responsive site is essential. Online marketing is a core component of any modern gym's overall marketing strategy.
Did you know? Search engines prioritize mobile sites over non-mobile ones.
Luckily, websites designed in the Offsprout page builder come fully-optimized for all mobile devices, including phones and tablets. So, while you should strive for a beautiful website on every kind of device, make sure you've got one that looks great on mobile first.
Probably the most important thing, and the main reason people come to your website is for the location and hours. When can someone get a workout in? And where is your gym in case a prospective member is looking around for options.
Aside from the fact that having your location and hours is important for your members and prospective members, it is also important for search engines. Having your address listed on your website lets Google and Google Maps know where you are. This way, if someone searches from their phone or computer for a gym in their physical area, Google can make your website show up in its map results. Without a location on your website, showing up in Google Maps is a challenge.
It's not just the best website designs for gyms that mention location and hours – every gym website needs to.
One thing that separates your gym from the others out there is your staff. Members want to work with specific personal trainers and instructors they like and trust. Having bios for your trainers and instructors posted on your website helps add personality, setting your gym apart, and markets you better to prospective new members.
Several of the our top picks for best website designs for gyms, like Fhitting Room, Tetra Fitness, and Sweat Garage, feature great-looking trainer bios.
Another way to separate your gym from the rest of the pack is with a blog. A blog makes your website more than a static gym website. With a blog, you can make your gym website one of the best fitness websites out there.
Sharing workout, fitness, and wellness tips helps you stay engaged with your members. A blog makes your gym more of a brand than merely a place for people to lift weights.
Do you let members buy classes, personal training, or class-packs?
Or, does your gym have a retail component? Do you offer branded merchandise?
If so, letting members sign up and pay online is important. As you'll see in our top 10 list below, the best fitness websites have an ecommerce component.
Online purchasing is an expectation with customers these days.
Having the ability to buy online reduces friction, making it easier for people to pay for your products and services. Someone might want to buy personal training sessions or a membership for themselves or a loved one, and not want to have to come into a gym to do it.
Now, with all of these website features in mind, let's dive into our list of the 10 best website designs for gyms.
What I love about this website: This website has all the information I need. Its website is really an online portal that engages with its members and potential members and lets you easily sign up.
Let's start with the class schedule. Their setup for this is awesome. Their schedule gives a weekly breakdown of all the classes and trainers available.
You can even filter by class type, trainer, and time-of-day for classes. This makes their calendar a very useful tool for members to use.
They also feature an ecommerce component, letting you buy class packs online.
Aside from these features, the website also looks great. It has a simple green and black color scheme and looks like it was built with mobile as a first consideration.
This gym is all about classes. And as you know, what makes or breaks a class is the instructor. This website prominently features instructor bios and does a great job with them. The images and info are all great.
What I love about this website: As soon as you come to this site, you are drawn to it. This website features a video in its hero section at the top. The video is well-produced, showing off this gym's classes and workouts.
Fhitting Room is a boutique High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) gym in New York City, and its website does a great job of engaging with visitors.
The site has a brighter color scheme and design than some of the other sites in this best website designs for gyms list though. The color palette is great. The green accent color pops against the white and gray background.
The site elements also stand out, as sections of the homepage enter and exit as you scroll down. These flourishes are nice touches that do well to set apart the unique Fhitting Room brand.
Aside from the visuals, the site also features extensive trainer bios, which is necessary for a gym that focuses on classes.
I want to highlight especially this section because the Fhitting Room website not only has bios for its trainers, but each trainer page features a schedule of the trainer's classes, and the trainer's workout playlist.
This feature really shows that Fhitting Room's trainers are what makes Fhitting Room unique. For instructor bios, this site is the best fitness website we've come across.
What I love about this website: This website looks great and has everything you'd want. From the images to the icons to the color scheme, this website has a harmonious balance.
The images here even match the color scheme well. It looks very complete and thought through. The site also has the elements any visitor would want: a schedule, instructors, programs, and a store.
This particular site is a WordPress theme that anyone can use and make their own amazing gym website. It is very robust, with a layout designed specifically for gyms.
If you work with a layout like this, part of the challenge is going to be coming up with the content needed to fill the space.
One piece of advice – if you use a theme like this, please be sure to take advantage of the full layout.
Sometimes with themes, users will discard sections if they don't have enough information to fill it and this can end up with the site looking a bit empty.
If you want to make one of the best fitness websites with this theme, use your space well.
What I love about this website: This site really pops visually. It has great graphics and elements that stand out.
As you scroll down the homepage, components of the site enter from off-screen and animate. It's hard to take your eyes off of this site, it is extremely engaging.
The site has a parallax design that is particularly striking visually.
This site is a WordPress theme with many different options for page types. It also features ecommerce options, a calendar, and blog.
One other piece with this WordPress theme that stands out is the blog section. This deserves special attention because it looks so great. If having a great-looking blog is on your list for your gym's website, this theme is worth a look.
What I love about this website: This site shows off a very unique gym identity that separates it out from other gyms out there. This gym focuses on HIIT classes. For a gym like this, the biggest selling point is its instructors. So, this fitness website prominently features a trainer section with good-quality instructor photos and bios.
Aside from looking good, the site is also very functional for its members. There is a class schedule and registration section. This section lets you search for classes by time-of-day and instructor. And, you can reserve a spot at a class.
What I love about this website: This site does an awesome job with its ecommerce retail. Not only can you buy class packs from the site, you can also get Y7-branded clothing and CBD products.
Of all the best website designs for gyms in this list, Y7 stands out for its retail and ecommerce.
Through the website, this yoga brand offers more than classes. Y7 presents itself as a lifestyle brand for its members.
The website has a beautiful minimalist style. Its pages are simple in black, white, and gray.
One other piece to highlight is its social component. Y7 is clearly on top of social media. At the bottom of the homepage, a selection of Instagram pictures are embedded. This also helps differentiate this yoga brand and encourage visitors to engage with Y7 on social media.
What I love about this website: Social media. This website works hard to engage with members where they are most – social media sites. The homepage for Mile High Run Club, a treadmill studio in New York City, features prominent real estate for its Instagram. From the site, you can see embedded Insta posts and like or comment on them. The site also lets you join them on Strava.
The gym knows its audience very well – distance runners who would rather be running than in a spin class. The homepage prominently features current events and upcoming races with a gym-created training plan. For active members of this gym, having a training plan like this is a great way to keep members engaged.
This site and its social media presence highlights how the best website designs for gyms in 2019 need to consider where they can best engage with their audience.
What I love about this website: This site is very invested in its graphics. The top of the homepage features a video highlighting their classes.
Scrolling down the page, the images further show off their classes in grayscale photos with bold red text on top of them. As you continue through the page, you are met with excellent member testimonials. These are an awesome feature that help the gym demonstrate its value to potential members.
Any gym website can say "We will get you results and you will lose 30 pounds," but the member testimonials give you the perspective of an actual member of what their workout is like. The photos here are also great-quality.
What I love about this website: This design emulates more of a lifestyle blog than a gym. It has a homepage with a layout that flows from section to section, with bright, popping accent colors. As you scroll down, you get information on the types of classes as well as nutrition.
One unique feature is that modelFIT has an online app that allows you to stream classes from anywhere.
The website also features online class booking. It uses mindbody for the class registration, an app that features very prominently among these 10 best gym website designs.
What I love about this website: This site is beautiful. The site is dynamic and it stands out. At the top of the homepage, there's a video hero that triggers when you start to scroll. The video is great quality. The site has a parallax design.
This site, with its images, graphics, photos, videos, and very unique layout sets it apart from every other gym website we've come across. Going to different parts of the website is an interactive experience, with animations and transitions between sections and pages.
We hope you enjoyed this collection of the 10 best website designs for gyms and fitness, and that it provides the inspiration you need to create your next website. By the way, we're Offsprout, and we've created a page builder to help streamline website design for website designers like you. Give it a try for free today for 14-days.


Please help us spread the word about Carl Lee DeBrodie out of Fulton, Missouri by sharing this report.
UPDATE: We are heartbroken to report that Carl Lee DeBrodie has been located deceased, according to a page that had been used to spread awareness about his disappearance. Our thoughts and prayer go out to his family and friends in this difficult time.
ORIGINAL ARTICLE: FULTON — The Fulton Police Department is asking for the local public's assistance in locating missing 31 year old Carl Lee DeBrodie out of the Fulton, Missouri area.
Carl was last seen at in the early morning at 7:30 am on Monday April 17, 2017 walking away from his group home, which is his residence, on the 900 block of Claymine Drive and his family is pleading for answers. He requires 24-hour care and, although he is 31-years-old, his family said he has the mentality of a 7-year-old.
Fulton Police said they have conducted a ground search of the area, as well as an aerial search through the use of drones, but they have found no signs of DeBrodie.
In a pre-arranged contract, the ownership of the group home changed hands. That transfer also occurred Monday morning. According to Fulton Police, Second Chance Homes of Fulton owned the group home when he was reported missing. Carl was last seen wearing blue jeans, an orange and white style polo shirt, a leather jacket and white New Balance shoes.
If you have any information in regards to Carl's whereabouts, you are being asked to contact the Fulton Police Department at 573-592-3100 or dial 911 immediately.
If you wish to remain anonymous with your information, you are welcome to call Fulton County Crimestopper Department at (309) 647-3636 or (309) 547-3939, or submit your tip online at this website.
Thank you for all of your efforts in helping us spread the word about missing people like Carl across Missouri. We ask that you please take a moment to share these reports on all social media platforms in order to reach the broadest local audience as possible.
There is some misinformation in your article. Finck Supported Living was in possession of the property and the current Provider(s) as of Monday, April 17, 2017 at 12:00am. Second Chance Homes of Fulton shut down on April 16, 2017 11:59pm prior to Carl DeBrodie's disappearance as it was Finck staff that were with him at that time.
So you're saying that two agencies made a business transaction in the middle of the night? That all new staff, paperwork, computers, etc were brought in, in the middle of the night while the folks in the home were sleeping? Are you saying that all second chance staff just up and left at midnight and a new provider was put in place for the folks to wake up to? People they had never met? Are you saying that all controlled/medications/plans were reviewed, signed over custody of, and signed off on at midnight? Have you ever seen an intake? Have you ever seen a Finck intake? Because I have and let me tell you, it's nothing short of an all day process. FYI- NOBODY knows paperwork like the folks at Finck, they cross every t and dot every i, and you'd better believe they know regulation and process, It's THOROUGH and would never be done at midnight! If Second Chance left at midnight, why did they tell authorities he was wearing white shoes and a leather jacket, is that what he sleeps in? Since you seem to know so much about the "contract" do you own Second Chance or are you just one of the staff who lost someone you were in charge of keeping safe! Finck never laid eyes on that man and came in asking questions, and THANK GOD they did, now his roommates will at least be safe.
So no comment Mary? A sweet boy is missing tell me how that happens?
Sarah – thank you for your voice of reason and using such realistic and descriptive examples to explain why Mary Paulo's above comments do not ring true.
Please people keep comment to yourself just find Carl , hope he is safe somewhere. His family missed him . Bring him home .
It really does not matter , who owns what. What matters is he is missing. So instead of wasting energy blaming each other. Go help find him.
Sounds like second chance homes is trying hard to cover themselves while this young man is missing!! Now everyone can see where your priorities really are!


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Mobile marijuana operation sidelined
By The Inland Valley Daily Bulletin | dailybulletin@dfmdev.com |
CLAREMONT – Until recently, Ronald Chavez would drive his vehicle to homes and apartments in the Inland Valley and drop off orders of marijuana.
The owner of Claremont- based Tasty Licks would make deliveries to anyone with a valid medical marijuana identification card.
But the operations of the mobile medical marijuana company were curtailed earlier this month when the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced it would prosecute anyone who performed such a delivery service.
"I stopped delivering because I heard things about that, actually," said Chavez, a Pomona resident.
District Attorney Steve Cooley said delivery of medical marijuana and selling the drug online are illegal. Cooley said those who do so could face felony charges.
The statement released June7 by Cooley, who is running for state attorney general, was in response to claims that medical marijuana providers in Los Angeles had found a loophole by making house calls to those seeking pot.
Chavez said he was advised by his attorneys to revamp the business.
"So I'll be on hold for a little while," he said. "I have to make sure everything's good to go."
Tasty Licks could be back as soon as early July, Chavez said.
The company was about to make a profit prior to its shutdown thanks in part to a solid reputation among customers who praised its delivery speed and quality of marijuana, Chavez claims.
The customers would call Tasty Licks and either put in an order for medical marijuana or ask to view samples at their homes.
Deliveries were typically made for free after 10 p.m. in Los Angeles and Orange counties, as long as the customer was a member of the nonprofit and had a reservation.
"We provide the highest quality indica, sativa and hybrid medical strains," boasted the company's Web site, www.tasty licks.org.
Chavez said he printed business cards and paid for advertisements in magazines.
Tasty Licks had fewer than 100 customers, and they ran the gamut from young adults to seniors, Chavez said.
Chavez said business really started to take off in October when U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said pot-smoking patients or their sanctioned suppliers should not be targeted for federal prosecution in states that allow medical marijuana. The Justice Department statement said federal prosecutors are being told it is not a good use of their time to arrest people who use or provide medical marijuana in strict compliance with state law.
Chavez now directs his customers to magazines that advertise mobile medical marijuana companies.
There have been numerous mobile medical marijuana clinics in the Inland Empire, and they "help people get their medicine they can't get through collectives and storefronts," said Lanny Swerdlow, president of the Inland Empire chapter of the Marijuana Anti-Prohibition Project.
The clinics are illegal in Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties.
"Steve Cooley says everything is illegal. Here (in Riverside and San Bernardino counties) it's illegal not because that's illegal, but because it violates zoning ordinances," Swerdlow said.
Chavez received a business license in Pomona for a Tasty Licks shaved ice company in 1996. It was not renewed in 2009. He declined to comment on the status of his business license.
The Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

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The Bristol office of law firm Irwin Mitchell has expanded its industrial disease offering across the south west with the appointment of a team of four legal specialists as it seeks to further grow its market leading practice.
Partner Virginia Chalmers, along with associate solicitor Isabelle Selley, solicitor Leanne Leighton and litigation assistant Rachael Wilson will join Irwin Mitchell's asbestos-related diseases team later this month from law firm Lyons Davidson.
Irwin Mitchell has also opened two new offices in Cambridge and Southampton this year and completed the acquisition of MPH Solicitors, adding a further 24 staff at the end of 2013.
Ms Chalmers, known as Ginny, initially qualified as a barrister and solicitor in Ontario, Canada, before re-qualifying in England and Wales in 1991. She established and has led the asbestos team at Lyons Davidson for the past five years.
Ginny has built a committed and successful team specialising in asbestos-related disease claims and says she looks forward to bringing that expertise with her to Irwin Mitchell.
Associate solicitor Isabelle Selley qualified in 1994 after reading Law at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. She has specialised solely in asbestos litigation over the last eight years.
Leanne Leighton joined Ginny's asbestos team as a newly qualified solicitor in March 2014 and Rachael Wilson has spent over 10 years working as a litigation assistant and is also secretary of Bristol and Beyond Asbestos Family Support.
Stuart Henderson, managing partner of Irwin Mitchell's personal injury department, said: "Irwin Mitchell has a market leading national team of 48 asbestos lawyers and the recruitment of the high profile partner Ginny Chalmers and her team in Bristol strengthens our expertise and commitment to serving asbestos victims across the country.
Jonathan Peacock, Irwin Mitchell Bristol's regional managing partner, added: "We are delighted to have a lawyer of Ginny's calibre and experience join us to head up our asbestos team in Bristol which will see three of her highly regarded team join us too.
"Experienced lawyers can play a vital role in helping individuals and their families gain answers about when and where they were exposed to deadly asbestos dust, as the onset of symptoms can take up to 50 years to develop from the point of exposure.
Irwin Mitchell's Bristol office opened in 2010 based in offices in Castlepark on Tower Hill in the city centre and as well as asbestos litigation, has dedicated teams in medical negligence, serious injury, family law, court of protection and public law.


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Lawmaker Sets Up N120m Foundation For Constituents In Sokoto
From Mohammed Salisu in Sokoto
A Member of the Sokoto State House of Assembly, representing Sabon Birni North Constituency on the platform of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Aminu Boza Sabon Birni, has set up a N120 million Foundation.
The money is being used for the execution of various developmental projects, as well as assistance to his Indigent constituents.
Boza told Newsmen in Sokoto on Wednesday that, the money was specifically set aside for this four-year term, ranging from 11th June, 2019 to 11th June, 2023.
The Lawmaker explained that, the foundation was being funded by him, using his personal resources.
Boza stated that, over N60milion had so far been spent under the foundation fr 11th June, 2019 to date.
His words "As at now, I have over N60millon in the foundation's account, from now, to 11th June 2023,In Sha Allahu."
Boza enumerated some of the projects to include the rehabilitation of fourty nine boreholes, as well as the sinking of six new ones in Sabon Birni town, Dantudu, Yar Bulutu, Tsamaye, Katsira and Makuwana among others.
He explained that, so far over N6.4million was spent in this direction in the bid to tackle water scarcity in the Constituency.
On health, the Lawmaker disclosed that, he gives out N1million monthly for the treatment of Indigent patients, in hospitals across his Constituency, including surgeries.
Similarly, Boza stated "Every Ramadan, I set aside N15million for assistance to orphans, in terms of the provision of clothing materials and assorted food items.
"I have already bought the materials for the forthcoming Ramadan and I have instructed my family to distribute them to the orphans, even if I die before then."
In the same vein, the lawmaker disclosed that he donated N4million to twenty three unemployed youths, to enable them start new businesses, with each other getting between N 30,000 to N 500,000.
Boza added that, no fewer than thirty students of tertiary educational institutions in Sokoto metropolis had their registration/tuition fees paid .
In the same vein, the MP explained that he had spent N9million in the building of nine five daily prayers Mosques in Tambarawa and Tudun Wada, among others while three new Islmiyya schools were being constructed with N 12million.
According to Boza, he had moved some motions which resulted in the rehabilitation of two key roads by the state government and the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA).
"The state government had rehabilitated the 4kms Yar Bulutu to Makuwana to Alkalawa road, while FERMA had rehabilitated the 3.5kms Yar Bulutu to Tafkin Kanu to Alkalawa road." he said.
He also said that sequel to some motions he moved the state government had rehabilitated thirty nine primary schools, while ten new ones were established.
Boza stated "I am also setting aside N 500,000, from my monthly allowances, as well as giving out a certain percentage from the sale of each car from my company.
"I am doing all these to further alleviate the suffering of my constituents, as this is the essence of us being more privileged among the people."
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Last week the world lost a great leader – Nelson Mandela, the liberator and leader of a truly free South Africa, passed away at the age of 95. The courage, strength and integrity that Mandela displayed through his life is recognized by the world. His will, and ability to lead through the power of forgiveness, is almost incomprehensible. To celebrate his life, we at Bible or Not would like to share some memorable quotes from Nelson Mandela, that give us a peek into his understanding that the path forward is tied to the ability to forgive.


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SEMA 2003: Ford set to spend more money on performance vehicles
By DALE JEWETT | Automotive News
LAS VEGAS - Ford Motor Co. will spend more money on performance vehicles as part of its effort to create a slew of products, the heart of Ford's revival plan.
"For the next three to four years, we will invest more in SVT than we've ever invested before," said Phil Martens, Ford's group vice president for product development, at the Specialty Equipment Market Association show here.
Martens would not say how much money is being spent on the performance vehicles, or how much the budget for such vehicles has increased.
Ford's competitors also are putting more money into developing high-performance versions of their cars and trucks to woo enthusiasts and cast a halo over the rest of their lineups. Within the last year, General Motors and the Chrysler group have created units to develop high-performance variants. Import-brand automakers also are touting high-performance vehicles and parts.
Ford's Special Vehicle Team, or SVT, is the engineering unit that develops high-performance versions of Ford Division cars and trucks. It is one of three groups under the Ford Performance Group, created this year, to coordinate high-performance vehicles, parts and accessories for the automaker's various divisions.
SVT is putting the money toward next-generation high-performance versions of the redesigned F-150 pickup, which is badged the SVT Lightning, and the SVT Mustang Cobra, said John Coletti, head of SVT. The current SVT portfolio includes a high-performance Focus.
Ford's current SVT stable includes the SVT Focus, Mustang SVT Cobra and the SVT Lightning.
The introduction of the new SVT Lightning is expected in one year. The new SVT Mustang Cobra will follow the introduction of the redesigned 2005 Mustang within a year of its fall 2004 debut.
Money also is being spent on SVT versions of other vehicles in the product pipeline, Coletti said. "You also have to do more with each new generation of a product to keep it ahead of the pack," he added.
Coletti would not identify which products his group is working on, "but I like the idea of doing a sport wagon," he said. "It's a nice way to get more utility in a vehicle with carlike features."
Ford's future product plans include the Futura and Five Hundred sedans and Freestyle sport wagon.
The 2006 Futura will be one of about 10 Ford Motor vehicles to be based on the platform used for the Mazda6. One reason that Ford chose the Mazda6 as the base for many of its future products is that the platform can be equipped with all-wheel drive, Martens said. "Over time, John's group can take advantage of that," he said.
Martens said he thinks awd will become more popular with U.S. consumers in the future as a performance feature - valued either for its ability to improve traction or driving performance.
Martens said he expects the technology to be available on the Futura as well as the 2005-model Five Hundred and Freestyle.
Ford crates up big-bang V-8s
LAS VEGAS -- Ford Motor Co. is ready to sell a 420-hp, 5.0-liter V-8 engine to performance enthusiasts. The price: $14,995.
The 5.0-liter Cammer engine comes with the engine controller and wiring harness to make it easy to install in custom vehicles, said Dan Davis, director of Ford Racing Technologies. The engine uses the basic design of the automaker's 4.6-liter, overhead-cam V-8.
Ford highlighted the engine in a Ford Focus that had been converted to rear-wheel drive. Davis said that next year Ford plans to sell a rear-drive conversion kit for the Focus, with an expected cost of about $5,000.
Ford has developed two other variations of the Cammer engine. One replaces the fuel-injection system with four two-barrel Weber carburetors, and the other adds a supercharger to boost engine output to 600 hp. Those engines will be available next year, Davis said.


Whenever I go Bugis Village, I would always stop by a particular stall and buy the Orh Piah without fail. The stall has been there for more than 10 years. I love going Bugis Village to shop especially in my early twenties.
Today, I went to One Wellness Centre in Rochor Road for Yoga. I perspired until my entire shirt was drenched. No kidding but it was so shiok - to purge out all the toxins. I felt so rejuvenated and healthy. I promised myself I would eat more fruits and less junk. BUT, when I walked past Bugis Village, I caved in to my Orh Piah. I battled in my head constantly - It is deep fried, don't waste your Yoga effort; it is so delicious, I miss it so much.
The Unhealthy battle won. I walked towards the familiar stall and bought just one. Ha Ha. I broke it apart to show you why I love it so much. It has a good mixture of minced pork meat. Some other Orh Piahs only has starch. As I bit into the crunchy cracker and tasted the moist minced meat, parsley and oyster, I was so happy. The fragrance of the slightly salty minced meat, oyster and lotsa parsley was such a fantastic combo. I tasted the oyster throughout the cracker. Nice! I like this version because it is salty, moist, sourish and crispy cracker all at one go!


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Local business owners hope for the best with Small Business Saturday
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By: Michelle Lorenzo
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Local business owners are hoping people aren't too tired to shop after the Black Friday craze.
The Saturday after Thanksgiving is 'Small Business Saturday.' With a busy shopping weekend anticipated by the National Retail Federation, small business owners are hoping to get in on the action.
"What we like to do is just see that overall upward trend. So that's what we are seeing, that's what we hope to do. And the more people support local businesses the more that upward trajectory is going," said Nikki Riojas the owner of Made in Corpus Christi.
Her small shop lives up to its name. By carrying all things local, they're able to support locals too.
"We really like to focus on locally made and sourced items. So, we work with about 30 different designers, makers, and creatives here in the Coastal Bend, and anything we don't personally make here in-house we source from local vendors," said Riojas.
Riojas is also the founder of the Shop Small Crawl, an event that promotes the support of local movement on Small Business Saturday.
This year will be her fourth time organizing the event. It starts on Saturday, Nov.26, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. There are eight locations participating with more than 50 vendors and prizes for participants.
The business owner said, "That's a way to keep spreading the word about other small businesses in town."
You'll be able to find hidden gems, like A. Kenney Jewelry. The locally-owned business is one of the eight locations hosting a variety of pop-ups for the crawl.
"I think it's going to be very very successful. I already have lots of people asking about it, hearing about it," the owner of A. Kenney Jewelry, Ashley Kenney said,
She said business overall is expected to be good this year, with holiday sales already up.
However, both business owners said all locally owned establishments could always use extra support. They said, that support doesn't just help a local family put food on the table, a lot of money they make goes back to the local community.
"Local businesses are the silent leaders of our community. I'm on the Silent Auction Committee of New Life Refuge Ministries, and I can tell you everyone donating to this ministry is a local business." Kenney said.
"Your roads, your schools, your tax dollars. When you stay local, if you are spending here, you are keeping money in the community you are living in. And that contributes to the overall well-being of an entire city," Riojas added,
According to American Express, 67 cents of every dollar spent at a small business goes back to the local community.


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Why Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Wax Figures Were Just Moved Away From the Royals
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wax figures have found a new home in another section in the London location of Madame Tussauds. Scroll on to see why their figures were moved from across the pond.
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have found themselves moving into a new home—both literally and figuratively speaking.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's wax figures have evidently mirrored their real-life counterparts, including the couple's decision step down as working members of the British royal family for a fresh start in California.
The statues were moved away from their previous home where they stood side-by-side with the Queen and other members of the Royal family.
In a statement from Madame Tussauds London, per CNN, the establishment explained that Meghan and Harry's new location within their London venue is a symbol of their "decision to swap Frogmore for Hollywood" and "progressive new role within the Royal institution."
As the pair explained in the much-talked-about interview with Oprah Winfrey back in March, they made the decision to step back as senior members after facing extensive criticism from the British press and amid issues within the palace, according to Meghan.
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"Ever watchful of the celebrity landscape we've also moved Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's figures to join their Hollywood friends," Madame Tussauds London's general manager, Tim Waters, said in a statement to CNN. "Reflecting their new status on the world stage as A-list favorites."
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Steve Davies, the attraction's former general manager also added, "As two of our most popular and well-loved figures they will of course remain an important feature at Madame Tussauds London as we watch to see what the next chapter holds for them."
The attraction, which will reopen to the public on Monday, May 17, will now see the couple standing amongst the Hollywood elite. They will be posing by other famous celebs and some real-life friends such as George Clooney and Victoria Beckham alongside husband David Beckham.
Now the Royal display on hand includes Queen Elizabeth II alongside her late husband, Prince Philip, in addition to Prince William and Kate Middleton, and also, Prince Charles alongside Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.


Magic was worked on Allah's Apostle so that he began to imagine that he had done something although he had not. One day while he was with me, he invoked Allah and invoked for a long period and then said, "O 'Aisha! Do you know that Allah has instructed me regarding the matter I asked Him about?" I asked, "What is that, O Allah's Apostle?" He said, "Two men came to me; one of them sat near my head and the other sat near my feet. One of them asked his companion, 'What is the disease of this man?' The other replied, 'He is under the effect of magic.' The first one asked, 'Who has worked magic on him?" The other replied, 'Labid bin A'sam, a Jew from the tribe of Bani Zuraiq.' The (first one asked), 'With what has it been done?' The other replied, 'With a a comb and the hair stuck to it and a skin of the pollen of a male date-palm tree.' The first one asked, 'Where is it?' The other replied, 'In the well of Dharwan.' Then the Prophet went along with some of his companions to that well and looked at that and there were date palms near to it. Then he returned to me and said, 'By Allah the water of that well was (red) like the infusion of Henna leaves and its date-palms were like the heads of devils" I said, O Allah's Apostle! Did you take those materials out of the pollen skin?" He said, 'No! As for me Allah has healed me and cured me and I was afraid that (by Showing that to the people) I would spread evil among them when he ordered that the well be filled up with earth, and it was filled up with earth "


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TAXI DRIVER RETURNS TO CINEMAS FOR ITS 40TH ANNIVERSARY, FOLLOWED BY ALL-NEW ANNIVERSARY EDITION BLU-RAY™
TAXI DRIVER RETURNS TO CINEMAS FOR ITS 40TH ANNIVERSARY,
FOLLOWED BY ALL-NEW ANNIVERSARY EDITION BLU-RAY™
Fathom Events Presents the Cinematic Masterpiece in Movie Theaters Nationwide on October 16 and 19, Including Exclusive Q&A Footage with Its Cast and Creators
4K Restoration with All-New Bonus Content Featuring Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro and Jodie Foster Comes to Blu-ray™ November 8
CULVER CITY, Calif. (September 12, 2016) – For its 40th anniversary, the landmark classic TAXI DRIVER returns to U.S. cinemas for two days only this October through Fathom Events, followed by an all-new Blu-ray™ release from
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment in November.
Regularly cited by critics, film directors, and audiences alike as one of the greatest films of all time, TAXI DRIVER won the prestigious Golden Palm at the Cannes Film Festival (1976) and was nominated for four Academy Awards®, including Best Picture* (1976). The film stars Robert De Niro in Martin Scorsese's unforgettable tale of a psychotic New York cabbie driven to violence by loneliness and desperation. The acclaimed cast also includes Jodie Foster, Albert Brooks, Harvey Keitel, Peter Boyle and Cybill Shepherd.
To celebrate the milestone anniversary, the digitally restored TAXI DRIVER will return to the big screen for two days only, on October 16 and 19 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. local time both days. Presented by Fathom Events, these special screenings will include never-before-released 10 minutes of Q&A with the film's cast and crew, recorded at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival. In this discussion, exclusive to the Fathom Events screenings, director Scorsese, screenwriter Paul Schrader, producer Michael Phillips, and stars De Niro, Foster, Keitel and Shepherd recall the making and influence of the groundbreaking 1976 film. Tickets for the Fathom Events presentation of TAXI DRIVER are available beginning September 16 at www.FathomEvents.com and participating theater box offices.
Following the theatrical re-release, the timeless masterpiece will return to Blu-ray™ November 8 as a 2-disc set, presented in high definition stemming from the film's 4K restoration, which was supervised by Director Martin Scorsese and Cinematographer Michael Chapman.
In addition to the hours of legacy special features that highlight and delve into this cinematic milestone, the
TAXI DRIVER: 40th ANNIVERSARY Blu-ray will feature the full 40-minute Q&A from the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival, for more of Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Paul Schrader and the assembled panel reminiscing on the classic film.
A mentally unstable Vietnam War veteran works as a night-time taxi driver in New York City where the perceived decadence and sleaze feeds his urge for violent action, attempting to save a preadolescent prostitute in the process.
Directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Paul Schrader, TAXI DRIVER was produced by Michael Phillips and
Julia Phillips.
Blu-ray Bonus Features Include:
§ ALL-NEW: 40-Minute TAXI DRIVER Q&A
o Featuring Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster and many more. Recorded live at the Beacon Theatre in New York City at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival
§ Interactive Script to Screen
§ Original 1986 Commentary with Director Martin Scorsese and Writer Paul Schrader recorded by The Criterion Collection
§ Commentaries by Writer Paul Schrader and by Professor Robert Kolker
§ Martin Scorsese on TAXI DRIVER
§ Producing TAXI DRIVER
§ God's Lonely Man
§ TAXI DRIVER Stories
§ Travis' New York
§ Travis' New York Locations
§ Theatrical Trailer
§ Making of Documentary
§ Storyboard to Film Comparisons with Martin Scorsese Introduction
§ Animated Photo Galleries
TAXI DRIVER: 40th ANNIVERSARY has a run time of approximately 113 minutes and is rated R for violence, language.
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Some sofas are beyond all help.
Whether your old sofa is a hand-me-down or a flea-market find, it may need some sprucing up to look good enough for your living room. With some cosmetic changes, your sofa can look newer and more contemporary. You also can combat the sofa's age-related structural problems.
Changing the covering of a sofa can renew its appearance, whatever your budget. Have your sofa professionally reupholstered in fabrics such as wool or brocade in a tailored style for an elegant look. Choose leather in a more casual style for a contemporary feel. Slipcovers are an alternate method of covering a sofa, and you can purchase them or make them yourself. Ready-made slipcovers come in standard sizes, so if your sofa has non-standard dimensions, consider a custom-made one. Choose hard-wearing fabrics that can be laundered, or protect the cover using an upholstery protection spray.
The legs on your sofa might be contributing to its aged look. If they're made of wood, remove them, sand them down and paint them a bright color to match the sofa fabric or the room's decor. Even just restaining the legs gives them fresh appeal. If the shape of the legs is a little fussy, with curves and decorative carvings, swap them for something more streamlined and modern. You can refinish old metal legs by removing rust with a wire brush and spraying the legs with a metal paint, perhaps in a hammered finish. Draw attention to the sofa's new legs by adding upholstery trim along the base of the sofa seat.
Old sofas often sag and need a little extra support. If the cushions are collapsing in on themselves, remove the covers and add extra batting around the foam cushion pad. Secure the batting with tape and replace the cushion covers. If the sofa has cotton batting as the cushion filler, replace it with new batting or polyester fiberfill. If it's the sofa springs that are beginning to give way, place a piece of plywood between the seat cushions and the springs for firmer support.
As with any aging in life, sometimes the only thing to do is to distract attention from the signs. Use throw pillows in outrageous colors and patterns to hide any threadbare patches in the sofa fabric. Placing eye-catching tables at either end of the sofa; large artwork on the wall behind it draws the viewer's gaze away from the sofa. Alternately, embrace the vintage or shabby chic-style vibe of an aged sofa and use an aged trunk for your coffee table along with old travel posters and ceramic lamps to create a similar environment.
Ash, Christina. "How to Make an Old Sofa Like New." Home Guides | SF Gate, http://homeguides.sfgate.com/make-old-sofa-like-new-91170.html. Accessed 19 April 2019.


Uniqlo Lifewear: Why Do We Get Dressed?
Philosophical spot ponders our clothing choices in Japanese retailer's first global campaign.
For some, getting dressed means grabbing the nearest clean-ish item of clothing from the wardrobe/washbasket/floor; for others, it's a lengthy process of primping and posing in front of the mirror to achieve the perfect colour-coordinated look.
Why we wear what we do is an interesting philosophical question, and one which forms the basis of this thought-provoking new spot for Uniqlo Lifewear. Created by Droga5 New York, the 60-second film is part of the Japanese retailer's debut global ad campaign, The Science Of Lifewear.


As your business grows, so does the need to share files and documents. In fact it becomes a necessity. That's where a business server (or servers) come to the fore. CCS are experts in business servers, and proud to be partners with Dell and Hewlett Packard in the UK. We can help you choose the best server for your business, then supply, install, deploy and maintain it on your behalf.
Protecting your data – once all your business data and software is on a server (instead of dispersed across desktop computers and laptops) you can deploy a backup system to protect your business from data loss.
Running security suites to secure your network through firewalls, intrusion detection, user access management, and software updates.
Servers tend to be used to centralise data management and file sharing, as well as managing shared resources such as printers and storage devices. They can also be used to manage things like user identities, logins to the network, access priorities and many of aspects of your new system.
In some cases, servers may be used to run specific applications that require additional processing power or computing resources in order to run efficiently. Large, processor intensive financial trading, document management or imaging software are examples of this.
As a result, some businesses choose to run dedicated server boxes for different applications, databases or communications platforms, which often require their own machines.
Servers tend to differ from desktop PCs in running a dedicated server operating system, or network operating system. They typically have more memory and more powerful processors, as well as advanced networking and storage facilities. Servers also tend to be built with reduced downtime in mind, since they need to ensure the desktops and the business itself stay up and running.
How is server software different from desktop software?
Small business servers need to supply information and resources to multiple users. So their operating systems and applications are designed differently to desktop software.
Server software might allow users to share, (eg productivity or business applications) as well as e-mail applications, Internet connectivity, data backup, and office equipment such as printers and scanners.
An application server is basically a server that runs a specific application platform from the likes of Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, IBM or any of the other application vendors that sell server-specific software.
One benefit of using application servers is that by centralising your business logic on an individual server, or on a small number of server machines (called a cluster), you can guarantee you will have the right updates and upgrades to the application for all users. Also, any changes to the application configuration or settings can be done centrally, which is far more efficient.
It may also be easier for third party services firms to maintain an application that resides on a single server, and software licensing also becomes much simpler to manage.
Virtualisation platforms (for example from HyperV, VMWare and Microsoft) allow businesses to lower their hardware and computing costs by running multiple server or desktop applications on a single physical machine, or fewer servers than before.
Virtualised applications share the existing physical computing resources of their servers, such as processing and storage.
Contact CCS today for all your business server questions and requirements.


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How to Motivate Volunteers
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Lynn Pierson knows volunteers. As assistant director of community service in the Office of Civic Engagement, she and her team annually manage hundreds of volunteers and their projects here and abroad. She matches volunteers with projects that stoke their enthusiasm, and matches organizations' needs to the volunteers who can fulfill them. She's responsible for keeping things on track so that even when chaos reigns, her volunteers are working toward their shared goal.
Enthusiasm is great. Problem-solving skills are helpful because they lend themselves to tasks. Critical-thinking skills are important for reflecting after a project: Why is there hunger? Why is there homelessness?
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United Airlines is set to start offering their Denver to Tokyo flights on their new Boeing 787 on March 31. They have already started selling tickets for the flights and this will make them the first commercial US flights on the new 787, a model that has been eagerly awaited by airlines. The 787 is a mid-sized, more fuel-efficient aircraft and the very first one was delivered to Japan's All Nippon Airways last year.
Prior to its merger with United, Continental Airlines was planning to be the first to use the 787 for flights from Houston to Auckland, New Zealand. The merger made United Airlines the first to get the new plane. The Denver-Tokyo route seems to be winning out over the Houston-Auckland route due to struggles United is having with Southwest Airlines. United Airline's hub is in George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston and they have been fighting with Southwest over the introduction of international flights from Houston's William P. Hobby airport, which United opposes.


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An Artist in a Fragile Shell
By Maxine Dovere with Janet Lehr
Self-Portrait with Gun (1932) WikiArt
Born Emmanuel Radnitzky, Man Ray was a constantly exposed, constantly hidden artist of the dada (nonsense of the everyday) avant garde tradition. Painter, photographer, film-maker, Surrealist, and object-maker, he was one of America's – and the world's – most influential artists. For nearly three quarters of a century, Man Ray, as the New York Times said in 2009, was the "sole American in his avant-garde milieu, a fact that overshadowed his religion and class, and a distinction that he clearly relished."
Emmanuel Radnitzky was born in Philadelphia in 1890, and moved to Brooklyn, New York as a child. His artistic abilities were evident even during his high school years. He rejected a scholarship to Columbia University School of Architecture in favor of art studies at the Francisco Ferrer Social Center – The Modern School – in Greenwich Village. The Center, says gallerist and scholar Francis Naumann, was home to "art and anarchy in the pre-dada period." The young artist studied drawing with Robert Henri. By 1912, wary of anti-Semitism, the Radnitzky family left behind their birth name, and Emmanuel fully become Man Ray.
Portrait of Alfred Stieglitz (1913) WikiArt
In 1913, together with poet Alfred Kreymborg, Man Ray attempted to create an artists' community in Ridgefield, New Jersey. By 1915, he had become involved in the anti-art dada movement, spending time with Alfred Stieglitz at his internationally renowned 291 Gallery. Stieglitz introduced Man Ray to both photography and New York's artistic society. Man Ray initially intended to photograph and inventory his prolific output of paintings. It was several years before he began to use the camera as an art tool. In 1920, Man Ray was a founder of the Societe Anonyme – one of the first American museums to promote modern art. It, and his first marriage to Adon (Donna) Lacroixe, soon failed, though he and Donna would not divorce until 1937.
Jazz (1919) WikiArt
Man Ray arrived in Paris in 1921. There he found his artistic and spiritual home. He loved the city and its artists, and the art community welcomed him, beginning what would become a lifelong – albeit interrupted – love affair with the City of Lights. He was perceived neither as Jewish nor "of a certain (working) class," and gained entry to artistic society.
In 1922, the iconic Rayograph – an innovative photographic process that creates an image by placing objects directly on a sheet of photographic paper and exposing the paper to light without using a camera – became popular. Man Ray's Les Champs Délicieux ("The Delightful Fields"), a collection of rayographs, was published the same year.
During the 1920's and 30's, Man Ray enjoyed success as a fashion and portrait photographer with work appearing in Harper's Bazaar, Vu, and Vogue. His photography was epitomized by photos such as Le Violon d'Ingres (1924) in which he mixed objects superimposed on portrait images. He created portraits of every possible type of person. "He was part of that world – not a stranger," Timothy Baum told Jewish Views. Baum was Ray's closest friend and confidant , despite their 50 year age difference. "We were as close as two friends could be," he told JV. "Man Ray was a rebel. He did not have to be shy about his great talent. He was a very natural painter. " Timothy Baum was introduced to JV by Roger Browner, a nephew of Juliet Browner, Man Ray's widow. Browner is a Trustee of The Man Ray Trust.
"Man Ray was a rebel. He did not have to be shy about his great talent. He was a very natural painter."
Lee Miller (1930) WikiArt
When the Nazis threatened Paris, Man Ray, an American and a Jew, knew he had to flee. Much of his work was left with his trusted materials supplier. He rolled up an additional group of paintings and attempted to flee with his then girlfriend. As they began their escape, she decided she could not leave her family, so she remained. Man Ray hid a number of his paintings in the walls of his house, and left for America.
Arriving in the United States in 1940, Man Ray worked in Hollywood as a high fashion and celebrity photographer. As an artist, he could gain little traction on the American art scene. In 1946, he married Juliet Browner in a double wedding shared with Max Ernst and Dorothea Tanning. In 1951, the couple returned to Paris.
Upon their return, Man Ray and Juliet's home – and his studio – were in a structure built directly on the cobblestones of a Paris street – there was no foundation, no substantial flooring, and no heat. The space – actually a garage with a loft – was between two houses. Electricity came from a neighbor's house. "It still looked like a garage," commented Timothy Baum.
The artist's friends were especially concerned about the danger posed by the coal stove used to minimally warm the sleeping area and the bathroom. Only in the last years of his life did he and Juliet buy an apartment near the Jardin du Luxembourg area on the left bank of the Seine.
Self Portrait (1941) WikiArt
"He did not miss America,"says Timothy Baum. "He felt 'the artist' was not given enough respect." He returned to the States only two or three times, although "he did stay in contact with his family," says Baum, noting that his brother, Sam, also lived in Paris.
"Man Ray told me 'the biggest obstacle to his painting career was that he had become too good a photographer," says his friend Baum. He had enjoyed being a painter from childhood and, on his passport, had listed painter, not artist, as his profession. As a result, when he reached the age of retirement, Man Ray received a letter from the French government inviting him to discuss his pension. The French government had him registered as a house painter. Accordingly, he received a retiree's pension for the remainder of his life.
Baum told JV that Man Ray also had a close relationship with his niece, Naomi Savage, a well recognized American photographer. "She appears to be the only relative with whom he had a real affiliation – other than his wife." Man Ray and Juliet had no children. She was heir, and when she – Juliet – died in 1991, her brothers and Naomi were the main inheritors of his legacy and estate. The Browner family continues to administer The Man Ray Trust.
Untitled (The Three Graces) (1969) WikiArt
Roger Browner, Juliet's nephew, the son of Eric Browner, Juliet's brother, is a Trustee of the institution.
"The marriage of Man Ray and Juliet," says Baum "was a true love affair." "She adored him and he adored her – they were very compatible. Unlike so many in that world – a movie star kind of world – he was faithful from the day he met her until the day he died." Baum noted that when Man Ray said he wanted to give up photography to paint, she supported his decision.
Man Ray was far from the struggling artist. When he did sell a photograph or a painting, "in a very nice way, he said he preferred cash – but, of course, would accept payment in any currency. The rumour that a million dollars was hidden in his studio," says Baum, "is not correct. But he did have about a million in cash in secret bank accounts."
"I met Man Ray in Paris," recalls Janet Lehr, a renowned dealer in photographic art. In 1972, she recalls, "considering photography as 'art' was an outrageous statement." She was then developing the American Photography Collection for the Bibliotheque Nationale de France (BN), and was introduced to Man Ray by the institution's Print and Photography Director, Jean Adhemar. "Man Ray was most anxious to welcome me to his home. In 1976, when he died, I had just completed the BN American Photography Collection. I met with Man Ray on each of my trips to Paris. On each trip I attempted to buy photographs from him."
Portrait of Juliet (?) WikiArt
"My overriding impression of Man Ray was that he was a broken man – as much an emotional victim of the Holocaust as any survivor," added Lehr. "He was traumatized, indeed, a victim of the war. At times he would sell his work – always asking for payment in cash. Sometimes he was unwilling to sell anything. He behaved as though he were shell-shocked. His home was a squatter's hovel with carpet covering a cobble stone 'floor'. The main room was lined with drawers full of photographs."
Man Ray was notoriously secretive. "We never discussed his mind-shattering war time 'chapter' – suddenly finding himself an artistic 'nobody' in America, after having been the toast of Paris. The man I met, got to know, and bought art from, was a broken soul. Although he had escaped and spent the war years in California, World War II took its toll on Man Ray. As an artist, he no longer believed that dada was relevant. He gave me the following note he had written in 1958:"
Lehr shared more musings on their time together: "We met every three months from 1972 until his death in 1976. Our quarterly meetings began with lunch, always in the comfort of a warm restaurant. In his home, there was a noticeable chill in the air. Only a simple table decorated the dimly lit entry. The rooms were ringed with files. Beneath the modest floor coverings were cobblestones. I feared the front door could easily have been pushed and wondered 'did the artist even use a key?' The bone-chilling feeling I got from Man Ray and his surroundings of poverty was pure and continual fear."
"I shouldn't call it fear," commented Timothy Baum. "I would call it wariness. For example, in 1965, after Man Ray had his Los Angeles retrospective, he sent many of the works to his niece, Naomi, rather than sending them back to France. He saw it as a kind of insurance in case Communism took over France. She ended up keeping the pieces, despite claims by the Browner Family that she 'had more than she was supposed to have.' The family tried to reclaim the works: they wanted as much as they could get," Baum told JV. "They did not win."
Lehr recalled that "at one of our quarterly meetings, my late husband accompanied us. After lunch, we came back to the studio and he was seated in the entry hall, patiently waiting, shivering even in his overcoat. Man Ray and I were focused, working, and didn't notice the temperature. When we left, my husband succinctly asked, 'Are you crazy? It's freezing.' Needless to say, Louis never joined us again."
A Night at Saint Jean (?), WikiArt
"I always wondered about those cobblestones," Lehr reminisced. "Had Man Ray's home been built directly on the street?" (It was.) "I can still feel those stones. I remember, too, those times when I would come to buy, but Man Ray was not interested in selling anything! I'd leave, quite disappointed."
How much were Man Ray's life, work, and secrecy influenced by his Jewish, first-generation-in-American experience? Throughout his life, the former Mr. Radnitzky sought to conceal and assimilate. As noted in the New York Times review of the Jewish Museum of New York's 2009 multimedia retrospective, Alias Man Ray: The Art of Reinvention, "early in his career, Fascism was on the rise, and Jewish artists were routinely ghettoized…(Ray) made a sport of trying to conceal his background, even late in life when he had achieved artistic recognition."
Despite Man Ray's conscious attempts to create himself apart from Emmanuel Radnitzky, references to his past are visible in his work. For example, The Gift, an early "ready made" sculpture created (and photographed) on the afternoon of the opening of his first Paris show, was comprised of fourteen thumbtacks glued to an iron. His choice of material for this piece of Dada art, elicits questions: is it a reference to his heritage – presenting the tools of his tailor father and seamstress mother's re-imagined in the context of the absurd and surrealism? New York's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) called it a "menacing blend of domesticity and sadomasochism." The piece disappeared from the gallery during opening night. Authorized replica editions were made in 1958 and then in 1972 as part of Galleria Il Fauna's "edition of eleven" – a display using different types of inter-war irons.
The Gift (1921) WikiArt
Man Ray died in Paris in November 1976 from a lung infection. He was interred in the Cimetière du Montparnasse in Paris. His epitaph reads "unconcerned, but not indifferent." Juliet Browner died in 1991, interred in the same tomb. Her epitaph reads "together again."
"Although assimilated," Timothy Baum recalled, "Man Ray was respectful of the Jewish religion, had been a Bar Mitzvah, and married an Eastern European Jewish woman. He never denied his heritage."
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The ocean hides a wealth of mysteries in its depths. It is, perhaps, this invisible nature of life underneath the waves that leaves man oblivious of its wonders (and its crises). Australia's Great Barrier Reef is one of the largest living structures on earth; so enormous that it's visible from space; so overwhelming that it reduces divers to tears.
In an announcement that shocked the world, scientists declared in 2016 that The Great Barrier Reef was dying. About half of the reef's coral has disappeared in the past three decades largely due to rising ocean temperatures. Interestingly, the tourism industry in Australia has seen an anomalous surge in visits to The Great Barrier Reef — possibly as a result of 'last chance tourism' as travelers rush to tick it off their bucket list. Marine professionals including engineers, filmmakers and biologists continue to delve deep, gathering compelling data to create awareness of climate change.
Be it the pursuit of recreation, discovery, or passion for the underwater world, compressed air has played a pivotal role in making exploration possible. When on land, we don't even think about the air we breathe, but it's a completely different story in the ocean. The human body simply cannot utilize oxygen dissolved in water. The invention of air cylinders in 1912, however, opened up a new world for man's exploration. It was a self-contained breathing apparatus built by French inventor Maurice Fernez. Modern scuba diving equipment uses compressed air cylinders for relatively shallow dives and oxygen for deeper dives.
ELGi has a strong presence in Australia's thriving diving equipment industry through Pro-Diving Services, a leading distributor based in Banksmeadow, Sydney. Established in 1969, the company started by offering professional diving services in Australia. Soon, Pro-Diving enlarged its operations and began supplying diving equipment to training schools and commercial diving facilities.
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The company owes its growth to not just technical expertise but also passion and professionalism. This is evident right from the top, starting with its founder and CEO Rick Poole to senior service technicians in the support team. As air compressors form a critical component of diving merchandise, the company is particularly prudent about the brands it represents.
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