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in concert with a friend waiting back stage. I really wanted to get four of them but ten minutes in a hide at -24 C was about all I could take this morning. I'll have to try again when my fingers are a bit more responsive.
Participants during the Responsive and Responsible Leadership Session at the World Economic Forum, Annual Meeting of the Global Future Councils 2016. Copyright by World Economic Forum / Benedikt von Loebell
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With its trade mark "Stratford Silver Roof" 47 565 hammers east through Hungerford with Summer Saturdays 1A09 10.35 Newquay to London Paddington. The Stratford embellishment was rendered somewhat redundant when the locomotive was transferred to Laira Depot Plymouth in April 1981.
47 565 was named 'Responsive' at Wolverton Works open day on 25/09/1993 in anticipation of it being renumbered 47 723 and modified for use in the Rail Express Systems class 47/7 pool. The conversion was never undertaken and the locomotive remained as 47 565. It survived long enough to see rail privatisation but was taken out of service at Crewe in December 1998. With no formal withdrawal date the loco was moved to Wigan CRDC and component recovery started with most of the bodywork cut away by February 2000. The wheeled underframe and both cabs remained intact as disposal wasn't completed at Wigan. Instead the remains were removed by road to Booth's of Rotherham on 23/06/2003. the final rights came on 16/02/2004 when it was reduced to scrap.
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Joshua von Hofen & Nils Nahrwold: Responsive Fabric, 2016.
Installation, Lycra and wood, 150 x 200 x 80 cm
"The installation "Responsive Fabric" turns a seemingly ordinary cloth into a tangible interface.
An interaction with the surface of the fabric creates a multisensory experience that expands perception through a virtual layer.
Touching the cloth generates acoustic and visual stimuli. By altering the physical form through pressing and stretching the fabric, the object also transforms visually and produces sounds.
With the translation of haptics into sound and image, the object becomes and audiovisual instrument and an interface between reality and virtuality."
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Abstract artwork generated while music plays. The "painter algorithm" reacts to the audio... making each painting unique.
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+++ DISCLAIMER +++
Nothing you see here is real, even though the conversion or the presented background story might be based on historical facts. BEWARE!
Some background:
The OV-10 Bronco was initially conceived in the early 1960s through an informal collaboration between W. H. Beckett and Colonel K. P. Rice, U.S. Marine Corps, who met at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, California, and who also happened to live near each other. The original concept was for a rugged, simple, close air support aircraft integrated with forward ground operations. At the time, the U.S. Army was still experimenting with armed helicopters, and the U.S. Air Force was not interested in close air support.
The concept aircraft was to operate from expedient forward air bases using roads as runways. Speed was to be from very slow to medium subsonic, with much longer loiter times than a pure jet. Efficient turboprop engines would give better performance than piston engines. Weapons were to be mounted on the centerline to get efficient aiming. The inventors favored strafing weapons such as self-loading recoilless rifles, which could deliver aimed explosive shells with less recoil than cannons, and a lower per-round weight than rockets. The airframe was to be designed to avoid the back blast.
Beckett and Rice developed a basic platform meeting these requirements, then attempted to build a fiberglass prototype in a garage. The effort produced enthusiastic supporters and an informal pamphlet describing the concept. W. H. Beckett, who had retired from the Marine Corps, went to work at North American Aviation to sell the aircraft.
The aircraft's design supported effective operations from forward bases. The OV-10 had a central nacelle containing a crew of two in tandem and space for cargo, and twin booms containing twin turboprop engines. The visually distinctive feature of the aircraft is the combination of the twin booms, with the horizontal stabilizer that connected them at the fin tips. The OV-10 could perform short takeoffs and landings, including on aircraft carriers and large-deck amphibious assault ships without using catapults or arresting wires. Further, the OV-10 was designed to take off and land on unimproved sites. Repairs could be made with ordinary tools. No ground equipment was required to start the engines. And, if necessary, the engines would operate on high-octane automobile fuel with only a slight loss of power.
The aircraft had responsive handling and could fly for up to 5½ hours with external fuel tanks. The cockpit had extremely good visibility for both pilot and co-pilot, provided by a wrap-around "greenhouse" that was wider than the fuselage. North American Rockwell custom ejection seats were standard, with many successful ejections during service. With the second seat removed, the OV-10 could carry 3,200 pounds (1,500 kg) of cargo, five paratroopers, or two litter patients and an attendant. Empty weight was 6,969 pounds (3,161 kg). Normal operating fueled weight with two crew was 9,908 pounds (4,494 kg). Maximum takeoff weight was 14,446 pounds (6,553 kg).
The bottom of the fuselage bore sponsons or "stub wings" that improved flight performance by decreasing aerodynamic drag underneath the fuselage. Normally, four 7.62 mm (.308 in) M60C machine guns were carried on the sponsons, accessed through large forward-opening hatches. The sponsons also had four racks to carry bombs, pods, or fuel. The wings outboard of the engines contained two additional hardpoints, one per side. Racked armament in the Vietnam War was usually seven-shot 2.75 in (70 mm) rocket pods with white phosphorus marker rounds or high-explosive rockets, or 5" (127 mm) four-shot Zuni rocket pods. Bombs, ADSIDS air-delivered/para-dropped unattended seismic sensors, Mk-6 battlefield illumination flares, and other stores were also carried.
Operational experience showed some weaknesses in the OV-10's design. It was significantly underpowered, which contributed to crashes in Vietnam in sloping terrain because the pilots could not climb fast enough. While specifications stated that the aircraft could reach 26,000 feet (7,900 m), in Vietnam the aircraft could reach only 18,000 feet (5,500 m). Also, no OV-10 pilot survived ditching the aircraft.
The OV-10 served in the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps, and U.S. Navy, as well as in the service of a number of other countries. In U.S. military service, the Bronco was operated until the early Nineties, and obsoleted USAF OV-10s were passed on to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms for anti-drug operations. A number of OV-10As furthermore ended up in the hands of the California Department of Forestry (CDF) and were used for spotting fires and directing fire bombers onto hot spots.
This was not the end of the OV-10 in American military service, though: In 2012, the type gained new attention because of its unique qualities. A $20 million budget was allocated to activate an experimental USAF unit of two airworthy OV-10Gs, acquired from NASA and the State Department. These machines were retrofitted with military equipment and were, starting in May 2015, deployed overseas to support Operation “Inherent Resolve”, flying more than 120 combat sorties over 82 days over Iraq and Syria. Their concrete missions remained unclear, and it is speculated they provided close air support for Special Forces missions, esp. in confined urban environments where the Broncos’ loitering time and high agility at low speed and altitude made them highly effective and less vulnerable than helicopters.
Furthermore, these Broncos reputedly performed strikes with the experimental AGR-20A “Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System (APKWS)”, a Hydra 70-millimeter rocket with a laser-seeking head as guidance - developed for precision strikes against small urban targets with little collateral damage. The experiment ended satisfactorily, but the machines were retired again, and the small unit was dissolved.
However, the machines had shown their worth in asymmetric warfare, and the U.S. Air Force decided to invest in reactivating the OV-10 on a regular basis, despite the overhead cost of operating an additional aircraft type in relatively small numbers – but development and production of a similar new type would have caused much higher costs, with an uncertain time until an operational aircraft would be ready for service. Re-activating a proven design and updating an existing airframe appeared more efficient.
The result became the MV-10H, suitably christened “Super Bronco” but also known as “Black Pony”, after the program's internal name. This aircraft was derived from the official OV-10X proposal by Boeing from 2009 for the USAF's Light Attack/Armed Reconnaissance requirement. Initially, Boeing proposed to re-start OV-10 manufacture, but this was deemed uneconomical, due to the expected small production number of new serial aircraft, so the “Black Pony” program became a modernization project. In consequence, all airframes for the "new" MV-10Hs were recovered OV-10s of various types from the "boneyard" at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona.
While the revamped aircraft would maintain much of its 1960s-vintage rugged external design, modernizations included a completely new, armored central fuselage with a highly modified cockpit section, ejection seats and a computerized glass cockpit. The “Black Pony” OV-10 had full dual controls, so that either crewmen could steer the aircraft while the other operated sensors and/or weapons. This feature would also improve survivability in case of incapacitation of a crew member as the result from a hit.
The cockpit armor protected the crew and many vital systems from 23mm shells and shrapnel (e. g. from MANPADS). The crew still sat in tandem under a common, generously glazed canopy with flat, bulletproof panels for reduced sun reflections, with the pilot in the front seat and an observer/WSO behind. The Bronco’s original cargo capacity and the rear door were retained, even though the extra armor and defensive measures like chaff/flare dispensers as well as an additional fuel cell in the central fuselage limited the capacity. However, it was still possible to carry and deploy personnel, e. g. small special ops teams of up to four when the aircraft flew in clean configuration.
Additional updates for the MV-10H included structural reinforcements for a higher AUW and higher g load maneuvers, similar to OV-10D+ standards. The landing gear was also reinforced, and the aircraft kept its ability to operate from short, improvised airstrips. A fixed refueling probe was added to improve range and loiter time.
Intelligence sensors and smart weapon capabilities included a FLIR sensor and a laser range finder/target designator, both mounted in a small turret on the aircraft’s nose. The MV-10H was also outfitted with a data link and the ability to carry an integrated targeting pod such as the Northrop Grumman LITENING or the Lockheed Martin Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP). Also included was the Remotely Operated Video Enhanced Receiver (ROVER) to provide live sensor data and video recordings to personnel on the ground.
To improve overall performance and to better cope with the higher empty weight of the modified aircraft as well as with operations under hot-and-high conditions, the engines were beefed up. The new General Electric CT7-9D turboprop engines improved the Bronco's performance considerably: top speed increased by 100 mph (160 km/h), the climb rate was tripled (a weak point of early OV-10s despite the type’s good STOL capability) and both take-off as well as landing run were almost halved. The new engines called for longer nacelles, and their circular diameter markedly differed from the former Garrett T76-G-420/421 turboprop engines. To better exploit the additional power and reduce the aircraft’s audio signature, reversible contraprops, each with eight fiberglass blades, were fitted. These allowed a reduced number of revolutions per minute, resulting in less noise from the blades and their tips, while the engine responsiveness was greatly improved. The CT7-9Ds’ exhausts were fitted with muzzlers/air mixers to further reduce the aircraft's noise and heat signature.
Another novel and striking feature was the addition of so-called “tip sails” to the wings: each wingtip was elongated with a small, cigar-shaped fairing, each carrying three staggered, small “feather blade” winglets. Reputedly, this installation contributed ~10% to the higher climb rate and improved lift/drag ratio by ~6%, improving range and loiter time, too.
Drawing from the Iraq experience as well as from the USMC’s NOGS test program with a converted OV-10D as a night/all-weather gunship/reconnaissance platform, the MV-10H received a heavier gun armament: the original four light machine guns that were only good for strafing unarmored targets were deleted and their space in the sponsons replaced by avionics. Instead, the aircraft was outfitted with a lightweight M197 three-barrel 20mm gatling gun in a chin turret. This could be fixed in a forward position at high speed or when carrying forward-firing ordnance under the stub wings, or it could be deployed to cover a wide field of fire under the aircraft when it was flying slower, being either slaved to the FLIR or to a helmet sighting auto targeting system.
The original seven hardpoints were retained (1x ventral, 2x under each sponson, and another pair under the outer wings), but the total ordnance load was slightly increased and an additional pair of launch rails for AIM-9 Sidewinders or other light AAMs under the wing tips were added – not only as a defensive measure, but also with an anti-helicopter role in mind; four more Sidewinders could be carried on twin launchers under the outer wings against aerial targets. Other guided weapons cleared for the MV-10H were the light laser-guided AGR-20A and AGM-119 Hellfire missiles, the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System upgrade to the light Hydra 70 rockets, the new Laser Guided Zuni Rocket which had been cleared for service in 2010, TV-/IR-/laser-guided AGM-65 Maverick AGMs and AGM-122 Sidearm anti-radar missiles, plus a wide range of gun and missile pods, iron and cluster bombs, as well as ECM and flare/chaff pods, which were not only carried defensively, but also in order to disrupt enemy ground communication.
In this configuration, a contract for the conversion of twelve mothballed American Broncos to the new MV-10H standard was signed with Boeing in 2016, and the first MV-10H was handed over to the USAF in early 2018, with further deliveries lasting into early 2020. All machines were allocated to the newly founded 919th Special Operations Support Squadron at Duke Field (Florida). This unit was part of the 919th Special Operations Wing, an Air Reserve Component (ARC) of the United States Air Force. It was assigned to the Tenth Air Force of Air Force Reserve Command and an associate unit of the 1st Special Operations Wing, Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC). If mobilized the wing was gained by AFSOC (Air Force Special Operations Command) to support Special Tactics, the U.S. Air Force's special operations ground force. Similar in ability and employment to Marine Special Operations Command (MARSOC), U.S. Army Special Forces and U.S. Navy SEALs, Air Force Special Tactics personnel were typically the first to enter combat and often found themselves deep behind enemy lines in demanding, austere conditions, usually with little or no support.
The MV-10Hs are expected to provide support for these ground units in the form of all-weather reconnaissance and observation, close air support and also forward air control duties for supporting ground units. Precision ground strikes and protection from enemy helicopters and low-flying aircraft were other, secondary missions for the modernized Broncos, which are expected to serve well into the 2040s. Exports or conversions of foreign OV-10s to the Black Pony standard are not planned, though.
General characteristics:
Crew: 2
Length: 42 ft 2½ in (12,88 m) incl. pitot
Wingspan: 45 ft 10½ in(14 m) incl. tip sails
Height: 15 ft 2 in (4.62 m)
Wing area: 290.95 sq ft (27.03 m²)
Airfoil: NACA 64A315
Empty weight: 9,090 lb (4,127 kg)
Gross weight: 13,068 lb (5,931 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 17,318 lb (7,862 kg)
Powerplant:
2× General Electric CT7-9D turboprop engines, 1,305 kW (1,750 hp) each,
driving 8-bladed Hamilton Standard 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) diameter constant-speed,
fully feathering, reversible contra-rotating propellers with metal hub and composite blades
Performance:
Maximum speed: 390 mph (340 kn, 625 km/h)
Combat range: 198 nmi (228 mi, 367 km)
Ferry range: 1,200 nmi (1,400 mi, 2,200 km) with auxiliary fuel
Maximum loiter time: 5.5 h with auxiliary fuel
Service ceiling: 32.750 ft (10,000 m)
13,500 ft (4.210 m) on one engine
Rate of climb: 17.400 ft/min (48 m/s) at sea level
Take-off run: 480 ft (150 m)
740 ft (227 m) to 50 ft (15 m)
1,870 ft (570 m) to 50 ft (15 m) at MTOW
Landing run: 490 ft (150 m)
785 ft (240 m) at MTOW
1,015 ft (310 m) from 50 ft (15 m)
Armament:
1x M197 3-barreled 20 mm Gatling cannon in a chin turret with 750 rounds ammo capacity
7x hardpoints for a total load of 5.000 lb (2,270 kg)
2x wingtip launch rails for AIM-9 Sidewinder AAMs
The kit and its assembly:
This fictional Bronco update/conversion was simply spawned by the idea: could it be possible to replace the original cockpit section with one from an AH-1 Cobra, for a kind of gunship version?
The basis is the Academy OV-10D kit, mated with the cockpit section from a Fujimi AH-1S TOW Cobra (Revell re-boxing, though), chosen because of its “boxy” cockpit section with flat glass panels – I think that it conveys the idea of an armored cockpit section best. Combining these parts was not easy, though, even though the plan sound simple. Initially, the Bronco’s twin booms, wings and stabilizer were built separately, because this made PSR on these sections easier than trying the same on a completed airframe. One of the initial challenges: the different engines. I wanted something uprated, and a different look, and I had a pair of (excellent!) 1:144 resin engines from the Russian company Kompakt Zip for a Tu-95 bomber at hand, which come together with movable(!) eight-blade contraprops that were an almost perfect size match for the original three-blade props. Biggest problem: the Tu-95 nacelles have a perfectly circular diameter, while the OV-10’s booms are square and rectangular. Combining these parts and shapes was already a messy PST affair, but it worked out quite well – even though the result rather reminds of some Chinese upgrade measure (anyone know the Tu-4 copies with turboprops? This here looks similar!). But while not pretty, I think that the beafier look works well and adds to the idea of a “revived” aircraft. And you can hardly beat the menacing look of contraprops on anything...
The exotic, so-called “tip sails” on the wings, mounted on short booms, are a detail borrowed from the Shijiazhuang Y-5B-100, an updated Chinese variant/copy of the Antonov An-2 biplane transporter. The booms are simple pieces of sprue from the Bronco kit, the winglets were cut from 0.5mm styrene sheet.
For the cockpit donor, the AH-1’s front section was roughly built, including the engine section (which is a separate module, so that the basic kit can be sold with different engine sections), and then the helicopter hull was cut and trimmed down to match the original Bronco pod and to fit under the wing. This became more complicated than expected, because a) the AH-1 cockpit and the nose are considerably shorter than the OV-10s, b) the AH-1 fuselage is markedly taller than the Bronco’s and c) the engine section, which would end up in the area of the wing, features major recesses, making the surface very uneven – calling for massive PSR to even this out. PSR was also necessary to hide the openings for the Fujimi AH-1’s stub wings. Other issues: the front landing gear (and its well) had to be added, as well as the OV-10 wing stubs. Furthermore, the new cockpit pod’s rear section needed an aerodynamical end/fairing, but I found a leftover Academy OV-10 section from a build/kitbashing many moons ago. Perfect match!
All these challenges could be tackled, even though the AH-1 cockpit looks surprisingly stout and massive on the Bronco’s airframe - the result looks stockier than expected, but it works well for the "Gunship" theme. Lots of PSR went into the new central fuselage section, though, even before it was mated with the OV-10 wing and the rest of the model.
Once cockpit and wing were finally mated, the seams had to disappear under even more PSR and a spinal extension of the canopy had to be sculpted across the upper wing surface, which would meld with the pod’s tail in a (more or less) harmonious shape. Not an easy task, and the fairing was eventually sculpted with 2C putty, plus even more PSR… Looks quite homogenous, though.
After this massive body work, other hardware challenges appeared like small distractions. The landing gear was another major issue because the deeper AH-1 section lowered the ground clearance, also because of the chin turret. To counter this, I raised the OV-10’s main landing gear by ~2mm – not much, but it was enough to create a credible stance, together with the front landing gear transplant under the cockpit, which received an internal console to match the main landing gear’s length. Due to the chin turret and the shorter nose, the front wheel retracts backwards now. But this looks quite plausible, thanks to the additional space under the cockpit tub, which also made a belt feed for the gun’s ammunition supply believable.
To enhance the menacing look I gave the model a fixed refueling boom, made from 1mm steel wire and a receptor adapter sculpted with white glue. The latter stuff was also used add some antenna fairings around the hull. Some antennae, chaff dispensers and an IR decoy were taken from the Academy kit.
The ordnance came from various sources. The Sidewinders under the wing tips were taken from an Italeri F-16C/D kit, they look better than the missiles from the Academy Bronco kit. Their launch rails came from an Italeri Bae Hawk 200. The quadruple Hellfire launchers on the underwing hardpoints were left over from an Italeri AH-1W, and they are a perfect load for this aircraft and its role. The LAU-10 and -19 missile pods on the stub wings were taken from the OV-10 kit.
Painting and markings:
Finding a suitable and somewhat interesting – but still plausible – paint scheme was not easy. Taking the A-10 as benchmark, an overall light grey livery (with focus on low contrast against the sky as protection against ground fire) would have been a likely choice – and in fact the last operational American OV-10s were painted in this fashion. But in order to provide a different look I used the contemporary USAF V-22Bs and Special Operations MC-130s as benchmark, which typically carry a darker paint scheme consisting of FS 36118 (suitably “Gunship Gray” :D) from above, FS 36375 underneath, with a low, wavy waterline, plus low-viz markings. Not spectacular, but plausible – and very similar to the late r/w Colombian OV-10s.
The cockpit tub became Dark Gull Grey (FS 36231, Humbrol 140) and the landing gear white (Revell 301).
The model received an overall black ink washing and some post-panel-shading, to liven up the dull all-grey livery. The decals were gathered from various sources, and I settled for black USAF low-viz markings. The “stars and bars” come from a late USAF F-4, the “IP” tail code was tailored from F-16 markings and the shark mouth was taken from an Academy AH-64. Most stencils came from another Academy OV-10 sheet and some other sources.
Decals were also used to create the trim on the propeller blades and markings on the ordnance.
Finally, the model was sealed with a coat of matt acrylic varnish (Italeri) and some exhaust soot stains were added with graphite along the tail boom flanks.
A successful transplantation – but is this still a modified Bronco or already a kitbashing? The result looks quite plausible and menacing, even though the TOW Cobra front section appears relatively massive. But thanks to the bigger engines and extended wing tips the proportions still work. The large low-pressure tires look a bit goofy under the aircraft, but they are original. The grey livery works IMHO well, too – a more colorful or garish scheme would certainly have distracted from the modified technical basis.
Time to test just how responsive this site's design is (work in progress). Rollover for notes on the devices.
Boston Globe's website is a fine example of platform-agnostic design. It can be seen on a widescreen display, tablet, smarthone... and on a Newton MessagePad from the nineties!
Idea and Newton screenshot from Grant Hutchinson
Original Boston Globe picture from responsivedesign.ca
Boston Globe website by Ethan Marcotte, Filament Group, Upstatement and internal teams.
Salamandre tachetée - Fire salamander
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La Vallée d'Aoste à ma guise - La Valle d'Aosta a modo mio - Aosta Valley in my own way
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Valle d'Aosta - Vallée d'Aoste
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Testa Manfrotto a sfera compact nera con attacco rapido RC2 con frizione
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Those aren't really my arms and legs, it's Johan Larsson's photograph (http://www.flickr.com/photos/johanl/4816110696/in/photostream/) with a screenshot of the book on top.
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Phlip Beesley Workshop October 2015 with CITAstudio
The installation DISSIPATIVE ARCHITECTURES explores the idea of a dynamic responsive architecture. The installation has been constructed during our recent CITAstudio workshop with Philip Beesley.
The opening of the linked exhibition is on Friday 4th at 15.00h in the KADK library: Danneskiold-Samsøes Allé 50 DK 1434 København K.
Phlip Beesley Workshop October 2015 with CITAstudio
The installation DISSIPATIVE ARCHITECTURES explores the idea of a dynamic responsive architecture. The installation has been constructed during our recent CITAstudio workshop with Philip Beesley.
The opening of the linked exhibition is on Friday 4th at 15.00h in the KADK library: Danneskiold-Samsøes Allé 50 DK 1434 København K.
While it’s true that images, grids, and scaled size are extremely important when it comes to responsive website design, the typography – font styles, line length, size, spacing, etc – make a lot of difference too.
E-Zec Medical Transport Services Ltd commenced operation of the WESTlink Demand Responsive Transport service on Monday 3rd April 2023 , with a licence for 29 Mercedes minibuses , some of which are new , but most are second hand. They are operating from the former HCT depot in Parson Street, Bedminster , Bristol.
KU68EXS is a Mercedes Benz 514CDI / Treka B16FL new in September 2018 , seen here in Yatton , where DRT is popular as we have no buses.
It was previously operated by Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council.
By luck...
One of 2 new vehicles provided to Universitybus for the expanded HertsLynx DRT network, Mercedes Benz 516CDi/EVB YE73PYG climbs Hadham Road in Bishops Stortford leaving town after working an inbound journey 15/12/23
E-Zec Medical Transport Services Ltd commenced operation of the WESTlink Demand Responsive Transport service today , with 29 Mercedes minibuses , some new and most second hand. They are operating from the former HCT depot in Parson Street , Bedminster , Bristol , and the two drivers I had today had both worked for The Big Lemon until last week.
I used the app to book a ride from Yatton to Clevedon , for which KN23NRF arrived and I was dropped off at the Saltings in Clevedon. My return journey was on KN21JZV , which dropped me at The Market Inn , Yatton , before turning round in the Station car park. I was the only passenger , but KN23NRF followed closely behind with more passengers from Clevedon.
KX21 JZV is a Mercedes Benz 514CDI / Treka B16FL which was new in May 2021, possibly to Enterprise.
Driving Change: Gender-Responsive Practices in Business
Driving Change: Gender-Responsive Practices in Business brought together distinguished figures from business, politics and leading research institutes. The panellists discussed the growing need for companies to innovate and embrace diversity within their organisation and their customer base in order to remain competitive in times of economic turbulence, both at home and internationally.
Award Ceremony -
Since 2005, the discussion panel has been followed by a Women in Business awards ceremony. The 2015 awards were presented to three winners from the EBRD region who have proved to be the most advanced in applying gender diversity measures in their businesses.
This year the discussion panel and awards ceremony was complemented by a signing ceremony for the EBRD’s Women in Business programme in the Eastern Partnership countries. Local financial institutions signed letters expressing their interest in participating in the programme, which combines finance and advice for women-led small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The programme will be launched in Georgia in 2015 as part of a regional drive that will benefit more than 2,000 women entrepreneurs.
Thursday, 14 May 2015, 14.00 – 16.15, Room 2, Parliament Building
Moderator:
Tanya Beckett, @bbctanyabeckett Presenter, World Business Report, BBC World News
Speakers:
Mariam Valishvili, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Energy, Georgia
Julia Dawson, Managing Director of Thematic Research, Credit Suisse Securities
Dana Denis-Smith, @ddenissmith, Founder and CEO, Obelisk Support.
The experts looked at key questions including:
How do firms need to innovate and embrace diversity both within their organisation and their customer base?
Why has the solution for advancing gender diversity not been found yet?
Driving Change: Gender-Responsive Practices in Business
Driving Change: Gender-Responsive Practices in Business brought together distinguished figures from business, politics and leading research institutes. The panellists discussed the growing need for companies to innovate and embrace diversity within their organisation and their customer base in order to remain competitive in times of economic turbulence, both at home and internationally.
Award Ceremony -
Since 2005, the discussion panel has been followed by a Women in Business awards ceremony. The 2015 awards were presented to three winners from the EBRD region who have proved to be the most advanced in applying gender diversity measures in their businesses.
This year the discussion panel and awards ceremony was complemented by a signing ceremony for the EBRD’s Women in Business programme in the Eastern Partnership countries. Local financial institutions signed letters expressing their interest in participating in the programme, which combines finance and advice for women-led small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The programme will be launched in Georgia in 2015 as part of a regional drive that will benefit more than 2,000 women entrepreneurs.
Thursday, 14 May 2015, 14.00 – 16.15, Room 2, Parliament Building
Moderator:
Tanya Beckett, @bbctanyabeckett Presenter, World Business Report, BBC World News
Speakers:
Mariam Valishvili, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Energy, Georgia
Julia Dawson, Managing Director of Thematic Research, Credit Suisse Securities
Dana Denis-Smith, @ddenissmith, Founder and CEO, Obelisk Support.
The experts looked at key questions including:
How do firms need to innovate and embrace diversity both within their organisation and their customer base?
Why has the solution for advancing gender diversity not been found yet?
A groundbreaking Retina display. Powerful dual-core and quad-core Intel processors. Fast flash storage. High-performance graphics. Great built-in apps. And now in the 13-inch model, a revolutionary new Force Touch trackpad and even longer battery life.1 Whatever you can imagine, MacBook Pro with Retina display gives you the power to create.
Description
Synonymous with innovation, Apple brings to you this beautifully designed Apple MacBook Pro. Stunning Retina Display, Force Touch trackpad, longer battery life and faster Flash Storage are some key features of this Apple laptop. This Macbook is upgradable to latest Mac OS X El Capitan.
Powerful dual core processor
The MacBook delivers a super-fast performance with the 2.7 GHz Intel Core i5 processor. This dual core processor is provided with Turbo Boost technology, with which it can run above its base operating frequency up to a unit of 3.1 GHz. This makes the laptop capable of better multi-tasking.
Design that amazes
Thin and lightweight yet powerful, this MacBook Pro is your perfect travel companion. The laptop comes with the new Force Touch trackpad that features highly responsive touch for an enhanced experience. Every part of the device has been designed and assembled with attention to detail, keeping in mind the most exacting standard of performance. To sum up the, slim body of the laptop comes packed with state-of-the-art processors, graphics, storage and memory.
Stunning display features
The 33.78 cm (13.3) LED-backlit display with IPS technology will give you a visual treat every time you watch a movie or view a picture. The display has a resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels and comes with the cutting edge Retina display technology. This feature lessens up the glare and at the same time maintains incredible colour and quality. So enjoy movies in HD with razor sharp text and images that take your experience to a completely different level.
Super-fast memory
Description: The MacBook is fitted with an 8 GB DDR3 RAM that enhances the processing power of the laptop. Moreover, the DDR3 RAM ensures smoother running of apps. The 8 GB RAM has a frequency of 1866 MHz. It also ensures a seamless work experience while working handling multiple programs simultaneously, thus enhancing overall productivity of the system.
Lot of space inside
This MacBook Pro is provided with a 256 GB SSD that can store a lot of pictures, videos, audios and other files. The SSD kind of drive is faster than traditional hard drives when it comes to reading and writing speeds. Moreover, the SSD hard drive has no moving parts and is thus safe for storing important data.
Brand: Apple
Series: MacBook Pro
Processor: Core i5 (5th Generation)
Touch Screen: No
Memory (RAM): 8 GB
Occasion: Apple Brand Store
Utility: Everyday Use
Operating System: Mac OS X
Screen Size: 13 - 13.9
Processor Brand: Intel
Weight: Less than 2 Kg
SSD or eMMC Capacity: 256 GB SSD
Warranty: 1 Year
Type: Notebook shopping-discount-coupon.com/apple-macbook-pro-mf840hna-1...
I counted 16 videos that appear in the ePub version of Ethan Marcotte's upcoming book, Responsive Web Design. They work the same as they did in Dan's book. And unfortunately, still only supported in iBooks on iOS (everyone else gets plain images).
Responsive Web Design comes out this Tuesday!
Geoff Cutmore, Anchor, CNBC, United Kingdom, Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Chief Executive Officer, Save the Children International, United Kingdom, Frans van Houten, President and Chief Executive Officer, Royal Philips, Netherlands, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Documentary Film-maker, SOC Films, Pakistan, Brian T. Moynihan, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Bank of America Corporation, USA. speaking during the session: Responsive and Responsible Leadership in 2017 at the Annual Meeting 2017 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 20, 2017
Copyright by World Economic Forum / Greg Beadle
Driving Change: Gender-Responsive Practices in Business
Driving Change: Gender-Responsive Practices in Business brought together distinguished figures from business, politics and leading research institutes. The panellists discussed the growing need for companies to innovate and embrace diversity within their organisation and their customer base in order to remain competitive in times of economic turbulence, both at home and internationally.
Award Ceremony -
Since 2005, the discussion panel has been followed by a Women in Business awards ceremony. The 2015 awards were presented to three winners from the EBRD region who have proved to be the most advanced in applying gender diversity measures in their businesses.
This year the discussion panel and awards ceremony was complemented by a signing ceremony for the EBRD’s Women in Business programme in the Eastern Partnership countries. Local financial institutions signed letters expressing their interest in participating in the programme, which combines finance and advice for women-led small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The programme will be launched in Georgia in 2015 as part of a regional drive that will benefit more than 2,000 women entrepreneurs.
Thursday, 14 May 2015, 14.00 – 16.15, Room 2, Parliament Building
Moderator:
Tanya Beckett, @bbctanyabeckett Presenter, World Business Report, BBC World News
Speakers:
Mariam Valishvili, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Energy, Georgia
Julia Dawson, Managing Director of Thematic Research, Credit Suisse Securities
Dana Denis-Smith, @ddenissmith, Founder and CEO, Obelisk Support.
The experts looked at key questions including:
How do firms need to innovate and embrace diversity both within their organisation and their customer base?
Why has the solution for advancing gender diversity not been found yet?
Phlip Beesley Workshop October 2015 with CITAstudio
The installation DISSIPATIVE ARCHITECTURES explores the idea of a dynamic responsive architecture. The installation has been constructed during our recent CITAstudio workshop with Philip Beesley.
The opening of the linked exhibition is on Friday 4th at 15.00h in the KADK library: Danneskiold-Samsøes Allé 50 DK 1434 København K.
Walt Lafty and Nick Perri Performing at Brooklyn Bowl in Philadelphia PA on December 18th 2021.
This is the second show i've shot in two days with the Nikon Z9. The show the day before this had almost ZERO front like, which made things a lot more difficult.
Brooklyn Bowl in Philly on the other hand has an AMAZING lighting rig and people who know what they're doing to run it, which makes for better photos.
Now that i've gotten to shoot in terrible light and better light, how did the camera handle? The Auto Focus still is more jumpy then the Canon's and Sony's. What I mean by that is, it's easily distracted by other moving things in the frame. For example, it should stay locked on the face or eye of the guitar player and not be thrown off by the guitar itself.
With Sony and Canon it's much harder to get the systems to miss the eye or face when you have face and eye detect on. Those stay sticky unless you force it to focus somewhere else.
The colors are great, the files handle well at higher ISO, the cameras super responsive. The quickest of all the flagships when it comes to turning on and turning off. It's instant. Canon takes a little bit to turn off...aka power down...then power back up. And the same is true for the canon.
Banding is not an issue so far. Yes you may see some banding from the LED lights in a few images, but there's really nothing you can do about that regardless of the system. So, it's really a non issue for me so far.
The lenses are still where the system falls short for me. I still don't feel as if they are able to focus as quick as the Pro canon and Sony glass. The glass is nice, but the 1.8's are just much slower, in terms of focus speed then the Pro glass from the Sony and Canon.
Now before you say, but Jared, Canon doesn't have a line of 1.8's...yes, you would be correct. They have a line of 1.2's. 85 and 50. Speaking of the 50, Nikon's 50 1.2 is nice, but still not as fast focusing as it's counterparts.
I still have trouble knowing when i'm actually shooting photos. You could snap of 20 and not even know you were taking photos. Yes there's some modes like adding a black frame after you take a shot, but that kind of defeats the purpose of the "blackout free" viewfinder.
All and all, so far so good, I am enjoying shooting the system. I wish the glass was faster, I wish the focus was stickier, but again, this camera is a million times better then any of the prior Nikon mirrorless options.
I will continue to use this camera in the Real World and share my thoughts along the way.
Geoff Cutmore, Anchor, CNBC, United Kingdom, Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Chief Executive Officer, Save the Children International, United Kingdom, Frans van Houten, President and Chief Executive Officer, Royal Philips, Netherlands, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Documentary Film-maker, SOC Films, Pakistan, Brian T. Moynihan, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Bank of America Corporation, USA. speaking during the session: Responsive and Responsible Leadership in 2017 at the Annual Meeting 2017 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 20, 2017
Copyright by World Economic Forum / Greg Beadle
Appreciation of Beauty and Excellence involves noticing and appreciating these attributes in various domains, from nature to art, to mathematics, to science, to everyday experiences. Appreciation of beauty and excellence refers to the ability to find, recognize, and take pleasure in the existence of goodness in the physical and social worlds. People high in this strength frequently feel awe and related emotions, including admiration and wonder, while walking in the woods or in a city, while reading novels, while learning about people’s lives, and while watching sports or movies. They are responsive to all forms of beauty and are able to see beauty where many people overlook it. Another type of beauty that this strength engenders is moral beauty; when goodness displayed as kindness, compassion, forgiveness, etc. is observed, this character strength leads to the transcendent emotion of elevation in which the person feels struck by the goodness he or she has witnessed and experiences a motivation to act virtuously and good because of it.
“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.”
- Pablo Picasso
Don't sell yourself short, maximise your presence in life by making use of your top strengths. But first, you need to know what they are. To take the only free scientifically backed personality test available today visit www.revisedperception.com/
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Coachwork by H.J. Mulliner
Chassis n° BC39D
Zoute Sale - Bonhams
Estimated : € 360.000 - 400.000
Sold for € 391.000
Zoute Grand Prix 2024
Knokke - Zoute
België - Belgium
October 2024
"The vocabulary of motoring being a lame and limited thing, it is difficult to put into words the gulf that separates a Continental from the average car in all the qualities that have a bearing on safety at speed. In acceleration, in braking, in cornering power, in roadholding, in responsiveness to the controls, this Bentley is the equal of modern racing cars, and superior to some." – Raymond Mays, The Autocar, 2nd October 1953.
Described by The Autocar as, "A new stage in the evolution of the post-war Bentley," the magnificent Continental sports saloon has been synonymous with effortless high speed cruising in the grand manner since its introduction in 1952 on the R-Type chassis.
The Continental raised this already superlative combination of high performance and exceptional refinement to hitherto unattained levels. Unlike the ordinary 'standard steel' R-Type, the Continental was bodied in the traditional manner and first appeared with what many enthusiasts consider to be the model's definitive style of coachwork - the lightweight, aluminium, wind tunnel-developed fastback of H J Mulliner, as seen here. In developing the Continental, Bentley Motors made every effort to keep its weight to the minimum, knowing that this was the most effective way to achieve the maximum possible performance.
Rolls-Royce's six-cylinder engine had been enlarged from 4,257cc to 4,556cc in 1951, and as installed in the Continental benefited from an increase in compression ratio - the maximum power output, of course, remained unquoted but has been estimated at around 153bhp. Power was further increased with the introduction of a 4,887cc engine on the 'D' and 'E' series cars, commencing in May 1954. The Continental's performance figures would have been considered excellent for an out-and-out sports car but for a full four/five-seater they were exceptional: a top speed of 120mph (193kph), 100mph achievable in third gear, 50mph (80kph) reached in a little over 9 seconds, and effortless cruising at the 'ton' (161kph).
Built for export only at first, the Continental was, once delivery charges and local taxes had been paid, almost certainly the most expensive car in the world as well as the fastest capable of carrying four adults and their luggage. "The Bentley is a modern magic carpet which annihilates great distances and delivers the occupants well-nigh as fresh as when they started," concluded Autocar.
Chassis number 'BC39D' was completed on 7th September 1954 and left the factory finished in Silver Metalescence with red interior trim and equipped with automatic transmission. Other notable features specified included slit pockets in doors; armrests; overlay carpet; a backlight blind; and compartments in back of seats with notebook, mirror, compact, brush and comb. First registered in the UK as 'PYP 254', the Continental also came with a set of six Victor fitted suitcases.
Sold via Jack Barclay Ltd, the car was invoiced on 25th January 1955 and delivered to first owner C H Dracoulis on 21st March 1955. The Hueber & Sulzberger Bentley Continental Sports Saloon Register lists a further four owners in England before the car was sold to Count Bertil Bernadotte in Sweden on 1st January 1965. The Count was to paint the car in the current shade of blue and applied a discreet monogram on each door and tail.
'BC39D' then had two further custodians in Sweden before passing to committed motoring enthusiasts Gunnar and Helen Elmgren on 18th March 1985. Gunnar, former CEO of the Swedish Automobile Sport Federation and subsequently President of the FIA Historic Motor Sport Commission would regularly be seen racing his Veritas and Maserati 250F and 6CM on the European circuit in the 1980s/90s, whereas Helen is still the custodian of her mother's Austin-Healey 100 that the family bought new. While with the Elmgrens, 'BC39D' would be used and enjoyed and attended the model's 50th Anniversary Celebration at Silverstone in August 2002, winning the Driver's Trophy. It was not uncommon to see the Elmgrens arrive at a circuit in their Continental, towing their race car!
Sadly, Gunnar died in 2007 but Helen kept the Bentley and has continued to enjoy it as she and Gunnar did. However, the time has now come for the car to be sold. Driven recently by a Bonhams specialist, the Continental handled very well; oil and water maintained good temperature readings while the precise steering, good brakes and balance, and smooth gear change were all to be appreciated. The car has exceptionally straight panels with matching shut lines and has always been well maintained, even returning to renowned UK marque specialists P&A Wood for extensive servicing and a gearbox overhaul. The interior is gently and charmingly patinated, with excellent woodwork, while the paintwork presents very well having benefitted from a respray just 10 years ago. Registered in Sweden and offered with a comprehensive history file.
With its outstanding aerodynamic coachwork, developed by Rolls-Royce stylist John Blatchley in collaboration with coachbuilder H J Mulliner, the R-Type Continental fastback remains the pinnacle of Bentley's achievements in the post-war era.
A primitive looking bird that prefers dark and dense vegetation of well preserved forests in high mountains between 2200-3300m. Very vocal and responsive, but extremely difficult to see as it hides in the foliage.
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Phlip Beesley Workshop October 2015 with CITAstudio
The installation DISSIPATIVE ARCHITECTURES explores the idea of a dynamic responsive architecture. The installation has been constructed during our recent CITAstudio workshop with Philip Beesley.
The opening of the linked exhibition is on Friday 4th at 15.00h in the KADK library: Danneskiold-Samsøes Allé 50 DK 1434 København K.
British Railways Class 47 47565 'Responsive' with Rail Express Systems Livery stabled at Warrington on the 28th January 1995.
Driving Change: Gender-Responsive Practices in Business
Driving Change: Gender-Responsive Practices in Business brought together distinguished figures from business, politics and leading research institutes. The panellists discussed the growing need for companies to innovate and embrace diversity within their organisation and their customer base in order to remain competitive in times of economic turbulence, both at home and internationally.
Award Ceremony -
Since 2005, the discussion panel has been followed by a Women in Business awards ceremony. The 2015 awards were presented to three winners from the EBRD region who have proved to be the most advanced in applying gender diversity measures in their businesses.
This year the discussion panel and awards ceremony was complemented by a signing ceremony for the EBRD’s Women in Business programme in the Eastern Partnership countries. Local financial institutions signed letters expressing their interest in participating in the programme, which combines finance and advice for women-led small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The programme will be launched in Georgia in 2015 as part of a regional drive that will benefit more than 2,000 women entrepreneurs.
Thursday, 14 May 2015, 14.00 – 16.15, Room 2, Parliament Building
Moderator:
Tanya Beckett, @bbctanyabeckett Presenter, World Business Report, BBC World News
Speakers:
Mariam Valishvili, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Energy, Georgia
Julia Dawson, Managing Director of Thematic Research, Credit Suisse Securities
Dana Denis-Smith, @ddenissmith, Founder and CEO, Obelisk Support.
The experts looked at key questions including:
How do firms need to innovate and embrace diversity both within their organisation and their customer base?
Why has the solution for advancing gender diversity not been found yet?
That’s why paying attention to these rules of responsive web designing will go a long way in developing the best website for your business.
When we look at Sophia today, it's amazing to think that just a little more than a month ago she was a scared baby, living in the shelter. Today she is happy, well balanced and starting her new life with a wonderful forever family.
But a month ago, her future was quite bleak, until...
I received a call on the morning of July 12th from a dear friend that is a pit-bull lover/owner, with a desperate plea for help.
Through a friend on Facebook, she knew of a family who recently moved to a Los Angeles housing complex that didn't allow Pit-bulls. The family had a three year old, female blue American Pit-bull named Sophia that had been with the family since she was a puppy. She was a lovely family dog raised with young children.
Although the owners attempted to find Sophia a home via FB posts and word of mouth, they were unsuccessful. Ultimately, the decision was made to take Sophia to the West LA shelter.
No one knew the truth of Sophia’s fate… and this all happened May 5th.
Last night my friend was randomly on the LA City shelter site looking for a dog they had recently seen at a shelter adoption event. She couldn't find it and just happened to click on the “randomizer” button of available dogs. The first dog that popped up was Sophia… And she had been in the shelter for more than 2 months.
She asked me to reach out and see what we could do. I called West LA Shelter and they had Sophia labeled as "aggressive" and "unapproachable" to the point they couldn't even vaccinate her. This day was supposed to be her last day and they were just waiting for a certain person to arrive to help handle her while they put her to sleep. All of this from a dog who had spent the first 3 years as a family pet with little kids.
I made a mad dash to the shelter, called Eldad, etc. We were prepared for anything. Well, when I got there Sophia was standing at the front of her kennel and very interested to meet me. She was slightly shy, but responsive to my attention. Without a doubt though, she was just scared out of her mind in the kennel and confused why she was there.
I pulled her out of the kennel, got her in the play area and she was instantly giving kisses, doing tricks and showing her belly. We spent more than an hour together to be sure she wasn’t aggressive with me or anyone else and she passed every test. Quite simply, she was lovely.
So, of course I pulled her from the shelter. She happily sat in the back seat of my car all the way to the vet and continually popped up front to give me a kiss or two… or three. When we reached the vet, we went for a long walk and she proved to be excellent on the leash. Truly smart, responsive and loyal. When we got back to the vet, Sophia insisted on sitting on my lap while we checked her in.
Let this be another reminder to us that you cannot judge a dog based solely on its breed, or by just seeing them in a kennel at a scary shelter. And typically shelter staff are not trained to evaluate dog behavior and rarely given the proper time/tools to do so. Not to mention, If you were suddenly stuck in a cage, you too would be a different person.
Please cross post this and help us raise awareness to Sophia’s story. A story heard all too often.
Check out our latest rescue video on YouTube!
www.youtube.com/billfoundationdog
Orange County Fashion Week 2015
Orange County, CA – The California Riviera is no stranger to luxury or style and this year’s OCFashion Week (OCFW) will exude both those traits during its full week of events, beginning with World of Fashion Photography Exhibit and gala at Newport Lexus on Friday, February 27th and culminating in the Couture Designer event at Dawson Fine Art on Thursday, March 5th.
Each night holds something magical and fashionable, beginning at 6 pm with cocktails. Showtime on the runway begins at 7 pm, with after-parties at 10 pm. Each night is presented by Newport Lexus with signature sponsors by Toni & Guy Academy Manna Kadar Cosmetics, runway styling by Betinnis in Brea and will spot light a different charity each night. Orange County Fashion Week is produced by Hauteoc Inc. Discover the World You've Been Missing. Discover the World of Orange County.
NEWPORT BEACH, FEBRUARY 28th, 2015 – OC Fashion Week is proud to announce that this season’s 2015 presenting sponsor, Newport Lexus of Newport Beach, will be the site for this year’s SUGAR RUSH. The event will be held on Saturday, February 28, 2015 from 6:00pm – 9:00pm and will showcase makeovers, a celebrity runway show and the Fashionably Responsible Awards Reception. The night will also feature models from popular television show America's Next Top Models.
Beginning at 7 pm, Brit B of BeachCandy Swimwear will open the presentation showcase of Orange County Sugar Rush designers with a preview of her latest collection of swimwear, followed by the Fabulous Life of Claire Farewell’s London designer wear. As the night continues, designers Victoria by Elizabeth, According to Kimberly and Men’s Undercover Underwear debuts an exciting runway tribute to OC Fashion Week’s to retailers and fashion designers that embrace both cause and commerce in their business practices. Jewelry, handbag and accessories designers will showcase their goods, alongside pop-up shops with a portion of the proceeds donating to Working Wardrobes, which has helped more than 70,000 victims of abuse and addiction regain control of their lives by helping them dress for success.
Additionally, guests will have the opportunity to receive makeovers throughout the evening by Manna Kadar Cosmetics founder and CEO Manna Kadar. A noted industry expert, beauty editor and makeup artist to an impressive roster of celebrity clients, Manna has made her mark as a true trendsetter in the world of beauty.
Other evening highlights include a runway show featuring past contestants from America’s Next Top Model and up-and-coming designers that give back to this fashion-studded evening.
Meet the Designers:
Brit B. of BeachCandy Swimwear: A native of Orange County, with her signature store in Corona del Mar, Brit B. creates custom swimsuits for clients with the goal of making every woman feel beautiful and comfortable.
Claire Farwell of Claire Farwell London: A former model and survivor of cancer, Farwell has not only succeeded in one of the toughest industries she has also been a tireless supporter of women fighting cancer.
Manoni Handbags and Accessories: Hand-crafted out of full-grained ostrich and crocodile, every handbag is designed for the chic, fashion-forward-thinking woman.
Victoria by Elizabeth: Pencil Skirt Designers innovating style bringing the elegance of women, by heart and soul.
Kimberly Luu of According to Kimberly: Born and raised in Orange County, the multitalented Luu is a clinician, blogger and designer whose first design won Top Five at OC Fashion Week’s 2011 Designer competition. That was just the beginning of her success story.
Salt Shoes SALT SHOES are uniquely designed with your comfort in mind. But having flexibility by way of look and color is what makes Salt Shoes the “IT” wedge or heel to get. Interchangeable straps allow you to create a new look with each outfit.
What a Betty
What A Betty designs have been seen everywhere from gorgeous brides, to celebrities on the red carpet and has been on hit TV Shows such as “Revenge” and "VH1", and high fashion and bridal magazines.
Undercover Underwear
Adriana Viano is the owner and founder of UnderCover MensWear Inc. Adriana always had the vision that the privilege of the right, sexy and comfortable underwear and loungewear should not only be for women. She always believed that men were in need of their own "Victoria's Secret". UnderCoverMensWear.com is an on line only boutique with unique and innovative products carefully chosen from around the world. All items sold in the on line store will not be found in any department stores.