Horsing Around on Thanksgiving Day

During most of the 1970s it was a Vineyard ritual. Many of us spent Thanksgiving day with family and friends. Then Saturday came along and it was off to the horse races.

You knew you were in for a fun afternoon only if you knew how to find John and Kappy Halls’ place in West Tisbury, where the races traditionally took place. That was the spot to hang out with friends, share some bubbly, and place a friendly bet while watching the horses run.

In those days, word of mouth was the official form of local advertising. The crowds grew each year. Eventually, the secret was out and the event outgrew the location.

Cancel the race? No way. Great minds got together and in 1978 the race found a new home somewhere in the state forest. Organizers found an open field, safe enough for the horses along with plenty of parking. The approximately quarter-mile track that was created would challenge the dreams of any Vineyard jockey.

John Hall, the host of the original race, wryly commented at the time: “The old days are gone. Now we got the new days here.”

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Meet Christy Phillipps (Canvas Rebel Interview)

"It was on Martha’s Vineyard that I got my first industrial sewing machine and taught myself how to sew. I began with leather hats, I don’t know why, but this taught me a lot about pattern making and difficult sewing. My husband was making tiles using clay he gathered from the Wampanoag Indians. Creating intricate rug patterns and also he was a painter making his oil paints. I was working on running The Field Gallery, turning around a somewhat dilapidated gallery into a thriving happening scene with weekly rotating artist parties. It was an exciting time."

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Meet Christy Phillipps | Designer, seamstress.

We had the good fortune of connecting with Christy Phillipps and we’ve shared our conversation below.

"As a single mother raising two sons, I often wondered about the world I had brought them into. Seeing them glued to their devices – for gaming as well as for school – I knew the paradigm had shifted and there was no going back.

I wondered, increasingly, about the potential danger of the proximity of high frequency microwave devices to the vulnerable bodies of sensitive people, infants and children, pregnant women, and fetuses."

Hawk Story

One recent drizzly afternoon, seeing a clump of moss lying torn on the path, I paused to replant it back into its bed. Standing, I found myself in the shadow of a great bird, which swept close, to light on a branch no more than fifteen feet away from me. 

He was a mature red tailed hawk, splendid in his plumage, and humbling in his vigor, focus and power.
I went motionless. My eyes connected with his, and I was filled with awe. 

I spoke to him. I told him how joyful I was to be graced by his attention. I said that I was humbled by him. 

The Health Fallout: Analyzing the Medical Consequences of Sugarcane Burn Ash in Florida's Surrounding Counties

A Bittersweet Adventure

NIXRAY BEGAN IN A DREAM

NixRay began in a dream I had one night in 2012

I had been feeling growing concern over my two kids’ constant exposure to RF, Radio Frequency waves.

Phones were always in their pockets, hands, or next to their ears. Laptops were on their  bodies and in their beds, as they gamed, studied, talked , texted and slept.

That sense of unease must have been percolating beneath my consciousness, because in my dream that night, I designed products to shield the body from RF fallout from the devices we love and need.

I began to search for ways to manufacture bags and cases for cell phones and laptops with provable shielding technology.

I knew I needed a company that built RF protection for the U.S. military.

That’s when I met Gloria. Her company was under government contract to produce Mil/Spec materials, and I worked with them  to develop NixRay’s protective ability to the highest testable degree.

From the beginning, until long after I had moved to smaller production houses, Gloria continued to guide and support me.

Through the years, as our friendship grew, she was always my cheerleader, helping me grow through my mistakes and to move into the future with a better product. She was always my ally.

R.I.P. Gloria. I couldn’t have done it without your knowledge, your wit and your light. I will never forget you.

The Impact of Nixray's RF Shielding Technology

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Stamford Rejects Deal Allowing 5G on City-Owned Utility Poles

STAMFORD – The Board of Representatives has rejected an agreement, brokered by the governor’s office, that set terms for allowing telecommunications carriers to install 5G equipment on city-owned utility poles.

Twenty-one city representatives Wednesday decided against accepting the state’s template for applications by telecoms that seek to place antennas and other equipment on poles in public rights of way. 

Representatives said they were persuaded by research presented during an October meeting of the board’s Land Use Committee claiming to show that 5G technology can cause brain damage, headaches, memory loss, damage to reproductive organs and the nervous system, and genetic damage, as well as harm to trees, birds, insects and wildlife.

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NixRay In 2024

CONSCIOUSLY CRAFTED, DISTINCTIVE BAGS AND CASES FOR PHONES, LAPTOPS AND TABLETS THAT SHIELD YOUR DEVICES FROM DATA THEFT AND YOUR BODY FROM HARMFUL RADIO FREQUENCY.

We recently put together a studio photoshoot in NYC to bring a fresh perspective to the NixRay collection for the New Year. Enjoy this brief preview and shop at your leisure.

Laptop Cases

NixRay's Laptop Cases deliver function, protection, and streamlined minimalist good looks.  

Cell Phone Sleeves

Slip the NixRay PHONE SLEEVE into your pocket or bag and protect your body from harmful Radio Frequency thermal damage.

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Go Bags

Go hands free, and travel lightly, with our sporty Go Bag, in your choice of classic waxed cotton (TexWax™) or lightweight and durable Dyneema®.

SHOP GO BAGS

RFK JR - The Dangers of 5G & The Problem with “Trusting The Experts”

 “My concern with 5G is the RF radiation from 5G is dangerous. It disrupts the blood brain barrier. It is also associated with glioblastomas & other cancers & it causes a lot of other dramatic health effects and there are literally thousands of studies on that. And I’ve won in the Federal Court of Appeals, So you can say it’s a “conspiracy theory”,… I also won a case against on monsanto and glyphosate, that they caused Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and that’s as called a “conspiracy theory…> We need to protect our children. We should not have these antennas on elementary schools. We should be warning people appropriately to not put that cell phone next to your head.

BUT YOU’RE NOT A DOCTOR OR SCIENTIST:

“Trusting the experts is a function of religion and totalitarianism, and is not a function of democracy, and in a democracy we question everything.”

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