Since his retirement Mr Smith, who became an MBE for his contribution to diving, has worked for the Diving Diseases Research Centre in Plymouth and is still a part-time instructor for the Combined Cadet Forces dive team.

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Within two months of opening Fitness Shakers in May 2011, Robinson said she quickly lost another 15 pounds -- bringing her total weight loss to 170 pounds in two years -- just from being the only instructor at the time.

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Halladay and Yankees guest instructor Reggie Jackson spent time together not talking baseball, but cars.

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She qualified as a fitness instructor and spent some time in London looking after children with severe special needs before deciding to volunteer in Afghanistan.

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In the second, they stared in rapt attention at the instructor 80 percent of the time.

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But try to get a dealer to return your call, an instructor to show up on time for your lesson or a hangar operator to lift a finger to help you.

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Mr Carr said Mr King seemed like a very competent, experienced instructor who had amassed around 3, 000 hours of flying time.

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Su Ri Tui(ph), a cooking instructor from Los Angeles, had only eaten here once before, but had to come back one more time.

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