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Edward C. Moore was the creative force behind the magnificent and inventive silver produced at Tiffany and Co. during the second half of the nineteenth century. His is a tale of phenomenal artistry, ambition, innovation, and vision. In his drive to study and create beauty, Moore sought inspiration in diverse cultures and geographies. He amassed a vast collection of works of art from ancient Greece and Rome, Asia, Europe, and the Islamic world with the aim of educating and inspiring American artists and designers, particularly those at Tiffany. He believed American art and design could be transformed through study and appreciation of exemplars of historical and international design, and his collection not only revolutionized Tiffany's silver but also inspired generations of artists, artisans, and the diverse public who have visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art, home to Moore's collection since his death in 1891.
Trained in his father's New York City silversmithing shop, Moore quickly proved to be a gifted artisan and designer, and at the age of twenty-one had become a partner in John C. Moore and Son.(1) A few years later, in 1851, Tiffany, Young, and Ellis, the predecessor of Tiffany and Co., secured an agreement to be the exclusive retail outlet for silver made by the Moore firm.(2) Edward C. Moore took charge of the family business around that time, and his manufactory on Prince Street was transferred to Tiffany and Co. in 1868 in exchange for cash and shares in the newly incorporated company.(3) Moore became a trustee and the manager of Tiffany's silverware operations, guiding the design and manufacture of silver bearing the Tiffany mark throughout his career.
Moore's work occasioned frequent travel to Europe; he visited Tiffany's Paris and London stores, the world's fairs, museums, and art schools. His travels informed and facilitated his collecting and also fueled his commitment to art and design education. Motivated by what he had seen in Europe and keenly aware of the limited educational resources available to artists and craftsmen in New York, Moore established a "school" at Tiffany. To support his educational mission and foster creativity, he set up a design room where a vast array of objects and extensive library were made available to apprentices and staff (Fig. 5). A pioneering force at the vanguard of American collectors, particularly with respect to his interest in non-Western art, he acquired works not to assert financial success or social sophistication but to serve his passion to understand and create beauty. In 1891 The Studio reported that Moore's collection "has been made with the definite purpose of supplying standards, as perfect as could be obtained, in the several industrial arts. It was therefore Mr. Moore's wish to communicate the advantages of such a collection to those who could make the best practical use of it, and the designers' room at the metal-works in Prince Street was always supplied with a selection of the best pieces to serve as models and suggestions for the students and apprentices."(4) Moore never ceased refining his collection, buying and selling works throughout his life; thousands of objects came into and out of his hands, and by extension the design studio at Tiffany and Co.
The more than two thousand objects Moore owned at his death and subsequently bequeathed to the Metropolitan Museum offer tantalizing insights into his thinking and aesthetic sensibilities (Fig. 3). Among the varied mediums, forms, dates, cultures, and geographies represented in his collection, some overarching themes and patterns reveal themselves. Moore appears to have been primarily attracted to color and tonal effects, whether in polychrome ceramic glazes or the iridescent and opalescent surfaces of ancient glass (Fig. 2). Certain forms also captured his imagination, such as curvaceous swan-neck glass bottles (a Persian form known as an ashkdan; Fig. 6) and the balanced symmetry of Greek urns (Fig. 4). The collection is a riot of varied textures and patterns, ranging from woven baskets and carved lacquerware to embroidered and brocade textiles (Fig. 11) and inlaid metalwork (Fig. 9), and he had a fondness for whimsical creatures and plants. Moore approached collecting as a formalist whose eye sought artistic inspiration in all things he found beautiful.
Moore utilized his personal friendships, client relationships, and other professional networks both domestically and abroad to acquire this diverse assortment of splendors. Connections to well-known dealers, collectors, and artists, such as Siegfried Bing, Samuel P. Avery, Alessandro Castellani, Samuel Colman, and Albert Goupil, as well as less prominent figures such as his son William P. Moore, who worked as an art dealer, all facilitated his access to a range of materials, some of which never came to the open market. Archival records suggest that he made a number of significant purchases through private sales and public auctions in Paris, London, and possibly farther afield, including an impressive enameled glass bowl (Fig. 8) and the intricately carved minbar doors featured in his portrait (Fig. 1).(5) The world's fairs in Paris (1867, 1878, and 1889), Philadelphia (1876), and Vienna (1873) also provided Moore with access to the global market. In New York various auction houses and retail establishments, such as Tiffany and Co., A. A. Vantine and Co., George A. Leavitt and Co., Herter Brothers, and the First Japanese Manufacturing and Trading Company, offered rich inventories of imported decorative art objects and non-Western art to artistically inclined patrons. Moore made key acquisitions through these local outlets, particularly Japanese sword guards, textiles, bronzes, and ceramics (Fig. 12), and continued to build and refine his collection until months before his death.
Moore's collecting, travels, and experience as a silversmith all coalesced in his vision for, and leadership of, Tiffany's silver division. His ambitious aspirations for the firm to play a leading role on the world stage resulted in unprecedented creativity and productivity. Moore attracted and cultivated outstanding talent and was actively involved in guiding his team. According to an article in the New York Sun, "There can be no doubt that in everything concerning the silver department [at Tiffany] . . . the greatest credit is due to Mr. E. C. Moore. . . . From morning till night he is at the shop, superintending every detail of the work; and when the factory is closed he is collecting and selecting models and designs in bric-à-brac shops, in libraries, or in private collections."(6) As Tiffany's designers and craftsmen studied the objects and library Moore made available to them, the number and variety of new hollowware and flatware designs they generated increased. Firm manufacturing ledgers and design drawings reveal that art from ancient Greece and Rome, the Islamic world, Europe, and Asia informed silver designs concurrently and throughout Moore's tenure.(7) The collections inspired new forms, decorative vocabularies, and materials and techniques. The vase created in honor of the poet and journalist William Cullen Bryant's eightieth birthday exemplifies designs derived from Greek vases (Fig. 13), while an undulating pitcher ornamented with a sculptural elephant head is a dynamic example of Tiffany's engagement with works from the Islamic world and the Indian sub-continent (Fig. 15).
At Tiffany's design studio and silver works, innovation and experimentation were fostered and rewarded. Moore's drive to pursue novel color effects, prompted a tireless process of learning and perfecting techniques to enamel silver. When John Mackay, owner of a mine at the Comstock Lode, and his wife commissioned a lavish dinner service of more than 1,250 pieces, Moore and his team decided to ornament the dessert service with enameled decoration despite having never worked with enamels. The results were a great success, and the service was exhibited with much fanfare at the Paris Exposition Universelle in 1878 (Fig. 14). Described in Tiffany records as "[a] mixture of . . . Chinese, Japanese, Persian & Arabian character called by T & Co. Oriental,"(8) the Mackay service's hybrid aggregation of Asian and Near Eastern sources typified the creative process Moore promoted. The dynamic and rigorous ways in which Tiffany's designers and silversmiths engaged with Moore's collections also found particularly striking expression in a red-patinated copper vase accented with silver that appears to be cascading over its lip and down its neck (Fig. 19). Inspired by the red tones in Moore's glass, ceramics, textiles, and lacquerwares, Moore's staff devoted considerable time and creative energy to producing red finishes. The trompe-l'oeil effect of the dripping liquid likely references a Japanese bronze vase in Moore's collection (Fig. 10).
The highly original and technically innovative silver created under Moore's direction garnered popular and critical acclaim. Tiffany's award-winning displays at the nineteenth-century world's fairs helped establish the firm as the leading silversmith of its day. Much of its success and renown derived from the techniques and design sensibilities developed in response to Moore's collections. Japanese metalware inspired designers and craftsmen at Tiffany to incorporate copper, gold, and various mixed-metal alloys into their silver (Fig. 17). Although they did not know precisely how the Japanese achieved these effects, Moore and his team learned to replicate them through careful study and extensive experimentation. Patterned, laminated alloys, known by the Japanese name mokume-gane, meaning "woodgrain" or "wood eye," feature prominently in many of Tiffany's finest and most ambitious mixed-metal wares. The results provide naturalistic effects for butterfly wings, insects, gourds, and other decorative elements. The centerpiece of Tiffany's display at the 1878 Paris Exposition Universelle was a grand vase—more than twenty inches tall and featuring laminated metals and colored alloys—known as the "Conglomerate Vase" (Fig. 18). With its myriad tones, textures, and patterns, the vase announced to the world that Tiffany had mastered and reimagined Japanese metalworking techniques and design principles. Elite clientele from across the globe, including agents of the Japanese government, clambered to acquire Tiffany's virtuosic and inventive wares.
Throughout his career, Moore had a close collaborative relationship with the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He negotiated special access to objects in the museum for his staff, was granted rights to produce and retail copies of works in the Met's collections, was asked to advise the museum when it established a school to "teach art as applied to industry"(9) in 1879, and loaned Japanese objects on the occasion of the 1880 opening of the museum's building in Central Park. His passionate belief in the power of objects to educate and inspire prompted Moore to stipulate in his will that his collections be placed in a public institution, and his family appropriately chose the Metropolitan Museum as the recipient of this bequest. The museum's trustees gratefully accepted the gift on behalf "of all those who as visitors within our doors are going to enjoy these art-treasures not only in our own day but in future years—visitors for whose happiness and instruction this museum was founded."(10) The gift of over two thousand objects and five hundred books occasioned extensive and enthusiastic press coverage. From the time of the bequest through 1942, the Moore objects were displayed together in a gallery devoted to the collection (Fig. 20). Thereafter, they were dispersed to the different specialized departments that had been established in the intervening years and have never again been exhibited together.
The forthcoming publication and exhibition Collecting Inspiration: Edward C. Moore at Tiffany and Co., which will be presented at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, will reunite select objects bequeathed by Moore, allowing visitors to experience this collection for the first time in more than seventy years. Presenting Moore's diverse and fascinating collection alongside the exquisite silver created at Tiffany during his tenure, the exhibition will offer enlightening and stunning glimpses into the sources of inspiration and working methods of this defining figure in the history of American silver.
This article is drawn from the extensive research done for the exhibition and catalogue Collecting Inspiration: Edward C. Moore at Tiffany & Co., originally scheduled to open at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on July 6. Medill Higgins Harvey served as the organizing curator and is editor of the catalogue, to be published by the Met, which contains essays by various scholars. Visit metmuseum.org for updates.
1 Doggett's New York City Directory, for 1849–1850 (New York: John Doggett Jr. and Co, 1849), pp. 302–303. 2 The date of 1851 for the exclusive agreement between J. C. Moore and Son and Tiffany and Co. appears in various period and secondary sources, including George Frederic Heydt, "A Prince of Silversmiths," Illustrated American, vol. 8, no. 80 (August 29, 1891), p. 70; "Edward C. Moore" [obituary notice], New York Times, August 4, 1891, p. 5; and Tiffany and Co., Tiffany and Co. [published in conjunction with the Exposition Universelle, Paris] (New York: De Vinne Press, 1889), n.p. 3 1855 New York State Census, special schedule III, Industry Other than Agriculture, New York County, Election District 6, Ward 14, enumerated July 19, 1855, Edward C. Moore [207 Centre Street], found on ancestry.com. See also Heydt "A Prince of Silversmiths," p. 70; and Charles H. Carpenter Jr. and Mary Grace Carpenter, Tiffany Silver (New York: Dodd, Mead, 1978), p. 26. 4 "Mr. Edward C. Moore's Gift to the Metropolitan Museum of Art," The Studio, vol. 7 (December 5, 1891), pp. 5–6. 5 Edward C. Moore Jr. to Sir C. Purdon Clark [sic], March 26, 1908, Edward C. Moore Collection, Correspondence and Will, Office of the Secretary Records, Metropolitan Museum of Art Archives. 6 "An American Success in Paris," New York Sun, September 29, 1878, p. 3. 7 Special thanks to Annamarie Sandecki, archivist, and her outstanding and gracious team, including Cristina Vignone, Courtney Zusin, Moira Murphy, Stephani Berger, and Amy McHugh, who provided access to the extensive holdings at Tiffany and Co. Archives. 8 "Tiffany and Co. Technical Manual," pp. 318, 324, Gorham Company Archive, John Hay Library, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. Thanks to Ubaldo Vitali, Elizabeth Williams, Spencer Gordon, Mark McHugh, and others who have generously shared their insights on this text. 9 See correspondence between John Taylor Johnston and G. F. T. Reed, Art Schools, Office of the Secretary Records, MMA Archives. 10 Trustees of the Metropolitan Museum of Art to Moore's executors, November 26, 1891, Edward C. Moore Collection, Correspondence and Will, ibid.
MEDILL HIGGINS HARVEY is associate curator of American decorative arts and manager of the Henry R. Luce Center for the Study of American Art in the American Wing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
MOIRA GALLAGHER is a research associate in the American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.


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Just like every other week, I wrote a blog post for the popular magazine Female First UK.
This time the article is about how I perceived Cannes during the Film Festival 2015 and about the controversy that came up, since security obviously denied women who were not wearing high heels access to film screenings.
Because of that, a discussion started if this should be interpreted as a sexist behaviour and if there is a justification for turning away women with high class flat shoes, and even more so the ones that suffer from medial conditions.
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Match Of The Day pundits Danny Murphy and Micah Richards think Premier League teams have "worked out" Sheffield United this season.
The Blades have struggled in their second season in the top flight, picking up just one point from their first five games.
That came at the weekend with a draw at home against Fulham. Even then, they were saved by an 85th minute penalty from Billy Sharp.
United are also the lowest scoring side in the division, with that goal from Sharp only their second in the league so far this season.
"They need a confidence boost. I think they need some creativity as well," Richards said on Match Of The Day 2.
"When they first came up they had the centre-backs that would go on and overlap. But teams seem to have worked them out a little bit."
Murphy added: "I think teams have looked at them and gone, 'hold on, we're going to give this team a bit of respect now'. Whereas maybe last season you turn up and think you'll beat the teams that have come up.
"Not this season. Teams are ready for Sheffield United."
Are the Match Of The Day duo right about Sheffield United?
The Blades are certainly struggling this term in comparison to last season. After five league games in 2019/20 they had five points, including a draw away at Chelsea.
However, they have been hit by injuries ahead of the new campaign. Jack O'Connell, who played a key role in them having the fourth best defensive record in the top tier last term, is set to miss the entirety of 2020/21 after having a knee operation.
Last year's top scorer, Lys Mousset, is also a long-term absentee with a foot injury.
Scoring goals remains an issue, one which United have tried to address with the club record signing of Rhian Brewster from Liverpool. Brewster was a second half substitute at the weekend.
Despite their poor results, the Blades' defensive record this season is still pretty good. Only two teams have conceded fewer than them so far.
Murphy also believes that in Chris Wilder, the South Yorkshire side have a manager who will steer them clear of potential relegation trouble.
"We're talking about a very dedicated and intelligent manager in Chris Wilder," the former midfielder continued. "He'll find a way. I'm not worried for Sheffield United yet."


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I finally purchased a yarn swift. Nick's pretty happy to know that he won't be asked to sit through holding a hank for me anymore—not that he complained much about it (or has been asked that often to do it either). I feel a little bit more like a legit knitter now.
I'll try not to think about how a dark wood variety of this swift was made available on Knitpicks just days after I received this order. Of
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Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 15-20 minutes
Marinade Materials:
- 1 lb. chicken wings
- 1 bouillon cube crushed
- 1 tbs. garlic powder
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tbs. fish sauce
Batter Materials:
- 1/2 cup corn starch
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- Vegetable oil (amount will vary depending on the size of your pot you will be frying these in)
Sauce Materials:
- 2 small shallots diced
- 2 green onions (the whites chopped into small pieces and greens left aside for garnish)
- 4 tbs. brown sugar
- 3 tbs. fish sauce
- 1 tbs. chili paste
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup water
- Juice of 1.2 lime
- 1 tbs. vegetable oil
- In a large plastic bag combine all the marinade ingredients. Making sure the bag is sealed tightly, shake well to make sure the wings are evenly coated in the marinade. Place in the fridge for a minimum of 2 hours and even better over night.
- After keeping the chicken in the fridge remove the wings and add corn starch and baking powder into the bag. Coat the chicken wings with this mixture.
- In skillet with high sides or pot deep enough to deep fry some wings add in the vegetable oil. You want to make sure that you add enough oil that your chicken wings can be submerged in the oil. Keeping the heat on medium/ high let the oil heat up. Once you stick a wooden spoon in the oil and bubbles start to float up to the top then you are ready to fry.
- Place 3-4 wings in the pan at once and fry 3-5 minutes on each side or until fully cooked through. Place fried wings in a strainer or paper towel lined plate.
- Once all the wings are fried turn the heat to high. Again start putting the wings in the oil 3-4 at a time. Fry about 60-90 seconds on each side and remove from the oil. Again place in a strainer or paper towel lined plate.
- In a small sauce pan add in the vegetable oil and diced shallots. Cook on medium heat stirring occasionally, until fully cooked through, about 3 minutes or so.
- Add in the white part of the green onions and cook for about 6o seconds.
- Add in the brown sugar, fish sauce, chili paste, water, and salt and pepper. Cook stirring constantly until everything is incorporated and the mixture slightly thickens.
- Once the mixture thickens turn the heat to low and add in the lime juice. Mix well and remove from the heat.
- Dunk each piece of chicken into the mixture and place on a clean plate. Garnish with remaining green onion and ENJOY!


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China House boasts of a gorgeous, gorgeous decor with each dining nook completely different from the other. It also has a massive shelf of good reads (I spotted the Book Thief and Five Quarters of the Orange there), board games and you could always ask for boxes of crayons and blank paper, guaranteed to keep you occupied for a loooong time.
The sparse, lopsided branches of the Christmas tree was oddly beautiful, I was more drawn to it then any of the lush ones I've seen. In case you're wondering - the tree is artificial. I know because Fairy Godma gave it a good tweak to see if it was real ;)
Along with the lime sponge cake. I thought it was so-so, like a green lime squeezed over a normal, bakery style sponge cake but Fairy Godma loved it and said it reminded her of sugee cake.


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Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013)
Dir: Adam McKay
It's a bit like when you go for a second helping of your favourite meal, but quickly realise that it's a bit cold now, you're already full, and enjoyed the first helping far more.
Now in the 80's, Ron (Will Ferrell) and Veronica (Christina Applegate) have been co-anchoring news in New York City, but when she is promoted and he is fired they separate, leaving Ron out of the news game. Eventually Ron is approached to take a slot on the first 24 hour news channel, and the news-team with Brick (Steve Carrell), Champ (David Koechner) and Brian (Paul Rudd) re-assemble to show new king of the anchormen Jack Lime (James Marsden, Robot & Frank) how it's done!
I'm not ashamed to say, I absolutely love 'Anchorman'. It's one of the few films that's great when I just want to watch something that I know I'll enjoy, I can put it on and always chuckle despite being able to quote the entire film verbatim.
Fans of the first film were so excited to have Ron and the team return, but maybe the anticipation was too much and therefore this was always going to be somewhat disappointing. The sequel is a mixed-bag, at its best in the new fresh bits, but at worst when re-hashing old material from the first film that was funny in that but so well known now that when reused it doesn't have the same effect. I think some of the laughs those bits get may be reminiscent, laughing not at the new film but rather remembering how it was originally done and laughing at that.
With the first film, there was so much extra material filmed but not used that there was a whole film, 'Wake Up Ron Burgundy', made from the cuts. If you watch it, though it's funny in places, you can see they're bits that aren't up to the same level of the feature film they were cut from, there's good reason why they didn't make it in. There are bits here too that I feel might have been best left for the deleted scenes, specifically the bit about the shark, and half of the meal with his boss/girlfriend's family. Sadly, I think I would have liked less of the stuff with Ron and Veronica's son Walter too, not because it wasn't good for the story, funnily enough I think it was needed, but because the young actor playing him (Judah Nelson) is really bad in this, he looks like he's almost reading his lines and it completely ruins all the scenes with him in.
That being said, there are still some great bits to the film. Like the first, there's a news-team fight with so many cameos, I won't list them all because that would spoil much of its effect, but at least the other news teams are not the ones seen in the first film, there are some big and unexpected names turning up, and it just manages to be different enough to avoid it being a bad repeat of old material.
Without a doubt for me Brick still proves to be the best thing about Anchorman. His relationship with Chani Lastname (Kristen Wiig) is brilliant. Most of his little lines are scene-stealers, though sadly a lot of his best moments are in the trailer.
The film should also be commended for its underlying criticism of Fox News. The owner of the 24 hour news channel is a clear Rupert Murdoch-esque figure, he's even Aussie to help force the point home. They make some good points underneath all the humour that news should be distinguishable from entertainment, and couldn't have timed the release much more perfectly as Murdoch's companies dealings were being called into question in the U.K.
Ultimately then I did enjoy this, I laughed plenty of times, but still kept feeling like I should just get the Blu-ray of 'Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy' off the shelf and enjoy that for the millionth time!


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We hope everyone is faring well and looking forward to some nice spring weather. A couple of things are on the horizon:
Masks and the Vaccine: we are currently discussing a safe way to allow clients to train at the studio without wearing masks. This would not happen until probably July when most everyone will have been vaccinated. We may be requesting proof of having been vaccinated before this will be allowed. In the meantime, masks are still required for entry to the studio.
Walking Clinic: we will once again be offering our free walking clinic, starting in June (social distancing will be observed). Notices will be sent to former participants, and new participants are always welcome.
STRETCHING (excerpted from IDEA Fitness Journal)
When it comes to physical fitness, many of us focus on improving our endurance, strength and cardio capacity, and tend to put limbering up on the backburner.
So how bad is it really to skip stretching altogether? Stretching is the basis for flexibility, so if you want to enhance it, the American Council on Exercise (ACE) says those side bends are essential. Not to mention, flexibility is a core component of physical fitness.
What Happens When You Stretch a Muscle – Whether you're doing a spinal twist, hip opener or side bend, stretching helps your body move more freely. After about 7 to 10 seconds of stretching, your muscle will release some tension, at which point the spindles — long lengths of tissue within each muscle — extend, enhancing your range of motion.
In the short term, the increased range of motion will last for 10 to 20 minutes after you finish stretching. But if you stretch regularly, then over time you will grow your overall range of motion. "This allows you to move effectively and properly in daily life.
What can happen if you don't stretch?
You Can Develop a Rounded Upper Back – Folks who never stretch are more likely to eventually take on a hunchback appearance. If you are not maintaining your flexibility, it can lead to poor posture. Gravity will hunch you forward — your shoulders will round and your chin will stick forward.
And improper alignment not only leads to issues like lower back and neck pain, but it can also cramp your lifestyle as you age. "As your posture gets progressively poorer, it impacts your ability to perform normal activities of daily living.
While skipping stretch sessions probably won't have much of an impact when you're in your 20s, your flexibility declines each decade thereafter. Stretching resets our posture and is one of the ways to combat the negative adaptations associated with aging.
You're More Likely to Get Hurt – The primary reason flexibility declines with time? The content of H2O in your body decreases as you age. As a result, not only will you feel stiff instead of supple — but you are also more injury-prone.
A lower concentration of water within your muscle, ligament and tendon cells can lead to tears and injury. Case in point: When your tendons aren't as spongy, it's easier for them to pop under strain. And as the discs cushioning the vertebrae in your lumbar spine (lower back) become friable, they can cause pain.
With many Americans leading increasingly sedentary lifestyles, this becomes more of a concern. A June 2017 study in the Saudi Journal of Sports Medicine found that the longer students spent sitting, the more contracted their hamstrings were. Since joint mobility is also a driver of balance, people with tight muscles are at a greater risk of falling.
In addition, neglecting to stretch before working out may lead to sports injuries. A 'cold' muscle will fatigue faster, which puts extra strain on the fibers around each muscle group and the tendons and ligaments attached to those muscles.
It's also a good idea to stretch after exercise. You run the risk of feeling sore if you don't allow your muscle fibers to recover gradually [via stretching]. You can damage your muscle cells, leading to bursitis or tendonitis.
You Might Not Be as Fast or Strong – Increased flexibility can improve strength, endurance and sport-specific training, according to the ACE. If your muscles are too tight, then you might not be able to activate the fibers necessary for explosive movements, the ACE says.
It's kind of like a rubber band; pulling the muscle back and then releasing it allows it to fly forward with greater speed. Stretching a muscle to its maximum length gives it more energy to contract, leading to increased force, agility and a faster reaction time.
Stretching also boosts circulation. "When you stretch, you bring blood back into the muscles. That's important because when you activate a muscle, blood needs to come into the muscle to help facilitate that movement.
So, How Bad Is It Really to Never Stretch? – It depends on what activities you do. If you play tennis, tight muscles put you at risk of a ligament or tendon injury. In terms of your general lifestyle, it might make you feel less stiff when sitting at your desk or riding in the car for long periods of time.
Age is also a factor. If you're in your 20s, not stretching might not present any issues at the moment, but I'm a strong proponent of thinking about what you want the back half of your life to look like. Eventually, you will see the cumulative effect of decades of not stretching — and it is much more challenging to increase your flexibility when you are in your 70s."


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The Secret We Lost, which was published on September 25, 2018, is available on Amazon for your Kindle, as well as in paperback. The paperback version can also be purchased at your favorite indie bookstore and on Barnes & Noble.
Ready to read a sample of The Secret We Lost?
Three generations. One secret. A life-changing twist of fate.
It's 1993 in Washington, DC, and Elsa Kartchner isn't getting any younger. But the passage of time is the last thing on her mind. Instead, she's focused on her free-spirited daughter, Laura, who's about to start a year-long trip to Russia. When they go their separate ways, Elsa's sorrow turns into resentment as she becomes sole caretaker to her own mother, Millie.
To cope, Elsa devours Laura's letters from Russia and indulges in chocolate she keeps in her nightstand. But her stash of sweets isn't the only thing she's hiding. That's because Elsa and Millie have a complicated past. A buried secret haunts them both, and Elsa must decide whether to tell Laura. Fearing that Laura may discover it when she returns, Elsa wants to confess. She travels to Russia hoping for acceptance, but while there, gets a surprise of her own.
In The Secret We Lost, love, loss, and redemption vie for attention against an intercontinental backdrop, as Elsa struggles with the truth.


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Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand, 2020; 99 (4): 477-487, PMID: 31784976
Bone health in women with a history of gestational diabetes or obesity.
Year: 2020
Engberg E, Koivusalo SB, Huvinen E, Viljakainen H
Folkhalsan Institute of Genetics, Folkhalsan Research Center, Biomedicum Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
AbstractINTRODUCTION: Type 2 diabetes is associated with an increased risk of bone fractures. However, bone health of women with a history of gestational diabetes (GDM) has received little attention. This cross-sectional study compares bone health between premenopausal women with and without a history of GDM, and examines factors associated with bone health in women with a history of GDM or obesity. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We measured areal bone mineral density for total hip, lumbar spine and whole body, and total body fat percentage (fat%) with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in 224 women. In addition, we measured bone characteristics of radius and tibia with peripheral quantitative computed tomography. RESULTS: When compared to women without a history of GDM (mean age 39 [SD 5], BMI 35 [6], fat% 48 [7]), women with a history of GDM (age 41 [4], BMI 31 [7], fat% 43 [10]) had lower hip and whole body bone mineral densities, and inferior tibia outcomes. However, the differences in bone characteristics attenuated after controlling for age, height, BMI and fat%. After controlling for age, height, BMI and smoking, physical activity and healthier diet were positively associated with bone outcomes, whereas fat%, HbA1c and screen time were negatively associated with bone outcomes. Particularly, fat% showed independent negative associations with whole body bone mineral density and several tibia and radius characteristics. CONCLUSIONS: Fat% is associated with adverse bone health, independently of BMI, in women with a history of GDM or obesity. Promoting healthy lifestyle and reducing fat% in women with a history of GDM or obesity could improve bone health and prevent future fractures.
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The upcoming US presidential election is my 7th as a professional financial adviser.
If I have learned anything from the previous 6, it is that, despite the protestations of many to the contrary, no one has a clue how markets will perform, react or move in the coming weeks.
They may go up, they may go down, they may even stay the same.
What we do know, however, based on nearly a century of data, is that whoever's name is on the Oval Office door tends to have little real impact on the long term upward trajectory of the stock market.
At the end of the day, the winner of the upcoming US presidential election is just one of the hundreds, if not thousands, of factors that influence markets—the actions of foreign leaders, a global pandemic, wars, interest rate changes, inflation, rising and falling oil prices, technological advances, these are just a few.
Last time around
I remember watching the results come in very early in the morning on November 9th 2016. It was becoming clear that, against the expectations of many, Donald Trump was going to be the next president of the United States.
The futures markets were indicating that the S&P500 was going to open the day down around 5% and many "experts" were predicting far worse by the end of trading.
President Donald Trump was definitely not viewed as being "market positive".
US markets actually ended up gaining over the course of the day and the S&P500 went on to add 20% in the next 12 months.
Republican or Democrat?
Whether the president is Republican or Democrat also gives little indication as to how markets will fair.
Prior to Trump, the president was a strongly progressive Democrat. Surely not something that markets would like. The S&P500 was up 113% over the eight years from the date that he was elected!
Before him, there was an unashamedly free-market Republican. You would expect markets to be happy about him. The S&P500 dropped 30% over his eight years!
To continue with the North American theme, go figure!
Anyone who made their personal investment decisions based on the policy statements of either of these presidents would have done real and lasting damage to their retirement plans.
Don't make it personal
Whether we like or dislike the president (or any politician for that matter) should have zero bearing on our investment decisions.
I know that this can be difficult but it is incredibly important.
Take it from America's most famous investor, Warren Buffet:
"If you mix politics with your investment decisions you're making a big mistake"
Stocks have rewarded disciplined investors for decades, through Democratic and Republican presidencies.
However, trying to predict where markets will go in the short term is an exercise in futility.
A well-crafted globally diversified investment portfolio is one that is built to weather and absorb the political noise.
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When solicitor David Allan retired from the legal profession, he had no idea that he was about to embark on completely different career. However, after a move to Southern Brittany, David's wife started giving a few English lessons on a casual basis. The next thing, David himself had enrolled on an online TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) course, giving him a qualification and a totally new opportunity to live and earn in France.
Before long David (pictured right) had found a variety of willing students; children learning English after school, mature ladies keen to keep up their English conversational skills and, since he was living near a military airport, a few local pilots.
The attraction of teaching English is clear and David's experience is not unusual. While the British have long opted for sunnier climes in retirement, pensions are not going as far as they used to. Teaching English offers a varied and interesting way to supplement a retirement income – especially for those who would rather not return to the 9-5. Freelance teachers can set their own hours and scale the number of lessons they give up or down accordingly. And with the number of English learners worldwide at an all time high worldwide, the demand to learn English from a native English speaker is not set to dry up any time soon.
And the downside? If looking to teach English in the traditional retiree hotspots of France, Spain, Italy or Portugal, bureaucracy is an issue. You don't need to speak another language in order to teach English but knowledge of the local language can be very useful for making contacts and for ensuring you don't fall foul of local tax laws. EU citizens can easily move between other EU countries but it will be necessary to check the working regulations if considering teaching elsewhere.
The semi-retired are teaching English all over the world from Thailand to Tuscany. Most freelance since this offers the most flexibility and there can be unofficial upper age limits within the private language schools. However, this is not something Scott Shepherd teaching English in Vietnam recognises since in many cultures older people are revered.
"Here they equate knowledge with age, so there is more respect shown to you because of this...(older people) are seen as more stable and likely to stay long term."
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I taught English to Malaysian students in Penang and to Thai students whilst in the North of Thailand.
They were all very friendly, polite and industrious so it proved to be a most rewarding exercise.
It's not only the young who want to learn English. I teach four classes of retired French people, also in Brittany, who are interested in more than just the language. We look at the literature, culture and history of Britain. I've written a 'soap opera' for the beginners about life in an English village so they can read about the sort of family interests and issues familiar from their own lives.
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Constitutionality Review
Plenary Assembly 5/19
Press Release concerning the Decision Dismissing the Request for Annulment of the Allegedly Unconstitutional Provisions of the Forest Law
The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 20 December 2018, dismissed the request for annulment of the certain provisions of Article 11 of the Forest Law no. 6831 and dated 31 August 1956 which are allegedly unconstitutional (file no. E.2018/33).
Contested Provision
In the impugned provisions, it is set forth that announcement to be made through posting a list shall be considered as notifications addressed personally to those concerned; that reports and maps which have not been sued shall become final; and that any complaint and case cannot be filed, relying on the legal grounds prevailing before the cadastral survey, upon the expiry of 10 years as from the finalization date of the reports and maps issued by the forest cadastral commissions.
Grounds for the Requests for Annulment
In the petition, it is maintained that owners are not aware of the determination of the forest boundaries by the forest cadastral commissions, which lead to finalization of the forest cadastral report without the owners raising no objection to such determinations; and that upon the expiry of 10 years, no case may be filed in respect of the final reports. It is accordingly claimed that the contested provisions are unconstitutional.
The Constitutional Court's Assessment
It is obvious that the contested provisions constitute a restriction on the rights to property and to legal remedies. However, regard being had to the fact that these provisions do not completely preclude the right to sue against the cadastral determinations but rather impose certain restrictions in respect of the notification procedure and the term of litigation, it has been concluded that they do not infringe upon the essence of the right to access to court as well as the right to property. Accordingly, it must be assessed whether the imposed restriction is in compliance with the principle of proportionality.
In the event that any action is not brought against the reports and maps concerning the decisions taken by the forest cadastral commissions, which have been announced by way of posting a list, within 30 days as from the posting date, these reports and maps will become final. Thereby, the boundaries of both forests and other immovables are re-assigned. It appears that the intent of notifying cadastral determinations to those concerned through posting a list is to end uncertainties concerning the ownership of all immovables located on the land where cadastral survey is carried out. Given the fact that forest cadastral survey concerns many plots of land and is carried out, in certain circumstances, also on lands with no records of land registry, the practice of notification through posting a list was found to be a convenient and necessary means for attaining the aim pursued.
In addition, although a period of thirty days as from the notification of the said reports and maps through posting a list is prescribed for filing an action before cadastral courts, expiry of this period does not prevent those concerned from bringing an action.
In this respect, those concerned may enjoy their right to sue before the general incumbent courts within ten years as from the finalization date of the reports and maps issued by the forest cadastral commissions. It cannot be said that these periods are short and insufficient to bring an action. For the balance between the general interest of the public order requiring legal certainty and stability in terms of the ownership of immovables and individual interest of individuals not being informed of their immovables for a long time, it can neither be alleged that setting a lapse of time of 10 years for the said claims is unnecessary, or that the period granted is insufficient.
Accordingly, the contested provisions introduced with a view to ensuring legal clarity in terms of the ownership of immovables and thereby maintaining legal certainty as well as stability can in no way be found to be unnecessary and inconvenient for attaining the aim pursued. It has been observed that the reasonable balance is struck, by these provisions, between the individuals' rights and the public interest; and that the provisions do not thereby constitute a disproportionate restriction on the rights to property and to legal remedies, as well as do not in any aspect breach the principle of state of law.
For the reasons explained above, the Court found the impugned provisions constitutional and accordingly dismissed the request for annulment.
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It's a good thing tax returns are due in, as the latest The Mandalorian Baby Yoda toys from Hasbro are going to take all of your money. Revealed ahead of the New York Toy Fair, the latest Star Wars Hasbro collection is a nod to two DisneyPlus series: The Mandalorian and The Clone Wars.
There's a slew of The Child toys, including an animatronic plush that is so real I can't handle it. The plush coos and burbles, his big ol' ears move around, his head moves, and sometimes he reaches out one of those stubby little arms to try and Force choke you (I love it!). Apparently you can pat his little head to activate his sounds and movement, and can lay him down for a nap (gah). Check him out in action and doing his best below.
Oh my GOD I AM DEAD OF CUTE. #TheChild #TheMandalorian #StarWars #Hasbro #ToyFair #HasbroToyFairGIVE IT TO ME NOW. pic.twitter.com/OjNU8tGDR7February 20, 2020
You can pre-order the Child Animatronic on all major toy retailers, but here's the link for the official Disney Store.
The Child Animatronic Plush isn't the only cool thing dropping with the Star Wars Hasbro line. If you're looking for more pointy and less cute, there's a fantastic model of The Mandalorian Darksaber that lights up and makes your typical lightsaber sound effects. Plus, and I'm especially partial to this, there's a special Star Wars: The Clone Wars Ahsoka Tano figure, complete with double lightsabers, along with an Ashoka-painted clone trooper.
Plus, some classic Hasbro games like Operation and Trouble have been Baby Yoda-fied. Don't panic, you won't be performing surgery on The Child (you aren't Werner Herzog), as the Mandalorian version of Operation involves you trying to stop Baby Yoda from causing mischief. You'll use tweezers to remove items the little klepto has stolen, which is way better than his internal organs. The Mandalorian Trouble game is just a themed version of the classic board game.
The reveal of the latest Star Wars Hasbro toys is some great timing - the UK is finally getting DisneyPlus next month, and Clone Wars comes back this week.
Speaking of, here's The Star Wars: Clone Wars episodes you need to watch before season 7 reaches Disney Plus.


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Ford says its F-150 Lightning will disrupt the automobile business in the same way the Model T did back in 1908. Is that an idle boast? To find out, The Verge sent Nilay Patel to interview Jim Farley, CEO of Ford Motor Company. The result is a more than 10,000-word essay that everyone who wants to know more about the EV revolution in America should read. What follows is a condensed version of that story.
A Transformative Event
First, let's give credit where credit is due. Elon Musk and Tesla started the whole "automobile as computer" idea more than a decade ago. What was considered radical then is becoming mainstream today. The massive 15.5″ touchscreen in the Lightning is proof of that. Over the air updates were novel in 2012. Today they are an essential part of any vehicle that wants to compete with the best the world has to offer. The Lightning is no exception. The thing no one at Ford expected is the massive amount of data that flows back to the manufacturer from connected cars.
Farley says,
"The second thing we've learned [after the importance of charging], the data off the vehicle is just invaluable. We are constantly shocked every day of how many quality issues we can catch and improve in an over the air update. We did our first high volume OTA for the F-150 and the Mach-E, and we solved a bunch of problems, like battery drains, that in the past would have taken a safety recall. So we're really saving money, more than we thought, in improving quality. But it takes a lot to do that all, because the datasets off the vehicles every moment are so big. There's such big datasets. And you need AI to analyze what's a problem, and what's just a signal.
"The third thing I would say is we're now realizing how important it is to have a dedicated group — far after job one — to make that customer OTA feature set better and better and better. So we get 10 more miles every year out of the range, we get four or five marquee customer experiences like BlueCruise that we OTA. For a car company [that was] focused on, "we'll sell you a car and we'll see you in four years," [that requires] being always on for the customer every day. It is a complete game-changer where we have to be software-first."
A Watershed Moment
"You know, look, it's a watershed moment," Farley says. "I've been involved in the industry, worked for multiple brands, and I have never, ever driven a vehicle like this. We've been really hard at work innovating [the] 1.1 million F-series we make every year. We have a lot of scale, we can pass a lot of that benefit on to the customer, but we want to move customers to electric. We want this to be affordable and also give people a surprising product that they didn't expect.
"We're such a dominant commercial brand. People don't know this about Ford, but we're 40 percent of the commercial light duty vehicles in the US. We're the leading brand in Europe, we are one of the leaders in China. We're definitely a leader in the countries that I mentioned, with Ranger. Ford is the number one producer of automobiles in the US. We have more people making cars and vehicles than anyone else, even though we're not the largest [automaker].
"I drove the latest prototype last week with Bill Ford, and I have to tell you — I've been involved, I've been a big sponsor of this project, [and] I was totally blown away. It's faster than a Raptor, 770 foot-pounds of torque, zero to 60 in 4 seconds. The batteries are low, the center of gravity is low, it's got a new independent rear suspension and standard four-wheel drive.
"So the whole driving experience is totally different than a full-size pickup truck. It's fast, it's planted, it's quiet. It's like, what is going on with this thing? And then you have the whole frunk, four days of power for your home, it's a digital product as well. I think people are going to be surprised that the innovation is far beyond the batteries and the motors."
F-150 Lightning Versus Cybertruck
The F-150 Lightning is thoroughly conventional apart from being all electric. "Are you anticipating that with the Lightning you're going to get mostly new truck owners or are you going to convert the huge base of existing truck owners?," Patel asked. "I think it's going to be a mixture of both," Farley says.
Is he concerned about competition from the Cybertruck? Give a listen.
"We did a survey recently and asked customers who were intending to buy a pickup truck: if you were going to buy an electric pickup truck, who would you buy it from? Who would you expect to do a good job to come to the market? Ford was by far the most preferred brand. Unlike sedans, where Tesla was a preferred brand. We were way above Tesla [in trucks], because of our history, and we know this customer.
"I think what's really different at Ford, what we're bringing to the charging network is [that] we're focused on commercial customers with this Lightning. We're going to have a retail one and we're going to have a Lightning that's focused on commercial customers. It will be white, it'll be very basic specs, and it's going to be for work customers.
"Work customers are totally different than electric retail. They don't overbuy on the battery, [and] they have repeatable duty cycles. So they basically drive the same route every day, they know exactly how many miles it is, and they do depot charging. They don't do charging on the road. If you're a plumber, or electrician, you've got five vehicles, you charge at your business, and what we're going to bring is a charging solution that's very unique for the commercial customer.
"Now on the retail side, we put [in] a ton of technology to make the charging of these very large batteries very unique for this truck, for the retail customer. And so I will be very interested to see how we compete with others on the charging experience, because we put a lot of extra content to allow for DC fast charging, to go faster on this than what we think the competition is going to do.
"In addition, we have bi-directional charging, which is also totally new. We'll be able to send electrons back to your house. You can sell them to the grid, and we have a special solution for retail customers who want to do that, and we put it standard in the truck. So that's going to be a bit of a difference than Mach-E, because the charging hardware on the F-150 is different than the Mach-E."
Farley proudly points out that Tesla is hoping to sell a few hundred thousand Cybertrucks. Ford sells nearly a million F-Series trucks a year and has been doing so for decades. Does it know truck customers and what they want? Oh, yeah. "On pickup trucks, all I'll say is there are lots of flavors of soda, but there's only one Coke, and there'll be lots of electric pickup trucks; [but] there's only one F-150.
The Takeaway
I started writing for Gas2 — a small part of the CleanTechinca global empire — more than a decade ago. 5 years later, I was promoted to the varsity team. All told, I have written thousands of articles, many of then focused on the emerging world of electric cars. There was a huge surge of interest when the Tesla Model 3 was first announced. People around the world stood out in the rain and cold for hours to be the first to order one. It was the most talked about event in the world of automobiles since Jaguar first introduced the XK-E.
The buzz surrounding the F-150 Lightning is every bit as supercharged as the Model 3 news. The Mustang Mach-E is cool, but an all electric F-150? That could well be the best thing to happen at Ford since the Tin Lizzie. There's excitement in the air and it is contagious. It feels like the EV revolution — at least in America — just shifted into a higher gear and is gaining speed.
Jim Farley and his minions have stolen the spotlight, at least for now. The new Hummer is a sideshow. The Lightning represents a sea change in how Ford views the future and that change will have ramifications throughout American society.
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Update: Remmers has officially re-entered the game.
Another injury will have the Kansas City Chiefs in a dangerous spot in terms of depth along the offensive line.
The team was already missing starting RT Mitchell Schwartz for this game and now they've potentially lost his backup. Mike Remmers exited the game in the third quarter in apparent discomfort. The Chiefs have declared it a rib injury and have ruled Remmers questionable to return to the game.
That means the team will rely on third-string tackle Yasir Durant, an undrafted free agent out of the University of Missouri. Prior to this game, Durant had played in just two offensive snaps for the Chiefs.
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Remmers hasn't yet been ruled out, but the team will likely err on the side of caution with a three-point lead. Durant was adequate in his first drive, but the Chiefs had to put some help over on his side as he faced speedy Panthers DE Brian Burns. Durant was a multi-year starter at left tackle for Mizzou, so there's no reason to doubt his ability to fill in with the Chiefs in this pinch.
We're another injury to happen, the Chiefs would rely on OL Bryan Witzmann, who was elevated from the practice squad ahead of the game.


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"It's critical that you make the right decision about who will handle what is probably the single largest financial investment you will ever make."
Not all real estate agents are the same. There are many levels of education and experience that will benefit you. If you decide to seek the help of an agent when selling or buying your property, you need some good information before you make any moves.
An agent can cost or save you thousands of dollars
Picking an agent is one of those critical issues that can cost or save you thousands of dollars. There are very specific questions you should be asking to ensure that you get the best representation for your needs. Some agents may prefer that you don't ask these questions, since the knowledge you'll gain from their honest answers will give you a very good idea about what outcome you can expect from using them as an agent. And let's face it – in real estate, as in life – not all things are created equal.
Hiring a real estate agent is just like any hiring process – with you on the boss's side of the desk. It's critical that you make the right decision about who will handle what since this is probably the single largest financial investment you will ever make.
1. What makes you different? What expanded education do you have in commercial real estate? What commercial real estate organizations do you belong to?
It's a much tougher commercial real estate market than it was a decade ago. The commercial real estate process is much more complicated than a residential sale. What unique marketing plans and programs does this agent have in place to make sure that your property stands out favorably versus other competing properties? What things does this agent offer you that others don't to help you sell your property in the least amount of time with the least amount of hassle and for the most amount of money? Education and experience is crucial.
2. What is your company's track record and reputation in the market place?
It may seem like everywhere you look, real estate agents are boasting about being #1 for this or that, or quoting you the number of properties they've sold. If you're like many owners, you've probably become immune to much of this information. After all, you ask, "Why should I care about how many properties one agent sold over another. The only thing I care about is whether they can sell my property quickly for the most amount of money."
In general, the larger the brokerage, with commercial experience, they are associated with the greater assets availble to them in terms of marketing, education and advertisng exposur. That helps get your property exposed under the best light.
3. What are your marketing plans for my property?
How much money does this agent spend in advertising? Do they have their own web site? Does the brokerage have a web site? In what internet exposure does this agent advertise? What does s/he know about the effectiveness of one medium over the other?
4. What has your company sold in my area?
Agents should bring you a complete listing of both their own, and other comparable sales in your area.
5. On average, how close is the selling price to the asking price?
This information is available from the Real Estate Board. Performance on this measurement will help you predict how high a price you will get for the sale of your property.
6. On average, how long does it take for comparable properties to sell?
This information is also available from the Real Estate Board. Does this type of property tend to sell faster or slower than the market average? Performance on this measurement will help you predict how long your property will be on the market before it sells.
7. How many Buyers are you currently working with?
Obviously, the more buyers your agent is working with, the better your chances are of selling your's quickly. It will also impact price because an agent with many buyers can set up an auction-like atmosphere where many buyers bid on your property at the same time.
8. Do you have a reference list of clients I could contact?
Ask to see this list, and then proceed to spot check some of the names.
9. What happens if I'm not happy with the job you are doing to get my property sold?
Can I cancel my listing contract? Be wary of agents that lock you into a lengthy listing contract where they can get out of (by ceasing to effectively market your property) but you can't. There are usually penalties and broker protection periods which safeguard the agent's interests, but not yours. How confident is your agent in the service s/he will provide you? Will s/he allow you to cancel your contract without penalty if you're not satisfied with the service provided?
Evaluate each agent's responses to these 9 questions carefully and objectively. Who will do the best job for you? These questions will help you decide.


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It hasn't been announced yet; the website says pre-orders will start "soon". You can sign up for e-mail updates here:
It hasn't been announced yet; the website says pre-orders will start "soon". You can sign up for e-mail updates here:
Unfortunately, when I click on the link I get a message that says "Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage". I've been trying for over a week, as this is the same link VZW sent to me. I guess we will just have to wait.
So I just switched to Verizon from T-mobile. I am using an old friends phone (HTC Thunderbolt) until the S5 is available for pre-order. I have seen their website with a link regarding getting new and updates on the S5 via email, which I haven't received anything yet and all other major carriers in the US have started pre-orders. Does Verizon always have this problem when it comes to the newest releases of phones? I switched for better LTE coverage but am wondering if their LTE is that much better than AT&?! If not, I would definitely be considering trying AT&T since they have started pre-orders on this years hottest phone, outside of the i-phone 6. Verizon users, please inform me if this is a year in and year our problem with Verizon and new releases of phones.. It is frustrating that they haven't released a single piece of information regarding this phone. Also I heard they are releasing a special HTC One here soon, and that Verizon has teamed up with HTC .. if this is true I doubt we see the S5 at Verizon for a while.. hence they are just playing us to keep our business!
First clear your cache and cookies from your browser.
Then before you go back to click the link make sure the pop up blocker in the browser is set to off.
Try the link again. I believe it will work.
Good Luck
Thanks for the response, but it didn't work. But, I guess from pahlerc1's post, it really doesn't matter, as they haven't shared anything about the release of the S5, even if you signed up to get updates. Have you rec'd any updates?
Years ago, I signed up for a new device the Razr. I never received anything until after the web site showed the device as available.
I just don't know what they do with the email addresses they get
Try the Link above.
Good Luck
Thinks it time to jump off Big Reds band wagon. Every other carrier is taking pro-orders for the Galaxy S5. What's up Verizon why can't you keep up with the other carriers?
Hi Aspiller98,
New phones can be exciting! We do not have any info on a release date for the Galaxy S5. You can sign up for email updates http://vz.to/1fwYFoD they are a great way of keeping up with the latest information for this device.
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A lot has been made over the word "ammunition" today because it was uttered by the Arsenal head of football Raul Sanllehi while he was discussing the clubs summer transfer plans.
It was an in-depth interview and it is easy to take things out of context when quoting just snippets but that is what the media have done in abundance today making out that it is some sort of massive turnaround in the clubs attitude and that we can expect a significant number of quality signings.
But that is simply not going to be the case, not if you analyse what Sanllehi actually said, or rather what he did not say.
"I don't feel in disadvantage with anybody. The Premier League, is exciting for any player in the world. London, Arsenal, the history, the dimension of the club, the stadium, the facilities at Colney, the fan base, the followers around the world and the exposure.
"Really, I feel like I have a lot of ammunition when I talk with players to engage them in our project." Sanllehi said.
Well, that ammunition is not money, it is ok speaking about history, the club, the stadium and so forth but there was absolutely no mention of the size of the expected transfer budget.
No denial of the numerous reports claiming we have just £40 Million to spend rising to a potential £70 Million in the event we qualify for the Champions League.
All the history, culture and facilities will not get us two £40 Million players, it won't get us top class talent that Liverpool, Man City, Chelsea, Man Utd, Tottenham and even Wolves can afford to purchase, we will continue to be restricted due to a limited transfer budget.
A pea shooter has ammunition, they are called peas and that is what we will be shooting while most of our direct rivals will be offloading rocket-propelled grenades and nothing Sanllehi said has persuaded me otherwise.


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The tablet is an awesome device. It's portable, easy to use, and can be a great way for businesses to stream presentations or show videos in the boardroom. But what if you need to present something on a screen that isn't your tablet? That's where projectors come into play. In this blog post, we will go over how you can connect your tablet wirelessly with projectors so that you can enjoy presenting from anywhere!
The Complete Guide to Connecting Your Tablet to a Projector Wireless
1. Get a HDMI Wireless Dongle Adapter
A wireless HDMI adapter plugs into any one of our projectors' HDMI ports and broadcasts a Wi-Fi signal which we can then connect devices like tablets and smartphones to with Miracast enabled.
The most popular use for this type of device is connecting tablets wirelessly, making it much easier than having wires all over the place. The adapter plugs into a projector's HDMI port then broadcasts its own Wi-Fi signal which devices like your tablet can connect to via Miracast. This way you'll be able to present from anywhere!
What is a wireless HDMI dongle?
A wireless HDMI dongle plugs into your projector and broadcasts the Wi-Fi signal, which you can then connect to from any device that has Miracast enabled. The most popular use for this type of adapter is when connecting tablets to projectors because they provide an easy way to set up without having wires running all over the place.
2. Plug the Dongle Into Your Projector's HDMI Port
Plug in one end of the wireless dongle into an open HDMI port on our projectors then turn it on so that its WiFi signal starts broadcasting. All we need now is to set up a connection between our new wireless network and any other device capable of doing Miracast.
3. Complete Setup by Connecting to Wi-Fi or Enabling Mirroring
You can either connect via wireless (Wi-Fi) or mirror your tablet's screen onto the projector for a wired connection free of any wires!
How do I setup Wi-FI?
To get started connecting wirelessly, head on over to our projectors and plug in the HDMI dongle as discussed above. Switch it on then check what kind of wireless signal it has available – typically an SSID will be broadcasted here for easy identification. From there enter your home network password and voilà! That should enable you to start streaming content without any wires attached at all from now on…
4. Enable Miracast on your tablet
Miracast is a useful option for our tablet that will allow us to project what's on the screen onto any nearby TV, monitor, or projector. In order to do this we just need:
-a Miracast enabled device like an Android phone/tablet (any recent version)
-to enable wireless display function from the 'Settings > Wireless Display' menu and select 'Nearby Devices'. Your options in range should now appear which you can then choose your desired option and connect by pressing OK. From there all that's left is choosing your desired tv as the receiver! We'll be able to present wirelessly with ease without having wires running everywhere. So go ahead and plug those adapter cables into your nearest projector and you're good to go!
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The wireless HDMI adapter makes it much easier to connect tablets without having cables running all over the place. It plugs into any projector's HDMI port, broadcasts Wi-Fi signal, and Miracast enabled devices like your tablet can then be connected wirelessly. This is a perfect solution for anyone looking to present with their tablet from anywhere!


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But do you know what the most successful speakers talk about?
They talk about Benji Bruce too.
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25 Sep Jim Rogers: 'We Have a Lot of Potential
Interview, Keisa Reynolds
Jim Rogers, 63, served on the Richmond City Council from 2002-14. Previously, he was the vice chair of California Common Cause and served on the board for Californians Against Waste. He is from Ohio and has lived in Richmond for over 30 years.
He spoke with Richmond Pulse about decreasing violence, staying on top of environmental concerns, and finding solutions to serve residents and business owners.
Richmond Pulse: Why are you running for City Council?
Jim Rogers: When I was on the council, I was very proud of the progressive changes that we made. When I first got on the council, the city was quite different. Our homicide rate was shockingly high. The complaints of police brutality were quite high. They had reduced to a very small fraction of that by 2014. We had an unemployment rate, which was down at a 31-year low when I left the council. I also led the fight about fixing a lot of the potholes. Not all of them are fixed but a lightyear's improvement. I also led the fight that saved Kennedy, Grant and Olinda schools from closing and triggered a way to do that where the city didn't pay.
RP: What two issues need immediate attention in Richmond, how will you address them?
JR: We have an obvious concern about crime and need to work to invigorate some solutions. I supported the Office of Neighborhood Safety, which is the non-uniformed people who interact with high-risk youth out on the streets. We have brought inboth more and better police who can effectively do community policing, which is a lot more than just riding around in patrols cars.
We have a number of issues with our youth. We need to reach out to them, just as ONS reaches out to certain high-risk people on the street corners. I think we need to reach out to youth, work with the school district to take advantage of all the schools that are empty after the school day ends. I bring experience as a Richmond councilmember — prior to county supervisor and a community volunteer — to see if we can address some of what's happening with our youth.
RP: What is your vision for development at Point Molate?
JR: I think Point Molate is a real gem.
We can fix up a lot of the infrastructure, which is badly out-of-date or nonexistent, make it a better place for us to go to the beach or hike. At the same time, take a relatively small amount of the area for development that brings us the jobs, the tax base, that we desperately need.
This is the very long peninsula. It goes on for miles. We're legally required to have development. It can be nonintrusive development and limited to a fairly small footprint. Then we can take the income we derive from that to make the rest of the area a destination — like fixing up parks, kayak rentals, access programs for inner-city kids who may not get up to the parks a whole lot. I'm trying to have a plan that responds to our need for the open space, the environmental protections and the economic benefits that we need, and what's required to be delivered as part of our getting the property.
RP: How will you address health disparities in Richmond and the shortage of medical care services in the city?
JR: The elephant in the attic is the Chevron Refinery. I'm proud of my role in fighting our lollygag county inspectors at Chevron Refinery. We made a huge number of safety improvements. In 2014, we negotiated the modernization project and had significant safety improvements. We got rid of decrepit, dangerous tanks, and provided a huge number of blue-collar jobs. We got $90 million for the Richmond Promise Scholarship program and various other important programs.
We need to work on safety improvements with Chevron. We need to be doing it each year, an ongoing concern where we are not just waiting for the big explosion, waiting for the angry residents to storm the city council chambers. We need to be working on it. I have a record of doing that.
RP: How do you imagine Richmond in ten years?
JR: We have a lot of potential, and I look forward to being part of helping the development that preserves and improves our beautiful shoreline, improves access, gives us strategic development and small footprints, to get the jobs and the money that we need. A city that is taking advantage of its assets.
I used to have a small business of about 20-25 employees. As a small businessperson and as an elected official, I can help come up with win-win solutions that let the city move forward and, at the same time, not working with the wrong developers.
I've been part that progress in the past. I don't think you have to choose between jobs and taxpayers-vs-environment. I think that's a false dichotomy. I think you can have both of them if you can understand the economic, political, and legal issues, really listen to people — both concerned residents and concerned business people. I think I have a track record of doing that.
This article is one of a series of interviews with this year's City Council candidates. The interview has been edited for length and clarity.


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Versatility Comes Easy To Stuart
|This review appeared in the Palm Beach Post - March 4, 1997
|Marty Stuart could have just phoned in.
No opening band. Only a few hundred fans in the audience. His second show on a lazy Sunday night, a time when folks are putting away the lawn tools, coming back from a picnic or sitting down to watch "60 Minutes." And it was taking place in a tent at the St. Lucie County Fair, a mighty big change for a country star used to the adoring throngs of the Grand Ole Opry.
Instead, Stuart and his four-member Rock 'n' Roll Cowboy band plugged in and took off on a seamless, energetic 90-minute tour through country music's favorite hybrids.
Stuart fancies himself somewhat of a mishmash. He was born in Mississippi but now lives in the New South capital of Orlando [Marty actually lives in Hendersonville, TN]. He evokes the spirit of Earl Scruggs, but flaunts his leather pants and his rhinestoned honky-tonk jackets. He sings Johnny Cash gospel out of the respectful side of his mouth, but spits the twang of a country blues ditty from the other cheek.
One moment Sunday night, he was strumming his way through the jaunty anthem like "Hillbilly Rock" (Bruce Springsteen meets Eddie Rabbit). Minutes later, he and the band were rolling around in the wah-wah of "Till I Found You" (Duane Eddy smashed together with Chris Isaak). And at several points, he was sauntering through songs like "The Whiskey Ain't Workin' (a George Jones/Hank Williams duet if ever there was one).
The best part: it wasn't contrived. Some artists wear the "I'm So Versatile" ribbon like a pretentious badge. With Stuart, you get the feeling watching that he'd be playing the same stuff alone in the back of his tour bus.
Match all of this with his sly "I just poured hooch in the punch bowl" approach to music and it simply became a lot of fun.
Stuart was most playful during his strongest songs, which usually had something to do with women or whiskey.
When he launched into the Orbison-like "Tempted," women squealed as he purred, "There's a girl who's after me....and I'm tempted." [The lyrics are "There's a girl trying to steal my heart and I'm tempted."] Early in the show during his hit duet, "The Whiskey Ain't Workin'," he pulled the song over to a stop, gave a hip wiggle and then asked the crowd to fill in the spots where his singing partner Travis Tritt normally would on the record.
But his best moment was when he picked out a modified "Orange Blossom Special" on his acoustic guitar, tailored the lyrics to his Florida crowd and then molded it into Cash's "Nobody Knows" ["Long Black Veil"], the tale of a guilt-ridden man who sleeps with his best friend's wife.
It was a somber moment -- one made even more so by the rowdiness of the rest of the show. But for the faithful fans who stayed through two encores, the show proved to be an intimate romp.
Written by Jeff Houck
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