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On a clear July morning in 1346, a small force approached the walls of Caen for battle. The attackers rode to the field on horseback, banners and pennants fluttering in the light breeze. Behind them marched bowmen in tightly ranked units. At the sound of a crisp battle horn, they halted. A twinge of apprehension rippled through the thousands of Norman defenders as they looked down at the opposing army, for precision archery formation had long since disappeared as a military concept in medieval France. Here was not the expected rabble of unrated bucolics cowed by the might of France; confronting them was a quietly determined group of trained soldiers armed not with the familiar arbalest but with a new and strange weapon of great length. The defenders of Caen were about to meet the English war bow and its deadly battle shaft. For the next 100 years, this weapon, the "crooked stick," would command continental battlefields, etching its fearsome reputation at Crécy, Poitiers, Agincourt, and Verneuil, while establishing England as an international power for the first time.
Although the longbow is best known for its deployment during the Hundred Years' War, its origins lie with ancient Saxon seafighters and Welsh craftsmen, while today the bow is a vibrant part of the traditional archery scene. In The Crooked Stick: A History of the Longbow, historian Hugh D. H. Soar pulls together all of these strings, presenting the engaging story of this most charismatic standoff weapon. After a careful consideration of Neolithic bows and arrows, the author describes the bow's use in the medieval hunt and its associated customs. The longbow made its deepest mark in warfare, however, and the author follows the weapon's development and tactical deployment from the hand-bow of William the Conqueror's campaigns to the continental set-piece battles between England and France. Although soldiers reluctantly gave up the longbow for firearms, its recreational use became immensely popular, particularly during the Regency and Victorian periods. In the twentieth century it appeared as if the longbow would disappear into the fog of legend, but a new interest in traditional craft and expertise gained hold, and the pleasure of using this ancient instrument is now firmly part of archery around the world.
Through a remarkable command of manuscript and printed sources and a judicious use of material evidence, including his own important collection of rare longbows, Hugh Soar establishes the deep connections of this bow to England, Scotland, and Wales. Figures in the past like William Wallace, Edward III, and Henry V appear alongside detailed descriptions of bows, strings, arrows, and arrowheads, while the rise of institutions and craftsmen devoted to the longbow are presented to show how knowledge of this weapon was carried forward across the centuries. Today, those in the sport of archery and military historians will find that The Crooked Stick will enhance their own interests in a weapon of legendary status.
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The US Government, through the Department of Energy (DOE), has announced $21 million in funding of new projects to advance solar-thermal desalination technologies. The monies will be spread across 14 projects with the objective of reducing the cost of producing fresh water from seawater, brackish water, and contaminated water.
In a press release from the DOE, it is noted that today's desalination plants must be connected to a power grid, due to the large amounts of energy used in the process. Smaller, more portable systems that could operate off-grid would provide water for human consumption and agriculture in places without access to an electrical grid.
|The Tampa Bay Seawater Desalination Plant is the largest in the US. It is located next to an electric power plant that supplies the energy needed to convert saltwater into drinking water. (Image source: Tampa Bay Seawater Desalination Plant)
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Desalination of water takes a lot of energy because salt is easily dissolved into water and forms strong chemical bonds that are difficult to break. There are two methods that can be used to remove the salt from saltwater. Thermal distillation involves boiling the water and capturing and condensing the steam to produce pure water. This method has been around for centuries and may have been one of the first industrial processes. The second method, called reverse osmosis, involves forcing seawater through a semi-permeable membrane that traps the dissolved salts, resulting in pure water. Reverse osmosis requires less energy than distillation, but is still energy intensive.
The DOE has identified four markets that are particularly attractive for solar desalination. They include: municipal water production, agriculture, industrial processes, and the purification of water produced from energy development, including oil and gas extraction.
Hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") to produce oil and gas produces large amounts of salty industrial waste water that must be processed before it can be safely returned to the environment. According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), fracking now accounts for more than half of all of the US oil production. Less than 2% of US oil production came from fracking in 2000. The cost of dealing with wastewater is a big problem for the fracking industry.
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The solar thermal desalination funding program is intended to explore novel uses of thermal solar energy technologies. Thermal solar concentrates the light energy of the sun (think of a magnifying glass) to produce high heat that can be used to boil water (distilling) or drive the separation process (osmosis). Thermal solar differs from the photovoltaic (PV) rooftop solar panels that directly produce electricity from the interaction of photons with semiconductor materials. Thermal solar can be used to produce electricity using steam turbines in concentrate solar plants (CSP). Or, the heat energy can be used directly as is proposed for desalination.


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A recent federal law change has many Minnesota seniors shopping this fall for new Medicare plans for 2019, and they may also be getting more mailings and sales solicitations with offers of Medicare coverage.
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When reviewing Medicare plan sales information or researching online, it is important to know what information is from Medicare, what is from a legitimate insurance company or agent, and what might just be from a scam artist trying to steal your money.
The 2019 Medicare Open Enrollment period continues through Dec. 7. To help seniors protect themselves as they shop, the Commerce Department offers the following tips:
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No. 3 Stanford Cruises into NCAA Tournament Second Round
March 20, 2008
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Kenny Brown scored 18 points and third-seeded Stanford earned its first NCAA tournament win since 2004, routing Cornell 77-53 Thursday.
The Cardinal came into the tournament eager to shed a reputation for early round failures. They lost opening games the last two years, including a 20-point blowout to Louisville a year ago, and went out in the second round from 2002-04.
Now Stanford (27-7) moves on to a second-round South Region game against No. 6 seed Marquette, a 74-66 winner over Kentucky.
Lewis Dale, the Ivy League player of the year, scored 12 points, Adam Gore 11 and Alex Tyler 10 for 14th-seeded Cornell.
The Big Red (22-6) had their 16-game winning streak snapped and never looked like the team that averaged 77.1 points during a 14-0 run through the Ivy League schedule. The league hasn't won an NCAA tournament game since 1998, when Princeton beat UNLV in the opening round.
The game's first 10 minutes were close, with Cornell down by just three points despite starting out 3-of-15 from the field.
Then Stanford took over and it got ugly fast.
The Cardinal outscored Cornell 43-11 over both halves for a 58-23 lead. Robin Lopez and Taj Finger alternately scored six straight each at the start of the second half, then Brown hit two 3-pointers.
Cornell was only reliable at the free-throw line, hitting 9-of-13. The Big Red had one more field goal (18) than fouls (17) and got throttled on the boards, 47-25. Lawrence Hill had 10 rebounds for the Cardinal.
Robin Lopez, one of Stanford's twin 7-footers, finished with 14 points and Finger 10 for the Cardinal, which had lost three of its last five coming in. They shot 55 percent from the floor and outscored the Big Red 44-16 in the paint.
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K pop boy group B.A.P is set to release their first debut album in Japan. The album, titled 'Best. Absolute. Perfect,' includes 13 tracks, many of which are songs that have been released previously in Korea. There are three versions to the album, versions A and B, and another special version that comes with bonus items such as a photo book and a bracelet. You can watch the short PV for "Kingdom" above and decide whether you will commit to a purchase when the album drops on March 30.
B.A.P, which stands for Best Absolute Perfect, is a six-member hip-hop South Korean boy group formed in 2011 under the management of TS Entertainment. On January 26, 2012, B.A.P made their recording debut with the single "Warrior", followed by the release of their debut EP, Warrior in February 2012.


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The cost of this service that is offered by the air conditioning contractor is a primary aspect that an individual has to consider. One has to be aware of how their budget looks like. By doing this, an individual will then be able to set aside the amount of money that they are going to spend so as to get the services that they need. Getting an affordable air conditioner contractor is what an individual has to consider. However, an individual has to keep in mind that if at all they need to get the best services from the best air conditioner contractor, then they will be needed to spend a huge amount of money.
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The Unique Potential of the Gig Economy Workforce
As the mobile and Internet revolution continues to evolve and expand to all parts of society, there are diverse ways in which to work and communicate. Mobile workers are becoming more common. Part-time and even on-call daily workers are now available as well. This gives companies much more flexibility in how they structure their labor force, and employees have more lifestyles from which to choose. Certainly, the gig economy has taken off to empower this change and create many unique employment opportunities.
What is a Gig Worker?
The simplest definition of a "gig" is a project or task. It can be done repeatedly or on a one-off basis. Employees are free to start or stop whenever they choose, as long as they complete the very short-term task at hand. They are paid for that task and may move-on afterwards. They have no long-term obligation to the company and vice versa. It means maximum flexibility in the employer-employee relationship. If companies do not like the work the employee has done, they do not have to rehire them.
The Innovative Ride-Sharing Industry
The ride sharing industry may be one of the biggest innovators in the gig economy. Led by Uber and Lyft (as well as smaller local competitors), these firms allow individuals to start and stop working whenever they feel like it. They simply jump in their car, turn on the app and start picking up customers. This is much different than the traditional taxi industry which runs on shifts, government licenses and designated cars.
One-Time Task Hiring
Task Rabbit is another website that lists thousands of different short-term gigs including dog-walking, dry cleaning, and food delivery or more professional tasks like website building and editing books. This site offers jobs that are more often on a one-time basis than a consistent "job" like taxi driving.
Virtual Gigs
There are also plenty of virtual gigs. Sites like Freelancer.com allow companies to post different tasks or jobs that they need completed. Individuals can build a profile of their background and offer their services in competition with other individuals. However, this often leads to a race to the bottom with many international workers in lower cost locations providing a cheaper price. If the work is unsatisfactory, the company can choose a different provider quickly without losing a huge investment of time or money.
The Potential Benefits of a Blended Workforce
A blended team may consist of permanent full-time staff alongside part-time or temporary workers, contractors and freelancers. A major benefit is that this type of workforce promotes diversity and gives employers a multitude of flexible options. Gig workers may even be responsible for the bulk of the day-to-day tasks and any special projects. It enables companies to hire as needed so that they can resolve problems and meet business demands quickly but without the associated permanent hiring costs. Another bonus is that short-term hires can bring differing perspectives and specialized skill-sets to the table.
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- The length of time for counseling sessions is typically 50 minutes and are scheduled on the hour once a week, but the first session will be up to two hours so that we can get through paperwork and get to know you.
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Anyone who has ever peered at Saturn through a small telescope is immediately enticed by its elegant rings, which make the far-flung planet one of the most exotic-looking, opulent worlds in the solar system.
The latest view of Saturn from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captures exquisite details of the ring system—which looks like a phonograph record with grooves that represent detailed structure within the rings—and atmospheric details that once could only be captured by spacecraft visiting the distant world.
One such intriguing feature is the long-lasting hexagon-shaped structure circling the planet's north pole. It is a mysterious six-sided pattern caused by a high-speed jet stream. NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft first discovered the "hexagon" during its flyby in 1981. The hexagon is so large that four Earths could fit inside its boundaries. (There is no similar structure at Saturn's south pole.)
Other features, however, are not as long-lasting. A large storm in the north polar region spotted by Hubble last year has disappeared. Smaller, convective storms—called super "thunderheads"—such as the one just above the center of the planet's image, also come and go.
Saturn's appearance changes with its seasons, which occur because Saturn's equator is tilted 27 degrees with respect to the plane of its orbit around the Sun. The Earth, similarly, has seasons because our planet is tilted by about 23.5 degrees, but seasons on Saturn last more than seven years. This new Saturn image was taken during summer in the planet's northern hemisphere.
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Saturn's trademark ring system is now tilted toward Earth, giving viewers a magnificent look at its bright, icy structure. The high resolution of Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3 allows us to see numerous ringlets and the fainter inner rings.
The planet teased and tantalized Galileo Galilei in 1610, who was astonished when he first saw its rings through the newly invented telescope. However, Galileo mistook them for weird appendages stuck to the planet, because his handheld telescope wasn't very powerful. Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens first identified the rings as a separate phenomenon in 1655, but still he thought they were a continuous disk encircling the planet. Today, we know the rings are mostly made of pieces of ice, with sizes ranging from tiny grains to giant boulders. And they are constantly moving around the planet in an intricate cosmic dance.
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This morning, I've been working hard! First, there was the cooking and preparing the children for school, then cleaning, laundry, dusting, organizing, sweeping, mopping, etc.! Before long, I had "worked up a thirst", so I sat with a nice cold glass of water to quench my thirst, rest from my labors, and joyfully contemplate how this hard work would bless and serve my own family and others as we prepare to show hospitality to friends this evening.
It occurred to me that the Christian life should be one of "working up a thirst" as well. As I reflected on the best part of my morning, the time when I sat at the Master's feet, speaking to Him and hearing from Him, I thought of how we are to work out our salvation with fear and trembling, how we are created in Christ to do good works, how we should work with all our heart as for the Lord and how our work should be produced by our faith, prompted by love, and how our endurance is inspired by our hope in Christ. The more I meditated and pondered these passages, the greater my thirst became for more! More of His Word, more of His grace, more of His empowering Spirit to joyfully carry me through the cares of the day.
Today, as I work, I pray that, whatever I do, I would work at it with all my heart, working for the Lord and not for man. For as I work for Him, His Word is at work in me, molding and shaping me more into the image of Christ! Then, one day, we will never thirst again!
They are before the throne of God and serve him day and night in his temple; and he who sits on the throne will spread his tent over them. Never again will they hunger; never again will they thirst. The sun will not beat upon them, nor any scorching heat. For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; he will lead them to springs of living water. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes. (Revelation 7:15-17)


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From Sunderland to Cardiff, Edinburgh to London, hundreds of you entered the Student Radio Awards 2017 supported by BBC Radio 1 and Global, and now the time has almost come to announce who has made the shortlist for this year's ceremony!
Presenters from Global will make the announcements on Wednesday October 11th at 8pm, sharp, in seven regional venues around the country. Nominations will be released on Twitter shortly afterwards, and then on this website later in the evening.
We always find that it is always good fun to get a group from your station together and hear the nominations live (with drinks in hand of course!) And because we know it can be a long way to travel, just to hear the nominations, the Student Radio Association make it worth your while by putting on training days within the seven regions so you can learn more about radio, improve your output, and hear from the professionals.
Here are the venues and events for our regional training days and nominations parties this year:
London and East Anglia – Imperial College London
Midlands – Nottingham Trent University
South East – Winchester University
South West and South Wales – University of Bristol
North West and North Wales – Media City UK
North East and Yorkshire – Northumbria University
Scotland – City of Glasgow College
Best of luck on Wednesday if you have entered! Remember to tag your tweets on the night with @SRA and we'll be using the hashtag #SRAs.
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Hello, Welcome to me little crafty retreat, my treatment consists of colouring, cuteness, coffee and choc-o-lit xxx
Sunday, 27 February 2011
Thank You and a Challenge Card
10 comments:
- Nannieflash said...
Oh Karen what a sweet card, love that innocent look in his eyes. Thanks for joining us at Bearlymine, good luck with the Challenge. with hugs Shirleyxxx
- 27 February 2011 at 09:59
- Larisa said...
wow))) He is cute so much) Very nice image! Love the wonderful papers you used here) Great job))))
- 27 February 2011 at 10:11
- Nikbee said...
T%his is such a pretty card. I love the colours and the image is so sweet. I am glad Max is improving and I have signed the petition.
Nikki x
- 27 February 2011 at 10:22
- heidy said...
Hi Karen,glad Max is feeling a bit like his old self again,Istill got chickenspots,thinking about the hell your are all going trough
This card is gorgeous,think MR and MRs Biscuits will love this!
BigXXX Heidy
- 27 February 2011 at 11:32
- Lisa xx said...
this is so cute, and a lovely way to say thank you! glad to hear that max is on the mend. xx
- 27 February 2011 at 11:38
Hi Karen, just seen your post about poor Max, you must have been absolutely horrifid, I have just been and signed the petition. Glad to hear he is doing ok. Gorgeous card by the way. Sue x
- 27 February 2011 at 17:13
Lovely card and great layout. Good to hear Max is getting better. Leigh XXXXX
- 27 February 2011 at 17:40
- Jennifer said...
Hi karen. Glad your brave little chap is on the mend. Adorable card xx Jenny xx
- 28 February 2011 at 01:13
- Bella´s Bastelecke said...
It's so cute! What a lovely colours you have used…………… Thanks for joining us at Bearly Mine.....
- 28 February 2011 at 07:36
- The Crafty Den said...
Hi Karen, what a gorgeous card. You've coloured the image perfectly and I love your papers. Thanks for joining in the monthly competition over at DigiStamp Boutique. Hugs, Denise x
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AUSTIN, Texas — As reports surface of migrant children being kept in deplorable conditions, the U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on a $4.5 billion emergency funding measure to help alleviate those conditions.
"They're sleeping on concrete blocks. There are open toilets in the room. There is no soap," Attorney Warren Binford told ABC News after interviewing children held at a facility in Clint, Texas.
"The conditions at these facilities are placing them at increased risk for infection, disease and death," said Dr. Dolly Sevier, a pediatrician who was allowed inside.
In a call with reporters Tuesday, staff with U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) refuted those claims, saying they need more resources but are working to provide the best care possible.
"There is no excuse for what has happened here," U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) said.
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Border cities and groups ask feds for its share in immigration crisis spending
Rep. Doggett told KVUE President Donald Trump's administration is claiming a lack of resources to try and fund more immigration operations.
"The idea that the government doesn't have enough money to provide a toothbrush or a bar of soap for these kids or a decent meal is ridiculous on its face," Rep. Doggett said.
Still, Congress is debating funding measures. The House and Senate each have proposals that are leaving Democrats divided. Some want to see language included to require "humane treatment" and ensure the funding goes toward helping children in CBP custody.
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"Frankly, if we don't have the safeguards in place and this is just going to give Donald Trump more money to deport people and to mistreat these children, I don't plan to vote for the bill," Rep. Doggett said.
Meanwhile, many Texans have tried to take donations of diapers, toiletries and food to the shelters where children are being kept, only to be turned away. CBP staff told KVUE, legally, they can't take donations. But they added they are working with legal counsel to see what they can do.
In Tuesday's media call, staff also said they're not running low on those things.
"We're using operational funding to provide those things, but those things are available now and they have been continuously," the staff member said.
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H.Con.Res.115 - Recognizing the 64th anniversary of the independence of the State of Israel.112th Congress (2011-2012)
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Recognizes Israel's independence as a significant event in providing refuge and a national homeland for the Jewish people and congratulates Israel's people as they celebrate the 64th anniversary of Israel's independence.
Commends the bipartisan commitment of all U.S. administrations and congresses since 1948 to stand by Israel and work for its security and well-being.
Supports Israel's right to confront and eliminate nuclear threats posed by Iran, including the use of military force if no other peaceful solution can be found within a reasonable time.
Congratulates the United States and Israel for the strengthening of bilateral relations in the fields of defense, diplomacy, and homeland security.


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Christ in addressing Murder first, and Lust second, is following the order of the commandments as they were given by God. In the 21st Century lust is so common in every part of advertising, film making, storytelling, and daily living that you might overlook its insidious nature.
Lust is a sin which begins with looking, is conceived in the heart, and executed in actions and deeds. We might think of some familiar men in the OT who struggled with this sin. David lusted after and pursued Bathsheba, the final outcome Murder (2 Sam 11ff). Or we might think of Solomon who multiplied wives, over 700 which led him astray from God (1 Kings 11ff). We might also think of Potiphar's wife, who lusted after Joseph. Or the whoredoms of Jezebel (2 Kings 9:22, 2 Chron 21:31), and of course Eve, who seeing the fruit, desired it in her eyes, and took and ate.
Lust of a sexual nature as applied here by Christ is directed to the sanctity of marriage, the intimate and personal relationship which was established in the Garden between a man and woman, in the eyes of God, for his glory. That image which he has uses repeatedly to address you beloved as his bridegroom. The defilement of which he pictures through his prophets in condemning the lust which draw away the hearts and minds of all those who are created in his image. But especially those to whom he has entering into a covenant relationship. When you beloved as children of the Living God, lust for more than you have been given in your marriages, your jobs, your church, your bank accounts, your children, your status, or anything else. You in effect covet, and this is what lust is. Christ is marrying the 7th commandment to the 10th.


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SAN ANGELO, TX -- The entire Concho Valley is under a Red Flag warning until 8 p.m. Saturday as high winds combine with low humidities to create dangerous wildfire conditions.
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My latest foodie adventure brought me to the best place I could only dream of. Melt Grilled Cheesery is a fairly new restaurant that specializes in cheese. Owners Chessie and James Torres wanted to create a place inspired by their love of cheese. They have an extensive menu that offers a lot of different ways to enjoy cheese. Lucky for me that I get to try some of their cheesy dishes.
First up is the appetizing Truffle Cheese Fries which combines two of my all time favorite ingredients: truffle and cheese. My only comment is that I wish the taste of truffle is a tad bit stronger.
Another appetizer, Melt's Mac and Cheese Bars is one of their best sellers and my favorites. It's served with a sour cream dip and a honey dip. Personally I preferred eating it with the honey cause I like sweet things. 🙂
I also got to try their some of their pasta the Creamy Tomato Meat Linguini and the Truffle Carbonara. Both dishes had great balance of flavors and creaminess.
Another one of my favorites is their rice dish. I enjoyed both Beef Cheesy Rice and Chili Cheesy Rice. They offer different cheesy goodness from the other. Beef Cheesy Rice has a more traditional experience leveled up by the abundance of cheese. Chili Cheesy Rice has a more Mexican flavors to it. Definitely try at least one of them if you can. 🙂
As for Melt's Grilled Cheese I got to try three different sandwiches. First is the Bacon Mac and Grilled Cheesy which is the combination of the two best comfort food (grilled cheese + mac and cheese).
Next up is the Big Buff this grilled cheese has chicken in it with a sour cream dip on the side.
Last but not the least is the Chili Con Queso, reading the description from the menu this is not the usual dish that I'd order but surprisingly Chili Con Queso is the grilled cheese that I enjoyed the most. I love eating it with a spread of honey on the bread.
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COLORADO SPRINGS— At first glance it looked as if a dozen pilgrims had a problem with Vice President Mike Pence's speech Friday at Focus on the Family, but the women wearing red cloaks and white bonnets had nothing to do with Thanksgiving.
They were dressed as characters from "The Handmaid's Tale," the Hulu series that premiered April 26 based on the 1985 feminist dystopian novel that has been embraced by the left, fueling a recent rash of costumed protests aimed at reviving the "war on women" message.
Ryan Barry, board president of United Colorado Springs, said the point was to "send a bit of a shocking message" by comparing the Trump administration and Focus on the Family to the Republic of Gilead, the totalitarian religious theocracy depicted in the show.
"If you know anything about the show, it's kind of a dystopian future, a fundamentalist society," said Mr. Barry. "I think they were drawing parallels between those two things and using pop culture as a way of making a commentary on the political situation right now."
Friday's demonstration outside Focus on the Family followed similar displays in Texas and Ohio, where bands of women dressed as handmaids have taken to the state capitols to protest anti-abortion legislation.
At a June 13 hearing in Columbus, Ohio, 16 women wearing handmaid garb sat in the front row of a committee hearing on Senate Bill 145, which would allow women undergoing abortions to recover damages from doctors who dismember the fetus during the procedure.
That's a far cry from the plot line of "The Handmaid's Tale," in which the few remaining fertile women are enslaved and forced to bear the children of the male rulers, but the pro-choice movement has insisted that the comparison is valid.
"The handmaids are forced to give birth and, in so many cases, because of all the restrictions on abortion access, women in Ohio and across the country are being forced to give birth," said Jaime Miracle, deputy director of NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio, in Cleveland.com.
President Trump hasn't been spared. After the Colorado Springs protest, Occupy Democrats described "The Handmaid's Tale" as a "dark, disturbing literary work that, as these women remind us, hits uncomfortably close to home in Trump and Pence's America."
"I think people are finding it so relevant and so frightening [with] what's happening now, is because it feels like those things are sort of being put into place," said the show's star, Elisabeth Moss, in a Thursday interview with Netflix talk-show host Chelsea Handler.
Conservatives, meanwhile, have rolled their eyes at the "hysteria," as columnist Heather Wilhelm put it, arguing that their commitment to slashing big government would seem to preclude a totalitarian takeover.
"I've had a packed social schedule and, as the old saying goes, you never notice the brutal rise of a women-enslaving dystopia when you're attending a gala celebrating successful female entrepreneurs just a few blocks down from a clinic that cheerfully offers almost-free government-subsidized IUDs!" cracked Ms. Wilhelm in National Review.
Colorado's Revealing Politics poked fun at the Colorado Springs "handmaids" with a video showing them focused on their phones.
"Apparently, dressing as the oppressed women from this fantasy movie? TV show? activist webinar? was meant to show the Vice President that women were passionately displeased by his existence," said the conservative blog Colorado Peak Politics.
"Instead, they showed him that their passion for equality (is that what they're protesting?) can be tamed by one thing – their cell phones," said Peak.
Mr. Pence, speaking at the 40th anniversary celebration of Focus on the Family, reiterated the administration's support for eliminating the federal government's annual half-billion in funding for Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest abortion provider.
"And later this summer, when we repeal and replace Obamacare, we're going to defund Planned Parenthood once and for all," said Mr. Pence to cheers at the invitation-only event, which was shown online and drew a crowd of about 1,600.
The first U.S. vice president to appear at Focus on the Family, Mr. Pence commended the Christian organization for providing support for pregnant women.
"Life is winning through the generosity of millions of adoptive families, who open their hearts and their homes to children in need," Mr. Pence said. "And life is winning through the compassion of caregivers and volunteers at crisis pregnancy centers and faith-based organizations, like Focus on the Family, that provide and support for women in cities and towns all across the country."
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Bolivarian Ruination and Starvation
"I used to have my own little market. Now I clean houses from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. When I'm not standing in line [to access scarce market goods]."
"I'm 50 years old, and I've never been hungry like this before."
Venezuelan Marys Rosalba
"This government has looted our country. And they're still doing it."
"Over there [in Venezuela], you wait in line all day for a kilo of rice and sometimes it runs out before your turn comes, so it's all for nothing."
Carlos Ortega, 68, retired Venezuelan geology professor
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Both Marys Rosalba and Carlos Ortega were in Colombia; she to try to buy scarce market items in the border town of Cucuta, and he to attend a medical appointment there. While there he also indulged in a bit of shopping, procuring a few pounds of beans, sugar and flour. It was all his Venezuelan pension would allow him to buy. As for Marys Rosalba, she came away with laundry detergent, tampons and toilet paper.
Colombians always historically viewed Venezuela as their wealthy neighbour. It is a country, after all, with vast resources of fossil fuels. And there was a time not so long ago when Venezuela lorded it over its neighbours, and compassionately offered oil at a fraction of its production cost, happy to subsidize fuel for its less fortunate neighbours. Cuba did very well by its comradely mentoring of Hugo Chavez. Chavez is dead, and so is the price of oil.
Even poverty-stricken Americans profited from Venezuelan heating oil at a preferential low cost when Hugo Chavez, smelling sulphur in the wake of George W. Bush at the United Nations, tweaked his proverbial nose highlighting the American poor dependency on the great-heartedness of fuel-generous Venezuela. A Venezuela busily lifting its own indigent poor into a more comfortable national status with the proceeds of oil sales.
A Venezuela that lacked the business and entrepreneurial sense to invest some of its profits back into modernizing its oil extraction facilities and building oil refineries so it wouldn't have to re-import its product, refined elsewhere. But that's the Bolivarian revolution; its socialist-centric view on politics and social policies eschewed business management and the need to prepare for the future.
The future arrived without Hugo Chavez, but Venezuela was gifted with his successor who may have known how to drive a public bus, but appears remiss in knowing how to administer the affairs of a nation. The poor Colombian town of Cucuta is now a lifeline for desperate Venezuelans, eager to shop where supermarkets actually store food on shelves full of assorted products that can be bought.
Venezuelans in their tens of thousands now stream across the border to look for basic goods whenever the Venezuelan government succumbs to their pleas to allow them to cross. The world's highest inflation rate combined with hapless mismanagement of the economy has resulted in worthless bank notes and a wholesale absence of consumer goods at home, let alone food staples. The nation hasn't the financial resources to afford to import all the food it needs for its population.
"They used to come here to sell. Now they come to buy", observed Viviana Lozano, a Colombian shopkeeper who was forced to acquire a money-counting device in order to process the giant wads of Venezuelan bolivars proffered when making even minimal sales to those whose plight she could ease, to supply as much as they could afford. A 100 Venezuelan bank note has a value of ten cents, U.S. She has hired ten people to help her with the crush of shoppers each weekend.
Long-distance buses carry Venezuelans hundreds of miles to get to the weekend crossing openings. Where Venezuelans race madly to supermarkets to cram duffel bags and backpacks with sacks of rice, sugar, corn meal and milk powder. Nicolas Maduro resents any notion that the border can be viewed as a "humanitarian corridor" for desperately hungry Venezuelans. The very thought of Venezuelans being underfed is a figment of someone's crazy imagination.
The inflation rate sees consumer prices increasing by 700 percent even while the country's economy shrank ten percent in 2016. President Maduro insists that 40 percent of Venezuelan goods are smuggled out of the country by criminals looking to take advantage of their subsidized prices. Government price caps have added to the shortages, additionaly limiting the nation's ability to import basic food items.
The Venezuelan military has been deployed at the border, but armed sentries standing on guard, mostly turn away from the sight of Venezuelans making illegal crossings through the shallow river that takes them across the border. In central Cucuta, piles of containers of powdered milk stamped with the "Mercal" label of the Venezuelan government are unloaded for sale at inflated prices. The high-octane gasoline that sells for two cents a gallon at government service stations in Venezuela is sold for $10 in six-gallon plastic jugs.
The Venezuelan currency has lost over 90 percent of its value in the last several years. Bolivars have depreciated in value so swiftly that Venezuelans who arrive in Colombia clutching their cash cache discover that it isn't worth as much as they'd hoped. Leading Venezuelans to admit they are unable to have enough to eat, with meals consisting of little more than cornmeal cakes and fruit.
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In her downtown San Francisco studio, jeweler Corey Egan creates hand carved, wearable works of art filled with personality that can be can be enjoyed for generations. Here she shares her expertise in precious metals to help you choose the right metal for you.
This article first appeared on coreyegan.com.
When shopping for an important piece of jewelry, most of my clients know the design or style they've set their hearts on. But when asked about their preference for precious metals, their answers can be somewhat hazy. It can be confusing parsing through your wide variety of options. Even if you're sure of your preferred color, you may not know the physical properties of each choice, let alone why one warrants a higher price tag than another.
All of the precious metals shown below are well suited for crafting heavily worn jewelry such as wedding bands or engagement rings. As you read through, consider how each metal will suit your needs on three fronts: color preference, lifestyle, and budget.
Gold Colors and Karats
Gold has been used in the creation of jewelry since ancient times. It was revered for its sun-like color and ability to polish to a lustrous shine. Of all the precious metals, gold is the one that offers up the widest variety. It can be found in different levels of purity, and mixed with other metals to create a plethora of colors.
To understand gold jewelry best, we should first look at its purity. Gold purity is measured in karats. 100% pure gold is 24 karats. So gold purity is measured by how many parts per 24 are pure gold.
14 karat (14K) is 14/24 karats = 58.5% gold
18 karat (18K) is 18/24 karats = 75% gold
Pure 24K gold is actually quite soft, and can't withstand the daily wear and tear we put on our jewelry. Instead, it is mixed with other metals to add strength and alter its color. This resulting mixture is known as an alloy.
Since alloys with a higher karat number have a higher gold content, the resulting color will be closer to its natural color: yellow. Yellow gold is typically alloyed with copper, silver, and zinc.
Rose Gold
Rose gold alloys have the same gold content as their yellow gold counterparts. But they get their rosy color by being mixed with a larger portion of copper than silver and zinc. Higher karat rose gold alloys will appear more peach since they contain more gold. Lower karat rose gold alloys have a larger dose of copper, and will therefore be more pink.
White Gold
The world of white gold gets more complicated since there are multiple options. The main points to consider when choosing between white gold alloys are: metal allergies, color preference and maintenance.
Nickel White Gold
Like rose gold, the color of white gold is attributed to the other metals in the mix. In traditional white gold alloys, nickel is used as a bleaching agent to deplete the yellow color of the gold. This alloy still appears slightly yellow and is commonly rhodium plated. Most commercial white gold jewelry has this layer of rhodium plating. While it gives the surface of the metal a bright white color, it eventually wears off. This plating usually needs to be reapplied every 1 to 2 years, but depending on the wearer's body chemistry and wearing habits it could be as frequently as every 6 months.
In addition to the pesky maintenance of rhodium plating, nickel reactions are the most common metal allergy. It is due to these two big factors, that I prefer not to work in nickel white gold unless specifically requested.
Palladium White Gold
In these alloys of white gold, the precious metal palladium is used as the bleaching agent to deplete the yellow color of the gold along with silver and copper.
You can read more about palladium as its own precious metal in the section below, since it's an excellent metal for jewelry creation in it's own right. But, I recommend palladium white gold for another important reason: by using palladium instead of nickel in the mix, the resulting alloys are hypoallergenic.
Palladium White Gold alloys are a warm grayish-white. While it could be rhodium plated for a bright white finish, I think they look excellent as-is.
Palladium is a member of the Platinum Metals Group (PMG) on the periodic table and is more rare than gold. It's a naturally occurring grayish-white metal, just a touch darker than platinum. It's typically used in an alloy that is 95% pure palladium and mixed with another PMG member: ruthenium.
Palladium is great for jewelry production. It's malleability makes it excellent for holding diamonds in place, while still being a very durable metal that resists scratches better than platinum or white gold. Its naturally white color means there's no need to rhodium plate. Palladium is also hypoallergenic.
Palladium has a lower density than other precious metals, meaning a piece of the same size and shape will be lighter in palladium than in platinum or white gold. This makes it a great candidate for creating wedding bands that feel lightweight and comfortable.
The price of a palladium ring typically falls between the price of 14K and 18K white gold. It's purity, hypoallergenic quality, and lower maintenance are the main arguments for choosing this alloy over white gold. Its lower density and lower price tag are typical reasons one would choose this alloy over platinum.
Platinum is a rare precious metal that is naturally grayish white in color. Like palladium, platinum is hypoallergenic and needs no rhodium plating.
Platinum has been used in precious jewelry for centuries. It polishes to an excellent shine and is very malleable, so it is great for setting stones in intricate designs. Platinum is also the densest of the precious metals, making it a sturdy metal for intricate filigree designs. This density also lends itself to setting large diamonds since prongs made of platinum are sturdier than ones made of white gold.
The malleability of platinum allows the metal's finish to develop a patina over time. Instead of losing metal when scratched, the surface of platinum is only displaced, causing a rich matte finish over time that can easily be re-polished or re-textured down the road without removing metal.
Platinum is truly an heirloom quality metal. Its physical properties make it a coveted metal for jewelry designs that last for generations. While it may be the most expensive of the precious metals, platinum jewelry is worth considering for it's rarity, purity, and density.
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