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A Viking is one of the Norse (Scandinavian) explorers, warriors, merchants, and pirates who raided and colonized wide areas of Europe from the late eighth to the early eleventh century. These Norsemen used their famed longships to travel as far east as Constantinople and the Volga River in Russia, and as far west as Iceland, Greenland, and Newfoundland. This period of Viking expansion is known as the Viking Age, and forms a major part of the medieval history of Scandinavia, the British Isles and Europe in general.
A romanticized picture of Vikings as Germanic noble savages emerged in the 17th century, and especially during the Victorian era Viking revival, in Britain taking the form of Septentrionalism, in Germany that of "Wagnerian" pathos or even Germanic mysticism, and in the Scandinavian countries that of Romantic nationalism or Scandinavism. These clichéd depictions in contemporary popular culture are often ironised to the effect of presenting Vikings as cartoonish characters.
Etymologists trace the word to Anglo-Frankish writers, who referred to "víkingr" as one who set about to raid and pillage, as in the saga of Egil Skallagrimsson. In current Scandinavian languages, the term Viking is applied to the people who went away on Viking expeditions, be it for raiding or trading. In English and many other languages, Viking might refer to the Viking Age Scandinavians in general. The pre-Christian Scandinavian population is also referred to as Norse, although that term is properly applied to the whole civilization of Old-Norse-speaking people.
The word Viking appears on several rune stones found in Scandinavia. In the Icelanders' sagas, víking refers to an overseas expedition (Old Norse fara í víking "to go on an expedition"), and víkingr, to a seaman or warrior taking part in such an expedition.
In Old English, the word wicing appears first in the Anglo-Saxon poem, "Widsith", which probably dates from the 9th century. In Old English, and in the writings of Adam von Bremen, the term refers to a pirate, and is not a name for a people or a culture in general. Regardless of its possible origins, the word was used more as a verb than as a noun, and connoted an activity and not a distinct group of individuals. To "go Viking" was distinctly different from Norse seaborne missions of trade and commerce.
The word disappeared in Middle English, and was reintroduced as Viking during 18th century Romanticism (the "Viking revival"), with heroic overtones of "barbarian warrior" or noble savage. During the 20th century, the meaning of the term was expanded to refer not only to the raiders, but also to the entire period; it is now, somewhat confusingly, used as a noun both in the original meaning of raiders, warriors or navigators, and to refer to the Scandinavian population in general. As an adjective, the word is used in expressions like "Viking age", "Viking culture", "Viking colony", etc., generally referring to medieval Scandinavia.
The term Varangians made its first appearance in Byzantium where it was introduced to designate a function. In Russia it was extended to apply to Scandinavian warriors journeying to and from Constantinople. In the Byzantine sources Varangians are first mentioned in 1034 as in garrison in the Thracian theme. The Arabic geographer Al Biruni has mentioned the Baltic sea as the Varangian Sea and specifies the Varangians as a people dwelling on its coasts. The first datable use of the word in Norse literature appears by Einarr Skúlason in 1153. According to Icelandic Njalssaga from the 13th century, the institution of Varangian guard was established by 1000. In the Russian Primary Chronicle the Varangian is used as a generic term for the Germanic nations on the coasts of the Baltic sea that likewise lived in the west as far as the land of the English and the French
The word Væringjar itself is regarded in Scandinavia as of Old Norse origin, cognate with the Old English Færgenga (literally, an expedition-goer).
The period from the earliest recorded raids in the 790s until the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 is commonly known as the Viking Age of Scandinavian History. The Normans, however, were descended from Danish Vikings who were given feudal overlordship of areas in northern France — the Duchy of Normandy — in the 8th century. In that respect, descendants of the Vikings continued to have an influence in northern Europe. Likewise, King Harold Godwinson, the last Anglo-Saxon king of England who was killed during the Norman invasion in 1066, was descended from Danish Vikings. Many of the medieval kings of Norway and Denmark were married to English and Scottish royalty and Viking forces were often a factor in dynastic disputes prior to 1066.
Geographically, a "Viking Age" may be assigned not only to Scandinavian lands (modern Denmark, Norway and Sweden), but also to territories under North Germanic dominance, mainly the Danelaw, which replaced the powerful English kingdom of Northumbria. Viking navigators opened the road to new lands to the north, west and east, resulting in the foundation of independent settlements in the Shetland, Orkney, and Faroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland, and L'Anse aux Meadows, a short-lived settlement in Newfoundland, circa 1000 A.D. Many of these lands, specifically Greenland and Iceland, may have been originally discovered by sailors blown off course. They also may well have been deliberately sought out, perhaps on the basis of the accounts of sailors who had seen land in the distance. The Greenland settlement eventually died out, possibly due to climate change. Vikings also explored and settled in territories in Slavic-dominated areas of Eastern Europe. By 950 AD these settlements were completely Slavicized.
From 839, Varangian mercenaries in the service of the Byzantine Empire, notably Harald Hardrada, campaigned in North Africa, Jerusalem, and other places in the Middle East. Important trading ports during the period include Birka, Hedeby, Kaupang, Jorvik, Staraya Ladoga, Novgorod and Kiev.
There is archaeological evidence that Vikings reached the city of Baghdad, the center of the Islamic Empire. The Norse regularly plied the Volga with their trade goods: furs, tusks, seal fat for boat sealant and slaves. However, they were far less successful in establishing settlements in the Middle East, due to the more centralized Islamic power.
Generally speaking, the Norwegians expanded to the north and west to places such as Ireland, Iceland and Greenland; the Danes to England and France, settling in the Danelaw (northern England) and Normandy; and the Swedes to the east. These nations, although distinct, were similar in culture and language. The names of Scandinavian kings are known only for the later part of the Viking Age, and only after the end of the Viking Age did the separate kingdoms acquire a distinct identity as nations, which went hand in hand with their Christianization. Thus the end of the Viking Age for the Scandinavians also marks the start of their relatively brief Middle Ages.
The Vikings sailed most of the North Atlantic, reaching south to North Africa and east to Russia, Constantinople and the middle east, as looters, traders, colonists, and mercenaries. Vikings under Leif Eriksson, heir to Erik the Red, reached North America, and set up a short lived settlement in present-day L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
The motives driving the Viking expansion form a topic of much debate in Nordic history. One common theory posits that the Viking population had outgrown agricultural potential of their Scandinavian homeland. For a coastal population with superior naval technologies, it made sense to expand overseas in the face of a youth bulge effect. However, this theory does little to explain why the expansion went overseas rather than into the vast, uncultivated forest areas on the interior of the Scandinavian Peninsula. Moreover, no such rise in population or decline in agricultural production has been definitively proven.
Another explanation is that the Vikings exploited a moment of weakness in the surrounding regions. For instance, the Danish Vikings were aware of the internal divisions within Charlemagne's empire that began in the 830s and resulted in schism. The Danish expeditions in England also profited from the disunity of the different English kingdoms.
The decline in the profitability of old trade routes could also have played a role. Trade between western Europe and the rest of Eurasia suffered a severe blow when the Roman Empire fell in the 5th century. The expansion of Islam in the 7th century had also affected trade with western Europe. Trade on the Mediterranean Sea was historically at its lowest level when the Vikings initiated their expansion. By opening new trade routes in Arabic and Frankish lands, the Vikings profited from international trade by expanding beyond their traditional boundaries. Finally, the destruction of the Frisian fleet by the Franks afforded the Vikings an opportunity to take over their trade markets.
Snorri Sturluson in the saga of St. Olafr chapter 73, describes the brutal process of Christianisation in Norway: "…those who did not give up paganism were banished, with others he (St. Olafr) cut off their hands or their feet or extirpated their eyes, others he ordered hanged or decapitated, but did not leave unpunished any of those who did not want to serve God (…) he afflicted them with great punishments (…) He gave them clerks and instituted some in the districts."
As the new quasi-feudalilistic system became entrenched in Scandinavian rule, organized opposition sealed the Viking's fate – 11th century chronicles note Scandinavian attempts to combat the Vikings from the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea, which eventually led to Danish and Swedish participation in the Baltic crusades during the 12th and 13th centuries, and contributed to the development of the Hanseatic League.
According to custom, all free Norse men were required to own weapons, as well as permitted to carry them at all times. These arms were also indicative of a Viking's social status. A wealthy Viking would have a complete ensemble of a helmet, shield, chainmail shirt, and animal-skin coat, possibly reindeer hides, among various other armaments. A man of lesser means, however, might only have a single weapon, and perhaps a shield.
The spear and shield were the most basic armaments of the Viking warrior; most would probably also wear a knife of some description, commonly of the seax type. As an alternative, or perhaps in addition, to the spear a warrior might carry a bow or axe. The wealthiest Vikings would have worn a sword in addition to their primary arms, and would have had access to body armor, such as a helmet and a mail hauberk.
Runestones attest to voyages to locations, such as Bath, Greece, Khwaresm, Jerusalem, Italy (as Langobardland), London, Serkland (i.e. the Muslim world), England, and various locations in Eastern Europe.
The word Viking appears on several runestones found in Scandinavia.
There were two distinct classes of Viking ships: the longship (sometimes erroneously called "drakkar", a corruption of "dragon" in Norse) and the knarr. The longship, intended for warfare and exploration, was designed for speed and agility, and were equipped with oars to complement the sail as well as making it able to navigate independently of the wind. The longship had a long and narrow hull, as well as a shallow draft, in order to facilitate landings and troop deployments in shallow water. The knarr, on the other hand, was a slower merchant vessel with a greater cargo capacity than the longship. It was designed with a short and broad hull, and a deep draft. It also lacked the oars of the longship.
Longships were used extensively by the Leidang, the Scandinavian defence fleets. The term "Viking ships" has entered common usage, however, possibly because of its romantic associations (discussed below).
In Roskilde are the well-preserved remains of five ships, excavated from nearby Roskilde Fjord in the late 1960s. The ships were scuttled there in the 11th century to block a navigation channel, thus protecting the city, which was then the Danish capital, from seaborne assault. These five ships represent the two distinct classes of Viking ships, the longship and the knarr. The remains of these ships can be found on display at the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde.
Longships are not to be confused with longboats.
The first challenges to anti-Viking sentiments in Britain emerged in the 17th century. Pioneering scholarly editions of the Viking Age began to reach a small readership in Britain, archaeologists began to dig up Britain's Viking past, and linguistic enthusiasts started to identify the Viking-Age origins for rural idioms and proverbs. The new dictionaries of the Old Norse language enabled the Victorians to grapple with the primary Icelandic sagas.
In Scandinavia, the 17th century Danish scholars Thomas Bartholin and Ole Worm, and Olof Rudbeck of Sweden were the first to set the standard for using runic inscriptions and Icelandic Sagas as historical sources. During the Age of Enlightenment and the Nordic Renaissance, historical scholarship in Scandinavia became more rational and pragmatic, as witnessed by the works of a Danish historian Ludvig Holberg and Swedish historian Olof von Dalin. Until recently, the history of the Viking Age was largely based on Icelandic sagas, the history of the Danes written by Saxo Grammaticus, the Russian Primary Chronicle and the The War of the Irish with the Foreigners. Although few scholars still accept these texts as reliable sources, historians nowadays rely more on archeology and numismatics, disciplines that have made valuable contributions toward understanding the period.
Until the 19th century reign of Queen Victoria, public perceptions in Britain continued to portray Vikings as violent and bloodthirsty. The chronicles of medieval England had always portrayed them as rapacious 'wolves among sheep'. In 1920, a winged-helmeted Viking was introduced as a radiator cap figure on the new Rover car, marking the start of the cultural rehabilitation of the Vikings in Britain.
Norse mythology, sagas and literature tell of Scandinavian culture and religion through tales of heroic and mythological heroes. However, early transmission of this information was primarily oral, and later texts were reliant upon the writings and transcriptions of Christian scholars, including the Icelanders Snorri Sturluson and Sæmundur fróði. Many of these sagas were written in Iceland, and most of them, even if they had no Icelandic provenance, were preserved there after the Middle Ages due to the Icelanders' continued interest in Norse literature and law codes.
The 200 year Viking influence on European history is filled with tales of plunder and colonization, and the majority of these chronicles came from western witnesses and their descendants. Less common, though equally relevant, are the Viking chronicles that originated in the east, including the Nestor chronicles, Novgorod chronicles, Ibn Fadlan chronicles, Ibn Ruslan chronicles, and many brief mentions by the Fosio bishop from the first big attack on the Byzantine empire.
Other chroniclers of Viking history include Adam of Bremen, who wrote "There is much gold here (in Zealand), accumulated by piracy. These pirates, which are called wichingi by their own people, and Ascomanni by our own people, pay tribute to the Danish king" in the fourth volume of his Gesta Hammaburgensis Ecclesiae Pontificum.
In 991, the Battle of Maldon between Viking raiders and the inhabitants of the town of Maldon in Essex, England was commemorated with a poem of the same name.
Early modern publications, dealing with what we now call Viking culture, appeared in the 16th century, e.g. Historia de gentibus septentrionalibus (Olaus Magnus, 1555), and the first edition of the 13th century Gesta Danorum of Saxo Grammaticus in 1514. The pace of publication increased during the 17th century with Latin translations of the Edda (notably Peder Resen's Edda Islandorum of 1665).
The word Viking was popularized, with positive connotations, by Erik Gustaf Geijer in the poem, The Viking, written at the beginning of the 19th century. The word was taken to refer to romanticized, idealized naval warriors, who had very little to do with the historical Viking culture. This renewed interest of Romanticism in the Old North had political implications. A myth about a glorious and brave past was needed to give the Swedes the courage to retake Finland, which had been lost in 1809 during the war between Sweden and Russia. The Geatish Society, of which Geijer was a member, popularized this myth to a great extent. Another Swedish author who had great influence on the perception of the Vikings was Esaias Tegnér, member of the Geatish Society, who wrote a modern version of Friðþjófs saga ins frœkna, which became widely popular in the Nordic countries, the United Kingdom and Germany.
A focus for early British enthusiasts was George Hicke, who published a Linguarum vett. septentrionalium thesaurus in 1703 – 05. During the 18th century, British interest and enthusiasm for Iceland and Nordic culture grew dramatically, expressed in English translations as well as original poems, extolling Viking virtues and increased interest in anything Runic that could be found in the Danelaw, rising to a peak during Victorian times.
Similar to Wagnerian mythology, the romanticism of the heroic Viking ideal appealed to the Germanic supremacist thinkers of Nazi Germany. Political organizations of the same tradition, such as the Norwegian fascist party, Nasjonal Samling, used Viking symbolism and imagery widely in its propaganda. The Viking legacy had an impact in parts of Europe, especially the Northern Baltic region, but in no way was the Viking experience particular to Germany. However, the Nazis did not claim themselves to be the descendants of any Viking settlers. Instead, they resorted to the historical and ethnic fact that the Vikings were descendants of other Germanic peoples; this fact is supported by the shared ethnic-genetic elements, and cultural and linguistic traits, of the Germans, Anglo-Saxons, and Viking Scandinavians. In particular, all these peoples also had traditions of Germanic paganism and practiced runelore. This common Germanic identity became - and still is - the foundation for much National Socialist iconography. For example, the runic emblem of the SS utilized the sig rune of the Elder Futhark and the youth organization Wiking-Jugend made extensive use of the odal rune. This trend still holds true today (see also fascist symbolism).
On 1 July 2007, the reconstructed Viking ship Skuldelev 2, renamed Sea Stallion, began a journey from Roskilde, Denmark to Dublin, Ireland. The remains of that ship and four others were discovered during a 1962 excavation in the Roskilde Fjord. This multi-national experimental archeology project saw 70 crew members sail the ship back to its home in Ireland. Tests of the original wood show that it was made out of Irish trees. The Sea Stallion arrived outside Dublin's Custom House on 14 August 2007.
The purpose of the voyage was to test and document the seaworthiness, speed and manoeuvrability of the ship on the rough open sea and in coastal waters with treacherous currents. The crew tested how the long, narrow, flexible hull withstood the tough ocean waves. The expedition also provided valuable new information on Viking longships and society. The ship was built using Viking tools, materials and much the same methods as the original ship.
Modern influence is also exhibited in the genre of Viking metal. A popular sub-genre of heavy metal music, originating in the early 1990s as an off-shoot of the black metal sub-genre. This style is notable for its lyrical and theatrical emphasis on Norse mythology as well as Viking lifestyles and beliefs. Popular bands that contribute to this genre include Turisas, Amon Amarth, Einherjer, Valhalla, Týr, Ensiferum, Falkenbach, and Enslaved.
Therefore it can be ruled out that Viking warriors had horned helmets, but whether or not they were used in Scandinavian culture for other, ritual purposes remains unproven. The general misconception that Viking warriors wore horned helmets was partly promulgated by the 19th century enthusiasts of Götiska Förbundet, founded in 1811 in Stockholm, Sweden, with the aim of promoting the suitability of Norse mythology as subjects of high art and other ethnological and moral aims.
The Vikings were also often depicted with winged helmets and in other clothing taken from Classical antiquity, especially in depictions of Norse gods. This was done in order to legitimize the Vikings and their mythology, by associating it with the Classical world which has always been idealized in European culture.
The latter-day mythos created by national romantic ideas blended the Viking Age with glimpses of the Nordic Bronze Age some 2,000 years earlier, for which actual horned helmets, probably for ceremonial purposes, are attested both in petroglyphs and by actual finds (see Bohuslän and Vikso helmets).
The cliché was perpetuated by cartoons like Hägar the Horrible and Vicky the Viking, and sports uniforms such as those of the Minnesota Vikings and Canberra Raiders football teams.
The regular Viking helmets were conical, made from hard leather with wood and metallic reinforcement for the regular troops and the iron helmet with mask and chain mail for the chieftains, based on the previous Vendel age helmets from central Sweden. The only true Viking helmet found, is that from Gjermundbu in Norway. This helmet is made of iron and has been dated to the 10th century.
However, it is now known that the Vikings used a variety of tools for personal grooming such as combs, tweezers, razors or specialized "ear spoons". In particular, combs are among the most frequent artifacts from Viking Age excavations. The Vikings also made soap, which they used to bleach their hair as well as for cleaning, as blonde hair was ideal in the Viking culture.
The Vikings in England even had a particular reputation for excessive cleanliness, due to their custom of bathing once a week, on Saturdays (unlike the local Anglo-Saxons). To this day, Saturday is referred to as laugardagur / laurdag / lørdag / lördag, "washing day" in the Scandinavian languages, though the original meaning is lost in modern speech in most of the Scandinavian languages ("laug" still means "bath" or "pool" in Icelandic).
As for the Vikings in the east, Ibn Rustah explicitly notes their cleanliness, while Ibn Fadlan is disgusted by all of the men sharing the same, used vessel to wash their faces and blow their noses in the morning. Ibn Fadlan's disgust is probably motivated by his ideas of personal hygiene particular to the Muslim world, such as running water and clean vessels. While the example intended to convey his disgust about the customs of the Rus', at the same time it recorded that they did wash every morning.


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Location,common spaces,friendly staff,breakfast,bathroom.
Room was very small for 2 people. The bed was poor quality. The hotel should consider some updating as it does not meet the standard of other B&Bs in this price category.
Nice golf course view.
No sound proofing. Can hear everything next door or above.
I saw a lot of them while in the pool with my grandkids. We were welcomed well by the bellboys and the front desk, but after that things went downhill. Pool too cool, elevators too spaced apart, and rooms not clean enough for my taste. Rugs and upholstery spotted like Motel 6! Come on! Room service mistakes, delays, and miscommunication. Four stars? Maybe for non-families, but not us. I paid for **** but got **.
Minimal seating area in room, rough towels, used soap in bathroom sink, spotted carpeting and upholstery, limited seating area, and an air conditioning machine? Not central air. The pool towels were actually better than the room towels? Sheesh.
Bed was comfortable
Location ideal
Nice room
We had a great stray
Location is excellent.
Breakfast buffet was absolutely terrible and ridiculously expensive. I paid cash for valet parking but they charged me again on checkout. Spa services were incredibly expensive and poor quality.
It is located right by the warf. Great location. Breakfast included. Rooms were small but clean.
Rooms were outdated.
Carpet was was uneven near bath - smelled like mold; doors and trim nicked and in need of painting; Caulking around tube done by an amateur; this hotel is in desperate of a remodel. Outside shrubs/plants overgrown. Would not stay here again with my wife. Only advantage of the place is the location but there are better hotels around. I have stayed in this Brand before back East and it was very clean and new - this hotel was not near the brands image.
Great hotel, beautiful room, highly suggest the fireplace, great location, a few blocks from everything and a great price
Sure the breakfast room was a little cramped, but no where near as bad as everyone makes it out to be, I went on a holiday and I was still able to easily get my food
Fairly quiet. Proximity to anything you need was great.
Geat ocean view , nice evening music , the staff was helpful , we love the restaurant , we love the valet parking . and the price of the room includes it
The price of the ocean view rooms is very expensive , and it doesn't include the breakfast
Beautiful hotel, great location. Comfortable beds.
Rooms need maintenance. Lock didn't work and needed to be replaced. Phone wasn't working properly.
The view of the bay is great. Watching the sunset on the ocean was beautiful from the hotel lobby
Room was not worth the money-very small with outdated furnishings & cigarette burns on the carpet. Beach access is awesome but the sand was covered with dead crabs and kelp so not that nice to sit on. Restaurant was pricey, $9 for oatmeal! $20/day to park
Right on the beach
Room was a bit drab
This was a great location within walking distance of phenomenal dining and wine tasting rooms. Room was exceptional, the service excellent and the spa personnel accommodating. First deep tissue massage I ever tapped out for a slightly lesser pressure. We will return over and over again. You have to stay here when in Monterrey!
I really loved the location !!! And the beds are comfort , lobby was nice .
Jacuzzi closes at 10:30 even on weekend :(
Amazing location
Heart of downtown
Anywhere is pretty much walking distance
Complimentary breakfast
No self parking lot
Super old mattress and bed
Tiny rooms
No AC or heater
Great location. We took a couple of wonderful walks down to the waterfront. We always love seeing the marine life in Monterey. The staff were very friendly and always welcoming. The room was comfortable -- nothing luxurious, but it suited our purposes very well. Love the hotel's interior -- very nice job of restoration and upkeep. Very pleased we could find a room here on a popular holiday weekend.
An elevator would be appreciated.
Can hear next room neighbors
The staff was so awesome. Every little thing we needed, they seemed actually happy to supply. It was clean. Breakfast was good. The pool and hot tub are small but totally adequate. We will definitely be back!
It isn't down at Cannery Row but once you know where you're going it only takes 10 minutes to get to and from.
LOVE the fireplace in my room, it's real and makes just the right amount of white noise for a great sleep. Appreciate the microwave and minifridge, and the sitting room was nice. Outdoor firepits are a nice touch. A little too far from central Monterey for my liking, but I appreciate that it's so close to Del Monte Center with Whole Foods, movie theatre, restaurants.
Weekend rate is ridiculous, but this is the true across hotels. There were a few minor things that made the place feel low-rent that could easily be fixed (generic key cards, they make you put a parking permit on your dash, tiny lobby, elevator interiors are beat-up and outdated). The no late checkouts under any circumstance policy is dumb, but I kind of suspect the receptionist was just saying that because she didn't want to deal with arranging one for me.
I liked that the room we got was two stories and it was spacious. Nice clean room!
The smell downstairs and one of the handle was broken in the bathroom. No big deal for us, but the smell was a bit irritating
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The Sierra Madre City Council approved Ordinance 1328 on Tuesday, February 28, 2012. Ordinance 1328 prohibits dogs (on leash or off leash) from designated City playing fields: Heasley Field, Heasley T-Ball Field and Dapper Field. The new ordinance is governed by:
Sierra Madre Municipal Code 6.04.090. Dogs Prohibited on designated playing fields.
Except seeing eye or other certified service dogs on leash or dogs used by public law enforcement agencies, no person owning, having a proprietary interest in, harboring or having the care, charge, control, custody or possession of a dog shall permit such dog to be upon any designated playing field grounds, regardless of whether the dog is on or off leash. Designated playing fields include:
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Jarrod Allen has spent a fair amount of time swiping his way around Australia, and the profile pictures he came across inspired him to do something more than simply swiping right as many times as possible and seeing which corny pickup lines worked the best.
Instead, the Tinderer decided to recreate some of his favorite photos, posting the results to an Instagram account called Tinderella. Each is truly a sight to behold.
"Is it cold in here or is it just my nipples?"
They're both actually beer bellies
I think he wore it better
This is a normal way to drink wine
The recreation needs more sideboob
That's a rubber fist, not a rubber penis, but I guess I'll let this one slide
Jarrod pooped himself a little bit when taking this picture
You can't go wrong with jungle-print (that's a lie)
For some reason, "tasteful" was the first thing to come to mind
That's not how your iron. It is, however, how you get a skin graft.
"Art" personified
Rectangle eyebrows are in this season
I like his hat better
The boats really tie the scene together
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Throw a life preserver to drowning men and the last thing you might expect is a lecture from these waterlogged souls about how you're making them dependent on life preservers. But that's exactly how some ungrateful Republican governors have responded to federal stimulus aid.
There are flaws in the stimulus program, and we've identified them before. But what seems to annoy South Carolina's Mark Sanford and Louisiana's Bobby Jindal is that a temporary boost in federal funding for programs such as Medicaid could prove addictive. Their electorates might just decide that they don't want benefits to vanish when the stimulus well goes dry.


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Congrats to Ryan Murphy: He's Engaged!
Ryan Murphy is taking the leap. The Glee creator told Ryan Seacrest that he's getting married — though he won't spill the name of his lucky future husband.
"I'm with a great fellow now who I've known for 15 years," Murphy said. "We just got engaged and I'm very excited about it!"
Here's guessing the cast of Glee will serenade him at the wedding.
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History of Cockfighting
The fighting cock was a subject of religious worship. According to Diodorus Siculus, the Ancient Syrians worshipped the fighting-cock as a deity. The Ancient Greeks and Romans associated the fighting-cock with the gods Apollo, Mercury and Mars. Magellan claimed that in Borneo, the bird was so sacred that no one could eat its flesh. In South Canara, the bird claimed to ward off evil demons. In Sumatra, the gamecock was worshipped, a temple built to it, and rituals performed to honor the deity. Cock fighting occurred in the temples and the dead bird which lost the battle was prepared to be presented to the deities. The bird would be placed in a gold cauldron, soaked in gums and spices. Then its body was burned on an altar and its ashes were placed in a golden pot or urn. Scott, "History of Cockfighting"
The history of cockfighting is hazy, there does not seem to be a definitive point in history as to when cockfighting became an official sport. In the times before Christ,approximately 3,000 years ago during the times of the Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Canaanites, cockfighting was popular. Breeding gamecocks for fighting in a pit was considered an art and trading these birds was profitable. In Egypt, in the time of Moses, cockfighting was a favorite pasttime. During the height of Greek civilization, Themistocles -- a general who was preparing to drive away the invading Persians -- decided to hold a cockfight the night before the battle to inspire his men by showing the courageous nature of the fighting cock. Persian traders loved to gamble by pitting their fighing birds against each other. They would often carry their birds with them and pit a fight in the marketplaces and trading centers.
In the first century after Christ, Julius Caesar led Rome into enjoying the sport of cockfighting. He was the first citizen of Rome to be an enthusiast of the sport. Caesar ultimately introduced cockfighting into England. In the 16th century, cockfighting was flourishing in England. During the time of King Henry VIII, cockfights were held at Whitehall Palace. The game became a national sport at one point and exclusive schools were required to teach students the points of cockfighting, such as breeding, walking, and conditioning of the gamecock. At its very height of popularity, even the clergy encouraged the sport. Church yards and inside of the churches were used as an arena for cockfighting. The sport declined in England during the reign of Queen Victoria in the 17th century, when she banned cockfighting with a royal decree. Today, cockfighting is almost nonexistent. However, in the British isles, there still esixts a breed of gamecocks known as the Pyles strain of Charles II that is a highly sought after bird by cockers and breeders.
In ancient Gaul, cockfighting was somehow brought into the country through travelling caravans or by those who returned from Rome or the East. During the Middle Ages in France, cockfighting was very popular. Eventually, France adopted the cock as a national emblem. Today, cockfighting has been driven underground.
In Spain, cockfighting has existed for the longest period of time. How it arrived is uncertain. Theories point to travelling Phoenicians or the conquering Moors. Today, cockfighting is a popular sport in Bilbao, Oviedo, Madrid, Barcelon, and Valencia. Many Filipino breeders travel to Spain to obtain ideal birds for breeding. Many gamecocks in the Philippines have a blood strain of Spanish game cocks.
In the United States, famous presidents who were lovers of the game were George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, and Abraham Lincoln. It was socially acceptable and encouraged for a gentleman to have a flock of gamecocks and to be an expert on the sport. At one point, the U.S. became a center for cockfighting activities and events. Cockfights were even held in the committee rooms of the President. It is said that the fighting-cock almost became the national emblem. It lost by one vote to the American eagle. Cockfighting declined when the civil war started.
In the Thailand, it was said cockfighting was already popular by the time the establishment of Ayutthaya as the capital of the Thai Kingdom in A.D.1350. It was recorded that in 1562, When Crown Prince Naresuan was seven years of age, he was taken captive by the Burmese to ensure the fidelity of his father, who was already a prominent prince, as the Ayutthaya Kingdom was under Burmese occupation. During his stay in Burma, Crown Prince Naresuan was highly trained by the Burmese King Bayinnaung (Thai language: Burinnaung or Burengnong) in martial arts, literature and military strategies, and was reared as one of the princes in the Burmese Palace. After spending nine years of his youth at Pegu under the protection of the Burmese king, Naresuan like watching cockfights when stay in Burma.


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As we saw in this election, people of color are no longer "minorities." Progressive alliances proved their power as a new majority, striking down the "three strikes" rule, protecting women's rights and re-electing Barack Obama. But as Nation contributor and Colorlines.com publisher Rinku Sen said at this weekend's "Facing Race" conference, the fight for racial justice is not yet finished. When protectors of the status quo ask, "what more do you want?", we must demand the end of institutionalized segregation and inequality.
—Christie Thompson
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1st American in space honored on 50th anniversaryMay 5th, 2011 By MARCIA DUNN , AP Aerospace Writer in Astronomy & Space / Space Exploration
In this May 5, 1961 image released by NASA, U.S. astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr., is seen in his space suit prior to launch on the spacecraft Freedom 7 at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla. Shepard became the first astronaut to man a spacecraft in orbit . NASA is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the U.S. human flight with several ceremonies and a parade. The U.S. Postal service will unveil two new stamps, one commemorates NASA's Project Mercury and Shepard's history launch and the other honor's NASA's Messenger, which became the first spacecraft to orbit the planet Mercury. (AP Photo/NASA, HO)
(AP) -- More than 600 people marked the exact moment when the first American rocketed into space 50 years ago.
Thursday's ceremony took place at the spot where Mercury astronaut Alan Shepard blasted off on a 15-minute suborbital flight on May 5, 1961.
The crowd at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station included Shepard's three daughters, about 100 Project Mercury workers and one of the two surviving Mercury seven astronauts, Scott Carpenter. They listened to a recording of Shepard's journey, timed to the second of his launch at 9:34 a.m.
Shepard was the second man in space. Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin beat him into space by less than a month.
Shepard later became the fifth man to walk on the moon. He died in 1998 at age 74.
More information: NASA: http://www.nasa.gov/50th
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"iPads in Education," Magical & Revolutionary, a two-hour workshop focusing on the implications in higher education and demonstrations of the latest applications is set for Tuesday, November 2 from 2-4 p.m. in Holliday Hall Auditorium on the Booneville campus.Admission is free. For more information or to register for the workshop, contact Jeffrey Powell at 662-720-7585 […]
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East Union News, October 27, 2010
Mallory Mahon Hello to everyone in Urchinville! I hope everyone had a fantastic week last week. I would like to start off by saying that though a lot of you may not know me, you may be familiar with my sister, Carly Mahon, who wrote the East Union News last year. I agree I […]
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Cecelia Lemus NAHS students were terribly saddened this weekend to learn of the passing of one of our greatest teachers, Ms. Paula Windham. Our hearts and prayers go out to her family, as we will miss her smiling face every day. We will all truly miss a truly wonderful, optimistic, wise, and inspiring teacher. […]
New Albany High School reschedules Senior pictures for Nov. 10
New Albany High School Senior composite pictures that were to be taken on Oct. 27, 2010 has been rescheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010. All seniors are asked to wear their senior jerseys or a maroon t-shirt because the senior class photo will be taken that day as well.
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The crunch of golden leaves under my feet and the sweater-temp mornings join to carry me to my childhood and the memories of those fall days. The county schools followed a fall break schedule that lasted several weeks – not for vacations or camps but for extra hands to help with harvesting. In those days, […]
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The community continues to be a hub of activity with the Wise Farms Corn maze and other entertainment options for the youngsters and for the young at heart on Shady Grove Road. Behind the community center at Hurricane is the Haunted Forest which will continue through this weekend. Bullard's Grocery has extended their hours for business […]
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/Thanks for the help. Do you happen to know of any that might be on or around a beach?by RocTheWraith - General Discussion
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Rudyard Kipling
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13 5/8 in. x 11 1/4 in. (346 mm x 286 mm)
Given by Rothenstein Memorial Trust, 1953
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Monday, February 28, 2011By Elizabeth Cutright
We all know that combining renewables with distributed energy—as part of either a small-scale project or a larger smart energy network—adds to the security and reliability of that power system. By now, we are also painfully aware of all the arguments against further funding for the development of renewable energies as a means to wean us from our dependence on fossil fuels. At the top of the list is cost—that ever-present bogeyman that always pops up whenever checks need to be written to pay for past mistakes and future progress.
Events that swept through North Africa earlier this year served to highlight our complicated relationship with foreign oil. When unrest in Egypt pushed the price of oil above $100 a barrel, the untenable nature of current US energy policy became clear: Prices rise, and we are all impacted in ways large and small—and not just at the gas pump.
"The current political unrest in Egypt and its unstable neighbors strongly reinforces America's need to reduce our dependence on turbulent regions of the world and produce more energy at home," says Rep. Doc Hastings (R-WA), chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, and we all nod in agreement.
The call for a greater domestic energy production is not an altogether unfamiliar battle cry. But unfortunately, agitation often produces a froth of opportunism, and so began the clarion call for greater domestic oil production, using the threat of high gas prices as the great equalizer.
While many of us will not soon forget the images of millions of barrels of crude oil flowing unimpeded into the Gulf of Mexico last summer, others have decided that the only way to ease our fossil fuel woes is to increase offshore drilling. But to argue for a continued dependence on fossil fuels, one must first discount other possibilities—like renewable energy.
Renewable energy is frequently cast as the pricey, niche cousin of "legitimate" power generation and its opponents often argue that current and future projections all point to one certainty: Renewable energy will never be able to meet half of our nation's energy needs.
This despite the fact that other countries have been quite successful incorporating wind, solar, hydropower, and biofuel into their national energy supplies: In Sweden, 39% of the energy comes from renewable energy sources; in Iceland, 70% of the country's energy demand is supplied by renewable sources; and as of 2009, 73% of New Zealand's energy is supplied by renewable energy.
I think it is essential to understand that those opposing further funding for renewable and clean energy research and development rely on models and estimates based on a centralized, inefficient energy system—like the one that currently serves most of the nation. Without taking into account ever-increasing efficiency, smarter technologies, and the ability to jump back and forth between the grid and onsite power, many of the arguments against increased investment in renewable energy are based on false assumptions. And it's interesting that with all the talk about future energy needs and the ability of fossil fuels to meet those needs, there's very little discussion about the reduction of future demand due to increased efficiency and consumer outreach and education.
Finally, our reliance on fossil fuels has created a false marketplace wherein we avoid paying the real cost for our energy because that cost is subsidized (via tax breaks and government aid provided to oil, gas, and coal companies) and deferred to future generations. Even as the cost of fossil fuels increases—due to increased regulation and the vagaries of international politics—government intervention creates an unfair playing field. Without the ability to track capital, it becomes increasingly difficult to counter the argument that renewable energy is prohibitively expensive—especially when fossil fuels are subsidized 12 to 1 over clean energy alternatives.
Funding renewable R&D, extending tax breaks to clean technology companies, even funding training and education for future clean energy workers—it all requires real dollars right now. And until we get the cost/benefit ratio right, we won't get the policy support that's needed to push this fundamental change of our traditional power hierarchy, deposing gas and oil for wind, solar, biofuel, geothermal, and hydropower. Like most things in life, paying up front now means greater security (and savings) in the long run.
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1.1 These requirements cover the construction and performance, exclusive of performance during fire tests, of portable halon type fire extinguishers. Halon type fire extinguishers are intended to be utilized in accordance with the Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers, NFPA 10.
1.2 The requirements for performance during fire testing of halon type fire extinguishers are specified in the Standard for Rating and Fire Testing of Fire Extinguishers, ANSI/UL 711 for extinguishers rated for Class B, C, D and K and Section 24.2 for extinguishers rated for Class A.
1.3 A product that contains features, characteristics, components, materials, or systems new or different from those covered by the requirements in this standard, and that involves a risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons shall be evaluated using appropriate additional component and end-product requirements to maintain the the level of safety as originally anticipated by the intent of this standard. A product whose features, characteristics, components, materials, or systems conflict with specific requirements or provisions of this standard does not comply with this standard. Revision of requirements shall be proposed and adopted in conformance with the methods employed for development, revision, and implementation of this standard.
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Roche, who will turn 33 tomorrow, has made 179 appearances in a nine-year spell with Exiles.
He joined Irish from Saracens in 2003 and helped shape a formidable lineout with fellow stalwarts Bob Casey and Nick Kennedy
Irish head coach Toby Booth paid tribute to Roche, saying: "Kieran has been one of London Irish's greatest servants. A true professional and we thank him for his outstanding dedication and commitment to the club.
"We would like to wish him and his family all the very best for the future. We know that he will be successful in his future career and we wish him luck. "
Roche said: "I would like to thank everyone who has played a part in my rugby career, from my school days onwards, including the players, coaches and support staff that I have worked alongside both at Saracens and London Irish.
"I would also like to thank the supporters of both clubs; particularly those at London Irish who have made me feel a real part of such a great club for the last 10 years. A special thank you goes to my family who have given so much in support of my rugby.
"As with all players moving on from the game I will leave having made many lifelong friends and with many great memories of my time playing rugby.
"I'm looking forward to taking to the field one last time for London Irish at Madejski Stadium this weekend alongside some of those friends and hoping for a victorious send off for everyone who is moving on."


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All I know, and that I want to suggest you avoid, is to stay away from ATK rebuilt engines.
I'd rather get a used one from Japan, if you could find a source, than a new long block from Mexico.
Having been in the used car business for about 25 years, also... if you go to a wrecker yard to get an engine, demand that you either see it in the car before they pull it, or find the serial number on the already pulled engine and go out to the yard to match some of those to a VIN - all with the point of putting eyes on the car's odometer.
From first-hand experience bone-yard motors that are already pulled seem to have 20k to 40k miles subtracted from them from the time they leave to car until the time they get into the storage room. I've caught enough bone-yard guys in their pretty far off guess-timations to just not trust them anymore.
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The round brilliant cut diamond is by far the most popular shape,
and accounts for about 3 out of 4 diamonds purchased today. The
modern ideal proportions for the round brilliant cut diamond (sometimes
called the American Ideal Cut) arose from a mathematical thesis
written by Marcel Tolkowsky and published in 1919 entitled, "Diamond
Design: A Study of the Reflection and Refraction of Light in Diamond".
Its 58-faceted design (33 crown and 25 pavilion facets) produces
the greatest brilliance, dispersion and scintillation among all
the major shapes.
The round brilliant cut diamond is by far the most popular shape,
and accounts for about 3 out of 4 diamonds purchased today. The
modern ideal proportions for the round brilliant cut diamond (sometimes
called the American Ideal Cut) arose from a mathematical thesis
written by Marcel Tolkowsky and published in 1919 entitled, "Diamond
Design: A Study of the Reflection and Refraction of Light in Diamond".
Its 58-faceted design (33 crown and 25 pavilion facets) produces
the greatest brilliance, dispersion and scintillation among all
the major shapes.
However, there are several other shapes, called fancy shapes or
fancy cuts, which with the exception of the emerald cut, are also
brilliant cut or modifications thereof. They are frequently chosen
as the center stones in rings and other jewelry (shown below in
their face-up views).
There are basically three types of cutting patterns, the brilliant
cut, the step cut and the mixed cut (a combination of brilliant
and step cuts). Sometimes diamonds with modified cuts are described
both as to shape and faceting pattern in order to minimize confusion.
For example, an oval shaped stone, which has a brilliant cut crown
and a step cut pavilion, might be referred to as a "modified oval"
or an "oval mixed cut".
Some of the fancy shapes are better suited for retaining the maximum
weight of the more flat forms of diamond rough called macles and
flats, and many are also cut from the less perfectly shaped octahedral
and dodecahedral crystals. There are many other shapes (trilliant,
bagette, etc.) and many branded cutting patterns which occupy specialized
niches and more limited market positions, but we will not cover
them here.
Factors important in selecting a fancy shaped diamond include
all of the 4C's as they apply to the round shape. However, additional
considerations come into play when considering fancy shapes such
as the overall appearance of the outline of the girdle of the stone,
the "bow tie" effect and the length-to-width ratio. Finally, one
may ask, how does shape affect price? So here we will consider each
shape separately and the factors which are important in how they
impact beauty and price.
Currently there is no widely accepted "ideal" range of proportions
for the fancy shaped diamonds. However, these may be developed in
the future because it is known that the American Gem Society is
working on this issue (see www.gemappraisers.com for details. This
is probably the best classification of cut proportions in fancy
shapes currently available.)
When looking at the general appearance of fancy cut diamonds,
make sure that the stone is appealing to your eye and that it is
bilaterally symmetrical. In other words, if you draw an imaginary
line down its center length or across its width (excluding heart
and pear in the latter case), one half of the stones should be shaped
exactly as the other half. Also look at the shape of the pavilion,
especially on emerald cuts, from all angles to make sure it isn't
too deep and doesn't bulge excessively, an indication of extra weight
retention and perhaps a reduction in light return (brilliance).
In many fancy shaped diamonds (marquise, pear, oval, emerald and
heart shapes) the pavilion facets do not culminate at a point at
the tip of the pavilion, but rather form an edge, called the "keel
line". However, for grading purposes this is still referred to as
the culet and should be judged accordingly.
Girdle width will vary between greater extremes on some
fancy shapes compared to the round brilliant. These include the
marquise, pear and heart, where the girdle tends to be thick or
extremely thick at the tips of the stone and in the cleft of the
heart-shaped cut. Also, the princess cut, which has square corners,
may have an extremely thin girdle in these areas. These situations
are frequently encountered with fancy shapes, and attention needs
to be paid to the potential problems of excessive weight vs. danger
of cracking or chipping in diamonds with extremely thick or extremely
thin girdles, respectively.
The bow tie effect, observed with the naked eye, is frequently
found in marquise, oval, pear and some heart- shaped diamonds, and
is considered to be a negative factor if prominent. It arises from
the variations in the pavilion facet angles required in cutting
stones which are longer than they are wide. The bow tie looks like
two dark triangular shapes joined at the point in the center of
the stone (below), and is thought to be the result of light leaking
from the pavilion. Caused sometimes by an overly deep pavilion,
in a well-cut diamond its appearance should be minimal or absent
and certainly not a distraction.
Table measurements used in calculating table size are made
at the point of their greatest width, and for the pear and heart
shape this is not in the center of the stone, but is at the greatest
overall width of the stone. This is the same line along which the
width of the diamond should be measured in calculating the length-to-width
ratio. For the heart shape, the length of the stone is measured
in a vertical line, centered over the cleft, as the distance from
the top of the shoulders to the tip.
ROUND - Information for the round brilliant has been described
on this site in detail under the topics of the 4C's. The round brilliant
diamond, being by far the most popular diamond shape is, because
of market forces, the most expensive. Rounds make up the vast majority
of diamonds found in engagement rings, and are also popular as stud
earrings and pendants. You just can't go wrong with a round!
MARQUISE - The marquise (pronounced "mar-KEYS", not "mar-KEY")
is usually cut as an adaptation of the 58-facet standard brilliant,
with the crown having 33 facets and the pavilion 25 facets of the
same type as the round brilliant. However, the pavilion can be cut
with either 4, 6 or 8 pavilion mains facets, depending upon the
stone's girdle outline. These modifications are also seen in the
pavilion cuts for the pear, oval and heart shaped diamonds.
The crown cut is also sometimes modified in the marquise to form
what is called a "French tip", where the bezel facet at the point
of the stone is eliminated. As an example for comparison, below
is a diagram showing what an imaginary hybrid-cut marquise would
look like where the upper half of the stone is cut as a French tip
and the lower half is cut as a standard brilliant. Note how the
elimination of the bezel facet at the point of the stone requires
that the adjoining bezel facets become "stretched" to accommodate
the space left. French tips are also sometimes cut in pear and heart
shaped diamonds.
The length-to-width ratio is important to a stone's appearance,
and for the marquise shape the preferred range is 1.75-2.25: 1.00.
Marquise diamonds frequently show a bow tie, so try to find a stone
in which this is minimal or absent. This shape of diamond in a ring
accentuates the length of the fingers.
As a % of the diamond's width, the better cut marquise will have
table % in the range of 53-63% and total depth % (crown+girdle+pavilion)
of about 58-65%.
The cost of a 1ct., D, IF marquise is about 20% less than that
of an identical round diamond. For a 1ct., G, VS2 stone, the marquise
cut is only about 7% cheaper than the same round diamond.
PEAR - The pear shape, like the marquise, usually has the
58 facet brilliant pattern, but can also be cut with different numbers
of pavilion mains of 8,7,6 or 4 facets.
In a pear, look for a well-shaped head and even shoulders with
an optimal length-to-width range of 1.50-1.75:1.00. This shape in
a ring will make the fingers appear longer. Pear-shaped diamonds
work equally well as pendants and are exceptional as drop earrings.
Ranges for the well cut pears for table % and total depth % are
about 53-63% and 58-65%, respectively.
The relative cost of a 1ct., D, IF pear shaped diamond is roughly
25% less than an identical round stone, but a 1ct., G, VS2 pear
is only 20% less than the cost of an identical round.
OVAL - The oval, as with the above examples, is seen most
frequently cut in the standard 58 facet brilliant pattern, but again
can have a varying number of pavilion mains facets ranging from
4, 6 or 8.
For ovals, look for even, well-rounded ends with a full body having
an optimal length-to-width range of 1.33-1.66: 1.00. This shape
of stone in a ring accents finger length, and also works nicely
as stud earrings.
Higher cut quality ovals, as with the marquise and pear, have
table %'s of about 53- 63% and total depth %'s of 58-65%.
The relative cost of an oval diamond of 1ct., D color and IF clarity
is roughly 25% less than an identical round stone, but a 1ct., G,
VS2 oval is only 20% less than the cost of an identical round.
RADIANT - The radiant cut is a patented name and cut called
a cut-cornered, square/rectangular (depending on the overall shape)
modified brilliant on GIA grading reports. It has a total of 70
facets, there being 25 crown, 8 girdle and 37 pavilion facets. The
truncated corners may aid in avoiding or minimizing possible chipping
problems posed by extremely thin girdle widths in these areas of
the stone.
Generally, a ring with a square cut radiant tends to shorten the
appearance of the longer fingered hand.
Radiants of higher cut quality will have table %'s of about 59-69%
and total depth %'s ranging from about 59-69%. Deep pavilions are
often seen on many radiants and princess cuts and contribute to
the increased total depth % seen in these stones. However, this
extra depth is often necessary to bring out the maximum brilliance
in the stone.
The comparative cost of a 1ct., D, IF radiant diamond is roughly
33% less than an identical round stone, but a 1ct., G, VS2 radiant
is only about 20% less than the cost of an identical round.
PRINCESS - The princess cut is called a square/rectangular
modified brilliant in GIA grading reports. It may have either 50
facets (21 crown, 4 girdle, 25 pavilion) or 58 facets (21 crown,
4 girdle, 33 pavilion), depending on how the pavilion is cut.
This cut of diamond is frequently a square shape and therefore
shortens the appearance of the longer fingered hand. The princess
cut has sharp, squared-off corners, and if the girdle is extremely
thin in these areas, chipping or cracking may occur more easily.
Princess shapes of high cut quality usually have a table % in
the range of roughly 60-75% and a total depth % of about 65-80%.
As with the radiant, the cost of a 1ct., D, IF princess diamond
is roughly 33% less than that of an identical round stone, but a
1ct., G, VS2 princess is only about 20% less than the cost of an
identical round.
EMERALD - The emerald cut is not a brilliant cut, but is
called a step cut. Step cuts are comprised of larger, planar facets
which act like mirrors. The emerald cut has 58 facets, with 25 crown,
8 girdle and 25 pavilion. Because of the angle, size and shape of
the facets, the emerald cut shows less brilliance and fire (dispersion)
than the other brilliant and modified brilliant cut diamonds. However,
the emerald cut stone reveals a classic and aristocratic elegance
and beauty not seen in other cuts.
Because of the open and large, plate-like nature of the facets,
it is highly recommended that you consider staying at higher color
(D-G) and clarity (IF-VS2) grades than you might with a brilliant
cut stone because they are more likely to become visible at lower
grades. Also, check to make sure that all the facet edges appear
parallel in the face-up position. If they aren't, it can be pretty
obvious at times.
The emerald cut offers a touch of regal elegance as the center
stone in a ring, and the most attractive proportions are a length-to-width
ratio range of 1.50-1.75:1.00. However, some prefer a more square
look with a ratio in the range of 1.30:1.00. Obviously, the more
square the shape, the more it compliments the longer-fingered hand,
and the more rectangular, the better suited it is to the shorter-fingered
The better emerald cut diamonds, like radiants, will have table
%'s of about 59-69% and total depth %'s ranging from about 59-69%.
Like both the radiant and princess, the cost of a 1ct., D, IF
emerald cut diamond is roughly 33% less than that of an identical
round stone, but a 1ct., G, VS2 emerald is only about 20% less than
the cost of an identical round.
HEART - The heart shape is a brilliant cut, which can also
be modified so that the number of pavilion mains may be 6, 7 or
In a heart cut it is important to look for a perfectly symmetrical
appearance where the lobes (top arches) are of even height and breadth,
and the overall shape pleasing.
The better cut heart shapes will have a length-to-width ratio
of just about 1.00:1.00, with a little variation from about 0.98:1.00
to 1.02:1.00.
This shape is seen frequently in pendants, but is suitable for
most any purpose.
The well-cut heart shaped diamonds will have a table % in the
53-63% range, and a total depth of about 58-65%.
Roughly comparable with the pear and oval shapes, the relative
cost of a 1ct., D, IF, heart shaped diamond is approximately 25%
less than an identical round stone, but a 1ct., G, VS heart is only
about 20% less than the cost of an identical round diamond.


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Religion also allows otherwise quite sensible people to let others do their thinking for them; thinking about really serious things is difficult. And it exists to relieve people of the fear of death.
All the rest is mere trappings designed to distinguish one religion from another.
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