When it comes to designing the perfect ring, there are many features to consider. That is why it is necessary to know ring anatomy to explain to your jeweller what you exactly want. This guide will help you understand each part and make it easier to communicate with your designer.
Head or Setting
The term “setting” has two different meanings. The first refers to the entire ring, excluding the centre stone. Jewellers often mention the price for the setting only, meaning the total of the finished ring depends on the type of gemstones you choose and their characteristics.
The other meaning of the term “setting” refers to the head of the ring, the part of the ring anatomy that holds the centre stone. The head is located at the top of the ring. It determines how the stones interact with light and at which angle the centre stone can be seen.
It is worth mentioning that the terms “solitaire setting”, “halo setting”, “cathedral setting”, and others describe the head of the ring, i.e. the way the stones are mounted, rather than the way gems are held.
Prong, Bezel and Channel Heads
Depending on the way the stone is held, ring heads are divided into prong, bezel and channel heads which feature different variations and designs.
A prong is a tiny metal tip that holds the gemstone in place. Most rings feature three, four, six or eight prongs depending on the gemstone shape. In turn, the prongs can be rounded, pointed, flat or V-shaped. The main advantage of the prong head is that it allows the light to play with the stone, making it appear larger and more brilliant.
The bezel is a setting that fully encircles a stone in a metal frame. This is probably the most secure way to set a stone. The half-bezel wraps only half of the gem and might be a good solution for those concerned about the visibility of the stone.
Channel heads feature the stone in between two straight pieces of metal on either side of it. In a channel setting, gemstones are set closely together into grooves of the channel, which tightly hold the stones, protecting them from outside forces.
It is important to mention that not all rings have the head portion. Some designs feature gemstones that are directly set into the rest of the ring without using a separate part.
The “gallery” is a term that refers to the underside of the head beneath the centre stone. It is a part of the setting that adds to the profile beauty of the ring.
Depending on the design of the ring, galleries can be highly minimalistic or feature gemstones and milgrain details. A ring gallery is a prime location to see wear caused by other rings, such as wedding, anniversary and eternity bands. The constant friction can wear, crack and break the gallery. This is why you should be careful with your ring if you choose a gallery design.
Airline and Solder Points
The airline in the ring design is the open section under the head. It is most commonly found in rings featuring solitaire, trellis, cathedral and three-stone settings, and it gets visible when the jewellery is viewed from the side.
The term “solder points” is used to describe the positions at which separate pieces of complex designs are soldered together. For example, the head and the rest of the ring are made separately and then joined. The points at which the parts join are called solder points.
Shank, Sizing Bar and Shoulders
Shank is the metal portion of the ring that encircles the finger. This is the technical term for the widely used ring band. There are many types of ring shanks, from plain round to flat bottomed styles, which tend to keep the ring from spinning.
If the ring has a distinct design featuring pavé diamonds on the band, the ring shank is said to start at the point where the design stops. Shank is also the portion where jewellers add or remove metal to resize the ring.
In many rings that have accent diamonds on the shank, jewellers intentionally do not put diamonds all the way around to allow for the resizing work to be done. The small plain metal gap that has no diamonds on it is called a sizing bar.
The shank can wear thin over time. In this case, jewellers “re-shank” the ring, meaning they replace the worn-out metal. However, if you are careful with your ring, the shank will last your lifetime.
The term “shoulders” refers to the part of the shank that is very close to the head of the ring. In other words, this portion holds the head. Ring shoulders are often set with accent diamonds to enhance the centre stone or talked about to describe the thickness of the band.
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Building toys are popular for kids of all ages and help to demonstrate many principles of science, math, and physics. Here’s how building toys inspire STEM careers!
1. Inspiring creativity. Building toys like LEGOs and K’NEX are designed to be modular and part of a “system” – in other words, they should generally work with another piece in that system. As a result, there are quite literally endless possibilities for what kids and teens can create with these building toys, ranging from miniature sculptures to working machines. The great thing about LEGOs is that used bricks can be easily found at thrift stores and garage sales, and because of the system’s “precision” every brick made for the last 60+ years (since 1958) will fit!
2. Understanding design physics. Building toys also teach concepts about engineering that can be difficult to describe without a visual aid – structural integrity, for instance. Building toys encourage kids to create their own designs while also taking into account factors like stability, durability, and the construction process itself. In addition, these toys are often used in classrooms to demonstrate fascinating structural concepts in physics that almost appear to be impossible optical illusions. Check out this incredible tensegrity sculpture that appears to float using the magic of science!
3. Exploration of themes. Building toys are often themed based on popular books, TV shows, and movies. As a result, they’re a wonderful way to get kids into building by focusing on a series they already enjoy. In other cases, pioneering organizations have endorsed building toys that model real-life marvels of engineering. NASA, for instance, has produced several space-themed sets with LEGO including a scale model of the Saturn V rocket that took us to the moon in 1969!
4. Direct applications. Robotics is a newer field that has become more accessible to children and teens in recent years. Thanks to video games and building toys encouraging programming and construction, concepts of robotics are easier to introduce than they have ever been before. Building toys have incorporated robotics by including sensors, app control, and programmable features into the models builders create. Click here to read more on at-home robotics projects!
5. Wide appeal. The best thing about building toys is that they never get old! In recent years, manufacturers of building toys have begun producing sets specifically designed for an older audience. LEGO produces an entire line of sets for adults, marketed for the 18+ range, that are especially challenging to complete. But when you see the Titanic built entirely from LEGO bricks, it’s truly a sight to behold!
Toys are one of the best ways to inspire kids to explore STEM concepts. Click here for more great learning toys!


Children, Youth and Families
Children, Youth & Families » In This Section
Services Offered by York County Children and Youth Services
- Intake - The purpose of the Intake Unit is to investigate referrals received from concerned citizens and mandated reporters who suspect either child abuse or neglect.
- Emergency Services Unit - On call staff are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to respond to situations involving child abuse or neglect.
- Family Support Unit - The primary responsibility of Family Support is to provide supportive services to children and their parents within their homes emphasizing safety, permanency and well-being.
- Permanency - All children have the right to a safe and permanent home. When a child's birth parents are unable or willing to provide this, it can be provided through Permanency Services.
- Independent Living - It is the responsibility of Independent Living to provide the young person, aging out of the system, with the tools needed to be successful.
- Truancy Team - The purpose of this team is to provide better and more consistent service to each family and each school district within York County by providing a coordinated response to truancy concerns among at-risk youth.
- Resource Unit - The Resource Unit is responsible for recruiting new foster parents and ensuring our foster homes meet the needs of the children in their homes.
- Family Group Decision Making - FGDM is a voluntary meeting that involves immediate and extended family, support people, community members and service providers to create plans that provide for the safety and well-being of the family.
Additional information can be found in A Family's Guide to York County Children, Youth, and Families/ Spanish Guide


The flood during the time of king Ogyges (1500 b.c.) was said to have consumed much of Greece, that flood not mentioned in Plato’s account of Atlantis in his dialogue with Critias and Timaeus, but late in life, writing book three of his The Laws, Plato actually says that the flood of Ogyges was the same flood which inundated Atlantis, confirmed by the mention in Critias and Timaeus actually (contradictory to his 9600 b.c. date for Atlantis) of 1300 b.c. greek kings who lived in that timeframe, Cecrops, Erysichthon, Erectheus, and Theseus, real ancient kings, Ogyges included, so Plato late in his life has confirmed the biblical timeline, that the ice age ended circa 1500 b.c., and that certainly explains the submerged bronze age ruins found all over the world which flummox the darwinistas.
This is certainly huge news folks, the ancient christian historian Julius Africanus wrote (700 years after Plato) that Ogyges and Moses lived contemporaneously, so Plato in book three of The Laws may have been his clue, that the flood of Ogyges was when the world ocean rose and the middle latitudes dried out, the end of the ice age, confirmed certainly in the egytian Ipuwer Papyrus and the legend of the flood of Ogyges, and the story of Atlantis in Critias and Timaeus, when you follow Plato’s lead to correct that key date to 1500 b.c.! Preachers, are you reading for comprehension? See http://genesisveracityfoundation.com.


We have all heard the horror stories about the pain of root canals. Just the term is enough to make people feel nervous. If it becomes necessary for you to have a root canal you can rest easy, most people report that the procedure is no more painful that having a cavity filled. Your Dentist can tell you if you need a root canal and if necessary can explain the process so that you won’t be anxious.
What Is A Root Canal?
Dentists will recommend a root canal treatment when too badly damaged or infected that it is necessary to remove both the tooth nerve and pulp. The procedure saves a tooth that otherwise would have to be pulled. After removing the pulp chamber and the nerve, the tooth cleaned out and then sealed. If a root canal is not done or the tooth is not pulled, you can end up with an abscess or further infection. An abscess happens when the tooth pulp or nerve tissue is infected and forms a pocket of infection that goes all the way to the roots of the tooth. If left untreated you could develop swelling and pain in the face or neck with resulting a bone loss.
The procedure is called a root canal because of the fact that the nerve resides in the root canal which is in the center of the tooth. Even though the nerve for the teeth undergoing a root canal procedure is removed this does not affect the long-term health of the tooth’s health. You just will not feel sensations of hot or cold on that tooth. Your Dentist can explain the longevity of teeth that has undergone a root canal.
How Did The Tooth Get Infect?
The nerve and pulp of the tooth can get infected from a variety of causes including a cavity that did not get treated, a tooth that breaks off or is cracked, an injury, or a tooth that has been filled too many times. You may not even know there is a problem until a dentist examines your teeth. If there are symptoms they can include a relentless toothache, the tooth may get dark in color, and the gums may be swollen or tender and severe pain from heat or cold. If you have these persistent symptoms, make an appointment for a checkup with Dentist.
What Does The Dentist Do During A Root Canal Procedure?
Your dentist may perform the root canal, or he or she might refer you to an endodontist. An endodontist specializes in diseases or injuries of the pulp and nerves of the teeth. The degree of the damage to the root and pulp will determine whether you will require specialized care. The root canal procedure itself will probably take a couple of visits to the dentist. The procedure will include an X-ray, and then the decayed tissue will be removed after drilling into the tooth. After cleaning the tooth out, it is sealed. Sealing may happen at the next visit as many dentists like to make sure the infection is completely taken care of.
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This essay was prepared for the 10th Anniversary celebration of New Esperance Morris. It summarises our findings in our continuing research on the life of Mary Neal and her work with the Esperance Club.
We would welcome any further information or any ideas about resources.
Why New Esperance?
New Esperance Morris takes its name directly from an earlier club of that name – The Esperance Club, which was in existence from 1895 until the outbreak of the First World War. The club, which was housed in Cumberland Market, near Euston Station, was initially a working class girls’ club run by two fairly well-to-do radical women, Mary Neal and Emmeline Pethick (later Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence, suffragette).
“Both Mary Neal and I (E. Pethick) had accepted … the gospel of Socialism as it was preached in our day by Keir Hardie. … We were rebels against the system that decreed that those who did the hard and unpleasant work of the world should be shut out from any enjoyment of the wealth which they wrought with their hands. … It seemed to us that the world was upside down, and being young we felt very hot about it, and had perhaps half unconsciously an idea that we and the enlightened young people of our day could do something to set it the right way up.” (1)
And so it was that they worked amongst the poorer working class girls of the district, many of whom were engaged in the clothing trade. The Esperance Club members generally earned extremely low wages and were the children of mainly uneducated parents. Mary Neal was particularly impressed by the resilience of these girls and hoped to channel their spirit to further the social change for which they were working and therefore to prevent any recurrence of the misery and squalor which was the daily lot of most of the girls’ mothers.
In 1905 Mary Neal first became aware of English Folk Songs through an article published in the Morning Post about Cecil Sharp who had been collecting Folk Songs.
“I went to see Mr Cecil Sharp to ask his advice as to whether these songs would be suitable for a working girls’ club. In ten minutes we were deep in the subject of folk song and I was told that I should be surprised at the way in which English boys and girls would understand and appreciate their own folk music. ‘They will learn it’, said Mr Sharp, ‘by a sort of spiritual sixth sense’. … I went away having made up my mind to the experiment, although I must confess that the music looked to my inexperience very difficult. In a fortnight I wrote to Mr Sharp telling him that I could only express the result of the first few lessons by saying that the Club had gone mad, that they were perfectly intoxicated with the music.” (2)
This was the start of a life-long interest in English folk song and especially in folk dance. After the success of the folk songs, the next step was to find dances in similar vein. Cecil Sharp was very ready to help and visits between Headington and London were arranged. William Kimber and his cousin came to London to teach the Esperance Girls morris dancing. “They told me that our girls learnt more in two nights than the country lads in six months. They were extraordinarily good pupils …” (3) In fact they learned enough in these two evenings to give a performance of morris dances at their Christmas party. This was repeated at a public performance at the Small Queens Hall in April 1906 when an introductory lecture was given by Cecil Sharp.
From such small beginnings, interest in morris dancing spread rapidly. Over the next few years, the Esperance Club was visited by over 30 traditional dancers, including most of the Bampton and Flamborough dance teams. The girls gave displays periodically at the Small Queen’s Hall and at various London theatres. They were inundated with invitations to give displays and with requests for tuition from organisations all over the country and so the girls in their turn became travelling dancers and instructresses.
The Daily Telegraph, June 26th 1909 carried a report on a display of Folk dancing given at Bridgewater House by the Girls of the Esperance Club.
“Yesterday afternoon a charming entertainment was given. The performers … are members of the Esperance Club. … They were assisted by a number of children drawn from the public elementary schools and the enjoyment of all in their pleasant task was obvious. Miss Mary Neal … was present, and in conversation on the subject mentioned that since the Club had given its first performance three years ago, 300 clubs, villages and schools had been taught the dances and songs that this organisation had itself learnt so effectively.”
From 1905 to 1907, Cecil Sharp, Mary Neal and Herbert MacIlwaine worked together harmoniously. Although Cecil Sharp never had any official connection with the Esperance Club, he often gave talks at their public displays and sold his song collections there. Herbert MacIlwaine was musical director of the Esperance Club and also collaborated with Cecil Sharp to produce the Morris Books.
The first Morris Book was published in July 1907 and is dedicated to ‘our friends and pupils, the members of the Esperance Girls’ Club’. The authors give credit to Miss Mary Neal who ‘not only made the venture possible in the beginning, but with her power of organisation gave it a reach and strength that neither of us could have given.’
However, this strong affiliation was reaching its end and by November 1907 relations between Cecil Sharp and Mary Neal were definitely strained. Later editions of the Morris Books do not bear the dedication quoted above.
Mary Neal was very much concerned with the social welfare of the under-privileged. She realised that the help that she and others like her could give was very limited, but nevertheless was determined to do as much as she could. She looked upon the pursuit of morris dancing by her club members as a beneficial extension of their otherwise limited experience and as a basic expression of an almost lost national art. She fervently believed that the morris dance was an integral part of English life, especially among those who either worked on the land or whose forbears had been involved in agriculture.
Consequently, her method of instructing the girls was to invite known morris dancers to come to London to teach the girls directly the dances they knew. From this basis the girls would then visit other organisations and teach them the dances in turn. Cecil Sharp’s approach was different. He believed that he had collected the morris dances accurately, and that qualified teachers under his instruction were needed to ensure that the dances did not become ‘corrupted’ when passed on to new dancers. He had a background steeped in classical music and earned his living by lecturing, composing and conducting choral societies and orchestras. Shortly before he met Mary Neal he had been Principal of the Hampstead Conservatoire of Music.
Although he was a member of the Fabian Society and his sister Evelyn was a militant suffragette, Cecil Sharp himself moved along more conventional lines. His social standing is illustrated by the fact that he was musical instructor to the children of the Prince and Princess of Wales from 1904 to 1907. The people he lived and worked amongst were mainly well-to-do, well-educated members of the upper middle class and aristocracy. When he first became aware of folk song and later morris dancing he felt that here was a heritage of indigenous music equivalent to any European folk music, which should be ‘saved’ at all costs. He made great efforts to note songs and dances accurately.
His views on spreading the gospel of folk song and particularly dance inevitably led Cecil Sharp to disagreements with Mary Neal, but for a while these were confined to their private correspondence.
By 1907, the morris dance movement had spread all over the country and it seemed necessary and desirable to co-ordinate the work of all the people involved in the folk world. Mary Neal called a conference at the Goupil Gallery in London. As a result of this the Association for the Revival and Practice f Folk Music was formed. Cecil Sharp found himself in disagreement with most of the ideas of this organisation and so began the public split between Neal and Sharp. Many of their views were aired in the press, with other correspondents joining in and taking sides. In reply to criticism in the letter columns of Country Life, Mary Neal wrote
“… there are no authorities except the traditional dancers, and they all dance differently in different places, and the same dancer will vary the step at different times. I was the first one to invite Mr Kimber up to town to teach the Morris Dance to the Esperance Club, and he varied his step many times during his several visits, as a folk-dancer always does. … I entirely disagree with the view that there is any one traditional step or any authentic canon of morris dancing as yet established …” (4)
From this time, Neal and Sharp went different ways. Mary Neal formed the Esperance Guild of Morris Dancers and Cecil Sharp founded the School of Morris Dancing at Chelsea in 1909. The purpose of the latter was “… primarily to conserve the Morris Dance in all its traditional purity; and, secondly, to teach it as accurately as possible …” (5) Their paths crossed from time to time and both were involved in the Annual Festival Celebrations and Summer School at Stratford upon Avon, in which town the Esperance Guild had their Country address. However, by 1911 Sharp had effectively taken control of the folk side of the festival and had formed the English Folk Dance Society.
By this time morris dancing had been accepted as part of the school syllabus by the Board of Education. Both Mary Neal and Cecil Sharp had given demonstrations, lectures and instruction in morris dancing throughout the country and in the U.S.A. Florence Warren, one of the original class who learnt morris at the Esperance Club, visited America in 1911 in her capacity as Head Instructress of the Esperance Guild. There she settled and married in 1912.
Mary Neal had other interests during this time. She was involved in the suffragette movement and acted as special investigator and journalist for the magazine ‘Votes for Women’. She did not neglect the other activities, (such as the Sunday evening Newspaper class), of the Esperance Club and continued to organise holidays for the girls at ‘The Sundial’ in Surrey and ‘The Green Lady Hostel’ at Littlehampton. With Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence, she set up ‘Maison Esperance’ which gave regular employment as dressmakers and milliners to some of the Esperance girls.
The Esperance Club and Guild of Morris Dancers came to an end with the outbreak of the First World War. Mary Neal went into war work and afterwards did not resume her work with the club. In fact, she advised those who asked her about folk to join the E.F.D.S.
In 1937, “in acknowledgement of her national work in making a practice of the Morris Folk Dances a possession of the people”, the C.B.E. was awarded to “Our trusty and well-beloved Mary Clara Sophia Neal, J.P.”. In the late 1930s, the newly-formed Morris Ring sought her advice in their new policy of going back to the traditional dancers for further information, disregarding the E.F.D.S. practise of following the ‘book version’.
Having served as a Magistrate in Littlehampton for 12 years, Mary Neal died there in 1944 at the age of 84.
Sources of quotes:
(1) Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence – ‘My part in a changing world’
(2) Mary Neal – ‘Set to Music’
(3) Report on the Conference held at the Goupil Gallery, 14:11:1907
(4) ‘Country Life’, 15:9:1910
(5) Circular about the ‘School of Morris Dancing’, for the session beginning 27:10:1909
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Leaf color is composed of streaks, marks, or patches either regular or irregularly patterned or marginated of more than one color, typically, though not exclusively, white and green, yellow and green, cream and green; cream, green and pink etc.
The Crassulaceae family of plants fascinates me, and the sedums are one of its larger genera. I first saw ‘Frosty Morn” featured on a gardening program from Iowa, so I wondered whether it’d be drought tolerant. Shortly afterwards, I found it at our local nursery and planted in my xeristrip. It has never faltered. The only disfiguring occurrence is a little nipping by grasshoppers during early summer, which has never seemed to harm it, or other large leafed sedums.
There are numerous interesting yuccas to choose from besides the Yucca glauca or Y. angustifolia seen throughout our area. Y. filamentosa ‘Color Guard’ has some of the most striking variegation and will even flower in part shade, cold hardy to Zone 5. Other Y. filamentosa varieties to consider growing in our area are ‘Bright Edge’ and ‘Golden Sword’.
Agaves are striking and architectural Southwest native plants and are included in a group of plants I term Southwest evergreens. They are unusual in that at maturity, they only flower once, and then die. for this reason, some classify them as multiannual, rather than perennial. However, as they common name suggests, it takes many years before they flower. Leaves of the Agave are arranged in a spiral beginning from a near invisible stem, forming a rosette.Agaves vary in size from 4-6 inches to larger than man-size.
Snow on the Mountain is a showy plant native to the plains states. Heat and drought tolerant in the Texas Panhandle. Striking variegated green and white foliage, with small white summer flowers. Can be invasive and is toxic to humans, sap of plant may cause dermatitis. Deer resistant. Control spread by deadheading.
Caladium corms are tropical plants grown for their summer foliage, however they do send up an arum type flower (a member of the Araceae family). Foliage comes in many different variegation patterns in red, pink and white. There are a over a thousand cultivars, most from the Caladium bicolor species. Plant bulbs after May 1st, only about 3 inch deep. Caladiums like it hot and moist. Complete shade works OK, or morning sun only.There are a few sun tolerant cultivars available. For larger leaves.
A great plant for those people who must have their foliage fix. Despite their large foliage, cannas will do quite well in a medium water-use area with well amended soil.There are dwarf varieties and others that will reach 7 feet. Leaves shred easily by hail, but will recover after several weeks. Cannas sprout from thick rhizomes. Although subtropical, cannas easily winter over in the Texas Panhandle and spread to form a thick root mass.
Heucheras are native to the North American continent and make wonderful foliage and flower plants for your woodland border. Grown mostly for its interesting, evergreen foliage, coral bells will continue to flower on mature plants if kept deadheaded into the summer. Although the native heucheras are great in themselves, there are hundreds of hybrid cultivars to choose from.
The most remarkable quality of Red Dragon Persicaria is its burgundy red patterned leaves and red stems, a plant grown much more for its foliage than flowers. (The flower stalk in the upper right is of Acanthus spinosus.) Not a native (native to China) it will come back if nipped by a late frost and will suffer sunburn in afternoon sun. Red Dragon may take 3 years before flowering, however, that is not a drawback.
There are many different sedum species and varieties of this delightful spreading groundcover. I took this picture on a garden tour in Angel Fire New Mexico, and have not been able to identify it yet. It is easy to see from the picture how it got its common name, stonecrop. Sedum groundcovers spread nicely in a low to medium water use area of gritty, well drained soil, and will do just fine in afternoon shade.