The giving of engagement and wedding rings are symbols of devotion, faithfulness and love. The giving of a wedding and engagement ring for marriage is still so very popular that today and it has grown to be a multi-million dollar business. The complete history of ring giving is not known, however, there are records that it was practiced as long as 4800 years ago by the Ancient Egyptians. At that time It, seems that in Egypt rushes and reeds were braided into circular rings and put on the fingers of the women as ornaments.
In many cultures the circle of the ring ( having no beginning or end) has been considered a symbol of eternity; a symbol of eternal love. The hole in the centre of the ring has also carried significance. It symbolises a gateway or door leading to events in the couple's future life and the unseen joys and even the hidden sorrows they will share in love together.
It didn't take long before the easily damaged and easily worn out rings made of reeds and rushes were replaced by longer lasting rings made of leather, bone or ivory. The rings also were made of increasingly more expensive materials to symbolize and demonstrate the greatness of the love the giver had for his love. An expensive ring also symbolized the social status of the giver.
The first well-documented use of a diamond ring to signify engagement was by the Archduke Maximilian of Austria in imperial court of Vienna in 1477 AD. The diamond ring was given upon his betrothal to Mary of Burgundy. This event influenced those of higher social class and of significant wealth to give diamond rings to their loved ones.
The early Christians didn't incorporate the wedding ring into their marriage ceremonies as symbols of love and commitment until late in the 19th century. At first these rings were often grandiose and highly decorated with engraved doves, lyres, or two linked hands. The church leaders discouraged the use of such flamboyant bands calling them proud, ostentatious and heathen and so under pressure of church leaders by the late 19th century they had become to be much simplified.
During the Protestant reformation the wedding ring replaced the betrothal ring as the primary ring associated with marriage. In Catholic countries the transition took place somewhat later. Now, in the 21st Century, especially within Western civilization, it has become a common expectation for the bride-to-be to permanently wear her ring as a means of showing her commitment.
The price for an engagement or wedding ring varies considerably depending on the materials used and the design of the ring. Rings including gemstones are more expensive. The price of the gemstones, if any, in the ring depends on the type and quality of the gem. Diamonds have values according to their carat weight, color, clarity and cut. Other gemstones, such as sapphires, rubies, emeralds, have different systems. Synthetic stones and diamond substitutes such as cubic zirconias, differing and very beautiful stones can today be obtained at a much reduced price from reputable jewelers . At the same time, today there is a fantastic range of choices of exquisitely beautiful stones that can be purchased for people who want something 'really classy'.
A request for marriage while on bended knee is symbolic of the commitment of one's own life to another person. The proposal being on bended knee also allows the hands of the partner to be at eye level making it easy to place a ring on the finger and allowing for optimal light. Most women no doubt prefer this romantic gesture of kneeling which puts the woman in an exalted position and creating the feeling of respect and gratitude for her honour.
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Fresno County Workforce Teams with Cisco Silver Partner AMS to Deploy Cisco Unified Communications.
Saratoga Union School District replaced its PBX systems with Cisco Unified Communications Manager Express to improve communications.
We want to extend educational access to people and our network wouldn't allow that," said Dr. Gornick. "The Cisco architecture with converged voice, video and data systems solves the problem, keeps us ahead of the technology curve and allows us to expand our educational programs.
We have always received top notch service from you. Anytime we did encounter a little bump along the way with AMS.NET staff, you were quick to respond and took a non-biased stance on resolving the issue. This is what I admire most. You have always been quick to respond and always made us feel as if we were the most important customer.
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Dean Paul Jarley promises informational, yet entertaining episodes on a variety of topics.
The first three episodes of "Is This Really A Thing" are out now.
People are talking about backyard chickens and Bitcoin and even whether you should buy your backyard chickens with Bitcoin. But are backyard chickens and Bitcoin really a thing?
That's the premise of "Is This Really a Thing?"— a new podcast from UCF College of Business Dean Paul Jarley. The college's first podcast launched today in the middle of Podcast Week and looks at a variety of current topics to determine if they are just hype or if they represent fundamental change that could alter how we do business.
The first three episodes debate whether eSports, ghosting in the workplace, and Bitcoin are really a thing.
Jarley doesn't have to go far to find experts with something interesting to say about any of his topics.
For eSports, he tapped UCF Vice President and Director of Athletics Danny White, Richard Lapchick, director of the DeVos Sport Business Management Program, and Ben Noel, executive director of the Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy, UCF's nationally renowned graduate video-gaming program. In the ghosting in the workplace episode, he talks to students, a career coach and a staffing-agency executive about job candidates who stop responding to employers that are trying to hire them. In Bitcoin, UCF economist Sean Snaith weighs in on the viability of the cryptocurrency and whether to include it in your portfolio.
And while the topics are serious, Jarley promises that the podcast will not be a typical classroom lecture.
"We hope to make you laugh a little along the way and leave you with a new way to think about the topic at hand," he says.
"Is This Really a Thing?" is available through iTunes, Google Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn, Spotify or by visiting https://business.ucf.edu/podcast.


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To protect his people from the demonic Illysp, Torin, king of Alson, made the ultimate sacrifice. Now, as his best friend and his former love seek to salvage the shattered lands beyond their borders, a treacherous assault costs them their most powerful weapon—the fabled Crimson Sword.
Hopelessly outmatched, Pentania's citizens fight to flee their conquered homeland, or perish. Yet an even greater threat looms. For the Leviathan has been awakened, an unfathomable creature whose wrath could singlehandedly destroy the entire world.
Hope—if any remains—lies in the efforts of a lone elf, a mad witch, and a fallen hero charged with unraveling a series of divine riddles. Yet, to do so, they must first find a way to break the very bonds of Illysp possession…