![]() ![]() Losing their source of income, fishermen took up piracy for sustenance, and while they conducted their “transactions” without ever killing anyone, they were nevertheless represented as terrorists by the media. ![]() With the ambitious approach of revealing the country’s challenges through the lives and actions of its pirates, he brings to life the humanity and the complexity of a nation plundered by foreign vessels illegally depleting its rich natural maritime resources. On the heels of his Academy Award nomination for Asad, director Bryan Buckley revisits Somalia through the eyes of a Canadian rookie writer risking it all to break through as a journalist. This film is a far cry from the dichotomies of Captain Philips and the media’s ennobling of Americans in stark contrast to the barbarism of the Somalis. ![]() Based on the writings and adventures of best selling journalist Jay Bahadur, Pirates of Somalia is an enthralling ride into the reality of Somalia’s pirates, seen from the shores of a nation pillaged by foreign corporations. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() The crystals are also favored among those who believe in the healing power of stones. Rock crystal has been used to make everything from sculptures to crystalline plates and bowls. ![]() Quartz has a long history of use, and not just as jewelry. Some crystals are double terminated, meaning they have a point on both ends. Quartz crystals are usually hexagonal, with six sides and a terminated point resembling a pyramid. The crystal formations are visible to the naked eye, unlike cryptocrystalline forms of silica like chalcedony or jasper. Quartz is a macrocrystalline form of silicon dioxide(SiO₂ or silica). For many collectors, that’s an important distinction. In other words, it’s wholly synthetic and it really only appeared on the market in the late 1990s.Īnytime you see a “new” variation of quartz available do your research. Instead, these stones have a thin layer of gold or titanium deposited on their surface. It’s a pretty, iridescent piece of quartz but it’s not natural in the slightest. In addition to treated specimens, collectors will also find “mystic quartz” available. Natural stocks of the stuff are low and the vast majority is heat-treated or irradiated to bring in the characteristic olive hue. Other stones are almost always treated, such as prasiolite. In formations like clusters, the stones will often have a “burnt” look to their coloration, with the deep orange even fading into brown at some points. Since they’re chemically identical, you usually have to judge based on how the colors look. ![]() ![]() ![]() He’s been given a small farm on the outskirts of the empire as a thanks for his service, but no matter how far he travels, it’s impossible to escape the war’s devastating effects on the world.īandits, suspicious townsfolk, a mysterious pair of siblings, and a secret that lurks in the mountains all threaten John’s peace. Retired from a decade of brutal war, he wants nothing more than a quiet pastoral life while he does his best to stem the steady increase of his Doom Points before they hit 100, signaling the start of the end. A chance to start over.įor John Sutton, only one of those three things matters. A world on the precipice of the apocalypse. ![]() ![]() The detail in these illustrations is extraordinary. Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature is yet another children's picture book by Joyce Sidman packed with intriguing information about the natural world and beautifully illustrated by Beth Krommes employing scratchboard art of which she is a master. I learned quite a few things I hadn’t know until reading them in this book, and it also got me thinking about this spiral pattern.Īlso, anyone who finds the spiral shape attractive or compelling in any way will find a lot here to love. ![]() This is the best kind of nature & science book: it teaches in a way that is so interesting. And for older kids there is a wonderful two page spread at the end of the book, which both reviews and expands on the information in the book proper. the words used are soothing enough so that this could even work as a bedtime story! The slightly older child will love finding the smaller pictures within pictures that give more specific examples, which are named. The simple text information and big pictures can appeal to the youngest child. I love how this can be read on so many different levels to and by so many ages of kids. This goes for individual animals (and animal parts and postures), individual plants, ocean waves, clouds, and entire galaxies. ![]() ![]() ![]() Fascinating scientific information about how spirals are so prevalent in nature. ![]() |