{"id":37606,"date":"2017-09-17T14:06:14","date_gmt":"2017-09-17T18:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=37606"},"modified":"2017-09-17T14:06:14","modified_gmt":"2017-09-17T18:06:14","slug":"the-week-in-review-107","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/the-week-in-review-107\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In case you missed it, here&#8217;s what was on the blog this week.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Monday, September 11: <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/september-11-2017-we-go-higher\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Children who lost parents in the 9\/11 attacks are working on a documentary. You can contribute to the funding<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Tuesday, September 12: <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/hey-new-york-democrats-its-time-to-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">It was Democratic primary day in New York<\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourcampaigns.com\/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=808450\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A whopping 15% of registered voters turned out<\/a>. Pathetic. If you don&#8217;t vote, don&#8217;t come crying to me with your political complaints. I don&#8217;t care if you justify yourself with a dissertation about how the system is inherently unfair, complete with footnotes. In any context, I can&#8217;t tolerate people who can find hours to run their mouths, but who won&#8217;t take five minutes to act.\u00a0 Stop wasting my time.<\/li>\n<li>Tuesday, September 12: In cheerier news, <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/jewelry-peeps-come-see-me-in-nyc-portland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I&#8217;ll be speaking on jewelry panels in New York and Portland<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Wednesday, September 13: Diamonds are hard. Pearls are not. Guess which gem I recommend for engagement rings? <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/wednesdays-video-engagement-ring-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\">Actually, no need to guess. I&#8217;ll tell you!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eVvQS2SWJo4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thursday, September 14: <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/throwback-thursday-paris-in-june\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Finally getting around to blogging about my June trip to Europe. There&#8217;s a fantastic jewelry exhibit in Paris that continues through early November<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Friday, September 15: <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/flashback-friday-bonn-vienna-empress-sisi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">After Paris, we made a stop in Bonn, Germany, and then went to Vienna, where I researched Empress Elisabeth, aka Sisi<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Saturday, September 16: <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/what-wendy-wore-vienna-dressy-and-casual\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Two outfits from Vienna<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Over on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wendybrandesjewelry\/\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, I have everything from a 33-carat blue topaz &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version=\"7\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:8px;\">\n<div style=\" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;\">\n<div style=\" background:url(data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC\/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5\/P8\/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo\/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI\/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf\/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BY_XuziFpHc\/\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\">Playing with a 33-carat blue #topaz on a Wednesday. Casual. Who&#39;s looking into this gorgeous blue pool and seeing their next custom ring? ??? &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; #topaz #gem #gemsoftheday #carat #bluetopaz #ovalcut #gemstone #gems #jewel #jewelry #finejewelry #giantrock #madeinnyc #ocean #inspo #inspiration #ring #custom #customjewelry #video #instavideo #views #100 #100views<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by Wendy Brandes Jewelry PR (@wendybrandesjewelry) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2017-09-13T17:49:14+00:00\">Sep 13, 2017 at 10:49am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; to bags of diamonds, rubies, and garnets measuring 1 millimeter.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version=\"7\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:8px;\">\n<div style=\" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;\">\n<div style=\" background:url(data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC\/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5\/P8\/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo\/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI\/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf\/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BZEqTbJlDH2\/\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\">Rubies and diamonds and garnets, oh my! ?\u2800 -\u2800 -\u2800 -\u2800 #jewelry #jewellery #pave #diamond #diamonds #design #jewelrydesign #ruby #gem #gemstones #garnet #garnets #madeinnyc<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by Wendy Brandes Jewelry PR (@wendybrandesjewelry) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2017-09-15T19:07:43+00:00\">Sep 15, 2017 at 12:07pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Maybe I should throw all of these into one massive design!  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In case you missed it, here&#8217;s what was on the blog this week. Monday, September 11: Children who lost parents in the 9\/11 attacks are working on a documentary. You can contribute to the funding. Tuesday, September 12: It was Democratic primary day in New York. A whopping 15% of registered voters turned out. Pathetic&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/the-week-in-review-107\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[49,143,144,598],"tags":[1423],"class_list":{"0":"post-37606","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-in-the-news","7":"category-politics","8":"category-rants","9":"category-week-in-review","10":"tag-primary-day","11":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37606","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37606"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37606\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37622,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37606\/revisions\/37622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37606"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37606"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37606"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}