Shield

A shield is a type of personal armor, meant to intercept attacks, either by stopping projectiles such as arrows or redirecting a hit from a sword, mace, battle axe or similar weapon to the side of the shield-bearer.

Shields vary greatly in size, ranging from large panels that protect the user's whole body to small models (such as the buckler) that were intended for hand-to-hand-combat use. Shields also vary a great deal in thickness; whereas some shields were made of relatively deep, absorbent, wooden planking to protect soldiers from the impact of spears and crossbow bolts, others were thinner and lighter and designed mainly for deflecting blade strikes.

In prehistory and during the era of the earliest civilizations, shields were made of wood, animal hide, woven reeds or wicker. In classical antiquity, the Migration Period and the Middle Ages, they were normally constructed of poplar tree, lime or another split-resistant timber, covered in some instances with a material such as leather or rawhide and often reinforced with a metal boss, rim or banding. They were carried by foot soldiers, knights and cavalry.

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Blue Cross & Blue Shield Offers Assistance

Cheyenne Star 22 May 2019

Assistance Available for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma Members affected by Severe Weather. Tulsa, OKLA.‹ Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma (BCBSOK) is ready to help members who are impacted by severe weather. You need to login to view the rest of the content. Please Login. Not a Member? Join Us ... ....

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Asbury Park Press 'Protecting the Shield' wins top NYC journalism award

Asbury Park Press 22 May 2019

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Russian Radio-Electronic Shield Now Covers the Arctic, Officials Say

Moscow Times 22 May 2019

The new systems are able to jam foreign ships and aircraft from thousands of kilometers away. ....

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Patent Issued for a New Type of Transparent Radiation Shielding for the Medical and Nuclear Industries

Nasdaq Globe Newswire 22 May 2019

... Office for a new type of transparent radiation shield. Branded as ClearView Radiation Shielding™, the proprietary shielding solution is 50% lighter in weight than lead (Pb) for an equivalent attenuation from high energy gammas and shields significantly better than lead glass....

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Thodupuzha: Mother shielded child’s abuser, claim cops

The Times of India 22 May 2019

Investigation has revealed that Anjana, the mother of the Thodupuzha child abuse victim, shielded her ‘friend’ and accused Arun Anand by suppressing information about the injury to her child Aryan, police told the high court....

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Shields: Democrats' (not entirely) 'bleak prospects'

Ogden Standard-Examiner 22 May 2019

In my line of work, I run into more than a few Democrats whose mood swings of late are frankly semi-wild. Last November, when their party won 41 Republican U.S ... Bush in 1992. Lately, however, Democrats are less bullish ... A ... B ... C ... D ... To find out more about Mark Shields and read his past columns, visit the Creators Syndicate webpage at www.creators.com .......

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High-Touch, Data-Driven Care Initiative Spurs Rapid Growth for Blue Shield of California's Landmark House-Calls Program in First Year

PR Newswire 22 May 2019

92 percent of the participating members are enrolled in a Medicare, MediCal or Cal MediConnect plan offered by Blue Shield or Blue Shield Promise; the rest are Blue Shield's commercial health plan members Average age of program participant is 72 Top 10 chronic conditions addressed.....

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BCBSOK names chief medical officer

The Journal Record 22 May 2019

Todd Hoffman has been named chief medical officer at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma ... ....

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Is Bhupesh Baghel shielding Brijmohan Agarwal over crop insurance scam?

One India 21 May 2019

New Delhi, May 21. Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel is being accused of shielding Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Chhattisgarh Agriculture Minister Brijmohan Agarwal over alleged crop insurance scam in the state. The Janta Congress Chhattisgarh (Jogi) leader Amit ... ....

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IDOC moves to shield more types of records from public disclosure

Idaho Press-Tribune 21 May 2019

BOISE — The Idaho Board of Correction Monday approved multiple proposed changes to what information it is required to provide to the public upon request ... ....

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Rajeev Kumar seeks Supreme Court shield against arrest

Asian Age 21 May 2019

The top court had on May 17 asked him to approach the competent court for relief ... ....

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Is Callaway the Mets manager, or the GM's shield?

Yahoo Daily News 21 May 2019

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Congo-Kinshasa: Schoolgirls Were Used As Human Shields Due to 'Magical Powers' - Charities

All Africa 21 May 2019

Nairobi -Schoolgirls in the Democratic Republic of Congo were raped, forced into marriage and used as human shields by militias who believed they had "magical powers" during violence over a year ago, an investigation by a group of charities said on Monday .......