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46.5 Questioner: Can you tell me something of the little growth on Gandalf's leg, what caused it and if it is [a] danger to him?
Ra: I am Ra. The cause of such growths has been previously discussed. The danger to the physical body complex is slight given the lack of repeated stimulus to anger.
79.2 Questioner: The instrument would like to ask, is there any danger in receiving too much transferred energy with the instrument in her present condition?
Ra: I am Ra. No.
17.6 Questioner: Was its danger both blast and radiation?
Ra: I am Ra. There is very little radiation, as you know of it, in this particular type of device. There is radiation which is localized, but the localization is such that it does not drift with the winds as does the emission of your somewhat primitive weapons.
72.15 Questioner: Is there any danger in the Sunday night meditations, [with the] precautions we are taking, of the instrument being led away by the Orion entity?
Ra: I am Ra. The opportunities for the Orion entity are completely dependent upon the instrument's condition of awareness and readiness. We would suggest that this instrument is still too much the neophyte to open itself to questions since that is the format used by Ra. As the instrument grows in awareness this precaution may become unnecessary.
12.28 Questioner: Are most of these from the fourth density? What density do they come from?
Ra: I am Ra. Few there are of fourth density. The largest number of Wanderers, as you call them, are of the sixth density. The desire to serve must be distorted towards a great deal of purity of mind and what you may call foolhardiness or bravery, depending upon your distortion complex judgment. The challenge/danger of the Wanderer is that it will forget its mission, become karmically involved, and thus be swept into the maelstrom from which it had incarnated to aid the destruction.
10.8 Questioner: Is there any danger of this happening to Earth at this time?
Ra: I am Ra. We feel this evaluation of your planetary mind/body/spirit complex's so-called future may be less than harmless. We say only the conditions of mind exist for such development of technology and such deployment. It is the distortion of our vision/understanding that the mind and spirit complexes of those of your people need orientation rather than the "toys" needing dismantlement, for are not all things that exist part of the Creator? Therefore, freely to choose is your honor/duty.
58.17 Questioner: Thank you, that explains it nicely. I apologize for asking so many stupid questions on this, but I am really functioning here with very little knowledge. I do not wish to get into subject matter of no importance. I had assumed [that] questions about the pyramid were desired by you due to the fact that some danger was involved to some who had misused the pyramid, etc.
I am trying to understand the way light works and trying to get a grasp of how everything works together, and I was hoping that questions in this area on the pyramid would help me understand the third distortion, I'll say, which is light. Now, as I understand it, the pyramid shape acts as a funnel, in this way increasing the, I'll say density of energy so that the individual may have a greater intensity of actually the third distortion. Is this correct?
Ra: I am Ra. In general, this is correct.
98.6 Questioner: Thank you. The second question is: "Our oldest cat, Gandalf, has a growth near his spine. Is there any factor that makes the surgical removal of this growth less appropriate than the surgical removal of the growth that we had performed a year ago last April, and would the most appropriate actions on our part to aid his recovery be the visualization of light surrounding him during the surgery and the repeating of ritual phrases at periodical intervals while he is at the veterinarians?"
Ra: I am Ra. No. There is no greater cause for caution than previously and, yes, the phrases of which you speak shall aid the entity. Although this entity is in body complex old and, therefore, liable to danger from what you call your anesthetic, its mental, emotional, and spiritual distortions are such that it is strongly motivated to recover that it might once again rejoin the loved one. Keep in mind that this entity is harvestable third density.
36.17 Questioner: Then what is the motivation for the… Oh, let me finish that question first. What is the motiv— what is the mechanism that this unusual sixth-density entity would wish to gain to polarize more negatively through wandering?
Ra: I am Ra. The Wanderer has the potential of greatly accelerating the density whence it comes in its progress in evolution. This is due to the intensive life experiences and opportunities of the third density. Thusly the positively oriented Wanderer chooses to hazard the danger of the forgetting in order to be of service to others by radiating love of others. If the forgetting is penetrated the amount of catalyst in third density will polarize the Wanderer with much greater efficiency than shall be expected in the higher and more harmonious densities.
Similarly, the negatively oriented Wanderer dares to hazard the forgetting in order that it might accelerate its progress in evolution in its own density by serving itself in third density by offering to other-selves the opportunity to hear the information having to do with negative polarization.
52.7 Questioner: Am I correct, then, in assuming that discipline of the personality, knowledge of self, and control, shall I say, in strengthening of the will would be what any fifth-density entity would see as those things of importance?
Ra: I am Ra. In actuality these things are of importance in third through early seventh densities. The only correction in nuance that we would make is your use of the word, control. It is paramount that it be understood that it is not desirable or helpful to the growth of the understanding, may we say, of an entity by itself to control thought processes or impulses except where they may result in actions not consonant with the Law of One. Control may seem to be a short-cut to discipline, peace, and illumination. However, this very control potentiates and necessitates the further incarnative experience in order to balance this control or repression of that self which is perfect.
Instead, we appreciate and recommend the use of your second verb in regard to the use of the will. Acceptance of self, forgiveness of self, and the direction of the will; this is the path towards the disciplined personality. Your faculty of will is that which is powerful within you as co-Creator. You cannot ascribe to this faculty too much importance. Thus it must be carefully used and directed in service to others for those upon the positively oriented path.
There is great danger in the use of the will as the personality becomes stronger, for it may be used even subconsciously in ways reducing the polarity of the entity.
69.3 Questioner: Thank you. A question I didn't get to ask the previous session which I will be forced to continue at this time is, is the trance state the only condition from which a mind/body/spirit positive entity may be lured by a negative adept to a negative time/space configuration?
Ra: I am Ra. This is a misperceived concept. The mind/body/spirit complex which freely leaves the third-density physical complex is vulnerable when the appropriate protection is not at hand. You may perceive carefully that very few entities which choose to leave their physical complexes are doing work of such a nature as to attract the polarized attention of negatively oriented entities. The danger to most in trance state, as you term the physical complex being left, is the touching of the physical complex in such a manner as to attract the mind/body/spirit complex back thereunto or to damage the means by which that which you call ectoplasm is being recalled.
This instrument is an anomaly in that it is well that the instrument not be touched or artificial light thrown upon it while in the trance state. However, the ectoplasmic activity is interiorized. The main difficulty, as you are aware, is then the previously discussed negative removal of the entity under its free will.
That this can happen only in the trance state is not completely certain, but it is highly probable that in another out-of-body experience such as death the entity here examined would, as most positively polarized entities, have a great deal of protection from comrades, guides, and portions of the self which would be aware of the transfer you call the physical death.
35.8 Questioner: Well in that case I would like to know the motivation for this use of Abraham Lincoln's body at that time?
Ra: I am Ra. This shall be the last full query of this session as we find the instrument quite low in vital energies.
The one known as Abraham had an extreme difficulty in many ways and, due to physical, mental, and spiritual pain, was weary of life but without the orientation to self-destruction. In your time, 1853, this entity was contacted in sleep by a fourth-density being. This being was concerned with the battle between the forces of light and the forces of darkness which have been waged in fourth density for many of your years.
This entity accepted the honor/duty of completing the one known as Abraham's karmic patterns and the one known as Abraham discovered that this entity would attempt those things which the one known as Abraham desired to do but felt it could not. Thus the exchange was made.
The entity, Abraham, was taken to a plane of suspension until the cessation of its physical vehicle much as though we of Ra would arrange with this instrument to remain in the vehicle, come out of the trance state, and function as this instrument, leaving this instrument's mind and spirit complex in its suspended state.
The planetary energies at this time were at what seemed to this entity to be at a critical point, for that which you know as freedom had gained in acceptance as a possibility among many peoples. This entity saw the work done by those beginning the democratic concept of freedom, as you call it, in danger of being abridged or abrogated by the rising belief and use of the principle of the enslavement of entities. This is a negative concept of a fairly serious nature in your density. This entity, therefore, went forward into what it saw as the battle for the light, for healing of a rupture in the concept of freedom.
This entity did not gain or lose karma by these activities due to its detachment from any outcome. Its attitude throughout was one of service to others, more especially to the downtrodden or enslaved. The polarity of the individual was somewhat, but not severely, lessened by the cumulative feelings and thought-forms which were created due to large numbers of entities leaving the physical plane due to trauma of battle.
May we ask if this is the information you requested or if we may supply any further information?
2.2 Questioner: Could you tell us something of your historical background, your earlier times in the illusion and the time state[?] contact, possibly your incarnation on this planet that you spoke of before, and contact with earlier races on this planet? Then we would have something to start with in writing this book.
Ra: I am Ra. We are aware that your mind/body is calculating the proper method of performing the task of creating a teach/learning instrument. We are aware that you find our incarnate, as you call it, state of interest. We waited for a second query so as to emphasize that the time/space of several thousand of your years creates a spurious type of interest. Thus in giving this information, we ask the proper lack of stress be placed upon our experiences in your local space/time. The teach/learning which is our responsibility is philosophical rather than historical. We shall now proceed with your request which is harmless if properly evaluated.
We are those of the Confederation who eleven thousand of your years ago came to two of your planetary cultures which were at that time closely in touch with the creation of the One Creator. It was our naïve belief that we could teach/learn by direct contact and the free will distortions of individual feeling or personality were in no danger, we thought, of being disturbed as these cultures were already closely aligned with a[n] all-embracing belief in the live-ness or consciousness of all. We came and were welcomed by the peoples whom we wished to serve. We attempted to aid them in technical ways having to do with the healing of mind/body/spirit complex distortions through the use of the crystal, appropriate to the distortion, placed within a certain appropriate series of ratios of time/space material. Thus were the pyramids created.
We found that the technology was reserved largely for those with the effectual mind/body distortion of power. This was not intended by the Law of One. We left your peoples. The group that was to work with those in the area of South America, as you call that portion of your sphere, gave up not so easily. They returned. We did not. However, we have never left your vibration due to our responsibility for the changes in consciousness we had first caused and then found distorted in ways not relegated to the Law of One. We attempted to contact the rulers of the land to which we had come, that land which you call Egypt, or in some areas, the Holy Land.
In the Eighteenth Dynasty, as it is known in your records of space/time distortions, we were able to contact a pharaoh, as you would call him. The man was small in life-experience on your plane and was a… what this instrument would call, Wanderer. Thus, this mind/body/spirit complex received our communication distortions and was able to blend his distortions with our own. This young entity had been given a vibratory complex of sound which vibrated in honor of a prosperous god, as this mind/body complex, which we call instrument for convenience, would call "Amun." The entity decided that this name, being in honor of one among many gods, was not acceptable for inclusion in his vibratory sound complex. Thus, he changed his name to one which honored the sun disc. This distortion, called "Aten," was a close distortion to our reality as we understand our own nature of mind/body/spirit complex distortion. However, it does not come totally into alignment with the intended teach/learning which was sent. This entity, Akhenaten, became convinced that the vibration of One was the true spiritual vibration and thus decreed the Law of One.
However, this entity's beliefs were accepted by very few. His priests gave lip service only, without the spiritual distortion towards seeking. The peoples continued in their beliefs. When this entity was no longer in this density, again the polarized beliefs in the many gods came into their own and continued so until the one known as Muhammad delivered the peoples into a more intelligible distortion of mind/body/spirit relationships.
Do you have a more detailed interest at this time?
19.16 Questioner: Then, through free will, some time in the third-density experience, the path splits and an entity consciously— probably does not consciously choose. Does an entity consciously choose this path at the initial splitting point?
Ra: I am Ra. We speak in generalities which is dangerous for always inaccurate. However, we realize you look for the overview; so we will eliminate anomalies and speak of majorities.
The majority of third-density beings is far along the chosen path before realization of that path is conscious.
57.30 Questioner: The dangerous pyramid shape for use today would be a four-sided pyramid that was large enough to create the King's Chamber effect. Is that statement correct?
Ra: I am Ra. This statement is correct with the additional understanding that the 76° apex angle is that characteristic of the powerful shape.
57.32 Questioner: I will restate the question. I am assuming then that it might be dangerous to use a 76° angle pyramid, and I will ask what angle less than 76° would be roughly the first angle that would not produce this dangerous effect?
Ra: I am Ra. Your assumption is correct. The lesser angle may be any angle less than 70°.
59.17 Questioner: Are there any other effects of the pyramid shape beside the spirals that we have just discussed?
Ra: I am Ra. There are several. However, their uses are limited. The use of the resonating chamber position is one which challenges the ability of an adept to face the self. This is one type of mental test which may be used. It is powerful and quite dangerous.
The outer shell of the pyramid shape contains small vortices of light energy which, in the hands of capable crystallized beings, are useful for various subtle workings upon the healing of invisible bodies affecting the physical body.
Other of these places are those wherein perfect sleep may be obtained and age reversed. These characteristics are not important.
69.7 Questioner: Is this also true of unconscious conditions due to accident, or medical anesthetic, or drugs?
Ra: I am Ra. Given that the entity is not attempting to be of service in this particular way which is proceeding now, the entities of negative orientation would not find it possible to remove the mind/body/spirit. The unique characteristic, as we have said, which is, shall we say, dangerous is the willing of the mind/body/spirit complex outward from the physical complex of third density for the purpose of service to others. In any other situation this circumstance would not be in effect.
56.3 Questioner: In that case, I will ask how does the pyramid shape work?
Ra: I am Ra. We are assuming that you wish to know the principle of the shapes, angles, and intersections of the pyramid at what you call Giza.
In reality, the pyramid shape does no work. It does not work. It is an arrangement for the centralization as well as the diffraction of the spiraling upward light energy as it is being used by the mind/body/spirit complex.
The spiraling nature of light is such that the magnetic fields of an individual are affected by spiraling energy. Certain shapes offer an echo chamber, shall we say, or an intensifier for spiraling prana, as some have called this all-present, primal distortion of the One Infinite Creator.
If the intent is to intensify the necessity for the entity's own will to call forth the inner light in order to match the intensification of the spiraling light energy, the entity will be placed in what you have called the Queen's Chamber position in this particular shaped object. This is the initiatory place and is the place of resurrection.
The off-set place, representing the spiral as it is in motion, is the appropriate position for one to be healed as in this position an entity's vibratory magnetic nexi are interrupted in their normal flux. Thus a possibility/probability vortex ensues; a new beginning, shall we say, is offered for the entity in which the entity may choose a less distorted, weak, or blocked configuration of energy center magnetic distortions.
The function of the healer and crystal may not be over-emphasized, for this power of interruption must needs be controlled, shall we say, with incarnate intelligence; the intelligence being that of one which recognizes energy patterns; which, without judging, recognizes blockage, weakness, and other distortion; and which is capable of visualizing, through the regularity of self and of crystal, the less distorted other-self to be healed.
Other shapes which are arched, groined, vaulted, conical, or as your teepees are also shapes with this type of intensification of spiraling light. Your caves, being rounded, are places of power due to this shaping.
It is to be noted that these shapes are dangerous. We are quite pleased to have the opportunity to enlarge upon the subject of shapes such as the pyramid for we wish, as part of our honor/duty, to state that there are many wrong uses for these curved shapes; for with improper placement, improper intentions, or lack of the crystallized being functioning as channel for healing the sensitive entity will be distorted more rather than less in some cases.
It is to be noted that your peoples build, for the most part, the cornered or square habitations, for they do not concentrate power. It is further to be noted that the spiritual seeker has, for many of your time periods of years, sought the rounded, arched, and peaked forms as an expression of the power of the Creator.
57.17 Questioner: Then are you saying that there is absolutely no need, use, or good in having the King's Chamber effect at this time in our planetary evolution?
Ra: I am Ra. Were all those who desired to be healers of a crystallized nature, and were all supplicants those wishing less distortion, the pyramid would be, as always, a carefully designed set of parameters to distribute light and its energy so as to aid in healing catalyst.
However, we found that your peoples are not distorted towards the desire for purity to a great enough extent to be given this powerful and potentially dangerous gift. We, therefore, would suggest it not be used for healing in the traditional, shall we say, King's Chamber configuration which we naïvely gave to your peoples only to see its use grossly distorted and our teachings lost.
48.10 Questioner: Could you tell me how the various bodies, red through violet, are linked to the energy center, centers, red through violet? Are they linked in some way?
Ra: I am Ra. This shall be the last full query of this working.
As we have noted, each of the true-color densities has the seven energy centers and each entity contains all this in potentiation. The activation, while in yellow ray, of violet-ray intelligent infinity is a passport to the next octave of experience. There are adepts who have penetrated many, many of the energy centers and several of the true colors. This must be done with utmost care while in the physical body for as we noted when speaking of the dangers of linking red/orange/yellow circuitry with true-color blue circuitry the potential for disarrangement of the mind/body/spirit complex is great. However, the entity who penetrates intelligent infinity is basically capable of walking the universe with unfettered tread.
Is there any brief query before we leave this instrument?
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Annual Report
In the 2017-2018 League year, the Junior League of Tuscaloosa provided more than 6,300 hours to the West Alabama community. Learn more about how we are impacting our community with the Annual Report.
The Junior League of Tuscaloosa, Inc. is an organization of women committed to promoting volunteerism, developing the potential of women, and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable.
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Break out your best Derby hat and join the JLT for a Kentucky Derby viewing party. Saturday, May 4.
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In the 2017-2018 League year, the Junior League of Tuscaloosa provided more than 6,300 hours to the West Alabama community. Learn more about how we are impacting our community with the Annual Report.
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Draiocht Studio Residency - Fingal Artist Announced - Katie O'Neill
Draíocht is delighted to announce that Fingal Artist Katie O'Neill has been chosen to take up Residence in our Artist's Studio from July-December 2016 after a public Call for Fingal Artists.
Katie O'Neill is a multidisciplinary artist from Balbriggan, Dublin. O'Neill's practice is largely defined by self-publishing in various media, notably zines (small, self-made booklets) and books of political and personal themes, including 'Loudmouth', a collaborative feminist zine which called for submissions from women detailing their experiences of sexism. Her work has explored themes of alienation within capitalist spaces, psychogeography (an approach to geography that emphasizes playfulness and 'drifting' around urban environments), mental health struggles and notions of identity, memory and 'medium as message'.
For the past months O'Neill has collected sounds and images from various areas in her native Dublin city and abroad. Working as a collector and curator of this archive of found 'footage', the artist creates audio collages and visual narratives of various themes, playing with and adding to what she finds.
O'Neill's goal for her Residency at Draíocht is to develop this project by bringing together various strands of her work in a way that is engaging and accessible to her audience. O'Neill's work 'Eternal Light' was exhibited in Draíocht in 2014. The work was also displayed in Tactic in Cork. O'Neill has a BA in Photography from DIT and studied screen-printing in Black Church Print Studio under the guidance of Louise Peat.


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Earlier this week, Bethesda Game Studio's Todd Howard spoke with Geoff Keighley about the team's planned projects. He revealed that the studio has "two other large projects [they're] also doing that are bigger than anything [they've] done."
Taking to IGN, Pete Hines, Vice President of Public Relations and Marketing over at Bethesda, has now confirmed that Todd was indeed talking "about big games like a Skyrim and a Fallout 4 and a Fallout 3." Fans looking forward to a new Elder Scrolls game, aside from the upcoming Skyrim Special Edition, may be disappointed to hear that these "two major games" will be taking priority over an Elder Scrolls 6.
It's likely to be many years before a totally new Elder Scrolls experience is available. Thankfully, there will be mod support included in Skyrim Special Edition, so players should have plenty of new things to do.
What do you think Bethesda has planned? Anything in particular you'd like to see from the studio?
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Arbonne Triple Action Mascara ReviewMonday, May 30, 2011
Arbonne has just released a new mascara that promises to pretty much be everything a girl could want in a single mascara product Length, curl and volume? Yes please!
I found that this mascara does take a while to get used to using. The brush has very densely packed bristles, and while that meant every little hair was able to be picked up, it also meant that sometimes it can be hard to transfer the mascara on to the lashes or to not have the ultimate Tammy Faye Baker-Spidery lashes. It took a few days to get used to it, but it seems to require a little bit more wiggle to the wand for the best results.
While this mascara promised triple action, I don't think it delivered very well on the curl. My lashes were curled prior to application, and during that process somehow they seemed to come out a little bit straighter. I did however get great volume and some added length with this mascara. By the end of the day I still had my volume, most of the length but none of the curl left.
The day I took these pics I was having a horrible, horrible day with my allergies. There was some eye rubbing despite all of my efforts to not touch my eyes! Notice that even though this mascara isn't waterproof, it stood up to any tearing and rubbing beautifully! Not a smudge or flake in sight.
Arbonne Triple Action Mascara
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Hi All,
It has been an exciting year for P2 and we are getting ready for our yearly meeting before PAS on May 4th in Toronto, so please sign up through http://bit.ly/2oxMKoN. For those interested in some extra networking/discussion on specific research proposals or ongoing efforts we are having a working session the afternoon of May 3rd.
A few notes for the newer members. If you have specific interests in research, education, or anything else, please connect with myself or the chairs of the respective communities. We have several ongoing projects and would like hear from all the various voices out there. On the active efforts front our first clinical research protocol for Intussusception is out and ready to have groups join for enrollment. The Lung working group is currently developing protocols for trauma and dyspnea. There also will likely be Shock/Arrest related survey disseminated at the meeting.
For everyone, please stay involved with the various societies out there – the PAS, AAP, ACEP, SAEM, AIUM, SCUF, SUSME (whew). We should make sure that there is a strong pediatric voice within the larger POCUS community. SAEM's Academy of Emergency Ultrasound has elections this week so check out the candidates and vote!
P2 is also looking for a President-elect to get nominated to serve a 2 year term 2018-20 and then assuming the role of President 2020-22. Whether it is you, or you think someone else should get asked, please consider joining the Executive Committee and help to advance P2 into the 2020's. It has been a pleasure serving in this role and seeing the growth and maturity in the group over the past four years. Elections will occur prior to our meeting and the result announced in Toronto.
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Friday, April 8, 2016
DIY: Add a tripod mount to anything!
I'm not sure when the 1/4-20" tripod mount became a standard, but there is no shortage of filmmaking accessories that use it. Whether you actually mount the thing (whatever it is) on a tripod, a camera rig or some other gizmo, that thread opens up a world of mounting possibilities.
Then there are the things that were not made to be attached anywhere, except for maybe a tabletop, where they just sit. How boring! What if I want to mount that widget on the Frugal Cage?
Of course, just because Thing X wasn't made to have a 1/4-20" thread, doesn't mean we can't give it one. There are lots of ways to affix that thread onto most objects (filmmaking or no), we just need how to figure out how.
While the video goes into more detail, here are five ways I've learned how to add this thread where there is none:
1. Knurled nuts from camera cold shoe adapter. The two nuts found on this adapter are perfect for lots of things, but their wide, flat nature makes them great for attaching to flat surfaces (in the video I stick one of these on a small remote). Secure them with epoxy or 3M VHB double stick tape.
2. Spring loaded cell phone mount. Found at the end of the selfie stick, these little grabbers (with a thread on the end) not only hold cell phones, but anything small with flat sides. This can include monitors, battery cradles, and a goPro camera. For larger items, try a tablet mount.
3. Pipe ground clamp. I first used these on my Eventpod Monopod, which gave me 1/4-20" mounting points up and down the tube. These can also be used on boom poles and painter's poles (just use padding when attaching). For the end of these poles (monopod excluded), use a 5/8" to 1/4" or my DIY painter's pole adapter.
4. Spring clamp with mini ball head. Found at any hardware store, these clamps usually have 1/4" holes underneath their insulated handles. Once removed, you can easily attach a mini ball head, giving you mounting options anywhere you can attach that clamp (table, shelf, door).
5. Drill and tap. The best way to add a 1/4-20" thread is to literally add a 1/4-20" thread! Drill the proper size hole in your target object, and cut the threads into it with a 1/4-20" tapping tool. These are also great for adding these threads into holes that don't have any.
I've used these techniques many times in the past when I really wanted to mount something to a tripod or rig. It gives me a sort of perverse satisfaction to repurpose something for mounting when the original intent was nothing of the sort. I'll stay out of that box, thank you.
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- XSportSeeker said...
It falls into the Tap Dancing category, but for those trying to mount something that has a hard plastic or acrylic shell, not squeamish in working those out, you can find some interesting little metalic convert screw adapters.
Search for "1/4" to 3/8" screw for camera" on eBay, they are pretty cheap, and also come in kits with adapters that can also be used.
I used those on my old Triggertrap acrylic case, and a wireless mic receiver, pictured below:
- April 8, 2016 at 4:19:00 PM PDT
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Poll: Netizens Hope Affairs Firmly in PSSI
Poll: Netizens Hope Affairs Firmly in PSSI
Jakarta – Indonesian Football again presents a polemic between the government and the PSSI. An online poll shows that the public expect Affairs Imam Narawi take a firm policy.
Group Discussion and Study of Public Opinion (Shop COFFEE) since Wednesday, April 8th, 2015, made a poll on their site, www.uneg2politik.com, with the question, "for the sake of Indonesian football achievements, what should be done by the Minister of Youth as a representative of the government?"
As a result, most of the netizens chose for the government to create a policy that "fierce", ie freeze PSSI without fear of sanction FIFA. Of 1,022 netted voice until Monday (13/4) at 00.00 pm, which chose this option as 776 or 75.93% vote.
The second largest selection (168 vote – 16.44%) is that Menpora form a new organization to replace the PSSI. Only 7.14% of netizens who asked the government not to intervene and keep trust football at PSSI. While the rest (0.55%) claim not to know.
"From the results of our analysis are twofold. First, the public no longer believe in PSSI today. Second, the public seems to have much hope for our football better and eventually handed it over to the government, in this case Affairs," said a spokeswoman for the KedaiKOPI Also observers and political communication from the University of Paramadina, Hendri Satrio (satriohendri), Monday (04/13/2015).
"This attitude reflects a sense of frustration in the community because our football so-so on, laden with problems such as player salaries are not paid clubs, the issue of match fixing, the mafia, the team never accomplished, and last, ranking in the bottom of East Timor. They may know what sanctions can be imposed FIFA, but they chose to ignore it because they no longer believe in the PSSI. "
KedaiKOPI specialized study through an online poll to solicit public opinion netizens against government policies. Previous poll is about the cause of the soaring price of rice, the performance of the ministers, the issue of remission for corruption, as well as a cabinet reshuffle Jokowi discourse.


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While the mainline trails and river corridors offer one dimension of the backcountry experience, getting to the remote wild country is another.
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Rewriting Monday - Jodi Thomas
Author: Jodi Thomas
Publisher: Berkley
Published: 2009
Pages: 343
Genre: Romance with a touch of Suspense
In this book, Jodi Thomas does something a little bit different. She writes in both first person and third person. Not only do we get to delve into the thoughts of the narrator...but also the other characters as well. It might not seem like this would work...but it does, in a great way.
Pepper is the main heroine of the story and through her narrative, we are introduced to the town of Bailee and its inhabitants. She has come to the small town of Bailee to pull her life together after a making a mistake that ended her career as a reporter in Chicago. With less than $300 in her pocket, she arrives at the home of her Aunt only to discover her Aunt is in a nursing home, and the dwelling is a rundown mobile home. Left with no choice, she applies for a job at the local newspaper.
Mike is the editor and owner of the Bailee Bugle...not because he wants to be...but because he inherited the job after his father and brother died within months of each other. Living life full of regrets, Mike is the ultimate beta hero. Strong, yet shy, he keeps his inner turmoil hidden from the townsfolk. He has always been in the shadows...growing up with the town hero as his brother.
This is a great story with intriguing characters...ones that will keep you wanting more of their lives depicted in the story. Along with the romance of Pepper and Mike, there are secondary stories that keep you entertained...the threats involving the paper; a mysterious man seen around town; and the disturbing things that keep happening to Pepper.
You can read my full review here.
Rating: 3.75/5
Pages: 343
Completed: 3/8/10
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Saturday, March 20, 2010
Wild, Wicked, & Wanton - Jaci Burton
Author: Jaci Burton
Publisher: Berkley
Published: 2007
Pages: 326
Genre: Erotic Romance
This is one title that actually describes what the book is...wild, wicked & wanton. It is a book that pushes the boundaries and will take you on the most sensual ride of your life. So, if you like your romances a little tamer...then I suggest you don't pick up this book. But, if you like your romances edgy, intense, flaming hot, mixed with great characters and intriguing stories, then Wild, Wicked, & Wanton is definitely for you!!! Jaci Burton creates characters that are vibrant, three dimensional, and realistic. She explores the deep fantasies that some women have and gives them life. This is a fantastic read.
The book is an anthology comprising of three interwoven stories. They are about best friends Abby, Blair, and Callie who delight in sharing their wildest secrets and dares. "But their latest bet is the boldest one of all. Each must sleep with whomever the other two have chosen for her." Little did each of them know that their HEA was right around the corner.
Abby's ex-husband had a reputation while they were married for bedding any woman who let her guard down. So, Abby has sworn off men..."but never counted on a pair of sexy veterinarians who are fulfilling a desire of their own." I liked Abby's strength of character that allowed her to go after what she wanted, evaluate the situation for what it really was, and to reach out and grab her chance for love. Mike and Seth were great heroes in this story. Polar opposites...Mark out for a good time, Seth being the more romantic of the two...they complimented each other and gave Abby the time of her life. But what happens after the weekend is over?? That you'll have to read for yourself...LOL.
Blair is afraid to commit. She has broken off three engagements, all because of one man she has never had the courage to let into her heart. The one man she really loves. But now the decision to avoid him at all costs is out of her hands. Blair is afraid of her own desires, afraid to let the one man she knows who will fulfill all of them into her life. Rand knows all about what Blair truly desires, and he is willing to wait until Blair admits the truth. With the help of her two friends, it is time for Blair to face Rand. Even though Rand is a true dominant alpha male, he understands Blair's fears and is compassionate enough to help her work through them. He is determined to have the woman he wants.
Callie is a true romantic...but she carries a broken heart after the death of her husband. She owns a coffee shop where one of her regular customers happens to be one of the most sexiest, gorgeous man Callie has ever seen. After her friends hear that he has given Callie his phone number, they know who they are going to pick for her wild weekend. Now, her long dormant fantasies may be getting a workout. I loved Callie's ability to reinvent herself after her husband's death. She didn't wallow in self-pity, she pulled herself together, opened a successful coffee shop, and now has the chance to grab at everything she's ever dreamed of with Jack. He is a successful lawyer with fantasies of his own...and they just happen to match Callie's. They both explore their desires together. But someone wants to put a stop to their relationship...does he succeed?? You know the drill...you'll have to read it to find out!!
If you want to read an excerpt from Wild, Wicked, & Wanton, head on over to Jaci Burton's webiste.
You can read my other review here.
Rating: 4/5
Pages: 326
Completed: 3/7/10
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Sunday, March 14, 2010
Hard to Handle - Lori Foster
Author: Lori Foster
Publisher: Berkley
Published: 2008
Pages: 648 (eBook)
Genre: Suspense/Romance
Series: Fighter Series Book #3
Harley is an ultimate fighter trying to obtain the all illusive SBC title belt. He has been in this situation before...but circumstances beyond his control and injuries has kept him from fighting for it. But nothing is going to get in his way this time, not even women...unless their name is Anastasia. As much as he would like to forget her...circumstances keep throwing them together.
I loved Harley in this book...he is a determined lean mean fighting machine. He is thoroughly focused on his goal of winning the belt, yet he doesn't let it consume him when it comes to protecting his friends. He cares enough about his family by letting his only living relative, Uncle Satch, manage his career even though they don't see eye to eye on how it should be done. He is definitely an alpha male yet he has his vulnerable moments too.
Anastasia is a life coach...helping people reach their goals in life. And even though Harley doesn't want anything to do with her "coaching," he still would like to get to know her on a more personal level. She doesn't act like the typical female...she isn't falling all over herself to get Harley's attention. In fact, she doesn't want a relationship with him at all. They dance around each other as the sparks between them fly...and when they finally do get together...it is an all-consuming fire! I loved her strength in this story. She is a self-sufficient woman with a great career. She doesn't fall for Harley's good looks...she falls for the man he is on the inside.
The only complaint I have of this book is that the title fight didn't last long enough. I would have liked a little more "edge of the seat" fighting. But, all in all it was a great, fun, exciting read. There is an underlying mystery in the story...someone is trying to harm Anastasia...or is it Harley that is in harms way?? You won't get the answer from me! LOL.
You can read my other review here. To read a couple of excerpts from the book, go to Lori Foster's website.
Rating: 3.75/5
Pages: 648 (eBook)
Completed: 3/1/10
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Friday, March 12, 2010
Zack: Armed and Dangerous - Cheyenne McCray
Author: Cheyenne McCray
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 2008
Pages: 269
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Series: Armed and Dangerous Book #1
Zack: Armed and Dangerous is a scorching hot romance with a suspenseful subplot that includes cattle rustlers and a sexy ICE agent. It is a second chance romance with a twist. I really enjoyed this read...it kept me engaged until the end of the book. The heroine had a strength of character that I liked...she was tough when she needed to be...yet there was a vulnerability to her too. Zack was the ultimate alpha hero. Cowboy turned ICE agent, he is a tall drink of water wearing a black stetson.
Zack broke Sky's heart ten years ago...but now he is back ready to reclaim her and put an end to the cattle rustlers stealing her cattle. In Sky's mind...she wants nothing to do with Zack. Yet, her heart and her body betray her. "She hasn't been able to find a man who sets her on fire the way he did. Then he comes striding back into her life - bigger, badder, and sexier than before..." Get out the fan and have a cool drink on hand when reading this book...their passion burns so hot...the pages scorch your fingers...LOL.
You can read my full review here.
Rating: 4/5
Pages: 269
Completed: 3/1/10
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2009 List of Challenges
- Romance Reading Challenge - Completed 12/31/10
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Monday, March 8, 2010
2008 List of Challenges
- 100+ Book Challenge - Did not complete (only 80 books)
- 1st in a Series - Completed 12/7/2008
- 2nds Challenge - Completed 12/31/2008
- 2NEW2U - Completed 4/30/2008
- 888 Challenge - Did not complete (only read 59 out of 64)
- A~Z Challenge - Did not complete (only read 35 out of 52)
- Amateur Sleuth - Did not complete (only read 3 out of 6)
- Animal Challenge - Did not complete (only read 2 out of 6)
- Anything Agatha - Completed 12/31/2008
- Banned Books Challenge - Completed 6/30/2008
- Book Binge - Completed 5/31/2008
- Bloghopping - Completed 9/25/2008
- Book Blowout - Completed 7/31/2008
- Book to Movie - Did not complete (only read 0 out of 3)
- Celebrate the Author - Did not complete (only read 6 out of 12)
- Chunkster Challenge - Did not complete (only read 3 out of 4)
- Decades Challenge - Did not complete (only read 4 out of 8)
- Dragons Challenge - Completed 6/30/2008
- Fall into Reading - Completed 12/20/2008
- Ghostly Challenge - Completed 10/31/2008
- Grapevine Challenge - Completed 11/30/2008
- Harlequin Challenge - Completed 12/31/2008
- Man Booker Challenge - Did not complete (only read 1 out of 6)
- Naming Convention - Completed 12/31/2008
- Notable Books - Did not complete (only read 1 out of 12)
- Novella Challenge - Completed 9/30/2008
- On the Porch Swing - Did not complete (only read 4 out of 5)
- Pub Challenge - Completed 12/31/2008
- Read for Your Dreams - Did not complete (only read 5 out of 10)
- Romance Reading Challenge - Completed 12/31/2008
- Series Challenge Season 2 - Did not complete (only read 0 out of ?)
- Southern Reading Challenge - Did not complete (only read 1 out of 3)
- Spring Reading Challenge - Completed 5/31/2008
- Spring Reading Thing - Completed 6/19/2008
- Summer Challenge - Completed 8/31/2008
- TBR Challenge - Did not complete (only read 5 out of 12)
- Title Master Reading Challenge - Did not complete (only read 1 out of 4)
- What's in a Name - Did not complete (only read 4 out of 6)
- Whitcoulls Challenge - Did not complete (only read 1 out of 12)
- Wind-up Book Chronicle - Did not complete (only read 2 out of 3)
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Labels: 2008 Challenge Wrap-up
Friday, March 5, 2010
Label Cleanup
2010 Blog Improvement Challenge and one of the tasks this week is to cleanup our labels. A couple of the suggestions were to use as few labels as possible and those labels that only have a couple of items under them...should be deleted and moved to another more general label.
So, in order to cleanup my labels...I am creating posts that list and link to all my 2007, 2008, and 2009 challenges instead of having them all listed separately under Labels. However, for the current year, 2010, I am going to have the challenges listed separately until the end of the year...that way they will be easier to find. Make sense?? Does that sound like it will be easier to navigate the blog??
Also, on individual book reviews...I am going to take the challenge tags off and just have an author label ("M" Authors, "N" Authors, etc.) Do I really need all those challenge tags?? My challenge posts contain all the books I have read for that particular challenge with links to their reviews. I think this is all I need.
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Labels: General
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Spring Reading Thing 2010
I am joining the Spring Reading Thing challenge again this year. I have participated in this a couple of times and really enjoy the "freedom" you have with this challenge. It is being hosted by Katrina over at Callapidder Days.She hasn't posted the sign-up post yet...I will link back to it when it gets published.
Not many rules...set your own goals with your own book list. The challenge runs from 3/20/10 to 6/20/10 to coincide with Spring!! She has set up a post that explains the whole challenge and even has answers to common questions.
I am shooting for 10 books this Spring. Here is my list of books with links to my thoughts on them:
- The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
- 311 Pelican Court by Debbie Macomber - 4/26/10
- "D" is for Deadbeat by Sue Grafton - 4/10/10
- True Blue by Luanne Rice - 5/3/10
- Fireworks Over Toccoa by Jeffrey Stepakoff
- Marley & Me by Josh Grogan
- Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts - 4/10/10
- The Girl on Legare Street by Karen White - 5/17/10
- Highland Honor by Hannah Howell
- Bride, Bought and Paid For by Helen Bianchin - 3/22/10
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Labels: Challenges 2010, Spring Thing 2010
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Broken - Releases Today!!
Shiloh Walker's book Broken is being released today!!! Here is the blurb from the back of the book and a small excerpt. This one sounds like it is going to be a winner!!!
Quinn Rafferty is working as a bounty hunter and bail bondsman in St. Louis when a new neighbor catches his eye. He's tempted by her beauty—but he knows from experience that anyone desperate enough to live in his building is damaged goods. Besides, he has his own soul to mend before he can worry about anyone else.
Sara Davis is on the run, but not for the usual reasons a woman goes on the lam. She's not an abused wife, and she's not a criminal. But she does have a plan for her future. And as much as she finds herself attracted to her gruff, tough neighbor, she can't risk telling him the secrets she's hiding. There's just too much at stake.
Driven to desire…
But Quinn must get closer to Sara when she turns out to be the target of his new missing persons case, and he discovers that there is something more complex and dangerous to her than he thought. Now, both Quinn and Sara will have to expose their true feelings—as well as their fragile hearts—if they hope their love will survive…
EXCERPTHe opened the door—
And stopped dead in his tracks as somebody all but fell into his arms. Somebody…a woman. And not Theresa.
He caught her just above her elbows, automatically steadying her.
"I'm sorry," she said, her voice soft and low.
Then she lifted her face and Quinn found himself gazing into the biggest, brownest eyes he'd ever seen in his life. Feeling a little dazed, he studied her face while she stammered out another apology.
Quinn barely heard it.
He was too busy staring at her mouth. A very pretty mouth, a cupid's bow mouth slicked with deep, vibrant red. Under his hands, he could feel silken smooth skin and unable to resist, he stroked a thumb along her inner arm.
Her skin was soft, soft and warm. He was also pretty sure she had the creamiest, most flawless skin imaginable. Her shoulder-length hair was a shade caught between blonde and brown, nondescript, but for some reason, he found himself thinking about tangling his fingers in that hair and holding her head still while he kissed that red-slicked mouth.
Well, hello…
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Season: 1 , Episodes: 1, Faction: N/A
Laurence sold Sawyer the .357 magnum revolver he used to kill Frank Duckett.
1×16 – Outlaws
His shop, located in a harbor in Sydney, Australia, was the scene of the transfer of the firearm.
He apparently had a career in metal work. He knew Hibbs and he had worked with him in the past. ("Outlaws")
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Phocus was the son of Aeacus and Psamathe in Greek mythology. His mother, the Nereid goddess of sand beaches, transformed herself into a seal when she was ambushed by Aeacus, and was raped as a seal; conceived in the rape, Phocus' name means "seal". He had two sons, Crisus and Panopaeus.
Aeacus favored Phocus over Peleus and Telamon, his two sons with Endeïs. Apollodorus portrays Phocus as a strong athlete, whose athletic ability causes his half-brothers to grow jealous. Their jealousy drives them to murder him during sport practice; Telamon, the stronger half-brother, throws a discus at Phocus' head, killing him. The brothers hide the corpse in a thicket, but Aeacus discovers the body and punishes Peleus and Telamon by exiling them from Aegina. Telamon is sent to Salamis, where he becomes king after Cychreus, the reigning king, dies without an heir, while Peleus goes to Phthia, where he is purified by the Phthian King Eurythion.
However, the tradition varies with regards to the nature of Phocus' death. Other myths use the following as a means to describe Phocus' death:
- Telamon threw a quoit at his head.
- Telamon killed him with a spear while hunting.
- Peleus killed him to please Endeis.
- Other sources say that whichever brother was responsible, it was an accident.
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The Calydonian Boar is one of the monsters of Greek mythology that had to be overcome by heroes of the Olympian age. Sent by Artemis to ravage the region of Calydon in Aetolia because its king failed to honor her in his rites to the gods, it was killed in the Calydonian Hunt, in which many male heroes took part, but also a powerful woman, Atalanta, who won its hide by first wounding it with an arrow. This outraged some of the men, with tragic results. Strabo was under the impression that the Calydonian Boar was an offspring of the Crommyonian Sow vanquished by Theseus.
Importance in Greek mythology and art
The Calydonian Boar is one of the chthonic monsters in Greek mythology, each set in a specific locale. Sent by Artemis to ravage the region of Calydon in Aetolia, it met its end in the Calydonian Hunt, in which all the heroes of the new age pressed to take part, with the exception of Heracles, who vanquished his own Goddess-sent Erymanthian Boar separately. Since the mythic event drew together numerous heroes—among whom were many who were venerated as progenitors of their local ruling houses among tribal groups of Hellenes into Classical times—the Calydonian Boar hunt offered a natural subject in classical art, for it was redolent with the web of myth that gathered around its protagonists on other occasions, around their half-divine descent and their offspring. Like the quest for the Golden Fleece (Argonautica) or the Trojan War that took place the following generation, the Calydonian Hunt is one of the nodes in which much Greek myth comes together.
Both Homer and Hesiod and their listeners were aware of the details of this myth, but no surviving complete account exists: some papyrus fragments found at Oxyrhynchus are all that survive of Stesichorus' telling; the myth repertory called Bibliotheke ("The Library") contains the gist of the tale, and before that was compiled the Roman poet Ovid told the story in some colorful detail in his Metamorphoses.
King Oeneus ("wine man") of Calydon, an ancient city of west-central Greece north of the Gulf of Patras, held annual harvest sacrifices to the gods on the sacred hill. One year the king forgot to include Great "Artemis of the Golden Throne" in his offerings Insulted, Artemis, the "Lady of the Bow", loosed the biggest, most ferocious boar imaginable on the countryside of Calydon. It rampaged throughout the countryside, destroying vineyards and crops, forcing people to take refuge inside the city walls (Ovid), where they began to starve.
Oeneus sent messengers out to look for the best hunters in Greece, offering them the boar's pelt and tusks as a prize.
Among those who responded were some of the Argonauts, Oeneus' own son Meleager, and, remarkably for the Hunt's eventual success, one woman— the huntress Atalanta, the "indomitable", who had been suckled by Artemis as a she-bear and raised as a huntress, a proxy for Artemis herself (Kerenyi; Ruck and Staples). Artemis appears to have been divided in her motives, for it was also said that she had sent the young huntress because she knew her presence would be a source of division, and so it was: many of the men, led by Kepheus and Ankaios, refused to hunt alongside a woman. It was the smitten Meleager who convinced them. Nonetheless it was Atalanta who first succeeded in wounding the boar with an arrow, although Meleager finished it off, and offered the prize to Atalanta, who had drawn first blood. But the sons of Thestios, who considered it disgraceful that a woman should get the trophy where men were involved, took the skin from her, saying that it was properly theirs by right of birth, if Meleagros chose not to accept it. Outraged by this, Meleagros slew the sons of Thestios and again gave the skin to Atalanta (Bibliotheke). Meleager's mother, sister of Meleager's slain uncles, took the fatal brand from the chest where she had kept it (see Meleager) and threw it once more on the fire; as it was consumed, Meleager died on the spot, as the Fates had foretold. Thus Artemis achieved her revenge against King Oeneus.
During the hunt, Peleus accidentally killed his host Eurytion. In the course of the hunt and its aftermath, many of the hunters turned upon one another, contesting the spoils, and so the Goddess continued to be revenged (Kerenyi, 114): "But the goddess again made a great stir of anger and crying battle, over the head of the boar and the bristling boar's hide, between Kouretes and the high-hearted Aitolians" (Homer, Iliad, ix.543).
The boar's hide that was preserved in the Temple of Athena Alae at Tegea in Laconia was reputedly that of the Calydonian Boar, "rotted by age and by now altogether without bristles" by the time Pausanias saw it in the second century CE. He noted that the tusks had been taken to Rome as booty from the defeated allies of Mark Anthony by Augustus; "one of the tusks of the Calydonian boar has been broken", Pausanias reports, "but the remaining one, having a circumference of about half a fathom, was dedicated in the Emperor's gardens, in a shrine of Dionysos". The Calydonian Hunt was the theme of the temple's main pediment.


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Isle Be Wed – a wedding show
Breaching orcas, smooth sea water, and tall moss covered evergreens, this is the backdrop the San Juan Island's offer for your wedding. These islands are a special place to be wed. But how do you organize a wedding on a remote romantic island that is only accessed by ferry, boat or plane? We we have made that easy for you.
This year plan to visit the Isle Be Wed San Juan Island's wedding show Saturday March 9th from 10am – 4pm. Here you will find showcase vendors from across the islands. Visit one of the three island event locations : The San Juan Yacht club, Outlook Inn in Eastsound, or Orcas Hotel at the Orcas Ferry Landing. Why bring in vendors from off Island when you can save money and have the ease of using Island professionals. Vendors include photographers, caterers, florists, musicians, accommodations, venues, and many more. Here is the short list of our favorites:
The Island Inn @ 123 West – This stylish botique hotel is perfect for you, your fiancé and up to forty of the people you really want to invite. Check out their beautiful wedding video.
Lakedale Resort – Lakedale Resort offers spectacular lakeside views and unparalleled wedding ceremony and reception sites for events up to 150 guests.
Cask and Schooner Restaurant – Come enjoy your rehearsal dinner at this fabulous nautical themed pub which features local produce, meat and seafood.
Schooners North – Celebrate your wedding aboard a schooner. Sailing aboard one of their traditionally gaff-rigged vessels engages your senses and takes you to another place in time, a time away from a busy world.
So mark your calendars Saturday March 9th from 10am – 4pm for the Isle be Wed wedding show and have your special day take place in a really remarkable place.