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This model of the Nikon fisheye lens is dedicated to the Nikon Coolpix 900 digital camera. Since this lens will block the internal flash on your camera, an external flash is necessary for low-light conditions. A fisheye lens gives your image an obvious linear distortion and can be used to add an unusual perspective to any subject or scene, such as landscapes or still-life images.

finally, i found the last piece of the puzzle, a 49mm - 55mm step-up ring, that will allow me to use my raynox macro diopter with my sigma macro ring flash on my canon G9.

Sigma produces 5 different adapters for its ring flash, from 55mm to 77mm, but the front of the diopter is 49mm. When looking for a step-up ring, I was told by various camera stores things like "no one uses those anymore," and "huh? what's a step-up ring?"

Fortunately, this set-up will work with my new dSLR (soon! soon!) ... won't need the first of the FOUR adapters, but i'll have a big honkin' lens and camera in its place.

I was bored today and decided to try and make a homemade macro ring flash for the pop up flash on my canon 550d. I made it using a toothpaste box, cigarette box, cardboard, sticky tape and tin foil. it looks absolutely ridiculous but it works. I lined the inside of the toothpaste box and cigarette box with tin foil to let the light bounce better. if anyone's interested in one, i'm selling them custom-made for a bargain price of €150. ha ha

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Antique rose gold ring restoration, saving shoulder detail and stones, replacing top center section and reinforcing bottom of shank with matching antique colored gold.

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The weather was hot, the creeks were spring fed and cold.
There was a BLUE MOON at this gathering! I wrote a long story about our trip, full of run-on-sentences. No names were changed to protect the innicent. All facts are just my opinions. I am not a journalist. Here is the story....

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Rainbow Recollections
1996 Missouri

"Who fears today
His rites to pay
Deserves his chains to wear.
The forest's free!
This wood take we,
and straight a pile prepare.
Yet in the wood
To stay 'tis good
By day till all is still.
With watchers all around us placed
Protecting you from ill.
With courage fresh, then,
Let us haste
Our duties to fulfill......" - Goethe

My daughter Skater (aka: Pixie, Shine, age 13) and I had a grand time at the Missouri Rainbow. We arrived Sunday June 23 and left July 3, and those were 11 magical days! Our drive in was 12 hours, and started with thunderstorms and a downburst in central Illinois that forced us off the road near Springfield. Big booming lightning! Old Mother Nature's power chords! Ba-BOOM!! Ka-Pow!!!!!

We got in about 1 am, drove right past FS road 3173 in the dark. Whoops! When we hit Thomasville we turned around and headed back north. Right exactly at 3 miles on the odometer from Thomasville there was FS #3173 off to the right. We drove on in quietly without seeing a single cop. There was the big green and yellow "Welcome Home" banner and a quiet group with a lone drummer singing and pounding out his heartsongs. We parked in the dark fog and decided to get some sleep in our old pickup until the sunrise. Just before dawn it rained hard for about 45 minutes, and that made the air smell clean and sweet! :)


We got up and meandered through the parking lot and met a lot of kind folks at the front gate. Out in the lot we met Katie and Brian and Althea (shy white Siberian husky puppy with pretty blue eyes) in the green bubbletop "Save the Buses" bus from Chicago. We also shared munchies and explored with Funky (Matt) and Shannon in the green VW camper bus, and met Victor and Kevin. At dawn we started packing for the hike in towards Kiddie Village where we would set up our camp.

It was nearly 3 miles to Kiddie Village. The first mile was dry and hot, then we started crossing the streams and it was like heaven to stop and play in that cold water. There was a steep incline down to the first stream, too steep for bikes to ride, but not too steep for horses. Spring creek was it's name, filled with tadpoles and there were lovely Spicebush and Pipevine Swallowtail butterflies hovering about the banks.

The second creek crossing had MARVELOUS sand!! SO nice on bare feet! The White Dove kitchen settled here and had the secret luxury of a hidden beautiful white portable shitter with a lid. "Pixie" was a frequent stopper at White Dove and we kept their secret close to the vest. Up the hill from the "good sand" crossing was the first clearing, a beautiful meadow with five tipis. The path here was named Hanuman Highway.

The main path crossed Spring Creek again and opened onto the big meadow with main fire circle and C.A.L.M. and good water piped from underground springs. We drank copious amounts of the spring water for 11 days with no problem. Our friend Question Mark happily spent his time filtering the water for anyone patient enough to get that extra protection. The pipe system evolved and grew with the gathering, so that eventually you were always close to a source of underground spring fed clean drinking water. We give an A+ to all who hauled pipe and ran samples for tests. GREAT water is such a luxury! :)

The next creek crossing had a pipe with roaring spring water you could shower in! Fill up the canteens! No waiting! Cold clean showers! The bridge there was called H20 bridge or Rainbow Bridge, and the crossing was called "Copperhead Crossing" after a snake was sighted in the water by some shady bushes. The original location of C.A.L.M. was to the right just after H20 Bridge. Continuing up, the main path was called Son Dance Trail and opened onto another fine meadow.

At the end of the meadow on the left side was Kiddie Village, which eventually grew to a City of Wonder! We parked our camp halfway twixt original C.A.L.M. and Kiddie Village, up into the shade of the tree line in the raspberry bushes by a big broken tree. Flattening out a place for our sleeping tent we ate juicy raspberries as we stomped. There was poison ivy everywhere so we sacrificed a shade tarp to cover the ground for safe lounging and relaxing. We set up a second small dome tent for all our gear and food and clothes and schtuff. We were on the map, had our own gnome home at home!

Pixie donated a pile of her old Golden Books to Kiddie Village. She talked with the smaller kids while I helped a crew installing support poles and guy ropes

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THE LIFE OF SAINT CIARAN
The holy abbot Ciaran was born of the people of the Leinster, which are in the region of Meath, that is, in the middle of Ireland. His father, who was a cartwright, was called Beonnadus; now the same was a rich man; and he took him a wife by name Derercha, of whom he begat five sons and three daughters. Of these there were four priests and one deacon, who were born in this order, with these names—the first Lucennus, the second Domhnall, the third that holy abbot Ciaran, the fourth Odhran, the fifth Cronan, who was the deacon. Also the three daughters were named Lugbeg, and Raichbe, and Pata. Lugbeg and Raichbe were two holy virgins; Pata, however, was at first married, but afterwards she was a holy widow. Now inasmuch as the wright Beonedus himself was grievously burdened by the imposts of Ainmireach King of Tara, he, eluding the pressure of the impost, departed from his own region, that is from the coasts of Meath, into the territories of the Conactha. There he dwelt in the plain of Aei, with the king Crimthanus; and there he begat Saint Ciaran, whose Life this is.

Now his birth was prophesied by a wizard of the aforesaid king, who said, before all the folk, "The son who is in the womb of the wife of Beoedus the wright shall be had in honour before God and before men; as the sun shines in heaven so shall he himself by his holiness shine in Ireland." Afterwards Saint Ciaran was born in the province of the Connacht, namely in the plain of Aei, in the stronghold called Raith Crimthain; and he was baptized by a certain holy deacon who was called Diarmaid in the Irish tongue; but afterwards he was named Iustus, for it was fitting that a "just one" should be baptized by a "Iustus." And Saint Ciaran was reared with his parents in the aforesaid place, and by all things the grace of God was manifested within him.

One day the best horse of Aengussius, son of the aforesaid King Crimhthanus, died suddenly, and he was greatly distressed at the death of his best horse. Now when in sorrow he had fallen asleep, in his dreams a shining man appeared to him, saying to him, "Sorrow not concerning thy horse, for among you there is a little boy, Saint Ciaran son of Beoedus the wright, who by God's grace can quicken thy horse. Let him pour water into the mouth of the horse, with prayer, and upon its face, and forthwith it shall arise sound. And do thou bestow a gift on the boy for the quickening of thy horse." Now when Aengus son of the king was awakened out of sleep, he told these words to his friends; and he himself came to Saint Ciaran and led him up to the place where the horse was lying dead. When the dutiful boy Ciaran poured water into the mouth and on the face of the horse, it forthwith rose from death and stood whole before them all. The son of the king bestowed that field, which was great and the best, upon Saint Ciaran in perpetuity.

On another day the mother of Saint Ciaran upbraided him, saying, "The sensible other boys bring honey to their parents every day, from the fields and the places where honey is found. But this our son, weak and soft as he is, brings us no honey." The holy boy Ciaran, hearing this saying of his mother chiding him, made his way to a spring hard by, and thence filled a vessel with water. When he blessed it, honey of the best was made from the water, and he gave it to his mother. But his parents, astonished at the miracle, sent that honey to the deacon Iustus, who had baptized him that he might himself see the miracle wrought by God through the boy whom he baptized. When he had heard and seen it, he gave thanks to Christ, and prayed for the boy.

The holy boy Ciaran, as he kept the flocks of his parents, was wont to read the Psalms with Saint Diarmaid. But that teaching was imparted in a manner to us most wondrous. For Saint Ciaran was keeping the flocks in the southern part of the plain of Aei, and Saint Diarmaid was dwelling in the northern part of the same plain, and the plain was of great extent between them. And thus, from afar off, they would salute each the other at ease, with words, across the spaces of the plain; and the elder would teach the boy from his cell across the plain, and the boy would read, sitting upon a rock in the field. The which rock is reverenced unto this day, as the Cross of Christ, called by the name of Ciaran, is placed upon it. Now thus by divine favour were the holy ones wont to hear each the other, while others heard them not.

On a day when Saint Ciaran was keeping the herds, a cow gave birth to a calf in his presence. Now in that hour the dutiful boy saw a wretched wasted hungry wolf a-coming towards him, and God's servant said to him, "Go, poor wretch, and devour that calf." Forthwith the famished hound fell upon the calf and devoured it. But when the holy herd-boy had come home with his herds, the cow, seeking her calf, was making a loud outcry; and when Derercha

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Have you ever wondered what do Freemasons do in their Masonic Rituals?

The Freemasons themselves will not speak to anyone about their Masonic degrees or their secret rituals. Although the Freemasons are the keepers of secrets they are also a group with amnesia. The Masons have been blind to their history since they came out of total secrecy in 1717. Some Freemasons say that they are descended from the medieval stone guilds; the other side says that they are the direct descendants of the Knights Templar! What is the truth?

This is a no spin book on the Secrets of the Freemasons! Everything you ever wanted to know and never could find out is in this clear strait to the point book , without all the fluff. Just the real answers to your questions. These secrets most Freemasons them selves don't know because they are not in the higher degrees of Freemasonry and stopped at the third degree, which is the Master Mason degree.

All three of the basic degrees of Freemasonry are covered and you get the real insight from a Freemason himself.

Which signs and symbols of Freemasonry are truly important including the secret handshakes of the Freemasons. You will also find out why they hold secret armed guarded meeting!

If you are a Freemason, you should know that this book was written by a Freemason and you would be surprised with what secrets you don't know!

For wives, girlfriends, family members and people that just want to know more about the Freemasons, you will learn it in this book!

If you are tired of asking your Mason, what exactly is going on in their meetings and always get a, “I can’t tell you” reply? What many Masons are not aware of is that there are many facets of the Craft that we can discuss openly. You will find these and many more secrets in Freemason’s Secrets: The True Descendants of the Knights Templar. If you really want to know the Secrets of the Freemasons, you will find them in this book.

Have you ever wondered what do Freemasons do in their Masonic Rituals?

The Freemasons themselves will not speak to anyone about their Masonic degrees or their secret rituals. Although the Freemasons are the keepers of secrets they are also a group with amnesia. The Masons have been blind to their history since they came out of total secrecy in 1717. Some Freemasons say that they are descended from the medieval stone guilds; the other side says that they are the direct descendants of the Knights Templar! What is the truth?

This is a no spin book on the Secrets of the Freemasons! Everything you ever wanted to know and never could find out is in this clear strait to the point book , without all the fluff. Just the real answers to your questions. These secrets most Freemasons them selves don't know because they are not in the higher degrees of Freemasonry and stopped at the third degree, which is the Master Mason degree.

All three of the basic degrees of Freemasonry are covered and you get the real insight from a Freemason himself.

Which signs and symbols of Freemasonry are truly important including the secret handshakes of the Freemasons. You will also find out why they hold secret armed guarded meeting!

If you are a Freemason, you should know that this book was written by a Freemason and you would be surprised with what secrets you don't know!

For wives, girlfriends, family members and people that just want to know more about the Freemasons, you will learn it in this book!

If you are tired of asking your Mason, what exactly is going on in their meetings and always get a, “I can’t tell you” reply? What many Masons are not aware of is that there are many facets of the Craft that we can discuss openly. You will find these and many more secrets in Freemason’s Secrets: The True Descendants of the Knights Templar. If you really want to know the Secrets of the Freemasons, you will find them in this book.

Co. D, 196th OH. Volunteer Infantry
The Humboldt Union, Saturday, Nov. 18, 1911

DIED SUDDENLY.
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W. T. McElroy Died of Heart Failure Last Night
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From Thursday’s Humboldt Daily Herald.

The community was shocked last evening to learn of the death of W. T. McElroy, editor of the Union and one of the oldest citizens of Humboldt.
Mr. McElroy has been in Wichita attending the Scottish Rite of Masons in their conclave. Dr. H. M. Webb has been with him but had left Wichita yesterday morning while Mr. McElroy waited for a later train on the Missouri Pacific and returned by way of Iola.
When he stepped from the plug he seemed in his usual health and spoke cheerfully to a number of acquaintances at the depot. He then started to walk up town and met Fred Speakman of Tyrone, Oklahoma, and Harvey Stewart. They spoke to him and Mr. Stewart suggested that he take a cab. Mr. McElroy said he believed he would and as the cab passed just then he stepped off the walk to take it. As he stepped to the ground he fell. Marshal Palstring came up just then and lifted him into the cab and took him home. Dr. Cope was called but the stricken man was in a semi-conscious condition and died within ten minutes.
Mr. McElroy had been in his usual health and had not complained of feeling ill while at Wichita. Death was caused by heart failure which attacked him after he reached Humboldt.
Word was sent to Mr. and Mrs. J. B. House of Wichita and they came over this afternoon with his grand daughter Adele House. Mrs. McElroy’s mother Mrs. McVeigh, is expected here from Larned this evening.
In the passing away of Mr. McElroy Kansas loses its pioneer journalist. Born at Washington, Pennsylvania Dec. 24, 1845 of North-of-Ireland ancestors, he remained there until 1856, when he moved to Mahoning County, Ohio, where he remained on a farm four years with relatives. When fifteen years old he went into the printing office of his Uncle Wm. Ritezel, editor of the Trumbull County Democrat, at Warren, Ohio. Here he remained through the changes of the paper and the early part of the war. Too young to enter the army he tried successive times until in 1864 he was enabled to join Co. D of the 196th Volunteer Infantry. He was in service until the July after the close of the war. He then returned to his old position in Warren, where he remained until the next spring when he decided to cast his lot with Kansas.
Arriving in Humboldt stage worn and weary he obtained employment with the Humboldt Union, then just started by Col. Orlin Thurston. The following year, Mr. McElroy with H. A. Needham, bought out Mr. Thurston. In 1868 Mr. McElroy became the sole owner and ever since he has had charge of the paper, being the oldest editor in point of service on the same paper, of any man in Kansas. Editor Rosser of the Girard Press and Editor Gilmore of the Fredonia Citizen being next in point of service.
It is hard for the younger generation to realize just what forty-five years of service in newspaper work means. When the editor of the Union began to chronicle the events of his community, Kansas was young. The state was just emerging from the hard grueling years of a war which took the best of its young men and wrung the heart blood from the women of the state! It had been born in blood and raised in poverty. The first days of the Union saw prosperity to be followed by cruel want again, as the young state passed through years of drouth and grasshoppers when the people had not been here long enough to accumulate the funds to withstand them.
For forty-five years Mr. McElroy has told of the joys and sorrows of his friends and neighbors. The writer of this can go back in the files of the Union and find the notice of wedding of his parents. He can find the few lines telling of his own birth, the notice of his own marriage, the birth of his baby boy and the sad chronicle of the death of his parents. And there are scores of men and women in Humboldt who can do the same. And each and every article has been under the supervision, if not actually written by the man who only last night passed away without for one moment laying aside the cares and trials of his duty. Such a record is one to be envied and to be emulated.
In the long course of his life, W. T. McElroy had some of the honors come to him. He had served his turn on the council, the school board, and in the Mayor’s chair. He has helped Humboldt to win the victories which have come to it, and bear the disappointments which are the share of every Kansas town. Under the Hayes administration he was appointed postmaster. Again, when in 1896, Wm. McKinley was elected president, Mr. McElroy was appointed to the office which he has held continually under Roosevelt and Taft. Had he lived out the full term to which he was appointed a year ago last May, he would have been in office twenty years. As it is, he probably held a record which has been reached by few Kansas

As soon as I turned 18 I petitioned for membership & initiation into The Ordo Templi Orientis..& made it into Saladin's Tent 2weeks later in June of 1980e.v. The first three documents Grady(H.A.) signed off & stamped with Crowley's Egyptian Priest signate ring. The forth, my 3rd Degree, was signed off by H.B. -Grady's successor.

My Minerval & First Degree Initiations were held at Bill Heidrick's home in San Anselmo, CA 1980e.v.&1982e.v.

My Second Degree was held at Ankh-af-na-Khonsu Lodge in Berkeley, CA 1983e.v.

My Third Degree took place at Boleskine Lodge in Carmichael, CA 1986e.v. , shortly before the 9th Degree & Caliphate EXPELLED my buddy Frater Zardoz (& Boleskine) from the Order....for commercially releasing, on a legitimate label, 1000 numbered vinyl Lp copies of Jimmy Page's obscure soundtrack to the Kenneth Anger film "Lucifer Rising"....after Ken had asked him not to, as did top brass in the O.T.O. fearing Herr Page would also take legal action. Well, here it is going on twenty years later & whuddaya know? Nobody took any legal action & Chris (Zardoz) didn't let this keep him from being a true Thelemite & kept his practises & initiating up until his Greater Feast April 2009e.v.

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Just thought I'd post a photo of the kit I use for taking Macros, so that if anyone is interested they can see what I use.

I can't afford a dedicated Macro Lens so I've had to go down the cheap accessory route instead and to be honest, under most conditions I think these do as good a job as a dedicated lens.

All of this kit cost me well below ?100 and I would say is definite value for money.

The extension tubes are Jessops own, I got those second hand for ?15. I can use these will all my EF lenses, and used with my 50mm lens can produce slightly over 1x magnification.

The reverse coupling rings that I use to attach my 50mm f/1.8 to my longer lenses, I got off ebay for ?12 including postage. These allow me to get high magnification ratios of well over 1x.

The Macro Focusing Rail, which has been my last investment, cost me ?35 off ebay including postage. I decided to get this because it can be very difficult to focus when using the extension tubes or the reverse coupling rings. It's easier to move the camera forward/back or sideways with this kit, and it makes it a lot easier to get the focus in the right place. This also makes it easier to take shots that I can use in focus stacking software.

I've only just started playing with this software, but it has the advantage of being able to create photos with much greater DoF as it combines a set of shots taken while moving the focus backwards or forwards.
The software I have found recently is called CombineZP and is freeware.

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a costume which i designed and personally sew by hand (from the turban down to my shoes) wala kasi akong budget para sa costume party ng company namin last christmas. hehe. i won the most creative costume and first runner up, best male costume.

14kt Gold and Mabe Pearl Lady's RIng Central mabe pearl flanked by two single cut diamonds totaling approx. .10ct

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My wedding ring tattoo. my wife has one also that is the same just with red in place of my blue.

UPDATE: The downside to a wedding ring tattoo has now come out. we are no longer married and now i have to decided what to do with this. I have decided to not cover it but to add to it. i am getting the fingers on the sides tattooed to make a design across the three fingers. it will change the focus of the original tattoo from my marriage and wife to my life and my son. I never want to forget the past and my ex-wife had a huge impact on who i became in my life both good and bad and this ring will always remind me of that. Ill post images next week of the change.

Got a wedding ring.
Photo taken from my phone ill take a better one later with my sony.

UPDATE: The downside to a wedding ring tattoo has now come out. we are no longer married and now i have to decided what to do with this. I have decided to not cover it but to add to it. i am getting the fingers on the sides tattooed to make a design across the three fingers. it will change the focus of the original tattoo from my marriage and wife to my life and my son. I never want to forget the past and my ex-wife had a huge impact on who i became in my life both good and bad and this ring will always remind me of that. Ill post images next week of the change.

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So, it's not a pretty picture, but illustrates a short story...

My living situation is in limbo right now. I just bought a fixer upper that has no heat yet, so I've been living in the basement of some friends. Not much room, except for the boxes.

Fast forward to a promise to make a ring for a dear woman who had wanted one for over a year. Well, I looked for all my tools and could not find some pertinent ones. I tried to make due with what I had, but kept ruining the metal in some way. I contacted her and she is SO sweet about it all, I'm going to give her further discount. So, I try again, with the tools that I have and still cannot saw the detail and create the rivets as precisely as they need to be. Actually, quite slipshod.

Yesterday, I make one last ditch effort to look through all the boxes. In the basement and those scattered in my new house. Under the bed, in closets and drawers. I am sure I lost a box somewhere. But what about those boxes that have been marked the same for many years? Okay. I look in the camping box and in the holiday box and in the Photos Maps Journals box. Wha????

Look what I found! The bench pin, for accurate sawing. The spendy anvil that will allow accurate rivets of a ring. My jewelers saw. (now I have 2) And the rest of my drill bits and tiny metal files.

Sigh. I might just have to give her the ring. :)

Now, where did I move those journals? Uh oh!

This ring's been through a lot. My parents gave it to me on my 16th birthday and I'm seldom without it. In fact, my finger itches if I take it off.

One time, while on my way to a movie, I wasn't paying attention and tripped over the tow package of a truck. In addition to scraping up my hands, I gouged a chunk out of the ring. The jeweler fixed it but I can still tell where the wound was.

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This particular creation was inspired by a gold and sapphire ring which belonged to William Wytlesey, Archibishop of Canterbury between 1362 and 1374. The gemstone was drilled, an artisan practice thought to increase the magical properties and healing powers of stones that were inset into jewelry. The original ring was said to have been found in William's tomb, with his name inscribed inside.

Jewelry was worn by all ages and genders in the middle ages, and often had functional purposes as well as decorative ones. Pieces were often ornate and elaborate, with courtly love appearing as a central theme in many creations. This is the "intent" that this ring was infused with during it's creation.

Curious about the historical details behind this ring and other jewelry from it's time period? We've shared some of our favourite facts with you on this below:

•) This Collection's Historical Roots and Inspirations (•

Jewelry was worn by all ages and genders in the middle ages, and often had functional purposes as well as decorative ones. Pieces were often ornate and elaborate, with courtly love appearing as a central theme in many creations.

•) Metals and Stones (•

Most medieval jewelry was crafted with gold and silver, decorated with colourful enamels, niello (a black alloy of silver, sulphur and lead) and gemstones. Rubies, sapphires and pearls were favourite choices, and markedly different from the faceted cuts set into jewelry today. Medieval gems were generally polished instead, creating pebble-like shapes with soft pools of colour. This cabochon cut is what gives jewelry from this period such a distinctively rustic look and feel.

While the colour of stones added to the beauty of a piece, they were often chosen for their healing or spiritual powers. This was a widely embraced part of the culture during middle ages, and something we personally embrace as we set out to craft new collections of "intentionally created" jewelled art at Alchemy Immortalis.

•) Magical Properties and Healing Powers (•

Much was written about these powers, including eleventh century references to stones such as sapphires, which were considered to possess the power to protect one against physical injury, fear, fraud and envy, and also to protect one's chastity. While sapphires were revered for their significance as a sign of peace and reconciliation, they were also thought to have the ability to promote the healing of ulcers, eye conditions and headaches. Some gemstones contained fossilized fish teeth (known as toadstones), and were also embedded into jewelry because they were thought to have similar healing powers.

You will sometimes find that stones have been drilled. This was done in the belief that it would increase the effectiveness of the stone's power.

Because of this belief in the magical and healing properties of many stones, they were often set into jewelry in a way that provided direct contact with the skin. Open-backed settings were a common feature of rings and pendants, thought to increase the effectiveness of a stone's magical or healing powers.

In addition to precious stones, other substances were sometimes used to infuse jewelry with special powers. For instance, the "unicorn horn" -- the name given to the horn of the dolphin-like Narwhal at the time -- was sometimes cut into semi-circular pieces and mounted on gold chains as a means of detecting poison.

•) Pendants (•

Pendants were prolific during the Renaissance, and again worn by both genders and all ages. Men and children tended to wear them hung on a chain around their neck, while women often fixed them to their girdles, bodices, sleeves or ruffles with ribbons or pins. Intended to hang freely, the backs were often as ornately decorated as the fronts.

Artisans of the time tended to craft pendants out of gold and enamels, generously nestled in beds of precious stones, such as diamonds or ambergris, and the naturally shaped baroque pearls which became wildly popular at the end of the 16th century.

•) Design as a Nod to an Expanding World (•

The beginning of the sixteenth century was marked by the excitement of exploration by sea, and the wild and perilous journeys embarked on to trade with distant continents. This was celebrated in the crafting of elaborately jewelled pieces that included galleons, sea monsters and mermaids at the time.

•) Personal Expression (•

People living in the renaissance often chose pieces of jewelry for the same reasons that many of us do today: as an expression of some unique aspect of their personality or the things they care most about. As we do now, people would sometimes choose jewelled pieces bearing an animal or symbol as a nod to some personal context or joke.

Certain animals and talismans had particular significance at the time. For instance, the "salamander" was considered to be a sign of passionat

This was a fun ring to make as the client came to us with a $20 ring she'd picked up on a road trip and liked it so much, she wanted it made in Gold with genuine stones. We have since made several of these with different Gold colors and stones. It is a great unisex ring. Men love it for its "Superbowl" ring style!

India jewelry is designed for practically every part of the body. Such wide variety of jewelry is a testimony not just to the rich culture and tradition of India but to the excellent skills of Indian jewelers. Earrings are common accessories for Indian women because wearing them is believed to be auspicious. Be it a pair of gold or silver earrings, these pieces of handmade jewelry carry special significance in particular as they denote a married woman. Earrings are worn through holes that are pieced in the ears. Since wearing earrings is a cultural and social statement, young girls get their ears pierced even before they turn one. It is through piercing that the ear can hold different types of ear ornaments. A stud, of course, can be attached to any part of the ear most especially the tragus, helix, and lobe. In particular, the shank passes through the ear and is then held into position by a pressure fitting or ornamental screw. There is a plethora of ways that earrings are adorned. They can be embellished with stones, pearls, or enamel. Earrings can also have decorative chains and miniature pendants such as leaves, bells, balls, or flowers. Indian earrings can also be worn plain, without any stones or embellishments. A plain gold or silver pair of earrings can already make a stunning style statement. There are trendy Indian earrings that feature artificial gems, stones, beads, and other decorative elements. For sparkle, fancy earrings can be silver or gold plated.

This photo was taken for my online wedding photography class. An example of a detail shot. Taken yesterday at work with the rings of one of my co-workers in early afternoon window light with a hurriedly purchased hydrangea from a flower store up the street. Quite happy with it though!

I always thought web cameras were only used for indecent communication, but I was proven wrong at Nara and Juan-Pablo?s wedding, where the families were participating in the party by live feed from Brazil and Mexico.

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Pictures of a very old kit, never published before. The idea behind this Valkyrie-derivate was to build a non-transformable jet fighter from the base kit, e. g. a prototype. The basis for this kit was a VF-1D trainer, and it underwent subtle changes that separate this simple jet airplane from its more glamorous sisters. hence it also received a new name, 'Fylgja', a supernatural being or creature from Norse mythology like the Valkyrie which accompanies a person in connection to their fate or fortune.

Main changes include the omittance of the Battroid head under the cockpit, the respective space was closed and flushly integrated into the bodywork. Additionally, the former legs are now integrated part of the hull, the seams of the original joints were covered with putty, too. Consequently, the arms under the hull are gone, and instead the airplane's body was elongated into an aerodynamic-friendly rear end cone (inspired by the similar Su-27 tail).

The main engines were also changed - the vector thrust "feet" of a Valkyrie are gone. Instead traditional engine exhausts (from a 1:144 scale F-15) were implanted. With this lack of manoeuverabilty, two extra rudders were placed at the legs' sides (they come from a crashed transfoambel 1:100 scale Valkyrie kit), almost on the same level as the VG wings which were retained in full function.

For painting I went for a low-viz livery, which was all the rage when I built this conversion (late 80ies, I think). Most of the markings come from an Italieri OA-4M Skyhawk and a OV-10D Bronco from Airfix, Macross insignia were left away.
The edgy camouflage scheme (officially "rectilinear disruptive camouflage") was inspired by a hazy picture of one of the six F-14's which were (together with F-15s in a similar scheme) designed by artist Keith Ferris (who invented the false canopy painting!) and evaluated by the USAF and US Navy in 1977. I suppose this scheme was mainly designed to break up the airplane's outlines both in the air and also on the ground (works great against the concrete runway!), and to simply confuse enemies in air combat.

The colors on the kit were guessed from the picrture. I think I used FS 36375 (Ghost Grey), FS 36320 (Compass Grey) and FS 35237 (Blue Grey). You hardly see differences, but they match up well with the grey markings. Today I know that the Ferris scheme had more contrast (correct FS tones are 36118, 36231 and 36440, F-16 colors, plus a false canopy underneath).

Anyway, this kit is still in the official collection, even though I never could figure out what it actually could be - my final idea was/is that it could be an advanced trainer with supersonic capabilities for Valkyrie cadets, hence its fictional designation "TF-1D" and the new Flygja name.

Recordaba la famosa conversion de San Pablo. Me pregunto hasta que punto una fe se puede 'transmutar'.

Yo mientras tanto... ?seguire con mi agnosticismo!

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25 January is the feast of the Conversion of St Paul. This mosaic by Boris Anrep is in St Paul's chapel in Westminster Cathedral. In Acts 22:6-16, St Paul recounts his conversion story to the people of Jerusalem:

"As I made my journey and drew near to Damascus, about noon a great light from heaven suddenly shone about me.

And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, `Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?' And I answered, `Who are you, Lord?' And he said to me, `I am Jesus of Nazareth whom you are persecuting.' Now those who were with me saw the light but did not hear the voice of the one who was speaking to me. And I said, `What shall I do, Lord?' And the Lord said to me, `Rise, and go into Damascus, and there you will be told all that is appointed for you to do.' And when I could not see because of the brightness of that light, I was led by the hand by those who were with me, and came into Damascus.

And one Anani'as, a devout man according to the law, well spoken of by all the Jews who lived there, came to me, and standing by me said to me, `Brother Saul, receive your sight.' And in that very hour I received my sight and saw him. And he said, `The God of our fathers appointed you to know his will, to see the Just One and to hear a voice from his mouth; for you will be a witness for him to all men of what you have seen and heard. And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on his name.' "

In this 2000th anniversary year of St Paul's birth, we thank God for the wonders he worked through Paul and for the preaching of the Gospel which has been handed down to all Christians that they may follow in St Paul's example of love and zeal for Christ.

Black quilted 'Baie' jacket from featuring high shine finish, detachable zip fastening bow collar, full length sleeves, gold-tone designer embossed press stud fastening pockets to the front and a double ended gold-tone zip down front with embossed ring zip pulls for closure. Please note that for this brand our size conversion chart does not apply. items are sized one size smaller than our chart displays.

Ring Mandrel Finger Sizer Gauges Find Exact Size Rings. Plastic Finger Gauge For Measuring Ring Sizes. This is a new plastic finger gauge. This is great to give to customers or stock your store and save money. The ring finger sizes go from size 1-13 in 1/2 sizes. With this finger gauge you will never have to look for a gauge again. Color received may vary from picture. Graduated Ring Mandrel. This is a new graduated ring stick. Great for use on glass showcases. It is light weight and made of black plastic. Grooved on one side to prevent chipped stones. Has sizes 1 to 15 in 1/4 size increments. It measures approximately 12 1/4" (31 cm).

Tungsten Carbide is the hardest of all metals. It is polished to a perfect mirror finish using diamonds, and unlike other metals, it will retain the exact polish for decades to come. In fact, the only way to scratch a tungsten bracelet or ring is with a diamond. No other material will affect it. Tungsten is about 10 Times harder than 18K Gold, 5 Times harder than tool steel, and 4 Times harder than titanium. Reflection with a sparkling luster. Mirror polished finish and corrosion resistance.

*Please note: Tungsten comfort-fit bands run a half size larger. For a better fit, order a half size under your regular ring size.

1. Bare Flash Camera Left #1
Nikon SB-800
Phottix Strato Triggers
Camera Left/High - no modifier
Power 1/8
Zoom 24mm
Shutter 1/200
Aperture f/9

2. Bare Flash Camera Left #2
Nikon SB-800
Phottix Strato Triggers
Camera Left/High - no modifier
Power 1/8
Zoom 105mm
Shutter 1/200
Aperture f/16

3. Bare Flash Camera Left #3
Nikon SB-800
Phottix Strato Triggers
Camera High/Left w/Nikon pop up diffuser
Power 1/8
Zoom 17mm
Shutter 1/200
Aperture f/5.6

4. Shoot Thru Umbrella Camera Left #1
Nikon SB-800
Phottix Strato Triggers
Camera Left/High w/Shoot Thru Umbrella
Power 1/8
Zoom 24mm
Shutter 1/200
Aperture f/5.6

5. Shoot Thru Umbrella Camera Left #2
Nikon SB-800
Phottix Strato Triggers
Camera High/Left w/Shoot Thru Umbrella
Power 1/8
Zoom 105mm
Shutter 1/200
Aperture f/6.3

6. Ring Flash Camera Left #1
Nikon SB-800
Phottix Strato Triggers
Camera Left/High w/Orbis Ring Flash
Power 1/2
Zoom 24mm
Shutter 1/200
Aperture f/4

7. Bare Flash Above #1
Nikon SB-800
Phottix Strato Triggers
Bare Flash 3ft above object
Power 1/8
Zoom 24mm
Shutter 1/200
Aperture f/20

8. Bare Flash Above #2
Nikon SB-800
Phottix Strato Triggers
Bare Flash 3ft above object
Power 1/8
Zoom 105mm
Shutter 1/200
Aperture f/18

9. Bare Flash Above #3
Nikon SB-800
Phottix Strato Triggers
Bare Flash 1ft above object
Power 1/64
Zoom 24mm
Shutter 1/200
Aperture f/14

10. Bare Flash Above #4
Nikon SB-800
Phottix Strato Triggers
Bare Flash 1ft above object
Power 1/128
Zoom 105
Shutter 1/200
Aperture f/18

11. Bare Flash Above #5
Nikon SB-800
Phottix Strato Triggers
Bare Flash 1ft above object w/Nikon Diffuser
Power 1/128
Zoom 17mm
Shutter 1/200
Aperture f/7.1

12. Shoot Thru Umbrella Above #1
Nikon SB-800
Phottix Strato Triggers
Flash 1 foot above object w/Shoot Thru Umbrella
Power 1/8
Zoom 24mm
Shutter 1/200
Aperture f/8

13. Shoot Thru Umbrella Above #2
Nikon SB-800
Phottix Strato Triggers
Flash 1 foot above w/Shoot Thru Umbrella
Power 1/8
Zoom 105mm
Shutter 1/200
Aperture f/9

14. Bounce Flash #1
Nikon SB-800
Phottix Strato Triggers
Bounce Flash off Reflector left of object
Power 1/32
Zoom 24mm
Shutter 1/200
Aperture f/5.6

15. Bounce Flash #2
Nikon SB-800
Phottix Strato Triggers
Bounce Flash off Reflector left of object
Power 1/32
Zoom 105mm
Shutter 1/200
Aperture f/6.3

16. Bounce Flash #3
Nikon SB-800
Phottix Strato Triggers
Bounce Flash off Reflector left of object
Power 1/32
Zoom 17mm w/Diffuser
Shutter 1/200
Aperture f5.6

Manuelito ,the Navajo war chief turquoise skull ring .

This is a one of a kind beautiful red copper and bright sterling silver that look so beautiful when set with deep blue turquoise . This is a one of a kind Handcrafted ring that will set you apart from every other ring you will see This year .

Ring size 8 1/2 Wide band so will fit comfortable on smaller fingers ,however it your current ring is a size 8 1/2 and tight this is not the ring for you .

Total weight 12.3 grams just over 1/3 ounce .

The Skull was designed and carved to look of 18th century bone carving medicine bead , recreated in Blue Kingman turquoise with red garnet eyes from Arizona . He is is 17mm X 13 mm X 8 mm with two garnet eyes 3.1 mm and 3.4 mm .

The mountiong for the skull is sterling silver .
The band being crafted from 20 gauge .999 copper layered over 22 gauge sterling silver and 18 gauge silver framing the edges and deep forged texture.
This allows for a beautiful and decorative red copper ring with silver lining so your finger will not turn green from copper oxidizes .

Turquoise
The Kingman mine in northwestern Arizona is one of the largest turquoise mines in the southwest. Kingman blue has become a color standard in the industry. The mine became famous for its rounded bright blue nuggets with black matrix. Few turquoise mines produced nuggets, especially of this high grade

Garnet
The Arizona Pyrope red garnets come from two locations in the extreme northern portion of Apache County on the Navajo Indian Reservation.
One location is at Garnet Ridge which is about 8 km west of the town of Mexican Water, and the other location is in Buell Park on the Arizona and New Mexico border

Note Pyrope is the only garnet that is always a shade of red.

Nothing says eternal love better than this beautiful flat, comfort-fit 8mm titanium wedding band with two soft, rounded cut 18k gold plated grooves in the middle. He will wear this ring proudly with its highly polished silver edges and polished contrasting yellow gold-filled grooves. Comfortable and classic, as well as strong and lightweight. Everything a man looks for in a wedding band. This men's wedding band will compliment any style and provides timeless elegance.

Hand-crafted, lightweight, and durable make this titanium and triple gold men's band is perfect for an upcoming engagement, anniversary gift or to update/replace an existing wedding ring.

Endorsed by none other than the legendary French chef Paul Bocuse (the only restaurateur in the world to be awarded the prestigious Michelin 3 Stars for over 36 consecutive years), Cuisinart's Chef's Classic stainless cookware is high quality, yet affordable. Unlike many lines of cookware, it can go in the dishwasher for clean up, yet the aluminum core within the base provides even and efficient heating. If you've been thinking of investing in a new set of pots and pans, you'd do well to consider Cuisinart Chef's Classic. This set offers pieces in a useful range of size and function, and with the added value of set pricing.

Sauteing wild salmon and stirring a perfect risotto take on spiritual dimensions with this classic Cuisinart cookware. Made of professional quality stainless steel that won't react with acidic foods, the pots and pans in this set feature solid cast handles, tight-fitting lids with drip-free rims, and a mirror finish that retains its brightness through dishwasher, freezer, broiler, and oven use up to 550 degrees Fahrenheit. For superior, even heating, an aluminum disk is encapsulated between two layers of stainless steel in each base. The set includes: 8- and 10-inch skillets, 1-1/2- and 3-quart covered saucepans, 3-1/2-quart covered saute pan, and a 8-quart covered stockpot. Cuisinart covers the set with a limited lifetime warranty. --Ann Bieri
What's in the Box
1-1/2-quart saucepan with lid, 3-quart saucepan with lid, 3-1/2-quart saute pan with lid, 8-quart stockpot with lid, 8-inch skillet, 10-inch skillet

This would be Brian's first full coif that he made while working at the Pittsburgh Ren Faire; all stainless steel.

In his words:
"I'm very proud of this one because it seriously fits everybody. Everyone from my 10-year-old brother in law to some seriously big biker dudes have tried this coif and it fit them all AND they ALL said it was comfortable. BEAT THAT."

He's not lying! ^_^ It was sold to a man whose son is a part-time filmmaker and in need of some medieval props.

Solid designer stainless steel men's bracelet-bangle made of 3 parts in a combination of polished, brushed and black steel with carbon fiber inlays. The green and black enamel Mekchoudi Design logo is engraved on the main part for added eye catching effect without losing this unique piece of mens jewellery its classy and smart look.

Find the tools for virtually any cooking task in this 12%2Dpiece set%2E Featuring durable and professional tri%2Dply construction%2C these stainless steel pots and pans have tapered rims to eliminate drips and spills while pouring%2E From Cuisinart%2E

Elegant and contemporary, the Multiclad Pro line from Cuisinart consists of deluxe cookware for the professional home chef. The exteriors of the 18/10 stainless steel pots and pans feature a handsome brushed finish, while the interiors are mirror-polished for non-reactive, quick release of foods. The tri-ply Heat Surround technology sandwiches an aluminum core in the base and side walls for superior, even heating. You'll also find solid cast stainless-steel handles that stay cool on the stovetop, tight-fitting stainless-steel lids, and drip-free pouring rims. Each piece is oven-safe to 500 degrees F, and the pans are safe for broiler-use, too.
This fabulous set consists of basics and more. The 1-1/2- and 3-quart saucepans with lids take care of everything from oatmeal to bechamel sauce, and the veggie steamer insert with its own lid fits the larger saucepan. Also included are 8- and 10-inch open skillets that turn out perfect grilled cheese, hamburgers, and crepes; 3-1/2-quart covered saute pan with a helper handle, great for braising meats and cooking fish fillets; and an 8-quart covered stockpot for stews and soups. Dishwasher-safe, this set has no coatings to flake off or plastic to melt, and will surely be passed down to the next generation. Cuisinart covers the Multiclad Pro set with a lifetime limited warranty against defects. --Ann Bieri
What's in the Box
12-piece cookware set. The set consists of: 1-1/2- and 3-quart covered saucepans; 8- and 10-inch open skillets; 3-1/2-quart covered saute pan; 8-quart covered stockpot; steamer insert with lid. 12 pieces total.