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Two Weeks Later
The library at Crescenzo's Academy was the largest in the magical community. Not that many people actually knew that. It was large enough for students to find a cozy corner and for hours and never see or hear another student. Three complete floors and thousands of square feet filled with volumes upon volumes of the rarest texts in the magical and muggle community. Leather chairs with ottomans were tucked in all the corners all over, and big desks filled the rest of the space. One might think that students couldn't possibly use all the books, but the most amusing part of it was that the students used every single text during their years as a student. It was the challenge made to each and every one of them when they started.
Some were just for pleasure and some were so dry that students read them in groups and worked for hours to decipher the complexities, but they all were read at some point.
Draco had thought it was non-sense when he came to the school two weeks ago but now was a different story. The amount of books he had used in the last two weeks was nauseating. Who knew that people had to read this much, or that enough homework could be assigned that would require the massive texts.
It was two am and he was still working on his homework.
He had never had to work so hard in his life. Hogwarts was a breeze compared to this, he reflected a couple times a day. And the ease at which he saw students accomplishing it was astonishing.
Draco had been sitting at the same table for eight hours and hadn't stopped studying or writing. The tie he'd had on was now lying negligently over the chair next to him. His books lay scattered about and the remains of his dinner were off to the side.
Two weeks ago he had packed up most of his belongings and restarted his learning. He had written to Blaise a few times but beyond that had no contact with Hogwarts or the outside world. It was part of the plan when he had come here. The plan he had been told he was starting, which excluded even parental contact with the exception for an emergency. He was in essence like every other student here, and therefore bound by the same rules.
Draco had been worried when he apparated in that he would be spending all his time trying to get Kyler to even talk to him, or watching his back from Kyler's best friends, but he had been pleasantly surprised. Though he still feared for the worst.
After a non-subtle threat from Nikolai and Taylor, everyone had pretty much welcomed him. Well not all. Some students obviously thought he did not deserve to be here, but as he worked harder he saw that he was gaining some resemblance of tolerance from the other students. He was determined to do well here, if he fried his brain in the process then that was okay. He would show them that a Malfoy could take whatever they threw at him.
The situation with Kyler had also been less dramatic than he thought it would be. Draco had dreaded that Kyler would hold a grudge. It proved to him that he actually knew almost next to nothing about Kyler. Sure he knew the history of Harry Potter and a little about his mate's feelings, but not much about his whole personality. He was learning though, and progress was all that mattered.
Draco had not had any expectations when he had come to Crescenzo's, which was a good thing. He knew he wouldn't even have come close. He had walked in and Kyler had immediately smiled and handed him his new uniform. From then on Kyler was his official guide.
He had no idea when he was leaving, and for the first time didn't care to establish a time line for himself. Everything he needed was here. He did miss his parents but they understood what he was doing.
Draco was just putting the finishing touches on his last essay forty-five minutes later when a noise came out of the silence in the stacks.
The rumpled jet haired man standing in front of him looked sleepy but still in uniform. His tie was loosened, and Draco could only smile as he saw the man standing there. The man gave a shy smile back, and leaned against the bookshelf next to him with his hands in his pockets and feet crossed.
Yep, no time line was necessary for something that would fascinate him for a lifetime.
"So I heard upstairs that this earth shatteringly handsome blonde man was looked like he was about to pass out from exhaustion up here in the stacks. I looked around and realized you were missing, and had a hunch. Looks like I was right."
Kyler's crooked grin was always a sight, but Draco gave a negligent shrug.
"Come one Drake, time for bed. Tomorrow is Saturday and you have until Monday to finish this stuff."
Draco had enough energy to shake his head no, but not much else. He needed to finish what he started. Merlin forbid he get behind in a school such as this, he would never catch up. Secretly he was terrified that the first time he didn't get an O on any assignment, that they were going to use that as a reason to kick him straight back to Hogwarts. And there was no way in hell he was letting that happen. He would succeed if it ended up killing him.
"No I'm fine. I still want to review that potions essay before I go to sleep."
He saw Kyler's look turn a little frosty and knew that Kyler was going to get stubborn. It was one of the little things he had started to learn about his mate. Late nights and sleep required meant that his stubborn attitude increased ten fold.
It was never a fun sight or experience.
He watched as Kyler kicked off of the leaning position and stalked forwards, a determined glint in his eyes. As he got towards the desk his gaze raked over the papers Draco was writing, and took in the title and the research beside it.
"Drake this absurd. Why are you pushing yourself so far?"
Kyler looked determined and befuddled all at the same time, and it pissed Draco off. Kyler was an idiot if he couldn't figure it out. Part of him though was still a little nervous about pushing him to far, and the other part of him wanted to sneer and tell his maybe-mate that he could sod off.
So he went for silent.
He even more hated the considering look that Kyler was giving him now, and that damned light bulb of understanding in his eyes that went off a few minutes later.
Kyler sighed and pulled out the chair next to Draco, sitting down sideways to face the side him.
"It's been two weeks Dray."
"So?" Draco demanded in his customary surely tone. He was so damned tired of walking on eggshells and being nice to people.
"It's been two weeks, and its time for you to snap out of it. I told you that when you came here we would be done with what happened and move on. So quit trying so hard, and quit trying to be who you most definitely are not. Just be yourself, because I like that person."
Draco turned and looked at Kyler then. Trying to determine if he meant what he said. In his experience in general and especially in his experience with people his age, no one meant what they said. Double meaning talk was more common than straight forward.
"You mean that don't you?" Draco said in puzzlement.
"You see what I meant two weeks ago. This kind of thing is exactly why you needed to come here. We need to learn about each other." Draco then fell more into puzzlement when Kyler then got a wicked teasing glint into his eye.
"And now what you need to learn is that when I tell you to stop over achieving and go to bed I mean it. It's late. We have to be up for conferences at eight, and besides that, I am fucking tired and there is no way that I will be going to bed without you in yours. So get your arse out of the that chair."
Saying so, Kyler stood up and held out his hand to Draco.
Draco breathed in deep and looked at the out reached hand. Sincerity. When in Merlin had he encountered that last, and believing it wouldn't come back to haunt him.
Was a big chance, but he was a Malfoy through and through. Chances and odds were their playing field.
He finally took the offered hand clasped it hard in his. He spelled away his work and decided he really was tired. It was time for some sleep. He knew he finally had a chance of sleeping too.
Five Months Later
Draco was sweaty, tired, bleeding from different open gashes, and feeling the best he could remember in a long time! He walked back to his dorm room with a satisfied smirk most recognized.
Men coming fresh from a victory on the dueling courses always had the same look upon their faces. The same smirk and the same satisfied look in their eyes. Male students would ask him later about his different techniques that had helped gain the win, and the females, well; they would look on in disgust and fascination while muttering about male egos underneath their breath.
This win had been fantastic. Kyler and Nick had been on his team, facing off against some other men their age. The course had been a new one too. Draco had helped the headmaster create a course that looked exactly like Hogwarts Halls. Damn fun to shoot off the deadly curses in an area you couldn't normally.
He loved the sport now but Draco had really never had much of a fascination with the sport until he had come here. Often he had found it barbaric and unnecessary.
Dumbledore himself spouted that violence should never be used, only defensive spells. Now at least he knew that what Dumbledore tended to talk was bullshit. War was coming and those not able to or willing to defend correctly would die. There was no way Draco was going to be left behind.
Dueling was necessary. Well he mused, it tended to be more necessary when one considered who and what his boyfriend was.
He walked up the three flights of stairs to his dorm intent on showering and changing. He may have liked dueling but he absolutely refused to stay dirty and smelly longer than absolutely necessary. A Malfoy did not rejoice in such attire.
They did, he thought with a smirk, leave token bruises and scratches as a reminder to all that he had won. That was also his right.
Draco found that he had finally caught up to a lot of the students in most respects. Potions came easily because he had always helped his godfather during his research and school breaks. Charms and defense had been a little more difficult but he found that Kyler and Nickolai were as good of tutors as you could possibly find in the school.
And Taylor, though the laid back one of the group and a little a goofy, was absolutely a genius in transfiguration. He could literally do anything he set his mind too, and Draco knew he was watching a man that would be a master in the subject. For all of his good attitude and popularity, he was also a man you never crossed. Transfiguration was a powerful subject to be the master of.
It had taken Draco a little while to be able to ask for help with out feeling weird about it, but he finally got over it. Especially since asking for help from people like Crescenzo's students was a kin to asking the top one percent in the entire world for help. It did not require a lot of brains after you thought of it that way.
With some help Kyler had turned him into a decent dueler too. Draco would never in a million years be as quick and great as him, but the man had been training for years so that was fine. Six months ago he would have been fine in the knowledge he could beat any Hogwarts student to a pulp, but now he pushed hard to master everything he could.
The school had showed him that although Hogwarts would consider him smart and great in all subjects, well that was nothing compared to here. He knew he would go back a different person in some ways.
He had been here six months and although he was probably still recognizable to his friends, he also knew he had changed a great deal. Looks wise he hadn't changed anymore than growing his hair out into a short ponytail and gaining an impressive tan.
The hair growth was more of a Malfoy tradition than a veela thing. Two months ago Kyler and he had committed with words to working on their relationship. That commitment meant that he was going to start taking over as head of the family position in every way. The head of the Malfoy family always wore their hair long, as did other pureblood heads. It was symbolic.
Kyler thought it was absurd, but Draco noticed he never said he didn't like the look. So it stayed.
They had not yet bonded physically but they had started the veela bonding process. The courting generally took less time but Draco figured their situation was nowhere close to normal.
They had also agreed that Draco would go on a Veela sexual drive suppressant potion. Merlin he had hated the idea even as it made sense.
The sexual drive they had been feeling for the first month was simply too much for them to both deal with on top of trying to make a real relationship. One that was stable. At the time he had hated it and known it was necessary all at the same time.
They had agreed upon four months of suppressant for both of them. And he was now glad they had done it. It worked too. Draco still felt the pull and attraction but it had not been an overwhelming need for constant mating as before. It had allowed them to slow down actually get to know one another.
For example, he had thought he needed to protect his mate at all costs and all the time. His vela genes demanded that, but with the suppressant he had actually seen what Kyler needed. Not what his veela side wanted.
Kyler needed him to validate that he could protect himself. That he could fight his own battles, and stand on his own to feet. Draco finally got that though he could provide for Kyler for the rest of their lives and several generations, what Kyler needed was to make something of himself. Thank Merlin he now understood that, because it had taken him a while to get that.
Kyler and he now had a trust between them. What was nice was that the earning had not been one sided. Kyler had wanted to earn his trust. Besides Blaise no one had ever worked to earn his trust. Kyler had definitely earned it through time. Kyler made certain that every day he asked different questions about him in relation to his past, his future, and every detail. Draco found that although Kyler projected the image of a tough man he also brought back trinkets for Draco from fieldtrips, and did the little gestures just a surprises. It was not uncommon for his to come back from his classes to find his favorite flowers in a vase on his desk. It was just one of the many things Kyler did to show he cared and Draco loved it.
Draco had spent six months studying harder then he ever thought humanly possible. It was absolutely crazy. People at Crescenzo's were simply brilliant. No way around it. Routinely during classes he watched history being made. The students retained all new spells, potions, or other new magic. He had never been prouder of the people he shared a classroom with. Or less jealous when they accomplished something.
He was however now less tolerant of stupid mistakes. He had learned here that attention to detail was required. He remembered that at Hogwarts mistakes were fine, and even when people were hurt no one made a big deal of it or cared.
Here, well that was a different story. His third week of classes he got reamed out by Rose for stirring a potion two minutes too long. She had called him all sorts of names and frankly he had been pissed off to no end. Hours later he had still been seething when Rose had come up to him with a list of everything that could have happened when he made the mistake. It listed thirty deadly minute moves that could have killed him and her in the explosion because he wasn't paying attention. She didn't yell again but just left him to think, and it was quite effective. He now had great respect for her, and needless to say, attention to detail had now been firmly implanted in his head.
With in time Draco had also found his own clubs and interests that differed from Kyler's. He had become an animagus in club since he was the only one out of those his age not to have a form. He had actually been shocked when his form turned out to be a Grizzly Bear. They had tempers, and so did he. They preferred family and their own territory, which was definitely he as well. Another weird coincidence is that veelas have the same high sexual drive time as the bears do. Although high all the time, Draco knew that veelas tended to mate even more frequently from May to the end of June. Just like the bears. Hearing Nickolai spout these facts at a table while they were eating fish was the first time Draco had seen Kyler fully blush. It had been adorable.
Months later Draco could turn easily into his animagus form without any trouble, and stay in form for hours at a time.
Besides that Draco had joined a club for people with magical creature blood, which turned out to be more interesting than he had thought would be. There was quite a few people at the Academy with some interesting blood lines.
Draco showered and changed back into one of his uniforms. It had certainly taken some getting used to. Gone were his wizarding designer labels and Armani.
Draco pulled his hair back into the short ponytail and headed down to dinner a little while later. Draco had bribed the house elves to make him and Kyler up a basket of food. He got the basket and drinks and headed out the pier where he and Zeus were supposed to be waiting.
Zeus had grown in six months and gone from a fluffy puppy to a gangly adolescent with huge paws that he tripped over frequently. Still, Draco thought he was the handsomest dog ever. He wasn't biased he assured himself. And for the most part Zeus was well behaved.
The dog knew how to sit, give his paw, heel, open doors, lie down, and fetch. Even though the last trick he did with a look that said he thought it was above him. Kyler was the one who trained the dog, since Draco found that he had trouble disciplining the puppy. Zeus stared up at him with soft brown eyes, and Draco found he just couldn't put the puppy on time out or take away the shoe he was eating.
Yes, it was ridiculous. He knew it.
At the pier Zeus was racing on the beach trying to catch the wild birds. He had once succeeded and caught a chick but he didn't know what to do with it. Zeus had kept nudging it with his nose and then play bowing to the tiny thing, trying to get the baby bird to chase him. Ever since then they let Zeus have his fun, knowing that he wouldn't hurt anything.
Draco saw Kyler sitting on the edge of the pier, his legs hanging in the water.
"Hey!" Draco called out in greeting.
Kyler turned around and stood up, going to help Draco with the food and drinks.
"See you got all cleaned up. You do realize that the ocean would have had the same effect right? Warm clear water is actually okay to clean off in."
Draco looked up from the napkins to see Kyler grinning. His hair was still wet, but new clothing clung to his body, and most his scrapes and bruises were gone.
"I am going to guess that knowing me as you do, that is classified as more of a rhetorical question." It was his smart reply, with no malice. He heard Ky chuckle under his breathe but otherwise he said nothing.
Within minutes all the food was out and both started eating. Zeus had abandoned his search for birds at the smell of food, and was sitting with pleading eyes staring at the feast he was being denied.
Draco looked at Kyler who was eating silently but decided not to risk throwing Zeus the scraps. Kyler tended to think Zeus should only eat dog food. Incredibly boring if you asked him. His pup had a sophisticated palate.
They ate in quiet, both lost in their own thoughts, as they were prone to do. It was a peaceful quiet though, that they both enjoyed. Time to enjoy the scenery and the water.
Finally Kyler seemed to finish and drew out a vial. They hadn't discussed this but Draco had an inkling it was going to happen.
"We can hold it off you know. " Draco felt honor bound to offer, though he could feel the veela inside of him get enraged at the idea. His veela side had lain almost dormant for four months, and it definitely wanted out.
He was relieved to see Kyler shaking his head. "No we agreed on four months. Its time for you to get back fully to who you are. Take it. It will take another twenty-four hours before you feel the effects and your hormones are produced again. We're ready for this now though. We both know that we weren't before."
Draco took the potion; a clear solution that he was sure would taste awful and with a quick glance at Kyler gulped it down.
This was it. There was no turning back now.
Draco woke up the next morning and felt more fit and ready than he had in several months. His hormones had definitely started producing the normal veela levels of testosterone and adrenalin. His muscles also had a new tone to them, one he recognized from before the four months of potion. During the four months he had been more muscular then before his maturity as a veela but less then normal for him.
Then he took in another breath and realized he could smell Kyler with a more sensitive nose than had been possible yesterday. He looked over to where Kyler was still snoring loudly and grinned. They were opposites in this. Draco loved mornings, and Kyler, well his coffee totals showed how much of a morning person he was. Looking though at Kyler's form had him realizing that his veela side was definitely coming around.
During the last four months he had a desire to be with Kyler and touch him but his sex drive had been minimal. It had been good though because Kyler had been so unused to touch. Now though was a different story.
They held hands and touched without Kyler stiffening up or shooting off a spell. It was one of the greatest accomplishments over the months, and Draco had made it his goal in the beginning.
Draco changed into a pair of workout shorts and took Zeus for his morning jog along the beach. It had become their routine and Zeus wouldn't let Draco forget, even if the weather was bad.
The run was invigorating with Zeus running ahead of him and into the surf. Another thing that he seemed to like since becoming a veela; being with nature.
Kyler woke out of his sleep and panicked a bit before he realized it was Sunday. He looked over to where Draco's bed was and as usual the blonde was already gone. Their morning routine never varied much.
Kyler loved sleeping in a bit on Sundays. They had a class in the afternoon today but it was a little more relaxed than most days. He was anxious though for Draco to return to see whether his hormones had returned or if there were any other affects from the potion.
It had taken two months to brew, and countless hours of preparations for each phase. Kyler could only hope he had gotten it right.
He knew that Draco would step around him on eggshells for a bit, but that was okay. This would be a change they would deal with. He had not thought for even a second to take Draco up on his offer. It had just been a temporary thing so they could get to know each other, but the truth was he only wanted to be in a relationship with the real Draco.
The real Draco had more hormones raging through his system, and he was going to change a bit. Kyler assured himself that that was okay.
Over sixth months Kyler knew that he had changed too. He'd apologized in the first week for not being more open with Draco and letting him know there were things he was keeping to himself. They had moved on from there. Kyler meant it when he said they had to give each other a chance, and they had.
Score one for Mother Nature in Kyler's opinion. Thank Merlin nature seemed to know what it was doing is respects to the whole veela thing, because he had doubted. Over time Draco had relaxed and opened up as well. Kyler found his prospective mate to be a hard worker when needed, though he pretended not to be.
Draco he learned was all about masks. He wore them in public for all to see. What the public would view him, as was exactly what Draco wished them too. A pompous boy that was comfortable in his control over everything he owned and wanted.
Kyler had watched the masks crack over the months and saw Draco show that he was. Kyler had no doubt that back in Hogwarts or society that Draco would put the mantles right back on, but he was happy Draco had learned some people would like him for who he was. Crescenzo made lasting friends.
Kyler knew he had become a little less serious of a person with Draco around. His mate was constantly trying to get him to smile or relax a little. Which admittedly he sometimes needed to do. Draco had a way about him that made Kyler think everything would be okay no matter what the situation.
The noise of the door closing brought Kyler out of his thoughts. Zeus jumped on his chest before Kyler had a chance to protect himself and started his morning ritual of trying to clean any part of Kyler he could. It was a wet ritual that had Kyler laughing and covering his face. Zeus seemed to be an expert though at faking one direction and then going another way.
Finally a whistle had Zeus jumping off of Kyler's bed and racing over to the food bowl Draco had gone about setting out during the ritual. Kyler cleaned his face as best he could and looked over to see Draco leaning up against the doorframe, sweaty from his run. His chest was bare and tanned from the Italian sun, and his hair swept back it in customary way.
He was different already though.
Draco had an intense glint in his eyes, and he nose was sniffing the air in a way Kyler had not seen him do in months. This time though it didn't make him nervous. It was welcome.
As he started to stalk forward with steady determined strides Kyler gave a silent thank Merlin that he had brewed the potion properly.
To Be Continued
I am getting questions about time line:
September is when the story starts, and in late October Draco goes to Crescenzo. So it is April right now in story world. Harry had a full year left in September since it is a year round school. Hogwarts is also being extended because of the war and other things....but that will be explained later.


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"The Nikaya Dhamma Society was founded to preserve and expound historical and orthodox Buddhism. While we do not normally endorse presidential candidates or involve ourselves in the political process, in this case we are compelled to make an exception. Donald Trump stands out alone among all the candidates for president of the United States as the one man speaking up against illegal immigration and the threat of radical Islam. He is the only candidate not afraid to take on political correctness and to offer the American people straight talk, repudiating dishonest political correctness. With great pleasure, we endorse Donald Trump for President of the United States.
Radical Islam continues to menace Buddhist Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand as well as Europe. Radical Islam does not seek understanding, dialogue or tolerance with other religions or cultures, it seeks only conquest. We can ignore this truth at our peril, or we can acknowledge it and respond accordingly. In the past Islam conquered several formerly Buddhist nations. Islam conquered Buddhist Indonesia, and Buddhist women and children were enslaved and raped by terrorist Muslim savages. Real Buddhists have never forgotten that fact, nor can we forgive these atrocious crimes.
Those in the conquered lands who were not murdered outright by Muslims were given the choice of conversion or death. Many Buddhist martyrs died rather than renounce Buddhism, while others hoped to preserve their lives by taking leave of their conscience and personal honor to join those who murdered their families and came to enslave their land. Radical Islam is not a religion, but a dangerous political ideology that seeks conquest, material gain, and the enslavement of others. It is at its core a hedonist ideology motivated by a lust for power, wealth, material goods, and sexual immorality.
Like Communism, radical Islam divides the world into two territories, those under its rule, and those lands which are not yet conquered. The end goal is the total enslavement of the world. For this reason, we must be ever vigilant against the threat that it represents to our freedom. We cannot compromise with it, and we cannot afford to ignore it. We must respond to this threat with absolute force, strength of will, and stalwart determination. If we fail to do so, we will be destroyed, our children will be taken from us, to be raped and enslaved, and human civilization on this planet will be destroyed forever. If our enemy wins, a fate far worse than death awaits us. Radical Islam must be destroyed from this planet. It is a cancer that must be cut off from humanity with a scalpel..."
"...Real American Buddhists who love their country endorse Donald Trump! Counterfeit fake "Buddhists" hate Trump because they are a bunch of entitled, whiney, hippy pansies who want other people's money, who hate the successful, who delight in victim politics and who are blind to the real threats this nation faces. They are adult children who never grew up and who refuse to take responsibility for their lives and formulate a serious worldview based on reality. They will vote for liberal Democrats like a dog returning to his own vomit. Liberal fake "Buddhists" are contemptible vermin! Real Buddhists delight in Donald Trump's candidacy. Let us pray for Donald Trump daily and for his continued success. May our country prove worthy of such a fine man and leader! Let's make America great again!..."
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Thursday, 27 October 2016
Mindful Eating for Weight Loss and Other Health Benefits
From Global Times
"Li Shanshan, a 29-year-old girl in Beijing, sat quietly on the ground in a dimly lit room with light music floating through the air. Holding the plate in front of her, she opened her eyes. With a deep breath of the aromatic air, she grasped some food from it and took her first bite.
While she ate, she did not think about anything else. She put all of her attention toward the food. She takes her time to chew slowly, sense the vegetable's flavors and textures and observe how her body reacts to the food.
"It feels really different when I eat my food this way. I feel so relaxed and pleased. I can actually feel which food my body wants, if the food can give me more strength and if I want to eat more," Li said.
Li experienced this on Tuesday at the Beijing Mindfulness Center (BMC) in Dongcheng district, which provides classes and workshops on meditation to seek awareness of one's body and mind. Li first started to practice the method in September, and lost five kilograms after the first week.
"It's not just about losing weight. I am also healthier and in a better mood since I feel more in control of myself," Li said.
The practice of mindful eating has existed for over 3,000 years within Buddhism. Recently, it became more popular as a secular practice as the latest research has shown that practicing mindful eating has been directly related to the regulation of weight and fighting obesity, according to Dalida Turkovic from Serbia, the executive coach and founder of the BMC... "
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Monday, 12 September 2016
The Unconditioned
From Beliefnet
"...Buddhists believe that Siddhartha attained a state that was free of conditions—things like upbringing, psychology, perceptions, opinions, presuppositions, and so on. To be Enlightened is to be Unconditioned, and a Buddha is free from conditioned responses such as prejudice, hatred, and greed. Rather, a Buddha is characterized by wisdom, compassion, and freedom. To be a Buddha is to see reality as it truly is. The word Buddha, in fact, is a title which means "one who is awake"—in essence, one who has completely awoken to reality..."
See also Can you debiologize your mind? And if you do will anything remain?
Friday, 9 September 2016
Buddhist meditation helps kids unplug from their online world
From the Telegraph
"Children should be taught Buddhist meditation techniques and yoga in schools to help them "unplug from their online world", a minister has said.
Edward Timpson, an education minister, said that schools across the country should start teaching "mindfulness" as a "normal part of the school day".
The meditative practice, which has its roots in Buddhism, encourages people to focus on the present, rather than on the anxieties of the past or future.
Speaking during a debate in Parliament, Mr Timpson warned that "children cannot unplug from their online world, and that is changing the shape of many of their relationships and the pressures that they come under at a much more tender age".
He said that mindfulness is "a modern innovation born from the deepest traditions of meditation" and that schools and colleges using the technique will "to enable all children to enjoy good mental health and emotional wellbeing...". More
See also Number of calls to Childline from children experiencing suicidal thoughts doubles in five years
Tuesday, 6 September 2016
Graham Priest on Buddhist Philosophy
Buddhism & Philosophy - an interview with Graham Priest
see also Buddhist Philosophy
Tuesday, 15 March 2016
Can mindfulness improve high school students' concentration?
From the BBC Magazine
"...The practice of mindfulness - which draws on Buddhist thinking - has become increasingly popular in recent years. There have been calls for brain-training techniques, using breathing to achieve mental clarity, to be introduced in schools.
In October, the Mindfulness All-Party Parliamentary Group said the practice should be made more widely available and recommended the Department for Education designate three schools to "pioneer mindfulness teaching and disseminate best practice".
Political author and former head of Wellington College Anthony Seldon has called for daily "stillness sessions" in schools, saying a decline in traditional religious assemblies has left students with little space for reflection in the school day.
So can mindfulness meditation really help pupils concentrate amid the distractions of 21st Century living? A group of BBC School Reporters from Connaught School for Girls in Leytonstone, east London, decided to investigate... "
"... At the end of the two week experiment, the results were positive. Those who had taken part in mindfulness meditation successfully completed the concentration task an average of 2.15 times more than before, while the results of the control group improved by just 0.69 times..."
Full report here
Sunday, 21 February 2016
Be mindful when you smoke and booze.
A simple way to break a bad habit - Judson Brewer at
Can we break bad habits by being more curious about them? Judson Brewer, MD, PhD, Director of Research at the Center for Mindfulness and Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School studies the relationship between mindfulness and addiction - from smoking to overeating to all those other things we do even though we know they're bad for us. Learn more about the mechanism of habit development and discover a simple but profound practice that might help you beat your next urge to smoke, snack or check a text while driving.
Sunday, 14 February 2016
How things exist - according to Buddhism and Science
At a time when the old feud between science and religion is flaring up again, and common ground between fact and faith seem to be diminishing, one particular branch of Buddhist philosophy may offer some basis for dialog. That branch of philosophy is ontology - or how things exist. Buddhist ontology clearly defines the similarities and differences between the spiritual and scientific worldviews.
Impermanence and Process Philosophy
Buddhism is a process philosophy; it regards change and flux as more fundamental than 'things', or 'things-in-themselves'.
According to Buddhism, every functioning object is impermanent and constantly changing. In order to produce a change, all things must themselves undergo change. This has of course been familiar to science from Newton's times, with every action producing an equal and opposite reaction.
Subsequent investigations have revealed that impermanence is pervasive, right down to the interactions of subatomic particles, which can only interact by giving and taking something of themselves, usually photons and gluons.
And as well as going all the way down, impermanence goes all the way up, so things that previous generations regarded as permanent fixtures are now known to be dynamic. Continents move, collide and break up. Stars, like our sun, are formed out of debris of previous stars. They burn themselves out then either explode or collapse
So with regard to impermanence, Buddhism and science are in increasing agreement
The Three Modes of Existential Dependence
'One single rose arises from its causes, exists in dependence upon its parts, and exists as a mere imputation by conceptual thought.There are not three different roses but one rose existing in three different ways.'
- Geshe Kelsang Gyatso in Joyful Path of Good Fortune p349
This is where the difference between the Scientific Materialist (Physicalist) and Buddhist interpretations of reality become apparent.
Buddhists claim that three modes of 'existential dependence' are necessary to explain the world - dynamics, structure and mind.
Physicalists say that only two modes - dynamics and structure - are needed, with the mind being reducible to the first two.
In this context, near synonyms for 'dynamics' are 'causality', 'function' and 'process'.
Near synonyms for 'structure' are 'mereology', 'composition' and 'arrangement'
Physicalism is a reductionist interpretation of science, which claims to explain all mental factors in physical terms. (There are also more participatory interpretations of science in which the observer is part of the system - e g Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics - but these, whether they acknowledge it or not, are closer to Buddhism than to reductionist physicalism.)
Physicalism and the Church-Turing Thesis
Fortunately, for the sake of discussion, there is a clear-cut definition of physicalism based on the Church-Turing thesis. To be a purely physical system, a phenomenon must be capable of being completely simulated by algorithms acting on datastructures (without any unexplained remainder).
Buddhists would claim that there is always going to be an unexplained remainder, because algorithms and datastructures are not self-interpreting. Instead, any assignment of 'meaning' has to come from outside the system.
So how does this apply to Roses?
The complete quote from Geshe Kelsang is
'There are three levels of dependent relationship: gross, subtle, and very subtle. Every functioning thing that we perceive directly is gross dependent-related. For example, a rose arising from its causes is gross dependent-related. However, the rose existing in dependence upon its parts is subtle dependent-related, and the rose existing as a mere imputation by thought is very subtle dependent-related. One single rose arises from its causes, exists in dependence upon its parts, and exists as a mere imputation by conceptual thought'
We can easily see how a rose can arise from its causes - rose bush, water, nutrients, sunlight etc without paying too much attention to the rose itself.
The dependence on parts is a bit more subtle. We need to look more closely at the rose to appreciate the complete anatomy of what it is in terms of its parts, which may not be grossly obvious. We may need a microscope to see the pollen and cells of the petals. And the cells have components and subcomponents.
Dependence on mental designation
The third mode of dependent existence, dependence on the mind of the observer, is even more subtle, and is best demonstrated by examining the arbitrary way that a rose comes into and goes out of existence.
|Not quite a rose
Is a green shoot a rose?
Is a green bud a rose?
Is a bud showing some petal color a rose?
Has it become a rose when you can see all the petals?
|Falling petals
Has it ceased to be a rose when the first petal has fallen?
…or a majority of petals, or all the petals?
|No longer a rose
Or do you have to wait till it becomes a rosehip until it ceases to be a rose?
There is no rule which tells us at exactly what stage it becomes a rose and at what stage it ceases to be one.
The decision is a subjective one, made by how closely the botanical specimen in our hand matches a 'generic image' or picture of a basic rose in our mind. And the judgement will differ from person to person.
|A generic image of a rose in our mind
There is no fixed specification for a rose 'out there' that tells us when an opening bud becomes a flower, or when a fading flower becomes a hip, any more than there is for when a high-sided tray becomes a box, or at what stage of disassembly Milinda's chariot becomes a heap of firewood.
Neither is there any permanently existing 'specification' , 'divine blueprint' or 'ideal form' of the various rose species that differentiates them one from another, or from other members of the rose family.
Looking back along the evolutionary timeline, the judgement as to when and at what point the ancestral rosoid became a rose, is quite arbitrary.
Looking back along the evolutionary timeline, the judgement as to when and at what point the ancestral rosoid became a rose, is quite arbitrary.
|The Rose Family (Rosaceae)
The involvement of the observer's mind in creating reality is very subtle for everyday objects, but becomes more obvious at the quantum scale of reality.
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Monday, 11 January 2016
Sentience, suffering, and the futile quest for homeostasis
All living things need to protect and maintain a minimum functioning structure to survive. An animal deprived of functioning limbs, or a plant deprived of leaves, will soon die.
|Metabolic homeostasis
In addition, all organisms need to regulate a complex set of interacting metabolic chemical reactions.
From the simplest unicellular organisms to the most complex plants and animals, internal processes operate to keep conditions within tight limits to allow these reactions to proceed. Homeostatic processes act at the level of the cell, the tissue, and the organ, as well as for the organism as a whole.
Maintenance of homeostasis requires a continuing input of energy in the form of food for animals, and sunlight for plants. If the energy needed to maintain homeostasis exceeds the energy input, the organism will die once its reserves are exhausted. In terms of energy expenditure, you've got to keep running just to stay still.
In addition to maintaining structural integrity and metabolic stability, a juvenile organism will have a secondary priority to grow, and an adult organism a secondary priority to reproduce. But without homeostasis, these secondary aims cannot be achieved.
Conscious and unconscious homeostasis.
Non-sentient organisms, such as plants and bacteria, maintain homeostasis by purely mechanistic processes, using automatic feedback in the same way that a centrifugal governor mechanism maintains a steady speed for a steam engine. Even in sentient animals, many homeostatic processes are unconscious, and we have no awareness of their operations.
|Automatic feedback mechanism
But the game completely changes when sentience comes into the picture. Two non-mechanistic factors come into play - qualia and intentionality - which allow far more adaptive homeostatic control strategies than purely automatic feedback loops.
Qualia (singular quale) are qualitative experiences including experiences of suffering such as thirst, hunger, fear, pain and so on.
Intentionality is the property of being 'about' something, of having 'an intentional object'.
So the quale of thirst forces the mind to become obsessively intentional about water, the quale of hunger forces the mind to become similarly intentional about food, and the qualia of pain and fear force the mind to become intentional about avoiding the causes of these unpleasant sensations (objects of aversion).
Did sentience evolve, or was it co-opted?
Now the interesting thing is that neither qualia nor intentionality are physical phenomena (as was first pointed out by the Victorian physicist John Tyndall 140 years ago). Neither are they in any sense mechanistic phenomena.
Consequently, there is no known process by which sentience could have arisen by Darwinian evolution. Evolution can account for the physical structure of the bodies of sentient beings and their automatic homeostatic control mechanisms, but it cannot bridge the explanatory gap between the physical and the mental.
As Thomas Nagel argues, the materialist neo-Darwinian conception of nature is incomplete, because it cannot adequately explain the appearance of consciousness.
So if sentient minds haven't evolved, have they nevertheless been co-opted by evolutionary processes to improve the homeostatic behavior of animals? Suffering, unpleasant though it may be for the individual, has survival and evolutionary advantages for the species.
To quote Richard Dawkins:
"The total amount of suffering per year in the natural world is beyond all decent contemplation. During the minute that it takes me to compose this sentence, thousands of animals are being eaten alive, many others are running for their lives, whimpering with fear, others are slowly being devoured from within by rasping parasites, thousands of all kinds are dying of starvation, thirst, and disease. It must be so. If there ever is a time of plenty, this very fact will automatically lead to an increase in the population until the natural state of starvation and misery is restored."
Mental states such as suffering, unsatisfactoriness and pleasure are qualitative subjective experiences, which carry strong immediate meanings, and do not exist in automata - mechanistic systems such as relay networks or computers.
It is for this reason that complex animals have evolved neural structures which attract and capture minds. Fundamentally, it is the suffering and grasping of their minds - the need to avoid pain and seek pleasure - that provides the driving force for survival and reproduction of complex animals. The physical body enters into a symbiotic relationship with a non-physical mind.
In Buddhist philosophy, the mind of a sentient being is not a product of biological processes, but something primordial which has existed since beginningless time, and which will be drawn into another body once the present one has died. But reflecting on Richard Dawkins' description of the horrors of Samsara, it's surprising that sentient minds allow themselves to be co-opted by biological systems again and again. Maybe they've got no choice, maybe they're deluded, or maybe they just don't know how to get out.
The brain is a device which has evolved to delude the mind.
It could also be argued that in addition to biochemical and physiological mechanisms for maintaining homeostasis, evolution has also given sentient beings a psychological homeostatic mechanism by constructing the illusion of a stable self, which can and must be maintained.
This false sense of a stable self is, of course, a delusion, though from the evolutionary point of view, a very useful one.
Survival advantages of sentience
In evolutionary terms, any adaptation or feature must have some selective benefit for the organism that possesses it. Obviously, a physical body equipped with sentience will have an improved chance of surviving to propagate its genes over any mindless competitor which is not deterred by pain or motivated by pleasure.
But what does the mind gain from this symbiotic association? Usually little or nothing.
When the life of the biological partner comes to an end, the mind has to endure the sufferings of death and then leave its home, being unable to take anything with it. It must then enter the unstable hallucinatory state of the bardo, and perhaps soon after find a new body.
Or even worse, if it doesn't find a new body quickly, it may stay in a nightmarish state of karmically induced hallucinations - a perpetual bad trip that lasts indefinitely: 'for in that sleep of death what dreams may come...'.
Parasitic body, parasitized mind?
In Buddhist terminology these minds are wanderers or migrators in samsara (the realms of suffering and delusions). The mind is non-evolved and non-evolving, at least not by the normal processes of natural selection. The body uses the mind for its own purposes, not vice versa as we may like to imagine.
So, perhaps the relationship between mind and body is more one of parasitism than symbiosis. The biological body gets a better chance to propagate itself. But the mind has to endure dukkha - the ever-changing experiences of craving, suffering and attachment, that the body imposes upon it in order to force it to do what is necessary for survival, competition and reproduction.
Homeostasis is a mug's game
Since maintaining homeostasis is like running to keep still, sooner or later the body's systems will wear out, with the inevitable results that the Buddha observed on his ride outside the palace...
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by A verified traveler from Madison, WI
Don't stay here!Posted Apr 4, 2017
Pros: nothing
Cons: a make over is needed.
This is my first time ever completing an online review. So let that be an indication- this place needs a make over, go elsewhere. Wallpaper ripped from the bathroom walls, toilet in the way as it was to close the bathroom door, stained carpets, mold in the bathroom, shower was so slow, water didn't drain, etc. Very outdated and dirty. I can't believe I spent that amount of money on that room. Heard several complaints at breakfast from other customers. Again- I don't typically do reviews, but hoping to save someone else from the experience.
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Apr 17, 2017 by Days Inn Guest Services, Hotel Management
Thank you so much for your recent stay and for taking the time so share your feedback! Having just purchased the property less than a year ago, there is a lot of TLC that we are constantly working on each month but we're thrilled for our major refurbishment coming later this year! Wishing you all the best in 2017 and hoping we can one day welcome you back to our fantastic, renovated property!
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Ok, not the best, but convenient!!Posted Mar 22, 2017
Checked room before unpacking. There was blood smeared on the wall in bathroom. Lavatory faucst was VERY LOOSE. Mildew on wall ceiling above window. Very convenient to be close to the airport. Hotel Staff was exceptionally wonderful.
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Apr 19, 2017 by Days Inn Guest Services, Hotel Management
Dear Toya, Thank you so much for your recent stay and for taking the time so share your feedback! Having just purchased the property less than a year ago, there is a lot of TLC that we are constantly working on each month but we're thrilled for our major refurbishment coming later this year! Wishing you all the best in 2017 and hoping we can one day welcome you back to our fantastic, renovated property!!
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Hotel close to cruise portPosted Feb 16, 2017
Staff was nice. First room smelled bad of mold and mildew. Second room was better. Wallpaper falling off in bathroom. Very outdated. Breakfast was ok. Close to mcdonalds and Dennys.
by A verified traveler from Fort Mill SC
Terrible hotel to not stay herePosted Feb 16, 2017
This property is terrible It is old and dirty and highly overrated Do not stay here !
for Everyoneby A verified traveler from IN
Nice hotel is my favorite one when I travelPosted Feb 9, 2017
Very nice! That's interesting.. good place I liked attention. I could come back.. thanks very much
by A verified traveler
Was close to the portPosted Feb 7, 2017
Not value for my money i was excepting more the floors smelled of cigaret smoke the beds were very hard.The staff were very helpful.
by A verified traveler
Cockroach problemPosted Feb 2, 2017
Coming back to my room at night I discovered a cockroach crawling on the wall where the tv and wall furniture was. Upon further inspection I found 1 more crawling where the fridge is and 1 baby in the drawer of the dresser where the fridge is. I discovered that there was 3 traps laid out with the date of Dec 12 2016 on them full of cockroaches. I was staying there Jan 31 so the traps are over a month old. This tells me management knows about the problem but isn't doing enough to solve it. Will never be returning back to this hotel. In the morning I didn't even try the free breakfast, I just checked out as soon as I can and got as far away as possible.
for Familiesby A verified traveler from Japan
Days Inn off Sheridan StreetPosted Jan 25, 2017
Pros: The location, near restaurants, parks, and major highways.
Cons: Wifi internet did not work at all. Furniture in my room was stained. Shower had water flow that was a little weak.
Location: The hotel is located close to Deny's and McDonald's. There's a very large family park just down the street. Shopping centers, theater nearby.
My room was ok. However, the advertised free wifi was non-existent. The staff had no real solutions to offer. I found stains on the furniture in my room. On the positive, the hotel staff was friendly and professional for the most part. The hotel location is great, near parks, restaurants, major highways, etc. Cleaning staff kept my room nice and neat.
by A verified traveler
Close to airport very outdatedPosted Jan 25, 2017 on Orbitz
Rooms were very outdated. We didn't even have comforter on our beds only blanket. Very rude staff
for Everyoneby A verified traveler from NY
nice for pricePosted Jan 24, 2017 on Orbitz
Pros: employees, price
Cons: it looks old, time for some updates, (pillows, maybe A/C needs some work to quiet it down.
Location: It's right off 95, so easy on and off. We didn't have time for checking things out
employees great, very helpful. Pillows were so old and flat. time for new ones! A/C unit very loud, (glad I had ear plugs.)


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Colonial Peruvian Silver
Colonial Sterling 800 Silver Frame Peru Peruvian 10x11.
Known in Spanish colonial times as El Opulento, Peru's Cerro de Pasco shared with Potosí (now situate in neighboring Bolivia) the credit of being one of the greatest silver producing districts in the world. The area around Pasco had begun producing silver in the late sixteenth century, and by the 1690s three important mineral zones in Peru were in production. While the mineral deposits were of low grade, they were shallow and easily exploitable, so large fortunes were made as a result. However, mining in the New World was carried out in regions that brought numerous engineering and logistical difficulties. Many mines were deep in the ground and flooding and draining were ever-present problems. The mines of Potosí were worked at over 16,000 feet above sea level, high in the mountains creating a different set of problems.
Supplying these remote Andean mines posed logistical problems, since thousands of llamas and mules were required to carry food and provisions, timber, ore and mercury through difficult terrain over trails that were often narrow and precipitous. By the late eighteenth century mining output in many parts of the New World was suffering from the exhaustion of accessible deposits and from financial and technical difficulties incurred in attempting to reach deeper lodes. Political instability in the aftermath of the fall of Napoleon and an increased desire for freedom from Iberian rule in Latin America compounded these problems.
Improved mining technology and methods were "imported" from Europe by the late-eighteenth century and production improved. Today, Peruvian mines produce a significant amount of silver and other metals, with Peru being in the top three countries in the world for silver production.
Early Peruvian silversmiths made large amounts of items, most of which were targeted toward the needs and desires of the Andean peoples. But by the end of the nineteenth century, Peru was solidly on the map for creating beautiful silver items in both the traditional design motifs and the Colonial motifs geared toward the tastes of customers from the Old World.
We recently acquired several old Colonial silver items from Peru. Beautiful frames and mirrors made from thin sheets of silver, hand hammered into geometric and curvilinear repousse designs. We also have some more modern mixed metal items as well.


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Ricky Preddie, 23, and his brother, Danny, 22, were jailed for eight years in October 2006 after being convicted of Damilola's manslaughter.
Damilola moved to Britain from Nigeria a few months before he was found bleeding to death in a stairwell near his home in Peckham, south London.
His death, after he was jabbed in the thigh with a broken beer bottle by a gang of youths in November 2000, shocked the nation.
Ricky, who was 13 at the time of killing, was charged along with his brother in 2005 when forensic evidence, missed at the time, revealed tiny blood spots and fibres.
Damilola fell foul of the bullying brothers after walking home from the local library after school.
He bled to death in the stairwell as local workmen tried to save his life.
After the Preddies were sentenced at the Old Bailey, Damilola's father, Richard Taylor, questioned whether the jail terms would act as a deterrent to others.
A spokesman for the family's charity, The Damilola Taylor Trust, told the BBC that Mr Taylor knew about Ricky Preddie's impending release and would not comment on it.
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The intense turquoise color of December's birthstone is timeless and elegant set atop this sterling silver stackable bubble ring. Representing friendship, luck and health, this beautiful ring is the perfect gift for a loved one – or for yourself.
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The intense turquoise color of December's birthstone is timeless and elegant set atop this sterling silver stackable bubble ring. Representing friendship, luck and health, this beautiful ring is the perfect gift for a loved one – or for yourself.
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Rated 1 out of 5 by Lucyny2000 from The Turquoise is just horrible quality! I have this ring in size 7, which I bought in my local Pandora store. The Turquoise in that one is vivid bright blue and beautiful. I lost a lot of weight and cannot wear size 7 anymore. Decided to buy a size 6, and to give a size 7 to my sister. Unfortunately, my local store is out of size 6, so I ordered it here. I could not believe the lowest quality of the Turquoise I received! It was so pale, one would question if this actually is a Turquoise. It was not even polished enough in my opinion to be a jewelry! Just pale mate pebble! Very disappointed! Sent it back immediately. I guess I will have to put a ring adjuster into my size 7.
Date published: 2017-03-13
Rated 5 out of 5 by Connie from Beautiful turquoise ring! I bought this birthday ring a few years ago when it first came out. I was keeping my granddaughter for the first time overnight by herself without her parents. I absolutely love it and my birthday is Dec. 13th. My granddaughter's birthday is Dec. 8th. Every time I wear this beautiful turquoise beaded band it reminds me of my special 1st weekend with just me and my granddaughter. She also loves this ring so I promised she could have it after I die.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by cagney12 from A beautiful ring I bought this ring recently and I love the details and color of the stone. I have received many compliments already on this ring.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by AmyTA1 from Awesome gift for teen I bought this ring for my almost 14 year old granddaughter, and she was ecstatic. She is very hard to please at this age, but this gift was her favorite!!!
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Rated 5 out of 5 by Funda 16 from Nice Gift I bought it a year ago for myself and since then I buy it as a gift for my friends on their birthday or just because I like the design and the colour .
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Rated 5 out of 5 by Katelynnmarie95 from Love At first I was very worried on how it would look but when it came in it looked a lot prettier in person I'm in love with it ❤
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Rated 5 out of 5 by Loulou19 from Beautiful jewelry piece! A must have I wear it all the time and I get so many compliments! Birthstone rings are a must have right now.
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is it make with silver?
Thank you for your question. Yes, this ring is sterling silver. All PANDORA silver products are made of a sterling silver alloy. The sterling silver alloy consists of 92.5% silver and 7.5% other metals (mainly copper to improve durability). No nickel is added to PANDORA's sterling silver.
Date published: 2016-10-19
I want buy the ring for a gift. Is there any boxes for the rings?
Thank you for your question. All PANDORA Jewelry is delivered in our signature branded jewelry boxes.
Date published: 2016-07-15
Hello! Please tell me: is it a real stone? Just these stones are so expensive and scarce.
Thank you for your question. Yes, there is a real turquoise stone in the ring.
Date published: 2016-02-25
Hey, I would like to purchase this ring with a size 48 - 4.5 so I was wondering if it's possible for you to order them? Or resize the ones with the size 50?
Thank you for your question. Unfortunately, we do not offer this ring in a size 48 and the eSTORE is unable to accommodate re-sizing requests at this time.
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Did you know that the V&A Museum in London has BSL performances especially for families?
On 1st and 22nd August, three times a day, there will be BSL interpretation of two exciting and unique performances by signer Matthew Wainright from Deaf Umbrella.
Matthew is completely involved in the action of each story, interacting with the performers and the audience throughout. He says:
"Working at the V&A is a rich and rewarding experience. I have worked alongside many talented performers, exploring together the varied ways in which sign language can enrich and deepen the performance for deaf and hearing children alike. I am excited to see where the signed performances go in the future."
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ROAR! – Saturday 1 August 2015
On 1 August, help bring a stone lion to life in a new puppet show, brought to you by No Nonsense Theatre, creators of the much loved V&A Pop-up Performance Peter Rabbit and Friends.
This takes place on Level 1, in the Cast Courts, Room 46b. This performance is specially devised for early years but is suitable for all the family.
Early years performances supported by Outset Family.
The Man who Chew his Way around the World – Saturday 22 August
On Saturday 22 August, join award winning African Storyteller Usifu Jalloh in this lively and spirited performance and find out all about the man who just has to chew!
This will take place on Level 1, South Asia, Room 41.
All BSL interpretation is supported by the Lord Leonard and Lady Estelle Wolfson Foundation.
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The puppet show Peter Rabbit and Friends will be interpreted on Saturday 17 October and on Thursday 29 October, there will be interpretation of Indian storytelling as part of the India Festival at the museum.
In addition, on Sundays you can take part in making activities and pick up a back-packs every day from the Learning Centre. We also have activities every half-term, Easter, summer and Christmas holidays.
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Spanning from Sixth Avenue to the East River, the buzzing neighborhood of Midtown East is one of Manhattan's liveliest areas during work hours.
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Great deal on a huge Junior 1 BedroomSituated on a high floor in a 24 hour doorman building.Recently renovated with gleaming hardwood floors.Spacious subway-tiled bathroom.Stainless steel appliances in kitchen.Blinding sunlight gushes in.Pet friendly.Excellent management with quick and easy approval.I have the keys and I am showing today.Bond New York is a real estate broker that supports equal housing opportunity.
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Get an overview of this hotel3-star hotel with restaurant and bar/lounge
Located in the heart of Wels, this hotel is within a 15-minute walk of Salome Alt House, Burg Wells Cultural Center, and Stadtplatz. Wels Exhibition Centre is 1 mi (1.6 km) away.
Hotel Features
This hotel features a restaurant, a bar/lounge, and self parking. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, massage/treatment rooms, a meeting room, and free use of bicycles are onsite.
Room Amenities
All 48 rooms offer free WiFi, room service, and hair dryers. Phones and desks are also available to guests.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
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Hotel Amenities
The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A computer station is located on site and high-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary. Event facilities measuring 646 square feet (60 square meters) include a meeting room. This business-friendly hotel also offers tour/ticket assistance, multilingual staff, and a garden. Onsite parking is available (surcharge).
- Total number of rooms - 48
- Number of floors - 3
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Elevator/lift
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free WiFi
- Computer station
- Laundry facilities
- Spa treatment room(s)
- One meeting room
- Multilingual staff
- Garden
- Restaurant
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Conference space size (feet) - 646
- Conference space size (meters) - 60
- Free parking nearby
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry facilities
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Self parking (surcharge), Free parking nearby
Room Amenities
- Phone
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Hair dryer
- Bathtub or shower
- Desk
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Free WiFi
- Room service (limited hours)
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
Where to Eat
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6 AM and 10 AM.
Bayrischer Hof has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Nearby Things to Do
Recreational amenities at the hotel include complimentary bicycles.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Free bicycles on site
- Bicycle rentals on site
Spa Services
- Massages
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-in time ends at 11 PM
Check-out time is 11 AM
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Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Children 6 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for EUR 20.00 per night.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of EUR 6 per pet, per day
- Dogs and cats only
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 1 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 12 years of age.
- Tourism fee: EUR 1 per person, per night
Optional extras
- Fee for buffet breakfast: EUR 13 per person (approximately)
- Self parking fee: EUR 7.00 per day (in/out privileges)
- Pet fee: EUR 6 per pet, per day
- Rollaway bed fee: EUR 20.00 per night
Hotel Name
- Bayrischer Hof Hotel Wels
- Bayrischer Hof Wels
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Reservations are required for massage services. Reservations can be made by contacting the hotel prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Children 6 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.


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