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WORLD champion kickboxer Chris Edghill and his team of professional instructors are opening a new club in Llanrwst due to popular demand.
Chris, 43, already teaches a popular class in Llandudno Junction leisure centre. Last year alone he won more than 10 different titles, including Senior Sports for Wales.
"I already ran a very popular class once a week in Llandudno Junction and was always being asked when one would take place in the Conwy Valley so I caved in to demand. It's great to think so many people want to learn it," he said.
"We take children from the age of five and adults of all ages and abilities. We are not just a kickboxing club, we are a martial arts school. We teach self-discipline, self-control, self-confidence, fitness, self-defence, weapons and true martial arts styles of traditional Chinese boxing."
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Yes… Yes… I still blog here. Thank you for your concern. Sorry for my recent absence. One of the strange things about practicing law out here in the wilds of West Texas is that judges occasionally make me show up to court. If I could only make them understand the inherent logic of my filings!
Yesterday, oil rallied. Good news! Today, it seems to be sustaining said rally. Yay!
We're all the way to (almost) $31/bbl of my dear, sweet WTI! Pop the champagne!
We all know, of course, that this is not good enough news for us to actually start doing Snoopy dances in West Texas – but at least it's a turn in the right direction…
The only issue I have with said turn is that I don't understand it. As a lawyer, I don't like things I don't understand. There be dragons, as they say.
You see, oil inventories rose again this week. Refined products inventories fell, but not by enough to offset their earlier rises last week and before. The EIA report was the "official" report, but that only mirrored the earlier report by the American Petroleum Institute. I read one article that argued, since the inventory reports were relatively similar, the information had already be "absorbed" into the price by the time the EIA report came out. (I'm sorry, I cannot find that article to link to it now… I will continue my search, but will always accept help from internet minions.)
Respectfully, this is nonsense. Before the API report published, the price sat around $26.50 per barrel. Two days after the API report, we're touching $31. The economic impact of a rise of inventories of almost 5 million barrels does not provide price support for a $15% increase. Likewise, there has been no news reflecting imminent demand increases.
I know, I know. The ECB announced that it would consider stimulus measures. One must remember, however, that the near-term effect of economic stimulus is support in the existing economy – not demand creation. Whatever the long-term effects of a stimulus may be, it should affect the short-term pricing of WTI. If anything, this news should have quickened the step of the contango dance. (Hmm. Maybe there's something to this.)
Believe me, it's not that I mind higher prices. I've argued that the natural price floor was $32. I hate being wrong, and the rise makes me closer to right (which I like).
My nagging problem, however, is that I understand why prices fell to $26+, and I don't understand the rising price. The explanations that I've read so far smell a bit like, well, bull droppings and pixie dust.
When something smells like dung, it tells me that there is at least a non-optimal chance that I'm onto something. If I am, it means the price rise is either a). manipulated or b). the result of pure speculation.
Neither of those options is particularly palatable. If it is manipulation, it is because players are taking profits now due to fear that another leg downward is on the immediate horizon (not including my nascent idea that it might be contango players making big purchases.). If it is pure speculation, that means that there is no more than a gambler's chance that the price increase is sustainable.
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Thousands of Kurds marched through Strasbourg on Saturday to demand the release of Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan and to protest against Turkey's military campaign in the region of Afrin.
Protesters from all over Europe walked under rain and snow, chanting and holding banners that read "Freedom for Ocalan" as the anniversary of his 19th year in detention was held two days earlier.
The Turkish military started launching airstrikes and rockets on Kurdish positions in Afrin shortly after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the launch of the military operation dubbed Olive Branch. The Turkish President also declared that the next destination for Turkish forces would be Syria's Manbij.
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), up to 70 million people in the United States suffer from a sleep disorder. Insufficient sleep can lead to a number of serious health problems. Here is a rundown on the most common sleep disorders.
This is the most common of all sleep disorders. If you wake up every morning feeling tired and unrefreshed and you find yourself falling asleep during the day, you may be suffering from insomnia. It can happen to anyone, at any age and at any time in their life. Symptoms include:
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Sleep Apnea
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Restless legs syndrome (RLS)
This sleep disorder causes an uncontrollable urge to suddenly move your legs. It usually happens when you are lying in bed and is accompanied by a tingling or aching sensation. Symptoms include:
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* Discomfort usually improves after stretching or massaging legs.
* Frequent cramping or jerking of the legs during the night.
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Reduced off-gassing: Because they are made with less foam than latex foam or memory foam mattresses, innerspring mattresses generally have very little odor.
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We have been caring the wood and Wood has been used to provide the warmth into our daily living life. The company was found in 1929 by encountering to a motor and since then we have been investing to renovate and expand the company, we became one of leading furniture manufacturer in Fuchu district.
We provide uncompromised care with pride and love when we manufacture the furniture for material, workmanship, design and functions so that our customer enjoy the furniture they purchased through their life. We also hope that our furniture becomes the best partner in terms of sharing the culture, hobby and affection.
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Here is Sunday night, and I'm squeaking in with an hour and a half to spare on my next Patchwork, Please! sew-along project.
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Sunday, June 23, 2013
Tea time, anyone?
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Wow! You did an amazing job. Especially making both items, learning paper piecing and doing it on the last day of the week. Your items are so pretty.ReplyDelete
I would love having tea with this pretty set! The Fiestaware looks like fun, too!ReplyDelete
Can I order one for my mom for Christmas?! I love these. We always had tea cozies in Pakistan and you can't find them here.ReplyDelete
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ever been on a diet? are you currently "dieting"?
from my limited knowledge of this it sounds brutal, not being able to choose to eat whatever the fuck you want, whenever the fuck you want, also some of them seem mental - i'm looking at you atkins!
i've been blessed (in some respects) with a fast metabolism so am relatively skinny nomatter what i seem to eat or drink but always feel sorry for people who seem to be permanently dieting without actually losing any weight
looking forward to the first reply being "no" with loads of this's, don't let me down...
- Epimer this'd this
just saying
no need to be a dick about it
Dieting doesn't work.
Realising that you can be healthier by making slightly different lifestyle choices does.
It's not rocket science. If you leave off the processed food, watch what you drink, are semi-sensible with what you eat, and do some sort of minimal exercise every now and then, you'll burn more calories than you consume and will lose weight.
I think where most people go wrong is they want to be a target weight rather than wanting to be healthier.
all very good points
the thing that often surprises me is that people seem to diet without changing any of their physical routine - dieting without exercising more is surely halving your chances of losing weight?
nothing's ever going to stop me eating monster munch on the crapper
a couple of people at work are doing the "eat normally for five days and eat 600 calories for two days" diet
neither with any success.
Total yo-yo dieter
Weight goes up, weight goes down. Weight goes up, weight goes down...
I know it's not good for me and it would be better to eat healthily all the time, but stuff that, at least this way I get to be greedy half the time.
That makes no sense.
But studies have proved that gorging out on the very worst foods for one or two days a week spikes weight loss. The last time i successfully shed a few pounds i was eating only fish, meat, egg & vegetables Monday-Friday, then was gorging out on pizzas, beer and ice cream all weekend. During the week i'd lose 3-6 pounds every week, but only pleateu at the weekends. When i cut out the junk food binges, the midweek weight loss stopped as well.
Currently on this 5:2 fasting diet
I decided to cut out refined sugar for 2013 and besides the occasional pudding a bit of chocolate it's made a massive difference.
Started the 5:2 diet about three weeks ago and I'm now down from 10.5 stone to 9.5 stone. It has a lot to do with changing the entire way you eat and getting out of the habit of just eating crap when you are bored.
I still eat sensibly on my feast days and exercise every other day, and I'm beginning to feel pretty amazing on fast days (it was awful at first but now it's totally doable)
I'm pretty much the stereotype of being able to eat whatever I wanted
Then at the stroke of midnight on my 25th birthday I put on a stone, and thinking about a cake makes my t-shirt tight. I'm now at the stage where I'm not on an actual diets, but I do have to think *probably shouldn't have the 6th cake* also I've lost a lot of weight from exercise, so as not to have to change my diet too much.
I was on 1600 calories a day for a few months last year
Lost a few pounds, stopped and haven't put it back on.
i'm on a diet where i dont eat meat and chocolate in the week.
it's fucking boring.
plus i found out that that boil in 2 minutes filled pasta stuff is actually really bad for you. shame.
i'm on a long-term diet to shift the fat and get healthy
currently going well. i have a calorie limit per day and can earn more by doing exercise, etc etc etc. i don't stick to it too strictly mind, so i'll go and get drunk, or go out for meals and stuff from time to time. finding it hasn't really affected my quality of life, just means i have to think a bit more about what i eat. tbh, i'm eating much more healthily and i feel much healthier even as well as having lost all the weight i have. long way to go still mind
I did Dukan properly for about a fortnight, and sort-of-but-not-strictly-Dukan for maybe a month after that
Lost 10 lbs in thatwayrtnight and over a stone overall. I've kept about a stone off but have been eating really poorly again recently.
It's not a healthy way to eat or to lose weight, but it worked for me and generally helped change some of my attitudes about food. It wasn't even difficult, after the first few days.
I'd do it again to shift another half a stone but I shat twice in that fortnight (both times with the aid of laxatives) and FUCK THAT.
never heard of dukan before
but shitting only with the aid of laxatives can't be great for you eh?
well no, the whole thing isn't great for you
It was a means to an end for a bit of a self-esteem boost and stuff but obviously not as smart or healthy as other more sensible means of weight loss.


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Prince Bader, though, is a friend and associate of Saudi's crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, who the Times said has led a crackdown against corruption and self-enrichment in the country.
The buyer of the most expensive painting in the world, the "Salvator Mundi" by Leonardo da Vinci, was found to be Saudi Arabian prince, Bader bin Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Farhan al-Saud. But there is little known about Prince Bader, as he is not well-known as an art collector.
On Wednesday, the newly opened Louvre in Abu Dhabi announced that the 500-year-old painting will be displayed inside the museum.
The first museum to bear the Louvre name outside France has been billed as "the first universal museum in the Arab world" in a sign of the oil-rich emirate's global ambitions. The Louvre Abu Dhabi did not specify when the Salvator Mundi would go on show at the museum.
The firm's website describes him as "one of Saudi Arabia's youngest" entrepreneurs, present in sectors including real estate, telecommunications and recycling.
"We are delighted that the work will again be on public view", a Christie's spokesperson said of the record-setting painting.
PS4 Sales Top 70 Million, Sony Says 130 PSVR Titles in Development
Sony pointed out strong third-party titles such as Dissidia Final Fantasy NT , Monster Hunter: World , and Yakuza Kiwami 2 . On the PlayStation VR front, PlayStation says that over 130 games are now in development and set to be released by 2018.
According to documents reviewed by the New York Times, Prince Bader is paying Christie's the $450.3 million (including a buyer's premium) in six monthly installments of roughly $58.4 million each.
The sale more than doubled the previous record of $179.4 million paid for Pablo Picasso's 'The Women of Algiers (Version O)' in 2015, also in NY.
Featuring a vast silver-toned dome, the Louvre Abu Dhabi was designed by French architect Jean Nouvel, drawing inspiration from Arab design and evoking both an open desert and the sea.
The Museum already houses one of Leonardo's finest works.
It is one of fewer than 20 paintings by the Renaissance master known to exist and the only one in private hands. By this time, its authorship by Leonardo, origins and illustrious royal history had been forgotten, and Christ's face and hair were overpainted. It re-emerged in the 1950s, but was written off as a copy and sold for £45 or $60, according to CNN.
Depicting a half-length, front-facing Christ figure grasping a crystal orb in one hand, with the other raised in a gesture of benediction, the work was put up for sale by Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev, who had purchased it in 2013.


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UPDATE: This deal is now dead.
This week at Rite Aid, Carex products are on sale for 25% off, and if you buy one, you get a $10.00 +Up Reward, regardless of the price of the item! The cheapest item I could find was the $3.99 gloves:
Bought 1 Carmex Soft Hand Gloves, 1 pair $2.99, regularly $3.99
25% off regular price
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We have a logo created already but we would like a few things changed and added.
-We love the style and want to keep the font - New Press Eroded, otherwise very similar. Our trouble is it needs to be much brighter in the blue and orange which fade into each other.
-We want an icon designed but we don't want to use a foot to represent this and really want to keep it simple and not too busy.
-Our business is an Adventure and Travel Tour group in Australia appealing to 18-50 yr olds, a rustic look like the font could be good.
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Developing Fictional Writing- an exercise
Developing Fictional Writing- an exercise
By Tony DeLorger © 2011
As a fiction writer I constantly challenge myself with exercises in developing characters and playing with plot development. Especially when I'm not writing a book, this keeps my mind on track and pliable. Below is one such exercise- creating a few characters and having them interact and see where it goes. It's a great way to warm up and I thoroughly recommend it to any writer. First, set up basic characters, their background, history etc and then just write. It's fun and who knows, it just might turn into a novel.
A surreptitious nod of approval parted the thick glutinous air, and was received with shock, followed by a shudder and a writhing physical uneasiness. She hadn't expected any form of approval and he knew it, plunging her into an uncomfortable spin. He was calling the shots, much to her dismay, and she tried to steady herself as she walked toward him. His dark-brown eyes glistened in the low light, conveying his pleasure for having taken control.
She stopped within a metre of him and shifted her weight to one side, both white-knuckled hands on her shapely hips. A half smile crept across his mouth as his searching eyes rose slowly from her feet right up to her face.
'What?' she shouted. 'Now everything's all right?'
'The dress looks fantastic, that's all.'
'That's just like you. You...you fire me up and then when I lose it, you get all calm and condescending.'
'What? I'm not allowed to appreciate my wife?' he said calmly.
'You're such a manipulator.'
'Look, I just want to go to this dinner and forget about fighting. Can we just do that?'
'Apparently you can,' she moaned, grabbing her cardigan from the reading chair.
He huffed and rose to his feet languidly heading for the front door. Rachael was already in the car when he alighted onto the outside step and he turned to see her silhouette like stone in the shadows of the front seat. The sun had just stolen the last rays of day and streetlights flickered on, giving intermittent contrast to the darkened streets.
Not a word was spoken on the way toward the valley; the traffic sounds a background murmur to the pointed silence. Allan occasionally sighed unconsciously and then firmly gripped the leather steering wheel with frustration.
Rachael sat there wondering why such simple things could rile her up and once again, send them both into another stalemate. She would have thought compromise an obvious solution after more than ten years together, but Allan liked to play these games, it was his way of keeping her on the back foot, he in some sort of dominant position.
The more she thought about it, the angrier she got, until at a set of lights no more than a few minutes from their destination, she flung the passenger door open and got out.
'Rachael, don't be ridiculous!' he spat.
'You're ridiculous,' she replied, turning on her heel and dashing across the road.
Allan's chin fell forward onto his chest and he closed his eyes. The light changed and a sudden horn blast from behind brought him around.
'Shit!' he said, as he moved through the intersection and around the next corner.
Rachael turned into a bar just past the corner and opened the leadlight glass door and walked inside. There were only a half a dozen people distributed randomly throughout the area and she walked up to the bar and sat on a black leather stool, placing her clutch bag in front of her on the bar.
'What'll it be?' a gravelly voice sounded.
Rachael looked up to see a balding stout man leaning forward with both hands on the edge of the bar. 'Ah... white wine please,' she asked hesitantly.
He nodded without a word, bent down and retrieved a bottle from the fridge under the bar. The man had a pleasant face, round and clean-shaven. His dark hair at the sides was neat and slicked back, the skin of his scalp on top shiny under the intimate bar lights.
He poured the wine and pushed the glass toward her. 'Enjoy,' he said, taking the banknote Rachael had placed down in front of her.
Rachael took a sip and felt the fruity acidic liquid imbue her taste buds. She sighed and looked tentatively around the room. There was a bearded man, seventy odd, slumped over his drink at the end of the bar; like a statue. Two young women sat at a table in the far corner, occasionally laughing, then leaning forward again, their conversation intensely secretive. To the right, near an open fire, sat a middle-aged couple, both of large proportion and somewhat poorly dressed. They spoke not a word and sat there slowly demolishing a bottle of Scotch whiskey. The only other patron sat near the restroom door, apparently unconscious and slumped forward over the table with his half-filled tankard of beer having long lost its effervescence.
'Not from 'round here?'
Rachael turned to the bar tender and smiled awkwardly. 'Not really.'
The bar tender gave a furtive grin and began polishing the top of the bar with a cloth, purely out of habit. Rachael was obviously uneasy and wasn't going to talk about what was troubling her.
'You know, if we ain't got troubles, we ain't alive,' he said, fishing.
She grinned slightly then took another sip of wine to cover any real chance of a response.
The bar tender lifted his hands up in submission, leaving to grab some stock to replenish the fridges. Rachael swivelled on her stool, facing the main area of the bar. It was all dark wood and sombre toning with lead-glass shaded lights hung low into the open spaces, creating street lamp spots of light in the darkness.
It was neither sleazy nor classy and smelt of stale beer and tobacco. It was like most bars, Rachael assumed, having never been to any, but it held a sudden fascination for her. She found herself thinking about the lives of the people who frequented the place, what brought them here and what solace it provided or didn't.
The front door opened with a creaking sound and a youngish slender man waltzed up to the bar. The barman walked out from the back room.
'Black label on the rocks, Gerry?'
'Comin right up.'
Rachael tried not to look at the man, but he was well built with a kind of rugged, masculine appearance, and she felt her eyes wandering in his direction.
After taking a good swig of his scotch, the man turned to Rachael and scanned her from head to toe. 'Where you going?' he said jokingly.
Rachael, indignant, turned and said, 'nowhere, if it were any of your business.'
'No-one dresses like that in here,' he replied.
'Well they do now.'
The man grinned. 'All dressed up and alone. Mm, there's a story here. You got the time to tell it?'
Rachael looked directly at him. 'Why would I tell you anything?'
'Ben's the name,' he said, moving up and sitting on the stool next to her. He stared at her for a moment. 'You have beautiful eyes....?'
'Rachael,' she replied without thinking, and then half regretted it.
Ben removed his denim battle jacket and placed it on the stool next to him. He wore a black tee-shirt and jeans with a plain silver chain around his neck. His arms were muscular and his body trim and obviously fit.
'So, you get dumped tonight?'
'You don't beat around the bush, do you?'
'Waist of time, wouldn't you say?
Rachael lowered her head. 'Not dumped, just a stupid fight,' she explained.
'Married then. Shame.'
A little flattered, she smiled. 'Nearly ten years.'
'No, it was always careers first. Always wanted 'm though; Allan preferred money.'
'Sounds to me, this isn't working out so good for you,' Ben suggested.
Rachael half-grinned, unsure how to respond.
A thud echoed in the bar as the front door flew open. Allan stood there rigidly, his silk suit reflecting the entrance light. He looked straight ahead and saw Rachael sitting with Ben at the bar. 'What the fuck?'
Rachael turned toward him and her face dropped. 'God,' she mumbled.
'What the hell do you think you're doing?'
Rachael turned back toward the bar, looking down at her wine. 'What do you think?'
'Who's this?'
'Allan, Ben... Ben, Allen'.
Ben smiled and offered his hand only to be met will a dismissive scowl.
'So this is your solution to our marriage?' asked Allan angrily.
Ben stood up. 'We're just having a conversation, buddy.'
'I'm no buddy of yours,' Allan spat, grabbing Rachael by the arm.
She drew back and winced from his firm grip.
'No-one wants any trouble,' said Ben. 'The lady just wants a drink in peace.'
Allan looked at him with utter contempt. 'None of your fucking business mate!'
Gerry stepped forward. 'Don't care who you are. Leave the lady alone or I'll call the cops,' he said sternly. 'There'll be no trouble.'
Allan, realising he was out numbered, slowly released his grip and looked squarely at Rachael. 'So this is the way it is?' He walked toward the entrance and then turned as he opened the door. 'Fuck you, Rachael.'
The door swung shut and an uncomfortable silence fell over the bar. Ben sat down and pensively looked down at his glass.
'Sorry about that,' said Rachael. 'He's not usually like that.'
Ben looked at her. 'If someone shows you who they are, believe 'em. That's what I say.'
'Things change,' she replied, her body now slumped over, overwhelmed.
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Beach Days | Cornwall Today August 2016
Roo's July 2016 Fashion feature published in Cornwall Today Magazine:
Words by Roo Cross
I love the school holidays and the carefree lack of routine which they bring. As an essentially disorganised person, I rarely plan too much for this period. I think it's one of the essential skills in life that kids learn to organise their own social lives and also, maybe, more importantly, learn how to amuse themselves and even how to be bored. Not every minute of every day needs to be filled, and it's actually OK to spend a whole day just being.
This is a time to sit down and spend a whole morning painting your nails in rainbow colours, making intricately designed friendship bracelets, printing all your photos from the past year and putting them into albums, do a 500-piece jigsaw puzzle or just spend a whole day in bed reading a book from cover to cover.
Living on the coast, the thing we long for most is the arrival of wall to-wall sunshine, wind-free and hot – a rarity here in the UK. But we'll have glimpses of days like these, and elements of all three at all times throughout the summer. I envy the organised, extended families who set up on the beach day in, day out, regardless of the weather; they're here for the duration, prepared and fully enclosed behind a windbreak fortress. They arrive early in the day and pick the best spot, armed with all the correct equipment; trolley, reclining chairs, tents, cool box, barbeque, volleyball net, beach games, surfboards and wetsuits.
My beach days are somewhat different. Firstly, I never go to the beach unless I have guaranteed sunshine; then I need a carefully curated selection of my favourite pieces to give me an aesthetically pleasing set-up! The foundation is always beautiful textiles: a bright, colourful throw topped with one of the Roo's Beach towels. My personal favourite is Chevron Haze – a soft palette of sherbet pastels with pale lemon cotton fringing.
I always take my Sunnylife beach radio. It's a genius product, doubling up as a waterproof, sandproof speaker to house my mobile so I can play my favourite summer playlist and keep my phone sand-free. Then there's Paul and Joe's bubblegum pink sun protection spray to ensure a deep, even tan without burning; Korres hair protection mist to avoid bleached, dry hair; and of course, freshly painted fingers and toes in either Starfish, Sunday Session or Endless Summer.
As I write, St Swithin's Day (July 15) is on the horizon with its promise of 40 days of sunshine or 40 days of rain. I for one have all my fingers and toes crossed. Whatever the weather enjoy the holidays and surround yourselves with colour, print and, above all, a decent windbreak!
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- Salish, in the North West
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Alicia Keys Recording 'Speechless' With Eve And Swizz Beatz [Video]
Along with her song, "Speechless", Alicia Keys' hubby Swizz Beatz also released a preview of an upcoming mini-doc that takes viewers through her recording process.
"I always start writing at the piano because I just feel like it's the best way to get the song out. It makes me take everything else away..... and get into it," says Alicia in the beginning of the video.
Swizz adds: "This will be a treat for the fans... for people to see a raw element .... almost like a day in the life."
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Being is what you are. Nothing you do will make you more or less than that.
Whether you are a criminal or a saint, your state of Being is unchanged and eternal.
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Garden Salad with Grapes, Parma ham and Gorgonzola Recipe
Recipes and styling Jules Mercer Photographs Russell Smith Photographer's assistant Michelle Parkin Ingredients 100ml olive oil juice of 1 lemon 1T balsamic vinegar 1t sugar large handful of summer greens 12 slices Parma ham or prosciutto medium bunch red grapes 200g Gorgonzola 100g pecan nuts, toasted 3 radishes, thinly sliced nasturtiums Serves 6 Directions Combine the olive oil, lemon juice, balsamic vinegar and sugar to make the dressing, and set aside. Arrange the summer greens, Parma ham, grapes, Gorgonzola and pecan nuts on a platter, and garnish with radish slices and nasturtiums. Drizzle the dressing over the salad and serve. Recommended wine pairing: Stellar Organics Colombard Sauvignon Blanc 2010 – MO This recipe is from the February 2011 House and Leisure Food issue.


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I am not sure why I have been so scared. So what if I come in last, at least I'm going to do it! That's more than what a lot of people can say. Anyways, it's not about the time. It's about me reaching (another) one of my goals. It's about the cause that this race is supporting. It's about my girls seeing Mommy set a goal and work towards it until she finished. I have to say, I have been sitting at my desk all day itching to find enough free time to write this. I am really proud of myself. I am really happy. I have been fueled by my runner's high all day. I know it might sound silly, but I almost feel invincible. This Friday the 13th has turned out to be quite a lucky one for me.


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Follow up to Flower Festival 21JUN15
The Flower Festival worship service on June 21, 2015 brought the congregational year full circle as Rev. Jennifer had taken the blessings/hopes/wishes for the congregation people had shared at the September Water Communion worship service and turned those blessings into a bouquet of paper flowers! People were also invited to share in advance how they had seen/felt those blessings manifest in their lives and the life of the congregation over this past year- some of those sentiments were read during service.
There was also a web of blessings on display on the back wall of the sanctuary. It was started in a previous children's chapel to illustrate the "invisible heart strings" that connect us all. That web evolved to include not only the connections of people, but the connections of blessings too. As the monthly theme of blessings comes to a close with the end of June, the web will be retired from the wall- but the blessings and connections will persist in our continued ministries to and with each other and the wider community!


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Orange County Grappling's (OCG's) mission is to use our wrestling and academic support programs as vehicles for positive change providing under-served and at-risk youth the tool kits to overcome obstacles to growth, education, inclusion and personal success.
Orange County Grappling (OCG) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization operating out of two locations, Huntington Beach and Santa Ana. Our mission is to use our Wrestling, Grappling/BJJ, Judo & Academic programs combined with mentoring as vehicles for positive change, equipping mainstream, learning challenged, at-risk and under-served youth with the tools to overcome obstacles to education, confidence, self-respect, growth, fitness and personal success.
OCG was founded in 2014 under the official 501(c)3 non-profit organization Orange County Youth Sports Academy ("OCYSA"), which had already been in existence since 2009. OCG started when Gene Patino together with Joe "Gonzo" Gonzales, a Tbilisi Champ, three-time World Cup and five-time National Open Freestyle Wrestling champion both wanted to create a sustainable, positive youth wrestling experience for local HB youth. A club where kids could get a glimpse into the lifestyle of a wrestler and a full appreciation for the sport while developing to their potential regardless of their God-given talent, experience level or financial resources. Gene, due to his love of wrestling and his son's condition (Autism and ADHD) had a passion for helping kids with special needs and youth struggling with motor skill issues, self-respect, inclusion, acceptance and personal fulfillment. Joe had grown up in a blue collar family in the heart of Boyle Heights, knew what it was like to be poor and have few options or resources to spend on sports. Joe also knew intimately what it took to be truly great at the sport but that too many youth were "burned out" by youth programs that put ego and trophy-hunting before development and appreciation of the sport. From this and the support of local wrestling coaches in Huntington Beach who believed in the value of the sport, OCG became a non-partisan youth program that put the kids "first".
Fast forward to today. Wrestlers who've trained with OCG have attained college scholarships, placed in CIF, CIF-Masters and CIF-State. But the focus has always been on the whole human being, not the awards. This idea has now taken off with programs in both Huntington Beach and Santa Ana. Well over five hundred wrestling scholarships have been given to youth wrestlers and OCG is currently supported by the HBPCF (the Huntington Beach Police and Community Foundation purchased our wrestling mats for us) and the only you wrestling, nogi jiu-jitsu and judo programs within the Huntington Beach Parks & Recreation's HB SANDS magazine offered to the whole of Huntington Beach, with full support from the city. OCG's Santa Ana youth program provides drastically reduced cost wrestling training for Santa Ana Residents. That program also serves support at-risk youth with mentoring and aims to increase school attendance and decrease gang activity by positively changing the trajectory of young lives.
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With a quick tug, dozens of newspapers from throughout the state shrouding a display case in the State Capitol were pulled aside to reveal the Utah Newspaper Hall of Fame exhibit.
The unveiling came during a dedication ceremony Thursday afternoon that included the presentation of plaques to state and industry leaders who helped make sure it remained in the Capitol.State plans had called for the exhibit to be removed permanently to make room for a display of the legislative process as part of an extensive renovation project.
But former Gov. Cal Rampton and others interceded, and a new 6-by-13-foot display case for the exhibit was constructed near the east entrance on the first floor.
The Newspaper Hall of Fame was started in 1962 by the board of directors of the Utah Press Association to preserve the lives and memories of the state's late newspaper publishers and editors.
To date, 45 journalists from throughout the state have been inducted in the Newspaper Hall of Fame. Their likenesses and biographies appear on metal plaques specially cast for the new exhibit.
Rampton praised the state's newspapers during the nearly hourlong dedication ceremony. "I've had considerable experience with the press," the former governor told the assembled guests.
"I can assure you the press in Utah . . . fulfills beautifully its responsibility in the democratic form of government," he said, adding it is "absolutely essential if you're going to have a democratic form of government to have a free and informed press."
Those honored for their efforts to keep the exhibit in the Capitol were state Senate President Arnold Christensen, R-Sandy; Lt. Gov. Val Oveson; Deputy Lt. Gov. Dave Hansen; Kevin Watts, the architect for the renovation project; David Mead, manager of public relations, Utah Power and Light; Wm. James Mortimer, Deseret News publisher; J.M. (Jim) Cornwell, Hall of Fame committee chairman; R. LaVaun Cox, a former newspaper editor in Manti and Ephraim and the retired vice president of public affairs for Questar Corp.; and former Gov. Rampton.
Also honored for their work on the exhibit itself, were the late Murray Mohler, who headed United Press International; Max Call, longtime publisher of the Manti Messenger; Lance Gudmundsen of the Salt Lake Tribune; Robert Mitchell of the Deseret News; Milt Hollstein, University of Utah professor and Deseret News columnist; Jerry O'Brien, Salt Lake Tribune publisher; and Richard Bunker, head of Allotech, the firm that cast the exhibit plaques.


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Join us at the Zoo for an exciting evening of discovery as the sun goes down! Learn more about the unique characteristics of nocturnal creatures and how they manage to live in the dark. Then, take a moonlight hike to see what we can find and get a chance to "communicate" with our Arctic wolves. This night will leave you howling with excitement!
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In the sprit of independance I want to introduce to one of my heroines, Laney St Clar. She is the youngest of 4, with three older brothers.
You would think that she was a pampered and protected woman, exactly what everyone else thinks.....but you would be so very wrong........
Mechanic Laney St. Clair doesn't want much in life. All she wants is to run her father's garage as she sees fit, her brothers to stop treating her like she is still their baby sister, and for Heath Marsterson to realise that under all the grease and overalls she is a grown woman, ready, willing, and able to show him just how talented her hands can be.
Heath's an alpha shifter who knows he needs a mate to help him rule. A strong woman who can stand with him and up to him when needed, a woman who can help keep his pack safe. What he doesn't need is a fragile human whose family protects her as if she's made of spun glass. No matter how persuasive little Laney-girl tries to be or how much he wants her, Heath knows she'll never be strong enough to handle his true self no matter what she says, moans, screams…
Excerpt from Leashed by a Wolf:
Laney watched as he stretched his legs out in front of himself, seeming to get more comfortable. There wasn't much space between them, less than five feet total.
"Let me list them for you." Laney raised a hand and started ticking off on her fingers. "You just took me from what can only be described as a large group of human sniffer dogs." She casually glanced around the small clearing he had taken her to. She couldn't see any landmarks so she wasn't sure how far they were, but from the unhinged look on his face she didn't think they had gone far.
"That is something I'm counting on. Marsterson is a pretentious upstart not worthy of the Alpha title. He stole it from me and I aim to get it back." Christophe ended his words with a sneer.
"Two. I heard he kicked your ass from here to the town border." Laney shrugged. She gave herself a silent cheer as the smile faltered on his face.
"I assume you have more on your list?" he asked with a dismissive wave of his hand.
"You seem to have forgotten that I come from a family who really doesn't like their baby sister messed with." She pulled down another finger.
"You seem to think I should give a damn about some pointless humans who will be dead long before they realise you are missing." Christophe sighed.
He threatened everyone she loved. She prayed Heath and his pack would get to her before Christophe could make good on his promise.
Laney narrowed her eyes as she looked at him. He may be a wolf shifter who could kill her with a swipe of his claws, but he had made one fatal mistake. She felt a dangerous calm settle over her.
"Do you want to know the biggest mistake you made?" Laney asked as she gave him the sweetest smile she could muster, the smile Duke called her "viper look."
"Please share with the class." Christophe smiled back at her. Laney sat forward, pulling her knees up so she could wrap her arms around them.
"You took me," Laney growled before she launched herself at the shifter. Part of her mind was frozen in shock at the action, clearly screaming and asking her what the hell she thought she was doing? He was going to kill her! The other part of her mind—the part that had grown up with older brothers—calmly reminded her that she only had one chance at this and if she got it wrong she would be dead.
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Houston Texans Transcripts
Head Coach Gary Kubiak
Offensive Coordinator Rick Dennison
Houston Texans Open Locker Room
Atlanta Head Coach Mike Smith Conference Call
Atlanta CB Dunta Robinson Conference Call
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
(Transcribed by Brett Maikowsk, Zac Emmons and Evan Koch)
Head Coach Gary Kubiak
Offensive Coordinator Rick Dennison
OLB Connor Barwin
LT Duane Brown
NT Shaun Cody
QB Jake Delhomme
TE Joel Dreessen
RB Arian Foster
WR Andre Johnson
FS Danieal Manning
OLB Brooks Reed
DE Antonio Smith
DE J.J. Watt
QB T.J. Yates
Atlanta Head Coach Mike Smith Conference Call
Atlanta CB Dunta Robinson Conference Call
Head Coach Gary Kubiak
(on how QB T.J. Yates looked today) "Oh, he did fine. It's a new world for him. Last week, he's getting more reps because he's the backup. All of a sudden, he's running the team today and got a lot on his plate, mentally from leaving the classroom to coming out here, but he did fine. He'll get better every day out here and that's the most important thing. The key is everybody else making sure they do their job."
(on if QBs Jake Delhomme and Kellen Clemens will be able to play this week) "Well I'm going to work them both and then at the end of the week, I'll decide who's going to be the backup going into the game. Jake came a long way just from the first play of practice to the last play of practice. I'll wait and see and just make sure who I think can handle the situation for this week."
(on how the quarterback situation is going to work) "Hopefully it's going to work real good. It's interesting. I've been doing this a long time and I've never been through this, but I tell you what, this team is very upbeat and understands its challenges. It feels good about its football team and everybody that's on it. It works well together and we plan on doing that again this week."
(on if QB T.J. Yates' demeanor reminds him of anybody he's seen) "They're all different. I've had so many guys, but I got to make sure we take a picture of this group because it's the biggest group I've ever had. He's a confident young man and he's played a lot of football. How many games did he start at North Carolina, 44 or something like that? That's a lot of major college football games to start, so he's comfortable in what he's doing. Everybody understands what he's got to take on here, but we got to all help him do it."
(on if Atlanta is one of the better offenses he's seen this season) "Yeah, it may be as good a football team we've played all year. They're sound across the board, top 10 defense. Offensively, I think they're right there too. Very good on special teams, a lot of speed, a lot of weapons. We'll have to play as good as we've played all year. That's good. We need that test."
(on how QB Jake Delhomme can help QB T.J. Yates) "Well I think just probably it's more from a confidence standpoint, being in the room with him, just talking to him about the game and situations and handling himself that way. T.J.'s having to help him get ready mentally, so it's different from that standpoint. But Jake's just a very positive guy and he's good for our situation right now and he's throwing the ball well, so we'll see what happens."
(on if it will help QB T.J. Yates to help QB Jake Delhomme learn the playbook) "Well this time of year, it's more game plan. It's not about the playbook. It's about getting the next game plan down and going and playing the game. They know. They've been through enough games. They understand what's going on. They're working hard together. I think that's the first two quarterbacks I had eat dinner with me on Tuesday night last night with those guys. That usually doesn't happen, so we got a little different dynamic going on, but we got to make it work."
(on if QBs Matt Schaub and Matt Leinart will be on the sideline on Sunday) "Well, Matt's (Schaub) having surgery as we speak, guys, so he should be getting out of surgery here pretty quick. I expect him back Friday. Lefty's going to have surgery on Thursday, it's my understanding, back in LA. I would think that would be a tough turnaround for him, so if anybody, I expect Schauby to be here."
(on any other injury updates) "(Brian) Cushing did not practice, just beat up, we held him. There were a lot of guys limited, but that's where we're at this time of year. We'll just take it day-to-day. Lawrence (Vickers) practiced a little bit, very little, so he's still got a ways to go to be ready to play."
(on if eating dinner with the quarterbacks was to give him more time with them) "No, they just happened to be in the building, so we offered them dinner. They were working a little late last night. I'm just teasing. They had dinner with us, yes."
(on what overcoming injuries does for the team's confidence) "Well, it keeps reminding them what it's all about. It's about the team. When we line up this Sunday, we're going to have three ways we can win - offense, defense and special teams. They got a lot of confidence in that and they're excited to be back home. They know how big the challenge is this weekend, but very upbeat group, very positive group."
(on if the defense is up to the task of defending the Falcons) "Well, we're going to find out. They are a very good group with a quarterback who's playing at an extremely high level and weapons across the board, Hall of Fame tight end, receivers, a back that can beat you. It will be a big, big test for them, but it will be for the whole team."
(on how much QB Jake Delhomme had worked out before he was brought in) "Obviously, he had been taking care of himself. He's what, 36 I think? He moved around good today. There's nothing like getting back to work though. That's going to take some time. We're in a situation where we just got to push through it and find out what he can do best if we do need him, so that's what we're trying to do right now."
Offensive Coordinator Rick Dennison
(on how QB Jake Delhomme did at practice today) "He did a good job for what we asked him to do. I think he's played a lot of football. It's a matter of understanding what we call things; I know he's probably run the same routes or the same protections, just called it something different."
(on how hard it is to integrate a new quarterback into the offense so late in the season) "I've never done it before, so I couldn't tell you."
(on if it is a challenge to integrate QB Jake Delhomme into the offense so late in the season) "Like I said, he's played a lot of football. He's a smart guy, he's won a lot of games. I think he did a good job."
(on what QB Jake Delhomme has done to stay in shape) "I don't know. He said something about going to Disney with his kids. That's about all I know and then messing around with horses. He's got horses. That's about all I know that he's done."
(on if QB T.J. Yates is ready for the full playbook) "Well, that's what we'll find out this week. We practiced everything just like a normal week and we'll see."
(on his confidence in QB T.J. Yates) "Right now, we're really confident. We did the same thing we'd do any other Wednesday today, so we'll just keep working with him."
(on if it was important to get QB T.J. Yates immediately into the normal routine of practice) "No, I think he's been around. He knows what to expect. He's just taking more snaps on our side than scout team. I think he'll do fine."
(on how impressed he was with QB T.J. Yates' play when he entered the game in the first half at Jacksonville) "He did a fine job and just the cool demeanor he had, nothing seemed to rattle him. He did a nice job, a very nice job for us."
(on if QB T.J. Yates' play against Jacksonville gave him confidence going into this week) "Well, we were pretty confident about him. We'd been around him. It doesn't take a couple plays in a game. We were here every day with him and know what he brings to the table and feel real good about it."
(on what he needs to see from QBs Kellen Clemens and Jake Delhomme in deciding who will be the backup quarterback) "Just see them work and handling the cadence and the huddle and everything we're asking them to do. We'll have them pick out some plays that they like; the same thing we'd do with anybody else."
(on what Atlanta's defense does well) "Well, they don't play a whole lot of things and they do it very well. They're good up front; linebackers flow hard. They create some problems with what they do up front and their personnel; another challenge and see if we can put a couple things in and find a crease."
(on if the Atlanta defense is good because it's fancy) "No. They're good players. That's all there is."
(on why the Texans didn't run the ball well against Jacksonville) "Well, I think you have to give Jacksonville some credit. You have to say we didn't do things as well as we should have and then we learn from mistakes and move on."
OLB Connor Barwin
(on being named AFC Defensive Player of the Month) "I'm very excited and very thankful about the award, happy for me and for the rest of the defense."
(on what it means for the Texans to have a Defensive Player of the Month) "I think it's good for our whole defense, but it's kind of a funny award. If you put together a couple of games like Cush (ILB Brian Cushing) has had or a couple of other guys have had, they could easily have gotten it. It's just kind of how things line up."
(on how his role has changed since OLB Mario Williams was injured) "There's still the opportunities out there with (Defensive Coordinator) Wade Phillips' defense. I mean, (OLB) Brooks (Reed) has created opportunities; he's got six sacks himself, so people are worried about us on each side."
(on whether opponents have started changing their blocking schemes to account for him) "No, I think the defense is so sound, it's hard to kind of do that because you really don't know who's coming and who's dropping."
(on whether he and OLB Brooks Reed have started to feed off of one another's success) "You always think you're playing your hardest and you always want to get pressure on the quarterback, but whenever I see him get a sack, I'm like, 'Alright, I've got to get one,' and he's got to feel the same way. So I think the last couple of weeks, the one week he got one and the very next play, I got one. This Jacksonville game, I got one or two and then he wound up getting one, so we're definitely kind of going back and forth."
(on which of his four sacks last Sunday was most impressive to him) "The last one was probably my best individual effort, but the first one, when I crawled, Antonio deserves a lot of credit on that because we ran a game and that's the reason why I kind of had an opportunity to come free inside."
(on the difficulty in playing against Atlanta's offense) "We all believe we can keep it going. I'm happy we're playing him (Atlanta QB Matt Ryan) here at home with our crowd, but as you guys all know, this will probably be the biggest challenge we've faced in the last month or two."
(on how important having the home crowd can be) "Well, for a pass rusher, it's huge. When they have to go on a silent count and those offensive linemen can't hear the quarterback, it's huge for us in getting after the quarterback."
(on how much confidence he has in QB T.J. Yates) "I think he'll be fine. He looked great out there today, so he'll be fine."
(on whether there is any additional pressure on the defense with the offense having a new quarterback) "No. I don't look at it as pressure; I look at it as you kind of have to elevate your game a little bit and kind of play better, but no matter what's happening during the season, as the season goes on, as these games become more important, I think you always want to think you need to elevate your game."
LT Duane Brown
(on having a different starting quarterback for the third consecutive game) "Yeah, it's very unfortunate, but we won't miss a beat. T.J.'s confident, he's ready to go, but it's up to us to all do our jobs and play to the best or our ability to keep this thing going."
(on whether it frustrates the offensive line that their quarterbacks have been getting injured) "Yeah, like I said, it's very unfortunate. Freakish deals, the way both of them (QBs Matt Schaub and Matt Leinart) were injured, but that's the nature of the beast."
(on how the team developed such strong chemistry) "Everybody just being accountable and not paying too much attention to everything else that's gone on. Just stay focused on what you have going and just do your job. Just do your job every play, every week, and everything else will work out."
(on how to get the running game going again) "Yeah, we just got a little bit out of sync [against Jacksonville]. The line and the running backs got a little out of sync our last game with where a hole should've opened up at. We didn't get on our blocks as cleanly as we could have, and we kind of forced some cutbacks that shouldn't have been cut back there. Just keep working at it and every day, just keep trying to polish this thing up. We've still got a lot of confidence in the running game. The coaches do, too, and that's our first goal, to establish it, so we'll be fine."
(on how much it will help to be playing at home this week) "It'll help out a lot. Atlanta has a great defense, and this is the first time I've gotten to watch them was on film today, and they're pretty good. Watching them at the Georgia Dome, they're even better, so I think us being at home, being able to communicate properly will help us ou


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We just returned from a family holiday to some of the most historic sites in Japan, several of which are UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Sites. It was a lot of fun but with the kids in tow, it was also a lot of work. It will probably be our last family holiday for some time, except for the cruise. [More photos here.]
We began our trip in Kyoto on Sunday. We stayed in a hotel room that overlooked the temple of Honnoji, the same temple where the warlord Oda Nobunaga was killed in 1582. Across the street, in front of the city hall, were men, not all of them young, decked out in 1950s American "Rebel-without-a-cause" gear. Hair slicked back, leather collars turned up, they were looking very serious, assembled in a circle, dancing to Japanese translated Rockabilly tunes from the same era as their clothing. It was most ridiculous but Miyako really got a kick out of it. A group of girls in poodle dresses invited her to join in but she was too shy.
In front of a store called "Miyako" in Kyoto (which also means "Miyako")
At Nishiki tenmangu shrine
The were just so serious about the whole thing, we had a good laugh
In the Honnoji hotel.
Eating breakfast.
The next morning, we rented a car and headed for the hills. After about an hour's drive through the countryside, we arrived at Shigaraki, a pottery village that produces some of the most valuable and original fired clay works in the country. They also make, en masse, tanukis, or "raccoon dogs," that have the faces of raccoons, the bodies of a fat Buddha statue, and massive, oversized testicles. Kent wanted to do nothing but play with a small frog figurine. We had to buy it for him. Also got Amy a tanuki, because she asked for it.
In Shigaraki
From there, our very cool navigation system sent us toward Nara through even deeper countryside of the most splendid bucolic beauty. The scenery was idyllic, like something out of a Kurosawa film. Farm houses, terraced rice fields, ceder forests, bent elderly, and tea bushes of the most remarkable order, all welcomed us at every hairpin turn. The roads were barely wide enough for two cars.
Tea bushes along the road from Shigaraki to Nara
Finally arriving in Nara, Japan's imperial capital from 710-784, we checked into the Nara Hotel. The Nara Hotel is easily the finest hotel in the city and perhaps one of the most famous in the country. It's remarkable for its architecture, built in a Western-Japanese fusion style typical of the early Meiji period (1868-1912). It was spectacular, right up to the point where we had to deal with any staff. They seemed so into their image and doing things the "right" way, they paid no attention to our needs. I've had much better experiences at hotels one-tenth the price. But it was beautiful, I'll give them that.
Entrance to the Nara Hotel
In Nara, the kids enjoyed petting the ubiquitous deer, but this too ended badly. When Miyako approached one too fast, it butted her with his small horns. I almost kicked the SOB right in the nose. I was freaking out. Good thing (for the deer) she was not hurt.
The next morning, still in Nara, we visited the great temple of Todaiji, famous for being a World Heritage site but special because it is the world's largest wooden building. Most amazing is that it's only 2/3rd it's previous size, as built in the 14th century. The Buddhist icon inside is, I think, the largest bronze in the world. The kids were unimpressed but Miyako enjoyed passing through a hole in one of the pillars, said to be the same diameter as the main icon's nostril.
From Nara, we drove south to the temple of Horyuji. It's off the beaten track and not a tourist destination but Horyuji is very special. It's the oldest extant Buddhist temple in Japan AND, incidentally, it's main hall, the Kondo, is the oldest wooden building in the world!
There she is. The Horyuji kondo was built in the 7th century.
The place was magical. I've been to a lot of temples in my day but this one was different. I'm not sure why but the sensation of being in a complex built in the 7th century by Prince Shotoku, one of Japan's founding fathers, gave me a tingly feeling all over. The kids seems to like being there as well, which added to its magical quality. At one point, they began to play hide and seek amidst the wide pillars that make up the surrounding corridor. I couldn't help but be inspired by how they were enjoying themselves in such a sacred and historical place. The Buddha would have been pleased.
From there, we drove back to Kyoto on time to catch a late bullet train back to Tokyo. All in all, the trip was great but exhausting. We certainly collected a lot of memories. But in an ironic twist to our objective of collecting memories rather than things, we realized that memories can be very, very expensive.
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