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Happy Whelpday to lance_foxx and yakeo

One cycle ends as another is poised to begin ...

In May of this year, the cycle of rebuilding the Shinto Grand Shrine of Ise, also known as Jingu, begins again. It will culminate in the removal of the old shine in October, 2013 - marking the 62nd time the ritual of rebuilding the shrine has occured since the 7th century.

You can read more about it here.

This morning's quake ...

... was a magnitude 4.4 at 10:43 Pacific time. The epicenter was 23 miles east of San Jose.

It was barely noticable here as a gentle swaying.