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Join Alan Thorn for an in-depth discussion in this video Unity introduction, part of Cert Prep: Unity Fundamentals (2017).
- [Instructor] In this movie, I want to introduce you to the Unity Engine and explain what it is and how it works, contrasted to what it is not. So the Unity Engine is game development software. That simply means that it's a computer program that you can download and use to construct computer games. Not just that, but you can build games for many different outputs, many different devices. That simply means that you can use Unity to construct your game once and then deploy that to many different systems, including a Windows PC, a Mac system, Linux, as well as the web, mobile devices, and even consoles, and also there's more platforms, too.
So there really is a wide range of different outputs that you can deploy to and Unity will allow you to build your games using a simple range of visual tools. Of course, there's a lot of complicated and advanced features too, but the basic idea is that you can construct worlds, define the functionality, and then put your game together, for the most part as visually as possible. So the basic idea of Unity is that it's a program that lets you make games and realize your imagination. But of course, there are some things that Unity is not designed for and I also want to explain a little bit about what that is.
So Unity is not content creation software. So when we think about video games, we often think of the graphics. We think of the 3-D models, the vehicles, the enemy characters, the environments, the weapons, and all those kinds of 3-D models that feature inside most video games. Now Unity does not construct these models. That is, we don't use Unity to build and model these assets. These are typically created in third-party modeling applications, like Maya, 3ds max, or Blender.
Unity assumes that you've already built your models, your textures, and your sounds, and your music, and you have all of that content to bring together. The primary responsibility of Unity is to let you bring that content into the application and then bring it to life by making it all work together using a single, unified, gameplay logic. So Unity is about bringing your assets to life. That is the primary purpose of the Unity software. That, in fact, is the primary purpose of a game engine and Unity is just one example of a game engine.
At the time of recording this course, the latest version of Unity is Unity 5.6 and this is available from unity3d.com. That, in short, is the basics of the Unity Engine and what it is. Next up, we're going to be looking at how we can download Unity from the Unity website.
- Unity project creation
- Viewport navigation
- Object manipulation
- Creating game content
- Exporting and importing mesh assets
- Using Unity for game development
- Game Mode vs. Play Mode
- Moving objects
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Electronics trade-in site Gazelle prodded us with a press release promoting its prices to take in older Galaxy S devices before Samsung launches the Galaxy S9 later this month.
We decided to dig in a little deeper and find out what other marketplaces seem to be pricing the phone to sell at or trade in. We took a look at Swappa as well as Gazelle for a range of going prices for the Galaxy Note 8, Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+, Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge.
Conditions will vary on Swappa's marketplace, but we're taking the average price of recently sold units. Keep in mind that the seller handles shipping, aftercare and potential refund and return responsibilities here.
|Galaxy Note 8
|up to $385
|Galaxy S8
|up to $230
|Galaxy S8+
|up to $260
|Galaxy S7
|up to $125
|Galaxy S7 edge
|up to $155
Also keep in mind that carriers may continue to offer substantive fixed trade-in values as long as your device is in good condition as part of one of their somewhat convoluted "buy one, get one" deals.
Gazelle says it expects trade-in values for older Galaxy S models to plummet by up to 20 percent beyond February 25. One of the advantages with Gazelle, though, is that once you decide to lock in a price, you can take up to 30 days to send your phone in — not so much guaranteed on a more fluid trading floor.

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You Look Great
Nov 26, 2017
Part Of The Pack
Jun 22, 2017
Quilt Master
Oct 12, 2016
Owl for baby
This quilt was for a friend expecting a new niece. I had the cute owl fabric, but no pattern ideas that I liked. So I used the fabric design as a starting place and drew up a large owl to appliqué. This is the first quilt I've finished entirely with free motion quilting.
By PV
My neighbor's first grandchild was on the way. The nursery colors were bright primary blue, orange and green. I chose the turtle and then learned it is a symbol of luck in the Vietnamese community. I added a meta blessing in both English and Vietnamese on the back.e
By PV
Peacock for Alzheimer's
This quilt was made for an Alzheimer's research fund raiser. My mother was living in an Alzheimer's treatment facility. I am forever grateful for the loving care she received there. I was happy to contribute to their annual drive to find a cure. The pattern is Sidelights by Kari Nichols
By PV
Memories of Papa
My daughter-in-law's grandfather died last winter. She asked me to make a quilt from some of his shirts. It was one of the harder projects I've done because the fabrics were all so different. But it was also fulfilling to give her a gift of memories. The back is made from large pieces of shits, but also includes, at her request, a sleeve. She wants to be able to slip her arm in one of his sleeves and get a Papa hug. The quilt design is taken from images of his gardens and his love of family. The small doll sized quilt was made from leftover scraps for one of his great grandchildren.
By PV
Life Can Be Wonky
The "wonky" churn dash tutorial by Jenny seemed the perfect quilt for a friend whose life has been a bit wonky lately. Some people send flowers to comfort a friend. Others send over a meal, or bake a cake. Quilters make a quilt. I hope she will be cozy and comforted under this quilt made with love. I made this using the Freestyle Churn Dash tutorial
By PV
Tiger fan
My grandson, Drake, is a 7 year old LSU Tiger football fan. He requested this quilt and laid out the design for it, even specifiying the color for each letter. With his approval, I added the tiger paws. Quilters quilt. We don't need a reason, but given one we jump right in.
By PV
Sailboat Jellyroll Baby Quilt
This was made with a batik jellyroll. I added appliqued boats made from regular quilting fabric. I got feedback from some wonderful quilters on the Missouri Star Quilt Forum about how to quilt it. I love the way it turned out. My niece loved it as well and hung it in the baby's room over his bed.
By Bec02
The Curious Reindeer
This is a heavily appliqued wall hanging that I created to hang over my fireplace for Christmas, 2014. I hand sketched everything and then transferred it to fabric. I have since seen a similar pattern for sale. It was lots of fun to make and seems to make everyone smile.
By GrandmaG
My Purple Dreamland
I decided to make this quilt from a picture, a nine patch quilt. I started making this quilt before watching tutorials, before buying patterns, before knowing about another world out there, the Quilting World. After my first Quilting Exhibit, I was hooked. I started researching. This quilt started as a Quilt-As-You-Go and I finished it as a Fun and Done. Tonight I get to sleep under my Purple Heaven for the first time. I can not believe how accomplished I feel at this moment. This has been the best lessons that I have learned in a long time and I am having fun. I know I am not done because I am planning a quilt for my son, Wonky Window. Also If I have time I want to make another quilt for my nephew and his bride, Goodnight Irene. I am addicted to the creative process. I can't wait to see what I can make next.
By MegaPurplette
Pretty in pink pinwheels
My daughter will be 4 in a couple of weeks and since I've been making quilts for at least 2 years and have gotten comfortable with my craft I asked her if she wanted a quilt for her birthday or something else and she chose a quilt (smart girl!) I've had unused pink rose colored muslin sitting in my fabric stash for quite awhile and decided that to be the background the pinwheels. I used one charm pack that I had but then threw in bits of other odd fabric that I had that matched the charm pack color scheme. I was even able to use a blue and white duck fabric that belonged to my grandmother who just passed away last year. Had to cut around the holes and aged bits on that fabric but it will definitely be an heirloom piece now which makes me happy for my girls to have family history to pass down since my grandmotner was a quilter as well, but she had 6 children and numerous grandchildren so I probably won't get one of the quilts she made but knowing I was able to incorporate some of her old fabric makes me happy! The one piece of the quilt which I did not pick, I let my 3 year old girl pick because it's her birthday present, was the backing. She picked a my little pony fabric from our local fabric store. I'm sure when she's older it will be something we will laugh about and be a good memory.
By JaclynC
Diamond Periwinkle
I made this for my favorite Aunt. I love the large Periwinkle blocks but really hated all the negative space. So I snowballed the corners, which created this cool diamond pattern. As near as I can tell, it's the only one like it. I'm thrilled with how it turned out and my Aunt loves it! Which, honestly, is the most important part.
By Meli
Summer in the Park
I made this quilt for my daughter. She picked the pattern and material. I cut my own fabric but followed the Summer in the Park tutorial from MSQC. The front is batiks except the white background. The back has flannel on it. It came out really bright and beautiful. She loves it.
By FlyCreekQuilter
Doris' Quilt
This quilt I made for my Aunt Doris who turned 100 years young last Nov. She has been telling the family that she did not want a party or any big celebration for her 100th birthday. So her birthday came and went - we had a small party for immediate family only and she was very pleased with that.She has always been there for us while we were growing up. She is a very tiny women and has always complained of the cold in the winter ( we live in Ottawa, Canada- coldest capital on earth!). So I spoke to my sister, my Dad and my cousins and it was decided - one quilt coming up for a very special lady. The quilt is all done in batiks in her favorite colors. The pattern is the disappearing four patch. When we gave it to her she was speechless!! She told me that no one had every made her anything before. I was very touched. She snuggles up her quilt on cold nights and any time she needs an extra quilt hug!
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When sex goes to school: Warring views on sex--and sex education--since the sixties
Kristin Luker, 2006
W. W. Norton & Company
$25.95, 416 pp
Review by: Norman A. Constantine
Federal policy in the United States officially promotes abstinence-only until marriage, while restricting information about effective contraception and sexually transmitted disease prevention for sexually active students. At the same time, public opinion surveys have consistently demonstrated widespread support for comprehensive sex education. In When sex goes to school, sociology professor Kristin Luker examines the sex education debates in America. Based on an ethnographic analysis of the perspectives held by a sample of 105 local activists across four American communities, Luker probes the values and motivations of some of the most vocal participants in these debates.
The book begins with a social and political history of sex education in America. Starting with the invention of an early form of sex education by the social hygienists during the first sexual revolution a hundred years ago, we travel through the second and very different sexual revolution of the sixties, and then on to the contemporary sex-education approaches that are behind the highly politicized debates of today. Throughout this journey Luker skillfully integrates historical fact and well-supported speculation with relevant social and political theory.
Luker then dives into the current debates, beginning by classifying her research participants into two opposing ideologies -- sexual conservatives and sexual liberals. These labels, we are told, came largely from participants' own words during the interviews, and it seems, especially from the sexual conservatives in the sample, who are fond of characterizing everyone who disagrees with them as liberals, and unabashed about their own self-labeling as conservatives. Recognizing that these two concepts are somewhat fuzzy, several chapters are devoted to exemplifying each type and exploring their correlates and etiologies.
Beyond Luker's basic delineation that sexual conservatives support abstinence-only until marriage sex education whereas sexual liberals support comprehensive sex education, we learn that "For the conservatives, sex outside of marriage is wrong because the Bible says it is." (p 136). "The liberals, however, think that the question of sex before and outside of marriage comes down to facts" (p.137). Luker explains facts as being based in relevant information and reasoning rather than faith, and subject to testing and, when necessary, correction. (As I understand her, relevant facts might include, for example, contraception success rates, or knowledge about the emotional maturity of one's partner.) In the terminology of ethics, Luker's distinction might be viewed as representing a conflict between deontological values (protected, non-negotiable values based on rules concerning behaviors) and consequentialist values (negotiable values focused on outcomes and subject to value tradeoffs to achieve the best results).
In an extended discussion on these two proposed sexual ideologies, the many exemplars and quotations of sexual conservatives that Luker provides tend to coalesce quite coherently. This category might provide a useful conceptualization appropriate to many or most of the small group of Americans who vocally support abstinence-only until marriage approaches to sex education. I think the opposite is true, however, about Luker's presentation of her sexual-liberal category. This group was portrayed with a broad brush -- not only as supporting comprehensive sex education and accepting sex outside of marriage, but as hedonistic ("if it feels good do it" p. 100), pluralistic, near universal in their "support for homosexuality" (p. 112), apt to describe their opponents as Christians, and beholden to dubious folk theories about children's perception and attention (p. 198). This unrestrained and stereotypical description, together with the sexual-liberal label, does not do justice to the ideological and educational heterogeneity found across the substantial majority of Americans who pragmatically support comprehensive sex education.
Luker's fundamental oversight, I believe, is her neglect of the sexual middle – just one sentence in the book was devoted to this group, noting in passing that they were precluded from the study due to the study's designed sampling of activists. Perhaps the sexual conservatives that Luker interviewed do view everyone else as liberals, and some of the community activists for comprehensive sex education might indeed be hedonistic, pluralistic sexual liberals. But the large majority of Americans who, on state and national public opinion surveys, consistently choose comprehensive sex education (about 80%) over abstinence-only approaches (about 12%) and contraception-only approaches (about 5%), do not as a group fit Luker's expansive descriptions of the sexual liberals. Substantial majorities of all racial-ethnic groups, both genders, all socioeconomic groups and educational levels, and all religious denominations including evangelical Christians, support comprehensive sexuality education. These supporters report a diversity of values on related issues, such as traditional marriage, sex outside of marriage, abortion, homosexuality, gender roles, and so on. What binds them together, conceptually at least, are their pragmatic, public-health-oriented views on sexuality education. And in addition to its many quieter members, this sexual middle does include advocates and activists for comprehensive sex education – at the community, state, and national levels. Thus I can't help but wonder if an alternative framing of the debates might be more useful – one that explicitly recognizes this majority middle as an ethically unique force in support of comprehensive sex education, pragmatic rather than deontological across a wide range of sexual values spanning the spectrums from traditional to progressive, and from religious to secular.
In a later part of the book, Luker argues that "American sex educators are sadly confused" in venerating European approaches to sex education, especially in France. This argument is supported by noting that Sweden and France both have similar low rates of adolescent pregnancy, abortion, STD's, etc., and claiming, however, that Sweden provides exemplary sex education while "official sex education in France is much closer to what American conservatives would favor, almost 180 degrees away from the comprehensive, frank, and open Swedish sex education." (p.211). Having made a pilgrimage similar to Luker's to study sex education in northern Europe, I came back with a fundamentally different view of sex education in France. I suppose Luker would consider me sadly confused, but I saw much to emulate in the French approach. For example, forty hours of sex education in grades 8 and 9 are mandated by the French government (in California, America's most sexually pragmatic state, two hours are mandated), the Mouvement Français pour le Planning Familial provides and supports comprehensive sex education to young people in and out of schools through a network of 60 regional centers around the country, a national youth-focused mass-media educational campaign on contraception and protection from STDs and AIDS reinforces school-based sex education, and free, non-prescription emergency contraception is provided by school nurses to any adolescent who requests it. Is this really "much closer to what American conservatives would favor"?
The book closes with several suggestions for change that range from sensible (school boards should determine if parent speakers actually have children enrolled in the district), to unrealistic (offer separate tracks for both abstinence-only and comprehensive at the same school, and let the students and their parents decide which track to follow). In fairness, there are no simple solutions to this sometimes rancorous clash of protected versus pragmatic values. Yet for starters, it would be helpful for America's vast and value-diverse sexual middle to assert its own pragmatic identity, rather than allowing sexual conservatives and sociologists to define them as sexual liberals. The importance of framing the issue in a political debate is well-known, and the danger in allowing a small vocal minority of deontologicaly-valued sexual conservatives to define their opposition should be clear.
Norman A. Constantine, Center for Research on Adolescent Health and Development, Public Health Institute, and School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, USA
Acknowledgement: I thank the W.T. Grant Foundation for its essential support of my work.


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Change is hard. As human beings, we don't like change much. Many of the things we do, we choose not because it is best for us, but because that's the way we've always done it. In some cases we'd rather die than change.
Take for example the way most people peel a banana. If I told you a better way I bet you will find it difficult to break the habit and start peeling bananas the new way. It would take a serious conscious effort to break the habit. You may even fight against it insisting that the pre-existing banana doctrine is better. I will tell you shortly how you've probably been peeling incorrectly.
90% of us choose to continue with bad habits at the risk of death rather than change and live
Being bad at making change is killing us. An American heart surgeon, Dr Edward Miller, says that after two years post coronary heart bypass surgery only 10% of his patients had continued with the necessary lifestyle changes to avoid further surgery and prolong their lives. That means 90% of us choose to continue with bad habits despite the risk of death rather than change and live a longer healthier life! We'd prefer a shorter life unchallenged by change.
Expecting change from others
Those around us don't like us to change either. When I first started cycling some of those around me didn't like the fact I had changed. The status quo had been challenged. I had become athletic, I was achieving new things, I had new interests and standards for myself. It's not that they weren't good people. I had simply created a change which is uncomfortable. I'm sure if I stopped now the same would happen except in reverse.
How do you ask for someone to change? Last week I launched a new website Velomsg.com. It's a private message system for Strava users. The objective is to provide a space for private interaction between Strava users away from activity comment boxes. It seems to make sense, comment boxes for comments and a message system for messages. I am aware I am asking people to change their habits. Despite the proposition being seemingly sound I accept it will be a challenge. The benefits of change have to be big. Dr Miller would perhaps say bigger than life itself! The solution then could be not to have someone change an old habit but simply to create a new one.
Changes in training
If we can't make changes in lifestyle when it comes to saving our lives. When it comes to something as frivolous as training for a bike race, it's no wonder we struggle to adapt to the necessary changes that will help us improve. Dietary habits, the time we go to bed at night, our new training plan. We start these changes with the best of intentions but few of us have the staying power or focus to keep at it and make it count in the long term. Getting through the tough pain barrier of change.
It'll hurt at times. Does that mean it is a bad plan?
Change can be difficult on our body, despite a change being good for us, it doesn't always feel good at first. That new pain you are feeling after a bike fit alteration, is it a bad pain? Or is it simply a previously under used muscle now being asked to pull its weight for the first time. Often only time will tell.
Starting a new training plan, which is what most of us start doing at this time of year, begins with good intentions to correct previous training errors and address our weaknesses. It is however both a mental and physical challenge. We are asking our mind to change its habits whilst also expecting our body to do the same. It'll hurt at times. Does that mean it is a bad plan?
I wrote in a previous post Back to the pointy hat, about the challenge I find moving from hill climbing on a road bike to training for flat time trials on my time trial bike. It was just as much of a challenge to move the other way earlier in the year. For the first few weeks my lower back was aching after rides and some doubt was creeping in that I was going to be able to train properly. However after about 2 weeks I was pain free. I didn't change anything. I had accepted that due to the change there would be some pain and was consistent in my training. I also listened to my body and knew when to ease back a little.
Moving back to the time trial bike for this year's base training period conversely I was getting upper back ache. I am still easing my hip muscles into the more lengthened position the time trial position forces them into. They grumble at me. But change doesn't keep to a schedule. Plans are theoretical, best case scenarios. They have to be adjusted for the real world pace of change.
Too much change too soon
Last year I didn't cope with change very well. After 3 months barely able to ride, due to discomfort, the legacy for me was 12 months of frustration and missing many of the targets I had set myself. I had tendonitis, muscle strains and IT band issues. The mistake I had made was not to accept that change does not keep to schedule. My expectations to seamlessly transition from one discipline to the other had been naive. Instead of accepting the process of change I forced the plan. When that increased my problems further I looked for other factors to blame. I introduced yet further change. I completely altered my bike fit on a daily basis in a vane attempt to correct my problems; I began a new stretching and foam rolling regime; altered my pedalling style; and changed pedal system. Nothing worked, things only got worse. The problem, I was introducing too much change for my already overloaded body to cope with. In these cases the changes I had made were poor choices. It was too much change.
Going through that experience has taught me a valuable lesson. Change is difficult, it can at times be painful. Most importantly it can't be rushed. My physio gave me some good advice. He told me "Day one if it hurts that's ok, day two we ease up, day three we stop". This serves me quite well.
Are you ready for change? Willing to accept that it is a difficult and uncertain journey? Then let's start peeling a banana the correct way. Pinch the base of the banana together, it's skin will then split into two. Peel the skin back. Voila.
PS. The next time you start a comment on a Strava activity consider if it would be better made in private on Velomsg.com.


text: Kind and confessional, "Chains" is the gently-effervescing, deceptively-complex and vivid new single from L.A.'s Tangerine. The track is taken from their recently-released White Dove EP. You can find streaming links for it by visiting their website, where you can also find ticketing information for three West Coast shows they'll be playing this week.


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You do wonder whether she's destined for "Dancing With the Stars" at some point.--Tom Rosenstiel, director of the Project for Excellence in Journalism, about Ann Coulter
I'm rooting for Heather Mills McCartney.
Heather v. Ann. Now there's a ratings dance-a-thon.
I do like the pointy thing; however, it will not be pointing at my ass. The back is plain stockinette with the garter stitch border. Good for when I'm watching Heather do her hiphop routine.
So at least I now have a major project along with the minor (socks) ones.
At some point, I would like to get started on the Wedding Ring Shawl. Even if my teammates chicken out. Perhaps in the spring, when I can sit on the deck with no distractions.
Lazy Me
I'm going to make some observations about the last two entries' comments. Because I'm fatigued today, having lost an hour of sleep with this idiotic early Daylight Savings Time nonsense. I just can't wait to see what wonderful energy savings this will elicit. Seems like it's pissing more people off than not.
Freyalyn: And the Arwen cardi - unexpectedly narrow in the upper arms. Impossible to alter without pulling entire hood out. Resistant to blocking (but real wool might be better). Buggrit.
Yeah, I thought that the directions for the sleeves seemed to make them awfully narrow, based on the amount of plain knitting between the shortrowing. Real wool is always better, dontcha know?
Helena: Spiffy bangs! My sister and I had those too! We hated them.
Ah, you have no idea how much I hated those Buster Brown bangs. Once I became a teenager, I let them grow. My mother would say, "You look like a sheepdog." She still says it.
Michelene: I think if the neckband on the Lavold sweater was narrower, and the button/pin holding it closed was some type of brushed metal and echoed the knotwork, the sweater would be(in the words of the yougest resident teenager) "spifftastic". I'd also nip in the waist, and slightly bell the sleeves. Does the back of the sweater have a point too? I don't need directions to my booty.
Agreed re: the neckline. I'm not nipping in the waist and belling the sleeves. I will certainly shorten the sleeves, though. Because I do not have gorilla arms. My booty needs no GPS indicator. Let alone a knitted one.
Lee Ann: I'd give an opinion about the idea of sweatering a dog, or even about what colour you could go if you (gasp) gave up blonde, if I could only stop laughing at Tricky's notion of a guy wearing that Lavold sweater. I am turning 40 in two months, but clearly I am emotionally a wee bit younger, because I swear, I'd have to make up a song to go with that front flap action.
So, where's the song? I want the song. Turning 40 in two months? Ya think you're getting any sympathy from me, girlfriend? Huh.
Liz: I knew you lived in Morris County somewhere, hadn't realized it was Wharton. I went to MacKinnon MS while my dad was posted at Picatinny.
The Punk Princess is a Duffy ES and MacKinnon MS grad. I've lived in Morris County since 1988, other than a two-year absence when I lived in Allamuchy--10 years in Rockaway Township, 5 years in Budd Lake, 1 year in Mine Hill and now in Wharton. Before that, I lived in Montclair. Grew up there. But I love living in Morris County, although it's getting a bit crowded these days. My sister belongs to the Picatinny Waterpark. I like wangling invites there when I get tired of Mt. Hope Pond in the summer.
So, between widgets, wikis and what-have-you, the web is sounding more and more like a Frankie and Annette beach party movie.
Here's my opinion on wikis. Who needs 'em? They are potentially spurious repositories of information, since the general rule is that anyone can add information. And if they are in fact screened for veracity, who's doing the screening? The wiki owner? And who might that person be? Wikipedia has had its share of problems. Smaller, less controlled wikis are open to worse.
And as a dear friend of mine, who shall remain nameless because she also blogs, says, what's the point of having all information in one place?
We don't. And we won't. Because we can't. It ain't happening in our lifetimes. This is more of the instant gratification business that seems to be so pervasive these days. "I want everything handed to me right now, the way I want it."
I far prefer sifting through information that I've culled from Google or going through my bookcase than going to a wiki. There's something much more fulfilling in doing research that way than having it handed to you, all nicely wrapped up and tied with a bow. Because the thrill is in the hunt. And I am the one who determines whether the source is reliable.
I realize that there are several people now engaged in developing knitting wikis. At one time, I thought about doing it. And then asked myself, "Why?" Did I really want to waste my time maintaining something like that when I could perhaps be knitting something? Did I honestly think that any wiki I might start would be the end-all and be-all of knitting knowledge. Nope. After all these years, what I don't know about knitting is what keeps me fascinated with it.
You know the KnitDweebs will continue to ask idiotic questions on the lists. Because if they won't use Google, what makes anyone think they'll bother to use a wiki?
I won't be going to the knitting wikis either. I have books.
So with that, I need a cup of coffee and some TV. And perhaps get to bed early because sleep is a rare and handy commodity, especially when you wake up at 2 a.m. with a dry mouth. Spring in NJ can't come too soon.


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Holidays in Dartmoor
There's a certain romance associated with Dartmoor in Devon. History, myth and legend combine with dramatic landscape. It's easy to imagine ancient Briton's roaming the land. It's also reputedly home to pixies and definitely home to Dartmoor ponies that wander the park at will. One thing's for sure, it's 370 square miles of living history, natural wonder, archaeological significance and plenty of ye olde inns.
Starting off with present day pursuits, if enjoying the great outdoors is your idea of the perfect holiday then Dartmoor's for you. It's got National Park status so you're guaranteed unfettered access to numerous cycle tracks, bridleways and footpaths. For more adventurous folk there's opportunity to get to grips with real Dartmoor granite by booking onto one of the many rock climbing activities that operate in the area. Or there's caving but be warned, it's not for those that dislike cramped spaces. Or the dark… you have been warned! At the opposite end of the scale, and at the end of a hot summer day, take yourself over to Spitchwick Common and indulge in wild water swimming. A bathing space for generations (in both senses of the word), the water comes clean from the mountains into the river Dart. Bliss….
For those wanting to learn on their annual leave there are plenty of opportunities in the National Park with no less than ten areas of archaeological interest. Spinster's Rock is worth a closer look. It's known as a 'dolmen' which is the Celtic word for a burial chamber. And it's supposed to have been erected by three women wool-spinners, who, having time on their hands before breakfast, decided to while away the time by artfully balancing three large stones in upright positions. Brings a whole new meaning to working out at the beginning of the day doesn't it?
If the mention of breakfast has got your taste buds tingling then we'll round off our whistle stop tour of Dartmoor by recommending one of the best pubs in the area, The Rugglestone Inn at Widecombe. With flagstone floors and open fires this pub is the perfect place for a pit stop and a pint. There are two rooms serving food and outside, over a small bridge, is a large sheltered garden with picnic tables. Order some lunch, a pint of Rugglestone Moor beer from the barrel and settle yourself down, dogs are welcome too, for a leisurely afternoon.
From the comfort of your Dartmoor holiday cottage, the national park is on your doorstep. We have a wonderful selection of homes to choose from, many are dog friendly, so start your Dartmoor adventure today!


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This must be what it's like for the norms. I refused to use the term 'dullers,' which was the modern parlance for those who didn't shine. I promised Slice that I would help him, I still feel like I should, I have the urge to, but I can't see what to do next.
"She'll be there, sir." James said.
"Ruby is going to be there, she agreed, on her own, to come and we're sending a ride to collect her so there will be no problems. She should be at the governor's mansion when we arrive to make sure you're okay and help you dress. The venue has also changed, it will be in the governor's hall after all, a much smaller venue."
"The hall, in his mansion…wait help me dress?"
"Her words, Mister Greer, not mine."
"Ruby..." I shook my head.
"Women, you can't live with them, you can't live without them." James said.
"That's an old-fashioned attitude, James. I thought the SCaCU was more progressive than that?"
"Don't let my personal statements reflect poorly on the team. Sometimes old-fashioned attitudes are both old fashioned and correct. It's the endless dance between the sexes, isn't it, Mister Greer? You step forward, she steps back, then reverse, add in a spin or two and you've got a relationship."
"Huh, you're quite the philosopher, James. We should have a few beers when this is all over."
His demeanor stiffened slightly but the smile plastered to his face didn't dim as he answered, "I'd like that."
What was I doing? Inviting a handsome man out for a drink? What the hell was going on? I put the heels of my palms over my closed eyes and pressed them into my face, massaging them back and forth. I thought this whole visit to St. Walburga was supposed to leave me well rested and healed? Maybe I didn't stay long enough?
What am I going to do without my shine? Fuck it. Other gumshoes get the job done without a beeline to the evidence, so can I. It was a romantic thought, but my investigative skills were probably on par with an amateur. Maybe a good amateur. And I did have contacts, less after this past weekend. Just thinking of Flying Hawk and Dog brought on a melancholy mood. Almost without conscious effort, my hands opened the small liquor cabinet and found the whiskey. Old Putney 21-Year-Old Single Malt, a pricey brand for a government vehicle. I poured a slug into a soapstone snifter and whirled the amber liquid around while I composed my thoughts.
First, I had leads. The Ramos family was the obvious one. I'm not a genius -- fortunately for me it didn't take one to see this whole mess could be placed at their feet. Proving it was another matter entirely. Most of the jobs I had made any money on were not for people who required absolute proof, just something as close to the truth as I could get. The police department was big on paying me to recover evidence -- I'd found more weapons used in murder over the years than anything else.
As for the Ramos's…I doubt they would have word one for me. The other crime families in town might. If I could approach them in the right way, they might give me something worth hearing. Especially the Vitellos, I had an 'in' with them. The problem is the blood is so bad between the two that the best I could hope for would be for anyone I contacted to only lie through their teeth a little bit about the Ramos's. My contacts would tell me anything if they thought it would hurt the current bosses in power.
The Teungs, on the other hand, probably wouldn't bend over backward to help unless I stressed the damage I could do to the Ramos's. Which would make anything I learned from them suspect as well. The Teungs still controlled most of the prostitutes and opiates in the city and their gang war with the Ramos's was more than a few years in the past with nary a flare up since it calmed down.
Why is that? I thought over the last couple of years and couldn't recall so much as a drive-by shooting between the two rivals. The Teung's kept to 'Little Asia' and the Ramos's kept...everywhere else. It's like they declared a truce and no one told me. Have I been that far away from the streets that I don't know what's going on anymore?
I shook my head; not conceding the possibility, not yet anyway. Now is when Dog would have come in handy. I'd relied on him too long, and now that he was gone I'd have to work on getting another person in the department to pass me unofficial information. Clarence might do it for me. I'd never asked him to risk anything for me before; he didn't Shine. With a heavy sigh, I asked, "James?"
"Yes?" He looked up from the road.
"Do you know when Dog's funeral is?"
"Dog...? Ah, yes, Mister Shoemaker's funeral hasn't been announced yet, I presume it will be on Thursday, right now his body is going through an autopsy. So long as the coroner doesn't find anything, it should be released to his family, probably tonight or tomorrow."
"Okay, thanks." Monday, sheesh. I hadn't thought about that, the fact that my arm and legs had been cut off on a Monday. Definitely my worst Monday ever.
The rest of the ride back to Auroria I sat back and snoozed. I hadn't meant to, it just happened; I guess growing back limbs takes it outta a guy.
James woke me when we were five minutes from arrival.
"We going in the back?" I asked, still a little groggy.
"The service entrance is more discreet. The press figured that out a long time ago so I wouldn't hold out hope that they don't notice us arrive. The governor would like to meet with you briefly before you go out to meet the press. Ruby is there, awaiting your arrival."
Ruby waiting on me, nothing new to this chapter of our lives, is there? Out loud I said, "Okay, I'll make sure not to leave a mess back here for you." I gathered up the coffee detritus and set it in the box with my personal effects. Not much there. My wallet was in a plastic baggie. Presumably the blood all over it was mine. "Hey, ah, where's my gun?"
"I've got it."
"So will I get it back?"
"Sure, after lunch."
"Do I have lunch plans?"
"Yes. After meeting Governor you'll be brought back to me, I'll drop you anywhere you want to go…but we'll have a stop to make first."
"Okay." Sometimes it didn't pay to ask too many questions, and James was growing on me.
I didn't end up seeing Ruby until after I met the governor, that meeting was perfunctorily and short. We shook hands, I vowed support, he thanked me for my help bringing Dog's killer to justice, and we parted ways. I never liked the guy, and the meeting didn't change my opinion. Ruby was a bundle of pissed off and worry, I was relieved to see that 'worry' was winning out. It was me and her in a guest bedroom in the governor's mansion.
"Ruby." I said.
She moved over to me like a cat, quickly and gracefully with an air of disinterest. "Billy."
"Sorry, doll."
"For what?"
"For dragging you into this."
"Into what? I swear Billy, you say the damnedest things sometimes." She grabbed me, held me at arm's length for a moment then pulled me close and planted a fields worth of sugar cane on my lips.
"Ruby, I…."
"Shush." She pulled back and inspected me, going over my face and head carefully with her hands, slowly she started moving down to my limbs. Her nimble fingers pulled at the edge of my shirt and lifted it over my head and then continued on their journey down my body.
Lightly she touched my arm with one hand while her other pulled at the knot holding up the hospital scrubs, the garment fell to the floor leaving me nude for her contemplation. I kicked it off completely while her fingers continued to explore my body. Kneeling she looked at my legs, focusing on below my knee caps. Something was wrong. No two somethings, first Ruby wasn't seducing me; she was inspecting me. Like a mother does to her kid when some hero snatches the little rascal from out in front of a moving car. She was making sure I was whole and all right.
From her knees in front of me she looked up, her blue eyes squinting, "You're okay. I heard, I mean the news said you…that he…"
"He did." The other thing that was wrong was…well my girlfriend was kneeling in front of my naked body less than a foot away from my manhood, and there was no reaction. No reaction at all.
"But you…you have your legs! They said he took off your arm too." She stood up and grabbed my left arm, "This one?"
"No, my right."
"You healed? Is this a new shine, Billy?"
The look in her eyes, it was hopeful and slightly awestruck. Shit. I'd always known, of course. I mean who wouldn't have? A woman like Ruby hanging out with a two-bit brother shamus like me? It was my shine that pulled her in, my shine that kept her around when other men entered her radius. It wasn't absolute proof, but the tone of her voice, the hope…if I had mutated or learned something more and gone up in the world, well, the brightest of the shiners, no one had ever heard of them being poor. This all passed through my mind in an instant, and I covered my reaction with a yawn while I shook my head. "Nah, baby, they put me up to St. Walburga's, the healer. The surgeons, they more or less just tossed my limbs into place with a few stitches and sent me up there in a bucket of ice. Sister Charlene did the rest."
Her frown was barely perceptible, "Did it…did it hurt?"
"Worst thing ever and I'm tired as a…well so tired I can't think of anything more tired." I rubbed my hands over my face and head, "I gotta do this thing with the governor. There were supposed to be clothing here, is there a shower?"
"Yeah, through there." Ruby pointed at a massive, dark stained door.
I padded through au natural and saw clothing laid out on a vanity, along with towels, soap, a razor and a hair brush by the sink. "Perfect. A hot shower should liven me up. Is there any coffee?"
"I'll see what I can find." Ruby called to me out of sight. I heard the outer door open and shut and moved to turn on the shower.
Looking into the mirror, I glanced at my manhood and shook my head, "What the fuck is wrong with you? She was on her knees in front of you, when she looked up…my god that had to be the sexiest thing I have ever seen in my life!" Getting no response, I moved into the shower and slowly turned it up until it was as hot as I could stand.
A few minutes later I heard Ruby come into the bathroom, "Got your coffee, Billy, just the way you like it. Jeezus yer steaming the place up! Your clothing is going to be damp if you don't quit soon!"
I poked my head out of the billowing steam and gave her my best smile, "Thanks, doll! I'm about done, I feel almost awake now." I twisted the knobs to give myself a cold finish and stepped out into the towel she was holding a moment later.
"The governor's assistant said you have ten minutes."
"Plenty of time. I'll be ready in five."
"You want to go eat after..."
"Tonight. I have to meet with the cops after the dog and pony show. I don't know how long that's supposed to take, probably a few hours. You can stick around if you want, rub elbows with the folks who get things done?"
"You want me to?"
"You came down here for me. You see anyone else down here in my corner? Look sugar, I know I'm probably not gonna keep you much longer, I never thought I would hold onto you forever, and you never made me any promises that way either. I'm not going to overthink this mess, me almost dying and everything; it doesn't make a cucumber a pickle or anything like that. I'm glad you're here, and that's all that matters. We'll figure us out later or better yet just keep on going and let it sort itself out."
"So you're crazy then? That razor guy scrambled your head?"
"Now why would you say something like that?"
"Because you're talking nonsense! I am down here for you, and I can see I'm the only one who showed up. You think half your friends can even be in the same place as a cop without being arrested? I swear to God...Men!"
She stormed out, slamming the door behind her. I felt a mixture of relief and shock as she fled, tinged with maybe just a bit of guilt. A knock at the door outside of the suite interrupted my contemplation. I had only just pulled on my shirt, but answered it anyway; it was the kind of knock you don't ignore. Authoritative and followed by the words, "Mister Greer? Is everything alright?"
"I'm coming!" I yelled across the room.
The door was unlocked and pushed open from outside. A tall man in a dark suit that didn't fold quite right slid through the crack of the door. He had SCaCU written all over him. From his Kevlar duds to the monstrous bulge between his arm and chest. "I'm sorry William, but I saw your lady friend storm off and wanted to be sure everything was okay." The man said as he came upright and looked me in the eye.
"Broads, what are you gonna do?" I asked with a half-smile, "I hope she didn't storm off too far."
He shook his head, "No, she started to light up in the hallway, I directed her to the smoking lounge at the end of the hall."
"I'm sure she was appreciative."
"Not very. I'm Ethan Jacks, I'm with security and I've been assigned to…partner with you until further notice." He held out his hand, and I took it.
"William Greer, just call me 'Billy', or I'll get confused."
"Billy it is."
"So what's this business about you being my partner?"
"We're not sure the situation has cooled down yet. Mister Dalima doesn't strike me as the brains behind any sort of operation that involves killing people. He was a two-bit thug for hire, maybe some breaking and entering, maybe some enforcement, but almost always he worked for someone else."
"Yeah. Lenny was a westie, wasn't he?" the term was derogatory for the poor, uneducated masses who grew up in the slums and projects.
"Smart people come out of Westland, Mister Greer. I've got no beef with any of them."
Points for him, after all, I was from 'Westland.' "Sure, I grew up there, too. Who do you think was calling the shots then? I continued to dress as we spoke.
"He had been associating with the Ramos Cartel before he escaped."
"Sure, this will be just the thing to finally break the Ramos's power in America."
"It's a start. I spoke with agent Skol, James; your driver, and he said you were playing ball."
"For them." I said, gesturing at the outside world, "I don't want the bullshit to make it past the threshold if you don't mind. You saying you had a lead on the Ramos clan is like saying the library has a book you read once; no one cares. Pinning it on them is a whole other story, and I'm sure you know more about the efforts of our government to do just that than I do."
"Okay, bullshit stops at the doorway. You're right, we can't pin it on them and I don't think we'll be able to, but we'll still make them pay."
"Arrest a few minor gangsters, toss 'em into prisons their gang already practically runs? Is that the idea?"
Ethan shook his head, "We will hold them accountable; we always do. Do you need help getting ready?"
"My tie." I explained, tugging at the useless waste of cloth. "My hand doesn't seem up to it yet."
He frowned, "That's unusual. You know I've been to Saint Walburga's Abbey myself. I lost a foot in the line of duty about a year ago. I was walking the next day, and I had to grow it from scratch."
"From scratch? What happened?"
"I was being fed into a wood chipper."
"What?" I asked.
He shrugged his shoulders, "I know how bad the people we are dealing with are, Billy. My point is you had your limbs attached again, with some blood supply even working, so you should have been right as rain in only a few hours."
"Things go like this for me, Ethan, by that I mean, 'hard,' nothing is ever easy if I'm involved."
"I'll remember that." He said as he fixed my tie and then dusted my shoulders off, his touch was electric, every brush of his hands was…welcome. "You clean up very nice, Mister Greer. This will be a good press release. You're being debriefed right after."
"With breakfast and coffee, right?"
"Right." He nodded, "You haven't eaten yet?
"I had some snacks in the car."
"Okay, good, Governor Black would be very unhappy if you were to keel over on the podium in front of all those reporters."
Ruby came back into the room, she pulled up short when she caught sight of Ethan, which no doubt saved me an earful. "It's time to go."
"We're ready." Ethan said, turning me over to her. Something inside me despaired when he let go of me and felt almost repulsed as Ruby took my elbow. He led the way and though his suit wasn't the most flattering my eyes drifted over the length of his body, something not unnoticed by Ruby.
"Are you checking him out, Billy?" she mock whispered.
"I'm thinking I should have got into yoga or long distance running. I'm out of shape." I stage-whispered back. "Remind me to hit the gym when this is all over."


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Let me get this right. On May 28, President Bush signed into law the largest tax cut in U.S. history. So why is Lanie Black wanting the social offices and state employees to help him promote tax increases. Well, Mr. Black, I for one am asking where do you get the gall to do this? You were voted into office because you said you wanted to do what is right for the working people. ...
Looking Back in Time at June 9
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SIKESTON - W.P. Wilkerson presented the American Legion Award to outstanding students based on scholarship, general good character and citizenship. Those named were: Frank Stevens, Edwin Webster and Carolyn Weltecke. The American Legion Auxiliary History Award for the best student in American history went to Louise Skelton...
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NEW MADRID - Budgeting for Missouri schools has become a matter of "best guess." As the state's politicians wrangle in Jefferson City, school officials, including those at New Madrid County R-1, are watching the bottom line in public education funding. But even at the end of the special session, local school officials say they will still be unsure of how much funding to expect as they begin their budget year July 1...
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Kenneth Brewer
(Obituary ~ 06/09/03)
SIKESTON - Kenneth F. Brewer, 65, died at 8 a.m. June 8, 2003, at his home. Born Feb. 20, 1938, in Bell City, son of Della Faye Lingle Brewer of Sikeston and the late Earl Brewer, he was a self-employed electrical and building contractor. He served with the U.S. Air Force and was of the Baptist belief...
Nadine Koch
(Obituary ~ 06/09/03)
SIKESTON - Memorial services have been scheduled for Nadine Francis Pennington Koch, 83, who died May 30, 2003. Born Dec. 20, 1919, in rural Carroll County, daughter of the late Fred O. and Ada Goodbar Pennington, she was a florist. A member of the First United Methodist Church in Sikeston, she was also a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, past worthy matron of Parson Chapter 189 Order of the Eastern Star at Trenton and past president of VFW Post 1776 Ladies Auxiliary in Carrollton.. ...
Wyvon Burgess
(Obituary ~ 06/09/03)
PORTAGEVILLE - Wyvon Burgess, 86, died June 9, 2003, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at DeLisle Funeral Home.
Anna Guethle
(Obituary ~ 06/09/03)
DEXTER - Anna May Guethle, 81, died June 8, 2003, at Cypress Point Health Care. Arrangements are incomplete at Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter.
Mark Mathis
(Obituary ~ 06/09/03)
SIKESTON - Mark Mathis, 37, died June 9, 2003, at the Clearview Nursing Center in Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete at Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter.
Charles Turlington
(Obituary ~ 06/09/03)
DEXTER - Charles Grundy Turlington, 90, died June 9, 2003, at Cypress Point Health Care. Arrangements are incomplete at Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter.
Jerry Grills
(Obituary ~ 06/09/03)
SIKESTON - Jerry Wayne Grills, 49, died at 5:30 a.m. June 8, 2003, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. Born Jan. 10, 1954, in Bragg City to Jim Woods of Bragg City and Neva Jo Grills, who preceded him in death on Nov. 30, 1990, he worked for Barton Lumber Co. and was a school bus driver for Sikeston Public Schools. A member of the Sikeston Eagles Lodge, he was affiliated with the Baptist church...
Births (published 6/9)
(Births ~ 06/09/03)
Vinson SIKESTON - Jason and Lindsay Vinson are the parents of a son, born at 8:09 a.m. May 3, 2003, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. Gabriel Todd Vinson weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces and was 18 1/2-inches long. Mrs. Vinson is the daughter of Tommy and Shelley Green, Tim Standridge and the late Dana Standridge...
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The guided busway will be shut for the entire weekend for maintenance work.
No services will run at all on the route on Saturday April 7 and Sunday April 8 so engineers can carry out tasks safely.
Other news: Horse riders to protest at dangerous motorists
The closure will run the entire length of the concrete guided section from East Bond Street in Leigh to Newearth Road in Salford, with the V1 and V2 buses running instead along local roads.
Alternative bus stops will be used as signposts put up, but the interchange on Astley Street in Tyldesley will remain open.
Services will be back to normal in time for the first bus on Monday April 9.
A map of the closures and diversions is available at www.tfgm.com
Anyone wanting to find out more can also call Transport for Greater Manchester on 0161 244 1000 from 7am-8pm to Monday to Friday and 8am until 8pm at weekends and bank holidays.


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Kyle Petty Rides Across America!
NASCAR Driver and NBC racing broadcaster Kyle Petty joins Dane "On The Road" to share the excitement of the championship and bright future of racing going into 2018. Hear as Kyle fills us in on all the fun and amazing 24 year history of his Charity Ride Across America that supports kids and the Victory Junction Gang. Listen as he maps out the route for the next ride and the cool, historic stops along the way…AND Kyle talks a little about his love for music and we even hear a little heading into the segment!
For more information on Kyle, his charity ride and ways to support and even join in, check out www.kylepettycharityride.com


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A teen is facing charges after allegedly making threats to Wareham businesses.
Wareham Police say that at around 8:15 a.m. Wednesday officers served a search warrant at 39 Onset Ave. as part of an investigation regarding someone suspected of calling in terroristic threats over the summer to several business locations.
Upon arrival officers announced their presence and knocked on the door, but no one answered.
Officer tried to open a door, but found it was barricaded.
They were able to break down a second door and gain entry where they found the suspect, 18-year-old Domenic Albanese, and placed him under arrest.
Albanese was transported to the police station for booking, then taken to Wareham District Court and was ordered held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing on October 15.
Police say one detective was injured by a piece of wood that became imbedded in his arm as they were breaching one of the doors.
That detective was taken to Tobey Hospital where he was treated and released.


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Trip to Somnath Temple !
The site of Somnath has been a pilgrimage site from ancient times on account of being a Triveni sangam (the confluence of three rivers — Kapila, Hiran and the mythical Sarasvati). The name of the town Prabhas, meaning lustre, as well as the alternative names Someshvar and Somnath ("The lord of the moon" or "the moon god") arise from this tradition.
It was trip planned as my mom had expressed her desire to visit Somnath and Dwarka when they visit me in Mumbai. So planned a trip to Somnath and Dwarka as suggested.
The Somnath temple located in Prabhas Patan near Veraval in Saurashtra on the western coast of Gujarat, is believed to be the first among the twelve jyotirlinga shrines of Shiva. It is an important pilgrimage and tourist spot of Gujarat. Destroyed and reconstructed several times in the past by several Muslim invaders and Portuguese.
The present temple was reconstructed after independence in Chaulukya style of Hindu temple architecture and completed in May 1951. The reconstruction of the temple was envisioned by Shri Vallabhbhai Patel.
Old Somnath Temple:
Opposite the New Somnath Temple, is a pink, painted structure that has played witness to the history of this land. In the 17th century this temple came under the rule of the Marathas, It's said that Ahilyabai Holkar was deeply moved by the ravaged state of the temple and took it on herself the task of reconstructing it. It is also said that the location of the swayambhulinga came in Ahilyabai's dreams post which she started the construction immediately.
Many devotes believe that this temple contains the original jyotirling which was buried assuming that the original temple would be raided. Unlike the new Somnath Temple, everybody is allowed to enter the garbagriha and perform pooja with the help of the local priest. The aarti offered here makes for a tantalizing experience.
Timngs of Aarti @ Somnath Temple:
There are three aarti timings in a day i.e. 7.00 AM (Morning), 12.00 Noon (Afternoon Time), 7.00 Pm (Evening Time). It's an amazing experience to witness and be part of the aarti.
One can watch live aarti from the official website of somnath temple http://www.somnath.org/Home/Live-Darshan
Getting to the Temple:
Nearest railway station is Veraval(VRL) , Somnath temple is 5 kms from railway station. Take shared rickshaw or bus , they charge 15 Rs per person only .
Or alternatively you can take a full auto rickshaw for Rs 40 only from the station they would ask for Rs 80 but you can bargain and settle for Rs 40-50 only. They take you in front of the Somnath Temple – both old and New.
Stay @ Somnath:
One can opt for somanth temple owned accommodation, there a total 4 places to accommodate devotees, but they have to be booked well in advance to avoid last minute disappointment.
Apart from the temple accommodations there are plenty of private lodges and hotels near to the temple.
We had stayed at Somnath Sagar situated near to somnath railway station, 5 minutes' drive to the temple.
Please click here to see the review of this hotel.
Places to visit near Somanth:
- Somnath Temple.
- Triveni Ghat, Somnath
- .Lakshmi-Narayan Mandir, Somnath
- Gita Mandir, Somnath
- Panch Pandava Gufa, Somnath
- Dehotsarg Teerth, Somnath
- Parshuram Temple, Somnath
- Sasan Gir (Asiatic Lion Sanctuary near to Somnath)
- Diu (Union Territory)
- Sun Temple
- Sharda math
- Shankarcharya Gaddi
- Baldevji Gufa
These sites are in two three combined in a group and are nearby only. It takes a day to visit all these places by a taxi/cabs, they charge around Rs. 1500/- (If one is opting for Diu or Sasan Gir it is Rs. 2500/-.
Alternatively you can engage a auto rickshaw to take you to nearby places. They usually charge 500 Rs. (These are huge and can accommodate around 5 to 6 people easily).
Enjoy your trip will be posting Dwarka trip soon……!


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The most common pains seen in any doctor's office are: headaches, neck pain, shoulder pain, low back pain and knee pain. Often the patient does not know what caused their complaint. They are suffering from one of the hidden causes of pain.
What do most people say brought about their pain? …"I just woke up with it." " I slept wrong." Or "I just reached down to pick something up."
In other words, they did nothing very different. Nothing dramatic or traumatic enough happened to cause their pain, and yet they have pain. Why? Because they had not really been both healthy and stable. Which means that all these different types of pain have one thing in common: the person had a problem for a long time before they ever felt their pain.
Because, if you are healthy and stable, it does not hurt to sleep. Or to get out of bed, or to reach, bend or pick something up. It means that you had a problem going on but it did not come to your attention because it did not give you pain, at first. So what can this "hidden cause of pain" be? And more importantly, how can you find it and fix it before you get hurt, hopefully before either drugs or surgery are needed?
Pain can come on out of the blue
In our 36 years in practice, we have heard how our patient's headache, neck pain, back or leg pains began. "I was doing nothing different." Or "It just started hurting".
People can go from seemingly normal to sudden neck or back pain without an obvious reason. Sometimes they had a problem going on but it did not get their attention because there was no outright pain. But it is likely that there was a sense of stiffness or tightness that they just accepted as 'normal'. It was only when the 'normal' stiffness became an outright pain that prompted a call for help.
Sometimes the pain will be felt in their back or neck and also in their leg or arm. This mimics the pain pattern of a pinched nerve or slipped disc. But these well known terms are not the most common reason behind most common pains.
The Most Common "Hidden Cause" Of Pain
The most common reason people have pain is a combination of things that few people are aware of: muscle imbalance, deconditioning, and joints that are a little stuck.
If you have pain, if you are to get better, and then to make sure the pain won't keep coming back, you need to learn if you have a hidden cause of pain and then take some action steps.
Learning more about these "Hidden Causes" of pain
Muscle imbalances:
These are very common because most sports, most jobs, and most work out programs tend to emphasize the flexor muscle groups (on the front) of our bodies. The simplest example that is easy to see is your biceps (the muscle on the front of your upper arm that pops up when you 'make a muscle".) Your biceps muscle is usually bigger and harder than your triceps muscle (on the back of your upper arm).
Muscle imbalance happens in many key areas of the body. It causes poor posture. It creates not only poor posture but muscle trigger points that can cause severe pain.
Trigger points can even refer pain down arms or legs mimicking a disc or pinched nerve type pain. They can also "sleep" in the muscle, that is not be causing any pain, until one day some innocent thing sets them off and you wake up one morning with bad pain, or you just bend over or reach and experience sudden pain. This is even more likely if you are deconditioned.
Deconditioned muscles:
Deconditioning means a lack of endurance and stability for all your muscles. This applies to many people who believe they are "normal" but are either over weight or their activities surpass their capacity for sustained and stable daily tasks. Muscles can become deconditioned from lack of proper use. But muscles also become deconditioned if joints are they are supposed to be moving are stuck for very long.
Stuck Joints:
Joints that are "a little stuck" means that one or several bones in your body do not move in a smooth and coordinated fashion. Joints that lack normal movement may not even give you pain or stiffness right away. They are a very common hidden cause of pain. Research has shown that if you took a normal joint and did not move it for several days, that it would not only become stiff it would also start to degenerate and it's cartilage break down. This is why chiropractors suggest regular adjustments to keep your joints moving optimally before you have pain.
Another gradual and often silent problem that a stuck spinal joint can cause is lessening of nerve flow from the body to the brain and from the brain to the body. Our nervous system is the body's communication system. A stuck spinal joint puts static in this system. I liken it to when you plug an iron or piece of equipment in and the lights go dim. The light is still getting electricity, but not as much. A stuck spinal joint can lead over time, to an organ, like your stomach, or heart, or lungs or some other part, not working as well as it should. So not only are you in danger of a sudden muscle pain, but you are also in danger of your health slowly degenerating.
Finding and Fixing the Hidden Causes of pain
First: we ask a bunch of questions to find out about your lifestyle and pains. This gives us clues as to where to look for the problem.
Second: We look at you and at your posture. We look at what is balanced or not. Next we check you for muscle tightness or tenderness or weakness.
Third: We check you for stuck joints.
- we tell you what we found
- we explain what it all means and how it causes your pains
- then we work up a treatment plan that sets out what we the doctors need to do to help you, and what you the owner of the painful body need to do to help yourself
- we teach you the exercises that you need to balance your imbalanced, deconditioned muscles. Good exercises different from what you have done in the past.
- we work to free up your stuck joints to keep you healthy as you can be
So: if you would like help getting over some of the most common aches and pains, or if you would like to avoid them and find out if you have any of the "hidden causes" .. Simply call us to set up an exam at 978-535-5-6155. We would be glad to help.


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When it comes to felines, Michelle Sharpee is the cat's meow. The ABC Cat Training Program graduate has always had a fondness for the four-legged creatures and a natural curiosity about them. It was this interest that drove her to accept a job working with exotic and big cats at Naples Zoo in Naples, Florida. "I worked with tigers, lions, caracals and other exotic cats for … [Read more...]
Home Sweet (Inside) Home
Keep your cats indoors to protect them from outside dangers. Your cat sits by the back door, looking plaintively outside and meowing in her best "please let me outside" voice. You want to provide the best life for your cat, and you wonder if being able to play and explore outside will add to her quality of life. Before you invite her to play outside, however, consider the … [Read more...]
Feline Chewing Problems
Taking a few effective measures can help keep your cats safe and sound. There are a variety of reasons cats might chew on and/or eat nonfood items. Felines might chew if they are bored or have too much excess energy. Highly stressed or anxious cats often chew as a self-soothing technique. Chewing on or ingesting nonfood items can not only be destructive, it can be very … [Read more...]
Anxious Felines
How to tell if your cat is stressed—and how to help. Cats are complex creatures and identifying the reasons why one chooses to do (or not do) something can be quite vexing for humans. When evaluating a cat-related problem you need to realize that just like humans: 1) Cats never do anything without a reason—even if you don't truly understand the motivation; and 2) Nearly … [Read more...]
Can Cats Be Trained?
How Cat Trainers are Saving Feline Lives Most people believe that a cat's behavior and personality are just the result of a lottery, and you either win or lose. When a cat's behavior becomes too aggressive or destructive, an owner, at best, might learn to deal with it. At worst, she might abandon her cat at the nearest animal shelter. When dogs exhibit aggressive or … [Read more...]


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JLS perform for fans at Nando's – with a little help from Trethowans
JLS treated fans at Nando's to an intimate first play of their new album, Jukebox, last month. The event, held at Nando's recently opened Great Portland Street restaurant, was a great success with 200 devoted fans attending. The licensing team at Trethowans were under time pressure to get the Temporary Event Notice Application granted in time for the event, which would allow Nando's to stage JLS' live show and to sell alcohol to invited guests.
It is necessary to give 10 working days' notice to the local licensing authority and police and any objections or issues must be resolved within this timescale. In this case, concerns were raised about security and the impact on the surrounding area from a large number of JLS' fans being in the vicinity of the restaurant.
Working closely with Nando's events team, who also dealt directly with the police on security issues, the licensing team was able to satisfy the authorities' concerns. Nando's, is a long established, successful and experienced operator and they were given the go ahead to stage this much publicised event. Happy fans got to see JLS perform live and a lucky few even got photos and autographs of their pop idols.


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Will Listening To Music Make You Smarter?
For the novice producer and creator of beats, marketing your sound goes to be one of the difficult obstacles to beat. The playground has now been levelled and due to plug-ins and digital audio workstation applications all kinds of individuals can now create music and categorical themselves musically. Jazz music was a quintessential a part of the famous Black Arts movement and its efficacy to convey the voice of blacks to the limelight proved extra good than different arts.
As a result of SoundScan offers the sales knowledge used by Billboard, the leading commerce magazine, for the creation of its music charts, this function effectively makes SoundScan the official supply of sales information in the music business.
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In the construction industry, it aids how do you get a patent to develop modern devices to ensure top quality projects. reviews for InventHelp instance, every road, bridge, or buildings built must be sturdy enough to prevent collapse that may cause accidents. Moreover, inadequately constructed building or infrastructure will cost any company even more money due to its repair. Thus, might be much better products and are any project perfectly to avoid any issue eventually. Technology brings us InventHelp New Store Products inventions that make construction projects rather sturdy and reliable. Ideas of the newest technologies in variety industry.
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The invention of plasma arc technology is the great solution to stabilize the weak foundations where buildings, roads and bridges should be built. In this procedure, the soil is heated to increase its strength and stability and to decrease compressibility. This thermal system in treating the soil raises the quality of the foundation soils, thus preventing landslides. Although this method has already existed in the past, there are limitations because of the expensive treatment methods, complex procedures along with the limited construction equipment and applications.
Hence, the plasma arc technology was invented to produce a powerful ionized gas called plasma. The plasma torch will be used on the soil, heating it in a very substantial great quantity of temperature. Hence, continuous heating can make the soil to be a little more solid and stable. With an intense level of heat, the swelling of the soil is reduced. Dirt begins to melt and later on fuses and become harder like some brick or rock.
This technology generates a more intense heating capability than electric heating sources and fossil fuels. Thus, the immense temperature creates a better result in hardening and compressing the soil. In effect, superb the soil more solid and regular. However, more studies and research are which are designed to determine the effectiveness of plasma in the construction industry. Research programs are carried out Japan, Switzerland, South africa and Australia, among many other cities.
Fiber Optic Sensors for Sturdy Structures
Every year, roads and bridges require maintenance because some deteriorate easily. The rehabilitation associated with these structures cost you a lot of cash and effort, which can be a problem for federal government and federal sectors. Thus, researchers have proposed the use smart structures to strengthen and prevent quick deterioration of construction projects. Fraxel treatments is analyzed and studied at the University of Toronto, inside the Institute for Aerospace Studies. The researchers propose the involving fiber optic sensors to line the columns for this bridges. Well . these sensors, these are covered a number of lightweight synthetic to prevent the deterioration and damage of your structure. Hence, this will hopefully preserve infrastructures and cause less need for road maintenance.
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May 22, 2019
Notice of Public Hearing by the Chuckanut Community Forest Park District for Trail Designs on June 26, 2019 at 6:00 PM
January 25, 2019
WWU Student Trail Designs 2018
Chuckanut Community Forest Trail Network Design – view pdf
Reports by students in ESCI 439/539 Conservation of Biological Diversity
June 2, 2018
Chuckanut Community Forest Park District Review and Report
View report here.
On March 6, 2018, the Supreme Court of Washington denied the Ferlin et al's petition for review. The Court's order is here.
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Chuckanut Community Forest Park District
May 30, 2017
We are pleased to announce that the "Baseline Documentation Report" for the Chuckanut Community Forest has been completed, approved, signed, and posted here.
We would like to thank Ann Eissinger of Common Futures LLC especially, and Chris Behee, Senior GIS Analyst of the City of Bellingham, Planning and Community Development Department, for creating a visually stunning and factually inclusive document of our beloved Chuckanut Forest. Many others contributed and we thank all who helped.
We encourage everyone to read and enjoy, and use as a reference, the Baseline Study. You will be glad you did, and maybe you'll be inspired to take a walk in the woods with a new understanding of the value of our natural treasure.


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MSNBC has quietly cancelled the afternoon news program Live with Thomas Roberts, according to the New York Post. The openly gay Roberts was brought in to anchor 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on weekdays to replace Ronan Farrow in 2014 after Ronan Farrow Daily continued to struggle with poor ratings.
The Post reports that Roberts will not be returning to that time slot again, although he is reportedly in talks to take on a new role with MSNBC in 2017. Roberts confirmed the news in a Facebook post directed to fans, writing: "[I]t is true I won't be keeping my current show weekdays on MSNBC. My last show was Thursday."
"My colleagues are incredible people," Roberts wrote. "And I am so proud of our team and our accomplishments. It is always a special blessing when co-workers become close friends and family. We achieved that bond and our hard work was recently honored by winning an Emmy in 2016 for Breaking News coverage of last year's Supreme Court decision on Marriage Equality. I can't thank my colleagues enough for years of their dedication to me and our show."
He also thanked viewers of the show for their support over the past two years, and said he would be spending the holidays with his husband. He did, however, tell fans to "stay tuned" for what may come next.
According to the Post, the time slot will feature a "rotation of anchors" until a permanent host can be found.


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On Capitol Hill today, the Media Research Center along with Americans for Tax Reform and the Health Care Freedom Coalition sponsored an event showcasing Sen. Jim DeMint, Rep. Tom Price and key health care experts who discussed the alternatives to and the pitfalls of President Obama's health care proposal.
Sen. DeMint explained what he would have said if he had been invited by ABC to participate in this evening's health care special:
Last week, the MRC's Business & Media Institute found that over the past six months, ABC News has featured Obama or supporters of his plan 55 times compared to 18 times for critics of his plan.
No American should be forced into a government-run system that limits their choices and rations their care. Democrats' answer to every crisis is more and more government, but there is a better way that puts patients first, not bureaucrats. By giving all Americans choice and access to the same tax benefits we give to people through their employers, we can cover more uninsured Americans than the Democrat plan, in half the time, and at no additional cost to taxpayers.
Due to the media's bias on the issue, the MRC today launched a new Web site devoted to exposing what the liberal news media are not telling the American public about President Obama's health care plan.
You can find the details at http://www.obamacaretruth.org/.
For the related news release, check MRC.org.