The first time I went to Berlin was on july 21st 1990. Yes, indeed that was right after the wall had fallen (8 months after the Berlin wall fell to be exact). There was a Pink Floyd concert called "The Wall" and we (group of friends) arrived with a little van. I can still vividly remember that moment when we passed checkpoint Charlie and drove past the Branderburger Tor. Everything was completely abandoned. It was 7 am when we arrived so naturally most people where still either asleep or at home. The concert started somewhere in the afternoon so we had plenty of time to discover some of Berlin. But there was literally nothing in East Berlin. Shop were as good as empty and it was obvious that the transition to the western culture had not begun at all. Weird to see it back after 25 years! The differences could not have been bigger! Sadly I don't have any photos of the concert or those days.
We were in the middle of a wasteland and the numbers of people that came to the concert that day were mindblowing and insane. I don't think I felt so claustrofobic ever again. They sold 350.000 tickets and let in at least another 100.000 people once the concert started. Crazy when you think about it and I do remember I didn't feel so good in that enormous crowd. We started somewhere in the middle but as the crowds increased we ventured down to the sides as it was just too many people. All pushing to get in front.
If you see that picture above (source: Wikipedia and Bundesarchive) Weird to think I was in that crowd. It was a historical event, that's for sure.
So last weekend I was back in Berlin. By invitation of Mo'media, the publisher of the 100% cityguides, of which one is all about Berlin. There will soon be a new edition with the latest hotspots and the best places to go to. The writer of the new edition is Petra de Hamer who has been living in Berlin for years and can tell you where to go like no other.
It all started of really well with a very cool hotspot, the hotel we stayed in for two nights Hotel Bikini Berlijn! I was traveling with Nathalie from Wordly Treasury. Such a cool hotel! I've seen many hotels from the inside and yes some are fun and others are very luxurious but Bikini is something else entirely. Cool, hip and super fun. We slept in the jungle room, with view of the – what else – jungle. Well, the jungle that is the zoo of Berlin but still from our room on the 8th floor we had view into the cage of the Orang Utans. And if you opened the windows in the morning you could hear the lions roar. Seriously.
Bikini Berlin has it's own Bakery for delicious fresh breads and on the tenth floor there is the enormously popular Monkey Bar and restaurant Neni that serves a mix of Persian, Arabic, Moroccan (and such) foods and also an insane breakfast buffet every morning. That is seriously the best breakfast buffet I have ever seen. Delicious and with a lot of homemade produce.
Upon arrival we had to wait for a bit before we could head out into town so we took the opportunity to have a look around the hotel and as soon as we could we left for our restaurant that evening which is restaurant Volt. Built in an old energy building. Beautiful place and good food too.
And upon looking at the website I see that apparently they have an outside terrace but we completely missed that. Too bad as the weather was gorgeous and it would have been fun outside. O well, maybe next time. The location itself is worth a peak. Beautifully restored old building with enough industrial elements to make it special. It's one of those typical business restaurants I think as we saw a lot of business man having business dinner. The menu is made up of various menu options but you can mix and match to your hearts content. Always a little tricky picking in German but we managed.
The restaurant isn't cheap but worth it for a special night out. We paid 110 euro for a two course dinner and two glasses of wine and a botle of water.
Next I will show you some cool places to go to and of course the street food market on Thursday!
Disclaimer: We were in Berlin by invitation of Mo'Media the publisher of the 100% travel guides but all opinions are my own.
I want to go to Germany! Berlin is on my top list of cities to visit in Europe.
O hope you get to visit there someday Bri! It is such a fun city to go to!
Thank you for those awesome tips for Berlin! I am from Germany but that doesn't mean I know all the great places in Berlin. So I am glad to read or to hear about new things. Berlin became a really cool city during the last years and also an aim for many cultural interested tourists from all over the world. I think that's really great minding that two decades ago, it was very different like you wrote. There are cultural highlights and alternative places. I really like it! Again thank you for the inspiration to travel there as soon as possible!


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import org.gradle.StartParameter;
import org.gradle.api.initialization.ProjectDescriptor;
import org.gradle.api.internal.GradleInternal;
import org.gradle.api.internal.SettingsInternal;
import org.gradle.api.internal.initialization.ClassLoaderScope;
import org.gradle.initialization.buildsrc.BuildSourceBuilder;

import java.io.File;

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 * Handles locating and processing setting.gradle files.  Also deals with the buildSrc module, since that modules is
 * found after settings is located, but needs to be built before settings is processed.
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public class SettingsHandler implements SettingsLoader {
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    public SettingsHandler(ISettingsFinder settingsFinder, SettingsProcessor settingsProcessor,
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    @Override
    public SettingsInternal findAndLoadSettings(GradleInternal gradle) {
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        ProjectSpec spec = ProjectSpecs.forStartParameter(startParameter, settings);

        if (spec.containsProject(settings.getProjectRegistry())) {
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            ProjectDescriptor rootProject = settings.getRootProject();
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        return settings;
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    private void setDefaultProject(ProjectSpec spec, SettingsInternal settings) {
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        SettingsLocation settingsLocation = findSettings(startParameter);

        // We found the desired settings file, now build the associated buildSrc before loading settings.  This allows
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        StartParameter buildSrcStartParameter = startParameter.newBuild();
        buildSrcStartParameter.setCurrentDir(new File(settingsLocation.getSettingsDir(), BaseSettings.DEFAULT_BUILD_SRC_DIR));
        ClassLoaderScope buildSourceClassLoader = buildSourceBuilder.buildAndCreateClassLoader(buildSrcStartParameter);

        return settingsProcessor.process(gradle, settingsLocation, buildSourceClassLoader, startParameter);
    }

    private SettingsLocation findSettings(StartParameter startParameter) {
        return settingsFinder.find(startParameter);
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Instagram states they now 1 billion active monthly users users on their platform and 500 million of those users are active daily!
Instagram is growing DAILY, not only in users but updates and features as well!
DO NOT IGNORE THIS PLATFORM, your audience is on here!
That being said, with all the new growth, it is now harder than ever to get your content in front of your desired audience! In a nutshell, this is attributed to a change in the platform's algorithm as well as MORE and MORE content being generated every second by your competition.
This "cheat sheet" is designed to help you start tapping into this audience and adding another lead generating platform to your repertoire.
I have included 10 Hacks that have effectively grown accounts for many small businesses I have personally worked with. I am confident that if you are able to implement these tips into your own account you will be able to grow your account as well!
1. CLEAN UP THE BIO!
Viewers click through to your profile and you have only seconds to capture their attention, if you don't they'll bounce straight off. Much like driving traffic to your website's landing pages, if the pages aren't optimized your visitors will leave (often referred to as "bouncing").
Contact – do not make it difficult for your viewers to find you off of the IG platform (email, call, directions).
Branded or unique hashtag – allows users to include it in their posts or find your content from the search bar.
Do not forget about your highlights – I like to think of these as the "pages" of a website. If set-up correctly they will serve your viewers well, giving them quick reference points for anything they may be looking for.
If you are a business you may use instagram highlights for topics such as new products, new blog post, FAQs, Testimonials, Meet the Team, etc. Users on the web are accustomed to dealing with common website structures, if you can replicate that feel on your profile, your visitors will know exactly what to do (see the example from Mindbodygreen below).
It is obvious IG built out this feature to go after the SnapChat crowd and it worked! That also means Instagram has put emphasis on this feature and wants you to use it! Best of all it alerts users that you have created a story and highlights you on their homepage (See Below).
It is a great place to humanize your brand by showing "behind the scenes" footage of your day-to-day activities or workflows. The good news is that the stories feature is meant for "real untouched footage" that doesn't require any lighting or stress of production quality video on your end! Additionally, you can add hashtags, mentions, and location to your story giving yourself even more exposure! Engage with your audience by using some of the interactive features of stories such as audience polls.
If you are an influencer or work in conjunction with other accounts this is a great place to share their content or give them a shout-out without messing up the flow and theme of your grid, or "feed posts".
I am a HUGE advocate for video, even I need to work on this. Video has the highest overall engagement (Roughly 38% more engagement than image posts).
Now I know I spoke about Instagram stories quite a bit but there is more….
I have found that it is some people's worst fear to create videos of themselves but you have to get out there!
With features like 59 sec feed video posts, IG stories, live video and IGTV you have got to try it! However, my biggest reason for doing it is the relationship it will build with your audience. People want to get to know and trust you, there is no better way than getting personal with video.
Your first thought is probably, "No one cares what I have to say or talk about…" That is a false belief, I promise, people DO care. The better you get and the more often you do it, you will find your engagement will also increase.
Now while I don't have time to get granular with all the features, I hope this was enough to bring it back into your awareness and make you reconsider using video! We will spend more time covering video in the Facebook community group.
Here is my advice – put simply, quality over quantity. If you gave me the option of 7 mediocre posts per week or 2 quality posts that catered to my audience, I would take the latter any day. Do not post just to post. Each post should have intent and serve your audience well, even if it is pure entertainment (remember to stay on brand and make sure it is relevant).
If you are just starting out, you'll want to post as much quality content as possible. If you can post several times a day, I would. Once your account has been active, you'll develop a rhythm and determine your own publishing frequency, times to post, and what your audience prefers.
If you have a business account (which is free) you'll have access to some insights that may better help you determine what time and how often you should be posting.
Now you know IG for the most part is a very visual platform but the caption is where you can get "wordy".
I'm sure you have seen plenty examples of call-to-actions in the captions which prompts users to engage with the account.
"Does this make sense? Why or Why not?
You have seen this a lot because it works. It is great for creating a bond with your audience and it is a nice algorithm boost because the engagement tells IG that users like your post and they should show it to more people. This will boost your reach and impressions which opens the door for more followers!
Ah, hashtags! Probably one of my favorite topics when it comes to helping accounts gain the exposure they deserve. Everyone knows about hashtags and most people already use them. However, most people are not using them to their full potential.
It is common to think that using broad popular hashtags will get you tons of visibility and grow your account quickly. I have found its quite the opposite.
What tends to happen is when you use common hashtags such as #love and #awesome millions of other people are too and your content will get pushed down on the explore page as soon as it is posted.
When I do 1-on-1 coaching with clients we conduct extensive hashtag research and find out what the target audience is interested in and where they are hanging out. You'll want to get niche specific and use "trade terms" that's where you'll find passionate followers.
This is where curated content can really help you out. There is nothing wrong with borrowing content as long as you adhere to best practices. It is always a best practice to message an account and ask if you may use their post in your feed (you can also ask in the comments). You'll want to remember to give proper credits and use a branded hashtags to make sure the account gets credit as an original author.
The great thing about curated content is all it take is a little preliminary research on what the market is responding to and then you can implement your findings into your content. If it has performed well once why wouldn't it work again for you.
Additionally, if you are having trouble finding pictures with creative commons (free for commercial use, no attribution required) here are two of my favorite: www.pixabay.com and www.unsplash.com . These sites are libraries of photo content contributed by photographers and free to use. Hopefully, I just saved you the hassle of spending money on stock imagery!
If you are building a loyal tribe on instagram you'll want them to follow you on other platforms as well. It is always good to diversify and grow your tribe in as many places as you can.
The highlights we spoke about earlier are a great place to make your instagram followers aware that you are on other platforms because "guess what?", so are they… there is no reason you shouldn't connect with them there as well.
There are many accounts that naturally find success on other platforms after building their initial success on IG.
Your network = your net worth. Chances are you have heard that quote before.
I have seen accounts blow up overnight because of one mention from an influencer account. Networking is definitely one of the most underrated ways to quickly grow your account on Instagram.
Remember when we talked about getting more personal?
Story telling needs to be woven into your message, especially in small business. Many small business owners win over clients business not by undercutting the market in price but by connecting with their audience. It is an advantage the smaller brands have over the larger ones. Tell your story, how you built you business, downfalls, upsides, be as transparent as you want to be.
Ok everyone, I won't hold you hostage with a marathon of a cheat sheet. I wanted to provide real value and give you advice that has worked for real businesses. You can implement all of this advice if you want to but none of it will work if you don't IMPLEMENT! I know for the sake of length I have left out some detail and step-by-step instruction. If you have a question you can join the facebook group and ask in there!
You'll find other great resources there as well such as my favorite social media tools and my Facebook "cheat sheet" which is just as comprehensive as this one.


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Skerne Medical Group are now experiencing the forecasted clinical workforce pressures. Reduced availability of clinical staff means we are providing appointments at Sedgefield and Trimdon Colliery throughout the week however at the Fishburn site there is reduced availability, which will vary from week to week, according to our clinical staffing levels.
As a patient of Skerne Medical Group you can attend whichever surgery (Sedgefield, Fishburn or Trimdon Colliery) an appointment is available. A member of the reception team will be happy to advise you about available appointments across the practice and we will do our very best to accommodate you at a convenient time.
If you or your family are facing problems getting appointments or having difficulties travelling to other branches, please let us know by emailing the details of your issues to the practice at DDESCCG.DrJonesPrescriptions@nhs.net or by ringing the practice on 01740 620300.
We would like to thank all patients who have supported us, listened to the issues we face and made constructive suggestions during the public engagement events.
Please click on the link below to view a summary of the feedback and the final decisions made by the Durham Dales, Easington and Sedgefield Clinical Commissioning Group (DDES CCG).
Following the public engagement, our Trimdon Village surgery will be closing permanently to patients from 1pm on Friday 4th January. For information on how to access services and book appointments after this date, please see the questions and answers document below. Alternatively if you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us.
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Between the hours of 18:00 and 08:00 including weekends and Bank Holidays, assistance is available from the out-of-hours service, please contact NHS 111.
There is no longer a walk in service available at this surgery on a Saturday morning. For emergency appointments every Saturday, Sunday and during Bank Holiday closures please contact NHS 111, who will direct you to your nearest available service one of which is Harbinson House, Sedgefield.
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Q: How to create unique index in mongodb if the field value has dots(.)? If a field value is plain text, I could create unique index on a field but If I create unique index on a field value that has dots(.), I am getting errors on adding new document to the collection with unique field value.
Would you please help me to create index to ensure uniqueness based on eq.fdn field?
It is working if there is no dots in the value, but it is not working for eq.fdn field which has special characters..:
I tried below:
db.test.createIndex({"eq.fdn":"text"},{unique:true});
(or)
db.test.createIndex({"eq.fdn":1},{unique:true});
Below is one of the documents in test collection:
{
    "fdtn.description": "Power Supply Bay",
    "fdtn.name": "Power Supply Bay 1",
    "eq.connectors": "",
    "eq.containing-equipment": "MD=CISCO_EPNM!ND=39.1.129.58!EQ=name=Chassis;partnumber=ASR-903",
    "eq.ent-physical-index": 30,
    "eq.equipment-type": "OTHER",
    "eq.fdn": "MD=CISCO_EPNM!ND=39.1.129.58!EQ=name=Power Supply Bay 1;partnumber=cevContainerASR900PowerSupplyBay",
    "eq.is-field-replaceable-unit": "FALSE",
    "eq.is-physically-present": true,
    "eq.is-reporting-alarms-allowed": "UNKNOWN",
    "eq.operational-state-code": "up",
    "eq.service-state": "UNKNOWN",
    "eq.vendor-equipment-type": "cevContainerASR900PowerSupplyBay"
}

I could create index on eq.fdn field but at the time of inserting a new recording I am getting below error:
Error: Error when saving document: 1 E11000 duplicate key error collection: local.test_entry index: test_id_index dup key: { : "1", : 0.85 }

I am sure...giving only unique eq.fdn field value.

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Q: Basic Game Loop in Java I'm trying to implement the last game loop on this site
Here is the code from the website:
const int TICKS_PER_SECOND = 25;
const int SKIP_TICKS = 1000 / TICKS_PER_SECOND;
const int MAX_FRAMESKIP = 5;

DWORD next_game_tick = GetTickCount();
int loops;
float interpolation;

bool game_is_running = true;
while( game_is_running ) {

    loops = 0;
    while( GetTickCount() > next_game_tick && loops < MAX_FRAMESKIP) {
        update_game();

        next_game_tick += SKIP_TICKS;
        loops++;
    }

    interpolation = float( GetTickCount() + SKIP_TICKS - next_game_tick )
                    / float( SKIP_TICKS );
    display_game( interpolation );
}

  // GetTickCount() returns the current number of milliseconds
// that have elapsed since the system was started

I have used System.currentTimeMillis() in place of GetTickCount() hoping that it would do the trick.
But I keep getting very strange results with my code:
Does anybody knows how to implement this Game loop in java?
Here is my non working example: (I keep getting large numbers for interpolation)
private final int TICKS_PER_SECOND = 25;
private final int SKIP_TICKS = 1000 / TICKS_PER_SECOND;
private final int MAX_FRAMESKIP = 5;

private double nextGameTick =  System.currentTimeMillis() ;

private int loops;
private float interpolation;

private boolean isGameRunning = true;

public GameLoop(){

while( isGameRunning ) {

    loops = 0;
    while(  System.currentTimeMillis() > nextGameTick && loops < MAX_FRAMESKIP) {
        //  update_game();

        nextGameTick += SKIP_TICKS;
        loops++;
    }

    interpolation = (float)(  System.currentTimeMillis() + SKIP_TICKS - nextGameTick )/ (float)( SKIP_TICKS );
    //display_game( interpolation );
    view.display(interpolation);
}

}
I draw a ball at the location using the formula from the website but the ball just keeps spazzing out back and forth
view_position = position + (speed * interpolation)
I add the rest of my code so its less confusing:
(although i have a problem even before i hit this code because the interpolation number is huge when i run the debugger and it should be a fraction)
This is my View Class which paints the ball:
public class View extends JPanel
{
    private static final long serialVersionUID = -2744215808270823059L;

    Ball myBall = new Ball();

    public void paintComponent(Graphics g){
        super.paintComponent(g);
        paintBall(g);
        g.drawString(String.valueOf(interpolation), 20, 20);
        g.drawString(String.valueOf(myBall.getLocation()), 20, 50);
    }

    private void paintBall(Graphics g){
        g.drawOval(myBall.getLocation().x, myBall.getLocation().y, myBall.getDiameter(), myBall.getDiameter() );

    }
    private float interpolation;
    public void display(float interpolation){
        Point location = new Point();
        this.interpolation = interpolation;

        location.x =  myBall.getLocation().x + (int)(myBall.getSpeedX() * interpolation);
        location.y =  myBall.getLocation().y + (int)(myBall.getSpeedY() * interpolation);
        myBall.setLocation(location);

        repaint();
    }

}

And my ball class:
public class Ball {
    private Point location = new Point();
    private int diameter;

    private double speed;
    private double speedX;
    private double speedY;

    private double angle;

    Ball(){
        this(new Point(0, 10));
    }

    Ball(Point location){
        this(10, 3, 60, location);
    }

    Ball(int diameter, double speed, double angleDeg, Point location ){
        this.speed = speed;
        setAngleDeg(angleDeg);
        setDiameter(diameter);
        setLocation(location);
    }
    //Getters and Setters

    public double getAngleRad() {
        return angle;
    }
    public void setAngleRad(double angle) {
        this.angle = angle;
        speedX = Math.cos(angle)*speed;
        speedY = Math.sin(angle)*speed;
    }

    public double getAngleDeg() {
        return angle*180/Math.PI;
    }
    public void setAngleDeg(double angle) {
        this.angle = angle * Math.PI/180;
        speedX = Math.cos(angle)*speed;
        speedY = Math.sin(angle)*speed;
    }

    public double getSpeedX() {
        return speedX;
    }
    public void setSpeedX(double speedX) {
        this.speedX = speedX;
    }

    public double getSpeedY() {
        return speedY;
    }
    public void setSpeedY(double speedY) {
        this.speedY = speedY;
    }

    public Point getLocation() {
        return location;
    }
    public void setLocation(Point location) {
        this.location = location;
    }
    public int getDiameter() {
        return diameter;
    }
    public void setDiameter(int diameter) {
        this.diameter = diameter;
    }
    public double getSpeed() {
        return speed;
    }

    public void setSpeed(double speed) {
        this.speed = speed;
        speedX = Math.cos(angle)*speed;
        speedY = Math.sin(angle)*speed;
    }

}

A: Using a busy wait in a game loop is bad practice, I'd recommend using a different strategy, like waiting for a display refresh to render the next frame. Most game frameworks include their own game loop logic, and I highly recommend looking into one of those.
The problem looks like you're feeding the time difference into view_position rather than adding it to the time to get the actual time. So the position of the ball is based on the jitter you get between frame times rather than the time itself.
Please try out a game framework before you think of reinventing the wheel with your own; it's a lot more fun working on the game logic rather than debugging the lower level stuff. Come back to this when you're more experienced and if you need it for performance.


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How Chrissy Teigen Balances Beauty & Motherhood
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Chrissy Teigen knows better than anyone that taking care of yourself is no easy task, especially when you're juggling business and motherhood. The model, chef, and TV personality is a mom of two, and her growing list of hats now includes a role as the face of Foreo's Luna 3 cleansing device.
Teigen tells Refinery29 that since having her son Miles, her multitasking skills have significantly improved. "Everything has to be done quickly," she says. It's why she relies on the Luna 3, which cleanses and massages the face, for pampering at home and on the go. "It's so easy to carry with you. I always toss it in my travel bag, and its' extremely easy to use in the shower, on the airplane, and in hotels."
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You're never afraid to show your bare skin and candid moments on social media. How has your skin-care routine changed since becoming a mom of two?
"I'm sure a lot of moms can relate, but I think my skin-care routine has changed because my skin has changed. After you give birth, something unexplainable happens to your skin. My skin never used to be as sensitive as it is now; I used to go to town on chemical peels and extractions. But it's why I love the Luna 3. It keeps my skin glowing and healthy, and it is accommodating to my skin type. Now, I pretty much live makeup free if I'm going to lunch or picking up the kids. My entire routine needs to be quick. I wash my face in the shower, brush my teeth in the shower, and I am on the go."
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When you do have some extra time for yourself, what's the one beauty treatment you indulge in?
"One super indulgent thing I do is PRP blood facials with Dr. Jason Diamond. They are nice, but it doesn't need to be a day-to-day part of my routine. It's important to have a regular routine that's not that aggressive or harsh on the skin."
Are there any food dishes you absolutely love, but your skin hates?
"I love all the things that are terrible for your skin: spicy food, large amounts of garlic, and wine. White wine, especially, makes my cheeks flare up. While I was pregnant, there would also be things I was allergic to that I would still eat. I'd look over to John and tell him, 'I'm itchy,' but I wouldn't stop. I needed to be happy."
You're known for being very honest and candid. Do you plan on passing on those character traits and lessons to your children?
"It's important for John and me to talk to [our kids] the same way we want to be spoken to. We always ask them how they are feeling and keep conversation happening. We try to maintain a very vocal household. Children are like sponges; they absorb all of that energy. Luna displays this so much. She's great about being around different types of people, and she's taken on different personalities. "
What values of self-acceptance and confidence do you plan on instilling in your daughter?
"I want Luna to appreciate her inner beauty and not go out of her way to change herself. I want her to love her curly hair, brown skin, and goofy smiles. She's such a huge part of our daily routine, and she is often in the bathroom with us getting ready. I think it's important that she knows you should feel confident and beautiful, but it's you don't always have to feel like you're on the red carpet. Inner beauty is important. Even though she loves seeing me in glam, she knows that Mommy is working. But she also sees the other side, when I am washing my face in the morning and we're taking care of each other at home."
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ONE of our natural jewels has pulled in the welcome mat and is badly in need of some help. Hyde Park on the Lett River at Hartley is a delightful and safe spot for family outings but these days only the brave or the foolish should venture into its charms. Unless you have a hefty off road 4WD — or perhaps a tractor — don't risk it. The access track from Mid Hartley Road is so badly eroded that it's virtually impassable. Nearby Hartley residents are regularly this summer being called on, even at night, to rescue stranded motorists, often with small children. READ MORE: The site is officially Crown Land but according to locals the management and maintenance of the area is in the hands of Lithgow Council.. It's the peak season for outdoor activity and residents want Council to carry out some urgent road work or erect signage warning 'suitable only for 4WDs'. They've extended an invitation to our Mayor to check it out — but take a survival kit. STILL in the Hartley area and it's time someone removed a badly damaged car off an embankment on Hartley Valley Road on a dangerous section of Browns Gap. It's been there for some time, still with number plates, and a serious distraction for motorists unfamiliar with the road. Some are even pulling up to check if there's anyone inside. The wreck was still there at the weekend. NOW here's an offer you can bet they'll refuse. A correspondent is so appalled by the grim brown bollards around Lithgow's Cook Plaza precinct that he'll happily pay for the paint for a more civilised colour. We're betting his money is pretty safe but have his contact details.. BUT wait, there's more. The Blue Bird Cafe coffee club members who frequent that area say it's not only the bollards that need some new paint. The white pedestrian crossing markings disappear against the new concrete in certain light creating an obvious danger. Would café society lie about something like that?
ONE of our natural jewels has pulled in the welcome mat and is badly in need of some help.
Hyde Park on the Lett River at Hartley is a delightful and safe spot for family outings but these days only the brave or the foolish should venture into its charms.
Unless you have a hefty off road 4WD — or perhaps a tractor — don't risk it. The access track from Mid Hartley Road is so badly eroded that it's virtually impassable.
Nearby Hartley residents are regularly this summer being called on, even at night, to rescue stranded motorists, often with small children.
The site is officially Crown Land but according to locals the management and maintenance of the area is in the hands of Lithgow Council..
It's the peak season for outdoor activity and residents want Council to carry out some urgent road work or erect signage warning 'suitable only for 4WDs'.
They've extended an invitation to our Mayor to check it out — but take a survival kit.
STILL in the Hartley area and it's time someone removed a badly damaged car off an embankment on Hartley Valley Road on a dangerous section of Browns Gap. It's been there for some time, still with number plates, and a serious distraction for motorists unfamiliar with the road. Some are even pulling up to check if there's anyone inside. The wreck was still there at the weekend.
NOW here's an offer you can bet they'll refuse. A correspondent is so appalled by the grim brown bollards around Lithgow's Cook Plaza precinct that he'll happily pay for the paint for a more civilised colour. We're betting his money is pretty safe but have his contact details..
BUT wait, there's more. The Blue Bird Cafe coffee club members who frequent that area say it's not only the bollards that need some new paint. The white pedestrian crossing markings disappear against the new concrete in certain light creating an obvious danger. Would café society lie about something like that?


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Yelverton or Elford-town—Longstone The Elfords "The Silly Doe"—Mr. Collier on otter-hunting—Sheeps Tor church—The reservoir—The old vicarage—The Bull-ring—Rajah Brooke—Roman's Cross—The Deancombe valley—Coaches—Down Torstone row—Nun's Cross—Roundy Farm—Clakeywell Pool—Strange voices—Leather Tor—Drizzlecombe and its remains—Old customs at Sheeps Tor—Meavy—Church—Marchant's Cross—China-clay and William Cookworthy—The Dewerstone—The Wild Huntsman—Tavistock.
YELVERTON is a corruption of Elford-town. The mansion near the station was formerly a seat of the Elfords of Sheeps Tor. The family is now extinct, at least in the neighbourhood where at one time it was of dignity and well estated. Yelverton is itself a mere collection of villa residences of Plymouth men of business, but it forms a convenient point of departure for many interesting expeditions.
The principal residence of the Elfords was at Longstone, in Sheeps Tor, where the old house remains little altered, and where the windstrew should be seen, a granite platform, raised above the field, on which thrashing could be carried on by the aid of the winds that carried away the chaff.
The tor which gives its name to the village and parish stands by itself, and rises to about 1,200 feet.
It is a picturesque hill, and only needs the addition of another couple of hundred put to its elevation to make it perfect.
The basin below the village was anciently a lake, the water being retained by a barrier of rock where stands now the dam for the reservoir. This, in time, was silted up to the depth of ninety feet, and now the Plymouth Corporation, by the construction of a fine and eminently picturesque barrier across the narrow gorge through which the Meavy flows, have reconverted this basin into a lake.
Near the summit of the tor is the Pixy Cave, in which Squire Elford remained concealed whilst the Roundheads searched Longstone for him. Some faithful tenants in the village kept him supplied with food till pursuit was at an end. The Elfords inherited Longstone from the Scudamores at the close of the fifteenth century. The parish was then called Shettes Tor, from the Celtic syth, steep; but the name has been altered in this or last century. The last Elford of Sheeps Tor was John, who married Admonition Prideaux, and died without issue in 1748, his six children having predeceased him. A side branch of the family—to which, however, Sheeps Tor did not fall—produced Sir William Elford, Bart, of Bickham, but he died in 1837, without male issue, and the title became extinct. His monument is in Totnes church.
A man named Cole, working at the granite quarries at Merrivale Bridge, a few years ago sang me a song concerning a doe that escaped from Elford Park, which was probably situated where is now Yelverton.
My sad and doleful moan.
And chase him with your hounds."
And after me gave chase.
And made the scent lie sweet.
And fall upon the groun'.
Said he, "I'll have my will!"
My sweet red blood to spill.
I am a little puzzled as to whether the dry sarcasm in this song is intentional. The melody is peculiarly sweet and plaintive. When a royal duke hunted last on Dartmoor I have been unable to ascertain.
The red deer were anciently common on Dartmoor. It was not till King John's reign that Devon was disafforested, with the exception of Dartmoor and Exmoor. But the deer were mischievous to the crops of the farmer, and to the young plantations, and farmers, yeomen, and squires combined to get rid of them from Dartmoor. Still, however, occasionally one runs from Exmoor and takes refuge in the woods about the Dart, the Plym, and the Tavy.
But it is for fox, hare, and otter hunting that the sportsman goes to Dartmoor, and not for the deer. A very pretty sight it is to see a pack with the scarlet coats after it sweeping over the moorside in pursuit of Reynard, and to hear the music of the hounds and horns.
For the harriers the great week is that after hare-hunting is at an end in the lowlands or "in-country." Then the several packs that have hunted through the season on the circumference of the moor unite on it, and take turns through the week on the moor itself. The great day of that week is Bellever Day, when the meet is on the tor of that name. I have described it in my Book of the West, and will not repeat what has been already related. But I will venture to quote an account of otter-hunting on the Dart from the pen of Mr. William Collier, than whom no one has been more of an enthusiast for sport on the moor.
"The West Dart is the perfection of a Dartmoor river, flowing bright and rapid over a bed of granite boulders richly covered with moss and lichen, its banks bedecked with ferns and wild flowers of the moor, and fringed with the bog-myrtle and withy.
harrying awaits him for the next four hours. There immediately arises a yell of 'Hoo-gaze!' the view halloo of the otter-hunter, probably an older English hunting halloo than 'Tally ho!' and the din of the hounds and terriers, the human scream, and the horn, like Bedlam broken loose, which he hears behind him, make him hurry up-stream as best he may. The master of the hounds, if he knows his business, will now call for silence, and, taking out his watch, will give the otter what he calls a quarter of an hour's law. It is wonderful how fond sportsmen are of law; perhaps there is an affinity between prosecuting a case and pursuing a chase. He wants the otter to go well away from his parlour, and his object for the rest of the day will be to keep him out of it. If he is a real good sporting otter-hunter he will tell his field that he wants his hounds to kill the otter without assistance from them; for in the West of England the vice of mobbing the otter is too common, with half the field in the water, hooting, yelling, poking with otter-poles, mixing the wrong scent (their own) with the right, making the water muddy, and turning the river into a brawling brook with a vengeance. The true otter-hunter only wants his huntsman and whip, and perhaps a very knowing and trustworthy friend, besides himself, to help in hunting the otter with his hounds, and not with men. The master gives the chase a good quarter of an hour by the clock; and, leaving the unearthly, or perhaps too earthly sounds behind him, the otter makes up-stream as fast as he can go. It is surprising how far an otter can get in the time, but fear lends speed to his feet. Then begins the prettiest part of the sport. The hounds are laid on, they dash into the river, and instantly open in full cry. The water teems with the scent of the otter; but the deep pools, rapid stickles, and rocky boulders over which the river foams hinder the pace. There is ample time to admire the spirit-stirring and beautiful scene. The whole pack swimming a black-looking pool under a beetling tor in full chorus; now and then an encouraging note on the horn; the echoes of the deep valley; the foaming and roaring Dart flowing down from above; the rich colour from the fern, the gorse, the heather, the moss, and the wild flowers; a few scattered weather-beaten oaks and fir trees, and the stately tors aloft, striking on the eye and ear, make one feel that otter-hunting on Dartmoor is indeed a sport.
"The Dart is a large river, for a Dartmoor stream, and presents many obstacles to the hounds; but they pursue the chase for some distance, and at length stop and mark, as they did before. The otter has got out of hearing, and has rested in a lair known to him under the river-bank. The terriers and an otter-pole dislodge him, and the sport becomes fast and furious. He is seen in all directions, sometimes apparently in two places at once, which makes the novice think there are two or three otters afoot. 'Hoo-gaze!' is now often heard, as one or another catches sight of him, and the field become very noisy and excited. It is still the object to run him up-stream, whilst he now finds it easier to swim down. 'Look out below!' is therefore heard in the fine voice of the master. There is a trusty person down-stream watching a shallow stickle, where the otter must be seen if he passes. Suddenly the clamour ceases, and silence prevails. The otter has mysteriously disappeared, and he has to be fresh found. The master is in no hurry. There is too much scent in the water of various sorts, and he will be glad to pause till it has floated away. He takes his hounds down-stream. The trusty man says the otter has not passed; but this makes no difference. Some way further down, with a wave of his hand, he sends all the hounds into the river again with a dash. They draw up-stream again, pass the trusty man still at his post, and reach the spot where the otter vanished. The river is beautifully clear again, and an old hound marks. A good hour, perhaps, has been lost, or rather spent, since the otter disappeared, and here he has been in one of his under-water dry beds. He is routed out by otter-poles, and liveliness again prevails, especially when he takes to the land to get down-stream by cutting off a sharp curve in the river—a way he has learnt in his frogging expeditions—and the hounds run him then like a fox. He is only too glad to plunge headlong into the river again, and he has reached it below the trusty man, who, however, goes down to the next shallow, and takes with him some others to turn the otter up from his safe parlour. They are hunting him now in a long deep pool, where he shifts from bank to bank, moving under water whilst the hounds swim above. He has a large supply of air in his lungs, which he vents as he uses it, and which floats to the surface in a series of bubbles. Otter-hunters calls it his chain, and it follows him wherever he goes, betraying his track in the muddiest water. He craftily puts his nose, his nose only, up to get a fresh supply of air now and then, under a bush or behind a rock, and then owners of sharp eyes call 'Hoo-gaze!' He finds himself in desperate straits, and he makes up his mind to go for his parlour at all hazards; but the hounds catch sight of him in the shallow of the trusty man, and the chase comes to an end. Otters are never speared in the West."
And now to return to Sheeps Tor and the picturesque village that nestles under it.
The one building-stone is granite, grey and soft of tone. The village is small, and consists of a few cottages about the open space before the church.
drawings were taken of the screen before its destruction. I give not only a drawing to scale of a bay as it was, but also of a bay as it should be if restored, for the vaulting had disappeared before its final ruin and removal. Near the church stood formerly the old vicarage, a mediaeval dwelling, intact, with its oak, nail-studded door and its panelled walls. This also has been destroyed.
What of old times still remains is the bull-ring to the south-east of the church. On the churchyard wall sat the principal parishioners, as in a dress circle. Near by is S. Leonard's Well, but it possesses no architectural interest.
In Burra Tor Wood is a pretty waterfall. Burra Tor was the residence of Rajah Brooke when in England. It had been presented to him by the Baroness Burdett Coutts and other admirers. In Sheeps Tor churchyard he lies, but Burra Tor has been sold since his death.
Above the wood stands Roman's Cross, probably called after S. Rumon or Ruan, whose body lay at Tavistock. There is another on Lee Moor.
The drive from Douseland round Yennadon, above the dam and the reservoir, to Sheeps Tor village, is hardly to be surpassed for beauty anywhere on the moor.
A walk that will richly repay the pedestrian is one up the valley of the Narra Tor Brook, between Sheeps Tor and Down Tor. He follows the Devonport leat till he reaches the turn on the right to Nosworthy Bridge. He passes Vinneylake, where are two interesting caches, one cut out of the conglomerate rubble brought down from the decomposed rocks above. This is now used as a turnip-house, but it is to be suspected it was anciently employed as a private still-house. In a field hard by is another, more like some of the Cornish structural fogous. It is roofed over with slabs of granite.
The ascent of Deancombe presents many peeps of great beauty. At the farm the road comes to an end, and here the tor must be ascended. East of Down Tor is a very fine stone row, starting from a circle of stones inclosing a cairn, and extending in the direction of a large, much-disturbed cairn. There is a blocking-stone at the eastern end, and a menhir by the ring of stones at the west end of the row. The length is 1,175 feet.
I visited this row with the late Mr. Lukis in 1880, when we found that men had been recently engaged on the row with crowbars. They had thrown down the two largest stones at the head. We appealed to Sir Massey Lopes, and he stopped the destruction of the monument, and since then Mr. R. Burnard and I have re-erected the stones then thrown down.
On the slope of Coombshead Tor are numerous hut circles and a pound.
to decipher. On the other side of the cross is "BOC—LOND"—three letters forming one line, and the remaining four another, directly under it. The cross is alluded to in a deed of 1240 as then standing.
Nun's Cross is probably a corruption of Nant Cross, the cross at the head of the nant or valley. The whole of Newleycombe Lake has been extensively streamed. The hill to the north is dense with relics of an ancient people. Roundy Farm, now in ruins, takes its name from the pounds which contributed to form the walls of its inclosures, many of which follow the old circular erections that once inclosed a primeval village. The ruined farmhouse bears the initials of a Crymes, a family once as great as that of the Elfords, but now gone. It is interesting to know that the farmer's wife of Kingset, that now includes Roundy Farm, was herself a Crymes. One very perfect hut circle here was for long used as a potato garden.
Hard by is Clakeywell Pool, by some called Crazywell. It is an old mine-work, now filled with water. It covers nearly an acre, and the banks are in part a hundred feet high. According to popular belief, at certain times at night a loud voice is heard calling from the water in articulate tones, naming the next person who is to die in the parish. At other times what are heard are howls as of a spirit in torment. The sounds are doubtless caused by a swirl of wind in the basin that contains the pond. An old lady, now deceased, told me how that as a child she dreaded going near this tarn—she lived at Shaugh—fearing lest she should hear the voice calling her by name.
"Vox . . . per lucos vulgo exaudita silentes Ingens."
The "wisht hounds" that sweep overhead in the dark barking are brentgeese going north or returning south. They have given occasion to many stories of strange voices in the sky.
In Ceylon the devil-bird has been the source of much superstitious terror.
A friend who has long lived in Ceylon says: "Never shall I forget when first I heard it. I was at dinner, when suddenly the wildest, most agonised shrieks pierced my ear. I was under the impression that a woman was being murdered outside my house. I snatched up a cudgel and ran forth to her aid, but saw no one." The natives regard this cry of the mysterious devil-bird with the utmost fear. They believe that to hear it is a sure presage of death; and they are not wrong. When they have heard it, they pine to death, killed by their own conviction that life is impossible.
"They are heard sometimes flying in this direction, then in the opposite through the air; mostly, they are heard as though coming down out of the sky; but at other times as if rising from the ground. They resemble occasionally various musical instruments; occasionally also the clash of arms, or the rattle of drums, or the blare of trumpets. Sometimes they are like the tramp of horses, or the discharge of distant artillery. But sometimes, also, they consist in an indescribably hollow, thrilling, sudden scream. Very commonly they resemble all kinds of animal tones, mostly the barking of dogs. Quite as often they consist in a loud call, so that the startled hearer believes himself to be called by name, and to hear articulate words addressed to him. In some instances, Greeks have believed they were spoken to in the language of Hellas, whereas Romans supposed they were addressed in Latin. The modern Highlanders distinctly hear their vernacular Gaelic. These aërial voices accordingly are so various that they can be interpreted differently, according to the language of the hearer, or his inner conception of what they might say."
The Jews call the mysterious voice that falls from the heaven Bathkol, and have many traditions relative to it. The sound of arms and of drums and artillery may safely be set down to the real vibrations of arms, drums, and artillery at a great distance, carried by the wind.
In the desert of Gobi, which divides the mountainous snow-clad plateau of Thibet from the milder regions of Asia, travellers assert that they have heard sounds high up in the sky as of the clash of arms or of musical martial instruments. If travellers fall to the rear or get separated from the caravan, they hear themselves called by name. If they go after the voice that summons them, they lose themselves in the desert. Sometimes they hear the tramp of horses, and taking it for that of their caravan, are drawn away, and wander from the right course and become hopelessly lost. The old Venetian traveller Marco Polo mentions these mysterious sounds, and says that they are produced by the spirits that haunt the desert. They are, however, otherwise explicable. On a vast plain the ear loses the faculty of judging direction and distance of sounds; it fails to possess, so to speak, acoustic perspective. When a man has dropped away from the caravan, his comrades call to him; but he cannot distinguish the direction whence their voices come, and he goes astray after them.
Rubruquis, whom Louis IX. sent in 1253 to the court of Mongu-Khan, the Mongol chief, says that in the Altai Mountains, that fringe the desert of Gobi, demons try to lure travellers astray. As he was riding among them one evening with his Mongol guide, he was exhorted by the latter to pray, because otherwise mishaps might occur through the demons that haunted the mountains luring them out of the right road.
Morier, the Persian traveller, at the beginning of this century speaks of the salt desert near Khom. On it, he says, travellers are led astray by the cry of the goblin Ghul, who, when he has enticed them from the road, rends them with his claws. Russian accounts of Kiev in the beginning of the nineteenth century mention an island lying in a salt marsh between the Caspian and the Aral Sea, where, in the evening, loud sounds are heard like the baying of hounds, and hideous cries as well; consequently the island is reputed to be haunted, and no one ventures near it.
That the Irish banshee may be traced to an owl admits of little doubt; the description of the cries so closely resembles what is familiar to those who live in an owl-haunted district, as to make the identification all but certain. Owls are capricious birds. One can never calculate on them for hooting. Weeks will elapse without their letting their notes be heard, and then all at once for a night or two they will be audible, and again become silent—even for months.
Every year demands a heart!"
To return to our walk.
If the path be taken leading back to Nosworthy Bridge, beside and in the road will be seen several mould-stones for tin.
Leather Tor is a fine pile of ruined granite. I have been informed that great quantities of flints have been found there, showing that at this spot there was a manufacturing of silex weapons and tools.
From Sheeps Tor the Drizzlecombe remains are reached with great ease. Here, near a tributary of the Plym, are three stone rows and two fine menhirs, a kistvaen, a large tumulus, and beside the stream a blowing-house with its mould-stones. Two of the rows are single, but one is double for a portion of its length only. There are blocking-stones and menhirs to each. The row connected with the great menhir is 260 feet long.
Sheeps Tor has been brought into the world by the construction of the reservoir. Formerly it was a place very much left to itself. There the old fiddler hung on who played venerable tunes, to which the people danced their old country dances. These latter may still be seen there, but, alas! the aged fiddler is dead. At one time it was a great musical centre, and it was asserted that two-thirds of the male population were in the church choir, acting either as singers or as instrumentalists.
We will now turn our steps towards Meavy.
Here is a house that belonged to the Drake family, half pulled down, a village cross under a very ancient oak, and a church in good condition.
There is some very early rude carving at the chancel arch in a pink stone, whence derived has not been ascertained.
Marchant's Cross is at the foot of the steep ascent to Ringmoor Down. It is the tallest of all the moor crosses, being no less than 8 feet 2 inches in height.
Another cross is in the hedge on Lynch Common.
mutilated. The whole of the neighbouring moors are strewn with primeval habitations.
On Lee Moor and Headon Down may be seen the production of kaolin.
William Cookworthy, born at Kingsbridge in Devon, in 1705, was one of a large family. His father lost all his property in South Sea stock, and died leaving his widow to rear the children as best she might. They were Quakers, and help was forthcoming from the Friends. William kept his eyes about him, and discovered the china-clay which is found to so large an extent in Devon and Cornwall, and he laid the foundation of the kaolin trade between 1745 and 1750. One of the first places where he identified the clay was on Tregonning Hill in S. Breage parish, Cornwall, and to his dying day he was unaware of the enormous deposits on Lee Moor close to his Plymouth home.
He took out a patent in 1768 for the manufacture of Plymouth china, specimens of which are now eagerly sought after.
Kaolin is dissolved feldspar, deposited from the granite which has yielded to atmospheric and aqueous influences.
The white clay is dug out of pits and then is washed in tanks, in which the clayey sediment is collected. This sediment has, however, first to be purged of much of its mica and coarser particles as the stream in which it is dissolved is conveyed slowly over shallow "launders."
At the bottom of the pits are plugs, and so soon as the settled kaolin is sufficiently thick, these plugs are withdrawn, and the clay, now of the consistency of treacle, is allowed to flow into tanks at a lower level. Here it remains for three weeks or a month to thicken, when it is transferred to the "dry," a long shed with a well-ventilated roof, and with a furnace at one end and flues connected with it that traverse the whole "dry" and discharge into a chimney at the further end of the building. On the floor of this shed the clay rapidly dries, and it is then removed in spadefuls and packed in barrels or bags, or merely tossed into trucks for lading vessels. The clay is now white as snow, and is employed either in the Staffordshire potteries for the manufacture of porcelain, or else for bleaching—that is to say, for thickening calicoes, and for putting a surface on paper. Some is employed in the manufacture of alum; a good deal goes to Paris to be served up as the white sugar of confectionery, and it is hinted that not a little is employed in the adulteration of flour. America, as well, imports it for the manufacture of artificial teeth.
Great heaps of white refuse will be seen about the china-clay works; these are composed of the granitic sandy residuum. Of this there are several qualities, and it is sold to plasterers and masons, and the coarsest is gladly purchased for gravelling garden walks. The water that flows from the clay works is white as milk, and has a peculiar sweet taste. Cows are said to drink it with avidity. The full pans in drying present a metallic blue or green glaze on the surface.
The kaolin sent to Staffordshire travels by boat from Plymouth to Runcorn, where it is transhipped on to barges on the Bridgewater Canal, and is so conveyed to the belt of pottery towns, Burslem, Hanley, Stoke, and Longton.
The Dewerstone towers up at the junction of the Meavy and the Plym. On the side of the Plym there are sheer precipices of granite standing up as church spires above the brawling river. The face towards the Meavy is less abrupt, and it is on this side that an ascent can be made, but it is a scramble.
On reaching the top, it will be seen that the headland has been fortified by a double rampart of stone thrown across the neck of land. Wigford Down is in the rear, with kistvaens and tumuli and hut circles on it.
The visitor should descend in the direction of Goodameavy, and thence follow down the river that abounds in beautiful scenes. It was formerly believed that a wild hunter appeared on the summit of Dewerstone, attended by his black dogs, blowing a horn. From Dewerstone the visitor may walk to Bickleigh Station, and take the train for Tavistock, which I have written about in my Book of the West, and will not re-describe in the present work.
↑ I have given it, with the original air, in the Garland of Country Song. Methuen.
↑ Slightly curtailed from W. F. Collier, Country Matters in Short. Duckworth, London, 1899.
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