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AUSTIN — Beto O'Rourke may have lost to Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in the November midterm elections, but he has a shot to compete against him in another contest: the battle of the beards.
On Tuesday, the former El Paso congressman debuted a new look during a Facebook Live video about immigration and the border. Screenshots of his scruff soon hit social media.
Cruz began growing a beard shortly after his victory in the U.S. Senate race, creating instant buzz, mostly complimentary. Several people even created Twitter accounts for the beard.
"This was also a breakthrough year in which my presidential sobriquet went from 'Lyin' Ted' to 'Beautiful Ted,'" Cruz said last month. "I gotta say, that new pet name felt like it really hit the mark. Why else do you think I'm growing a beard?"
Naturally, the internet immediately began comparing O'Rourke's beard to Cruz's.
Wow Ted Cruz also beat Beto at beards pic.twitter.com/y0RheELIxg— Will Steakin (@wsteaks) January 9, 2019
Ted's beard is better and I'm not afraid to say it pic.twitter.com/XCGB8C5fDb— Josh Billinson (@jbillinson) January 9, 2019
Beto trying to beat @tedcruz at the beard game, but he just lost again. pic.twitter.com/V7tV8jCuuQ— The Reagan Battalion (@ReaganBattalion) January 9, 2019
Some Twitter users made veiled references to the possibility of O'Rourke running for president in 2020. Polls have shown him among the top three Democratic candidates, along with Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and former vice president Joe Biden.
If O'Rourke runs, wins and keeps this new look, he'd be the first U.S. president to sport facial hair in more than a century, according to Quartz. The website reported that the last time a president had facial hair was March 4, 1913, when William Howard Taft and his mustache left office.
Esquire magazine writer Ben Boskovich has weighed in on Cruz's and O'Rourke's beards. At first, he approved of Cruz's, saying it looked tolerable after a few weeks of growth. But he soon reversed course. On Wednesday, he wrote that O'Rourke's beard was on the right track, and that "what he lacks in cheek coverage, he makes up for in general likability."
A writer for Elle magazine, R. Eric Thomas, referred to O'Rourke as "Beardo" and said he was still processing the facial hair, though it's "not against God's plan."
Let us know in our Twitter poll: Who wears it better, O'Rourke or Cruz?
Who do you think has the better beard? 🧔— Texas Politics (@DMNPolitics) January 9, 2019

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Friday, 26 January 2018
Improving the ethernet adapter
1. The Ethernet PHY MIIM registers now work, so you can find out if the ethernet port is connected, and at what speed, for example. This was not too tricky, except that I had the bus running at 2x the correct speed, because I read the 400ns edge-to-edge time, i.e., half-clock time, as being the clock cycle time. After that, it was all peachy.
2. MAC address filtering, including recognising broadcast and multi-cast ethernet frames.
This is basically an extension of the "allow bad-CRC" flag, together with adding registers to store the MAC address of the machine, so that ethernet frames can be filtered if the CRC is bad, if the frame is not broadcast, not multicast, and not addressed to the MEGA65. The broadcast and multicast checks can be independently disabled, if you really want to cut down on processing load, by only listening for packets addressed to the machine itself.
After chasing down the bugs introduced in the process, it now all works. LGB wrote a nice little ethernet test utility, that responds to ARP requests and PING. This now works very nicely, and I can ping the MEGA65 from my linux laptop:
$ ping 192.168.1.65
PING 192.168.1.65 (192.168.1.65) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 192.168.1.65: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.316 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.65: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.304 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.65: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=0.304 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.65: icmp_seq=4 ttl=64 time=0.336 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.65: icmp_seq=5 ttl=64 time=0.306 ms
--- 192.168.1.65 ping statistics ---
5 packets transmitted, 5 received, 0% packet loss, time 4085ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.304/0.313/0.336/0.016 ms
$ arp -na? (192.168.178.1) auf 38:10:d5:29:66:ef [ether] auf wlp1s0
? (192.168.1.65) auf 02:47:53:65:65:65 [ether] auf enp0s31f6
Here we can see the program running on the MEGA65, with counters on the top line for the number of packets received (RX), transmitted (TX), ARP packets replied to (ARP), PING packets replied to (PING) and UDP packets seen (UDP).
Below that is the MAC address of the MEGA65 displayed three times over:
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Great news ! Thanks that you've made the Ethernetcontroller working.ReplyDelete
So adding to previous discussions, we really might be able soon, to leave the SD-card in and access our home network for software or push from our PC ;-)
Thanks for the tests of it and M65-level great work and also for the AND #7 thinggy :) One thing: one should check my theory of ICMP checksum trick what I used ... As I don't want to do (I tried but it didn't worked, my implementation is buggy somewhere, and it also needs temp storage then, the direct buffer usage is not enough ... but anyway this is a simple test program only, not intended for implementing a fully capable TCP/IP stack over it, of course!), I only copied the echo request's IP payload, and use as the reply, with single byte modified (ICMP type). Now, the trick to avoid the 1's-complement checksumming what RFC1071 states, that in theory a single byte (well, word, since 16 bit based checksum) modification needs to "patch" the checksum to add the difference between old and new value, but do not do the 1's complement "carry-end-around" trick. I tried to do this, it seems it's OK, but who knows :-PReplyDelete
Very, very interesting! What will TCP/IP I/O be like from a software developer's standpoint, API-wise? Will you be able to access the Ethernet port from BASIC in C64 as well as M65 mode? If so, what will it look like? Also, what about assembler - have you considered compatibility with existing Ethernet solutions for the C64/128? Oh, and will there be native, official TCP/IP support in the native M65 GEOS platform?ReplyDeleteReplies
So many questions :) There is no included TCP/IP software or hardware acceleration. This will be upto the usual software to incorporate. We might add RR-Net emulation, although I find the ethernet IC used in that to be quite horrible and slow, but software supports it. There are some complications to achieving this, however. We will add support for it into Contiki at least, and likely into some GEOS programs. As for TCP/IP / UDP from BASIC, that's a whole other question that we have yet to explore, and would require quite a bit of work to achieve. It all comes down to how much time people have to help contribute to these sorts of things.Delete


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Sunday, January 28, 2018
Bacon and Beer Braised Brussel Sprout Recipe
Brussel sprouts... as a kid those words struck terror into my heart. Little cabbage-like veggies, steamed or boiled until they were a flavorless, mushy facsimile of their former selves. Most people, when offered brussel sprouts feel a similar cold chill course through them. In my opinion, there are no bad vegetables, only bad preparation. So let me tell you, there is hope! These brussel sprouts are deliciously sauteed and caramelized and with the hint of smokiness from the bacon and the flavor of malt and hop coming from the beer- pan braising them leaves them perfectly cooked without becoming mushy. As you explore cooking, I encourage you to think in flavors- if you want to bring up more of the smokiness, used smoked salt, or a dash or two of liquid smoke. Love garlic? Add more. It's your dish, go make it!
Bacon and Beer Braised Brussel Sprouts (serves 4-6)
4 slices bacon
1 medium onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 lb fresh Brussel Sprouts, rinsed and any bruised outer leaves removed
1 12 oz. lager or ale- no porters or stouts... I usually use a lager
salt & pepper to taste
Trim stem end of brussel sprouts and cut in half lengthwise from stem to top. In a large skillet or saute pan, fry the bacon until crisp, remove from pan and add the onion and garlic. Saute for a minute and then add the brussel sprouts. Saute for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally to sear and caramelize the sprouts. Add a large pinch of salt and pepper and the beer. Simmer uncovered over medium heat to reduce the beer until it has nearly fully evaporated and has become a glaze, about 15 minutes. Check seasoning and adjust. Crumble bacon, stir into pan just before serving. Bon Apetit!
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About a year ago I was the new Security Forces Training NCO at Air National Guard Headquarters. My civilian counterpart, the functional area manager for Security Forces Training, who also serves part-time in the Air Guard, had just moved to a squadron where he assumed a new role as their operations superintendent. Having just come in from the field a month before, he asked if I had any suggestions before he headed to his unit for a few months to get settled in and re-calibrate the squadron's compass with some fresh ideas and new vigor for their mission.
We chatted for a few minutes and I explained some areas that seemed to be trending throughout the field, but I didn't offer anything too substantial he didn't already know.
Later that night as I tossed and turned thinking about his question, I reflected on a friend's comments about what he would do if he were a security forces squadron commander. The thing is he wasn't even a Defender, but rather an AFSOC pilot, who has a personal interest in national security, antiterrorism, and air base defense. I think it's important for any leader to solicit outside input from someone who may have different views, but relevant skillsets, to one's own career field; and I valued what he had to say. Taking some of what he offered and tying it to my own thoughts, I got up from bed and started pecking away at my computer. I put myself in the boots of a new squadron commander and blocked the distractions of realistic and sometimes unfortunate requirements like computer based training and mandatory meetings; things we often use as excuses for not being where we think our unit should be and wrote out ten tenets I would follow if I were in charge.
As I've shared other opinions and experiences through writing articles and point papers, this will have a tone that represents our part-time force of Defenders in the Air National Guard. If you can look beyond that aspect of this writing, you may find something useful that could shift your unit or your Defender's mindset into that of a warrior mindset. Even on the streets of an assumed safe Air Force base, a combat mindset and winning attitude is an intangible piece of equipment no Defender should leave the armory without.
- "Credibility is currency!" I would have it on the wall; I would make my Defenders say it at guard mount. Credibility is finite. We earn it when we contribute to the mission in a meaningful way. We earn it when we provide a good product to our customers quickly. We earn it when we understand the difference between bosses and customers. We lose it when we look or act foolish in public. We lose it when we have conduct issues in our ranks. We lose it when we give off attitude to anyone.
- Our first mission is a combat mission: The defense of the base from enemy combatants both at home and abroad. We execute that mission with aggression. When some turd rockets the deployed base, we go out there and shoot him; exploit what is left of him, and leave him as a warning to the next guy. We fight for intelligence because in defense, intelligence means survival, intelligence is like oxygen for Defenders. We work with our Civil Engineering partners to harden the ever-loving hell out of the base. In CONUS, that mission never goes away. We study events like Fort Hood and the Fort Dix plot and figure out how to keep it from happening at our base. In the defense role, we are never "not at war." We are infinitely more concerned with the guy parking off the departure end of the runway out on South Perimeter Road taking pictures than we are over whether SSgt Tentpeg is going 27 mph in a 25.
- We are not the Army. We are not infantry. We have different missions and different cultures. We will do OUR mission better than anyone. We take lessons from ALL ground counterparts with good ideas. We steal ideas from other services, other countries, and both the public and private sectors because we cannot afford to be locked in to an obsolete dogmatic culture. We constantly train and retrain to be technical and tactical experts in combat defense and law enforcement. We want to know how the Israelis guard Hatzerim Airbase. We want to know how the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) and Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) provide physical security for dignitary residences. We want to know what Army MPs changed at Ft Hood after the shooting. We want to know how the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) headquarters arranged its entry control point after its shooting in 1993. We know that specialized Army ground units carry their rifles down, and specialized Navy ground units carry their rifles up; and we KNOW why we chose to carry our rifles X and can explain it in a rational way.
- We know that balance is the most important part of security. We are in the business of risk management. We want to execute security measures that maximize juice and minimize squeeze. If our security keeps or delays authorized personnel from conducting their authorized mission, we have failed.
- We will keep our personal and professional conduct above reproach. We are the sheepdogs; and predators within our ranks will be dealt with in the harshest lawful way.
- We will be the deadliest airmen on the base. We have to be. We will commit time, energy, and funds to training harder and smarter than anyone else. We will know from our youngest Airman to our oldest Chief that we can outshoot, out-communicate, and out-maneuver a well-trained adversary and even an insider threat. We will be on the range, in the shoot-house, and running realistic drills every single day.
- We are a law enforcement agency with ALL of the advantages. We have a helpful population and substantially more freedom of action to search and seize. This will be a zero crime base. We will make ourselves credible and approachable so that the base population WANTS to work with us and tip us off to predators in their ranks. We will make this a safe base where people feel comfortable walking around at night. We will educate the base population to identify and report threats; harden themselves, their homes, and facilities with something more meaningful than an annual CBT. We will create a herd immunity. We will also steal innovative law enforcement tactics, techniques, and procedures from any law enforcement agency with a good idea – from the FBI to the smallest local police department.
- Image matters. We will set an example worth following in how we wear uniforms, interact with our customers politely and professionally, and carry ourselves with dignity. We will not have fat members because we have to be able to outrun and outfight a committed adversary and fat is not tactical!
- No more "hoorah" or cheerleading. Our pride comes from the fact that no one screws with OUR planes, OUR pilots, OUR secrets, OUR flight line, and OUR base. We don't need a tattoo of a grim reaper mowing down the Taliban on a Harley to know what we do is cool and important. We do what we do so that OTHERS can go outside the wire and then come home and sleep without having to worry about a suicide bomber getting through the wire, so they can go out there and do it the next day. It will almost always be a thankless job. Anytime you want to try out for Tactical Air Control Party (TACP), I will assist you in taking the first step; in the meantime do THIS job, and do it better than anyone else in the world – because if someone finds a chink in our armor, it is a strategic and likely catastrophic loss.
- Make yourself smarter! We need to absorb knowledge by reading books about leadership, training, war, and of our career field. Books like The Mission, Then Men, and Me that discuss the importance of out of the box military thinking and listening to the guy on the ground. Learning from historical materials about Air Base Defense in Vietnam to understand what worked and what didn't or more recent publications like Defending Air Bases in an Age of Insurgency. We need to associate with professional organizations like ASIS International and require representation at local JTTF A commander owes it to their Defenders to provide educational resources, realistic training, and upfront leadership.
By MSgt Peter Bowden
Air National Guard Security Forces
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Brian Hornback, Air Force Global Strike Command command chief, listens to 509th Security Forces Squadron Airmen recite their post briefings during a visit to Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Sept. 6, 2013. Hornback visited the bomb wing staff agencies, security forces squadron and flightline units. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexandra M. Boutte/Released)
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Long live the motorcycle?
The night before I write this piece, I have a dream. I try to come home early but my car crashes into a motorcycle that ignored the lights signaling that I was about to make a right turn. The crash sends the motorcycle into a tumble, but thankfully — miraculously — the driver survives unhurt. Just as I discover that he was in fact delivering the Thai salad I had ordered ahead of my arrival, I wake up.
In reality, motorcycles are — to borrow the words of the poet Mookie Katigbak-Lacuesta — a city dweller's "best dream and worst nightmare." On one hand, they transport our food, deliver our online shopping purchases, hand over our documents to those who still insist (in this day and age!) on physical signatures, and allow us to travel quickly from where we are loved to where we are needed.
On the other hand, they constitute a peril for both the motorcycle riders and the rest of the public. I actually harbor fears of crashing into a motorbike given that they seemingly materialize out of nowhere, especially at night when many of them don't even have lights. In Katipunan where I used to live, motorcycles would even try to slip through the sidewalks that double as parking spaces, posing a danger to the Ateneans on their way to Regis Center. Simply put, many motorcycle drivers think traffic rules don't apply to them.
Perhaps my view of motorcycles is also skewed by the many victims of motorcycle crashes I have seen in the Philippine General Hospital emergency room. While being in the ER can distort our perception of various issues (for instance, we might end up thinking, like Duterte, that drugs destroy the brain), the idea that motorcycles are particularly perilous is backed by World Health Organization statistics showing that motorcycle riders account for more than 50 percent of the over 10,000 annual road crash casualties in the country.
But the riders themselves offer a different perspective. My friend Philippe Arenillo, an entrepreneur, says he drives a Yamaha Nmax from Parañaque to Pasig: "With a car, the route used to cost me about P450 per day. But now, with a motorcycle, it just costs me P50-P60… at just half the time!" With a brand-new motorbike selling for just the price of a high-end smartphone, it is much more affordable compared to cars recently made even more expensive by TRAIN.
Philippe's sentiments are shared by many Filipinos, which is probably why over a million motorbikes are sold each year in the country. Not counting the increasing number of people who work for motorcycle-based services like Angkas and GrabExpress, it is no accident that the rise in motorcycle use has corresponded with the deterioration of the MRT and the further worsening of our traffic situation.
It's also worth noting that while motorcycles violate a lot of rules, those rules, just like the roads themselves, were designed for cars. Moreover, as the anthropologist Allison Truitt put it, motorcycles "elude attempts to regulate their movement precisely because they embody the very mobility promised by economic reforms"—a predicament as true in Manila as it is in Truitt's field site, Saigon.
For now, it seems that all we can do is to tighten our hands on the wheel or the handlebar.
My only experience driving a motorbike was in Nicaragua, where the only options to reach a volcano I wanted to climb were to hire a (very expensive) van or to rent a motorbike. Prodded by a boisterous youth named Moses, a Canadian backpacker and I were cajoled into taking the latter option—and my part-exhilarated, part-horrified self ended up driving an old Honda scooter 60 kilometers over rolling highways and rough roads.
Even from that singular experience, I can understand the excitement — amid the necessity and the risk — that entices people to join those riders' clubs that troop to Tanay on weekends; the same excitement that leads some riders to pursue their Schumacher predilections. Philippe, who says that his wife made him take a motorcycle safety course, acknowledges as much. "It can feel like playing a video game," he tells me. "Only a bit more exciting."
If only — like a video game, or a misbegotten dream — one could easily start all over again after a fall.
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Random question but is there a way to determine when an album is just out of stock vs out of print? Recent example, I've been meaning to pick up Sylvan Esso for a few months and finally went about searching for it online. Sold out at Bullmoose, Amoeba, Amazon, Best Buy. I did find a copy on eBay for a slight mark up so grabbed it. Sorry if this question has been asked before but thanks for any input!
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Have you ever found OOP vinyl at a show?
tvham posted a topic in Vinyl Collective Message BoardI grabbed tickets today to see the Kooks at Great American Music Hall in SF next month and had a little daydream that I'd walk in and find that they had copies of their first two albums on vinyl for sale at the merch booth. I'm curious if anyone has found out of print albums at a show. I picked up Au Revoir Simone's Still Light, Still Light recently and that seems to be OOP. I also grabbed Metric's Fantasies at their show at the Fox last year when it seemed to be out of print (now it's back available at their site) and I guess that's the closest I've ever come.
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Insuring quality in testing software for mobile applications requires a high point of entry for a valuable effort to be produced. A number of new obstacles are seen that quite simply don't exist when testing a desktop website or program. Once a group starts to consider geo-location, connectivity, interrupt points, OS versions, hardware models…it's enough to overwhelm even the most experienced and knowledgeable professional. Each new consideration adds an exponential number of new permutations for every test case covered. How do we know where to begin? The key is to define a sensible and effective coverage set.
First, let's identify the problem we face. We have a soul-crushing amount of independent variables to test. The ones listed above barely scratch the surface, however, each of them don't hold equal weight. If we organize our tests based on potential risk and coverage, we see a very different story. For example, iOS and Android phones are generally the largest visitor base for any mobile website. A comScore article, "Smartphones and Tablets Drive Nearly 7 Percent of Total U.S. Digital Traffic" estimates them at a combined 90% market share of digital traffic for mobile devices.
Research also supports that OS and browser versions within one release of the most recent available, will encompass an overwhelming majority of potential users. Many carriers even push mandatory software updates when new OS versions become available. Wouldn't it be prudent to focus our testing on varying models of Android 2.X and 4.X as well as the most popular iPhones in everyone's pocket? Through this, we've just narrowed our test hardware from approximately 200 mobile devices released this year, to just a handful.
So at this point, you've chosen what environments you'll be testing in and what devices to test, but you're still wondering how to use them. It would be quite taxing to repeat the same test cases over and over for each device you have at your disposal. It would be more effective to prioritize your environments based not only on market share, but also the implied market in the coming months. I wouldn't be very good at my job if I tested the iPhone 3Gs with the same fervor as the iPhone 5. It's simply not cost effective. If we know the iPhone 5 will steadily grow in market share over the next year, that should be our default environment. For accuracy, everything must be tested in our default environment. We'll then condense what are only the core test cases and key functions to test in the 3Gs, retest the navigation links and general look-and-feel of the product, and then allow the 3Gs to quietly slip into obscurity over the next year.
In conclusion, when developing a test plan for mobile:
- Organize tests based on risk and potential
- Limit the testing number to the most popular and widely used devices
- Use the device with the greatest market share as your default environment
Using this method, we can approach each consideration or variable in the same fashion, maximizing our coverage and efficiency. In the ever-changing mobile frontier, building a test plan that will mitigate potential risk and efficiently increase coverage is the only way to ensure a quality and timely product to market.
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Is your child complaining about a painful scratchy throat? Are they having difficulty swallowing? Not sure whether these symptoms are a result of sore throat or strep throat? Luckily, we are here to help! We asked three of Urgent Care for Kids' pediatric trained providers to help differentiate the two.
The Break Down
What is Sore Throat?
Pharyngitis is a common complaint for children and teens. Pharyngitis (sore throat) is usually caused by viruses. Sometimes, there is a bacterial cause such as from streptococcus bacteria, which can result in a strep throat infection. There are many other causes of sore throat as well, said Susan Wilde, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner.
What Causes Sore Throat?
The most common causes of sore throat are viral and bacterial infections. There are many different viruses that cause sore throat. A cold may start out with a sore throat then progress to runny nose in cough in a day or two, said Betty Pratt, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner.
Allergies are another common cause of sore throat. Postnasal drip causes irritation to the back of throat causing pain. This can be resolved by treating the allergy with over the counter meds or nasal sprays.
These viruses usually cause throat pain for 3-5 days, with cough and congestion lasting for 7-10 days typically.
Sore Throat Symptoms Include:
- Cough
- Congestion
- Runny Nose
- Sometimes Fever
- Gargling Salt Water 3-4 Times a Day
- Motrin (If the cause is viral)
- Tylenol (For pain)
- Warm Liquids/ Cold Liquids (Preference)
- Plenty of Water
- Advil (For pain)
* If a person has a sore throat they may drink less liquids because drinking is painful. It is important to remain hydrated. A variety of preferred liquids should be offered to a child with a sore throat. Avoid liquids with caffeine or excessive amounts of sugar
What is Strep Throat?
Strep Throat is a bacterial infection that causes inflammation in the back of the throat. This is caused by streptococcal bacteria infection.
Most people think if they see "white stuff" in the back of the throat, it must be strep. This is not true. The exudate (skin cells that are sloughing from inflammation) is most often from a virus.
What Causes Strep Throat?
Strep throat is caused by a bacterial infection. It typically presents as sore throat and fevers, however, in younger children it can present as abdominal pain, fever and vomiting without any complaint of sore throat. Some children can get a sand paper like rash to their torso as well, said Jessa Lesie, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner.
Strep Throat Symptoms Include:
- Sore Throat
- Fever
- Headache
- Stomach Ache
- Vomiting
- Abdominal Pain
- * Strep throat presents differently, usually there is no cough or runny nose.
Most strep throat is NOT an emergency, and a swab to test for strep is recommended so that overprescribing of antibiotics can be avoided. There can be some complications from strep bacteria such as throat abscess, ear infection, inflammation of kidneys or joints, necrotizing fasciitis, and heart damage. If any serious symptoms are present, see a doctor right away.
When To Be Seen By A Health Care Provider:
- Fevers for more that a few days
- Decreased fluid intake
- Sore throat not resolving on its own in a few days
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|Haematoxylum "bloodwood" campechianum or Logwood
This profitable tree was found from southern Mexico to Central America, straddling the Bay of Campeach north of the Yucatan Peninsula, and to the south in the Bay of Honduras, both territories that long belonged to Spain. English crews, either under treaty with the Spanish or not, had often illegally cut the lucrative wood for nearly a century, despite the dangers from their Spanish owners.*
* Later, Dr. Henry Barham Jr. (once husband of Elizabeth Thache before her death, presumed daughter of the famed pirate Edward "Blackbeard" Thache), transplanted logwood to his plantation in St. Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica in the mid-18th century. This Henry was the son of naturalist and author Henry Barham and his wife Alice, who made their home in Spanish Town, Jamaica in the late 17th century.Stealing Spanish trees was only part of the ideology of the times. The formative years of America was the century of Stuart rule (former Scottish king James VI or England's James I from 1603 to Queen Anne, ending in 1713). Virginia, New England, and Carolina were all settled by the Stuarts during this period. Furthermore, in the England and West Indies of the Stuarts, the main point was treasure - greed and profit - to steal everything Spain and France owned, including the land and the trees that grew there. Piracy was policy.
|William Wyer, master of briganteen Adventure, shown in this 1712 Jamaican shipping record on the same page as later pirate Henry Jennings, then master of the sloop Diamond.
After departing Port Royal and sailing 360 miles (120 leagues) toward the Bay of Honduras, Protestant Caesar encountered a pirate sloop of ten guns off the island of Rattan [Roatan] nearly two weeks later. Protestant Caesar well over matched and outgunned the 10-gun sloop, at 400 tons and 26 guns. Still, at nine o'clock on the evening of March 28, 1718, the daring pirate sloop came under Wyer's stern and fired several cannon and a round of small shot into Protestant Caesar.
Determined to resume his voyage, Wyer returned fire with two stern chase guns and a similar volley of small shot. The pirate hailed Wyer in English that if he fired again, they would "give him no Quarter." Not intimidated by the smaller vessel, Wyer continued his defense. The two vessels exchanged fire for three hours, with the pirate sloop breaking off the engagement and making sail northward. Wyer's Protestant Caesar must have been alone, for the pirate sloop would not have dared take on more ships!
Wyer continued his course for the southern coast of modern Belize to gather the logwood, arriving on the first of April. He remained there for a week, loading his ship. On the 8th, Wyer and his crew had already loaded 50 tons with more cut and ready to load waiting on shore. On the following 12th, Capt. Wyer's Protestant Caesar would see its demise... again, at the hands of pirates. The pirate sloop would return... with a much larger companion.
While Capt. Wyer loaded his wood, north of Roatan, near the island of Turneff, Thomas Newton in the sloop Land of Promise, spied a large ship accompanied by several sloops approaching him on April 5th. As they neared, he must have recognized the "black flags with death's heads" in them and realized they were pirates. It may have been a relief to Newton that they were not Spaniards because the Spanish would probably not treat them as well as Englishmen, pirate or not! He would soon surrender and come face to face with Blackbeard himself - Capt. Edward Thache of the Queen Anne's Revenge. With Newton in tow, Thache continued on to the Bay of Honduras. He was in search of Protestant Caesar, specifically, and he had a score to settle! He found Wyer and his crew loading their cargo of logwood.
|Artist's conception of QAR at Bequia in the French Windward Islands, ca Dec 1717
These events seem incidental, but they are very important in regards to a part of Blackbeard's tale that has maligned him for 300 years! Specifically, the "notorious" parts found in a long-revered text of 1724 and added to his final days in North Carolina: beginning with the alleged purposeful wrecking of his flagship, Queen Anne's Revenge. The details following this event of his sexual carnage and evil behavior are legend - they are probably also outright lies.
Son of wealthy plantation owner Capt. Edward Thache, Edward Thache, Jr. of St. Jago de la Vega or Spanish Town, Jamaica, was an ex-Royal Navy man who had served aboard HMS Windsor during Queen Anne's War. After the war and the end of Stuart rule, this Jamaican gentleman turned pirate for probable political reasons against the new Whiggish or liberal German King George I (who spoke no English) and to fish highly lucrative Spanish wrecks on the coast of Florida - an unprecedented 11 wrecked vessels in all with 14,000,000 pesos worth of silver alone! A fortune for thousands and, for Thache and gentlemen like him, a damned good reason to defy a liberal or anti-Stuart government 3,000 miles away!
Before coming to the Bay of Honduras, he had just captured the French slaver La Concorde about four months earlier. That was 60 miles northeast of Martinique. Captain Charles Johnson, in the questionable A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pyrates (1724), stated that Benjamin Hornigold (the supposed mentor) and Edward Thache (surprisingly, the alleged "pupil" of a common pirate) together had accomplished this feat.
This story had long held favor among pirate enthusiasts for lack of records to admonish Johnson's account. French records, however, do just that and completely dispel this rumor, stating that the two pirate vessels were 12-gun (Revenge) and an 8-gun sloop (probably Thache's older vessel), both under Thache's command. Still, Johnson's derogatory account persists. See French record excerpt for the capture of La Concorde below:
|Actual copy of French record showing that "tous les deux," or "both vessels were commanded by Edward Thache, Englishman."
Apparently, the massive attack on Pètit Goâve never occurred. Pirates, especially wealthy gentlemen with much to lose, likely lost interest in such radical endeavors after the king offered his pardon. Thache, though, as a staunch Stuart conservative, obviously wanted to continue the fight. La Concorde was the perfect weapon to do just that. He renamed her Queen Anne's Revenge, signifying his intent to fight against the liberals in a new Britain who wanted piracy eradicated in America.
The newly -formed Board of Trade passed reforming legislation to that effect since the day it formed in 1694, following in the footsteps of William of Orange a few years earlier. Piracy, the tool of older Stuart Tory conservatives no longer served the national purpose - indeed, pirates hampered Britain's endeavors in times of peace. The days of pirate heroes ended - at least for England - poetically coinciding with the death of Sir Henry Morgan on Jamaica in 1688. Still, America, 3,000 miles away from a government they began to despise, still remembered the ideology that made them great and profitable. They longed for the glory days of the Stuarts to return!
For most of December 1717 and the winter to come, Thache and Richards probably remained in the Caribbean. They also probably had contact with Thache's family in Spanish Town, Jamaica, perhaps to dispose of slaves they had taken in La Concorde. Capt. Jonathan Bernard, whose family was also of Spanish Town, and some of his vessels probably accompanied Thache and Richards to the Bay of Honduras the next Spring 1718, flying "bloody red flags," usually meant to indicate "no quarter" to be given.
By late March and early April, Thache and his flotilla cruised the Bay of Honduras. Revenge and QAR briefly split up, Revenge meeting with Protestant Caesar on the 28th of March and losing the fight. After Richards in Revenge rejoined Thache and informed him of the lost battle, the experienced pirate searched for Protestant Caesar, finding Land of Promise first at the Island of Turneff.
Details of these events in the Bay of Honduras are supplied through Thomas Newton and William Wyer, both of whom found their way to Rhode Island in Newton's sloop. Their story is found in the Boston News-Letter issue of June 16, 1718. No one had reason to dispute them.
There is, however, another contradictory tale of these events from a few months later. It is found in the deposition of David Herriot at pirate Stede Bonnet's trial at Charleston, South Carolina, in October 1718. This tale is probably not entirely true - having evolved through an elaborate deception by Herriot, trying to avoid the noose, and colonial administrators to ruin Capt. Edward "Blackbeard" Thache. The Board of Trade wanted more than to capture the dangerous Thache. As a pirate, he was certainly dangerous to British shipping concerns, but perhaps there was also a political reason to stop this ex-Royal Navy pirate.
David Herriot's trial deposition in Charleston was a key piece of evidence used by Johnson in his book - evidence against Blackbeard. Still, Herriot appears to have lied in that deposition about his own innocence and - probably through coercion of Board-appointed Admiralty authorities in Charleston - about Edward Thache's actions in North Carolina. Johnson's list of Thache's foul deeds in North Carolina is unparalleled for its ruthlessness - and also for its lack of proof - other than this deposition!
Events surrounding Herriot's joining with Thache, Bonnet, and Richards, allegedly at the Bay of Honduras, may not have occurred as Herriot told in his deposition. He probably joined them freely in Jamaica, but wanted to exonerate himself, to be sure. Freely joining pirates would not look so innocent to the Admiralty. The Admiralty was after Thache and Herriot likely recognized similar goals between them. They developed a pact.
The following is Herriot's version of events at the Island of Turneff in early April when Thache and his partners arrived and took Land of Promise. Herriot explained in his deposition:
That about the 4th or 5th of April last this Deponent [Herriot] came into the Bay of Turneff, about ten Leagues from the Bay of Honduras, and there saw a Ship and two Sloops [Newton mentioned no other ships with him in his version], which this Deponent first apprehended to be Capt. Wyar, who came out of Jamaica with four other Sloops about a Week before this Deponent, and designed to come to an Anchor there. But soon after he perceiving the said Ship did not belong to the said Wyar, this Deponent took them for Spaniards, and then tacked about, and then the Ship fired a Gun at this Deponent's Sloop [Adventure]; and the said Sloop Revenge, then commanded by one Richards, a Pirate, slipped her Cable, and came up to this Deponent with a Black Flag hoisted, and ordered this Deponent to hoist out his Boat, and come on board them, which he did; and then the said Sloop Revenge sent five of their Hands in this Deponent's Boat back again to this Deponent's Sloop, and brought this Deponent's Sloop to an Anchor under the Ship's Stern. [Herriot testified - probably falsely - that he was taken on April 4th or 5th, 1717.]
Says, That the Ship which this Deponent imagined to belong to Mr. Wyar, was a Ship of forty Guns mounted, named the Queen Anne's Revenge, commanded by one Edward Thatch, a Pirate. And says, He then was inform'd by the Pirate Crew, that the said Major Stede Bonnet was on board the said Thatch, but out of Command, being some time before turn'd out of his Command by the said Thatch and the Pirate Crew, as he was inform'd.Herriot had likely worded his version of the tale to make it appear that he had been innocently passing by when Thache and Richards captured him and forced him and his ship to join their pirate band. Still, Daniel Axtell, the man who contracted for Herriot to go to that location was the co-owner of pirate sloop Barsheba and co-conspirator with Capt. Henry Jennings, gentleman pirate of Bermuda and Jamaica. According to one deposition [Joseph Eels], the future Jamaican Assemblyman was complicit in disposing of the French goods stolen by Jennings in April 1716 and was then arrested for it. Axtell was likely also friends with Thache and Bernard. Axtell was an important man, so Herriot probably felt confident by mentioning him in his deposition.
David Herriot feared that he may be hanged for piracy at White Point in Charleston. His testimony, offered in trade for his release, differed greatly from the story told by Thomas Newton and William Wyer to port authorities in Rhode Island. Herriot said that Bernard's three ships had accompanied Wyer earlier to the Bay of Honduras. He also indicated two other sloops with Newton. The Boston News-Letter's account, however, suggests that there were no other ships with either Wyer or Newton. Herriot's Adventure probably sailed with Thache, Richards, and Bernard's vessels when they left Jamaica, also suggested by the newspaper article. Furthermore, neither Wyer nor Newton, nor any other witnesses to these events were present in Charleston during the trial and would not be able to dispute Herriot's testimony - nor was this Bay of Honduras part ever questioned. Following is the Boston News-Letter article of June 16, 1718, shown in its entirety below:
|Boston News-Letter article from issue of June 16, 1718, page 2
As for the Board of Trade's wishes to damage Thaches reputation, Herriot also deposed (probably at the urging of Admiralty officers):
'Twas generally believed the said Thatch run his Vessel a-ground on purpose to break up the Companies, and to secure what Moneys and Effects he had got for himself and such other of them as he had most Value for.Note that Herriot and Ignatius Pell were the only two of Stede Bonnet's pirates immune to prosecution because of their testimony. They were also the only two (actually one) of forty odd pirates to say that Thache wrecked QAR on purpose. Herriot gave the almost 5-page deposition that indicated this - Pell, in the last paragraph, merely agreed with him. As witnesses for the prosecution, neither of these men were listed in the indictment, nor were they to ever be charged for their piracies.
Johnson took this deposition at face value and quoted these trial records closely, elaborating on this specific damning sentence. Still, why would Thache wreck his own vessel on purpose when it should have been his greatest advantage to keep QAR intact.
It simply does not make sense. QAR should have been of enormous advantage to Thache - assuming he planned to keep pirating. He even refused an offer of pardon from the governor of South Carolina a week earlier because he intended to continue his fight.
Thache was not the monster presented to the new king by the new Board of Trade and the Admiralty or later written about in A General History. As indicated by Wyer and Newton, Thache's fair treatment of his captives exonerates him from the damaging rhetoric of Charles Johnson. And, by contrast to the Board and Admiralty, the king seemed fairly inclined toward all his subjects, even Edward Thache!
As the Boston News-Letter continues...
After securing Land of Promise with Newton and his crew aboard QAR, Thache's flotilla weighed anchor in search of Protestant Caesar. Newton later related the tale to port authorities in Rhode Island, that Thache intended that "Wyer might not brag when he went to New England that he had beat a Pirate," referring to Capt. Wyer's battle with the sloop Revenge a week earlier at Roatan Island. There would be more to tell of Thache's not-so-brutal thinking.
On the 8th of April, as Wyer and his crew loaded their logwood, cut from the surrounding forest ashore, several vessels rose from the horizon in the bay. Wyer called his crew together. Wyer saw the black and red flags and believed them to be pirates and still intended to defend his ship. The crew agreed that, if they were Spaniards, they would fight every man to the death, but if they were English pirates, they should just surrender, no doubt expecting better treatment from their own. They were, after all, stealing Spanish trees from Spanish land.
Wyer acquiesced and sent his second mate in their pinnace to greet the ships, discovering that they were indeed pirates, in five vessels, the largest of which, QAR, had 40 guns and 300 men! Wyer had to agree that their 26 guns and 50 men were certainly no match for all five of these ships. Wyer's officer then informed Capt. Edward Thache of their surrender.
Thache requested that Wyer come aboard, promising no harm to him or his men. Once aboard, Thache learned of their origin. Unfortunately for its owners, Protestant Caesar was a ship of Boston. Thache informed Wyer that he burned all vessels from Boston. He informed the captain that he good reason for this. Some months earlier, a storm had driven Samuel Bellamy's Whydah into the rocks off Cape Codd in Massachusetts, destroyed her, and killed almost all of Bellamy's pirate crew. The few survivors were captured and placed on trial by the Admiralty Court there, who hanged them. For Thache, this offense needed an answer - so, he burned ships belonging to Bostonians who allowed it.
Wyer's crew were then all removed and sent ashore from Protestant Caesar, which Thache set ablaze before them in the bay on April 12th. Newton and Wyer and their crews who had not joined with pirates, returned to Rhode Island on Newton's sloop, given back to them by Thache, who had not harmed a soul. Edward Thache had his Stuart-conservative political views, but still behaved as a reasonable man.
After the events at the Bay of Honduras, Thache and his flotilla headed north to Charleston for his famous blockade, the wrecking of his flagship in Beaufort Inlet, and his final destiny in the colony of North Carolina at the hands of Virginian forces. David Herriot's false accusations would ring in American's ears for another 300 years, thanks to Johnson's polemical reinforcement.
Par for the course, Virginia's Lt. Gov. Spotswood violated colonial sovereignty, the king's wishes, and murdered Edward Thache on November 22, 1718. Spotswood's personally-paid assassin, Lt. Robert Maynard cut Thache's head from his body and displayed it in triumph on his Ranger. It was mounted on a poll at Lynhaven Bay - a symbol of Spotswood's control and domination over his little piece of America.
Blackbeard died less than a month before the start of the War of the Quadruple Alliance, a war that King George knew was coming and in which he would again need the experienced ex-Royal Navy man, Capt. Edward "Blackbeard" Thache. Anticipation of that war was probably the very reason that he extended the pardon to August 18, 1718 - to include Blackbeard's continued piracies from the Charleston blockade that May. The king must have hoped that losing the QAR might make Thache see reason.
With the new war looming, the Admiralty finally had to agree. London merchant Micajah Perry, in close communication with the Admiralty, sent Capt. Joshua Lirland in Avarilla in haste to Virginia with the newly-dated pardon, leaving England in October. He arrived too late - by then, Thache's gruesome rotting head welcomed him at the mouth of James River.
|Head of Edward "Blackbeard" Thache hanging from Lt. Robert Maynard's Ranger
A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pyrates (1724) - the final rhetorical nail in Thache's reputation - 52 years to successful revolution.
Thache's death was not the end of his troubles, "for the evil that men do lives long after them while the good is oft interred with their bones."
The Board of Trade probably influenced Capt. Charles Johnson, or Nathaniel Mist as he is known to readers of his Jacobite (Stuart favoring) polemical newspaper, Weekly Journal of London. Mist suffered arrest by their agents quite often, accompanied with heavy fines. He was in great need of money and was easily influenced to do their bidding.
Eventually, he had gone too far and fled Britain in 1728 for France. But, before he left, a few years before his flight, in 1724, having possibly been convinced by the Board of Trade six years after Blackbeard's death, Johnson-Mist wrote these harsh words about Edward "Blackbeard" Thache:
Captain Teach, assumed the Cognomen of Black-beard, from that large Quantity of Hair, which, like a frightful Meteor, covered his whole Face, and frightened America more than any Comet that has appeared there a long Time.
If he had the look of a Fury, his Humours and Passions were suitable to it; we shall relate two or three more of his Extravagancies, which we omitted in the Body of his History, by which it will appear, to what a Pitch of Wickedness, human Nature may arrive, if it's Passions are not checked.
Some of his Frolicks of Wickedness, were so extravagant, as if he aimed at making his Men believe he was a Devil incarnate; for being one Day at Sea, and a little flushed with drink:—Come, says he, let us make a Hell of our own, and try how long we can bear it; accordingly he, with two or three others, went down into the Hold, and closing up all the Hatches, filled several Pots full of Brimstone, and other combustible Matter, and set it on Fire, and so continued till they were almost suffocated, when some of the Men cried out for Air; at length he opened the Hatches, not a little pleased that he held out the longest.
One Night drinking in his Cabin with Hands, the Pilot, and another Man; Black-beard without any Provocation privately draws out a small Pair of Pistols, and cocks them under the Table, which being perceived by the Man, he withdrew and went upon Deck, leaving Hands, the Pilot, and the Captain together. When the Pistols were ready, he blew out the Candle, and crossing his Hands, discharged them at his Company; Hands, the Master, was shot thro' the Knee, and lam'd for Life; the other Pistol did no Execution. —Being asked the meaning of this, he only answered, by damning them, that if he did not now and then kill one of them, they would forget who he was.
Teach began now to think of breaking up the Company, and securing the Money and the best of the Effects for himself, and some others of his Companions he had most Friendship for, and to cheat the rest: Accordingly, on Pretence of running into Topsail Inlet to clean, he grounded his Ship, and then, as if it had been done undesignedly, and by Accident; he orders Hands's Sloop to come to his Assistance, and get him off again, which he endeavouring to do, ran the Sloop on Shore near the other, and so were both lost.Few of these details are supported by any evidence. For Edward Thache, specifically, perhaps the single most damning words against him, also unsupported, are these:
His Behaviour in this State, was something extraordinary; for, while his Sloop lay in Okerecock Inlet, and he ashore at a Plantation, where his Wife lived, with whom after he had lain all Night, it was his Custom to invite five or six of his brutal Companions to come ashore, and he would force her to prostitute her self to them all, one after another, before his Face.The message was clear - pirates of America could not be trusted! Does this sound like the Edward Thache just described above? Johnson-Mist abused Thache in especial fashion. Charles Vane deserved Thache's reputation, but was never treated so roughly by this author. It was in his section on Blackbeard that Johnson-Mist also wrote a message directly about piratical America:
In the Commonwealth of Pyrates [America], he who goes the greatest Length of Wickedness, is looked upon with a kind of Envy amongst them, as a Person of a more extraordinary Gallantry.It was a warning to all of civilized Europe that America was wild - an unsafe, despotic abode of pirates! It may also have been intended to wake America up - to come to their senses!
See more at Capt. Charles Johnson's Dishonesty!
And more at American Pirates in the News!
And again at French Pirate Jean Martel
"Quest for Blackbeard" is now available in ebook format and can be found on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Alibris, and other online booksellers. Look for it on my Lulu site at: http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/bcbrooks
The book is already previewable on Google Books.


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In this article, we will provide you vital information on FIRS recruitment. The Federal Inland Revenue Service recruitment is currently ongoing. This article will provide information on FIRS recruitment portal (www.firs.gov.ng), how to apply for FIRS recruitment form and other related information to help you get the job.
To be selected for the job, you need to know the qualifications, requirements for applying for FIRS Recruitment. Do you have what it takes to get the job at the Federal Inland Revenue Service? If you answered yes to this question, then proceed further and see what qualification required to apply for the job.
FIRS Recruitment Requirement
A Bachelor or Master's Degree in other relevant discipline in the quantitative field Or Higher natonal diploma in relevant discipline in the quantitative field. Computer literacy and conversant with Microsoft office, Web Applications and the use of relevant applications for efficient delivery of service
However, It is important to note that the FIRS Recruitment form is not yet out. This page will be updated once the form is out. You can keep visiting this web site or FIRS Recruitment Portal @ www.firs.gov.ng to stay updated once the form is out.
FIRS Recruitment Portal
To apply, visit www.firs.gov.ng and also bookmark this page so we can keep you updated when the form is out.
FIRS Recruitment Descriptions
- Raising additional assessment while examining tax returns
- Ensuring uniform application of Tax Laws, Tax Regulations and Information circulars
- Supervising a number of Officers responsible for the assessment of small companies, individual business concerns, partnerships, estates and trust.
- Conducting enquiries into the affairs of small companies
- Following up such cases as are in dispute through the appeal procedures.
FIRS Recruitment Responsibilities
- The successful candidate should be highly organized, numerate and possess strong interpersonal skills to support and represent the team where necessary, externally and internally.
- The individual will ideally have commercial-business knowledge with ability to interpret business numbers and strategies of profit derivation in tax accounting.
- The position requires someone who is a self-starter and requires little supervision or motivation to meet challenging targets and deadlines. Current membership of a relevant professional institution is essential
FIRS Recruitment Minimum Qualifications/Skills Base
- A Bachelor or Master's Degree in Accounting, Law, Economics, Banking & Finance, Engineering, Geology, Statistics, Computer Science or other relevant discipline in the quantitative field
- Or Higher National Diploma in Accounting, Economics, Banking & Finance, Engineering, Geology, Statistics, Computer Science or other relevant discipline in the quantitative field
- Computer literacy and conservancy with Microsoft office, Web Applications and the use of relevant applications for efficient delivery of service
- Strong leadership and management skills
- Strong team spirit and ability to effectively delegate
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Strong Analytical skills
- Knowledge of the Nigerian Tax Laws and appreciation of their application and understanding of the regulatory framework within which the FIRS operates;
- Knowledge of business/industry environment within which taxpayers operate
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As one of Italy's best-known and most widely supported clubs, SSC Napoli is recognised all over the world as a footballing institution. Founded in 1904 by an English sailor, it was originally the Naples Football and Cricket Club before gaining independence and changing its name to Associazione Calcio Napoli in 1926.
Napoli FC is now known as one of Italy's most popular football clubs – but the road to success hasn't always been smooth. There have undeniably been ups and downs throughout their history – but the high points undoubtedly outweigh the low points. They are now the fifth most valuable football club in Serie A, an accolade that has been mirrored on Forbes' 'Most Valuable Football Clubs'. They also have the fourth biggest fan base in Italy. In 2016 UEFA ranked Napoli the eighth best club in European Football and the second best club in Italy.
When you take a glance at Napoli's long list of achievements the reason for the numerous accolades becomes clear. They've won Serie A twice and finished as runners-up six times. They also triumphed 5 times at the Coppa Italia and twice at the Supercoppa Italiana. On the European stage, they have also excelled, winning the UEFA Cup in 1989. At his peak Argentinian legend Diego Maradona played for Napoli and propelled them to a spectacular league win – a huge achievement at the time since the club were relatively low profile.
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Yin Yang is the ideal class for those who want a bit of everything from their yoga. We created it especially for those who want to feel the benefits of a range of different styles of yoga and fitness activities combines in one fun class. Yin Yang provides flowing movement, intense cardio and relaxation.
The class is structured into three parts:
Each section of this class is specially designed to ensure it brings you a fantastic range of physical and mental benefits. Not a minute of this carefully structured class is wasted.
The first section uses your own body weight and dynamic stretches to bring you all the benefits of a Power Yoga or a Vinyasa Power class. It strengthens the muscles, and uses the dynamic stretches to increase flexibility and mobility.
It also prepares you for the HIIT training on a number of levels:
High Intensity Interval Training or HIIT is designed to put your body into fat burning mode. It raises your heart rate and give you a great cardiovascular workout. This in turn increases your metabolism for anything up to 48 hours afterwards. It is one of the most time-efficient and effective ways to train, and will give your fitness a massive boost. The endorphin hit of such intense aerobic exercise will also leave you feeling blissed out afterwards.
Finally, you take advantage of the warmth of your muscles after the HIIT training to do some delicious stretching yoga. These stretches are slower and deeper, more yin in nature than the stretches of the beginning of the class. They allow your body to really release over time into the postures.
This is fantastic for:
This whole class will leave you feeling perfectly balanced – have had chance to both burn off some energy and to rest and recuperate. It's the ideal combination.


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Hi Film Fans,
I invite you to check out the new film social network site – Filmbuffet. It's brand new – BETA. Be the first to try it out. We welcome fans to write content, start a group and build your own discussion pages. Make it your own.
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Sign up, it's free, check it out for yourself. It's cool.
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As the first social networking and movie cataloging site of its kind dedicated to movie lovers, we invite you to build your own virtual movie collection to share with friends and other movie lovers. Discover the movies your friends and family members loved – or hated. Influence other movie fans by rating and discussing movies. Learn from other movie fans with similar tastes in film.
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Isai Scheinberg, founder of PokerStars, has pled guilty in a New York court to running a multi-million dollar unlawful internet gambling business.
A move by one UK bank to allow customers to block gambling transactions has led to both a ripple effect in the financial services industry and an awareness that a cross-sector approach is needed to reduce gambling-related harm, reports Joanne Christie
The Australian Banking Association (ABA) is looking to gather stakeholder feedback on potential restrictions on the use of credit cards to fund online gambling, and how banks can help better protect players. Interested parties will have until 4 March, 2020 to share their views on controls such as an outright ban, and how and when this could be implemented.
Mazooma, payment provider in the US igaming industry, has appointed Korry Dickout as director of marketing.
GVC Holdings has appointed Gabriele Griesbacher and Colin Cole-Johnson to its operational management team, in the new roles of director of payments and gaming product director respectively, to start in early November.
Clarion Gaming, the parent company of iGaming Business, has partnered SiGMA Group for a new Asian gaming event under the ICE banner. The event will take place from 7 to 9 June next year, at the SMX Manila in the Philippines.
Multinational online payments giant Paysafe Group has appointed Philip McHugh as its new chief executive, replacing Joel Leonoff in the role. McHugh joins from Total System Services, with Leonoff shifting to a new role as vice chair of Paysafe's board.
If founding a startup is fraught with risk, how much higher are the stakes for one trying to make it in the gaming industry? The brains behind an innovative new betting app gives iGamingBusiness.com his inside view
In the second part of iGaming Business' deep dive into the revised Wire Act opinion, ICE Sports Betting USA speakers stress the need for clarity from the Department of Justice as they look to work out the best way to interpret the ruling.
Ex-Betfair CEO led the company's merger with Paddy Power in 2016
EveryMatrix has appointed Johan Westberg, formerly of IBM, as its head of sales in Asia.
Interactive gaming and gambling recruitment consultancy Pentasia has launched a new website in an effort to help users better locate jobs within the industry.
Payment services provider Secure Trading has appointed a new senior management team as part of an effort to increase its presence in the online gaming industry.
Gaming services provider EveryMatrix has appointed Sandra Barton as the new head of its payment product development department.


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Triangle Midsegment Investigation
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- Doug Page
TRIANGLE MIDSEGMENT INVESTIGATIONS The midsegment of a triangle is a line segment that connects the midpoint of one side of a to the midpoint of another side. Triangles have 3 midsegments. The midsegments have a number of interesting properties which we will explore in this investigation. See the steps below.
Step 1: Using the triangle underneath "Midsegment Length Investigation", Compare the measurements of the midsegments (red) with the corresponding bases (brown). Drag a vertex of the triangle and observe the lengths of the corresponding bases and midsegments How do the measurements of the midsegment and the base compare? Step 2: Write a TRIANGLE MIDSEGMENT LENGTH CONJECTURE on your paper. Step 3: Using the triangle underneath "Midsegment Angle Investigation", Compare the measurements of the angles formed by the midsegments (red) and the side (brown), and the two sides. What types of angles are these? What is the measurement of these angles? Are they congruent? Drag a vertex of the triangle and observe the measures of these angles If these angles are always congruent, what can we say about the midsegment and the base? Step 4: Write a TRIANGLE MIDSEGMENT PARALLEL CONJECTURE on your paper


text: 17Nov Corrugated Beach Fish Eye Effect Light Rays Lighthouse Surfboard Adam Stanley Adam is a seascape artist who spends most of his time on coastlines looking for the perfect wave to paint. The pristine Australian coastline is where he finds his inspiration. Adam's unique style stems from being self taught and often expressing his art from the surfer's perspective – as if you were there in front of the wave about to be sucked into the painting.


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Winery: Delheim Cellar
High up on the southwestern slopes of the Simonsberg Mountain, Delheim Cellar, situated in the Simonsberg Ward in Stellenbosch, South Africa, is family owned and produces a wide range of internationally acclaimed wines.
The annual 1659 medal for lifetime achievement was bestowed on octogenarian Spatz Sperling, owner of Delheim wine estate, at the "Blessing of the Harvest" ceremony held at Groot Constantia on 2 February 2012.
A family owned wine business in Stellenbosch, South Africa run by the Sperling family. Victor is the full time viticulturist for the family's vineyards and oversees all of the winemaking. Delheim are dedicated to sustainable viticultural practices and aim to balance the use of natural resources.
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Sunday Lately: Needing, Cooking, Hitting
Welcome to week 6 of the Sunday Lately series. If you are new to Sunday Lately, it is a weekly series for the Blogger Tribe featuring three prompts to get us writing and sharing our stories from the past week. … Continue reading
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English language schools in the Philippines
When you think about learning English abroad, the first country you think of is unlikely to be the Philippines. However, this is really a worthy option. The Philippines has several incomparable advantages over Europe or North America. Firstly, the Philippines is an English-speaking country. According to statistics, about 97% of the population speaks English. Yes, many ethnic groups have their own languages, however, the common and only language in which Filipinos communicate with each other is English. Thus, English teachers in the Philippines are native speakers. Secondly, in terms of price and quality, the Philippines is out of competition. Prices in different schools differ, but if briefly, for the price of a 20 hour course in a group a week in Malta you will receive 20 hours of individual lessons in the Philippines. Thirdly, the climate and nature. The Philippines is amazing at any time of the year. The choice is yours, and the Lingocourse team will tell you how to choose an English course in the Philippines.


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What should I expect during my first consultation?
Dr Pras will ask a series of questions about your current urological problem, your prior and existing medical problems, your current social circumstances and any other details that may be relevant for your care. After a physical examination and review of your test results, Dr Pras will explain the next steps in your management. This may involve further tests such as scans or biopsies, a referral to another practitioner, or an operation.
What should I bring to my first appointment?
- Medicare card and Private Health information
- Referral letter from your General Practitioner, or referring specialist doctor
- If applicable, your DVA card or Pension Card
- Copies of relevant blood and urine test results
- CDs, DVDs or printed copies of images and reports from any relevant x-rays, CT scans, Ultrasounds or MRIs that have been performed
- If you have had surgery elsewhere, a copy of your operation report
- A list of your medications, allergies and other medical conditions
Consultation fees
Standard fee (Medicare rebate)
Initial Consultation $235 ($75.05)
Review Consultation $140 ($37.70)
Pensioner Initial Consultation $150 ($75.05)
Pensioner Review Consultation $80 ($37.70)
At Precision Urology we try to minimise out-of-pocket costs for our patients. Our fees remain below AMA rates for most minor procedures and endoscopic operations. Major cancer surgery and robotic operations will incur out-of-pocket costs in keeping with the level of expertise required. These fees reflect the surgeon's years of training, unique experience and the quality of his outcomes.
We have no control over fees charged by pathology and radiology providers, or out-of-pocket costs for anaesthesia.


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Market Harborough Drama Society present 'Lloyd George Knew My Father' by William Douglas-Home until Sat 13 April.
The first thing that struck me as I arrived at Harborough Theatre was how busy the bar and lounge area was, and it was when I approached the FOH Manager to collect my ticket that I discovered the show was SOLD OUT!
The 118 seat Theatre is right in the centre of the town and is run and maintained by Market Harborough Drama Society, who produce a wide range of shows each season that keep their loyal members returning time and time again; and playing to a sold out audience mid way through the run of 'Lloyd George Knew My Father' is evidence of a job extremely well done.
As I entered the auditorium Ron Kirk's set was warm and inviting. From the breakfast table to the mini grand piano, the cleverly lit portrait back centre stage and the beautiful landscape seen through the windows, I was instantly transported to the English Countryside. With the play taking place over a weekend there was no need for big elaborate scene changes, but small details were altered to indicate the passing of time along with costume changes (some of which were enviable for any woman who has a love of fashion, 'Maud's' Sunday evening dinner dress was quite beautiful).
The cast of 8 were led by Nicky Mawer who was captivating from the start in her portrayal of the lead role of 'Lady Sheila Boothroyd', a headstrong woman who is adamant that she will 'do herself in' due to the fact that a dual carriageway is scheduled to be built through a portion of land which her family have owned for many years. The calm 'matter of fact' nature that Mawer brings to Lady Boothroyd makes the absurd scenario all the more hilarious
Tony Price's 'General Sir William Boothroyd' was the perfect partner to Mawer's 'Lady', the pair had a natural chemistry that enhanced the characters relationship and you could believe that they had been married for 54 years (40,000 breakfasts!), the 'yes dear' conversations were relatable to any long standing couple, however the clear affection for one another shone through. His innocent repetition of stories throughout the conversations created ripples of laughter within the audience, and I certainly saw elements of people I know in his character.
Mark Wood and Helen Foreman played the roles of the Politician Son and Daughter-in-Law 'Hubert and Maud Boothroyd' with ease, and Millie Whitcher played their daughter 'Sally' with authenticity. The family dynamics within this 'five-some' were fantastic and recognisable ; Wood's initial dismissiveness of his mother when she tells him of her plan, Whitcher's loving friendship with her grandmother, Price marching to his own tune and Foreman clearly upset with her Mother in Laws plotting; and all centred around Mawer's 'Lady Boothroyd' of Boothroyd Hall.
The family unit was strong, however Ben Liptrott held his own as 'Simon Green' the boyfriend of Sally. You would not suspect that this was his debut with MHDS, and I suspect he will tread the boards at Harborough theatre again in the future. The supporting roles of the 'Rev. Simmonds' and butler 'Robertson' played by Les Dodd and Peter Warren completed this strong cast, with each of them bringing well rounded performances to each character.
The end of Act 2 Scene 1 was quite moving and with some sensitive direction from Maggie Kirk and clever lighting from the lighting team (Jeff Parker, Kev Millard and John Falconer), it left me wondering if this comedy was going to become a tragedy, however I was delighted to discover that the laughter remained until the very end.
As with any show small hiccups happen throughout a run however the cast dealt with them in a professional manner and this production was an excellent example of the quality of work produced by MHDS, and the talent within the local theatre community.
It would be great to see their work bring in a younger generation of theatre goers as well as the loyal season ticket holders in order to grow the theatre following in Market Harborough. There is a huge variety of theatre happening across Leicestershire and Northamptonshire, both amateur and professional but we have this gem right on our doorstep and we should be shouting about it more to new audiences!
Performance: Thu 11 April 2019, Market Harborough
Lloyd George Knew My Father runs until Sat 13 April – visit http://harboroughtheatre.com/ for information on how to book, and for upcoming performances at the venue.
Ellen Beardsmore is a local theatre producer and performer, working with EG Productions. She graduated from Bath Spa University in 2007 with a BA: Hons in Performing Arts Acting, and continues to work in the industry.
Ellen Beardsmore is a local theatre producer and performer, working with EG Productions. She graduated from Bath Spa University in 2007 with a BA: Hons in Performing Arts Acting, and continues to work in the industry.


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Friday, May 4, 2012
Out of school children in Cambodia
In Cambodia, among over 14 millions population, about 41 per cent are under 18 years old. Marginalized families remain a fundamental criteria that needs to be highlighed in various programme development plans. Equal opportunity of children's access to care and education is a crucial topic. This film plays a crucial role in bringing this perspective alive on screen: stimulating discussion and promoting awareness raising with all stakeholders
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Buddhist monks assist HIV-affected in Cambodia
UNICEF correspondent RobMcBride reports on efforts made by Buddhist monks to support families affected by HIV in Cambodia
Landmine risk education
Cambodia remains one of the most heavily mined countries in the world. Children account for about half of all landmine casualties in Cambodia. UNICEF is the lead agency for mine-risk education, and also assists mine victims, especially children, supporting their reintegration into school and their communities.
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New Wave London
Website Redesign & Development
New Wave are a specialist high-end London based construction company. Established in 1996, by Ziomek Wiertelak, the company has quickly gained a reputation as one of the leading building companies of bespoke high-end residential and commercial projects in central and west London. We were tasked to design and develop their new website that would reflect and showcase all of their high-end projects and images in a simple yet elegant manner.