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For unprepared companies, the impact of a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack can cost up to US$ 1 million (£703,000) per hour that the website is down.
Neustar's first report from its Security Operations Centre (SOC) provided technical insights from the DDoS attacks it mitigated in 2015. Attack vectors in 2015 ranged from using Domain Name System (DNS) as a reflection source, to targeted strikes against Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) signed zones.
A growth in attackers turning to multi-vector attacks to exhaust defences was also found. Almost half (47 percent) of all multi-vector attacks happened in Q4 of 2015. Multiple vectors with a peak size of 6.63 Gbps were used in 17 percent of attacks. More than half (57 percent) of all multi-vector attacks involved reflection attacks.
"Multi-vector attacks show a higher level of sophistication on behalf of the hackers," said Brian Foster, senior VP of information services at Neustar. "Anybody can go to a stressor website and buy a cheap DDoS service, but with multi-vector attacks, the hacker is exhibiting a familiarity with attack methods and determination to potentially cause real damage."
Foster pointed out five key takeaways for CISOs based on the SOC findings:
- Sometimes a single vector attack will not do. Attackers will try again and again until they succeed.
- Using smaller, pointed attacks, cyber-criminals can avoid detection while disrupting a network, setting the stage for exfiltration opportunities.
- Attackers take advantage of high-volume transition periods such as tax return period and Q4 for their worst attacks.
- Attacks on DNS skyrocketed in Q4. DNS, most critical for digital presence, is oftentimes the first target of a DDoS attack and the least protected.
- It's no longer a matter of if or when, but how often DDoS attacks will occur. The best defence remains an active, vigilant one.


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The jewel in the Governors' Camp crown; for those who want an exclusive taste of the Governors' experience. Private Camp can either be booked by one family or group at a time, so it's yours to enjoy, as the name suggests, in private, or it can be booked on a tent by tent basis to share with others.
We've picked a spot where animals come to drink, hippo laze in the shallows, elephant bring their calves for a playful dip. The forest around the camp is home to many beautiful birds from rare Trogans and Turacos to nesting Hornbills.
Personal attention is the hallmark of a stay here. Your manager is also your host and is on hand to see to all your desires and answer all your questions. You benefit from our very best guides and trackers, whose knowledge of the Reserve is unsurpassed. Backed by the vast resources of the Governors' family of camps - this is the ultimate safari!
We accept indivual bookings at Governors' Private Camp which means you can book a tent and share the camp with others. The camp will still be available for private groups too, inorder to book the whole camp privately you must book and pay for 6 tents per night or if your group will occupy more than 6 tents, you must book and pay for every tent occupied.
To find out more or book Private Camp, please visit the Governors' Camp Collection website.

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I can't say I know all that much about Steve Jobs, aside from using his inventions daily. One fact I did not know about him until yesterday was that Steve Jobs was adopted. National Review's Kathryn Jean Lopez wrote about his death and linked to the follow piece, which I find quite thought provoking.
Jobs' birth mother, Joanne Schiebel, was an unmarried college student who got pregnant and would decide to give her child up for adoption.
It would not be overstating things to say that Steve Jobs is my generation's Thomas Edison. As one observer put it, he knew what the world wanted before the world knew that it wanted it.
If you have an iPhone or an iPad or an iPod, or anything remotely resembling them, you can thank Steve Jobs.
If your world has been transformed by the ability to hear a symphony, send a letter, pay a bill, deposit a check, read a book and then buy theater tickets on something roughly the size of a credit card…you can thank Steve Jobs.
And: you can thank Joanne Schiebel.
If you want to know how much one life can matter, there is just one example.
But: imagine if that life had never happened.
Imagine if an unmarried pregnant college student 56 years ago had made a different choice.
Now, imagine all the unmarried pregnant college students who make that different choice today.
While some will be quick to point out that abortion was not a legal option in this country 56 years ago, but it was, nevertheless, an option.
Today the left equates abortion with "women's rights" as if the act itself is as noble as voting, or refusing to give up your seat on a public bus. It's a sad reflection on their values when even those who believe abortion should be a legal option try to silence those who wish to convince a potential mother that she should not walk through the doors of an abortion clinic. These people want the government out their bedroom or their uterus or whatever, but still want the government to fund abortions so this "choice" is even more accessible. They scoff at the idea that a child who needs a note from a parent to be excused from gym class should need parental consent in order to have an abortion…
But, as we can see, the left looks at abortion from the wrong perspective. Even they don't believe life begins at conception they cannot deny a potential life with a whole world to contribute to exists in every unborn baby. Had Steve Jobs' birth mother had the option, and took it, your life would be different today because the contributions made by one made actually did change the world.


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Vegetarians – could nutrients run low for business travellers?
by Carol Sadler PhD • May 14, 2018 • Travel Nutrition, Vegetarian • 0 Comments
Do vegetarians travelling frequently on business need to be extra conscious about the nutrient intake of their food? When travelling for business our food choices are often altered and can be limited. If we add extra restrictions, we need to take care not to compromise our nutrient intake. At our home base, we can...Read more →


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Last night was Charlton's annual pre-season outing at Park View Road in front of a crowd of 2200. I will give them the benefit of the doubt following the disappointing 1-1 draw as it was only the first competitive match of pre-season.
We wore our new home shirt (which I think is quite nice) with our new sponsor KRBS emblazoned across the front.
On a positive note there was plenty of youngsters playing last night which can only bode well for the future. Alex Stavrinou, Chris Solly, Tama Tuna, Jack Clark, Grant Basey, Yado Mambo, Scott Wagstaff and Jonjo Shelvey all played at various stages of the match with Wagstaff scoring Charlton's goal and Mambo having one disallowed for offside.
Miguel Llera made his debut at the back for us and looked pretty solid and trialist Manuel Fernandez Truy looked lively when he came on after half time.
In all we had the better of the play and should have won the match, but we need a couple more games before we can make a proper judgement as to whether this squad will be good enough to mount a serious challenge for promotion in League One this season.
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Many home growers wonder, "Can I grow cannabis on a tight budget?" The simple answer is yes.
Although there is a large industry built upon expensive grow equipment, cannabis can be produced with simple systems for less money than you might think.
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ABC Tops WGA Awards
The Writers Guild of America handed out its awards on the East and West Coasts Saturday night at ceremonies at The Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles and the Waldorf-Astoria in New York.
ABC was the big winner among broadcast networks with five awards, including for dramas Lost and Grey's Anatomy and asweep of the news writing categories.
TV category winners were:
•Drama series: Lost, ABC
•Comedy Series: Curb Your Enthusiasm, HBO
•New series: Grey's Anatomy, ABC
•Drama Episode: House, "Autopsy," House, Fox.
•Comedy, Episode: Weeds, "You Can't Meet the Bear," Showtime
•Long-form, original: Warm Springs, HBO.
•Long-Form, Adapted: Life and Death of Peter Sellers, HBO
•Animation: The Simpson's,"Mommie Beerest," Fox.
•Comedy/Variety, Music/Awards/Tributes: Kennedy Center Honors, CBS
•Comedy/Variety, Talk: Conan O'Brien, NBC
•Daytime Serials: New Charlie ("Miracle Boys"), Noggin.
•Children's Script: Edge of America, Showtime.
•Documentary, Current Events: Someone's Watching, Discovery Times; The Torture Question, PBS.
•Documentary Other Than Current Events: Unforgiveable Blackness, PBS.
•TV News Script, bulletin or breaking news: Peter Jennings Remembered, ABC.
•TV News Script, Analysis, Feature or Commentary: The Matthew Shepard Story: Secrets of a Murder, ABC.
•TV Graphic Animation: Inauguration 2005, ABC.


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Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea produced for vanguard sports , a Wembley masterclass as interim
manager Ole Gunnaer Solskjaer made it six wins out of six to damage Tottenham's Premier League title ambitions.
Marcus Rashford's low finish from Paul Pogba's superb pass on the stroke of half-time stretched Solskjaer's flawless start but the Norwegian had De Gea to thank for a magnificent display as Spurs laid siege to United's goal after the break.
The Spaniard made a succession of crucial interventions, 11 in total, including many with his feet, as Spurs tried in vain to avoid a defeat that makes their task of keeping pace with Liverpool and Manchester City even more arduous.
United showed great resilience to back up their early positive approach but it was De Gea who broke Spurs' hearts by denying Harry Kane on several occasions, as well as Dele Alli and Toby Alderweireld.
The result leaves Spurs nine points behind leaders Liverpool and United level on points with fifth-placed Arsenal as they revive their top-four hopes.
Solskjaer staking his claim
And while he may not be the front-runner yet, he has done everything asked of him and this victory against a team in title contention , and with a manager in Mauricio Pochettino who many regard as favourite to be next in the chair at Old Trafford – was the biggest statement of his credentials yet.
Make no mistake, Solskjaer relied hugely on De Gea's brilliance as he formed a one-man barrier to defy Spurs to secure this win, but he also arrived with a positive mindset and team selection that put United right in the game and led to them getting that half-time lead through Rashford's goal on the counter-attack.


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The state transport department, along with traffic police and Regional Transport Office, launched a training programme for bus drivers in order to avoid accidents like the ones in Navsari and Savarkundla in Amreli. If any bus driver is found talking on the phone while driving, he would be immediately suspended and strict action will be taken against him.
On February 6, around 42 passengers were killed on the spot and few others escaped with major and minor injuries after a state transport bus from Navsari, on the way to Tapi district, plunged from Gurukul bridge into the Purna river, near Supa village, in Navsari. On February 13, around seven passengers were killed on the spot and few others injured after state transport bus overturned near Savarkundla in Amreli district.
Following the instruction from state transport department, a training camps for all bus drivers were held in Surat, Tapi, Navsari, Valsad and the Dangs. The bus drivers' training camps were organised in different bus depos in south Gujarat.
Surat Region Divisional controller of traffic N M Rajyaguru said, "We have started the drive from February 14 onwards and till date we have given training to around 699 drivers. There are over 1,011 drivers in Surat and Tapi districts. The training will continue for a few more days till all the drivers are covered. The training is being given with the help of RTO officer and Traffic police."
Valsad Region Divisional controller of Traffic Y J Saiyed said, "There are six depos in Navsari, Valsad and Dangs districts under my jurisdiction and we have also started giving training to bus drivers from February 14 onwards. Till date we have finished giving training to 864 drivers."
He added, "The training session is of three hours wherein experts from RTO and traffic department gives lectures with CCTV footage and video clips of road accidents. Accidents happen due to minor mistakes and the driver should be more alert while driving. We have intimated all drivers that if any of them is found talking on the phone while driving, he would be suspended." The RTO department officials explained to the drivers how to be careful while driving on the bridges and narrow roads.
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GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — An alleged narco-kingpin wanted in New York for his purported role in an international drug trafficking conspiracy was extradited to the United States on Thursday, Guatemalan authorities said.
Elio Alexander Lorenzana Cordon, 44, was handed over to U.S. agents and boarded a flight to the United States, said Rudy Esquivel, a spokesman for the Central American nation's prison system.
Lorenzana Cordon has been in custody since August 2011, when he was arrested in the eastern department of Zacapa on a U.S. extradition warrant.
He is the son of 76-year-old Waldemar Lorenzana Lima, alias "The Patriarch," who is considered one of Guatemala's principal drug traffickers.
The elder Lorenzana and another son, also named Waldemar, were extradited to the United States last year.
The U.S. Treasury Department has designated Lorenzana Cordon, his father and two other siblings as drug kingpins, accusing them of using business and agricultural interests as a front for smuggling narcotics.
The Lorenzanas are alleged to have facilitated the operations of Mexico's powerful Sinaloa Cartel in Guatemala, primarily the transport of cocaine northward from South America.
The family is also suspected of working with the Zetas, another cartel based in Mexico.


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Four Houthi militants including two Houthi Leaders after the landmines that they had planted earlier detonated in an area in the West of Taiz. The National army of Yemen targeted the militants that had planted landmines in the Al Dhabab front in Taiz. The explosion killed two leaders of the Houthi militants. Muammar Al-Eryani the Information Minister of Yemen told that the rebels failure to comply along with the international agreements set up for bringing out a peaceful outcome showed their reluctance for accepting the peaceful solutions.


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Welcome to the Spring Season 2018
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This season, VSNC has entered seven teams into the SACSNA & ANA Competition. The season will begin with training on the 15th July 10am - 11:30am.
By now all game fees should have been paid. All fees must be paid in full prior to the first game. Any player who has not paid their full term fee will not be allowed to take the court. We do have payment plans available but this must be done 3 days from receiving your invoice, and upon approval from the committee. If you would like more informtation in regards to payment plans please email [email protected]
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A Club meeting will take place this sunday at 10am. This is a important meeting for all parents and players for the season ahead. We will run through all our information, hand out fixtures, uniforms, rosters. This is for your understanding on how we run our club. Please not your games will begin from 17th July. If you are yet to place a uniform order, or pay for your uniform, you may do so on this day, please bring the correct amount with you as the club does not hold cash on hand.
The coaching staff for 2018 is as follows –
Under 9's: Doug Sadler
U11 & U13's: Crystal Casha
All players are expected to attend an training at Copperfield College on Sunday mornings from 10am-11am. Parents are asked to pick up their children at 11am.
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Five things a netball coach wants every player and parent to know.
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As a coach, I've seen it all.
From the scabby-kneed five-year-olds in NetSetGo to young women, it's pretty hard to match the highs of a netball season, provided you have plenty of ankle tape, lolly snakes, and nail scissors in tow.
While coaches pride ourselves on creating happy environments for the girls (and boys), where they can learn to nail every pivot and dodge, there are some tips parents can use to help their kids get the most out of netball, too. In fact, most of these could be applied to all team sports, from player positions to scoring rosters.
Here's what every netball coach wants their players' parents to know:
1. Yes, your daughter will benefit from playing WD and GK.
We all love Goal Attack. And Centre. And Goal Shooter.
BUT – and this is a big 'but' – we can take so much away from playing in defensive positions. Learning to read the play, to go hard at the ball, and move our feet to get around our opponents are all vital skills that will serve us well when we earn that trusty GA bib back.
Also, I have seven bibs and 9 girls who all want to play in goals. You do the math.
And my bet? Your child will end up falling in love with Wing Defence. After all, we wouldn't have superwomen like Gabi Simpson and Ashleigh Brazill without the trusty WD bib.
Being a team player is precisely what the #TeamGirls movement is all about. According to The Suncorp Australian Youth and Confidence Research April 2017, 88 percent of girls say playing sport makes them feel more confident, no matter what the position or competition level.
So trust that your daughter can help the team no matter what position she's in - it'll do wonders for her confidence.
2. While it may be tempting to comment on a coach's tactics or decision-making, it's important to have clear boundaries between a coach and parents.
We LOVE it when you offer to wash those slightly-smelly bibs, refill the lolly container, or organise the best and fairest scoring. But when you approach us with a suggestion about what's happening on the court? We won't be so thrilled.
3. Your sideline behaviour has an impact on your child (and the entire team).
When the scoreline is tight, or an umpiring decision doesn't go your daughter's way, it can be easy to let frustration bubble over into some ugly behaviour on the sideline. While other parents might laugh this off, your sideline antics will have a flow-on effect that will possibly last the entire season.
Why? Because not only are you embarrassing your daughter in front of her teammates, you're planting a seed in her mind that umpires are unfair or biased (they're definitely not).
4. The car ride home is a tender time. Tread carefully.
Never give baseless praise to make your child feel better if they haven't performed well, or haven't been selected into a team they trialled for. Instead, give them tools to cope with rejection.
"When parents see a child upset about how they performed, sometimes they can say things that aren't true that inflate their ego, but false encouragement creates a disconnect between performance and perception, which can be damaging down the line,"
It's much better to acknowledge how your child is feeling, and share an experience from when you didn't perform as well as you would have liked. Then, you can discuss strategies for coping with rejection and implementing feedback.
This way, you're not only connecting over a mutual feeling, but you're building resilience - something that won't only serve her well in competitive sport, but in life.
5. Take your daughter to see how the pros do it.
If your daughter is determined to become the next Caitlin Bassett, Madi Robinson, or Jo Weston, then what better way to foster her passion than by taking her to watch her superheroes in action?
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VOL. XXXII. PHILADELPHIA, MARCH, 1848. No. 3.
_In which the reader is introduced to several of the dramatis personж._
On the evening of the 25th of March, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine, the ship Gentile, of Boston,
lay at anchor in the harbor of Valetta.
It is quite proper, gentle reader, that, as it is with this ship and
her crew that you will chiefly have to do in the following yarn, they
should be severally and particularly introduced to your notice.
To begin, then. Imagine yourself standing on the parapet of St. Elmo,
about thirty minutes past five o'clock on the evening above mentioned;
the Gentile lies but little more than a cable's length from the shore,
so that you can almost look down upon her decks. You perceive that she
is a handsome craft of some six or seven hundred tons burthen,
standing high out of water, in ballast trim, with a black hull, bright
waist, and wales painted white. Her bows flare very much, and are
sharp and symmetrical; the cut-water stretches, with a graceful curve,
far out beyond them toward the long sweeping martingal, and is
surmounted by a gilt scroll, or, as the sailors call it, a
fiddle-head. The black stern is ornamented by a group of white figures
in bas relief, which give a lively air to the otherwise sombre and
vacant expression, and beneath the cabin-windows is painted the name
of the ship, and her port of register. The lower masts of this vessel
are short and stout, the top-masts are of great height, the extreme
points of the fore and mizzen-royal poles, are adorned with gilt
balls, and over all, at the truck of the main sky-sail pole, floats a
handsome red burgee, upon which a large G is visible. There are no
yards across but the lower and topsail-yards, which are very long and
heavy, precisely squared, and to which the sails are furled in an
exceeding neat and seaman-like manner. The rigging is universally taut
and trim; and it is easy to perceive that the officers of the Gentile
understand their business. The swinging-boom is rigged out, and
fastened thereto, by their painters, a pair of boats, a yawl and gig,
float lovingly side by side; and instead of the usual ladder at the
side, a handy flight of accommodation steps lead from the water-line
to the gangway.
Now, dear reader, leaving the battlements of St. Elmo, you alight upon
the deck of our ship, which you find to be white and clean, and, as
seamen say, sheer--that is to say, without break, poop, or
hurricane-house--forming on each side of the line of masts a smooth,
unencumbered plane the entire length of the deck, inclining with a
gentle curve from the bow and stern toward the waist. The bulwarks are
high, and are surmounted by a paneled monkey-rail; the belaying-pins
in the plank-shear are of lignum-vitж and mahogany, and upon them the
rigging is laid up in accurate and graceful coils. The balustrade
around the cabin companion-way and sky-light is made of polished
brass, the wheel is inlaid with brass, and the capstan-head, the
gangway-stanchions, and bucket-hoops are of the same glittering metal.
Forward of the main hatchway the long-boat stands in its chocks,
covered over with a roof, and a good-natured looking cow, whose stable
is thus contrived, protrudes her head from a window, chews her cud
with as much composure as if standing under the lee of a Yankee
barn-yard wall, and watches, apparently, a group of sailors, who,
seated in the forward waist around their kids and pans, are enjoying
their coarse but plentiful and wholesome evening meal. A huge
Newfoundland dog sits upon his haunches near this circle, his eyes
eagerly watching for a morsel to be thrown him, the which, when
happening, his jaws close with a sudden snap, and are instantly agape
for more. A green and gold parrot also wanders about this knot of men,
sometimes nibbling the crumbs offered it, and anon breaking forth into
expressions which, from their tone, evince no great respect for some
of the commandments in the Decalogue. Between the long-boat and the
fore-hatch is the galley, where the "Doctor" (as the cook is
universally called in the merchant service) is busily employed in
dishing up a steaming supper, prepared for the cabin mess; the
steward, a genteel-looking mulatto, dressed in a white apron, stands
waiting at the galley-door, ready to receive the aforementioned
supper, whensoever it may be ready, and to convey it to the cabin.
Turning aft, you perceive a young man pacing the quarter-deck, and
whistling, as he walks, a lively air from La Bayadere. He is dressed
neatly in a blue pilot-cloth pea-jacket, well-shaped trowsers,
neat-fitting boots, and a Mahon cap, with gilt buttons. This gentleman
is Mr. Langley. His father is a messenger in the Atlas Bank, of
Boston, and Mr. Langley, jr. invariably directs his communications to
his parent with the name of that corporation somewhere very legibly
inscribed on the back of the letter. He is an apprentice to the ship,
but being a smart, handy fellow, and a tolerable seaman, he was deemed
worthy of promotion, and as his owner could find no second mate's
berth vacant in any of his vessels, the Gentile has rejoiced for the
last twelve months in the possession of a third mate in the person of
Mr. Langley. He is about twenty years of age, and would be a sensible
fellow, were it not for a great taste for mischief, romance, theatres,
cheap jewelry, and tight boots. He quotes poetry on the weather
yard-arm, to the great dissatisfaction of Mr. Brewster, (to whom you
will shortly be introduced,) who often confidentially assures the
skipper that the third mate would have turned out a natural fool if
his parents had not providentially sent him to sea.
But while you have been making the acquaintance of Mr. Langley, the
steward has brought aft the dishes containing the cabin supper. A
savory smell issues from the open sky-light, through which also
ascends a ruddy gleam of light, the sound of cheerful voices, and the
clatter of dishes. After the lapse of a few minutes the turns of Mr.
Langley in pacing the deck grow shorter, and at last, ceasing to
whistle and beginning to mutter, he walks up to the sky-light and
looks down into the cabin below. Gentle reader, place yourself by his
side, and now attend as closely as the favored student did to
The fine-looking seaman reclining upon the cushioned transom, picking
his teeth while he scans the columns of a late number of the Liverpool
Mercury, is Captain Smith, the skipper, a regular-built, true-blue,
Yankee ship-master. Though his short black curls are thickly sprinkled
with gray, he has not yet seen forty years; but the winds and suns of
every zone have left their indelible traces upon him. He is an
intelligent, well-informed man, though self-taught, well versed in the
science of trade, and is a very energetic and efficient officer.
The tall gentleman, just folding his doily, is the mate of the ship,
Mr. Stewart. You would hardly suppose him to be a sailor at the first
glance; and yet he is a perfect specimen of what an officer in the
merchant service should be, notwithstanding his fashionably-cut
broadcloth coat, white vest, black gaiter-pants, and jeweled fingers.
He is dressed for the theatre. Mr. Stewart is a graduate of Harvard,
and at first went to sea to recover the health which had been somewhat
impaired by hard study; but becoming charmed with the profession, he
has followed it ever since, and says that it is the most manly
vocation in the world. He is a great favorite with the owner of the
ship; and when he is at Boston, always resides with him. He will
command a ship himself after this voyage. His age is twenty-eight. Mr.
Stewart is a handsome man, a polite gentleman, an accomplished
scholar, a thorough seamen, a strict but kind officer, a most
companionable shipmate, and, in one word--a fine fellow.
Next comes Mr. Brewster, the second mate. That is he devouring those
huge slices of cold beef with so much gusto, while Langley mutters,
"Will he never have done!" He with the blue jacket, bedizzened so
plentifully with small pearl buttons, the calico shirt, and
fancifully-knotted black silk cravat around his brawny neck.
Mr. Micah Brewster hails from Truro, Cape Cod, and, like all Capemen,
is a Yankee sailor, every inch of him. He commenced going to sea when
only twelve years old, by shipping for a four months' trip in a
banker; and in the space of fourteen years, which have since elapsed,
he has not been on shore as many months. He is complete in every
particular of seamanship, and is, besides, a tolerably scientific
navigator. He knows the color and taste of the water all along shore
from Cape Farewell to the Horn, and can tell the latitude and
longitude of any place on the chart without consulting it. Bowditch's
Epitome, and Blunt's Coast Pilot, seem to him the only books in the
world worth consulting, though I should, perhaps, except Marryatt's
novels and Tom Cringle's Log. But of matters connected with the shore
Mr. Brewster is as ignorant as a child unborn. He holds all landsmen
but ship-builders, owners, and riggers, in supreme contempt, and can
hardly conceive of the existence of happiness, in places so far inland
that the sea breeze does not blow. A severe and exacting officer is
he, but yet a favorite with the men--for he is always first in any
emergency or danger, his lion-like voice sounding loud above the roar
of the elements, cheering the crew to their duty, and setting the
example with his own hands. He is rather inclined to be irritable
toward those who have gained the quarter-deck by the way of the
cabin-windows, but, on the whole, I shall set him down in the list of
good fellows.
That swarthy, curl-pated youngster, in full gala dress for the
theatre, drawing on his gloves, and hurrying Mr. Stewart, is, dear
reader, your most humble, devoted, and obedient servant, Frank Byrne,
_alias_, myself, _alias_, the ship's cousin, _alias_, the son of the
ship's owner. Supposing, of course, that you believe in Mesmerism and
clairvoyance, I shall not stop to explain how I have been able to
point out the Gentile to you, while you were standing on the bastion
of St. Elmo, and I all the while in the cabin of the good ship,
dressing for the theatre, and eating my supper, but shall immediately
proceed to inform you how I came there, to welcome you on board, and
to wish you a pleasant cruise with us.
About two years ago, (I am speaking of the 25th of March, A. D. 1839,
in the present tense,) I succeeded in persuading my father to gratify
my predilection for the sea, by putting me on board of the Gentile,
under the particular care of Captain Smith, to try one voyage--so I
became the ship's cousin. Contrary to the predictions of my friends,
I returned determined to go again, and to become a sailor. Now a
ship's cousin's berth is not always an enviable one, notwithstanding
the consanguinity of its occupant to the planks beneath him, for he,
usually feeling the importance of the relationship, is hated by
officers and men, who annoy him in every possible way. But my case was
an exception to the general rule. Although at the first I was
intimately acquainted with each of the officers, I never presumed upon
it, but always did my duty cheerfully and respectfully, and tried hard
to learn to be a good seaman. As my father allowed me plenty of
spending money, I could well afford to be open-handed and generous to
my shipmates, fore and aft; and this good quality, in a seaman's
estimation, will cover a multitude of faults, and endears its
possessor to his heart. In fine, I became an immense favorite with all
hands; and even Mr. Brewster, who at first looked upon my advent on
board with an unfavorable eye, was forced to acknowledge that I no
more resembled a ship's cousin than a Methodist class-leader does a
Mr. Stewart and myself had always been great friends before I went to
sea. When I first came on board, Mr. Langley, who had been my
school-mate and crony, was, though one of the cabin mess, only an
apprentice, and had not yet received his brevet rank as third
mate--Mr. Stewart, of course, stood his own watch, and chose Langley
and myself as part of it. The mate generally kept us upon the
quarter-deck with him, and many were the cozy confabs we used to hold,
many the choice cigars we used to smoke upon that handy loafing-place,
the booby-hatch, many the pleasant yarns we used to spin while pacing
up and down the deck, or leaning against the rail of the companion. As
I have said, Mr. Stewart was a delightful watch-mate--and Bill Langley
and I used to love him dearly, and none the worse that he made us toe
the line of our duty. He always, however, appeared to prefer me to
Langley, and to admit me to more of his confidence. Since Bill's
promotion we had not seen so much of the mate, but still, during our
late tedious voyage from Calcutta, he had often come upon deck in our
watch, and hundreds of long miles of the Indian Ocean had been
shortened in the old way.
Gentle reader, you are as much acquainted with the Gentile, and the
quint who compose her cabin mess, as you could hope to be at one
_News from Home._
Mr. Langley had just commenced his supper with a ravenous appetite,
stimulated by the tantalizing view of our previous gastronomic
performances, which he had had through the sky-light, the mate and
myself were on the point of going on deck to go ashore, the captain
had just lighted a second cigar, when Mr. Brewster, who had relieved
poor Langley in the charge of the deck, made his appearance at the
cabin door, bearing in his hands a large packet.
"She's in, sir!" he shouted, "she came to anchor in front of the
Lazaretto while we were at supper, and Bill here didn't see her. The
quarantine fellows brought this along. Bill, you must be a bloody
fool, to let a ship come right under our stern, and sail across the
bay, and not know nothing about it."
Langley, whose regards for the supper-table had drawn his attention
from the arrival of a ship which had been expected by us for more than
a week, and by whom we had anticipated the receipt of the packet the
skipper now held in his hands, Langley, I say, blushed, but said
nothing, and turned toward the captain, who, with trembling hands, was
cutting the twine which bound the precious bundle together.
Now our last letters from Boston had been written more than a year
before, had been read at Calcutta, since then we had sailed fifteen
thousand miles from Calcutta to Trieste, and from Trieste to Valetta,
and here we had been pulling at our anchor for three weeks, waiting
orders from my father by the ship which had just arrived; it is not
wonderful, therefore, that the group which surrounded Capt. Smith were
very pale, eager, anxious-looking men. How much we were to learn in
ten minutes time; what bitter tidings might be in store for us in that
little packet.
At last it is open, and newspapers and letters in rich profusion meet
our gaze; with a quick sleight the captain distributes them, sends a
half dozen to their owners in the forecastle by the steward, and then
ensues a silence broken only by the snapping of seals, and the
rattling of paper. Suddenly Mr. Stewart uttered an exclamation of
surprise, and looking up from my letter, I noticed the quick exchange
of significant glances between the captain and mate.
"You've found it out, then," said the skipper.
The mate nodded in reply, and gathering up his letters, retired
precipitately to his state-room.
At this juncture, Mr. Brewster, who had just finished the perusal of a
very square, stiff-looking epistle, gave vent to a prolonged whistle.
"Beats thunder, I swear!" said he, "if the old woman haint got spliced
again--and she's every month of fifty-six years old."
"That's nothing," cried Langley, "only think, father has left the
Atlas Bank, and is now Mr. Byrnes' book-keeper; and they talk of
shutting up the Tremont theatre, and Bob here says that Fanny Ellsler
"Avast there!" interrupted the skipper, "clap a stopper over all that,
and stand by to hear where we are bound to-morrow, or next day. Have
any of you found out yet?"
"No, sir," cried Langley and I in a breath, "Home, I hope."
"Not so soon," replied Captain Smith, "as soon as maybe we sail for
Matanzas de Cuba, to take aboard a sugar freight for the
Baltic--either Stockholm or Cronstadt; so that when we make
Boston-light it will be November, certain. How does that suit ye,
I was forced to muster all my stoicism to refrain from whimpering; Mr.
Langley gave utterance to a wish, which, if ever fulfilled, will
consign the cities of Cronstadt, Stockholm, and Matanzas to the same
fate which has rendered Sodom, Gomorrah, and Euphemia so celebrated.
Mr. Brewster alone seemed indifferent. That worthy gentleman snapped
his fingers, and averred that he didn't care a d--n where he went to.
"Besides," said he, "a trip up the Baltic is a beautiful summer's
work, and we shall get home in time for thanksgiving, if the governor
don't have it earlier than common."
"Matanzas!" inquired Langley; "isn't there where Mr. Stowe moved to,
"Yes," replied the skipper, "he is Mr. Byrnes' correspondent there--"
"Egad, then, Frank, we shall see the girls, eh, old fellow!" and Mr.
Langley began to recover his serenity of mind.
"Beside all this," added the skipper, "Frank has a cousin in
Matanzas--a nun in the Ursuline Convent."
"So I have just found out," said I; "father bids me to be sure and see
her, if possible, and says that I must ask you about it. It is very
odd I never have heard of this before. By the bye, Bill, my boy, look
at this here!" and I displayed a draft on Mr. Stowe for $200.
At this moment Mr. Stewart's state-room door opened, and he appeared.
It was evident that he had heard bad news. His face was very grave,
and his manner forced.
"Frank," said he, "you must excuse my company to-night. Langley will
be glad to go with you; and as we sail so soon, I have a good deal to
"But," said I, hesitating, "may I inquire whether you have received
bad news from home?"
"On the contrary, very good--but don't ask any questions, Frank; be
off, it is very late to go now."
"Langley," said I, as we were supping at a _cafй_, after the closing
of the theatre, "isn't it odd about that new cousin of mine?"
"Ay,", replied my companion, "and it is odd about Stewart's actions
to-night; and it will be odd if I don't kiss Mary Stowe; and it will
be odd if you don't kiss Ellen; and it will be odd if I arn't made
second mate after we get home from this thundering long voyage; and,
finally, it will be most especially odd if we find all our boat's crew
sober when we get down to the quay."
Nothing so odd as that was the case; but after some little difficulty
we got on board, and Langley and myself retired to the state-room
which we held as tenants in common.
_In which four thousand miles are gained._
We laid almost a week longer wind-bound. At last the skipper waxed
impatient, and one fine morning we got out our boats, and with the
help of the Pharsalia's boats and crew, we were slowly towed to sea.
Here we took a fine southwesterly breeze, and squared away before it.
Toward night we had the coast of Sicily close under our lee, and as
far away as the eye could reach, the snow-capped summit of Жtna,
ruddy in the light of the setting sun, rose against the clear blue of
the northern sky.
* * * * *
We had as fine a run to Gibralter as any seaman could wish; but after
passing the pillars of Hercules there was no more good weather beyond
for us until we crossed the tropic, which we did the 10th of May, in
longitude about sixty degrees, having experienced a constant
succession of strong southerly and westerly gales. But having passed
the tropic, we took a gentle breeze from the eastward, and with the
finest weather in the world, glided slowly along toward our destined
I shall never forget the evening and night after the 15th of May. We
were then in the neighborhood of Turks Island, heading for the Caycos
Pass, and keeping a bright look-out for land. It was a most lovely
night, one, as Willis says, astray from Paradise; the moon was shining
down as it only does shine between the tropics, the sky clear and
cloudless, the mild breeze, just enough to fill our sails, pushing us
gently through the water, the sea as glassy as a mountain-lake, and
motionless, save the long, slight swell, scarcely perceptible to those
who for long weeks have been tossed by the tempestuous waves of the
stormy Atlantic. The sails of a distant ship were seen, far away to
the north, making the lovely scene less solitary; the only sounds
heard were the rippling at the bows, the low sough of the zephyr
through the rigging, the cheeping of blocks, as the sleepy helmsman
allowed the ship to vary in her course, the occasional splash of a
dolphin, and the flutter of a flying-fish in the air, as he winged his
short and glittering flight. The air was warm, fragrant, and
delicious, and the larboard watch of the tired crew of the Gentile,
after a boisterous passage of forty days from Gibralter, yielded to
its somnolent influence, and lay stretched about the forecastle and
waists, enjoying the voluptuous languor which overcomes men suddenly
emerging from a cold into a tropical climate.
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GRAMPIANS emergencyservices personnelhave expressed concern after a three-day power outage left Halls Gap residents unable to call for help.
For the second time in two months, Telstra customers in the region were left in the dark with services dropping out from 11pm on August 7 to 9am on August 11.
District 16 Country Fire Authorityoperations manager Chris Eagle said the loss of phone reception in a popular tourist and hiking area was worrying.
"If the phones go down it's a real challenge to ring triple zero,so naturally it's a concern to us if it's out for that long," he said.
Last month emergency services attended five Grampians rescues within two weeks.
Mr Eagle said phone outages hadserous implications on emergency service response.
"People have to look for alternate ways to report an emergency," he said.
"If they phones are out and there's a car accident or vehicle fire, or even someone needing to be rescued,there's a delay in notifying us, ambulances or police."
Mr Eagle said emergency services were not reliant on the mobile network.
"It wouldn't affect us at all once the caller was able to alert triple zero," he said.
"It would have no impact on our ability to respond, we only use phones as a back up method. All volunteers respond by pager and communications are done by radio."
Telstra area general manager Steve Tinker apologised for the outage and said the voice call and 3G service loss was the result of a complex software error.
"Issues with the Telstra mobile service in Halls Gap were reported late on Sunday night to Telstra," he said.
"Telstra identified an issue with the 3G signal to the local area resulting in a loss of voice services to residents using the 3G network.
"Residents were still able to access data on their mobile phones and limited voice services were still available through the 2G and 4G network.
"Telstra apologises for any inconvenience caused and will carefully monitor the site over the next week to ensure it continues to operate effectively."
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Knowing if you need hip surgery is not an easy question; Sometimes our criteria can be influenced by external factors that affect our decisions. Operations for health issues are some painful, expensive, will take to see the result, infections, excessive bleeding, reactions to anesthesia, accidental or dangerous injuries. Surgeries almost always involve some pain.
Mobility is crucial, without this our life stops having quality that is why it is important to recognize or need surgery in a surgery center Tijuana. With this article, we will be able to know if we need one and what the hip surgeries consist of according to the recommendations of the doctor.
When should I talk to my surgeon about hip surgery?
This is a question that you and the orthopedic surgeon must answer together. However, when the hip pain is so intense that it interferes with the activities you want or should practice, it may be a good time to set a date for the surgery.
Hip arthroplasty can be an option when means other than surgery no longer relieve pain, such as medication, physiotherapy and the use of a crutch or other aid for walking. Other possible signs are joint pain, followed by periods of relative relief; pain after prolonged use; loss of mobility; difficulty to sleep; joint stiffness after periods of inactivity or rest or pain that seems to increase in wet weather conditions.
Your doctor may recommend an orthopedic surgeon to help you decide if the time has come to perform a hip surgery and what type of surgery is most appropriate. The surgeon may determine that the hip arthroplasty is not right for you if you have an infection, do not have enough bone or the bone is not strong enough to support an artificial hip.
Doctors usually try to delay total hip replacement as much as possible in favor of less invasive treatments. However, in the case of advanced joint involvement, hip arthroplasty may represent pain relief and recovery from normal activities.
How often are hip arthroplasties performed?
In the last 40 years, millions of people who have suffered from hip pain and osteoarthritis have experienced relief and regained mobility thanks to total hip arthroplasty. In fact, interventions for hip arthroplasty and revision are common and are carried out in almost one million people a year around the world.
How to obtain a diagnosis?
To diagnose the disease, an orthopedic surgeon must order a thorough hip exam, analyze it with x-rays and perform physical tests. You will be asked to describe the pain, if you have any other joint pain and if you have suffered previous injuries that may have affected the current hip disease. It may be helpful to keep a record of hip pain that you can share with your doctor. Subsequently, the strength and range of movements of the hip will be checked through a series of activities. The x-rays of the hip will reveal any change in size or shape, as well as any unusual circumstances. MRIs are used to detect the early stages of the disease.
Indicative signs of the need to undergo hip arthroplasty:
The pain persists or reappears over time, your hip hurts during and after exercise, you no longer have as much mobility as you would like, the medication and the use of a cane no longer provide enough relief, the hip becomes stiff by sitting in a car or at the cinema, you feel pain when it rains, the pain prevents you from sleeping, you notice a reduction in the movement of the hip or in the degree of flexion, the hip is stiff or swollen, has difficulty walking or climbing stairs, has difficulty in sitting and getting up from chairs and toilets, it has morning stiffness that usually lasts less than 30 minutes (other than the stiffness that lasts more than 45 minutes, a sign of an inflammatory disease called rheumatoid arthritis), you can hear how your hip can make Noise or have had a previous injury to the hip.
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Obesity linked to increased food energy supply
The obesity epidemic is increasing in many countries in step with increases in the food energy supply, according to a study published in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization. The study, by authors based in New Zealand and the US, analysed increases in the food energy supply and obesity in 69 countries (24 high-, 27 middle- and 18 low-income) and found that both body weight and food energy supply had increased in 56 (81%) of them between 1971 and 2010. In 45 (65%) countries, the increase in available calories was enough or more than enough to explain the concurrent increase in body weight.
"We know that other factors have also changed over these decades such as increased urbanisation, car dependence and sedentary occupations, which are also contributing to the global obesity epidemic," said lead author Stefanie Vandevijvere, senior research fellow in global health and food policy at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. "However, our study shows that oversupply of available calories is a likely driver of overconsumption of those calories and can readily explain the weight gain seen in most countries."
Average increases in food energy supply varied by country and some of these levels were strikingly high. For example, in Canada food energy supply increased by 559 calories per person per day between 1971 and 2008, In the USA and Fiji, it was 768 and 550 calories over a similar time period.
These increases were far in excess of what was required to explain the weight gain experienced by each country, suggesting that food waste had also increased substantially.
"Much of the increase in available calories over the decades has come from ultra-processed food products, which are highly palatable, relatively inexpensive and widely advertised, making overconsumption of calories very easy," he added.
The study is important because it provides more evidence that governments need to implement policies to make the food supply healthier and, in turn, reduce obesity, which is a risk factor for many health problems, including diabetes, heart disease, stroke and some cancers.
WHO's 194 Member States agreed on the Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases at the World Health Assembly in May 2013.
One of the plan's nine voluntary targets is to "halt the rise in diabetes and obesity". It also proposes measures that countries can take to tackle obesity, including managing food subsidies and taxes to promote a healthy diet.
"Countries need to look at how they guide the food system. This means working across several sectors including agriculture, the food production, distribution and retail industries, health, social welfare and education," said Dr Francesco Branca, director of the Department of Nutrition for Health and Development at WHO.
A combination of policies is needed, including restriction of the marketing of unhealthy foods to children, front-of-pack supplementary nutrition labelling, food pricing strategies, and improving the nutritional quality of foods in schools and other public sector settings.
"We also need to consider how trade and investment agreements and agricultural policies affect domestic food environments, people's diets, and the disease patterns in countries," said Vandevijvere.
Vandevijvere and her colleagues compared data on food energy supply and average adult body weight in the 69 countries from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) database and several databases on average adult weight, including the World Health Organization (WHO) global database on BMI, between 1971 and 2010.
The FAO estimates the food supply of countries by balancing local production, country-wide stocks and imports with their exports, agricultural use for livestock, seed and some components of waste. Waste on the farm and during distribution and processing are usually taken into account but not losses of edible food, such as domestic animal feed, plate-waste and other food that is thrown away.


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It is understandable that parents want their children to be able to communicate in English but that should not be at the expense of your home language.
By Zukiswa Dlamini
Pretoria based counsellor Lesego Naheng says most parents are taking their children to schools where English is the primary langue which has resulted in children losing the ability to speak their mother tongue. "It's a huge tragedy", he says.
But this can be rectified. Here's how:
1. Build a foundation. Some parents think it's 'fancy' for their kids to not speak an African language and see it as a status symbol because the ability to speak English has always been associated with being educated. Since language is a part of culture and identity, not teaching your children their mother tongue can be a major disadvantage in the long run.
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2. Language challenges. Children always want to fit in. At school they will speak English if it's the primary language, but once they go home to visit family that speaks in mother tongue they can struggle to communicate. At home you can speak to your child in your mother tongue even if they respond in English.
3. Empower your kids. Being multilingual allows your child to communicate with more people, and opens up their world. Buy your children literature written in your language, teach them to do basic reading in your language and from time to time make them tune into shows that are in your language.
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4. Instill pride. It's important to make your children proud of all things African, this is something that is often neglected. In a world where blackness is not celebrated, it's important for your child to know that being black is worthy.


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Warhorses and Arabians sprint to victory at Pearsall Invitational
The high school track season got off to a quick start in Pearsall last Thursday afternoon as the Varsity Arabians, Varsity Warhorses, and JV Warhorses all claimed 1st place finishes at the conclusion of the meet. Continue reading "Warhorses and Arabians sprint to victory at Pearsall Invitational"
Powerlifters compete at Medina Valley
The Devine Warhorse and Arabian Powerlifters competed at Medina Valley Saturday, February 18. For the Arabians, it was their last qualifying meet before regionals. Continue reading "Powerlifters compete at Medina Valley"
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Warhorse golf finishes 2nd in Pleasanton
Devine's golf team secured a 2nd place finish in their first tournament of the year last Friday and Saturday over in Pleasanton. Uvalde finished in 1st place with a two-day score of 682. Devine's 702 score was just ahead of 3rd place San Antonio Steel's 707. Continue reading "Warhorse golf finishes 2nd in Pleasanton"
DHS tennis competes in Uvalde's Small But Mighty Tournament
The Devine Tennis Team won place at the Annual Small But Mighty Tennis Tournament in Uvalde this past weekend. Our kids did a great job winning several medals again.
Continue reading "DHS tennis competes in Uvalde's Small But Mighty Tournament"
Arabians start season with win over Pleasanton
The Varsity Arabians kicked off the softball season in style with a 10-8 win over the Pleasanton Lady Eagles last Tuesday, Feb. 14.
Continue reading "Arabians start season with win over Pleasanton"
Warhorses win 2OT thriller in Carrizo Springs
The Devine Warhorses didn't jam to any music on the bus trip back from Carrizo Springs last Tuesday night, but if they had, Michael Jackson's Thriller would have been a fitting tune to play. Continue reading "Warhorses win 2OT thriller in Carrizo Springs"
Warhorses finish pre-season against Pleasanton, SA Kennedy
The Varsity Warhorses wrapped up pre-season play last week with scrimmages against Pleasanton and SA Kennedy.
Continue reading "Warhorses finish pre-season against Pleasanton, SA Kennedy"
JV Horses end season against Carrizo Springs
The JV Warhorse basketball team closed out its successful 2017 season with a loss to the Wildcats down in Carrizo Springs by the final score of 47 to 27. Continue reading "JV Horses end season against Carrizo Springs"


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The Al Yaqoub Tower is a 328 m (1,076 ft) tall skyscraper on Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The tower topped out in 2010 and was completed in 2013. It has 69 floors. The building is owned privately by Daro Saifuddin Yaquob, and functions as a 224-room hotel.The building design was inspired by Elizabeth Tower (more commonly known as Big Ben) in London. However, no clock face is present on Al Yaqoub Tower. It also bears a resemblance to The Tower, a building located directly north of it.Source: Wikipedia
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Taipei 101, sometimes stylized TAIPEI 101, formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center – is a landmark supertall skyscraper in Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan. The building was officially classified as the world's tallest from its opening in 2004 until the 2010 completion of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. Its elevators, capable of 60.6 km/h (37.7 mph) used to transport passengers from the 5th to 89th floor in 37 seconds, set new records. In 2011 Taipei 101 received a Platinum rating under the LEED certification system to become the tallest and largest green building in the world. The structure regularly appears as an icon of Taipei in international media, and its fireworks displays are a regular feature of New Year's Eve broadcasts. Taipei 101's postmodernist architectural style evokes Asian traditions in a modern structure employing industrial materials. Its design incorporates a number of features that enable the structure to withstand the Pacific Rim's earthquakes and the region's tropical storms. The tower houses offices and restaurants as well as both indoor and outdoor observatories. The tower is adjoined by a multi-level shopping mall that claims the world's largest ruyi symbol as an exterior feature. Taipei 101 is owned by Taipei Financial Center Corporation. The skyscraper opened on 31 December 2004.Source: Wikipedia