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Major Gay Porn Actor Discloses He Is HIV+
This commentary is the opinion of the author and may not necessarily reflect that of other authors at Box Turtle Bulletin.
Daniel Gonzales
Due to the subject matter of this post assume all outgoing links are not work-safe unless noted otherwise.
Mason Wyler is one of the more prolific gay porn actors currently producing material; in addition to having a considerable formal filmography (IMDB) he maintains personal and commercial websites. Last Thursday on his personal blog Wyler disclosed that he is HIV+. His brief post in it's entirety:
I have something to say. I spent the last few months waiting for the right time to tell you but it turns out that there is no right time… I wish I could put this off for a little while longer but information like this usually finds a way of coming out sooner than later. In fact, people have already begun to talk so I might as well just tell you now. I tested positive. I have only myself to blame. I have HIV and it kind of sucks.
Porn news site TheSword.com reports Great Atlantic Media's (a porn conglomerate) webmaster Mark Wilson originally outed Mason with a trashy post on GayPornGossip.com. Wyler's admission on his own site appears to have been posted later that same day.
Sometimes it boggles the mind the number of people who think it's acceptable to disclose someone else's status, including as I'd previously posted Michael Alvear, Manhunt.net's in-house advise columnist (Safe for work).
I admit I'm fond of Mason's work and part of the purpose of this post is to speculate on how this might affect his career. In the mainstream (condom-less) straight porn industry contracting HIV is a career ender (gee talk about stigmatizing).
Contrast this to the gay porn industry where an anonymous survey conducted by TheSword.com revealed a full 30% of actors were either poz or unsure of their status and 52% of survey respondents either never or rarely discussed their status with scene partners.
But my question is, how many of those people are public with their status and how does that affect their cast-ability in films?
Off the top of my head I couldn't think of any mainstream (non-bareback) openly poz gay pornstars. If you happen to know of any please post a comment below and include a source link.
Fortunately TheSword.com is already reporting the Raging Stallion network of porn sites has issued a common sense statement:
Raging Stallion practices safe sex on all of its video shoots–indeed we enjoy filming hot safe sex and showing other gay men how to have hot safe sex. HIV status should not be an issue when shooting porn if the actors are using condoms and using common sense. Raging Stallion would love to shoot Mason Wyler in an upcoming movie. He is a great actor and I have always wanted to work with him. Nothing has changed from my perspective.
God now if only the rest of the porn industry would adopt such a rational view.
Cross posted on The Denver ELEMENT
Tags: HIV/AIDS, porn
I can't provide a link because I'm at work and I *so* don't want to be seen googling the guy, but Jeff Palmer is poz.
He's also got some out-there ideas about HIV and meth, and it's debatable that he's a huge star anymore since he does fairly raunchy bb movies targetd at a specific demographic. But in the 90s, he was definitely mainstream – and to your point, his HIV status at the time was undisclosed.
Oh Lordy, I've never heard of this boy. And living in Los Angeles, I learned years ago that you can save yourself considerable embarrassment by knowing at least the names and faces of the biggies. I guess I'm not doing my homework.
occono
I'm not prudish, but what does this have to do with what BTB's mission statement is? Combating Anti-Gay propaganda?
The stigma of HIV disclosure and it's effect on the gay community is what motivated the post. Plus we enjoy diverse subject matter from time to time too :)
yeah, nothing like glorifying exploitation to really show people how "sex positive" all gay men are.
"Sometimes it boggles the mind the number of people who think it's acceptable to disclose someone else's status"
Wilson only revealed his status because Wyler had posted his status as "negative." As sellf-righteous this might make him, Wyler was the one who was being dangerously irresponsible with the health of others by lying about his status. Infecting someone with HIV is inflicting them grave bodily harm, and Wyler lied to his hookups and risked their well-being.
Wilson basically took car keys from a drunk driver. And as bad as the stigma is from being found out to be positive, he potentially saved others from having to cope with that awful situation.
Although, I don't think this discussion has any place on this website.
I agree with occono's sentiments. I have been reading BTB for a few years now, but this is the first time I have ever posted a comment. A discussion about the HIV status of pornography actors with several links to pornography-focused websites seems oddly out of place on BTB and is not at all what I have come to expect from BTB. Perhaps I have just overlooked similar posts in the past, but a quick click on the tag "porn" shows this the first & only post with such a tag. There are plenty of other pornography-focused blogs that cover issues related to HIV in the pornography industry. I hope it is not indicative of a new direction for the subject matter covered here. I have often referred family and friends to BTB as an excellent resource for reliable research on LGBT issues and respectful commentary on current events that affect the LGBT community. More posts like this, however, would make me question whether I should continue to make recommend it in the future.
tavdy79
I don't know if he counts since he left the business four years ago, but Tom Judson (Gus Mattox) is HIV+ and is open about it on his blogs.
I've been a fan of Mason's since he started on Corbin Fisher ("the girl next door has a brother"). The news made me sad for many reasons, but mainly because it has been known for 25 years now how HIV is transmitted and how to prevent transmission, and yet it is still happening.
Since there aren't any major porn stars in the 60-and-older crowd, the group whose artistic merits I find most redeeming, the only porn star name I even know of is Mark Mann who is, today, about 75 and whose HIV status I have no idea of. There is a cottage offshoot of gay porn involving "mature" men" (probably 50 years and older) who seem to pop up regularly and bareback with abandon. Among those guys, I've never heard of a single one of them being HIV+ but one guy named Herman the German, who was a HUGE favorite of the older crowd was said to have died of AIDS. That was at least 10 years ago. Since then, not a peep about others. I should say that Herman's popularity came from his appearance in a mature men's magazine called Chiron Rising 20 years ago (defunct) and that, as far as I know, he only made *one* film. But he was Wildly popular when he would show up at Prime Timers events. I'm guessing he had a lot of fans who wanted to show their appreciation.
Will I found someone who knows mily FAVORITE performer i am talking abt #MarcMann is he HIV + !? Marc mann from Altomar productions?! Please tell me how dis u know !? Is he dead by know ! I know i am late but i just got here in this website ple anyone answer me !
Mihangel apYrs
don't judge!!
Aiden Shaw has been positive and active both in front of and behind the camera for over a decade.
sorry, too much good cognac!
He's a working boy, in an industry with dangers like mining, asbestos, etc
Blame the users, producers etc.
And hope for his health
Dave H
Right, and then you ask people to post comments about other porn actors' status.
Sorry, this entire post rates a FAIL. I agree with the others that this is not what we expect from BTB. Stay focused on your mission, please.
Actually I'm asking for actors who are already open about their status, it's no different than asking for a list of openly gay congresspeople for example. Requiring a source could mean a public published interview where said individual publicly disclosed their status. Once someone has chosen to put that information in the public sphere discussing and citing it is perfectly acceptable.
David Malcolm
Honestly I gotta say, you wouldn't find many straight political/religious/etc sort of blogs talking about their favourite conservative porn stars. Wether or not many of your readers may enjoy porn, it really don't seem in line with what BTB is supposed to be about, or what you focus on.
I feel bad for the guy, but at the same time the whole PC thing with HIV, is hard. Fact is HIV is still being spread partly because people aren't open about their status. Condoms break, things go wrong, you're trying to contain a liquid that will bring you a premature and expensive death. Talk about the stigma of that all you want, but the fact is it is a disease that the people who have should be avoiding transmitting to anyone else. I can honestly say I would never entertain a romantic relationship with an HIV+ person.
I think David Malcom is closing himself off from a lot of possibilities in life. I am negative, my partner is positive. We have been together now for more than seven years. I think David Malcom's opinion is extremely common in the gay community, and it is an unfortunate one. This is is one reason that, when Daniel approached me about this post, I gave him the go-ahead.
I know that this post is way outside of what we normally post at BTB, but the fact remains that the broader concern I have had all along going back to when I first started this blog is stigma. Sure, the stigma that the anti-gay industry fosters against us is the main focus on this blog. And no, we're not going to become a porn blog by any means.
But I really would feel very hypocritical to spend hours of each day trying to ameliorate one major area of stigma and ignore other areas of stigma, especially those that that hit equally at home to me and so many others in the gay community.
So I hope that will will continue to discuss HIV/AIDS stigma from time to time because it is an important issue. For those who aren't comfortable with it, well there will be plenty of other posts to read.
John in the Bay Area
Bareback porn is disturbingly popular. I am not familiar with this porn star, and don't know whether he has performed in bareback porn.
The point that I would like to make is that the consumers of porn bear responsibilty for bad things that result from porn. This is particularly true for pornography involving underaged victims, and there are nice long jail sentences and international efforts to track those particular consumers down.
But buyers of bareback porn create a market that encourages (?coerces) people to take unreasonable risks in order to entertain the buyers. How could seroconversion not be occurring in all these domestic and international bareback production studios?
If there was no market, bareback porn would not be produced and the performers would be at that much less risk of contracting HIV.
Eric in Oakland
There is a Tim Kincaid listed as writer and director of many porn movies, including some of Mason Wyler's. Is there any connection between BTB's Timothy Kincaid and this Tim Kincaid?
[Timothy: no, Joe Gage (real name Tim Kincaid) is a different person.]
Honestly I gotta say, you wouldn't find many straight political/religious/etc sort of blogs talking about their favourite conservative porn stars.
Get over it. If they make a post about porn stars and people that watch porn, that's their prerogative. I didn't come out of the closet to be shamed for doing what the vast majority of humans straight and gay do all of the time. If you think the American Family Association and all of the other jerks out there are going to leave you alone, respect you, and speak truth about you as long as you hide the fact that you are a sexual being – you have another thing coming.
Since this website speaks about stigmatized issues anyway, I'd say this fits perfectly well. Why don't we set our own agenda, and frame our own debates rather than letting a bunch of bigoted homophobes do it for us!?
PS – I don't think porn is exploitation as long as the actors have freedom and aren't being coerced into anything. Is it exploitation if someone models clothing? If someone plays the piano for you? Or is it only exploitation when sex is involved? Why?
Désirée
did I stumble onto the wrong blog today? I'm not even sure how this connects to the issue of "stigma" as the majority of the post concerns the career possibilities of a porn actor after being forced to admit his HIV status.
I realize that you are under no obligation to have every post appeal to every reader, but this type of post immediately loses your lesbian readership and then among gay males, is only of interest to those who follow porn enough to know who the stars are. Seems a small demographic to me, and one better served by other blogs, not one dedicated to debunking right wing "facts" about homosexuality.
Sorry Jim, I see what you wanted to do, but this post just doesn't belong on this site.
Willie Hewes
I've never heard of this guy and don't watch a lot of gay porn (being female and bi), but *I* still think the subject is interesting. Don't be so hasty to talk for others, Desiree.
And what James said in his PS. "Or is it only exploitation when sex is involved? Why?"
It's not about exploitation of the people involved. It's about exploitation of sex itself. No, I don't believe sex is between a married couple ONLY or between monogamous people ONLY, so spare me any grandstanding. I believe porn exploits sex and gives negative messages about the objectification of human beings. That's my personal belief. Everyone else is more than welcome to disagree and think I'm a prude lesbian trying to squelch gay male culture somehow.
It's not about exploitation of the people involved. It's about exploitation of sex itself.
Interesting, but puzzling to me. Exploitation of a person indicates that the person is somehow disadvantaged or taken unfair advantage of in the transaction in some form or another. And when a thing is exploited (mineral wealth, water rights, etc.), there can be a taint of corruption to it, but not necessarily. We often talk about the exploitation of natural resources in the development of countries.
But In what way is a voluntary act exploited? Can eating be exploited? Sleeping? Mowing the lawn?
Paul in Canada
I agree with Jim B on this – not in the mainstream of BTB topics, but indeed related. You can't separate out stigma and discrimination by issue.
As with Jim, I'm negative and my partner of 15 years is positive. There is so much stigma, even within the gay community, when it comes to sexuality. I guess we continue to suffer under our Victorian history.
Personally, I'd like to see BTB do more of these stories including some of the more bizarre nonsense that hits the net. Maybe setting up a page called: "And now, for something completely different".
Richard W. Fitch
Ironically, I had just downloaded a clip starring Wyler before reading this. It is regrettable that some take unnecessary risks with their lives but we all do in large or small ways from time to time. I have other thoughts to offer regarding adult, sexually oriented entertainment, but will attempt to put them in some coherent form before that posting.
Jason D
Jim, I'm in the same boat as David as far as sero-sorting my potential mates. My partner and I are both negative and monogamous, so this isn't likely to be an issue unless my relationship status changes.
In another HIV+ related post, the one about Everett, you made a big deal about people taking risks and accepting them—yet here you seem disappointed when someone says "I'm not interested in this particular risk". I think it's a rather mature and valid thing for someone to recognize what risks they're willing to take and which ones are too much.
I can't speak for David, but for me, this is a risk I'm just not willing to expose myself to. It has nothing to do with stigma, it has everything to do with the fact that I don't want to seroconvert. I'm enough of a hypochondriac, I don't need a major illness on top of it — no matter how manageable it might be these days.
To be practical we all close ourselves off from possibilities in life. From what we wear, to what we eat, to where we work, to who we are willing to be with intimately.
Ben in Oakland
My late partner, whom I stil miss 14 years later, was poz. I am negative. It was a big issue whether to continue our relationship after the first few months, and then a big issue whether we would have not completely safe sex. And then he got sick and died a crappy death. I'm not sorry we were together, but like Jason, would not consider doing it again. My health is too important to me, especially now that I am 60.
In the story above this one, there is a guy who infected 6 people. He was irresponsible– and probably very angry about his status, and homo-hatin'-homo angry at other gay men. I'm sure he figured that since no one was watching out for him, he needn't watch out for others.
He was right about the first part. I understand the second part. I've been there.
But these men that he infected were not taking responsibility for themselves at all. And they believed the first– or the second, or the tenth– sweet-talking young man who wanted to have unsafe sex with them.
Maybe because I experienced the initial onslaught of the epidemic, I was unwilling to have intercourse with anyone. and when i finally did, it was with people I was in a relationship with for some months, and we got tested before oding it. And unprotected sex required a real relationship, not just "I think I'm in love".
That's why it didn't happen with guys i was dating, and only with the one guy that I almost married before my husband and i met eight years ago.
So I have sympathy for people that have seroconverted, but I don't respect their lack of sense or common sense.
I'm hardly a prude– I've been a bigger lsut than most people could even dream of aspiring to, though I am monogamous and have been for years. But i would tell any young man or woman that there are consequences to sex, and until they have some maturity, they are better off avoding it outside of a real, ongoing relationship.
Mason has indeed done bareback porn. With great sexuality, comes great responsibility. He wasn't being responsible, he was being a hot boy hanging out with other hot boys, doing what hot boys do, and with a reasonably predictable endpoint.
There are very few things that one can do that actually rate as good or bad. There are just consequences.
As, I believe, Popeyesaid, you pays your money and you takes your chances.
Priya Lynn
Jim said "But In what way is a voluntary act exploited? Can eating be exploited? Sleeping? Mowing the lawn?".
I agree, I don't get how sex being "exploited" is a concern. Porn, like prostitution, if freely entered into, is an honourable, if risky, profession.
In another HIV+ related post, the one about Everett, you made a big deal about people taking risks and accepting them—yet here you seem disappointed when someone says "I'm not interested in this particular risk". I think it's a rather mature and valid thing for someone to recognize what risks they're willing to take and which ones are too much.
Let me clarify. When I was speaking about people taking risks and accepting them, I was speaking about the specific situation where people pick up tricks, have unsafe sex with them, and then complain about picking up an STD, even a serious one such as HIV (or HPV, for that matter).
When people choose others for long term relationships, all kinds of decisions come into play. Some of these decisions may appear perfectly arbitrary (race, ehtnicity, HIV status, for example) that can disqualify a number of wonderful people, but we all make these decisions because they are very personal ones.
I don't think what you or David are doing are morally wrong. I just think it's sad that HIV is a litmus test for relationships for many people.
To be fair, I also thought HIV status would be a litmus test myself eight years ago. If you had known me then, I probably would have given a similar answer.
But that was before I met Chris. I'm glad I was open-minded enough to reconsider and examine my presuppositions about people with AIDS and what I thought I knew about HIV/AIDS itself.
"But that was before I met Chris. I'm glad I was open-minded enough to reconsider and examine my presuppositions about people with AIDS and what I thought I knew about HIV/AIDS itself."
I can't help but think this is a little on the smug side. I don't see what's so closed-minded about my choice here. What's closed-minded about wanting to reduce my risk to zero?
David Malcolm: Talk about the stigma of that all you want, but the fact is it is a disease that the people who have should be avoiding transmitting to anyone else. I can honestly say I would never entertain a romantic relationship with an HIV+ person.
Jim Burroway: I think David Malcom is closing himself off from a lot of possibilities in life. I am negative, my partner is positive. We have been together now for more than seven years. I think David Malcom's opinion is extremely common in the gay community, and it is an unfortunate one. This is is one reason that, when Daniel approached me about this post, I gave him the go-ahead.
I know that this post is way outside of what we normally post at BTB, but the fact remains that the broader concern I have had all along going back to when I first started this blog is stigma.
I don't think that "stigma" quite fits this scenario. Stigma is the shame attached to inconsequential attributes.
Our community has plenty of stigma to go around. Not only is there shame assigned on all gay people by anti-gay or religious forces, but we assign it on each other: effeminate men, bottoms, butch dykes, and a whole host of ways of letting some in our community know that they are inherently inferior.
But while there is shame doled out on those who are HIV+ (and lots of it on how they got that way), I don't think that sero-sorting is based in either shame or stigma.
It is not unreasonable for those who are HIV negative to wish to remain that way. And it is not unreasonable to narrow their romantic interests to those from whom there is virtually no likelihood of contracting HIV. And it is not unreasonable for someone who is seeking a committed monogamous relationship to take the HIV status of their potential mates into consideration.
Nor do I think that such a decision is unfortunate. It can, alternately, be freeing. I know of HIV+ people who only are interested in other HIV+ people; it's less stress, less concern, less fear and possible future guilt.
It is no less so for HIV- people. While it is perfectly possible to have a sero-discordant couple in which the negative person never seroconverts, that does include limitations and precautions (and not just sexual precautions) that are not automatically there for a monogamous couple who are both negative.
For those for whom this is not a concern, that's fine. No criticism should come your way. But it is, I believe, unfair to criticize those who have narrowed their partner potential to the 88% of gay men who do not have HIV.
Olle Svensson
Does anyone know if there is a gay porn production company that works bareback with only HIV+ actors?
Olle, Treasure Island Media based on a question in their application appears to sero-sort their actors.
"Are you comfortable engaging in sex acts with partners who may have a different HIV status than yourself?"
http://www.treasureislandmedia.com/TreasureIslandMedia_2007/TIMapp/TIMOnlineModelForm.php
enough already
I, for one, applaud boxturtlebulletin and Daniel Gonzales.
This is exactly the sort of discussion which needs to be had on mature-audience websites such as this one.
(Mature in the normal sense, not the American PC sense).
As James said, get over it.
Where is Marc Mann amd Sean Flahrty?


On Tuesday, November 27th at 4p.m. in E102 UT Humanities Center (First Floor Seminar Room) the Center will host a lecture by Dr. Kathryn Julian.
Abstract: In the winter of 1945-46, survival in the Silesian borderlands during the most frigid months was compounded by fuel shortages, hunger, malnourishment, and lack of shelter. These postwar hardships traversed political borders as did a vast refugee population. Catholics streamed into eastern parts Germany after the war, resettling from Silesia, the Sudetenland, and areas in Hungary. The Soviet occupying force and later East German officials near the border of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) and Poland were not equipped to care for these devastated postwar communities. Along with laypeople, postwar displacement brought an influx of young men and women in religious orders. Many sisters and priests from Silesia and former East and West Prussia took over social services and ministerial care in rural communities. It was these minority religious actors, rather than a state bureaucracy, who led small-scale postwar relief efforts on the German-Polish border, thereby creating stability for borderland communities. The commitment of religious men and women to refugee communities laid the groundwork for a small but vibrant Catholic Church in East Germany that maintained its connection to its Polish counterparts. The relationships religious communities cultivated with their Eastern Bloc neighbors as well as with West German institutes positioned them uniquely between opposing Cold War societies and allowed for continued exchange in the Silesian borderland.
Bio: Dr. Julian is the Visiting Lecturer in History at Maryville College. Her current book project, The Mother Teresa of Halle: Catholics, Cloisters, and Charity in Socialism, examines the influence of religious orders in East Germany, a society that was ostensibly atheist. Her work has been supported by the Fulbright Program, the German Academic Exchange Service, and the UMass Graduate School .


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Beirut Declaration
Beirut Declaration was issued at the conclusion of Arab Economic and Social Development Summit in the Lebanese capital.
The Summit held at the heads-of-state level to address issues of economic and social development among member states, is a prelude to the Arab League summit scheduled for March 2019 in Tunisia.
The declaration calls on the international community to support Arab countries hosting Syrian refugees and take steps to stop the economic repercussion of the refugee crisis.
According to the declaration, refugee crisis in Arab countries is the worst humanitarian problem since World War II.
The crisis has lead to an economic slowdown, increased the expenditure and deficit, imposes burdens on public sectors and infrastructure and poses risks to the society.
The Declaration called upon the world to shoulder its responsibilities to minimize the impact of the refugee crisis and double efforts to encourage and facilitate the return of refugees to their homeland.
This is the first time Arab countries have reached a consensus on encouraging Syrian refugees to return to their country.
Arab states also called upon through the declaration, donor nations to fulfill their promises to offer financial support to nations hosting refugees.
The Arab League is an intergovernmental organization (IGO), a voluntary association of independent African and Middle East countries whose peoples are mainly Arabic speaking.
The stated purposes of the Arab League are to strengthen ties among the member states, coordinate their policies, and promote their common interests.
The league was founded in Cairo in 1945 by Egypt, Iraq, Jordan (originally Transjordan, Jordan, as of 1950), and Yemen.
In its early years the Arab League concentrated mainly on economic, cultural, and social programs.
In 1959, it held the first Arab petroleum congress and established the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) in 1964.
In 1964, despite objections by Jordan, the league granted the PLO observer status as the representative of all Palestinians. This was upgraded to full membership in 1976.
Council and its functioning
The highest body of the league is the Council, composed of representatives of member states, usually foreign ministers, their representatives or permanent delegates. Each member state has one vote, irrespective of its size. The council meets twice in a year and may convene a special session at the request of two members.
The league is run by the General Secretariat, headed by a secretary-general. It is the administrative body of the league and the executive body of the council and the specialised ministerial councils.

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The CW's Thursday night lineup was certainly a tale of two shows.
Up first, at 8 o'clock, Supernatural grabbed a substantial audience for the network. The 1.95 million viewers that tuned in for the new episode made for the biggest audience the show has had since the season premiere in the fall. Along with the lift in overall viewers, Supernatural stayed steady in the 18-49 demographic rating, scoring a 0.6.
Things changed for the network at 9 o'clock, as Arrow struggled once again. With 1.38 million viewers, the show slipped to a 0.4 rating in the demo, matching its non-Thanksgiving series low.
Part of what caused the struggle for Arrow is the crowded Thursday night block across every network. ABC dominated the night with Grey's Anatomy (8.5 mil/2.2), which earned its biggest audience in a year, Scandal (5.2 mil/1.3) and How to Get Away With Murder (3.5 mil/1.0).
NBC was in on the action with its all-star night of comedy. The Good Place (3.6 mil/1.1) and Superstore (4.2 mil/1.2) both ticked up while Great News (2.2 mil/0.5) dipped in its finale. Chicago Fire (6.0 mil/1.1) performed well to close out the night.
Over on CBS, the NFL talent show MVP (4.2 mil/0.7) was way down from the usual Big Bang Theory performance, while The Four (3.6 mil/1.2) finally ticked up for FOX.
Thursday will only get more crowded as the year continues, with Gotham set to return to FOX on March 1.


President Abdel Fattah El Sisi said on Saturday Egypt was on the "right track" to rebuild its economy after years of instability that had nearly brought the country to its knees.
Speaking on the anniversary of 2013 mass protests that helped propel him into power, President Sisi said Egypt had faced challenges, including political instability, armed insurgency and an economic meltdown since 2011 protests forced President Hosni Mubarak from power after more than 30 years in office.
"I tell you in all objectivity, every Egyptian man and woman is entitled to feel proud for what his country has achieved in facing the three challenges, and in record time," President Sisi said in a televised speech.
President Sisi, who was elected for a second term in March, has been pushing ahead with economic reforms required under a three-year, $12 billion IMF loan that have left many of Egypt's 100 million people struggling to make ends meet.
He called on Egyptians to last through the tough measures, which include steep price increases on fuel, drinking water and electricity.
"The results that have been achieved until now indicate we are on the right path," President Sisi said, citing positive economic indicators, including a record $44bn in foreign reserves and economic growth of 5.4 per cent.
Human rights groups accuse President Sisi of presiding over a crackdown on dissent as he pushes ahead with the reforms, that have included raising prices for fuel, electricity and public transportation.
The Egyptian military and security forces, under President Sisi's orders, have been conducting a major operation in Sinai this year, trying to crush militants behind a wave of attacks that had killed hundreds.
Analysts say the reforms have eroded his once soaring popularity, but to what extent is hard to gauge since scores of websites have been banned in the past year and opponents rounded up, often on charges of spreading fake news.
In an unprecedented show of digital dissent, hundreds of thousands of Egyptians have taken to Twitter in recent weeks, to voice their discontent and call for President Sisi to step down.
The hashtag campaign that translates roughly to #Sisi–leave gathered strength after the government announced the fuel and electricity subsidy cuts.
But in his speech on Saturday, President Sisi said Egypt, the Arab world's most populous country, could not afford to put off implementing the reforms even if they cause pain.
"It is without a doubt that the road to true reform is difficult and cruel and that it causes much suffering, but it is also without a doubt that the suffering which comes from the lack of reform is much greater," President Sisi said.
Despite the criticism, he said that his plans for the Egyptian economy would see it grow by more than seven per cent in the years to come.
said his program will spur economic growth by over seven percent in the coming years.
"This will change the reality of life in all of Egypt," he added.


Add rhyme to the dough.
You chose all the right ingredients!
Lovely description of the rain, catching the feeling of that freshness!
Thanks, Diane! It was fun doing a poem in the form of a recipe. I don't usually try to rhyme!
Lynne - love the poems! I am going to try some poetry this month so I will keep the ingredients in mind! I really do think you should think about a book with snapshots like Ralph Fletchers - you could also layer your knowledge of craft into somehow. I never thought of bundling my writing in any way - they just seem to be everywhere and I write them down. I have thought about a pattern to them. Interesting thought... we might need to talk more about both these ideas!! Such fun.
Yes. I think we should talk and help each other sketch out some possibilities in Boston at ILA. Or I will make a separate trip. Thanks for your encouraging words!
Oh, Lynne! What a gift your writing, and especially your poetry is. It gifts beautiful images as it transverses across the page!
I love poetry. Yours today are beautiful. I love the idea of a recipe for a poem. Very fun idea!
Add rhyme to the dough." I'm not sure I deliberately think of emotions when writing poetry. A new lens for me to consider when drafting or revsising!
Have a wonderful Sunday! Enjoy the rain!
Take a nibble and make your own.
Oh, Kevin! Thanks for this poem. When I had a 4th grade classroom, we made a Poetree beginning with my poem. Students wrote off a line or phrase and so on - growing branches and challenging the young poets each day.
I love writing poetry but I am always hesitant to share it. Yours is beautiful and I feel inspired to share some of mine.
Secondly, I loved your poems, especially the first one. It was so playful and fun to read!
Absolutely love your poems, Lynne! You are such an inspiration!
Lynne, love the poems. The image of the palate cleansing rain...the idea of a recipe. Good stuff.
Such fun to read...and I loved the rhythm of the lines, too.
Not one but two poems Lynne. A bounty indeed. Enjoyed reading your words immensely. You are a word weaver. Loved the imagery. Loved the list poem structure of the Recipe for a Poem. Your writing reflects the use of best words in tight spaces leading to the creation of sparks!


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If You Need a Job, Don't Miss This Key Step! - Besides the Job Hunt, the Resume. You Need An "Interview Getter"
Christofer French
Christofer has been a counselor, contract administrator and has studied astrology with his mother since the 70s. He has eight grandchildren.
After Over 50 Years of Song Writing, Mr. Diamond has a Curriculum Vitae!
There Is A Key Step Before The Job Hunt, The Resume and The Interview.
Out of Work? Looking for A New Job?
There are lots of Job Hunters out there. There is also much Unemployment. The chaos of Covid and the fury over lockdowns and shriveling business settings, makes the challenge of getting hired something that might cause some shivering and others to get upset stomachs. The tension and nerves that attend this process are separate challenges for everyone. Interestingly, it is in the urgings of this article -- to fully undertake the preparation of a Curriculum Vitae -- that your nerves and tension can be dealt with and mitigated. A well prepared CV allows you to be more confident and pleased with yourself.
"Curriculum Vitae"
The Key Step Has a Latin Derivation The Key Step addresses that "Opening Question" that is designed to put the Interviewer at ease and put the pressure on you --- "So tell me all about Suzanne Jones!" The Key Step addresses your skills. The Key Step helps you with "interesting tales". The Key Step will help keep you from stumbling in your presentation. The Key Step helps you with a Good Closing that concludes positively declaring your interest in the job (even if you're not sure).
"It's not just a compilation of jobs for older job hunters."
The CURRICULUM VITAE is the Key Step. It is not just a "Fat Resume" for older workers.
Wikipedia puts it this way:
A curriculum vitae Latin for "course of life", often shortened as CV or vita (genitive case, vitae), is a written overview of someone's life's work (academic formation, publications, qualifications, etc.). Vitae often aim to be a complete record of someone's career, and can be extensive, but they can be used in the same way as a resume, which is typically a brief 1–2 page summary of qualifications and work experience for the purposes of employment, and often only presents recent highlights. In many countries, a résumé is typically the first item that a potential employer encounters regarding the job seeker and is typically used to screen applicants, often followed by an interview Vitae may also be requested for applicants to postsecondary scholarships, and grants. In the 2010s it became popular for applicants to provide an electronic text of their CV to employers using email an online website or using a job-oriented site.
Portraying Your Valuable Business Self
The above description contains all the elements embraced in discussing an individual's background. Key Steps in Portraying Your Valuable Self in this Competitive Business World.
Call it Your "Jane or Joe Vitae"
First, don't call it a Curriculum Vitae. Call it your "Jane or Joe Vitae". It's your STORY with your DIALOGUE. Yes, they cast you in the role you are going to play. They are the producer and director; but you are the star.
This is not an Interrogation; it's a Presentation.
Nerves, tentative presentation, wondering about your "technique" are not to be manifest in your confident presentation. Of course you must be flawless in your oral coloring of your background. If you can, try to imagine you are in a friendly social occasion.
Cool and Cheerful, Not Tense
The Vitae should be coated with cheerful elaboration of the total past with which you are happy and at ease! How you present the Vitae matters much more than a "flub" or stumbling over a fact or stopping to correct yourself. Think about the fact that a style of presentation does not have to be flawless and mistake free. It is perfectly OK to be sweet and humble and self effacing.
Be yourself is a stron g recommendation for a natural Vitae Presentation. Remember one of the things an Interviewer is looking for is:
Is the Interviewee natural and at ease in this high pressure situation? The Key Step is to completely KNOW yourself. The more your "Total Story" is scripted inside you, the more comfortable you will be.
A Personal Theatric Script
Think of your Vitae not as a "Big Resume" that is overloaded with potential negatives. Think of your Vitae as a script from which you can deftly and colorfully and easily pull out positive references to your past. You are the "actor" pulling out your best tools and stories. Get your story down in your head and then smile with confidence in all of your interviews!
Potential & Possible Scenarios from INTERVIEWERS for Your Jane or Joe VITAE
INTERVIEWER - "You're Overqualified" -- VITAE - "I want this job. I think my qualifications will help me make a better overall contribution."
"You're Underqualified." VITAE - You learn and build skills in all new jobs. All my previous jobs taught me new skills.
"Isn't this really a New Field?" VITAE -"I am a professional and want to be as broad as I can!."
"Interesting Resume" - "I feel its all led to you!"
Great Background, but not in this Field, Explain Your Long Term Plans.
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A Seal of the Servant of the King Uncovered in City of David
Once again, archaeologists find evidence that not only is Jerusalem a Jewish city, the biblical account is accurate
A Rare and Exciting Discovery: A 2,600-year-old seal with impression bearing the words: "belongs to Nathan-Melech, Servant of the King." The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) reports that the seal was excavated in the City of David along the south-eastern slopes of the Temple Mount and is dated to the First Temple period. The name Nathan-Melech appears only once in the Bible, in II Kings 23:11, where he is described as an official in the court of King Josiah, who participated in a cleansing of the Temple precincts that King Josiah initiated. "And he took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entrance of the house of the Lord, by the chamber of Nathan-Melech the officer, which was in the precincts; and he burned the chariots of the sun with fire."
The title "Servant of the King" (Eved HaMelech) appears often in the Bible and describes a high-ranking official close to Israel's kings. Dr. Anat Mendel-Geberovich of the IAA notes that the fact that this official was mentioned by his first name alone indicates that he was known to all, and there was no need to add his family lineage.
The seal was discovered inside an important public building that was destroyed at the same time as the destruction of the First Temple built by King Solomon. According to Prof. Yuval Gadot of Tel Aviv University and Dr. Yiftah Shalev of the Israel Antiquities Authority who were responsible for the dig, the building where the seal and other artifacts were found was destroyed in the sixth century BCE – likely during the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BCE. Large stone debris, burnt wooden beams and numerous charred pottery shards were discovered in the building, all indications that they had survived an immense fire. The importance of this building can be seen, among other things, from its size, the finely-cut decorative stones from which it was built, and the quality of the architectural elements found, including remnants of a polished plaster floor.
The seal impression that was uncovered was deciphered by Dr. Mendel-Geberovich, who, according to the script, also dates it to the middle of the seventh century to the beginning of the sixth century BCE.
"Although it is not possible to determine with complete certainty that the Nathan-Melech who is mentioned in the Bible was in fact the owner of the stamp, it is impossible to ignore some of the details that link them together," Mendel-Geberovich said in the IAA announcement.
These kinds of seals were used to sign documents and were often set into signet rings worn by their owners. In biblical times these stamps noted the identity, lineage and status of their owners. In this case, the servant of the king.
PHOTO: An archeologist holds a stamp that bears the name of Nathan-Melech, mentioned in the book of Kings, at a dig site in the City of David, near the Old City of Jerusalem. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)


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Below are independent comments from 15 of our travellers who have visited Selinda Explorers Camp, and have kindly agreed to share their thoughts.
For our last four night we stayed at Selinda explorers. Back to tents, back to a bush experience. We shared our guide, Oats, with another couple, and Oats made sure we were all happy all the time, that is not an easy task.
He showed us masses of wild life, wild dogs every day, lions, elephant, zebra, buffalo, hyena all on a back drop of rivers and grasses, sunsets and trees. The environment is beautiful, huge! Photographing elephants and zebra in long yellow grass, young leopards stalking and wild dogs hunting is a photographers heaven.
We shared our experience with nice company, the chef provides such variety and choice it is amazing, and delicious and plentiful. We were on our own the last night in camp and the camp staff organised a candle lit dinner, outside our tent, for a special end to our safari. If you are looking for a bush experience that isn't drop loos and bucket showers, but totally authentic then this is for you.
We are already trying to work out when can we go back…..
A great camp to end our Botswana safari.
Again, great staff, good food, outstanding guides, wonderful safari/game viewing experiences and we really enjoyed the canoe trips and extended walking safari's.
Unfortunately we couldn't do out planned walking due to my ankle injury (see last camp), so I think we missed some of the best of this camp.
It is beautiful - very much a luxury antique camp. The service goes with the setting and is faultless! The food is good, but (and this a very personal view) I'd stop trying so hard - don't try to replicate restaurant food.
I'm rating the rooms 'good' because the lack of a drop-down mosquito net over the bed did result in picking up some bites as we slept. The tent is simply too big to effectively keep bugs out with zip doors (there can be access somewhere you cannot see) and I had insects as large as cicadas inside despite careful control on the zips! I don't think a net over the bed would be out of keeping with the ethos, so I recommended this as an option.
The location is miles from anywhere. For me that is an attraction - if you want easy access and wifi, this is not a camp for you! The facilities include hot water in the old fashioned manner for morning ablutions, but there is an 'always on' shower (alas, bucket showers are rare commodities nowadays).
The game drives were a 50/50 for us. On the one hand, I saw a pangolin!!! This was amazing. Our guide was excellent and we really enjoyed the drives. However, there is a habit here of all vehicles going to the 'sight of the day'. I know this gave us the pangolin (so hard to complain), but the tracking experience and thrill of finding things is rather lost. Even in so large a concession, we were all going to the same places. Next time I would unhook from the 'Let's go see...' group-think.
I wish we had been able to walk because I think that would change the experience significantly.
Extremely welcoming, hospitable, friendly and efficient staff who made us feel very welcome.
The camp manages to combine luxury with a feeling of being an integral part of the land and wildlife.
Selinda Explorers is unique in many ways. First of all, the camp is located along the beautiful Selinda Spillway. Second, the design of the camp, the management, and the guides are excellent.
Based upon two visits, first in August 2016 and again in August 2017, the wildlife viewing has been the best we have experienced. It's not the quantity, but the quality.
When we arrived, our excellent guide, Parks, was concerned that the resident lions had departed to follow the cape buffalo who migrate through the region. We knew that there is always a risk that the wildlife you hope to see will have moved to another area. Well, we told him to cheer up and went on to explain that we possessed "Bush Luck". Wherever we travel in the African bush, the wildlife is attracted to us. Sure enough, as we were returning to camp in the failing evening light my wife called "there they are!" The lions were moving through the bush parallel to our vehicle. They had returned. The Selinda Pride, as they are known are among the most beautiful lions in Africa. They have a reputation throughout Botswana as the strongest and most successful pride. They are Buffalo hunters. They hunt as a large team. Last year they were twenty-one strong. In 2017 there were fifteen due to the departure of six adult females that had moved to populate other areas. Over the next two days, the Selinda Pride were to provide some memorable experiences.
The following morning as we drove along the river we witnessed the pride at play. They would chase each other in and out of the water playing like huge powerful kittens! The guide explained that their play was how they built stamina, agility, speed and balance that they would later use in their hunting. We had only seen lions swim once before, in Zambia. It was quite a sight.
We have learned to sit and wait, sometimes for hours, in order to see special behavior. There was another couple with us in the vehicle who wanted to go back to camp for a midday siesta, so we dropped them off and returned to wait while the lion pride rested through the hot afternoon. Sure enough, in late afternoon they awoke and after a drink positioned themselves for the evening's hunt. As we watched, a large male giraffe wandered into their zone and the hunt was on. The lions crept into position through the tall grass. Their planned strategy was to have the largest female attack the giraffe head-on, leap up at the giraffe's throat and hang on while the others attacked from the sides. What we witnessed gave us a new appreciation for giraffes. We learned a male giraffe can deliver a lethal kick, so lions dare not attack from the rear. We also learned that giraffes are not stupid. They know the lions' strategy. The old male positioned a thick bush between himself and the lead lion so she couldn't get a clean run at him. The hours passed and as darkness fell the standoff continued. Eventually we learned he had made his escape.
As we were moving to our vehicle the following morning our guide excitedly pushed us to get in then raced less than a hundred yards to where the lions had killed a warthog that had been hanging around our camp. We learned they had paraded through our camp as we were rising at 5:30. Warthog for breakfast, then we followed as they returned to the river for another round of playtime by the water.
Later that day we were driving when we encountered a large lioness with three beautiful cubs. The guide explained that the mother had hidden the cubs for safety in the woodland for several weeks. She had decided it was time to reintroduce them to their pride. It was a long hot march and we followed them for several miles. By lunchtime they completed the hike and were reunited. Lions are very social cats. Leopards, and tigers and cheetahs are solitary, but lions rely on a social structure in their pride which is remarkable.
We were also fortunate to again see the rare and endangered African Painted dogs. After visiting a den site with twelve adults and fifteen young puppies, the pack raced off on their early evening hunt. Our guide took off after them in the vehicle -- crashing through the brush — racing across streams — winding over hill and dale with my wife calling "Tally Ho!" as we raced in pursuit. Again we were rewarded with a rare sighting of four of the dogs taking down a male antelope. Unlike lions, the painted dogs almost never miss. Their speed and their ability to run long distances gives them the advantage. Remarkable athletes! Why are they endangered? Because man has hunted them and the domestic dogs in the villages pass along infectious diseases like rabies. It's estimated there are less than four thousand left in the continent.
So, even though you can never predict when wildlife will make an appearance, Selinda Explorers has been very good to us. Frankly, Explorers has become our favorite camp in Botswana.
The customer service at Great Plains is unequaled. They are very flexible and will do everything to accommodate the specific needs of each guests.
The guides are truly amazing, passionate and experienced. The camp facilities are good, not exceptional, but the food is really really good. I would recommend Selinda Explorers, and more globally Great Plains without question.
The only improvements that we would recommend are: warm showers in the morning and one computer in the common area to access Internet/email, mainly for urgencies.
Victor was excellent guide. All staff were excellent apart from Lizzie who we found too intense and in your face.
Bush breakfasts were amazing - a real highlight and made this camp stand out from others.
Activities were flexible (eg we stayed out very late one evening for specific wildlife sightings) but then on our returned to camp the staff wanted us to rush to dinner to fit with their schedule.
We had a puncture (not unexpected) but the spare tyre was flat so we had to wait for a service vehicle to come out with another spare. However the spare was stuck on the service vehicle. Better maintenance checks should be done on the vehicles before setting out.
Thanks to some diplomacy by the guide and managers we managed to go for a couple of short walks but (with typical British reserve) felt awkward having to make a bit of an issue out of it.
Overall a good camp, great food, good guiding and excellent game.
This was the place to see big game up close and personal. Our very experienced guide could sniff out a pack of lions from miles away and we followed a chase and a kill and witnessed the end result of a wildebeest that wasn't concentrating and got taken down by the pride!
The drives just got better and better, we did have to get up early though, 5.30am call, but we were given coffee and cookies and once in the vehicle warm ponchos were provided. We had breakfast out on the plains each day and one day they brought lunch to the spillway which was a lovely surprise.
Our guide was a keen canoe fan and so we went out twice on the waterway, it was a lot of fun with two to a canoe and so peaceful and great to see another side to Africa. Another great day followed by sundowners and incredible skies.
The camp had a lovely feel to it, opulence and African spice. The staff were perfect hosts and once again it was more like sitting with friends in the evening than anything.
The tents were 5 star luxury and once again you could hear lions and wild animals literally outside the tents at night. Sounds scary but it all added to the atmosphere.
Excellent management that wasn't too "corporate".
We had been spoiled by mobile safaris in Zimbabwe and we were concerned that Botswana camps would cater to guests who preferred creature comforts over unique experiences.
Selinda Explorers was so exceptional we are alerting attempting to return in 2017.


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If you are already a fan of the series, I hope you love getting to reconnect with all your favorite San Francisco and Seattle Sullivans! If you are just getting started, this is a great way to meet everyone, and you can find a Sullivan Family Tree at bellaandre.com/sullivan-family-tree.
"Every Beat of My Heart is rich with the Sullivan siblings taking care of each other. [This] novella is full of surprises and makes me look forward to more from the Sullivans. LOVE IT!" ~ 5 stars from Katie L.
"It was a great joy to reconnect to the Sullivans. Thank you Bella Andre for this surprise for your faithful fans. I look forward to many more hours of wonderful reading from your Sullivan family stories." ~ 5 stars from Darla B.
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You've probably heard so much about the recently released Bluetooth 5.
You've seen all the hype on 2x Speed, 4x Range, and 8x Advertising data increase capabilities.
But what does this all mean?? How does it achieve all these improvements? Is it really possible to achieve all these simultaneously?? What about power consumption? How is that affected?
There was so much media hype surrounding the release of Bluetooth 5, and lots of conflicting information with very few details. Many media articles made it sound like you can achieve all these simultaneously!
In this first post of a series on Bluetooth 5, I'll go ahead and demystify all these facts for you as well as cover Bluetooth 5 Advertisements in detail.
Fully understand the 3 main improvements that Bluetooth 5 achieves (Speed, Range, and Advertisements).
Know which of these will benefit your application/use-case the most.
How you can utilize the new improvements of Bluetooth 5 to your advantage.
How to determine whether a BLE chip/module supports the new features you're interested in utilizing.
Which applications and use cases will benefit from each of these improvements.
Have a full example of implementing each of these features on a chosen platform.
First, let's make it clear that Bluetooth 5 does not achieve both increased range and speed simultaneously – in fact, you will absolutely sacrifice speed in favor of range and vice versa!
Not all these new Bluetooth 5 features require new hardware.
Some vendors will provide software updates to support some of these new features of Bluetooth 5 (for features that don't require a hardware update).
The mandatory symbol rate is 1 megasymbol per second (Msym/s), where 1 symbol represents 1 bit therefore supporting a bit rate of 1 megabit per second (Mb/s), which is referred to as the LE 1M PHY. The 1 Msym/s symbol rate may optionally support error correction coding, which is referred to as the LE Coded PHY.
An optional symbol rate of 2 Msym/s may be supported, with a bit rate of 2 Mb/s, which is referred to as the LE 2M PHY.
Notice the "optional" keyword in both cases of the LE 2M PHY (achieving 2x speed) and LE Coded PHY (achieving longer range via Forward-Error Correction).
PHY is the term used to refer to the Physical Layer of Bluetooth technology. For more info on the term, refer to the Wikipedia article on PHY.
We will start by talking briefly about the new higher speed 2 Msym/s PHY and the Long Range feature (utilizing the Coded PHY). After that, we will go deep into Bluetooth 5 Advertisements in general as well the new LE Advertising Extensions feature. In upcoming posts, we'll go over each of the longer range and higher speed features in more detail.
We will also go over how to implement Extended Advertisements on the nRF52840 Preview Development Kit and provide the complete source code. Since these are new Bluetooth 5 features, an app such as nRF Connect or any other smartphone app that's running on a non-Bluetooth 5 supported device won't be able to discover the advertisements. This is why we will be using the new Bluetooth Tracker by Ellisys. The Tracker is one of the best commercial sniffers out there (if not the best) because of its form factor, competitive price and elegant software UI design compared to others out there, and best of all it fully supports Bluetooth 5.
Bonus: Download my free report on the 5 Essential Bluetooth Low Energy Tools which help you develop for BLE in the most efficient manner.
1 Mbps PHY: This PHY is mandatory and is uncoded (modulated at 1 Megasymbol/sec). Uncoded means that each symbol is represented by exactly one bit, so a theoretical data rate of 1 Megasymbol/sec equates to 1 Mbps of data.
2 Mbps PHY: This is uncoded as well (modulated at 2 Megasymbol/sec), and helps achieve the higher speed (2 Mbps) than Bluetooth 4.2.
Coded PHY: This is also modulated at 1 Megasymbol/sec. By using a coding technique, the data can be error-corrected on the receiving end (to a given extent). This helps achieve the longer range in Bluetooth 5 – we are simply increasing the receiver sensitivity rather than changing transmit power on the transmitter side.
There are certainly trade-offs for choosing one of these PHYs over the other (there are also restrictions on where each can be used). In addition to the increased speed, the new 2M PHY also reduces power consumption since the same amount of data is transmitted in less time reducing the radio-on time. Coexistence is also improved because of the less radio-on time.
The benefit of using the LE Coded PHY is increased range with the trade-off of both higher power consumption and reduced speed (down to 125kbps or 500 kbps depending on the coding used S=2 vs. S=8).
Bluetooth Low Energy uses 40 different frequency channels (PHY channels), separated by 2 MHz. Three (3) of these channels are called Primary Advertisement channels, while the remaining 37 channels are used for Secondary Advertisements as well as Data channels for transfers during a connection. Advertisements are used by devices to broadcast data and info for other observer devices to discover and process. It allows the device to broadcast this information for multiple devices to discover without a connection between the observers and broadcaster.
Advertisements always start with advertisement packets sent on the 3 primary channels (or a subset of these channels). Extra information can then be offloaded to the Secondary advertisement channels to allow for more data to be broadcast. There's also an additional mode called Periodic Advertisement that allows a scanner or observer to be synchronized with the advertisements sent continuously by the broadcaster.
This table lays out the PHYs can be used for each of the Advertising PDU Types. You will notice that all the legacy advertisement PDUs we listed can only be sent on the original LE 1M PHY, and that the only Primary Advertisement PDU that can be sent on anything other than the 1M PHY is the ADV_EXT_IND (which is the only case where one of the new PHYs can be used on the primary advertising channels). All others are Secondary Advertising packets and can be sent on any of the three PHYs.
You'll notice that the only Advertising Event that does not allow ADV_EXT_IND is the Connectable and Scannable Undirected Event. For this advertising event type, ADV_INT is the only type allowed.
Extended Advertisements are a way to advertise more (offloaded) data than what's allowed with Legacy Advertisements. Offloading is accomplished by first advertising on the primary channel that points to an auxiliary packet on the secondary channel.
Note: Since non-Bluetooth 5 devices will not be able to discover extended advertisements, it is recommended that advertisers also use an advertising set with legacy advertising PDUs for older scanning devices to be able to discover the end device.
Advertising sets are used to send out different types of advertising events simultaneously. Each advertisement set will have different advertisement parameters such as advertising PDU type, advertising interval, and PHY.
Scan requests and responses can take place on the same PHY channel as the original advertisement or be offloaded to the secondary channel.
In some cases when advertising on the Uncoded PHY, connection requests and responses are offloaded to the secondary channel.
Scan requests, scan responses, connection requests, and connection responses ARE ALWAYS offloaded to the secondary channel.
Another feature of Bluetooth 5 Extended Advertisements is Periodic Advertisements. These are used for broadcasting packets to devices at a set period between two unconnected devices, meaning that more than one device can listen and tune in on these periodic advertisements. They consist of advertisements sent at a fixed interval with the advertisement data changing from time to time.
As you can see from the figure above, the primary advertisement channel is used to transmit the ADV_EXT_IND PDU type which holds information (Time offset, PHY…etc) that can be used to find the AUX_ADV_IND PDU packet. That packet, in turn, contains the SyncInfo field which defines the data needed to synchronize to the periodic advertisement packets (AUX_SYNC_IND and AUX_CHAIN_IND) in a way similar to how connections are formed (channel map, hop sequence, which PHY…etc).
Therefore, a scanner can target an advertising device by first discovering the advertisement event on the primary channel, and then tuning into the appropriate secondary channel and timing based on information sent in the primary advertisement packet.
We will go through an example of implementing Bluetooth 5 Extended Advertisements using the nRF52840 Preview Development Kit and show the packets as captured by the Ellisys Bluetooth Tracker sniffer.
This example will be based on the nRF52840 Preview Development Kit (PDK) by Nordic Semiconductor. If you haven't set up your development environment for this development kit, then follow my Complete nRF52 Mac Development Tutorial. In this example, however, I'll be using the experimental Blinky peripheral app example provided by the nRF SDK.
Make sure you start with the latest SDK version (in my case, 13.1.0, available here).
Update to use a SoftDevice release with version >= 5.0.0-3.alpha (available here).
Update the linker file to support the new SoftDevice (since the current version of the SDK v13.1.0 does not include this SoftDevice release yet).
Update the Makefile to use the new SoftDevice image when flashing the target.
Modify an example program to implement Bluetooth 5 features (in our case, we are implementing the Extended Advertisement feature).
Flash the target device with the SoftDevice (version >= 5.0.0-3.alpha).
Flash the target device with the compiled application.
You will need another device that supports Bluetooth 5 Extended Advertisements to discover and listen to the advertisements sent by the target (you can either use a Bluetooth 5 sniffer or another development Kit configured as a scanner/observer).
I recommend you make a copy of the SDK and make this change in the copy so you don't end up breaking other applications you've developed that rely on older SoftDevice releases. In my case, I started with the example app labeled "experimental_ble_app_blinky" under the examples/ble_peripheral folder of the nRF5 SDK.
Create a project using the example experimental_ble_app_blinky in NetBeans (or any other IDE of choice). You can follow my tutorial on Setting up your Mac Development environment for nRF52.
Navigate to the experimental_ble_app_blinky/pca10056/s140/armgcc/ folder and edit the file Makefile to reflect the changes below. The file is updated to flash the device with the new SoftDevice version instead of the older one.
Update the file experimental_ble_app_blinky/pca10056/s140/armgcc/experimental_ble_app_blinky_gcc_nrf52.ld to reflect the following changes below. This change is meant to accommodate the update of the SoftDevice which takes more space in Flash and thus pushing out the application to start from the address at 0x24000.
* Nordic Semiconductor ASA integrated circuit.
* engineered, decompiled, modified and/or disassembled.
* @param[in] nrf_error Error code containing information about what went wrong.
/**@brief Function for dispatching a BLE stack event to all modules with a BLE stack event handler.
* event has been received.
// Overwrite some of the default configurations for the BLE stack.
/**@brief Function for the Power Manager.
The advertisement data will be broadcast and sent over the extended advertisement packets. In this case, it will include the Name and the LBS_UUID_SERVICE (LED Button Service Server).
Follow my tutorial on Setting up your Mac Development environment for nRF52.
Here's a video tutorial showing the different advertisement settings and how they appear when captured by the Ellisys Tracker.
Unfortunately, the nRF5x SDK and SoftDevice (as of July 2017) does not yet support advertisement packets to contain data larger than 31 bytes, so the name here is cut off, even though we specified it as a Complete Local Name instead of a Shortened Local Name (the API shortened it for us).
How and when can you utilize Bluetooth 5 Advertisements?
No doubt that Beacon applications will benefit the most from extended advertisements. However, it will take time before you can practically utilize this feature since it will depend on the scanning devices (smartphones, tablets, PCs) supporting Bluetooth 5 Extended Advertisements.
Beacons can now broadcast more data and allow for a better user experience. Connectable devices can also utilize this to send more data and allow connections on the secondary advertising channels (which can help avoid interference and noise from other devices broadcasting on the primary channels).
The use of Periodic Advertisements can also help in making the broadcasting device more consistently discovered and monitored, with the possibility of the broadcast data being updated to reflect certain attributes and aspects of the broadcasting device (e.g. in the case where a scanning device is always present in the proximity of a broadcasting device, now this scanning device can more consistently "follow" the advertiser and monitor its updates more frequently).
Extended Advertisements (including periodic advertisements) is just one of the exciting and promising features of the new Bluetooth 5. We will go into more detail on the other two features of Bluetooth 5: longer range, and higher speed in the upcoming posts.
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I am working on the BLE security testing with the BTLC1000 Board and want to fuzz the BLe protocol stack by sending malicious L2CAP Packets for example. Have you already done something like that?
I haven't done any security testing and fuzzing with BLE. What tools are you looking at using for this? Are you looking to do this on the BTLC1000 itself or from a peer device? I know that the Ubertooth One is pretty popular among security professionals for testing and penetration testing.
Great tutorial! Do you know how to enable AUX_CHAIN_IND packets? Is it just a matter of increasing the amount of advertising data and the Nordic SDK will add that data to the AUX_CHAIN_IND packets in the extended advertising event?
Also, jus wondering if you know whether the Nordic SDK also implements the central side of scanning for extended advertising? I've looked through the latest SDK release notes but don't seem to see that specified, though maybe I just missed it.
I will look into it and get back to you. At the time I wrote the post, the nRF SDK had limited support for Advertising Extensions in general.
Sorry for the late response. I looked into the chained advertising packets and apparently they are not supported by the current nRF5 SDK + SoftDevice. I'm sure they'll be adding it in a future update though.
Have you figured out the Central part for scanning for extended asvertisements? I'll be look at that soon and will update the comment with any new info I find out.
Thank you very much for these tutorials, they are super helpful!
I just have a question; I am trying to get some of the other types of extended advertising (like periodic advertising) working on the nrf52840, but I have not found anything in the SoftDevice v6.1.0 API or in any other online tutorials detailing how to actually implement this.
Is it just not supported by the SoftDevice yet?
Thank you so much for these tutorials again.
I'll be posting some examples soon on this very topic.
great tutorial. Do you have an example for extended advertising yet??
Thanks, Oscar. Not yet, but it is on my list of upcoming posts. Stay tuned!


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namespace ShopwarePlugins\Connect\Subscribers;

use Enlight\Event\SubscriberInterface;
use Shopware\Components\Model\ModelManager;
use Shopware\Models\Property\Group;
use Shopware\Models\Property\Option;
use Shopware\Models\Property\Value;

class Search implements SubscriberInterface
{
    /**
     * @var ModelManager
     */
    private $modelManager;

    /**
     * @param ModelManager $modelManager
     */
    public function __construct(
        ModelManager $modelManager
    ) {
        $this->modelManager = $modelManager;
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritdoc}
     */
    public static function getSubscribedEvents()
    {
        return [
            'Enlight_Controller_Action_PostDispatch_Backend_Search' => 'extendBackendPropertySearch',
        ];
    }

    /**
     * @param \Enlight_Event_EventArgs $args
     */
    public function extendBackendPropertySearch(\Enlight_Event_EventArgs $args)
    {
        /** @var $subject \Enlight_Controller_Action */
        $subject = $args->getSubject();
        $request = $subject->Request();

        switch ($request->getActionName()) {
            case 'search':
                $entity = $request->getParam('entity', null);

                switch ($entity) {
                    case Group::class:
                    case Option::class:
                    case Value::class:
                        $subject->View()->data = $this->markRecordsAsConnect(
                            $subject->View()->data,
                            $entity
                        );
                        break;
                    default:
                        break;
                }

                break;
            default:
                break;
        }
    }

    /**
     * @param array $data
     * @param string $modelName
     * @return array
     */
    private function markRecordsAsConnect($data, $modelName)
    {
        $result = [];

        foreach ($data as $row) {
            if (!array_key_exists('id', $row)) {
                continue;
            }
            $recordId = $row['id'];
            $model = $this->modelManager->getRepository($modelName)->find($recordId);

            $attribute = null;
            if ($model) {
                $attribute = $model->getAttribute();
            }

            if ($attribute && $attribute->getConnectIsRemote()) {
                $row['connect'] = true;
            }

            $result[] = $row;
        }

        return $result;
    }
}


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On March 13, 2020, Catawba College President Brian Lewis sent out an email to students, parents, and faculty that Catawba College will be sending everyone home due to COVID-19. "Classes will be delivered remotely from March 23 until April 12," the email read from President Lewis. "We will continually evaluate the situation and we will provide at least a one-week notice to all members of the college community if a change is needed."
Unfortunately, students were not able to return April 12 as planned. On March 27, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper announced that a state-wide "stay at home" order would be in effect starting Monday night, March 27, and for an additional 30 days after that. Following this announcement, President Lewis sent another email informing the Catawba community that classes will remain online for the remainder of the semester. "We will extend our Academic Continuity Plan and continue to offer classes remotely or via other delivery methods for the duration of the spring semester," wrote President Lewis. "All students should continue to watch for communications from their professors for details on their remote learning plans."
Although Catawba's campus remains open, all students and non-essential employees were asked to return home. Students who had chosen to remain on campus prior to President Lewis announcing that students will not be coming back, were asked to leave no later than March 30. In addition, students who left their belongings on campus were asked to remove their belongings by the end of the semester. "It was hard to have to pack up and leave so fast," says sophomore Jennifer Chamber, who was staying on campus as she is from Ireland. "It was stressful."
Speaking of stressful, the Catawba Community was informed on March 30 that an individual on Catawba's campus tested positive for COVID-19. "College officials confirmed with a member of our campus community late this morning that they tested positive for COVID-19," President Lewis confirmed. "The individual is currently in isolation off-campus." This announcement comes just days after President Lewis sent out an email ensuring the Catawba community that someone testing positive for the virus was just a rumour.
Sadly, many of Catawba's most loved and cherished traditions have been canceled due to the pandemic including commencement. Seniors will still be able to participate in a commencement ceremony later in the year, however, it will not be the same. As this is a scary and challenging time for all, President Lewis is trying to keep the Catawba communities spirits up. "Together, we know our community will overcome every obstacle ahead and will have much to celebrate in the near future," says Lewis. "In the words of the Alma Mater:
'Rich and glorious be thy future,
World of influence wide,
And with us who bear thy culture,
May thy precepts and spirit abide.'"
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Since day one, Johnnie Walker has been all about the blend. They don't actually "make" anything, but they do grab a selection of other distiller's work and slap their own label on it. If sales are any indication, they're damn good at it as evidenced by the red label version taking the title of best selling scotch in the world. But do sales alone mean that the Red Label is actually the best one? Or is their Black Label better? Let's find out.
For those looking for a little more in depth look at the two options here are the full reviews we've previously done.
Let's start with a hard question. When we say "best" what do we actually mean?
For our reviews, we use a number of features to make an overall assessment of the spirit in question. Taking into account things like authenticity, manufacturing process, and how well it works in a variety of situations and not just a single category.
In this case, we have something unique. Because we're comparing two spirits from the same label we can drop some of those categories. For example, I don't care about comparing the history of these two products because it's pretty much the same. Manufacturing process and bottle/label design can also be thrown out for sameness.
In the end, what we're left considering is how well these two spirits drink. And thankfully, we've got a set of criteria that we already use for that purpose.
I'm of the opinion that a good spirit should be good even when taken on its own without any adjustment. In this case there's really only one winner: the Black.
While the Black is perfectly drinkable and enjoyable on its own, the Red has a fruity and odd flavor that is too bold to really enjoy. It makes perfect sense since the Red is designed to be blended and drinking it neat isn't probably an intended use case, but if I'm spending money on whisky I'd like to be able to drink it however I want.
The playing field levels out with the addition of ice. With a little water and lower temperature, those strange flavors within the Red start to blend into the background and the base whisky flavors start emerging. But while the Red becomes 'drinkable', the Black hits its stride and becomes downright tasty.
This is where the Red is designed to live, in the world of the mixed drink. In our case it's an Old Fashioned, a good traditional drink using bitters and sugar.
With the Red label, the fruity flavors play into the drink well and create a delicious mixture. That's something that isn't included with the flavor profile of the Black label, and in that instance you just get a distinctly peat forward flavor.
Personally, I like them both. I think they both do a fine job of making an Old Fashioned, but then again I might just be preferential to peat-forward spirits.
In this case, the Red label is a runaway winner.
With the Black Label, there's really nothing that the spirit brings to the table. All I taste is ginger beer, lime, and a bit of peat.
Counter the Red Label — where the addition of the ginger and lime results in a symphony of flavor. It's honestly amazing, and something I might consider stocking some Red Label just to keep in my back pocket. I can't say Red Label makes the absolute best mule I've ever had, but it solidly ranks in my top five.
There's really only one situation where the Red stands out, and at that point you really should be reaching for something like a rye whiskey instead. The Black is good on its own, just fine in an Old Fashioned, and not objectionable in a mule. It's the most versatile of the two bottles and, in my opinion, the better selection.
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One way to get flavor INSIDE meat is by brining or using a syringe to inject a marinade inside the meat. This recipe takes classic cajun flavor and makes chicken just simply darn-right tasty!
Melt the butter in a sauce pan. Let cool to room temperature and add the seasonings and spices. Mix well.
Rinse and pat dry the chicken pieces. Prepare the injection as noted above and prepare your syringe. Fill the syringe with the marinade and insert into the meat. Start to press the liquid into the chicken WHILE pulling the syringe out of the meat. For larger pieces, move the syringe over about an inch and repeat the process.
In a clean bowl mix the seasoning together and sprinkle all over the chicken pieces.
Prepare your grill or smoker for indirect medium heat. Smoke or roast the chicken until the internal temperature reaches 140 F or so… then brush with the BBQ sauce. The chicken is cooked when breast meat reaches 165 F and the thighs (or dark meat) reaches 175 F. Let rest for 10 minutes before serving with your favorite side dishes.


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You're thirteen. All you want is a normal life. But most normal kids don't need heart transplants.
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When the weather turns warm, there's nothing more refreshing than a Popsicle — except one made with fresh ingredients and not an iota of fake coloring in sight. Here are Foodlets' favorite ideas for sunny days ahead.
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