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Terminally ill man to climb Everest base camp with Peter Andre for charity
The pair are heading out with a team of friends to take on the worlds tallest mountain
Max BakerTrainee Digital Reporter
Updated 13:07, 8 AUG 2018
Peter Andre is joining the team up to base camp (Image: Soul Media)
A dad with stage four heart failure will be joined by Peter Andre as he attempts to climb part of Mount Everest.
Nick Jones, who lives in Westbury, has decided to take on the challenge in aid of a charity he's set up to help young people deal with loss.
Nick has malignant hypertension, a condition which causes extremely high blood pressure.
People with heart failure often have a reduced life expectancy. Mr Jones says he is receiving end-of-life care.
He said: "My blood pressure for the past few years has been constantly 190 or 200 over 120 or 160.
"It's like driving a Mustang at 200mph.
Nick and his team are determined to make it to at least Everest base camp
"Due to my condition I have stage four heart failure, which is the last one before you pop, as well as stage four renal failure.
"I have just come off dialysis treatment.
"I also have a condition called atrial fibullation (irregular heartbeat) so I've had a defibrillator fitted. It is making my life horrific.
"With those two conditions combined I'm now not sleeping and in total pain. I have to cope somehow.
"I've coped by immersing myself in the foundation since April."
He set up the Nick Jones Foundation for Bereaved Children - in part motivated by the grief he experienced when his parents died.
What is malignant hypertension?
Extremely high blood pressure that develops rapidly
Can cause some type of organ damage
Attacks the heart, eyesight and renal function
1% of people with a history of high blood pressure develop the condition
A person with the condition has a blood pressure that is typically above 180/120
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The condition runs in the family, and Nick lost his mother and father at a young age.
He saw his mother die painfully whilst having the illness.
He said: "My mother died very painfully in front of me. I never got over it.
"Then Dad died ten years later. I've been around death all my life.
"I'm a funeral director by trade, I was a prison officer and have seen hangings.
"The ethos behind the foundation is that people can empathise with the situation (my children are in).
Everest base camp (Image: Jason Maehl/Getty)
"I want there to be a phone number for people that have lost a parent.
"I also want there to be creative help. My drive will be creative therapy.
Nick is constantly meeting others in his line of work who want to be a part of the foundation.
"I still do security believe it or not. I met a DJ in a club in Bath who lost her dad at aged 12 and we got talking.
"She said she wanted to help people through dance ad DJing.
"We are building this jigsaw of creative therapy for those that need it. We aren't just going to tick boxes.
"To me, grief might come out in two years time and we will always be there for the people that need it."
Nick met Peter Andre after a black tie event for the foundation and the two got chatting, forming the idea of climbing Everest.
Peter was a special guest at the black tie event and became an ambassador for the charity, agreeing to accompany Nick to the base camp.
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Nick said: "We got chatting about the kind of guy I was.
"I said to him I need a challenge and I'm going to do Everest. He said if you're in, I'm doing it.
Nick is ready to go out on his own terms and wants to leave behind a legacy to be proud of.
"You can either make a mark in life or you can leave a mark in life.
"I'm not Peter Andre but I can damn well leave my mark in life. I'm not going to go down without a fight.
"People say to me are you going to die at Everest? I tell them if I do I do."
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The big climb takes place on the October 19, when Nick, Peter, and six other daring individuals will attempt to make it to at least Everest base camp.
Nick and his friends did attempt to take on the Three Peaks challenge in order to train for Everest, but unfortunately one of his friends was injured on the way down from Ben Nevis.
The foundation has many other events coming up, including a big send off in Trowbridge Civic Hall.
Another famous face, Martin Kemp, will be DJing during an 80s night on the 6th of October, before the team head off to Kathmandu.
Nick has met Martin a number of times and admits that he wants Peter there on the night too.
Tickets are selling fast for the night in Trowbridge, but you can purchase them by clicking here.
To donate to the foundation, visit the fundraising page at https://www.gofundme.com/NickJonesFoundation.
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Around 1000 A.D., Tahitians from the islands of Ra'iatea, Bora Bora, and Huahine arrived in Hawaii. With their larger statures, they easily overpowered the islands' inhabitants, descendants of Polynesian settlers that had arrived several hundred years prior.
Although the Tahitians didn't slaughter the natives, they reduced them to commoners, calling them menehune (an insult meaning "people of small status") and imposed their own political system and customs on them.
Politics and Class
Tahitians had a well-established social and political hierarchy. The kapu system held particular importance. Something which was kapu was either forbidden or sacred, often due to social rank or gender. For instance, women could not eat with men, and only nobility could wear feathered garb, such as capes and headdresses.
The highest-ranking chiefs were called kapu moe, and they wielded absolute power. Not only were commoners forbidden from looking at them, they couldn't let the kapu moe's shadow fall on them, either. To alert commoners of approaching royalty, an appointed noble preceded them, carrying a kahili - a towering staff with a feathered top. On seeing this, commoners could either leave or prostrate themselves on the ground.
Below the kapu moe were the rest of the ali'i, nobility of various ranks similar to European royal courts. The most important among them were the ali'i nui, who could be either a man or a woman. When the head chief was away in battle or (more rarely) killed, the ali'i nui was responsible for making critical decisions. With this responsibility came a great deal of power and social status.
Ancestry and warrior prowess determined a person's place in the ali'i. Because there often were more than one kapu moe on a particular island, warfare was common both on and between the islands. While all able-bodied men served as warriors, the ali'i commanded them, leading them into battle. Though warriors sometimes used weapons, the goal usually wasn't to kill the enemy, rather to establish superiority over them. Hand-to-hand combat accomplished that goal and reduced casualties.
Mana (spiritual power) was a vital religious concept which further justified the division between nobility and commoner. Thought to flow from great spirits that all people were descended from, mana passed from generation to generation. It was believed that commoners had forgotten their genealogies, breaking the spiritual connection which could confer a chief's power upon them.
With the significance of heritage, children grew up playing memory games as a way of preserving family history. An excellent memory increased a person's status in the community. Marrying into a high-ranking family also boosted social status. Rarely, siblings married for this reason, but this intermarriage was restricted to the kapu moe. Inbred children born with visible birth defects were immediately killed. However, the royal line was never threatened because polygamy was widely accepted for both genders; both spouses would therefore bear children with other husbands and wives.
Other esteemed people were kahunas. Masters of a certain profession, such as canoe building, medicine, or weather, kahunas led the others in his field both professionally and spiritually. Often, a particular extended family monopolized a profession, but exceptional skill could gain an outsider admittance as a novice. Kahunas led religious rituals, and the kahuna nui served as spiritual advisor to the head chief.
Commoners were the working class; farmers, fishermen, artisans, performers, sailors, and so on. Because they believed their station in life was natural, they harbored no ambition to cross class lines. But they usually considered love affairs between a chief and a common woman to be favorable, since the whole family might benefit from the chief's patronage, especially if the couple bore a child.
As in most societies, certain people were outcasts. Known as kauw? ("untouchables"), they may have been prisoners of war or their descendants. To be taken prisoner of war meant losing one's mana and being rejected by ancestral spirits. Because kauw's were thought to have no mana, they were forced to live apart from everyone else to avoid robbing mana from others. Anybody could kill a kauw, trying to escape. Healthy kauw, men sometimes became human sacrifices in religious rituals.
Feudal System
Although early Hawaiians didn't believe land could actually be owned, they did consider themselves custodians of the earth. The kapu moe distributed land to the ali'i in portions. Each ali'i was granted a pie-shaped section, called ahupua'a, which stretched from the coastline into the mountains. In return for the land's use, the ali'i pledged loyalty to the kapu moe. Every ahupua'a had both a chief and a minor ali'i. Its land was further divided into narrow strips, again running from the coast to the mountains, with each being occupied by a family (ohana). The ohanas worked their pieces of land, sharing part of their harvests with their host nobles.
While this self-sufficient lifestyle bears much resemblance to medieval European feudal systems, ohanas were not virtual slaves. Because they could go wherever they wanted, the ali'i could not treat them too harshly or they'd take their allegiance elsewhere. An ali'i without sufficient followers would never be able to rise very high through the ranks.
A Dynasty Founded
About sixty years after Tahitians established themselves in Hawaii, a high priest named P?'ao arrived from Tahiti. Seeing that the chiefs had intermarried with commoners, he felt the pure lineage had been corrupted and the chiefs had lost the proper mana, making them all unfit as chiefs. He returned to Tahiti and recruited Pili, a prince with a strong family line, to establish rule in Hawaii.
It's likely that the chiefs resisted the new leader, but in the end P?'ao succeeded in securing Pili the top position. Pili became the first in a powerful dynasty of Hawaiian rulers, including Kamehameha many centuries later. P?'ao built temples and instituted new rites. His religious leadership may have kept the early Hawaiians from straying too far from their original Tahitian customs.
End of the Journey
For a number of years after the Tahitians planted roots in Hawaii, travel continued to and from the South Pacific. However, by at least several hundred years before European explorers came, journeying had ended. While the reasons for this cessation haven't been proven, there are several theories.
One possibility is that Hawaiians couldn't take the time away from cultivating their lands, which were more expansive than those in the South Pacific. Another is that chiefs who undertook long voyages may have returned to find others had appropriated their positions. Or shifting allegiances in the South Pacific may have made them less welcome there.
Whatever the reason, Hawaii became an insular land, with little to no contact with the outside world. In this cultural cocoon, early Hawaiian culture evolved free of external influences. But the arrival of Europeans changed all that.
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Rakuten Monkeys vs. Fubon Guardians Pick – CPBL May 15, 2020
By Kyle E in Baseball — May 14th, 2020 9:44pm PDT May 14, 2020
-1.5SPREAD
-170ODDS
The Rakuten Monkeys are back on the field after suffering a rare loss on Wednesday. They were blasted by a score of 15-11 against the Uni-Lions in a pretty big upset. The Monkeys were huge favorites on the moneyline and -3.5 on the spread, but lost by 4 runs. A lot of CPBL games can get a bit wild.
When you have a bunch of spotty pitchers, especially the relievers, matches tend to get a bit hectic. If you like wild games with a barrage of runs, the CPBL is certainly a league for you. There will be the odd pitching duel here and there, but this is a league that is primarily situated around lots of offense.
The Monkeys have the most potent offense in the CPBL. The loss on Wednesday was not because the Monkeys' offense couldn't find the ball at the plate. They recorded 16 hits and 11 runs, which is good enough for a win nine times out of ten. In the CPBL, though, you can never let your guard down no matter how many runs are up on the board.
Despite the 15-11 loss Wednesday, the Monkeys are enjoying a comfortable lead in the CPBL with a record of 15-5. Their closest competition in the CPBL, the Chinatrust Brothers, are 10-12 at the moment, so there isn't much competition for the Monkeys right now. That may never change, but they're still going to lose some games here and there.
The Fubon Guardians look to shake off an ugly loss yesterday. They were never in the game, as the Chinatrust Brothers pounded the Guardians early, loaded the bases in the 1st inning which set the tone for the rest of the day. The Guardians ultimately lost the ballgame by a score of a score of 11-5.
They scored late to make it more of a respectable final score, but were never really in the game except for before the first pitch of the match. The Monkeys generally know how to respond. They've lost back-to-back games just once in 2020. Head below for our free Rakuten Monkeys vs. Fubon Guardians pick for May 15, 2020 in the CPBL.
Rakuten Monkeys vs. Fubon Guardians CPBL Baseball Odds:
Monkeys -1.5 (-170)
Guardians +1.5 (+140)
Moneyline:
Monkeys (-265)
Guardians (+205)
Over 12.5 (-105)
Under 12.5 (-125)
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Rakuten Monkeys vs. Fubon Guardians Prediction:
The Monkeys have scored a total of 32 runs in their last two games. Despite the offensive surge, the Monkeys only have a win to show for it. They were winners on Tuesday by a score of 17-10, but didn't have enough offense in them to stymie the Uni-Lions on Wednesday. The run differential for the Monkeys has been insane this season.
They've scored 178 runs as opposed to 128 runs allowed for a ratio of +50. The next closest team isn't in the same park, as the Chinatrust Brothers have a +7 run differential. The Guardians are in the negative with -20 runs. They've scored 126 runs while allowing 146 runs in 2020.
Former major leaguer, Ryan Carpenter, is off to a good start in his new career in Taiwan. In three warm up games with the II club, Carpenter posted a 1.76 ERA and 0.98 WHIP. That success has carried over into the regular season with the Monkeys, as he boasts an ERA of 2.42 and 1.04 WHIP in three starts.
The Carpenter signing seems to be a very smart move for the Monkeys. He will likely continue to find success at this level of baseball after a career in the majors. The Monkeys' bullpen should be better off today after getting a break following the loss against Chinatrust.
Henry Sosa was one of the best pitchers in the CPBL last season, but has taken a big hit thus far. I don't know if it's a blip, or Sosa got too comfortable in the offseason, but his numbers are down considerably. Sosa notched a 1.56 ERA and 0.81 WHIP in 12 starts last season. However, in 4 outings in 2020, Sosa has been way off his intended target.
He holds a 6.55 ERA and 1.64 WHIP in 22 innings pitched. Sosa might show some improvement on Friday, but that may not be enough against Carpenter and the Monkeys. I see the Monkeys responding for a much better performance in this one. Look for the to win by 2 or more runs over the Guardians.
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