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	Geotimes - October 2006 - Unlocking Blackbeard's Secrets
		Blackbeard, as Teach became known, was said to frighten his opponents just by looking at them.
		By 1716, Blackbeard commanded his own ship with a large crew, and was sailing the Atlantic seaboard and the Caribbean Sea alongside Hornigold.
		Queen Anne’s Revenge was Blackbeard’s flagship, right up until he ran her aground on a sandbar in 4 meters (12 feet) of water — some say intentionally — in Beaufort Inlet off the coast of North Carolina in June 1718.
	www.geotimes.org /oct06/feature_Blackbeard.html (2549 words)

	List of fictional military operations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This is a list of fictional military and covert (but not always government-sanctioned) operations.
		Project Sunset is an allusion to Project Phoenix, which was a counter-insurgency operation during the Vietnam War.
		The second Operation Meteor was attempted by the Mariemeia Army a year after the original Operation Meteor.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_fictional_military_operations (174 words)

	Timeline-191 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In mid-spring of 1916, a new armored technical advance called the "barrel" (referred to as a tank by the British) was introduced to combat for the first time by US forces operating in the Roanoke Valley.
		The armistice was granted in early June, and, with U.S.-German naval operations (with help from Brazil) cutting off Great Britain from its Argentine and Australasian food suppliers, the United Kingdom sued for peace later that summer; the U.K. was the last opponent of the Quadruple Alliance that was still in the war.
		(See Operation Blackbeard for a detailed description of the campaign.) Just before Sandusky fell, radical Mormons armed with Confederate weapons began a new drive for independence in Utah, capturing the settlement belt from Ogden in the north to Provo in the south.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Timeline-191 (7563 words)

	The Most Feared
		Blackbeard began his career serving on board a privateer, until the war ended in 1713.
		Blackbeard was able to stay in operation by bribing governor Charles Eden and secretary Tobias Knight.
		Blackbeard set sail back to the Bay of Honduras, where he captured the Adventure, and made Israel Hands her captain.
	www.geocities.com /pirategrl666/bbeard.html (842 words)

	Pirate History -- Hampton Blackbeard Festival (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Blackbeard moved his operation north and with a pardon from the governor of North Carolina assumes the life of a gentleman with his fourteenth wife.
		Blackbeard states he was simply salvaging the abandoned cargo and gives the governor of North Carolina a share of the profits.
		Governor Spotswood decrees Blackbeard's head be placed on a stake at the entrance to the Hampton River as a warning to all other pirates.
	www.blackbeardfestival.com /Pirate_history.asp (462 words)

	Edward Teach
		Blackbeard needed to maintain his devilish image in order to maintain the respect of his crew (very few members of the crew doubted that he was the devil himself, very few didn’t fear him, and therefore they obeyed him).
		Blackbeard; however, did not stop his pirate habits, and continued to take ships after the period of amnesty had expired.
		Blackbeard had captured over 40 ships during his piratical career, and had been the cause of the deaths of hundreds of people.
	www.cojoweb.com /blackbeard.html (4913 words)

	Anthony Dresser
		When Confederate Operation Blackbeard was launched on June 22, 1941 Morrell found himself in an unenviable position.
		Prior to Operation Blackbeard in June 1941, Potter and his agents were instrumental in keeping the US off-guard while ascertaining American strength and doctrine.
		After Operation Blackbeard's initial success, Potter concentrated upon ferreting out spies within the Confederacy and keeping Generals Nathan Bedford Forrest III and Patton appraised of US movements in northern Virginia.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/a/an/anthony_dresser.html (11531 words)

	Mule - Turtledove
		Mules served as "airborne artillery," bombing specific targets that conventional artillery and armor could not reach by diving down at an almost vertical angle and pulling up at the last moment.
		It made a terrifying whine as it moved to attack targets, and was effective during Operation Blackbeard and the invasion of Ohio.
		However, their slow speed and limited maneuverability made them easy targets for enemy fighters and therefore required them to have a fighter escort in areas where the Confederacy did not have air superiority.
	turtledove.wikia.com /wiki/Mule (166 words)

	Energy Citations Database (ECD) - Energy and Energy-Related Bibliographic Citations
		Blackbeard is a broadband VHF measurements satellite experiment designed and built by the Space Science and Technology division of the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
		Blackbeard is a piggy-back experiment on the ALEXIS satellite to be launched into a 70 degree inclination orbit at an altitude of 750 km.
		The primary experimental objectives of Blackbeard are three-fold: (1) Study the dispersion of broad-band impulsive electromagnetic signals -- in particular, the higher-order amplitude and phase distortion due to propagation through the ionosphere.
	www.osti.gov /energycitations/product.biblio.jsp?osti_id=10176841 (340 words)

	A Pirate's Ransom?
		Blackbeard's cleverness may also be the reason that no treasure other than some gold dust has been found at the QAR site.
		Historians believe Blackbeard intentionally ran the ship aground, escaping with a small crew and much of the loot on one of his smaller ships.
		Blackbeard's death signified the end of the golden age of piracy.
	www.riverdeep.net /current/2000/12/120500_blackbeard.jhtml (951 words)

	ALEXIS satellite marks fifth anniversary of launch
		Four weeks after that satellite operators successfully communicated with the craft, starting the slow process of bringing it under control, determining its condition and readying it for scientific operations.
		The Blackbeard radio experiment, which doesn't care which way the satellite is pointing, early in the mission provided data that led to the first published reports of atmospheric discharges dubbed "trans-ionospheric pulse pairs," or TIPPs.
		Los Alamos National Laboratory is operated by the University of California for the U.S. Department of Energy.
	www.fas.org /spp/military/program/masint/98-062.html (1314 words)

	Full text
		Blackbeard saw pairs of powerful radio pulses, which the researchers dubbed "TIPPs" for Trans-Ionospheric Pulse Pairs, the likes of which had never before been described in the scientific literature.
		Blackbeard was designed to demonstrate new technology for possible future use in satellites that look for emissions from clandestine nuclear explosions.
		The Blackbeard team postulated that the second pulse in a TIPP might be an echo of the first, created when the initial radio signal bounced off Earth's surface.
	www.lanl.gov /orgs/pa/News/121996text.html (1817 words)

	Treasures Untold, by Mark Briggs -- Endeavors, Fall 1999
		The ship is also known to have carried 14 to 16 cannons before it was captured by Blackbeard, but divers at the scene have observed 18 cannon tubes and recovered three, according to Mark Wilde-Ramsing, a spokesman for the state Division of Archives and History who has dove on the site numerous times.
		Blackbeard has attained legendary status in North Carolina, though he only lived in the state for 12 months and pirated for two terrorizing and brutalizing years.
		Historical accounts describe Blackbeard as a savage who shot members of his own crew for sport and forced his fourteenth wife, a 16-year old, to prostitute herself to five or six of his friends while he watched.
	research.unc.edu /endeavors/fall99/blackbeard.htm (1819 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		BLACKBEARD ERRATA :Corrected in second edition 2.21 MAP: The white dashed line separating the North Atlantic and Caribbean should be considered to be the top of the chain of white coastal nexes extending from Florida at H15 to Martinique (BB18), Shipping Lane 41, and Barbados (DD19).
		Careening is a separate operation from movement; the act of anchoring or hoisting anchor is considered part of the "Careen Ship" or 'Remove Careen" operation.
		Sell Booty Operation." Substitute: "that port (without searching or attacking Merchants on the way) to raid it once his holds are empty if his Ability and Combat strengths at least equal the Port defense.
	grognard.com /errata1/blackbeard.txt (1947 words)

	Blackbeard's Cruises Bahamas liveaboard scuba diving
		Blackbeard Cruises, along with Bimini Undersea Adventures and Sea Fever, were the first to install moorings on dive sites in the Bahamas.
		When she is not out on the water you may find Lindsey "talking it up" with future Blackbeard's passengers at the dive trade shows.
		We at Blackbeard's Cruises are saddened by the loss of a cohort and friend, Captain James Boddy.
	www.blackbeard-cruises.com /shark-diving.html (1305 words)

	Topsail Island, North Carolina
		Blackbeard himself was rumored to roam the island, making his way to Ocracoke.
		Blackbeard’s “fleet” normally consisted of four ships, Queen Anne’s Revenge, the Adventure, the Revenge (which he took from another local pirate, Stede Bonnet) and a tender, which served the other three.
		During Operation Bumblebee, nearly 200 experimental missiles were launched down the island resulting in the ramjet engine, which eventually allowed aircraft to push past the speed of sound.
	www.topsail-island.info /wordpress/index.php/topsail-island (1232 words)

	Global March for Jesus - News Reports_a9 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Operation A to Z* involves prayerwalking the A to Z of your town - street by street and home by home.
		The next March for Jesus 'Operation A to Z' will be on May 22 1999.
		During Operation AtoZ, there were officially 450 prayerwalking events, involving 13,000 Christians prayerwalking in towns, cities and villages throughout the UK, covering nearly two million homes in prayer.
	www.gmfj.org /pages/news_reports_a9.htm (758 words)

	And Rightly So! » Blog Archive » The notorious pirate Blackbeard
		In May 1718, Blackbeard’s pirates sailed into the port of Charleston, South Carolina and, in a stunningly audacious move, blockaded the harbor.
		Blackbeard at that time had a fleet of four vessels, with 60 cannons.
		Blackbeard’s head was cut off and stuck on a stake.
	andrightlyso.com /2006/10/30/the-notorious-pirate-blackbeard (951 words)

	Hurricane Preparation @ Blackbeard Sailing Club
		Certainly, Blackbeard Sailing Club members anchoring in Upper Broad Creek have the opportunity to be exceptions to this.
		As determined by coring taken during the installation of the breakwater, our bottom is a layer of 5 to 10 feet of soft muck over a pebbly clay of medium density going down another 10 to 15 feet.
		These boats, even though Blackbeard is now well-sheltered by a breakwater, need to be moved to better locations.
	www.blackbeardsailingclub.com /hurricane.htm (3454 words)

	Topsail Beach NC Beachfront Vacation Rentals
		Blackbeard was known to wander the island, and the high masts of his ship, the Queen Anne's Revenge, were enough to scare away any sailor.
		Queen Anne's Revenge was captured off of the Bahamas in 1717, and served as Blackbeard's flagship.
		Experimental missiles were launched across the island during Operation Bumblebee, and eventually this led to the development of the ramjet engine.
	www.treasurerealty.com /topsail-beach-nc.html (628 words)

	"International Skull and Cross Bones, Ltd." from Saturday Evening Post
		In both eating and drinking the terrible Blackbeard proved himself a match for John Henry, and while the effects of the banquet were still upon them Blackbeard garrulously bragged of his prowess and wealth, and, led on by the subtle questions of the younger man, divulged many secrets of his terrible life and occupation.
		Blackbeard," he said, "you can't frighten me. You have just said I must die, so no threat you can make can awe me, but as for jesting, I give you my word I am as far from jesting as I ever was in my life.
		Blackbeard," said John Henry, "according to the detailed statement which you made to me in confidence the other night at the banquet, this year has been the most prosperous in the whole history of modern piracy.
	www.ellisparkerbutler.info /epb/reading.asp?id=2577 (5636 words)

	Reference.com/Web Directory/Top/Recreation/Theme_Parks/Individual_Parks
		Blackbeard's Cave - Directions, prices, and schedule of events.
		Fun Spot Amusement Park and Zoo - General admission and group rates, operating hours, directions, job opportunities, descriptions for rides, waterslides and zoo.
		Midway Amusement Park - Schedule of operation and events, employment information, discounts, history of the park and its 1946 Allan Hershell carousel.
	www.reference.com /Dir/Recreation/Theme_Parks/Individual_Parks (2152 words)

	Topsail Beach
		Operation Bumblebee was the beginning of the space program for the United States Government.
		An arsenal center for the assembly and storage of rockets was built on the sound side of the island, and launching pads were constructed on the oceanfront.
		The reality is, that prior to the "Intracoastal Waterway" project started in the later part of the 1940's, the waterway between the mainland and Topsail Island was only an average of three to five feet, depending on the tide.
	www.ovayonda.com /areahistory/his_topsail_beach.htm (863 words)

	In Shipwreck Linked to Pirate, State Sees a Tourism Treasure - New York Times
		No one believes that Blackbeard the pirate left any treasure on his flagship when she sank on a sandbar in 1718, but a pile of rusty cannons, rotted anchors and encrusted artifacts discovered here is proving to be booty worthy of a 20th-century buccaneer.
		Masters is negotiating a memorandum of understanding with the state for the book and video rights to the Blackbeard wreck, along with permission to reproduce and sell replicas of artifacts.
		Last week, the state and Intersal suspended diving operations for the winter and placed the wreck under surveillance to prevent looting.
	query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?sec=travel&res=9A0CE0DC1239F93AA35752C1A961958260 (709 words)

	flags
		Source: Flag 1: 1 is the flag usually depicted as Blackbeard's, but there is no period source to support this and the horns on the skeleton render it stylistically unlikely.
		Flag 2: Blackbeard's flag is described in at least one Colonial Office document as a "Death's Head".
		Flag 4: This pennant is shown flying from the main mast of Blackbeard's ship in the same engraving as 3.
	www.bonaventure.org.uk /ed/flags.htm (2311 words)

	Blackbeard Rules
		OPERATIONS 7.1 OVERVIEW: An Operation is any of the various actions that a player can do when it is his "turn".
		A Recovery Operation is necessary to rid a ship of Scurvy whether or not the captain is so afflicted.
		Although only one Pirate is conducting the Operation, both are considered to have captured the Merchant and boarded her (if successful) and both suffer any damage inflicted by the Merchant.
	www.amarriner.com /bb/blackbeard_rules.php (8556 words)

	Ultimate Off-Season Ocracoke Island Guide to Activities & Points of Interest
		Operation of a vehicle off paved roads is permitted only on marked routes or on designated portions of the beach.
		Blackbeard the Pirate - If you pass Ocracoke Inlet aboard the Cedar Island Ferry, you can almost imagine the furious sea battle that was waged there in 1718 when Lt. Robert Maynard took on Blackbeard the pirate.
		After the smoke cleared and Blackbeard (Edward Teach) was reportedly found with five bullet holes and twenty-five stab wounds, Maynard’s sailors put Blackbeard’s head on their bowsprit marking an end to the outlaw's 18-month spree of terrorism along the North Carolina coast.
	www.ocracokecottage.com /activities.html (3837 words)

	ABC News: Troops' Gravestones Have Pentagon Slogans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The U.S. military's operational commander in Afghanistan said that Taliban rebels are emptying Islamic boarding schools in a desperate drive to recruit fighters, including young boys, before next month's legislative elections.
		Families of fallen soldiers and Marines are being told they have the option to have the government-furnished headstones engraved with "Operation Enduring Freedom" or "Operation Iraqi Freedom" at no extra charge, whether they are buried in Arlington or elsewhere.
		The vast majority of military gravestones from other eras are inscribed with just the basic, required information: name, rank, military branch, date of death and, if applicable, the war and foreign country in which the person served.
	abcnews.go.com /US/wireStory?id=1061641 (404 words)

	PPC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Barloworld subsidiary, Pretoria Portland Cement Co Ltd (PPC), today announced that Dr Orrie Fenn, has been promoted to managing director of PPC Cement with effect from 1 March 2004, and was appointed to the PPC Board on Friday 5 March 2004.
		Fenn's appointment follows the recently announced appointment of PPC chief operating officer and Cement managing director, John Blackbeard as CEO designate of Barloworld Scientific.
		Blackbeard will take up his new position with effect from 1 July 2004.
	www.ppc.co.za /press_releases13.htm (394 words)

	Strategy for Blackbeard
		Blackbeard depicts the "golden years" of piracy, with you in the role of a pirate captain.
		It is an excellent simulation that neatly meshes skill and luck; players must elude warships and King’s Commissioners while amassing a fortune on which to retire.
		The first is that King’s Commissioners cannot enter without backup from another KC or a squadron of warships (14.31); the second is that all damage to your ship is repaired in one Repair Operation in a Pirate Haven.
	www.wizards.com /default.asp?x=ah/article/ah20030314a (4858 words)

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