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> I am using pkg whenever possible, in preference to ports, however, there
> are a few things that require ports (flash plugin for browsers, for
> example) .... seems unavoidable. Is there a way to work around this issue ?

I don’t see the issue: upgrade your packages when they become available 
in the official repositories (once a week) and the non-redistributable 
(i.e. Flash) or customized ports whenever they are updated. If you are 
careful and know what you are doing, you can mix them.