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That's right; these repulsive housemates saddled with her have achieved the unthinkable: they have revealed Katie Hopkins as a likeable person. You might not agree with her views but her approach to life in the Celebrity Big Brother house has made me cast aside what I thought I knew about this person painted as the reviled most hated woman in Britain.
With the exception of the increasingly deranged Hilton, most of the people in the house are pretty normal, and I never thought I'd say that about Calum Best. But if the programme can't keep hold of its guests long enough to evict them, then the public doesn't get its say and that's not the premise of Big Brother.
Are we still in the Victorian era, when women had to pretend sex was endured as a wifely duty? It's 2015 and a woman is being ridiculed and slut-shamed for dually taking ownership of her sexuality and refusing to degrade herself by man-pleasing with a show of faux lesbianism. I think we should applaud her.

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i'm looking for the entire home cinema set-up. Got a pretty large basement that i'm planning to convert into a cinema room.. I'd say its about the size of a double garage. budget would be no more than £20,000
It's getting the best press for 3D TVs. Panasonic is the only brand still pushing the plasma route, and it seems this technology is producing a great 3D picture - though potentially a little darker than other LCD brands. But as you're in a garage that will be OK. Really it's got everything you'd want build in - freesat, freeview HD, online services, DLNA networking and playback of music/video from USB/SD card. It's very, very cool.
I have a much more modest Onkyo, the 606. Awesome sound. This is one of their flagship products. 9.2 surround. Networked. 220 watts, which is pretty loud. Multizone (3). You have 8 3D ready HDMI inputs, with one on the front which is very handy for making ad-hoc connections (eg phone, camera, etc). Very nice indeed.
louis Zlotowski-Merran 92352 weeks ago
cheers mate for all your help! some very good suggestions! :)
You'll need a universal remote, otherwise... things will get complicated. I have the model below this. With all this kit it's worth investing a bit more for this one. A little tricky to set up, but you only need to do it once then it works like a dream. The 1100 is above this, but I don't really understand the value (it costs almost as much as an iPad). The 900 has RF - which means you get a separate 'IR blaster' that sends the signals so you don't need to point the remote.
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Description: | xiii, 322 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
Contents: | Community building and political renewal -- A theology of organizing : from Alinsky to the moden IAF -- Beyond local organizing : statewide power and a regional network -- Bridging communities across racial lines -- Deepening multiracial collaboration -- Effective power : campaigning for community-based policy initiatives -- Congregational bases for political action -- Leadership development : participation and authority in consensual democracies -- Conclusion : restoring faith in politics. |
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Warren has produced something unusual in democratic theory: a masterful combination of theory and observation that is original, readable, and important. It deserves a spot on the shelf of every student of democracy. Choice Warren has done ... a great service with his careful fieldwork, ample documentation and nicely written reporting ... A fine introduction to what I , like Warren, believe to be an extremely important and promising social movement. -- Mary Jo Bane America Anyone interested in community organizing, grassroots mobilization, or the controversies surrounding faith-based politics should read Mark R. Warren's first book, Dry Bones Rattling. His painstaking book stirs the democratic imagination. -- Archon Fung Boston Review Dry Bones Rattling stands as an important contribution to the ongoing conversation about the future of American civil society. All the big issues are here... This is a timely book. -- Mitchell L. Stevens Social Forces An excellent political ethnography that offers an engaging analysis of how to build social capital, forge multiracial cooperation, and, above all, revitalize democratic participation and civic engagement in American society... It provides us with a critical understanding as well as a tangible example of the elements that are needed to bring about a more inclusive and viable vision of civic engagement and revitalized democracy in a racially and ethnically diverse American society in the twenty-first century. -- Yvette M. Alex-Assensoh Journal of Politics Read more...
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Assisi and Orvieto Day Trip from Rome
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Stretch your legs and walk around the town, seeing highlights like the 14th-century Orvieto Cathedral – a masterpiece of Gothic architecture with a glistening façade of stained glass, mosaics and sculptures. Soak up Orvieto's charms and admire the countless churches that are scattered around its center.
Return to your coach and travel through the rolling hills toward Umbria – Tuscany's lesser known but just as captivating neighbor. Stop for lunch on the shores of Lake Trasimeno, and then continue to the UNESCO World Heritage-listed town of Assisi.
Famed as the birthplace of Italy's Catholic patron saint, St Francis of Assisi, the sleepy little town documents all the highs and lows of his life. On a walking tour, see the stall where he was said to be born, his childhood home, and the spot where he pledged his life to his vocation. Hear of the town's other, lesser-known saint, St Clare, who became one of St Francis' first true followers. Visit the Convent of Santa Chiara, which is dedicated to her, before heading to Assisi's Basilica di San Francesco for a tour.
Other Assisi highlights include the town hall square, Piazza del Comune, with its turreted 'palace'-- Palazzo del Capitano del Popolo. Admire the Roman Temple of Minerva and then return to your coach for the journey south.
Before your tour ends, enjoy a final stop in the town of Santa Maria degli Angeli to see its beautiful basilica – a 9th-century church where St Francis reportedly worshiped. Head back to Rome and finish your tour at the start point in the early evening.
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Old houses and poppies in Orvieto, Umbria Italy
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My family greatly enjoyed this tour which we took on 24 Nov. Initially I thought it would be quite rushed since we need to cover two towns in one day trip but it turned out to be fine - we had enough time in both Orvieto and Assisi for taking in the sights and for prayers. We also had a delicious and leisurely lunch at a restaurant set within a holiday resort. Mara was our guide and she is simply fantastic - very enthusiastic, very friendly and very knowledgeable. We had Begonia as our guide in Assisi and she too was very good. We would not know many of the interesting facts and history of these places if not for Mara and Begonia. The trip overran a little longer as we took more time for prayers but Mara was very patient and accommodating. Highly recommended.
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Hi all! Here's some quick code to support linq and try...catch scenarios. In an attempt to traverse a list, the results should be string array of values, really simple. By unraveling a property chain on an object it could result in a NullReferenceException. I really wanted a Linq expression that provided a try…catch scenario and execute an "Or" type expression if an exception occurs.
Let's review the extension class. First, I built a tree of expressions from the start of my .Try() method, then my .Or() method finalizes to result. For example, I have a list of conditions and each condition has a left expression, operand, and right expression. The lambda expressions could throw an exception so my Try..Or expression uses an alternative way to handle potential exceptions.
enumerable.Where(x => x.LeftExpression.Value.Equals("SomeData")) .Try(x => x.RightExpression.Value).Or(x => string.Empty)
This quickly solves the need to test or catch errors, within each property also a quick way to extend the ability return a result set. HEADS UP!! I also included an OrElse statement as well.
enumerable.Where(x => x.LeftExpression.Value.Equals("SomeData") ) .Try(x => x.RightExpression.Value).OrElse(x => x.LeftExpression.Value) .Or(x => string.Empty)
Here's the code: (also below is some erroneous html, sorry just delete it)
public static class IEnumerableExtension { public static Tuple , IEnumerable >> Try (this IEnumerable source, Func selector) { return new Tuple , IEnumerable >>(source, new[] { selector }); } public static Tuple , IEnumerable >> OrElse (this Tuple , IEnumerable >> source, Func selector) { return new Tuple , IEnumerable >>(source.Item1, source.Item2.Concat(new[] { selector })); } public static IEnumerable Or (this Tuple , IEnumerable >> source, Func selector) { var finalized = new Tuple , IEnumerable >>(source.Item1, source.Item2.Concat(new[] { selector })); return finalized.Item2.SelectMany(method => source.Item1.Select(method).Catch()); } private static IEnumerable Catch (this IEnumerable source) { using (var enumerator = source.GetEnumerator()) { bool next = true; while (next) { try { next = enumerator.MoveNext(); } catch { continue; } if (next) { yield return enumerator.Current; } } } } }
Writing test is simple. Pick a class or object; start writing a test to the functionality, and use assertion to see if my test assumptions are right or wrong. If they are wrong re-write the test to fix it. This viewpoint to writing a test can lead to mistakes in so many areas. Considered a classes function, purpose, does the test cover all dependencies on classes or even how "deep" the functionality should be to complete a test. What about inherited classes or COM objects that can run in a unit of code or work?
Have you considered if the test covers all the possibility of this specific unit? What is my intent to write an "implementation test". If your intent is to write a more functional or implementation test great, but beware it is not a distributive unit test.
In this next series of blogs, I will discuss how to start and finish a good unit test and the difference between implementation test and unit test and avoiding the pitfall associated with each approach, and finally on mocks in Visual Studio.
A unit test is by definition a single test designed to assess a unit of code in combination with diverse inputs and output with the unit. Code is written in the concept of units, such as a mathematically class which may contain a "unit" of code to add two numbers. This class provides a "function" or "method" specifically designed for a single purpose. The code may call on external functions to develop into a unit of work, but we should attempt to ignore influence on the unit. The school of thought for unit test is to maintain only my unit of work and to avoid maintaining external units of work. Here are a few tenets to help you get started.
dependencies are at times unavoidable; refactoring your code can help. When code is considered untestable, it's probably due to a dependency on another class or function, use common design patters to help resolved these issue. For example, when writing WPF applications, Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) pattern is a dependency separation model to a view and event from this view. One example is the MessageBox control. When a unit test is tested the process of running the test may stop to show a message box, and this inadvertently causes or test process to wait for user response. Using the builder patterned, (see. Builder Pattern (www.dofactory.com), I can create a class named MsgBoxBuilder. This class will ultimately call the System.Window.MessageBox, now my code is testable. When passing MsgBoxBuilder as interface to the constructor of a View Model, I can use a "mock" to remove the dependencies on the MessageBox control, and I am ready to test my code.
Example : Refactored code in MVVM style for a MessageBox
public class MyManagerViewModel : IMyManagerViewModel { private readonly IViewModelFactory _factory; private IMsgBoxBuilder _msgBox; public WellboreManagerViewModel(IMsgBoxBuilder msgBox = null, IViewModelFactory factory = null) { _factory = factory ?? new ViewModelFactory(); _msgBox = msgBox ?? new MsgBoxBuilder(); } } public class MsgBoxBuilder : IMsgBoxBuilder { public void Show(string message) { MessageBox.Show(message); } public void Show(string message, string title) { MessageBox.Show(message, title, MessageBoxButton.OK); } }
My Next Blog we will discuss Tenet #3 using only Visual Studio 2012.
If you looking to create a clickonce package in Visual Studio that is created using Team Foundation Server's Automated Builds(MSBuild), here's an idea I found worked really well for me. Basically, the goal is 1) to create a ClickOnce package from the Build server, and 2) to create a bat file that can move the files into a version-ed folder upon request. If you add this to your project file, use "mage.exe" -
The Clickonce packager within Visual Studio is available for every project, but it does not account for the build that needs to pull dll's into a Release folder post the build, and any non-referenced dll's in your project. Geek moment, I'm done.
For additional help with mage.exe, go to MSDN Mage.exe (Manifest Generation and Editing Tool)
Review the code below it should help.
$(PostBuildEventDependsOn); PostBuildMacros; del /Q "$(TargetDir)*.application" del /Q "$(TargetDir)*.docx" del /Q "$(TargetDir)*.manifest" call "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v8.0A\bin\NETFX 4.0 Tools\mage.exe" -ClearApplicationCache call "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v8.0A\bin\NETFX 4.0 Tools\mage.exe" -New Application -FromDirectory "$(TargetDir)." -Name "$(TargetName)" -Processor "$(PlatformName)" -Version @(Targets->'%(Version)') -ToFile "$(TargetDir)$(TargetFileName).manifest" -IconFile "Resources\EMfinditLogsLogo.ico" -TrustLevel "FullTrust" -Publisher "YourCompany" -UseManifestForTrust "true" -CertFile "$(TargetDir)$(ProjectName)_TemporaryKey.pfx" call "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v8.0A\bin\NETFX 4.0 Tools\mage.exe" -New Deployment -AppManifest "$(TargetDir)$(TargetFileName).manifest" -Name "$(TargetName)" -Processor "$(PlatformName)" -Version @(Targets->'%(Version)') -ToFile "$(TargetDir)$(TargetFileName).application" -Install "true" -CertFile "$(TargetDir)$(ProjectName)_TemporaryKey.pfx" -Publisher "ExxonMobil" call "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v8.0A\bin\NETFX 4.0 Tools\mage.exe" -New Deployment -AppManifest "$(TargetDir)$(TargetFileName).manifest" -Name "$(TargetName)" -Processor "$(PlatformName)" -Version @(Targets->'%(Version)') -ToFile "$(TargetDir)$(TargetName).ctp.application" -Install "true" -CertFile "$(TargetDir)$(ProjectName)_TemporaryKey.pfx" -Publisher "YourCompany" -AppCodeBase "@(Targets->'%(Version)')\$(TargetFileName).manifest" echo \$(TargetName).ctp.application\ > exclude.txt echo $(TargetFileName).application >> exclude.txt echo \MakeReadyFor.ctp.bat\ >> exclude.txt echo \exclude.txt\ >> exclude.txt echo mkdir "../LogAvailability_CTP/@(Targets->'%(Version)')" > MakeReadyFor.ctp.bat echo xcopy . "../LogAvailability_CTP/@(Targets->'%(Version)')" /s/i/q/y/exclude:exclude.txt >> MakeReadyFor.ctp.bat echo xcopy "$(TargetName).ctp.application" "../LogAvailability_CTP" /s/i/q/y >> MakeReadyFor.ctp.bat
Well I got out yesterday and watched live in Houston, TX, my favourite sport, Basketball. The Houston Rocket's James Harden is a "beast". He moved, crossed over and outshot the entire New Orleans roster. What a game. Well, for those who love a good game now a then you can appreciate just watching great people shine. Speaking of great people, if you're interested in MVVM (Model-View-ViewModel) for WPF/MVC you need to take a look at my friend Mike Brown's new book. MVVM Unleashed. This one is a must read. http://www.amazon.com/MVVM-Unleashed-Michael-Brown/dp/0672334380.
Of course, for the WPF Fans, I got a great little control for you to help with delaying inputs from a textbox. If you need to provide a search capability that delays a few milliseconds and then displays the results this quick control will help you tremendously. It's pretty simple, I added a Timer, if the user hits a button, it resets the timer. If the use waits or delays a second or two the textbox is forced to call the OnTextChanged Event.
Of course here is the code: delaytextbox.zip
If you interested, these functions show what takes place if you hit any key.
protected override void OnKeyDown(KeyEventArgs e)
if (!IsTimerActive)
_keysPressed = true;
protected override void OnTextChanged(TextChangedEventArgs e)
// if the timer elapsed or text was changed by something besides a keystroke
// fire base.OnTextChanged
if (_timerElapsed || !_keysPressed)
_timerElapsed = false;
_keysPressed = false;
//save the last eventarg
_textchangedevent = e;
One challenge was the Recalling the OnTextChanged event after the timer elapses. I needed a true TextChangedEventArgs from the OnTextChanged event, without it I could not route the event back to the same instance of the class. I fixed this by providing delegate called DelayOverHandler, then calling the Dispatcher.Invoke method to get back to the UI. Using the _textchangedevent field also to sending the last event called on the OnTextChaneged event.
public delegate void DelayOverHandler(TextChangedEventArgs changed);
private void DelayTimerElapsed(object sender, ElapsedEventArgs e)
// stop timer.
_delayTimer.Enabled = false;
// set timer elapsed to true, so the OnTextChange knows to fire
_timerElapsed = true;
// use invoke to get back on the UI thread.
base.Dispatcher.Invoke(new DelayOverHandler(DelayOver), _textchangedevent);
private void DelayOver(TextChangedEventArgs changed)
Here how to use it in your WPF XAML file, notice the new DependecyProperty DelayTime, beaware its in Milliseconds.
Traversing any data sets or hierarchical tables known as the parent-child relationships table can be extremely daunting task, that's difficult to manage in a consistent approach. Most common approaches use recursion for traversing hierarchical sets. A term, if you have ever taken a 101 class in Object Oriented Programming, describes a procedure calling its self until an expression is reached. The challenge is not simply traversing data but traversing it so that the approach is consistent, multifaceted, and efficient through your application. As a C# developer my approach leans on this type of design approach, but I am confident any example I provide in this post is transferable into other coding languages. For a C# code file download the following: traverse.zip
Id |
Name |
Member |
Parent Id |
1 |
Josh |
Teacher |
Null |
2 |
Aaron |
Student |
1 |
3 |
Kelvin |
Student |
1 |
4 |
Kory |
Student |
5 |
5 |
Michael |
Teacher |
Null |
Simple, now let's review my approach to traversing any list both forward and backwards to manage different types of recursive functions.
RunRecursiveOn function will traverse forward on any list of objects and when a list of children are found it continues to run on this internal list as well. Using a Delegate allows manipulation of each item traversed in the list. Passing a Delegate into this traversing function allows you to pull out what you may want to do with each member or item in the list.
public static void RunRecursiveOn(this IEnumerable list, Delegate callback, string traverseListName = "Children", params object[] args) { if (list != null) { foreach (object record in list) { callback.DynamicInvoke(record, args); if (record.GetType().GetProperty(traverseListName) != null) { IEnumerable children = (IEnumerable)record.GetType().GetProperty(traverseListName).GetValue(record, null); if (children != null) children.RunRecursiveOn(callback, traverseListName, args); } } } }
RunRecursiveOff function will traverse backward on any list of objects and when a list of children are found it continues to run on this internal list as well. Using a Delegate allows manipulation of each item traversed in the list. Passing a Delegate into this traversing function allows you to pull out what you may want to do with each member or item in the list.
public static void RunRecursiveOff(this IEnumerable list, Delegate callback, string traverseListName = "Children", params object[] args) { if (list != null) { foreach (object record in list) { if (record.GetType().GetProperty(traverseListName) != null) { IEnumerable children = (IEnumerable)record.GetType().GetProperty(traverseListName).GetValue(record, null); if (children != null) children.RunRecursiveOff(callback, traverseListName, args); } callback.DynamicInvoke(record, args); } } }
Not really complicated, but consistent and reusable. This approach should help support developers considering hierarchal data tables as a design approach.
How to use this:
SomeListOfItems.RunRecursiveOn(new Action(OnTarget2), null); private static void OnTarget2(SearchResult obj, object[] arg2) { obj.IsSelected = true; }
This will change each item in the List to true


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'ÄúDon'Äôt Make Me Angry'ĶYou Wouldn'Äôt Like Me When I'Äôm Angry."
"Don't make me angry…You wouldn't like me when I'm angry"
~ David Banner
Inside me is a little tiny child who is scared to death of being invalidated or made to look stupid.
Growing up, this happened often in the form of being ridiculed, bullied, made fun of, and treated as less than. This treatment happened on many fronts. To say that I was an energetic child and teenager would only speak to my great gift of understatement.¬Ý For adults, this made me challenging and it was very clear that most were uncomfortable being around me. For my peers, this made me someone to pick on. I'Äôve always been proficient in being able to describe my emotions. Conversely, however, I'Äôve always struggled to understand how my behavior may affect others.
I was raised believing I was broken and that there was something wrong with me. I was diagnosed with ADD before it was popular.¬Ý Other children used to schedule their recess around making fun of me and picking on me. I was in fights often. The vision that comes to mind the most was when I was in a classroom, around 10 years old.
The teacher wasn't in the room yet and one of my fellow students asked me very loudly, "Do you have any friends?" I looked around the room and realized that not a single person in that room liked me or found any value in who I was. They were all pointing their fingers at me and laughing when she asked that. Sounds like a bad dream or a cheesy "One to Grow On" moment, right?
In high school, I was treated like a mascot. When I wasn't being shoved into lockers or made fun of, there were people with whom I felt "allowed" to hang around, but I always felt like there was some kind of underlying joke of which I was never a part. No one ever really wanted to listen to or know much about me. I was a joke in their eyes, and even through all of my rationalizations, I could still feel it.
I think it's abundantly obvious that I was not a calm child or young adult. I had difficulty sitting still and I struggled with my interactions. Often, my perception of events around me was skewed and I had trouble interpreting others' actions toward me. In my memory, I tried to reach out to connect with others, but I think my emotional language was untranslatable to those around me, or they didn't care enough to understand what I was trying to say. Honestly, I'll never know, and trying to recapitulate the "I said, they said" aspect of it would probably do more harm than good.
"You don't know the power of the Dark Side"
~ Darth Vader
I identified with my anger from a very early age. Going to that dark place inside me was the only place I felt I could go to where I couldn't be harmed. And it was the place I went to when I wanted to go on offense and lash out at the world. It's the place I went to when I abused my body with drugs. It's the place that I went to when I would eat large deep dish pizzas in one sitting. It's the place that I went to whenever someone called me stupid, told me I was nothing, or informed me that I was a fat ass, loser, misfit or all of the above. I went to that place a lot.
Anger created the illusion of space for me. It pushed people away and it made me scary, and made me into what I perceived as 'Äúa force to be reckoned with." Looking back on that makes me sad and it causes me pain to put it in writing.
The hallucination of glorified anger is much the same as a hallucinogenic drug trip.¬Ý If you'Äôve never done ecstasy before, let me tell you a little bit about how 'Äúe'Äù works. The potent ingredient in ecstasy is Methyldioxymethamphetamine (MDMA). With ecstasy, when you take it, your whole superficial consciousness is overcome with this feeling of euphoria and your body becomes so sensitive that you just want to touch people and you want them to touch you.
One of the glorious side effects of "e" is a very dry mouth and a need to clench your teeth together. This "jaw jacking" effect is tempered with lollipops or hard candy so that one can enjoy the body-sensitive effects that this drug offers. One of the other side effects of this drug is an insatiable thirst. I remember drinking enough water to drown myself one of the times I was under this influence (it's actually possible). It must be really attractive to watch someone under this influence lasciviously sucking on a lollipop or chugging water as though arriving from having been stranded in the desert.
The perception of the Self, while under the influence of 'Äúe," is that of a sensual, beautiful being that desires and is desired by others. What'Äôs really happening is a slurring of speech, someone who can'Äôt stop clenching their jaw without a lollipop in their mouth, in some cases gratuitous sweating (as with yours truly) and an inability to understand that those not under the influence may not want you in their space and will most likely find you kind of gross and disgusting in that moment.
This hallucination of perception duped me into thinking that I felt good about myself as long as I had access to this or other hallucinogenic drugs. Life was grand on the trip, and life was a barren, angry wasteland in sobriety. My vacation from anger was a hallucination that when I arrived back from it, due to the depleted amounts of serotonin in my brain and being replete with denial, just made me angrier.
When we give anger a voice and life, we perceive it as this "powerful" demon that people are afraid of and enables one to enforce blind will in the form of rage. However, what's really happening is an expression of emotional impotence that prevents us from exploring what caused the anger in the first place and the best way to resolve the issue and relieve the emotional pain.
Having said that, anger is a lot trickier than its most obvious form of outward rage. Because many of us treat anger as a survival instinct, we create ways for it to survive even while we evolve other parts of our emotional psyche. One of the ways in which I have allowed my anger to fester and survive is by glorifying it when discussing it with my friends. I've been known to make statements such as:
"I'm a really nice person, but if you make me angry, watch out!!"
"I got so pissed off that everyone just took a step back!"
"She thought she was so powerful until I just hauled off on her!"
"I am not someone you want to cross. I never forget!"
Statements like the above are anecdotal and seemingly innocuous when being bandied about because it presents hypothetical situations with a very simple solution: Don't piss me off. Avoid all action that will piss me off. Don't screw with me. Screw with me and you will make me powerful and suffer the consequences.
One of the biggest glorifications of anger that exists in common pop culture is the story of The Incredible Hulk. For those of you out there who are not comic book geeks like me, The Incredible Hulk is the story of a scientist who, after being accidentally infused with Gamma Rays, turns into this big green monster if he is made angry. The nuance of the story of the Hulk is that there is actually an incredibly sensitive man underneath, even when he is in his monstrous form. When he is angry and in the form of the big green monster, the Hulk is essentially unstoppable. What makes him an attractive monster is that he only goes after those who hurt him or who hurt innocent people. In fact, in the Secret Wars series (Circa 1984) the Cover of Issue No. 4 shows a picture of a very pissed off Hulk holding up an entire mountain to keep it from crushing all of the other superheroes with whom he is trying to save the Universe.¬Ý The cover of the comic reads:
"Beneath one hundred and fifty billion tons, stands the hulk – And he's not happy!"
Wow!¬Ý The first thing I think when I look at this cover is, 'ÄúMan, whoever is responsible for putting the Hulk there is going to pay!'Äù¬Ý I mean, really!¬Ý I'Äôd hate to be on the receiving end of that guy'Äôs anger!
And then a part of me wants to emulate some of that in myself. I want people to be so afraid of my anger that they'Äôll never want to piss me off. Sure, I can take a little ribbing as much as the next guy, but if you cross that line…watch out!
I have had moments of clarity in my existence, and although those moments have been few and far between, I've come to the realization that there is something beneath my anger, something my anger is masking. In one of my better moments, I realized that this "something" was fear. Whenever I am afraid of being attacked, in any forum, I resort to anger to try to ward off whatever "evil" is coming my way…I am trying to be like the Hulk.
And then it hits me…The Incredible Hulk is a fictional character whose superpowers are based on unsubstantiated science that is not only unproven, but also unrealistic (Note: for all of you fellow comic book nerds out there, I understand the evolution of the Hulk and that his character evolves in intelligence significantly more than what I am illustrating in this article, but it's just the anger part and the Hulk's early evolution that I am describing here). I don't want to embrace the Hulk's anger and turn into a big green monster. I want to start dealing with my fear so that I don't get so f*cking angry all the time!
"…Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering. I sense much fear in you."
~¬Ý Yoda
And the new pattern begins: I start down the road of examining my anger, looking into it and delving into the fear that'Äôs underneath it. It'Äôs always a hard and sadly familiar process. I'Äôve been down this road before. I'Äôve had this revelation before. But if I'Äôm back here again it means that I fell back into anger and rationalization of my anger, which means that I am right back where I started.¬Ý But anyway, as I start to examine the fear, my interactions with people start to get better. I become more patient when I'Äôm driving.¬Ý I stop letting other peoples'Äô moods dictate my feelings. Things start to go well.
And then it happens…
It usually goes something like this:¬Ý I'Äôm at a cocktail party, having a very engrossing conversation with someone, and somehow the subject of being taken advantage of comes up, and the Samskara of anger overlaps my path of healing like a viscous coat of paint. I make the statement, 'ÄúI hear you! I'Äôm the nicest guy in the world, but if you f*ck with me, I'Äôll destroy you! I have a vicious temper!'Äù And as quickly as you can spill your drink, I'Äôm back to glorifying and embracing my anger again.
I guess that means I have a lot of fear. I guess that means I have a lot to work on. But what it really means is that every time I glorify my anger and give it a life of its own, I am actually stepping backwards in my own process of trying to heal myself from my own negativity and I am putting up roadblocks to clarity in my consciousness. All in the name of making sure that you know not to make me angry, which is my veiled way of telling you that I am afraid to let you come closer.
So why am I telling you all of this? Why am I writing this? Because I don'Äôt want to be angry anymore. I don'Äôt want to go back to that place where I make my anger sound desirable, where I am trying to emulate a comic book superhero that–in all psychological terms– represents emotional and spiritual destruction to mortals like myself. I am also hoping that this reaches all of the other angry people in the world who think they are basking in the glory of their bad tempers when, in actuality, they are pushing away potential friendships, relationships and warding off opportunities for happiness. I'Äôm writing this because I want to break the samskara. I want to face my fears. I want to let the right people in.
I want to create a new beginning.
Editor: Kate Bartolotta.
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11 Responses to "'ÄúDon'Äôt Make Me Angry'ĶYou Wouldn'Äôt Like Me When I'Äôm Angry.""
Powerful writing, Andrew. Thank you for being an inspiration. Sharing on FB and twitter.
Thanks for reading, Val. I've been trying to articulate these feelings for years and get as much of a pinpoint as I could on my anger, and anger in general. It has been such a destructive force throughout my life. Dealing with the underlying fear, by comparison, is so much healthier!!
So great, thank you.
Thank you for reading, Miss Lisa.
Beautifully written Andrew…
Thank you, Rose Ann.
You're spot on about how we take comfort in anger. I think it takes a mature person to see why we do the things we do, and accept that about yourself. But, don't forget to forgive yourself, too. Even after becoming aware of something, we will still make the same mistakes over and over. That's ok (it's going to happen) as long as we forgive ourselves.
I would love to see this being taught in the schools. I think we would all be surprised by how many of our classmates have felt this way. Andrew you wrote this so well I felt your pain, beautiful. Keep doing what you are doing.
Thank you, Marlene
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Awsome words-I think its great when people can be honest like this and even write about it publicly.


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Lunar New Year is coming up. Our kids are making greeting cards to send to the poor children.
Ines, French volunteer social worker
Duong and Juliette, a volunteer physical therapist
came to Maison Chance to evaluate the needs and provide the feet of our beneficiaries with appropriate care.
The last trip of Maison Chance in 2014 to Dak Nong


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Manuel Barcia: Niall Ferguson Does a Romney
Dr. Manuel Barcia is Deputy Director at the Institute for Colonial and Postcolonial Studies at the University of Leeds.Over the past few years as gays, lesbians and transsexuals made social gains across the world, they have found themselves at the end of all sorts of accusations from those who see these advances as a threat to their precious status quo. They have been blamed for earthquakes, hurricanes and terrorist attacks. Now, in a very subtle way, the responsibility for the current economic crisis has been blamed on one of them, the famous and well-respected 20th century economist John Maynard Keynes. This time, however, the gay bashing did not come from some religious extremist in the American Midwest or Indonesia, but from Professor Niall Ferguson, a well-known British historian who plies his trade at Harvard University.
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►Sunday, January 11, 2015 Potluck & Special Guest Speaker, Dr. Will Tuttle
Liz & Jamie's House 4903 Love Rd.
Dr. Will Tuttle, author of The World Peace Diet, is a pianist, composer, educator, and recipient of the Courage of Conscience Award. A former Zen monk, his Ph.D. from U.C. Berkeley focused on educating intuition and altruism. The World Peace Diet, which became a #1 Amazon best-seller in March 2010, offers a compelling and liberating new understanding of our food and our culture. It has been called one of the most important books of the 21st century: the foundation of a new society based on the truth of the interconnectedness of all life. It is the first book to make explicit the invisible connections between our culture, our food, and the source of our broad range of problems–and the way to a positive transformation in our individual and collective lives.
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Hosted by Dean Johnson, the episode is one in a multi-part series on the building of Creekside Home, a 3,700 square foot, story and a half cottage-style home designed by Sharratt Design Company, Excelsior, Minnesota, and being built in a wooded suburb west of Minneapolis. In addition to showcasing the installation of the hollow core plank, the episode will also feature a video tour of the Hanson precast plant.
Provided by the Hanson Midwest Region, Maple Grove, Minnesota, facility, the precast hollow core planks are being used to create a welcoming front porch and to serve as the floor of the home's three-car garage, allowing useable basement space beneath the garage.
By handling the garage loads, use of the precast planks allows a home's basement to extend under the garage. This, says architect Mike Sharratt, would add extensive livable space that is ideal for storage, work space, or to accommodate a billiard or ping pong table, home office, or TV/home entertainment room. On the show home, the lower level will contain both a small guest suite and a rec room/home theater.
Hanson prestressed hollow-core planks are machine-extruded on 750-foot long beds, in 40-inch widths, and in 4, 6, 6, 10, and 12-inch thicknesses. After curing, desired lengths are cut from the bed and stored, ready for shipment to the job site. The planks can be installed side-by-side to form a continuous floor or roof slab.
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The entrance to End Time, as well as Hour of Twilight and the Dragon Soul raid is located in the Caverns of Time, to the right of the entrance to Battle for Mount Hyjal.
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The results of the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF) have confirmed Leeds as one of the leading institutions for the study of music in the UK. Amongst universities offering studies in Music, Leeds has ranked 11th in the United Kingdom, and 8th amongst the universities of the research-intensive Russell Group, with 83% of our research regarded as falling into the categories of international excellence and world-leading activity. Read More
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PhD Studentship Award – 'Hugh Davies: Electronic Music Innovator'
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5th February, 4.30pm — 6.00pm: Music Research Seminar: Sarah Potter
Dr Sarah Potter (University of Leeds) will present: "Adventures with Larynx Height: Towards Historically-Informed Singing".
6th February, 11.00am — 4.00pm: Postgraduate Open Day
Attend our postgraduate open day to explore our campus, meet with staff and current students, and find out how a postgraduate degree from the University of Leeds can benefit you.
12th February, 4.30pm — 6.00pm: Music Research Seminar: Edward Venn
Dr Edward Venn (University of Leeds) will present: "Thomas Adès and musical metaphor".
19th February, 4.30pm — 6.00pm: Music Research Seminar: Philip Tagg
Prof Philip Tagg (University of Huddersfield) examines the frequently erratic and ethnocentric terms of conventional music theory terminology.
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No doubt. How many saber toothed tigers landed on the moon?
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No doubt. How many saber toothed tigers landed on the moon?
This is by far the best approach out of all of the recommendations. Obviously, sending paper documents (or USB drives) via overnight delivery is relatively immune to intercept, but what if you relatives leave the documents out in an unsafe area? The best place is a safe deposit box, along with any portable valuables (nice watch, jewelry, etc). You can arrange in your will to have your estate trustee then disseminate the contents.
Actually, IT skills are entirely useless in any kind of an apocalypse, unless other people with other skills manage to restore power.
The problem with the articles is that they use a misleading term "information". The quantum information is transmitted instantaneously. However, quantum information is not the same as classical information. Classical observers at either end of the experiment cannot set the quantum information that is transmitted. Therefore the no-communication theorem is not violated. Superluminal communication of classical information (what you and I think of as data) is not possible. The best way to think of this (as another slashdot user pointed out) is that you have a random number generator at two points separated by a distance. Both points generate the same random number regardless of how far away from each other they happen to be in space.
The practical application of this is not transmitting classical data faster than the speed of light (as that is not possible.) However, it could be used for an encryption mechanism that is unbreakable. This is done by taking the random numbers generated and using them to encrypt classical data, which is then transmitted by conventional means (radio etc) and then decrypting on the other end with the same set of random numbers. Nobody can decrypt the data unless they have the other entangled particle of which there can only be one.
We should just nuke it, along with the moon.
Nobody died you fool.
Doesn't matter what is true, its what people believe.
The LHC is at Cern. Maybe they should ban a bi-weekly forum on CERN's activities and focus on activities at Fermi lab?
Thank you for the informative rebuttal and for not quoting Che Guevara.
...and shoot it down.
Get your Home Owners Association (or POA) to put up some of the cost.
Clippy will be reborn!
Long computations which yield zero are probably all for naught.


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Women's Health Weekly Published January 31, 2002
Millions of Americans have been drinking tap water contaminated with chemical chlorine byproducts that are far more than what studies suggest may be safe for pregnant women, two environmental groups say in a new study.
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Work on the 2007 farm bill comes at an exciting time for agriculture in America. Adding energy crops as a third major source of income, along with food and fiber, has the potential to profoundly change the economics of agriculture, boost incomes and revitalize the countryside.
Aberdeen American, Larry Gabriel
Published August 24, 2006
If you have not heard of it, you will. The mass media is blaming "agriculture" for a predicted increase in the size of the so-called "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Published February 10, 2002
Annette Spaven already had three children when she found out she was pregnant again four years ago.
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Published June 12, 2007
Florida land tycoon Maurice Wilder, who owns 33,000 acres of farm ground in southwest Nebraska and 200,000 acres nationwide, topped the nation's list of farm subsidy recipients in 2005.
Wilder received $1.8 million in subsidies that year, according to a new national database posted Monday by the Environmental Working Group.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Bill Lambrecht Published June 14, 2007
There was hope for a cure down in the Louisiana bayous even as the Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone expanded like a B-movie blob.
MSNBC Published January 8, 2002 Millions of Americans have been drinking tap water contaminated with potentially harmful byproducts of chlorine - and often at levels in excess of what studies show to be safe for pregnant women, two environmental groups say in a new report. Chlorine is commonly used to disinfect drinking water. When it is added to water that contains organic matter such as runoff from farms or lawns, however, it can form compounds such as chloroform that can cause illness.
The New York Times, Timothy Egan
Published June 27, 2007
Drive across the empty reaches of the Great Plains, from the lost promise of Valentine, Neb., to the shadowless side roads into Sunray, Tex., and what you see is a land that has lost its purpose. Many of the towns set in this infinity of flat have a listless look, with shuttered main streets and schools given over to the grave.
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U.S. farmers should be required to control soil erosion and fertilizer runoff from all land eligible for crop subsidies -- which would be a major expansion of "conservation compliance" rules now in place, an environmental group said on Monday.
Fresno Bee, Mark Grossi
Published March 17, 2005
The federal government is promising 43% more water for California farmers in new irrigation contracts, meaning new dams would have to be built in the next two decades, a new environmental report warns.
CNN Anderson Cooper 360, Joe JohnsPublished June 11, 2007
Finding ways to reduce fossil fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions while producing enough energy to support economic development worldwide is this century's preeminent challenge. We must meet this challenge while simultaneously reducing environmental degradation, poverty and hunger. The United States must make a sustained commitment to invest in and develop renewable energy sources that contribute to meeting these challenges.
CBS News, Sharyl AttkissonPublished November 16, 2007
Bakersfield Californian, Bill Walker
Published October 29, 2005
In his recent Community Voices column, the president of Westlands Water District blasted Environmental Working Group's investigation of the district's proposed federal water subsidies contract.
Des Moines Register , PHILIP BRASHER
Published May 29, 2009
Washington, D.C. - Government conservation money in Iowa should be targeted to farms in areas that pollute the Mississippi River basin and cause a dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico, an environmental group says.
The 2008 Farm Bill has barely left the lot and Congress has pulled it back into the garage for some tinkering. The U.S. Senate has proposed $331 million in cuts to a series of conservation programs designed to leave some land in its natural state rather than plowing every square inch under for crops. Last week, the Environmental Working Group — those folks who publish how much every farmer gets in Farm Bill subsidies — held a conference call to protest.
With first compliance deadline in WTO cotton decision looming, Brazil explores a novel trade retaliation: suspension of intellectual property rights for U.S. products.
On behalf of our millions of members and activists, we strongly urge you to oppose the Emerson Amendment (#019) and any other attempts to sidestep the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) process to assess the full lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions of biofuels (including emissions from indirect land-use change).
September 2006
Pressure is building in Congress for pre-election enactment of the most expensive emergency agricultural disaster aid bill in history.
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This event will benefit from the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah. A number of prominent Arab and international figures from different business sectors as well as economists, academicians and decision makers will take part in the forum.
Commenting on the contribution of the UAE Armed Forces to this event, Lieutenant Issa Mazroui, Deputy Chief of the General Staff, said, "Our mission is not only to maintain peace and stability in the country, but also to be involved in the comprehensive development process of the homeland. We believe that by taking part in the Sharjah Business Forum, we will help support the economic and investment efforts."
"The economy is the engine of any comprehensive development. Our wise leadership keeps restating firmly in any appropriate occasion that the Armed Forces should take its right place in the society, maintaining peace and cohesion between all the components of the society," Lieutenant Mazroui explained, adding, "This cohesion cannot be achieved without mutual cooperation and respect between its different constituents. Such cooperation can be partially achieved by supporting any activities or events that are likely to serve the society and take the country another step forward."
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The first edition of the Sharjah Business Forum will be held on 27 and 28 February 2011, at the headquarters of the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
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Groudon, there's too much damn water in Hoenn as it is.
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Seriously I think these Tangos get their best ideas from Tom Clancy. Other than the weapon, this is right out of his "Dead or Alive." Expect them to hit the heartland soon. Churches, little leagues, etc. Also ports, malls.
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Pirate Attack
Capt. John Hawkins recalls hearing a pirate attack on his ships radio while going from Djibouti to the Red Sea. It was shocking to me to hear how quickly the whole takeover occurred, he says. It seemed only a matter of minutes from when the first 'Mayday' went out until the captain radioed the coalition vessel to back off because the pirates had taken them hostage. I believe all that overheard the communications had the same thought . . . That could have been us. We were all uneasy. I recall running a mental checklist of all the things we were supposed to do if attacked and remembered thinking that it would have been extremely difficult to do it all in that short amount of time.Piracy Reporting Centre
The Piracy Reporting Centre (PRC) was founded in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in 1992. The services of the PRC are available, free of charge, to all ships. The services of the PRC include:- giving ships daily status reports on piracy and armed robbery
- reporting piracy and armed robbery at sea to law enforcement
- helping law enforcement apprehend pirates and bring them to justice
- assisting ship owners whose vessels have been attacked or hijacked
- assisting crewmembers whose vessels have been attacked
- providing updates on pirate activity on the web, Twitter, and email alerts
- publishing comprehensive quarterly and annual reports detailing piracy statistics
Anchored Attacks
Not all piracy takes place at sea. Ships that are anchored at port can also be at risk. These ports had the highest number of piracy incidents in 2010.
1. Chittagong, Bangladesh (22)
2. Lagos, Nigeria (11)
3. Callao, Peru (9)Vessels at Risk
Most pirate attacks are carried out against bulk carrier and container vessels. These vessels carry millions of dollars worth of goods, for which pirates know they can get a large ransom.Prosecution for Piracy
The United States has taken a strong stand against piracy. American courts have successfully prosecuted Somali pirates who have attacked American vessels. Pirates face the possibility of life in prison.By Stuart Thornton
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Far off the coast of Somalia, in the Indian Ocean, Capt. John Hawkins and his crew on the cargo ship Sheila McDevitt had their first encounter with pirates.
It was 2006, and about 10 men on a suspicious-looking boat were trying to flag down the Sheila McDevitt 170 kilometers (105 miles) off shore, saying they were having engine problems.
"We had been hearing about it in reports over the last year or so that that was one of their techniques that they used to get us to stop," Hawkins says. "So we didn't stop."
As Hawkins and his crew cut through the moderately calm seas, the 15-meter (50-foot) fishing vessel, which a few minutes earlier had cited engine difficulties, began quickly tailing the Sheila McDevitt.
"We were not necessarily surprised, but we were a bit shaken to realize that we were being pursued," Hawkins says. "We were well aware of similar events that had occurred with other vessels in that area, and while it is always a bit disconcerting when something you read actually happens to you, I believe our reaction was appropriate."
As the suspicious fishing boat continued to follow his ship, Hawkins briefly thought it was attempting to herd the Sheila McDevitt into a region where other pirates were waiting. "We were hearing radio communications between what appeared to be the vessel pursuing us and another in some local dialect that we did not understand," Hawkins says.
Luckily for the crew of the Sheila McDevitt, they finally lost sight of the suspicious boat a couple of hours later. "They tried to intercept our course, but we turned away from them," Hawkins says. "And they never got closer than half a mile."
Piracy on the Rise
Unfortunately, experiences with pirates in the world's oceans are rising for vessels like the Sheila McDevitt.
A report by the ICC International Maritime Bureau's Piracy Reporting Centre, which has monitored piracy incidents since 1992, found there were 445 attacks on ships in 2010, up 10 percent from the year before. Fifty-three ships were hijacked, and 1,181 crewmembers were taken hostage.
"These figures for the number of hostages and vessels taken are the highest we have ever seen," the director of the Piracy Reporting Centre, Capt. Pottengal Mukundan, says in the report. "The continued increase in these numbers is alarming."
As of March 16, 2011, there were 119 pirate attacks on boats for the year, including 83 off the coast of Somalia. In February 2011, four Americans were killed after Somali pirates hijacked their sailboat in an incident that became widely reported around the world.
Hawkins says that when he started out as a merchant seaman, the coast of Somalia was not known for pirate activity.
"Even when I was training back in the early '80s as a cadet on a ship, we'd heard about pirates in certain parts of the world," he says. "Back then, the one that you really heard about was the Strait of Malacca around Indonesia. Piracy was in that part of the world. You never heard about piracy like you do off the coast of Africa or the Red Sea."
Today, according to the Piracy Reporting Centre, piracy off the coast of Somalia accounted for 92 percent of all ship seizures in 2010.
Hawkins says he knows why piracy has exploded in the Indian Ocean around Africa. "[Pirates] can take the ships and anchor them off the coast of Somalia, and the government doesn't stop them," he says. "There's really not many places in the world—in fact, there's none I can think of—that will let a hijacked ship just anchor off their country."
Hawkins views the pirates' recent trend toward armed kidnapping as a change in their strategy. Earlier, pirates were only interested in robbery. "They wanted to take your cash and valuables and get that stuff and leave, until somebody figured out there were millions of dollars to be made by hijacking a ship," he says.
"When you are talking about people that are living off virtually nothing, it's worth it. You are talking about winning the lottery for these guys that are successful on one pirate attempt."
Protection from Piracy
With no apparent end in sight to piracy on the high seas, Hawkins is developing ways to protect his vessel from attacks. Some methods include doubling up on the crew's watches in an attempt to detect pirates early, and ringing the ship with razor wire and barbed wire when it is preparing to head into dangerous waters.
In addition, the Sheila McDevitt and other vessels are employing private security forces for protection.
"They fly in and join the ship before we go into a high-risk area," Hawkins says. "They'll stay on the ship while we are in that area. When we finally finish what we are doing there and leave, then they get off the ship."
Hawkins says the rising number of pirate attacks is taking its toll on the world's cargo ships. "They've cost the shipping industries millions of dollars, and the governments too," he says. "All those Navy ships they've put out there are spending millions, probably billions, over the years trying to beat guys that make $20 to $30 a month." -
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anchor Verb to hold firmly in place.
apparent Adjective clear or obvious.
appropriate Adjective fitting.
barbed wire Noun twisted metal with sharpened points, often used for fences.
cadet Noun student or trainee at a military academy or training ship.
cargo Noun goods carried by a ship, plane, or other vehicle.
coast Noun edge of land along the sea or other large body of water.
Encyclopedic Entry: coast dialect Noun distinct variation of a language, usually marked by accents and grammar.
disconcerting Adjective causing worry or concern.
engine Noun machine that converts energy into power or motion.
government Noun system or order of a nation, state, or other political unit.
high seas Noun part of the ocean not belonging to any country or nation. Also called the open sea.
hijack Verb to steal a transportation vessel, such as a truck or plane, or the cargo it is carrying.
intercept Verb to stop the progress of something, and often take it over.
kidnap Verb to hold a person hostage, usually for ransom.
merchant seaman Noun person who works for a merchant shipping organization, which transports cargo or passengers.
monitor Verb to observe and record behavior or data.
pirate Noun thief who steals from ships or ships' crews while at sea.
private sector Noun section of the economy that works for profit, such as corporations (not government or nonprofit organizations).
pursue Verb to seek or strive to accomplish.
razor wire Noun wire with pieces of very sharp metal embedded in it.
robbery Noun illegal taking of another person's or organization's property.
sailboat Noun aquatic vessel that uses wind to maneuver and move.
seizure Noun sudden onset of a convulsion or loss of physical control.
shipping Noun transportation of goods, usually by large boat.
strait Noun narrow passage of water that connects two larger bodies of water.
Encyclopedic Entry: strait strategy Noun plan or method of achieving a goal.
suspicious Adjective distrustful or unbelieving.
watch Noun close guard of something in order to protect it.
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