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. . .Dangerous Sheep
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one day, it's fine. We are fine. Our family is secure. Our government is doing well. Health is abound. Prosperity is rampid. Smiles are infectious. Sidewalks full of feet with new heels, leather shoes, and work boots. Life is good, my friend. I have a house, a mortgage, a neighbor who loves me, and my kids are members of the Girls and Boy Scouts. Who could ask for a better, richer life?
"Sam, did you hear our minister this morning, how we read some scriptures on how we should not give up our independent thinking?" "No, I have to say, I didn't. Janey was whispering to me at that time. Sorry I missed it. Rev. Billowby is such an enlightened man,"
"Did you say independent thinking? Shhh, our wives might hear us. Keep it down, Joe."
Besides Rev. Billowby's sermon and the controversial topic of independent thinking, what could be capturing the conversation between these two suburban American's who love God, the USA, the military, neighbors and anyone who doesn't pose a threat to their way of life? I really cannot tell you. Rochester, New York, is not one of the places I visit in the summer. But I can see for myself that Joe and Sam, insurance salesmen for a noted insurance company in nearby New York, certainly represent the level nearest to the upper crust in this mid-50's theater of American life. I tell you. Joe and Sam would not be seen in their underwear vests in town like they are now--watching the rib eye steaks cook on Joe's new grill he bought this morning at JC Penney's on credit. Joe is personal friends with the store manager, Tim Hastings, who attends church with him. Hastings is a solid citizen.
We are born. We grow. We learn. We reproduce. We produce. And produce. Grow old. Then pass. What a cycle to cope with if you are a human. Animals do not fear death like we do. Sometimes I wish I had just kept to my own narrow path years ago and not be caged-in, framed-in and suffocated like I am today. I am sure that Joe and Sam are thinking the same thing.
It's silent. Odorless. Harmless, at first. Akin to an octopus capturing its meal. Slowly. Surely. Calculating. The octopus, like the subject at hand, will eat its meal as what I am talking about will ultimately and eventually consume its followers. One-by-one. Or in a mass. You can bet your last worthless dollar. People will pay for their rash and thoughtless decisions.
We are like sheep, dumb, trusting, blind. All of us. We can own up to it. Deny it. Or hide our heads in our coat pockets for we do not want to make waves, no sir. We are peaceful. Dormant. Doscile. Uneventful faceless members of a numberless crowd. That eats its own. And still at the same time, continues to grow by the day.
Casually, sweetly, and silently it speaks to us as early as adolescent years. We long to be accepted. We yearn to be loved. We would almost kill to be taken in by 'the' elite. The hard-thinkers with greased-down hair who love sweater vests and take pleasure in kicking the disabled to the curb. This is 'the' mass we pray that will have us. At their terms. Not ours. We don't really care what or whom we have to sacrifice. Just as long as we get to be with 'the' mass.
At first, breathing is easy. Life is easy. Friends flock like hungry ravens after the flesh of a dying animal in the forest. We smile. Things happen. Good things. Nice things. Things we can share withe grandma and grandpa at Thanksgiving as we feast on another lifeless victim. And I'm not talking about the bird. But the hapless member of our groups, we obligatorily call a family, who is not in 'the' chosen mass with us. Yes, that girl, boy, man or woman. They are the outcasts at our table. They are the ones told to sit on the back pew in our church buildings. Those people sitting across from you. Those people who, for some reason, choose to follow their own hearts. Bad or good. Rough or paved road. It was their decision. Not yours.
Yet, they are the ones with cold faces. Hungry bellies. And kept away from 'the' ones we have learned to love even if it takes swallowing their tasteless poison. And turning another blind eye to their cruel and secret intentions, that I can tell you, are not for the humble benefit of humanity, but only for themselves. Classic tale, eh? Dickens? No. A tale that is found its way of being the truth that no one wants to tell anymore. Keep a silent mouth. Do not stand out from the crowd you are following and have sold your sold to. Keep moving. Keep consuming. No matter what the loss. You are privileged. Chosen. Anointed to be in with 'the' innumerable crowds that do not know any better but to follow. Follow and not ask any questions. Of any kind. 'This' crowd, this elite bunch of well-dressers, soft-speakers, would be offended if you did that. And you have worked too hard to be turned out now.
I throw no stones. No harsh undertones. Just one truth. Maybe more. I am not good at keeping up with my own thoughts. "Following anyone, anything, single or group, blindly is very dangerous my friend." Very dangerous. If you do not remember any one phrase, sentence from this piece, please remember that one statement: "Following anyone, anything, single or group, blindly is very dangerous my friend." I thought it bore repeating.
Secretive, selfish-based groups are like that. Dangerous. They recruit anyone who feels left out with the ease of a master clockmaker in Germany. A wise person should, no, would serve themselves better by just asking questions. Ask the truth about this group of smiling faces that want you to join them. Have you forgotten how to use the one-word question, "why?" Use it. Often. And a lot. No dangerous group, and I mean dangerous, not as much as deadly to the body, but to the mind and soul, who gently as Chinese silk, take away your independent thinking. Your self sense of judgement of what and who is talking you. They do the thinking for you. And if you let them, and most innocent sheep do, they will talk for you, but use your mouth to advertise how good they are. How truly patriotic they are. Just be careful. Wise. And slow-to-say,''You bet! Yes, I want to join you. Right now!" These words could come back in your sleep as Scooge's ghosts.
In the society today, there are numerous groups. Some good. Some evil. Let me put my cards on the table. I am not against groups if the group is for its weakest limb as it is for its strongest back. But groups that 'use' people. Innocents for support. Money. Advantage are dangerous. And when was the last time you heard someone say the word dangerous?
I am not anti-church. Anti-Republican or Democrat. Anti-Christ. But I am for YOU, the person who reminds me of me. Slow to think and quick to jump on any bandwagon with a banner. Please, young and old alike, stop. Use your knowledge. Do your research about any group of person who is talking so hard to get you to join 'them.' That is all I am asking.
In other words, "If you are following a sheep, make sure that the sheep you are following knows where he is going. And what he is doing."
Kenneth, I do love this piece of writing. I think you've captured the essence of growing up and into a group. I felt the child leaving a happy childhood, and blindly falling into our cultural traps. Yes, yes, yes, I love this piece!
Kenneth, this hub is just excellent. The amoun of thoughts you had put in here, my new friend hats of to you. Really well done and it shows the out of the box thinking you have. I am honored to meet you here for sure and yeah gonna follow you like a SHEEP ahead, sorry cant help. Your this hub really impressed me a lot.
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God bless you
Very interesting reading Kenneth. Very true indeed; to follow anyone blindly is dangerous. Vote up and interesting. ~ eddie
"Following anyone, anything, single or group, blindly is very dangerous my friend." I certainly hear you and I agree. Thanks!
Hi Kenneth,
Beautifully written my friend.
It is so sad that people will follow like sheep just to be accepted. March to the beat of your own drummer is my philosophy.
Voted up, up and away!
Wow. Lack of independent thought is probably the most dangerous aspect of humanity. Take a look at China? The holocaust? Todays USA and UK are no different with regards to the conformity to the masses rather than taking the time to properly evaluate every single aspect of life. Adolf Hitler himself said "what luck for rulers, that people don't think" and "he who governs the youth, controls the future". All based on brainwashing. I agree people can also use the Bible to cover many cults and evil practices. Nothing new under the sun. And God told us we were all like sheep gone astray. Thank God there is ONE way (Jesus) which can be wholly trusted AND properly based on intelligent thinking.
Well said Kenneth! A superb hub and so much thought and work has gone into it - it's remarkable and very honest piece of work.
We are like this in Britain as well. We watch what is happening and follow like sheep, people shrug and say 'well that's just the way it is' - which really means I'm too lazy to think for myself and basically I don't care as long as I'm alright!
A great hub and a lesson for us all to take on board! Voted up + awesome!
Oh, I forgot to tell you I voted this one UP. A happy night to you, too!!
Boy, you put a lot of thought and time into this one! It's a great piece that speaks the truth about our society. You have a wonderful way with words. I saw a great painting once. It was filled with colored triangles, and in the very middle was a black square. The name of the painting was "I am an individual"


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Friday, December 6, 2013
The Primate Reflects on Nelson Mandela
Mandela only ever looked back to remember those who had been so sorely oppressed, who suffered and died. He looked ahead and with a strength of spirit that was unwavering. He pressed for truth and reconciliation in his homeland. So impressive was his foresight that it inspired the same kind of work so necessary in numerous other countries as well.
Mandela stood tall among his people and he gave them hope for a better future. He spoke as one in whom wisdom had made his dwelling. He acted with a humility that had about it a sense of authority the world will never forget. All his labours were a wonderful reflection of a life given to the teaching in the Beatitudes, perhaps most especially the one that reads "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for thy will be satisfied." (Matthew 5:6)
Mandela loved much. Who can even forget his wonderful smile? For his family and his people he lived, and in their great love for him he died.
"We pray that nothing good in his life will be lost but be of benefit to the world; that all that was important to him will be respected by those who follow him; and that everything in which he was great will continue to mean much to us now that he is gone". (Prayer of Thanksgiving, The Funeral Liturgy, p 602, Book of Alternative Services)
Mandela is destined to be remembered in the calendar of holy men and women through the ages. To give ourselves to the work of "transforming unjust structures of society, to challenge violence of every kind, and to pursue peace and reconciliation among all people," (the Fourth Mark of Mission) will be to truly honour his life and his labours.
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The next Pokémon Go? Star Wars unveils huge augmented-reality game based on 'Last Jedi' film
Nintendo scored a huge hit with Pokemon Go last year and Disney is keen to emulate this, releasing its own augmented-reality treasure hunt
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If it can work for Pokémon, then why not for the world of Obi-Wan?
An augmented-reality experience as real-world physical hunt is being rolled out next month by another global entertainment franchise, with the next Star Wars film, The Last Jedi, on the near horizon.
'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' to feature new Asian female character
Last summer, as the AR scavenger hunt from Pikachu's universe exploded – spurring a US$7.5 billion market-value surge for maker Nintendo – what's to keep the Comcasts and Apples and Amazons and Disneys of the world from making our naturally 3D world the exciting new area of augmented exploration on a scale as massive as Pokémon Go?
The short answer from Disney is apparently nothing. It is unveiling its promotional stunt of a free "treasure hunt" on a rather massive scale, the company announced last week.
As the first wave of Last Jedi merchandise lands on September 1 (aka "Force Friday II"), the Find the Force AR game – involving about 20,000 stores in 30 countries – will let participants hunt down 15 Star Wars characters, two are which are new.
Beijing's ban puts stop to Pokemon Go in China
To play, fans need to download the Star Wars smartphone app, head to one of a fleet of participating stores and uncover potentially talking virtual characters by pointing the phone at the Find the Force placard.
The app encourages social-media sharing of your character experiences, with the big carrot urging that you share being a sweepstakes contest that closes September 3.
"We are excited that augmented reality will allow fans to experience the universe in a whole new way," says Kathleen Kennedy, president of Disney-owned Lucasfilm.
Pokemon master arrives in Hong Kong on worldwide quest to complete his collection
The original Star Wars, of course, birthed the entire modern era of film tie-in merchandise four decades ago, so it's only apt that this franchise is aiming to push the AR promotional game to a new level.
Plus, after the Force Awakens merchandising success of adorable new droid BB-8, Disney/Lucasfilm is now poised to capitalise on the introduction of furry new Last Jedi characters the Porgs – wet-eyed space puffins from Planet Ahch-To that appear to be ideal stocking stuffers.
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Peter King hat schon Recht.
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2016 Ben: I'm thinking about retiring.
2017 Ben: Man, I'm probably going to retire.
2018 Ben: Why did they draft a QB in the 3rd round?
Peter King schrieb:7. I think for 36-year-old quarterback Ben Roethlisberger to question the wisdom of drafting a quarterback in the third round when the quarterback of the future is certainly not on the roster already is … well, there are lots of words for it, but I think I'd pick "unintelligent."
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At 2 months old, there isn't much a baby can do besides wiggle and squirm (and eat and poop.) They smile a lot, of course; and then there are the obligatory crying jags. But most of those early days, you tend to wonder what's going on in that little noggin' of theirs.
Things are a little different for new mom Amber Wheeler, though. When she stares down at her little boy, Ethan, she sees far more than just a wrinkly little baby in a tiny onesie–she sees a boy who was born for adventure.
The creative mom has let her imagination run wild ever since Ethan was born, photographing him in plain white onesies, and later drawing doodles around him to sketch him into imaginary worlds. As for the results? Utterly adorable.
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- Blue Beetle continues to rock, everyone should be reading it.
- Stuart Moore and Jamal Igle consistently hit a home run each month on Firestorm, but that wasn't enough to save it. If Blue Beetle goes the same way, I will be pissed.
- Tad Williams had an excellent entry into the field of comics. It's just a shame he was writing good stories about a stupid character. Hope Aquaman getting cancelled hasn't put him off writing comics.
- Meeting Doug Jones at a convention was a definite highlight of the year. Didn't really know the first thing about him beforehand, but he turned out to be an awesome guy.
- Battlestar Galactica, season 3, episode 4. The scene with Galactica jumping into New Caprica's atmosphere and launching vypers, then jumping out, will be burned into my brain for a long time to come. Stunning.
- All the Jason haters that wanted Ronnie Raymond back as Firestorm managed to completely miss that all the elements that made Firestorm a fun comic in the early 80's, were present in the current version.
- Isn't part of the reason we like DC due to the legacy element of characters?
- Gail Simmone leaving Birds Of Prey still sucks.
- I discovered the joys of original art via eBay, picked up about 20 pieces this year. In some ways it's fitting that on the last day of the year, my crown jewel arrived from Texas. Matt Haley, Firestorm #8 cover. Hell yeah. This thing is gorgeous (pics to come later)
- The Silver Surfer managed not to completely suck in the F4 movie.
- SS has had a couple of pretty average mini series this year though.
- I rediscovered the joy of drawing. Now if I actually had the time to do it properly.
- Firestorm joined the JLA about a year too late. Maybe the exposure could've saved his title.
- I didn't post on this thing nearly as much as I wanted to. I wish I could blame it all on work.
- Keith Champagne showed potential when he wrote a JSA arc, but kinda blew it this year with WW3 and Arena...
- This year really proved that being successful in a different field doesn't necessarily mean you'll be any good at writing comics.
- I'd like to thank Upper Deck. Increasing the set size for the DC VS game last year has made it too hard to complete any sets without resorting to ebay. Hence this year I stopped buying cards, and have saved a bunch of money. If you can buy 2 boxes, and still end up 20 cards short (all rares) of a set, then it's not worth bothering with.
- Iron Fist!! For some reason I haven't added it to my pull list yet, which is stupid because it's awesome and my shop has a habbit of selling out of things that are good.
- Every year this happens- someone comes over for the convention, and then a few months later I discover their work. Brian K Vaughan came here in April, and now in the last month I've actually read some of his stuff. I've got all the Y trades now. Dammit.
Monday, December 31, 2007
3 Hours To Go...
...until 2008, as I sit here typing this (don't believe the time Blogger says I posted this, that's stupid American time, not NZ). Random thoughts on the year past...
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We would like to add two more events to the list of Halloween happenings in our area.
Monday, October 31
Halloween Haunted Garden
4611 Springfield Ave.
5 – 7 p.m.
All ages, free
This annual Halloween party features 10+ spooky "Sets" with five being "Treat" stations, over 2,000 full sized candy bars, about 1,600 hugs and thousands of fruits, pretzel bags and bite-sized treats. The PHILLY THRILLERS will entertain the folks who are waiting in line.
NOTE: Volunteers are needed to hand out treats and tricks. Anyone who is free Monday from about 4:30-7:30 p.m. and has a warm costume, can help deliver the candy. Treat delivery starts at 5 p.m., so volunteers must commit from about 4:30 to about 7:30 p.m. At least two people are assigned to a station, so come with a friend or make new ones at the event.
You can also help with decorating needs today until 5 p.m. and doing a run-through in the early Monday afternoon, to turn on machines, check power, batteries and fluids, and 'break' the glow sticks into eerie perfection.
Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror
University of Pennsylvania – Irvine Auditorium, 3401 Spruce Street
7:15 p.m.
Free, open to the public
Following Penn's annual Halloween concert tradition, the 1922 German classic movie "Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror" is screening Monday night, accompanied by a musical score performed by famed organist Peter Edwin Krasinski on Irvine's 10,731-pipe Curtis Organ. For more information go here.


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Bolivia on Wednesday renounced a visa exemption agreement with Israel in protest over its offensive in Gaza, and declared it a terrorist state.
President Evo Morales announced the move during a talk with a group of educators in the city of Cochabamba.
It "means, in other words, we are declaring (Israel) a terrorist state," he said.
The treaty has allowed Israelis to travel freely to Bolivia without a visa since 1972.
Morales said the Gaza offensive shows "that Israel
is not a guarantor of the principles of respect for life and the
elementary precepts of rights that govern the peaceful and harmonious
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Firetrap advertorial shown in the pre fall issue of i-D and in the windows of Firetrap
I styled and did the street casting for this. Shot by Photographer Paul Wetherell
models - Susie/ Gaby/ Rory/ Vivian and Anna
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Growth and Structures of Cities Professor Emeritus Barbara Miller Lane was named a fellow of the Society of Architectural Historians (SAH). This fellowship is given to individuals who have distinguished themselves by a lifetime of significant contributions to the field.
From the SAH website:
"Almost 58 years ago to the day, Walter Gropius dictated a letter to an undergraduate named Barbara Miller. In it he described the persecution that drove him from Nazi Germany. In 1968, his inquisitive correspondent published Architecture and Politics in Germany, 1918-1945, one of the most influential works of architectural history of the last half-century. Honored with the SAH's Alice Davis Hitchcock award, still in print and still widely assigned, this study decisively demonstrated that Nazi architecture was not limited to monumental neoclassicism and that the relationship between architecture and politics was far more than a question of style. Nor did Lane rest on her laurels. She is the author of a magisterial study of National Romanticism and is currently completing a book on American tract houses.
"Of equal importance, however, is Lane's teaching. Generations of Bryn Mawr and Haverford students, as well as occasional interlopers from Swarthmore and the University of Pennsylvania, have learned about the importance of cities and their buildings from one of the most formidable and original teachers in our field. The path-breaking program she helped establish and long directed in the growth and structures of cities trained generations of historians, architects, and planners. Legions of others joined us in never forgetting the rigor with which she demanded that they be able to answer a question, craft a sentence, and look at the world around them."


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To see all the other fun we had this month - check these out!
Jillian thought that she got to do a Slip n Slide at Princess Camp, but it didn't work out, and she was sad! We happened to be at Kohl's after camp and found one for about $5, so I was a sucker for her sad face and caved! We never quite got the hang of it, but they had fun playing in the water - and tried this technique of pushing each other through the spraying water.
Me and Julie at Tuba Fest - Neal's favorite night of the year. We got to spend the night with our favorite Plano family, too, and despite Meredith getting pretty sick, everyone had fun!
Jillian has her own sense of style, so I hesitate to think I can pick out clothes for her without her around. But I saw this shirt one day and knew I had to get it. She is all about unicorns these days and loves anything with silly animals, so a shirt with animals that have horns on them, I knew would be a hit. But I just didn't realize how much of a hit! She would wear this shirt everyday if I let her (and I think when she was wearing it in this picture, she really had worn it two days in a row! Shhh....) She always says she wants to wear it "Because everyone will think it is hilarious!" I sure love her energy and her free spirit that are brought out even more in this pose she chose!
Visiting Grandma after Meredith's day at WOW camp! She had a great time after getting past the first day when she was still sick. But she was able to go to the zoo, the trampoline park, the museum, and the watermark as a part of camp and loved it! Meredith wanted me to take this picture because she was excited that she is almost as tall as Grandma!
Bathing beauties.
The ALS Ice Bucket challenge was running rampant and Meredith got challenged - she accepted and took her ice bucket like a champ! Then the girls decided to play Ice Bucket Challenge with their American Girl dolls, even taking videos on Meredith's iPod. They did this over and over and over! Later in the week, Neal, Jillian and I were all challenged as well. So we all took an ice bucket to the head for a good cause!
Celebrating Labor Day weekend at Gigi's with our favorite cousins - all of whom love their goggles! Isn't Carter cute?


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Monsters of the Heart
Monsters of the heart is a whimsical comic design to deal with the harshness of abusive relationships. We follow Satin on her journey to find love. One the way she encounters many monsters of her own. Will she ever find her other half?
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LOS ANGELES (CBS.MW) -- Driven by higher volumes throughout its divisions, Colgate-Palmolive said Wednesday second-quarter earnings grew by 4 percent and met analyst forecasts. The consumer-products giant's shares retreated.
Colgate-Palmolive CL, -0.21% reported net income of $373.9 million, or 66 cents a share, up from $359.8 million, or 62 cents a share, for the same period a year ago. Revenue for the New York-based company increased to $2.57 billion vs. $2.5 billion.
Although the company met estimates among analysts polled by Thomson First Call, investors apparently were hoping for more. Colgate-Palmolive's shares ended the day down $1.62, or 2.9 percent, to $55.
The company noted that North American sales were off 2.5 percent since last year, when revenue was buoyed by strong sales of its "Simply White" tooth gel. North American operating profit was off 12 percent.
CEO Reuben Mark said in a press release that Colgate-Palmolive tried to keep a lid on marketing spending in several countries, and saw sharp increases in costs.
"Despite these pressures, we are delighted that worldwide gross margin was up meaningfully in the quarter and the first half, and is expected to be up for the year as well," Mark said.


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Minette's Feast: The Delicious Story of Julia Child and Her Cat
It appears to be the year of Julia Child and her cats, and as a cat and Child-lover, I am frankly thrilled. Minette's Feast: The Delicious Story of Julia Child and Her Cat, written by Susanna Reich and illustrated by Amy Bates, is the first of these two themed books from Abrams to hit our household, and it has already become a bedtime favorite with parents and child.
Julia and Paul Child did not have children, the discussion of which constitutes one of the more heartbreaking passages in My Life in France, but they did have cats. When Minette, their first cat, showed up on their doorstep, Julia noted, "Our domestic circle is complete." Pulling from Julia and Paul's letters as well as Julia's biographies, Minette's Feast tells the story of how Minette came to live and eat with the Childs in Paris.
Not only do Amy Bates' Hopper-esque illustrations capture the personalities of both Julia and Minette, but they make me want to spend so much time on individual pages -- absorbing every pinch of detail she's squirreled away in each one -- that Bug's two-year-old patience is sorely tried. I want to take in the length of Minette's whiskers, the shape and color of her eyes, every last morsel of food, and marvel over how Bates managed Julia's distinctive face and unruly hair. For his part, Bug just wants to get to the page where Minette chases a Brussels sprout tied to her tail. Once there, he chortles long and hard like he never has for any other book.
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Not every bit of text rhymes or patterns out a beat, but the few cases it does are enchanting: "And day and night, she could smell the delicious smells of mayonnaise, hollandaise, cassoulets, cheese soufflés, and duck pâtés..." And then there's my favorite repetition and internal rhyme, "But of course, mouse and bird were much preferred." Sprinkled throughout the story are smidges of French words and expressions that are also contained in a glossary and pronunciation guide in the back of the book.
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What I adore most about Minette's Feast is how Reich recasts Julia Child's famous culinary beginnings -- her trips to the markets, her culinary experiments at home, and her tenure at Le Cordon Bleu -- as merely a quest to get her tortoiseshell "poussiequette" to eat something other than mice.
A contributor to Bay Area Bites since its inception, Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic is a Bay Area food writer and editor. Her first book Suffering Succotash: A Picky Eater's Quest to Understand Why We Hate the Foods We Hate is a humorous non-fiction narrative and exposé on the lives of picky eaters. It releases from Perigee Books July 3rd.


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I thought this was pretty cool, in retrospect I'm glad my buddy's subsonic 22 was not zeroed in at this distance else I may not have even noticed what is visible if you look closely had he connected on the first shot.
I've never tried using a thermal in conjunction with sub sonic 22 before so I don't know if this is normal or not?
I guess I need to try shooting my 9 mm and filming from an half angle similar as this to see if I get the same results because I've never seen the bullet in any of my 9 mm shooter perspective videos.
Anyway I thought this was interesting.
edit: I guess we'll need the video link?
Edit 2: I can't see the bullet on my iPhone in sunlight. You may have to look at this on a real computer but it was visible from my laptop on YouTube. It's even easier to see on the video file that was created from the scope before YouTube compressed it.
That skunk sure gave him a lot of chances.
Gotta enjoy the little things.
That's really neat. Thanks for posting. At what FPS rate does the PTS233 record video?
That's not the frame-per-second rate. That's the viewing rate on the screen. What it can record FPS-wise is completely different. I think my Trail XP50 records at 20fps.
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Hell if I know? I guess 60 Hertz?
does anyone know if I "right click" on file properties from windows laptop if this info is identified?
I'll check it if so.
OK, thanks for the correction. I'm curious now I will try find someway to look up the details of how the video was recorded.
Watched bullets zipping downrange w/ my LWTS lots of times. Try 45 ACP if you really want to have a good laugh, it looks like tennis balls flying really, really fast.


text: When I got my 6 Ridgeway New Hampshire pullets, the man at the feed store said that they will be about 12 weeks old when they start laying. Mine are turning 9 weeks old tomorrow. My friends dad has a ton of chickens and said mine will start laying in December. Just to give you a timeline, I bought mine on Wednesday april 23. I need some advice on when they should start laying and will they become broody around the time they lay their first eggs? -Chickenman8


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anyway, then her friend talked bout her married-and-divorced daughter. she said her daughter dated with her ex-husband since form 3, for 11 years. then they married for 1 year and divorced.
god~ i was thinking..hmmm..sounds like us thou (choi! touch wood). maybe we wouldn't be together for 11 years then get married lar. but what if we do?
so, i told him about this. guess what he said?
him: then we together for 12 years then only married lar.
me: after 12 years, we 26 already wor. so late meh?
him: then ar..we married after 10 years lar. can anot?
me: what if, u leave me before that?
him: i will leave you when i'm 100 years old lar.
me: *sad*
him: u think i got that long life meh? that time i also die already.
me: *laugh*
end of conversation.
probably a bit the mou liu. haha. but just feel happier after hearing him said that. lol
i picked my dad from airport just now. he went to Japan for a business trip.
anyway, he gave us a surprise. guess what?
he bought me and 2nd sister a Burberry purse.
dad said it cost RM500+. i was wah~ haha.
i know it's usual price lar. just didn't expected that he will buy for us as a surprise. lol
i know it's usual price lar. just didn't expected that he will buy for us as a surprise. lol
i wasn't so obsessed with these branded things. but i'm glad that my dad actually gave us (specifically, me. haha) a surprise. so unexpected and shocked.
and a Burberry handbag (mini type) for my eldest sister. (didn't take picture of it. actually, i kinda like hers.)
and also, he surely will buy a Burberry handbag (mature type) for my mom too. that's a habit for him. lol.
p.s: each also cost RM900+. wah~!
now my mom has a range of bag collections already. from different countries and different brands. haha. thanks to my dad~
THANKS again to my lovely dad!
btw, my eldest sis and me kissed him on his cheeks. :)


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Definition of 'bow'
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense bows , present participle bowing , past tense, past participle bowed
1. verb
When you bow to someone, you briefly bend your body towards them as a formal way of greeting them or showing respect.
They bowed low to Louis and hastened out of his way. [VERB + to]
He bowed slightly before taking her bag. [VERB]
Synonyms: bend, bob, nod, incline More Synonyms of bow
Bow is also a noun.
I gave a theatrical bow and waved.
2. verb
If you bow your head, you bend it downwards so that you are looking towards the ground, for example because you want to show respect or because you are thinking deeply about something.
He bowed his head and whispered a prayer of thanksgiving. [VERB noun]
She stood still, head bowed, hands clasped in front of her. [VERB-ed]
3. verb
4. passive verb
...their determination not to be bowed in the face of the allied attacks. [be VERB-ed]
To be bowed down means the same as to be bowed.
I am bowed down by my sins. [be VERB-ed PARTICLE]
COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
Word forms: plural bows
countable noun
The front part of a ship is called the bow or the bows. The plural bows can be used to refer either to one or to more than one of these parts.
The waves were about five feet now, and the bow of the boat was leaping up and down.
...the sight of that magnificent ship lit up from bow to stern.
...spray from the ship's bows.
Synonyms: prow, head, stem, fore More Synonyms of bow
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Word forms: plural bows
1. countable noun
2. countable noun
A bow is a weapon for shooting arrows which consists of a long piece of curved wood with a string attached to both its ends.
Some of the raiders were armed with bows and arrows.
Synonyms: longbow, crossbow More Synonyms of bow
3. countable noun
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Video: pronunciation of 'bow'
4. (tr; foll by in, out, to etc)
the manager bowed us to our car
5. (tr; usually foll by down)
to bring (a person, nation, etc) to a state of submission
a lowering or inclination of the head or body as a mark of respect, greeting, or assent
8. take a bow
Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
Word origin of 'bow'
a weapon for shooting arrows, consisting of an arch of flexible wood, plastic, metal, etc bent by a string (bowstring) fastened at each endSee also crossbow
a stroke with such a stick
a decorative interlacing of ribbon or other fabrics, usually having two loops and two loose ends
something that is curved, bent, or arched
(in combination)
a person who uses a bow and arrow; archer
a frame of a pair of spectacles
a metal ring forming the handle of a pair of scissors or of a large old-fashioned key
8. architecture
part of a building curved in the form of a bowSee also bow window
to form or cause to form a curve or curves
to make strokes of a bow across (violin strings)
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Word origin of 'bow'
1. mainly nautical
a. (often plural)
the forward end or part of a vessel
(as modifier)
the bow mooring line
2. rowing short for bowman
Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
Word origin of 'bow'
verb intransitive
1. Dialectal
to bend or stoop
to bend down one's head or bend one's body in respect, agreement, worship, recognition, etc.
to express assent, greeting, etc. by bowing
verb transitive
5. Dialectal
to bend
to bend (one's head) down in respect, prayer, shame, etc.
to indicate (agreement, thanks, etc.) by bowing
a bending down of the head or body, as in respect or greeting
Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Word origin of 'bow'
the rower nearest the bow
Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Word origin of 'bow'
anything curved or bent
a rainbow, oxbow
a curve; bend
an archer
a slender stick strung along its length with horsehairs, drawn across the strings of a violin, cello, etc. to play it
a stroke with such a bow
a bowknot or a decorative knot, as of ribbon, with two or more loops
either of the sidepieces of a pair of glasses extending over the ears; temple
bow-shaped; curved; bent
verb transitive, verb intransitive
to bend or curve in the shape of a bow
the wall bowed outward from the pressure
10. Music
to play (a violin, etc.) with a bow
Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Word origin of 'bow'
Example sentences containing 'bow'
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Wearing a grey prison issue tracksuit he bowed his head and spoke only to confirm his name and address. The Sun (2016)Yet the visitors' first chance came with bows and ribbons. Times, Sunday Times (2016)They wouldn't just clean the bricks and bow their heads. Times, Sunday Times (2016)He bows out as one of the most popular figures in the paddock, universally liked and respected. Times, Sunday Times (2016)All those who reckoned it looked a case of the ridiculous meeting the sublime, take a bow. The Sun (2016)But the reality telly favourite has finally decided to bow out, leaving producers struggling to find stars for another series. The Sun (2016)To redeem himself, he does agree to don a Santa suit and wear a little red bow on his head without looking too embarrassed. Times, Sunday Times (2016)The pastor asks if they could all please bow their heads for prayer. Christianity Today (2000)She was about to have a bath and we put this little bow on her. The Sun (2015)There was a lot of tweed and at least one bow tie. Times, Sunday Times (2011)It also links the bow four and the stroke four. Times, Sunday Times (2011)Those providers finally bowed to pressure this month by cutting household gas bills. Times, Sunday Times (2015)What remains is a ship sliced from bow to stern. Times, Sunday Times (2007)Add a ribbon bow for a natty finish. Times, Sunday Times (2010)The man had his head bowed and he was weeping. THE ZANZIBAR CHEST: A Memoir of Love and War (2003)Such was the rapturous applause that he was dragged out for a second time to take a bow. Times, Sunday Times (2012)Most final bows end in disappointment. Times, Sunday Times (2010)We were delighted when the Government bowed to pressure and brought in tough new laws. The Sun (2006)Bow to your metal master, pistachio! Times, Sunday Times (2013)Teller worked in the family business, making bows for string instruments for a year, until he had an asthma attack. Times, Sunday Times (2008)
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Translations for 'bow'
British English: bow /bəʊ/ NOUN
weapon A bow is a long, curved piece of wood with a string stretched between the two ends, that is used to send arrows through the air.
Some of the riders had bows and arrows.
- American English: bow weapon
- Arabic: قَوس
- Brazilian Portuguese: arco de flecha
- Chinese: 弓
- Croatian: luk
- Czech: luk
- Danish: bue våben
- Dutch: boog wapen
- European Spanish: arco arma
- Finnish: jousipyssy
- French: arc
- German: Bogen Pfeil
- Greek: τόξο
- Italian: arco
- Japanese: 弓
- Korean: 활
- Norwegian: bue pil-og-bue
- Polish: łuk
- European Portuguese: arco de flecha
- Romanian: arc
- Russian: лук
- Spanish: arco
- Swedish: båge kurva
- Thai: คันธนู
- Turkish: yay
- Ukrainian: лук
- Vietnamese: cung
British English: bow /baʊ/ VERB
When you bow, you bend your body towards someone as a polite way of saying hello or thanking them.
They all bowed to the king.
- American English: bow
- Arabic: يَنْحَنِي ل
- Brazilian Portuguese: fazer uma vénia
- Chinese: 鞠躬
- Croatian: nakloniti se
- Czech: uklonit se
- Danish: bukke
- Dutch: buigen knielen
- European Spanish: hacer una reverencia
- Finnish: kumartaa
- French: s'incliner
- German: verbeugen
- Greek: υποκλίνομαι
- Italian: inchinarsi
- Japanese: お辞儀をする
- Korean: 절하다
- Norwegian: bukke
- Polish: ukłonić się
- European Portuguese: fazer uma vénia
- Romanian: a se înclina
- Russian: кланяться
- Spanish: hacer una reverencia
- Swedish: buga (sig)
- Thai: คำนับ
- Turkish: baş eğme
- Ukrainian: вклонятися
- Vietnamese: cúi chào
British English: bow /bəʊ/ NOUN
knot A bow is a knot that you use to tie laces and ribbons.
- American English: bow
- Arabic: أُنْشُوطَة
- Brazilian Portuguese: laço
- Chinese: 蝴蝶结
- Croatian: mašna
- Czech: kličkana tkaničce
- Danish: sløjfe
- Dutch: strik
- European Spanish: lazo
- Finnish: rusetti
- French: nœud ruban d'emballage
- German: Haarschleife
- Greek: φιόγκος
- Italian: nodo
- Japanese: ちょう結び
- Korean: 매듭
- Norwegian: knute
- Polish: kokardka
- European Portuguese: laço
- Romanian: fundă
- Russian: узел бантик
- Spanish: lazo
- Swedish: knut
- Thai: โบว์
- Turkish: papyon
- Ukrainian: бант
- Vietnamese: nơ
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10 Meaningful Ways to Celebrate Day of the Girl With Your Kids
The people behind International Day of the Girl Child (October 11) say it's not just a day, it's a movement. It's a response to the continued, systematic neglect and devaluation of girls around the world. Because the difficult, sobering truth is that every year:
- 10 million girls are forced or coerced into marriage.
- One in 3 girls is denied a secondary education worldwide.
- Pregnancy is the leading cause of death for young women ages 15–19 in developing countries.
- 150 million girls under age 18 have been raped or faced another form of sexual violence.
We are fortunate to live in a country where, for many girls, forced early marriage or being banned from school are not the issues du jour. So how can you have a meaningful conversation with your teenage daughter when death from early childbirth isn't even on her radar? How can you speak with your middle schooler about how unfair it is that a third of girls are denied access to secondary education when their favorite thing to complain about is homework?
RELATED: Before You Ask About Her Uterus, Ask Yourself These Questions
I asked experts and regular moms alike for their tips on engaging our daughters—and sons, too—and inspiring them to appreciate their good fortune while brainstorming ways to promote gender equality worldwide. You'll help them develop empathy and broaden their worldview and will likely be greeted with a deeply meaningful conversation in return.
Even better, most of these can be done with little planning, so if it's 3 p.m. and you're just now realizing that today is International Day of the Girl, you still have plenty of time to make a difference.
1. Go the tech route
If your daughter is into social media, encourage her to follow @dayofthegirl on Twitter or to show her solidarity with a Day of the Girl twibbon. Also, on October 11, the CNN Freedom Project is running a live Twitter chat with trafficking survivor Rani Hong (@RanisVoice). At age 7, Rani was bought by a slave master and eventually sold into illegal adoption. Using the hashtag #cnnfreedom, your daughter can ask Rani any question she might have about human trafficking at 4 p.m. ET on October 11.
2. Give her $25 to spend on Kiva.org
This is a great way to help your daughter emotionally connect with another woman, even one in the most remote corners of the globe.
Teach her the concept of microfinance, providing others with access to capital to help them create a better life for themselves and their families. Visit Kiva.org together and page through hundreds of borrower stories of people seeking loans to grow their business.
Encourage your daughter to find someone she connects with, whether it's a young Pakistani woman looking to purchase more goats so she can sell the milk, or a 30-year-old mom in Honduras seeking funds to purchase grains, sugar and bread to sell at the market.
Once the borrower fulfills her loan request, she begins paying it back; your daughter will receive an email that her $25 has been repaid, and she can reinvest it in someone else. This is a great way to help your daughter emotionally connect with another woman, even one in the most remote corners of the globe.
3. Talk about child marriage in an age-appropriate way
According to CARE, in 26 countries, girls are more likely to be married before age 18 than to be enrolled in secondary school. If your daughter is too young to know what Burkina Faso and Chad are, come at the child marriage talk from a different angle, as Gayatri Patel, CARE USA's senior gender and empowerment policy advocate, did with her 6-year-old:
"I put it in terms of how sometimes girls are not able to go to school like she is because they are expected to stay at home with their families or husbands or work outside of the home (cleaning, cooking, caring for children, or farming for example) rather than learning, playing and doing fun things. I asked her (a) whether she thought it was fair that in many of these spots, boys get to go to school but girls don't, (b) what she thinks those girls who don't get to go to school are missing, and (c) what she thinks might help. We briefly touched on the fact that many girls don't get to go to school because they have to be married, which she thought was gross because 'boys are gross.' Her idea was that we talk to girls' parents to convince them to let their daughters go to school because kids are supposed to go to school, not take care of babies. (She has a little brother that she is forced to play with sometimes, so this last part might have been personal.)"
4. Create a vision board
If you grew up in the '80s, you remember those posters we used to make for our friends, plastered with words and pictures torn from our favorite magazines. Bring that idea into the 21st century by gathering up a slew of magazines, two pairs of scissors, some double-sided Scotch tape, and start cutting out meaningful words, phrases or images that catch your eye and say "girl power" in some way to you or your child—anything "inspiring, encouraging, inspirational or that encompasses her as a strong girl," says mom of four and blogger Amy Bell of Positively Splendid.
5. Don't be afraid to use YouTube
It's wonderful that today's kids have strong role models and new versions of rock stars.
Julie Smolyansky, a mother of two young girls (ages 5 and 7), CEO of Lifeway Foods and co-founder of the Test400K nonprofit, which is dedicated to ending the U.S. backlog of rape kits, is no stranger to broaching emotionally charged issues with her kids.
"It's about using appropriate language and approaching topics when they make sense," she says. "When they disrespect their food, we pull up YouTube videos of starving children from around the world, and while it is frightening for them to see emaciated children, it's also a reality that millions of children around the world are living with. And guess what? Now our girls are very careful about not wasting food. We talk about good touch and bad touch, about the fact that they get to control their body, and if they don't want to hug someone, they don't have to. When they complained about school, we used it as an opportunity to share that around the world, 62 million girls don't get to go to school. We pulled up a YouTube video about Malala and explained that while they are safe in their school, some kids are not. It's wonderful that today's kids have strong role models and new versions of rock stars."
6. Involve your sons, too
In order for girls to enjoy gender equality, boys need to be on board, too.
"As parents of sons, we are not off the hook in promoting gender equity," says Robert Andrews, a dad of twin boys living outside of Boston. "In fact, we may even be more important in the fight for equality. Only when boys see themselves as feminists will they grow up to see women as true equals. If you believe in gender equality, it is just as important to celebrate International Day of the Girl with our sons."
7. Watch Ziauddin Yousafzai's TED Talk about his daughter, Malala
Sit down together and watch this empowering talk titled, "Why is my daughter strong? I didn't clip her wings" together. Then watch Malala accepting her Nobel Peace Prize. Then talk about it.
8. Decide as a family to sponsor a girl…
Watch this video from CARE, which uses child-friendly cartoon characters, then decide as a family to sponsor a girl. (You can do it here or here, for instance.) Or browse through CARE's Gifts of Lasting Change and buy a girl a backpack filled with school supplies ($26.10); help a girl learn how to read with a literacy kit ($167); or help girls break down gender barriers by learning how to play soccer ($400). If you daughter gets an allowance, talk to her about putting a few weeks worth of it toward one of these options.
9. … or pick out a poignant holiday gift for a loved one
You can also choose one of the above options in lieu of a holiday gift for a family member: Your daughter's grandmother would probably be far more touched to hear that her granddaughter purchased a cow for a Tanzanian family in her honor instead of perfume or a bathrobe.
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10. Watch the trailer for "Girl Rising"
This aching documentary tells the stories of nine girls from developing nations such as Cambodia, Ethiopia, India, Sierra Leone and Afghanistan. Middle school girls should be ready for Suma's story (bonded labor); Yasmin's story may be better left to older girls (assault). Watch the two-minute trailer first—appropriate for a PG-13 audience—then download the full film here.


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Off-Campus Hospital Gains Place of Service Code
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Effective Jan. 1, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is requiring the use of place of service (POS) code 19 Outpatient Hospital-Off campus to describe, "A portion of an off-campus hospital provider-based department which provides diagnostic, therapeutic (both surgical and nonsurgical), and rehabilitation services to sick or injured persons who do not require hospitalization or institutionalization."
The 2015 Outpatient Prospective Payment System Final Rule defines the hospital campus to include, "the physical area immediately adjacent to the provider's main buildings, other areas and structures that are not strictly contiguous to the main buildings but are located within 250 yards of the main buildings, and any other areas determined on an individual case basis, by the CMS regional office…"
Additionally, POS code 22 On Campus-Outpatient Hospital has been revised, effective Jan. 1, 2016 to describe, "A portion of a hospital's main campus which provides diagnostic, therapeutic (both surgical and nonsurgical), and rehabilitation services to sick or injured persons who do not require hospitalization or institutionalization."
Providers will report both of these POS codes in the outpatient department of a hospital. Per CMS, "Claims for covered services rendered in an Off Campus-Outpatient Hospital setting, or in an On Campus- Outpatient Hospital setting, if payable by Medicare, shall be paid at the facility rate. The payment policies that currently apply to POS 22 will continue to apply and will now also apply to POS 19, unless otherwise stated."
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Congratulations to the winners of the 2012 NL and AL Rookie of the Year awards - Mike Trout of the LA Angles, and Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals!
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Toll-Road Operator Litrak Has a Dubious First Day
Investors and analysts tracking the market debut of toll-road operator Litrack Holdings don't like what they are seeing.
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I first wrote about Somali piracy two years ago in Africa, Čína a piráti. The situation is not improving. Last week I had to write "with TV news crews focused north on 'free' and so arabospringy Egypt, our friendly Muslim pirates keep on plying the trade mostly unmolested in their never ending spring". The joys of piracy are still endless, Hollywood sanctioned and practically painless. Let's use as an example the Italian 56,000 tons bulk carrier Montecristo, boarded by 11 Somali pirates about 620 nautical miles off the African coast in October this year. The crew of 23 locked themselves up but managed to transmit an emergency signal. USS De Wert and the Royal Marines on board of RFA Fort Victoria rushed to the rescue.
Let's pause here. USS De Wert FFG-45 is a Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate with 15 officers and 190 enlisted men, plus 30 for the two SH-60 helicopters. It is not yet thirty years old and the armament and electronics, though impressive, are not relevant for our purposes. RFA Fort Victoria (A387) is a Fort class combined fleet stores ship and tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary providing ammunition, fuel, food and other supplies to RN vessels around the world. It can accommodate three helicopters and almost 300 personnel.
Some second grade arithmetic – how many fully trained people do you need to capture 11 pirates? Of course, the exact number of Marines involved is not known, so ignoring that, it was 535 naval personnel just on the water and an unknown, probably larger number on the land. No wonder that the Somalis surrendered in advance of any boarding (described in NATO-speak as compliant boarding) and as the spokesman for the NATO Ocean Shield pointed out, thankfully suffered no injuries. The operation, under command of Italian Admiral Gualtiero Mattesi, was hailed as a victory.
An admirable victory certainly, but was it a cost-effective victory? The captured pirates will be slapped on the wrists and will be back in business after the next monsoon season. According to U.S. risk management company Aon there has been a 267 percent year-on-year increase in attacks in the Arabian Sea. And from UPI: "The pirates, organised mainly along clan lines, have evolved into highly sophisticated groups. They use "mother ships," usually hijacked modern fishing trawlers, to penetrate deeper into the Indian Ocean for extended voyages and capable of launching multiple attacks. There are believed to be 7-10 gangs financed by money-men in the Persian Gulf with agents in London's shipping insurance fraternity who identify targets with the most valuable cargoes for ransom."
The cost to global shipping is estimated to be $9 billion a year and nobody should be deluding himself that the money comes out of the shipowners' pockets.
Beside the lone ranger navies of China, Russia, India and Iran, various naval task groups operate off Somalia and in the Indian Ocean. These include the European Union's Operation Atalanta, NATO's Operation Ocean Shield and the U.S.-led Combined Task Force-151. But all is not well; the EU operation Atalanta requires a minimum of four to six warships to patrol the coast but the euro-zone financial problems mean that by December there will be less than that minimum.
France and Spain permit armed detachments on their vessels and Italy is considering doing same. The secretary-general of the International Chamber of Shipping, Peter Hinchliffe, said recently: "To date, no ships with armed guards on board have been captured." The former naval power, Great Britain belatedly woke up. British Prime Minister David Cameron announced that British-flagged ships will be allowed to carry armed guards against pirates.
Cameron, when asked by the BBC whether he was comfortable with allowing private security operatives to "shoot to kill," said: "We have to make choices. The fact that a bunch of pirates in Somalia is managing to hold to ransom the rest of the world and our trading system is a complete insult and the rest of the world needs to come together with much more vigour."
Personally, I am in favour of mercenaries, because if your government, shackled by political correctness is unwilling or unable to help, you are more than entitled to resort to DIY. In fact, recalling my limited contact with some brave Ukrainians, I believe that they, given perhaps a bottle of vodka, could have handled those Somali eleven in such a way they would never dream of pirating again, Johnny Depp notwithstanding. (The crew of Montecristo comprised seven Italians, six Ukrainians and 10 Indians)
Still, a deeper problem would remain. It is not inconceivable that the Somalia based pirates are manipulated and supported by some far-sighted would-be-world-power so that its naval presence and even bases could be plausibly explained in Western media. Naturally, China or Russia spring to mind. And if the propaganda is handled as skilfully as usual, the Chinese naval bases in Africa could perhaps even be financed by a USA taxpayer via UN commissariat.
Regardless of the fanciful title of this article, it is not about just one navy; it is about practically all those navies from the so far semi-democratic countries which, muzzled by politicians, are reduced to using the seas east of Africa as not-overly-friendly training waters. That is not meant as disparagement of the navies concerned, but the reflection on the sad political reality.
An anecdote at the end: Paul and Rachel Chandler were, after spending 388 days in a Somali desert with their captors, released and subsequently reunited with their Rival 38 sloop Lynn Rival. The yacht, mauled by the pirates and then abandoned, was found and transported to Portland Naval Base in Dorset by the Royal Navy. If not a deterrent, a guard or a pointer, the politicians at least allow RN to be a retriever.


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Origin of rock tripe
First recorded in 1850–55; allegedly so called in reference to the appearance of the thallus
Also called tripe-de-roche.
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Historical Examples of rock tripe
On reaching the rock, they saw what Norman had meant by the words tripe de roche (rock-tripe).
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rock tripe
Canadian any of various edible lichens, esp of the genus Umbilicaria, that grow on rocks and are used in the North as a survival food
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