get lost, fanboy, indistinguishable, angle, imperceptible

“It occurred to Pooh and Piglet that they hadn't heard from Eeyore for several days, so they put on their hats and coats and trotted across the Hundred Acre Wood to Eeyore's stick house. Inside the house was Eeyore. "Hello Eeyore," said Pooh. "Hello Pooh. Hello Piglet," said Eeyore, in a Glum Sounding Voice. "We just thought we'd check in on you," said Piglet, "because we hadn't heard from you, and so we wanted to know if you were okay." Eeyore was silent for a moment. "Am I okay?" he asked, eventually. "Well, I don't know, to be honest. Are any of us really okay? That's what I ask myself. All I can tell you, Pooh and Piglet, is that right now I feel really rather Sad, and Alone, and Not Much Fun To Be Around At All. Which is why I haven't bothered you. Because you wouldn't want to waste your time hanging out with someone who is Sad, and Alone, and Not Much Fun To Be Around At All, would you now." Pooh looked at Piglet, and Piglet looked at Pooh, and they both sat down, one on either side of Eeyore in his stick house. Eeyore looked at them in surprise. "What are you doing?" "We're sitting here with you," said Pooh, "because we are your friends. And true friends don't care if someone is feeling Sad, or Alone, or Not Much Fun To Be Around At All. True friends are there for you anyway. And so here we are." "Oh," said Eeyore. "Oh." And the three of them sat there in silence, and while Pooh and Piglet said nothing at all; somehow, almost imperceptibly, Eeyore started to feel a very tiny little bit better.

Because Pooh and Piglet were There.

No more; no less.”

ESSAY

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Ditching modern-day navigation apps in favor of wandering and discovery.

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 fanboy-in-chief

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To some of you, that may sound like a strange mission. But the simple fact is, I haven’t been lost since my first trip abroad, almost 30 years ago. It happened during a fireworks show at Tivoli, the grand amusement park in downtown Copenhagen. In the excitement I broke away from my father, and when the explosions died down and the crowd dispersed, I realized that I didn’t know where he was and, worse, I didn’t know where I was. And with my blond hair and blue eyes, I was indistinguishable from a typical Danish child. I blended in. I was lost.
Since then, I’ve developed a good sense of direction. I’m not unerring (just ask my wife), but I never lose track of how to get back to where I started. A sense of direction is something you can’t turn off. Every detail, from the angle of the sun to the direction of the wind, contributes to a mental map that your brain builds subconsciously. It’s like learning to read: Once you know how, you can’t not do it.


In Turkey, Western Companies Find Stability and Growth Turkey's split personality has often left it caught between two worlds. Some European nations have vocally opposed the country's attempts to build closer ties with the West. And many of its Middle Eastern neighbors have been wary of the avidly secular state.

Now, the country's identity is an advantage for deal makers. Turkey doesn't have the economic baggage of its European neighbors, which are dealing with the sovereign debt crisis. With a relatively stable government, it has also angled for a more prominent role in the Middle East, as countries like Syria and Libya continue to face turmoil.

The combination of economic growth and political stability has attracted cash-rich companies looking to make acquisitions. So far this year, deal volume has totaled $10.6 billion, ahead of European countries like Austria, Portugal and the Czech Republic. In 2010, mergers and acquisitions reached $25.6 billion, up from $1.1 billion a decade ago.



indistinguishable

[形]（…と）区別［差別］できない((from ...))；見分けのつかない, 判然としない

The three sisters are indistinguishable.
その3姉妹は見分けがつかない.

ìn・dis・tìn・guish・a・bíl・i・ty, ・ness

[名]

in・dis・tin・guish・a・bly

[副]adj.

1. Not distinguishable, especially:
   1. Impossible to differentiate or tell apart: indistinguishable twins; markings that make a moth indistinguishable from its background.
   2. Impossible to discern; imperceptible: a sound that was indistinguishable to the human ear.
2. Difficult to understand or make out; vague: indistinguishable speech.

indistinguishableness in'dis·tin'guish·a·ble·ness or in'dis·tin'guish·a·bil'i·ty n.
indistinguishably in'dis·tin'guish·a·bly adv.

angle,
(ăng'gəl)
intr.v., -gled, -gling, -gles.

1. To fish with a hook and line.
2. To try to get something by indirect or artful means: angle for a promotion.

n. Obsolete
A fishhook or fishing tackle.

[Middle English anglen, from angel, fishhook, from Old English.]

an·gle² (ăng'gəl)
n.

1. Mathematics.
   1. The figure formed by two lines diverging from a common point.
   2. The figure formed by two planes diverging from a common line.
   3. The rotation required to superimpose either of two such lines or planes on the other.
   4. The space between such lines or surfaces.
   5. A solid angle.
2. A sharp or projecting corner, as of a building.
3. 1. The place, position, or direction from which an object is presented to view: a building that looks impressive from any angle.
   2. An aspect, as of a problem, seen from a specific point of view. See synonyms at phase.
4. Slang. A devious method; a scheme.

v., -gled, -gling, -gles. v.tr.

1. To move or turn (something) at an angle: angled the chair toward the window.
2. Sports. To hit (a ball or puck, for example) at an angle.
3. Informal. To impart a biased aspect or point of view to: angled the story in a way that criticized the candidate.

v.intr.
To continue along or turn at an angle or by angles: The road angles sharply to the left. The path angled through the woods.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin angulus.]

 get lost

 Go away, as in Get lost, we don't want you around. This rather rude slangy imperative dates from the 1940s.

Definition of get lost in English:

[OFTEN IN IMPERATIVE] informal Go away (used as an expression of anger or impatience):Why don’t you leave me alone? Go on, get lost!

Urban Dictionary: fanboy

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A passionate fan of various elements of geek culture (e.g. sci-fi, comics, Star Wars, video games, anime, hobbits, Magic: the Gathering, etc.), but...