work rate, go backward/ Rx Lockers

Yet Carter never ceased to be an active part of the musical present. Premieres of his works have been regular features of musical events and programmes over the world for years, lately becoming an almost annual occurrence at music festivals such as Aldeburgh in Britain and Tanglewood in Massachusetts (the 2008 Tanglewood festival was a celebration of Carter's centenary). Indeed, it is often claimed that even after his 100th birthday Carter’s work-rate continued to accelerate, to a pace he had never achieved before.

work rate

Definition of work rate

noun

• the rate at which work is done: the work rate of the checkout assistants
• the amount of energy that is expended in sport or physical exercise: his work rate and tackling were to his normal standard

Sad South Africa

Over the rainbow

It has made progress since becoming a full democracy in 1994. But a failure of leadership means that in many ways, South Africa is now going backwards

And while newer reactors don't have those problems, 23 Mark 1 reactors still operate in the U.S., including a Vermont plant that was relicensed for 20 more years the day before the disaster in Japan.
When Karl Marx, who would have appreciated nuclear economics, wrote that history unfolds first as tragedy, then as farce, he got U.S. nuclear history backward.

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Locker Brand Recalls Rx Lockers Due to Failure Leading to Allowing Unauthorized Access to Medicine Containers

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: Medicine Bottle Storage Containers
Units: About 59,600
Importer: Locker Brand Inc. of Henderson, Nev.
Hazard: The medicine container can open by applying pressure to the latch when it is locked. This could result in unauthorized access to medicine bottles in the container.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported
Description: The Rx Locker is a medicine bottle storage container. It is made of orange plastic with a white top resembling four pill containers. It has a metal, three-number combination lock on the front. Production batch numbers are printed on the bottom of the container. The recalled containers were manufactured between May 2010 to December 2010 and can be identified by the last six numbers in the production batch number. Recalled batch numbers end with: 052 010, 062 010, 082 010 and 122 010.
Sold at: Bed Bath & Beyond, CVS, Walgreens and the Locker Brand website from June 2010 through October 2011 for about $15.
Manufactured in: China.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using this product and contact Locker Brand for a free return mailer. When the product is returned, Rx Locker will provide a full refund.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Locker Brand toll-free at (888) 491-6617 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, e-mail the firm at admin@lockerbrand.com, or visit the firm’s website at www.rxlocker.com

Last six numbers of the production batch number

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backward =backwards
(băk'wərd)
adj.

1. Directed or facing toward the back or rear.
2. Done or arranged in a manner or order that is opposite to previous occurrence or normal use.
3. Unwilling to act; reluctant; shy.
4. Behind others in progress or development: The technology was backward, but the system worked.

adv. or back·wards (-wərdz)

1. To or toward the back or rear.
2. With the back leading.
3. In a reverse manner or order.
4. To, toward, or into the past.
5. Toward a worse or less advanced condition.

backwardly back'ward·ly adv.
backwardness back'ward·ness n.

USAGE NOTE The adverb may be spelled backward or backwards, and these forms are interchangeable: stepped backward; a mirror facing backwards. In Standard English, however, the adjective has no -s: a backward view.

[副]

1 後方へ, 後ろへ（⇒FORWARD（図））；後ろ向きに（⇔forward）

fall backward
あお向けに倒れる

turn backward
振り向く

drive a car backward
車をバックさせる

Go backward.
奥へお進みください（▼バスのアナウンス）.

2 逆に, 逆さに, 反対方向に

turn a handle backward
ハンドルを逆に回す

count backward from 100
100から逆に数える

wear a cap backward
帽子を後ろ前にかぶっている.

3 過去［昔］にさかのぼって. ▼この意味ではbackがふつう.

4 退化［退歩, 後退］の方向へ

go ［move］ backward
退歩［堕落］する.

backward and forward

(1) 前後に, あちこち, 行ったり来たり.
(2) しどろもどろに.

bend ［lean, fall］ over backward

((略式))（…するよう）この上ない努力をする, 最善を尽くす((to do)).

know ( ...) backward (and forward)

（…を）知り尽くしている.

━━[形]

1 ((限定))後方へ［の］, 後ろへ戻る, 逆（行）の；過去へ戻る（⇔forward）

a backward look
振り返り

a backward journey
戻りの旅.

2 時代遅れの, 進歩の遅れた；（…が）遅れた, 遅い（⇔well up）((in ...))；覚えが悪い

a backward country
後進国（▼a developing country（発展途上国）がふつう）.

3 （…の点で）恥ずかしがりやの, 内気な；煮えきらない((in ...)).

RX, rx[RX, rx]

1 処方せん(prescription). ▼薬局の掲示にも使用.

2 （処方せんで）とれ(take). ▼ラテン語recipeより.