2017年5月29日 星期一

reconvicted, recidivism rate, reoffending rate





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from Back Matter:
"... The failures will be interpreted in terms of virtue or of recidivism, according to circumstances. But what is important is not that we are all malleable-any culture and any civilization depend on ..."


Norway has the lowest reoffending rate in Scandinavia: two years after release, only 20% of prisoners have been reconvicted. By contrast, a study of 29 American states found a recidivism rate nearly twice as high
Too many prisons make bad people worse
ECONOMIST.COM


recidivist
noun [C] SPECIALIZED
a criminal who continues to commit crimes even after they have been punished

recidivism
noun [U] SPECIALIZED

Recidivism - Wikipedia


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recidivism
Recidivism (/rᵻˈsɪdᵻvɪzəm/; from recidive and ism, from Latin recidīvus "recurring", from re- "back" and cadō "I fall") is the act of a person repeating an undesirable behavior after they had either experienced negative consequences of that behavior, or had been trained to extinguish that behavior.

2017年5月28日 星期日

shave, incarnation, milestone, relay, hurdles

Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 (VS08) is the current incarnation of the company's long line of IDEs.
Baidu Shares Decline on Executive's Death
As U.S. investors ended 2007 by selling, Baidu.com saw its titanic annual gain shaved as a key executive died.

"We also see this announcement as the next major milestone in Microsoft's transformation to embrace online services overall and to invest very successfully in search and online advertising," said Mr. Ballmer during a conference call with analysts. ( February 1, 2008 wsj)


紐約時報
The Indie Singer-Harpist Who Met the Orchestra 
By JON PARELES
Joanna Newsom’s Brooklyn concerts this week are an individual milestone.




The ‘Celebration Vacation’: The New Way Friends Are Marking Milestone Birthdays W1

More people are choosing to celebrate their big birthdays and anniversaries far from home, inviting all their friends along for a blowout trip. Here’s how to plan your own celebration vacation


同性愛禁止の中国、人々は台湾に羨望のまなざし

 台湾で同性婚が勝利したとの知らせを受け、中国本土の一部市民は狭い海峡越しに、民主化された島に羨望(せんぼう)のまなざしを向けている。
 台湾の司法院大法官会議(憲法裁判所に相当)は先週、同性婚を認めていない現在の民法の規定が「違法」だとの判断を示し、2年以内の法改正か関連法の制定を求めた。同性婚に道を開くことになるこの判断を受け、翌日午後までに中国本土のミニブログサイト「微博(ウェイボー)」ではハッシュタグ「#TaiwanGayMarriageLegalization(「台湾で同性婚が合法化」の意味...



milestone
 
noun [C] (UK ALSO milepost)" 里程標; 画期的事件."
1 a stone or post at the side of the road on which is marked the distance to various places, especially to the nearest large town

"
 工程中milestone一般照譯為里程碑(不是里程表)。付款方面,多稱付款時程表,不管老英老美怎麼叫。" (CH)

2 an important event in the development or history of something or in someone's life:
He felt that moving out from his parents' home was a real milestone in his life.譬如說 某歌星"演出第100場".....




The noun shave has one meaning:
Meaning #1: the act of removing hair with a razor
Synonym: shaving

The verb shave has 6 meanings:
Meaning #1: remove body hair with a razor
Meaning #2: cut closely
Synonym: trim
Meaning #3: cut the price of
Synonym: knock off



Meaning #4: cut slices from
Synonym: plane
Meaning #5: make shavings of or reduce to shavings
Meaning #6: touch the surface of lightly

relay ━━ n. ((集合的)) 換え[継ぎ]馬; 新材料(の供給); 交代者, 新手; 【スポーツ】リレー; 【電気】継電器; 【通信】中継(放送).

━━ vt. 交代させる; 中継する.

 relay race リレー(競走[競泳]), 継走.

 relay station 【放送】中継局.




The Relay Satellite will be separated in an elliptical orbit. with an apolune altitude of 2400 km, and the VRAD Satel- .... Relay Satellite. Release. ⑨VRAD衛星分離. VRAD Satellite. Release. ⑩月周回観測. Observation. ⑦月周回軌道投入 ...


リレー衛星分離に成功 月の写真もくっきり 「かぐや」



2007年10月09日19時51分


 宇宙航空研究開発機構は9日、月探査機「かぐや」がリレー衛星の分離に成功したと発表した。搭載カメラがとらえた月の画像も公開した。

「かぐや」のカメラが約800キロの距離から撮った月。左上3分の2は地球から見えない月の裏側部分=宇宙機構提供


 リレー衛星は、同日午前9時36分に正常に分離された。リレー衛星は、かぐやが月の裏側を飛行中に電波を地球に中継する役目を果たす。

 公開された月の画像は3枚。アンテナの状態を確かめるカメラが、5日午後2時50分から3時10分にかけて、月から約1500キロ、約1200キロ、約800キロの距離から撮影した。

 かぐやは12日ごろ、もう一つの子衛星であるVRAD衛星を切り離す。その後、高度100キロの円軌道で約1年間、月を周回して観測を続ける。

in・car・nate


━━ a. 肉体を備えた; 人の姿をした, 化身の; (抽象概念が)具体化された.
━━ , vt. 肉体を与える, 化身させる ((in, as)); …の化身[権化(ごんげ)]である, 典型である; ((普通受身で)) 具体[具現]化する ((in, as)).
in・car・na・tion ━━ n. 化身, 権化, (輪廻(りんね)中の)一時期(の姿); 典型; 具体化; (the I-) 神性がキリストの肉体に宿ったこと, 託身.

floor-to-ceiling, stalactite, stalagmite, spandrel


This subterranean metro station in Budapest is an epic cave of concrete stalagmites.


The metro station is supported by levels of reinforced concrete beams; the resulting structure is similar to a net, like a bone or skeletal system
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 Stephen Jay Gould & Richard Lewontin’s 1979 article “The spandrels of San Marco and the Panglossian paradigm: a critique of the adaptationist programme” is one of the most widely-discussed papers in evolutionary biology over the last 40 years (cited over 3700 times according to Google Scholar). Probably every graduate student in evolution reads it, as well they should, both because of its historical importance and because it’s creative and intentionally provocative. Arguing about “Spandrels”, as the paper is colloquially known, is a good mental workout.*


 2011.5
Oracle's Larry Ellison in Tree Dispute
In a trial set to begin June 6, the billionaire plans to take neighbors to state Superior Court in San Francisco over how their trees have obstructed his floor-to-ceiling views of San Francisco Bay.





From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Wittington Tower
Designed by architect Leslie Rebanks, the Wittington Tower is a 20-storey octagonal tower located at 22 St. Clair Avenue East. It was completed in 1975 and its design received international acclaim and won several design awards. Part of the Weston Centre, the top two floors are occupied by the headquarters of George Weston Ltd., owner of the Loblaws chain. George Weston Ltd. occupies five full floors in the building. Wittington Properties occupies the majority of the fourth floor. Loblaw Co. Ltd is no longer located in the building.

[edit] Structure

The horizontal members, called spandrels and separated by windows of tinted glass, are made of stainless steel, while the vertical members, mullions, are of aluminum.

floor-to-ceiling

A stalactite (UK /ˈstæləktt/, US /stəˈlæktt/; from the Greek stalasso, (σταλάσσω), "to drip" and meaning "that which drips") is a type of speleothem (secondary mineral) that hangs from the ceiling of limestone caves. It is a type of dripstone. The corresponding formation on the floor of the cave is known as a stalagmite
鐘乳石為岩溶生成物,是指碳酸鹽岩地區洞穴內,在漫長地質歷史中和特定地質條件下形成的石鐘乳石筍石柱等不同形態碳酸鈣沉澱物。鐘乳石是滴水石的一種。由於形成時間漫長,鐘乳石對遠古地質考察有著重要的研究價值。由鐘乳石形成的洞穴可稱之為鐘乳洞



石筍
石筍(Stalagmite),為碳酸鈣石灰岩,位於溶洞洞底的尖錐體,是喀斯特地形的一種自然現象。
石筍形如竹筍出土,自下向上生長。石筍與鐘乳石成長緩慢,一萬年約長高一公尺。


spandrel

音節
span • drel
発音
spǽndrəl
spandrelの変化形
spandrels (複数形)
[名]
1 《建築》三角小間(こま):2つのアーチにはさまれた部分.
2 《切手》隅の装飾. (またspán・dril)

2017年5月26日 星期五

sneak, sneaker, sneakerheads, mooch, gumshoe, missing in action


Every Saturday morning across America, queues of “sneakerheads” form outside trainer shops. Many are adding to their hundred-pair collections, but the rest are seeking shoes to sell in the secondary market


Sneakerheads can launch initial public offerings on new stock exchanges
ECONOMIST.COM

Sanford, as the whole world now knows, went missing in action when he secretly snuck off to Buenos Aires to see his lover. Ever since he got caught at the airport coming home, he has been confessing and apologizing and talking and talking and talking.


Cost Cutting, a k a Mooching
By MICHELLE SLATALLA
Tough times require tough measures in household budgeting.


黃營MIA (missing in action)掉的55萬票。


MAYVILLE STATE: Detective dictionary Grand Forks Herald - Grand Forks ,ND ,USA
• Book and author: "Gumshoes: A Dictionary of Fictional Detectives," by Mitzi M. Brunsdale, professor of English at 
Mayville State University . ...



1. A person who collects limited, rare, OG, or flat out exclusive kicks. Usually the collection consists of Jordans or Dunks.
2. A person with background knowledge of certain sneakers.
Yo, that cat always be rockin fresh sneaks. Gotta be a sneakerhead.
by brandoneezy March 21, 2005

gum·shoe n.
  1. A sneaker or rubber overshoe.
  2. Slang. An investigator, especially a detective.
intr.v. Slang., -shoed, -shoe·ing, -shoes.

  1. To work as a detective.
  2. To move about stealthily; sneak.


missing in action
MIA
A casualty of hostile action, other than the victim of a terrorist activity, who is not present at his or her duty location due to apparent involuntary reasons and whose location is unknown.



sneak
v., sneaked also snuck (snŭk), sneak·ing, sneaks. v.intr.
  1. To go or move in a quiet, stealthy way.
  2. To behave in a cowardly or servile manner.
v.tr.
To move, give, take, or put in a quiet, stealthy manner: sneak candy into one's mouth; sneaked a look at the grade sheet.
n.
  1. A person regarded as stealthy, cowardly, or underhanded.
  2. An instance of sneaking; a quiet, stealthy movement.
  3. Informal. A sneaker.
adj.
  1. Carried out in a clandestine manner: sneak preparations for war.
  2. Perpetrated without warning: a sneak attack.
[Probably akin to Middle English sniken, to creep, from Old English snīcan.]
USAGE NOTE Snuck is an Americanism first introduced in the 19th century as a nonstandard regional variant of sneaked. Widespread use of snuck has become more common with every generation. It is now used by educated speakers in all regions. Formal written English is more conservative than other varieties, of course, and here snuck still meets with much resistance. Many writers and editors have a lingering unease about the form, particularly if they recall its nonstandard origins. And 67 percent of the Usage Panel disapproved of snuck in our 1988 survey. Nevertheless, an examination of recent sources shows that snuck is sneaking up on sneaked. Snuck was almost 20 percent more common in newspaper articles published in 1995 than it was in 1985. Snuck also appears in the work of many respected columnists and authors: “He ran up huge hotel bills and then snuck out without paying” (George Stade). “He had snuck away from camp with a cabinmate” (Anne Tyler). “I ducked down behind the paperbacks and snuck out” (Garrison Keillor).

mooch

(mūch) pronunciation Slang.

v., mooched, mooch·ing, mooch·es. v.tr.
  1. To obtain or try to obtain by begging; cadge. See synonyms at cadge.
  2. To steal; filch.
v.intr.
  1. To get or try to get something free of charge; sponge: lived by mooching off friends.
  2. To wander about aimlessly.
  3. To skulk around; sneak.
n.
  1. One who begs or cadges; a sponge.
  2. A dupe, as in a confidence game.
[Middle English mowchen, probably from Old French muchier, to hide, skulk.]

2017年5月25日 星期四

nexus, frown, fact checker, profit off, non-exclusivity, inclusiveness, draws chuckles and frowns, labor of love

 
"Unlike other first ladies, Melania Trump isn't afraid to wear a frown in public."





Last week the Pope, who has surprised many in his short tenure by adopting a reformist, populist tone, offered a lengthy statement on economic justice. It was a highly progressive comment in its way and was therefore sure to make for occasionally uncomfortable reading in economics departments http://econ.st/IF2Lmq


In Britain, the National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles has revealed a more liberal society, increasingly tolerant of sexual diversity. But Britons frown on affairs. In 1990, 45% of men said any non-exclusivity in marriage was wrong. Now 63% condemn it. Women take an even dimmer view. The proportion deploring affairs has risen from 53% to 70% http://econ.st/1k2lR11  Taiwan Is Nexus for Information on Apple Wall Street Journal (blog)
Citigroup Inc.'s record fine for improper research practices has put the spotlight on Taiwan, home to Apple Inc.'s supply chain, where the sharing of selective ...
Facebook said it has topped one billion monthly active users, a milestone that raises growth questions anew for the social network and whether it can profit off its giant user base.


On Sept. 23, 1952, Republican vice-presidential candidate Richard M. Nixon went on television to deliver what came to be known as the "Checkers'' speech as he denied allegations of improper campaign financing.

 

The Cash Nexus

In his 2001 book, The Cash Nexus, which he wrote following a year as Houblon-Norman Fellow at the Bank of England,[21] Ferguson argues that the popular saying, "money makes the world go 'round", is wrong; instead he presented a case for human actions in history motivated by far more than just economic concerns.

Colossus and Empire


J.P. Morgan Turns a Profit, With a Frown

谷歌在智能手機業務領域的拓展再下一城﹐推出了名為Nexus One的自有品牌手機﹐並開設了新的網上商店﹐通過它直接面向消費者出售手機及相關服務。

Elsewhere in his work, Professor Zajonc explored the nexus between psychology and physiology. In one widely reported study, he found that smiling or
frowning can alter blood flow to the brain as facial muscles relax or contract. This in turn affects the parts of the brain that regulate feelings, helping induce happy or sad emotional states.

 

 .《中英對照讀新聞》Arnie the EU ’presidentor’ draws chuckles and frowns 阿諾想出任歐盟「主席終結者」引來訕笑與不滿
◎俞智敏
It’s a script drawing laughs and frowns among European Union veterans: Arnold Schwarzenegger, EU president, chairing summits next to Nicolas Sarkozy, Angela Merkel and David Cameron.
這個劇本引來歐盟資深官員的笑聲與不滿:歐盟主席阿諾史瓦辛格與法國總統薩科茲、德國總理梅克爾及英國首相卡麥隆併肩列席、主持高峰會議。


Labours of love as Indians find romance at work

By Joe Leahy 2009-05-04
Office romance can be frowned on in the west but employees at India's outsourcing companies are more likely to regard the workplace as a good testing-ground for a long-term relationship.
过去,印度年轻人往往把自己的终身大事“外包”给父母。如今,印度职员们经常在同事圈中寻觅伴侣,把职场当作检验真情的好地方,而企业对办公室恋情也乐于撮合。



labor of love


Work done for one's satisfaction rather than monetary reward. For example, The research took three years but it was a labor of love. This expression appears twice in the New Testament (Hebrews 6:10, Thessalonians 1:3), referring to those who do God's work as a labor of love. [c. 1600]




nexus 
noun [C usually singular] FORMAL
an important connection between the parts of a system or a group of things:
Times Square is the nexus of the New York subway.

nex・us



━━ n. (pl. ~(es)) 結びつき, 連結, 連鎖; 結合体[体系]; 【文法】ネクサス.

frown Show phoneticsverb [I]
to bring your eyebrows together so that there are lines on your face above your eyes to show that you are annoyed or worried:
She frowned at me, clearly annoyed.
He frowned as he read the instructions, as if puzzled.
frown Show phoneticsnoun [C]
"Leave me alone, " she said with a frown.

 checker
 (chĕk'ər) pronunciation
n.

    1. One, such as an inspector or examiner, that checks.
    2. One that receives items for temporary safekeeping or for shipment: a baggage checker.
    1. checkers (used with a sing. verb) A game played on a checkerboard by two players, each using 12 pieces.
    2. One of the round flat pieces used in this game.
    1. A pattern of checks or squares.
    2. One of the squares in such a pattern.
  1. A cashier.
tr.v., -ered, -er·ing, -ers.
  1. To mark with a checked or squared pattern.
  2. To diversify (something) in color, shading, or character; variegate.
[Middle English cheker, chessboard, alteration of escheker, from Old French eschequier, from eschec, check in chess. See check.]