Stakes Change, but an Old Fight Over a Chunk of South America Flares Again
Venezuela’s claim to most of Guyana’s territory has been about colonialism, nationalism, Cold War and oil, and it’s complicating U.S. foreign policy.
A new paper shows that corporate professions of purpose look mostly like a publicity stunt
"The Acrobat or The Trapeze".(1938)
By Marc Chagall.Russian/French painter
Private Collection
"You don't have to write anything down to be a poet. Some work in gas stations. Some shine shoes. I don't really call myself one because I don't like the word. Me? I'm a trapeze artist."
-- A paraphrased statement of Bob Dylan, used by the Arthur Rimbaud characterization of Dylan in I'm Not There.
Anti-Putin Stunt Earns Punk Band Two Years in Jail
By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN
Three women who
staged a protest against Vladimir V. Putin, Russia's president, in a
cathedral and became a cause célèbre of artists around the world were
convicted of hooliganism.
2011.12Rally Defying Putin’s Party Draws Tens of Thousands
By ELLEN BARRY 42 minutes ago
Mass protests on the streets of Moscow forced the Kremlin to confront a level of public discontent that has not been seen in Russia since Vladimir V. Putin first became president.
On Russian TV, a Straightforward Account Is Startling
By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ 47 minutes ago
Government television covered the protests much as they had occurred — to the surprise of many.
Mail delivery bikes waiting for postage
Hundreds of motorcycles previously used for delivering mail sit in the lot of a motorcycle dealer in Sapporo's Shiroishi Ward. In previous years, the second-hand machines would have been in high demand in Southeast Asia, Africa and the Middle East. However, the strong yen and sluggish global economy have stunted demand, leaving the bikes without a buyer. The motorcycle dealer, headquartered in Katano, Osaka Prefecture, has about 1,200 of the bikes waiting to be exported. A manager in charge of sales said he would be willing to "dig up the motorcycles from under the snow, if a prospective buyer shows up."(IHT/Asahi: December 21,2009)
German Driver Crash Lands on Church Top
It was a stunt worthy of a James Bond film -- except it wasn't a stunt! A
German man lost control of car, flew up and over an embankment and put his
vehicle through the roof of a house of worship.
The DW-WORLD Article
http://newsletter.dw-world.de/re?l=ew0496I44va89pI3
Local councillor Sandy Ford-Pain, who is Miss December, said that locals had raised 1,000 pounds last year when men in the village posed nude in a similar stunt.
地方民代、擔綱12月女郎的珊蒂．芙特－潘說，去年男性村民以類似的裸體噱頭募到了1000英鎊。
《中英對照讀新聞》101-year-old Briton poses topless for calendar／101歲英國辣嬤拍上空月曆照◎ 魏國金
Skateboards now hang in galleries in the U.S., but are they wheelie art?
The lowly skateboard, toy and transport of adolescents and the adolescent-minded, has found a second calling as a platform for art.
Mr. Saint Laurent’s first collection in his new position, shown on Jan. 30, 1958, was based on the trapeze, a youthful silhouette that started with narrow shoulders and a raised waistline, then flared out gently to a wide hemline. The collection was received with great enthusiasm, and Mr. Saint Laurent’s name was well on its way to becoming a household word across Europe and America.
verb [I or T]
to (cause to) become wider:
The horse's nostrils flared.
The skirt fits tightly over the hips and flares just below the knees.
flare
noun [C usually singular]
This skirt has a definite flare.
flared
adjective
flared trousers
flares
plural noun UK
The hemline of a garment is its lower edge. The term most often refers to the lower edge of a skirt or dress.
hemline
noun [C]
the length of a skirt or dress, or the lower edge of a skirt or dress:
In the 1960s hemlines suddenly shot up with the introduction of the miniskirt.
Mr. Saint Laurent’s first collection in his new position, shown on Jan. 30, 1958, was based on the trapeze, a youthful silhouette that started with narrow shoulders and a raised waistline, then flared out gently to a wide hemline. The collection was received with great enthusiasm, and Mr. Saint Laurent’s name was well on its way to becoming a household word across Europe and America.
Stakes Change, but an Old Fight Over a Chunk of South America Flares Again
Venezuela’s claim to most of Guyana’s territory has been about colonialism, nationalism, Cold War and oil, and it’s complicating U.S. foreign policy.
flare (MAKE WIDER)
verb [I or T]
to (cause to) become wider:
The horse's nostrils flared.
The skirt fits tightly over the hips and flares just below the knees.
flare
noun [C usually singular]
This skirt has a definite flare.
flared
adjective
flared trousers
flares
plural noun UK
The hemline of a garment is its lower edge. The term most often refers to the lower edge of a skirt or dress.
hemline
noun [C]
the length of a skirt or dress, or the lower edge of a skirt or dress:
In the 1960s hemlines suddenly shot up with the introduction of the miniskirt.
明尼蘇達州Brooklyn Park的舒爾特表示，自己已經習慣了食指沒有知覺，但他臉上的傷痕無情地述說著另一個故事。有一次，他去一個養老院表演悠悠球，當他在做一個名為“吊秋 千”(the trapeze)的動作時，繩子遇到阻礙，邊緣銳利的金屬悠悠球彈了回來，劃上他的右臉，當時就流出血來。然而，表演還得繼續，這是行規。“我只能一邊流 血一邊表演。” 舒爾特說道。
A trapeze is a short horizontal bar hung by two cords from a support to form a trapezoid. Trapezes are used by acrobats (more specifically, "aerialists") and are commonly found in circus performances.
n.
- A short horizontal bar suspended from two parallel ropes, used for gymnastic exercises or for acrobatic stunts.
- An article of women's clothing, such as a jacket, dress, or coat, that is cut so as to hang down from the shoulders and swing out and away around the hips and legs.
wheelie
n.
A stunt in which the front wheel or wheels of a vehicle, such as a bicycle or motorcycle, are raised so that the vehicle is balanced momentarily on its rear wheel or wheels.
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stunt (EXCITING ACTION) Show phonetics
noun [C]
an exciting action, usually in a film, that is dangerous or appears dangerous and usually needs to be done by someone skilled:
It's a typical action film with plenty of spectacular stunts.
Tom Cruise has performed his own stunts for Mission Impossible 2, defying warnings from professionals.stunt (GET ATTENTION) Show phonetics
noun [C] MAINLY DISAPPROVING
something that is done to get attention for the person or people responsible for it:
an advertising stunt
Their marriage was just a cheap publicity stunt.
publicity stunt
stunt︰引人注意的花招、噱頭、手腕。a political stunt（譁眾取寵的政治噱頭）。stunt
A publicity stunt is a planned event designed to attract the public's attention to the event's organizers or their cause. Publicity stunts can be professionally organized, or set up by amateurs.
━━ vt. 発育を妨げる.
━━ n. 発育を妨げること［妨げられた動植物］; （植物の）萎縮病.
stunt・ed ━━ a. 発育不全の; いじけた.stunt word,
References to Wikipedia articles or to Wikipedia as a whole are an occasional theme in xkcd.[23] For example, a facsimile of a made-up Wikipedia entry for "Malamanteau" (a stunt word created by Munroe to poke fun at Wikipedia's writing style[24]) appeared, provoking a controversy within Wikipedia that was picked up by various media.[25] [26] xkcd also frequently makes reference to Munroe's "obsession" with potential raptor attacks,[27][28] and many "your mom" jokes.[29] There have also been several strips featuring "Red Spiders"[30] and Joss Whedon's short-lived series Firefly.[31]
A stunt word is a neologism created to produce a special effect, or to attract attention.[1] Examples are gloatation, titterosity, and truthiness (the last generally being attributed to Stephen Colbert). Some stunt words are portmanteau words, such as brunch and malamanteau. [2][3]
See also
這是整個產業結構的問題，單靠少數人努力是不夠的(那才是良幣被劣幣驅逐)，只有各憑本事與良心了。我在一篇文章引過一段電影裡的話，是談師徒關係的，也可以用在這裡：「多數學生彈完一首作品，會像哈巴狗一樣等著老師的稱讚，好的學生則自己曉得表現是好是壞。」其實君子聞過則喜，有人願意花時間挑你的毛病，你也可以有反省進步的機會，應該是求之不得的。
還有一句話是這麼說的：「一本書（可以是任何創作）出來，有人評總比沒人評的好。No
publicity is bad publicity.」這樣想，或許會心平氣和些。
publicity
[名][U]
1 広告, 宣伝, 広報, 宣伝［広告］方法, 宣伝［広告］業
a publicity campaign
宣伝キャンペーン
宣伝キャンペーン
a publicity stunt
スタンドプレー
スタンドプレー
The movie received national publicity.
その映画は全国的に宣伝された.
その映画は全国的に宣伝された.
2 [U]宣伝記事, 映画の宣伝ビラ.
3 知れ渡っていること, 周知, 評判
bad ［adverse］ publicity
悪い評判
悪い評判
seek publicity
有名になりたがる
有名になりたがる
get a lot of publicity
大評判になる.
大評判になる.
- publicity agent
- 広告代理業者.
defy
(dĭ-fī')
tr.v., -fied, -fy·ing, -fies.
- To oppose or resist with boldness and assurance: defied the blockade by sailing straight through it.
- To refuse to submit to or cooperate with: defied the court order by leaving the country.
- To be unaffected by; resist or withstand: "So the plague defied all medicines" (Daniel Defoe).
- To challenge or dare (someone) to do something: She defied her accusers to prove their charges.
[Middle English defien, from Old French desfier, from Vulgar Latin *disfīdāre : Latin dis-, dis- + Latin fīdus, faithful.]
SYNONYMS defy, brave, challenge, dare, face. These verbs mean to confront boldly and courageously: an innovator defying tradition; braving all criticism; challenged the opposition to produce proof; daring him to deny the statement; faced her accusers.
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