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It is increasing scrutiny of Chinese researchers, targeting commercial espionage and erecting barriers to Chinese investment in American companies.
Financial turmoil hits the Continent – has Europe been caught offguard?
When the financial crisis erupted last month, a number of European leaders
were quick to blame the turbulence on the United States, the United
Kingdom and their “Anglo Saxon” capitalist model.
Oil's dizzying rise has caught economists, Wall Street commodity traders and seasoned energy executives off guard. Several factors helped drive oil up to the $100 mark and those factors are likely to stick around, perhaps pushing prices up further.
Library of Congress Gets a Mile of Music
By LARRY ROHTER
Universal Music has donated a huge archive of recordings made from 1926 to 1948, including the chitchat between takes, to the Library of Congress.
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adj.
- Being in a vertical, upright position: an erect lily stalk; an erect posture.
- Being in a stiff, rigid physiological condition.
- Archaic. Wide-awake; alert.
- To construct by assembling: erect a skyscraper.
- To raise to a rigid or upright condition.
- To fix in an upright position.
- To set up; establish: erect a dynasty.
- Mathematics. To construct (a perpendicular, for example) from or on a given base.
[Middle English, from Latin ērēctus, past participle of ērigere, to set up : ē-, ex-, ex- + regere, to guide.]
erectable e·rect'a·ble adj.erectly e·rect'ly adv.
erectness e·rect'ness n.
homo sapiens
智人
n.
The modern species of humans, the only extant species of the primate family Hominidae.
[New Latin Homō sapiēns, species name : Latin homō, man + Latin sapiēns, wise, rational, present participle of sapere, to be wise.]
As you complete the transaction, a final screen offers to save you time with shortcuts for adding a tip.
The thing is, the software for these systems come from two different companies. In some cabs, you're offered buttons that add 15%, 20% or 25% tip--perfectly understandable.
But in the other half of the taxis, the tip buttons say $2, $3 and $4. That's it, no matter how long or short the ride was.
Considering the huge range of fares, those options are almost never exactly what you want. A percentage makes infinitely more sense.
It reminded me suddenly of the touchscreen kiosks at Delta. Now, I actually like Delta quite a lot, and think they're doing a lot of things right lately. But the kiosks--oh, man.
man
(măn)
n., pl. men (mĕn).
- An adult male human.
- A human regardless of sex or age; a person.
- A human or an adult male human belonging to a specific occupation, group, nationality, or other category. Often used in combination: a milkman; a congressman; a freeman.
- The human race; mankind: man's quest for peace.
- Zoology. A member of the genus Homo, family Hominidae, order Primates, class Mammalia, characterized by erect posture and an opposable thumb, especially a member of the only extant species, Homo sapiens, distinguished by a highly developed brain, the capacity for abstract reasoning, and the ability to communicate by means of organized speech and record information in a variety of symbolic systems.
- A male human endowed with qualities, such as strength, considered characteristic of manhood.
- Informal.
- A husband.
- A male lover or sweetheart.
- men
- Workers.
- Enlisted personnel of the armed forces: officers and men.
- A male representative, as of a country or company: our man in Tokyo.
- A male servant or subordinate.
- Informal. Used as a familiar form of address for a man: See here, my good man!
- One who swore allegiance to a lord in the Middle Ages; a vassal.
- Games. Any of the pieces used in a board game, such as chess or checkers.
- Nautical. A ship. Often used in combination: a merchantman; a man-of-war.
- often Man Slang. A person or group felt to be in a position of power or authority. Used with the: “Their writing mainly concerns the street life—the pimp, the junky, the forces of drug addiction, exploitation at the hands of ‘the man’” (Black World).
- To supply with men, as for defense or service: man a ship.
- To take stations at, as to defend or operate: manned the guns.
- To fortify or brace: manned himself for the battle ahead.
Used as an expletive to indicate intense feeling: Man! That was close.
━━ n. （pl. men） 人間, 人（というもの）; 男, 立派な男; （男性の）大人; 男性; 猿人, 原人; 夫; 男の恋人, 彼; …家(か) ((of)); 召使い; 部下; （pl.） 従業員; （pl.） 兵卒; （チームの）一員; 〔話〕 ((呼びかけ)) おい, 君; もってこいの人 ((for)); 相手; （時にthe M-） 白人（社会）; （チェスの）駒; （大学の）在校生, 卒業生.
chitchat
(chĭt'chăt')
n.
- Casual conversation; small talk.
- Gossip.
To engage in small talk or gossip.
[Reduplication of CHAT.]
dizzy (FEELING)
adjective
feeling as if everything is spinning round and being unable to balance and about to fall down:
Going without sleep for a long time makes me feel dizzy and light-headed.
I felt quite dizzy with excitement as I went up to collect the award.
dizzily
adverb
in a dizzy way or a way that makes you feel dizzy:
The skyscrapers towered dizzily above us.
dizziness
noun [U]
dizzying
adjective
causing you to feel dizzy:
a dizzying display of acrobatics
off guard Also, off one's guard. Not watchful, easily surprised. It is often put as catch (or be caught) off guard, meaning "take (or be taken) by surprise."
For example, The securities analyst was caught off guard by that financial report, or With any luck the boss will be off guard when I come in late. [Late 1600s]
The antonym, on guard or on one's guard, meaning "watchful or prepared, especially to defend oneself," was first recorded in 1577.
For example, In this crowd we must be on guard against pickpockets, or I'm always on my guard when I'm asked how I voted.
be on your guard
to be careful to avoid being tricked or getting into a dangerous situation:
You always have to be on your guard against pickpockets.
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