Taiwan firm finds groove by recycling coffee for fabrics

Each day, trucks from textile maker Singtex Industrial Co travel throughout Taipei, scouring 7-Eleven convenience stores and Starbucks cafes for up to 500 kilograms of their main refuse - coffee grounds.

It was a classic case of an ensemble of actors creating a synergy, finding their grooves, so to speak, so that one plus one added up to three or four.

Crime

Strangers Abroad

By MARILYN STASIO

In Chris Pavone's "The Expats," a burned-out C.I.A. operative moves to Luxembourg and begins investigating her husband's activities there.

Over the last decade, however, economics has begun to get its groove back. Armed with newly powerful tools for analyzing data, economists have dug into real-world matters and tried to understand human behavior. Economists have again become storytellers, and, again, they matter.

No Big Cost Rise in U.S. Premiums Is Seen in Study

By ROBERT PEAR and DAVID M. HERSZENHORN

The eagerly awaited report gave Democrats ammunition against Republicans who have criticized the bill on the ground that it would raise costs for most Americans.

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Groove
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Directed by	Greg Harrison
Written by	Greg Harrison
Produced by	Greg Harrison Danielle Renfrew
Starring	Chris Ferreira Mackenzie Firgens Lola Glaudini

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「如果你今晚只學到一件事，我希望是這個：在最後一張唱片停下之前，一切都還沒結束。」

4/30（四）｜19：00｜二活703｜狂慾派對 Groove｜格雷格·哈里森 Greg Harrison｜美國｜2000｜86min

在舊金山的一個夜晚，一場透過電子郵件秘密傳播的地下派對正悄然展開，將數百位不同背景的人們引向同一座廢棄倉庫。一名對生活感到停滯的年輕人，在哥哥的邀請下踏入這個陌生的世界，隨著節奏推進與時間流逝，界線變得模糊，現實與感官交錯，人與人之間的距離被拉近，情感、慾望與秘密也逐漸浮現，這一夜混亂的經歷悄然改變了兩兄弟的一生

Greg Harrison (1969– )為美國導演與製作人，《狂慾派對》為其代表作品之一。本片常被認為是對派對文化近乎完美的呈現，還邀請到 DJ John Digweed 本人客串出場，和同期的《Go》和《Human Traffic》呈現出了當時千禧年前後黃金時期的銳舞文化。


A groove is a long, narrow channel, depression, or rut carved into a surface. It also commonly refers to a settled, enjoyable routine (a "rut"), or in music, a pronounced, infectious rhythm. Usage includes physical, mechanical, musical, and metaphorical contexts, often representing a state of high performance or enjoyment. 
Key Usage Examples of Groove:
Physical Channel: "The wheels left deep grooves in the mud" or "a record's groove".
Routine/Life: "She has finally gotten into the groove of her new job".
Music/Rhythm: "The band found a great groove during the chorus".
Performance/State of Mind: "When he is in the groove, he is unstoppable". 
Synonyms of Groove:
Noun (Channel): Channel, furrow, rut, trench, crease, indentation, slot, notch.
Noun (Routine/Situation): Routine, niche, rut, pattern, habit.
Noun (Music): Rhythm, feel, beat, swing, pocket. 
Common Phrases:
In the groove: Performing or operating at peak efficiency.
Get into the groove: To start functioning smoothly or comfortably. 
GROOVE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
1. : a long narrow channel or depression. 2. a. : a fixed routine : rut. b. : a situation suited to one's abilities or interests :
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Groove is a 2000 American film directed by Greg Harrison. It portrays one night in the San Francisco underground rave scene. Through a single email, the word spreads that a huge rave is going to take place in an abandoned warehouse. John Digweed has a cameo as himself and also contributed to the soundtrack with Nick Muir, under their production alias Bedrock.

《律動》（Groove）是一部2000年上映的美國電影，由格雷格·哈里森執導。影片講述了舊金山地下銳舞派對之夜的故事。僅僅一封電子郵件，就讓一場大型銳舞派對在廢棄倉庫中舉行的消息迅速傳開。約翰·迪格維德在片中客串出演自己，並與尼克·繆爾以“Bedrock”的名義共同參與了電影原聲帶的製作。

Facts on the ground is a diplomatic term that means the situation in reality as opposed to in the abstract. It can often be heard in discussions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

be stuck in a groove
to be bored because you are doing the same things that you have done for a long time:
We never do anything exciting any more - we seem to be stuck in a groove.

synergy
n., pl. -gies.

The interaction of two or more agents or forces so that their combined effect is greater than the sum of their individual effects.
Cooperative interaction among groups, especially among the acquired subsidiaries or merged parts of a corporation, that creates an enhanced combined effect.

[From Greek sunergiā, cooperation, from sunergos, working together. See synergism.]

groove

A long narrow furrow or channel.
The spiral track cut into a phonograph record for the stylus to follow.
Slang. A settled routine: got into the groove of a nine-to-five job.
Slang. A situation or an activity that one enjoys or to which one is especially well suited: found his groove playing bass in a trio.
Slang. A very pleasurable experience.

n.
v., grooved, groov·ing, grooves. v.tr.

To cut a groove or grooves in.
Baseball. To throw (a pitch) over the middle of home plate, where it is likely to be hit.

v.intr. Slang

1. To take great pleasure or satisfaction; enjoy oneself: just sitting around, grooving on the music.
2. To be affected with pleasurable excitement.
To react or interact harmoniously.

idiom:
in the groove Slang.

Performing exceptionally well.

[Middle English groof, mining shaft, probably from Middle Dutch groeve, ditch.]

furrow
n. - 犁溝, 皺紋
v. tr. - 犁, 弄縐, 耕
v. intr. - 犁田, 形成車轍, 開溝, 犁出浪跡

n.

A long, narrow, shallow trench made in the ground by a plow.
A rut, groove, or narrow depression: snow drifting in furrows.
A deep wrinkle in the skin, as on the forehead.

v., -rowed, -row·ing, -rows. v.tr.

To make long, narrow, shallow trenches in; plow.
To form grooves or deep wrinkles in.

v.intr.
To become furrowed or wrinkled.

[Middle English forwe, from Old English furh.]

idioms:

plough a furrow 行動
plough one's own furrow 做自己的事

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be in the groove INFORMAL
to be operating or performing successfully:
Alex Popov proved he was back in the groove by winning the 100 metres freestyle.