2024年5月25日 星期六

degrade, stream, on stream, upstream, biodegrade. “But my body was like a harp and her words and gestures were like fingers running upon the wires.” –James Joyce,


“But my body was like a harp and her words and gestures were like fingers running upon the wires.”


–James Joyce, from "Araby", Dubliners (1914)


Photo by Vitas Luckus


U.S. and Britain Carry Out Large-Scale Strikes on Houthi Targets in Yemen

The strikes were aimed at degrading the capabilities of the Iranian-backed militants that have continued to attack ships in the Red Sea.



By DAVID POGUE

It's not easy being green.

The first time that realization hit me was when I first heard someone answer the age-old eco-awareness question, "Paper or plastic?"

I'd always assumed that, naturally, paper shopping bags were better, because they biodegrade and plastic bags don't. But the calculus of green is a lot more complicated than that; what people tend to ignore is all the upstream cost of those end products.

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Sarkozy says France to build a second EPR nuclear reactor

French President Nicholas Sarkozy has said that France will build a second European pressurized reactor (EPR) as part of its plans to increase production of nuclear energy. Sarkozy did not specify when or where the new EPR, designed by French giant Areva, would be built. He defended the decision to step up French investment in nuclear power arguing that this was the best answer to soaring energy prices. France is already building an EPR in Flamanville which is due to come on stream in 2012. Nuclear power accounts for more than three quarters of France's electricity production.





WQXR's Internet Audio Stream Now Available on iTunes Radio!

WQXR's internet audio stream is now available on iTunes Radio. The stream is accessible through the Radio option in the iTunes Player, as one of the choices in the "Classical" category. Click here for more details.


Definition

on-stream
adv. & adj.

In or into operation or production.


stream (CONTINUOUS FLOW) 
noun [C]
a continuous flow of things or people:
There has been a steady stream of phone calls from worried customers about the safety of the product.
I had a constant stream of visitors while I was ill.

stream 
verb
1 [I usually + adverb or preposition] to flow somewhere or produce liquid, quickly and in large amounts without stopping:
There were tears streaming down his face.
One woman was carried from the scene of the accident with blood streaming from her head.
UK I've got a terrible cold and my nose has been streaming all week.

2 stream in/out/through, etc. to move continuously in one direction:
We were all very excited as we streamed out of our final exam.
Red Cross officials estimate that 20 000 refugees streamed into the city last week.
His hair streamed out behind him as he rode off.

3 [T] to listen to or watch sound or video on a computer directly from the Internet rather than downloading it and saving it first


degrade
/dɪˈɡreɪd/
verb
  1. 1.
    treat or regard (someone) with contempt or disrespect.
    "she thought that many supposedly erotic pictures degraded women"
    Similar:
    demean
    debase
    cheapen
    devalue
    prostitute
    lower the status of
    reduce
    shame
    humiliate
    bring shame to
    humble
    mortify
    abase
    disgrace
    dishonour
    desensitize
    dehumanize
    brutalize
    humiliated
    demeaned
    debased
    cheapened
    cheap
    ashamed
    abased
    used
    Opposite:
    dignify
    ennoble
    proud
    dignified
  2. 2.
    break down or deteriorate chemically.
    "the bacteria will degrade hydrocarbons"
    Similar:
    break down
    deteriorate
    degenerate
    decay

streaming
 

noun [U]
when you listen to or watch sound or video directly from the Internet

stream
Computer Science. To transmit (data) in real time, especially over the Internet.

By AZADEH ENSHA

Samsung’s BD-P4600 Blu-ray player streams more than 12,000 movies and television episodes from the online providers Netflix and Pandora.




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