In Olympic cycling the smallest of tweaks to the bike and the rider's position can make the difference between glory and failure. Discover how marginal gains have helped Great Britain's track cyclists repeatedly top the medal table
Luther Decade Launched for Reformation Anniversary
The Deming Medal, was established by the American Society for Quality for outstanding leadership in combining statistical thinking and management which leads to quality in products and services.
The reason for the creation of this medal is to provide, at the national level, a way to recognize individuals who have displayed significant, practical applications of the elements consistent with the spirit of Deming developed and espoused the philosophy that by Deming.
It is also intended to award this Medal to provide recognition of those contributions that supplement, enrich, or expand on the use of Dr. Deming's teaching. He taught the use statistical principles and management so that each supports and enhances the other. This integration of statistics and quality management science must result in significant improvements in quality of products and services. We intend to award it to leaders, managers, or those who facilitate managers achieve the type of transformation identified by Deming in his writings and lectures more than five decades.
n.
勳章或獎章是一個有浮雕的小金屬物體。目的是為了表揚和彰顯受勳者在運動、軍事、科學、學術上或其他重大和特殊功勳或成就。對受勳者而言，是一種榮譽的象徵。另外也有
聖牌：刻有宗教人物之金屬小牌(religious medals/ devotional medal)。教友佩帶聖牌，以提高宗教虔誠。
v. Informal., -aled also -alled, -al·ing also -al·ling, -als -als. v.intr.
To win a medal, as in a sports contest: “We were the first Americans to medal” (Jill Watson).
v.tr.
To award a medal to.
n. - 獎牌, 勳章
Wikipedia article "Medal".
n.
A small metal disk given as a reward for virtues, attainments or services more or less authentic.
It is related of Bismark, who had been awarded a medal for gallantly rescuing a drowning person, that, being asked the meaning of the medal, he replied: "I save lives sometimes." And sometimes he didn't.
1 [I or T] to allow yourself or another person to have something enjoyable, especially more than is good for you:
The soccer fans indulged their patriotism, waving flags and singing songs.
[R] I love champagne but I don't often indulge myself.
We took a deliberate decision to indulge in a little nostalgia.
2 [T] to give someone anything they want and not to mind if they behave badly:
My aunt indulges the children dreadfully.
indulgence
noun
1 [C or U] when you indulge someone or yourself:
Chocolate is my only indulgence.
All the pleasures and indulgences of the weekend are over, and I must get down to some serious hard work.
His health suffered from over-indulgence in (= too much) rich food and drink.
See also self-indulgence.
2 [U] when you allow or do not mind someone's failure or bad behaviour:
My inability to do needlework was treated with surprising indulgence by my teacher.
indulgent Show phonetics
adjective
indulgent relatives
an indulgent smile
He had been a strict father but was indulgent to/towards his grandchildren.
Luther Decade Launched for Reformation Anniversary
In September 1508, a 24-year-old German monk named Martin Luther (1483-1546) moved from Erfurt to Wittenberg to continue his studies.
Nine years later, according to tradition, he nailed 95 theses to the door of Wittenberg's Castle Church (Schlosskirche), attacking the selling of indulgences by the Roman Catholic Church.Indulgence vs. Regret: Investing in Future Memories
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/The idiom "What do you want, a medal?" is used in both British and American English, normally with sarcasm, to imply that someone is claiming their achievements (or deprivations) are more significant than they actually are.
ASQ 的 Deming Medalists 年代有錯*
Deming Medal Information:The Deming Medal, was established by the American Society for Quality for outstanding leadership in combining statistical thinking and management which leads to quality in products and services.
The reason for the creation of this medal is to provide, at the national level, a way to recognize individuals who have displayed significant, practical applications of the elements consistent with the spirit of Deming developed and espoused the philosophy that by Deming.
It is also intended to award this Medal to provide recognition of those contributions that supplement, enrich, or expand on the use of Dr. Deming's teaching. He taught the use statistical principles and management so that each supports and enhances the other. This integration of statistics and quality management science must result in significant improvements in quality of products and services. We intend to award it to leaders, managers, or those who facilitate managers achieve the type of transformation identified by Deming in his writings and lectures more than five decades.
Past Deming Medal Winners:
from (PREVENTING) the Games
from (PREVENTING)
preposition
used to show what someone is not allowed to do or know, or what has been stopped happening:
He's been banned from driving for six months.
For many years, the truth was kept from the public.
The bank loan saved her company from bankruptcy.
medal
(mĕd'l)n.
- A flat piece of metal stamped with a design or an inscription commemorating an event or a person, often given as an award.
A piece of metal stamped with a religious device, used as an object of veneration or commemoration.
勳章或獎章是一個有浮雕的小金屬物體。目的是為了表揚和彰顯受勳者在運動、軍事、科學、學術上或其他重大和特殊功勳或成就。對受勳者而言，是一種榮譽的象徵。另外也有
聖牌：刻有宗教人物之金屬小牌(religious medals/ devotional medal)。教友佩帶聖牌，以提高宗教虔誠。
v. Informal., -aled also -alled, -al·ing also -al·ling, -als -als. v.intr.
To win a medal, as in a sports contest: “We were the first Americans to medal” (Jill Watson).
v.tr.
To award a medal to.
[French médaille, from Old French, from Italian medaglia, coin worth half a denarius, medal, from Vulgar Latin *medālia, coins worth half a denarius, from Late Latin mediālia, little halves, from neuter pl. of mediālis, of the middle, medial. See medial.]
medallic me·dal'lic (mə-dăl'ĭk) adj.
Columbia Encyclopedia: medal,
a piece of metal, cast or struck, often coin-shaped. The obverse and reverse bear bas-relief and inscription. Commemorative medals are issued in memory of a notable person or event. Civil and military decorations are those medals (disk, cross, or star) conferred by state, order, or organization for signal bravery or service or for distinction in science or the arts. Religious medals, often worn by Roman Catholics, are believed to be efficacious if blessed by the Church; an indulgence may be attached to a blessed medal. Medals have ranked as works of art since Greek times; Roman medals are notable for their realistic portraiture. Medals returned to fashion during the Renaissance, especially through the fine work of Pisanello. Many sculptors and painters were famous also as medalists, notably Leone Leoni, Benvenuto Cellini, and Albrecht Dürer. France in the 19th cent. became the leader in producing medals of artistic merit. Cast medals were predominant in the 15th cent., but by the 16th had been largely superseded by die-struck medals. Dies may be cut direct, or a wax or plaster model about four times the intended size of the medal may be reproduced as a metal electrotype from which a die is made in the desired size by a reducing machine operating on the principle of the pantograph. See also numismatics; ribbon.
Bibliography
See J. Babelon, Great Coins and Medals (tr. 1959); A. A. Purves, Collecting Medals and Decorations (1987).
Bibliography
See J. Babelon, Great Coins and Medals (tr. 1959); A. A. Purves, Collecting Medals and Decorations (1987).
med・al
━━ n. メダル, 記章, 勲章.
the reverse of the medal 問題の裏面.
Medal for Merit 〔米〕 （the ～） 功労賞.
med・al・ist, med・al・list 〔英〕 
n. メダル受賞者; メダル製作者.
Medal of Honor 〔米〕 （the ～） 名誉勲章.
the reverse of the medal 問題の裏面. Medal for Merit 〔米〕 （the ～） 功労賞. med・al・ist, med・al・list 〔英〕 n. メダル受賞者; メダル製作者. Medal of Honor 〔米〕 （the ～） 名誉勲章.n. - 獎牌, 勳章
Wikipedia article "Medal".
Devil's Dictionary: medal
A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Biercen.
A small metal disk given as a reward for virtues, attainments or services more or less authentic.
It is related of Bismark, who had been awarded a medal for gallantly rescuing a drowning person, that, being asked the meaning of the medal, he replied: "I save lives sometimes." And sometimes he didn't.
medal table
〔オリンピック競技大会の〕メダル獲得数表
indulge
verb1 [I or T] to allow yourself or another person to have something enjoyable, especially more than is good for you:
The soccer fans indulged their patriotism, waving flags and singing songs.
[R] I love champagne but I don't often indulge myself.
We took a deliberate decision to indulge in a little nostalgia.
2 [T] to give someone anything they want and not to mind if they behave badly:
My aunt indulges the children dreadfully.
indulgence
noun
1 [C or U] when you indulge someone or yourself:
Chocolate is my only indulgence.
All the pleasures and indulgences of the weekend are over, and I must get down to some serious hard work.
His health suffered from over-indulgence in (= too much) rich food and drink.
See also self-indulgence.
2 [U] when you allow or do not mind someone's failure or bad behaviour:
My inability to do needlework was treated with surprising indulgence by my teacher.
indulgent Show phonetics
adjective
indulgent relatives
an indulgent smile
He had been a strict father but was indulgent to/towards his grandchildren.
in・dul・gence
━━ n. 甘やかすこと; 気まま; 耽溺(たんでき) ((in)); 道楽; 寛大; 特権, 赦免; 【カトリック】贖宥(しょくゆう), 免罪符; 【商業】支払い猶予.
⇒indulge
⇒indulge
La-di-da
MeaningUsed to highlight and ridicule snobbish forms of behaviour or speech.
Origin
'La-di-da' was fading out of use in the language until it staged something of a comeback following its use by the eponymous heroine of the 1977 film Annie Hall. Diane Keaton's character actually said 'La-di-da, la-di-da, la la'. This wasn't a reference to swanky or snobbish behaviour - it was used as a meaningless phrase, spoken out of context when nervous, to emphasize Hall's ditzy personality. The expression was in general use by the 1880s. This usage was probably advanced by the inclusion of 'la-di-da' in some songs of the day. George Duckworth Atkin and others collected many of these in the journal House Scraps, which was published around 1883, and included these two songs:
We are a Merry Family, We are! we are! we are!
Jack, he deals in Canadas,Untitled:
In Trunks, one, two, or three;
Willie, he gives turns away,
But not to you or me.
The young 'un goes to music-halls,
And does the la-di-da;
We are a shiney family,
We are! we are! we are!
La-di-da, La-di-do,'La-di-da' sounds as though it may be of French origin. In fact, it isn't and derives from the earlier reduplicated phrase 'lardy-dardy'. That phrase was cited in Lacy's Acting Edition of Plays, Dramas, Farces and Extravagances, 1849:
He's a well-known old Adonis,
La-di-da, La-di-do,
You may tell it by his nose,
La-di-da, La-di-do,
For the colour all his own is,
It's a pleasing combination
Of the beetroot and the rose.
One of those haw-haw fellows, who used to hang around you - lardy dardy, pois'ning the atmosphere with their pomadey. [Note: pomade has two meanings - either a type of cider or a sticky, scented gel used to dress hair. We can safely assume the above citation refers to the latter.]That example shows 'lardy dardy' used as an exclamation. Other contemporary sources used it in the current descriptive manner, for example, this piece from Mary Elizabeth Braddon's novel Three times dead; or, The secret of the heath, 1859:
You're not much good, my friend, says I, with your lardy dardy ways, and your cold blooded words.
Reduplicated expressions like lardy-dardy usually have one word that supplies the meaning and a secondary rhyming word, which is added for emphasis. In this case the significant word is 'lardy'. These days, 'lardy' just means 'full of lard', like lardy cakes, the sweet, fatty 'heart attack on a plate' buns that are still sold in the UK without any form of health warning. 'Lardy-dardy and 'la-di-da' have nothing to do with lard. It is more likely that 'lardy' was a corruption of 'lady' or 'lordy', which match the meaning of the phrases. See other reduplicated phrases.
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ditzy/ditsy
also adj. Slang., -si·er also -zi·er, -si·est -zi·est.
Eccentric or scatterbrained: “Needless to say, this ditsy crew succeeds in spite of itself” (David Ansen).
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