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Russia and its near abroad: Neighbourhood watching
Trouble in Georgia and a pow-wow in Prague point to new east-west tensions
According to Google’s Web site post, by Sundar Pichai, an engineering director and vice president for product management, Chrome is designed for speed and ease of use.
But the other design goal, it seems, was to make sure Google could control how well the growing range of Web-based software it is developing will perform, instead of having to run on a Microsoft browser.
“Under the hood,” Mr. Pichai wrote, “we were able to build the foundation of a browser that runs today’s complex Web applications much better.”
Later, he wrote, “we improved speed and responsiveness across the board. We also built a more powerful JavaScript engine, V8, to power the next generation of Web applications that aren’t even possible in today’s browsers.”
1. Used to introduce the underlying implementation of a product (hardware, software, or idea). Implies that the implementation is not intuitively obvious from the appearance, but the speaker is about to enable the listener to grok it. “Let's now look under the hood to see how ....”
2. Can also imply that the implementation is much simpler than the appearance would indicate: “Under the hood, we are just fork/execing the shell.”
3. Inside a chassis, as in “Under the hood, this baby has a 40MHz 68030!”
But the other design goal, it seems, was to make sure Google could control how well the growing range of Web-based software it is developing will perform, instead of having to run on a Microsoft browser.
“Under the hood,” Mr. Pichai wrote, “we were able to build the foundation of a browser that runs today’s complex Web applications much better.”
Later, he wrote, “we improved speed and responsiveness across the board. We also built a more powerful JavaScript engine, V8, to power the next generation of Web applications that aren’t even possible in today’s browsers.”
Obama Breaks Forcefully With Ex-Pastor Over Fiery Remarks
fiery
adjective
1 bright red, like fire:
a fiery sky/sunset
2 describes food which causes a strong burning feeling in the mouth:
a fiery chilli sauce
3 showing very strong feeling:
A fiery debate ensued.
a fiery temperament/temper
a fiery orator/speech
oration
noun [C] FORMAL
a formal public speech about a serious subject
oratory
noun [U] FORMAL
skilful and effective public speaking:
The prime minister has a reputation for powerful oratory.
orator
noun [C] FORMAL
a skilled orator
oratorical
adjective FORMAL
oratorical skill
[hot-rodder talk]
“I find these comments appalling,” Barack Obama said in North Carolina. “It contradicts everything that I’m about and who I am.”
“Tree of Rivers” is a powerful reminder that it is our responsibility not only to protect them by leaving them alone but, if our paths do cross, to leave gifts rather than destruction behind us.
paths cross
If two people's paths cross, they meet:
It was a pleasure meeting you - I hope our paths cross again.
fieryadjective
1 bright red, like fire:
a fiery sky/sunset
2 describes food which causes a strong burning feeling in the mouth:
a fiery chilli sauce
3 showing very strong feeling:
A fiery debate ensued.
a fiery temperament/temper
a fiery orator/speech
oration
noun [C] FORMAL
a formal public speech about a serious subject
oratory
noun [U] FORMAL
skilful and effective public speaking:
The prime minister has a reputation for powerful oratory.
orator
noun [C] FORMAL
a skilled orator
oratorical
adjective FORMAL
oratorical skill
Hacker Slang:
under the hood
1. Used to introduce the underlying implementation of a product (hardware, software, or idea). Implies that the implementation is not intuitively obvious from the appearance, but the speaker is about to enable the listener to grok it. “Let's now look under the hood to see how ....”
2. Can also imply that the implementation is much simpler than the appearance would indicate: “Under the hood, we are just fork/execing the shell.”
3. Inside a chassis, as in “Under the hood, this baby has a 40MHz 68030!”
A pow-wow (also powwow or pow wow or pau wau) is a gathering of North America's Native people. The word derives from the Narragansett word powwaw, meaning "spiritual leader".
A modern pow-wow is a specific type of event where both Native American and non-Native American people meet to dance, sing, socialize, and honor American Indian culture. There is generally a dancing competition, often with significant prize money awarded. Pow-wows vary in length from one day session of 5 to 6 hours to three days. Major pow-wows or pow-wows called for a special occasion can be up to one week long.
The term also has been used to describe any gathering of Native Americans of any tribe, and as such is occasionally heard in older Western movies. The word has also been used to refer to a meeting, especially a meeting of powerful people such as officers in the military. However, such use can also be viewed as disrespectful to Native culture.
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