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An exhibition at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris makes you ponder art’s current state—and raises questions about what has happened to the avant-garde in the present day https://econ.st/49RhiX8

Illustration: James Hosking / courtesy of Musée d’Orsay

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Paul Durand-Ruel invested in Pissarro after the artist had lost almost his entire life's work, over 1,000 of his paintings, pillaged in the Franco-Prussian War. 'The Lock at Pontoise', painted when he returned to France from London can be seen in our exhibition 'Inventing Impressionism' which opens this Wednesday.http://bit.ly/1LifAfk

Might Apple be on the brink of a technological solution to change the culture of texting while driving?


Apple's iPhone 'lock-out’ patent could end texting while driving

Automatic system for preventing phone use while driving could ‘change the culture’ of texting addiction, say experts

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Genetic Weapon Against Insects Raises Hope and Fear in Farming

By ANDREW POLLACK

Scientists, looking for new weapons against insect pests in farming, have developed gene-silencing agents. But skeptics are concerned about potential threats to nontarget insects and even humans.

Monsanto

Monsanto is exploring the use of RNA interference to kill a mite that may play a role in bee die-offs.

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mite 1

Syllabification: mite

Pronunciation: /mīt

 

noun

• a minute arachnid that has four pairs of legs when adult, related to the ticks. Many kinds live in the soil and a number are parasitic on plants or animals.
  

  • Order (or subclass) Acari: numerous families

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Origin

Old English mīte, of Germanic origin.

lock 1

Line breaks: lock

Pronunciation: /lɒk/ 

noun

1A mechanism for keeping a door, window, lid, orcontainer fastened, typically operated by a key:the key turned firmly in the lock

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1.1A device used to prevent the operation or movement of a vehicle or other machine:a steering locka bicycle lock

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1.2A facility on a computer or mobile phone thatrequires a user to verify their identity with a passcode or other form of authentication in order to access the full functionality of the device:there’s a security lock on the phone and he doesn’tknow the code

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1.3(In wrestling and martial arts) a hold that preventsan opponent from moving a limb.

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1.4[IN SINGULAR] archaic A number of interlocked or jammed items:I have seen all Albermarle Street closed by a lock ofcarriages

2A short section of a canal or river with gates and sluices at each end which can be opened or closed to change the water level, used for raising and lowering boats:2 （運河・ダムなどの）閘門(こうもん), ロック，気閘，エアロック(air lock)；減圧室，気圧調節室.there was a lock every quarter of a mile

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3[MASS NOUN] British The turning of the front wheels of avehicle to change its direction of motion.

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3.1(also full lock)The maximum extent that the front wheels of avehicle can be turned.

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4(also lock forward)Rugby A player in the second row of a scrum.

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5(a lock) North American informal A person or thing that is certain to succeed; a certainty:all of this makes him a lock to make the Hall of Fame

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6historical A mechanism for exploding the charge of agun.

verb

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1[WITH OBJECT] Fasten or secure (something) with a lock:she closed and locked her desk(as adjective locked) behind locked doors

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1.1[NO OBJECT] (Of a door, window, etc.) become or beable to be secured with a lock:the door will automatically lock behind you

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1.2[WITH OBJECT AND ADVERBIAL] Enclose or shut in by locking or fastening a door, lid, etc.the prisoners are locked in overnightPhil locked away the takings

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2Restrict access to the full functionality or data of (acomputer, mobile phone, file, etc.), especially byrequiring a user to verify their identity with apasscode or other form of authentication:my computer is locked and I’ve forgotten my logininfoI don’t want people to read my emails—that’s why I lock my phone

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2.1(be locked) (Of a mobile phone) operate only on the network of a particular carrier:the phone is locked to T-mobile(as adjective locked) locked phones can only be sold to people who have the same carrier

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3Make or become rigidly fixed or immovable:[WITH OBJECT]: he locked his hands behind her neck[NO OBJECT]: their gaze locked for several longmoments

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4[NO OBJECT, WITH ADVERBIAL OF DIRECTION] Go through a lock on a canal:we locked through at Moore Haven

Origin

Old English loc, of Germanic origin; related to GermanLoch 'hole'.