diarrhea, Montezuma's revenge, unaccustomed, conquista, conquistador, revenge post

 

 

Victims Push Laws to End Online Revenge Posts

By ERICA GOODE

Posting explicit images of former sexual partners can ruin lives, yet mostly goes unpunished. But the law may be catching up with technology.

 

 

Europe losing out to Chinese conquista

 

 

Outside Cleveland, Snapshots of Poverty's Surge in the Suburbs

By SABRINA TAVERNISE

The poor population in America's suburbs rose 53 percent last decade, double the 26 percent increase in cities, confronting communities with unaccustomed challenges.


Montezuma's revenge

Meaning

The diarrhoea (spelled in America as diarrhea) that is often suffered by tourists when travelling to foreign parts, in this case South America.

Origin

Montezuma II (also spelled Moctezuma II) was Emperor of Mexico from 1502 to 1520 and was in power when the Spanish began their conquest of the Aztec Empire. The sickness, colloquially known as the 'squits/runs/trots' and more formally as 'Traveller's Diarrhoea', is usually caused by drinking the local water or eating spicy food that visitors aren't accustomed to. It is a bacteriological illness, always uncomfortable, and occasionally serious. Most cases are caused by the E. coli bacterium.

The revenge element of the phrase alludes to the supposed hostile attitude of countries that were previously colonized by stronger countries, which are now, in this small but effective way, getting their own back.

There are many countries that were previously colonised that are now tourist destinations, and names for the condition reflect the part of the world concerned. These euphemisms are usually comic, reflecting the embarrassment felt by the sufferer and the amusement of the lucky non-sufferers. Of course, although Montezuma clearly had no reason to love the Conquistadors, his revenge isn't reserved for Spaniards - other names for it are:

The Gringo Gallop
The Aztec Two-step

Those unlucky enough to suffer from the condition in Asia might hear it called:

Gandhi's Revenge, Delhi Belly, The Rangoon Runs, Bombay Belly (India)
Gyppy Tummy, The Cairo Two-step, Pharaoh's Revenge, Mummy's Tummy (Egypt)
Bali Belly (Indonesia)

Travellers from Asia to the west are just as likely to suffer the illness, as it isn't caused primarily by insanitary conditions but by ingesting a strain of the E. Coli bacterium that one's body is unaccustomed to - an event just as likely in London and Los Angeles as it is in Cairo and Kuala Lumpur.

Delhi Belly and Gyppy Tummy were the first of these terms to gain wide usage and they appeared during WWII, when many British and US servicemen were fighting in North Africa and Asia. The earliest citations in print are from the Indiana Evening Gazette, October 1942:

Americans on duty overseas are learning also to guard against "Teheran tummy" and "Delhi belly"

and in Alan Moorehead's A Year of Battle, 1943, which pretty much sums things up:

"Few set foot in Egypt without contracting 'Gyppy Tummy'... It recurs at irregular intervals and it makes you feel terrible."

As a phrase, Montezuma's revenge isn't particularly old. The earliest citation of it in print that I can find is from the US newspaper The Modesto Bee, February 1959:

In Mexico it sometimes is called the Aztec curse, Montezuma's revenge... and other colorful names. It can be either a mild or explosive illness.

Traveler's diarrhea or traveller's diarrhoea, abbreviated to TD, is the most common illness affecting travelers^[1]. Traveler's diarrhea is defined as three or more unformed stools in 24 hours passed by a traveler, commonly accompanied by abdominal cramps, nausea, and bloating.^[2] It does not imply a specific organism, but enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli is the most common.^[3]

revenge

Syllabification: (re·venge)

Pronunciation: /riˈvenj/

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noun

• the action of inflicting hurt or harm on someone for an injury or wrong suffered at their hands:other spurned wives have taken public revenge on their husbands
• the desire to inflict retribution:it was difficult not to be overwhelmed with feelings of hate and revenge
• (in sports) the defeat of a person or team by whom one was beaten in a previous encounter:the Yankees wanted to get their revenge for losing to the Dodgers in the 1955 Series

verb

[with object] chiefly literary

• inflict hurt or harm on someone for an injury or wrong done to (someone else):it’s a pity he chose that way to revenge his sister
• inflict hurt or harm on someone for (an injury or wrong done to oneself or another):her brother was slain, and she revenged his death
• (revenge oneself or be revenged) inflict hurt or harm on someone for an injury or wrong done to oneself:I’ll be revenged on the whole pack of you

Phrases

revenge is a dish best served (or eaten) cold

proverb vengeance is often more satisfying if it is not exacted immediately.

Derivatives

revenger

noun

( literary)

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French revencher, from late Latin revindicare, from re- (expressing intensive force) + vindicare 'claim, avenge'

diarrhea

[名][U]下痢

have diarrhea
下痢をする

diarrhea of the mouth
((俗))おしゃべり病. （またdì・ar・rhóe・a）

［ギリシャ語diárrhoea（貫流）］

unaccustomed

[形]((形式))

1 （…に）慣れていない, 不慣れの((to ...))

be unaccustomed to country life ［to speaking English］
いなかの生活［英語を話すの］には慣れていない

Unaccustomed as I am to public speaking ...
((話・形式))人前で話すことに慣れていませんが….

2 ((限定))ふつうでない；珍しい, よく知らない

her unaccustomed cheerfulness
いつにない彼女のほがらかさ.

ùn・accústomed・ly

[副]

ùn・accústomed・ness



 conquista

Italian

[edit]Etymology

From Late Latin *conquista.

[edit]Noun

conquista f (plural conquiste)

1. conquest, seizure, capture
2. attainment, achievement, breakthrough, gain
3. catch (A find, in particular a boyfriend or girlfriend or prospective spouse)

conquistador

  音節

con • quis • ta • dor

発音

kɑnkwístədɔ`ːr | kɔn-

conquistadorの変化形

conquistadors (複数形)

[名]（複〜s, -do・res 〔-dres〕）コンキスタドール：16世紀にメキシコ・ペルーを征服してインカ, アンデス文明を破壊したスペイン人；（一般に）征服者.

［スペイン語］

mover, the movers and shakers, shaker, celibacy

Movers and Shapers

By ALASTAIR MACAULAY, BRIAN SEIBERT and GIA KOURLAS

A roundup of the dancers, choreographers and designers to watch for this season.

 Luther Table Talk:" Such were the fruits of forced celibacy?"

shaker
(shā'kər)
n.

1. 1. One that shakes: a shaker of long-held beliefs and traditions.
   2. One that impels, encourages, or supervises action.
2. 1. A container used for shaking: salt and pepper shakers.
   2. A container used to mix or blend by shaking: a cocktail shaker.
3. Shaker A member of a Christian sect originating in England in 1747, practicing communal living and observing celibacy.

adj. also Shaker
Relating to or constituting a style produced by Shakers that is distinctively simple, unornamented, functional, and finely crafted: Shaker furniture.

[名]

1 （調味料などの）振出し器；（カクテル用の）シェーカー；粉振り器；（さいころを振る）つぼ；ゆさぶる［振る］道具.

2 ((S-))
(1) シェーカー教徒（▼体を振って踊ることより. ⇒QUAKER）.
(2) シェーカー様式：シェーカー教徒の民芸調家具の様式

Shaker pattern
シェーカー模様.

mover
(mū'vər)
n.

1. One that moves: a fast mover in corporate circles.
2. One that transports household or office goods from one location to another as an occupation. Often used in the plural.

[名]

1 ((主に米))引っ越し業者.

2 動く物

a slow mover
ゆっくり動く台風など.

3 主動［主謀, 主唱］者；発議者.

4 （特に19世紀の米国西部への）移住者.

5 よく売れる物, 売れ筋.

the movers and shakers

有力者, 大立者, オピニオンリーダー.
mover and shakersn., pl., movers and shakers.
One who wields power and influence in a sphere of activity: "the importance of hanging out with the movers and shakers of the art world" (Richard Colvin).

celibacy[cel・i・ba・cy]

• 発音記号[séləbəsi]

[名][U]

1 独身（生活）.

2 （聖職者の）独身（主義）；禁欲（生活）, 貞潔, 肉体的純潔.

Musical Shaker Instrument Recalled by Woodstock Percussion Due to Laceration and Choking Hazard

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of product: Gripper Shaker musical instrument
Units: About 9,400 in the U.S. and 700 in Canada
Importer: Woodstock Percussion Inc., of Shokan, N.Y.
Hazard: The handle can detach from the shaker, exposing a rough edge and posing a laceration hazard. The detached handle also exposes small steel pellets and a plastic plug which pose choking hazards.
Incidents/Injuries: The company received one report from a consumer that the handles on two Gripper Shakers detached. No injuries have been reported.
Description: The shakers are plastic musical instruments, 5.5 inches long, with rounded, egg-shaped tops containing steel pellets and open circular handles. They come in blue and green and are sold separately. The marking “B4” is printed on the rounded top of each shaker.
Sold at: Mail-order catalogs, websites and retail stores nationwide between August 2010 and March 2011 for about $5.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should stop using the product immediately and contact Woodstock Percussion Inc. to receive a $7 refund.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Woodstock Percussion, Inc. toll free at (866) 543-2848 anytime, via email at safety@chimes.com, or visit the website at www.woodstockpercussion.com
Note: Health Canada's press release is available at http://cpsr-rspc.hc-sc.gc.ca/PR-RP/recall-retrait-eng.jsp?re_id=1343

The handles can detach from the shaker, posing laceration and choking hazards by
exposing rough edges and allowing access to small steel pellets and a plastic plug.

Beer Garden, colewort, kale, borecole, cole,

Letter From Paris

Trendy Green Mystifies France. It's a Job for the Kale Crusader!

By ELAINE SCIOLINO

One American woman's effort to lead Parisians to embrace kale as a menu staple has led to some modest victories.

"If some New York curator didn't see Nicole Eisenman's recent show at Leo Koenig and at least consider doing a show, we are in trouble." Nicole Eisenman's "Beer Garden With Ash"


Photo: Courtesy the artist and Leo Koenig Inc.

colewort	(noun) A hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head.
Synonyms:	borecole, kale
Usage:	Although he thought his aunt's boiled colewort was disgusting, Harold politely ate the meal without complaint.

 kale

 (kāl)
n.

1. An edible plant (Brassica oleracea var. acephala) in the mustard family, having spreading crinkled leaves that do not form a compact head. Also called borecole, cole, Also called colewort, collard.
2. Slang. Money.

[Middle English col, kal. See cole.]

 
Curly kale

Read more: http://www.answers.com/topic/kale#ixzz1xxvPcTeS

A bundle of organic kale

cólewòrt[cóle・wòrt]

[名]＝cole.

cole[cole]

• 発音記号[kóul]

[名]《植物》ナ（菜）；（特に）アブラナ.

［ラテン語caulis（キャベツ）］

 n. - 無頭甘藍類, 甘藍湯, 甘藍類蔬菜

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - アブラナ属の植物, 緑葉カンラン, ハゴロモカンラン, キャベツ, キャベツスープ

expression, counterpoint,self-expression, invisible line,point of reference, point of departure,counterfoil

The Pope's Radical Whisper

By FRANK BRUNI

The Catholic leader's tone and words are a counterpoint to the arrogance and self-aggrandizement that define so much of modern life.

First US edition cover

The novel's title is a reference to the musical technique of counterpoint, and the story is constructed after the fashion of a work of music. Instead of a single central plot, there are a number of interlinked storylines and recurring themes. Many of the characters are based on real people, most of whom Huxley knew personally.

In music, counterpoint is the relationship between two or more voices that are independent in contour and rhythm and are harmonically interdependent. It has been most commonly identified in classical music, developing strongly during the Renaissance and in much of the common practice period, especially in Baroque music. The term originates from the Latin punctus contra punctum meaning "point against point".

講"發揮"，可參考胡適之先生在1936年版的《胡適留學日記‧自序》中說的：

我從自己經驗裏得到一個道理，曾用英文寫出來：

Expression is the most effective means of approximating impression.

譯成中國話就是：

要使你所得印象變成你自己的，最有效的法子是記錄或表現成文章。

......你自己必須把這題目研究清楚，然後使用自己的話把它發揮出來，成為一篇有條理的演講。你經過這一番「表現」或「發揮」expression之後，那些空泛的印象變著實了，.......

這種方式是求知識學問的一種幫助，也是思想的一種幫助。它的方式有多種，讀書作提要
，札記，寫信，談話，演說，作文，都有這種作用。札記是為自己的了解的；談話，討論，寫信，是求一個朋友的了解的；演說，作文，是求一群人的了解的，這都是「發揮」，都有幫助自己了解的功用。
......我寫這一大段話，是要我的讀者明白我為什麼在百忙的學生生活裏那樣起勁寫札記。......

counterpoint

[名]

1 [U][C]《音楽》対位法（によって作られた楽曲）.

2 [U]《音楽》＝syncopation.

━━[動](他)…を対照［並置］によって強調する.





**bush fire?Satirical threads sweeping across the Internet can often seem like brush fires ?whose origins are lost in the conflagration. But behind every outbreak are individuals probing the limits of self-expression, flirting, often perilously, with the blurry line between the permissible and the punishable. Over the past several months I followed two individuals — the animator Pi San and the blogger Wen Yunchao — in an effort to understand the dynamics of “mischievous mockery” and the increasingly serious game of cat-and-mouse taking place along China’s digital front lines.

Pi San and Wen are perfect counterpoints — a northerner and a southerner who approach egao from different angles. One specializes in visual images, the other mainly in words. Pi San shudders at being considered an activist; he sees satire as an artistic way to vent personal frustration. Wen wears the activist label proudly; he views humor as a “weapon of the weak” to mobilize civil society. As the government crackdown intensified, each man was forced to adjust his calculations of danger and opportunity: How far could they go before they crossed the invisible line?



 Many of the images he has discovered on his way through life have joined the masterpieces of the past as points of reference and points of departure.

A new campaign for 3M's Post-it notes focuses on unexpected ways to use them.

CAMPAIGN SPOTLIGHT

3M Says, 'Go Ahead, Make Something of It'

By STUART ELLIOTT 1 minute ago

Spots for Post-it notes present them as a vehicle for self-expression by depicting the unusual and unexpected ways that consumers use the notes.

Deschooling Society (1971) is a critical discourse on education as practised in modern economies. It is a book that brought Ivan Illich to public attention. Full of detail on programs and concerns, the book gives examples of the ineffectual nature of institutionalized education. Illich posited self-directed education, supported by intentional social relations in fluid informal arrangements:

Universal education through schooling is not feasible. It would be no more feasible if it were attempted by means of alternative institutions built on the style of present schools. Neither new attitudes of teachers toward their pupils nor the proliferation of educational hardware or software (in classroom or bedroom), nor finally the attempt to expand the pedagogue's responsibility until it engulfs his pupils' lifetimes will deliver universal education. The current search for new educational funnels must be reversed into the search for their institutional inverse: educational webs which heighten the opportunity for each one to transform each moment of his living into one of learning, sharing, and caring. We hope to contribute concepts needed by those who conduct such counterfoil research on education--and also to those who seek alternatives to other established service industries.^[1]

Definition of counterfoil

noun

British

the part of a cheque, receipt, ticket, or other document that is torn off and kept as a record by the person issuing it.

point of reference

アクセントpóint of réference

(《複数形》 points of reference)

評価[判断]の基準.

point of departure

【名詞】

1

企業が立ち上げられる開始
(a beginning from which an enterprise is launched)

reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions 現実は彼の幻想への出発点を提供する

2

計画や遠征が始まる地点
(a place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched)

my point of departure was San Francisco 私の出発点は、サンフランシスコだった

bus, throw someone under the bus

Once Suicidal and Shipped Off, Now Suing Nevada

By RICK LYMAN

A lawsuit on behalf of a group of homeless and mentally ill people claims they were bused out of Nevada and left in San Francisco with little or no medication.

bus

Syllabification: (bus)

Pronunciation: /bəs/

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noun (plural buses or busses)

• 1a large motor vehicle carrying passengers by road, especially one serving the public on a fixed route and for a fare: [as modifier]:a bus service

• 2 Computing a distinct set of conductors carrying data and control signals within a computer system, to which pieces of equipment may be connected in parallel.

verb (buses, bused, busing or busses, bussed, bussing)

• 1 [with object] transport in a communal road vehicle:managerial staff was bused in and out of the factory
• North American transport (a child of one race) to a school where another race is predominant, in an attempt to promote racial integration.

• 2 [with object] North American remove (dirty tableware) from a table in a restaurant or cafeteria:I’d never bused so many dishes in one night
• remove dirty tableware from (a table):Chad buses tables on weekends

Phrases

throw someone under the bus

informal, chiefly US cause someone else to suffer in order to save oneself or gain personal advantage:the government is ready to throw rural voters under the bus

carbuncle, scalding, abscess. boil, boil over, adopter

To many, it is surprising things have taken so long to boil over. Academics were the internet’s earliest adopters, with all the possibilities for cutting publishers out of the loop which that offers. And there have indeed been attempts to create alternatives to commercial publishing. Cornell University’s arXiv website (pronounced “archive”, the X standing in for the Greek letter “chi”) was set up in 1991. Researchers can upload maths and physics papers that have not (yet) been published in journals. Thousands are added every day. The Public Library of Science (PLoS) was founded in 2000. It publishes seven free journals which cover biology and medicine.

carbuncle

音節

car • bun • cle

発音

kɑ'ːrbʌŋkl

carbuncleの変化形

carbuncles (複数形)

[名]

1 《病理学》癰(よう)：皮下組織の化膿(かのう)性炎症.

2 カーバンクル：丸くカットしたざくろ石.

3 [U]濃い赤褐色.

4 （付近の景観と合わない）目障りな建物.

曾成德

英國 "卡[到]斑塊(Carbuncle)獎" 2013 年得主出爐. [1]
The Carbuncle Cup award for the worst new building 2013 "卡[到]斑塊獎" 就等同於台灣建築圈內馳名的"厚里豆獎".

carbuncle

Pronunciation: /ˈkɑːbʌŋk(ə)l/

Translate carbuncle | into Italian

noun

• 1a severe abscess or multiple boil in the skin, typically infected with staphylococcus bacteria.

• 2a bright red gem, in particular a garnet cut en cabochon.

Derivatives

carbuncular

Pronunciation: /-ˈbʌŋkjʊlə/

adjective

scald·ing (skôl'dĭng)
adj.

1. Causing a burning sensation, as from contact with hot liquid.
2. Boiling: scalding water.
3. Scorching; searing: scalding sunlight.
4. Harshly critical or denunciatory; scathing: a scalding review of the play.

scaldingly scald'ing·ly adv.

boil

 

音節

boil²

発音

bɔ'il

boilの変化形

boils (複数形)

[名]《病理学》(せつ), ねぶと, 疔(ちょう)(furuncle).


 

Carbuncle on buttock of a diabetic patient

abscess

 

音節

ab • scess

発音

ǽbses

abscessの変化形

abscesses (複数形)

[名]《病理学》膿瘍(のうよう)(boil).

áb・scessed

[形]膿(う)んだ.

Gue, jibe, consommateur, derisive, deride, wobbly, sharp elbows

 Students of the changing nature of Britain’s establishment have relished the meltdown of courtesies as the grandees exchanged poisonous glances and frosty put-downs.


  frosty put-down

 Many of her pithiest put-downs were directed at her own side: "U-turn if you want to," she told the Conservatives as unemployment passed 2m. "The lady's not for turning." She told George Bush senior: "This is no time to go wobbly!" Ronald Reagan was her soulmate but lacked her sharp elbows and hostility to deficits.

Critics Deride Medvedev Overhauls

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev promised sweeping steps to open up the political system and fight corruption. But the measures were largely dismissed by Kremlin critics.

London mayor takes aim at French with cake jibe

The mayor says Britain would always beat France in attracting big business as their people have an instinctive flare for innovation.

Davos – London mayor Boris Johnson took a gastronomic pot shot at the French on Thursday over attracting big business, saying Britain would always beat France -- using cakes as ammunition.

Speaking on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the eccentric former journalist teased President Nicolas Sarkozy for "seeking to have designs on London's pre-eminence in financial services".

The French leader gave the keynote opening address at the Davos conference on Wednesday, pledging to re-design the global economic architecture when his country takes over the Group of 20 (G20) presidency next year.

"Well I say to him that he should look to the safety of his cake industry," he said, citing the case of a London cake and pudding maker, Gue, which he said sold five million pounds' worth of its products to France every year.

The "genius" of the British company was to give itself a foreign-sounding name, fooling the French -- who are notoriously proud of their gastronomic tradition, he said.

"The French consommateur would not readily be persuaded to buy 'Waltham Forest cake,' and so what did they call it? 'Gue' -- thus bamboozling the poor people of France into thinking that it was Austrian cake.

"That instinctive flare for innovation, for value-added, that means in my view London will always be the place for cutting-edge service industries," in particular for the finance sector, he added.

He concluded: "To the French I say: Let them eat cake" -- the English version of "Qu'ils mangent de la brioche," a reported put-down by 18th century French Queen Marie Antoinette when told that the peasants had no bread to eat.

Johnson was speaking at one of the numerous corporate-sponsored events held on the sidelines of the annual WEF meeting, which brings together some 30 national leaders with 2,500 business and cultural chiefs.

AFP / Expatica

　法新社瑞士達佛斯28日電：倫敦市長強生（Boris Johnson）今天就吸引龐大商機對美食王國法國發表一番評論，表示英國總是會擊敗法國─蛋糕就是砲彈。

　法國總統沙柯吉（Nicolas Sarkozy）在瑞士達佛斯（Davos）世界經濟論壇（World Economic Forum）發表開幕致詞，矢言明年由法國接任20國集團（G20）主席國時，將重新設計全球經濟框架。

　前職是記者的強生揶揄沙柯吉，他說：「嗯，依我看，他應該注意其蛋糕業的安全。」強生意指倫敦蛋糕和布丁製造商Gue每年在法國創造500萬英鎊（逾800萬美元）商機。

　強生表示，這家英國公司的「天才」之處就在於取了個外國名字，愚弄以美食傳統自豪的法國人。

　他說：「法國顧客才不會欣然去購買店名叫做Waltham Forest的蛋糕，所以他們怎麼取名呢？Gue─迷惑可憐的法國人，讓他們以為買的是奧地利蛋糕。」

　強生說：「這是創新、附加價值的能力，我覺得倫敦將永遠站在服務業的尖端。」他補充說，尤其是在金融業方面。

gibe jibe (jīb)
also

v., gibed, also jibed, gib·ing, jib·ing, gibes, jibes. v.intr.
To make taunting, heckling, or jeering remarks.

v.tr.
To deride with taunting remarks.

n.
A derisive remark.

[Possibly from obsolete French giber, to handle roughly, play, from Old French.]

deride

(dĭ-rīd')
tr.v., -rid·ed, -rid·ing, -rides.
To speak of or treat with contemptuous mirth. See synonyms at ridicule.

[Latin dērīdēre : dē-, de- + rīdēre, to laugh at.]

derider de·rid'er n.
deridingly de·rid'ing·ly adv.giber gib'er n.
gibingly gib'ing·ly adv.


　最後強生以18世紀法國皇后瑪莉安東尼（Marie Antoinette）聽到農民沒有麵包可吃時據稱曾說過的話作結語，他說道：「法國人，讓他們吃蛋糕吧！」

Gue
Frequency: (330)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
French (Gué): topographic name for someone who lived near a ford, from Old French wad ‘ford’, ‘crossing place’.
GIVEN NAMES: French 5%. Andre, Giraud.

consumer
Français (French)
n. - (gén) consommateur, abonné
idioms:

• consumer durables bien durable
• consumer goods produits de consommation
• consumer society société de consommation

derisive	(adjective) Abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule.
Synonyms:	gibelike, jeering, mocking, taunting
Usage:	Dirk Stroeve was one of those persons whom…you cannot think of without derisive laughter or an embarrassed shrug of the shoulders.  put-down noun informal a remark intended to humiliate or criticize someone: a clever put-down of Tory supporters  wobbly adjective (wobblier, wobbliest) tending to move unsteadily from side to side:the car had a wobbly wheel (of a person) weak and unsteady from illness, tiredness, or anxiety: she still felt a bit wobbly on her legs uncertain, wavering, or insecure:the evening got off to a wobbly start (of a person or voice) tending to move out of tone or slightly vary in pitch: a wobbly soprano (of a line or handwriting) not straight or regular. noun [in singular] British informal a fit of temper or panic:my daughter threw a wobbly when I wouldn’t let her play (the wobblies) a fit of panic:the driver was having an attack of the wobblies Derivatives wobbliness noun

notion, handsel, shortcomings, entertain, entertaining

I would entertain the notion in proof,...

Indian School Deaths Highlight Lunch Program's Shortcomings

 

 

 

Obama Orders Improvements in Security Policies
By JEFF ZELENY and HELENE COOPER
President Obama ordered a series of steps to improve the government’s ability to act on terrorist threats, saying a review of the attempted airline bombing on Christmas Day revealed shortcomings in national security.

From Library Journal
First published in the United Kingdom in 1999, this is an entertaining biography of Augusta Ada Byron Lovelace, daughter of the renowned poet Lord Byron. Separated from Lord Byron shortly after Ada's birth, Lady Bryon raised her daughter in a strange and thoroughly controlled manner, limiting her access to both people and intellectual pursuits in order to keep Ada from developing any of the shortcomings she might have inherited from her father. As a result, Ada, who suffered from a variety of legitimate health problems, also developed serious psychological problems. As directed by her mother, Ada's educational focus was on science, and her relationship with Charles Babbage and the work she did in explaining and interpreting his Analytical Engine and Difference Machine, a precursor of the computer, were the culmination of her mathematical and technical studies. A fine study of Ada, this book is as much about her mother, Annabella, a woman who would not be crossed and who dominated her daughter's life right up to Ada's death at age 37. There is much controversy associated with Ada's life, and Woolley (Virtual Worlds) deals with it openly and philosophically. Some of his interpretations will surely be questioned, but for a biography filled with "sex, drugs, and mathematics" this is to be expected. Readers who enjoyed Dava Sobel's Galileo's Daughter will find this interesting.
Hilary Burton, Lawrence Livermore National Lab, CA
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.


Review
"This book is a natural for handselling, not only to the literati interested in all things Byronic, but to cyberfolk, many of whom will be aware of Ada's early work in computers."

handsel
(hăn'-) Chiefly British.
n.

1. A gift to express good wishes at the beginning of a new year or enterprise.
2. The first money or barter taken in, as by a new business or on the opening day of business, especially when considered a token of good luck.
3. 1. A first payment.
   2. A specimen or foretaste of what is to come.

tr.v., -seled or -selled also -seled or -selled, -sel·ing or -sel·ling -sel·ing or -sel·ling, -sels -sels.

1. To give a handsel to.
2. To launch with a ceremonial gesture or gift.
3. To do or use for the first time.

[Middle English hanselle, from Old English handselen, a handing over (hand, hand + selen, gift) and from Old Norse handsal, legal transfer (hand, hand + sal, a giving).]

short·com·ing (shôrt'kŭm'ĭng)

n.
A deficiency; a flaw.

entertain[en・ter・tain]

• 発音記号[èntərtéin]
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[動](他)

1 〈人を〉（飲食物を出して）もてなす, 接待する, 歓待する, 供応する；〈人を〉（客として）迎える；〈相手チームと〉自分の本拠地で試合する

entertain a person at ［((英))to］ dinner
人を招いてもてなす［ごちそうする］

entertain him on his birthday
（彼の）誕生日に彼を招いてもてなす.

2 〈人を〉（…で）楽しませる, おもしろがらせる, 慰める((with, by ...))

entertain a child with fairy tales
おとぎ話をして子供を楽しませる

entertain oneself by singing songs
歌を歌って楽しむ.

3 〈申し出・考えなどを〉考慮する, （受け入れて）考えてみる；〈疑念・希望・考え・計画などを〉心に抱く. ▼進行形不可

entertain a proposal
提案を考えてみる

entertain doubts
疑念を抱く.

━━(自)もてなしをする, 客を呼ぶ；人を楽しませる.

［中フランス語←後ラテン語intertenēre （inter-間に＋tenēre保つ＝維持する→接待する）］

entertain

Pronunciation: /ɛntəˈteɪn/

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verb

[with object]

• 1provide (someone) with amusement or enjoyment:a tremendous game that thoroughly entertained the crowd
• receive (someone) as a guest and provide them with food and drink:a private dining room where members could entertain groups of friends [no object]:Sunday lunchtime is the best time to entertain

• 2give attention or consideration to (an idea or feeling):Washington entertained little hope of an early improvement in relations

Origin:

late Middle English: from French entretenir, based on Latin inter 'among' + tenere 'to hold'. The word originally meant 'maintain, continue', later 'maintain in a certain condition, treat in a certain way', also 'show hospitality' (late 15th century)

notion

Pronunciation: /ˈnəʊʃ(ə)n/

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noun

• 1a conception of or belief about something:children have different notions about the roles of their parents I had no notion of what her words meant

• 2an impulse or desire, especially one of a whimsical kind:she had a notion to ring her friend at work

• 3 (notions) chiefly North American items used in sewing, such as buttons, pins, and hooks.

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin notio(n-) 'idea', from notus 'known', past participle of noscere

lager, pileup, several, severally, capsize, accidentally, biting

 

Greetings from Taiwan: weather hot, beer cold

It was a killer flight, something like 20 hours from Baltimore to Taipei, but after some naps and several beers, I am up and about.
So far, I have sampled a Mine All Malt, a Taiwan Beer, a Tiger and an unidentified draft beer (it tasted like Bud) served by a unique machine at the Toyko airport.
Parked in the airport lounge waiting for a flight, I placed a chilled glass in the holder of this beer-dispensing machine. When I pressed the start button, the machine grasped the glass, tilted it, then filled the glass about three-quarters full with lager. Finally, a second spout topped the glass with foam.

It was terrific theater. Small children watched in amusement as their fathers got brews. The trouble was the beer was weak and watery.
So far my favorite beer is the Mine All Malt (smooth, 5 percent ABV) . Also, I tell myself after experiencing this humidity, I will temper my complaints about Baltimore weather.

In Budget Crises, States Reluctantly Halt Road Projects 
By JENNIFER STEINHAUER
A half dozen states — including California, which has suspended nearly $4 billion in public works projects — are delaying or halting work because of capsizing budgets.

Student Files Are Exposed on Web Site By BRAD STONE
The Princeton Review, the test-preparatory firm, accidentally published the personal data and standardized test scores of tens of thousands of Florida students on its Web site, where they were available for seven weeks.

Hundreds Feared Dead in Philippines Storm

By CARLOS CONDE 4:15 PM ET

The death toll from the typhoon that killed more than 100 last weekend could rise sharply after a ferry capsized.

Rowing Coach Is Pulled to Safety After Wind and Waves Capsize Boats
(By Martin Weil and David Nakamura, The Washington Post)





There was also the issue of the tide, which can be quite strong because it is linked to the extreme tidal fluctuations of the Bay of Fundy, and the fact that the water was a biting 53 degrees. But Mr. Wirth had told us that in eight years of guiding, he had never seen a tandem capsize.


capsize
verb [I or T]
to (cause a boat or ship to) turn upside down accidentally while on water:
A huge wave capsized the yacht.
When the boat capsized we were trapped underneath it.

biting (COLD) Show phonetics
adjective
describes weather that is extremely cold, especially when it causes you physical pain:
a biting wind
biting cold

accident 
noun [C]
1 something which happens unexpectedly and unintentionally, and which often damages something or injures someone:
Josh had an accident and spilled water all over his work.
She was injured in a car/road accident (= when one car hit another).

2 by accident without intending to, or without being intended:
I deleted the file by accident.
I found her letter by accident as I was looking through my files.

accidental Show phonetics
adjective
happening by chance:
Reports suggest that 11 soldiers were killed by accidental fire from their own side.
The site was located after the accidental discovery of bones in a field.

accidentally
adverb
I accidentally knocked a glass over.



pileup

or pile-up (pīl'ŭp')
n.

1. Informal. A serious collision usually involving several motor vehicles.
2. An accumulation: "the pile-up of unsold autos" (New York Times).

たまつき【玉突き】

〔ビリヤード〕billiards; 〔プール〕pool

玉突き衝突 〔車の〕a multicar collision; a pileup

5,6台の車が玉突き衝突した
Five or six cars were involved in a pileup [chain-reaction accident].

several

Syllabification: (sev·er·al)

Pronunciation: /ˈsev(ə)rəl/

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determiner & pronoun

• more than two but not many: [as determiner]:the author of several books [as pronoun]:Van Gogh was just one of several artists who gathered at Auvers several of his friends attended

adjective

• separate or respective:the two levels of government sort out their several responsibilities
• Law applied or regarded separately. Often contrasted with joint.

Origin:

late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from medieval Latin separalis, from Latin separ 'separate, different'

severally

Syllabification: (sev·er·al·ly)

Pronunciation: /ˈsev(ə)rəlē/

adverb

separately or individually; each in turn:the partners are jointly and severally liable