2015年3月31日 星期二

apperception, perception of entrepreneurship, overregulation, the advance of the state

“Our perception of entrepreneurship has to echo that of innovation and entrepreneurship” writes author, Peter Drucker, in his assertion that ...

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perception

[名]
1 [U][C]((文))知覚(作用);認知(力), 理解;[U]《心理学》知覚
His perception of danger was immediate.
彼は即座に危険に気づいた.
2 [U]直覚, 直観, 洞察, 鑑識力
a man of keen perception
鋭い直観力のある人.
3 (知覚による)認識結果, 感知されたもの.
4 《法律》(賃料・作物などの)取り立て, 収受.

n.
  1. The process, act, or faculty of perceiving.
  2. The effect or product of perceiving.
  3. Psychology.
    1. Recognition and interpretation of sensory stimuli based chiefly on memory.
    2. The neurological processes by which such recognition and interpretation are effected.
    1. Insight, intuition, or knowledge gained by perceiving.
    2. The capacity for such insight.
[Middle English percepcioun, from Old French percepcion, from Latin perceptiō, perceptiōn-, from perceptus, past participle of percipere, to perceive. See perceive.]
perceptional per·cep'tion·al adj.

2013年4月16日星期二

Margaret Thatcher's central perception.

For a world in desperate need of growth, this is the wrong direction. Europe will never thrive until it frees up its markets. America will throttle its recovery unless it avoids overregulation. China will not sustain its success unless it starts to liberalise. This is a crucial time to hang on to Margaret Thatcher's central perception: that for countries to flourish, people need to push back against the advance of the state. What the world needs now is more Thatcherism, not less.
From the print edition: Leaders
Freedom fighter
Margaret Thatcher
By The Economist
From The Economist
Published: April 15, 2013

由於金融危機,鐘擺已逐漸搖離柴契爾支持的原則。在多數富有國家,政府在經濟中的佔比大增,規範也困住了私人部門。對於一個亟需成長的世界來說,這是個錯誤的方向。此時此刻,守住柴契爾夫人的核心看法極為重要:人民必須推阻步步進逼的政府,國家才能繁榮。(黃維德譯  天下文化http://www.cw.com.tw/article/article.action?id=5048419
CW採取摘譯重組的翻譯方式."規範"一般翻譯為"管制" 
"看法"或許可考慮:"見地" (見解、主張).
the state 翻譯為"政府"沒錯. 它在此指"事務由國家搶去做"
 http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/cgi-bin/agrep-lindict?query=PERCEPTION&category=full&boo=no&ignore=on&substr=on&order=all



apperceptionLine breaks: ap¦per|cep¦tion
Pronunciation: /apəˈsɛpʃ(ə)n/ 

Definition of apperception in English:

noun[名][U]《心理学》

1 統覚,意識された知覚.
2 統覚作用.
3 類化
[MASS NOUN] Psychology , dated
The mental process by which a person makes sense of an idea by assimilating it to the body of ideas he or she already possesses.
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
  • Where people differ is in the way that each of them typically makes use of the equipment; and this typical mode of apperception and responsiveness is what is meant in psychology by their type.
  • This could throw additional light upon the unconscious psychodynamic processes governing the perception and apperception, both sensory and extrasensory, of potentially threatening stimuli.
  • From seashore strands to moors and mountains, from sand specks and protozoa to all-embracing panoramas, knowing and feeling were conjoined, not conflicting, modes of apperception.

Origin

Mid 18th century: from French aperception or modern Latin aperceptio(n-), from Latin ad- 'to' + percipere'perceive'.

Derivatives

apperceptive

1
Pronunciation: /apəˈsɛptɪv/
adjective

2015年3月28日 星期六

Egreto perambis doribus! hullucination, -gen, hallucinogen

    Nabokov's interview. (03) Playboy [1964]

This exchange with Alvin Toffler appeared in Playboy for January, 1964. Great trouble was taken on both sides to achieve the illusion of a spontaneous conversation. Actually, my contribution as printed conforms meticulously to the answers, every word of which I had written in longhand before having them typed for submission to Toffler when he came to Montreux in mid-March, 1963. The present text takes into account the order of my interviewer's questions as well as the fact that a couple of consecutive pages of my typescript were apparently lost in transit. Egreto perambis doribus!


2nd February 2006, 10:40 PM
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Re: Latin: Egreto perambis doribus!

It's not standard Classical Latin. The forms do not exist to render it as such. With that said, it's possible he gapped some things, altered a few others...

Egreto (possibly egresso if there is a variant participle ending in that verb), meaning "with a man having left/exited from"
Perambis perhaps shortened from "perambulatis"
Doribus exists in Latin as a form of dores(-is), -um, referring to the Dorian Greeks, as stated above. Perhaps it is a transliteration of the Greek dors, doridos using Latin declensions...meaning sacrificial knives.

If, by a rare stretch of imagination, any of that is possible, then the meaning would be something like "With a man having escaped from the walking knives" or "with the man having escaped from the men walking with sacrificial knives."

I have found one use of "doribus", in a medieval version of the Ad Missam catholic song. "in splen doribus sanctorum."My best guess is that it's an Italian dialect, not Latin.
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Re: Latin: Egreto perambis doribus!

I found doribus (actually, d'oribus in the original) in Rabelais's Pantagruel:

http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au...1g/part64.html
"...to put the said Chronicles betwixt two pieces of linen cloth made somewhat hot, and so apply them to the place that smarteth, sinapizing them with a little powder of projection, otherwise called doribus.




Nothing had any lasting effect until, at the age of 65, he had his first psychedelic experience. He left his home in Vancouver, Wash., to take part in an experiment at Johns Hopkins medical school involving psilocybin, the psychoactive ingredient found in certain mushrooms.
Scientists are taking a new look at hallucinogens, which became taboo among regulators after enthusiasts like Timothy Leary promoted them in the 1960s with the slogan “Turn on, tune in, drop out.” Now, using rigorous protocols and safeguards, scientists have won permission to study once again the drugs’ potential for treating mental problems and illuminating the nature of consciousness.


In Brazil, Inmates Get Hallucinogenic Tea

The provision of ayahuasca, a psychedelic brew used in the Amazon basin for centuries, to inmates on short furloughs reflects a quest to ease pressure on Brazil’s prison system.

hal·lu·ci·no·gen (hə-lū'sə-nə-jən) pronunciation

n.[名]幻覚剤.
A substance that induces hallucination.

hallucinogenic hal·lu'ci·no·gen'ic (-jĕn'ĭk) adj.



/həlùːsənéɪʃən/

幻覚
-gen
or -gene
suff.
  1. Producer: androgen.
  2. One that is produced: phosgene.
[French -gène, from Greek -genēs, born.]




2015年3月26日 星期四

flamenco, Azulejo, Sevilla, span of control, tapas


Panel of glazed tiles by Jorge Colaço (1922) depicting an episode from the battle of Aljubarrota (1385) between the Portuguese and Castilian armies. A piece of public art in Lisbon, Portugal.
Azulejo (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐzuˈleʒu], Spanish
pronunciation: [aθuˈlexo]) from the Arabic word zellij زليج is a form of Portuguese or Spanish painted, tin-glazed, ceramic tilework. They have become a typical aspect of Portuguese culture, having been produced without interruption for five centuries. There is also a tradition of their production in former Portuguese and Spanish colonies in Latin America.
In Portugal, azulejos are found on the interior and exterior of churches, palaces, ordinary houses and even train stations or subway stations. They constitute a major aspect of Portuguese architecture as they are applied on walls, floors and even ceilings. They were not only used as an ornamental art form, but also had a specific functional capacity like temperature control at homes. Many azulejos chronicle major historical and cultural aspects of Portuguese history.


Enjoy exquisite classical and flamenco music by award-winning Spanish performer Virginia Luque this Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the Pavilion Lobby. This concert is part of the Fort Worth Classic Guitar Society series. For tickets, call 817-498-0363 or visit guitarsociety.org.


span of control 是所謂管李幅度 管多少人等等老掉牙的東西

Diagnosing Your Top Team’s Span of Control
by Gary L. Neilson

What is the right number of direct reports for any incoming C-level executive? A new diagnostic tool can provide the answer, based on each leader’s situation and strategy.

Feet in Europe
Art, stars, tapas and more on nine European walks.




Restaurant Report: Lolla in Singapore
By EVELYN CHEN


Good luck getting a seat at this tapas bar, which was named one of the hottest restaurants in the world earlier this year.




tapas

Pronunciation: /ˈtapas/

Definition of tapas




noun

  • small Spanish savoury dishes, typically served with drinks at a bar: [as modifier]:a tapas bar

Origin:

Spanish tapa, literally 'cover, lid' (because the dishes were given free with the drink, served on a dish balanced on, therefore ‘covering’, the glass)

tapas


  音節
ta • pas
発音
tɑ'ːpəs | tǽ-
[名](スペイン料理の)前菜.







Reales Alcazares王宮後院所鋪的Azulejo地磚。

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妳來Sevilla(喔!這字念塞維亞,不是塞維拉)是為了看南歐建築,不是什麼安達魯西亞首府、Tapas著名又好吃之類,Flamenco舞蹈雖有些許牽動,但沒碰到場子也沒啥事,倒是陶土黏心上,就是要好好地把Azulejo貼飾的牆面一一看入眼裡,收入心底。
據說,Azulejo(按:Azulejo一詞源出北非陶土燒,現廣義為裝飾性的馬賽克。)於葡萄牙更能看得齊全,可 是Algarve沿海各城鎮找遍,畫的不是橄欖就是Gallo那隻公雞(註),嵌入軟木當隔熱墊子,價廉,都沒想買,把無用的紀念品帶回家徒增懊惱。油 瓶、茶壺、碟子、杯子……沒完沒了的橄欖與Gallo,妳要的仍舊是用Azulejo黏貼的整片牆。於是妳捨北非往南去。

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flamencoLine breaks: fla|menco
Pronunciation: /fləˈmɛŋkəʊ/ 

Definition of flamenco in English:

noun

[MASS NOUN]
1A style of Spanish music, played especially on theguitar and accompanied by singing and dancing.
1.1A style of spiritedrhythmical dance performed to flamenco music, often with castanets.

Origin

Late 19th century: Spanish, 'like a Gypsy', literally 'Fleming', from Middle Dutch Vlaminc.

nod, lymphoma, nod off, drop off, In a nod toward usability, tax evasion,a nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse

Eco's Echoes
In the early 1980s, Umberto Eco enjoyed a remarkable streak of beginner’s luck with his first novel, The Name of the Rose. An improbable international best seller, it was a pastiche of detective fiction filled with nods and winks at Eco’s own field of semiotics as well as his longstanding interest in medieval theology. Most of the intertextuality was removed when the novel was adapted for the screen in 1986, March 18, 2015
By
Scott McLemee


Melissa Cacciola makes modern-day tintypes that marry attention to detail with a nod to history. In "Brass on Tin," she brought that technique to New Orleans, where she photographed the musicians of brass bands.

More on Lens: http://nyti.ms/1c3B16F

Photo by Melissa Cacciola



Throughout his career Mr Kossoff has painted portraits of his family and a small group of friends, as well as his favourite models. Perhaps because these people have been sitting for him for so many years and so many hours at a time, many have nodded off. These portraits, several of which are in the show, provoke the persistent question: if his sitters can’t stay awake for the painter, why should we?


9/11’s Litany of Loss, Joined by Another Name
By LISA W. FODERARO
Leon Heyward, a Bronx man who died of lymphoma in October 2008, became, officially, the latest casualty of the attack on the World Trade Center.



Google Stretches Its Search Box
In a nod toward usability, Google increased the size of its home page's search box and typeface Wednesday, making it easier for users to see long queries.

German prosecutors accused Klaus Zumwinkel, the chief executive of Deutsche Post and one of the country's most prominent business executives, of tax evasion on Thursday after conducting early morning raids on his home and office.

tax evasion noun [U]
ways of illegally paying less tax than you should



a nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse

5
proverb Used to convey that a hint or suggestion can be or has been understood without the need of furtherelaboration or explanation:of course, we can’t discuss it over the telephone, but a nod’s as good as a wink, and I promise I’ll be verycareful

nod

Syllabification: (nod)
Pronunciation: /näd/


verb (nods, nodding, nodded)

  • 1 [no object] lower and raise one’s head slightly and briefly, especially in greeting, assent, or understanding, or to give someone a signal:he nodded to Monica to unlock the door [with object]:she nodded her head in agreement
  • [with object] signify or express (greeting, assent, or understanding) in this way:he nodded his consent
  • draw or direct attention to someone or something by moving one’s head:he nodded toward the corner of the room
  • move one’s head up and down repeatedly:he shut his eyes, nodding to the beat figurativefoxgloves nodding by the path
  • 2 [no object] have one’s head fall forward when drowsy or asleep:Anna nodded over her book

noun

  • an act of nodding the head:at a nod from his father, he left the room
  • a gesture of acknowledgment or concession:a feel-good musical with a nod to pantomime



Phrases





a nodding acquaintance

a slight acquaintance with a person or cursory knowledge of a subject:students will need a nodding acquaintance with three other languages




even Homer nods

proverb even the best person sometimes makes a mistake due to a momentary lack of alertness or attention.
[with allusion to Latin dormitat Homerus (Horace Ars Poetica 359)]




get the nod


  • 1be selected or approved.
  • 2receive a signal or information.




give someone/something the nod


  • 1select or approve someone or something:they banned one book but gave the other the nod
  • 2give someone a signal.




on the nod

informal
  • 1British by general agreement and without discussion:parliamentary approval of the treaty went through on the nod
  • 2 dated on credit.
  • 3alternating between wakefulness and sleepiness on account of heroin use.

Phrasal Verbs





nod off

informal fall asleep, especially briefly or unintentionally:some of the congregation nodded off during the sermon




nod out

informal fall asleep, especially from the effects of a drug:they go to a coffee shop, get stoned, go to a club at 11, and nod out at midnight

Origin:

late Middle English (as a verb): perhaps of Low German origin; compare with Middle High German notten 'move around, shake'. The noun dates from the mid 16th century


lymphoma
n., pl. -ma·ta (-mə-tə) or -mas.
Any of various usually malignant tumors that arise in the lymph nodes or in other lymphoid tissue.
lymphomatoid lym·pho'ma·toid' or lym·pho'ma·tous (-təs) adj.

nod off

Fall asleep momentarily, doze, as in Grandma spends a lot of time in her rocking chair, nodding off now and then. This expression alludes to the quick involuntary dropping of one's head from an upright position when drowsy or napping. The verb nod alone was so used from the mid-1500s. Also see drop off, def. 1.


drop off
  1. To fall asleep.
  2. To decrease: Sales dropped off in the fourth quarter.

2015年3月25日 星期三

forelock-tugging, numero uno, political tug/pull


Charlie Brooker: "Well we can’t be doing with two funerals. Not in Austerity Britain. Don’t know if you’ve noticed, but the country’s up against it right now. We’re mired in debt, there’s an election on, the cold war’s simmering again, people are running off to Syria, and what are we doing? Burying a king from the middle ages."
For somebody who did less for Britain than, say, Olly Murs, we’re making a...
THEGUARDIAN.COM|由 CHARLIE BROOKER 上傳


At Inquiry, Murdoch Plays Down His Political Pull

The News Corporation chief, Rupert Murdoch, sought to deflect suggestions that he wielded influence with British officials to further his corporate interests.



These are in the words of's recent book, , who watch out not only for numero uno but for the wider public as well. There is no better example of what it really takes to be a Transcendent than the first black president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela. He was able to soar above hatred for his white jailers, the political tug of the African National Congress, the pull of his racial and tribal group, and the rejection by the Afrikaners to build a South Africa for all South Africans. Now in his 90s, he is perhaps the world's greatest living leader.
forelockLine breaks: fore|lock
Pronunciation: /ˈfɔːlɒk/ 

Definition of forelock in English:

noun

1A lock of hair growing just above the forehead.
1.1The part of the mane of a horse or similar animal, which grows from the poll and hangs down over the forehead.

Phrases

take time by the forelock

1

touch (or tug) one's forelock

2
British Raise a hand to one’s forehead in deferencewhen meeting a person of higher social rank.

forelock-tugging
  (British)
showing too much respect towards someone who is in a high position As the General marched in, the collective forelock-tugging
[MASS NOUN]
numero uno
('mə-rō ū'nō, nyū'-) pronunciation
n. Slang
  1. One that is first in rank, order, or importance.
  2. One's own interests; oneself.
adj.
Number one.

[Spanish número uno or Italian numero uno, number one.]