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  Ukraine Routs Russian Forces in Northeast, Forcing a Retreat

• Russia’s Retreat in Ukraine Pokes Holes in Putin’s Projection of Force

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China Tech Rout Deepens to $1.5 Trillion as Didi Emboldens Bears

Chinese tech shares fell near record lows in Hong Kong, as Didi Global Inc.’s announcement to start U.S. delisting and rising scrutiny on mainland firms traded there dealt a further blow to already soured sentiment on the sector.

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LATEST: Chinese tech shares fell near a record low in Hong Kong, as Didi's U.S. delisting announcement and scrutiny on mainland firms listed there dealt a further blow to already soured sentiment on the sector.

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Grew wrote in 1942 that while he expected Nazi Germany to collapse as the Kaiser's German Empire had in 1918, he did not expect the Japanese Empire to do so:

I know Japan; I lived there for ten years. I know the Japanese intimately. The Japanese will not crack. They will not crack morally or psychologically or economically, even when eventual defeat stares them in the face. They will pull in their belts another notch, reduce their rations from a bowl to a half bowl of rice, and fight to the bitter end. Only by utter physical destruction or utter exhaustion of their men and materials can they be defeated.^[14]

British Airways cancelled 20 flights and one passenger said the situation was "utter chaos".


“One never knows enough about characters in real life to put them into novels. One gets started and then, suddenly, one can not remember what toothpaste they use; what are their views on interior decoration, and one is stuck utterly. No, major characters emerge; minor ones may be photographed.” —Graham Greene



Funds are prepared to bet that the worst of the price rout is over. Some aren't so sure.

"I won’t preach to you about how yoga nourishes your inner child. I don’t drink protein shakes or challenge myself with marathons or iron man triathalons. But I will drag myself out in thunderstorms and in the dark, when I’m hungover, or when I’m sad. And I’ll do it because more than antidepressants or counselling or even eating a box of 12 doughnuts on a sofa, exercise is the one thing that has kept me continuously happy during some not very happy times."

When I feel unutterably sad, there’s only one thing that helps

More than antidepressants, counselling or eating a box of doughnuts, it’s the one thing that has kept me going – so why do so many people never do any…

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Employees at Credit Suisse’s London operation are set to become the latest casualties of the rout that has left analysts poised for another round of poor results from top investment banks in the US and Europe.

Rich and various in mood and background—the settings range across England and France—these stories powerfully convey the uncompromising insight, intelligence, and vision of one of the most ardently admired writers of our time.














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Japan Investors Use China Market Rout as a Chance to Buy


Wall Street Journal


TOKYO—Some Japanese investors have used the recent market rout in China as a buying opportunity, reasoning that growth opportunities there ...



























Colombia routs Japan, wins Group C


Chicago Tribune


Jose Pekerman's team opened the scoring in the 17th minute through a penalty kick from Juan Carlos Cuadrado, but Japan pulled back the equalizer ...

Mayor of London Boris Johnson held talks at Woolwich Town Hall with police and local community representatives. Johnson stressed the murder should not be viewed as a religiously motivated crime, saying: "This is not a question now of blaming Islam or blaming any aspect of British foreign policy [...] everybody can see that the fault for this [attack] lies exclusively, utterly and entirely in the minds of those who were responsible for this crime."

  The Attraction Is Mutual  By DAVID TANIS

Sticky rice, which has ardent fans throughout Asia, is equally at home in dishes that are sweet or savory.

 Japan's Market Rout Fuels Debate Over Abenomics
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TOKYO—Continued turmoil in Japan's financial markets is fueling a debate about the effectiveness of “Abenomics,” Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's package of growth-enhancing policies that triggered a surge in economic optimism in recent months. After three ...

How the Rout Was Won: Careful Plans, Timely Wave

House Republicans cast themselves at every turn as the alternative to Obama policies, and maneuvered to benefit from tea-party anger.


But last month, to China’s fury, Taiwan cut a deal with Japan, allowing both countries’ fleets to fish in the waters round the islands. It was a reminder that, for all its ardent nationalism, Taiwan has close ties to Japan—which occupied it for 50 years—and also that it pursues its own interests, not those of the Chinese “motherland”.

Foodies on the Hudson

By KATHRYN MATTHEWS

The epicurean standards of second-home owners, many of whom are from New York, have raised the bar for restaurants in the Hudson Valley.

Utter fool snuffs out a woman's tomorrows

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snuff sb out phrasal verb [M] US SLANG
to kill someone

epicure
noun [C] (ALSO epicurean) FORMAL
a person who enjoys food and drink of a high quality; a gourmet

epicurean
adjective FORMAL
getting pleasure from food and drink of high quality

bar A standard, expectation, or degree of requirement: a leader whose example set a high bar for others.

rout
noun

•  1a disorderly retreat of defeated troops:the retreat degenerated into a rout
• a decisive defeat:the party lost more than half their seats in the rout

• 2 Law, dated an assembly of people who have made a move towards committing an illegal act which would constitute an offence of riot.
• archaic a disorderly or tumultuous crowd of people:a rout of strangers ought not to be admitted

• 3 archaic a large evening party or reception.

verb

[with object]

• defeat and cause to retreat in disorder:in a matter of minutes the attackers were routed

put to rout

put to flight; defeat utterly: I once put a gang to rout

ut·ter ¹

  (ŭt′ər)

tr.v. ut·tered, ut·ter·ing, ut·ters

1. To send forth with the voice: uttered a cry.

2. To articulate (words); pronounce or speak: uttered "yes."

3. Law To put (counterfeit currency or a forged check or instrument) into circulation: utter a bad check.

4. Obsolete To offer (merchandise) for sale; sell.

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[Middle English utteren, partly from Middle Low German uteren (from uter, outer, comparative of ūt, out; see ud- in Indo-European roots) and alteration (influenced by utter, outer) of Middle English outen, to disclose (from out, out; see out).]

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ut′ter·a·ble adj.

ut′ter·er n.

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ut·ter ²

  (ŭt′ər)

adj.

Complete; absolute; entire: utter nonsense; utter darkness.

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[Middle English, from Old English ūtera, outer; see ud- in Indo-European roots.]

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utter chaosの例

The information given to local authorities has led to utter chaos.

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Some areas are moving away from functional organisation, others are using geographical boundaries, and as a result there is utter chaos in the midwifery services.

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There cannot be utter chaos on the air.

utterly

Pronunciation: /ˈʌtəli /

adverb
[usually as submodifier]

completely and without qualification; absolutely:he looked utterly ridiculous

foodie

n. Slang
A person who has an ardent or refined interest in food; a gourmet: "in the culinary fast lane, where surprises are expected and foodies beg to be thrilled" (Boston Globe).
foodie noun [C] INFORMAL最好的對應可能是大陸近些年流行的「吃貨」

a person who loves food and is very interested in different types of food
換句話說，「foodie」要比「美食家」狂熱，是美食的超級粉絲，以之為畢生愛好，甚至引為安身立命的所在。

ardent
Pronunciation: /ˈɑːd(ə)nt/

Definition of ardent

adjective

• 1  very enthusiastic or passionate:an ardent supporter of the conservative cause

• 2   archaic or literary burning; glowing:the ardent flames

Derivatives
ardency

noun

ardently

adverb

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French ardant from Latin ardens, ardent-, from ardere 'to burn'

Definition of sticky

adjective (stickier, stickiest)

•  1tending or designed to stick to things on contact:sticky cakes and pastries a sticky label
• (of a substance) glutinous; viscous:the dough should be moist but not sticky
• (of prices, interest rates, or wages) slow to change or react to change.

• 2(of the weather) hot and humid; muggy:it was an unusually hot and sticky summer
• damp with sweat:she felt hot and sticky and changed her clothes

• 3 informal involving problems; difficult or awkward:the relationship is going through a sticky patch

• 4(of a website or its content) attracting a long visit or repeat visits from users:make your site as sticky as possible to keep visitors there longer more and more often, web designers focus on the need to add sticky features to their sites
• (of a thread on an Internet message board) set to remain at the top of the other threads regardless of when it was last updated:a sticky thread is now live on the forum
• informal long-lasting or persistent:his new nickname has proved to be surprisingly sticky

noun (plural stickies)

• 1a piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side, used for leaving messages or reminders.

• 2(on an Internet message board) a thread containing important information that is set to remain at the top of the other threads regardless of when it was last updated:could you put a sticky in the forum for those of us that are confused?

Phrases

come to a sticky end

sticky fingers

informal a propensity to steal.

a sticky wicket

see wicket.

Derivatives

stickily
adverb

stickiness
noun