'It would be the fastest the National Institute of Health has ever gotten such a vaccine off the ground'
The woman, Ai Takagi, 23, pleaded guilty to four counts of sedition over the articles, posted on a website, called The Real Singapore, that she ran with her Singaporean husband, Yang Kaiheng. The articles “were intended from the outset to provoke unwarranted hatred against foreigners in Singapore,” District Judge Salina Ishak said on Wednesday, according to a copy of the oral grounds for her decision.
這名女子叫高木愛(Ai Takagi),23歲。她對發表在「真實新加坡」(The Real Singapore)網站上的文章招致的四項煽動罪名表示認罪。該網站由她和新加坡籍丈夫楊凱興(Yang Kaiheng)共同經營。地區法官薩利娜·伊沙克(Salina Ishak)周三說,那些文章「從一開始就是為了針對在新加坡的外籍人士,煽動毫無根據的仇恨」,法官口頭說明判決依據時的筆錄顯示。
Cornell Scientist’s Quest: Perfect Broccoli
By MICHAEL MOSS
A research team is creating seeds that will not only flower in more
climates, but also produce a vegetable that is crisp, subtly sweet and
utterly tender when fresh-picked.
Free entry to the symposium with the purchase of a ticket to the exhibition and grounds, booking required.
Aviation
US aviation administration grounds Boeing Dreamliners
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has temporarily suspended all
Dreamliner flights. The news came as Japanese airlines grounded all Boeing
787 flights amid technological malfunctions.
Good News in the Daily Grind
Your Coffee May Have Some Health Perks, but Can Brew Trouble in People With Certain Conditions
To judge by recent headlines, coffee could be the latest health-food craze, right up there with broccoli and whole-wheat bread.
But don't think you'll be healthier graduating from a tall to a venti just yet. While there has been a splash of positive news about coffee lately, there may still be grounds for concern.
The decision marks the first time regulators have publicly backed away from the strict rules imposed by the Basel Committee in 2010. The easing takes some pressure off banks, which have complained that the new guidelines would throttle lending and hurt economic growth.
Regulators Give Ground to Banks
divorce on the grounds of desertion
BREAKING: First pictures of Vladimir Putin in public have just emerged after the Russian President went awol for 11 days http://ind.pn/1AM5spf
Afghan Army's Turnover Threatens U.S. Strategy
By ROD NORDLAND
The Afghan Army is so plagued with desertions and low re-enlistment rates that it has to replace a third of its entire force every year, officials say.
from the ground up
• informal completely or complete:they needed a rethink of their doctrine from the ground up
MORE EXAMPLE SENTENCES
- I washed cars during summer and holiday vacations and learned the business from the ground up.
- My family believes in hard work and learning the business from the ground up.
- Too few are willing to pay their dues and learn the business from the ground up.
on national-security grounds
Bain Drops Buyout of 3Com
Bain Capital is terminating its proposed $2.2 billion buyout of 3Com after a U.S. government panel said it would take action to prohibit the transaction on national-security grounds.
security
noun [U]
protection of a person, building, organization or country against threats such as crime or attacks by foreign countries:
The station was closed for two hours because of a security alert.
Thirty demonstrators were killed in clashes with the security forces over the weekend.
The tighter security measures/precautions include video cameras in the city centre.
The students were deported because they posed a threat to national security.
The proposed national identity card system would help to tighten security against fraud.
The most dangerous criminals are held in maximum-security prisons (= prisons that are as difficult as possible to escape from).ground (CAUSE)
noun [C usually plural]
a reason, cause or argument:
She is suing the company on grounds of unfair dismissal.
Do you have any ground for suspecting them?
[+ to infinitive] We have grounds to believe that you have been lying to us.
[+ that] He refused to answer on the grounds that she was unfairly dismissed.
ground
verb FORMAL
be grounded in sth to be based firmly on something:
Fiction should be grounded in reality.
Most phobias are grounded in childhood experiences.
See also well-grounded.
groundless
adjective
without cause:
My fears turned out to be groundless.
Pronunciation: /ˈeɪwɒl/
Definition of AWOL in English:
adjective
Origin
1920s: acronym from absent without (official) leave.
desertion[de・ser・tion]
- 発音記号[dizə'ːrʃən]
[名][U][C]
1 脱走, 逃亡. ⇒AWOL
2 《法律》遺棄:特に夫婦の一方が他方を故意に見捨てる行為.
3 捨てること;(家族などの)遺棄;(義務の)放棄.Word of the Day:
feme sole (fem sol)
noun, plural femes sole
A single woman, whether divorced, widowed, or never married.
Etymology
From Anglo-French feme soule, from feme (woman) + soule (single).
Usage
"'The sheriff heavily pronounced, 'If she sued for divorce on the grounds of desertion -- which she could and would have done once he'd sailed off -- she would be declared feme sole and regain full control of her own property.'" — Joan Druett; A Watery Grave; St. Martin's Minotaur; Oct 4, 2004.
"The divorce restored Ann to the status of a feme sole with the right to own and manage her own property." — Thomas E. Buckley; The Great Catastrophe of My Life: Divorce in the Old Dominion; University of North Carolina Press; Sep 1, 2002. (© Wordsmith Words)
ground
Pronunciation: /graʊnd/
Definition of ground
nounverb
[with object]adjective
[attributive]Phrases
- North American
- see run.
Origin:
Old English grund, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch grond and German Grundground
- The underlying condition prompting an action; a cause. Often used in the plural: grounds for suspicion; a ground for divorce. See synonyms at base1.
- An area of reference or discussion; a subject: The professor covered new ground in every lecture.
- grounds The sediment at or from the bottom of a liquid: coffee grounds.9 ((〜s))澱(おり), (特にコーヒーの)かす.
ground[ground1]
above [below] ground
地上に[地下に]
地上に[地下に]
deep under the ground
地下深く
地下深く
lie on the ground
地面に横たわる
地面に横たわる
burn [be burned] to the ground
焼け落ちる, 全焼する.
焼け落ちる, 全焼する.
2 [U]((しばしば the 〜))土, 土壌;土地
a piece of ground
一区画の土地
一区画の土地
sandy ground
砂の多い土壌
砂の多い土壌
poor [fertile] ground
やせた[肥えた]土
やせた[肥えた]土
plowed ground
耕地
耕地
plow up the ground
土地を耕す.
土地を耕す.
3 ((しばしば 〜s))(特定の用途のための)場所, …場, グラウンド
a baseball ground
野球場
野球場
a parking ground
駐車場
駐車場
a hunting [a fishing, a feeding, a breeding] ground
猟場[漁場, 餌場(えさば), 繁殖場]
猟場[漁場, 餌場(えさば), 繁殖場]
a burial ground
墓地.
墓地.
4 [U]((しばしば 〜s))(…する)根拠, 理由, 原因((to do, for doing));(理論・行動などの)基礎, 基盤((for ...))
on economic grounds
経済的理由で
経済的理由で
on (the) grounds of illness
病気のため(という口実で)
病気のため(という口実で)
on the ground that ...
…という理由で
…という理由で
Your anxiety is quite without ground.
君の心配はまったく根拠がない
君の心配はまったく根拠がない
You have absolutely no grounds for complaining.
君には不平を言う理由はまったくない.
君には不平を言う理由はまったくない.
5 [U](研究・討論の)分野, 範囲, 領域;話題, 論題, 問題
touch on forbidden ground
禁じられている問題に触れる.
禁じられている問題に触れる.
6 [U]立場;見地, 意見;立脚点;地歩, 陣地
the middle ground between ...
…間の中立(の立場)
…間の中立(の立場)
reach common ground
共通の立場[見地]に達する
共通の立場[見地]に達する
argue on solid [shaky] ground
しっかりした[不確かな]立脚点に立って論じる
しっかりした[不確かな]立脚点に立って論じる
take the ground that ...
…という意見を持つ[見地をとる].
…という意見を持つ[見地をとる].
7 ((〜s))(建物の周囲の)庭園, 芝生, 敷地, 構内
the grounds of the White House
ホワイトハウスの庭園
ホワイトハウスの庭園
on college grounds
大学構内で.
大学構内で.
8 (絵画などの)地, 地色, 下地, 下塗り, 地塗り.
9 ((〜s))澱(おり), (特にコーヒーの)かす.
10 [U][C]((米))《電気》接地, アース(((英))earth).
11 《音楽》=ground bass.
12 [U]《海事》基底, 海底, 水底;(漁場の)浅瀬.
be above ground
(1) ⇒[名]1(2) 〈人が〉生きている.
be below ground
(1) ⇒[名]1(2) 〈人が〉死んで[埋められて]いる.
break ground
耕す, 開拓する;起工[鍬(くわ)入れ]する;事業を始める;《海事》錨(いかり)を上げる
break fresh [new] ground
処女地を耕す;新生面を開拓する.
処女地を耕す;新生面を開拓する.
cover ground
(1) 〈研究・講義などが〉(ある範囲に)わたる, 及ぶ
His research covered a great deal of ground.
彼の研究は広い範囲に及ぶものだった.
(2) 〈仕事・研究などが〉はかどる, 進む.彼の研究は広い範囲に及ぶものだった.
(3) (ある距離を)行く, 旅行する
We must cover a lot more ground tomorrow.
あしたはずっと長い距離を旅しなくてはならない.
あしたはずっと長い距離を旅しなくてはならない.
cut [dig, sweep] the ground (out) from under a person [a person's feet]
〈人の〉裏をかく, 〈人を〉出し抜く;〈人を〉論破する.
dash ... to the ground
(1) …を床に投げつける.(2) 〈希望などを〉粉砕する, くじく.
down to the ground
(1) 地に倒れて.(2) ((英略式))まったく, 十分に, 完全に
It suits me (right) down to the ground.
それこそ私にぴったりだ.
それこそ私にぴったりだ.
fall to the ground
〈希望などが〉絶える;〈計画などが〉失敗する, だめになる.
from the ground up
((米))一から順番に最後まで;完全に, 徹底的に
build a new society from the ground up
新しい社会を土台から築いていく.
新しい社会を土台から築いていく.
gain [gather] ground
(1) 前進する, はかどる, 進歩する, よくなる
The patient began to gain ground.
病人はよくなり始めた.
(2) 支持[人気]を得る, 賛成[承認]される.病人はよくなり始めた.
(3) (権利などを)侵す((on ...)).
(4) (敵などに)迫る((on ...)).
get ground of ...
(1) …を浸食する.(2) …に勝つ, …より優勢になる.
(3) …を引き離す;…に迫る, 追いつく.
get off the ground
(1) 離陸する.(2) 〈物事が〉うまくスタートする, 軌道に乗る.
give ground
(力などに)屈する, 負ける((to ...));退く, 後退する;譲歩する.
go [run] to ground
(1) 〈キツネなどが〉穴に逃げ込む.(2) ((英))(警察などから)身を隠す.
hit the ground running
〈新しい事業などを〉(準備段階を終えて)本式に活動を開始する;すばやく行動する.
hold [stand, keep, maintain] one's ground
(自分の)地位[地歩]を保つ, 意見[立場]を守る, 一歩も引かない.
lose ground
(1) 陣地を失う, 退却する.(2) (人気・勢力を)失う;〈健康などが〉衰え始める.
(3) (…に)負ける, 押される((to ...)).
on one's own ground/on home ground
よく知っている場所[場面, 状況]で, 自分の土俵で.
on the ground
(1) 現場[現地]で;大衆の間で[に], その場で;〈飛行機が〉整備中で.(2) 決闘をして.
prepare the ground
(…のための)地固めをする, 下準備をする((for ...)).
run ... into the ground
〈行為などを〉やりすぎる;(激しい仕事などで)〈人を〉くたくたにさせる;〈物を〉だめにする
run the horse [the car] into the ground
馬[車]を乗りつぶす.
馬[車]を乗りつぶす.
run a person to ground
((英))〈人を〉(やっと)探し出す[見つける].
shift [change] one's ground
主張[立場, やり方, 意図]を変える, 変節する.
take (the) ground
〈船が〉浅瀬に乗り上げる, 座礁する.
touch ground
(1) 〈船が〉水底に触れる.(2) 〈議論が〉現実的な問題に触れてくる, 本論にはいる.
work [drive] oneself into the ground
へとへとになるくらい働く.
━━[形]((限定))
1 地上の[にある], 地面に接する, 地上で行われる;地上に住む[生える]
ground forces [troops]
地上軍
地上軍
ground-attack and air-attack
地上攻撃と空中攻撃.
地上攻撃と空中攻撃.
2 基礎[基本]の
ground principles
根本原理.
根本原理.
━━[動](他)
1 [III[名][副]]…の基礎[根拠]を(…に)置く((on, in ...))
arguments grounded on experience
経験に基づいた議論
経験に基づいた議論
The theory is well [ill] grounded.
その説は確実[不確実]な根拠に基づいている.
その説は確実[不確実]な根拠に基づいている.
2 〈人に〉(…の基礎を)教え込む((in ...))
be well grounded in basic first aid
応急処置の基本を身につけている.
応急処置の基本を身につけている.
3 …に下塗りをする, 地色を施す.
4 ((米))《電気》…を接地する, アースする(((英))earth).
5 〈船を〉座礁させる.
6 …を地面に置く;〈パイロットを〉地上勤務にする;〈悪天候などが〉〈飛行機の〉離陸を中止させる.
7 《アメフト》〈ボールを〉(タックルを避けるため故意に)地上に投げる.
8 ((略式))〈人を〉(罰として)外出禁止にする.
━━(自)
1 地面に落ちる;〈船が〉座礁する;〈飛行機が〉着陸する.
2 《野球》ゴロを打つ.
ground out
《野球》内野ゴロを打って一塁でアウトになる.- Photo: REUTERSCoffee grounds have helped turned a once struggling Taiwan firm into a thriving business - one that reports annual earnings of more than $6.6 million.
Since 2009, Singtex Industrial Company of New Taipei City has taken the waste from two major coffee store chains, for free, and used it to make shoes, jackets, pants and handbags.
The company says coffee grounds cut odors, help fabrics dry faster than normal and resist ultraviolet light. The came from the existing use of coffee grounds as odor eaters, says Singtex brand manager Chiang Po-wei.
People normally consider coffee grounds as garbage, he says, but they can actually be used effectively to cut odors in shoe cabinets, even refrigerators and smoking areas. Chiang says taking that idea to the next level, Singtex spent four years carrying out research to make it work in fabrics.
Singtex was founded in 1989 and ventured into China in the 1990s to cut manufacturing costs until the company found that its poorly trained workers were making low-quality fabrics. After pulling out of China, Chief Executive Officer Jason Chen decided to go up market, using his staff of 220 to make more expensive fabrics with a pro-environmental focus. He has done that since 1994.
One day when Chen and his wife, who is also his business partner, were drinking coffee, they began wondering whether the grounds could be used in fabrics to absorb odors. In 2006, the firm’s staff began to do research.
Today Singtex uses coffee grounds as 1.5 percent of its fabrics, with polyester as the main material. That calls for 500 kilograms of grounds per day at its Taiwan factory, which produced 10 million yards of fabric last year. That number is rising as the firm’s 100 clients want more coffee in their clothes. Clients include the shoemaker Asics, outdoor clothier Timberland and women’s underwear designer Wacoal.
Sasa Kung, the marketing manager for Timberland in Taipei, says stores around the world have raised curiosity by displaying clothing tags marked “S.Cafe,” the Singtex label. Timberland stores in Asia sell 2,000 coffee-enhanced items per year.
She says customers find it interesting to learn that coffee can be used in material for clothing or shoes, which increases their willingness to buy. She explains to customers that coffee grounds are already worked into the fabric and that the odor resistance and dilution capabilities are always inside.
The only catch is that no one can smell the coffee. It Is not even visible on the clothes. The ingredient also has little effect on prices, the Timberland manager says. But it has brought Singtex so much of a profit that the company will not state the amount in fear of stirring up jealous rivals.
Relationships Carved From Clay Bring New Partners to Museums
In a sea change, artisans and leaders from Native communities were invited to be curators, offering a window onto the intangible and personal dimensions of Pueblo pottery.
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