- On April 8th, founders at the i-lab took a short break from working on their startups to collectively witness a partial solar eclipse.
- Together, they shared moon pies, mars bars, and a mission: don’t look directly into the sun without your eclipse glasses.
- Thank you for the pictures, Jorge Cortell!
- #partialsolareclipse #2024eclipse #harvard
- One Surprise Standout for Uber: Food Delivery
By MIKE ISAAC
Despite a late start, the company’s foray into delivering food, a cutthroat $100 billion-plus service industry, eclipses ride hailing in some markets.Although Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach has long been overshadowed by his famous dad, the 300th anniversary of his birth is an opportunity to get to know his standout compositions. Here are five reasons why he matters.China’s Dining Acrobatics
By FRANK BRUNI
A flush of wealth and an influx of business travelers have given rise to distinctive, imaginative restaurants. A list of standouts captures the variety of China’s new scene. News From the Advertising Industry
Animated Fruit With Ambition
By BROOKS BARNES
The "Annoying Orange" has embarked on the road to television, a path littered with the carcasses of other Internet standouts.
Restaurant Report: Anton's Taproom in Kansas City, Mo.
By JOHN ELIGON
This spot, which opened in October, boasts everything from a butcher shop to a tilapia farm to standout steaks.
From the deluge of art, a critic chooses some standouts. Readers are invited to add their own impressions in six words.
In Bo’s Rise and Fall, a Ruthless Arc
By MICHAEL WINES
Bo Xilai’s talents came with what friends and critics say was an
insatiable ambition and studied indifference to the wrecked lives that
littered his path to power.
The era in which Japan was the , example of an advanced economy in Asia appears to be reaching an end. The rise of the South Korean economy in recent years has created a new progressive model. South Korea's technology and products are gaining increasing international recognition.
China Auto Sales Soar
Beijing's
policies to support China's auto market drove sales up 34% in May as
the country remained a standout in the struggling global car industry.
TOKYO -- Panasonic Corp. joined a growing list of Japanese electronics firms forecasting a huge loss for the current fiscal year and said it plans to cut about 15,000 jobs to combat a sharp slowdown in demand and to ease the burden of a strong yen.
The announcement by Panasonic, which is considered one of the standout performers within Japan's electronics industry, is further evidence of how grim the outlook is for the country's flagship manufacturing industries.
Zimbabwe rival to enter coalition
Zimbabwe's opposition agrees to enter a unity government with President Mugabe next month, ending months of stalemate.What You Need to Know About Gold
Of all the major assets, gold was one of last year's few standouts, posting a gain of about 4.3% an ounce. Could 2009 be as bright?He said he wanted to get out of the way for a new leader to break the current stalemate in parliament, where the opposition controls the upper house, and to prepare the party for the elections.
“This is the perfect timing to not cause people too much trouble,” Mr. Fukuda said.
Stand-off over anti-whalers held by Japan ship
By Julian Ryall in Tokyo
Last Updated: 11:01am GMT 16/01/2008
Japanese
whalers and environmental campaigners are involved in a stand-off in
waters off Antarctica, with both sides describing the other as
terrorists that are endangering human life and breaking international
law.
 | May 30, 2008 -- 3:01 a.m. EDT BP, Russian Partners in Standoff |
BP's
partners in Russian oil venture TNK-BP sought the ouster of the unit's
British CEO, but the U.K. energy company refused. The escalating dispute
could shape BP's future and the role of foreign companies in Russia
under its new president.
oust
verb [T]
to force someone to leave a position of power, job, place or competition:
The president was ousted (from power) in a military coup in January 1987.
Police are trying to oust drug dealers from the city centre.
The champions were defeated by Arsenal and ousted from the League Cup.
ouster noun [C or U] US
the removal of someone from an important position or job:
The committee's chairperson is facing a possible ouster.
standoff
noun [C]
a situation in which agreement in an argument does not seem possible; stalematestalemate
noun [C or U]
1 a situation in which neither group involved in an argument can win or get an advantage and no action can be taken:
Tomorrow's meeting between the two leaders is expected to break a diplomatic stalemate that has lasted for ten years.
Despite long discussions, the workers and the management remain locked in stalemate.
standout
n.
One that is conspicuous by virtue of excellence or superiority: “In the hard-working … supporting cast, there are two standouts” (New York).
stand out (BETTER) phrasal verb
to be much better than other similar things or people:
We had lots of good applicants for the job, but one stood out from the rest.
standout Show phonetics
noun [C] US
an excellent or the best example of something:
While all the desserts are pretty good, the clear standout is the lemon pie.
adjective
excellent; clearly very much better than what is usual:
an outstanding performance/writer/novel/year
It's an area of outstanding natural beauty.
outstandingly Show phonetics
adverb
He was an outstandingly successful mayor from 1981 to 1984.
standout
(stănd'out')
[名]((米))傑出している物［人］, 異彩を放つ物［人］.
━━[形]きわだった, 異彩を放つ, すぐれている.standout
Pronunciation: /ˈstandaʊt/
informal
noun
adjective
[attributive]insatiable[in・sa・tia・ble]
- レベル：社会人必須
- 発音記号[inséiʃəbl]
[形]飽くことを知らない, 満足することのない, 強欲な
insatiable curiosity
飽くことを知らぬ好奇心.
飽くことを知らぬ好奇心.
in・sà・tia・bíl・i・ty, ・ness
[名]
in・sa・tia・bly
[副]n.One that is conspicuous by virtue of excellence or superiority: "In the hard-working ... supporting cast, there are two standouts" (New York).
outstanding
(out-stăn'dĭng, out'stăn'-)
adj.
- Standing out among others of its kind; prominent. See synonyms at noticeable.
- Superior to others of its kind; distinguished.
- Projecting upward or outward; standing out.
- Still in existence; not settled or resolved: outstanding debts; a long outstanding problem.
- Publicly issued and sold: outstanding stocks and bonds.
v., -tered, -ter·ing, -ters. v.tr.
- To give birth to (a litter).
- To make untidy by discarding rubbish carelessly: Selfish picnickers litter the beach with food wrappers.
- To scatter about: littered towels all over the locker room.
- To supply (animals) with litter for bedding or floor covering.
- To give birth to a litter.
- To scatter litter.
[名]
1 [U]散乱した［散らかった］もの, くず, ごみ. ⇒GARBAGE[類語]
2 乱雑, 散乱状態.
4 担架；担いかご（昔の乗り物）.
5 [U]（動物の）寝わら；ペットの汚物処理材；（植物の）敷きわら；腐葉土.
━━[動](他)
1 （…で）〈場所を〉散らかす, よごす((up))；〈場所に〉（物が）散在する, 散らばる, 〈場所を〉（物で）散らかす((with ...))；〈物を〉（…の辺りに）散らかす, 乱雑に置く((about, around ...))
2 〈多産の動物が子を〉産む.
3 〈動植物に〉寝［敷き］わらを敷く((down))；〈わら・干し草などを〉敷きわらに用いる.
━━(自)
1 〈動物が〉一腹の子を産む.
2 物を散らかす.
［もとは中ラテン語lectāria（lectus床＋-ER2＝床のまわりの物→まき散らされた物）］- [kɑ'ːrkəs]
[名]
1 （動物・鳥などの）死骸(しがい)；（畜殺獣の臓物などを除いた）胴体
carcass meat
（缶詰め肉などに対して）生肉.
（缶詰め肉などに対して）生肉.
2 ((俗・軽蔑))（人間の）死体(corpse)；（生きた）人体
Shift ［Move］ your carcass！
((話))そこどいて.
((話))そこどいて.
3 （一般に）残骸(ざんがい), 形骸；（廃船・廃屋などの）骨組み, 骨格；（鳥の）がら.
save one's carcass
((米略式・古風))わが身を守る.runt
Pronunciation: /rʌnt/
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