dust, dirt, marble, grime, grime-eating bacteria, grimy, scrub up/scrub-down, buffet, buyout, CableCards, set-top box, cable stayed bridge

Blue Origin just announced that it is scrubbing this morning’s New Shepard suborbital rocket test flight, so that means SpaceX will be the only company launching anything from Texas today.

ARTS

Send in the Bugs. The Michelangelos Need Cleaning.

Last fall, with the Medici Chapel in Florence operating on reduced hours because of Covid-19, scientists and restorers completed a secret experiment: They unleashed grime-eating bacteria on the artist’s masterpiece marbles.

National Gallery of Art

For the first time at the Gallery, you can watch a conservator treat works for art in the galleries! Thanks to an Art Conservation Project grant from Bank of America, conservator Robert Price will spend the next year treating six 17th and 18th century marble sculptures in the West Building’s East Sculpture Hall. He’ll be removing dust, dirt, and grime accumulated on the sculptures as well as improving previous restorations that have discolored over time.

To Rid the Taj Mahal of Its Grime, India Prescribes a Mud Bath
By KAI SCHULTZ


For centuries, monsoon rains were enough to keep the dirt off India’s monument to eternal love. But not anymore.

Oxford University Scientific Society 分享了 Architecture & Design 的影片。

This entrancing process may look rough, but an incredible amount of chemistry goes into art conservation.

再看一次
Architecture & Design──和 Philip Mould & Co.說這專頁讚
11月9日 3:07 ·


Watch A Grimy Vanish Washed Away From A 200-Year-Old Oil Painting. ᴷᴬ

Video courtesy of: Philip Mould & Co. Welcome to the New Industrial Revolution—a wave of technologies and ideas that are creating a computer-driven manufacturing environment that bears little resemblance to the gritty and grimy shop floors of the past. The revolution threatens to shatter long-standing business models, upend global trade patterns and revive American industry.

The Leaning Tower of Pisa gets a scrub-down

The Leaning Tower of Pisa is feeling a little freer these days. Sure, it still tilts but the scaffolding that has covered this UNESCO World Heritage Site for the better part of two decades is gone.

From 1990 until 2001, the Italian landmark was closed in order to prevent it from falling over. After it was stabilized, experts launched the second phase that involved restoring, conserving and ridding the marble of layers of grime. It was a spring cleaning that lasted eight years. Nancy Greenleese visited Pisa to see if the famous belfry passes the clean glove test.




cable stayed bridge

MUSIC REVIEW
A Dingy Road Glorified in Music and Cinema 
By JON PARELES
The subject of “The BQE,” the self-described “cinematic suite” that had its premiere at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on Thursday, is an epitome of New York City grime.

White-collar crime: A corruption of "white-collar grime," a term originating in the laundry industry, referring to the ground-in dirt on the collars of the white dress shirts of business executives. The existence of white-collar crime is what is called an urban myth. (There are no rural myths.) The nonexistence of white-collar crime is reflected in the fact that official FBI crime statistics contain no such category. Ignore rumors to the contrary and trust your stock broker.

e Wikipedia article "Buffet".

buffet (MEAL) Show phonetics

noun [C]

1 a meal where people serve themselves from a variety of types of usually cold food:

Are you having a sit-down meal or a buffet at the wedding?

2 UK a restaurant in a station, where food and drinks can be bought and eaten

"高興也有幸第一次參與聚會, 這次聚會對我來說有好多第一次

第一次到北投 感覺有點像我家鄉的關仔嶺

第一次與大家見面 (對HC來說應該是第二次, 但我對HC 是n次, 只是不復記憶)

第一次在山頭上吃著Buffet 在不算好聽的駐唱下與大伙一起東南西北聊"

紐約時報

Ford Is Pushing Buyouts to Workers

...collar jobs. So, Ford is pitching a buffet of buyout packages that are...comfortable income. Ford executives say the buyout packages, which are...8221; One thing Ford workers are proud of is that their buyout options are more extensive... February 26, 2008 - By BILL VLASIC - Front Page Ford Promotes 'New Beginnings'

EDITORIAL; A Fighting Chance?

...automakers' woes. This week, General Motors offered a new buyout plan to its 74,000 unionized workers in the United States -- those who didn't take the 2006 buyout offer. The Ford Motor Company and Chrysler also have plans to buy out...

February 16, 2008 - Health - 387 words


Combining games, video and Internet access on a home TV screen has long been the dream of those who advocate convergence. But after two decades of trying, no one has been able to deliver a successful convergence product. CableCards may finally make that happen.


The key to this new world of TV entertainment is a Federal Communications Commission rule that went into effect July 1. Cable companies in the United States now have to separate the security functions that prevent you from watching channels you haven’t paid for from the TV tuner box most of us rent.

The practical result of the rule is that cable companies now have to supply set-top boxes that come with a removable CableCard. The cards, which look like the PC Cards used in notebook computers, contain the information necessary to unscramble digital cable channels like HBO.

Japanese Set-Top Box to Use Google Android
PC World - USAJapanese telecom company KDDI plans to offer an advanced set-top box for TV watchers this fall, one that uses Google's Android operating system. ...


TVs Without Set-Top Box in Works
Sony and six of the biggest U.S. cable operators announced an agreement to create digital TV sets capable of receiving cable service without a set-top box.

set-top box
noun [C]

an electronic device that makes it possible to watch digital broadcasts on ordinary televisions

stay² (stā) 
tr.v., stayed, stay·ing, stays.

1. To brace, support, or prop up.
2. To strengthen or sustain mentally or spiritually.
3. To rest or fix on for support.

n.

1. A support or brace.
2. A strip of bone, plastic, or metal, used to stiffen a garment or part, such as a corset or shirt collar.
3. stays A corset.

[Middle English staien, from Old French estaiier, from estaie, a support, of Germanic origin.]

scrub
(skrŭb)

v., scrubbed, scrub·bing, scrubs. v.tr.

1. 1. To rub hard in order to clean.
   2. To remove (dirt or stains) by hard rubbing.
2. To remove impurities from (a gas) chemically.
3. Slang. To cancel or abandon; drop: We had to scrub our plans for vacation.

v.intr.
To clean or wash something by hard rubbing: Don't forget to scrub behind your ears.

n.

1. The act or an instance of scrubbing.
2. pl., scrubs. The articles of clothing that make up a scrub suit.

phrasal verb:

scrub up

1. To wash the hands and arms thoroughly, as before performing or participating in surgery.

[Middle English scrobben, to currycomb a horse, from Middle Dutch schrobben, to clean by rubbing, scrape.]

scrubbable scrub'ba·ble adj.

scrub1

Pronunciation: /skrʌb/

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Definition of scrub

verb (scrubs, scrubbing, scrubbed)

[with object]

• 1rub (someone or something) hard so as to clean them, typically with a brush and water:he had to scrub the floor she was scrubbing herself down at the sink [no object]:she scrubbed furiously at the plates
• (scrub something away/off) remove dirt by rubbing hard:it took ages to scrub off the muck
• [no object] (scrub up) thoroughly clean one’s hands and arms before performing surgery:the doctor scrubbed up and donned a protective gown
• [no object] (scrub up well) British informal (of a person) have a smart and well-groomed appearance after making a deliberate effort:the band scrub up well to play weddings and parties

• 2 informal cancel or abandon (something):the first two races had to be scrubbed because of blustery winds and rough seas

• 3use water to remove impurities from (gas or vapour): the vapour is scrubbed by the condensate

• 4 Motor Racing (of a driver) allow (a tyre) to slide or scrape across the road surface so as to reduce speed: I usually only scrub the front tyre when I get into a turn too hot
• (of a driver) reduce (speed) by allowing the tyres to slide or scrape across the road surface: he slammed the bike down on the cases to scrub off speed

• 5 [no object] (of a rider) rub the arms and legs urgently on a horse’s neck and flanks to urge it to move faster: [with infinitive]:by now the field was spreadeagled and scrubbing to keep in touch with the hounds

noun

• 1an act of scrubbing something or someone:give the floor a good scrub

• 2a semi-abrasive cosmetic lotion applied to the face or body in order to cleanse the skin: don’t use facial scrubs if your skin is sensitive

• 3 (scrubs) special hygienic clothing worn by surgeons during operations: Bill emerged from the delivery room in green scrubs

Origin:

late 16th century: probably from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch schrobben, schrubben

grime-eating   吃污垢的

grime
noun [U]
a layer of dirt on skin or on a building:
The walls were covered in grime.

grimy
adjective
The child's face was grimy (= dirty) and streaked with tears.

grime

Pronunciation: /grʌɪm/

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Definition of grime

noun

[mass noun]

• 1 dirt ingrained on the surface of something:the windows were thick with grime

• 2 a form of dance music influenced by UK garage, characterized by machine-like sounds.

verb

[with object]

• blacken or make dirty with grime:the windows were grimed like a coal miner’s goggles

Origin:

Middle English: from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch

grimy
Pronunciation: /ˈgrʌɪmi/
Definition of grimy
adjective (grimier, grimiest)
covered with or characterized by grime:the grimy industrial city
Derivatives

grimily adverb

griminess noun

marble

Pronunciation: /ˈmɑːb(ə)l/

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Definition of marble

noun

• 1 [mass noun] a hard crystalline metamorphic form of limestone, typically white with coloured mottlings or streaks, which may be polished and is used in sculpture and architecture: the spotless white marble of the Taj Mahal [as modifier]:a marble floor
• used figuratively to refer to something with the smoothness, hardness, or colour of marble:her shoulders were as white as marble
• [count noun] a marble sculpture: a pair of dramatic marbles showing dogs attacking a buck

• 2a small ball of coloured glass or similar material used as a toy.
• (marbles) [treated as singular] a game in which marbles are rolled along the ground with the aim of hitting those of one’s opponent: a couple of girls were playing marbles

• 3 (one's marbles) informal one’s mental faculties:I thought she’d lost her marbles, asking a question like that

verb

[with object]

• stain or streak (something) so that it looks like marble:the stone walls were marbled with moss and lichen

Phrases

pick up one's marbles and go home

North American informal withdraw petulantly from an activity after having suffered a setback: he’s now picking up his marbles and going home because his political career is in tatters

Derivatives

marbler
noun

marbly
adjective

Origin:

Middle English: via Old French (variant of marbre), from Latin marmor, from Greek marmaros 'shining stone', associated with marmairein 'to shine'

marbleの変化形

marbles (複数形) • marbled (過去形) • marbled (過去分詞) • marbling (現在分詞) • marbles (三人称単数現在)

[名]

1 [U]大理石, 大理石片

a statue ［a tomb］ in marble
大理石の立像［墓石］

(as) hard ［cold］ as marble
大理石のように堅い［冷たい］.

2 大理石の彫刻物.

3 大理石［墨流し］模様

a greenish marble
緑がかった大理石模様.

4 ((文))（堅さ・冷たさ・なめらかさ・白さなどが）大理石に似たもの

a heart of marble
冷たい心

5 ビー玉；((〜s))((単数扱い))ビー玉遊び

play ［shoot］ marbles
ビー玉遊びをする.

6 ((〜s))((略式))正気, 分別, 機知

lose one's marbles
正気を失う.

━━[形]

1 大理石でできた；大理石模様の.

2 ((文))大理石のように堅い［冷たい, なめらかな, 白い］

a marble heart
冷たい心.

━━[動](他)〈紙・本の小口などに〉大理石［墨流し］模様をつける. （また・ìze）

［ラテン語←ギリシャ語mármaros （marmaīren光る＋-os名詞語尾＝白く光る石）. 2番目の-r-は異化により-l-に変わった. ⇒PURPLE］

mar・bly

[形]