J R R Tolkien was born #onthisday in 1892. His books took inspiration from the Anglo-Saxons, like the runic inscription on this mysterious ring.
Merrill Losses Put Lewis on Hot Seat
As Bank of America shares plunged on reports of unexpected losses from the Merrill Lynch acquisition, some Bank of America shareholders questioned why CEO Lewis didn't discover the problems prior to the deal announcement.
Loulou d'Aki for The New York Times
前模特香織最近稱遭到日本攝影師荒木經惟長達多年的虐待。「他把我當成一件物品，」她在博文中寫道。
荒木經惟對他的「繆斯」做了什麼
情色攝影師荒木經惟的御用模特發布部落格稱他無視自己的隱私請求，不付錢且不簽訂合同，引發人們對攝影師和拍攝對象之間權力格局的質疑。荒木以暴露的女性作品著稱。
Today, AI research is having its “main character” moment. There may be an economic downturn, but AI research is still exciting. “We are still continuing to see regular rollouts of systems which are pushing back the frontiers of what AI can do,” says Michael Wooldridge, a computer science professor at the University of Oxford and author of the book A Brief History of AI.NOUN
- 1(in Greek and Roman mythology) each of nine goddesses, the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, who preside over the arts and sciences.The Muses are generally listed as Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Euterpe (flute playing and lyric poetry), Terpsichore (choral dancing and song), Erato (lyre playing and lyric poetry), Melpomene (tragedy), Thalia (comedy and light verse), Polyhymnia (hymns, and later mime), and Urania (astronomy)
- 2A person or personified force who is the source of inspiration for a creative artist.‘Yeats' muse, Maud Gonne’‘the landscape was Gorky's primary muse’
Origin
Late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin musa, from Greek mousa.
hot seat
n.
- Slang. The electric chair.
- Informal. A position in which one is subjected to extreme stress or discomfort, as by excessive criticism.
in the hot seat
in a position where you are responsible for important or difficult things
in a position where you are responsible for important or difficult things
rune
Syllabification: rune
Pronunciation: /ro͞on/
noun
Runes were used by Scandinavians and Anglo-Saxons from about the 3rd century. They were formed mainly by modifying Roman or Greek characters to suit carving, and were used both in writing and in divination
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