2020年1月27日 星期一

hydroponics

水耕栽培（英文：Hydroponics，簡稱為水培），是一種不使用土壤種植植物的技術，只透過水攜帶供植物生長所需的營養成分，或是兼使用支撐植物根部的材質，例如：珍珠岩、礫石、木質纖維、砂粒、泡棉。由於不需用土壤，故又稱無土栽培。
目前，蕃茄和茄子，諸如茄科蔬菜，菠菜和萵苣，如軟蔬菜，甜瓜和草莓果實特定的水果和蔬菜，如這樣的玫瑰，如花卉是已經在許多情況下被使用的方法。




hydroponics

Pronunciation /ˌhīdrəˈpäniks/ /ˌhaɪdrəˈpɑnɪks/ 

PLURAL NOUN

treated as singular
  • The process of growing plants in sand, gravel, or liquid, with added nutrients but without soil.

Origin

1930s from hydro-‘of water’ + Greek ponos ‘labor’+ -ics.





The site will grow cherry tomatoes and leafy greens such as kale through a partnership with Singaporean investment firm Gallant Venture.

Company takes farm know-how overseas for test project with Singapore's Gallant

ASIA.NIKKEI.COM

Japan's Obayashi plans hydroponic veggie farm in IndonesiaCompany takes farm know-how overseas for test project with Singapore's Gallant




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2020年1月22日 星期三

‘Megxit’

英國哈利王子與妻子梅根日前宣布脫離王室，對於行事保守的英國王室來說儼然是顆震撼彈，創意十足的英國傳媒還仿英國「脫歐」（Brexit）一詞，以梅根的名字創造出「Megxit」新字，來報導哈利與梅根脫離王室的新聞。
然而，哈利與梅根的「出走」真的是一時任性嗎？其實看哈利在宣布脫離王室之後所發的感性聲明，可以看到背後的蛛絲馬跡：當年過世的母親黛安娜，始終是威廉與哈利兩兄弟內心最深的傷痛陰影。只是面對這起家庭傷痛，被兩兄弟以截然不同的方式融入人生：

Could ‘Megxit’ Be a Royal Fairy Tale for Canada?

Could ‘Megxit’ Be a Royal Fairy Tale for Canada?

By DAN BILEFSKY
The possibility that Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, might settle in Canada has unleashed a frenzy of excitement and offers of free coffee — but also some dissent.


https://word-watcher.blogspot.com/2020/01/could-megxit-be-royal-fairy-tale-for.html
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2020年1月20日 星期一

We chart the rise of “newstalgia” in marketing


https://en.wikipedia.org/en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Newstalgia

Newstalgia - Wikipedia





Newstalgia is a 2013 studio album by American hip hop artist Time. It was released on October 29, 2013, and features contributions from Budo, Jake One, Factor, Xiu Xiu, and Ceschi, among others.
A bottle of Hendrick’s gin looks like it has been plucked from a Victorian apocathery, but the brand was established in 1999. We chart the rise of “newstalgia” in marketing


newstalgia

New Word Suggestion
the use of nostalgia in the marketing of a new product
Additional Information
But what if your brand has no actual history? That’s when you reach for “newstalgia”: using fragments of historical flotsam to spark warm feelings for a novel product. There are two reasons for this backwards drift. The first, as a recent article in the International Journal of Research in Marketing suggests, is a search for “enchantment” by consumers looking to bring some “wonder, romance and magic” to their lives. [The Economist's 1843 magazine, Nov 2019]
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2020年1月17日 星期五

Speedo’s LZR Racer, Nike Vaporflys 'supershoe', carry an asterisk



The sneakers have helped elite runners shatter records since their release.




The effect of Nike Vaporflys is unprecedented in running. They bring to mind Speedo’s LZR full-body swimming suits


The LZR Racer (pronounced as 'laser') is a line of competition swimsuits manufactured by Speedo using a high-technology swimwear fabric composed of woven elastane-nylon and polyurethane. The LZR Pro and LZR Elite were launched on 13 February 2008; the higher-priced LZR Elite was replaced by the LZR Elite 2 in early 2014.[1] The LZR X, the most recent addition to Speedo's competition suit lineup, was launched in early 2015. The technology is patented in Italy, and protected worldwide.[2]

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The battle over the singular use of “they” has been waged for centurie







People have been using “they” as a generic singular in writing since at least 1375, and have doubtless been saying it even longer
Johnson

ECONOMIST.COM

The battle over the singular use of “they” has been waged for centuries
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2020年1月16日 星期四

taxi, AIR TAXI, flying taxi






エアタクシー - Wikipedia
https://ja.wikipedia.org › wiki › エアタクシー

エアタクシー（Air taxi）とは、操縦士と機体とを貸し切る形で少人数の旅客を輸送する『不定期/目的地間直行運航』形態の航空会社で通常、旅客が任意の目的地を指定できる。 目次. 1 概要; 2 利用形態; 3 機体; 4 脚注; 5 関連項目; 6 リンク. 概要[編集].

Air taxi - Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Air_taxi

An air taxi is a small commercial aircraft which makes short flights on demand. In 2001 air taxi operations were promoted in the United States by a NASA and aerospace industry study on the potential Small Aircraft Transportation System ...
Lilium's electric air taxi is finally actually flying in new video ...



https://www.theverge.com › 2019/10/22 › lilium-electric...
2019/10/22 - German air taxi startup Lilium has completed its first phase of testing, with its five-seater 36-rotor electric prototype hitting speeds of 100 km/h (62 mph). Lilium says it remains "on track" to launch passenger operations in ...
This air taxi uses 5G to - World Economic Forum


Toyota has set its sights on the sky.

https://www.weforum.org › agenda › 2019/11 › multico...
- Volocopter is due to launch its electric air taxis commercially in the next two years. The VoloCity has 5G capabilities to allow it to see round corners and even autonomously ask permission to land.
Volocopter takes to Singapore sky, but can air taxis take off ...



https://www.aljazeera.com › news › 2019/10 › volocopte...
2019/10/22 - German aviation start-up Volocopter conducts urban air taxi test flight, but questions abound over emerging technology.


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https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/taxitaxi


ランダムハウス英和大辞典
音節tax • i ；発音 tǽksi


[名詞] (pl. tax・is or tax・ies)
1タクシー(taxicab)；((複合語)) …タクシー：AIR TAXI

a taxi stand [or ((英)) rank]
タクシー乗り場
We took a taxi home.
タクシーで家に帰った.
2
(1)タクシーのように営業する乗り物.
(2)=taxiplane.
3((米俗)) 5-15年の刑.


━━ [自動詞] (-ied，tax・i・ing or tax・y・ing)
1タクシーに乗る；タクシーで行く.


◆take a taxi ，go by taxi が普通.
2〈飛行機が〉(滑走路・ターミナルなどへの誘導のためゆっくりと自力で)地上［水上］を滑走する；飛行機を誘導滑走させる

The airliner was taxying for a takeoff.
定期旅客機は離陸地点に着くため誘導滑走していた.


━━ [他動詞] (-ied，tax・i・ing or tax・y・ing)
1〈飛行機を〉誘導滑走させる.
2タクシーで送る［に乗せる］. 作品名

［テレビ・ラジオ］Taxi 米 ABC，NBC の TV コメディー(1978-83). 語源

1907.米語；TAXICAB の短縮形
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cyber-sickness (Virtual reality sickness)



Virtual reality sickness - Wikipedia

Virtual reality sickness occurs when exposure to a virtual environment causes symptoms that are similar to motion sickness symptoms. The most ... tools and rehabilitation tools in virtual reality. Estimates of the multi-study incidence and main symptoms of virtual reality sickness (also called cybersickness) have been made.


Women are four times more likely than men to suffer cyber-sickness, according to one study

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2020年1月15日 星期三

sin taxes, e-cigarette

  sin taxes, e-cigarette



Sometimes quitting is a great thing.


A rise in the use of electronic cigarettes among American adults is linked to…
REUTERS.COM



Bloomberg Asia
But the number of cigarettes smoked in Indonesia is falling.

Cheap Cigarettes Are Winning in World's Second-Biggest Market
In Indonesia, higher sin taxes have prompted cost-conscious smokers to…
BLOOMBERG.COM


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with syntax.
Taxation
Ireland 1959 Impressed Duty Stamp.jpg
An aspect of fiscal policy
A sin tax is an excise tax specifically levied on certain goods deemed harmful to society, for example alcohol and tobacco, candies, drugs, soft drinks, fast foods, coffee, sugar, gambling and pornography.[1] Two claimed purposes are usually used to argue for such taxes. In contrast to Pigovian taxes, which are to pay for the damage to society caused by these goods, sin taxes are used to increase the price in an effort to reduce their use, or failing that, to increase and find new sources of revenue. Increasing a sin tax is often more popular than increasing other taxes. However, these taxes have often been criticized for burdening the poor, taxing the physically and mentally dependent, and being part of a nanny state.

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