City of Vicenza [viˈtʃɛntsa] and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto [veˈnɛːto] - Italy
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/712Founded in the 2nd century B.C. in northern Italy, Vicenza prospered under Venetian rule from the early 15th to the end of the 18th century. The work of Andrea Palladio (1508–80), based on a detailed study of classical Roman architecture, gives the city its unique appearance. Palladio's urban buildings, as well as his villas, scattered throughout the Veneto region, had a decisive influence on the development of architecture. His work inspired a distinct architectural style known as Palladia... WHS May 2, 2024, 4:43 AM cowpoke
Los Katíos [kaˈtios] National Park - Colombia
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/711Extending over 72,000 ha in north-western Colombia, Los Katios National Park comprises low hills, forests and humid plains. An exceptional biological diversity is found in the park, which is home to many threatened animal species, as well as many endemic plants. 2024-05-02 WHS May 2, 2024, 4:40 AM cowpoke
Gelati [ɡɛˈlatʼi] Monastery - Georgia
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/710Founded in 1106 in the west of Georgia, the Monastery of Gelati is a masterpiece of the Golden Age of medieval Georgia, a period of political strength and economic growth between the 11th and 13th centuries. It is characterized by the facades of smoothly hewn large blocks, balanced proportions and blind arches for exterior decoration. The Gelati monastery, one of the largest medieval Orthodox monasteries, was also a centre of science and education and the Academy it housed was one of the most im WHS May 2, 2024, 4:37 AM cowpoke
Heaven forfend [fɔrˈfɛnd] that people actually pick up dictionaries and read them!verb
used in contexts relating to some kind of real or pretended danger or other unpleasantness.
In humorous and ironic use, forfend typically appears in the phrase “heaven forfend,” and, like “heaven forbid,” expresses a usually ironic desire that something not happen or be done.
In general use, if you forfend something unwanted or undesirable, you ward it off or prevent it; and if you forfend yourself from or against something, you protect or preserve yourself from it English May 2, 2024, 4:34 AM cowpoke
パンフレット は、価値ある 情報 を ばら撒くの に 安くていい 方法 です。
パンフレット ワ、カチアル ジョウホウ ヲ バラマクノ ニ ヤスクテイイ ホウホウ デス。パンフレットは、価値ある情報をばら撒くのに安くていい方法です。
パンフレットは、かちあるじょうほうをばらまくのにやすくていいほうほうです。
パンフレットワ、カチアルジョウホウヲバラマクノニヤスクテイイホウホウデス。
A pamphlet is a good, cheap way to pass out valuable information. Japanese May 2, 2024, 4:14 AM cowpoke
It will multiply whatever you feed itMultiply /ˈmʌl.tə.plaɪ/
to add a number to itself a particular number of times: May 2, 2024, 3:23 AM Happy1216
Time magnifies the marginMagnify
to make something look larger than it is, especially by looking at it through a lens: May 2, 2024, 3:21 AM Happy1216
You’d always be a just kind of a brain dumpBrain dump
A brain dump is a freewriting session where you unload anything on your mind onto a blank page May 2, 2024, 3:18 AM Happy1216
I misspent youthMisspend
to use time or money in a way that wastes it or is not wise: May 2, 2024, 3:14 AM Happy1216
You’re probably a nerd like meNerd nɝːd/
a person, especially a man, who is not attractive and is awkward or socially embarrassing: May 2, 2024, 3:11 AM Happy1216
If I’m feeling particularly sluggishSluggish /ˈslʌɡ.ɪʃ/
ving or operating more slowly than usual and with less energy or power: May 2, 2024, 3:09 AM Happy1216
So that you can become a productivity grease monkeyGrease monkey
someone whose job is repairing car or aircraft engines May 2, 2024, 3:07 AM Happy1216
I gonna go over eight actionable practical tipsGo over
to examine or look at something in a careful or detailed way May 2, 2024, 3:03 AM Happy1216
Or stuck with it for long enoughStuck with
to continue doing something or using someone to do work for you, and not stop or change to something or someone else: May 2, 2024, 3:01 AM Happy1216
This is a bit of nicheNiche
a job or position that is very suitable for someone, especially one that they like May 2, 2024, 2:59 AM Happy1216
bite one’s tonguebite one's tongue
1. 舌をかむ
2. 言いたいことを言わない、黙り込む、口を閉ざす ・I had to bite my tongue when she came out in that horrible dress. : 彼女がそのひどいドレス姿で現れても、私は黙っているしかなかった。 ・The thought of saying his name makes me bite my tongue. : 彼の名前を言おうとすると舌をかみそうだ。 ・I had to bite my tongue to resist telling my husband that I spent $500 for a dress. : ドレス一着買うのに500ドル使っちゃったことを旦那に言わないよう、口を閉ざさなくてはいけなかったの。 May 1, 2024, 9:22 AM user(a3d60b82e155)
front burnerfront burner
1. 〔調理用レンジの〕レンジの前側のバーナー
2. 〈話〉最優先(で処理されるべき状態) May 1, 2024, 9:20 AM user(a3d60b82e155)