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arduous

2024-06-09 12:19:33 | Vocab - gossip
He hasn't founded yet.

'We will not lose hope,' says Michael Mosley's wife
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0ddpwwrp3no

Words
advocate
terrain sounds like train
sniffer - a sniffer dog
arduous[quote]why the missing presenter would try to make a long, potentially arduous journey in such heat[unquote]
Hay Festival

I want to listen to The One Show, but it's too gossipy.

On the coastal path near where Michael Mosley was last seen
https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cv22dz0w7k2o
rugged coastline

The route Michael Mosley is thought to have taken
https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c3gg78wn434o
unforgiving hillsides / unforgiving landscape
scouring all these rocky facings
working theories
we've seen drones up

it's exceedingly hot
it's sweltering
it's incredibly hot
it's unrelentingly hot

It's not mentioned in the article or footages, but I saw some articles which said it was 37.5 or 40 degrees. It's exceedingly hot, indeed.
He used an umbrella, but he might get heat stroke...
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namesake

2024-04-13 12:52:52 | Vocab - gossip
A genius passed away.

Roberto Cavalli: Italian fashion designer dies aged 83
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68801294

[quote]
The fashion house that bears his name announced the death on Instagram but provided no details.
[unquote]
Is the underline subject? What does this bear mean? Is this?
[Collins]If you bear someone a feeling such as love or hate, you feel that emotion towards them.

Word
namesake - After launching his namesake fashion brand in 1970, [..]
scanty - the Playboy Bunnies' scanty uniform
tap - [Oxford] [transitive, usually passive] tap somebody (North American English) to choose somebody to do a particular job
verve
seductive

The second photo in the article shows how genius was he. He turned Spice Girls to be looked sophisticated and fashionable!
I've never possessed his clothes, but my mother has some, his clothes proved that attire was very important.

I like his words.
[quote] I started to understand that God is really the best designer, so I started to copy God. [unquote]
R.I.P.
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compassionate

2024-04-12 23:32:43 | Vocab - gossip
I didn't know that he stepped down as host of University Challenge due to Parkinson's disease. I also didn't know that World Parkinson's Day was 11th April. Furthermore, I even didn't know much about the disease. I didn't know that it causes depression.

Jeremy Paxman: Parkinson's 'makes you wish you hadn't been born'
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-68795161

Word
neurological
neurodegenerative diseases
compassionate < compassion - compassionate care
involuntary - involuntary shaking - accent: inv-O-luntry
condition [Collins]If someone has a particular condition, they have an illness or other medical problem
a neurological condition, a heart condition
sufferer [Collins]A sufferer from an illness or some other bad condition is a person who is affected by the illness or condition.

I compared Wikipedia between English and Japanese

Prevention section
It's interesting that English Wiki doesn't mention about cigarette, but Japanese. It's first time to find the benefit of tobacco, apart from relaxing.
It's glad to know that "Caffeine appears protective with a greater decrease in risk". It's also good to know that Alcohol isn't bad for the disease in Japanese Wiki.

List of people diagnosed with Parkinson's disease
I didn't know Billy Connolly is also Parkinson's. I only knew Michael J. Fox but Parkinson's is not uncommon.
Hitler is listed in Japanese Wiki, but not English. Japanese Wiki is unreliable, but Adolf was teetotal and had character which was tend to be suffered Perkinson's.
It's awesome that Masa Saito is the only Japanese who is listed in English Wiki. Even a lot of notable Japanese are listed in Japanese Wiki!
I believe that Mino Monta is a smoker but it seems cigarette (and alcohol) didn't work for him. That's the shame.
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fiddle

2024-03-07 21:12:45 | Vocab - gossip
Here it comes! Celebrity candidate!
He's been unpretentious and low-profile compared with the other members. It doesn't sound strange that he supports Labour.

Blur drummer Dave Rowntree selected as Labour candidate for general election
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/mar/06/blur-drummer-dave-rowntree-selected-as-labour-candidate-for-general-election

Word - I think these words have already listed in the blog more than one time... I still don't remember
incumbent - incumbent MP
scathing - scathing of Wednesday’s budget
flourish
fiddle - fiddling with the tax system
bogus

Some musicians who became or try to become politicians are listed in the article but not so many and not so famous.
Dave will become the first famous musician who becomes MP in the British history, if he is elected.

Wait. He's already been a politician - councillor and candidate of Labour.

Five musicians who became politicians
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/five-musicians-who-became-politicians/
[quote]After a few losses, he eventually won a seat on Labour, which gave him the chance to serve as on the Norfolk County Council. He stood as an MP from 2017, until 2021, where he decided to stand down.[unquote]

Blur drummer new Labour candidate for Mid Sussex
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c16403nn75ro
[quote]Mr Rowntree had also previously been the Labour candidate for the Cities of London and Westminster constituency.[unquote]

I have to read his Wikipedia.
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veer

2024-03-04 04:18:08 | Vocab - gossip
His death is still mystery, even though it is announced that the cause of death is likely suicide.

Thomas Kingston: the remarkable life of the 'relentlessly optimistic' royal found dead at 45
https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/thomas-kingston-death-prince-william-kate-middleton-pippa-harry-b1142020.html
This is a complete gossip, but a good article to learn words.

Words and quotes
awash - The royal family is awash with speculation this week
alike - his own family and royal commentators alike
acquainted - Kingston was well-acquainted with friends-of-friends of the family
self made - Kingston is a “self made man”
animosity - Far from the standard post-split animosity, he and Pippa have remained close friends
nuptials [PLURAL NOUN] - Kingston was at Middleton’s nuptials to James Matthews in 2017
segue - he took an interesting segue after graduation where he worked within the diplomatic missions unit
adjudicate - adjudicate disputes between the Iraq’s warring ethnic, religious, and tribal leaders
brush / claim - he narrowly escaped a brush with death when a a suicide-bombing claimed the lives of 22 people at the Anglican church
Reverend / canon / vicar- Reverend Canon Andrew White, who was known as the “Vicar of Baghdad”
preside - his ten years presiding over the Anglican church
line of work - Kingston’s pivot to this line of work makes more sense to those that knew him well
what makes someone tick - great insight into what makes humans tick, both good and bad
veer - Kingston then veered back into the calmer world of finance
indelible - Prince Michael’s first cousin-status also provided an indelible link to Queen Elizabeth
devoid - Lady Gabriella was not devoid of scandal, either
bigot
fresh - Everyone is in shock, it’s really sad and very fresh

[quote] Another friend added: “He’s one of those guys who can be quite enigmatic and doesn’t tell you what he is thinking.”[unquote]

I didn't know about Natalie Hicks-Lobbecke. He fancied himself as a gentleman like as Barry Lyndon.
He survived in Iraq but not in royal family. His mother-in-low looks scary.
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tail off

2024-02-13 10:33:44 | Vocab - gossip
This article is a summary of X. He is frank about his finance. He is always looking on the bright side of life!

Monty Python star Eric Idle: ‘I’m still working at 80 for financial reasons’
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2024/feb/12/monty-python-star-eric-idle-im-still-working-at-80-for-financial-reasons

Sir Robin the-not-quite-so-brave-as-Sir-Lancelot!

Word
troupe
downturn
tail off

He survived from the cancer, but he hasn't been retired yet.
This is not just about him. It could happen to anyone. I may have to work like him when I'm 80.
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