dispersal

I was misled to be under the impression that the article is about a famous pub to be re-open, but it's a bit complicated.

West London pub frequented by The Clash and Blur approved to re-open
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/pub-latimer-road-the-volunteer-kirsty-allsopp-ariadnes-wentworth-andersen-b1179331.html

It's confusing because too many parties have been involved.
This article is a copy of an article of the Mail. It's a sort of gossip mentions names of celebrities, but it's also referring a meeting minutes.

[quote](summary) A West London pub [..]has been granted permission to open, though only once further key documentation is submitted[unquote]
[quote]In its application for the site, approved by Kensington and Chelsea Council earlier this month[unquote]
[quote]The submission however received three objections raising concerns about the proposal[unquote]
[quote]The Licensing Sub-Committee resolved to grant the requested opening hours[unquote]
[quote]A series of conditions were imposed, including that the pub cannot open until an acoustic report has been submitted[..]as well as a dispersal and external management plan[unquote]
[quote]meetings must be held at a minimum once a year between the premises licence holder, local ward councillors and the SQWNF[unquote]
[quote]Chair of SQWNF, told the committee that while there was just one representation from the group calling for the proposal to either be refused or deferred, this was backed by 51 of its members.[unquote]
[quote]LDRS also reported how the only person to support the recent proposal appeared to be a Wentworth Andersen employee[unquote]

<words>
raft [Collins]A raft of people or things is a lot of them [quote]launched a campaign to keep it open following a raft of noise complaints
revoke [quote]The pub had its licence revoked in 2020
take effect [Collins]You can say that something takes effect when it starts to produce the results that are intended.
submission
grant
both on and off the premises
impose
acoustic [Collins]If you refer to the acoustics or the acoustic of a space, you are referring to the structural features which determine how well you can hear music or speech in it.
dispersal [Collins]The dispersal of a crowd involves splitting it up and making the people leave in different directions.
call for

celebrities:
Kirstie Allsopp
Rachel Johnson
Amber Anderson

I realise that pubs are hubs of communities.

antics

If she is addicted to vaping, she should stop the smoking ban!

Rayner the raver: deputy PM spotted behind decks at Ibiza club
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/aug/30/angela-rayner-raver-deputy-pm-spotted-behind-decks-at-ibiza-club

<words>
[quote]Politicians of all stripes have been chasing the “brat” label all summer, but only one has come close to truly pulling off the role.[unquote]
stripe [Collins]Stripe means 'kind' or 'type' in expressions such as 'of all stripes' or 'of a different stripe'.
pull off [Collins]If you pull off something very difficult, you succeed in achieving it. - it appears in Use of English
rave [Collins] [British slang] to enjoy oneself wildly or uninhibitedly
recess [quote]when the parliamentary summer recess ends
antics [Collins][plural noun]Antics are funny, silly, or unusual ways of behaving
flail [quote]His hands flailed wildly, and occasionally swung in time to the music[unquote]
glare [quote]those seeking to avoid the glare of cameras in the foggy smoking area
vaunted [Collins]If you describe something as vaunted or much vaunted, you mean that people praise it more than it deserves.

Hi Ibiza - between the airport and Ibiza town, close to DC10
Gotye, Somebody That I Used to Know, 2011 - dance with this music?? may be dance mix
N-Trance, Set You Free, 1992 - classic!
Denise van Outen - she is older than Rayner
Bic lighter

Deputy PM Angela Rayner spotted raving in Ibiza superclub with DJ FISHER
https://news.sky.com/story/deputy-pm-angela-rayner-spotted-raving-in-ibiza-superclub-with-dj-fisher-13205971

This article reminds me Matt Forde!

punctuate

A short C1 level reading. A lot of good expressions and words.
It's an interesting byline article. I was amused that the front pages of Telegraph and Daily Mail were the portrait, as the article mentions as apocalyptic.

The lady’s not for returning – but where has No 10’s Thatcher portrait gone?
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/aug/30/the-ladys-not-for-returning-but-where-has-margaret-thatcher-portrait-gone

<words>
tight-lipped [quote]aides are tightlipped as to whereabouts - Ah, literally!
Irish Taoiseach (pronunciation) 'tee-shack'
punctuate [Collins]If an activity or situation is punctuated by particular things, it is interrupted by them at intervals. [quote]In a summer punctuated by an election and then riots
triviality < trivial
austere [quote]the slightly austere painting of the former prime minister
commission [quote]when Gordon Brown commissioned it
apocalyptic
tinker [quote]tinkering at the margins
cryptically < cryptic [quote]A cryptic remark or message contains a hidden meaning or is difficult to understand.
gilt-framed < gilt [Collins]A gilt object is covered with a thin layer of gold or gold paint.
unsettling [quote]If you describe something as unsettling, you mean that it makes you feel rather worried or uncertain.
number-strong [quote]the near 15,000-strong government art collection[unquote] Ah, literally!
rather [Collins][sentence connector]on the contrary [quote]it was not acquired by the government art collection, rather, the £100,000 cost was paid for by an anonymous donor
hight [quote] at the height of her power

ascertain

It's good to end culling. It says until 2029, but will be until 2026, I hope.

Badger culling to end in England by 2029, government says
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/30/badger-culling-end-england-2029-government-says

<words>
cull
bovine tuberculosis, bovine TB, bTB
bovine
tuberculosis, TB
ascertain (pronunciation)
herd
toll [Collins]A toll is a total number of deaths, accidents, or disasters that occur in a particular period of time.
eradication < eradicate
the way forward [Collins]If you say that a particular type of action or development is the way forward, you approve of it because it is likely to lead to success.

[quote]It is thought more than 200,000 badgers have been culled in the past decade[unquote]
[quote]a terrible toll on our badger populations[unquote]
[quote]they have chosen to target badgers for slaughter in their tens of thousands[unquote]
Poor badgers! It's not burgers' fault, but the lazy government which has not researched enough.

delusion

Reunion, reunion, reunion. I found a joke of Paul and Ringo reunion. I saw an article of William and Hurry reunion. And the Smith.

Morrissey claims Johnny Marr ignored lucrative Smiths reunion offer
https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/aug/30/morrissey-claims-johnny-marr-ignored-lucrative-smiths-reunion-offer

<words>
buzz [quote]Social media has been buzzing this week since Noel and Liam announced
vitriolic [quote]two brothers who despise each other with such vitriolic passion
delusional < delusion
grin

Morrisy is worse than far-right
[quote]Morrissey has long lost his “criminally vulgar” shyness, stretching and often breaking the patience of fans with controversial pronouncements on politic[unquote]

Well done, Johnny Marr.
[quote]earlier this week, when a Smiths fan posted on X: “If Oasis can do it, The Smiths can too (I’m delusional)”, the guitarist replied with a photograph of the grinning Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage, pint in hand. [quote]
[quote]Marr continues to tour as a special guest to New Order[unquote]

authoritarian

I'll go to the pub even outdoor smoking is banned, but I have to agree with Farage on this 'nanny state'-ish policy. Starmer is same as Sunak in terms of smoking. It's terrible.

Nigel Farage threatens to never go to the pub again if outdoor smoking banned
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/outdoor-smoking-ban-nigel-farage-labour-b2603865.html

<words>
spell
mull [Collins] [US] If you mull something, you think about it for a long time before deciding what to do.
impose [quote]I simply would not go to the pub ever again if these restrictions are imposed.[unquote]
inaugural
instinct (accent) noun

[quote]the Puritans are on the march[unquote]
[quote]authoritarian socialist state control instincts and mentality[unquote]
[quote]He accused the government of ignoring drug abuse, instead implementing policies that will kill off the traditional pub forever.[unquote]
[quote]Intolerance of the behaviour of others and the belief in bans and state control seem to be more popular today than ever.[unquote]

Foreign smokers are very happy to visit Japan where many small pubs allow smoking inside. I don't like smokers, but I'm not intolerant of them.
I don't like far-right, but I'm not intolerant of them.

high-functioning

I rest my lever today. I've been declining invitations for drinking.

'Alcohol is part and parcel of working culture'
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr7rjmzlznvo

<words>
part and parcel
high-functioning [quote]she works with high-functioning people
functional [quote]I was functional.
function [quote]they’re still functioning pretty well
crutch
de-stress
hold down [Collins] If you hold down a job or a place in a team, you manage to keep it
hit rock bottom [Collins]to be at an extremely low level and be unable go any lower / to be in a hopeless or difficult situation which makes you feel very depressed

These are true.
[quote]people become more senior in an organisation, the more social events they are expected to attend[unquote]
[quote]one in five higher earners drinks alcohol at least five days a week.[unquote]
[quote]There was very much a work hard, play hard culture. You would work with people and then you would go and drink with them as well [quote]
[quote]drinking is often the default position for workplace social events.[unquote]
[quote]34% of employees actively avoid work socials due to alcohol [unquote]

Alcohol is still essential for socialising, especially business relations and local community. It's a social manner, etiquette.
Tasty non-alcoholic drinks are absolutely required as an option.

fume

Quick reading. No words, but basic words.

Eleven people taken to hospital after reports of chlorine leak at London pool
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/29/eleven-people-taken-to-hospital-after-reports-of-chlorine-leak-at-london-pool-wembley

<basic words>
chlorine (pronunciation)
hazardous < hazard
learner pool
fume
elevated readings
reading [Cambridge]the number or amount that a piece of measuring equipment shows
[quote]Firefighters ventilated the area and monitored the levels of fumes until there were no elevated readings.

Because the article doesn't mention the cause of the incident has not been reported, I researched it. I searched in Japanese...It's much quicker...
プール施設における塩素ガス発生事故に注意！
https://www.tfd.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/lfe/topics/201505/poolensogas.html.

unscrupulous

BBC has updated the interview with the shoplifter as an article.

'I stole to order' says prolific ex-shoplifter
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czdpvd41z7mo

<words>
unscrupulous
[quote]increasing trend of unscrupulous businesses taking on local product that has been stolen to order

I've surprised that:
- other local shops buy stolen wares
- middle man who order to steal
- shoplifters are not able to send to prison
- vinyl records of Urban Outfitters
- average 133 GBP per year are added as shoplifting cost onto the price of the retail goods
- increasing the number of shoplifting offences
- 70% of shoplifters are drug/opioid addicts
- mental illness, ADHD, experience of abuse in their childhood may affect to shoplifters
- a methadone prescription and voluntarily attending Narcotic Anonymous meeting are standard treatment for addicts

There is a shoplifting market. There are buyers of stolen goods and drug sellers to shoplifters. That is a social cost for all.

Liam Gallagher interview 2

It's a BBC official clip. It's a short interview.

Oasis: Liam Gallagher discusses band reunion in 2016
https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cje2zje0k85o

words failed to catch:
ain't - I ain't changing - the sound skipped a bit
reckon - I reckon our kid would have to change, wouldn't he
I sit at home - the sound skipped a bit
razzmatazz

He likes using 'you know what I mean'.

A prolific shoplifter

Even if I listen twice, it's not big difference. I miss same words.

'I stole to order', £300-a-day former shoplifter tells BBC
https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c86lvy5z8vxo

I missed hearing the following words:
leather
Lego
cleaned
to fund his addiction
addicts
drugs
caught
honey
Tia Maria
mate
with my bag full of

I could catch but I couldn't get the meaning when I hear:
prolific
I was only ever inches away from it
conviction

I couldn't catch only what the shoplifter say, but also the reporter...

A flower?

The super rare orchid flower reminds this.

A flower?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GytFAdz9xw

I've been listening this a thousand times, but I've never done it's dictation and haven't research the meaning.
The lyrics had been just a sound for me without meaning. Actually, some lines have no meanings and just word play.
And I cannot catch pronouns, articles, connections, modal verbs, verb be... as always. I cannot speak and listen such small words in a quick manner.

Even it's a dictation and not correct, I cannot write down many lines due to copyright.

flutter byes
gutter flies

Fly away, you sweet little thing, they are hard on your trail
They are going to change you into a human being
All change!

mum to mud to mad to dad
dad to dam to dum to mum
dad diddly office
mum diddly washing

You are full of ball
Let me hear your lies
We're living this up to the eyes

up to the eyes - > up to one's eyes = extremely busy

What a masterpiece!

nutrient

Easy two minutes reading, not even A2 level, but very good story.

Super rare ghost orchid rediscovered in UK
https://www.bbc.com/newsround/articles/cvg3pv27vnro

No words, but basic words for speaking.

<basic words>
chlorophyll
nutrient
squash
flower tourists
secretive flower
woodland
extinct - hasn't gone extinct
handful - spotted a handful of times
holy grail
referee - normally sports, but a flower
specimen
knowingly - no bad meaning in the article

[quote] Knowing that the ghost orchid is still here and hasn’t gone extinct in Britain fills me with hope for the future of this species.
This discovery reminds us that even in the darkest woods, there is always hope. [quote]

perseverance

The arrested Chinese are all in their late 20s, a bit old for university students.
They are all pawns. One of them is just a leader of a small frontline unit consisted by low-ranking soldiers.
I presume that Chinese university students who are involved in money-laundering are everywhere in the world. Many of them are in Japan, I suppose.
I was frightened that a Chinese asked the meaning of "実行役" on a SNS site...

Chinese gang jailed for operating £55m money-laundering ring
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/27/chinese-gang-jailed-for-operating-55m-money-laundering-ring

ring [Collins]You can refer to an organized group of people who are involved in an illegal activity as a ring
circumvent (accent)
diaspora (pronunciation) - Chinese diaspora
perseverance (accent)
leave no stone unturned [Collins]you are emphasizing that you will try every way you can think of in order to achieve what you want.
eviscerate [Collins]If you say that something will eviscerate an organization or system, you are emphasizing that it will make the organization or system much weaker or much less powerful.
wrongdoing (accent)

Good luck, Met!

Liam Gallagher interview

The interview like this is one of the listening sections of Cambridge English Test. I need to be able to catch these conversation if I take the test.

LG interview - not official clip [added] the interviewer is Jo Whiley.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YANf5_s4TKs

- [join us then for] another In Concert. very special one this time and this is the man [who's going to be] leading the way. [it's] Liam Gallagher.
Hello
- You right?
I'm good, yeah
- I've got your set list in front of me now. so I can look [through and see] what you're playing tonight [for] the concert. How did you get put [this] together? what [were] you thinking as you chose the song[s]?
Always got to start [with] Rock N Roll Star [that's the must and then] followed by Morning Glory [and] I think [it's] like [a] football match. [if] you can get [if] you can score six goals [in the] first half I'm not saying [you take your foot off the gas of that] you know whatI mean [in the] second half [if] you don't win [if] you just win six and [that and it's] kind [of] I think for me you got [to] come out [blazing] man
- so where do you go to [in] your head [when you're] doing [this] nostalgic stuff [with] slide away [some might say]do you feel sad when you do those songs or do you [feel] proud?
Just emotional you know I mean I don't feel sad cause oasis [by oasis was] not [a] sad thing [it was] it was glorious you know what I mean it was like [nothing to be] sad [about man it gave me a] great life [I went] around the world [and met] loads of great people [and still doing it] today so [there's] nothing to be sad [about it's] pure [euphoric] I just want to [do the] song [of justice and] sing them as good as I can you know what I mean
- and, [when] you're doing
I mean I never really actually I never wrote [them so] it's hard for me [to get] really attached [to] I don't know what it about you know what I mean but all I know is that they mean a lot [to] people so [I kind of just] want to just give that emotion to what it is you know what I mean
- [tell me] about [a] gig that you did [where there was] someone really famous someone [that meant] a lot to you so you went out [when you went out there] you were really quite terrified
Ringo come to see us once that's right [all right] Ringo come see us in the Hammersmith Apollo 'cause Zak was in the band [and I couldn't it] he come backstage when I [to leg it out of the room I was going look and he went] 'where are you going' I said 'I can't handle you man' just got give us a shout I was like 'give me a shout when he's gone
- what's the most difficult song for you to sing
if you talk about Live Forever [man] Live Forever that always reminds my mum even though she's still here and that you know what I mean just just that's tough one I think
- she means everything to you?
[Without doubt yeah] she just wants me to stop swearing that is her main thing she's not my [ ] if I have another hit or whatever [or do whatever or she's not in] just stop swearing. I'm sick [of it]
- so why are you still swearing?
cause I like it, [my know] I like swearing
-[have you got] family coming down tonight?
[um] I got my kid coming, Gene's here now, obviously, [my missus] here, my mum she's not interesting [in any of this non sense]
- so she will [be] watch[ing on the Red Button]
Obviously she'll be doing all that
- excellent [all right] have fun
[Nice]

take your foot off the gas [Cambridge]to do something with less effort and determination
euphoric [Collins]If you are euphoric, you feel intense happiness and excitement.
my missus = my wife

CC cannot catch Oasis, Hammersmith and Zak, but Ringo! CC also cannot catch mum or missus. CC is American.
Gene is his son. Red Button must be BBC Red Button. I thought the interview was about BBC Radio2 In Concert, but Red Button is for telly... Red Button sounds old technology and LG looks younger.
Anyway, I'm much worse than CC. It's difficult to write down fast casual conversation.