◎◎◎ take measures ⪢⪢
China says it will take measures against unnamed US officials following new US visa restrictions for Chinese officials whose policies
are linked to human rights abuses.┆a step planned or taken as a means to an end
"took strong measures against the rebels"
http://qindex.info/i.php?x=12137
◎◎◎ coronavirus ⪢⪢
Coronaviruses
are a large group of viruses. They consist of a core of genetic material surrounded by an envelope with protein spikes. This gives it the appearance of a crown. 'Crown' in Latin is called 'corona' and that's how these viruses get their name.
http://qindex.info/i.php?x=7205
○○○ during ⪢⪢
In northwestern, Syria 5 Turkish soldiers
are killed by Syrian attacks _____ the ongoing fight between Turkish-backed Syrian rebels and the Syrian government.
2020-02-10
http://qindex.info/i.php?x=3892
○○○ crumble ⪢⪢
Same old song.
Just a drop of water in an endless sea.
All we do crumbled to the ground though we refuse to see.
Dust in the wind.
All we
are is dust in the wind.
#song
http://qindex.info/i.php?x=6967
○○○ palimpsest ⪢⪢
So we're looking at a very complex dynamic in which human populations emerged, they mixed, they separated to some degree.
Further populations emerged and mixed and colonized new
areas.
http://qindex.info/i.php?x=6371
○○○ desperate ⪢⪢
Bangladesh says it is struggling to build camps for the huge number of Rohingya fleeing violence in Myanmar. An official with the United Nations said the refugees
are arriving in Bangladesh in desperate conditions.
http://qindex.info/i.php?x=7100
○○○ hang on ⪢⪢
Now, don't _____.
Nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky.
It slips away and all your money won't another minute buy.
Dust in the wind.
All we
are is dust in the wind.
Dust in the wind.
Everything is dust in the wind.
#song
http://qindex.info/i.php?x=6968
○○○ Peru ⪢⪢
In Peru, police guard an
area around the national legislature. On Monday President Martin Vizcarra dismissed Congress and called for new elections.
http://qindex.info/i.php?x=4215
○○○ 2020.09.16 ⪢⪢
In Mongolia demonstrators protested the arrival of China's top diplomat on Tuesday. Critics accuse China of suppressing native language and culture in ethnic Mongolian
areas within its borders.
http://qindex.info/i.php?x=2259
○○○ flank ⪢⪢
Flanked by officers, Kim strolls slow-mo out of a military installation like they
are Peaky Blinders and Reservoir Dogs.
→ peaky, blinders, plank, frank
#bookmark
http://qindex.info/i.php?x=5637
○○○ Mona Lisa ⪢⪢
This is perhaps the best known painting in the world. The Mona Lisa shows the head and shoulders of a dark-haired woman. When people look at this painting, they
are often captivated by her smile and by her eyes which have a look of mystery.
http://qindex.info/i.php?x=15785
○○○ topology ⪢⪢
Topology is a branch of math, which is kind of like geometry. It studies shapes and spaces, but ones that
are arbitrarily stretchy and bendy. It's sometimes called rubber sheet geometry.
http://qindex.info/i.php?x=14104
○○○ pronoun ⪢⪢
"They" is a plural pronoun. For years, people speaking English have used it as a singular pronoun. For example, "I am meeting a friend for coffee and I hope they
are not late."
#singular_plural
http://qindex.info/i.php?x=9352
○○○ get-rich-quick ⪢⪢
The only free cheese is in the mousetrap.
Be c
areful of those offering you a _____ scheme or a system or a miracle cure because it's most definitely a trap.
You
are the mouse and they
are holding up the free cheese.
http://qindex.info/i.php?x=9909
○○○ adore ⪢⪢
Fill my heart with song and let me sing forever more. You
are all I long for, all I worship and _____. In other words, please be true. In other words, I love you.
→ adorn
#song #lyrics
http://qindex.info/i.php?x=10232
○○○ 12 Olympians ⪢⪢
Zeus, Poseidon, Aid,
Ares, Apollo, Hermes, Hephaestus, Hera, Athena, Aphrodite, Artemis, and Dionysus #Greece #front #bookmark
http://qindex.info/i.php?x=9498
○○○ Angela Merkel ⪢⪢
German officials say a gunman killed 9 people near Frankfurt Wednesday. Chancelar Angela Merkel says there
are signs the gunman acted for "right-wing, extremist, racist" reasons. 2020-02-20
http://qindex.info/i.php?x=10500