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1 be in a bad patch
Fred: "You must have struck a bad patch. You seem to have run into the type of society woman whose whole life is wrapped up in beauty parlors and whose knowledge of world affairs is gleaned from odd scraps of other peoples conversation that she is uncapable of understanding..." (O. H. Hanna, ‘Meet the Robinsons’, ‘A Quiet Afternoon’) — Фред: "Тебе действительно не повезло. Надо же было нарваться на светскую даму, которая всю жизнь проводит в салонах красоты и знает о событиях, происходящих в мире, по обрывкам разговоров, которые выше ее понимания..."
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2 Pliny the Elder (Gaius Plinius Secundus)
SUBJECT AREA: Metallurgy[br]b. c. 23 AD Como, Italyd. 25 August 79 AD near Pompeii, Italy[br]Roman encyclopedic writer on the natural world.[br]Pliny was well educated in Rome, and for ten years or so followed a military career with which he was able to combine literary work, writing especially on historical subjects. He completed his duties c. 57 AD and concentrated on writing until he resumed his official career in 69 AD with administrative duties. During this last phase he began work on his only extant work, the thirty-seven "books" of his Historia Naturalis (Natural History), each dealing with a broad subject such as astronomy, geography, mineralogy, etc. His last post was the command of the fleet based at Misenum, which came to an end when he sailed too near Vesuvius during the eruption that engulfed Pompeii and he was overcome by the fumes.Pliny developed an insatiable curiosity about the natural world. Unlike the Greeks, the Romans made few original contributions to scientific thought and observation, but some made careful compilations of the learning and observations of Greek scholars. The most notable and influential of these was the Historia Naturalis. To the ideas about the natural world gleaned from earlier Greek authors, he added information about natural history, mineral resources, crafts and some technological processes, such as the extraction of metals from their ores, reported to him from the corners of the Empire. He added a few observations of his own, noted during travels on his official duties. Not all the reports were reliable, and the work often presents a tangled web of fact and fable. Gibbon described it as an immense register in which the author has "deposited the discoveries, the arts, and the errors of mankind". Pliny was indefatigable in his relentless note-taking, even dictating to his secretary while dining.During the Dark Ages and early Middle Ages in Western Europe, Pliny's Historia Naturalis was the largest known collection of facts about the natural world and was drawn upon freely by a succession of later writers. Its influence survived the influx into Western Europe, from the twelfth century, of translations of the works of Greek and Arab scholars. After the invention of printing in the middle of the fifteenth century, Pliny was the first work on a scientific subject to be printed, in 1469. Many editions followed and it may still be consulted with profit for its insights into technical knowledge and practice in the ancient world.[br]BibliographyThe standard Latin text with English translation is that edited by H.Rackham et al.(1942– 63, Loeb Classical Library, London: Heinemann, 10 vols). The French version is by A.Further ReadingThe editions mentioned above include useful biographical and other details. For special aspects of Pliny, see K.C.Bailey, 1929–32, The Elder Pliny's Chapters on Chemical Subjects, London, 2 vols.LRDBiographical history of technology > Pliny the Elder (Gaius Plinius Secundus)
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3 memorandum of understanding (MOU)
меморандум о взаимопонимании
Соглашение между ОКОИ и МСФ, являющееся инструментом, отражающим ожидания сторон путем определения действий и услуг, которые ОКОИ обязуется оказать МСФ и наоборот, а также содержащее объяснения, каким образом ОКОИ и МСФ будут сотрудничать с целью выполнения особых приготовлений, необходимых для каждого вида спорта на Играх.
Документ, подписанный 8 августа 2008 года между МОК, ОКР и Оргкомитетом «Сочи-2014» о создании Российского международного Олимпийского университета в Сочи с целью организации профессионального Олимпийского образования, сосредоточенного на подготовке специалистов международного уровня в области спортивного менеджмента, знания которых позволят трансформировать опыт Олимпийских и Паралимпийских игр в уникальные решения для индустрии спорта.
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memorandum of understanding (MOU)
An agreement between the OCOG and the IF that serves as a reference tool for managing expectations by clearly defining the deliverables and services that the OCOG will provide to the IF, and vice versa, along with an explanation of how the OCOG and IF will work together to finalize the specific arrangements as required by each sport for the Games.
Document that was signed on August 8, 2008 by the IOC, the ROC and the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee on the creation of a Russian International Olympic University in Sochi in order to found The Professional education program that will enable world-class specialists to be trained in the field of sports management. The knowledge they pick up will enable the experience gleaned from the Olympic Games to be translated into unique solutions for the sports industry and other humanities.
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