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But, as re "Armatures", how is this for a rarely used word with LOTS of definitions:[Link]
Noun: armature (plural armatures)
-The rotating part of an electric motor or dynamo, which mostly consists of coils of wire around a metal core.
-The moving part in an electromechanical device like a loudspeaker or a buzzer.
-A piece of soft steel or iron that connects the poles of a magnet
-(sculpture) A supporting framework in a sculpture.
-(computer graphics) A kinematic chain (a system of bones or rigid bodies connected by joints) that is used to pose and deform models, often character models.
-A protective organ, structure, or covering of an animal or plant, for defense or offense, like claws, teeth, thorns, or the shell of a turtle.
-Armor, or a suit of armor.
-Any apparatus for defence.
-The frame of a pair of glasses.
China's total rose by one since last year, the New York-based CPJ said, noting that "the number has steadily increased since President Xi Jinping consolidated political control of the country."Assuming those statements are true, well, first I've gotta say: (as I've said before, and never been informed of my erroneous conclusions about that oh so supposedly 'peaceful' religion called 'Islam.'
"A crackdown in Xinjiang Province -- where a million members of Muslim ethnic groups have been sent to internment camps -- has led to the arrests of dozens of journalists, including some apparently jailed for journalistic activity years earlier," the report said.
It added that "authoritarianism, instability, and protests" this year have prompted an increase in the number of journalists imprisoned in the Middle East.
Comment: Amateurs! They just need a free press driven by covert intelligence like the good ol' USA!