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| As Facebook grows, millions say, 'no, thanks' Thu, 17 May 2012 07:38:56 GMT NEW YORK (AP) -- Don't try to friend MaLi Arwood on Facebook. You won't find her there.... |
| Lower oil prices ease load on consumers and Obama Thu, 17 May 2012 04:05:47 GMT NEW YORK (AP) -- What only weeks ago was seen as a serious threat to the economic recovery could now turn into a stimulus everyone can love.... |
| Report: Fewer US homes foreclosed upon in April Thu, 17 May 2012 06:53:43 GMT LOS ANGELES (AP) -- National foreclosure trends took a positive turn in April, as the number of homes seized by banks declined and fewer properties entered into the foreclosure process.... |
| Asia stocks rise after Greece sets election date Thu, 17 May 2012 05:52:42 GMT BANGKOK (AP) -- Asian stocks were mostly higher Thursday as markets adjusted to Greece's possible exit from the euro common currency and traders hunted for bargains after sharp selling in recent days.... |
| Companies ask: Does advertising on Facebook pay? Wed, 16 May 2012 21:23:04 GMT NEW YORK (AP) -- Responding to extraordinary demand, Facebook said Wednesday that it would sell more stock in the company's initial public offering. But ahead of the IPO, a debate emerged between two of the nation's largest automakers: Does it pay to advertise on the social network?... |
| Japan's economy grows 4.1 percent amid recovery Thu, 17 May 2012 05:28:33 GMT TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's economy grew an at annual rate of 4.1 percent in the first quarter amid a gradual recovery from last year's catastrophic earthquake and tsunami.... |
| UK's Cameron urges action to resolve euro crisis Thu, 17 May 2012 08:04:39 GMT LONDON (AP) -- British Prime Minister David Cameron is urging Europe to sort out its currency crisis, calling on the 17-country eurozone to "to make-up or it is looking at a potential break-up.... |
| Singapore Q1 economic growth slows to 1.6 percent Thu, 17 May 2012 01:40:50 GMT SINGAPORE (AP) -- Singapore's economic growth slowed in the first quarter as the government warned Thursday that political upheaval in Europe threatens to undermine the global economy.... |
| Antibiotic linked with rare but deadly heart risk Thu, 17 May 2012 03:12:19 GMT CHICAGO (AP) -- An antibiotic widely used for bronchitis and other common infections seems to increase chances for sudden deadly heart problems, a rare but surprising risk found in a 14-year study.... |
| Oil rises above $93 as traders mull Europe turmoil Thu, 17 May 2012 03:21:04 GMT SINGAPORE (AP) -- Oil prices hovered near $93 a barrel Thursday in Asia as traders mulled whether concern over Europe's debt crisis justifies extending a sharp sell-off during the last two weeks.... |
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| Word of the day |
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 17, 2012 is:
maffick • \MAF-ik\ • verb
: to celebrate with boisterous rejoicing and hilarious behavior
Examples:
Fans mafficked for hours outside the stadium, celebrating the team's dramatic victory in the division championship.
"In half an hour, after the mildest of mafficking, the last visitors of the exhibition's last day had gone out of the gates and the staff began their final acts of closing up shop." — From an article in The Guardian (London), October 1, 2011
Did you know?
"Maffick" is an alteration of Mafeking Night, the British celebration of the lifting of the siege of a British military outpost during the South African War at the town of Mafikeng (also spelled Mafeking) on May 17, 1900. The South African War was fought between the British and the Afrikaners, who were Dutch and Huguenot settlers originally called Boers, over the right to govern frontier territories. Though the war did not end until 1902, the lifting of the siege of Mafikeng was a significant victory for the British because they held out against a larger Afrikaner force for 217 days until reinforcements could arrive. The rejoicing in British cities on news of the rescue produced "maffick," a word that was popular for a while, especially in journalistic writing, but is now relatively uncommon.