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| Calif. woman apparently burned by rocks in pocket Thu, 17 May 2012 04:41:17 GMT SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. (AP) -- A woman suffered third-degree burns after what appeared to be the spontaneous combustion of rocks that had been scooped up from a Southern California beach, a fire official said.... |
| NJ gov., mayor channel Seinfeld in video parody Wed, 16 May 2012 14:11:09 GMT TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and the mayor of New Jersey's largest city are channeling the Seinfeld-Newman rivalry in a video parody that spoofs the mayor's heroics and Christie's vice presidential potential.... |
| Workers go trash-picking for Mass. woman's rings Wed, 16 May 2012 13:24:16 GMT ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) -- An Attleboro, Mass., woman is praising the city's trash collection company after its workers helped her dig through mountains of stinking garbage to find five valuable rings she inadvertently threw away, including her engagement and wedding bands.... |
| Horse runs into sea, rescued a mile offshore Wed, 16 May 2012 17:10:57 GMT CARPINTERIA, Calif. (AP) -- Maybe he should be named Bob.... |
| Zimbabwe politician drives off in motor show car Wed, 16 May 2012 14:25:46 GMT HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) -- State prosecutors in Zimbabwe say an opposition politician at a Ford Motor Company car show got into the latest model on display and drove it away. He faces car theft charges in court next month.... |
| Seattle car vandal takes nothing, leaves tortillas Thu, 17 May 2012 02:23:47 GMT SEATTLE (AP) -- Seattle police are scratching their heads about this one.... |
| Ex-teacher charged with stealing Ohio prom money Tue, 15 May 2012 12:26:19 GMT HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) -- A former high school teacher in southwest Ohio has been charged with stealing money meant for a school prom in a cash-strapped district.... |
| Authorities: Trooper gets text seeking illegal buy Thu, 17 May 2012 00:41:32 GMT ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Two women face possible charges after authorities say a text message seeking the illegal purchase of alcohol was errantly sent to an Alaska State Trooper.... |
| Truck crashes on NY highway, spills tons of yogurt Tue, 15 May 2012 12:19:55 GMT CHENANGO, N.Y. (AP) -- A tractor-trailer crash in upstate New York has sent 18 tons of Greek yogurt spilling alongside a highway.... |
| Man freed on bond but must write book reports Tue, 15 May 2012 14:05:35 GMT RICHMOND, Calif. (AP) -- A man charged in an undercover sting operation in Northern California that ended in gunfire has been ordered released on bond on the condition that he read and write book reports.... |
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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.