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| VIDEO: A look at 'wind turbines' of the deep Thu, 17 May 2012 05:13:38 GMT The latest device to harness the power of the tides is being tested in the stormy waters off Orkney in the far north of Scotland. |
| VIDEO: Adrenaline sports on dangerous volcano Thu, 17 May 2012 01:54:00 GMT A team of speed flyers have become the world's first to successfully descend Italy's Mount Etna. |
| VIDEO: Greeks withdraw millions from banks Thu, 17 May 2012 05:47:01 GMT Savers in Greece have been withdrawing hundreds of millions of euros from Greek banks, amid fears the country may have to withdraw from the single currency. |
| VIDEO: UK's oldest living kidney donor Thu, 17 May 2012 08:30:16 GMT Nicholas Crace, the 83-year-old who has become the oldest person in the UK to donate a kidney while still being alive, told BBC Breakfast why he decided to donate so late in life. |
| VIDEO: Spain's Queen cancels Jubilee visit Thu, 17 May 2012 07:13:43 GMT Queen Sofia of Spain has cancelled a visit to the UK to mark Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee because of disputes over Gibraltar. |
| VIDEO: ECB's 1-trillion-euro bank rescue Thu, 17 May 2012 00:36:08 GMT Benoit Coueure, from the European Central Bank, has been speaking about their decision to provide a loan of more than a trillion euros to hundreds of banks. |
| VIDEO: Thoughts used to control robotic arm Wed, 16 May 2012 17:59:10 GMT Two patients in the United States who are paralysed from the neck down have been able to control a robotic arm using their thoughts. |
| VIDEO: Moonrise Kingdom opens Cannes Thu, 17 May 2012 06:56:43 GMT Bruce Willis and Bill Murray were amongst the stars on the red carpet for the opening of the Cannes Film Festival. |
| AUDIO: Children's shows leave BBC One Wed, 16 May 2012 21:51:46 GMT Children's programmes will no longer be shown on BBC One and Two following the digital switchover, the BBC Trust has confirmed. |
| VIDEO: PM faces LOL text jibe Wed, 16 May 2012 12:07:28 GMT The Labour leader Ed Miliband has joked in the Commons about the prime minister's text correspondence with former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks. |
| VIDEO: Will Smith's Team GB Olympic workout Wed, 16 May 2012 14:02:34 GMT Actor Will Smith tried his hand at Olympic sports when he met members from Team GB at the Ethos Centre at Imperial College in London. |
| VIDEO: Lift-off for private space travel? Wed, 16 May 2012 17:38:41 GMT A California-based private company hopes to usher in a new era in space travel with the successful launch of its rocket and unmanned capsule later this month. |
| VIDEO: Acropolis ceremony for Olympic torch Wed, 16 May 2012 17:35:36 GMT The Olympic flame is to be passed to London on Thursday evening, after a week-long relay around Greece. |
| VIDEO: Pakistan set to lift Nato Afghan blockade Thu, 17 May 2012 03:16:30 GMT The Pakistani government appears to be on the verge of lifting its six-month blockade on the transport of Nato goods through Pakistan to Afghanistan. |
| VIDEO: Professor Green and presenter battle Wed, 16 May 2012 14:53:50 GMT BBC Breakfast Presenter Bill Turnbull appears in rapper Professor Green's new music video, Remedy. |
| VIDEO: Aircraft in Jubilee rehearsal flypast Wed, 16 May 2012 11:25:52 GMT Aircraft have rehearsed a flypast over Anglesey for the Diamond Jubilee, although the actual event will be over Windsor Castle. |
| VIDEO: 'Petrol used' in Derby fire tragedy Wed, 16 May 2012 13:01:30 GMT Petrol was used to start a fire at a house in Derby in which six children died, police have said at a news conference alongside the grief-stricken parents. |
| VIDEO: Assad: 'People support my reforms' Wed, 16 May 2012 18:54:11 GMT In an address to Russian TV today, President Bashar Assad insisted the Syrian people supported his reforms and called his opponents "terrorists". |
| VIDEO: Mladic set to face trial over Bosnia Tue, 15 May 2012 20:09:53 GMT Ratko Mladic now faces eleven charges including genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. |
| VIDEO: David Beckham butt of Obama's jokes Wed, 16 May 2012 05:35:38 GMT President Obama has welcomed the LA Galaxy football team to the White House to celebrate the team's winning of the Major League soccer championship in the US. |
| AUDIO: Could you be a Facebook 'addict'? Wed, 16 May 2012 13:25:33 GMT The BBC's Gareth Mitchell discusses whether it is possible to be addicted to social networks like Facebook with psychologist Dr Cecilie Andreassen. |
| VIDEO: London's new cable car is tested Tue, 15 May 2012 18:56:26 GMT Testing is under way of London's newest form of transport - a gondola lift cable car across the River Thames. |
| VIDEO: Fire death parents appeal for privacy Wed, 16 May 2012 10:14:36 GMT The parents of six children who were kiiled in a house fire in Derby have appealed to the press to leave them to grieve alone. |
| VIDEO: Indian prisoners do Shakespeare Wed, 16 May 2012 00:14:22 GMT Felicity Kendal visits Indian prisoners who perform Shakespeare, and discovers the impact the playwright has had on Indian culture. |
| VIDEO: 'Royal' diamond sold for $10m Wed, 16 May 2012 02:02:12 GMT The 35 carat Beau Sancy diamond is at least 400 years old, and until now has been owned only by members of Europe's royal families. |
| VIDEO: Gunmen strike Kenya nightclub Wed, 16 May 2012 04:26:18 GMT Gunmen opened fire and threw grenades from outside the gates of the building. |
| VIDEO: Takeaway brothel boss jailed Tue, 15 May 2012 17:37:31 GMT A Carlisle takeaway boss has been jailed for 15 years for attempting to recruit four girls aged between 12 and 16 into prostitution. |
| VIDEO: Obama jokes with LA Galaxy stars Tue, 15 May 2012 21:23:50 GMT US President Barack Obama congratulates the LA Galaxy, the winner of Major League Soccer cup, and receives his own Galaxy jersey. |
| VIDEO: Ex-umpire Dickie Bird receives OBE Tue, 15 May 2012 11:25:58 GMT Former Test cricket umpire Dickie Bird receives an OBE from Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace for services to sport and to charity. |
| VIDEO: Centenary of the Wildlife Trusts Wed, 16 May 2012 00:17:23 GMT The Wildlife Trusts, which manage 2,300 reserves around the UK, celebrate their centenary. |
| VIDEO: Carrier section begins move to Scotland Tue, 15 May 2012 15:13:11 GMT Work begins on moving a massive 6,000 tonne section of the first of Britain's two new aircraft carriers from Portsmouth to Rosyth in Scotland. |
| VIDEO: Beryl and Betty win top radio prize Tue, 15 May 2012 13:32:07 GMT BBC Radio Humberside presenters Beryl and Betty have become the oldest ever winners of a Sony Radio Academy Award, for best entertainment programme. |
| VIDEO: Creative brains imagine a smarter tomorrow Tue, 15 May 2012 12:11:09 GMT The creative brains studying at the Interactive Telecommunications Program in New York are showcasing their ideas for a smarter tomorrow. |
| VIDEO: Wet start to French president's reign Tue, 15 May 2012 11:30:11 GMT Francois Hollande rode up the Champs Elysees in an open-topped car following his inauguration, waving to the crowd despite the rain. |
| AUDIO: My drug user son 'had to be shot' Tue, 15 May 2012 12:34:46 GMT A mother in Londonderry explains why she allowed her son to be shot by vigilante group RAAD. |
| AUDIO: Brother's tribute to fire victims Tue, 15 May 2012 10:14:33 GMT The 14-year-old half-brother of six children who died in a house fire in Derby has paid tribute to his siblings. |
| VIDEO: World's oldest yoga teacher at 93 Tue, 15 May 2012 09:31:52 GMT Tao Porchon-Lynch has been named the oldest yoga teacher in the world by Guinness World Records. |
| VIDEO: Tougher rules over dangerous dogs Tue, 15 May 2012 05:57:18 GMT Owners of dangerous dogs who are convicted in England and Wales are to face tougher punishments under new guidelines. |
| VIDEO: MPs warn of medicine shortages Tue, 15 May 2012 06:28:48 GMT Patients in England are suffering from shortages of some medicines, according to the All Party Pharmacy Group of MPs. |
| VIDEO: Soyuz rocket launch in Kazakhstan Tue, 15 May 2012 03:40:36 GMT A Soyuz rocket carrying two Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut has launched successfully from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. |
| AUDIO: My son 'had to be shot' Tue, 15 May 2012 08:35:26 GMT Community groups in Londonderry say the vigilante group Republican Action Against Drugs (RAAD) has been carrying out paramilitary style shootings and is responsible for driving scores of people out of the city. |
| VIDEO: India rocks to new protest bands Tue, 15 May 2012 01:03:49 GMT A new breed of musicians playing rock and reggae with highly topical lyrics are doing their best to keep social and political issues in the spotlight in India. |
| VIDEO: China's 'instant' building Mon, 14 May 2012 18:38:43 GMT Company in China specialises in building modular high buildings in short time frames. |
| VIDEO: Gold tarnished by illegal trade Mon, 14 May 2012 21:44:02 GMT As demand for gold booms around the world, the UN is calling for tougher measures to prevent smuggling and the exploitation of workers in unregulated mines. |
| VIDEO: Hollande put to work immediately Tue, 15 May 2012 05:44:10 GMT On Tuesday Francois Hollande will be sworn in as France's new president, before immediately being put to work trying to tackle the European debt crisis. |
| VIDEO: Italian gangster's body exhumed Mon, 14 May 2012 20:55:23 GMT The body of the infamous Italian gangster Enrico De Pedis, who was killed in 1990, has been exhumed from one of Rome's most important churches. |
| VIDEO: What if Greece exits the eurozone? Mon, 14 May 2012 21:50:14 GMT With no end to the political crisis in Athens in sign, EU policy-makers are now talking about the the technical process of managing a Greek withdrawal from the eurozone. |
| VIDEO: Palestinian prisoners end hunger strike Mon, 14 May 2012 21:30:31 GMT Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails have agreed to end a mass hunger strike, which has been going on for more than two months. |
| VIDEO: Sixth child dies after Derby house fire Mon, 14 May 2012 13:16:06 GMT A 13-year-old boy has died days after a house fire in Derby that killed five of his younger siblings. |
| VIDEO: Weir accident: How the tragedy unfolded Mon, 14 May 2012 18:06:52 GMT A boy who was rescued from the River Avon after a boating accident in which his father and three-year-old brother died has been discharged from hospital. |
| VIDEO: Table tennis scores high in Afghanistan Mon, 14 May 2012 15:28:44 GMT Afghan women are more and more taking part in sports in public since the fall of the Taliban 10 years ago. |
| VIDEO: Horse makes opera debut in Falstaff Mon, 14 May 2012 23:16:45 GMT Rupert the horse is appearing in the Royal Opera's production of Falstaff. |
| VIDEO: Greek crisis fuels global finance fears Mon, 14 May 2012 21:24:05 GMT European financial markets have fallen amid growing concerns about the political and economic crisis in Greece, and its impact on the eurozone. |
| VIDEO: How to shrink an actor Mon, 14 May 2012 05:21:21 GMT David Sillito meets the cast of Snow White and the Huntsman and learned how they were shrunk to fit the part. |
| VIDEO: Who is the new French first lady? Mon, 14 May 2012 06:37:08 GMT When Francois Hollande assumes the French presidency on Tuesday, his partner Valerie Trierweiler will become the first unmarried French first lady to enter the Elysee Palace. |
| VIDEO: Plane crashes in northern Nepal Mon, 14 May 2012 11:29:59 GMT A plane with 21 people aboard crashes in northern Nepal, killing at least 15. |
| VIDEO: US forces women 'allowed near combat' Mon, 14 May 2012 06:23:18 GMT Women in the US military will be able to serve with battalions close to the front lines of combat, although they will still not be able to serve in combat themselves. |
| VIDEO: Extremists meet Greek president Mon, 14 May 2012 12:14:02 GMT Greek President Karolos Papoulias has been holding talks with leaders of the country's smaller parties, including the extremist right-wing party, Golden Dawn. |
| VIDEO: Vienna cafe where cats are a fixture Sun, 13 May 2012 07:33:26 GMT Visitors to one of Vienna's newest cafes have more than just other customers to beat to a good seat, as the venue is a home from home for five shelter cats. |
| VIDEO: Uganda arrest closes net on Kony Mon, 14 May 2012 01:38:23 GMT A senior commander of the Lord's Resistance Army has urged fellow rebel fighters to give themselves up and end the war in Uganda after his capture on Saturday. |
| VIDEO: State of emergency declared in Georgia Sun, 13 May 2012 16:28:32 GMT The authorities in Georgia have declared a state of emergency and sent troops into the capital, Tbilisi, after severe flooding. |
| VIDEO: Man City faces: From despair to delight Mon, 14 May 2012 06:03:23 GMT Manchester City fans are celebrating winning the Premier League for the first time in 44 years, pipping local rivals Manchester United. |
| VIDEO: Bodies dumped on Mexico highway Sun, 13 May 2012 18:42:28 GMT The mutilated bodies of at least 49 people have been found in Mexico, stuffed into plastic bags and dumped on a highway near the northern city of Monterrey. |
| VIDEO: Guide to developing mobile games Mon, 14 May 2012 05:29:08 GMT With mobile gaming becoming an increasingly lucrative sector, young entrepreneurs are focusing their attentions on this growing industry. |
| VIDEO: Ainslie on being the UK's first torchbearer Sun, 13 May 2012 09:56:22 GMT A few days ago, the athlete who will carry the torch on its first leg in Cornwall was named. |
| VIDEO: Pakistan crisis over power cuts Sun, 13 May 2012 00:59:00 GMT People across Pakistan have begun to protest in the streets as they continue to be affected by power cuts of up to 18 hours a day. |
| VIDEO: Syria releases Turkish journalists Sun, 13 May 2012 00:56:58 GMT Two Turkish journalists taken hostage in Syria in early March and detained for two months are on their way home, following a release mediated by Iran. |
| VIDEO: Feed the birds: Turtle doves' decline Sun, 13 May 2012 07:28:36 GMT Once widespread in England and Wales, the turtle dove is now in serious decline, with only nine birds for every 100 there were in the 70s. |
| VIDEO: Romney rejects same sex marriage Sat, 12 May 2012 20:30:29 GMT Days after President Obama expressed his support for same sex unions, his likely challenger, Mitt Romney, has said marriage should only be between a man and a woman. |
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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.