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| Ford Reports Nearly $1 Billion Profit Mon, 2 Nov 2009 10:49:00 EDT The latest and strongest sign of the automaker's comeback comes as it pays down debt and adds to U.S. market share |
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| Foreign Automakers Give Up on Japan Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:35:00 EDT Even a new $375,000 Lexus doesn't liven up a recession-battered Tokyo Motor Show. Is it no longer the most important auto show in Asia? |
| Ford's New Powerstroke: A Design Breakthrough Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:01:00 EDT Chief engineer Adam Gryglak had to come up with the truck engine in no time flat. His Team Scorpion succeeded by breaking all the rules |
| The Cars You Won't See in the U.S. Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:17:00 EDT Differences in emissions and safety standards, as well as consumer preferences, have kept some fuel-efficient superminis off U.S. shores |
| Where the Jobs Will Be in 2010 Thu, 5 Nov 2009 14:10:00 EDT Regions across the U.S. will see job growth in the first quarter of 2010. But the growth will be sporadic and many areas will continue to lag |
| The U.S. Metros Least Touched by Recession Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:53:00 EDT A combination of stable home prices and sizable sectors in health care, energy, government, and education kept these metropolitan areas relatively stable |
| You Have Real Estate Questions? We Have Answers Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:43:00 EDT The direction and health of the housing market is on everyone's mind. We tackle the 25 biggest real estate questions |
| Global Property Prices Turning Upward Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:37:00 EDT The Knight Frank Global House Price Index shows property values increased in the second quarter in almost half of 32 countries surveyed |
| Bargain Homes in the Best School Districts Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:08:00 EDT BusinessWeek worked with real estate portal Cyberhomes to find the 25 most affordable Zip Codes with the best public schools |
| Hope for Homebuilders? Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:35:00 EDT Outside of the nation's pricey metros and suburbs, there are pockets where new building permits are surging |
| Europe's First Rotating Hotel Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:45:00 EDT Croatia's increasingly fashionable Adriatic Coast will be home to Europe's first rotating hotel, where every room is a guaranteed a water view |
| The World's Oldest Hotel Tue, 6 Oct 2009 13:44:00 EDT The Hōshi Ryokan is a hotel and spa in Komatsu, Japan. It is almost 1,300 years old and has been owned by the same family since 718 A.D. |
| French VAT Cut Boosts Restaurant Trade Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:00:00 EDT Dropping the sales tax to 5.5% from 19.9% is expected to make dining out more affordable and help eateries survive |
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| Touring Europe's Best Auto Museums Mon, 8 Jun 2009 11:27:00 EDT More automakers, including the likes of Volkswagen and Porsche, are turning factories into tourist attractions, and with some success |
| Why Asia Has the World's Best Airports Mon, 23 Mar 2009 08:12:00 EDT A focus on service and initiatives to make travel attractive even in tough times gives Asia four out of the five top spots in a global survey of airport quality |
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| Swine Flu Parties? Send Your Regrets, Experts Say Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:50:00 EDT Some parents reportedly exposing healthy kids to those already sick with the H1N1 flu |
| Hangovers May Be Tougher for Migraine Sufferers Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:41:00 EDT Rat study helps pinpoint cause of increased headache pain |
| Health-Care Reform: The Mandate Debate Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:14:00 EDT Experts say the only way to cover the uninsured is to require them to buy insurance or pay a fine. But how much should a penalty be? |
| Many Americans Still Leery of Swine Flu Vaccine Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:55:00 EDT But experts say it's as safe as the shot for run-of-the-mill seasonal flu |
| Country Clubs: Stuck in the Rough Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:00:00 EDT Golf courses across the nation are in crisis as memberships and money dwindle |
| Will Holiday Shoppers Be Merry or Miserly? Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:59:00 EDT With so many jobless consumers, many retailers are prepared to endure another weak holiday selling season. But some analysts have turned optimistic |
| New Orleans' Best Bars Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:46:00 EDT The city that care forgot can't be forgotten. Or remembered, if you play your bar cards right |
| Racehorse Prices Stumble Out of the Gate Thu, 1 Oct 2009 12:28:00 EDT September's Keeneland yearling sale was the weakest in years as breeders and gamblers sit on their wallets |
| The World's Biggest and Most Expensive Yacht Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:49:00 EDT Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich's new yacht, Eclipse, is 560 ft. long and costs more than $1.2 billion |
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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.