Archive for March, 2006

European IQ map proves Brits are brainy (Daily Mail)

Monday, March 27th, 2006

New research into IQ levels reveals that – thanks to smarties like newsreader Emily Maitlis – Britain has one of Europe’s cleverest populations. Find out who came top (and bottom) of the class here
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metier: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

Saturday, March 25th, 2006

metier: an occupation, especially in which one excels.
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Spring moves will stick (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)

Saturday, March 25th, 2006

Like any other college football coach, June Jones of Hawaii would like to clone a few of his players. But that kind of weird-science research is limited to upper campus, so the Warriors have to make do with more conventional experimentation — like moving guys around to get the most out of them.
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stolid: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

Friday, March 24th, 2006

stolid: unexcitable; unemotional.
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Norwegian investigation on how to increase seafood consumption (Fishupdate.com)

Friday, March 24th, 2006

24 March, 2006 – THE Norwegian Institute of Fisheries and Aquaculture Research, Fiskeriforskning, has investigated the financial possibilities to increase the market efforts and thereby motivate the consumers to eat more seafood.
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paterfamilias: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

Thursday, March 23rd, 2006

paterfamilias: the male head of a household; the father of a family.
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Novell wows ‘em with SLED 10 (Deseret Morning News)

Thursday, March 23rd, 2006

Thousands of people broke out with applause in Salt Lake City this week, including many jumping to a standing ovation with excitement over what they were seeing.
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succor: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006

succor: aid; help; also, to help or relieve.
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Game on for Online “Jeopardy!” tests (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006

What is the online contestant test, Alex? The answer is, the innovative method “Jeopardy!” has devised for potential participants to take the first step toward appearing on the long-running game show.
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aubade: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

Tuesday, March 21st, 2006

aubade: a song greeting the dawn.
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