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| Thailand braces for massive political protests Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:29:22 EST Thailand braced for anti-government demonstrations that began Friday and were expected to peak over the weekend with as many as 150,000 protesters on the streets. |
| Former NFL star, actor Merlin Olsen dies at 69 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:27:05 EST Hall of Fame football player and actor Merlin Olsen, a giant man who friends say had an even larger heart, died Thursday after a long battle with cancer, football and university officials said. |
| Nigerian violence fed by ethnic, economic issues, ex-president says Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:22:59 EST Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo insisted Wednesday that this week's explosion of violence that claimed at least 200 lives is not driven by religious tensions between Christians and Muslims -- but by ethnic, social, and economic problems. |
| Democrats' legislative push for health care reform begins Monday Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:20:44 EST Democrats have set a date to begin what they hope is the final phase of health care debate in Congress. |
| At least 39 killed in Pakistan bombings Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:20:14 EST At least 39 people have been killed after two suicide attackers targeted a military convoy in a high-security area of Lahore, in the second attack on the Pakistani city this week. |
| YouTube gives Bahraini youth window to world Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:12:20 EST Esra'a al Shafei is a 23-year-old Bahraini dedicated to providing young people in the region with the opportunity of free expression. |
| Schumacher's return dominates start of F1 season in Bahrain Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:09:41 EST Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher makes his eagerly-awaited return to Formula One as the new season gets underway at this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix. |
| BA cabin crew to strike this month Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:00:12 EST Union members representing British Airways cabin crew announced Friday they will hold two separate strikes this month in a dispute over working conditions. |
| World faces a day of financial reckoning Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:38:08 EST As a nationwide strike highlights Greece's painful effort to fix its finances, much of the rest of the world is confronting an equally sobering reality, says analyst Fareed Zakaria. |
| Online Julia Childs serve up cooking advice, expertise Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:36:04 EST As the Disney film "Ratatouille" taught us, anyone can cook. Thanks to the Internet, anyone can have a cooking show, too. |
| Iraq election race too tight to call after early count Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:29:32 EST The first results from Iraq's parliamentary elections were released Thursday, five days after millions of Iraqis went to the polls in defiance of the threat of violence. |
| Israel seals off West Bank Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:21:42 EST Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak has ordered the army to seal off the West Bank for 48 hours and tightened security around the old city of Jerusalem, Israeli officials said Friday. |
| Thousands protest Greek austerity measures Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:10:15 EST Thousands of people marched through Athens Thursday as part of a 24-hour nationwide strike to protest further austerity measures by the embattled government. |
| Drogba crowned Africa's Footballer of the Year Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:10:03 EST Chelsea's Didier Drogba has been crowned African Footballer of the Year for the second time. |
| Turkey protests Swedish genocide vote Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:05:50 EST Turkey has canceled a high-level summit scheduled to take place in Sweden next week in protest of a resolution passed by the Swedish Parliament, recognizing the 1915 killings of ethnic Armenians in Ottoman Turkey as genocide. |
| Migrant restrictions in China stirs outcry Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:29:24 EST It's break time at the Seven Colors Elementary School, a privately-run school just an hour's drive from central Beijing. Scores of warmly dressed Chinese pupils are enjoying sunshine. Some play table tennis or skip rope. Others run around the flag pole, seemingly oblivious to the problem their parents face. |
| Lack of recycling and water usage are greatest 'green guilts' Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:13:48 EST What causes the greatest amount of "green guilt" across the globe? |
| Ex-Pakistan spy chief urges talks with Omar Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:55:54 EST Talking to the Taliban leader in Afghanistan may help bring peace to the country, according to a former Pakistan spy chief once referred to as the "father of the Taliban." |
| Schwartzel leads at Doral after five-under 67 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:50:03 EST South African Charl Schwartzel overcame tough conditions on Doral's Blue Monster course to take the first round lead at the WGC-CA Championship in Florida on Thursday. |
| 32 asylum seekers rescued off Australian coast Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:36:31 EST Australia rescued 32 people seeking asylum this week after spotting them floating on boats off the country's northwest coast. |
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 12, 2010 is:
sub rosa • \sub-ROH-zuh\ • adverb
: in confidence : secretly
Example sentence:
The private investigator met sub rosa with his client to show her photos of her husband rendezvousing at various local establishments with another woman.
Did you know?
"Sub rosa" literally means "under the rose" in New Latin. Since ancient times, the rose has often been associated with secrecy. In ancient mythology, Cupid gave a rose to Harpocrates, the god of silence, to keep him from telling about the indiscretions of Venus. Ceilings of dining rooms have been decorated with carvings of roses, reportedly to remind guests that what was said at the table should be kept confidential. Roses have also been placed over confessionals as a symbol of the confidentiality of confession. "Sub rosa" entered the English language in the 17th century, and even before then, people were using the English version, "under the rose." Earlier still, "unter der Rose" was apparently used in Germany, where the phrase is thought to have originated.