Nigeria: Opposition Worries Over Election Machinery
The 120, 000 Data Capturing Machines DCM which the Independent National Electoral Commission is using for registration of voters do not have the requisite features to stop the sophistication of election fraudstars in the country, one of General Muhammadu Buhari's top aide has said
2010-09-06 09:22:14Tanzania: Dar es Salaam Sets Sights On Top 10 Spot in Uranium League
Tanzania is set to beat many countries around the world in the production of uranium.
2010-09-06 09:25:14Nigeria: Govt to Try More Suspects in U.S. Oil Firm Scandal
The Federal Government will charge more suspects to court in the Halliburton bribery scandal as soon as it gathers more evidence linking them to the sleaze, a top official of the Minister of Justice told This Day last night.
2010-09-06 09:27:14Backronyms: Clever Naming, After the Fact
I love to watch the curious and evolving relationship between names and their meanings. Many parents dream up names that they like, then go digging for a traditional origin to lend the name extra roots. Some even invent a meaning, just as they invented the name. Namipedia receives many submissions of brand-new names with "meanings" like "wished-for child," "god's angel," and "beautiful princess."Once in a while baby namers will go even further, claiming the newly created definition as the name's reason for being. I just learned a handy word for one form of this: backronym. An acronym is a word formed from initials of a phrase, like laser Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. A backronym is a false, after-the-fact acronym. Take the letters in a word, find a suitable phrase where the words start with those letters, and call it an origin. For example, the word golf is erroneously said to come from "gentlemen only, ladies forbidden."In the naming world, consider Mabel. In the '90s sitcom Mad About You, the main characters' baby girl was named Mabel after a saying of her grandmother's, "Mothers Always Bring Extra Love." Sorry sitcom writers, but I'm not buying it. Surely the cute, retro-hipster name came first and the awkward, unlikely catch phrase was built out of it. In fact, I picture a roomful of writers brainstorming acronymic "origins" for suitable names.I'm starting to see more and more backronymic name stories in real life, too. You'll hear, for instance, that Lyla comes from "Love You Lots, Always." It's a sweet tale to tell your child about her name, but an origin That distinction rests solely with a name like Ily, where the acronym actually came first.
2010-09-06 08:28:37Afghan Central Bank Says Top Lender Out of Danger
Afghanistan s central bank governor said that Kabul Bank, the country s largest private lender, was out of danger as reports of losses continued to trigger large queues of people wanting to withdraw savings.
2010-09-06 08:06:33Clooney slays box office rivals
George Clooney's The American is top film at the North American box office over a lacklustre Labour Day weekend.
2010-09-06 08:00:00No. 19 Penn State's focus turns to top-ranked Tide
The game Penn State fans have circled on their calendars for years is almost here.
2010-09-06 07:37:18Superintendent candidate list goes to Bibb school board on Thursday
The company hired to find the next Bibb County school superintendent is scheduled to present a dozen or more top applicants to the Bibb County school board Thursday.
2010-09-06 07:15:49Fenner Sees FY10 Results At Top End Of Expectations - Update
UK-based polymer technology company Fenner Plc Monday stated that it expects results for fiscal 2010 to be at the high end of its expectations.
2010-09-06 07:07:36Rosneft Appoints Eduard Khudainatov As President Effective Sept 6 - Update
Russia's oil major Rosneft Oil Co. ROSN.L said Monday its Board of Directors has appointed First Vice-President Eduard Khudainatov as the President of the company, effective September 6, with the order of the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. In his new role, Khudainatov succeeds Sergey Bogdanchikov, who ended almost 12-year tenure at the top job in the company, which is majority owned by the Russian Government.
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