http://www.mininggazette.comTop Blogsen-usMon, 21 May 2012 05:34:15 EDTMon, 21 May 2012 05:34:15 EDThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rsshttp://www.mininggazette.com/page/blogs.detail/display/578/Word-of-the-Day---May-16,-2012.htmlDecimate - DESS-ih-mate - slaughter, destroy, drastically reduce <P> Example: "Patrick Healy's article on the symbiotic (interactive) bond between state and screen began with the statement that 'For decades Broadway producers fought to delay...Thu, 17 May 2012 07:07:49 EDThttp://www.mininggazette.com/page/blogs.detail/display/577/Word-of-the-Day---May-15,-2012.htmlPOTUS - poh-tus - abbreviation for 'President of the United States' <P> Example: "Karl Rove commented negatively on President Obama's 'cool' nature by asking in The Week magazine, 'Has four years of a pop culture POTUS made anyone's life any...Wed, 16 May 2012 07:13:28 EDThttp://www.mininggazette.com/page/blogs.detail/display/576/Word-of-the-Day---May-14,-2012.htmlIn vitro - in VEE-trow - (opposite of in vivo) taking place in a test tube or elsewhere outside a living organism <P> Example: "Actor Ryan O'Neal denied being the father of an accuser's baby, saying 'This will be the first time a woman got...Mon, 14 May 2012 07:26:24 EDThttp://www.mininggazette.com/page/blogs.detail/display/575/Word-of-the-Day---May-13,-2012.htmlObesity - oh-BEE-sit-EE - weight at least 100 pounds more than average <P> Example: "A new medical report on people overweight in the U.S.Mon, 14 May 2012 07:18:56 EDThttp://www.mininggazette.com/page/blogs.detail/display/574/Word-of-the-Day---May-12,-2012.htmlMandate - man-date - directive, command, sanction, authorization <P> Example: "When Rep.Mon, 14 May 2012 07:18:11 EDT