portable

Whiteboard manufacturer Luidia developed the software

and will also be showing off its portable interactive whiteboard,

which can be shared around classrooms.

advertise

If you see an article consistently advertised,

it is the surest proof I know that the article

does what is claimed for it, and that it represents good value.

anniversary

Such is the excitement at the Royal Society's anniversary

that Britain's state broadcaster, the BBC,

has created a year of science-related programming to celebrate it.

attorney

He could be fined over a state Ethics Commission investigation

of his travel practices, and the state attorney general

is deciding whether to bring criminal charges.

avert

British Airways baggage handlers and check-in agents

could find themselves handing out drinks

and demonstrating the brace position on flights

after the airline asked them to retrain as cabin crew

in an attempt to avert a crippling strike from 1 March onwards.

diverge

The analysis suggests that the swine components

of the new H1N1 virus remained relatively unchanged in pigs

and humans until 1998, when the pig version began to

diverge from the human strain,

probably through exposure to avian flu.

diversify

Lately, in a role that has largely been behind the scenes,

he has helped diversify the department,

bringing in officers born in 88 foreign countries

and building the department's foreign language capacity.

gunpowder

What is gunpowder?

It is an explosive mixture,

of potassium nitrate, sulfur, and charcoal,

used in shells and cartridges, in fireworks, for blasting, etc.