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weed in a can n. “Drank” is being billed as the anti-energy drink, to help you relax and soothe out the day. The key ingredients in the grape-flavored drink are melatonin, valerian root and rose hip. Those are all herbs used to help in relaxation and trouble sleeping. The concept of the “relaxation beverage,” has led some people to refer to the drink as “weed in a can.” (Aug. 7, 2009) [full citation…]

scatter ad n. Chief Executive Officer Leslie Moonves said on a conference call yesterday that CBS’s larger audience is countering the slightly lower prices per viewer for advanced ad sales, keeping revenue about even for the so-called upfront ads it has sold. Advertisers have returned and revenue this quarter for so-called scatter ads, those sold closer to air date, is 30 percent higher than a year ago. (Aug. 7, 2009) [full citation…]

stu-com n. “I Love You, Beth Cooper” is unusual in that it’s the rare teen stu-com—shorthand for “stupid comedy,” a proud lineage that goes back to “Porky’s” and beyond—that’s based on a novel. (Aug. 4, 2009) [full citation…]

domainer n. New York City domain dispute attorney, Karen Bernstein, says that domain industry professionals (affectionately known as “domainers”) are being hammered by meritless domain disputes and should lobby the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) harder for changes to its existing arbitration policy. (Aug. 4, 2009) [full citation…]

live-out n. There are certainly lots of overseas Filipinos in other countries around the world especially in the Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates but the difference with Israel is that not all Filipinos work the same hours. They have different shifts and most of them are, as they refer to it, “live-outs” (not living with their employers) so after their work, they would hang out in the city where one can easily find them. (Aug. 4, 2009) [full citation…]

RevPAR n. Revenue per available room (RevPAR) in Vienna went down 27.5% during the first half of this year. The main issue was dramatic discounting with average room rate down almost 20%. (Aug. 3, 2009) [full citation…]

Counciltucky n. I can walk to my Office window and see King’s district, Council Bluffs. People on my side of the River refer to it as “Counciltucky.” I don’t think the town is particularly racist, just dumb. (Aug. 3, 2009) [full citation…]

body babbling n. To begin the learning process, the UC San Diego researchers directed the Einstein robot head (Hanson Robotics’ Einstein Head) to twist and turn its face in all directions, a process called “body babbling.” During this period the robot could see itself on a mirror and analyze its own expression using facial expression detection software created at UC San Diego called CERT (Computer Expression Recognition Toolbox). This provided the data necessary for machine learning algorithms to learn a mapping between facial expressions and the movements of the muscle motors. (Aug. 3, 2009) [full citation…]

death midwife n. While only a tiny portion of the nation’s dead are cared for at home, the number is growing. There are at least 45 organizations or individuals nationwide that help families with the process, compared with only two in 2002, Mr. Slocum said. The cost of a death midwife, as some of the coaches call themselves, varies from about $200 for an initial consultation to $3,000 if the midwife needs to travel. (Jul. 21, 2009) [full citation…]

sideshow n. Sgt. Lou Cruz said the boy, whose name was not released, was being driven home by friends just before 4 a.m. Saturday when they were caught in the middle of a sideshow at 90th and Bancroft avenues and someone shot at the vehicle. [...] Cruz said there were “dozens and dozens” of vehicles and observers at the sideshow, which he said have become “playgrounds for the lawless.” Sideshows are notorious for erratic, dangerous driving and have become increasingly violent. There have been several killings and other shootings linked directly to sideshows and some gangs frequent them looking for rivals, police said. (Jul. 20, 2009) [full citation…]

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