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stump n. In place of two Silverstein behemoths, each designed by a British lord and soaring 79 stories, the PA would erect a pair of short, squat buildings no taller than four or five floors—coined “stumps”—that could be used for retail shops, according to the proposal. (May. 14, 2009) [full citation…]

cutting n. To prepare for their performance in the jump event at the all-star tournament, Thees said the women are trying to improve their jump distances by practicing more challenging jump maneuvers. When the boat pulls a skier toward the jump ramp at an angle, a technique called “cutting,” Thees said the skiers gain more momentum, which allows them to nearly double their jump distance. (May. 14, 2009) [full citation…]

wall-cross v. Wells Fargo wanted to be among one of the first banks to get to the market before fund managers and investors became overwhelmed by the supply of stock. Being first also carried the risk that the offering could be too big, or badly priced, which would drain investor appetite and trigger a lot of trouble for future offerings. Speed was the key. Thursday, J.P. Morgan and Wachovia started calling select investors–many of them previous investors in Wells Fargo—to in Wall Street parlance—”wall-cross” them, following the same playbook Wells and J.P. Morgan used last fall to raise equity. The deal was opened publicly to investors just after 4 p.m. (May. 12, 2009) [full citation…]

synch license n. Barring an exception under copyright law, the use of a sound recording and/or composition in a film requires a license from the owner (or owners) of the copyrights. Thus, for example, for the film Donnie Darko to feature a slow, stylized version of Tears For Fears’ “Mad World,” a license to the underlying composition—referred to as a “synch license”—would be required. (May. 12, 2009) [full citation…]

leaner n. This is apparently part of a trend called viral marketing where companies are using real people to create fake grass roots buzz about something, because it turns out that studies suggest that people trust word of mouth information, even from people they don’t know, more than they do official sources and vastly more so than commercial advertising. So you may find “friendly” people you meet in a bar or a coffee shop (they are called “leaners” in the trade) talking about how great some product is, and you do not realize that they have been paid to go around doing this. (May. 12, 2009) [full citation…]

crimalien n. Not all Mexicans are crimaliens—however all ILLEGAL immigrants are crimaliens—if the truth hurts—change the truth—close the borders—clean up the mess we have allowed ourselves to get into. (May. 12, 2009) [full citation…]

dropper n. To complicate matters, some trojan horses can spread or activate other malware, such as viruses. These programs are called “droppers.” A common aftermath is the Trojan attracting a large amount of adware/spyware, causing lots of popups and web browser instability. (May. 12, 2009) [full citation…]

green shoot n. In recent weeks, “green shoots,” or signs of improvement in the economy (the term was coined by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke), have been eagerly received by investors who’ve been looking for reasons to jump back into equities after the long bear market. (May. 12, 2009) [full citation…]

regrat v. Grantor-retained annuity trusts, or GRATs, let a person avoid a gift tax when giving money earned on hedge funds, private equity, real estate, stocks and other assets. [...] Market shocks that started last year threaten GRATs created over the past few years. So, many people are trying to salvage trusts created in 2005, 2006, 2007 and even 2008 with a technique known as “regratting.” Recent months have seen “an unusually active period of regratting,” says Beth Rodriguez, wealth adviser at J.P. Morgan Private Bank in Chicago. Many clients have regratted, some with six or seven such trusts at a time, she adds. The process involves replacing assets in an existing GRAT, such as stock, with others, such as cash, of an equal amount. The person then takes the shares and puts them into a new GRAT. (May. 12, 2009) [full citation…]

sterile cockpit n. Her ears were stuffed up, and at one point in the flight to Buffalo she asked if the plane could descend early so she would be more comfortable. With the plane flying well under 10,000 feet, a time when the crew was supposed to maintain a “sterile cockpit” with no non-pertinent conversation, Captain Renslow asked, “How’s the ears?” (May. 12, 2009) [full citation…]

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