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blue n. Who are the Patriots eyeing at No. 18? Both teams have to want to make a move. I think the Bears need to stay put. They need what are called “blues” and those are players who could start for any team in the league. How many blues do the Bears have right now? Lance Briggs. Tommie Harris when he’s healthy. Charles Tillman maybe. You get blues in the first round. (Mar. 27, 2009) [full citation…]

reverse inquiry n. Market participants echoed those comments. “The book was incredibly large and the average fill was only 20% to 25%,” meaning that institutional investors received one-fifth to one-quarter of the orders they put in. It seems like institutional investors indicated their interest to the underwriters—a technique known as reverse inquiry—after the shelf prospectus was filed. Almost 60 institutional investors, including about 10 from south of the border, received an allocation. (Mar. 27, 2009) [full citation…]

circle-up n. Victoria, 16, who stole her grandmother’s car, her second offense, explained how her housing unit does a “circle-up,” or ad hoc counseling session, several times a day, whenever there is a conflict, like cursing. (Mar. 27, 2009) [full citation…]

Missouri Model n. The brothers say they benefited from confinement in the Missouri juvenile system, which emphasizes rehabilitation in small groups, constant therapeutic interventions and minimal force. Juvenile justice experts across the nation say that the approach, known as the Missouri Model, is one of several promising reform movements that strapped states are trying to reduce the costly confinement of youths. (Mar. 27, 2009) [full citation…]

roar of the four n. This photo taken around 1940 shows the old “roar of the four” as folks referred to it when four streetcar tracks, two privately owned and two public, dominated the center of the street. (Mar. 26, 2009) [full citation…]

Fbar n. Under the plan, according to the person briefed on the issue, the I.R.S. will cut an onerous penalty for not filing a Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Account, known as an Fbar—something offshore tax evaders have not done. (Mar. 26, 2009) [full citation…]

slow gardening n. The mix of shrubs and flowers Mr. Rushing planted instead of a traditional lawn is an example of his “Slow Gardening” approach. The term takes its name and inspiration from the Slow Food movement, whose adherents believe in using local ingredients harvested in an environmentally responsible way. Mr. Rushing says that he didn’t coin the term, but that he has “appropriated” it. (Mar. 26, 2009) [full citation…]

hard R comedy n. This is what those in the biz like to refer to as a “hard R” comedy, meaning lots of profanity, sexual content and other mature themes. This is not a comedy for your kids, nor is it a comedy for your grandparents, but if you dig funny stuff regardless of why it’s funny, get ready to spew soda all over the person in front of you. (Mar. 26, 2009) [full citation…]

utility computing n. There’s another term for this: Utility computing. It’s the idea that server systems will no longer need to be managed as a set of boxes, but instead as a pool of virtualized resources. These resources can be scaled up or scaled down as needed and will be used mainly by large service providers. Then companies and IT departments can simply buy the capacity that they need from the service providers instead of having to build out for maximum capacity and then allowing a lot of extra capacity to go unused most of the time. (Mar. 26, 2009) [full citation…]

drifting n. Sheriff’s Deputy Paul McRedmond says Kevin Enderlin was speeding in a car that crossed the centerline on a southeast Portland road and collided with a van. McRedmond says investigators believe Enderlin might have been drifting, which is when motorists oversteer and go into a controlled slide through turns. It was popularized in the 2006 film “The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift.” (Mar. 26, 2009) [full citation…]

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