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governist n. It worked for Y2K and Big Al, and the global governists pulling his strings are trying to use the same fear mongering here to build carbon as a currency for global control of energy. (Nov. 23, 2008) [full citation…]

wirehouse n. Recruiters said although there has been a spike this year in disenfranchised advisers going independent, the vast majority of those on the move simply go to another “wirehouse”—a term used to describe large, full-service brokerages. (Nov. 23, 2008) [full citation…]

mockolate n. Andy McShea is a Harvard-trained molecular biologist using his scientific talent in Seattle to promote “true chocolate” and steer consumers away from inadvertently ingesting all that other brown sweet stuff he says is often unhealthy, morally questionable and not the real thing. “We like to call it “mockolate’” said McShea, his British accent rising with indignation. “Most of the stuff sold as chocolate out in the world today is not really chocolate.” (Nov. 23, 2008) [full citation…]

detailer n. The sale of prescription data, in which individual patients’ identities have been removed, has become a lucrative industry. The information is purchased from pharmacy chains and the companies that manage drug benefits for employers. Sales representatives—known as detailers in industry argot—often visit doctors’ offices carrying laptop computers with detailed reports on each doctor’s prescription-writing habits. (Nov. 23, 2008) [full citation…]

burrowing n. As the sun sets on the Bush administration, the survival rite known as burrowing is under way. Burrowing is when favored political appointees are transformed into civil servants and granted instant tenure on the federal payroll. (Nov. 23, 2008) [full citation…]

valedictocracy n. This truly will be an administration that looks like America, or at least that slice of America that got double 800s on their SATs. Even more than past administrations, this will be a valedictocracy—rule by those who graduate first in their high school classes. (Nov. 22, 2008) [full citation…]

tabletop exercise n. Emergency services, voluntary agencies, utility companies, health authorities, the Environment Agency and the RAF simulated what they would do to help the area recover in the event of a major flood. Exercise Brighid, as it was called, was a “tabletop exercise” based on the scenario of a coastal flood affecting the Taw/Torridge estuary and it focused on Barnstaple and Bideford. (Nov. 20, 2008) [full citation…]

fallen angel n. This bias will show through in our holdings of both traditional growth companies as well as what we refer to as “fallen angels”—growth companies that have had a temporary setback and are consequently trading at very appealing valuations relative to their future growth potential. (Nov. 20, 2008) [full citation…]

sticky bomb n. The devices are called “sticky bombs,” which are attached to parked or even temporarily stopped vehicles using magnets. (Nov. 20, 2008) [full citation…]

may state n. Applicants also must meet state and federal requirements for possessing firearms—they cannot be under indictment or convicted of a felony, have a mental health history, be convicted of domestic violence, among others. Iowa is what is known as a “may” state, which means the issuing agency—in this case, the county sheriff—has full discretion on who gets a permit. Some people are pushing for Iowa to become a “shall” state, which means applicants who meet set criteria would have to be issued a permit, removing the discretion of the sheriffs. (Nov. 20, 2008) [full citation…]

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