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May 19, 2004 goop – archeologist term for the stomach contents of fossilized animals, particularly dinosaurs. sked – TV-speak for schedule Lok Sabha – Indian lower house of parliament. IOS – Internetwork Operating System, Cisco Systems’ code that runs its networking hardware. Reported stolen after portions appeared on Russian website SecurityLab.ru. naqba – Arabic, catastrophe, the establishment of the State of Isreal. haute bourgeoisie – nouveau riche, particularly those with a high media profile like Graydon Carter. signature management – on a book-tour, specifying and enforcing autograph rules, e.g. current book only, no personalization, issuing numbered wrist-bands, etc. up-armoring – increasing the steel-plating and bullet-proofing the glass of vehicles bound for hazardous duty, e.g., Baghdad. Article 32 Hearing – military court’s equivalent of a grand jury proceeding. hospitalist – a doctor who’s primary function is to care for patients in hospitals. pain – “… is fear leaving the body” (Marine Corps saying) crepuscular – coming out at hours of dim light, dawn and dusk, e.g. raccoons “will have their guts for garters” – Brit slang, pending punishment WaPo – Washington Post honor killing – a tradition in Islamic countries of murdering rape victims to restore a family’s “honor”. chickenhawk – derogatory term for a pro-war politician who did not serve in the military. 419 – An advance-fee fraud/scam, named for Section 419 of the Nigerian Penal Code. Fork – from the open-source community. A branching in the product based on different sub- communities going in different directions. “Gaim (an instant messenger) has been recently forked.” Venus Transit – a syzygy with the Earth, Venus, and the Sun (June 8, 2004; last occurred 1882). Appearance: a small black dot, Venus, crosses the sun. Duration: 6 hrs. Old Traffold – Manchester United’s stadium, site of planned al Qaeda attack. hit for the cycle – baseball term for hitting a single, double, triple, and home run in the same game. military golf – humorous term for the golfer who keeps hitting right, left, right, left, etc. co-browsing – an on-line sales technique where a live salesperson takes over the customer’s pc opening web-pages, etc. ------------ About the author: George H. Brown - management scientist and founder of EweLamb Technologies (www.ewelamb.com). Attended MIT and the Wharton Graduate School of Business. Did not receive MBA from the latter due to extracurricular involvement with a small all-black center-city junior-high in Philadelphia. Have consulted for many major corporations, some tech start-ups and a few non-profits. Now attempting to change the way corporations manage liquid assets. Email: gbrown@ewelamb.com Tell a friend about this site! ------------ |
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