NFL city footprint n.— «Las Vegas-based CommPartners intends to cover 95 percent of domestic U.S. local calling areas with its IP/PSTN CLEC network by year’s end. It already has more than 20 state certifications and available city numbers...
wholphin n.— «The young as-yet unnamed wholphin is one-fourth false killer whale and three-fourths Atlantic bottlenose dolphin. Her slick skin is an even blend of a dolphin’s light gray and the black coloring of a false killer whale...
heavy ball n.— «Patak hits what is known in volleyball parlance as a “heavy ball”—a shot without the usual top spin that is a sensitive blocker’s nightmare. “It’s like a knuckleball with a lot of heat on it,” UH...
PDA prayer n.— «More common to daily life, users are seen engaged in “PDA prayer,” which Ogasawara describes as occurring regularly at boring meetings. The device is held low, just below desk level with the user looking down...
fukubukuro n.— «Fukubukuro, practiced by Japanese merchants, is one way for retailers to say thanks to their customers, and Ala Moana Center will start 2005 with the tradition. Fukubukuro literally means “surprise bag” and is...
ninth island n.— «Gov. Ben Cayetano has slipped off to Las Vegas to participate in the kickoff of the Great Ninth Island Expo, a three-day event to display made-in-Hawaii gifts and products.» —“Hawaii governor slips off to Las Vegas...