Her strategy was to drown out the campaign of Jerry Brown, a former governor and current attorney-general but a pauper by comparison, with constant and ubiquitous attack ads, forcing him either to spend his money early or to leave her attacks unanswered.

ECONOMIST: The California governor's race

Tidal current: movement of water in a constant direction caused by the periodic rising and falling of the tide.

UNESCO: L O S S A R Y

"To help support the economic recovery in a context of price stability, the Committee will keep constant the Federal Reserve's holdings of securities at their current level by reinvesting principal payments from agency debt and agency mortgage-backed securities in longer-term Treasury securities, " the FOMC says, adding it will continue to roll over the Federal Reserve's holdings of Treasury securities as they mature.

FORBES: U.S. Economy

Why were Weight Watchers commercials featuring former player and current NBA announcer Charles Barkley and a disturbing CDC anti-smoking commercial featuring a woman named Terrie on constant loop throughout the playoffs, as if NHL fans are all fat smokers?

FORBES: NHL Owners and Bettman To Blame For Lockout, Not The Fans