Word: slinger
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...also travels to - well, not exactly sexy destinations. Torontonians, after all, can be a snobby bunch when it comes to other Canadian cities. "If there is one thing I do not want as a Torontonian, it is a one-way ticket to Ottawa," wrote popular Toronto Star columnist Joey Slinger. "You couldn't sell me one for 79 cents." How about to New York? Porter has applied to begin operating flights to Newark's Liberty International Airport. The U.S. Department of Transportation is reviewing the application, and will factor in objections from Air Canada, Continental Airlines and Northwest Airlines, among...
...with all of the Dorothys and Totos desperately clawing over each other for a glimpse of the Yellow Brick Road. Though the film is being marketed as a comedy (if one that doesn’t shy away from the occasional coffin-encased gun slinger), “The Ice Harvest” is much murkier and bloodier than the trailers suggest. It evokes both the cold moral grayness and the acerbic humor of “Fargo.”According to Ramis, the hazy blending of genres is no accident. “By following...
...Texas Instruments these days, RFID is the workhorse behind applications like access control, baggage handling, sports ticketing and product authentication. In Plano, Texas, vice president David Slinger traces the genesis of the revolution to 1993, when companies like TI collaborated with carmakers to deter theft. TI, working with the Ford Motor Co., came up with a key that literally talks to a car. Use the wrong key, and the car is immobilized. "RFID transponders are now in 7 out of 10 cars," says Slinger, and car theft is down--as much as 75% for Ford's often-targeted Mustang...
...allowing the company to track the trays and reducing employee hands-on time 80%. While setup costs for a large company can run from $100 million to $200 million, the efficiencies can amount to 1% of revenues (that's theoretically around $100 million at M&S), says TI's Slinger, which supplied Marks & Spencer. "Companies are talking about payback for the investment in one to two years, even months," he notes...
...Britpop nostalgia crowd - churning out new records stuck in Oasis' mid-'90s towering guitar rut - Blur has been quietly growing, developing its sound and self-confidence. And with Think Tank, the band has produced its most mature and accomplished album to date - with or without its resident guitar slinger. Despite the new breakthrough, Albarn says, "I don't mind if I'm still called Britpop. We are British and we are popular. It's actually quite an apt description." The band had recently pursued side-projects, notably Albarn's virtual dub band Gorillaz, which sold 5 million albums and allowed...