Word: sluggishness
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Drivers on cell phones, even on hands-free devices, travel more slowly than other drivers, are less likely to pass sluggish vehicles and ultimately take longer to complete their commute - researchers estimate that such distracted drivers lengthen the average car commute by about 5% to 10%. That amounts to only a few extra minutes a day, but those minutes add up. Say your hour-long commute were cut by 10% a day - or 6 mins. - in each direction; the savings would translate to an entire weekend of free time a year. An additional 30 to 50 hours of yearly commuting...
...Strong was 5-of-8 from long distance and had 22 points. Fellow sophomore guard Corey Lowe took top honors in the game with 23 points—18 of them on three-pointers—as well as a team-high 10 rebounds. The Crimson’s sluggish transition let these key shooters sneak by for open shots. “A lot of it was communication,” junior guard Drew Housman said, “We would get mixed up with a lot of things on the fast break, we weren’t sure...
...Retailers love to blame the weather for their woes, but it's true that this fall's record-breaking warm temperatures have led to sluggish fall and winter clothing sales. They have been so slow, in fact, that many retailers have already started their holiday price-cutting to get rid of the excess sweaters and coats. Due to tepid results the last two Christmas seasons, Wal-mart is determined to get a jump on sales. They reduced prices on toys in September and then slashed them again on 15,000 additional items in October, a 20% increase over last year...
...Harvard halftime show involved beheading and dismembering a bulldog—perhaps not our best or most original idea, but an entertaining one nonetheless—Yale’s effort was downright quizzical. Amidst the nonsense, one thing was clear: Yale was portrayed as a lumbering and sluggish dragon that only felled menacing pterodactyl-like birds when they careened into it. Clearly, the Yale Band agrees that its school is stuck in the Stone Age. And then there was frigid New Haven itself. Yalies may have a shorter route home and a few more days of Thanksgiving break...
...unequaled reputation for service and luxury among the recession-resistant rich--and careful pricing that makes its economy seats just dear enough--is helping SIA gain market share in today's sluggish economy. The airline is trimming economy-class fares only on routes like Newark to Amsterdam, where it most wants to gain share...