Jim Slater

New-Look Thrashers Win Fifth In a Row

Sporting new third jerseys the Thrashers came out strong, as Marty Reasoner, Eric Perrin and Slava Kozlov all scored in a 3-2 win over the 'Canes Friday at Philips Arena. The win moved the Thrashers to 4-0-2 versus Southeast...

Phones4U appoints marketing director

Source: Marketing Week | Published: 13 November 2008 00:00 Phones4U has appointed management consultant Russell Braterman to the position of marketing director. He has taken over from Jim Slater, who recently left the company....

Public Address 13/11/08 - The Art of the Deal

Corporate raider, investment writer and 'Minus Millionaire' Jim Slater reminisces: I once did a deal with Tiny Rowlands about selling wattle in East Africa. When we shook hands, Rowlands said, "By the way, what is wattle?" To...

Thrashers Visit Fort Benning

The Thrashers took advantage of some down time in their schedule to spend a day at Fort Benning taking part in team-building exercises. Many of them came away touched by the sacrifices of the soldiers serving at the base. Photos |

Mass. voters pick Obama, Kerry, decriminalize pot

BOSTON - Massachusetts voters crowded polling places from the Atlantic Ocean to the Berkshire mountains on Tuesday, backing Democrats Barack Obama for president and Sen. John Kerry for re-election, while also approving a ballot...

Mass. voters pro pot, dogs and taxes

BOSTON - Massachusetts voters crowded polling places from the Atlantic Ocean to the Berkshire mountains on Tuesday, backing Democrats Barack Obama for president and Sen. John Kerry for re-election, while also approving a ballot...

State voters pack polls for historic election

BOSTON - Lines snaked down sidewalks, through parking lots and around buildings Tuesday as Massachusetts voters finally had their say on a historic presidential race and a slate of hotly debated ballot questions, including one...

Manufactured scarcity The profits of deindustrialisation

The corporate raiders of the 1980s first worked out that you might be able to make more money downsizing, or even breaking up industry than building it up. It is a perverse result of the profit motive that private gain should...

Impressive Yi makes triuphant debut for NBA Nets (AFP)

AFP - Chinese forward Yi Jianlian made a strong debut for New Jersey, scoring 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting Wednesday to power the Nets past Washington 95-85 in their National Basketball Association season opener.

Teen Sbisa looks like a Flyers keeper

Eighteen-year-old defenseman Luca Sbisa, the second-youngest defenseman in the NHL, will play his 10th NHL game tonight when the struggling New York Islanders visit the Wachovia Center, clearing the way for him to remain with...

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