Word: kilter
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...brings a fearless commitment to all her movies, big and small, entertaining or dreadfully daunting; she'll try anything and make it work. It's a mystery how this bold, striking star-in-the-making avoided Hollywood's eye for 15 years, but for off-Hollywood, off-kilter dramas, Swinton has been the go-to lass - the queen of the indies. (See a multi-media analysis of 78 years of Oscar by Richard Corliss...
...stretch to speak of luxury goods and sustainability in the same breath. At the time, only a handful of major luxury companies had embraced environmental issues, and designers like Stella McCartney, who has always avoided leather even when It bags boosted the bottom line, were regarded as slightly off-kilter. Just three years later, McCartney's profits have increased 600%, companies as diverse as eBay, Tag Heuer and Ligne Roset are making huge strides in their sustainable designs and policies, and consumers are rejecting plastic for paper?or better yet, cloth?when they shop. With the environment top of mind...
...friends” on Facebook? They probably don’t remember you, either—maybe it’s time to let go of those 80 kids from prefrosh. Scorpio With Mercury dancing in the east, you might find yourself a little off-kilter. Could be last weekend’s little wardrobe snafu—nothing a belt can’t fix. Sagittarius There is something to be said for blind idealism, but keep your guard up and be careful. Not everything is as perfect as it seems. Capricorn Something amazing is about to happen...
...comes to mind when one thinks of Pepsi.In response to a recent two to five percent drop in sales across different PepsiCo. properties, the Pepsi cans, bottles, and advertisements with which we are all familiar have been redesigned. The original white tilde has shifted into a sort of off-kilter, swirling “smile,” the size of which differs between Pepsi products. “A smile will characterize brand Pepsi, while a grin is used for Diet Pepsi and a laugh is used for Pepsi Max,” the trade paper Advertising Age noted...
...problem is not confined to Europe. In December, investigators at Tucson International Airport inspected 15 scales and discovered they were all off-kilter. In November, a check of 810 scales at New York City's La Guardia and J.F.K. airports found that 102 of them had not been calibrated correctly. Of the defective scales, 28 belonged to American Airlines, which charges some of the steepest bag fees in the industry: $15 to check the first bag, $25 for the second and $100 for the third; to check overweight (over 50 lb.) bags costs $50 to $100 per piece...