He took out his iPad and updated the office with details of my pick-up time, number of bags and destination.
The rules: You have to arrive ten minutes early and make sure someone will pick you up on time.
Some people pick up part-time jobs around this time of year: plenty of places need seasonal workers, from stores at the mall to apple orchards.
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Like the android that will read my gmail and let me know that I have a buddy coming intoday because he sent his flight info to me in email and will give you a notice telling you to leave now if you want to be at the airport to pick him up on time.
The other company had failed to pick up a pet on time, and the owner was irate.
The difference now, as compared to the 1990s, is that the U.S. consumer won't be there to pick up the overcapacity this time.
As the beneficial effects of rising share prices disappear, inflation could pick up at the very time when tumbling stockmarkets were choking spending.
True to what we've already heard, activations will be done in-store, you'll only be allowed to pick up three at a time, and prepaid's a no-go.
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And they're seeing this as a great time to pick up some incredible properties that perhaps have never been on the market.
The wife and family have gone to a friend's house so I've still got time to pick up where I left off.
The runners in Blitz move so quickly that they pick up 20 yards in the time it takes normal video game athletes to gain five.
"Fans who would still like to play with the classic eight tokens have a limited time to pick up the existing version of the game, " said Hasbro.
"When customers ship Amazon orders to an Amazon Locker, they can pick up their packages at a time and place that's convenient for them, " said Amazon's Ms. Osako.
If an attacker knows what site a user plans to visit, he can visit the site ahead of time and pick up a valid cookie before the user gets there.
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Councils are also not allowed to impose a call-out fee if rubbish collectors arrive at a property but are unable for some reason to pick up the waste at that time.
While we've had a good bit of conversation the past few weeks surrounding the right time to pick up a Blu-ray player, today's Ask Engadget HD inquiry puts a welcome spin on the discussion that we feel affects quite a few movie aficionados out there.
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Ms. BLACKBURN: I think, for me, one of the things that shocked me and led me to want to write a book about Billie Holiday was because every time you pick up a CD or a record or a biography, before they've even begun anything else about her, there was a mention of this drug element in her life.
Many adults I know have a hard time playing pick-up basketball at night because there are no available gyms.
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The Focus feels slick and smooth the first time you pick it up.
Migrants who go abroad may spend more time studying, pick up more skills and experience and then bring them all home again.
But he is unlikely to pick up his Community Chest card in time to force Mr Sternlicht out of this particular game of Monopoly.
Make today the day you pick up the phone and set a time to talk with Mom or Dad about what the future may hold.
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Worse from Amazon's point of view, science-fiction buffs might be tempted to order other sorts of books from Ingram's general list at the same time as they pick up the latest Asimov.
But the Bank of England argues that lending to business will take a while to pick up, partly because of the time it takes for banks to approve lending applications.
Employees can remain connected to both phones at the same time and don't have to pick up the handset on their ringing phone, then pick up their cell phone when it rings because both calls from both sources can be handled at the same time on the same headset.
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He is home on time to pick the children up from school and cook dinner, since Alison is rarely back from the office before 7 p.m.
Customers report prices up to 10% lower than their best face-to-face haggling efforts could achieve, without having to step into a dealership until it is time to pay and pick up the car.
There was still time for Trochowski to pick up a booking that rules him out of the second leg - a further boost to Fulham on a good evening for the west London club.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the 10 financial institutions are lagging far behind others and "it's well past the time for them to pick up the pace" so homeowners can get the funds they need to rebuild and recover.
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