(n.) A stocking without a foot, worn by coal miners at work.
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Hugger
Definition:
(n.) One who hugs or embraces.
(v. t. & i.) To conceal; to lurk ambush.
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(1) Alan Yentob, the BBC creative director along with director of future media and technology Erik Huggers, director of news Helen Boaden, and director of marketing, communications and audiences Sharon Baylay, were next highest with pay of between £310,000 and £340,000.
(2) The Bair Hugger set on "medium" decreased heat loss more than each radiant warming device and as much as the circulating-water blanket.
(3) Then there are the "ethylene absorbing" discs you can place in a bowl to keep your fruit fresh for longer; the polyurethane foam cushions designed to prevent fruit and veg from becoming bruised; and the silicone "food huggers" into which you pop your leftover half a lemon or tomato.
(4) Huggers said that the "interlinking" service with rival broadcasters would apply to "premium, long-form video" and represented "just the start" of partnerships.
(5) The number of people consuming TV over the internet has soared since the advent of the BBC's iPlayer , a product of Huggers's future media and technology department at the BBC.
(6) Huggers also lent his support to Google TV, the service that will allow viewers to search the web and eventually download VoD content while watching their TV set , arguing that he does not see it as a competitor.
(7) "It feels like a gold rush is going on, everyone is seeing a big opportunity and jumping in," said Huggers .
(8) Before Linwood, the project was led by Erik Huggers, the ex-director of BBC future, media and technology, ultimately reporting to Caroline Thomson, the corporation's former chief operating officer.
(9) "This proposal is founded upon partnership, and comes at a time when commercial public service broadcasters are facing unprecedented challenges," said the BBC director of future media and technology, Erik Huggers.
(10) When Jonathon Porritt – official government green adviser – this week left his Whitehall office after nine years trying to crash the gears of the machine of state, his staff of 60 in the Sustainable Development Commission (SDC) didn't just say cheerio; they hired an old ship on the Thames, formed a blues band and sang him out to a Muddy Waters tune: For nine long years this green guru reigned Watching over Whitehall, his eye keenly trained Tree-hugger-in-chief or simply JP However you know him you should start to see He's a true ninja of sustainability Porritt stood to one side of the crooning SDC backing singers, delighted but emotional at his send off.
(11) Erik Huggers , the BBC digital chief, has promised its closure of 200 websites is not simply an exercise in cutting dead wood and will help rivals.
(12) Set on "high," the Bair Hugger increased skin-surface temperature more than the circulating-water blanket.
(13) The other arrivals on the executive board were new BBC Vision director George Entwistle (pay: £285,000), replacing Jana Bennett (£517,000), and director of digital media Ralph Rivera (£308,000), who took over from former future media and technology director Erik Huggers (£407,000).
(14) The Food Hugger Food hugger These are a range of stretchable silicone covers that prolong the life of cut produce by forming a seal around the cut end of a fruit or vegetable.
(15) Caught out by the speed at which its juice runs out, or anxious to clock a charger socket just in case, they're depicted as wall huggers obliged to crouch on stained carpets while watching Samsung owners freely sharing video clips with one another.
(16) Most chillingly, Walsh's 2000 play, Bedbound, depicted a young woman who has polio living hugger-mugger with her flamboyant father, in a space little bigger than a double bed.
(17) Huggers came in for criticism last year when it was revealed he had claimed £638.73 for a taxi fare while on corporation business in California.
(18) Another area of Huggers' activity, online , is being cut back .
(19) Huggers also said that a long-delayed international version of the iPlayer, which would be operated by the corporation's commercial arm, BBC Worldwide, was still in the works.
(20) The £16,678.34 hotel bill also includes a claim from Erik Huggers, director of future media and technology, who also stayed at the Bellagio in Las Vegas.