Sentences with phrase «early efforts questioned»

Early efforts questioned whether it was necessary to teach programming in schools.

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There were reports of a two - day executive offsite where, instead of presenting the status of his critical Windows 8 development effort, Sinofsky stood up, referred his peers and CEO Steve Ballmer to his blog, answered some questions, and left a day early.

McDonald's recent marketing campaigns have praised the freshly cracked eggs in Egg McMuffins and answered consumer questions on social media about its food, though these early efforts have yet to reverse the decline in comparable store sales.

Since the final federal tax bill appeared on Friday, many people have had questions about prepaying taxes, a wide - ranging strategy that encompasses various efforts to save money by paying some taxes early.

Often this tension was felt to have been so painful that one or another heretic sought to suppress either the Hebrew or the Hellenic element, as with the efforts of the second «century Marcion to get the Church to excise the Old Testament from the Christian Bible, or, from the opposite side, the sneering rhetorical question from the puritanical pen of the early «third «century Tertullian, «What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?»

In describing and accounting for the lives of the Religious Right, which we define simply as religious conservatives with a considerable involvement in political activity, the book and the series tell the story primarily by focusing on leading episodes in the movement's history, including, but not limited to, the groundwork laid by Billy Graham in his relationships with presidents and other prominent political leaders; the resistance of evangelical and other Protestants to the candidacy of the Roman Catholic John F. Kennedy; the rise of what has been called the New Right out of the ashes of Barry Goldwater's defeat in 1964; a battle over sex education in Anaheim, California, in the mid-1960's; a prolonged cultural war over textbooks in West Virginia in the early 1970's — and that is a battle that has been fought less violently in community after community all over the country; the thrill conservative Christians felt over the election of a «born - again» Christian to the Presidency in 1976 and the subsequent disappointment they experienced when they found out that Jimmy Carter was, of all things, a Democrat; the rise of the Moral Majority and its infatuation with Ronald Reagan; the difficulty the Religious Right has had in dealing with abortion, homosexuality and AIDS; Pat Robertson's bid for the presidency and his subsequent launching of the Christian Coalition; efforts by Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer to win a «civil war of values» by changing the culture at a deeper level than is represented by winning elections; and, finally, by addressing crucial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics or, as we usually put it, between church and state.

After leaving the Dallas Mavericks earlier this week to tend to family issues, Lamar Odom is having his commitment and effort questioned by head coach Rick Carlisle and the Mavs organization.

I'm going to repeat what I said earlier... this team actively pursued a policy to undermine the relationship between the fans and the best player on this team... for all intent and purposes this is a traitorous act... so instead of spending money, which all pundits and fans agreed was necessary in order to compete at the highest levels, this club was wasting time and money trying to turn fans against Sanchez long before the end of the season (the real concerted effort started around the time that Wenger benched him for the start of the Liverpool game)... for a team that pertains to be different, like a FAMILY, and constantly questions the tactics of it's opponents, to engage in such a treasonous act is deplorable

Shaw, whose attitude was questioned by Mourinho earlier this week, was lively upon replacing the injured Ashley Young and it was his effort that forced the spot - kick.

In his efforts to connect the audience and members of the public directly with the government, Osun state Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola is set to hold a repackaged edition of «Ogbeni Till Day Break» The governor will answer questions directly from varied audience for seven hours from late night Friday May 5, 2017 into the early hours of Saturday May 6 2017 during the public engagement forum.

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Wendy Long was careful not to criticize Gov. Andrew Cuomo in her question - and - answer session with reporters earlier this afternoon when it comes to whether he is delaying the effort to allow high - volume hydofracking New York.

Earlier this year when the Port Authority announced that it was backing out of a 40,000 square foot lease at Moynihan Station (the transformed James A. Farley Post Office building), it raised the question of whether the agency would still make a financial contribution to the $ 3 billion effort of the post office and Penn Station.

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Efforts to sequence the closely related common «house» mosquito Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus may also help resolve some of these questions when completed, potentially as early as the end of this year.

The intense competition for funding presents a growing challenge for scientific researchers — those who receive financial support are in a better position to bolster their early research efforts and are more likely to identify solutions to the most complex scientific questions and to some of society's most pressing problems.

Cookson concludes each chapter with relevant study questions, possible action steps, and suggested further reading in an effort to ignite conversation and invite readers of all capacities — parents, early childhood educators, legislators, librarians, foundations officers, and community members — to participate, whether they agree or disagree.

The New York Times reported earlier this year on efforts to mend some of the fences broken during tussles over questions of teacher compensation, but wide gaps still exist between the two positions.

Different artists claim that their efforts «contend with codes of power, authority, race and class,» «question man - made constructs,» «challenge the anthropological categorizations of early photography» or «reveal the latent power of the public's collective intelligence.»

Like the early efforts to prove the existence of an afterlife by capturing spirits on photographic paper, Phantoms in the Dirt presents the enigmatic trick of landscape photography, stirring up powerful questions about authenticity, mechanical illusion, and existential meaning in the process.

Frustrated and bored with that what he saw as the tedious constraints of that idiom, Baldessari scrapped it early on in his career, turning his efforts instead to «phototext» works that muddy the distinction between photography and painting, questioning the relationship between visual and verbal language.

Then came Watts's new paper, which — as with his earlier efforts — is focused on questioning the quality of decades of temperature records generated by weather stations across the lower 48 states.

So here is the question: Are Australians willing to delay the growth in real GDP by 12 months and in doing so play their part in global efforts to tackle climate change, or would they prefer to have the growth a year earlier and do nothing about climate change, sponge off the rest of the world and become an international pariah?

Early Loss Mitigation Supervisor (9/2008 — 4/2010) • Managed unit of approximately 8 to 15 collectors while ensuring the achievement of unit objectives and related standards • Compiled and analyzed statistical data relative to unit productivity, monitoring live calls while providing feedback to staff • Provide advice and question resolution concerning collection activities, reviewing the status of severely delinquent accounts and handling all loss mitigation efforts • Advised staff of any changes in policy and procedures, allocated critical resources, and developed work schedules • Train current and new staff members as well as conduct performance reviews, making recommendations as needed regarding corrective actions and suggested dismissals • Assist departmental manager with training course scheduling for entire department • Create and distribute various reports to staff and peers on a regular and ad - hoc basis • Traveled to Chatsworth, CA as supervisor, developing observations and recommendations which led to facility improvements • Acted as representative to the Washington Mutual conversion to early loss mitigation in Albion, NY, sharing best practices from Early Loss Mitigation Supervisor (9/2008 — 4/2010) • Managed unit of approximately 8 to 15 collectors while ensuring the achievement of unit objectives and related standards • Compiled and analyzed statistical data relative to unit productivity, monitoring live calls while providing feedback to staff • Provide advice and question resolution concerning collection activities, reviewing the status of severely delinquent accounts and handling all loss mitigation efforts • Advised staff of any changes in policy and procedures, allocated critical resources, and developed work schedules • Train current and new staff members as well as conduct performance reviews, making recommendations as needed regarding corrective actions and suggested dismissals • Assist departmental manager with training course scheduling for entire department • Create and distribute various reports to staff and peers on a regular and ad - hoc basis • Traveled to Chatsworth, CA as supervisor, developing observations and recommendations which led to facility improvements • Acted as representative to the Washington Mutual conversion to early loss mitigation in Albion, NY, sharing best practices from early loss mitigation in Albion, NY, sharing best practices from Chase

Professional Experience JP MORGAN CHASE Tempe, AZ Early Loss Mitigation Supervisor (September 2008 to present) • Manage a unit of approximately of 8 to 15 collectors ensuring their unit objectives and standards are met • Compile and analyze statistical data relative to unit productivity, monitor live calls and provide feedback to staff • Provide advice and answer questions concerning collection activities, review status of the most delinquent accounts and handle the Loss Mitigation efforts.