Bolin is as amazed
at her improvement as anyone and, as a result, she's constantly quizzing Meminger on a new stance or move.
Not exact matches
Over the next three days —
as Harvey gained power and made landfall early on Saturday — the world's largest home
improvement retailer set up a temporary hurricane command center
at its Atlanta headquarters.
As another analytics tool, Social Clout looks
at where you can make significant
improvements in engagement, campaigns and keywords.
You're talking about two kinds of
improvement — Tesla updating your car's software over the air
at night
as well
as deep learning capabilities.
The progress
at companies such
as Netflix, Apple, Amazon and Tesla derives from company cultures that thrive when people are addicted to
improvement and innovation.
Although companies like Netscape and Google are almost always presented
as radically innovative start - ups, out to change the world from day one, the fact is, they began
as incremental
improvements, executed
at opportune moments.
While new gadgets such
as tablets or even e-readers have debuted
at premium prices and then quickly nose - dived to dirt cheapness, SLRs have stayed expensive for decades — even despite the digital revolution — largely because the glass and precision parts used to make lenses simply don't see Moore's continual price - performance
improvements.
While both Home Depot and Lowe's have benefited enormously from the home
improvement boom caused by increasing home values and the aging housing stock in the United States, Lowe's has not been
as adept
at capitalizing on that.
When the team looked
at these numbers — average rate of
improvement between third and eighth grade in math and reading — many schools that are traditionally thought of
as «bad» suddenly seemed good.
To kick off the process, Subway is introducing a new roast beef recipe, roasted with garlic and pepper, which the company describes
as the latest example of menu
improvement at the chain.
Most of the
improvements in carbon intensity to date have come from efficiencies such
as using larger trucks
at mine sites, and the returns there are diminishing.
They were given more resources and support
at work, improving their job performance, and, perhaps
as a result, they saw
improvements in their income.
As a platform that enables homeowners to reach any home
improvement service that they need
at the touch of a button, Porch has found a niche market that is worth millions.
According to Whoriskey, ``... executive compensation
at the nation's largest firms has roughly quadrupled in real terms since the 1970s, even
as pay for 90 percent of America has stalled...» Setting aside imprecision of language, that suggests a significant disparity — not disparity of outcomes (which are a given, here) but disparity of rate of
improvement.
Hard thinking about whether packaging is needed
at all, and whether there are better ways to do it, can lead to cost savings, environmental
improvements, and possibly even new revenue streams (such
as the «mushroom packaging» invented by the company Ecovative).
At Porch.com, a home -
improvement network, we hold a 30 minute all - hands meeting every Friday that we refer to
as «Around the Porch.».
Wal - Mart has scaled back on new store openings and is instead investing in
improvements such
as grocery pick - up kiosks, which are now available
at 1,000 stores.
The portable products to date are mostly
improvements on the classic Life Alert «I've Fallen And I Can't Get Up» button, but services to remind taking of medications
at precise times, direct doctor - to - device monitoring (
as with embedded pacemakers), permitting adult children to easily monitor parents» activity in their homes
at a distance, etc. are fast emerging and gaining traction in the marketplace.
Maintaining a course of constant
improvement will keep you
at your best for
as long
as possible.
As Lowe's chief development officer Richard Maltsbarger told Fortune
at the time of the partnership, «The great part about our proposition and partnership with Matt and Porch is that between our knowledge of home
improvement, and the Porch team's knowledge of technology, the Internet, and big data, we have total expertise.»
Dunkin' did point out, though, that it saw an
improvement in traffic in the afternoon
as it began offering some new deals
at that time of day.
Whatever the optimists say, there is nothing right now that even hints
at a possible
improvement in oil prices — which Shell relies on
as their income comes mainly from E&P.
And with the federal carbon pricing requirement coming into effect next year, Ontario's commitment to cap and trade takes necessary action to cut carbon pollution — leaving room for
improvements as needed, and
at the least possible cost.
Take some baseline measurements to identify where your team is currently
at, and use them
as the basis for extrapolating toward realistic
improvements.
At the same time, we view the
improvement in global conditions
as contributing to investor complacency, which has been reflected in subdued volatility index readings in Europe and the United States during 2017.
It is difficult to model the many ways credit intensivity of growth can change, but if we simply assume that there is no
improvement except
as growth slows, so that the ratio between credit growth and GDP growth stays constant, the table below shows debt levels
at the end of ten years
at different GDP growth rates:
Certainly, the monthly financial results,
as reported in the Fiscal Monitor, do not suggest any significant
improvement, if any
improvement at all, in the deficit outlook for 2013 - 14, that might lead to a lower deficit in 2014 - 15 and a larger surplus in 2015 - 16.
Apple,
as part of its response, on Tuesday announced
improvements in its iWork suite
at an event in Chicago, where school bells and announcements over a public address system directed press and more than 300 teachers into an auditorium
at Lane Tech College Prep High School.
At Origin, we look to invest
as a direct buyer of properties valued between $ 10 million and $ 30 million and then hire third - party leasing and management firms to execute our
improvement plans.
Accessories and iPod —
as part of Apple's move into television, we expect the introduction of an updated Apple TV microconsole (which will continue to service the massive install base of televisions offered by other OEMs), along with
improvements to Beats headphones to drive growth far in excess of the decline in iPod which
at our forecast $ 1.1 billion of revenues in FY2015 is largely irrelevant to Apple financially
Hey, Will, I think
as you look
at our long - term guidance, our P&L gets a lot less dependent on same - restaurant sales growth, and a lot more dependent on a lot of these other elements that I hit on, on what's driving us towards that 38 % to 40 % margin
improvement.
The book does not discuss
at length issues such
as widespread poverty and income inequality, which, despite
improvements in recent years, continue to top the list of problems in Latin America.
However, we
at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management think there is more upside potential
as investors begin to appreciate the rate of change
improvement in the economy, and importantly, corporate earnings.
As long as you have at least $ 5,000 in improvements to do, you can use this refi optio
As long
as you have at least $ 5,000 in improvements to do, you can use this refi optio
as you have
at least $ 5,000 in
improvements to do, you can use this refi option.
Improvements to the port's automobile - handling operation will include the addition of 155 paved and fenced acres above the flood plain
at the port's Southport site; the conversion of the former seaplane hangar
at Southport into a second auto - processing site; enhancements
at the main auto - processing site
at Pier 98 Annex; and the establishment of a framework that provides flexibility for use of the land the Port needs for containers and automobiles,
as determined by market demands.
Most revolutions have occurred
at a time of steady
improvement in political freedoms and living standards,
as the recent Arab Spring has further proved.»»
This strong growth - driven by both occupancy and rate
improvement and which was even stronger
at upper upscale, urban, and luxury properties - comes
at a time when economic data points have called into question the near - term sustainability of the U.S. economic recovery and would appear to demonstrate that
as yet no reigns have been placed on corporate travel.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will assess a two percent mortgage insurance fee to all loans, and the cost may be added to the loan size
at the time of closing,
as can the costs of eligible home repairs and
improvements.
Payroll employment growth has not exactly been gangbusters
as of late and neither has headline GDP growth — both perceptual Fed targets for
improvement at the outset of QE3.
We were not thrilled with that aspect of their customer service
at all;
as a matter of fact the average response time to the questions we submitted was three to four days and
improvement is certainly needed in that area..
As Draghi pledged that a decision on policy changes will be announced next month, Jaisal Pastakia, Investment Manager
at Heartwood Investment Management comments: «In many ways, the ECB can afford to leave investors «hanging», a situation that would not have been palatable a couple of years ago and an indication of the significant
improvement in the fundamental backdrop.
Marketing Audit — The process of evaluating a company's marketing assets, strategies, and opportunities for
improvement; conducted periodically
as well
as at the outset and conclusion of any marketing initiative.
And
as I said, I would just say
at a high level, that we've seen an
improvement and we expect to continue to see that.
It comes
as a new study shows nearly 80 per cent of the British public see no signs of
improvement for hundreds of thousands of vulnerable children who are
at risk of serious issues such
as neglect, poverty, bad health or homelessness.
It's easy to forget in an age when screaming protestors claim that the President is from Kenya while the Speaker of the House dismisses half the country
as «un-American» for daring to disagree with her, but
at the core of the healthcare debate there is broad agreement about what would constitute
improvement of the system.
Mysticism
as an effort
at self -
improvement was doomed to failure.
The story is one of mounting personal agony for the two fathers, Kumalo and the elder Jarvis,
as in different ways they search for their sons, Kumalo for the release of Absalom from the murder charge or
at least the boy's repentance for his act, and Jarvis for the significance of his son's life which was devoted to the
improvement of the lot of the blacks in South Africa.
There were real powers
at work on men
as they contemplated the majesty of nature or felt the impulse towards tribal unity or responded to the demand for moral
improvement.
As a matter of fact the French government has reduced the value added tax on theme parks from 18.6 % to 7 %, lent 4 billion francs at preferential rates and provided 2.7 billion francs in infrastructure improvements, such as highways and rail road
As a matter of fact the French government has reduced the value added tax on theme parks from 18.6 % to 7 %, lent 4 billion francs
at preferential rates and provided 2.7 billion francs in infrastructure
improvements, such
as highways and rail road
as highways and rail roads.
It hints
at intriguing possibilities for concrete
improvements to American laws and institutions, but
as a philosophical book, it can only bring them up in passing.