Sentences with phrase «changes and growth since»

It's clearly gone through a lot of changes and growth since then, but it's gotten to the point that it has grown into a fully - fledged game concept.

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As I have written about before, the rate at which Americans start new companies has been on a downward trajectory since the late 1970s, driven by changing industry composition and the growth of multi-outlet businesses like Starbucks and Walmart.

We've completely transitioned our business model to the point now where 97 % of our sales are direct online, and we've been seeing tremendous growth of the company since we made that change.

Since those two elements are changing rapidly for growth businesses, they can not build on the luxury of predictability and reliance on historical data.

GGP, which invests in shopping centers and changed its name in 2017 from General Growth Properties, is up more than 7,000 percent since the S&P 500 reached its financial crisis closing bottom on March 9, 2009.

But significant changes in policies since then — not least, lower primary surpluses and a weak reform effort that will weigh on growth and privatization — are leading to substantial new financing needs.

Technology Change Not the Culprit in Wages Falling Behind U.S. Productivity Gains (Naked Capitalism) Since 1973, there has been divergence between labour productivity and the typical worker's pay in the U.S. as productivity has continued to grow strongly and growth in average compensation has slowed substantially.

Chinese dairy production and consumption has soared in the past three decades, averaging a 12.8 % annual growth rate since 2000 as a result of changing diet trends that are shifting more toward Western foods, according to a report by the Institute of Agriculture and Trade Policy.

«We believe that the currency movements since the start of 2018 have reflected the changing GDP growth dynamics between the US and Europe, and the corresponding lift in the US 10 - year bond yield to 3.0 per cent,» he says.

The strong dollar, changes in the economy creating mismatches between workers» skills and the needs of business, and well - intentioned government programs that aid the jobless but also create disincentives to seek training and employment have slowed annual GDP growth to 1.8 percent since 2000 from 3.4 percent the prior two decades.

I have been investing in Dividend Growth Stocks for over 2 years now and one thing that has not changed since I received my first distribution is the excitement I get whenever I count my dividends at the end of each month.

Darin Kingston of d.light, whose profitable solar - powered LED lanterns simultaneously address poverty, education, air pollution / toxic fumes / health risks, energy savings, carbon footprint, and more Janine Benyus, biomimicry pioneer who finds models in the natural world for everything from extracting water from fog (as a desert beetle does) to construction materials (spider silk) to designing flood - resistant buildings by studying anthills in India's monsoon climate, and shows what's possible when you invite the planet to join your design thinking team Dean Cycon, whose coffee company has not only exclusively sold organic fairly traded gourmet coffee and cocoa beans since its founding in 1993, but has funded dozens of village - led community development projects in the lands where he sources his beans John Kremer, whose concept of exponential growth through «biological marketing,» just as a single kernel of corn grows into a plant bearing thousands of new kernels, could completely change your business strategy Amory Lovins of the Rocky Mountain Institute, who built a near - net - zero - energy luxury home back in 1983, and has developed a scientific, economically viable plan to get the entire economy off oil, coal, and nuclear and onto renewables — while keeping and even improving our high standard of living

And since changes in GDP reflect inflation, population increase and real economic growth, GDP also captures the costs of providing a given level of public servicAnd since changes in GDP reflect inflation, population increase and real economic growth, GDP also captures the costs of providing a given level of public servicand real economic growth, GDP also captures the costs of providing a given level of public services.

In year - ended terms, growth in the WPI was 3.5 per cent and has changed little since March 2003.

Now lets see how my weighted average growth rate and yield have changed since April 2016.

Since I wrote about BNCC.pk, a lot has changed with the company: the stock price has nearly quintupled, the assets and equity have both skyrocketed, and the company has been increasing earnings at unfathomable rates (year - over-year earnings growth was 505 %).

The tipping point seems to have been the release of the January jobs report, the highlight of which wasn't the change in nonfarm payrolls and the unemployment rate, which they usually are, but the 0.3 % (2.9 % annualized) growth in wages, which was the strongest year - over-year gain since June 2009.

Since the industry consolidated and management incentives changed to being based on returns on capital rather than growth, capacity (supply) growth has tracked GDP (demand) growth closely, free cash flow generation has been significant and consistent, and the companies have consistently paid down debt, bought back stock and paid dividends.

Yet since, on the other hand, the single step separating case two from the older theory involves the entire difference between admitting and not admitting real change, growth, possibility of profit.

Consider a partial list of developments since just World War II: a broad national decline in denominational loyalty, changes in ethnic identity as hyphenated Americans enter the third and subsequent generations after immigration, the great explosion in the number of competing secular colleges and universities, the professionalization of academic disciplines with concomitant professional formation of faculty members during graduate education, the dramatic rise in the percentage of the population who seek higher education, the sharp trend toward seeing education largely in vocational and economic terms, the rise in government regulation and financing, the great increase in the complexity and cost of higher education, the development of a more litigious society, the legal end of in loco parentis, an exponential and accelerating growth in human knowledge, and so on.

Tim i found it liberating to just do what the Lord wants you to do i work within his boundarys and yes i attend church and enjoy it.I love the people and i love hearing the word and worshipping the Lord even if others are still bound up with traditions thats not my walk thats theres.My focus is to do what the Lord wants me to do.There have been times i have said no to the pastor he does nt understand why i choose not to lead the worship.i query him as well regarding the idea that its not just performing a function because there is a need our hearts have to be in the right place so that the Lord can use us but he did nt understand where i was coming from and thats okay because of that i just said no until my heart is right i am better not being involved in leading.But i am happy to be an encouragement to others in the worship team i havent wanted to be the leader i have done that in the past.So my focus has been just the singing and being part of different worship teams i think the Lord has other plans as the groups i am in seem to be changing at the same time i am aware that i do nt to worry about change as the Lord knows whats best.I used to be quite comfortable leading the music but that was before when i was operating in my own self confidence and pride.The Lord did such a huge change in my life that i lost my self confidence and that is not a bad thing at all as my spiritual growth has been incredible.The big change was my identity moved from me and what i could do to knowing who i was in Christ and that he is my strength and confidence.Now i know that without him i can do nothing in fact i am dependent on his empowerment through his holy spirit all the time in everything.In the weekend i was asked to lead the music at another church i attend multiple churchs although i attend two regularly one has services in the morning and one has services in the evening so the two do nt really clash.In the weekend i was asked to lead the music its been two years since i did that and i was worried on how i would go.All i can say is that it went really well and because i stepped out in Faith the Lord really blessed the morning to the congregation.The difference is knowing that i serve the Lord with the gifts he has given me but my heart has to be right and when i do it in his way it builds up the body and it brings glory to him.May the Lord continue to show you what he wants you to do even though others may not understand your reasons i just want you to know that you do nt have to pull away completely just work within the boundarys that the Lord gives you and do nt feel pressured by others expectations to do anything that feel uncomfortable.Be involved just as you feel lead by the holy spirit even if it is in a very minor way take small steps.regards brentnz

SYSPRO's focus on meeting the needs of manufacturers and distributors has not changed since its inception in 1978, which enables its customers to leverage off the software for their own growth and profitability.

Many brands produce their spirulina in toxic waters, and since our oceans are filled with mercury and toxins on so many accounts due to climate change and pollution, it's highly important to choose a brand of spirulina that has direct control over the growth and control of the production of their spirulina products.

Since before the turn of the century, PepsiCo recognized changing consumer preferences and the growth potential in more nutritious products.

Liz: the shop is really a reflection of my own creative growth, so it's changed and grown pretty organically since i started selling.

I've been doing this for a long time and although I sleep trained my last child five years ago not much has changed since then, and I am pretty sure no new research has come out showing that sleep for babies is becoming less important to their health and growth.

Since economic growth is measured as the annual percent change of gross domestic product (GDP), it has all the advantages and drawbacks of that measure.

Since it is known that 13 different members of the fibroblast growth factor, or Fgf, family act as signaling proteins between the two different tissues — dental mesenchyme and oral epithelium — during murine tooth development, Javed and colleagues looked for changes in Fgf ligands in the mice lacking Sp7.

Since changes in the soil nitrogen cycle are driven by microbes, could bacteria associated with invasive species not only be responsible for the observed changes in soil nutrient concentrations, but also for enabling the continued growth and persistence of the invader species?

According to the lecturer Emilia Gutiérrez, from the Department of Evolutionary Biology, Ecology and Environmental Sciences of the UB, «the data from these trees that grow in heights over 2,000 metres represents the global changes, since their growth is not influenced by the effects of the local human activity (wood cutting, industry).»

To calculate changes in carbon storage they examined 321 forest plots across the Amazon's six million square kilometres, identified and measured 200,000 trees, and recorded tree deaths as well as growth and new trees since the 1980s.

IIASA researchers have been involved in greenhouse gas emission projections since the beginning of climate change research in the 1970s, including research on both historical emissions as well as projections for future emissions based on multiple scenarios of economic and population growth and technological change.

Despite the explosive growth in size and complexity of the human brain, the pace of evolutionary change among the thousands of genes expressed in brain tissue has actually slowed since the split, millions of years ago, between human and chimpanzee, an international research team reports in the December 26, 2006, issue of the journal, PLOS Biology.

With rapid population growth and climate change, inland valleys are increasingly being considered as the continent's future food basket since they are generally more fertile than uplands and have higher water availability.

The collisions, growth and shifting of tectonic plates have changed the face of the planet since its birth some 4.5 billion years ago.

Many brands produce their spirulina in toxic waters, and since our oceans are filled with mercury and toxins on so many accounts due to climate change and pollution, it's highly important to choose a brand of spirulina that has direct control over the growth and control of the production of their spirulina products.

In the more than 25 years since she co-founded Omega Institute — now the world's largest center for spiritual retreat and personal growth — Elizabeth Lesser has been an intimate witness to the ways in which people weather change and transition.

Getting plenty of rest and a good 7 - 8 hours of sleep will help your body make the changes you're looking for especially since this is when you have your greatest release of natural growth hormones to help with the bulking up!

We're fortunate to have experienced consistent growth since our launch and we're in the midst of some very exciting changes.

I really hate how I look in that post if I'm completely honest but it just shows how much I've changed since 2016 and it's always a great aspect to look back on my personal growth and the changes made over the year (s).

New teacher evaluation systems have been changed in at least 33 states since 2009, and more than two dozen states are relying on both observations and student growth on test scores to judge a teacher's effectiveness.

Growth and changes within the model line - up have since been responsible for a succession of landmarks in the history of the BMW 3 Series, introducing innovative concepts which continue to set trends for the segment as a whole to this day.

Returns on equities are impossible to predict, but the McKinsey researchers point to several factors that have changed since the «golden era,» including lower inflation, lower interest rates, slower economic growth and slimmer corporate profit margins due to greater competition.

Again, history's not likely to be much of a guide, since the Fed will be responding to changes in inflation and economic growth as they come along.

The historical 10.9 % stock market return breaks down into exactly three parts: 1) Income due to dividend payments 2) Capital gains due to earnings growth, and 3) Capital gains due to changes in P / E ratios (since Price = Earnings x Price / Earnings)

- Link doesn't have much of a character in this game - they wanted players to relate to Link and play as themselves - Link's face doesn't have much expression in this game, and that was done on purpose - for Zelda games, the devs always try to make the player feel like Link - that was pushed even moreso for this entry - everytime a Zelda releases, Aonuma watches fan feedback and considers that for the future - the items Link uses to solve are always going to be important - regardless of the tech that Nintendo provides, exploration in the series is important - Link's growth through who he meets is also an important element of the franchise - Aonuma thought about Zelda freedom when considering Breath of the Wild, and was brought back to the days of the original Zelda - this was a big point of inspiration for Breath of the Wild - with Ocarina of Time 3D, Nintendo wanted to really utilize the 3D and had a desire to let players enjoy Ocarina of Time outside - the goal with A Link to the Past was creating more depth - Aonuma used to think that getting lost in a 3D world wasn't okay - this lead Aonuma to putting in tons of hints and guiding players - he has since changed that idea and convinced himself that it's okay to get lost - the first two years of development the devs created a game where just running around was fun - climbing is very important, because players can climb high and see destinations they want to visit - you can place your own markers to decide where you want to go - when the devs create a Zelda title, they consider not using the name Link - since they don't have anything else to go with, they choose Link - the name Link doesn't hold much value, since the player is the one creating the journey - when Nintendo first created Link, they wanted a character that is literally the link between people - that is why his name is Link - to think that the Zelda series has been around so long that there are all sorts of urban legends and myths makes Miyamoto really happy

It had seen the «triumph» of American painting and the change from the «imaginary museum» of André Malraux in France, a source for John Berger or Rosalind E. Krauss, to the very real museum since Thomas Hoving, including hype, crowds, growth, and blockbusters.

Rate of percentage annual growth for carbon dioxide has certainly increased since the beginning of the 21st century, but this should result in a significant change in the rate of warming any more quickly than the differences between emission scenarios would, and there (according to the models) the differences aren't significant for the first thirty - some years but progressively become more pronounced from then on — given the cummulative effects of accumulated carbon dioxide.

- carbon dioxide has increased a mere 60 parts per million since 1957, a tiny change in the composition of the atmosphere; increased levels of CO2 act a fertilizer, promoting plant growth and contributing to the shrinking of the Sahara desert

Since emissions in the last 40 years have been 3 times higher than in the period from 1924 to 1963 and 30 times higher than 1844 to 1883 it is not too hard to believe that the rapid growth in atmospheric partial pressure has forced such a change in airborne fraction