Its curatorial
direction changes from year to year, often moving to reflect the political temperature and aesthetic moods of its time.
Not exact matches
The following factors are making me wonder if I should sell instead: market is still very high and inventory is even tighter than last
year, but economy might
change directions this
year, rate hikes coming, I might be able
to get the same cash flow
from a REIT, and I have no intention of moving back in.
As IYCN completes five
years of project implementation, our team members
from five countries will share challenges, experiences, and future
directions for reaching caregivers and communities
to change behaviors and improve maternal and child nutrition.
Water for Elephants marks the return of director Francis Lawrence
to feature films after a four
year absence, and this is a
change in
direction from the likes of I Am Legend.
On the contrary, it ridiculed forty
years of serious attempts
to place the world on a sustainable development path and tried
to change the
direction established twenty
years ago through Agenda 21; these attempts were made by redefining sustainable development
from a narrow green economy perspective, by drowning the calls for equity, and by trying
to slaughter the rights
to sustainability.
«Under
direction from President Akio Toyoda
to make all its products more fun
to drive, Toyota's ol' reliable Camry tried
to stretch the envelope with cosmetic
changes for the 2015 model
year.
From the acclaimed Icelandic author of Absolution, The Journey Home (now about
to start filming under Liv Ullmann's
direction) and Walking into the Night: a haunting collection of thematically linked stories that encompasses the twelve months of a
year, capturing the most candid moments between lovers, husbands and wives, parents and children — when truths and true feelings surge
to the surface and everything
changes.
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to various factors, possible disruptions in Barnes & Noble's computer systems, telephone systems or supply chain, possible risks associated with data privacy, information security and intellectual property, possible work stoppages or increases in labor costs, possible increases in shipping rates or interruptions in shipping service, effects of competition, possible risks that inventory in channels of distribution may be larger than able
to be sold, possible risks associated with
changes in the strategic
direction of the device business, including possible reduction in sales of content, accessories and other merchandise and other adverse financial impacts, possible risk that component parts will be rendered obsolete or otherwise not be able
to be effectively utilized in devices
to be sold, possible risk that financial and operational forecasts and projections are not achieved, possible risk that returns
from consumers or channels of distribution may be greater than estimated, the risk that digital sales growth is less than expectations and the risk that it does not exceed the rate of investment spend, higher - than - anticipated store closing or relocation costs, higher interest rates, the performance of Barnes & Noble's online, digital and other initiatives, the success of Barnes & Noble's strategic investments, unanticipated increases in merchandise, component or occupancy costs, unanticipated adverse litigation results or effects, product and component shortages, risks associated with the commercial agreement with Samsung, the potential adverse impact on the Company's businesses resulting
from the Company's prior reviews of strategic alternatives and the potential separation of the Company's businesses (including with respect
to the timing of the completion thereof), the risk that the transactions with Pearson and Samsung do not achieve the expected benefits for the parties or impose costs on the Company in excess of what the Company anticipates, including the risk that NOOK Media's applications are not commercially successful or that the expected distribution of those applications is not achieved, risks associated with the international expansion previously undertaken, including any risks associated with a reduction of international operations following termination of the Microsoft commercial agreement, the risk that NOOK Media is not able
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Counting award nights toward elite status eligibility is a step in the right
direction for Hyatt, which obliterated its loyalty program and
changed from the Gold Passport
to the World of Hyatt last
year.
- the team has been adding weapons one by one because they want the same amount of attention for each weapon - the team learned that when they added two new weapons at once, one would end up getting overshadowed by the other - there were more new stages than returning stages because bringing back old stages would have little surprise - since they want
to satisfy both new and returning players, they
changed the order of stage additions - there weren't any major
direction changes in balancing
from Splatoon 1 - there have been more pattern combinations between weapons and stages, so there was more involved
to balance them all - matchmaking is handled by getting 8 players with similar rank points, and then they're split by weapons - the rank point gap between S + players is bigger than ordinary players - only about one in 1,000 active players are in the S +40
to S +50 region in Ranked Battles - there's even less than one in 10 players that reach S +, while 80 % of the overall player base are in A or less - about 90 % of S + ranked players are within a + / -150 hidden ranked power range - rock was the popular genre in Splatoon, so they tried
changing it for the sequel - they prioritized making good background music first before forming the band
to play that music - the design team would make the CD jacket - like artwork afterwards - due
to this, the band members would often
change; some getting added while some others removed - Off the Hook is an exception, as they first decided they would be a DJ and rapper along with their visuals first - Off the Hook's song came afterwards - In Splatoon street fashion was the trend, but in Splatoon 2 they tried adding more uniqueness - the aim was
to add Flow with ethnic clothing and Jelfonzo with high fashion - all Jellyfish in this world are born by splitting, which means Jelfonzo was born by splitting
from Jelonzo - Jellyfish are like a hive mind - when they hold a wedding ceremony, they're just simply holding the ceremony - Jelonzo and Jelfonzo start gaining their own consciences so they can speak - Flow used her working holiday
to go on a trip before reaching Inkopolis Square - during the trip, she met the owner of Headspace - the owner liked her, so she got hired
to work there - Bisk has a unique way of speaking: anastrophe - the team tried
to express him as an adult man - they made him into a giant spider crab because they wanted someone with high posture - he came
from a cold country and broke up with his girlfriend
to join a band - just like Flow, he became attracted
to squids - Crusty Sean finally has his own shop, but he opened it because he's someone who follows the current trends - one of the trends happens
to be people opening their own shops - drink tickets aren't stacked, but the probability is higher than a single brand - the music in Inkopolis Square
changes depending on the player's location - sounds contribute
to creating atmosphere in the location - the song at front of Grizzco Industries had an atmosphere that feels like some smell can radiate
from the game screen - as for Salmon Run, they imagined it as a Japanese restaurant outside Japan that is not run by a Japanese person - each time the player moves between the shops, the game uses an arrange shift that shows the personality of each inhabitant - the arrangement in Shella Fresh is related
to Bisk's guitar and mystery files that describe his past - with the Squid Sisters moved
to Hero Mode, Off the Hook was put in charge in guiding battles and festivals - Bomb Rush Blush has an orchestra «because it would sound like the final boss» - the team wanted
to express the feel of the story's real culprit with this music - the probability of each event occurring in Salmon Run is different - there are no specific requirements, meaning they're picked randomly - this means it's possible for fog
to appear three times in a row - the Salmon have different appearances based on the environment they're raised in - if the environment is harsher, they would become large salmon - Steelheads and Maws have big bodies, while Scrappers and Steel Eels have high intelligence - Salmons basically wield kitchenware, but everybody else has a virtue in fighting
to actually cook the Salmons - Grill is the ultimate form of this - when Salmons are fighting
to the death, they can feel the same sense of unity - they would be one with the world if they were eaten by other creatures, and they also fight for the pride of their race - MakoMart is based on a large supermarket in America - the update also took place on Black Friday in America, which was why Squids are buying a lot of things in the trailer - Arowana Mall looks like it has more passages because there are
changes in tenants and also renovation work - Walleye Warehouse has no
changes at all, because the team wanted
to have at least one map that stayed intact - the only thing different in this map is the graffiti, which is based on the winner of Famitsu's Squid Fashion Contest - all members in the band Ink Theory graduated
from music university - they are well - educated girls who also do aggressive things - the band members wearing neckties are respecting the Hightide Era
from the prequel - the team will continue adding weapons and stages for a
year, and Splatfests for two
years - the team will also continue
to make more updates including balancing
After a few
years, he became interested in calligraphy and realized that he needed
to change the
direction of his work, since he believed that writing his name all over Beirut was not very much different
from what political parties were doing.
This time last
year you may have had a fixed idea of the
direction in which you wanted
to take your career, but a lot could have
changed since then;
from your passions, priorities, and the tasks you enjoy doing in your day
to day role.
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Its astonishing how the
direction of this school has
changed in a few
years from a school that values its students education
to a «football school» thats education is no better than the schools down the road (Eastlake & Skyline).