Good blog and well
done for pointing out what can be one of the travel blogging elephants in the room.
And even if God can do that for a few points, would Creel want to affirm that God could
do it for all points?
I've always wanted to
do it for the points, but the fees have always been much higher than the rewards I'd earn.
Several people showed their agreement in the comments section,
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If you are just
doing it for the points, the best approach might be to find a close friend or relative and explain to that person what you are doing and why.
Not exact matches
Even if they don't
do any of the above, your post might evoke a smile on their face and they will mentally give you a
point for the future.
Instead say: Simply
point out what the other person
did that's a problem
for you.
What direction
did my rough math
point in,
for the two warranties I was offered this weekend?
These days, I've gotten to a weird
point, where — I mean, I've been
doing it
for like, seven years, so I sometimes feel like I have nothing left to say.
The president - elect had tweeted in 2014 that Obama's support
for net neutrality was a «top down power grab» that would somehow «target conservative media» — there is no basis to this assertion, as net neutrality
does not allow anyone to target any particular online service or media outlet; that's the
point.
And de la Durantaye
points out that the one topic on which the candidates
do seem to align is not positive
for the world economy.
However, if you've reached the
point where you are spending too much time on the non-critical stuff, can't keep up with demand, or don't have some of the skills needed to take the next step, it's time to reach
for the calculator and figure out if an extra pair of hands can be justified.
Barry Pellas, who oversees tech strategy and the development of strategic assets
for digital transformation firm PointSource,
points out that Amazon certainly could be using facial recognition to individually identify customers in its new high - tech store in Seattle, but
does not.
«The companies that are more comfortable spending a higher amount early are usually rewarded with higher growth metrics, but you don't necessarily get bonus
points for being cash conservative in the early days,» she says.
Once you decipher a person's motives, you can adequately show respect
for their beliefs and, upon
doing so have them listen to your
point - of - view in a more open minded manner.
If the test
does continue to grow, it could spell bad news
for Wendy's (wen) considering the rival chain's big selling
point is «Always Fresh, Never Frozen.»
They've quickly gained a reputation
for high - quality products at reasonable price
points, and thanks to our own personal experience with them, they pretty much make their way into the majority of gift guides we
do.
«Many experts are
pointing to the South China Sea dispute as the eventual outcome to China's Arctic involvement, but the strategic value of the Arctic simply
does not make sense
for China to engage in confrontational behavior,» Zhang said.
Hiipe, a chat app that rewards users with
points to redeem
for raffles and discounts, didn't quite make it onto season 1 of Elevator Pitch.
«I would be concerned that Russia could take a tit
for tat approach and down a Turkish fighter jet at some at
point in the future, but an incident in 2012 when Syria shot down a Turkish fighter jet shows that perhaps cooler heads will prevail, as that incident
did not further escalate,» Zilberman told Business Insider.
They're looking
for the best price, but if the lawn care company knows the pain
point of needing to get this
done in one day, they can use that to their advantage when negotiating price.
In fact, we believe the precision at this
point is good enough
for propulsive landing that we
do not need legs
for the next version.
The
point is that if the airline
does finally cancel the flight, you don't have to worry about having a place to stay that night — or to fight everyone else on the flight
for a room.
The price will inevitably be a sticking
point for many consumers, since it can be cheaper — at least over the short term — to hire human cleaners to
do the vacuuming.
Eric Topol, director of the Scripps Translational Science Institute,
pointed out that personal medical data goes
for five times the amount that financial or other data
does on the dark web.
That's sometimes difficult, because you may know that you're not going to get brownie
points for doing that.
Tim's capital structure is «incredibly important,» and will be a significant
point of focus
for investors, «but I don't think it'll be the first thing that a new CEO addresses,» Howlett added.
But the fact that the brightest minds in the oil business must concede they don't know whether the inflection
point will come in the 2020s or the 2040s — or exactly what might take oil's place — is even more discombobulating
for them.
How
did Neil from London get to this
point and what can be
done for him now?
This way, you have the structure on the top to always remind you of what your basic
point is, and the text below, so it makes it very easy
for you to
do the next step.
Additionally, product attributes aren't as relevant a selling
point to new companies as the new angle is no longer, «what
does this product
do for me?»
In order to get digital to the
point where it is compensating
for print's decline, the Times would have to add as many new subscribers this quarter as it
did in the last quarter, and then
do so again in the next quarter, and the one after that, and the one after that.
«A lot of people are banking on it to make up
for the first - quarter number, it needs to deliver... I really think that that number might be the trigger
point on
does this market have the legs to go higher.»
Shilling
does not say when the stock market will crash, or how big such a crash will be, but he
does emphasize the importance of shifting wealth into cash at such times — a
point he's been making
for much of his career.
Topol
pointed out that currently there's a ton of «information blocking» going on by health providers that don't» want to share data with others
for fear of losing their patients (i.e. business).
The decision riled Republican lawmakers in Delta's home state of Georgia to the
point that the state senate on Thursday approved a tax bill that
did not include an expected tax break
for airlines.
Your goal at this
point is to motivate them to make a purchase, so your messaging doesn't have to be as gentle and indirect as it was in the content you create
for people at the top of the funnel.
«But it was getting to the
point where it was more difficult
for him to
do that.»
For example, Gordon
points to two employees who at merger time
did effectively the same job: managing field personnel, which included recruiting, training, and scheduling staff, plus managing projects day to day.
Trump called this claim a «joke» during a January appearance on Fox & Friends after Sen. Bernie Sanders
pointed out the 2012 tweet but he quickly added that, «this is
done for the benefit of China, because China
does not
do anything to help climate change.»
If you don't have time to analyze the transcripts of conference calls, as Loumioti
does, there are other signs to watch
for that
point to a short - term focus.
«That will be hard
for those that don't have the data
points to show how they would perform as a public company.»
Patricia G. Greene, a professor of entrepreneurship at Babson College,
points out that «retirement» may not mean the same thing to small business owners as it
does to people who have spent their lives working
for other people.
What to
do instead: Use slides as visual signposts
for the
points you're making rather than a written version or summary of those
points.
Though the new recommendations don't skewer the meat industry, they
did point to some alarming trends: teens and men (14 - 70) were called out
for being a bit too meaty, eating 10 - 20 oz.
Your neighbor is in the exact same situation — same
point in life, same income — but because he works
for a small employer that doesn't offer a 401 (k), he's stuck contributing a paltry $ 6,500 to an IRA.
Entrepreneur: What sort of pain
point does your product address
for businesses?
This could be a tipping
point for companies to
do much better at securing their networks.
While email marketing doesn't usually get you in front of millions of people, it's good to remember that
for most small businesses, getting in front of millions of people is not the
point.
Only one thing is really standing in the way at this
point: «The biggest challenge to adopting that is really
for [wireless] operators to come up with a good way to manage your plan, because clearly you don't want to pay another $ 50 a month just to get a SIM card.»