Sentences with phrase «long as both chains»

Similarly, natural selection accepts any folding process so long as the chain reaches its natural conformation with essentially 100 % yield.

«So long as the chains can support the same cryptographic hash function, it is possible to make transactions across blockchains without trust in 3rd party custodians.»

Not exact matches

Though the fast - food chain insisted that the new wording was never intended to replace the company's long - standing catchphrase, «I'm lovin» it,» the Wall Street Journal reported it would debut on New Year's Day and even get an airing in the Super Bowl — claims the company dismissed as «highly speculative and premature.»

But nothing else has had quite the same hold on consumers as sports programming, and the unwinding of that massive, decades - long value chain is going to cause a lot more pain before it is finished.

Amazon's moves should help Whole Foods, long derided as «Whole Paycheck» for its high prices, to woo customers beyond its upper middle class clientele, as well as counter the discount chains such as Walmart and even Aldi as they vie for more of the organic and natural foods markets.

The chain, known affectionately as Donki and long a magnet for visitors from overseas including Lady Gaga, has recorded 26 consecutive years of sales growth.

Even so, as a maker of domestic appliances, Dyson does have long experience of running a global supply chain and manufacturing operations — something that has caused significant problems for fresh industry entrants such as Tesla.

But as a race to get the first foldable phone, something that Samsung, Huawei, LG, Oppo, Lenovo, and ZTE all have patents for in addition to Apple, on the market heats up, Apple may no longer be satisfied with relying on its current supply chains.

So it was that J.C. Penney (jcp), the long - stagnating mid-tier department store chain, announced in June 2011 that it was hiring Ron Johnson, the man in charge of Apple's (aapl) wildly profitable retail stores and a Steve Jobs acolyte whose golden halo also included past triumphs as an executive at Target (tgt).

Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

Starwood, by contrast, was the leader in the region among global chains, thanks to Sheraton's long - standing position as a top full - service brand.

But as soon as West had inked a long - term deal with the Marriott International hotel chain, investors stepped right up: STSN vendor Intel and another major chip manufacturer suddenly wanted an equity position, as did two VCs.

McDonald's Corp said on Thursday it laid off in July 135 employees at its U.S. headquarters and 90 corporate employees posted overseas as part of a major restructuring at the fast - food chain, which has been fighting to reverse a long sales slump.

But its advantage only holds up as long as the supply chains are in China and shipping raw materials and finished goods over the oceans remains cost - effective.

We see a tremendous opportunity to drive innovation in areas that will fuel our growth both in the short and long - term in areas such as digital, technology, supply chain and merchandising.

Combine this advantage with prices that are competitive with online retailers, and customer service that's superior to discount chains such as Wal - Mart, and you have the recipe for Best Buy's long - term success.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters)- McDonald's Corp (MCD.N) said on Thursday it laid off in July 135 employees at its U.S. headquarters and 90 corporate employees posted overseas as part of a major restructuring at the fast - food chain, which has been fighting to reverse a long sales slump.

When a hard fork occurs, a new set of tokens are created on the new chain but the old set continues to exist; holders of the old tokens find themselves holding both old and new tokens, so long as the wallet in which they were storing the old tokens before the fork also supports the new ones.

SAN FRANCISCO / TOKYO (Reuters)- A labor dispute at ports on the U.S. West Coast is disrupting supply chains across the Pacific, forcing some Asian exporters to resort to costly air freight and pushing up shipping rates as more freighters are caught up in long lines to dock.

According to Richard Passikoff, founder of Brand Keys, though this type of business model isn't as easy to pull off as it looks, being able to capitalize on the unsold products of other brands has enabled off - chain stores to offer value and pose a long - term challenge to others in the market.

«Perennial rail service challenges have impacted our competitiveness, our national supply chain's long - term economic sustainability and Canada's global reputation as a trading nation,» the company wrote in its briefing to the committee reviewing Bill C - 49, the government's modernization of the Transportation Act.

The longest chain not only serves as proof of the sequence of events witnessed, but proof that it came from the largest pool of CPU power.

While Abra has shown public support for the SegWit upgrade to Bitcoin as well as the currently pending SegWit2X plan to implement both SegWit along with a base block size increase to 2 MB, we will ultimately support the Bitcoin blockchain representing the longest chain with the most historical hashing power and difficulty associated with it.

However, this is a temporary fork as the chain that finds the next block first becomes the longest chain and automatically becomes the truth.

More than an uptake of entrepreneurism as a notion, Canada must focus on adopting entrepreneurship with rigor — which means fixing the broken links on the long chain of startup activity.

In an increasingly competitive market in security of the supply chain, nanochip (r) IBM will have the same computing power as its much longer equivalent since the early nineties.

But then it sounds like everyone looked away while TJ reinvented himself as a poor long - suffering dad chained to a crazy woman — instead of a garden variety philanderer with an inflated ego and a professional need to seem like a good guy.

My parents are one of the reasons in the long causality chain that results in me being here, but they were caused as well.

As we have said, it appears to be the case that every zoological chain observed over a sufficiently long period can be seen to modify itself in a given direction (shape of limbs or teeth, relative development of the brain.

As long as our equality is chained to a book we will never be freAs long as our equality is chained to a book we will never be freas our equality is chained to a book we will never be free.

While this system has broken down, it has decayed not simply because the animal spirits of Wall Street did not temper their zeal with a respect for greater community, but because American citizens embraced the pact that was offered them: an endless supply of baubles from citizens in chains so long as they refused to speak out in the pulpit against the notion that greed is good, that profit maximization is the chief end of man.

Accepting the causal account, one can come to see the perceived datum as only the final link in a long causal chain, only that part of the iceberg which is visible above the surface of the water.

It is just one more stage in the long, unbreaking chain of life that goes back to the first reproducing cell, and these implanted cells are not that special — they miscarry as much as they lead to developing into a fetus.

I lean towards the third view... but I admit it is the most difficult of the three views... Christ's priorities appear to be «love in motion» flowing in almost unpredictable directions as dictated by the greatest need: — He heals a slave rather than rebukes slavery; — He heals a man at a pool, then leads the man to belief, then says «cease from sinning»; — He heals many others and says «go and sin no more» to but a few; — He shares money with the poor but establishes no long - term aid; — He touches lepers; He converses with seeking Pharisees; He debates with other Pharisees; He lives with Samaritan outcasts for two days; — He acknowledges the five «marriages» of the Samaritan woman as «marriages»... and then remarks about her current co-habitation... but then moves to higher priorities; — He seems so very focused on internal holiness and not on external holiness; — He violates the Sabbath; He says He is Lord of the Sabbath; He even says that the Sabbath was created to assist man, rather than man created to serve the Sabbath... thus turning the entire concept of the Law into one of assistance rather than being chained to obedience; — He insists on impartiality in the way we bless others, even if we call them «evil» or «good».

It is possible that some irreversible change in biochemistry gives the alcoholic a sensitivity or «allergy» (as AA has long claimed) to alcohol, so that one drink sets off a chain reaction leading inevitably to a drunk.

Evolving our global food production system so that it supports the economic well - being of farmers, as well as long - term ecological stability, is not only the right thing to do — it is in the best interest for every single player in the supply chain, from farmers in the most remote regions of the world to consumers in every major metropolis.

Medium - chain fatty acids like lauric acid are more easily digestible and more readily burned as energy than stored as fat, relative to long - chain fatty acids found in animal products.

Medium chain saturated fatty acids are easily metabolized and used as energy, as opposed to their long chained cousins, that are much harder to process.

Long - chain fatty acids such as those found in the polyunsaturated oils typically used for cooking (like corn, canola, soy and sunflower oils) are more difficult for the body to break down and use for energy, so they are usually stored as fat in the body.

Fats are categorized as either short -, medium -, or long - chain depending on how many carbon molecules they contain.

Given the tight operating environment for restaurants throughout the U.S., it comes as no surprise that many of the national chains continue to struggle to post consistently positive same - store sales, long considered another indicator of industry health.

Although Huddle House faces some stiff competition from chains such as Denny's or IHOP, Abt says the engagement of its franchise partners goes a long way toward creating a different feel that guests love.

But the fatty acid or medium chain triglyceride (MCT) quality is not altered as long as chemicals are not used for extracting, bleaching, or deodorizing the copra.

Known as the healthiest and most versatile oil on earth, coconut oil is made up of unique medium chain fatty acids which offers a long list of health and beauty benefits, some of which include: - Improved brain function - Improved memory - Enhanced immune function - Supported digestion - Increased nutrient absorption (add to cooking and smoothies)- Balanced hormones - Improves thyroid function - Increases energy levels - Aids weight loss and weight management - Provides skin and hair nourishment - Cleanses unwanted bacteria, fungi and viral infections Coconut Magic's coconut oil is an all - natural, clean product that can be used during pregnancy and also for baby care.

As of the 1st January 2017 GreenPalm will no longer be endorsed by the RSPO to run the certificate / credit trading supply chain option, as indicated by today's RSPO announcemenAs of the 1st January 2017 GreenPalm will no longer be endorsed by the RSPO to run the certificate / credit trading supply chain option, as indicated by today's RSPO announcemenas indicated by today's RSPO announcement.

The key to sourcing organic ingredients, as in the non-GMO supply chain, is long - term planning, particularly for bigger companies that need greater quantities of ingredients.

The DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation is the industry's longest running, global, independently judged celebration of innovation and collaboration throughout the value chain and is recognized globally as the leading packaging awards program.

The DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation is the industry's longest running, global, independently - judged celebration of innovation and collaboration throughout the value chain and is recognized globally as the leading packaging awards program.

In deploying a comprehensive strategy, Starbucks is improving the resilience of our supply chain and ensuring the long - term supply of high - quality coffees, as well as building stronger, enduring farming communities for generations to come.

Specific considerations include portion and calorie control to support energy balance, protein and fibre intake for appetite regulation and satiety purposes and appropriate amounts of healthy fats such as long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids.