My comment on «modelers are very clever and know the effect
of modeling choices on emergent properties» aroused an emotional reaction but no substantive response a few posts ago here from Ken Rice
In this paper we take up the question
of model choice and examine three competing approaches.
The range
of model choices include the S, SE and Titanium series; hybrid and plug - in hybrid versions; EcoBoost engines; plus a choice of manual or automatic six - speed transmission.
Offering an array
of model choices, the Journey can be optioned quite nicely despite its low base price.
Volkswagen's Passat, regardless
of model choice, is worthy of a Test Drive «Best Buy» nod and rates serious consideration from consumers of all ages.
If you're in the market for a 4Runner, you've got three decades
of model choices to choose from with a dizzying array of body types, suspensions, drivetrains, and traction / stability aids to choose from.
Offering a wide range
of model choices, the Journey can be optioned quite nicely despite its low base price.
Given the different responses of high - and low - resolution models to CO2 forcing, the authors emphasize the importance
of model choice for any study of extreme precipitation.
I think that the burden on a simplified model is higher than on AOGCMs in that to get academic traction not only must it not have any loose ends (free parameters) but probably it must explain at least one additional observable to justify the implicit free parameter
of model choice.
Not exact matches
Developers also have a
choice of business
models — they can sell their products at console - like prices or give them away like Blot is doing, with an eye to generating revenue through micro-transactions or other methods, such as merchandise.
While
models that attempt to forecast potential economic impacts provide useful insights regarding potential risks when exploring policy
choices, the Commission is
of the view that it must also consider the potential upsides
of greater
choice, including the retention
of subscribers in the system, as well as the risks associated with maintaining the status quo in a context
of increased demand for more
choice.
Still, you can do your best to
model a good marriage relationship and simply make sure they understand that the
choice of who to spend your life with is probably the most important
choice most people make.
While work / life balance may be a pipe dream and a fundamental misunderstanding
of how the world works, leaders who make strong, healthy
choices publicly are role
models for their employees in integrating their work responsibilities into the totality
of their daily lives.
As more and more business owners retire over the next decade, the search fund
model will become a meaningful part
of the private investment ecosystem and a more popular
choice for existing owners.
The Finance Authority
of Maine, which has followed the St. Louis mini-bond
model, offers IDB borrowers a
choice of amortization terms and payment structures.
The Science and Engineering specialization does not require previous work experience, and students spend the last term creating a working business
model for an enterprise
of their
choice.
In the study titled «What Would Batman Eat: Priming Children to Make Healthier Fast Food
Choices» researchers at Cornell showed children pictures
of role
models before asking them to choose french fries or apple fries (raw apple slices) as part
of their lunch.
The four critical factors are: (a) businesses with recurring revenue bases — like a renewable subscription — are far better than ones dependent on constantly securing new customers; renewals are much easier and less expensive to secure than new sales; (b) customer retention is absolutely critical — all customers are very costly to acquire and very easy to lose in a world
of almost infinite
choices; (c) businesses based on products that require constant replacement or renewal (the «razor blade»
model) are much more attractive than durable goods businesses (like selling refrigerators) where the products have very long repurchase or replacement life cycles and where the market could even fairly quickly reach saturation points; and (d) businesses that offer products or services that had a predictably high rate
of obsolescence were much more attractive than those where the products had long, useful lives.
Instead, it's handing
choice back to them to short circuit rebellion for rebellion's sake (while,
of course, offering guidance and
modeling values).
Such an array
of choices will add complexity to the company's
model, Green admits.
«Canada's
choice will be, with clarity and urgency, to seize and to master our future, to be a
model of confidence, growth and prosperity in the 21st century,» he announced.
That constraint made sense in a physical world: a business that invested heavily in printing presses and delivery trucks didn't really have a
choice but to stick the product and the business
model together, but now that everything — text, video, audio files, you name it — are 1's and 0's, what is the point in limiting one's thinking to a particular configuration
of those 1's and 0's?»
«Rocked to the core
of its business
model, Facebook has no
choice but to take away Shopify's punchbowl,» Left wrote in a note.
«Rocked to the core
of its business
model, Facebook has no
choice but to take away Shopify's punch bowl,» Left wrote in a note.
I don't think that in this age
of tech we need to continue sheltering large Canadian companies who are unwilling to change their business
model to compete with th emore flexible and customer
choice oriented services that are being mamde available.
Attendees can select the
model of their
choice and get out on the track, spending 90 minutes behind the wheel
of one
of these luxury driving machines, a rush
of adrenalin and endorphins guaranteed.
It was originally a Proof -
of - Work
model, but since the entire project is centered around energy efficiency, the
choice to switch over to a less resource - intensive consensus mechanism was obvious.
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For Starr, that is one drawback
of only offering five
model portfolios — it's a short list
of choices for investors who don't have enormous portfolios.
Our strict focus on product services and standards allows advisors the flexibility to bring their unique value to clients through an array
of investment
choices,
model portfolios and other value - added services, such as recordkeeping.
«She's on the board, so she's a logical interim
choice, but not a person who's going to be driver for HP as it transitions to a software and services kind
of model,» Gruia added.
You don't have to agree with me — your business
model and personal preferences should factor into your
choice of cart.
There are a number
of integrations and new features that make it an ideal
choice for many ecommerce business
models.
In that
model, Sampson said, consumers who paid for a subscription could order the vehicle type
of their
choice on demand as needed.
The problem is the consideration
model doesn't offer current workers a
choice between the existing plan and another retirement plan
of similar value.
The discipline
of place teaches that it is more than enough to care skillfully and lovingly for oneâ $ ™ s own little circle, and this is the
model for the good life, not the limitless jurisdiction
of the ego, granted by a doctrine
of choice, that is ever seeking its own fulfillment, pleasure, and satiation.
Furthermore, social trends such as greater freedom
of choice and the tendency
of pastors» spouses to be working outside the home have made the itinerant
model increasingly difficult to implement.
Biblical norms and historical
models must be related to contemporary possibilities with an imaginative grasp
of what this history is apt to imply for those who see it against the background
of their own fears and
choices.
Rational
choice is a presupposition
of another sociological
model embraced by Stark: the «theory
of religious economies,» which posits that churches and other religious groups operate in a market in which they must compete for adherents.
The
model we should be using is rather that
of action which issues from free
choice, the voluntary action
of an intelligent agent.
I might be ecelectic, but what makes me consistent is my belief is something that combines the belief
of Scripture with that
of Englightenment philosophy: nurturing life is goodness, simply, and helping others to see a
model that thinking for ourselves can help heal the world
of all past injustices - so that we all learn to WANT to be good... within reason and by our own
choice...: you have a society like that, you'll have less injustices, less violence, less money - grubbing by people who hold themselves as representatives
of «authority» -(which side are you on, by the way, if you see the world as so divided in such a bipolar reality...?)
Whitehead soon reveals, however, that he is not in the grip
of the inference
model which his
choice of words might suggest.
He is never going to be the first
choice of theWall Street Journaleditorial page or the 2014 -
model George Will.
(28) Preaching, in a dynamic
model, arises from our
choices of how we live and act.
the poor guy has two
choices... check the biological clock
of the next wife or take up building
model ships in the peace and quiet
of his garage.
In theory these two
models seem to present a clear
choice between quite different ways
of approaching the Christian life, but in practice most American Protestants oscillate between them.
To be sure, each
of these subjective features is more prominent in religion; there is a greater diversity
of models, greater influence
of interpretation on data, greater tenacity in commitment to paradigms, and greater ambiguity in paradigm
choice.
In previous chapters it has been suggested that the basic assumptions
of a paradigm community influence its
choice of models.
It influences everything about their personalities — their anxiety levels,
choice of defenses against anxiety, perceptions
of reality,
models of success and failure, their roles, self - images, conflict patterns, values and life goals.