Sentences with phrase «on a points system like»

Choice Privileges works on a points system like everyone else.

Not exact matches

This is especially true for laptops connected to public wireless access points — like at hotels or coffee shops — and also on a home system.

But her underlying point isn't totally invalid — the furor over drug price hikes like Mylan's is forcing legislators and private companies alike to finally confront the issue head - on, and highlighting just how difficult the disparate and largely opaque American medical financing system makes it to address these problems in a serious way.

Entrepreneurs in the field say that focusing on the price of Bitcoin is missing the point — its value is as proof of concept for a new kind of payment system not reliant on third parties like governments, big banks or credit - card companies.

The system processes 500,000,000 data points each day on indoor environmental quality, including comfort measures of temperature, humidity, noise, and light, and air pollutants like carbon dioxide and particulate matter.

Reuters cited «a disappointing outlook from Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO)» as one of the factors weighing on the market this morning, but as I pointed out in my review of Cisco's fiscal second - quarter earnings, the outlook wasn't disappointing and today's decline in the stock looks like a buying opportunity for long - term, value - oriented investors.

Donald Trump's proposed system of merit - based immigration — instead of family - based unification programs — assigns points to candidates based on factors like age, education and English skills.

Converting the rewards you earn on your Chase Freedom Unlimited ® card to Ultimate Rewards ® points instead of cash back lets you access Chase's 25 % travel bonus by redeeming your points for travel or booking with partner reward systems like United MileagePlus ®.

I told him that he had begun to slide down a slippery slope, for the five points of Calvinism are like five links on a chain: they stand or fall together and if one link in the chain breaks, it is only a matter of time before the whole system unravels.

@JohnQuest — with the prevelance of cellphone cameras and quick posting to sites like youtube these days and all the police brutality and other unlawful activity videos going up on a daily basis involving police, I would be surprised if the percentage of police force that are corrupt, underqualified, discriminatory and just plain stupid is not only a lot higher than 5.0 % but also extends into the higher - ups of the system that are harder to pin - point.

But I would like to point out several dangers in the thinking of those who reject the concept of justice based on creation ordinances known to all persons, regardless of their religious persuasion or soteriological and revelational systems.

While the impact of these classical theories has remained strong, I would like to point to a specific contribution that, in my view, has served as a kind of watershed in our thinking about the cultural dimension of religion: Clifford Geertz's essay «Religion as a Cultural System,» published in 1966.1 Although Geertz, an anthropologist, was concerned in this essay with many issues that lay on the fringes of sociologists» interests, his writing is clear and incisive, the essay displays exceptional erudition, and it provides not only a concise definition of religion but also a strong epistemological and philosophical defense of the importance of religion as a topic of inquiry.

Like some other certifications, CAFÉ Practices operates on a point system.

This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits

Assuming a «standard scoring» system (like that on Yahoo Sports or ESPN.com) where points awarded for correct picks double each round, the key to winning your pool is predicting the Final Four, ensuring your bracket has teams alive for Championship Round points.

Asking for serious prospects — to the point of maybe pushing someone with a weak farm system like the Giants out of negotiations altogether — while also asking for Stanton's new club to pay for all or almost all of the remaining $ 295 million on his contract is a serious ask.

As you and Doc point out, since we've already sacrificed one attacker for an extra defender in this system, we should expect our offensive fluidity to suffer a bit, but that seems all the more reason to not have an offensive passenger on the pitch like Coquelin if we can help it.

«Harlem's Man With the Plan,» January / February 2009 «Obama, drawing on the research of his Hyde Park neighbor, the economist James Heckman, has made the point that programs like the Harlem Children's Zone are not giveaways; they're investments that will pay for themselves in reduced spending on welfare, job training, and the criminal justice system.»

We'd like to point that the running cost of this system if you decide to use it on a daily basis is substantial.

The stroller also comes with these additional features, large storage basket under the seats, 5 point harness systems in every seat, four air tight pneumatic sets of tires on polymer wheels, extra large independent canopies over each seat, a bicycle like brake system on the handlebar, front wheel suspension, quick fold technology and telescoping padded handlebar.

But Obama, drawing on the research of his Hyde Park neighbor, the economist James Heckman, has made the point that programs like the Harlem Children's Zone are not giveaways; they're investments that will pay for themselves in reduced spending on welfare, job training, and the criminal justice system.

Like other strollers on this list, the Baby Trendy Rocket has the five point harness system and a retractable sun canopy.

At some point, however, if we all move towards the co-op model, we will work out the retailers from the system... so the only to buy cloth diapers will be to choose from like 2 things at Target / Walmart... maybe a couple things on Amazon... and then find the co-ops.

This was the part of the country where, in 2010, the words «points - based - system» went down so badly on the doorstep that Labour failed to win seats like Colne Valley, now held by the Conservative incumbent Jason McCartney.

There will be a new generation of equipment to control the flow between treatment facilities, pumping stations and tanks; there is a system to alert customers and large institutions, such as hospitals, to interruptions in service; old pipes are replaced more rapidly to limit leaks; and officials are working toward a system to move water from north to south, so the Southtowns can rely on the Van De Water treatment plant on the Niagara River should the Sturgeon Point plant on Lake Erie fail or lose its links to customers, like when a 42 - inch main failed last summer.

The point at which a planet's atmosphere would experience runaway greenhouse - gas effects like those seen on Venus — a point located just inside Earth's orbit in our solar system — forms the outer boundary.

We try to focus on activities and experiences rather than stuff so our rewards were activities, but you could also create a system like you'd find with tickets at an arcade and allow the kids to turn in points for physical rewards too.

A: Sounds like you need to improve your anaerobic threshold, the point at which your body stops relying predominantly on your aerobic pathways and begins to rely more on your anaerobic systems.

Good point MacSmiley, while carbs go down and are depleted, protein and fat goes up, which is very satiating when consumed in high amounts, which, as you said, hunger and calories also go down, which leads to short term weight loss, but people don't even consider the long term effects on their body systems, like clogging their arteries and damaging their GI tract.

So I've actually taken some hypothalamus before in supplement form just to turn that system back on because I was getting some testing done like some different reflex point testing like the Bennett's and — and such, and I was not — I was not pulling any numbers.

Unlike the Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm series which is more and more a mess of technical, balance and gameplay issues these days, Brave Soldiers delivers what is a nice, franchise - based fighting game, at first, i was expecting a simple fighting game with some button mashing, however, the game proved me wrong and i fell in love, the combo system, while easy, is a lot more deep than the one in the Naruto games, with all of the characters having two special attacks, two «burst attacks», a knock - away and a launcher respectively, a throw and an ultimate attack (called a «Big Bang Attack»), every character also has an universal dodge - action that sends them behind their enemies while spending one cosmo bar, making bar management that much precious and shielding you from a half - a-hour combo, unlike in the NUNS series, the fighting and the characters are nicely balanced, with every character being fun to play and viable at the same time, the game runs smoothly without frame - rate issues and the cell - shaded graphics, character models, arenas and effects alike are nice to the eye, battles are divided into rounds, with all the tiny nice stuff like character introductions and outros being intact (fun fact: the characters will even comment on their score after the battle), the game also features an awakening system, called the «Seventh Sense» awakening, unlike the NUNS awakening system which became severely unbalanced in the later game, every character simply gains a damage / defense boost, with the conditions being the same for all characters, eliminating situations when one character can use awakening at almost any point in the battle, or one awakening being drastically stronger than the other, the game has a story mode with three story arcs used to unlock characters, a collection mode, tournament modes, a survival mode, a series of special versus modes and online battle modes.

Kinda just like EA bringing Need for Speed Most Wanted a year later to Wii U then claiming it didn't sell well on the system... it's almost becoming a running joke at this point.

The score system has an effect on the experience points that are gained so if you want to level up faster, you will not only need to win every race or challenge, but also try to perform tricks like drifting around corners or maintaining a good speed.

It is a wonderful, and in many ways, odd mixture of genres like focusing on Metroidvania for exploration, point and click games for the main story and quests while also offering brawler combat with an RPG progression system.

As online learning gains share and transforms our education system, for some time I have argued that foundations and philanthropists would be wise to spend their dollars in moving public policy, creating proof points, and the like to create smarter demand and not invest on the supply side in the technology products and solutions themselves.

«We're getting to the point where people are beginning to depend on wireless devices, just like we depend on wired devices,» says Jim Hirsch, the associate superintendent for academic and technology services for the 33,000 - student Plano, Texas, school system, which has a reputation as one of the more technologically sophisticated districts in the country.

The ratings are developed using a «Big Data» approach that incorporates multiple data points, including the state's recently introduced, and heavily scrutinized, «A through F Ratings» system, average student scores on standardized tests like the ACT and SAT, and high school graduation rates.

There's also a standard cargo management system that features a rail installed on the side of the cargo area that serves as an attachment point for hooks and other items shoppers can buy through the dealer, like removable grocery bags, a cargo bin, a cooler, a first aid kit and an off - road accessory kit for Trailhawk models.

The shift lever on the center console still looks like a big ole» shifter, just like you'd expect in a pickup, but Diehl points out how it supports our arm while we tap at the touchscreen for the navigation system.

If you switch the stability control to its midway point (called MDM mode), the rear - biased four - wheel drive system really lets you have some fun; get it on track and it will slip into tail - out oversteer like the great M5s of old.

With 755 horsepower the 2019 Chevrolet Corvette zr1 is the most powerful Corvette ever it's also the most technologically advanced behind me are the rolling s's at Road Atlanta and we're here to see if we can reach to the supercar levels of performance afforded by this thing's massive power big tires and the tall wing on the back after that we'll take to the streets to see if a car this powerful can behave itself in public this is a monster of a car I've had some brief track opportunities moving this morning to get used to the pace of this machine which is phenomenal we're gonna warm up as we get out to the road Atlanta and sort of build up to the pace that this car can operate at now initially when you hop in this car you have this shrine to the engine right above you you see the line of the hood it kind of dominates the center of the view you can see over it it doesn't affect visibility but it's immediately obvious and that kind of speaks to what makes this car special it's a monster of an engine listen to that [Music] that is tremendous tremendous acceleration and incredible power but what I finding so far my brief time here at the Atlanta is that everything else in the car is rut has risen to match hurt me while I lay into it on the back straight look you know 150 mile - an - hour indicated we're going to ease up a little bit on it because I need to focus on talking rather than driving but like I was saying the attributes of the rest of the car the steering the braking capability the grip every system of this car is riding to the same level of the power and I think that's what makes it really impressive initially this is undoubtedly a mega mega fast car but it's one that doesn't terrify you with its performance potential there's a level of electronic sophistication that is unparalleled at this price point but it's hard not to get you know totally slipped away by the power of this engine so that's why I keep coming back to it this car has an electronically controlled limited slip differential it has shocks filled with magnetically responsive fluid that can react faster to inputs and everything this car has a super sophisticated stability control system that teaches you how to drive it quick but also makes you go faster we haven't even gotten into exploring it yet because the limits of this car are so high that frankly it takes a while to grow into it but [Music] I think what's impressive about this car is despite how fast it is it is approachable you can buy this car to track dates with it and grow with it as a driver and as an owner I think that's a really special [Music] because you will never be more talented than this car is fast ever unless you are a racing driver casually grazing under 50 miles an hour on this straight okay I'm just going to enjoy driving this now [Music][Applause][Music] this particular Corvette zr1 comes with the cars track performance package a lot of those changes happen underneath the sheet metal but one of the big differences that is immediately obvious is this giant carbon fiber wing now the way this thing is mounted is actually into the structure of the vehicle and it makes you know loading the rear hatch a bit more difficult but we're assuming that's okay if you're looking for the track performance this thing delivers also giving you that performance are these Michelin Pilot Sport cup tires which are basically track oriented tires that you can drive on the street but as we wake our way to the front of the thing what really matters is what's under the hood that's right there's actually a hole in the hood of this thing and that's because this engine is so tall it's tall because it has a larger supercharger and a bunch of added cooling on it to help it you know keep at the right temperature the supercharger is way larger than the one on the zo six and it has a more cooling capacity and the downside is it's taller so it pops literally through the hood the cool thing is from the top you can actually see this shake when you're looking at it from you know a camera from the top of the vehicle this all makes for 755 horsepower making this the most powerful Corvette ever now what's important about that is this not just the power but likewise everything in the car has to be built to accommodate and be able to drive to the level of speed this thing can develop that's why you had the massive cooling so I had the aerodynamics and that's why I had the electronic sophistication inside [Applause] we had a lot of time to take this car on the track yesterday and I've had the night to think about things Matt today two crews on the road and see how this extreme performance machine deals with the sort of more civil minded stuff of street driving the track impressions remain this thing is unquestionably one of the most capable cars you can get from a dealer these days a lot of that's besides the point now because we're on the street we have speed limits they have the ever - present threat of law enforcement around every corner so the question is what does this car feel like in public when you slow this car down it feels like a more powerful Corvette you don't get much tram lining from these big wheels though we as the front end doesn't want to follow grooves in the pavement it is louder it is a little firmer but it's certainly livable on a day to day basis that's surprising for a vehicle of this capability normally these track oriented cars are so hardcore that you wouldn't want to drive them to the racetrack but let's face it you spend more time driving to the track than you do on the track and the fact that this thing works well in both disciplines is really impressive I can also dial everything back and cruise and not feel like I'm getting punished for driving a hardcore track machine that's a that's a really nice accomplishment that's something that you won't find in cars that are this fast and costs maybe double this much the engine in this car dominates the entire experience you can't miss the engine and the whole friend this car is sort of a shrine to it the way it pops out of the hood the way it's covered with coolers around the sides it is the experience of this car and that does make driving this thing special and also the fact that it doesn't look half bad either in fact I think it has some of the coolest looking wheels currently available on a new car this car as we mentioned this car has the track package the track package on this car gives you what they call competition bucket seats which are a little wide for my tastes but I'm you know not the widest person in the world this automatic transmission works well I mean there's so much torque again out of this engine that it can be very smooth and almost imperceptible its clunky on occasion I think I'd might opt for the manual although Chevy tells me about 80 % of its customers will go for the automatic I don't think they're gonna be disappointed and that's gonna be the faster transmission drag strip on the street - and on the racetrack man it was a little bit more satisfying to my taste though we've talked about the exhaust I have it set in the track setting let's quiet it down a little bit so you can hear the difference now I've set that separately from everything else so let's put it stealth what happened to the engine sound that's pretty that's pretty amazing man stealth is really stealth and then go back to track Wow actually a really big difference that's that's pretty great the Corvette has always been a strong value proposition and nowhere is that more evident than this zr1 giving you a nearly unbeatable track performance per dollar now the nice thing is on the road this doesn't feel like a ragged edge track machine either you could genuinely drive it every day the compromises are few and that's what makes this car so special if you like what you see keep it tuned right here and be sure to visit Edmunds.com [Music]

Plus, with claimed economy figures 23 / 31mpg for the city and highway respectively for the rear - wheel drive models (or 22/28 for Q50 2.0 t variants that comes with the optional all - wheel drive system), the Infiniti is fairly frugal — though it's worth pointing out that the like - for - like BMW 3 Series, Mercedes - Benz C - Class and Audi A4 are, on paper at least, able to go that bit further per gallon of fuel.

Of course, it's not as communicative as the old hydraulic steering system like Mac points out, but it's a much better tuned than the on the Carrera.

Considering Subaru offers EyeSight on all their vehicles, even lower trim levels like our test vehicle, we can only praise them for being the first to offer all of these driver assistance systems at the lowest price point of any other new car on the market.

Options: 17 Steel Wheels Pwr Mirrors W / Illuminated Markers P265 / 70R17 Tires Black Overfenders W / Integrated Mud Flaps Metallic Silver Door Handles Multi-Reflector Halogen Auto - Off Headlights Black Bumpers W / Metallic Silver Trim Full Size Spare Tire Mounted On Rear Door Lift - Up Rear Glass Hatch Body Color Instrument Panel Trim Digital Clock Air Conditioning - Inc: Air Filter 2Nd Row Vents Engine Immobilizer Pwr Door Locks 3 - Spoke Tilt Steering Wheel - Inc: Steering Wheel Audio & Bluetooth Controls Water Resistant Fabric Bucket Seats - Inc: 8 - Way Manual Driver Seat 4 - Way Manual Front Passenger Seat Passenger Seat Back Pocket Maplights Hd All - Weather Flooring & Rear Deck Analog Instrumentation - Inc: Speedometer Tachometer Fuel Coolant Temp Voltmeters Flat Dash Panels - Inc: Pipe - Like Structure Silver Trim Cargo Area Tie - Down Hooks (4) Cupholders & (2) Bottle Holders Dual Sun Visors W / Vanity Mirrors Driver & Front Passenger Active Headrests Auto - Dimming Rearview Mirror W / Integrated Backup Camera Rear Window Defogger W / Timer (4) Assist Handles 60/40 Split 2Nd Row Seats - Inc: Removable Bottom Cushions Folding Outboard Headrests (4) Door - Mounted Map Pockets Pwr Windows 4 - Link Rear Suspension - Inc: Lateral Rod Coil Springs Front & Rear Stabilizer Bar High - Mounted Double - Wishbone Independent Front Suspension Variable Pwr Rack & Pinion Steering 4.0 L Dohc 24 - Valve V6 Engine W / Vvt - I Part - Time 4 - Wheel Drive Pwr 4 - Wheel 4 - Piston Front & 2 - Piston Rear Ventilated Disc Brakes Skid Plates - Inc: Engine Front Suspension Fuel Tank Transfer Case 5 - Speed Automatic Electronically Controlled Transmission W / Intelligence (Ect - I) Lower Anchors & Tethers For Children (Latch) System Front & Rear Adjustable Outboard Seatbelt Anchors Driver & Front Passenger Seatbelt Pretensioners W / Force Limiters Driver & Front Passenger Dual Stage Airbags - Inc: Front Passenger Occupant Classification Daytime Running Lights 1St & 2Nd Row Side Curtain Airbags W / Rollover Sensor 3 - Point Seatbelts - Inc: Emergency Locking (Elr) Driver Seat Automatic / Emergency Locking Retractor (Alr / Elr) Front Passenger & Rear Seats Side - Impact Door Beams Rear Child Safety Locks Tire Pressure Monitoring System (Tpms) Star Safety System - Inc: Vehicle Stability Control (Vsc) Traction Control (Trac) Anti-Lock Brake System (Abs) Electronic Brake - Force Distribution (Ebd) Brake Assist (Ba) Smart Stop Technology (Sst) Driver & Front Passenger Seat - Mounted Side Airbags

And while power steering feel may seem like a small point to dwell on, the new electric systems have led to some odd implementations from competitors.

At this point, you might be wondering how this system compares to the active aero components seen on cars like the McLaren 650S and Ferrari 488 GTB.

Not that it matters on public roads, because the CLS 63 AMG's performance envelope is so large that you'd have to be driving like an absolute loon to get anywhere near the point where the default traction control system would have to intervene.

To help keep you secure, every Tundra trim level comes standard with safety features like eight air bags, three - point seatbelts on all seating positions, and a tire pressure monitor system.

For sure, there's plenty of impressive gubbins on offer (we especially like the blind spot warning and cross-traffic alert systems, which we reckon are quite handy to have on a car as big as the Cadillac ATS), but you still get tire pressure monitoring, a full complement of airbags, child seat mounting points on the two outer rear seats and an array of OnStar assistance programmes.