Sentences with phrase «recent efforts around»

Today, we dive into the transcript of the company's conference call for more insights into the long on - again - off - again saga of its interest in Pandora, as well as its more recent efforts around the Amazon Echo smart home speaker.

to advance recent efforts around school climate as a significant part of understanding student and educator experiences; and,

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While trafficking routes have changed over time, in recent years narco subs and other vessels leaving southwest Colombia or northwest Ecuador laden with drug cargos often head out in the Pacific, even around the Galapagos Islands, before turning north in an effort to skirt law enforcement closer to home — which may include underwater sensors in Colombian waters — as well as US - led interdiction efforts.

While Macy's rode the strong consumer spending wave that helped retail spending soar during the holidays, the season brought the first signs that Gennette's efforts to turn what is the largest U.S. department store operator around, as detailed in a recent Fortune feature, may be working.

In more recent years, our advocacy efforts have also focused on regional issues, from our very public role in the 2015 transit and transportation plebiscite, to our work around Metro Vancouver's proposed Bylaw 280 and regional waste management, our longstanding calls for a mobile business licence program across Greater Vancouver, and our advocacy at all levels of government to invest in roads, bridges, and Pacific Gateway trade infrastructure across the region.

There were also frustrations around the company's recent efforts to recruit former Uber and Lyft drivers.

And their most recent efforts have centered around drawing venture capital from nearby Los Angeles, and, of course, from a day's drive up north in Silicon Valley.

players like Ozil always present the fans with a bit of a conundrum, especially when times are tough... if you look around the sporting world every once in awhile there emerges a player with incredible skill, like Ozil, Matt Sundin or even Jay Cutler, who have a different way about themselves... their movement seemed almost too lackadaisical, so much so that it seemed to suggest indifference or even disinterest on the part of the player... their posture always appears somewhat mopey and they generally have an unflattering «sour puss» expression on their face... for some their above average skills are enough to keep them squarely in the mix, as their respective teams try desperately to find a way to get the best out of them visa vie player acquisitions or the reworking of tactics... when things go according to planned the fans usually find a way to accept their unique disposition, whereas when things go awry they become easy targets for fans and pundits alike... in the case of Ozil and Sundin, their successes on the international stage and / or with their former teams led many to conclude that if we surrounded such talented individuals with players that have those skills that would most likely bring the best of these players success would surely follow... unfortunately both the Maple Leafs and our club chose to adopt half - measures, as each were being run by corporations who valued profitability over providing the best possible product on the field... for them, they cared more about shirt sales and season tickets than doing whatever was necessary... this isn't, by any stretch, an attempt to absolve Ozil of any responsibility for his failures on the pitch... there is no doubt oftentimes his efforts were underwhelming, to say the least, but this club has been inept when it comes to providing this prolific passer with the kind of players necessary for him to flourish... with our poor man's version of Benzema up front, the headless chickens in Walcott, the younger Ox and Welbeck occupying wide positions far too often and the fact that Carzola, who provided Ozil with great service and more freedom to roam, was never truly replaced, the only real skilled outlet on the pitch was Sanchez... remember to be considered a world - class set - up man goals need to be scored and for much of his time here he has been surrounded by some incredibly inept finishers... in the end, I'm not sure how long he will be in North London, recent sentiments and his present contract situation seem to suggest that he will depart at season's end, but how tragic would it be if once again we didn't put our best foot forward and failed to make those moves that could have brought championship football back to our once beloved club... so when you think about this uniquely skilled player don't be so quick to shift all the blame on his shoulders because he will not be the first or the last highly skilled player to find disappointment at the Emirates if we don't rid the club of those individuals that are truly to blame for our current woes

As well as being the first time in recent memory that meals have been made from scratch in D.C. Public Schools, the program represents the culmination of innovative efforts by D.C. Central Kitchen to build a successful economic model around concepts that don't normally associate in the public mind: local farming, job training for the down - and - out, and feeding the indigent.

Government efforts to deal with the problem baffled many observers when they focused on Labour's link to trade unions, although recent allegations around Unite's dealings in the Labour party have quelled some of the irritation around the proposal.

Dublin 3 has been employed by the UK to deport thirteen thousand asylum seekers since 2003, but recent and ongoing legal research around the regulation, as well as awareness - raising efforts, could provide some hope for those trapped in the the Jungle.

«The high use of marijuana is particularly noteworthy, given recent policy changes around state marijuana legalization efforts,» said Jarlenski.

In a recent New Yorker, Maria Konnikova returned to an explanation for these gut reactions that has been around at least since the early efforts at genetic engineering in the 1970s: The idea that fear and -LSB-...]

Efforts over the last dozen years to have hearing loops installed in public places around the U.S. have gained momentum in recent years with new American manufacturers stepping up to design and market hearing loop amplifiers for a wide variety of installations, from home TV rooms and taxis to auditoriums and airports.

A number of research efforts in recent years have suggested that warmer temperatures and drought increase the risk of violent conflict around the world.

One recent effort to turn that around was organized by the European Science Foundation, the Karolinska Institute, and Science magazine's Web site for young scientists, Next Wave.

The only recent comprehensive analysis of lung cancer rates for women around the world finds lung cancer rates are dropping in young women in many regions of the globe, pointing to the success of tobacco control efforts.

The telescopes that are making this most recent effort rely on radio waves in the narrow frequencies that can penetrate the dense nebulae around the black hole.

Corsicato compiles footage taken from around Schnabel's home, recent interviews conducted with family and friends, and an assortment of photographs and film clips spanning the artist / director's life in an effort to, if one trusts this documentary's title, provide an intimate portrait of Schnabel's psychology as it was generated from the unusual circumstances of his youth.

Efforts in recent years have been stepped up to get mentally ill homeless people off the streets around Orlando, yet the county still lacks shelters.

The intense debate around teacher evaluation has been fueled in recent years by the federal government's efforts to spur the creation of more sophisticated evaluation systems at the state level, in large part through incentives embedded in the Race to the Top grant competition and No Child Left Behind waiver process.

The political opposition and technical challenges around tenure reform have historically prevented these efforts from advancing very far in state legislatures, but both have decreased in recent years.

Recent reports have highlighted failing efforts to implement the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) around the country.

Heroic efforts were made in the recent past to turn the school around with little support from the District.

«This is the highest lead I've ever seen,» said Dr. Paul Lo, a certified lead inspector and lead risk assessor with Materials Management Group Inc., who has headed recent remediation efforts at playgrounds around the city.

Recent efforts to «turn around» struggling schools in lower - income communities have often resulted in more top - down measures, such as reconstitution (replacing a significant percentage of staff and / or the principal) or school closure.

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Independent of these recent initiatives, the number of animals euthanized in shelters has seen a precipitous decline in the past four decades, from around 15 million annually in the 1970's to around 3 million currently, a drop which may be attributed to a host of factors including broader access to and acceptance of spay / neuter, progressive shelter policies, and active adoption efforts.

In his 1993 essay, Meyer identified pedagogy as an area that artists were engaging with in the 1990s, and one sees it again today in efforts like the Public School, a free learning initiative operating in many cities, and the Bruce High Quality Foundation and its ambitious free art school, BHQFU, along with others that have started in recent years around the world.

I promised to produce a Chinese translation of my recent post on an effort to protect the elephants in and around Amboseli National Park in Kenya from the fresh wave of poaching driven by relentless Asian demand for ivory.

The GISS temperature analysis effort began around 1980, so the most recent 30 years was 1951 - 1980.

As a result of this major effort, Mexico's total oil production, which has been on a sharp decline in recent years, is projected to turn a corner around 2020 and then rise to 3.4 mb / d by 2040, up almost 1 mb / d from today.

This policy document aims to provide context for Rio +20 discussions through analysis of current challenges in ocean and coastal management around the world, assessment of how well the multiple goals and objectives of previous international efforts have been met, and building on recent dialogue and inputs including the meeting of the UN Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea (UNICPOLOS) and the Secretary General's report on Oceans and Law of the Sea.

This has contributed to recent efforts in the EU to limit the share of crop - based biofuels to around 6 % of transportation energy.

In recent years, it has extended its reach internationally to campaign and advocate on climate change, the importance of Africa's rainforests in the Congo, to initiate the mottainai campaign — an effort to instill the notions of «reduce, reuse, recycle» in Kenya and around the world — and has partnered with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in its Billion Tree Campaign.

Clients» expectations around efficiency, innovation and change dominate the industry press but efforts to change don't seem to be impressing the most important audience — the clients (according to, for example, a recent survey of in - house counsel by Thompson Hine.)

As previously reported, recent efforts to create financial products around the cryptocurrency have hit some headwinds, particularly those that involve the creation of derivatives contracts.

Xiaomi was definitely smart not to unveil the Mi MIX 2S at the recent jam - packed MWC 2018 in Barcelona, allowing more time for interest to grow around the company's third flagship «full screen» effort.

Considering HTC's poor financial condition, and its recent constant efforts of making devices like the One M9, Desire 626, One A9, Nexus 9, and Re Camera more attractive to the masses, it felt safe to predict bargain hunters would have plenty to savor on and around Black Friday.

At the federal level, recent efforts have been made to create father - focused policies around paternal involvement, job training, and healthy marriage initiatives.

This summary whitepaper reviews NAR's most recent advocacy efforts around regulations and legislation affecting the commercial real estate industry.