While Alexa
skill growth rate had declined slightly in April, May again showed it growing again.
I think it is fair to say the Alexa
skill growth rate merited a top 10 story of 2017, but maybe not any of the individual stories.
The slowdown in Flash Briefing skills is a big contributing factor to the slowdown in the overall Alexa
skill growth rate over the past quarter.
Smart Speaker Use Case Frequency January 2018 Device Market Share Breakdown 2017 Why Some Consumers Have Not Purchased a Smart Speaker Total US Alexa Skills Total Alexa Skills in UK & Germany Smart Speaker Market Share Canalys Smart Speaker Sales 2017 Number of Alexa App Downloads Alexa Skill Milestones Alexa
Skill Growth Rates Alexa Skill Ratings Breakdown Alexa Skill Ratings Analysis Top 100 Rated Alexa Skills By Category Smart Speaker Sales Amazon Alexa Consumer Use Statistics CIRP: How Consumers Use Amazon Echo CIRP: Amazon Customer Awareness of Amazon Echo Voice Assistant Device Footprint Amazon Alexa Sales Growth Voice Assistant Google Search Trends US Households with Smart Speakers US Household Smart Speaker Ownership US Smart Speaker Installed Base Number of Alexa Skills by Content Category
Not exact matches
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our
growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build
rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build
rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange
rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount
rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit
ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly -
skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest
rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest
rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange
rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.
Thanks to STORE's
skilled use of long - term fixed
rate debt, the net cash spread (cash yield minus cost of capital) generally stays the same, allowing for profitable
growth of AFFO per share and thus the dividend.
«The Scottish Government is doing all we can to support the
growth of food and drink exports: working with key sectors to develop new and existing markets, boosting innovation and
skills, and supporting Scotland's local producers via business
rates exemptions and grants for example.
Just before the teenage years, «the
rate of
growth for many
skills kind of slows down,» says Deborah Waber, an associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard University Medical School's Children's Hospital Boston and the lead author of a paper that reports the results of the behavioral component of the NIH Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Study of Normal Brain Development.
This was due, in part, to reductions in the
rate at which payments to certain providers are updated; slower
growth in the use of Part A services, such as
skilled nursing facility and home health services; and reductions in prescription drug prices as patents for several popular drugs expired.
No one is sure just what conditions prevailed in the postasteroid apocalypse, but Wang speculates that the fast
growth rates of modern birds, which let them reach adulthood faster and spend less time dependent on their parents, may have given them an advantage; likewise
skilled flight may have been a boon.
Gains continued thereafter at somewhat slower
rates, likely reflecting the slower
growth in fourth - grade math
skills.
It is important to note, however, that this slump marks a reduction in the
rate of
growth, not a loss of
skills.
Specifically: «The level of cognitive
skills of a nation's students has a large effect on its subsequent economic
growth rate.
The level of cognitive
skills of a nation's students has a large effect on its subsequent economic
growth rate.
We therefore took measures of average educational attainment and average cognitive
skill levels for as many countries as possible and examined their relationship to the average annual
growth rate in the country's gross domestic product (GDP) per capita from 1960 through 2000.
High school reform should include making sure that we are measuring the relevant
skills; allowing states the flexibility to design systems that produce results; using multiple measures to assess achievement; allowing the use of
growth models; including commonsense flexibility for students with special needs; involving educators in planning; and effectively addressing dropout
rates.
In response to the slow
rate of economic
growth after 1973, states took a number of actions to improve the
skills of students graduating from public high schools.
Interestingly, the quantitative difference between an endogenous and neoclassical model framework - with improved
skills affecting the long - run
growth rate versus just the steady - state income level - matters less than academic discussions suggest.
For this, we first show that the
growth rate of a state is highly dependent on the
skills of its workforce.
Enriching the literacy environment had one additional surprising impact: Children whose teachers participated in LEEP displayed significant
growth in social skillsSee This finding came from teacher
ratings using an adaptation of another tool, the Social
Skills Rating System (Gresham & Elliott, 1990)..
In a separate study, Hough, Demetra Kalogrides, and Susanna Loeb of Stanford found 5 percent of the differences in schools» math
growth in elementary school and 6 percent of the differences in math
growth in middle schools, as well as 11 percent of the differences in high schools» graduation
rates, could be explained by differences in their school climate and student - reported social
skills.
This result suggests that, although boys from the summer camps reported a greater increase in interest in science, the
rate of
growth in ICT
skills self - assessment was equal by gender.
«IBPA represents the segment of the book publishing industry with by far the best
growth rates in the industry and the Board would like to leverage the association's strengths under a new leader with the
skills and spirit to take advantage of the unique
growth opportunity presented by the current publishing revolution.»
My goals are to breed healthy, show quality rabbits with calm temperaments, great mothering
skills and an emphasis on meat production / good
growth rate and excellent conformation.
From the introduction of a new character - resident power - house, Kahuna - and new discs, to dedicated servers, Elo - based
skill ratings and matchmaking, Disc Jam has been in a constant state of
growth since it first launched.
As long as you can justify a price increase — i.e. more
skills, expertise,
growth, overheads or even just adhering to
rate of inflation — your client will understand the necessity for increasing your
rates.
There are a number of trends currently facing the legal profession (increased client sophistication, fee pressures, stagnant
growth, the number of lawyers growing at a faster
rate than the general population, succession planning needs and an increased emphasis on non-traditional
skills — see the CBA Futures Report for a more fulsome list) that make the traditional practice model difficult (impossible?)
However, nearly 3,000 Alexa
skills is a very good start as is a 52 % four - month
growth rate.
This total is even more impressive considering Amazon only had about 7,000
skills at this point last year in the US, a
growth rate of 266 % in one year.
Germany's
growth rate was 10 % and included 1,291 Alexa
skills as of June 1, 2017.
This is also on par with
growth rates of Germany and the UK's Alexa
skill store.
China's slowing
rate of economic
growth is alleviating some of the hiring pressure on employers, reducing the severity of China's long running «
skills shortage» in many industries.
The changes were especially notable in Chile, which saw wages for people in executive positions increase substantially, and Australia, where wages in high -
skill occupation categories like database and systems administrators, ICT security specialists and medical practitioners, have continued to grow at the same
rate as they had in the previous year, while lower -
skill occupations experienced much slower wage
growth.
In Denmark, pay
growth in high -
skill occupations has been mostly flat, whereas pay for lower -
skill occupations increased at a faster than usual
rate.
Still, this
growth rate is faster than any other country in the Hay's Global
Skills Index.
The economies in the Americas are forecast by the IMF to grow by 2.1 per cent in 2017, nearly double the
growth rate achieved by these economies in 2016.23 That will tend to increase demand for
skilled labour in the region.
School Report Cards
Rate Students» Soft
Skills is a new article in Education Week that documents the growth in schools grading Social Emotional Learning s
Skills is a new article in Education Week that documents the
growth in schools grading Social Emotional Learning
skillsskills.
Low unemployment
rates should lead to healthy wage
growth, although shortages of
skilled workers may surface.
In contrast, there was no slowdown in the
growth rate for private pay AMR for
skilled nursing in 2Q10.
Approximately two - thirds of Medicare
rate growth in
skilled nursing occurs as a result of acuity shift.
To maintain a healthy
rate of
growth, said Bradley, cities and metros need to expand exports, foster innovation, develop a
skilled workforce and take a multi-sector approach to problem solving.