Sentences with phrase «standard controls like»

Additionally, such headphones can launch and interface directly with companion apps, as well as offering standard controls like volume and track skipping.

Not exact matches

«For assistants like Jarvis to be able to control everything in homes for more people, we need more devices to be connected and the industry needs to develop common APIs and standards for the devices to talk to each other,» he wrote.

These risks and uncertainties include food safety and food - borne illness concerns; litigation; unfavorable publicity; federal, state and local regulation of our business including health care reform, labor and insurance costs; technology failures; failure to execute a business continuity plan following a disaster; health concerns including virus outbreaks; the intensely competitive nature of the restaurant industry; factors impacting our ability to drive sales growth; the impact of indebtedness we incurred in the RARE acquisition; our plans to expand our newer brands like Bahama Breeze and Seasons 52; our ability to successfully integrate Eddie V's restaurant operations; a lack of suitable new restaurant locations; higher - than - anticipated costs to open, close or remodel restaurants; increased advertising and marketing costs; a failure to develop and recruit effective leaders; the price and availability of key food products and utilities; shortages or interruptions in the delivery of food and other products; volatility in the market value of derivatives; general macroeconomic factors, including unemployment and interest rates; disruptions in the financial markets; risk of doing business with franchisees and vendors in foreign markets; failure to protect our service marks or other intellectual property; a possible impairment in the carrying value of our goodwill or other intangible assets; a failure of our internal controls over financial reporting or changes in accounting standards; and other factors and uncertainties discussed from time to time in reports filed by Darden with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Christians of Thessalonika are to observe decent self - control in sexual relations, to respect the rights of others, to do their best to love their neighbors, and to be honest and industrious so as to maintain a reasonable standard of living without having to keep appealing for charity (like some Christian communities which Paul knew too well).

Local control of education — like giving states the ability to decide on their own standards and assessments — requires local responsibility.

The Anglican leaders, like Buttiglione, claimed to be keeping their moral standards in place: They issued a «strong condemnation of the use of any methods of conception control from motives of selfishness, luxury, or mere convenience,» and said «complete abstinence» should be the first option.

New teachers graduate college with a background in courses based on things like classroom control, following federal standards, legal issues pertaining to what teachers may and may not do and, possibly, a few classes on a specialty subject.

Your standard diaphragms and condoms are always OK, but popular choices like combined birth control pills, patches, and vaginal rings aren't.

The focus on high - quality, putting control of standards and proceeds from the Levy in the hands of employers — particularly building on the already - successful Trailblazer groups — and the recognition that more expensive apprenticeship programmes like those in aerospace will require more funding are to be welcomed.

This acceleration can be controlled with a single parameter that is readily tuned with a digital hologram written to a standard LCD screen, much like your LCD television at home, but just a much smaller version.

Another problem is that modeling studies, like this one, are inherently less powerful than other kinds of medical research: randomized clinical trials, the gold standard in medical research, in which patients are randomly assigned different treatments or no treatment; case - control studies, which compare patients who have a condition with those who do not; or cohort studies, which determine the risk of contracting a disease by studying a group of people with similar demographics.

This is the basic outline of a randomized control clinical trial — the gold standard of medical research and the basis of most of the medical facts we hear from doctors and read in magazines like this one.

For immunization, these injectable hydrogels could be administered like standard vaccines, but stimulate specific cells of the immune system for longer, controlled periods of time and potentially avoid the need for boosters.»

Some studies suggest that prebiotics and probiotics will start to be included in the standard treatment protocols for inflammatory bowel conditions like ulcerative colitis because of their ability to help control symptoms and exacerbations.

I take pride in empowering psoriasis sufferers just like you across the world to take control of their own health instead of relying on a failing medical system that continues to do nothing to improve treatment standards and ignores the very research that holds the keys to the psoriasis puzzle.

Aside from this I still had fun with this game because the shooting controls felt very nice, but this is definatley a grade b shooter by console standards but is acceptable because you've probably never seen a true fps experience on a portable like this before.

I like Nintendo for setting strict quality control standards on their products.

• too much school time is given over to test prep — and the pressure to lift scores leads to cheating and other unsavory practices; • subjects and accomplishments that aren't tested — art, creativity, leadership, independent thinking, etc. — are getting squeezed if not discarded; • teachers are losing their freedom to practice their craft, to make classes interesting and stimulating, and to act like professionals; • the curricular homogenizing that generally follows from standardized tests and state (or national) standards represents an undesirable usurpation of school autonomy, teacher freedom, and local control by distant authorities; and • judging teachers and schools by pupil test scores is inaccurate and unfair, given the kids» different starting points and home circumstances, the variation in class sizes and school resources, and the many other services that schools and teachers are now expected to provide their students.

Like many lesson - sharing sites, this one appears to have little by way of quality control, though it does attempt to allow teachers to «align» these lessons to standards, including the Common Core.

I want every child to have quality school choices, I want stronger (and broader) external standards, I want more open paths to becoming an educator, I want empowered school leaders (really empowered, in ways that would also break the union stranglehold) who are compensated like CEOs, I want super pay for great instructors and no pay for incompetents, and I want a complete makeover of «local control.»

When students have control over time, place, path, and pace, as they should in blended - learning environments, that second question is no longer the right one either but instead must turn to «What does mastery of a particular concept or standard look like?

For those students, it is possible to meet the standards in reading, writing, speaking, and listening without displaying native - like control of conventions and vocabulary.

Conservative and tea - party groups demand local control of schools, while the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce, like other business groups nationally, argues the standards will build a better workforce.

The Clinton administration liked the idea of national standards and national testing, but when Republicans took control of Congress in 1995, that idea died.

Randomized controlled trials, the gold standard of evidence, have shown this with programs like Nurse - Family Partnership, Reach Out and Read, and high - quality preschool.

By Fordham's own, constant admission, most states have cruddy standards, and one major reason for this is that special interests like teachers» unions — the groups most motivated to control public schooling politics because their members» livelihoods come from the public schools — get them neutered.

In doing so, it hands more control to states over things like accountability, testing, standards and teacher evaluations.

«We thought we had a great proposal in terms of what we could control — like curricula standards and data systems — but the areas we could not control because of the contracts and laws were difficult.»

Like before, a panoramic moonroof, iPod - compatible stereo with steering - wheel audio controls, power windows and locks, remote entry, air conditioning and cruise control are standard.

The iQ comes curiously equipped, with standards like a leather - wrapped steering wheel with audio controls, Bluetooth streaming audio and phone compatibility, one - touch power windows, air conditioning and remote keyless entry.

The Versa SV, which Nissan expects to be the most popular trim level, is the next rung up the ladder; its starting tariff is $ 15,320, and it adds helpful (and usually standard these days) features like cruise control, power windows, remote keyless entry, and a tachometer as well as splashes of chrome trim inside and out.

At the same time, the Wraith still is more subdued than we'd like from a cross-country conveyance, and we personally would prefer more control from the chassis and more presence from the engine, even if this is already a GT car by RR standards.

If you touch the brakes, you'll disengage the system, just like any standard cruise control, but if you give it more throttle to pass, just like any cruise control, Super Cruise will resume its original settings, once you've centered in the lane again.

The center stack sports a simple control layout, with a standard 6.2 - inch touchscreen that includes various smartphone integration functions like Bluetooth and Pandora support.

Although the Renault is now well equipped as standard, with manual air conditioning, Bluetooth, cruise control, electric door mirrors and a USB socket for iPods and the like, the Swift — which is # 16 cheaper — tops this with keyless go, a six - speed gearbox, automatic air con and xenon headlamps also on its standard kit list.

Standard Equipment: 3.7 - liter V - 6 engine 7 - speed automatic transmission with manual shift mode Power sliding / tinted glass moonroof Bi-Xenon HID headlamps 18 - inch aluminum wheels Power windows / locks / mirrors Heated mirrors Rain - sensing wipers Leather - appointed seats Power tilt / telescoping steering wheel 7 - inch color display XM satellite radio AM / FM audio system with 6 - speakers Single CD player USB / iPod adaptors Rearview camera Bluetooth connectivity Dual - zone automatic climate control 4 - wheel disc brakes with ABS Electronic brake force distribution Vehicle dynamic control Traction control system Tire pressure monitoring system Options on this vehicle: Sport package — $ 3650 20 - inch aluminum wheels Sport front fascia Sport suspension 4 - wheel active steer Sport brakes Paddle shifters Sport seats, steering wheel and shift knob Premium package — $ 3350 Infiniti hard drive navigation system 8 - inch color touch - screen display XM traffic / weather / sports Zagat Survey, restaurant reviews Infiniti voice recognition Bose 10 - speaker premium audio Streaming audio via Bluetooth 9.3 GB music box Climate controlled seats Heated steering wheel Technology package — $ 3000 Eco pedal Intelligent cruise control Blind - spot warning Blind - spot intervention Lane departure warning Land departure prevention Distance control assist Intelligent brake assist Forward collision warning Front pre-crash seatbelts Active trace control Adaptive front lighting system Sport touring package — $ 2000 Bose digital 16 - speaker premium audio Forest air system Power rear sunshade Illuminated kick plates — $ 350 Trunk mat, trunk net, first aid kit — $ 195 Key options not on vehicle: Deluxe touring package — $ 3800 Sport touring package plus: Semi-aniline leather seating Quilted seat pattern stitching White ash silver - powdered wood trim Suede - like headliner Premium soft - touch interior materials Rear decklid spoiler — $ 440

These models all come standard with new - for - 2015 features like pushbutton start, blind - spot monitoring, and a MyLincoln Touch infotainment system; four - wheel - drive models also add hill start assist and hill descent control.

The good news is that it should still sound like a bat out of hell — the C63 comes standard with a sports exhaust system that features an electronically controlled exhaust flap.

A blind spot warning system with rear cross-traffic alert and trailer - sway control are also standard, but increasingly common advanced safety features like forward collision warning and lane departure warning aren't offered.

Beneath the Velar's pretty skin is a modified version of the Jaguar F - Pace's mostly aluminum chassis that's been reinforced for off - road competence and is further bolstered by Land Rover's Terrain Response 2 system, which orchestrates goodies like an active rear locking differential, low traction launch system, hill descent control, and an available air suspension with adaptive shocks (standard on V - 6 models)-- all of which work in conjunction with stability control.

So while you get the standard airbags, antilock brakes and stability control on the McLaren, you won't see things like forward collision warning, lane keep assist, blind spot warning, automatic emergency braking or automatic parking functions.

Admittedly, the Cup - S doesn't get options like leather upholstery; not even climate control comes as standard.

Air suspension is standard and the Turbo S E-Hybrid also gets ceramic composite brakes, Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control Sport (PDCC Sport), Porsche Torque Vectoring Plus (PVT Plus), 21 - inch alloy wheels from the 911 Turbo and a steering rear axle like the 918 Spyder's.

It also includes other high - performance hardware like Brembo - brand brakes and a driver - controlled center differential that's part of the standard all - wheel - drive system.

That price is nearly $ 3,500 more than the base Chevy Traverse, which has less standard content, like parking sensors, but does have Bluetooth, cruise control and a backup camera.

AMG Ride Control adaptive damping is standard on the GT C Edition 50 and like the GT R, uses rear - wheel steering to improve both precision and stability, depending on the angle the rear wheels adopt in relation to those at the front - turning in the opposite direction up to 62mph, and in the same direction above that.

Tech giant Google is working on pod - like self - driving cars that don't have any standard driving controls.

This crossover - like version of the A4 wagon gains new standard features including a power tailgate, three - zone climate control, rear tinted windows, along with xenon headlights and LED taillights.

The standard mode offers a plush ride but very relaxed control of body motions — it's fairly Lexus - like.

My wife especially enjoys it since her short stature makes driving standard sedans difficult because she doesn't feel like she's in control.