Sentences with phrase «status challenge at»

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(Class actions in Massachusetts and California challenging contract worker status at some of the on - demand companies may also alter the landscape.)

Research analysts at Citigroup have been investigating the innovations that could challenge the status quo.

Since I've written about the first issue, well - known status and evidentiary challenges, several times before, let's just look at this issue of consumer confusion.

At Haven, my mission is to challenge the status quo in the shipping industry, and to be a nimble and effective leader.

«He's a contrarian thinker who challenges the status quo a lot and makes his employees challenge the status quo in order to be more innovative,» says Brendan Calder, a professor at University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management.

«We are in a valley of people who challenge the status quo, so it sort of seems natural that we have venture investors who are thinking about how to do things differently,» said Aileen Lee, founder of Cowboy Ventures and a former partner at Kleiner Perkins.

This document also challenged aspects of the status quo at Cairo's al - Azhar mosque and university, a key representative of Shi'ite Islam.

We try to publish ideas that break stereotypes, challenge the status quo and spur a generation to know God more — and change the world while they're at it.

Challenging this status quo at this hour I believe is an essential responsibility.

Religion used to be challenging when expression of a new idea either led to increased status or in being burned at the stake.

Until we challenge the status of women as men's servants and subordinates at home and at work, assault, harassment and abuse will continue.

I suppose when going against the status quo at the same time the challenge exist for one to do so in truth and love, for the right reasons lest one should slip into conduct that is no better than the unhealthy authorised norms one is up against?

They were fascinated because they had never heard such exciting words from any other synagogue preacher, while at the same time they were outraged because they knew that these words were challenging the status quo — their status quo.

However, I believe it acted like a good theological text in that it challenged the status quo and presented another way of looking at things.

If the team can continue to challenge for «best of the rest» status at a few more races, then it will force Red Bull to seriously consider Honda as a supplier for 2019.

If you look at our bench, no one is there to really challenge their gaurrantee start status.

Today at 11:30 am - West Ham fans here in the Tavern will be happy once the season is over and they have guaranteed their Premier League status for another year following a disappointing campaign which saw them flirting with relegation rather than challenging for European football, as was expected at the London Stadium.

The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) has welcomed a recommendation in a report by the House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee that the «self - employed» should be given at least «worker» employment status unless the engager of their labour can prove otherwise.1 This is a recommendation that LITRG made in written evidence to a separate inquiry.2 LITRG believes that the denial of employment rights to people working in the «gig economy» and the exploitation of other flexible workers regarding their taxes share a common cause: the workers» own lack of knowledge, their reluctance to challenge their treatment because they lack confidence or just need the work and the businesses involved apparently having little fear of action being taken against them by public bodies.

Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino faces several challenges, including credit ratings at or just above junk status, multimillion - dollar accumulated debt, a 2017 budget that includes an 11.5 percent tax levy increase to help restore the town's financial footing, and an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Under the status quo mentality of challenging in competitive seats, all four seats are at some risk of flipping back again in 2016.

Martijn is challenging the status quo and pointing to the moon, so don't just look at his finger.

There is risk involved in challenging authority and the status quo, and it ultimately does take at least some time and energy away from your research.

According to Kirmayer, Yezidis serve as an extreme case study of the psychological challenges that refugees face at every stage of forced migration, from the initial trauma of violent upheaval to the stress of uncertain asylum status and eventual resettlement.

Dr. Virkar presented «The Sodium - Sulfur Storage Battery: History, Current Status, Challenges, and Opportunities for R&D and Commercialization,» at the Frontiers in Materials Sciences Seminar Series held April 10, 2009, at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

We are committed to an intellectual climate that is at once welcoming, nurturing and challenging, and that respects the full spectrum of human diversity in race, ethnicity, gender identity, age, socio - economic status, national origin, sexual orientation, disability and religion.

Wilson, T J, Wiens, D A, Winberry, P, Smalley, R, Raymond, C A, Nyblade, A, Huerta, A D, Dalziel, I W, Bevis, M G, Aster, R C, Anandakrishnan, S L, (2010), The Antarctic POLENET Project: Status, Initial Results, Future Challenges, Abstract GC11A - 08 presented at 2010 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 13 - 17 Dec..

At one astronomical meeting, I sat near Clyde Tombaugh, discoverer of Pluto, when its planetary status was challenged.

When it comes to career planning, international scholars have additional significant challenges to consider: 1) cultural adjustment: it is important to know how to effectively go through the four stages of cultural adjustment (the honeymoon, frustration, adjustment and acceptance); to communicate and perform effectively; and to develop and establish an efficient network from scratch in the United States to ultimately secure the next career chapter; 2) immigration status: it is essential to be aware of the various immigration and visa options that are relevant at different points of one's career.

No matter your age, health status, whether you're busy at work, or at home with the kids, modern life can make it challenging to properly nourish yourself on a daily basis.

My clients who take my challenge to step outside their comfort zone and run with it, uncomfortable as it is, ALWAYS do much better at dating than people who decide to stick to their status quo.

Melbourne, Australia About Blog At Share Wealth Systems we challenge the investing status quo by empowering and skilling everyday people to be better ivestors than the investing pro's to achieve a better life and retirement.

While it may feel particularly odd, unnatural, or challenging at first, embracing your new status will help you move forward and have healthier dating experiences.

That first day, sitting at my desk at work and watching friend after friend catch on to my crazy challenge status on Facebook.

The result is that Point Blank is at once poised and perfunctory, aesthetically assured but narratively challenged — a lean B - movie ride that never manages to transcend its inherent status as a tension - free fairy tale about men's inherent roles as heroic spousal and paternal saviors.

As with many notions that challenge the educational status quo, this one can be traced to Paul Hill, the protean researcher at the University of Washington's Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE).

Inevitably, changes at this scale will challenge the existing order, the status quo.

Based solely on their race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status, there are students at high, middle, and low levels of achievement who are not receiving the educational challenges they need to succeed and excel.

Professor Patricia Albjerg Graham, former dean of the Ed School, notes that the past 100 years in U.S. education have seen at least two waves of new schools that swept across the education landscape when dissatisfaction mounted challenges to the status quo.

I met Lee Ju - Ho, the former Minister of Education, Science, and Technology and now a professor at the KDI School of Public Policy and Management, to understand his efforts to improve the Korean education system In the book The Smartest Kids in the World by Amanda Ripley, Lee comes across as a forward - minded thinker about the challenges facing Korean education and the need to make changes to the status quo of how education is regulated, managed, and delivered.

John Knoble, Director of Commercial Learning at Ethicon (a division of Johnson & Johnson) is a prime example of a leader who is challenging the training status quo.

In the case of Rwandan refugees who are estimated at 1 600 (0.5 % of the global Rwandan refugee population), 4 protection challenges do not only emanate from socio - economic exclusion but also from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)'s recommendation that said Rwandan refugee status be revoked through the invocation of cessation clause in accordance with Articles 1C (5) and 1C (6) of the 1951 Refugee Convention.5 Added to this challenge are also those of insecurity, fear and terror, caused by an unending hunting down of Rwandan refugees who live in South Africa and elsewhere.

For example, Ms. Lewis credits Mr. Johnson with allowing her to challenge the status quo when, as the head of the science department at Rockville Centre's South Side High School, she led an effort to explore how to improve outcomes for low - income and minority students.

School districts included trauma, mental health issues, social media (including bullying and other conflicts), immigration status, gang involvement, drug use by students or parents, lack of parental guidance and support, and situational barriers like transportation, jobs, and responsibilities at home among the many challenges that affect student behavior or attendance and can lead to discipline issues.

«To refuse to challenge the status quo that is failing thousands of African - American students year after year... that's what I call racist,» she said at a school board meeting in early April, according to the Chicago Tribune.

Even though the teacher assumes the challenge of rethinking her practices and keeping old habits at bay, we must remember that she also must contend with institutional forces that maintain the status quo.

Completion by Design, Achieving the Dream, Next Generation Learning Challenges, Complete College America — these initiatives, and many others, are all being driven by dedicated education professionals, many of whom work at community colleges, who sincerely want to make a difference in our country's education status, which ultimately equates to a more productive American workforce and a better economy.

She is a true change leader skilled at energizing groups and challenging the status quo.

Life After Pre-K: Looking at Kindergarten Assessment presented material for attendees to understand the components of a statewide comprehensive assessment system for all children birth to kindergarten, identify the current status of kindergarten assessments as well as commonalities / variations across states and challenges in developing kindergarten entrance assessments, identify challenges and opportunities for including children with disabilities in statewide assessments, and understand the experiences of the State of North Carolina in implementing a kindergarten assessment.Jim Squires presented with Cindy Bagwell (NC Department of Public Instruction), Mary McLean (Head Start National Center on Quality Teaching and Learning / University of Florida) and Catherine Scott - Little (UNC - Greensboro) at the 2015 National Early Childhood Inclusion Institute.

As controversy swirls at the federal and state level, Connecticut educator Jeannette Faber challenges the status quo, writing;

«The Corvette ZR1's lap record at VIR, arguably America's most challenging road course, is a testament to its supercar status,» said Mark Reuss, executive vice president, Global Product Development, Purchasing and Supply Chain.