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Not exact matches
Theranos is not required to do this, and Holmes describes FDA approval
as the «gold
standard» for determining efficacy and the proper
use of a test.
The experiment itself was simple: a hundred and forty - five undergraduate students were given a
standard test
of creativity known
as an «unusual
use» task, in which they had two minutes to list
as many
uses as possible for mundane objects such
as toothpicks, bricks, and clothes hangers.
We
used to consider total number
of deals in the pipeline
as a
standard measure for evaluating sales progress — it turns out, a different metric, pipeline velocity, was actually a much better predictor
of monthly and quarterly numbers.
Knowledge
of data governance and
standards, business intelligence,
as well
as use of information in the cloud, security and privacy are key.
«I hope that someday all
of you on the advisory committee can tell your families for generations that you were part
of the process that ended the
use of toxic treatments like chemotherapy and radiation
as standard treatment, and turned blood cancers into a treatable disease that even after relapse most people survive.»
As Aaron Wright, chair of the alliance's Legal Industry Working Group, told Coin Telegraph, «Lawyers are poised to serve as the catalysts for blockchain technology, and the Legal Working Group will serve as a neutral space to explore blockchain - based legal technology, develop standards for «smart» legal agreements, support emerging enterprise use cases, and tackle important policy issues raised by this new, impactful technology.&raqu
As Aaron Wright, chair
of the alliance's Legal Industry Working Group, told Coin Telegraph, «Lawyers are poised to serve
as the catalysts for blockchain technology, and the Legal Working Group will serve as a neutral space to explore blockchain - based legal technology, develop standards for «smart» legal agreements, support emerging enterprise use cases, and tackle important policy issues raised by this new, impactful technology.&raqu
as the catalysts for blockchain technology, and the Legal Working Group will serve
as a neutral space to explore blockchain - based legal technology, develop standards for «smart» legal agreements, support emerging enterprise use cases, and tackle important policy issues raised by this new, impactful technology.&raqu
as a neutral space to explore blockchain - based legal technology, develop
standards for «smart» legal agreements, support emerging enterprise
use cases, and tackle important policy issues raised by this new, impactful technology.»
The smaller size means the retailer can
use the 35,000 square foot format to get into smaller markets that wouldn't support a
standard Kohl's, such
as Marshfield, Wisconsin, a city
of 20,000.
We chose the Apple Pencil
as an Editors» Choice for tablet stylii because
of its reliability and accuracy; being able to
use it on the much less expensive
standard iPad is a boon to any aspiring artist.
He went so far
as to prohibit
use of the
standard policy term «white paper.»
To come to their findings the research team asked 78 kids aged nine to eleven to list
as many
uses as they could think
of for common household items like a tin can or newspaper (a
standard test
of creativity in psychological research).
At the time
of its release, the Style was being marketed by LG and Google
as a watch for «trendsetters,» a device for daily
use that can almost pass
as a
standard timepiece.
For example, in a 2012 study conducted by two researchers at the University
of California at Santa Barbara, 145 undergraduates were asked to come up with
as many
uses for daily objects (clothes hangers, bricks, toothbrushes, etc.)
as they could in two minutes — a
standard exercise to measure creativity.
You can argue about which is easier to
use or more polished, but at the end
of the day, iOS does not have
as many features
as Android and that means it should not be
used as the «gold
standard» that all apps are held to.
An article in MarketWatch quoted University
of Denver law professor Jay Brown, saying «FASB says it's just a clarification... There's no way this can not be seen
as an effort to reduce disclosure» and University
of Tennessee accounting professor Joe Carcello saying this would put us behind
standards used in the «rest
of the world.»
More than just your
standard definition, the emoji pages not only explain what an emoji means, but also dig a little deeper to explain where the emoji comes from and who
uses it,
as well
as examples
of the emoji in
use.
While most
of his proposals — «to abandon the gold
standard, let international exchange rates float,
use federal surpluses and deficits
as macroeconomic policy tools that could counter cyclical trends, and establish bureaus
of economic statistics (including a consumer price index) in order to facilitate this effort» — are now conventional practice, his critique
of fractional - reserve banking still «remains outside the bounds
of conventional wisdom» although a recent paper by the IMF reinvigorated his proposals.
(Statistics Canada, 2001) Maser and Dufour
use two levels
of earnings replacement
as indicative
of maintaining pre-retirement living
standards: 66.67 per cent and 80 per cent.
So, for the purposes
of this article we'll take Lincoln Murphy's best - in - class benchmark, and
use it
as the gold
standard of a SaaS company that could, theoretically, maintain a Quick Ratio above 4.
Cambridge Analytica defended its
use of Facebook, saying it was «vilified for activities that are not only legal, but also widely accepted
as a
standard component
of online advertising in both the political and commercial arenas.»
As part
of the deal, Lenovo will get IBM servers that
use x86 processors, an industry -
standard technology developed by Intel Corp..
The lending
standards on equipment financing can be less strict because your equipment will be
used as collateral for the loan — in other words, if you default, the bank has the right to seize your equipment to cover the cost
of their lost money.
Using that figure
as your guide, plan on having double the amount
of money you have today to maintain the same
standard of living in 20 years.
XCS, XEG, XEI, XFN, XIC, XIT, XIU, XMA, XMD, XRE, XST, XUT, XVX, XLA, XBM, XGD, XHC, XSP, and XPF are permitted to
use the S&P marks, and,
as applicable, the TSX marks, pursuant to a license agreement between
Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC, a subsidiary
of The McGraw - Hill Companies, Inc., and BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A., an affiliate
of BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited, which has sublicensed the
use of those trademarks to BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited, which has further sublicensed their
use to the applicable funds.
It's important to understand that the USCI isn't a random concoction
of data, but rather the gold
standard for measuring current economic growth,
as it summarizes the key coincident economic indicators
used to determine the official start and end dates
of U.S. recessions; namely, the broad measures
of output, employment, income and sales.
This belief is so powerfully embedded in the
standard equilibrium models most economists
use that, strangely enough, even those
of us who described the imbalances in one paragraph and in the very next paragraph insisted that a crisis was unlikely — in China's case because
of the government's very high credibility and its role
as financial guarantor — were automatically assumed to be predicting an imminent crisis.
This form
of lending is concerning for three main reasons: Like storefront payday lending, auto - title lending carries a triple digit APR, has a short payback schedule, and relies on few underwriting
standards; the loans are often for larger amounts than traditional storefront payday loans; and auto - title lending is inherently problematic because borrowers are
using the titles to their automobiles
as collateral, risking repossession in the case
of default.
Absent such a
standard, the shareholder proposal rule becomes nothing less than a species
of private eminent domain by which the federal government allows a small minority to appropriate someone else's property — the company is a legal person, after all, and it is the company's proxy statement at issue — for
use as a soap - box to disseminate their views.
What all
of this means is that the Parkland gunman, in practical terms, had the same rifle firepower
as an American grunt
using a
standard infantry rifle in the
standard way.
What separates decentralized applications from
standard applications is the infrastructure
of their back - end servers, omitting the
use of programming languages such
as Rails or Django in favor
of blockchain technology — removing centralized hosting services and putting power and voice back in the hands
of its users.
Are you
using a
standard real estate purchase agreement (same
as if you were purchasing a house off
of the MLS), or some other document?
The Haskayne School
of Business
uses Microsoft Outlook
as the
standard email client.
The vote - counting methodology
used by the Company does not inherently favor proposals submitted by the Board over proposals submitted by shareholders,
as the vote - counting
standard for approving any proposal other than for the election
of directors is identical.
BlackBerry's ability to manage inventory and asset risk; BlackBerry's reliance on suppliers
of functional components for its products and risks relating to its supply chain; BlackBerry's ability to obtain rights to
use software or components supplied by third parties; BlackBerry's ability to successfully maintain and enhance its brand; risks related to government regulations, including regulations relating to encryption technology; BlackBerry's ability to continue to adapt to recent board and management changes and headcount reductions; reliance on strategic alliances with third - party network infrastructure developers, software platform vendors and service platform vendors; BlackBerry's reliance on third - party manufacturers; potential defects and vulnerabilities in BlackBerry's products; risks related to litigation, including litigation claims arising from BlackBerry's practice
of providing forward - looking guidance; potential charges relating to the impairment
of intangible assets recorded on BlackBerry's balance sheet; risks
as a result
of actions
of activist shareholders; government regulation
of wireless spectrum and radio frequencies; risks related to economic and geopolitical conditions; risks associated with acquisitions; foreign exchange risks; and difficulties in forecasting BlackBerry's financial results given the rapid technological changes, evolving industry
standards, intense competition and short product life cycles that characterize the wireless communications industry, and the company's previously disclosed review
of strategic alternatives.
While investors have become very sensitive to improper accounting practices, the greater danger is actually from «
standard» but extraordinarily misleading accounting practices such
as the
use of «operating earnings»
as a headline number.
Many factors could cause BlackBerry's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward - looking statements, including, without limitation: BlackBerry's ability to enhance its current products and services, or develop new products and services in a timely manner or at competitive prices, including risks related to new product introductions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to mitigate the impact
of the anticipated decline in BlackBerry's infrastructure access fees on its consolidated revenue by developing an integrated services and software offering; intense competition, rapid change and significant strategic alliances within BlackBerry's industry; BlackBerry's reliance on carrier partners and distributors; risks associated with BlackBerry's foreign operations, including risks related to recent political and economic developments in Venezuela and the impact
of foreign currency restrictions; risks relating to network disruptions and other business interruptions, including costs, potential liabilities, lost revenues and reputational damage associated with service interruptions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to implement and to realize the anticipated benefits
of its CORE program; BlackBerry's ability to maintain or increase its cash balance; security risks; BlackBerry's ability to attract and retain key personnel; risks related to intellectual property rights; BlackBerry's ability to expand and manage BlackBerry ® World ™; risks related to the collection, storage, transmission,
use and disclosure
of confidential and personal information; BlackBerry's ability to manage inventory and asset risk; BlackBerry's reliance on suppliers
of functional components for its products and risks relating to its supply chain; BlackBerry's ability to obtain rights to
use software or components supplied by third parties; BlackBerry's ability to successfully maintain and enhance its brand; risks related to government regulations, including regulations relating to encryption technology; BlackBerry's ability to continue to adapt to recent board and management changes and headcount reductions; reliance on strategic alliances with third - party network infrastructure developers, software platform vendors and service platform vendors; BlackBerry's reliance on third - party manufacturers; potential defects and vulnerabilities in BlackBerry's products; risks related to litigation, including litigation claims arising from BlackBerry's practice
of providing forward - looking guidance; potential charges relating to the impairment
of intangible assets recorded on BlackBerry's balance sheet; risks
as a result
of actions
of activist shareholders; government regulation
of wireless spectrum and radio frequencies; risks related to economic and geopolitical conditions; risks associated with acquisitions; foreign exchange risks; and difficulties in forecasting BlackBerry's financial results given the rapid technological changes, evolving industry
standards, intense competition and short product life cycles that characterize the wireless communications industry.
The dollar is also
used as the
standard unit
of currency in international markets for commodities such
as gold and petroleum.
The End
of Link Building
As We've Known And Loved It — with authority signals
used by Google to rank websites shifting from the time - honored
standard link to focus on social signals, webmasters need to adjust their link - building strategy accordingly.
In addition,
as with all advisors today who currently offer fiduciary advice, under the DOL rule, the advisor need not avail him or herself to the entire universe
of products, but may determine the firm's «shelf»
of product solutions that serve his business practice and clientele best —
using standards for selection and adhering to them.
These widely
used measures
of house prices are all less than fully satisfactory in that the quarterly movements are influenced by compositional changes and contain significant lags in recording transactions; the lags arise because most
standard indices record prices
as at the date a transaction is settled, which is well after the price was determined by agreement on a contract.
With multiple exchanges
using the same 0x protocol
as their infrastructure, they create an open -
standard in the exchange
of value on the Ethereum network.
As long as your sales pages have the standard tracking code you obtain from Google or Facebook, and your E-junkie account is opted - in for our new cart and thank - you pages, and you're using our standard cart button codes with at least one copy of View Cart code on every sales page, our new thank - you pages will automatically insert the proper GA / FB tracking code (including Ecommerce Tracking details for GA) whenever it detects the buyer's browser has a tracking cookie set by that cod
As long
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as your sales pages have the
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using our
standard cart button codes with at least one copy
of View Cart code on every sales page, our new thank - you pages will automatically insert the proper GA / FB tracking code (including Ecommerce Tracking details for GA) whenever it detects the buyer's browser has a tracking cookie set by that code.
I think this tells us several things: first, the left has to argue for robust
use of the national spending power to enforce national
standards without provincial opt - outs, such
as those Thomas Mulroney — * ahem Mulcair — promotes for Quebec and other provinces.
The theory is that,
using relationships between risk and return such
as alpha and beta, and defining risk
as the
standard deviation
of return, an «efficient frontier» for investing can be identified and exploited for maximum gain at a given amount
of risk.
The only other comment I'd have is that whilst he meets a much higher
standard of scientific approach than the snake oil dressed
as financial advice elsewhere, the core testing methods
used are opaque and (
as far
as I can tell) not peer reviewed or made available for scrutiny.
People
use it for
standard blockchain - related procedures, such
as lifting a smart contract, but it also has the capability, technologically speaking,
of being
used as currency, in the way
of fiat money.
From 1st
of July 2017 was also Bitcoin recognized in Australia
as a
standard payment method which will no longer be subjected to double taxation (to which it
used to be).
As Matthews explains, the thresholds for individual tax brackets are adjusted according to chained CPI, a lower measure
of inflation than
standard CPI, which is
used currently.
In his view the agency merely has to adjust and simplify their guidelines for tokenized securities, some
of which can be supported by code contracts, such
as standard ERC 884, which «allows for the
use of blockchains to maintain corporate share registries.»
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