There is one area, however, where I think philanthropic dollars should probably fund products and services,
which is in the category of assessments.
Not exact matches
Novo
is advancing its clinical study of its next big hope
in treating obesity: semaglutide, a new drug
in the so - called GLP - 1
category which imitates an intestinal hormone that stimulates the production of insulin.
It
's been a successful strategy for the brewery,
which has collected various accolades over the years, including a silver
in the Bohemian Pilsner
category at the 2016 Ontario Brewing Awards.
He added that the bill
is simply putting electric scooters
in the same
category as electric bikes,
which only require riders under 18 to wear a helmet, and
was genuinely confused with the backlash from San Francisco officials.
Forrec
is dabbling
in the «adult lifestyle community»
category,
which offers a more suburban feel situated close to nature.
Adidas basically created the
category in 2015 when it released its UltraBoost line of shoes,
which were built on the Boost platform it had developed two years prior.
Google
is not the only tech company nominated for an Oscar this year — Amazon became the first streaming service
in history to
be nominated for the most prestigious
category, «best picture,» for Manchester by the Sea,
which was also nominated
in five other
categories.
The world's biggest beer makers have
been angling to tap rising interest
in the craft
category,
which generated $ 19.6 billion
in retail sales last year and now accounts for 11 % of the total beer market, according to industry trade group the Brewers Association.
Moe's,
which was founded
in December 2000
in Atlanta, scored particularly highly
in the quality and consideration
categories, as well as among the millennial age group.
The musical
is nominated
in 16
categories heading into the 70th Tony Awards,
which air on CBS on Sunday, making the show a strong contender to top the Tony's record of 12 wins, set by Mel Brooks» The Producers
in 2001.
That
's faster than the overall online shaving
category's sales,
which clocked
in 42 percent growth over the period, according to Ken Cassar, principal analyst at e-commerce research firm Slice Intelligence.
«This
is not altogether surprising, as executives who
are aware of their weaknesses
are often better able to hire subordinates who perform well
in categories in which the leader lacks acumen,» the study notes.
That
's a far cry from the results of a study commissioned this year by the Freelancers Union and Elance - oDesk,
which put the number of freelancers — a broader
category that includes temps, part - timers, and moonlighters — at 53 million, or one
in three American workers.
That
's above the 30 percent benchmark,
which according to federal guidelines would put those individuals
in the «rent - burdened»
category.
One of the key points we made involves the difference between marketing, say, a homeopathic «remedy,»
which is utterly incapable of having any biological effect because it literally lacks any active ingredient, and marketing herbal products — a
category of substances
which can
in some cases
be quite potent, but
which can
be highly variable
in content, concentration, and labelling, not to mention the extent to
which their effects and side effects have
been verified.
Brendan Kennedy, the cofounder of Privateer Holdings,
which owns various marijuana companies like Marley Natural and Canadian pharmaceutical - grade cannabis producer Tilray, says his companies
are expanding abroad while the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and the Food and Drug Administration debate whether or not to treat the plant as a medicine or keep it
in the same
category as heroin.
«Our smartwatch,
which we believe will deliver the best health and fitness experience
in the
category,
is on track for delivery ahead of the holiday season and will drive a strong second half of the year,» Park said
in a statement.
«But if this smartwatch
category takes off, it could replace pedometers and devices on the low end (
which is in part where FitBit competes).
Accenture's survey doesn't hint at any big increase
in sales of wearable devices, an emerging
category that includes devices like Internet connected fitness gadgets and smartwatches, The survey said that only 14 % of polled respondents said they would buy a wearable device
in 2017,
which was «virtually unchanged from last year.»
The European Union recently agreed on new net neutrality laws
which, though they
are not yet
in force, will ban operators from blocking content — unless it falls into very specific
categories such as malware.
And on the off chance that you
are heading out but can not decide
which cut you
're in the mood for, you should dine at Richmond Station (2nd place
in both
categories to become our overall winner).
Individual or individuals making the application have a record of successful performance of contract work
in the past, provided that those contracts (
which may
be from either government or private clients)
are in the primary industry
category in which the applicant
is seeking program certification.
When I finally headed to college, it
was after a summer spent organizing and reorganizing a long list of things I thought I would need, plus a link to
which item I had deemed best
in each
category.
For ratings issued on a program, series or
category / class of debt, this announcement provides relevant regulatory disclosures
in relation to each rating of a subsequently issued bond or note of the same series or
category / class of debt or pursuant to a program for
which the ratings
are derived exclusively from existing ratings
in accordance with Moody's rating practices.
There isn't much evidence that the
category is more than a small niche,
in which case Apple's pricing
is smart.
In June he unveiled what he calls «40/20/10,» which is narrowing P&G's focus to its 40 biggest «category / country combinations» (such as laundry in China), its 20 largest innovations, and its 10 most lucrative developing market
In June he unveiled what he calls «40/20/10,»
which is narrowing P&G's focus to its 40 biggest «
category / country combinations» (such as laundry
in China), its 20 largest innovations, and its 10 most lucrative developing market
in China), its 20 largest innovations, and its 10 most lucrative developing markets.
«This slowdown has
been most notable
in the chocolate
category (about 75 percent of Hershey's sales),
which has seen higher price elasticity and less significant innovation
in recent years.»
There
are also vertically integrated and direct - to - consumer brands such as Frank & Oak and BRIKA,
which have introduced customers to specially curated merchandise for new and emerging retail
categories — whether it
's on a monthly subscription basis, or through an immersive
in - store retail experience.
«Once you get into that first one,
which is always the toughest, other catalogs companies
in that
category will contact you.
Another beverage
category that soared
in 2015
was bottled water,
which is counted
in the broader «liquid refreshment beverages» channel.
The email they sent to affiliates said, «We have received feedback from associates that the advertising fee structure could
be made clearer, especially with respect to understanding
which products
are in fixed - fee
categories and
which products
are in tiered - fee
categories.
Tecco tagged 11 pitches
in this
category, six of
which were successful (55 percent), with an average valuation of nearly $ 5.38 million.
Revenues
in the fine - arts schools
category,
which as unlikely as it may sound includes such training,
are projected to increase by nearly 3 percent this year to $ 4.73 billion, says industry research firm IBISWorld.
The company,
which has
been profitable every year since 1997, offers more than 900 items
in 14
categories.
The U.S. State Department said the import of all goods and services
was now permissible except
in certain broad
categories,
which include arms, live animals, tobacco, vehicles, mineral products, machinery, and some textiles and base metals.
But the industry's granddaddy
is IndexIQ,
which essentially invented the
category in 2009 with its flagship fund, IQ Hedge Multi-Strategy Tracker (qai).
The Santa Clara, Calif. - based semiconductor company,
which has long
been criticized for
being late to the mobile market,
is determined to turn the tide and lead
in this fledgling product
category.
In ranking the states, we scored all 50 on more than 40 measures of competitiveness,
which were then separated into ten broad
categories, such as cost of doing business, workforce and quality of life.
If you meet all these requirements and your visa
is approved, you'll
be given a two - year work authorization
in which to build your startup to a size where you qualify for other visa
categories.
So, for example, a strong showing
in the Cost of Doing Business
category — worth 450 out of a total of 2021 points —
is much more important to a state's overall score than Access to Capital,
which is worth 50points.
In this case, Lululemon has taken the
category of women's athletic apparel —
which has
been an afterthought for women's fashion brands like La Senza and Bebe, and an «also - ran» side of the business at Nike and Adidas — married it to mainstream casual and turned it into a high - performing
category all its own.
Licensed toys from Disney and Pixar
are a bright spot
in the overall toy
category,
which saw a 1 - percent sales decline
in 2013.
«The companies we have the most experience with — those
in our own portfolio —
which are a representative sample of the
category at least
in the early stage side,
are building sustainable, revenue - generating businesses,» he says.
Having a poor credit score will either keep you from obtaining credit altogether or place you
in a high - risk
category,
which means that if you
're approved for credit or loans, the interest rates you'll
be offered will
be significantly higher than someone with excellent credit.
Common themes among the companies Amazon has brought into its inner circle: startups that adopted the retailer
's technology early on; that help put it
in direct orbit of Apple, Google, and Netflix; or that vault it into a new geography or
category, as it
's doing with its more recent Alexa Fund,
which is funneling $ 100 million into artificial intelligence startups.
NerdWallet has picked some of the best mortgage lenders for first - time home buyers
in a variety of
categories so you can quickly decide
which one
is right for you.
Our Editors» Choice winner
in this
category is SAP SuccessFactors,
which did a great job of providing effective mechanisms for assigning and tracking goals, feedback, and coaching, and then examining those criteria during the performance review process.
Rewards
Categories: Merchants who accept Visa / MasterCard credit cards
are assigned a merchant code,
which is determined by the merchant or its processor
in accordance with Visa / MasterCard procedures based on the kinds of products and services they primarily sell.
I analyzed each group's responses over a 16 month period and separated these responses into specific
categories,
which are included
in my Research Summary.
Video ad spending on connected TVs — devices such as set - top boxes, smart TVs and gaming consoles, for example —
is accounted for
in the «online» portion of video ad spending
in eMarketer's definition,
which partially accounts for the growth there
in contrast to our mobile
category.