I'm a pretty big fan of the direction Sega is taking
with Lost World.
Admire them for always trying something new (going from pretty much universally liked Generations to trying to reinvent 3D Sonic again
with Lost World is commendable despite how wonky that game turned out) but whatever they do new just rarely sticks.
I felt like the 3D parts was a retrocess in comparison
with Lost World.
The trouble
with Lost World's spherical landscapes is that they function as an excuse rather than an idea.
Neither»97 release matched the impact of its model,
with Lost World grossing a lot but disappointing many and Amistad not getting anywhere near the same recognition as Schindler's List, the director's first Oscar winner.
A church can not say that because they are focused on God they have no responsibility to go and connect
with the lost world around them.
I always start
with The Lost World of Genesis One by John Walton.
Not exact matches
She's still building name recognition outside the
world of tech and,
with one House run behind her (she
lost), the 40 - year - old has time to continue building her political career.
But The Irish Times editorialized in favor of attending, saying, «no matter how gratifying to our sense of moral superiority, a boycott will be seen as a
lost opportunity for face time
with the
world's most important leader.»
With U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and gymnastics gold medal favorite Simone Biles looking on, seven - times grand slam winner Williams won the first set but became frustrated as the match wore on,
losing 4 - 6 6 - 3 7 - 6 (5) to the
world number 62.
The startup
world is full of its fair share of jargon,
with buzzwords like «unicorn,» «disruption» and «innovation» becoming so commonplace in entrepreneurs» vocabulary that they nearly
lose their meaning.
If you find yourself functioning in the
world of startups, in really any capacity, you're probably about as sick and tired as I am
with the litany of overused keywords and coined terms such as pivot, innovation and disruption — they've all but
lost their luster and intended meanings.
The four critical factors are: (a) businesses
with recurring revenue bases — like a renewable subscription — are far better than ones dependent on constantly securing new customers; renewals are much easier and less expensive to secure than new sales; (b) customer retention is absolutely critical — all customers are very costly to acquire and very easy to
lose in a
world of almost infinite choices; (c) businesses based on products that require constant replacement or renewal (the «razor blade» model) are much more attractive than durable goods businesses (like selling refrigerators) where the products have very long repurchase or replacement life cycles and where the market could even fairly quickly reach saturation points; and (d) businesses that offer products or services that had a predictably high rate of obsolescence were much more attractive than those where the products had long, useful lives.
The
world is changing, however,
with «the growing realization that somehow amidst efficiency, productivity, and career advancement, our very humanity has
lost out,» as author Tim Leberecht describes it.
This trend has reversed in recent weeks,
with larger discounts applied to global and Canadian heavy crude leading to bitumen prices remaining low while
world oil prices have gained some of the
lost ground.
It's way too easy in our metric - driven digital
world to fall in love
with stats and factoids and to pursue the numbers while
losing sight of the end game.
With cold calculation he had cemented his own power, afraid of
losing it more than of anything else in the
world.»
Gaming is about to break down the barriers between the real
world and fantasy, thanks to devices that will read your thoughts, gestures, and expressions; project gaming action onto the streets around you; and populate these quasi-real
worlds not only
with your distant gaming buddies but
with characters that seem as real and wily as Ben from
Lost.
However, in the long run, this will be a
losing strategy for American workers if it forces Carrier to sell its air conditioners on the
world market at non-competitive prices, or replace its production workers
with robots, as Tesla (TSLA) has done in producing its electric cars.
Last season, the team's patience was rewarded
with a trip to the
World Series — where they
lost to the Royals.
MSCI's broadest gauge of the
world's stock markets rose 0.3 percent after having snapped a four - day
losing streak on Monday
with a gain of 0.7 percent.
With new technologies stifling record sales and retailers folding around the
world, the business was
losing a lot of money.
The reason Keynesianism got such a boost post-crisis was not for any real -
world examples of its success — the list of its failures, by contrast, is lengthy — but because of the assertion, accepted far too quickly
with far too little evidence, that monetary policy, at the fabled Zero Lower Bound (interest rates of near zero) had
lost its effectiveness.
Caesars Entertainment Corp., the
world's biggest casino company and Atlantic City's biggest owner
with four resorts,
lost about $ 6 million to $ 8 million in cash flow from $ 25 million in revenue it would have expected at its New Jersey shore and Philadelphia properties, Chief Executive Officer Gary Loveman told CNBC today.
In the three months since Wells Fargo settled
with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, it has forfeited business and
lost its title as the
world's most valuable bank to rival JPMorgan Chase.
«The
world would
lose if Facebook went away,» he said to a crowd of about 5,000 developers, tech executives and engineers — the kind of Silicon Valley audience he is at ease
with.
Tech companies here, staffed mostly by white and Asian men, fear they will
lose touch
with the diverse nation — and
world — that form their consumer base as demographics rapidly shift.
[01:10] Introduction [02:45] James welcomes Tony to the podcast [03:35] Tony's leap year birthday [04:15] Unshakeable delivers the specific facts you need to know [04:45] What James learned from Unshakeable [05:25] Most people panic when the stock market drops [05:45] Getting rid of your fear of investing [06:15] Last January was the worst opening, but it was a correction [06:45] You are
losing money when you sell on corrections [06:55] Bear markets come every 5 years on average [07:10] The greatest opportunity for a millennial [07:40] Waiting for corrections to invest [08:05] Warren Buffet's advice for investors [08:55] If you miss the top 10 trading days a year... [09:25] Three different investor scenarios over a 20 year period [10:40] The best trading days come after the worst [11:45] Investing in the current
world [12:05] What Clinton and Bush think of the current situation [12:45] The office is far bigger than the occupant [13:35] Information helps reduce fear [14:25] James's story of the billionaire upset over another's wealth [14:45] What money really is [15:05] The story of Adolphe Merkle [16:05] The story of Chuck Feeney [16:55] The importance of the right mindset [17:15] What fuels Tony [19:15] Find something you care about more than yourself [20:25] Make your mission to surround yourself
with the right people [21:25] Suffering made Tony hungry for more [23:25] By feeding his mind, Tony found strength [24:15] Great ideas don't interrupt you, you have to pursue them [25:05] Never - ending hunger is what matters [25:25] Richard Branson is the epitome of hunger and drive [25:40] Hunger is the common denominator [26:30] What you can do starting right now [26:55] Success leaves clues [28:10] What it means to take massive action [28:30] Taking action commits you to following through [29:40] If you do nothing you'll learn nothing [30:20] There must be an emotional purpose behind what you're doing [30:40] How does Tony ignite creativity in his own life [32:00] «How is not as important as «why» [32:40] What and why unleash the psyche [33:25] Breaking the habit of focusing on «how» [35:50] Deep Practice [35:10] Your desired outcome will determine your action [36:00] The difference between «what» and «why» [37:00] Learning how to chunk and group [37:40] Don't mistake movement for achievement [38:30] Tony doesn't negotiate
with his mind [39:30] Change your thoughts and change your biochemistry [40:00] The bad habit of being stressed [40:40] Beautiful and suffering states [41:50] The most important decision is to live in a beautiful state no matter what [42:40] Consciously decide to take yourself out of suffering [43:40] Focus on appreciation, joy and love [44:30] Step out of suffering and find the solution [45:00] Dealing
with mercury poisoning [45:40] Tony's process for stepping out of suffering [46:10] Stop identifying
with thoughts — they aren't yours [47:40] Trade your expectations for appreciation [50:00] The key to life — gratitude [51:40] What is freedom for you?
When talented teams
with huge potential get stuck at the starting line, the whole
world loses.
Barrick, the largest producer in the
world by market cap
with a 10 percent weighting in GDX,
lost 65 percent.
In all industries, around the
world, the average business
loses 20 - 70 % of their new customers within the First 100 Days of starting to work
with them.
«I might
lose whatever credibility I have
with readers if I suggested flat out that a book centered around the subject of oil, written by an economist, was a page - turner, but I am willing to say
with conviction that Why Your
World Is About To Get A Whole Lot Smaller, by former CIBC Chief Economist Jeff Rubin, is a fantastically compelling read.
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 (R)
World (TM); risks related to the collection, storage, transmission, use and disclosure of confidential and personal information;
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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.
While Germany was fortunate and sensible enough to have avoided engaging in the 2000s housing bubble folly
with the rest of the
world, Germans certainly seem eager to make up for
lost time.
With talk of a global recession rattling markets around the
world, gold had its best start to the year since 1980, putting to rest last year's speculation that the yellow metal has
lost its haven appeal.
An uneducated trader will
lose money, simply because they can't keep up
with what is going on in the
world and in their particular marketplaces that will affect prices.
And in trying to communicate
with the
world through the gags, God is simply
lost in translation.
Wow.Mr.Limbaugh's belated «apology «aside, I find myself stunned at the level of vitriol, rudeness, and sheer hatred we seem determined to spew at each across the web nowadays; its advent has obviously unleashed some deeply - buried, long - simmering resevoirs of hate, scorn, and opprobium that has finally boiled over among many of us.If we spent even a third of that energy seeking solutions to righting the badly - listing ship - of - state called America... Well.The politicians aren't going to do it, fellow citizens.As clever as we think we are venting over folly and nonsense on these websites, we had better get busy getting our nation's affairs in order, or we'll become the laughingstock of the
world,
with tiny,no - name third
world countries thumbing their noses at us and telling us to «Get
lost, America, you silly, Hollywood has - been.
Have we become so
lost as a nation that someone
with Limbaugh «s limited, perverse and hateful view of the
world is even, for one tiny moment, considered as intelligent discourse?
The Catholic church is still working from a middle ages prospective and has
lost touch
with the
world around it.
All religious families
lose in their transactions
with the secular
world («no religious preference» is by far the biggest winner in the switching game) but liberals
lose the most.
Perhaps if you were to meet atheists outside the religious setting, you would see that most of us were relieved to
lose the guilt associated
with religion, which is the source of much self loathing in the
world.
I am stating that I KNOW that God spoke
with The Prophet Joseph Smith, restored the Truth that had been
lost from apostacy, and that we have been taking that message to the
World ever since as we have been commanded to do.
My entire life was immersed
with people, including what family I have left, who were part of that
world as leaders, so much was
lost.
Because the
world has
lost much of its heart, the
world needs more of us to come
with so much of our heart instead of so little.
Rich
with the sap of the
world, I rise up towards the Spirit whose vesture is the magnificence of the material universe but who smiles at me from far beyond all victories; and,
lost in the mystery of the flesh of God, I can not tell which is the more radiant bliss: to have found the Word and so be able to achieve the mastery of matter, or to have mastered matter and so be able to attain and submit to the light of God.
The fact was that as the Church moved westward
with the people, the Episcopalians soon
lost their position of leadership in the New
World.
none of these prayers are dangerous, for example if you pray to become like jesus, and god downgrades your life and you
lose your house and car etc, this is good, as God is happier
with those who don't value the material things in this temporary
world, and your only going to achieve heaven
with Gods happiness
Surrealism, dadaism, the writings of James Joyce and, later, Samuel Beckett — all proclaimed a
world that has
lost its story, and, along
with its story, its coherence, purpose, and promise.