With so much packed into our five days on the water, the list of highlights is lengthy: Orcas swam by; we climbed up a native midden, the result of hundreds of
years of use by local peoples, we enjoyed wine on the porch every night before dinner, and once, deep into the dark of a hot summer night, we paddled a short way form the lodge to watch phosphorescent marine creatures dance wherever we disturbed the water.
During more than twenty
years of use by healthcare providers all over the world, very few side effects have ever been reported.
Most of the benefits are known from thousands of
years of use by native Peruvians.
Not exact matches
Where building customer rapport
used to take
years of hard work, sales representatives can now look to developing deeper customer relationships much faster
by using semantics analytics.
Or, at least, they're
using a lot less water to make it: MillerCoors announced this week that they've reduced their water consumption
by 9.2 % over the past two
years, saving roughly one billion barrels
of water.
Meanwhile, 40 cars
used by Uber contractors have been impounded since the beginning
of the
year for operating without a licence.
-- Daniel Putterman, cofounder, co-CEO, and head
of business for Kogniz, Inc. which recently released AICam, fully - autonomous surveillance cameras with artificial intelligence that identify people and threats in real - time,
using video - based facial recognition and object detection; also having founded and run venture - backed technology companies over the last 20
years including MaxInfo, Inc. (acquired
by NETM), EoExchange (S - 1), Mediabolic, Inc. (acquired
by ROVI), and Cloud Engines, Inc..
This
year, Apple is rumored to be updating its iPad Pro lineup with an iPhone X-style design that has narrower bezels and the iPhone X's TrueDepth camera that's
used for FaceID and Animoji, according to a report from analyst Jun Zhang
of Rosenblatt Securities obtained
by Macworld.
You can take advantage
of this
by enrolling in a high - deductible healthcare plan where you're eligible to
use a Health Savings Account — an investment vehicle where you can park thousands
of pre-tax dollars every
year ($ 3,350 for individuals and $ 6,750 for families).
St. Louis - based Anheuser - Busch, the largest U.S. brewer, said earlier this month it had cut its water
use by 32 per cent in the last five
years by sponsoring preservation initiatives in water basins critical to its breweries, and
by installing U.S. Department
of Agriculture real - time weather and crop water -
use data meters on suppliers» farms.
Williams said the Heritage estimate was correct based on the methodology the foundation
used — the analysts estimated a carbon tax rate
of $ 36, which would increase
by 3 % each
year from 2015 to 2035.
Take the $ 150 million per
year saved
by limiting the
use of consultants.
The number
of people
using the online room rental service on the continent rose
by 143 percent to about 765,000 guests in 2016 from the
year before, said Nicola D'Elia, the firm's Africa and Middle East chief.
Kelly hopes that in the next 10
years he can inspire enough homeowners and businesses to come on board that 50 percent
of America's 40.5 million acres
of lawn will be switched to organic care, reducing
by half the 3 million tons
of synthetic fertilizers and 30,000 tons
of pesticides
used annually.
So, if your router is more than a couple
years old or you are
using the router provided
by your internet service provider, you will experience an improvement in your quality
of life when you buy a new model.
For
years QHR Technologies (recently acquired
by Loblaw Cos.» Shoppers Drug Mart) and Telus Health (a division
of the telecom) fought tooth and nail to get health authorities to digitize patients» medical records
using their respective systems.
In terms
of in - store innovations, the company made a big splash last
year by launching and then heavily hyping two stores — a massive 140,000 - square - foot Canadian Tire in south Edmonton and a Sport Chek in midtown Toronto — that came fully loaded with all manner
of screens, simulators and other forms
of digital eye candy, including interactive video walls, window shopping
using glass screens that display products, and community boards that give customers access to local sports clinics, league registrations and fitness classes.
The aggregated value
of cash only takeovers so far in 2018 has risen
by 33 percent
year - on -
year while the value
of deals
using cash and stock has risen
by 221 percent, as companies look to exploit their buoyant share valuations.
Last week, a study published
by the Kauffman Foundation
using census data from the past 50
years, revealed some eye - opening statistics about the number
of immigrant - led companies in America.
Desrosiers» data is supported anecdotally
by searches on the online
used - car service AutoTrader.ca, where cross-border interest has surged: the company says that in November and December
of 2015 it saw a more than 27 %
year - over-
year increase in U.S. traffic to its Canadian web site.
Barrick plans to eliminate $ 3 billion in debt
by the end
of the
year through asset sales and partnerships, and
by using its free cash flow.
Yet before the holiday distractions take hold, donors
use this time
of the
year to remember the sacrifices made
by the men and women serving in the U.S. military, and to support causes that help them when they return home.
Bringing over 10
years of experience in Silicon Valley, Burns will engage a global community
of climbers on the brand's commitment to thoughtfully designed technical equipment, outerwear and sportswear for
use by climbers and other people going to the mountains.
«We often
use that service as the thin edge
of the wedge,» says Kureluk, pointing out that this software gives Yardstick the opportunity to upsell other products and services to its customers, such as the «e-learning» software tools developed
by a firm that Yardstick bought earlier this
year and sold online.
The
use of prescription sleep medications, meanwhile, grew
by 52 % among adults in the five
years up to 2006.
Chatbots, computer programs that mimic conversation with people
by using artificial intelligence, «can transform the way you interact with the internet, from a series
of self - initiated tasks to a quasi-conversation,» The Guardian declared last
year.
It has
used the funding to launch more brick - and - mortar stores, and it hopes to expand its current count
of 19 to 30
by the end
of next
year.
About five
years ago, overwhelmed
by the logistics
of planning at least two trips per month, he made the switch from organizing his own travel to
using an agency.
For
years, scientists have believed that the same sections
of the brain are
used by every person to generate emotions like a smile or frown; they fall into a rigid pattern.
This past
year, 51 percent
of purchases took place online, more than 90 percent
of consumers
used smartphones while shopping in - store and 78 percent
of global shoppers were influenced in some way
by social media.
The study, released Monday, shows performance shares were
used as CEO rewards
by 51 %
of companies surveyed last
year, up from 47 % the previous
year and 41 % in 2011.
The scheme looks much like the one
used by printer manufacturers such as HP, Epson and Kodak, all
of which have provoked various lawsuits over the
years.
Or maybe Tim's was inspired
by French's Food Company, the New Jersey - based condiment maker owned
by Britain's Reckitt Benckiser Group, which got a jump on Heinz last
year by making a show
of using Canadian tomatoes to make its Canadian ketchup after Heinz shut its plant in Leamington, Ontario.
It was a second - hand piece borrowed from friends whose daughter had outgrown it, and
by the time our son was too old for a baby carrier, that ERGObaby had provided nearly five
years of regular
use.
And since the process can take several
years, you start
by filing an «intent to
use,» which is an image
of the trademark and a sworn affidavit that you intend to
use it in commerce.
«Every online technique
used by Fortune 500 companies will be in the hands
of politicians in the next four to eight
years.»
This
year, when he tried to dock at the French port
of Antibes, Abramovich found the only spot big enough to park the 530 - foot boat was already being
used by a Saudi Prince's yacht.
But the REAL private dining experience is downstairs in the wine cellar: legend has it that Edgar Allan Poe
used to visit, and was inspired
by the 200 -
year - old wine cellar for his story «The Cask
of Amontillado.»
Some
of these include
using artificial intelligence tools to automatically identify propaganda efforts similar to those allegedly carried out
by Russia - linked groups in upcoming world elections, and boosting its security and content review team to 20,000
by the end
of the
year.
As a result, the number
of people who say they have
used heroin in the past
year jumped
by more than 50 percent between 2002 to 2011, according the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
The tunnel threat report also accused Netanyahu and Ya'alon
of endangering Israelis living near Gaza
by halting government funding for their local security teams, and pulling out the soldiers who
used to stand guard outside their communities in the
year and a half leading up to the operation.
About 90 percent
of North Korea's trade is with China, and Chinese junket operators are well equipped to
use the formal banking sector and informal financial networks created
by the Chinese traders and small businessmen who've crisscrossed the world for 1,000
years, says Andrew Klebanow, a senior partner at Global Market Advisors LLC in Las Vegas.
That's why the bank launched a $ 300 - million revamp
of the national currency last
year, which will see Canada gradually convert from paper bills to polymer (
using a fabrication process pioneered
by Australia).
Apple has been casting itself as a protector
of user privacy in recent
years, particularly earlier this
year when it battled the Federal Bureau
of Investigation in a high - profile case involving accessing encrypted data stored on an iPhone
used by one
of the San Bernardino terrorists.
-- Rifat Oguz, founder and CEO
of Sinemia, a global movie ticket subscription system
used by five million moviegoers in five countries and named on Wired's annual list
of hottest startups last
year
While that may be welcome news to the millions
of people who
use financial websites and apps, that number is rising, jumping
by about 50 percent from the
year before.
-- Scott Scherr, CEO and founder
of Ultimate Software, an HR tech platform on track to hit $ 1 billion in annual revenue this
year and
used by companies such as Subway, First Horizon, MLB, the Phoenix Suns, Yamaha, and Nikon
He says Amazon skirts state and local taxes, which is quite true: After
years of resistance, Amazon collects sales tax on its own sales, but not necessarily on sales
by marketplace sellers
using their platform.
Secretary
of State Rex Tillerson was offered $ 60 million
by Congress from Defense Department funds last
year to fight Russian election interference efforts — but after Tillerson waited for seven months trying to decide whether he wanted to spend it or not, the offer was withdrawn, and none
of the money was
used, according to The New York Times.
Premier Colin Barnett has softened his position on the proposed privatisation
of Western Power, saying it could be
used by Labor as a scare campaign in the state election next
year.