NextDoor focuses on the practical needs of people in their neighborhood, says Nirav Tolia, CEO of NextDoor.
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Her union addresses the practical needs of independent workers, who now account for around one-third of the workforce.
Moreover, existing adult literacy programmes have failed to attract the adult population because they have not adequately addressed their practical needs and expectations.
Yet by focusing on the practical needs of such customers, attentive to their budget and time constraints, Quorum is tapping into a hidden market worth billions of dollars.
Roomba is what happens when robo-wizardry collides with practical needs.
Despite all these restrictions, two groups working on the future of aircraft have come up with designs that could meet the practical needs of the industry and still cut fuel consumption by half.
The group's report calls for a recovery package that would provide a checklist for doctors and nurses to assess what emotional, physical and practical needs a patient might have after their treatment has ended.
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Add to the modern mindset the practical needs of a mobile workforce that will have more than 40% of its members telecommuting at least part-time by 2016, and the very idea of segregating work and home devices is a finite solution at best.
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"I believe that we have to keep in mind not only the sacrifice made by those who gave their lives in defence of the realm but the practical needs of those who have been bereaved in two world wars, in the Falklands and much more recently as a result of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, " he said.
But since Schmidt is a rumored finalist to be the next Secretary of Commerce, will he have interest in focusing on the nitty gritty practical matters Obama needs in a business world liaison?
But in practical terms, he needs to move quickly to advance his domestic agenda.
On a practical level it suggests that bad behaviour needs to be handled differently in different children, and will be much harder to eradicate if associated with psychopathic traits (though that does not mean that parents and teachers should not try).
The New York requirement simply gives law firms in New York increased incentive to actively engage their summer associates and young lawyers in their pro bono programs whereby they will meet the legal services needs, provide fledgling lawyers practical experience, and potentially garner the interest of top candidates who find community involvement a critical element to their employment decisions.
While she said that she valued the latter, she added that the international community should consider the country's needs ''in a very practical way''.
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Beyond that trend, Sowah says that the movement toward cheaper, more practical machines is about computing technology meeting the needs of people, instead of vice versa.
But they failed to allow for the fact that the commission discharges lots of practical duties vital to national interests, and so needs a boss strong enough to keep it stable and orderly.
Even so, if Mr Bush is to burnish his green credentials, he needs to do more to turn fine visions into practical actions.
By working closely with communities, Send a Cow is able to develop practical programmes that respect local culture and properly address the local needs.
Without practical alternatives, the best way to meet these growing energy needs is to produce more oil here in the U.S., and to produce it now.
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So, in practical business terms the first order of business to find someone who needs that specific solution to a problem.
Most engineers figure a car needs to go 300 miles between fill-ups to be practical.
But as these organizations move to cloud-centric IT models, there are real-world business needs and other factors that make operating a single environment not practical.
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He needs a governor able to balance the dream of recreating a mythical 19th century banking system with the practical demands of delivering growth in a 21st century economy.
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