The main barriers were duplication of items within existing checklists (16/18 centres), poor communication between surgeon and anaesthetist (10/18), time spent completing the checklist for no perceived benefit, and lack of understanding and timing of item checks (9/18), ambiguity (8/18), unaccounted risks (7/18) and a time-honoured hierarchy (6/18).
For the purposes of understanding the timing of economic activity, the national accounts' treatment of research and development is a weakness, because it recognizes the developers' activity at the wrong time – only after the product is released.
In correspondence obtained by the Guardian under a public records act request, Apple engineer Frank Fearon wrote: "We would... like to get an understanding of timing and availability for the space, and how we would need to coordinate around other parties who would be using [it]." Apple declined to comment.
As an Apple engineer wrote tactfully to GoMentum Station executives in May: "We would … like to get an understanding of timing and availability for the space, and how we would need to coordinate around other parties who would be using the space".
The documents show Apple engineer Frank Fearon telling the company that: "We would… like to get an understanding of timing and availability for the space, and how we would need to coordinate around other parties who would be using [it]," the Guardian reported.
"There is no ultimate answer, but investors with a good understanding of timing are invaluable.
You need a company-wide understanding of timing, story, and grace.
Understanding the timing of debris flows following wildfire has implications for successful protection of life and property.
Getting the date right is important for understanding the timing and course of animal evolution, because the split between the sponges and most other animals (called the Eumetazoa) was a key event in the early history of life on Earth.
