Sentences with phrase «as a legacy for»

Her blog often covers the hard work of motherhood, good and bad experiences, and humorous anecdotes, all of which she wants to leave as a legacy for her children.

We should be very proud of the capital plan for the Long island region as a legacy for the future generations.

However, they are all united by a common thread — an interest in the natural world and a desire to leave it as a legacy for future generations.

«They [union members] didn't feel comfortable leaving it as a legacy for future teachers.»

This means as you pay off your mortgage, you will have an additional amount on your term life insurance that can be used to pay off additional debts or as a legacy for your family.

I do relate to Carolyn's need to stay busy and distracted though, and to do something as a legacy for her son.

Not exact matches

Third, build a platform of success for others as your legacy.

(Although, as at Harvard, there is a back door for legacies; 60 percent of new hires are referrals.)

As a legacy to his father, Steve kept All Vacuum Center at its original location for many years before opening two new locations.

The same article aptly summarized Hefner's legacy by noting: «As a magazine publisher, he essentially did for sex what Ray Kroc did for roadside food: clean it up for a rising middle class.»

For Obama, however, killing the pipeline allows him to claim aggressive action on the environment, potentially strengthening his hand as world leaders prepare to finalize major global climate pact within weeks that the president hopes will be a crowning jewel for his legaFor Obama, however, killing the pipeline allows him to claim aggressive action on the environment, potentially strengthening his hand as world leaders prepare to finalize major global climate pact within weeks that the president hopes will be a crowning jewel for his legafor his legacy.

Xerox has been under pressure to find new growth sources as it struggles to reinvent its legacy business amid waning demand for office printing.

As popular as Facebook has been for connecting with old and new friends, corporate use is a whole new ballgame — and one in which it must contend with legacy giantAs popular as Facebook has been for connecting with old and new friends, corporate use is a whole new ballgame — and one in which it must contend with legacy giantas Facebook has been for connecting with old and new friends, corporate use is a whole new ballgame — and one in which it must contend with legacy giants.

Founded in 2006 in a Montreal apartment by a group of 20 - something friends, the company now has a staff of 215 and two major products (Officevibe and Sharegate, a management tool for Microsoft SharePoint and Office 365), as well as a legacy IT services division.

«At a time when we are moving forward as a company, a charge of this magnitude from a legacy insurance portfolio in run - off for more than a decade is deeply disappointing,» GE CEO John Flannery said in a release Tuesday.

And as if to say that pioneering e-commerce was not enough of a legacy for either himself or for Amazon, Jeff Bezos set his sights on changing the very way that we read, by developing the Kindle.

Shechtman, who will continue to develop Story's West Chelsea outpost, will join Macy's as brand experience officer — a role tasked with bringing Story - style interactive experiences to Macy's, «a legacy retailer searching for relevance in a rapidly shifting retail climate.»

He was most recently covering commerce for AllThingsD.com and, before that was a reporter at Advertising Age, where he covered legacy digital media companies such as Yahoo and AOL and upstarts such as BuzzFeed and Gawker Media.

Monarch CEOs are driven by an elusive quest for an immortal, lasting legacy, as well as for the heroic stature that comes with the position.

But as Gen Xers start preparing for their golden years, they should also spend time thinking about their own legacies and what they want to leave behind to their children and their communities.

The soft first - quarter results are the latest challenge that Big Food must confront: Larger food and beverage manufacturers have faced tough growth prospects for many of their legacy brands as consumers tilt toward healthier fare and show more support for startup brands.

HP (HPQ), along with legacy tech companies like IBM (IBM), has seen its business slump over the past few years as the market for personal computers continues to decrease.

«We anticipate a record iPhone 6 upgrade cycle could lead to (a) better... chipset average selling price for Qualcomm, as we believe the iPhone 6 has adopted (the company's) next - genreation modem versus the legacy modem in the current generation iPhones,» he wrote.

Lucky for the retailer, many of the tools it needs are already in place, the legacy of its old catalog business (dropped in 2011) and of a three - year tech overhaul Ullman oversaw in his first stint as CEO, which ended in 2011.

A 2014 study from S&P concluded that the ACA's legacy may ultimately be «recognized as the starting point of the reconstruction of the U.S. health care benefit industry and a catalyst for how companies provide health care insurance for their employees.»

With demand for IBM's legacy hardware and software businesses stagnating, Chief Executive Ginni Rometty has been shifting the company towards areas such as cloud - based services, security software and data analytics.

«Clearly, the film carried the risk that an unflattering camera angle, unwelcome question or even an obvious omission by Mr. Scorsese would become a blemish to Mr. Clinton's legacy or provide fodder for Clinton critics as the 2016 campaign approaches,» the Times» Amy Chozick and Michael Cieply wrote.

In passing, he left behind an incredible legacy, especially as a person who struggled with ALS, a neurodegenerative disease that confined him to a wheelchair for the vast majority of his life.

The corollary of that is an enfeebled fin de règne in which Merkel defends a centrist legacy against attacks from both sides, accompanied by a gradual loss of party discipline as potential successors jockey for position.

That's the legacy portion of the company's business, and it will serve as the «cash - flow engine» (Laurin's words) for the next stage of ProMetic's evolution.

My opposition to Mr. Hagenbuch's re-election serves as a referendum on ALL of the longstanding legacy directors, including those who are not up for re-election because the incumbent directors refuse to declassify the board.

As for the developers» own political leanings, they tell Fortune, «As brothers ourselves, we admire the legacy of brothers John and Robert Kennedy for their commitment to cultivating an America that embraced a young generation, stood for civil rights, and worked towards equal opportunity.»

As interest in sustainable and responsible investment, or SRI, continues to grow, it is important for investors to understand and evaluate the different methods available to them, set measurable goals and build a strategy for leaving a lasting legacy.

This is especially important information for cash and time - strapped startups, as more legacy corporations open up Silicon Valley outposts, launch accelerator programs, and go on «innovation tours» down the peninsula.

But he left a legacy of quirky, if not thoughtful, quips that served as the closing segment of the show for decades.

Employees need to be evaluated not based on their individual work or through their work for the legacy organizations, but as contributors of the new organization,» says Dattner.

Lula leaves office on Dec. 31, his legacy as a transformative figure in Brazilian history all but assured thanks to massive social programs like the Bolsa Familia that have lifted millions out of poverty, the securing of the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Olympics, and a rapidly growing economy that's expected to become the world's fifth largest in the next six years and pay for it all.

For these leaders, there is no other choice but to pursue relentlessly a depth of moral character grounded in legacy values, and as a result, to build a powerful memory that echoes into the future.

In short, the rise in new brands and offshoots is an easier way for legacy hospitality chains to stay competitive with new players such as Yotel and Airbnb.

Mozilla will still support «legacy Flash content» for an unspecified time, but the company urged websites that use Flash or Microsoft (msft) Silverlight, another multimedia web player similar to Flash, for their videos or online games to adopt newer «HTML technologies as soon as possible.»

As for any «legacy benefits» from the Games, Baade says they are often difficult for emerging economies to capture because those countries are often remote and therefore less likely to draw repeat tourists.

It's also a legacy of «redlining» by banks — the past practice, now illegal, of classifying minority - dominated neighborhoods as too dangerous for lending.

As of February 2015, Facebook allows users to designate a «legacy contact» — essentially, someone who will be responsible for the management of your Facebook account in the event of your passing.

As we look to the 150th anniversary of our Confederation, we are reminded that ours is a rich inheritance: a legacy of freedom; the birthright of all humanity and the courage to uphold it; the rule of law, and the institutions to protect it; respect for human dignity and diversity.

For Hu, it was a «legacy» visit, his swansong as the head of the world's most populous and potentially most powerful nation before stepping down as the leader of the Communist Party of China in 2012.

As part of your overall financial plan, you may wish to preserve some principal for use in an emergency or to leave a legacy for heirs.

Instead, they are two brothers who've taken a similar path as I and feel a responsibility to you — a passion for giving back to those who seek to build their own entrepreneurial legacy.

In excavating the story of King's visit to Harlem Hospital, I uncovered my grandfather's own fight for civil rights — and realized I'd misunderstood his legacy as a black doctor all along.

Founded as Dakota Mutual Life Insurance Company in 1906, Midland National ® Life Insurance Company has protected families and preserved legacies for generations.

For Graseck, the key question is: «Will the benefits exceed the costs and risks of implementation, particularly relative to simpler alternatives, such as updating legacy infrastructure?»