Sentences with phrase «as early members»

Even better, she uses the Tapes» unusual experiences as early members of the Chinese - American middle class to illuminate the experiences of all Chinese immigrants in the troubled era of the Exclusion Act.

As an early member of our fast - paced team, you will tackle challenges across a broad spectrum of responsibilities, and see directly their impact to the final product and success of the company.

As an early member of our fast - paced team, you will tackle challenges across a broad spectrum ofresponsibilities, and see directly their impact to the final product and success of the company.

This was the summer of 1999, and I was fortunate to find Lynne Lyon and others through the PAC list and signed on as an early member of the Attach - China e-mail list.

A native of Ohio, Dine served as an early member of the Wexner Center's International Arts Advisory council.

Recognition for Reed as an early member of the Washington Color School came with his inclusion in Gerald Nordland's exhibition Washington Color Painters at the Washington Gallery of Modern Art in 1965.

As an early member of the Hyperledger Project (already in 2015), IBM is dedicated to supporting the development of openly - governed blockchains.

As an early member of the Sales team, you'll help shape the culture of the team while being responsible for the...

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Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

Earlier this year, for example, it launched a program in which more than 420 of its most active and influential community members sell products to their friends and followers; in turn, they receive a cut of the profits, as well as rewards that include sneak previews of products and trips to New York to visit Glossier and have dinner with Weiss.

The CETA deal with the 28 - member European Union was signed earlier this year, but it could be another two years before it's fully implemented as details and legal text are finalized.

«The business was going to go nowhere as long as it stayed in its small, noble niche,» says early investor and former board member Don Barton.

Cohen, 51, first caught Trump's eye in the early 2000s when, as a member of the condo board at a Trump property, he took it upon himself to wade into a nasty dispute between Trump's management company and some residents at a skyscraper near the United Nations.

Talk of rate hikes are in the air Wednesday after minutes from the Bank of England's last meeting showed two out of nine board members voted for a rate hike as early as this month, the first time in three years that policymakers have done so.

But Sabancı's power in the region is undeniable: A member of Siemens» supervisory board, she began acting as co-chair of the Business 20 (B20) Trade Task Force — an outreach group for the G20 economies — earlier this year.

Members include foundations focused on economic development and entrepreneurship as well as organizations focused on early childhood development or particular neighborhoods.

The fossils could represent the earliest known examples of H. sapiens ever found (if confirmed by further research), and they serve as evidence that members of our species lived beyond sub-Saharan Africa.

Members can reserve a seat right from their smartphones as early as six weeks in advance, or right before the flight if there are empty seats.

Those appointments came under fire earlier this year as it became clear that HP's newly appointed chair, Ray Lane, circumvented the board's independent nominations process by involving the CEO in identifying board candidates and deciding to oversee the process himself (although he had a long - standing relationship with the CEO and was not a member of the nominations committee).

On paper, Letterman's earliest days on TV were a series of failures: His spot as a cast member on Mary Tyler Moore's variety show disappeared, along with the show itself, after three episodes; he hosted a pilot for a game show, only to see it get canceled before ever airing; the 10 a.m. David Letterman Show survived just over four months before being pulled.

Launching her personal finance company, LearnVest in 2006, Alexa was inaugurated by President Obama as a member of the Presidential Ambassadors for Global Entrepreneurship early this year.

The manufacturing jobs council had 28 members initially, but it has shrunk since it was formed earlier this year as executives retire, are replaced, or, as with Frazier, Musk, Plank and Krzanich, resign.

A million of that will go to company growth, the other $ 2.5 million will provide a bit of liquidity to the founders and early team members, who can sell their stock options as part of the investment round.

The demutualisation was opposed by a group of members, some involved in the founding of the society in the early 1960s to offer an alternative to banks, which at the time were regarded as unfriendly to consumers.

Earlier in April 2016, Ukraine and NATO member Turkey launched joint naval drills in the Black Sea as both countries face sharply deteriorating relations with Moscow.

If you want a special experience aboard the Disneyland Railroad, get to the park very early, just as it opens, and ask a cast member to ride the Lilly Belle car.

In a statement released early Tuesday morning, the yoga retailer announced that Wilson will be stepping down from his post as chairman of the board (although he will remain a board member).

Each automatic triennial stock option grant and each stock option grant for service as lead independent director, member of a Board committee or chair of a Board committee, in each case as described above, will vest 1/36 per month for three years starting on the one month anniversary of the vesting commencement date, subject to continued service in the capacity for which such grant was made (except that if a director who was granted such an option ceases to be a director on the day before an annual meeting that is held earlier than the anniversary date of the vesting commencement date for that calendar year, vesting will accelerate with respect to the shares that would have vested if such director continued service through such anniversary date).

«I think, given the extraordinary evidence we've heard so far today, it is absolutely astonishing that Mark Zuckerberg is not prepared to submit himself to questioning in front of a parliamentary or congressional hearing, given these are questions of fundamental importance and concern to his users, as well as to this inquiry,» Damian Collins, the member of parliament heading the UK committee, said earlier on Tuesday.

In an early skirmish in the prolonged battle over net neutrality, Martin as FCC chairman joined with Democratic members to censure Comcast Corp. for improperly interfering with customers» web traffic.

Prior to Zillow, David was CTO of Expedia, which he joined as one of its earliest team members and where he spent 12 years.

The contracts include early - stage technology R&D (such as Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), Cooperative R&D Agreements (CRADAs) and Broad Agency Announcements (BAAs); late - stage technology (such as the highly competitive Department of Defense (DoD) Rapid Innovation Fund); and commercial off - the - shelf technologies, such as one APC Member that sold its unique temperature - retention fabric to the Pepsi Corporation, after it was developed for the U.S. Army.

After four decades of shareholder advocacy, we are bolstered in the knowledge that as the field of corporate social responsibility which ICCR members helped to promote in the early 1970s continues to evolve, so does the work of our growing coalition of active shareowners as they refine their methodology and design newer and more effective models for corporate engagement.

Months after Silicon Valley Insider publishes old instant messages in which Zuckerberg makes incendiary remarks such as calling the earliest Facebook members «dumb fucks» for trusting him with their information, he issues a mea - sorta - culpa during an interview with the New Yorker's Jose Antonio Vargas.

But as a corporation, the Basij reportedly accumulated vast sums through so - called interest - free financial institutions that the Basij and the IRGC established in mid-1980s and the early 1990s to provide social housing and general welfare to their members.

Ferrario says the hardest part of building the company is gaining trust as a wealth management solution — first with early team members, then with regulators, followed by investors, and now with customers.

Just days earlier, Tillerson had openly disparaged the president, referring to him as a «moron,» after a July 20 meeting at the Pentagon with members of Trump's national security team and Cabinet officials, according to three officials familiar with the incident.

Or, as Uber board member Arianna Huffington more accurately dubbed them at an all - hands meeting earlier this week: «Brilliant jerks.»

That would be dramatic, since Kalanick, despite being ousted as CEO in a Benchmark - led coup earlier this summer, remains a powerful member of the company's board of directors.

Mexico's ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party, facing voter scorn over corruption, tepid economic growth and rising violence, loosened its rules earlier this month to allow it to form coalitions and let a non-party member run as its candidate in 2018 presidential elections.

The continent's pension funds, meanwhile, face a tougher challenge paying for their members» retirement, as early September saw the world's first negative - yielding corporate bonds, issued by French pharmaceutical firm Sanofi and German cement maker Henkel.

Some members of the party's national council are calling for a leadership election as early as May 2016, which would give an advantage to members who are already well - organized.

Demographics trends also increasingly favor homeownership, as members of the large millennial generation are entering their early to mid 30s, when people typically marry, have children and purchase their first home.

Sam currently sits on the national board of Women in Aerospace as an early career board member.

The minutes of the June Federal Open Market Committee meeting show that some members want to begin shrinking the Fed's nearly $ 4.5 trillion balance sheet as early as September.

Because of his track - record as a social conservative and Wildrose supporter, Mr. Kenney might not find a great deal of support among existing PC Party members, including the 1,001 who attended the party's annual general meeting earlier this year.

Hans Tung joined GGV Capital in 2013 as a managing partner to focus on consumer mobile internet, cross-border ecommerce, IoT, and mobile social communication investments in both China and the U.S. Hans was one of the earliest investors in, and a former board member of, Xiaomi.

As a former member of the House Finance Committee, we are sure you would find this conclusion somewhat surprising, given earlier conclusions of the Finance Committee on the usefulness o Estimates information.

Merkel, who enjoyed record high popularity ratings early last year, has grown increasingly isolated in recent months as members of her conservative bloc have pressed her to take a tougher line on asylum seekers and European allies have dragged their feet on the issue.

Members of YPO are peers who share in common the achievement of success at an early age (before 45); a commitment to learning as a lifelong adventure; and a desire to connect authentically in an environment of trust and confidentiality.