Sentences with phrase «halcyon days»

He said the baby boomer generation launched the casual - dress movement, followed by Generation X, which, during the halcyon days of Silicon Valley, pushed the envelope even further, wearing flip - flops to board meetings and generally confounding the old - timers in suits.

These were the halcyon days of narrative therapy learning and discovery where everything was possible.

Remember the halcyon days of HTC ruling smartphones?

Bitcoin meanwhile has only grown in utility since the halcyon days of its storming bull - run at the end of 2013.

Sometimes you yearn for the halcyon days of a switch, and that's just what Logitech is offering with Pop, a programable shortcut button.

Ah, those halcyon days of being a renter.

This was also back in the halcyon days (for the other side) of essentially unlimited plaintiff forum shopping pre-Bauman, so the specter existed that, if this argument succeeded, plaintiffs from all over the country, or even the world, would flock to West Virginia, and by the mere fact of their litigation tourism, thereby rid themselves of one of our side's most significant arguments.

Law firms are dealing with a new economic reality, and the halcyon days of, say, 2005, are gone forever.

Even the firm's revenue per lawyer grew 7 percent last year, to $ 1.07 million, topping even the roughly $ 1.05 million figure collected during the halcyon days of 2007.

Oh, to return to those halcyon days.

Remember the halcyon days of July 2014, when if you were unlucky enough to take the bar exam, you also got to have a bonus anxiety attack when your first - day answers did not upload properly thanks to the ExamSoft software you were required to use?

Professor James Levy reports on the Legal Writing Prof Blog that he's still waiting for a promised password granting him free access to the new and improved Westlaw, officially known as WestlawNext, but still called «Project Cobalt» by some who presumably miss the halcyon days of double secret multi-billion dollar M&A due diligence.

Much as Schmidt and his fellow IPCC - niks might prefer (others) to believe otherwise, the on - line world has changed considerably since those halcyon days of Gore - acular yore!

By Mark Landsbaum — Recall global warming hysteria's halcyon days?

These ought to be their halcyon days; once they were a mild joke, but now that consensus is being offered as a token for irrefrangible fact they could be leading the discussion on what we mean by «consensus» or «precaution» and the social construction of reality in general.

But in the midst of these halcyon days, trouble was brewing.

In the exhibit's halcyon days, all the major museums embraced the show, and over 100,000 people visited each day.

Mercer Members» Exhibition February 8 - 11th, 2006 Closing Reception and Sale: Saturday, February 11, 2006, 8 pm Hosted by Misha Glouberman Mercer Loving: Halcyon Days What if we are, at this very moment, in the midst of those blissful halcyon days?

Opie got the idea for the film in the nineties, but, as often happens with her projects, it took on a new significance for her as she made it, with the election of a President who'd promised to return America to the halcyon days before feminism, globalism, and multiculturalism.

Tales of de Kooning imitators during the halcyon days of the New York School are both legion and true; some artists even went so far as to affect de Kooning's Dutch accent.

They came from the halcyon days of New York art — the days when abstract expressionist artists, who were mostly poor and unknown for much of their lives, were just emerging from obscurity, and the then avant - garde - inclined MOMA was busily buying their art straight from their exhibitions.

While his work evinces nostalgia for the halcyon days of modernist abstraction, its engagement with the vicissitudes of pop culture brings this idealism into a contemporary orbit.

Alice and her paintings were fixtures on the New York scene in the halcyon days, even when painting fell out of fashion.

Really the thing that'll most endure about the Career mode is the awful «anonymous millionaire» we're asked to believe is reminiscing on the halcyon days of Crashday racing - a kind of Mafioso Mario Kart.

A lot has changed since those halcyon days when screens weren't backlit and nighttime car journeys — with no sunlight to illuminate the display — felt like the cruelest form of torture.

If you miss those halcyon days, you have two options.

It's easy to forget now that back in SEGA «s 16 - bit halcyon days, they wielded considerable brand power, enjoying reach far beyond the fledgling console business that made them a household name.

The halcyon days of my youth spent playing good and bad JRPGs made me love video games all the more.

For anyone that grew up thanklessly whisking hostages from an intensifying battleground, the game is capable of rekindling those halcyon days, albeit with a handful of superfluous modifications.

Do you remember back in the halcyon days of 2013, when we were all excited about SimCity?

Ah, the halcyon days of playing a treasure - finding whirlwind barbarian with life and mana steal who was invincible except against undead.

So it is an absolute delight that Porcunipine by developer Big Green Pillow has waddled onto the scene to remind us of those halcyon days of folks huddled around a computer, having a good old lark while they engage in compelling competitive play.

There is no borderline PSP - fracturing button smashing moments like Gekishou provided in the halcyon days of the franchise.

The halcyon days of free Nintendo online gaming will soon be over, as Switch's paid online service will finally be arriving this September.

This time in the form of an iOS game called MechWarrior Tactical Command that sounds to partially hark back to the halcyon days of MechCommander.

It was time for the halcyon days of the series to shine forth once again.

Portable gaming systems, to be precise; from the halcyon days of Nintendo's giant grey brick to the current rumblings of 3DSs and NGPs and whatnot.

«Assault Suit Leynos stands confidently alongside the most explosive sci - fi smash hits, with its faithful HD remaster and — via a host of new gameplay features — retooling of, a much - loved classic from the halcyon days of console gaming.»

After all, I've been writing about Ecto Cooler for close to fifteen years, dating back to that «Ecto Cooler Bible» from the halcyon days of X-Entertainment.

It's easy to forget now that back in SEGA «s 16 - bit halcyon days, they wielded considerable brand power, enjoying reach far...

And so, on the last night of my trip to Japan, we spent an hour and a half in Alex's apartment going over the history of the Phantasy Star Online series, from the halcyon days of Dreamcast dial - up, misadventures online, loving if not preferring PSO as an offline game, and on through the less halcyon days of PS Universe and beyond.

Cast your mind back to the halcyon days of the PlayStation 2's release.

Gone, sadly, are the halcyon days of my youth during which I could play Final Fantasy XII for 30, 40 hours in a week and not be strapped for a single moment.

Recalling earlier halcyon days in Indonesia, the Minister has pointed out how an across - the - board no - tipping policy would ensure a higher and more uniform standard of service -LSB-...]

On your route up through the forests, we travel in beautifully designed green carriages, harking back to the halcyon days of German rail travel.

Taking an unexpected cue from the halcyon days of the classic glamorous getaway, Finolhu recalls the heady allure of vintage beach vacations with its classic design, retro touches and laid - back ambiance.

The Imperial opened in 1931, and it recalls the halcyon days of the Raj; the walls lined with paintings of colonial life, a priceless collection that you can get to know better with a tour from one of the hotel's curators.

We appear to be in the halcyon days of corporate credit quality.

All cabins are equipped with private bathroom and toilet and each of the Pride of Africa's lovingly - restored Pullman - style carriages is finished in polished teak, and decorated and furnished in the opulent and decadently comfortable style of the 1920s, recalling the halcyon days of luxury rail travel at its most romantic.

Harking back to the halcyon days of the golden age of rail, magnificent carriages of polished wood, tasteful white decorations and plush comfortable furnishings combine with excellent service and the cuisine of a 5 - Star restaurant to make the Venice Simplon - Orient - Express one of the greatest rail journeys on the planet.