Sentences with phrase «known as the boring»

The business, known as The Boring Company, was inspired by the soul - crushing traffic congestion Musk experienced in Los Angeles.

Known as the Bear Social Network, GROWLr is a playful spot to meet a hookup buddy with a little experience and machismo.

Four Corners» custodian, James Craig, known as Bear (Mr. Bear to the students) is knowledgeable of the Responsive Classroom terms and procedures and uses them when he interacts with students.

With Britons facing what has become known as the Bore War — nothing much seems to have happened yet — Maisie Dobbs is asked to investigate the disappearance of a local lad, a young apprentice craftsman working on a «hush - hush» government contract.

A long term uptrend is commonly known as a bull market while a long term downtrend is known as a bear market.

The loads of people who know me as a boring old traditionalist (Turner Prize?!

To my generation, this is known as the boring hour spent waiting for dinner.

Nobody wants to be known as the boring old - lady type of driver, but the fact remains that safer drivers cost less to insure.

After all, who wants to be known as the boring neighbor who don't decorate their front porch for Christmas?

Not exact matches

Meaning, whatever big box store you frequent — or the social media network you check when you're bored — is able to see your digital footprints so as to know what you like and dislike.

Levitt, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and a former US intelligence agent, told jurors he did not know if the materials found on Tsarnaev's computer, including sermons by US - born Al Qaeda figure Anwar al - Awlaki and issues of Al Qaeda's «Inspire» magazine, were put there by Tsarnaev or by someone else, such as his brother.

The popular Firefox browser we know today was first born as part of the Mozilla Application Suite in 2002 as Phoenix — thus the drawing of the red bird with flames.

Better known as C.J. Walker, African - American Sarah Breedlove was born in 1867 near Delta, Louisiana.

While perhaps lacking the variety boasted by some big - city zoos to the south, it's well - known for an impressive collection of Arctic animals, such as polar bears, snow leopards, wolves, seals, otters and more.

In 2012, quarterback Robert Griffin III (better known as RGIII) got the $ 10,000 fine for wearing an Adidas sweatsuit — bearing a big, old - school Adidas trefoil logo on his shirt — to a postgame press conference.

Born in Ethiopia, Kenna Zemedkun, known simply as «Kenna,» moved to the U.S. when he was 3 and has spent much of his life finding solutions to problems that most people either pretend aren't there or do their best to steer clear of.

Some bears say scenes like these Greece riots herald the end of capitalism as we know it (Photo: Yannis Behrakis / Reuters)

Musk, best known as the founder of Tesla and SpaceX, has also launched The Boring Company, whose mission is to dig tunnels under traffic - clogged cities (such as his hometown of Los Angeles) where underground conveyer belts will whisk cars from one side of town to the other.

Marc Faber, the Hong - Kong based, Swiss - born financier, known as Dr. Doom, faced severe backlash this week for suggesting that the U.S. prospered because it was settled by white people rather than black people.

Still, the damage to volatility bears was done, with the VIX — also known as the S&P 500 fear gauge — spiking as much as 46 % to 15.56.

Manning was born male, and was known as Bradley Manning before changing her name to Chelsea and suing for sex reassignment surgery and hormone treatments while in prison.

Born into the Cold War and squeezed between two larger demographic groups, Gen Xers have long been known as the «forgotten generation.»

Thirty - six percent of Millennials — otherwise known as Generation Y, which includes those born in the early 1980s to the early 2000s — were living with mom and dad last year, according to a report by Pew Research Center.

Desperate for some kind - any kind - of retail store in which to spend their money up in the frozen, polar - bear - infested land known as «Canada,» shoppers flocked to recently opened Target stores across the country, giving the U.S. retailer 86 million of their «loonies.»

Millions of children born between 1980 and 2000, commonly known as Generation Y, have matured into adulthood with a unique worldview that is firmly entrenched in the beliefs that anything is possible and anyone can make a difference.

The bill, known as the STEM Jobs Act, would have helped keep foreign - born graduates in America.

The promise of hassle - free orders drew L.L. Bean and Lands» End as well as such little - known catalogs as the Grizzlies, a teddy - bear maker in Media, Pa..

This changes a lot of what scientists thought they knew about how water bears deal with radiation, as they were previously thought to have proteins that repaired damaged DNA, rather than proteins that halt damage altogether.

Earlier on Friday, U.S. health officials published a study estimating that as many as 270 babies in Puerto Rico may be born with the severe birth defect known as microcephaly caused by Zika infections in their mothers during pregnancy.

Two independent cybersecurity firms had already reported separately that the Russian hacking group known variously as Fancy Bear, Pawn Storm and APT 28 (or Advanced Persistent Threat 28), appeared to be targeting the Macron campaign.

Emwazi was born in Kuwait and spent part of his childhood in the poor Taima area of Jahra before moving to Britain as a boy, according to news reports quoting Syrian activists who knew the family.

Outsiders tend to think of Wall Street as buttoned up and a bit boring but we here at CNBC know the truth: You guys work hard, you play hard — and you're freaking hilarious!

She still chooses fabrics and makes the first cuts herself: «As long as I can be creative with fabric, I know I won't get bored.&raquAs long as I can be creative with fabric, I know I won't get bored.&raquas I can be creative with fabric, I know I won't get bored.»

Back in 1960, Melvin Simon, the company's Bronx - born founder and David's father, teamed up with his brothers Herb and Fred, forming a trio of machers who came to be known as the «Marx Brothers of Malls.»

WEC Energy Group — formerly known as «Wisconsin Energy Corporation» — was born in 2015 after the energy company acquired Integrys Energy (which ranked No. 404 in the 2014).

Tina Roth Eisenberg, a Swiss - born designer also known as Swiss Miss, runs four businesses with just 17 employees.

As Shelby Cullom Davis is famous for saying, however: «You make most of your money in a bear market, you just don't know it.»

That's why I'm supporting Coastal First Nations and WWF as they say «No» to the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline and I will be supporting their efforts to secure a more sustainable future for the Great Bear region.

As late as 2006 academics asserted that «[f] inancial risks, particularly credit risks, are no longer borne by bankAs late as 2006 academics asserted that «[f] inancial risks, particularly credit risks, are no longer borne by bankas 2006 academics asserted that «[f] inancial risks, particularly credit risks, are no longer borne by banks.

As many of you know, I was born in Canada but moved to the great State of Texas 26 years ago when I bought a controlling stake in U.S. Global Investors.

[01:10] Introduction [02:45] James welcomes Tony to the podcast [03:35] Tony's leap year birthday [04:15] Unshakeable delivers the specific facts you need to know [04:45] What James learned from Unshakeable [05:25] Most people panic when the stock market drops [05:45] Getting rid of your fear of investing [06:15] Last January was the worst opening, but it was a correction [06:45] You are losing money when you sell on corrections [06:55] Bear markets come every 5 years on average [07:10] The greatest opportunity for a millennial [07:40] Waiting for corrections to invest [08:05] Warren Buffet's advice for investors [08:55] If you miss the top 10 trading days a year... [09:25] Three different investor scenarios over a 20 year period [10:40] The best trading days come after the worst [11:45] Investing in the current world [12:05] What Clinton and Bush think of the current situation [12:45] The office is far bigger than the occupant [13:35] Information helps reduce fear [14:25] James's story of the billionaire upset over another's wealth [14:45] What money really is [15:05] The story of Adolphe Merkle [16:05] The story of Chuck Feeney [16:55] The importance of the right mindset [17:15] What fuels Tony [19:15] Find something you care about more than yourself [20:25] Make your mission to surround yourself with the right people [21:25] Suffering made Tony hungry for more [23:25] By feeding his mind, Tony found strength [24:15] Great ideas don't interrupt you, you have to pursue them [25:05] Never - ending hunger is what matters [25:25] Richard Branson is the epitome of hunger and drive [25:40] Hunger is the common denominator [26:30] What you can do starting right now [26:55] Success leaves clues [28:10] What it means to take massive action [28:30] Taking action commits you to following through [29:40] If you do nothing you'll learn nothing [30:20] There must be an emotional purpose behind what you're doing [30:40] How does Tony ignite creativity in his own life [32:00] «How is not as important as «why» [32:40] What and why unleash the psyche [33:25] Breaking the habit of focusing on «how» [35:50] Deep Practice [35:10] Your desired outcome will determine your action [36:00] The difference between «what» and «why» [37:00] Learning how to chunk and group [37:40] Don't mistake movement for achievement [38:30] Tony doesn't negotiate with his mind [39:30] Change your thoughts and change your biochemistry [40:00] The bad habit of being stressed [40:40] Beautiful and suffering states [41:50] The most important decision is to live in a beautiful state no matter what [42:40] Consciously decide to take yourself out of suffering [43:40] Focus on appreciation, joy and love [44:30] Step out of suffering and find the solution [45:00] Dealing with mercury poisoning [45:40] Tony's process for stepping out of suffering [46:10] Stop identifying with thoughts — they aren't yours [47:40] Trade your expectations for appreciation [50:00] The key to life — gratitude [51:40] What is freedom for you?

As you're no doubt aware, Bear Stearns» demise was fueled primarily by excessive leveraging and overweight exposure to junk mortgage - backed securities.

«The boring questions can also be categorized as the tough ones,» said Dave Sullivan, an analyst at AutoPacific Inc. «I hope the Tesla fans know how to swim, because without the answers to the tough questions, it looks like Musk is leading them straight into the water.»

Third and finally, the traditional story misses the real function of private banks, which is to solve an information problem in the purest Hayekian senses. That is, banks are or should be specialists in risk assessment and risk taking. They should know their client, understand the local market and have their pulse on the broad economy. Arguably, if properly structured, they can and should do this better than other entities such as governments. In other words, the proper role of banks should be underwriting — lend money, hold the debt, and bear the risk. Which is a long - winded way of getting to the main point of this post.

As we all know by now the S&P 500 had a brutal three - year bear market from the technology boom and bust and then the financial crisis a few years later which cut the market in half yet again.

Benoit Mandelbrot was a Polish - born mathematician and polymath, a Sterling Professor of Mathematical Sciences at Yale University and IBM Fellow Emeritus (Physics) who developed a new branch of mathematics known as «Fractal» geometry.

As long as you know what clues to look for, and have the discipline to act, you can avoid getting caught up in the next bear markeAs long as you know what clues to look for, and have the discipline to act, you can avoid getting caught up in the next bear markeas you know what clues to look for, and have the discipline to act, you can avoid getting caught up in the next bear market.

If you want to know when to expect a major change in market sentiment, I recommend you watch this 5 - year uptrend line closely, as a breakdown below that level could lead to a new bear market in the NASDAQ.

The resulting new market structure, including a troublesome feature known as the ETF / underlying security liquidity mismatch, have yet to be truly tested by a bear market, recession or higher levels of volatility.

I don't know if Friday, Oct. 10th will be heralded by historians as the bottom of this bear market, a day on which the Dow hit an intra-day low below 8,000, but I think it might be close.