Sentences with phrase «now is on call»

When I was a nanny, I had my evenings and weekends free, not to mention holidays, but now I was on call 24/7 and found it daunting, to say the least.

Not exact matches

His call is based on historical research that reveals the odds are against seasonal declines right now.

Whereas Apple's old logo connoted the free spirit of an upstart that was taking on staid tech giants, its current position as one of the most valuable corporations in the world calls for the sleek, futuristic logo it has now.

His goal right now is to stabilize the money - losing handset business, and he said on the call that he would be happy to just break - even on hardware.

Microsoft, which previously served as the lead sponsor of Call of Duty eSports, is now focusing on its own new Halo Championship Series.

Truaxe later posted another video in which he called the people who commented on his earlier post «idiots,» said anyone who accused him of having mental health issues was now jobless, and threatened to sue an unnamed journalist who wrote about him.

The trial involved an experimental checkpoint inhibitor from Bristol - Myers Squibb called ipilimumab (now marketed as Yervoy)-- whose aim was to release the molecular brakes on her own army of T cells.

In Southern California, a company called Advanced Microgrid Solutions is spearheading a project that involves replacing the energy that was once provided by a large (now decommissioned) nuclear power plant with a series of solar arrays and batteries that AMS can turn on and off based on when the prices for conventional energy are low and when there's the most demand.

«On the consumer side, it's very clear we are now in the age where the next $ 50 billion market cap company will be what we call a «hybrid» that uses both technology and operations from a human perspective.»

Top Democratic lawmakers are now calling on the Defense Department to investigate whether Flynn ran afoul of the US Constitution by accepting money from the Kremlin.

One of the hedge fund managers behind an activist campaign at United Airlines explained why he's bullish on the company, now officially called United Continental Holdings (ual).

It notes: «Entire companies now base their model on what might be called the Bochco School — basically, the idea of a narrow phenomenon.»

The mission is now detailed in a remarkable PBS documentary called «The Farthest», which premiered on August 23 and will re-air on September 13 at 10 p.m. ET.

Next Monday, Blue Point Brewing, which is owned by AB InBev, is unveiling a new Pilsner called Delayed, a Penn Station - exclusive beer named in honor of the train you thought you were going to take home right after work, but will now be spending the next few hours waiting on instead.

Now, as Ko is building company No. 2, a fashion - forward sunglasses brand called Perverse, she's leaning heavily on the discipline that helped her find success the first time around.

For now, he said in a conference call with analysts, his goal is to refocus on RIM's traditional business users.

«Now that they have slapped a duty on Canada and they're calling us names, we're free to take an action that is long overdue,» said Clark, who won the election, although just barely.

Now her empire is expanding to TV: On Wednesday night, TLC aired an hour - long special called (what else?)

Plans now call for a more modest, 722 - mile barrier that is a mix of wall and fencing, mostly updating what's been in place for decades, while relying on drones and other methods to secure the rest.

MCI's telemarketers could now begin sales calls by saying «I'm calling on behalf of your friends and family», giving them three times the close rate as cold calls.

Last night, Hilton said he would ask the question again, but now that he is «kinder and gentler and trying to focus on the positive more these days», he would refrain from calling her a bitch.

Now, however, comes a report from the Financial Times that Facebook is working on a new website — called «Facebook for Work» — that aims to transform the social network from a productivity killer to a productivity enhancer.

According to a release issued on Friday, the Air Force is now looking to have retired pilots return to the service for up to 12 months in positions that require qualified pilots, an initiative called Voluntary Rated Return to Active Duty, or VRRAD.

Now we have this pool of unemployed workers and so it's a lot easier for employers to overhire and then keep workers on call.»

One of the qualities employers most value now is called grit — the fortitude, insight, and ability to adapt on the fly that often comes from overcoming adversity or disadvantage in life, as Ellen McGirt explains in the feature «How Your Life Experience Could Help You Land a Great Job.»

Facebook has now apologized for the retention of videos that were never made public, blaming it on a «bug» and calling the glitch unintentional.

Features like Facebook Professional Services (a local business directory), City Guides (an early - stage, travel planning feature), more info on business search results (price range, popularity, Call Now, etc.), and which friends have visited a specific local business are all foreshadowing for what's to come at Facebook.

Apple is on a hiring spree right now, trying to find engineers who can help troubleshoot problems its having with its first wearable gadget, the so - called iWatch.

These payments must now be made public under an Obamacare provision called the Physician Payments Sunshine Act and are listed on the federal government's Open Payments website.

Larry Page just dropped a bomb on the tech community, saying that Google will now be part of a collection of companies called Alphabet, which Page and Sergey Brin will run.

The WSJ reports that many investors are growing concerned about Redstone's ability to remain in charge, noting that he is now entirely silent on the company's earnings calls and has suffered several mini-strokes.

Expressing concern over the impact of loose credit on inflationary pressures, the BIS is now calling for tighter monetary policy across the board.

On a conference call with analysts, Buffalo Wild Wings executives were asked what went wrong for the chain, which has now reported two straight quarters of same - store sales weaknesses.

It's not her first short - term bearish oil call on «Futures Now.»

Now, Google has invested in a company called Calico, which it says will focus on health and well - being — in particular, the «challenge of aging and associated diseases.»

«We look very different today than five years ago — for example, clinical and technology professionals are the first and third largest job categories across UnitedHealth Group — and we will look different again five years from now as we continue to evolve at an accelerated pace,» UnitedHealth CEO David Wichmann said on the company's first - quarter conference call.

Both United Telecom / Sprint (Clarity Service, 800-877-4646) and Cable & Wireless (Virtual Network Service, 800-969-9998) have begun marketing packages that bundle every type of calling — outbound, toll - free inbound, international, travel card, fax broadcasting, conferencing — into one companywide network, so long lists of heretofore scattershot items are now billed either on a single comprehensive invoice or by categories elected by the customer.

In addition to the new sub-pages, Facebook is also adding new calls to action buttons («Call Now,» «Send Message,» and «Contact Us») and moving them to the top of the screen on mobile devices.

But Alcoa's core smelting and aluminum refining business was spun off last year from the parent company, now called Arconic (arnc)(It's at No. 228 on the Fortune 500.)

Haroun jam - packed his real - world research into what is now the number - one bestselling business course on Udemy, called «An Entire MBA in 1 Course.»

Now Sony's put the spotlight on what it's calling the PlayStation 4 Pro — a revamped PlayStation 4 with roughly twice the performance of the company's already formidable original.

Stephenson said on an earnings call last month that DirecTV Now and AT&T subscribers were «loving» the data - cap exemption, and that investors should expect the carrier to «continue to push aggressively» on zero - rating.

Prior to Choxi he worked at Citigroup India offices, and is also working now on a self - funded startup called ItsaCheckmate.com.

After spinning off its fossil and hydro assets into a new company called Uniper in January, E.ON is now more focused on energy networks, services, and renewables.

«Airbnb and the OTAs are coming for our children,» says Ian Schrager, the hotelier who virtually invented the boutique lifestyle category with Morgans hotels in the 1980s and who's now collaborating with Marriott on a new hotel brand called Edition.

«Now that the dogs of war are calling for the head of Senator Al Franken, I believe it is time to speak up on behalf of all heterosexual males,» the candidate and justice, Bill O'Neill, wrote on his Facebook page.

Mackey is now working on a book called The Whole Foods Diet, based on eating 90 % plant - based foods.

I've caught the team at Firebrand Group in that mode now and again, where we're emailing back and forth on a thread, and soon I just realize it would be more efficient to call a meeting.

Egged on by Smitty, Paul calls Miles, a college singing buddy who is now a pot dealer, and they all smoke up in the office to the dismay of Peggy's new secretary Olive.

«We expect it (revenue from big six) to be more or less like that this year, so it will be less than last year but now the declines are much smaller,» Chief Executive Officer Tom Leighton told Reuters on a post earnings call.