A group
of couples from my neighborhood in Pacific Palisades, California, men and women I've known for more than twenty years, got together for dinner a few months ago.
The thing I loved was reading the signatures
of couples from as far back as the 1700s and wondering what their lives were like then.
On Wednesday, the couple found out they had beat out thousands
of couples from around the world for the ultimate wedding prize.
This could remind one
of couples from different religions either converting to share their spouse's faith, or meeting in the middle with a compromised version of a belief.
The film tells
of a couple from San Fernando Valley who decides to use a fake snuff movie to earn a load of cash.
In this exhibition we see a blend of ancient archaeology and modern design, in a sequence of twelve scenes from the private life
of a couple from the highest echelons of Roman society and their... Read more
Not exact matches
«Lots
of people have been waiting for this one to pull back to safer levels
from much higher levels [where] it was, and that's exactly what's occurred over the last
couple weeks,» he said.
Prime Now offers some Amazon products for delivery in only a
couple of hours and on - demand delivery
from a few local stores and restaurants.
As the economic environment continues to soften, many young professionals are contemplating returning to graduate school so they can «take shelter» during the downturn and be set to reenter the workforce as the job market turns around a
couple of years
from now.
The rest
of the tale is hearsay: that a heavily indebted Heywood, a former family friend and fixer who had helped get Bo junior into Harrow (Heywood's prestigious alma mater in England) had demanded a bigger cut
of a business deal; that he threatened to expose underhanded dealings by Gu if he didn't get it; that Bo's police chief, Wang Lijun, had confronted him over the alleged murder (the death was originally put down to alcohol poisoning), after which Wang sought asylum at an American consulate; that Gu had shown up at a police station in a People's Liberation Army major - general's uniform to announce that she was under special orders
from Beijing to «protect» Comrade Wang; that the
couple had plotted to assassinate Wang and came up with three separate storylines to avoid being implicated.
When the next generation
of Chinese entrepreneurs rewrite the world over the next
couple of decades, these are the books they'll be quoting
from.
She was working in retail at the time with a degree in physical education
from the University
of Denver and wanted to make a
couple extra bucks on the side.
We didn't know these people, and instead
of spending an entire meal in silence, or chatting amongst ourselves, we engaged the
couple across
from us in conversation.
Say 80 percent
of revenue historically comes
from initial wedding packages sold to
couples, 10 percent
from additional sales after the wedding to the
couple, and 10 percent
from post-wedding sales to friends, family, etc..
The two CEOs hope that the changes resulting
from the merger will be implemented over the next
couple of years, creating a «dramatic change» for consumers in which the store will be «not just about products, but also service offerings that can help people on their path to better health.»
Many complained about it breaking down within just a
couple of months, and speeds that weren't as fast as they previously saw
from the same SSD.
If you wind up ordering
from Boxed, here are a
couple other perks to keep in mind, so you get the most out
of your visit:
Within a
couple of hours
of the release, some on Bay Street were shifting their predictions
of when the Bank
of Canada will next raise interest rates to next month (the scheduled date for any changes is Sept. 6)
from October.
The
couple have struggled over the years
from almost getting shut down by the police, to losing their home and dealing with the wrath
of angry customers, but stuck with it and became multi-millionaires!
«Instead
of going out into the market and hiring a designer to do it full time, we could rely on the already - vetted great designers
from Axiom Zen to just put in a
couple of weeks
of work for us.»
Tim Harris, co-founder
of 30 Under 30 honoree Swift Navigation, graduated
from the University
of California, Berkeley, in 2008 and spent the next
couple of years working as an industrial planner for OR Soft, a German software and consulting company.
FORT BLISS, Texas — During my first
couple days at Fort Bliss, I had heard smatterings
from soldiers about a non-indigenous species
of African antelope population that somehow inhabited the training grounds.
The Youngs «were both just kind
of blown away by what we had earned just in a
couple hours a night, when I got home
from my regular 9 to 5, just on the side,» he recalls.
Several members
of Mzizi's family arrived
from KwaZulu Natal Province and a number
of Patta's relatives flew in
from Italy to witness the
couple exchange vows.
From the short - lived to the legendary, INSIDER rounded up all
of the celebrity
couples who called it quits this year.
If a client comes to your office for the first time, they walk in to a bog standard room with 4 plain walls, a
couple of desks and a chair; they won't feel an impact
from your business, even if you are the best in your industry.
Until the last two or three years, Under Armour was a $ 1 billion - $ 1.5 billion in the U.S., and now they are at $ 2.5 billion, so it is really in the last
couple of years that they've taken market share
from us.
Currently, the
couple lives off
of cash flow
from investments — rental income, dividends, and interest — as well as advertising and book sales on their travel blog, which they spend just two hours a day maintaining.
A
couple of days later, we got an email
from Walmart saying our order was ready.
Arkadium was scrambling to fill in for the Crimean employees who didn't make the move and trying to recover
from a
couple of big bets on new games that had vastly underperformed.
Rawlings is taking us to lunch at his Gas Monkey Bar N» Grill, a
couple of miles
of highway away and a short walk
from Gas Monkey Live, the 2,000 - capacity concert venue where Mötley Crüe and Jane's Addiction have played.
Google's operating system for wearable devices was introduced just a
couple of weeks ago, but a glitch is already preventing smartwatch owners
from downloading a must - have — paid apps.
It's never been easier to call it quits thanks to a slew
of simple online offerings that can be accessed
from any mobile phone aiming to help
couples navigate the divorce process and avoid hefty legal fees along the way.
The last
couple of weeks have been rough going for Uber, as the ridesharing service continues to be hit by regulatory roadblocks
from cities around the globe.
Aside
from being a beach town, Pensacola is home to the National Naval Aviation Museum, a
couple of amusement parks and several different parks.
A
couple of weeks ago, I was dismayed to see the headlines about how ESPN is looking to strike a deal with U.S. cellphone companies to exempt its video services
from data caps.
Until a
couple of months later when Bill got a call
from Kevin who was in trouble.
And when
coupled with features borrowed
from social media, it fosters engagement and community that is the end goal
of most internal comms programs.»
A
couple look at Alfama, one
of the city's historic neighborhoods,
from the Miradouro de Santa Luzia in Lisbon, Portugal.
A
couple of weeks later, 12 people — eight men, four women — sat around a conference table with a moderator, while Carl, our editor, and I looked on
from the other side
of a two - way mirror.
Bombardier CEO Alain Bellemare said a
couple of weeks ago that the company would do whatever is needed to deliver the streetcars following «disappointing» delays that prompted scathing criticism
from the Toronto Transit Commission.
«I explained how for the past
couple of years I've kept Wednesdays clear on my calendar, usually worked
from home, and used it as design / writing / solo - thinking time because the other four days get consumed with collaboration,» Schweikardt explained to the board, but lately «the collaboration days had gotten so busy, that Wednesdays had turned to email and administrivia catch - up days.»
Instead, the
couple came off their holy high with a dinner for two in their hotel suite at the newly redone Hotel Eden, with views
of Rome unfolding
from their living room.
According to Chris Matcovich, vice president
of data and communications at TiqIQ, the average ticket price for a Yankees» home game during the 2014 season increased to more than $ 217
from $ 206 within just a
couple hours
of the retirement news.
Cambodia has a
couple of other things going for it: Angelina Jolie and a generation
of young people determined to rebuild their country
from the poverty
of previous generations and heal the scars
of the genocide.
By my second year, I had gotten a
couple of raises and was able to adjust my financial goals
from «staying afloat» to actually saving and investing.
Couple this with research
from Inside Sales which found that, when businesses are ready to buy, up to half go with the vendor they first spoke to and it's clear you need to keep on top
of your sales pipeline at all times.
It took her a
couple of minutes to get over the shock and start recognizing faces, says Ezon, but the crowd included family and friends
from all walks
of life, some
of whom she hadn't seen in decades.
While the ideas
of a free - agent nation and personal brand building have been with us for a
couple of decades, DIY - career building has gotten a big push
from the digital (and old - fashioned sharing) infrastructure that fosters this independence.
During the speech, I had the pleasure
of sitting with a young
couple from Nappanee Window who graced the 2005 Inc. 500 list at No. 299 and enjoyed the conference in Savannah so much that they decided to join us again to celebrate the 2006 honorees.