Sentences with phrase «stories of a world in»

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Hundreds gather in the New York Crystal Palace, the iron - and - glass exhibition hall at the center of the World's Fair, to watch a man standing on a platform four stories high, suspended by a single taut rope.

«So much interchange had occurred across the line by early December» that a general «issued a directive unequivocally forbidding fraternization,» writes Stanley Weintraub in Silent Night: The Story of the World War I Christmas Truce.

I don't want public attention because I don't want the story to be about me... I want it to be about what the US government is doing... I'm willing to sacrifice all of that because I can't in good conscience allow the US government to destroy privacy, internet freedom and basic liberties for people around the world with this massive surveillance machine they're secretly building.

Specifically, it's the passion with which Gremminger told the story, the immediacy with which she got it out to the world, the direction she provided on social media, and the sheer determination she displayed, clawing and fighting her way to get it in front of media outlets as quickly as possible.

Of course, it's a classic bit of political opportunism, and gives the PM a well - timed «I'm a man of the people» story to tell: instead of hobnobbing with the elite at the World Economic Forum in Davos or decamping to Washington for the inauguration of Donald Trump, he's chatting with Jacques and Jane CanucOf course, it's a classic bit of political opportunism, and gives the PM a well - timed «I'm a man of the people» story to tell: instead of hobnobbing with the elite at the World Economic Forum in Davos or decamping to Washington for the inauguration of Donald Trump, he's chatting with Jacques and Jane Canucof political opportunism, and gives the PM a well - timed «I'm a man of the people» story to tell: instead of hobnobbing with the elite at the World Economic Forum in Davos or decamping to Washington for the inauguration of Donald Trump, he's chatting with Jacques and Jane Canucof the people» story to tell: instead of hobnobbing with the elite at the World Economic Forum in Davos or decamping to Washington for the inauguration of Donald Trump, he's chatting with Jacques and Jane Canucof hobnobbing with the elite at the World Economic Forum in Davos or decamping to Washington for the inauguration of Donald Trump, he's chatting with Jacques and Jane Canucof Donald Trump, he's chatting with Jacques and Jane Canuck.

The 58 - story building is on Fifth Avenue, one of the busiest commercial corridors in the world.

That led to more films, including Def - Con 4, the story of three astronauts who survive World War III in space, before returning to war - ravaged Earth.

The narrative transportation theory, as it's called, states that people may feel like they have been teleported to the world of their character in a story they can identify with.

Another layer to this story is the fact no other country in the history of the modern world has accumulated as much debt as fast as China.

They married Mazur's experience in arts management and fashion and Cerulo's love of telling stories in the print publishing world to bring the creations and stories of new designers to the forefront on their site Of a Kinof telling stories in the print publishing world to bring the creations and stories of new designers to the forefront on their site Of a Kinof new designers to the forefront on their site Of a KinOf a Kind.

James Cowan's current Canadian Business cover story, on how McDonald's Canada is helping to turn around the ailing global burger giant, is an in - depth look into one of the world's biggest business turnaround stories.

«Vertical farms, many stories high, will be situated in the heart of the world's urban centers,» asserts the project's website, promising year - round food production without pesticides.

In the world of software development, an epic is defined as «a large user story that awaits decomposition into smaller stories prior to implementation.»

Cloud computing, the buzzword sweeping the tech world, claimed the top spot in the most recent Hype Cycle report put out by Gartner Research, while a BusinessWeek cover story compared the technology's impact to the introduction of electricity.

In the issue you're holding, you'll find still other stories of world - changing vision backed by fierce conviction.

With all the end of the world villainy and brooding masked vigilantes cleaning up the streets, humor seems to be an undervalued element in superhero stories.

The show, which takes place in a world in which animals are interchangeable with humans, tells the story of a talking horse, BoJack, who used to have a sitcom and now lives a pathetic life in Los Angeles.

World of Tomorrow stuff, but even though Tesla was officially served notice in 2017 that it won't have the electric - car realm all to itself for much longer, there was another major transportation story that loomed over everything else.

«If you look at the old model of advertising, it has an ascending story arc with a big reveal at the end, whereas in today's world, with everyone on their phones, you need to deliver the headline first to get their attention,» she says.

IN RECENT DAYS the story of Justin Caldbeck and Binary Capital has rocked the venture capital and startup world.

Nick Morgan, author of How to Tell Great Business Stories, said «in a world where people have a lot of choices, the story may be the deciding factor.»

But Facebook had apparently been proudly documenting the influence it had on politics, and even reportedly had a section in the «Success Stories» tab on its business site that showed how much of a role the platform had played in elections around the world, according to the Intercept.

Less familiar is the story of exactly how Shawn evolved from a hotheaded crack dealer (he once shot his brother in the shoulder) into one of the most successful multi-platform businessmen in the world.

Dubner told what he called the «disgusting and ridiculous» story of how the thin Japanese man shattered world records and redefined competitive eating at Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot - dog eating contest in Coney Island, N.Y.

And then to further the Seattle part of the story here — this is very Seattle, so indulge me for a second as we sit here in midtown Manhattan, feels a world away.

Its price is rising only because people all over the world are hearing stories of how others doubled or tripled their money in a short period — and they don't want to miss out.

«What we're seeing is a natural evolution of the product, from a simple digital newsstand to a constantly - growing database of the best magazine stories in the world,» says Steve Maich, the head of Rogers Publishing (which is a part - owner of Next Issue and publishes Canadian Business).

Nevertheless, the majority of cellphone users don't know they have such options and those thousands of stories contribute to some of the most solid wireless bottom lines in the world.

The first paragraph of the story states, «Brave Vladimir Putin was the subject of a failed assassination attempt in Moscow as the New World Order attempted to silence their most formidable enemy.»

Second, there are estimated to be over 1.5 billion Android users out there in the world, all of whom have phones that could theoretically get upgraded with Google Assistant (whether they will or not is a different story).

At the University of Texas at San Antonio, the Institute of Texan Cultures is currently hosting exhibits exploring the history of beer, brewers and breweries in Texas; the stories and customs of more than 20 of the earliest cultural groups to settle in the state; and the role played by citizens from the Lone Star State in the World War I.

Heading into the AFC Championship Game, one of the major stories in the NFL world was Tom Brady's hand.

One student told me that he thought college students tended to ramp up their privacy settings and change them more frequently because «we're getting closer to being in the real world and we've all heard these horror stories of prospective employers mining applicants» Facebooks.

Now that she's learned her fate as a tomb raider, Lara must travel around the globe using her survival skills to explore the secret world she was exposed to in the previous chapter of her story.

«You know, personally, I think the idea that fake news on Facebook — it's a very small amount of the content — influenced the election in any way is a pretty crazy idea,» he told Techonomy founder David Kirkpatrick, author of «The Facebook Effect: The Inside Story of the Company that is Connecting the World.»

The documentary will tell the story of how Buffett transformed himself from a boy who struggled academically to become one of the richest men in the world.

The glowing corner - office profile is a tried - and - true genre in business journalism, and it's easy to see why: The personal story of the latest «it» CEO can bring life to a boring world of valuations and financings.

It's sheathed in curved glass with a solar roof, and the main cafe, along with a four - story sliding glass door, is fronted by the single largest piece of curved glass in the world.

In the book How Champions Think, Dr. Bob Rotella shares a story of the late world - class golfer Sam Snead.

In my forthcoming book, EQ, Applied: The Real - World Guide to Emotional Intelligence, I use Ahrendts's story and advice to illustrate the value of authenticity.

In her new book, QUIRKY: The Remarkable Story of the Traits, Foibles, and Genius of Breakthrough Innovators Who Changed the World, she delves deeply into the lives of eight creative geniuses to identify the traits and experiences that led them to become breakthrough innovators.

In the film and animation world, it's a widely used method of drawing shapes and diagrams that represent characters, emotions and the shape of a story.

Venture Beat's Evan Blass recently broke the story of how HMD Global Oy, the Finnish manufacturer with exclusive rights to market Nokia phones, is planning to announce four handsets at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, with one very specific highlight.

IT»S easy to get excited about what's happening in the fast - moving world of currency values but it's wrong to describe what's happening as a «war», because it's not; what's going on is simply economics at work, and it's telling a story of changes in the wealth of nations.

In his book The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers, author Will Durant concluded:

That's one of those amazing, surprise stories in the video game business world in Canada.

Cook, who was profiled in the current Fortune cover story, sent out a second tweet on Friday, saying «Around the world, we strive to treat every customer the same — regardless of where they come from, how they worship or who they love.»

How we came to do this is a twisting tale that science writer Maryn McKenna elegantly unspools in her extraordinary new book, Big Chicken: The Incredible Story of How Antibiotics Created Modern Agriculture and Changed the Way the World Eats, which was published in September.

«I think ultimately the Caitlyn Jenner story has shown that there's a marketplace for these stories well beyond Logo and it's shown that people are curious and interested,» said Post, «and I think the fact that she's opened up her life and story we're likely to see more of these stories unfold in scripted and unscripted worlds, for sure.»

There is an overall story arc and a progression to the game, of course, but each world is open - ended in how you approach it.