Sentences with phrase «stories of people on»

This spring Green Living Project took their crew down to South America to capture sustainability in action, learn from the stories of the people on the front lines of conservation and prove that something can be done to improve the planet.

Through expertly selected stories of people on all sides of the violent conflicts, readers will gain a larger understanding of the conditions that incubated the Klan's terrorism; how profoundly the freed people and their sympathizers suffered; and how the legacy of that fear, racism, and brutality runs through our own time.

Dr BG also notes, «On Paleohacks there are countless stories of people on VLC paleo who feel dizzy or lightheaded.

To put it simply, most of their work is high - level illustration of supernatural truth, not stories of people on the move toward belief.

This is the story of the people on the peripheral — ordinary citizens thrust into the middle of a historical event.

Not exact matches

«Bennett has become a master of storytelling through character, and while there are clearly no people in these films, it was clearly a very human story, which we knew a director such as Bennett would zero in on and draw out very real human - like emotions from these poor inanimate objects,» Lennon said.

But, thanks to our one - on - one meeting with Forleo, we realized there's a heap of potential we've not yet explored — especially because our business helps people write their own incredible stories!

His status as a mere witness is all the more reason to go in prepared through legal counsel — «even if you're telling a story about ice cream, because these are some of the most irresponsible people on earth,» he said, referring to Congress.

Our love stories and desires may be different, but for many people, empathy ranks high on the list of desirable traits in a partner.

Some people on Twitter were skeptical about the sudden retirement, asking «What's the rest of the story?»

A handful of people will undoubtedly help keep that story alive when talking about the importance of listening on social media.

The American Press Institute's recent Media Insight Project found that only 2 of 10 people surveyed on Facebook could remember the source of the news they saw — and far more trust was placed in the person who shared a story than who produced it.

What you see as a couple lines on your resume is actually thousands of hours spent with a group of people with values, stories and institutional memories.

Late this year, Imax announced two big movie releases in China: Dragon Blade, starring Jackie Chan, promising a «thrilling story of heroism, friendship and betrayal, which has never before been depicted on film,» and John Woo's The Crossing, a two - part historical epic about the establishment of the People's Republic of China.

However, we live in a society where far more people understand stories in terms of visual images rather than text, especially on the internet (YouTube, Pinterest, Tumblr, etc.).

If the teller of a story comes off as not being genuine, as incompetent, or as just an «unlikable» person, it can have an averse effect on the story itself.

Fifty - one % said they found news stories about the deaths of people at the hands of police officers, or news about ambush attacks on police in three states, to be among the year's most important news events.

Scholl claimed the impact of a sonic boom on people on the ground had been greatly exaggerated and that stories of broken windows were not based on reality.

While it may seem like an overnight success in hindsight to an outsider, the people on the inside will almost always give you a different, more factually accurate, version of the story.

The bridge story shows that people can count on you and your company by sharing specific moments of proof.

«I'm focused on telling the story of Twitter, to deepen engagement for people already using Twitter, and for people not using Twitter today,» she said.

The show was producing a segment on the syrup theft and was having trouble contacting some of the people I quoted in my story.

The headquarters could be between 70 and 75 stories, depending on how wide its footprint is, said a person with knowledge of the company's plans.

Unless you are one of those rare people who can meet a random stranger on the street, strike up a conversation and get their life story within 30 seconds, approaching someone you have never met before can be nerve - racking.

If your own people are active and willing participants, it's also likely that, in some cases, they've been encouraged by their managers and peers (theoretically within the bounds of reason and good taste) to create some of this material on their own in order to «authentically» help to tell your company's story.

Just ask Farhad Mohit, founder and CEO of Flipagram, an L.A. - based content platform that enables people to create and share visual stories using their own photos and videos and pair them with legally licensed music on their phones.

That's how many examples are on a «list of the harmed,» people who have offered personal stories of harm from fracking, as tallied by the advocacy group Pennsylvania Alliance for Clean Water and Air.

After Reynolds introduced himself and shared the story of his recovery, Langer asked him to become the unofficial «business person» on his team working on SCI treatment.

Reese's list of the top 20 grammatical errors people commonly make was one of Inc.'s most popular columns last month, with readers sharing the story on social media nearly 90,000 times and offering plenty of their own pet peeves regarding how others use the English language.

On Thursday, Facebook announced a plan to deal with the proliferation of fake news: Third - party fact - checkers will flag what they think are false stories, and then Facebook will decide whether or not to demote them in people's News Feeds.

After news stories broke that a firm named Cambridge Analytica misused the data of 50 million people, the social network has been on the defensive.

Logo, which alongside MTV presented Cox's Daytime Emmy - winning 2014 documentary The T Word spotlighting the stories of seven transgender young people, will again address the issue this fall with the doc Gen Silent, zeroing in on a group of LGBT seniors confronting discrimination as they encounter health care issues.

With more people blending personal and business relationships online, and more companies reaching out to customers through social networks (see this month's cover story on Zappos's strategy), it feels to me that the definition of what's considered «professional» is changing.

While our emphasis is on celebrating people's life stories, there's no getting around the fact that millions of our users will be people who have suffered a significant loss.

A copy of the local Chinese magazine Global People with a cover story that translates to «Why did Trump win» is seen with a front cover portrait of US president - elect Donald Trump at a news stand in Shanghai on November 14, 2016.

The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story debuted last week to record ratings for its network, FX, while a documentary that also focuses on the 1995 O.J. Simpson murder trial airs on ESPN this summer, proving that two decades is not long enough to drain the interest of American viewers in the so - called «trial of the century.»

Following on the massive indie success of «Gone Home,» the development team at Fullbright is focusing on another story - based first - person game in «Tacoma,» which follows one person's exploration of a space station named «Tacoma.»

«Most of the people who tell you stories about gold are people trying to sell you gold funds and gold ETFs, and those stories are not based on reality at all.»

Our testing has shown that doing this in moderation for just a small number of stories can lead to more conversations between people and their friends on all types of content.»

If the screenshot is accurate, then Fusion had less than 700 people on its website reading any of its stories, and the top story — about the dark side of amateur pornography — had just 32 people reading.

Newsweek reporter Kurt Eichenwald, who has written many critical stories about President - elect Donald Trump since last month's election, is claiming that people on Twitter have given him seizures by sending him tweets containing GIFs of strobe lights.

He or she used this information to approach people I knew in the cryptocurrency space with a story that was, arguably, quite ludicrous: the hospital would pull the plug on my Dad if they didn't get payment of a bill and that I, in my anguish, needed to borrow and sell 10 bitcoins immediately and would pay the friend back 15 the next morning.

And with the benefit of psychographic profiling, he adds, they're able to deliver «content on an individual basis on Twitter and Facebook feeds where people are being grabbed and pulled in certain directions through certain types of posts and stories.

This story is a first - person account of a partner on the Youth Leadership Council, which you can read more about here.

The movie, told by industry pioneers Danny Sullivan, Rand Fishkin, Jill Whalen, Brett Tabke, Rae Hoffman and Barry Schwartz, covers the early days of SEO when people were «spammin and jamming,» affiliates vs. main stream, black hat vs. white hat, the unique and often rocky stories of the industry's pioneers, how Matt Cutts changed the industry, the history of Google updates and even has commentary on the future of SEO from the industry's top minds.

[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?

Drawing on his life story, as well as conversations with ordinary and extraordinary people he has met along the way, Dr. Bob presents a compelling framework that will define and dramatically enhance your experience of what it means to be human.»

On Monday, the New York Times ran a story noting that the regular disasters striking Florida — and the forecasts of worse to come — have done nothing to dent the ongoing land rush packing more and more people into the state, including on the coasts and in ecologically sensitive wetlandOn Monday, the New York Times ran a story noting that the regular disasters striking Florida — and the forecasts of worse to come — have done nothing to dent the ongoing land rush packing more and more people into the state, including on the coasts and in ecologically sensitive wetlandon the coasts and in ecologically sensitive wetlands.

And many of the stories of Katrina survivors, stranded on bridges, waiting for any refuge, sound a lot like the ones being told by the people still waiting to be rescued in Houston.

Organic reach, as defined by Facebook is «the number of unique people who saw your post in News Feed or on your Page, including people who saw it from a story shared by a friend when they liked, commented on or shared your post, answered a question or responded to an event.»