Sentences with phrase «stories of their time in»

I think I would have enjoyed it just that much more if we could have had 20 - 30 minutes more, at least, of Wally telling us stories of his time in the NBA.

He would share examples of people both he and the staff member knew — stories of times in the past when another person accepted change and made the most of it to the benefit of students, the school culture, and the teacher's reputation in the community.

Audio clips of American soldiers narrating traumatic stories of their time in Iraq are superimposed over a stop motion animation video of an action figure seeking to liberate Mesopotamian votive figures from a museum display case (the toy soldier itself was chosen due a bizarre story in which it had been used by insurgents in a hoax hostage video).

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The wave of sexual misconduct stories we saw in 2017 were outrageous, but ultimately, they shed light on problems that women in Silicon Valley have known about for a long time.

«This was a company and a stock that could do no wrong for so long and it's a good reminder for investors that even the most pristine of stories in the stock markets can lose a bit of lustre over time,» said Craig Fehr, Canadian markets specialist at Edward Jones in St. Louis.

It's a great story to read along to at any age, but I particularly loved seeing a group of friends in a vulnerable time in life (and a hyper - vulnerable station in life) come together and show each other the loyalty they couldn't get anywhere else.

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 season, which really picks up in the final episodes, also follows a lovely romance between Kate's dad and her friend Luke's mom, which is one of the few «parent» stories on a teen show that's not a complete waste of screen time.

«Yesterday, seeing Sonny Boy for the first time in 20 years, it was incredibly overwhelming, and I went to bed last night, just thinking to myself, that often we tell the story that in the last 30 years (that) extreme poverty has halved, but in some ways, I think that masks the present reality of suffering for so many people living in extreme poverty.

I tell the full story of how Karpelès found the Bitcoins (details he revealed for the first time in our conversations) and the stranger - than - fiction implications of Bitcoin's price surge in my new feature in Fortune, «Mt. Gox and the Surprising Redemption of Bitcoin's Biggest Villain.»

And as Roberts tells me a story about his first investment — in genetic sequencing company Illumina — the guy in the black tee and blue jeans in a Marriott full of suits is either in mid-grin, or in mid-guffaw, or both somehow, the entire time.

Empathy can be a powerful antidote to despair, argues StoryCorps founder David Isay in this talk, where he recommends we all make time to deeply listen to the stories of others.

Writer Max Chafkin spent five months reporting the story and spending tons of time with Kalanick, who has been a bit press - shy in the past year.

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Chafkin spent five months reporting the story and spending tons of time with Kalanick, who has been a bit press - shy in the past year.

While it may seem as if Uber heaped mistakes on top of mistakes, many of the stories reported in the media may have been ready to go for some period of time.

While there is a «magic factor» to getting a cover story in the New York Times or Forbes — which can change the trajectory of a business and is hard to quantify in terms of exact impact — PR professionals can and must think of creative ways to measure outcomes in a more quantitative way.

A similar case to EuropaCorp's «Kursk,» the true story of a Russian submarine that sank in the Barents Sea in 2000 and killed everyone on board; though Putin had a significant role in the events, appears in the source material of Robert Moore's best - seller «A Time to Die,» and even featured in early versions of the screenplay, he's nowhere to be found in the finished film.

You can find many stories of successful companies that originated from a serendipitous moment like two people randomly meeting or someone being in a certain place at a certain time.

Kushner's attorney Jamie Gorelick responded to the Reuters story Friday evening via CNN, saying «Mr. Kushner participated in thousands of calls in this time period.

Dave McClure, founder of 500 Startups, resigned as general partner of the incubator in July after The New York Times ran a story accusing McClure of inappropriate behavior.

To drive engagement, the company enlisted Likeable to launch a #purebarrelife campaign, a contest which asked clients to share personal stories about integrating Pure Barre into their daily lives through text, photos and videos on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest for a chance to win prizes.The company enlisted the agency's help because Likeable has the expertise to navigate the challenges involved in running a national social - media contest, such as time demands, possible legal issues, and the unique rules and guidelines of each individual platform.

Despite setbacks, these talented individuals are now leaders in their fields, taking time to share their stories and success tips with those who aspire to the same level of greatness.

Kushner, who founded Kushner Companies in 1985, spoke to The New York Times in a story published Sunday, and said he has complete faith that investigators will find no wrongdoing amid the mountains of documents he said he has voluntarily handed over to them.

Save yourself some time and money; forego the traditional press release and send out a personal email to one of your contacts with a short description of your update and a helpful list of contacts and resources for them in case they want to begin pursuing the story.

Also, when you spend a lot of time with people you tend to notice patterns in how they tell stories and what was reassuring to us was to hear a source tell the same story the same way months later, as opposed to the facts always changing.

With that level of brain activity, doesn't it make sense then to use stories in your presentations more of the time?

CEO Haje Jan Kamps shared the story of the company's failed experiment in offering unlimited vacation time in 2014 on Medium.

Similar kinds of complaints have been coming from some media companies who are partners in Facebook's Instant Articles program — which allows media companies to upload entire stories that are hosted by the social platform, in order to make them faster - loading for mobile users (Time Inc. is a partner on Instant Articles).

Some of the authors mentioned in the New York Times story worried that they'd sell fewer books if the company put higher price tags on them.

In this woman - centric podcast (which does feature male guests from time to time), host and business consultant Natalie Eckdahl highlights inspiring stories of entrepreneurs from a range of industries.

In fact, when people talk informally, 65 percent of the time they are telling stories, according to research by evolutionary biologist Robin Dunbar.

In the talk, which lasts a little over an hour, Jobs shares a number of stories from his time at Apple and NeXT (the startup he founded after leaving Apple), along with the lessons learned through both good times and bad.

The New York Times published a bombshell story that detailed five allegations of sexual misconduct against C.K. in November.

His success at goosing the rankings of HuffPost stories in search results fueled the site's frantic growth; by the time he launched BuzzFeed in 2008, social networks were in bloom, hence the site's wellknown reliance on shareable listicles like «15 Tiny Hats on Cats.»

They can keep in touch with friends, look at photos of their vacations, read news stories they suggest, play time - wasting games, invite people to their parties and speak and be heard.

Correction: A previous version of a chart in this story stated that the Dow Industrial average closed at an all - time high the day after the election, Wednesday.

Free law advice: A driver once told me a story about how he had a high - priced lawyer in the back of his car during a time when he was going through a legal issue.

«Shakespeare this ain't, and Gears 3 struggles at times with its forced attempts at heart - string pluckery, but I can forgive it as much; gore - starved guns adorned with toothy chainsaws easily atone for any cheesiness suffered along the way... the Gears 3 story continues with what amounts to a blood - drenched tale of woe, suffering, loss and absolution, cathartica that stands out in harsh relief when framed by the»80s era Schwarzenegger - ness of most of the dialogue.

Neither is geologist Liz Hajek, but she makes an exception for this book: «I don't generally gravitate toward fiction, but this collection of short stories, set in a variety of compelling places and time periods, is so creative and rich, it's been really fun to read.»

By doing that, she turns the paper from one that squabbles in the shadow of the New York Times — which originally broke the Pentagon Papers story — to a national publication that eventually reported out the Watergate stories and is the powerhouse it is today.

Too many of the also - rans are already stuck in the proof - point pudding (moving sideways instead of forward) and finding that they can no longer sell the same old «just wait and see» story as easily to the guys that totally fell for it the last time.

It also placed viewers in the middle of an event that is still an intense topic of fascination for the American public, with director Kathryn Bigelow calling the death of bin Laden «one of the great stories of our time.»

That's the story of Fortune's 2014 ranking of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Business, which features an all - time record of 24 large - company CEOs in its pages.

It's the holiday season, which means a lot of people are spending more time than usual in toy stories.

According to a story in The Atlantic, college dropouts over the age of 25 are 71 percent more likely to be unemployed, and four times more likely to default on their student loans.

Rendle tells the story of why he left «a very comfortable job» in 1999 to join the North Face, which at the time was struggling and losing money.

How's this for a gripping corporate story line: Youthful founder gets booted from his company in the 1980s, returns in the 1990s, and in the following decade survives two brushes with death, one securities - law scandal, an also - ran product lineup, and his own often unpleasant demeanor to become the dominant personality in four distinct industries, a billionaire many times over, and CEO of the most valuable company in Silicon Valley.

In November, a popular Medium article and a New York Times story both revealed the thousands of disturbing videos on YouTube that target young viewers.

Most notably, the upcoming OIG report detailed by The Times stands in contrast to Trump's assertion, given its focus on McCabe's authorization of disclosures that ultimately resulted in a negative story about Clinton.