Sentences with phrase «year mission as»

My Dad is also a Mormon and served a two year mission as well.

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Without Mahbod, Rap Genius would not exist... But I can not let him compromise the Rap Genius mission — a mission that remains almost as delicate and inchoate as it was when we three founders decided to devote our lives to it almost 5 years ago.»

Derivatives trading is the culmination of a wild year for bitcoin, which captured imaginations and investment around the world, propelled by its stratospheric gains, and its anti-establishment mission as a currency without the backing of a government or a central bank, and a payment system without a reliance on banks.

In its first year as a public company, Impinj financially outperformed the median for post-IPO tech companies; and Diorio credits the IPO process for forcing him to refine Impinj's priorities and innovative mission.

An impactful statement can serve as a reminder of why you founded your business, and a mission statement worthy of memorization can guide you for years to come.

Now, under a $ 440 million contract with NASA, SpaceX is in the midst of making refinements to the Dragon so that in the next two to three years it can fly manned missions as well.

Big data is starting to inch its way into the hospital and this year could be a turning point, as «mission control» operations monitor those alarms and alert staff when things require intervention.

In his sophomore year, he started TerraCycle in his dorm room with the mission of recycling materials previously viewed as unrecyclable.

As Fortune «s Barb Darrow wrote earlier this year, a possible exit by Whitman could mean that «in 2016, we will see Whitman's «Mission Accomplished «moment.»

So far this year, the company has successfully completed four launches, including a resupply mission to the International Space Station in February, as well as placing satellites into orbit on behalf of two commercial customers.

Last year, North Korea hackers allegedly attacked Sony Pictures before the premiere of The Interview starring Seth Rogen as a journalist on a mission to kill the country's leader, Kim Jong Un.

Forty - nine years ago, Apollo 8 succeeded as the first manned mission to the moon.

Billed as the Trump administration's new strategy on Syria, the announcement will prolong the risks and redefine the mission for the U.S. military, which has for years sought to define its operations in Syria along more narrow lines of battling Islamic State and has about 2,000 U.S. ground forces in the country.

NASA has expressed its plan to acquire two Soyuz seats via Boeing for its ISS missions in the fall of this year and the spring of 2018, as well as options for three added seats in 2019.

A few times a year, Zillow Group employees get to work on whatever they want as long as it relates to the company's mission.

Canada did so as part of a broad alliance called Mission Innovation — a «global partnership aimed at doubling government investment in clean energy innovation over five years, while encouraging private sector leadership in clean energy.»

The International Energy Agency that previously warned of lower for longer oil prices and warned last year that the oil price recovery was threatened by the possibility of weak demand now has changed its tune and is now saying that it is «mission accomplished» for OPEC as oil stocks shrink at a record pace.

The aging plane had rescued and resupplied American citizens after last year's hurricanes as part of the U.S. territory's fleet, which often struggles to remain mission - ready amid long waits for spare parts, said Adjutant Gen. Isabelo Rivera, commander of the Puerto Rico National Guard.

[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?

We congratulate the new class of America's Road Team Captains and wish them the best of luck as they carry out their mission over the next two years.»

According to President Joset Wright - Lacy of NMSDC, «As we head into our 45th year of developing business opportunities for minority companies, we are very focused on finding new and meaningful ways to engage our members in our overall mission.

But last year, as he felt the Mahalo was heading «sideways,» he revisited its mission.

As a community, we have created a vision for the next 10 years of JDC West that is guided by our vision and our mission, founded on our core values, and driven by four strategic pillars: Relationships, Development, Difference makers, and Agility.

From the day we met at a little restaurant in Toronto over 60 years ago, until the moment we moved forward as friends and partners, there was always an intense desire that amounted to a mission to build a creative and winning way to success.

Every year, the Forum is attended by leaders of foreign countries, ambassadors and heads of diplomatic missions and of transnational corporations and leading Russian enterprises, experts and analysts, as well as representatives of leading world media.

Many years ago, I heard someone speaking about how Jesus» life and death absorbed the «shock» of sin and death within creation and how we as His body have been called to a similar mission — the verses which speak of us «carrying in our selves» the marks that we belong to Him, sharing in some small way in His sufferings as we share in His life — it's all part of a realm where the sweet savor of the fragrance of Him is allowed to be evidenced in this broken world.

At the same time, we recognize that, during the past five hundred years, the Holy Spirit, the Supreme Magisterium of God, has been faithfully at work among theologians and exegetes in both Catholic and Evangelical communities, bringing to light and enriching our understanding of important biblical truths in such matters as individual spiritual growth and development, the mission of Christ's Church, Christian worldview thinking, and moral and social issues in today's world.

I know because I have served for 11 years as the regional director for Mission Aviation Fellowship in East - Africa.

This traditional mission of totalistic renewal has been forgotten in recent years as the character of our churches has reflected a secular culture of economic consumerism.

First of all, Dominic was a man of prayer, and the fruitfulness of his mission lay in those years of preparation «in the wilderness», in his intense prayer as his Order spread and took root.

Mission Year, which he helped to start, references him as a co-founder, but he is nowhere among those listed as currently serving with the ministry.

I was glad to see Kevin White's piece on the effects of microphones on the Mass in the recent issue of First Things («Drop the Mic,» December 2012), for microphones have been on my mind lately as I hear homilies at Masses several times a week and as I reflect on and teach about mission, liturgy, and preaching in various contexts for the Year of Faith.

For all that, however, Utah's form of Mormonism is anticipating the future with confidence as its 150th anniversary approaches; 1978 has been designated a special year of missions.

2) Vision and Mission statements are to be re - visited / revised / updated every 2 - 5 years as the result of a congregational effort.

In his lengthy piece, Stetzer offers a forensic examination of Patterson's record detailing his intolerance of criticism along with a series indiscretions, including crude public comments about a 16 - year - old girl, scheming against the appointment of David Platt as new president of SBC's International Mission Board and his connection with Paul Pressler, who is now facing a lawsuit for sexual abuse allegations.

The largely Asian congregation, part of a small denomination, the Cumberland Presbyterians, began as an offspring of a 100 - year - old congregation in San Francisco's Mission District.

As Colson and Neuhaus remarked in their 1995 volume, Evangelicals and Catholics Together: Toward a Common Mission, ECT was intended as «an invitation to reexamine stereotypes, prejudices and conventional ideas that have been entrenched, in some cases, for almost five hundred years.&raquAs Colson and Neuhaus remarked in their 1995 volume, Evangelicals and Catholics Together: Toward a Common Mission, ECT was intended as «an invitation to reexamine stereotypes, prejudices and conventional ideas that have been entrenched, in some cases, for almost five hundred years.&raquas «an invitation to reexamine stereotypes, prejudices and conventional ideas that have been entrenched, in some cases, for almost five hundred years.»

Jennie Chinembiri, Africa and Caribbean secretary of the world mission council of the Church of Scotland, said: «It is wonderful that all these important letters, certificates and photographs have come to light after so many years as they hold such an historic importance for both Scotland and Kenya.»

He had full white hair and trim features; one imagined him as a sweet - faced, athletic lad 60 years ago when he was growing up in the Punjab, the son of missionary parents, and when he joined the mission himself in 1944.

Seems to me we already have some pretty clear mission statements that were spoken two thousand years ago, such as Matthew 25:45, Matthew 28:19 - 20, and 1 Thessalonians 5:14.

These people... my father, my friend, my neighbor, my wife, and my mother... have understood the mission to which God called them, and they selflessly carry out this mission year in and year out, and for that, they are «missionaries» just as much as those who have gone overseas.

Today the 36 - year - old was announced as the next president of one America's largest missions agencies: the International Mission Board (IMB) of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC).

As we celebrate the Salvation Army's 150th year, Howard Webber reflects on a mission trip to the Lincolnshire town of Caistor made by its founder,... More

Now, it seems, there has been a most wondrous change; things as I write are looking more hopeful for the mission of the English Church than they have for many years.

This book has been hailed by the editor of The Christian Century as «the most important interpretation of Christian missions that has appeared since the modern missionary enterprise was launched, a little more than a hundred years ago.»

The monograph lays down principles about Catholic education, as outlined by the Popes over the years: «It is vital for the Catholic school to have a great deal of independence from the state to pursue a mission that is truly Catholic in all aspects...»

Their fight goes on as Christ — not the Castros, or Che Gueverra - is finally recognized by a regime that tried to crush His image, sacrifice and mission for 50 years.

As 2014 draws to a close we've also chosen to look back 60 years to when Billy Graham's first evangelistic mission shook the UK.

When I applied for this position, as Vicar to the Five Alive Mission Community, three years ago it was partly because the Five Alive bit caught my attention, but mainly because of those last two words.

She was born in 1926 in Brussels, where the Howard family worked for five years as missionaries under the Belgian Gospel Mission.