Ellen Myer remembered her garden wedding in a friend's backyard in Washington: "It was a private space, personal, nondenominational, full of color and yet calm, it represented new beginnings and growth, it was intimate," she said.
"Copies of the old Ledgers provide a treasure trove of history relating to the beginnings and growth of the Crescenta Valley," he wrote.
The New Year usually symbolizes an opportunity for new beginnings and growth, but American households face a very different reality in 2013.
PARIS — Hoping to nurture the fragile beginnings of economic growth without running afoul of either the European Union or the financial markets, the French government presented a 2014 budget plan on Wednesday that included modest spending cuts and tax increases, but not the radical changes that many economists say the country needs.
Since December 2008, its share price has risen from under $2 a share to nearly $16 a share "We're still in the beginnings of the growth of new business models that will change the way we do business and change the way we live," said Hossein Fateh, chief executive of DuPont Fabros, who pointed to the new Apple iPad.
Stimulated by the visibility and power of the consumer economy in contemporary societies, scholars have redoubled their interest in investigating its past to locate its beginnings, trace its growth, and assess its historical effects.
Challenges are merely the beginnings of new growth spurts.
My favorite types of heroes are the ones that come from humble beginnings and show growth and strength from the start of the story until the ending.
The 18th century saw major changes in Newfoundland: population growth, beginnings of government, establishment of churches, reinforcement of commercial ties with North America and development of the seal, salmon and Grand Banks fisheries.
