Sentences with phrase «as a port for»

To visitors to Tasmania, it is primarily known as the port for the Spirit of Tasmania ferries - Spirit I and II travel to Melbourne, Victoria.

The soundtrack all aids in this design to give you the best Pac - man experience to - date, but as a port for the Nintendo Switch, does it offer enough incentive to be purchased again?

To keep all of a user's files safely stored, it has 4 GB of built - in flash memory as well as ports for a microSD card and mini-USB 2.0 for expandable memory.

You'll also find Ethernet connector, a microphone port, as well as a port for headphones.

Townsville was founded in 1864 as a port for the fledgling pastoral industry in North Queensland.

El Meco was a major commercial port and religious center and also served as a port for Isla Mujeres (much like Puerto Juárez is today).

While at ICOM, he helped design and illustrate Shadowgate as well as the ports for all the «MacVentures».

Another issue with the community's response has been misunderstanding the nature of abforce's work, with many hailing it as the new Xposed or advertising it as a port for Nougat.

The speakers on the back could restrict the sound output, but that is understandable, as the port for MicroUSB and the headset jack are located towards the bottom of the device.

Not exact matches

PLANNED investment in Port Hedland's inner precinct has topped $ 500 million and more cash is likely to be injected as the state government investigates options for expanding the port.

It's also a natural deep water port and houses the largest naval fleet in the world, as well as the only major submarine and ship building yards in the U.S.. On top of that, it's becoming a center for the biotech industry and has a growing startup scene.

Best known as the world center of movie - making, LA is also a center for shipping (its port and adjacent Long Beach make up the fifth busiest port in the world).

Japanese port city Fukuoka has been growing its reputation as a start - up hub under the leadership of Mayor Soichiro Takashima and is now the country's designated regulatory sandbox for start - ups.

There are USB 3.0 and 2.0 ports as well as four gigabit Ethernet ports for connecting via a wire for high - speed data transmission.

They can already access world prices for oil as they are on a port.

Essentially, Basecamp acts as a single port of call for every task your business undertakes.

Meanwhile, the contingency plans being developed to deal with the expected surge in border crossers include redeploying police and border agents to overwhelmed areas and setting up accommodation such as tents and trailers at ports of entry, said a spokesman for the Canada Border Services Agency.

The SP, for instance, could enable surgeons to treat certain oral cancers far less invasively because the port can be inserted through an existing orifice such as the mouth.

For gaming, the connection is fast and doesn't have the same lag (or battery issues) as a mouse that connects only to a USB port over Bluetooth.

In early March, as rebels fought for control of the country's east coast ports, where much of the country's oil is refined or shipped abroad, the price of the American crude contract (West Texas Intermediate, or WTI) broke US$ 100 for the first time since 2008.

A simple alarm clock with a bright display, the Sandman Clock doubles as a four - port USB charger for your phone or tablet.

Groupe Bollore's Bollore Africa Logistics has for years been a corporate powerhouse in former French colonies across West Africa as well as some Anglophone states, holding 16 container port concessions, rail concessions and employing 25,000 people.

Votto says he's preparing for delays at east coast ports, as security is likely to tighten on both sides of the Atlantic.

As a fully - fledged laptop, I was hoping for a better selection of ports than Microsoft provided here.

West Perth - based iron ore explorer Atlas Iron Ltd will pay $ 15 million in port facilities charges to the Port Hedland Port Authority as an up - front contribution for the planned $ 225 million upgrade of the Utah Point public access facility.

The Chinese firm's demand for May - loading crude will be lower than the previous month due to refinery maintenance and as one of China's largest oil ports, Huangdao, could be shut for days from early June to accommodate a government meeting, a second company source said.

For now, as Musk's photo shows, the tool is being kept in a tent — most likely the 20,000 - square - foot tent that SpaceX recently put up at a nearby site at the port, according to Ars Technica and Teslarati.

Sure, there are pieces that wouldn't look out of place in West Elm, but then there are furnishings tailor - made for the middle - aged man cave, such as a massive black leather sofa with built - in surround sound, a power - reclining feature, phone - charging ports and Bluetooth connectivity to allow couch potatoes to play music from their smartphones.

Before joining the port authority in 2009, Robin served as chief executive for the Australian property and facilities management business, United Group Services ANZ.

As president and chief executive officer of the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, Robin Silvester oversees the federal body responsible for facilitating Canada's trade through the Port of Vancouver, Canada's largest port.

The oil futures editor of the service noted that «U.S. inventory data will reflect post-Hurricane Harvey adjustments for another few weeks, at a minimum, as Gulf Coast refiners, terminals and ports continue the process of returning to normal.»

The potential for China to acquire cutting - edge European technology or convert critical infrastructure investments into strategic assets — including the potential for dual - use of assets such as ports — might also pose long - term challenges to U.S. interests, especially as U.S. - China competition intensifies.

It has a battery that lasts for an hour and has good picture quality, as well as several ports and other features.

In particular, the Board of Trade would like to see focus expanded to include other projects necessary to the growth of our region, such as the replacement of the George Massey Tunnel, improved port and rail capacity across the region, and a six - lane replacement for the aging Pattullo Bridge in cooperation with TransLink.

The Lower Fraser River is a vitally important resource for the Lower Mainland, British Columbia, and Canada as a whole, with port activity that rivals Canadian traffic on the St. Lawrence Seaway.

With fewer tourist amenities than other Caribbean venues, Cuba might start out as a good port of call for cruise ships, Jacob said.

As dispute resolution specialists we are often the first port of call for clients who have found themselves in particularly difficult situations.

Rubber Inventories Climbing in China as Slowdown Reduces Automaker Demand Rubber stockpiles in China's Qingdao port, the main shipment hub for the commodity used in tires, are starting to expand as demand slows in the world's largest consumer, said the Qingdao International Rubber Exchange Market.

Treasury yields had stayed low, and the dollar had remained strong, as long as investors were looking for the safest financial port amid the post-September panic.

KRG says independent tanker loadings to begin The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has announced that it will market crude from oil fields under its control sent autonomously of Iraq's central government to the Turkish port of Ceyhan in a pipeline it claims as its own, with the first shipment up for sale before the end of January.On the KRG's website late on Jan. 8, the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) gave «public notice of the commencement of the sale of its first shipment of crude oil exported via Kurdistan Region's new...

Improvements to the port's automobile - handling operation will include the addition of 155 paved and fenced acres above the flood plain at the port's Southport site; the conversion of the former seaplane hangar at Southport into a second auto - processing site; enhancements at the main auto - processing site at Pier 98 Annex; and the establishment of a framework that provides flexibility for use of the land the Port needs for containers and automobiles, as determined by market demands.

There is a self service car wash near my house that has both the «quarter machine» style car wash ports as well as a more sophisticated automatic washer that does all the work for you.

This research area covers the evaluation of the costs and benefits of capital projects of Canadian governments, such as roads, ports or public utilities, of financing modes for such projects, such as public - private partnerships, and the contribution of public infrastructure to economic growth.

However, the ongoing speculation will remain a concern for our organization until the Federal Government formally rejects its consideration of port and airport privatization, as it remains an unnecessary distraction for the strategic growth of Canada's Pacific Gateway.

The key point here is that they were using Canadian ports as an example of the competitive threat posed to US jobs and were calling for the US government to make similar investments in the context of a national strategy.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

In the poll, 35 percent marked Pyongyang as their first choice, followed by 22 percent for Nampo, a port city close to Pyongyang and which many believe could become a hub for trade with China and South Korea, North Korea's two biggest potential trade partners.

WHen they threaten to blow up ports, blow up US ships, express hate for Americans (Christians) and then the tolerance wears thin (as it would anywhere)

If they originally build in some «ethical» loops, there will be controls, as well as capacity for improvement / learning, and also the instantaneous self - evolving feature will include a «port» which will connect via a network to all the others, thus producing an «equality» of sorts, and an appreciation / empathy for the «plight» of the rest, because all the lessons they all learned in the last 6 hours, (or whatever the download separation is) will be downloaded and become common to all, immediately.

Persecuted Christians on Indonesia's Ambon island face desperate conditions and the world is largely ignoring their plight, said two Americans who recently returned from a visit to the island.As many as 500,000 Christians have been driven from their homes and more than 2,500 have been killed by Muslim «jihad» warriors who have publicly declared they will push all Christians off the island or kill them.Christians are fleeing into the mountains, flooding into refugee camps and clogging ports to wait for the few ships ferrying refugees off the island.