Sentences with phrase «as local town»

This year's national Teacher Town Hall builds on the first annual event in September of 2010, as well as local town halls with teachers in Chicago, Los Angeles and Philadelphia that were held as part of the Education Nation On - The - Road tour in May and June of 2011.

The appeal of the film is manifold - its serenity as The American meticulously goes about his craft; the paucity of dialogue that heightens its few action sequences when they do occur; a superb ensemble of actors led by Clooney that also includes Violante Placido (Clara), Thekla Reuten (assassin), Johan Leysen (controller), and Paolo Bonacelli (as a local town priest); the artistic framing of the film by director Anton Corbijn both in its interiors and the long shots of the Italian settings; and simply the story's uncertainty that grips one from its very beginning.

«I'll make my decision for the Leader just like I've made every decision as a local town supervisor.

Martens, when he spokes, said that restrictions already on hydrofracking in the New York City watershed as well as local towns that have banned its development mean that «the prospects for [hydrofracking] development in New York State are uncertain at best.»

Not exact matches

With a net worth in excess of $ 66 billion, Amancio Ortega is the second - richest man in the world thanks to his control of the Spanish fashion behemoth Inditex, which Ortega — who started out as a delivery boy for a local clothing store at 14 — turned from a small - town dress shop into one of the largest fashion empires on the planet.

Some people's ancestors wated their lives in a saloon as the town drunk or local prostitute.

As 3 a.m. was closing in on election night, Ron Ferrance sat in a crowded party for local Republican volunteers in the small town of Dallas, Pennsylvania.

Allegedly run by a local, Jose Antonio Yepez, the gang is known as the Santa Rosa de Lima cartel, after a small town 60 kilometers east of Salamanca.

«When the town asks regional authorities for funding for a project, it's told: you have Rusal, go work it out with them,» said Erik Chernyshev, a local Communist Party politician, former member of the region's upper house, who also worked as an engineer at the factory for 18 years.

The locals saw us doing this and started coming to us with all kinds of electricity issues, work issues, transportation issues — I spent the majority of my first deployment acting essentially as the mayor of a small town.

Nowhere near as sophisticated as things are today, geo - targeting allowed marketing companies to hit a general area (usually a town, county or city) and drill down to the right people in that area using data mined from cookies, so, for example, farmers within driving distance of one of the many Springfields across our great land would get ads from the local Agway there telling them when there was a sale on farmer stuff.

That means, for entrepreneurs, it's now as important to build a solid community and good reputation online as it once was to foster excellent small - town relations when businesses were more likely to have Main Street storefronts and returning locals as customers.

Amancio Ortega is the fourth - richest man in the world thanks to his control of the Spanish fashion behemoth Inditex, which Ortega — who started out as a delivery boy for a local clothing store at 14 — turned from a small - town dress shop into one of the largest fashion empires on the planet.

Karnataka Assembly Elections 2018: PM Modi will address a rally in Santhemarahalli town of Chamarajanagar district, where the party has never been very strong, as local leaders believe the BJP has the opportunity to make gains in the region.

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These include several of the local town government associations, nonprofits, homebuilders and a number of service businesses such as certified public accountants.

According to the report, the incident took place earlier this year in Surat, which is known as the industrial town of Gujarat, when eight policemen of Amreli district's local crime branch unit and a lawyer abducted a real - estate businessman Shailesh Bhatt to a farmhouse in Gandhinagar.

From the same town local girls were taken as sex slaves.

Brentwood residents successfully quashed plans for a mosque in their town as plans to convert a historic theater in Antioch into an Islamic center continued despite local opposition.

As long as no Olympian's home town is the local Olympics venue, they can break their fast and make it up lateAs long as no Olympian's home town is the local Olympics venue, they can break their fast and make it up lateas no Olympian's home town is the local Olympics venue, they can break their fast and make it up later.

Almost certainly the willow wands had come from local trees — the splay of weeping willows was everywhere evident in our town, usually near water of some sort, and for a moment, as I handed them out, I wondered how they had been harvested.

And of course, most congregations take it as unanimous in the New Testament that Mary and Joseph lived in Nazareth before Jesus was born (contra Matthew), there was at Jesus» baptism a public announcement from heaven as to his divinity (contra Mark and Luke), Jesus was rejected in his home town because he was a familiar local figure (contra Luke), Peter was the foremost apostle (contra John), and Judas hanged himself (contra Luke, in Acts)

I was told that the president of the Dominican Republic was coming to a nearby town, close to one of the battelas for some political activity for his re-election campaign and I was invited as the local priest to make a prayer invocation.

As a result of jealousies inspired by a TV story about Chassidic Jews living in a small midwest town with a meat packing facility, that was bringing jobs and money to the local businesses, all manner of radical groups, from PETA, to unionizers, to left - wing Jewish newspapers, and detestable bloggers descended like a ton of bricks.

Mr Silva said: «I am proposing that we go to the local council and get this man banned from preaching in the town centre as locals want a hassle - free shopping experience.»

Based in Pensacola, Fla., the grocery store is known as «the biggest little store in town,» with a large variety of specialty and local items, including fresh - cut meats, homemade food and local produce.

«What separates us is that we are 100 percent United States sugarcane and we utilize small - town local communities as an integral facet of our daily operations,» Faucheux says.

As your local insider, we're happy to share convenient tips to keep in mind while planning your visit to Old Town Temecula, CA.

It took me a while to find it as our local rural town supermarket did not have any... needed a bit more upmarket town!!

I agree with this comment, as well as with the others on industrial agriculture, though I do want to mention that there are small town, local and organic farmers out there who treat animals and the environment well — while I do not support the dairy or egg industry, I love to see our friend Bob's hens running around wild, pecking at bugs, etc. and we will eat those eggs, which are seasonal because hens naturally lay more during certain times of the year.

Yet, this bustling town within Prince William County will soon have even more to offer the local community and visitors, as Wayback Burgers proudly announces the recent purchase of a new franchise agreement for this area.

I'd like to see him put over the local town for once, get a cheap pop, and then bury the next place he goes as per usual.

Most often we accomplished that result by picketing in downtown Minneapolis for the striking truckmen, by announcing ourselves as atheist - humanists, by joining the local Trotskyite cell (Minneapolis was never a Stalinist town) or simply by going to various left - wing meeting places and singing «Solidarity forever.»

There is actually some great shopping in town, as well as fun dining experiences (see Rocky's below) and I guess I really liked the mix of laid - back locals with the vacationers and out - of - towners.

We got to a local party held by the town excited as there were going to be a few characters there, including Dora The Explorer.

I was surprised to hear about your blog this morning in the front page of our local paper (I live in the same town as you).

As much as we love staying local during the summer months, it is so wonderful to have an abundance of small costal towns just a tank of gas awaAs much as we love staying local during the summer months, it is so wonderful to have an abundance of small costal towns just a tank of gas awaas we love staying local during the summer months, it is so wonderful to have an abundance of small costal towns just a tank of gas away.

Shopping local is good for your town, but it's also good for you as a consumer.

Local businesses create jobs and help fund your town's essential services such as public schools, police and fire departments through their tax dollars.

Ostensibly, it is the story of a team of nine - year old hockey players in a Boston suburb, their coach, a former high school baseball coach and local sports hero, the all - male board of directors of the town's hockey club, a hockey mom concerned about her kids emotional well - being, and, at center ice, a set of adorable, identical, competitive, but sensitive twin boys who became, as is all too often the case in the adult - centered world of youth sports, the unintended but innocent victims of a real life power play.

The Central Massachusetts gem has been the focus of a sustained effort involving the local Common Ground Land Trust, the Greater Worcester Land Trust, and Mass Audubon, as well as the town of Spencer and several state agencies and grant programs.

She is working on plans to open a children's soft play and activity center in her local town, as well as coming up with ideas for children's picture books with her daughter.

Get your children interested in the move by telling them about all the areas of interest in your new town such as parks, museums and local attractions.

As a sign of support from the local government, the town of Erwin agreed to pay for every coach, administrator and official's membership fee.

In addition, the local community greets the thousands of Tough Mudders with enthusiasm and support every time the event is in town, as evidenced by many local businesses donning the trademark orange and black pennant banners and huge welcome signs.

If you're going out of town or won't be accessible, it's smart to designate one or two neighbors, friends, or relatives as local contacts.

We were very fortunate as, once we had made our decision to home educate, a nursery school in a local town was closing down and selling off all their equipment and supplies.

The community - based land trust and Mass Audubon plan to work with the town and local residents on possible limited residential development as part of an overall plan that will focus on agriculture, trails, and wildlife habitat.

Stop in and say «hello» to the friendly and knowledgeable costumed shop keeps — they'll be sure to catch you up on the local town gossip as you browse.

BV (as the locals call it) offers all of the small - town charm and the sense of community that comes with a small town as well as offering a «big city» appeal.