Sentences with phrase «as pelican»

Originally known as Pelican Rapids, but was later renamed after Frederic W. Rhinelander, a former president of the Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western Railroad.

Is there any animal that is as simultaneously awkward and elegant as the pelican?

New York's MoMA organizes a major retrospective of Robert Rauschenberg art titled Among Friends featuring landmark artworks such as Pelican and Map Room II

Remarkable dive sites such as Pelican's Rock, Santa Maria Cove, Chileno Bay, and Cabo Pulmo offer Cabo vacationers some excellent places to scuba dive.

For expensive cameras we suggest a waterproof bag or diver's dry box (such as Pelican boxes), available at most outdoor stores or dive shops.

Originally known as Pelican Rapids, but was later renamed after Frederic W. Rhinelander, a former president of the Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western Railroad.

Washington also reeled in large audiences in action roles, with the top box - office draw of such thrillers as The Pelican Brief (1993), Crimson Tide (1995), and The Siege (1998) attesting to his capabilities.

Ninjalike as pelican spiders are, they're not the stuff of nightmares.

Originally known as Pelican Rapids, but was later renamed after Frederic W. Rhinelander, a former president of the Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western Railroad.

This is bad news for the Spurs, as the Pelicans and Thunder are still in position for the 4 - 7 playoff spot along with the Jazz.

Anthony Davis set career - highs with 40 points and 21 rebounds as the Pelicans edged the Celtics in a thrilling overtime affair.

As the Pelicans struggled through a pair of unsatisfying seasons, Davis aged out of the current clique of cool kids.

The findings likely apply to other long - winged birds, such as pelicans, storks, and geese, Usherwood says.

But it's here that wildlife flourishes such as pelicans and flamingos.

If they're lucky, tourists may also spot a few rare birds such as pelicans, sandpipers, crested terns, pied oyster catchers and maybe a couple of white - bellied eagles.

Additionally, over 250 species of birds, ranging from water fowl such as pelicans, to majestic bald eagles and horned owls, also call the park home, thanks in part to the wetland environments that make up some of the Elk Island's topography.

Situated on the shores of Lake Doonella, the resort is surrounded by a wetlands reserve environment with abundant birdlife, such as pelicans, black swans, jabiru, sand pipers, eagles and hawks.

The Cabo Blanco island is also home to impressive marine birds such as the pelicans and brown boobies, as well as to a wide range of fish, conch and crabs.

Not exact matches

But Ward keeps pulling you back with compelling characters, poetic writing, and an unforgettable protagonist who remembers her mother as a woman whose laugh «swooped up into the sky with the pelicans and flew away, wind - ready and wide as their wings.»

Naples Grande Beach Resort recently announced the appointment of Andy Philips as the Restaurant Chef of the newly reimagined signature restaurant, The Catch of the Pelican.

Score tickets to a Pelicans» game as they once again vie for the NBA title.

With Wild Pelican we've created an elegant and sophisticated «look» as well as a luxurious «feel» for the can using a matt varnish.

Prior to Montage Laguna Beach, James» food and beverage experience included roles as Assistant General Manager at Pelican Grill at The Resort at Pelican Hill and Charlie Palmer at Bloomingdale's South Coast Plaza.

If we don't take care of business with the Kings, and then at least play like we're ready to make some noise vs the Pelicans, I will be... maybe not more, but at least as disappointed as I was that we coughed up both late leads in LA the prior two games.

The Pelicans have only made the playoffs once prior in Davis» career, and that was as an eighth seed, where New Orleans was swept by the ascendant Warriors in four quick games.

The Pelicans are back in the NBA playoffs this year, and as a No. 6 seed against a Trail Blazers club that only beat New Orleans by a single game in the standings.

He emerged as one of the brightest offseason stars, and after summer league a handful of teams, including the Pelicans and Warriors, sought Curry's services.

Take away the spurs» 39 point win over the bulls, or the thunder's 32 point win over the bulls, or the nuggets» 32 point win over the pelicans, and their respective MOVs drop as well.

so they play like the visitors as you said... to me they are playing unmotivated, not giving the proper effort, and meanwhile the Pelicans are playing play - off basketball and wanting more.

I also had the Jazz taking us out last night, but as soon as they announced home court and playing the Pelicans at the game it seemed like the team just relaxed and really just man handled them almost all night.

No one expected the Pelicans to survive Cousins» injury as well as they have.

It's hard to see either deal aging well for the Clippers and Pelicans as the cap begins to flatten out.

Even as the rumors circulated, that was seen as a last - ditch attempt by Pelicans general manager Dell Demps to save his job.

PASSED AWAY: NEW ORLEANS PELICANS, 90, baseball club (Southern Association since 1902) that sent such notables as Shoeless Joe Jackson, Dazzy Vance, Dixie Walker and Tommy Henrich to the majors, of financial strangulation.

The Pelicans, who in their first year of play in 1870, as amateurs, lost to the Cincinnati Red Stockings 51 - 1, in 1887 issued first rain check in professional baseball (existing custom had been to take a fan's word for it that he had suffered from a rain - out), stoutly continued to play during raging yellow fever epidemic of 1905, stumbled on even when their home park was sold out from under them for a motel site in 1958.

He's more probably more useful as a trade piece than a player for the Pelicans at the moment.

But I'll accept it as the price of establishing some continuity on the roster, and the Pelican's desire to avoid being caught without an adequate point guard at all in Cousins» contract year.

I think the Pelicans defended Houston about as well as you can.

The Pelicans don't have cap space, or young players to use as trade chips.

Scott Kushner from the Advocate, and Jim Eichendofer are about the only ones on the Pelicans beat now, and Jim's role as an employee of the Pelicans / NBA doesn't really give him the freedom to be a hard - hitting critic of the organisation.

I don't think I can remember seeing a Pelicans game with that much ball movement since I started following them as a team.

Whether the Pelicans can shed enough salary to bring him back and get a shooter (such as the Troy Daniels for Buddy Hield trade exception deal than Mason Ginsberg has been shouting) remains to be seen.

Before AD's injury, I thought the Pelicans were entirely capable of making the playoffs as an average - to - slightly - above - average team, with perhaps a ceiling a little bit higher if we saw more «good Pelicans basketball» and Demps bolstered the bench a bit.

But in being a game manager, the Pelicans» point guard not only settles himself down, but his teammates, as well.

Center Greg Oden has dealt with a lot due to his injury history, but he continues looking for a new home as the New Orleans Pelicans consider an offer for the big man.

The Pelicans — from their players to the franchise as a whole — are emphatically shedding their negative reputations.

I'm telling you, Tyreke as New Manu is a genius move by the Pelicans.

He must act as the stability beam of a Pelicans team determined to recapture its playoff promise after falling short last season.

And honestly, I know the Jazz will keep him; and I will hope Bolomboy can shoot the three as well in the NBA as he did in the D league and Mitchell is the steal of the draft and we don't end up like the Pelicans.

The question, as SB Nation's Ricky O'Donnell writes, is what the Pelicans think of Vasquez.