Sentences with phrase «create islands of»

Some cities, including New York City, which suffered massive power losses from Superstorm Sandy, are also looking for ways to create islands of essential activities with their own power, so blackouts can be resolved more quickly.

The Buffalo Parks System was the first of its kind in the United States - a visionary attempt to create islands of tranquility amid a growing city's tumult.

On our way, always on our way in the earth, we will bring Elisha with us to the work of the Word of God and the word of earth; if we can not do more — it is enough — we will create islands of authentic Christian life, and we will be content in faith to leave the future radiation to the Holy Spirit

treaties, we create islands of stability in an uncertain sea.

Day by Day, Israel is creating an island of isolation, totally disconnected from a global society.

Then that region expands, and new islands harboring other divergent genes emerge, creating islands of speciation across the genome.

In the volatile indie business, where companies come and go with alarming speed, they have created an island of relative stability.

In adapting HG Wells's science fiction novel about a renegade scientist who creates an island of monsters, Hutchinson would be working with one of his great acting idols, as well as the acclaimed director John Frankenheimer.

Last December, I testified before a U.S. Senate committee on how AIM schools have created an island of calm and learning in a sea of scholastic dysfunction.

The idea was to make it easier for pedestrians to wander between the cafes and boutique shops of the area, a strategy that has worked well elsewhere, creating islands of pleasant, village - like atmosphere within big cities all over the world.

Not exact matches

Ecovative is teaming up with New York's Museum of Modern Art to grow mycelium bricks and create an outdoor structure for MoMA's PS1 event space in Long Island City.

Thiel, who also supports the idea of creating autonomous islands on which people could live and create their own laws, said he is in favor of a bi-partisan bill called the «Intimate Privacy Protection Act,» which would make it illegal to distribute explicit private images without a person's consent, and would involve criminal penalties for those who profit from doing so.

In one notable recent project, the company teamed up with energy firm Deepwater Wind to create the first U.S. off - shore wind farm, off the coast of Rhode Island.

Retaining first - time holiday customers is about exceeding expectations, says Fabian Kaempfer, cofounder and CEO of Long Island City, N.Y. - based Chocomize.com, where customers can create their own chocolate bars.

Once the team had created Islands, they tried to figure out which kind of community was most likely to use it.

The court concluded that Chinese efforts to create man - made islands on top of atolls and reefs, as well as its large - scale fishing in the disputed areas, are illegal.

And when you have an uneven distribution of information, you create islands that can lead to needless office politics, misunderstandings and inefficiencies.

Today, Freston says Viacom now represents a real - life soap opera that revolves around an island of misfit executives for whom creating content is secondary.

Very few people accept cryptocurrency for normal business transactions, though there are some places known as «Bitcoin islands» where groups of businesses banded together to create destinations for people to spend their Bitcoin fortunes.

«If some of these islands lose their capacity to do mosquito control, and the destruction from the storms creates opportunities for larger mosquito transmission,» Weaver said, we might see an uptick of the mosquito - borne diseases that circulate there, like dengue (which could spread beyond the Caribbean's borders as people travel to and from the islands, carrying the viruses with them).

The proposed facility on Lelu Island is expected to create up to 330 long - term jobs and upwards of 300 local spin - off jobs.

-- Introduce your business to thousands of potential customers in the entire market area of Cape Cod, the Islands, and the South Shore — Influence the buying decisions of thousands of potential customers — Speak to people who will make a decision to buy your product or service this week — Create a consistent flow of new customer opportunities via foot traffic, phone calls, website traffic, e-newsletter sign ups, social media engagement — Tell «the story» of your business — Differentiate your business from your competitors — Encourage customer loyalty — Educate past customers on why they should come back and do business with you again — Grow your market share — Make your business a household name and create top of mind awareness — Build the credibility of your business — Control the public's perception of your buCreate a consistent flow of new customer opportunities via foot traffic, phone calls, website traffic, e-newsletter sign ups, social media engagement — Tell «the story» of your business — Differentiate your business from your competitors — Encourage customer loyalty — Educate past customers on why they should come back and do business with you again — Grow your market share — Make your business a household name and create top of mind awareness — Build the credibility of your business — Control the public's perception of your bucreate top of mind awareness — Build the credibility of your business — Control the public's perception of your business

The system will store solar energy created during the day and feed it to the grid during the evening hours to help reduce the amount of diesel power generation needed to meet the island's electricity demand.

Vice helped create short documentaries on private military contractors for Activision's Call of Duty, and another on Monkey Island, a refuge for apes used in medical research, to help promote the movie Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

Game developer Tyler Hurd, who created a reactive VR music video experience around Future Islands» synthpop ditty «Old Friend» for the HTC Vive, is one of a new wave of digital artists who are being tapped to expand the content side of the VR market.

Puerto Rico's energy system currently routes electricity over long distances, which creates choke points for power, and the responsibility for these power lines that traverse the sparsely populated parts of the island fall to PREPA.

The Obama administration and many members of Congress had been pushing to create a bankruptcy process for Puerto Rico that would allow bondholders to recoup some of what they are owed while allowing the island's government to continue functioning.

This had the effect of creating the «GTA Island», and like Manhattan in New York City, if you can't afford to buy there, you will commute one to two hours to get to there.

«We are heartbroken to see the devastation that Hurricanes Irma and Maria have inflicted on the Florida Keys and several Caribbean islands, where our ships have been visiting since the beginning of our 50 years in business,» said Frank Del Rio, President and Chief Executive Officer of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. «The Caribbean is part of our family, and we are grateful to work with All Hands Volunteers and Happy Hearts Fund to create the Hope Starts Here hurricane relief program and do our part in giving back to these destinations.

But in the last quarter of a century a considerable convergence took place, partly due to members of the Society for the Study of Theology, which covers the whole island and which set out in its annual conference to create a forum for wide - ranging discussion of major doctrines and allied themes.

Could the contrast be any greater between Romney, who looted American companies and shipped their jobs overseas, only pays taxes at a 13 % rate, stashes his money in the Cayman Islands to avoid U.S. taxes, and President Obama who saved GM and created 30 straight months of private sector job growth?

Shinto taught that the emperor was a descendant of the very gods who had created their islands and that Japan thus had a mandate to rule the «world under one roof» (Hakko Ichiu).

Shintoism gave its wholehearted support to the Japanese during the war, providing its very rationale, that the emperor was a descendant of the very gods who had created their islands, that Japan had a mandate to rule the world.

Archbishop Justin added: «It is an usual deeply moving to see people whose lives have been turned upside down but have the courage to create little islands of stability within their home.

They are satisfied if they can create a few small islands of Christian life, leaving the future radiation to the Holy Spirit.»

Although arriving in his mid-sixties and living well into his eighties, when most men find it necessary to slow down, Theodore traveled extensively through the island, creating dioceses, consecrating bishops, and improving the education of the clergy and the public worship.

Island Oasis has worked hand in hand with the research and development teams of several industry leaders to create their proprietary frappés, real fruit smoothies, and energy drinks.

«Evolving over the years with a variety of events... Mealani's Taste of the Hawaiian Range continues to share the importance of creating a Big Island livestock production system that is economically, ecologically and socially sustainable,» according to the event's website.

Fonterra, which collects around 90 % of the milk produced in New Zealand, revealed in its recently published half year results that the dry conditions experienced in New Zealand's North Island since January had «created a real challenge.»

Try creating your condiment masterpiece on top of a credenza, kitchen island or short bookshelf alongside some refreshing drinks.

Hall concedes that the sale of Goose Island Beer Co. to ABI created some negative ripples within the consumer and retail markets as well.

Within Fashion Island Hotel is an intimate place of quiet relaxation with soothing hues of light and color, creating the perfect place to disconnect and replenish.

Seating islands surrounding the centrally located dance floor create semi-private retreats for conversation and taking in unobstructed views of the Vegas skyline.

Additionally Island Fresh will offer marketing support and will wrap their fleet of trucks and vans with The Original Soupman Brand creating further branding exposure.

His accomplishments in his island paradise service to the crown (1846 - 54) range from establishing the postal system, creating the first library and public education system on the island, to having piped water delivered to Port of Spain, the capital.

He created The Festival of New World Cuisine, a hallmark special event for Amelia Island for 15 years.

Working with Pam Manhas of Manhas Design, the Crust team pulled inspiration from the restaurant's James Island location and its own menu to create an inviting, casual environment ideal for gathering with friends and family.

Blue Chair Bay ® Rum, created on the shores of the Caribbean and inspired by multiplatinum singer - songwriter Kenny Chesney's love of the island lifestyle, is the fastest growing new company launch in the history of wine and spirits.

It has also created a welcome buzz around many clubhouses, if not in the stands, in a season in which five of the six division races look to be as suspenseful as old reruns of Gilligan's Island.

Faroe Island did earn themselves a consolation goal though when Rogvi Baldvisson scored on 38 minutes, to temporarily create a sort of competitive atmosphere in the first 45 minutes of that match which ended 2 - 1, before Portugal bagged three more goals after the break.