Sentences with phrase «for seafaring»

Famed for their seafaring culture, the Bugis are still the driving force in the world commercial sailing fleets.
The hotel's distinct silhouette is visible from both land and sea, serving as a landmark for seafaring vessels for decades and as a benchmark for all coastal hotels in the state.
For seafaring adventurers, book a yacht on GetMyBoat.
I wonder what can be done for my seafaring novel, Tropic Squall, published by BQB Publishers and available on line and through bookstores.
Since then life has been pretty harmonious for the seafaring pirates.
Here are three of my favorite brands for a seafaring addition to your bracelet stack:
A female blue whale living in the northern hemisphere is about 82 feet long, but luckily for seafaring humans, they only feed on...
A female blue whale living in the northern hemisphere is about 82 feet long, but luckily for seafaring humans, they only feed on krill.
So it happened that he became one of more than 20 nationally known sports stars to appear in the SPORTS ILLUSTRATED Festival at Jordan Marsh - Miami, a two - year - old department store which, with its own swimming pool and a marina for seafaring customers to park their yachts, is a showcase of modern retailing.

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So it's natural that one of the world's greatest seafaring tongues, Portuguese, has a word for missing your home, your love, and your life that no word in English can touch: Saudade.
For seafarers living in India or the Philippines — the country that provides 25 % of the world's seafaring labour — the potential earnings level provides a standard of living in their home countries that is well in excess of what they could expect to achieve by taking employment ashore in those countries.
«It seems coherent for us to think that in south - east Asia and Australia, humans had seafaring capabilities by 60,000 to 70,000 years ago,» says expedition member Florent Detroit of the National Museum for Natural History in Paris, France.
Some of the site's most evocative evidence for the ancient Egyptians» seafaring prowess is concealed behind a modern steel door set into a cliff just 700 feet or so from the Red Sea shore.
In the ninth century, the advances in seafaring technology that enabled Scandinavian Vikings to raid northern and central Europe also opened the way for the Norse, as they came to be known in their later, peaceful incarnations, to journey west to Iceland.
Spiers speculates that the high scores among Nordic nations may be a result of selection for good navigation abilities in their Viking and seafaring pasts.
As one of the world's leading authorities on ancient seafaring, he has devoted much of his career to hunting down hard evidence of ancient human migrations, searching for something most archaeologists long thought a figment: Ice Age mariners.
They believe the large seafaring mammals had been dead for at least a week when they were found.
For centuries, coastal Guangdong has been China's main portal for contact with the West — everyone from Italian astronomers to British tea traders ended their seafaring passage from Europe at one of the province's harbors — and the region is moving to expand these intercontinental connectioFor centuries, coastal Guangdong has been China's main portal for contact with the West — everyone from Italian astronomers to British tea traders ended their seafaring passage from Europe at one of the province's harbors — and the region is moving to expand these intercontinental connectiofor contact with the West — everyone from Italian astronomers to British tea traders ended their seafaring passage from Europe at one of the province's harbors — and the region is moving to expand these intercontinental connections.
This adds evidence for the controversial theory that seafaring people used a coastal route to move from Asia to North America at the very end of the last ice age, which ended 11,700 years ago.
Create seafaring fun for your little one with the Whale Bedding Collection from Sweet Jojo Designs.
Rushed into production at Columbia Pictures to capitalize on the success of Jaws, another seafaring adventure based on a Peter Benchley novel, The Deep has a humdrum story, generally uncommitted performances, and a phoney Moray eel (nicknamed «Percy» on set) that gives the much - maligned mechanical shark «Bruce» from Jaws a run for its money in the department of unconvincing animal attacks.
OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening December 10, 2010 BIG BUDGET FILMS The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (PG for frightening images and action fantasy sequences) Third installment in the film franchise based on the C.S. Lewis series of fantasy novels finds Edmund (Skandar Keynes) and Lucy Pensie (Georgie Henley), along with their cousin Eustace (Will Poulter), returning to the magical land of Narnia to embark on a dangerous, seafaring mission taking them to the edge of the worFor movies opening December 10, 2010 BIG BUDGET FILMS The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (PG for frightening images and action fantasy sequences) Third installment in the film franchise based on the C.S. Lewis series of fantasy novels finds Edmund (Skandar Keynes) and Lucy Pensie (Georgie Henley), along with their cousin Eustace (Will Poulter), returning to the magical land of Narnia to embark on a dangerous, seafaring mission taking them to the edge of the worfor frightening images and action fantasy sequences) Third installment in the film franchise based on the C.S. Lewis series of fantasy novels finds Edmund (Skandar Keynes) and Lucy Pensie (Georgie Henley), along with their cousin Eustace (Will Poulter), returning to the magical land of Narnia to embark on a dangerous, seafaring mission taking them to the edge of the world.
Alamar (Unrated) Quality - time, seafaring saga about a Mexican fisherman (Jorge Machado) who makes the most of a final, father - son bonding opportunity before his five year - old (Natan Macado Palombini) is scheduled to depart for Europe with his Italian mother (Roberta Palombini) for good.
From the gut - wrenching, step - by - step chronology of the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad to seafaring cultists practicing Scientology - like rituals in the wake of World War II to the 16th president twisting arms over the passing of the 13th Amendment, the best films of 2012 brought history to life with an extraordinary scrupulousness that still left room for vivid artistic expression.
Aardman returns to hand - crafted clay - mation for this riotous seafaring romp.
Considering death to be an easy out for his enemies, he meticulously plots a painful revenge for each of them with the aid of his assistant Jacopo (Luis Guzman) and a band of seafaring smugglers.
Considering death to be an easy out for his enemies, Edmond Dantes meticulously plots a painful revenge for each of them with the aid of his assistant Jacopo (Luis Guzman) and a band of seafaring smugglers
In the Heart of the Sea (PG - 13 for action, peril, mature themes and brief violence) Seafaring adventure, set in 1820, recounting the ramming and sinking of The Essex by a sperm whale, the tragedy which inspired Herman Melville to write Moby Dick.
A visceral tale of grief is presented in «For Those in Peril», the debut film from writer / director, Paul Wright, which composites seafaring folklore against the raw emotions of losing a loved one.
We are providing a 21st century approach to its observance not just by recharging memory, but through an artistic reflection with a balanced affirmation of Hispanic heritage and indigenous traditions for collaborative new routes of expression from ancestral roots focused on the concerns of UNESCO: Cultural Rapprochement, Biodiversity, Ocean Care and Seafaring, Climate Change mitigation through sustainable energy, reforestation, gender equity and health issues.
Pirate printables are ideal activities and worksheets for preschool kids and grade school kids to enjoy their favorite seafaring thieves!
Soman's illustrations, showcasing all the blues and teals of a seafaring journey, are at turns majestic (the churning waters of a storm at sea) and laugh - out - loud funny (searching for seashells on a mountaintop, as a disgruntled ram humors them).
It goes on to discuss such diverse methods of transportation as skis and sleds, horses and wagons, and seafaring vessels, as well as such adjunct topics as roads, maps, and vehicles for moving objects.
a lot of seafaring terms and fun details for folks who enjoy being on board a ship / boat.
It was from parts of this branch that ancient people had shaped the first seafaring craft, and it was from its sprouts that came all trees fit for building ships.
The tempting seafaring flavor comes from ocean fish, tuna and salmon, but you can be certain your kitty gets complete nutrition for all life stages.
Visit the Maritime Museum for interesting exhibits and seafaring artifacts or play some of the turn of the century (that's 1900, not 2000) games at the Musée Mécanique on Pier 45.
For any true seafaring explorer, the Panama Canal is a must - see destination.
Big, bright interiors are a delight, with gorgeous furnishings and plenty of room for a Sailor's Hornpipe (or any old seafaring jig).
Don't confuse these seafaring craft for their «tippy» cousins of the last generation.
The Norwegian seafaring tradition has endured for centuries.
Separated from the California mainland throughout recent geological history, the Channel Islands provide the earliest evidence for human seafaring in the Americas.
This former seafaring village blends striking volcanic landscapes with crystal clear waters that lap up the pristine golden beaches; this resort is for both couples and families.
This Hermitage was built to commemorate the thanksgiving of the seafaring folk for the arrival by sea of an image of Mary of Magdalene.
Seville, capital of Andalusia, Roman city, Arabic, renaissance, baroque, American, Mary - devoted, flamenco, bullfighting, modern, festive, luminous, perfumed, seafaring, traditional, hospitable, gracious, cosmopolitan, religious... All these adjectives and many more that could be added to describe this city, that aside from personifying the typical «Spanish» and «andaluz», has so many attractive artistic, cultural, social and tourist qualities that has converted it into one of the most universal, well - known and most - visited cities in the world, cradle of inspiration for writers, painters and artists in general.
The old whaling port of Sag Harbor has come a long way from its salty seafaring days, and our Sag Harbor rentals offer modern luxury for a leisurely vacation.
After a short climb back to undulating farmland, stop in at the historic Cape Otway Lighthouse (fees apply) for tales of the seafaring history of this dangerous stretch of coastline.
For those who are staying closer to Marina Cabo San Lucas, plenty of seafaring adventure awaits.
It hits home for me as well because of my fascination for Vikings and other seafaring nomads.
For one, it's at odds with the very wild, seafaring philosophy at the heart of this game: a pirate's home
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