Sentences with phrase «island set on»

Passengers will be given the opportunity to explore the lakes most famous island set on 100 beautiful acres of state owned forest park.

We take a look at some memorable (and forgotten) video game island settings on all systems including the PC, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS4 and PS3.

Not exact matches

Whatever the origin, the homes are a bright spark on the island, particularly when the gray days of winter set in.

Greens and Chevron set to face off over Gorgon vision Chevron is set for fresh battles with WA's powerful green lobby group after the US giant said yesterday it wanted to nearly double the size of the $ 50 billion Gorgon liquefied natural gas project on environmentally fragile Barrow Island off WA's North West.

The second maximum - strength storm to hit the Caribbean this month, Maria battered the U.S. Virgin Island of St. Croix on Wednesday before heading toward Puerto Rico, where it was set to be the strongest storm to hit the island in about 90 Island of St. Croix on Wednesday before heading toward Puerto Rico, where it was set to be the strongest storm to hit the island in about 90 island in about 90 years.

Building and shipping thousands of utility poles and power lines to the island, then setting them up on mountainous terrain has become a headache for utility crews.

DiCaprio played Gatsby in the 2013 film version of American author F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel, «The Great Gatsby» set on New York's Long Island.

Although Musk's idea doesn't solve Puerto Rico's current crisis — 90 % of the island is still without power, and many are having trouble getting clean water — it could set the island on the path to sustainable, renewable energy, which could reduce its dependence on imported fossil fuels and ultimately bolster its economy.

Reducing those fuel costs by switching to wind or solar could permanently set these island economies on a more positive trajectory.

Elon Musk's idea doesn't solve Puerto Rico's current crisis, but it could set the island on the path to sustainable, renewable energy.

Sir Richard Branson was hosting actress Kate Winslet and 20 other guests at his private Necker Island retreat in the British Virgin Islands on August 22, 2011, when lightning struck the wooden building and set it ablaze.

The company, based on New York's Long Island, is set to be bought by Altice for $ 17.7 billion.

You may or may not remember, but last year Kate Winslet was staying with Sir Richard Branson at a private retreat in the British Virgin Islands when lightning struck the home, setting it on fire.

On October 4, two weeks after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, Trump finally sent Congress a request for $ 29 billion more for disaster victims in the mainland US, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands; $ 13 billion is set aside to replenish the shrinking FEMA disaster relief fund, and the rest will go to pay federal flood insurance claims.

Starting in the 1970s, in an attempt to spur investment on the island, the United States Congress incentivized US companies to set up shop in Puerto Rico by giving them huge tax breaks, Vox has explained.

Foe, Coetzee's most recent work, a retelling of the Robinson Crusoe tale (hence the title's allusion to Daniel DeFoe), is set on a desert island.

The same set of issues — meaning and purpose, common destinies and divine interventions — dominates the action on Lost, ABC's addictive serial about the survivors of a plane crash who find themselves marooned on a South Pacific island, cut off from any hope of rescue.

In January, he set up a studio on the Greek Island of Lesbos, the main point of entry for refugees trying to make their way to Europe, in order to highlight the struggles of those who are making the journey, a goal that he clearly has accomplished.

Back in 1995, Liz made the very first BumbleBar and pretty soon afterward, she and Glenn set up shop on Vashon Island near Seattle, producing and distributing bars.

Southern Tomato Pie with Fried Onions from The View for Great Island is based on the classic Southern dish where thickly sliced ripe tomatoes are set into a single pie crust, covered in a slurry of mayo and grated cheese, and then baked into a bubbling cauldron of pure comfort.

Inspired by an ancient Celtic myth, the «Hawk of Achill» spot is set in a small fishing village on Achill, a rugged island — steeped in folklore and myth — off the coast of Ireland.

Fueled by their Peace Corps experiences in Madagascar, Madecasse founders Brett Beach and Tim McCollum set out to make chocolate on the island.

The rhetoric of Mr Trump's nominee for Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, on blocking Chinese access to contested South China Sea islands, and contradictory messaging from the Trump administration «will set the tone for the next four years», the report suggests, and Australia needs to broaden the relationship to maintain the stability of the alliance.

The state is named after the London - founded South Australian Company that, in 1836, set up shop in Kingscote on Kangaroo Island.

Along with the venues on Norwegian Escape, the partnership also includes Margaritaville branded food and beverage locations on Norwegian's new island destination in Harvest Caye, Belize, set to open in fall 2015 and a 5 O'Clock Somewhere Bar on Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas, planned to also debut in 2015.

The Blazers constant switching after an on - ball screen sets the bigs out on an island.

Set out to an island or small cove for a private swimming spot or hop on a sailboat and race away from the sandy shore to a tree - lined horizon of unspoiled beauty.

Often in the late afternoon, as fisherman Frank Kahahane and Uncle Libert are finishing their netting off the Maui shore, 190 miles away on the island of Kauai another fisherman is setting out.

I drive my rented Jeep over to Beals Island and pull into a parking spot on the wharf at Perio Point where they're going to set off the fireworks, the last thing left to anticipate before the races themselves.

The traveler moving fast, bent on pleasing the eye, may miss entirely the fact that in their varied settings these islands offer a bounty of sport, a variety of things to do as well as see.

FC Barcelona are set to take on Las Palmas in the Spanish La Liga game on Thursday night, 01 March 2018 at the Estadio Gran Canaria in Canary Islands, Spain.

Albany on New Providence Island in the Bahamas hosts its third edition of the Hero World Challenge, where Tiger Woods is set to return from his fourth back operation in the last three years.

Set on the inland side of the island Kingfisher provides housing, dining and tour options and is an easy ferry ride away from the mainland.

All I did was set out sheet pans on our island, and set out bottles of store bought cookie icing & sprinkles with the Trefoils.

Set on an unnamed Caribbean island, the book teaches children how to count by using pages filled with a specific number of items.

The agreement on setting the age of criminal responsibility to 18 includes removing minors from Rikers Island by next year.

And despite the noisy tory backbenchers, the complicity of Nick Clegg and the invisibility of Ed Miliband, there are plenty of people in the UK who welcome being in the EU, able to travel, and work, and set up businesses, trade freely, influence EU foreign policy and climate change policies — who will not want the UK to be a small cut off island on the edge of the continent, with no influence in Europe let alone the wider world.

Setting aside the three border posts that carry out veterinary checks on passengers» pets at Belfast International, Shannon and Dublin airports, the only other posts on the island of Ireland are on the docks at Dublin and Belfast.

In November 2010, journalist Peter Preston set out his opinions on the future of the Falkland Islands.

Brooklyn Paper article on daily Governors Island ferry service possibly setting sail by 2017, featuring BP Adams.

At its meeting tonight, the East Hampton Town Board is expected to set May 17 as the date of a joint hearing with the town trustees on the proposal by Deepwater Wind, a Rhode Island company, to construct a 15 - turbine wind farm in the Atlantic some 35 miles east of Montauk.

There were 8,783 inmates at Rikers Island on Wednesday, and its average daily population for December was at 8,980, per the mayor's office, setting the jail on track to match a monthly average from 1982.

Cuomo noted the problems on Puerto Rico were already deep set before the storm, given the state of the island's finances.

The city also caused a stir in the borough last month after the Parks Department captured a deer in Brooklyn and set it free on Staten Island.

CITY HALL — As Mayor Bill de Blasio is set to drive up road repairs with a $ 242.1 million budget boost, there is lingering concern on Staten Island about how streets will be resurfaced.

«Setting a 30 - minute standard for service will help Staten Islanders work, grow businesses on the island, and bring us closer to a day when every New Yorker has access to frequent, reliable public transit,» de Blasio said.

Two political veterans — Democrat Michael McMahon and Republican Robert Straniere — last night swept to victory in their respective primaries for Congress, setting up a battle royal in November for the most coveted seat on Staten Island, one that has been in the grip of the GOP for nearly three decades.

In 2011, Stephen Berger, an investment banker who had previously led a task force on Brooklyn hospitals, issued a report focusing on the same set of hospitals as well as Long Island College Hospital, which was eventually sold to real estate developer Fortis Property Group.

Before Cuomo took office, New York joined eight other northeastern states (Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont) to set a cap on carbon dioxide emissions within the region.

STATEN ISLAND — Mayor Bill de Blasio set a special election for Nov. 3 to fill the City Council seat vacated by Vincent Ignizio, according to a proclamation filed on Monday.