Sentences with phrase «looking for civilizations»

Because we are looking for civilizations that exist today, we are interested in stars born around the same time as the sun — 5 billion years ago.

The island is completely private, but if you're looking for some civilization, Placencia is a 20 - minute trip away.

Not exact matches

In the short term, Downey said that researchers should look for critical slowing down before more recent major collapses, like the Mayan and Roman civilizations.

I look at people, and I see no god - just a potential vector for civilization's advance or retreat, for decency or callousness, but above all for learning and change.

For, Duff «looked forward to the supplanting of one civilization by another, the uprooting of Indian civilization and the substitution of the English.

in the presence of the president of the United States, to pray that future historians, looking back on our generation may say that in a period of great trial and tribulations, the finger of God pointed to Richard Milhous Nixon, giving him the vision and wisdom to save the world and civilization, and opening the way for our country to realize the good that the century offered mankind.

All very interesting looks into ancient civilizations, with not a whit of verifiable evidence for any of their supernatural stories.

It is a view which, obviously, looks back to the primeval myth of the divine schooling of man in the ways of civilization, and forward to the whole basic theory of the wise men, a matter of such high importance for an understanding of Israel's concept of the relations of God and man that it must now be given some little examination.

For Thornton, this attitude resembles Hegel's famous night in which all the cows look black, for it refuses to engage each civilization on its own terms by taking account of its unique featurFor Thornton, this attitude resembles Hegel's famous night in which all the cows look black, for it refuses to engage each civilization on its own terms by taking account of its unique featurfor it refuses to engage each civilization on its own terms by taking account of its unique features.

They are no longer satisfied with the mere observance of the outward form of their religion but are looking for spiritual and moral guidance in Islam compatible with modern civilization.

Our whole civilization seems to act as though restoring things to their «natural» state would mean making them dead, and this crisis in our world has a lot to do with our ancestors» enjoyment in dealing with easy, clear, conscious meanings and their dislike in looking for that deeper «something.»

Part of the cost we pay as citizens and people trying to advance our civilization is the burden of looking out for all the other humans as well.

It has become necessary for me to end the day's write - ups with this piece because of a discussion I had with one of my trusted political godfathers concerning the just ended accounting to the people tour by President Mahama.It is important we critically look at the person Mahama as we move on because of the sensitive position he occupies.I was also moved by comments his colleagues made about him in Kigali confirming that natural accolade that Ghana is the torch bearer when it comes to African civilization.

Long before the space age, humans looking at Mars thought they saw evidence for the presence of water, in the form of giant canals built by some very advanced, very thirsty civilization.

For decades, East Africa has served as the «Cradle of Civilization,» but it may be time to look further south.

Tarter's curiosity about life on other worlds erupted in the 1970s, fueled by a serendipitous merging of her ability to program a very old computer (a PDP - 8 / S — «I always thought the «S» stood for «stupid,»» she says), with a forward - looking proposal to find out whether other communicating civilizations exist in the galaxy.

On the following pages are experiments and plans to guide a civilization looking for a way out — a survival guide to the end of the cosmos.

«We're taking everything we can get from our Kepler colleagues to look for techno - signatures» that might betray the existence of an alien civilization, she says.

Today the agency has embraced the search for microbes on Mars and other planets but at least for now tends to avoid the far more controversial topic of looking for alien civilizations.

Then they turned their perspective around and wondered what it would take to seek alien civilizations by looking for distant analogues of Dubai, or Las Vegas, or Times Square.

• A New Look at Old World Money For more than a century, archaeological excavations have uncovered evidence that ancient Bronze Age civilizations carried on long - distance trading of tin, copper, lapis lazuli, and gold.

If you look at the history of humanity there have been cases where two civilizations have come in contact for the first time, one of these civilizations with a slightly more advanced technology, and that group has ended up subjugating the other group.

He and his colleagues have conducted long - term studies of the dust disks around old stars and the changes in aged red giants such as Betelgeuse, and are preparing the telescopes to look for possible infrared laser signals from newly discovered planets circling nearby stars, in search of extraterrestrial civilizations.

«After a few million years, any physical reminder of your civilization may be gone, so you have to look for sedimentary anomalies, things like different chemical balances that just look wacky,» Frank said.

This involves looking for light beacons from other civilizations.

SETI researchers have long suggested that we might be able to detect distant extraterrestrial civilizations, by looking for enormous technological artifacts orbiting other stars.

The Planetary Society is the only organization now that does optical searches, so we have a telescope that looks, if you will, for laser signals from other civilizations, and you might say that sounds crazy.

A panorama that drifts an entity into a magical outer space, a place secluded from rest of the civilization that is eminent for its enchanting beauty and serene environment looks exceptionally magical on a full moon day.

As you look at the civilizations around the world that have consumed coconut oil for decades and even centuries, it's clear there's a difference, medically speaking, between those individuals and those of the so - called «enlightened» first - world countries.

hello for every one» I am pleased to be here to look forward making new friend and knowing some new civilization and cultures» me I am a plastic artist and graphic designer and animation creator» I like to know a ne..

Peoples are looking ahead for interracial dating as civilization has started to recognize and believes in interracial dating couples... Continue Reading →

Peoples are looking ahead for interracial dating as civilization has started to recognize and believes in interracial dating couples and relationships.

However, things don't quite go as planned, and though they do make it to a military installation at which Rosalie initially agrees to wait for the next train back to civilization, instead Blocker finds himself not only continuing to look after her, but adding an old friend to the mix in the form of a disgraced soldier heading for the gallows named Sgt. Charles Willis (Ben Foster).

1 «Superstar: the Karen Carpenter Story» (Todd Haynes, 1987) 2 «Don't Look Back» (DA Pennebaker, 1967)-- Bob Dylan 3 «Gim me Shelter» (David Maysles / Albert Maysles / Charlotte Zwerin, 1970)-- Rolling Stones 4 «24 Hour Party People» (Michael Winterbottom, 2002)-- Manchester scene 5 «Topsy - Turvy» (Mike Leigh, 1999)-- Gilbert and Sullivan 6 «Monterey Pop» (DA Pennebaker, 1968)-- concert 7 «Be Here to Love Me» (Margaret Brown, 2004)-- Townes Van Zandt 8 «Thirty Two Short Films about Glenn Gould» (Francois Girard, 1993)-- Glenn Gould 9 «Cocksucker Blues» (Robert Frank, 1972)-- Rolling Stones 10 «Bird» (Clint Eastwood, 1988)-- Charlie Parker 11 «The Last Waltz» (Martin Scorsese, 1978)-- The Band & Friends farewell concert 12 «Rude Boy» (Jack Hazan, David Mingay, 1980)-- The Clash 13 «Scott Walker: 30 Century Man» (Stephen Kijak, 2006)-- Scott Walker 14 «Bound for Glory» (Hal Ashby, 1976)-- Woody Guthrie 15 «The Decline of Western Civilization Parts I & II» (Penelope Spheeris, 1981, 1988)-- LA punk;»80s metal & hair bands 16 «The Devil and Daniel Johnston» (Jeff Feuerzeig, 2005)-- Daniel Johnston 17 «Sweet Dreams» (Karel Reisz, 1982)-- Patsy Cline 18 «Art Pepper: Notes from a Jazz Survivor» (Don McGlynn, 1982)-- Art Pepper 19 «Elgar» (Ken Russell, 1962)-- Edward Elgar 20 «Rust Never Sleeps» (Neil Young, 1979)-- Neil Young 21 «The Future is Unwritten» (Julien Temple, 2006)-- Joe Strummer 22 «DiG!»

-- destroy a few civilizations and further establish himself as a Big Bad (he's not the only one — look out for a cameo by Marvel baddie Thanos).

But when sorrow comes looking for the people of the village, Lucius begins toying with a transgression through the woods to seek out the salves of civilization.

Justin's Review: I think I can safely speak for most of male civilization when I say that our first impression of the concept of The Expendables was, «That's... bizarre... and yet... it looks so dang cool!»

He does what most castaways would: look for food and try to find a way back to civilization.

If you're looking for a compact truck with some fairly serious off - road chops (for a stock truck at least) and don't care about a smooth ride or all the modern technology, then the Nissan Frontier is the truck for you (especially if you spend lots of time away from civilization where breakdowns can be more than just an annoyance).

Planners looking for an exotic destination, full of adventure and far from civilization, should look no further than Kumbuk River.

Whether you are looking for a relaxing beach vacation in the Caribbean or Hawaii, a luxury ski retreat in the Swiss Alps, an ecotourism experience in Brazil, scuba diving or a family trip to Europe exploring ancient civilizations and cultures, from luxury tours, to independent exploring vacations, we can arrange your dream vacation.

Visitors to the popular resort area of Cancun are mostly looking for fun in the sun on Cancun's beautiful beaches, but many will be pleased to know that during their visit they can also learn about the ancient Mayan civilization that developed in the area.

30th June 2015 - Hey Civ fans, we have another treat for you if you are looking forward to Civilization: Beyond Earth's Rising Tide expansion as 2K Games release the E3 Gameplay Walkthrough for... Read More

We then started from the top of each list and looked for variations of the game title in the remainder of the list (e.g., Civ 5 = Civ V = Civilization 5).

In 2016, Take - Two had an incredible year for new releases, featuring games such as Mafia 3, Civilization 6, and, erm, Battleborn - it looked like their schedule couldn't be healthier.

But fear not, strategy fans, for it looks like there'll be another take on the world of X-COM, this time in turn - based strategy form, thanks to Civilization devs Firaxis.

After an entertaining visit to 2K's off - site event for a look at Civilization V I was eager to go back to see what they had in store for their other...

There are many different civilizations to play as and it's all about making treaties and remaining friendly with other players while also actively looking for ways to defeat them.

For a closer look at other games here at Indie Obscura, be sure to check out the changes you can expect in Civilization 6, tinyBuild's upcoming home invasion game Hello Neighbor, and our interview with Astroneer developers System Era Softworks.

Jon Shafer is most famous for being the lead designer of Civilization V so it should come as no surprise that his new project is a strategy game that looks to share much in common with the Civilization series.