Sentences with phrase «national landmarks including»

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Begun as a private initiative by John D. Rockefeller III with support from other national figures, including then Secretary of the Treasury William Simon, the commission's landmark reports were published by the Department of the Treasury in the 1970s.

The trophy has visited landmarks across Manchester including the National Cycling Centre and the National Basketball Centre, as well as the city's iconic Piccadilly Station.

Many nanoblock sets include animals but others feature famous national and international landmarks.

Michael Rebell, an attorney who won a landmark case requiring the state to fund school districts more equitably, and Randi Weingarten, president of a national teachers» union, wrote in appendices to the report that they agree with much of the group's findings, including recommendations for increased access to pre-kindergarten, technology and learning models that connect high school and college, and merit pay for teachers.

The landmark studies were initiated by the Hollings Marine Laboratory, a partnership including NIST, NOAA's National Ocean Service, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, the College of Charleston, and the Medical University of South Carolina.

NanoMalaysia's primary role in the development of Malaysia's National Graphene Action Plan 2020 together with Agensi Inovasi Malaysia and PEMANDU [Performance Management & Delivery Unit attached to Prime Minister's Office] is a major landmark in our journey to ensure Malaysia stays competitive in the global innovation landscape particularly in nanotechnology, which cuts across all industries including ICT [information and communications technologies].

To mark this historic accomplishment, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the Department of Energy (DOE) are holding a landmark scientific symposium on April 14 - 15 that will feature some of the biggest names in genetics of the past 50 years including: James Watson, Francis Collins, Marshall Nirenberg and Stanley Cohen.

Local landmarks include the National Video Center (now home to luxury apartments and the Signature Theatre) and the Russian Tea Room (where Hoffman reveals his ploy to his agent); even Andy Warhol makes an appearance.

A 2014 announcement that the terminal would be demolished spurred numerous grassroots campaigns for its preservation, including Canada's National Trust naming the site as one of its top ten endangered landmarks.

Architectural landmarks include the futuristic looking Telus Spark Science Centre and a new National Music Centre, now being built.

If touring from Kununurra, a bus tour of the Kimberley takes passengers to some magnificent landmarks, including Mirima National Park and Purnululu's Bungle Bungle Ranges.

«The Presidio will soon have almost 20 acres of newly - available national parkland, including the Commissary site, and the opportunity to shape this landmark place for next generations is unprecedented,» Moore said.

Day tours include trips to off - the - beaten - track destinations as well as city and cultural tours and trips to famous landmarks such as the Golden Gate National Park, Vredefort Dome (a World Heritage Site) and Basotho Cultural Village.

Important landmarks and tourist stops in Bogotá include the botanical garden José Celestino Mutis, La Quinta de Bolivar, the national observatory, the planetarium, Maloka, the Colpatria observation point, the observation point of La Calera, the monument of the American flags, and La Candelaria (the historical district of the city).

Peleliu WWII History Tour includes boat ride to Peleliu Islands designated a National Historical landmark, where remnants of the WWII battle can be found throughout the island.

From there, we flew back towards the city centre, taking in beautiful major landmarks of Kuala Lumpur like the new Istana Negara (National Palace), the Ottoman - inspired Masjid Wilayah Persekutuan (Federal Territory Mosque), Masjid Negara (National Mosque), and Dataran Merdeka, including its architecturally beautiful and historic surrounding like Sultan Abdul Samad Building and Masjid Jamek (Jamek Mosque).

This fine hotel in Kyoto is close to the main city landmarks including the National Museum, Chishakuin, Sanjusangendo and Yogenin Temples.

Other popular landmarks include the National Monument at Vitkov Hill, John Lennon Wall and the gothic Powder Tower.

See the iconic landmarks including King's Palace, National Museum, National Monument and Independence Square.

A short walk takes you to many of the city's major attractions and landmarks, including the historic Boardwalk Hall, The Pier Shops at Caesars, and Lucy the Elephant, the famous elephant - shaped building, and National Historic Landmark.

Built in 1903 by famed Russian architect Alexander Ivanov, Hotel National is a historical landmark in the heart of Moscow, just steps from sights — including Red Square, the Kremlin, and St. Basil's Cathedral — and shopping, such as TSUM and GUM.

The developers made sure to include faithfully recreate topography of each town (including landmark buildings like the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw or the Buda Castle in Budapest), as well as realistically depicted, dense network of national roads between them.

Over the course of his nine - year stay the national landscape was transformed; newfound wealth gave rise to a series of landmark architectural and engineering projects which included the construction of new housing, churches and bridges.

Over the course of his nine - year stay the national landscape here was transformed: newfound wealth gave rise to a series of landmark architectural and engineering projects, which included the construction of housing, churches and bridges.

Enthusiastic reviews include the prestigious national daily El País, which praised the Museum's Collection «since its opening in Dublin in 1991, IMMA has become a landmark Museum thanks to the 4,500 works in its Collection».

As the recent re-hanging at the renovated East Building of the National Gallery of Art makes amply evident, there were a lot of artists interested in the expressive possibilities of color who lived and worked in Washington DC between the late 1950s and the late «70s but were not included in Nordland's landmark exhibition: Anne Truitt, Sam Gilliam, Kenneth Young, and Alma Thomas, for example.

Marshall joins a deep bench of talent, including his colleague, former Court of Appeal justice Karen Sharlow, and our national tax and litigation partners who argue landmark cases that shape the law.»

It has several landmarks designated as National Historic Landmarks, including Fort Yellowstone and the Wyoming State Capitol.

Historic downtown square is near to a multitude of properties listed on the National Register, including the Riverview at Hobson Grove historic house museum, the Kentucky Museum and Library, and several Civil War landmarks.

Indeed, after 2011, the scale of patent trolling actually increased to the point where it became a source of national notoriety through mainstream media exposes, including a landmark radio documentary titled «When Patents Attack.»

• Landscape Worker — Caldicott Mansion — Smithfield, NH2014 to Present - Maintain 20 acres of grounds for state and national historical landmark - Lead a team of three employees and mentor summer interns - Communicate with landscape architect and property manager and turn that information into the reality of beautiful natural surroundings - Install, repair, and maintain features such as fountains, ponds, and gardens - Discovered and repaired a water leak in a fountain that saved the institution $ 1,000 annually • Landscape Worker — County Museum — Smithfield, NH2010 to 2014 - Helped maintain two acres of grounds - Under the direction of a supervisor, worked with a team of two others to install and repair features, including fountains and ponds - Operated equipment and set sprinkler systems

Fort Mason Center is located in the piers and buildings of Lower Fort Mason and world famous landmarks nearby include Alcatraz Island, Muir Woods National Monument, the Presidio of San Francisco, the Marin Headlands, Cliff House, Fort Point National Historic Site, and Greens Restaurant.

In addition, nearly 7,000 Oregon homeowners are currently benefiting from over $ 450 million in refinancing, short sales and completed or trial loan modifications, including principal reduction on first and second lien mortgages provided under the landmark National Mortgage Servicing Settlement.