Sentences with phrase «of aqueduct»

Projected onto folded cardboard, American artist Patty Chang's poetic and politically charged moving - image work The Wandering Lake (2009) documents Chang's search for the Wandering Lake of Xinjiang, a migrating body of water in the Chinese desert; her subsequent travel to the shrinking Aral Sea, which has lost 70 percent of its water as a result of Soviet irrigation projects; and her tracing of the course of the aqueduct that brings water from Southern China to Beijing.

Pumps carry water from Pyramid Lake to Castaic Lake, which is the terminus of the west branch of the aqueduct.

I must say that is one stunning photo of the aqueduct!

Reward — Two barrels in the cave of the aqueduct.

«Who better to vouch for a casino operator with a string of legal problems than David Paterson, architect of the Aqueduct fiasco,» a casino industry insider said.

Cuomo first introduced his plan to build the country's largest convention center at the site of the Aqueduct Raceway in Queens during his State of the State message.

Randering of the Aqueduct racino entrance After years of delays, the often scandal - ridden Aqueduct racino project is finally poised to have a positive financial...

Amid an increasingly divisive probe into the state's selection of Aqueduct Entertainment Group for the new Queens racino, State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is reportedly having second thoughts about giving the deal his blessing.

Let the Chronicles of Planet New York forever reflect that on Jan. 4, 2012, Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared that the state's most vital need was to build the nation's largest convention center in Ozone Park, Queens, on the site of Aqueduct Racetrack.

The speculation surrounding Governor David Paterson's award of the Aqueduct Raceway contract to Aqueduct Entertainment Group, a politically connected conglomerate, is mounting, as news...

He was previously a member of Aqueduct Entertainment Group, which got selected to run the racino by former Gov. David Paterson.

John Sampson, the senate conference leader, said that the inspector has no jurisdiction over the legislature and shouldn't be allowed to access to private documents related to the selection of the Aqueduct Entertainment Group for the racetrack contract selection last month.

A confidential report on the six former Aqueduct race track contract bidders had been released to the New York Times, which sought the document through a Freedom of Information Act request, raising more questions over the legitimacy of Aqueduct Entertainment Group's selection.

The speculation surrounding Governor David Paterson's award of the Aqueduct Raceway contract to Aqueduct Entertainment Group, a politically connected conglomerate, is mounting, as news has emerged on WPIX that federal investigators are launching a formal investigation to determine whether there was any wrongdoing during the selection process.

Our plan would instantly deliver $ 380 million to New York and create more than 2,000 jobs in construction and operations of the Aqueduct casino.»

Also, keep in mind the fact that the selection of the politically - connected AEG during the second round of this Aqueduct mess (the first saw the selection of Delaware North, which couldn't come up with the up - front cash and withdrew) remains under investigation by the US attorney's office and has also attracted the interest of the state Inspector General.

Cuomo, however, said the state would pursue the Queens project as a $ 4 billion joint venture with the private operator of the Aqueduct racino.

The decision is critical locally, because New York Racing Association is slated to get a significant share of Aqueduct racino revenue, much of which would be spent on Saratoga Race Course improvements.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Aqueduct Entertainment Co. plans to appeal last week's court decision and seek an injunction that could delay selection of an Aqueduct racino operator.

That would include the opening of a similar «full - service» casino within a 65 - mile radius of Aqueduct or if Resorts World's gambling revenue drops by 10 percent or more.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — The head of the state Senate's racing committee says he's concerned about the selection of Aqueduct Race Track's gaming operator, because only one bidder remains.

He called on Smith, who has had a number of ethics problems, including efforts to influence the awarding of the Aqueduct racing contract, to resign immediately.

Also Wednesday, the New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council announced its support for the international gaming outfit Genting, one of the active bidders in the new round of Aqueduct bidding.

He was referenced in a scathing Inspector General's report into a possible bid - rigging scam involving Senate Democrats during the awarding of the Aqueduct racino in Queens.

The upstate casino HTC members aren't likely to get the same deal, which doubled the salaries of Aqueduct workers overnight.

AEC will appeal a court decision that denied its effort to block the awarding of the Aqueduct racino contract.

The document and Mr. Sampson's role have emerged in an investigation of the Aqueduct Racetrack bidding process by the office of the state inspector general, Joseph Fisch.

Traffic can get backed up for miles during rush hour on the Schenectady County side of the bridge, where the intersection of Aqueduct and Balltown roads physically abuts the bridge.

«The industry is skeptical about the viability of the Aqueduct site,» Jeff Little, a 40 - year trade show veteran told the New York Times in February of 2012.

• SL Green wanted compensation for any video lottery facility granted «more favorable tax treatment» within 50 miles of Aqueduct.

• SL Green wanted the right to sublease any portion of the Aqueduct video lottery casino to any affiliate without the State's consent, on terms defined by SL Green.

Skelos said the IG report «confirms what I said in February, that the initial award of the Aqueduct VLT contract to AEG reeked of favoritism and was a corrupt a backroom deal,» adding:

Well worth watching as a preview of the Belmont Futurity will be the Cowdin on the last day of the Aqueduct meeting.

If Jesus existed (and that is not a given since his name means «salvation,» he's probably an allegorical character), and if the stories about his visit to Jerusalem early in the reign of Pontius Pilate are true, he died because he was an anti-Roman insurgent, probably involved in a Zealot uprising over the use of the Temple treasury to finance the construction of an aqueduct.

People were crucifying, being crucified, and were willing to be crucified for the equivalent of aqueducts, roads, and monuments.

Citing the Empire State Building and New York City's system of aqueducts, Cuomo said there is a history of boldness in pushing ahead with major projects.

The lively city of Mérida has more Roman ruins than anywhere else in Spain, offering an impressive and extensive collection of aqueducts, temples, bridges and the famous amphitheatre.

Not exact matches

In the colonial era, the city was designated as one of the capitals of New Spain and it has retained much of its historic charm, including an 18th century aqueduct that cuts a commanding path through the city.

Therefore, there is no unnecessary contention with Constantine or the Roman Empire (they should be criticized), progressives are not down on the Roman Empire's art and aqueducts, only the Roman Empires intimate involvement with «Empire,» the systems of violence and oppression, and TJ is in fact stating nothing.

And I know only one scheme that has thus proved its solidity, bestriding lands and ages with its gigantic arches, and carrying everywhere the high river of baptism upon an aqueduct of Rome.

It currently comprises 16 dams, 145 kilometres of tunnels, 80 km of pipes and aqueducts.

I searched the area near Los Arquitos, a series of ancient arches used at one time to support an aqueduct.

We had Heavenly Body in the Gardenia at Garden State and Bald Eagle and One - Eyed King in separate divisions of the Man o» War at Aqueduct.

A couple of fellows who own the largest share of stock in Aqueduct (known in the trade as «Footsore Downs») claim they are being frozen out of racing, and they keep muttering ugly words like «socialism.»

Dr. Fager ($ 3.60), namesake of the Boston neurosurgeon who last year operated on Trainer Johnny Nerud, won the $ 88,350 Cowdin Stakes at Aqueduct with Willie Shoemaker up and took a firm grip on 2 - year - old Horse of the Year honors.

HORSE RACING — This year's best 3 - year - old filly, LAMB CHOP ($ 2.60), with Manuel Ycaza up and carrying top weight of 126 pounds, easily won the Firenze Handicap at Aqueduct by two lengths.

1 - Alpha (5/2): The Godolphin colt has done nothing wrong this spring, winning both of his starts at the Aqueduct in fairly comfortable fashion.

Orb won his first race two days after Thanksgiving at Aqueduct and then won his first race of 2013 in a 11 / 8 - mile stake on Jan. 13 at Florida's Gulfstream Park, winter home for some of McGaughey's horses.

About 100 races, it turns out, were rigged in five states, at Pocono Downs, Garden State, Suffolk Downs, Detroit Race Course, Hazel Park, Aqueduct and even Saratoga, the so - called Dowager Queen of the American Turf.

On the last day of the long (234 days) New York season the 5 - year - old Damelo II (a son of Sculptor and grandson of Tenerani) won the two - mile Display Handicap, giving Argentina the distinction of having produced the winner of the longest handicap run anywhere in the U.S.. Two months earlier a nine - race Aqueduct card included 23 foreign - breds, 13 of them from Argentina.