Sentences with phrase «of land connections»
Located in South East Asia, the Philippines is not so common for backpackers to travel too, due to its lack of land connections to neighboring countries.
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At Stanford, his connections landed him opportunities to meet major players in tech, including Google chief executive Eric Schmidt and Chad Hurley, co-founder of YouTube.
«There's vacant land, no gathering space, no connection to nature,» says Donald Carter, director of Carnegie Mellon's Remaking Cities Institute, who has advised Hsieh on his redevelopment plans.
From the carefully groomed, designer suit - clad media wealth manager, to the tweed jacket and signet ring of the chap who dealt with the landed gentry, to the oil wealth manager's keffiyeh, the private wealth managers were carefully selected to make the best possible connection with their clients.
Next, a Delta Connection flight operated by Express Jet, en route from New York's La Guardia to Richmond International Airport in Virginia, diverted to Dulles Airport due to «an issue with the landing gear,» according to reports — which turned out to be the fact that one of the wheels had come off.
While these sorts of connections aren't rare in startup land, they often can be traced back to college — Google's founders met at Stanford, Mark Zuckerberg met his co-founders at Harvard.
Learn why landing a job at a hedge fund is notoriously difficult without connections, and how candidates can increase their chances of getting noticed.
«Furthermore, we believe that any attempt to increase the Toronto land transfer tax should require approval from the provincial government, given the significance of Toronto's economy to the province and the connections between the Toronto real estate market and that of the broader GTA.»
Industry insiders had previously told Re / code that the company — or at least some employees — would likely find a soft landing spot thanks to the connections of investment firm Andreessen Horowitz, one of its key backers.
«[It] brings to life those cues of naturalness and wholesomeness and that connection to the field and the land and the potato.»
So was it the moon landing, or was it the connection of every human with all of humanity, that allowed television viewers on July 20, 1969 to touch the face of God?
But many of the other concerns distributism addressed were quite prophetic (take, for example, the central place accorded to families, and concerns about absentee fathers), or indeed perhaps too ahead of their time (the importance of sustainable agriculture and local connections to the land, now so in vogue).
Meanwhile, traveling to the strange land of creatures called Mulefa, Lyra's mentor Mary Malone discovers Dust and its true connection to consciousness and environmental well - being.
Viewed apart from the reality of election, Israel's connection to the land of Israel is largely incomprehensible.
Christianity lost this connection with the land largely because of its otherworldliness.
A theologian who perceives the world to be broken may draw no connection — ideological, political, or spiritual — between the theological trade and the state of the world; between who the church thinks it is and how it acts, on the one hand, and the lay of the land where the church resides, on the other.
A connection to the land is, to some extent, not merely an anchoring but an unravelling element; a force which reins in some of liberalism's tendencies by jettisoning them.
Speaking at the «Christ at the Checkpoint» conference in Bethlehem in 2010, Raheb offered a racial theory to support his belief that Jews have no connection to the land of Israel:
This connection — between the experience of the burning bush, the struggle for liberation, and the glimpses of a promised land — sheds light on Jesus» stark claims.
In the latter connection he cites Deuteronomy 10, «You shall also love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt,» and Exodus 22, «You shall not wrong or oppress a resident alien, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt.»
Below are the top findings from the important excavations taking place in the lands of the Bible or that have a biblical connection.
The only connection to the arc of the series is the fact that these robots from the 29th century also have a damaged ship trying to find the Promised Land.
But the Pure Land Buddhist understanding of Amida, originating in the story of the Indian prince, does not depend on that connection; and Christians have learned to discern Christ's presence elsewhere than in the historic figure.
Because of the close connection between obedience and hope, one particular expectation especially filled many minds: the hope that God would destroy the rule of the heathen, that He would again make of Palestine a completely holy land in which only the law of their fathers would prevail.
You can maintain cultural connections with the land of your ancestors.
Her first book, At Home in the Okavango, examines belonging and connections to land among the white citizens of northwest Botswana, while her second book, Illness, Identity and Taboo among Australian Paleo Dieters, explores the industrial food system and contemporary consumption practices via the Paleo diet.
Since my second connection landed in Miami close to midnight, I knew all of the food stalls and restaurants would be closed for business, so I strolled around the terminal in Houston, scouting out the bakery options.
The family of the farmer that grew this corn has a connection to the land for over a century, and the seed he uses has been passed down from generation to generation.
«Wine has always fascinated me because of its inherent connection to the land and the artistry necessary to craft a distinct and memorable experience, and I'm really excited to launch our first White wine.»
Remember if you aren't at the head of the class when it comes to the development of young talent, which means eyes on the ground everywhere, a vast array of connections with soccer associations throughout Europe and beyond and a manager willing to properly train and play said blue chippers, (like the 90s Arsenal or clubs like the modern day Monaco and Dortmund) you need to spend to win... anything in between is highly problematic... failure to make the necessary changes leaves you in the proverbial «no man's land» and that is currently where we reside... it's difficult to get out of this rut... just ask either of the Milan teams... next step after that is being known as a «seller», which could be us already if and when Sanchez leaves... there are only two teams that have worn this moniker in recent times and had some decent success and that is Athletico Madrid and Dortmond, which only occurred when they both brought in new, charismatic leaders in Simmone & Klopp... the odds that Wenger could conjure up the magic to repeat the performances of a bygone era are incredibly low, so why prolong the agony... he's not willing to create the hierarchy necessary to go the youth route and he's unwilling to put his team's potential success ahead of his job security by laying it on the line with Moustache, so it's time to place all your chips in the middle or go gently into that good night
Facing a 4 — 4 Indiana team a week after escaping from East Lansing with a last - play win (the Hawkeyes beat Michigan State on Stanzi's seven - yard TD connection to McNutt as time expired), Iowa needed that pair of clutch bombs from its quarterback, a slew of favorable calls from the officials and — with the Hoosiers leading 21 — 7 and lining up two yards from another touchdown in the third quarter — a miraculous interception in which the ball ricocheted four times among three players before landing in the hands of Iowa safety Tyler Sash, who dashed 86 yards for a touchdown.
Manchester City remain favourites to land Guardiola's signature because the current Bayern manager has connections with City's director of football, Txiki Begiristain, and their Chief Executive, Ferran Soriano, both of whom have connections with Guardiola during his reign at Barcelona.
According to the commission, Espada never responded to its formal notice of investigation, issued in November 2009, nor did he appear or submit evidence to the hearing at which the commission presented evidence that Feliciano and the former senator are indeed related and the familial connection between them was the reason Feliciano landed his taxpayer - funded job.
Since many people in their 20s move frequently and rarely have land lines, social connections were one of the only ways to track this elusive quarry.
A judge's ruling allows the city of Syracuse to move forward with its claims that COR Development Co. committed fraud in connection with its purchase of land around the Syracuse Inner Harbor.
On March 28, 2014, the Board of Directors for the New York State Urban Development Corporation, doing business as Empire State Development («ESD»), accepted the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement («the DSEIS»), adopted an amendment to the Modified General Project Plan («the Proposed Amendment»), and authorized a Public Hearing in connection with the Atlantic Yards Land Use Improvement and Civic Project.
The Department of Housing Preservation and Development filed three land - use applications in connection with the project, seeking a rezoning of the lot to allow for a larger project and to apply MIH.
Following the news that his wife's business had been raided by the FBI in connection with an investigation over a land - swap deal involving the congressman, Renzi stepped down from all three of his House committee assignments.
«Even Al Gore on Monday stood up and sort of boldly proclaimed that in the same way we no longer use land lines, we will no longer have a grid connection in our home.
While historical land connections are the most surprising factor in determining the make - up of a geographically - clustered ant community, ecologists also have to consider current and recognized influences, such as the temperature.
Past land connections, as well as current climate, are shown to be of primary importance in determining ant diversity patterns.
The historical land connections can reveal how much a structural change, whether that is the shifting of continents or even on a much smaller scale, like building a dam or paving a road, can influence ecosystems.
The newfound remains confirm the connection: The animals» feet and hands closely resemble those of anthracotheres, ancient land - dwelling artiodactyls that were ancestral to hippopotamuses.
«After the contamination, gardening and agriculture slowed down out of fear... Our connections to the land were slowly lost,» she said.
«We've lost the stories of our families, connections to our land, food, medicines... everything we know.»
It also helps make the connection between increased overgrazing and land degradation in the Eurasian grasslands and a surge in locust outbreaks, adds Stephen Simpson, a comparative nutritional ecologist at the University of Sydney, who also was not involved in the research.
The connections to irrigation practices and global grain supplies, to Conservation Reserve Program land, to cover - cropping practices, and to fire risks alluded to in this section and elsewhere in this assessment are all reminders that the interdependence of livestock and crop agriculture will likely loom large as Montana experiences the cumulative effects of climate change.
The family of the farmer that grew this corn has a connection to the land for over a century, and the seed he uses has been passed down from generation to generation.
if that makes you weird then well i suppose i'm in good company glad to see your holiday was a good time and that you're back to the land of internet connection happy tuesday to ya!
Sophie Watson, spokesperson for EliteSingles, agreed, saying that `' connection and great communication are vital parts of a first date — especially if you want to land a second one.»