Sentences with phrase «of north facing»

The CEO is open to a big acquisition to expand the apparel maker of North Face, Timberland and Lee jeans brands.

Rendle was one of the architects of The North Face's industry - leading success in recent years; he was president of that brand from 2004 to 2011, on his way to becoming COO of the parent company four years later, the job that landed him the CEO position.

Rip to the founder of The North Face and one of the most influential figures in the outdoor community Doug Tompkins

As recounted in Craig Ryan's engrossing new biography of Piantanida, Magnificent Failure, the 33 - year - old New Jersey exotic - pet dealer was a benign hustler who as a teenage hoops hotshot had once outscored Wilt Chamberlain in a YMCA tournament and in 1957 had made the first ascent of the north face of Devil Mountain in Venezuela.

Typically I wear polar fleece sweaters in fun jewel tones (frankly don't see the appeal of North Face fleece), or for a more polished look long sleeve tee + cute sweater + jackets / coat to block out the wind and elements when I'm outside.

With the return of winter comes the return of that ongoing search for the perfect winter coat — you know, the one that's warm, functional, reasonably priced, cute AND different from the sea of North Faces and standard black peacoats.

Vest: I am definitely a fan of The North Face.

I am usually an 8/10 and I ordered a medium because in another pair of North Face pants, I wear a 6.

While I still love Converse, Adidas, Nike, Puma, Keds, and I might covet a pair of North Face, I only wear them when I'm off for my yoga class or I go jogging.

With dozens (if not hundreds) of North Face offerings, the Gotham II is the strongest, all - around winter coat at a great price.

Skiers can use a guide to explore the renowned routes to the deserted farming hamlet of Le Monal, or the infamous 1700 m vertical descent of the north face of Fogliettaz.

Today is Christmas Day and you travel by train to Grindelwald this morning, a pretty Alpine village tucked away at the foot of the north face of the Eiger.

Curated by Neville Wakefield and produced by Meredith Darrow, an art adviser, the show includes new work like a mountain painting by Nate Lowman; a painting of a North Face jacket by Mathew Cerletty; and a triptych of cloud paintings by Dan Colen.

Not exact matches

(Haptic wearable devices that rely on tactile feedback are one example: Sensebridge, a Toronto firm, has produced a simple piece of jewelry that vibrates when the user is facing north.)

Recalling 2017 trips to the Women's Farmer Union in North Dakota and the She Summit in NYC, «what you see with women across the political and economic spectrum is a growing sense of frustration, facing barriers that they were previously told had been struck down.»

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.

Two years ago, North Korea dealt with inflation by undergoing a currency denomination, a process wherein the face value of circulating currency is changed.

Kohlbacher's comments come after acting South Korean President Hwang Kyo - ahn on Monday said despite Chinese hostility to the move, the deployment of the Thaad system can not be delayed in the face of a growing North Korean nuclear missile threat.

On Monday, Acting South Korean President Hwang Kyo - ahn on Monday said despite Chinese hostility to the move, the deployment of a U.S. anti-missile defense system can not be delayed in the face of a growing North Korean nuclear missile threat.

The midnight - black face of the watch with its silver North Star at 12 o'clock gives the impression it belongs in a Bond film.

Queensland police warned that the Logan River, which runs through Beenleigh south of Brisbane, would only hit peak flood levels during the afternoon while further north the city of Rockhampton was also facing a serious threat.

It is considered essential for Canadian gas producers, who have access to some of the richest gas fields in the world in Northern Alberta and British Columbia, but face depressed prices due to a glut of gas in North America.

Earlier, about 100 conservative South Korean lawmakers and activists staged a sit - in near the border with North Korea, facing off against about 2,500 South Korean police to protest against the arrival of a northern delegation led by an official accused of being behind a deadly 2010 attack on a South Korean warship.

In politics, the leaders of South Korea and North Korea met at the border between the two countries on Friday for historic face - to - face talks.

The company, whose brands include Vans, The North Face and Timberland, said on Monday it is buying the maker of Dickies hospital scrubs and Kodiak boots for $ 820 million, its first major acquisition since its transformative deal for Timberland six years ago.

My grandfather, Vic Bubas, took over as the head coach of Duke University in the 1950s when he faced a problem — trying to compete with perennial powerhouses NC State and UNC in the North Carolina Research Triangle.

North Face introduced a new kind of tent, using bendable rods to create one that was rounded at the top, rather than angled.

«Most, if not all, entities, if faced with the choice of having access to the U.S. financial system or doing business with North Korea, are going to make the obvious choice,» Cha added.

Rendle tells the story of why he left «a very comfortable job» in 1999 to join the North Face, which at the time was struggling and losing money.

The North Face Millerton Hooded Waterproof Jacket is made entirely out of polyester and features sealed seams that block rain and wind.

That kind of thinking guided Rendle's career decisions and explains how he rose to the top job of VF (VFC), the giant retailer known for its Lee Jeans, Timberland footwear, and North Face outdoor apparel.

By the early 1930s, the area along 42nd Street, directly north and south of Grand Central had become known as the «Valley of the Giants,» home to three of New York City's six tallest skyscrapers: Walter Chrysler's silver spire, real estate king Irwin Chanin's eponymous building across from the terminal and the white - faced Daily News Building.

The U.S. auto proposal is a central plank of Trump's America First strategy to boost U.S. manufacturing, but it faces stiff resistance from the auto industry, which worries it will make North American carmakers less competitive and costlier.

Trouble is also brewing overseas — the U.S. on Monday demanded that China must stop the hacking of U.S. computer networks and Beijing faces pressure to rein in long — time ally and neighbor North Korea, which has been escalating its war of words with South Korea.

But while the image of Sundberg's house standing alone in a field of destruction has become an icon for the ICF industry, selling concrete houses to North Americans faces some much stiffer challenges than mere 200 - kilometre - per - hour winds and an eight - metre tidal surge.

Vice is likely to run into the same obstacles it has faced elsewhere in the Middle East and North Africa, «where journalists are most subjected to constraints of every kind», according to global media watchdog Reporters Without Borders.

A company like VF Corp. (VFC) might be a better fit since it already owns a slew of outdoor and athletic brands, including The North Face and Reef.

[Editor's note: Katsuyama has a north - facing office on the 44th floor of 4 World Trade Center.]

I'm facing that challenge with my hotels in the Bakken fracking region of North Dakota.

Yelp faces other concerns: Though the company recently announced that customers had rated 1 million local businesses in less than three months — bringing the total number of reviews north of 10 million — the site's monthly unique visits are down 2.97 percent (to 24.4 million) compared to a year ago, according to Compete.com.

The Tampa Bay Lightning heads north to face the Boston Bruins after a 4 - 2 win in Game 2 of Round 2 in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

WASHINGTON Incoming White House national security adviser John Bolton's history of clashes with U.S. intelligence agencies suggests how he might handle North Korea and Iran, two of the thorniest challenges he and U.S. President Donald Trump face.

On 27 April, the two leaders of South and North Korea, Moon Jae - in and Kim Jong - un, met face - to - face at the Peace House, a southern part of Panmunjom in the demilitarised zone dividing the two Koreas.

Experts say such dismal North American performances are a symptom of an industry trying to do too much with too little in the face of high energy prices and a teetering global economy.

OTTAWA — The United States announced Tuesday that it would impose duties on imports of a new jet made by the Canadian jet maker Bombardier, a decision likely to fuel trade tensions between the United States and Canada just as the two countries face off over the future of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

The former director of the Central Intelligence Agency, who is considered a hawk on North Korea, said the United States is facing an «unprecedented opportunity to change the course of history on the Korean Peninsula.»

«North Dakotans know it has become more difficult to get a mortgage or a loan because of the red tape small financial institutions face, especially in rural areas,» Heitkamp said.

Sustaining our humanitarian assistance programs is important, not only for relief to North Koreans in need, but also to make apparent to Pyongyang that Canada continues this support, even in the face of political / security tensions.

Seven of Toronto - Waterloo's most promising startups kicked off the two - day Venture North conference today at MaRS, facing off in front of industry VIP judges during the first - ever C100 Startup Competition.

His clients include reputable brands such as Bank of America Merrill Lynch, PayPal, Nestle, Toronto Raptors, Morgan Stanley, Raytheon, Boeing, A&E Networks, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Care Fusion, The North Face, Lilly, Blue Cross Blue Shield, UBS and the U.S. Navy.