Sentences with phrase «prepare cities for»

We advocate for water - saving strategies, flood controls, and other solutions that prepare cities for extreme weather.

And it wasn't just weather porn — there was serious debate about the impact climate change had on the storm, and about the now - obvious need to prepare cities for worse to come.

Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them» (Hebrews 11:16).

God has prepared a city for us strange Presbyterians and for all the other foreigners God loves.

This is very similar to Joshua sending the spies into Jericho to prepare that city for his coming.

Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God; indeed, he has prepared a city for them (Heb.

The council also passed legislation Wednesday that will force the city to study the impacts of extreme weather, including severe heat, rain storms and coastal flooding, to help better prepare the city for the next Hurricane Irene.

«Now that Hurricane Irene has come and gone, New Yorkers should take a moment to recognize that the storm's effects would have been much worse if Mayor Bloomberg had not taken steps to properly prepare the city for the worst storm to hit the East Coast in decades,» Liu said in a statement Monday.

The proposal originated as part of Bloomberg's long - term PlaNYC, an effort to prepare the city for population growth and environmental distress.

Lupercalia, Austin's first solo gallery exhibition, was named after an ancient Roman ceremony that prepared the city for the welcoming of spring.

This tragedy has made us aware of how to better prepare our city for storms like this.

In New York City alone, officials estimate that it will cost $ 19.5 billion dollars to prepare the city for sea level rise.

Not exact matches

The New York Times reports that the impending public offering of the company formerly known as Snapchat is drawing excitement from many of the city's money managers, eager to assist Snap's 1,900 employees as some of them prepare to become millionaires for the first time.

Netflix description: «The longtime mayor of Marseille is preparing to hand over the reins to his protégé when a sudden and ruthless battle erupts for control of the city.»

CNBC's Eunice Yoon takes a look at how Chinese mogul Chen Guangbiao prepares for his charity event which aims to buy lunch for underprivileged people in New York City.

His comments — at the Europlace finance conference in Paris on Tuesday - come at a time when both financiers and European cities prepare for the U.K.'s departure from the EU.

And now with tens of thousands of techies, artists, and businesspeople descending on Austin for SXSW, Fasten is preparing to look beyond its two core cities.

JPMorgan chief Jamie Dimon has said that the financial sector needs to be prepared for a so - called «hard Brexit» scenario and has raised the possibility of moving some jobs from the City of London to other European cities.

Why it's hot: This Midwestern city is preparing for an influx of innovation when it gets an instant tech infusion from Google Fiber, which will provide free, gigabit internet to 180 neighborhoods starting in October.

The Summer Olympics are only weeks away and everyone from athletes, to the city of Rio de Janeiro, tourists, event organizers and spectators are preparing for the world's largest sporting event.

Whatever «big city» you pick (every state has one or two), you will be battle - tested and prepared for the rigors of adulthood.

Many are now urging Lhota to run for mayor, and it seems that Lhota is seriously preparing for a mayoral campaign — he stepped down as MTA boss just two days ago, so he can legally be a candidate under City law.

As gusts of 40 and 50 mph wind dumped inches of snow and sleet on coastal cities, companies that manufacture plows, blowers and salt spreaders prepared for a much - needed sales boost.

The official did not give further details over the arrest but noted it had come just as Turkey prepares to host world leaders for the G20 summit in its southern resort city of Antalya on Sunday and Monday.

The good news, Ms. Schuetz said, is that the steps cities should be taking to prepare for Amazon are largely the steps they should be taking anyway, like improving transit systems and easing regulations that make it hard to build in the places people want to live.

Amazon halts an expansion effort in its hometown as the Seattle City Council prepares to vote on a new tax that would be levied on large business to pay for affordable housing and homeless - assistance programs.

Amazon laid out very specific criteria for the new, second headquarters campus it's looking to build somewhere in North America, and dozens of cities are no doubt preparing pitches about why they present the ideal mix of talent, transportation access, quality of life amenities and so on to meet the company's requirements.

To find your dream job in San Jose — or any of the other cities on this list — make sure you take these necessary steps: Revamp your resume, research salaries in the area and prepare for the interview.

The opportunity from Global Opportunity Report 2017, Business of Power, showcases how decentralised, peer - to - peer platforms and innovative energy storage technologies are disrupting the conventional concept of utility delivery and better preparing cities and residents for energy and climate resilience.

Accordingly, as cities and states across the country prepared to hike their minimums to $ 10, $ 11, and beyond — Seattle reached $ 15 for certain large employers this week — Shake Shack raised its own wages even further.

The expeditionary unit's ground force, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, will man the guns and deliver fire support for U.S. - backed local forces who are preparing an assault on the city.

City officials had prepared for the biggest march since about a half - million women gathered on the day after Mr. Trump's inauguration, declaring a new political movement aimed at resisting the president and his policies.

Coalitions build cities» capacity through an education program, providing cities with: tools; support by connecting them with organisations who can prepare them for green bonds issuance; and a platform for knowledge and best practice sharing between cities» treasuries.

The policy suggestions are contained in a wide - ranging, 114 - page report prepared for the Privy Council Office in November based on small focus - group sessions with Canadians in nine cities.

Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared for them a city.

Now I eat meals other women prepared for my family and I praise them at the city gates.

«And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

She focuses on his first encounter with the city (in 1833) and on his subsequent stay there when preparing for the priesthood (1846 - 1847).

In Luke 9:51 - 56, as Jesus and His disciples headed toward Jerusalem, Jesus sent messengers before Him to invite the people of a Samaritan city to prepare for His coming.

The teenagers were preparing for a revival in Kansas City; one of the pilots helped run a jungle aviation service for missionaries; another's daughter was a missionary in Paraguay.

«Thou hast made us for thyself, O God...» At best, we men are pilgrims whose true Patria is the heart of God; we walk as wayfaring men in the company of the Son of God, seeking to do our duty and live aright in this world, but not ashamed to let it be known that God has prepared for us another habitation, «a city which hath foundations.»

This group of volunteers drove 430 miles from Denver City, Texas, southwest of Lubbock, to prepare meals for victims after last Monday's EF5 tornado destroyed 1,200 homes and killed 24 people, including 10 children.

It is the heavenly city God has prepared for us and which we seek, looking forward to it, (Hebrews 13:14), it is Jesus the author and finisher of our faith (Hebrews 12:1 - 2), it is the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus (Philippians 3:12 - 14).

This of course, would remind those in Luke's day of the large scale preparations that went on to prepare a city and the surrounding region for the coming of a king.

It was an embarrassment for that city, and the people of the city, if they were not prepared when the king did arrive.

Q Women held its first national event last year in New York City, and we are preparing to gather hundreds of women together for our second annual event, this time in Nashville.

Revelation 21:2 ESV / And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

The service city serves well only those prepared for professional or high - technology work.

In New York City, it is generously estimated that one out of ten poor children beginning first grade will graduate from high school prepared for a real college education --» real» meaning not majoring in «black studies» or some other pseudo-discipline, and not dropping out in the first or second year.

The African Union said al - Shabaab appeared to be massing fighters in the city and preparing for additional attacks.