Sentences with phrase «such as an island»

In Canada, however, the printer companies are prevented from excluding third parties by the Competition Act, which has enabled refilling businesses such as Island Inkjet to operate and provide some measure of competitive pricing discipline.

Like picture frames or camera lenses, the frames will draw visitors» eyes to aspects of the vista, such as an island in the Mississippi that's the site of an early 19th century Native American village, or an oil refinery on the horizon.

Such genetic isolation within a species often occurs as a result of geographical hurdles, such as an island getting cut off from the mainland.

The distance from the Luzon Strait to China is relatively short — compared to perhaps the Hawaiian internal wave that crosses the Pacific to Oregon — and the South China Sea is relatively free of obstructions such as islands, crosscurrents and eddies, Legg said.

As the plates drift across the hot spots, a chain of volcanoes forms — such as the island chains of Hawaii and Samoa.

Island dwarfism», the tendency for animals to reduce their size as a means of adapting to a severely constricted environment, such as an island, is thought to explain Hobbit's small size

However, the X201 feels a bit cramped in comparison to other ThinkPads, such as the island - style keyboard on the ThinkPad Edge 13or the extra comfy keyboard on the T410.

By keeping an eye out for sales and using more expensive material in prominent areas, such as an island, and less expensive material on countertops that are covered up, you can save a bit of money.

Relax at the resort or get out and enjoy experiences such as island hopping, hiking and mountain biking, visiting local artisans or attending one of the many festivals that occur through the year.

Additionally, Microtel also arranges tours for its guest, such as island hopping and snorkeling at the nearby Honda Bay.

Mayor Edward Hagedorn has been aggressively campaigning and exhorting Filipinos in the country and abroad to vote for the underground river as it faces stiff competition from other admired sites, such as the Island of Maldives, the Amazon in South America, the Dead Sea in Israel, the Grand Canyon in North America, among other sites.

The staff here are great when it comes to organising activities such as island hopping and fishing trips, so you'll sleep well here and be well looked after.

The peak looms over and serves much as an important backdrop to most of the other attractions you'll see here, such as the island's largest temple complex, water palaces and even some of the island's most popular spots for diving, of which East Bali is also best known for.

This island of Bali has been given some popular nick names such as the island of paradise, the island of thousand temples, the morning of the world and many others.

Along with Mordor, the trailer also showed off new areas such as the Island of Nurn, Cirith, Ungol, and Gorgoroth.

She is a Lenore Tawney Foundation Scholar, and has participated in residencies such as ISLAND (the Institute for Sustainable Art and Natural Design) in Traverse City, MI.

Even with holdups at airports and the looming Muslim ban, other pieces dig into the refugee crisis, such as The Island, a film by Vietnamese artist Tuan Andrew Nguyen.

Mid-latitude islands, such as islands in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and off the coast of Newfoundland (St. Pierre et Miquelon), are exposed to impacts from tropical, post-tropical, and extra-tropical storms that can produce storm - surge flooding, large waves, coastal erosion, and (in some winter storms) direct sea ice damage to infrastructure and property.

Secondly, focussing on delivering turnkey hybrid power solutions, which is of immense requirement in remote power installations such as island nations, most of which either can not afford the kind of diesel or fuel import costs that exist at this particular stage, or have mandates to move away from heavy carbon footprint in order to meet climate change goals.

http://nsidc.org/cryosphere/quickfacts/iceshelves.html ``... Ice streams and glaciers constantly push on ice shelves, but the shelves eventually come up against coastal features such as islands and peninsulas, building pressure that slows their movement into the ocean.

PS: Even countries with really, really limited space, such as islands like the UK can theoretically supply all their energy needs from renewables.

In classic schemes, mix two or three shades using the darkest or boldest shade on a stand out piece such as an island or a larder unit — this is an easy way to create the relaxed feel of freestanding furniture in a fitted kitchen.

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It began as a networking group and expanded to include a lifestyle blog, events and women - only retreats in luxurious locations such as Hawaii, Necker Island and Turks & Caicos.

In the states of California, Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island and West Virginia, employers are not allowed to record sounds, voices or videos for monitoring purposes in areas designated for comfort, health and security of the employees such as restrooms, locker rooms and changing rooms.

As such, Hans Island is technically located in both Danish and Canadian waters.

Startups to watch: Led by a crop of firms such as Long Island City - based Aereo, which provides over-the-air television for mobile devices, startups are capitalizing on the myriad industries headquartered in Queens.

«Boycott Apple until such time as they give that information,» Trump was quoted by Reuters as saying at a campaign event in Pawleys Island, South Carolina.

Jason was a dreamer from Staten Island, a struggling entrepreneur whose business (a company that licensed celebrity names for grocery products such as Olympia Dukakis» Greek Salad Dressing and Britney Spears Bubble Gum) had recently sold off its modest assets.

The reception centre marked the beginning of a number of other similar initiatives in the region this year, such as helping improve search - and - rescue efforts in the waters around the island.

The EU team alleged that websites such as Sputnik had spread false notions such as the idea that the Balearic Islands also wanted to declare independence — a claim not supported by any opinion poll or by the islands» local asseIslands also wanted to declare independence — a claim not supported by any opinion poll or by the islands» local asseislands» local assemblies.

The Miami - based company had ships available due to cancelled cruises, allowing them to mobilize the vessels for evacuations of people on hurricane - ravaged islands in the Caribbean region such as St. Thomas and St. Martin.

Unbeknownst to your typical shopper, tourist meccas such as Toronto's Dundas Square and Vancouver's Granville Island could soon be turned into virtual battlefields, fought over by anonymous smartphone - wielding combatants.

Simple steps, such as looking for suppliers and vendors on the island, using one's connections to help other local firms tap into demand or meet investors, and expanding one's own business beyond Puerto Rico can all make a difference.

Shares of Long Blockchain Corp. — previously known as Long Island Iced Tea Corp. — have doubled since the beverage maker turned blockchain investor changed its name to include the technology underpinning currencies such as bitcoin.

Of all the «lopsided» questions in the survey, this one is easily the most egregious because it completely ignores certain realities, such as the fact that Canada remains one of the only countries in the world where capped home internet plans are the norm (the others being islands: Australia, New Zealand and Iceland).

Legislation before the House of Commons requires British Overseas Territories such as the Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands to set up public «beneficial ownership» registers.

Typically, they look for ones who are passionate about a particular group on campus, such as the LGBT community or the Greek community, and encourage them to become Islands evangelists to that group.

According to CBS News, four other companies joined the list Friday: the home office supply store Office Depot, the dieting company Jenny Craig, the Atlantis, Paradise Island resort and Johnson & Johnson which produces pharmaceuticals as well as consumer products such as Band - Aids, Neutrogena beauty products and Tylenol.

On a regional level, CMIT maintained a presence in business - focused publications such as the Long Island Business News and the Phoenix Business Journal, among others.

The Rhode Island Student Loan Authority, or RISLA, is a non-profit state organization that offers not only student loans and student loan refinancing, but also resources such as college planning services, an internship finder, and a scholarship search.

Since being hit by Hurricane Maria last year, Puerto Rico has been embroiled in a power crisis, and Tesla has been doing its part helping the island nation through its products such as the Powerpack, Powerwall home battery, and solar panels.

«Colonization of the islands could have been possible thanks to natural rafts such as floating mangroves that typhoons occasionally break off the coast,» said Thomas Ingicco, the lead author of a study about the archeological site published in the journal Nature.

Home to the Parthenon and a wide array of breathtaking islands such as Santorini and Mykonos, Greece welcomed 150,000 Chinese tourists in 2016.12

Scientists and energy experts say that a distributed grid that doesn't rely on a single power plant for energy generation could help vulnerable island regions such as the Caribbean weather strong storms like Irma or Maria.

For example, retirees or vacationers with summer homes, cabins or short - term rental units in parts of B.C.'s Okanagan Valley or Vancouver Island are still implicitly portrayed by these policies as speculators, despite intentions of long - term ownership (rather than speculative activity such as pre-construction flipping) and despite their contribution to B.C.'s economy in many ways.

Also, fraudulent commercial practices have transferred exports at below - market prices to dummy companies created in Switzerland and the United States, and in offshore banking centers such as Cyprus, the British Channel Islands, the Caribbean islands and Islands, the Caribbean islands and islands and Panama.

The reason for choosing the hotels market as the first place to offer large - scale commercialisation of its own smart speaker is because hotel guests are likely to have more demand for such services, according to Du Haitao, product director of Alibaba's Artificial Intelligence (AI) Labs... A «Westin» branded hotel in Sanya in China's southern island province Hainan — part of the Marriott Group — is already testing the voice - command service.

You can also register a company under a different jurisdiction, such as the Cayman Islands, and that would be cheaper, but you are likely to face legal problems when withdrawing money in this case.

• In Miami - Dade County, Miami Mayor Carlos Gimenez ordered more than 100,000 residents to evacuate their homes on barrier islands such as Miami Beach and low - lying mainland areas starting Thursday morning.

These include entities such as the Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County in California, the Bainbridge Community Foundation (an island that is also a vacation and commuter community for Seattle), and the Blue River Foundation, located about 50 miles from Indianapolis and considered «adjacent to a metro area» by the Beale coding.