Sentences with phrase «take over desert»

Morales said the alleged promise of financial cooperation for promoting «Won't Back Down» had no impact on his or other parents» support for the parent trigger effort and bringing in Hesperia charter school LaVerne Preparatory Academy to take over Desert Trails at the end of this school year.

Just last week, the Adelanto school board approved a charter organization to take over Desert Trails Elementary in the Mojave Desert.

two CA Superior Court judges upheld the petition, allowing the parents to move forward with the selection of a high - quality, non-profit charter school which will take over Desert Trails Elementary in July.

If the judge again rules in the parent union's favor at a hearing later this month, parents who signed the trigger petition will vote Oct. 18 on one of two local nonprofit charter operators that submitted bids to take over Desert Trails in the fall of 2013: the Lewis Center for Educational Research, which runs a popular charter school with a focus on science and project - based learning, and LaVerne Elementary Preparatory Academy, which partners with a university and has a focus on classic literature.

[x] KABC Los Angeles, July 23, 2012: Superior Court Judge Steve Malone ordered the Adelanto School District to accept the petition filed by the Desert Trails Parents Union within 30 days and to immediately seek proposals from charter school operators to take over Desert Trails Elementary School.

Not exact matches

Someone took footage from a low budget movie called «Desert Warrior», did a fast overdub to add the offensive comments, and put it out on the net to obscure the fact that these people in the lands attacked by the US are actually angry over invasion, conquest, looting, drone strikes against civilians, torture, and being shot at by the United States on behalf of Israel.

But while I was trudging past the almost - deserted Christmas - tree store in the Catholic school parking lot, a salesman suddenly leaned over the fence to ask if I wanted a wr ¥ ath to take home.

Millhollin takes over the William Jessup program after serving as varsity volleyball coach at Desert Mountain High School in Scottsdale, Ariz..

They have to be the ones to back in my opinion as Senegal, Ghana and Egypt have all taken steps backwards in recent months and Algeria are over reliant on their home form to be considered here as the tournament is away from home for the Desert Warriors.

What a terrifying vision of the future of football we've been served up this week.AC Milan, once the pride of a powerful and thriving seria A now reduced to shadow boxing against a really not that great United.All because they deserted their natural (and rather beautiful) defensive style of football to join the circus, brought in foreign players (especially brazilians) who think jogging back to defend is beneath them and generally put two fingers up to Italy's historic football traditions.Much good as it done them, and what a boring game?I concede that a lot of football fans nowadays do nt remember anything before the cheque book league but even they must have been struck by the sheer mind numbing pointlessness of it.Even the stewards were asleep by half time.As for the porto match well all that can be said is that they made the gooners look like an half decent well balanced football team, no mean achievement when you think about it.At least we, ve had the pleasure of listening to all those gooners and Mancs waffling on about how great they are which is always hilarious.Especially the stuff about Rooney, just wait till the World Cup when some Italian or South American defender takes him under his wing for half an hour and then see how great he is.If he can survive the WC without being sent off it will be a miracle.All the recent hype has done him no favours at all.Not that the World Cup really inspires these days, its glory days are long over and it's become a competition decided by referees rather than great play.Bear that in mind if Roons has to take the walk of shame, it's not his fault, someone told him he was a truly great player like Bobby Charlton or George Best.The problem is he looks like he believes them.

«As I speak with you, the affected villages have been deserted and the invaders have taken over and are razing the ancestral homes of the people who have fled from the areas to other towns in their thousands, for fear of being killed.

Not only did they pull off a 2 - day festival of their own, but they took over an entire hotel that had everyone in the desert talking.

Thought safely entombed in a tomb deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient princess (Sofia Boutella of Kingsman: The Secret Service and Star Trek Beyond) whose destiny was unjustly taken from her is awakened in our current day, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia and terrors that defy human comprehension.

Though safely entombed in a crypt deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient princess whose destiny was unjustly taken from her is awakened in our current day, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia, and terrors that defy human comprehension.

But a funny thing happens on the way to Iraq, for this ill - equipped trio of misfits unit is accidentally ejected from the plane over a desert in Mexico, where it takes them forever to realize that they haven't landed in a battle zone.

«Thought safely entombed in a tomb deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient princess (Boutella) whose destiny was unjustly taken from her is awakened in our current day, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia and terrors that defy human comprehension.

The sands soaring over the desert, the face of Imhotep visible in the mass of deadly sandstorm is a perfect symbolism for the pure power that the heroes of this film are taking on.

This season works its way from the shadowy deep south (the series debut, «Black November,» takes them to a gothic town frozen in time by its own guilt and shame and ruled over by a virtual dictator, Everett Sloane) across the gulf coast through the southwest desert states and over to the west coast.

From the Studio: Though safely entombed in a crypt deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient queen whose destiny was unjustly taken from her is awakened in our current day, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia, and terrors that defy human comprehension.

Thought safely entombed in a crypt deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient queen (Sofia Boutella of Kingsman: The Secret Service and Star Trek Beyond) whose destiny was unjustly taken from her, is awakened in our current day, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia and terrors that defy human comprehension.

When the pressures of having no income pile up and the stream of judgement from his wealthy father - in - law roll over him, he finds himself taking his gun out of his safe and wandering out into the desert outside his Albuquerque suburban neighborhood to potentially do something drastic.

Wyclef Jean sings the relevant CCR tune «Fortunate Son» over the opening moments («It ain't me, it ain't me / I ain't no senator's son / It ain't me, it ain't me / I'm no fortunate one»), and Demme plops us in 1991 Kuwait, where a Desert Storm unit answers to Captain Ben Marco (Denzel Washington, taking over the Frank Sinatra role for producer Tina Sinatra).

Thought safely entombed in a tomb deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient princess (Sofia Boutella of Kingsman: The Secret Service and Star Trek Beyond) whose destiny was unjustly taken from her is awakened in our current day, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia and terrors that defy human comprehension.

Aerial shots taken at London's Elstree Studios, and published over the weekend by the Mirror, reveal stormtroopers gathered at the ramp to a ship on a set for what appears to be a desert oasis or perhaps a beach.

Three years later, the inventor is called back into duty, when a strange weather occurrence takes over the Afghani desert and the streets of Hong Kong, leaving the American government, led by President Palma (Garcia), with no choice but to send Jake up to space to investigate, before the real threat of a gigantic weather storm hits Earth.

Playing on such familiar tropes as the deserted farmhouse, the dark basement, and an axe swung with abandon, it takes place over the course of one night in a soon - to - be abandoned hospital... Read More»

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The current status of the parent trigger at Desert Trails in Adelanto is that Parent Revolution is seeking a charter operator to take over the school, although many parents have said that they don't want the school to become a charter.

Desert Trails Preparatory Academy in Adelanto, Calif., will open for the academic year on Monday as the first school in the nation to have been remade under a law that gives parents the power to take over a low - performing public school and fire the principal, dismiss teachers or bring in private management.

Both women pleaded not guilty to charges related to vandalizing Desert Trails Elementary School days before a charter operator took over the campus in the summer of 2013.

And Cynthia Ramirez expects to have more say in the discipline policy and curriculum now at her fourth - grade son's school, Desert Trails Preparatory Academy in the desert town of Adelanto, now that it has been taken over by a small nonprofit charter opeDesert Trails Preparatory Academy in the desert town of Adelanto, now that it has been taken over by a small nonprofit charter opedesert town of Adelanto, now that it has been taken over by a small nonprofit charter operator.

But this past July, parents with the help of Parent Revolution used the Parent Trigger law to take over a failing school in Desert Trails, which Simone Wilson wrote about in the post» «Parent Trigger» Scores First - Ever Victory in Desert Springs.»

It took this Range Rover just a little over 10 hours to cross the largest sand desert in the world.

We took the Rocky over some rough desert terrain and were impressed with its stability and zest.

The Bell was rated for a 161 - mph cruise, so twenty more minutes took it almost fifty - four miles, beyond the mountains, well out over the empty desert.

Why Billington Survived The Friendly Indian On March 22, 1621, an official Native American delegation walked through what is now southern New England to negotiate with a group of foreigners who had taken over a recently deserted Indian settlement.

Alternatively, the 46 - hour Chicago - to - Los Angeles Southwest Chief (from US$ 169) takes you over the Mississippi and through snaggle - peaked desert terrain.

Driss and Khalid had bickered endlessly over trivial matters; gritty desert winds had pushed the temperature at times to more than 100 degrees; Berber tribals had taken us for insurgents and threatened us; and a flash flood — the summer bane, often lethal, of the High Atlas — had trapped us for a night on a mountain ledge.

Glide among the treetops on a zipline tour, fly over mountain lakes and the Mojave Desert on a helicopter tour, or get behind the wheel to take on rugged terrain on a Big Bear Jeep Experience.

You can take an optional upgrade and enjoy a scenic helicopter flight over the ancient red MacDonnell Ranges or ride a camel in the desert.

• Amazon cruise: Take an intimate river cruise • Atacama Desert, Chile: Hike the salt flats and volcanoes • Buenos Aires: Try a tango class • Easter Island: See the mysterious statues • Galápagos Islands: Spot Darwin's finches and other wildlife • Iguazú Falls, Brazil: Stay at Hotel das Cataratas by the thundering falls • Machu Picchu: Enter the citadel as the Incas did through Sun Gate • Mayan sites: Take an archaeologist - led tour • Mexico City: See Diego Rivera's murals at the Palacio Nacional • Oaxaca, Mexico: Enjoy Slow Food dishes at La Biznaga • Patagonia, Argentina: Admire the Perito Moreno Glacier • Rio de Janeiro: Go on a helicopter ride over the city • Salvador de Bahia, Brazil: Take in the festival atmosphere of Old Town

I had nurtured such romantic visions of this journey, let them take shape as the plane passed over Egypt, with its shadowless desert and the Nile stretched out below.

We hired a driver for a three - day desert tour to the Chilean border and when we crossed over, Ania and I took exploration into our own hands by renting mountain bikes.

In 1931, the temple was somehow abandoned and remained deserted until 1957 when the East Asiatic Company took over the premises.

Visit the dunes of Tinfou, Erg Lihoudi and Chegaga and take a camel ride to the peak of the dunes for sunset over the Sahara desert.

The trek takes you past amazingly blue glacial lakes, through a strange sandy desert that feels like a mountain beach and on the last day (depending on which way round you do the trek) over the Punta Unión mountain pass of 4,750 meters with stunning views of the high peaks (Tauliraju, Rinrihirka and Paria) which feel so close you can touch them.

Then, take a short camel ride for two as the sun sets over the desert and casts the dunes in a kaleidoscope of color.

Take a Stroll on the Desert Discovery Trail before taking a drive the Bajada Loop Drive, stopping at Signal Hill for a small hike for great views over the landscape.

Chile has a wealth of adventure tourism for visitors to uncover from skiing down a volcano in Pucón, scuba - diving off Easter Island and ice - field walking in Patagonia, to taking a hot air balloon flight over the Atacama Desert and white water rafting on the Futaleufu River.

Sundance Helicopters starts you off by taking off from the McCarran airport, flying over the Hoover Dam, Mojave Desert, Lake Mead and then following the Colorado River into the Grand Canyon where you land for a picnic.