Sentences with phrase «taking over a tower»

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If everything goes according to plan, Zappos will take over the old city hall — a slightly loopy paean to 1960s Modernism with a circular courtyard and an 11 - story tower that for some reason has no windows on one side — at the end of 2013.

ride that last year took over the building previously used by the park's Tower of Terror ride.

As someone born in the early 50s, that read Lord of the Rings in my teens, I found that the Dark Tower series took LOTR place as a series I could read over and over and each time I find some Christian themes but also beautifully written passages that I simply want to stop and re-read again.

It must be the ivory tower, limousine liberal, holier than thou BS culture that's taken over our country during the past decade or two.

What should have been a lovely trip to the bagel shop, turned into a screaming match between myself and the guy taking orders since I wasn't tall enough for my voice to carry over the counter that was towering above my head.

How many trains does it take to knock over the tower?

Over the summer, I had the pleasure of taking a tour of one of the Sprint Cell Site towers of a hotel in downtown Chicago.

The NCFA and at its helm, William Pierce, convinced Senators such as John Tower and Jeremiah Denton to argue that open records threatened adoption, and when Reagan took over the White House, the original Model State Adoption Act had been supplanted by an anemic version that did away with the open records provisions, as well as many other reforms.

«It sometimes takes over an hour to drive from Parliament Square to the Tower of London,» Tebbit observed.

Other stops on her whistle - blower tour included a Pennsylvania fracking site, «because Cuomo has taken over a million dollars in pro-fracking money,» Teachout said, and a Manhattan luxury tower built by developer Extell, inventor of the «poor door.»

The MP also addressed the Grenfell Tower disaster, asking why commissioners had not been sent in by the Government to take over the running of the «failing» Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea council.

Speaking at an event at the Glastonbury festival over the weekend McDonnell said the people who died in the tower block inferno «were murdered by political decisions that were taken over recent decades.»

Ms Gilbert spent 18 years in teaching, of which eight were spent as head of the Whitmore high school in Harrow, and held the post of director of education at Harrow council for five years before taking over at Tower Hamlets.

Christine Gilbert, a former head teacher and currently chief executive of the London borough of Tower Hamlets, will take over as chief inspector of schools in October.

He recently tapped Pence to take over leadership of his transition planning from New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, and Pence spent the day Tuesday at Trump Tower as the two men select key members of their administration.

OGS will hold a ceremony tomorrow from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. to celebrate the reinstallation of the sculpture next to the Corning Tower, which took place over the summer.

FOR NOW, DE BLASIO TOWERS OVER 2017 FIELD — Staten Island Advance's Rachel Shapiro: «As Mayor Bill de Blasio faces investigations and fends off allegations that he created a pay - for - play atmosphere in City Hall, several little - known challengers have lined up to face him in 2017, as the bigger names have yet to decide whether they'll take the plunge.

Campaigns in Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest have already formed a joint campaign against cuts being made to Barts Health, the PFI - stricken mega-Trust which has taken over District General Hospitals in the three boroughs

Neither Baer nor DiMarchi expects industrial researchers to storm the ivory tower and take over university departments, but both believe that this kind of faculty diversity, and the increasing crosstalk between industry and academia that it facilitates, can benefit both sides.

To further investigate, researchers at the University of New Hampshire looked at seaweed populations over the last 30 years in the Southwestern Gulf of Maine and found the once predominant and towering kelp seaweed beds are declining and more invasive, shrub - like species have taken their place, altering the look of the ocean floor and the base of the marine food chain.

Synopsis: Charlie Kenton (Hugh Jackman) used to be a prizefighter but lost his chance to win a title when heavy, towering robots took over the boxing ring.

If you're interested in all things Simlish then you probably want to take a gander at the offical E3 Sims 3 trailer, sent over to our tower fresh this morning.

Weaken Pagan's hold on the country by taking over outposts, bell towers, and fortresses.

With a little over a month to go before its UK release, a new poster has arrived online for acclaimed director Ben Wheatley's adaptation of J. G. Ballard's classic British thriller High - Rise; take a look below... SEE ALSO: Watch the latest trailer for High - Rise High - Rise centers on a new residential tower built on the eve of -LSB-...]

Sentinel 2 is a tower defence game in which players must stop a large alien force from taking over the planet Earth.

You can take four towers into any game, a number that increases over time, and my four towers seemed to get the job done more often than not.

Of the four classes are the Apprentice, magic user employing high damage dealing elemental towers; the Squire, who takes the hordes with a sword while being backed by meaty blockades; the Huntress, with ranged weapon in hand and powerful multi-use traps; and lastly the Monk, support class extraordinaire, able to use both ranged and melee attacks and summon auras which apply affects or damage over a wide area.

Not so much a disaster as a waste of inherently intriguing potential, this take on The Dark Tower isn't going to win over a lot in the way of fans, and as such I can't help but think we're not going to be seeing further battles between Roland and the Man in Black anytime soon.

Begun in New Zealand ~ it is estimated that over 135 countries around the world will take part this year.Landmarks such as the leaning Tower of Pisa ~ the Vatican ~ the Eiffel Tower ~ the Empire State Building and the world's tallest building ~ the Burj Khalikfa ~ Buckingham Palace ~ and many other places around the world will go dark during the 8:30 - 9:30 PM time period.

The removal of the factory shock towers and attached factory suspension system proved to be quite advantageous when it was decided that a Detroit Speed Alumnaframe racing suspension (with fully adjustable coil over shocks) would take their place.

That isn't going to come out of traditional publishing unless all the ivory towers suddenly collapse and someone crawls out of the rubble of the mail room to take over.

I mean a publishing startup created by and for those of us with towering stacks of books taking over every flat surface of the home.

(Information suggests Gibson Petersen has taken over United Capital Management Inc client accounts) Unit B, 12C Floor Sino - Thai Tower 32/33 Sukhumvit 21 Road Klongtoey Nua Wattana, Bangkok Thailand

(Took over Hudson International Group Limited) Level 21, HSBC Tower 101 Yin Chen East Road Pudong, Shanghai 200120 P. R. China

Our panoramic hike, yielding wonderful views of the Schilthorn and Gspaltenhorn, towering over the Lauterbrunnen Valley, continues to the gondola that takes us back to Grindelwald.

Take the time to visit its historic centre, stroll along the attractive lakefront promenade, relax in one of the many pavement cafés, or perhaps take a cable car up Schmittenhöhe Mountain, which towers over Lake Zell, and admire the wonderful views from the sumTake the time to visit its historic centre, stroll along the attractive lakefront promenade, relax in one of the many pavement cafés, or perhaps take a cable car up Schmittenhöhe Mountain, which towers over Lake Zell, and admire the wonderful views from the sumtake a cable car up Schmittenhöhe Mountain, which towers over Lake Zell, and admire the wonderful views from the summit.

An excursion takes you to Heidelberg to visit the ruins of its red - walled castle towering magnificently over the city.

Board your Avalon Suite Ship ® in Wiesbaden, Germany, then sail up the Rhine River to Basel, Switzerland, passing beautiful landscapes and quaint villages festively lit and decorated.This one - of - a-kind Christmas river cruise through France and Germany takes you on an excursion to Heidelberg, Germany, to visit the fascinating ruins of Heidelberg Castle, towering magnificently over the city.

All 5 Star Two and Three Bedroom Apartments in Meriton World Tower offered by M - Power Accommodation are located on the 62nd to 77th floors, providing breath - taking views over the city skyline toward the Sydney Harbour from the Northerly and Easterly facing apartments and back over Sydney's expansive western suburbs to the Blue Mountains.

I went there three times over the last few months and took the opportunity to... [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Caesar's Palace Las Vegas, Palace Tower

Once browsing time is over, we will board a private bus that will take us along the old Pan American Highway to Tower Hill.

Oasis Beach Tower, the luxury 2,3 and 4 bedrooom apartments which look out over the Arabian Gulf and the Palm Jumeirah took home the award for the «Middle East's Leading Hotel Apartments».

Torsten Obermann has been promoted to general manager at the JA Oasis Beach Tower, while Otto Kurzendorfer returns to the UAE, and to JA Resorts & Hotels, to take over the general management reins at the JA Ocean View Hotel.

Pass over bridges and along bamboo forests, cruise by towering cliffs, and spot fruit trees and brilliant native Hawaiian flowers as you take in the amazing scenery of the Hana Highway on your picturesque trip.

Make sure you take a trip to the top of Namsan Seoul Tower before you leave, from here you'll have the best view over this thriving and dynamic city.

Some of our favorite family - friendly options include seeing the Crown Jewels at the Tower of London; touring awe - inspiring Westminster Abbey to learn about some of England's greatest monarchs, poets and scientists; coming face - to - face with mummies at the British Museum and dinosaurs at the Museum of Natural History; visiting Harry Potter sites such as the London Zoo and Platform 9 3/4 at King's Cross Station; taking a ride on the London Eye for spectacular views over the city; seeing the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace; sampling sweets and treats galore in the food halls of Harrods; riding a double - decker bus; and browsing one of the best toy stores in the world.

Drive back to the city to stop at Dubai Marina where the twisted tower is located to ride on a traditional boat for 30 minutes which will take you through 200 skylines with over 50,000 flats.

Taking off from Dubai Festival City this helicopter tour follows the meandering Dubai Creek over the imposing wind towers and Spice Souk in the city's oldest suburbs.

Honolulu Helicopter Tours take you flying over Keehi Lagoon, historic Honolulu Harbor, Aloha Tower, Ala Moana Beach Park, Magic Island and world - famous Waikiki Beach!

Torsten Obermann has been promoted to General Manager at the JA Oasis Beach Tower, while Otto Kurzendorfer returns to the UAE, and to JA Resorts & Hotels, to take over the general management reins at the JA Ocean View Hotel.