Sentences with phrase «year on an expedition»

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I grew up on a farm in Cornwell, Conn. and after majoring in environmental science in college, I spent several years leading high school students on expeditions into the woods to teach them about the environment.

Wirlu - murra elders have led a team of anthropologists and archaeologists on an expedition into the outback as part of a three - year cultural mapping initiative sponsored by Fortescue Metals Group.

I have protested against confining the significance of Jesus Christ to a divine rescue expedition, but the plain testimony of two thousand years of Christianity is that Jesus Christ does rescue us in the supreme sense that through his deed, culminating on Calvary, he opens up the right road to fulfillment and provides grace — which, as Kenneth Kirk once said, is God's love in action — to enable us to walk that road, even in times of stress and even though we are quite likely to stumble and fall again and again.

«He was twenty - six years old when one day on a hunting expedition, the time for sleep having come, he set himself to pray according to the custom he had held from childhood.

From controlling the foreign Affairs of Afghanistan after the 1st Anglo - Afghan war to drawing the Durand line between the Pashtuns after the 2nd Anglo - Afghan war, Why should the Afghans trust the British when the forefathers of Afghans fought against the Empire and today you send your royal family member on military expeditions in Afghanistan, why good have you done for any other country you have entered into militarily - what good can you do for Afghanistan when you have never been sincere with Afghans, Afghan never bought the story of Britain entering the war to eliminate poppy fields, the world is aware poppy production increase where British are present and Afghans know very well the British empire introduced poppy growing over 200 years ago to Afghanistan for transport through silk road and on to Hong Kong.

Ryan Robinson's interest in wine began over 15 years ago as a Lounge Manager on Lindblad Expeditions, an outdoor adventure cruise liner focused on ecotourism.

His career highlights at S.I. include road trips in search of sports on the equator, the world's most dangerous sport and Roman gladiators as the first sports superstars, a lengthy meditation on Don King's hair, the second - ever descent of Africa's Zambezi River, a weighty essay on the 580 - pound sumo wrestler Konishiki, an investigation into the questionable around - the - world run by Robert Garside, a look inside the mind games at the 1987 world chess championship between Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov in Seville, Spain, three weeks in the Sahara covering the 2002 Paris - to - Dakar Rally, a trudge through Panama's Darien jungle retracing Vasco Núñez de Balboa's 1513 expedition, and a journey into the world of Jeopardy! His essay on George Steinbrenner and the New York Yankees» line of succession was called the «scoop of the year» in the 2008 Houghton - Mifflin collection The Best American Sports Writing.

Pat told us that her Jetboil stove has worked brilliantly for many years, on these expeditions and in - between.

They told my mother at the time that he'd probably turn up in 30 to 50 years, and, sure enough last month a guide found him on an expedition.»

A 54 - year - old man was behind the wheel of a Ford Expedition and traveling west on Higgins Avenue when he struck the woman walking in a crosswalk at 5420 W. Higgins Ave., Jefferson Park District Police Sgt. Wilfredo Torres said.

The movie Apollo 18 claims to reveal decades - old footage of astronauts on a secret mission two years after Apollo 17 — the last real expedition to the moon.

In 33 hunter - gatherer societies around the world, parents typically take 1 - to 2 - year - olds on foraging expeditions and give the youngsters toy versions of tools to manipulate, reported psychologist Sheina Lew - Levy of the University of Cambridge and her colleagues in the December Human Nature.

A German expedition under Lieut. Wilhelm Filchner left early in the year 1911, intending to make a landing somewhere on the shore of the Weddell Sea, perhaps on Coats Land, on the opposite side of the Antarctic Continent from Capt. Scott's headquarters.

«He's the only person who ever collected it, and it was on this remarkable expedition when he was 17 years old,» said Warren, senior collections manager of the Florida Museum of Natural History's McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity at UF.

She also remembers seeing an inflated television documentary (from years back) where the people on the expedition were boasting about how many pairs of their boots had «melted.»

Scientists with the Caitlin Arctic Survey have been utilizing a new device on this year's 10 - week expedition on the edge of the Arctic Ocean near Ellef Ringnes Island, Canada: a unique pedal - powered winch built to haul a 50 - kilogram scientific payload 200 meters below the sea ice.

But during a recent study of the bat, Buden discovered that a German naturalist voyaging on a Russian expedition had observed and named the animal some 50 years earlier.

With the proceeds from Ciencia y Aventura, Serrallonga can now afford to spend as many as 7 months each year on scientific expeditions.

On its first expedition this past year, the sub made 11 dives, including the record - breaking trip that made Cameron the first solo traveler to visit Challenger Deep, the bottom of the trench at 35,000 feet.

These strange colonies were seen on an expedition to Tagoro volcano, near the Canary Islands, in 2014, two years after an eruption reshaped 9 square kilometres of the seabed.

In 15 years he has led 170 expeditions and documented more than 500 previously unknown species of creatures, including Microgale nasoloi, a tiny hedgehog - like tenrec that feeds on insects and scurries about the forest floor; Heteroscorpion magnus, a giant scorpion that hides in rock crevices in the northeastern part of the island; and Cryptosylvicola randrianasoloi, a tiny, sparrowlike warbler that lives high in the forest canopy.

One year summit winds on a Tuesday were 100 mph, and I told the expedition leader that the winds would still be strong Wednesday and Thursday.

These duties include sailing as the IODP scientific representative on a two - month IODP expedition approximately once every 1 to 2 years.

Human expeditions to Mars are expected within two or three decades, and Elon Musk of Space X previously said he wants to help the human race to establish a permanent, self - sustaining colony on Mars within the next 50 to 100 years.

For more than 12 years, the foundation Tara Expeditions has been organising ocean sampling campaigns to push forward the limits of our knowledge on marine systems and climate change.

Fast forward a few years and he's well on his way to creating a nut butter empire with flavors like Mountaineer Maple and Expedition Espresso.

A Birder's Guide to Everything (PG - 13 for profanity, sexuality, drug use and partial nudity) Ornithological comedy about a 15 year - old bird watcher (Kodi Smit - McPhee) who embarks on an expedition with a couple of friends in search of the supposedly - extinct Labrador Duck.

The game is set on New Year's Eve 1899 in Victorian London and you will play as Oswald Mandus, a wealthy industrialist who returns from a disastrous expedition in Mexico and contracts a fever which makes him dream of a dark machine.

Garland's film version of Annihilation stars Natalie Portman as a scientist who sets out on an expedition to Area X, after her husband (played by Garland's Ex Machina star, Oscar Isaac) returns permanently and mysteriously changed, in the wake of his own year - long trip to the region.

While on this year long expedition, Stu meets the thirty - six year old Brad Harris (Jack Black).

Many years ago, as a young teenager, I was lucky enough to spend an afternoon in the company of Lord Hunt, who led the 1953 expedition that resulted in Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay becoming the first men ever to stand on the summit of Mount Everest.

If Marvel and a game developer wanted to go for broke, they could easily follow up on a comic thread that's been simmering in the background for a few years now: Wakanda's expedition to the stars seeded at the end of Secret Wars.

Earlier this year, Julie invited me out to observe the Google Expeditions Pioneer Program on her campus.

Dave and Amy Freeman have been going on expeditions together for many years, and through their company Wilderness Classroom, they bring tens of thousands of students along with them, virtually.

Bohunt is a course provider for Mountain Training UK and students across their seven schools have in recent years gone on expeditions to Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Greenland and the Himalayas, with ones planned next year and in 2019 to Norway, Azerbaijan, Mongolia, Greenland, the Himalayas and Sri Lanka.

Newsnight reporter Allegra Stratton has embarked on a research expedition into early years education to find out if we can learn a lesson from across the Channel.

Students spend at least two weeks each year outside the school walls on an expedition.

The proposal for the school — now tentatively called «Elm City Imagine» — includes an extended school year with a calendar alternating eight weeks of regular classes with two weeks of «expedition» career engagement; longer school days with staggered teacher schedules; and small - group instruction with more focus on technology.

That car was designed with input from Caroll Shelby, the taciturn Texan who has had an off - and - on - again relationship with Ford that is on again, as Shelby is adding his name to a performance version of the Ford Expedition SUV that will go on sale through selected dealers next year.

While sales of the 2018 Ford Expedition are down year - on - year, Ford reports that higher - value retail sales of the SUV are up 25.8 %, and that the average transaction price on a new Expedition is up $ 12,100 on a year ago.

When Ford builds the next - gen Expedition in a year, the one that will be based on the brand - new all - aluminum F - series, I'm positive that will change.

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These Land Rovers will showcase the key milestones in Land Rover's 65 - year history and also some 4 × 4 world first innovations such as anti-lock brakes, adjustable air suspension, Electronic Traction Control, Hill Descent Control, Terrain Response and Stop / Start technologies.To position Land Rover as the world's most versatile vehicle, the vehicles on display at the event will demonstrate Land Rover's capability, with ploughing, emergency service, military, expedition, royal and concept vehicles.

Two High mode was reintroduced on the redesigned second generation Expedition (U222) for the 2003 model year and featured a new full front axle disconnect system with vacuum operated front locking hubs that would disconnect the front axle, front differential, and front drive shaft when not needed for quieter, more fuel - efficient operation on pavement.

Rarely in the last 75 years, though, have the words Lincoln and truck appeared in the same sentence.But with the introduction this month of the Lincoln Navigator, Ford is writing a new chapter in its history.With the Navigator, based on the hot - selling Ford Expedition, Lincoln doesn't just intend to compete in the upper echelon of the sport - utility market.

[1] A heavy - duty version of ControlTrac was introduced in 1996 for the 1997 model year on the first generation Ford Expedition full - size sport utility vehicle.

The Corolla, rotating as Caillot lost control, was struck on its right side by a 1998 Ford Expedition driven by 28 - year - old Yahaira Dessiree Ramirez, troopers said.

Ford lays off much of the development cost on Navigator's fraternal twin, the Ford Expedition that sold 45,000 units last year.

The Ford Expedition has been one of the most popular SUVs on the market for several years and it brings you a ton of great features to choose from in order to provide you with an impressive ride.

The Expedition has been one of the most trusted and admired SUVs on the market for many years and it continues to be the right vehicle for you to enjoy the drive when you're looking for something that can do it all.