Settlers departed aboard the Eendragt on 1 July, but the expedition was ill-starred: the ship hit two large storms and suffered from fire before reaching its destination, where it was raided by English privateers persecuting the Second Anglo-Dutch War.

In addition to sea sickness, Rivers had been badly sunburnt on his shins and for many days had been quite ill. On 5 May, in a bad storm nearing their first destination of Murray Island, the ship dragged anchor on the Barrier Reef and the expedition almost met disaster Later Rivers recalled the palliative effect of near shipwreck.

In 1913 Crawford joined the Scoresby Routledge expedition to Easter Island but quarrelled with the principals and left before the expedition reached its destination.

The Yale area is the lowest main destination for the Fraser River rafting expedition companies and several have waterfront campgrounds and facilities near town.

Many problems prevented Elbert ’ s sea expedition from reaching its destination on time.

Shah Khalil Allah moved to Yazd in 1815, probably out of concern for his Indian followers, who used to travel to Persia to see their Imam and for whom Yazd was a much closer and safer destination than Kahak.

At the time of his appointment, his destination Nashville had been evacuated by the Confederates after the fall of Ft. Donelson, and the government which he was displacing had fled to Memphis.

Burkina Faso was ranked the 111th safest investment destination in the world in the March 2011 Euromoney Country Risk rankings.

At last Marlborough's destination was established without doubt.

Knowing Marlborough's destination, Tallard and Villeroi met at Landau in Alsace on 13 June to rapidly construct an action plan to save Bavaria, but the rigidity of the French command system was such that any variations from the original plan had to be sanctioned by Versailles.

The island then was not the popular tourist destination it later became ; the author George Woodbury described it as " no city of homes ; it was a place of temporary sojourn and refreshment for a literally floating population ," continuing, " The only permanent residents were the piratical camp followers, the traders, and the hangers-on ; all others were transient.

Bonaparte, aware of Nelson's pursuit, enforced absolute secrecy about his destination and was able to capture Malta and then land in Egypt without interception by the British force.

Broadway was originally the Wickquasgeck Trail, carved into the brush destination of Manhattan by its Native American inhabitants.

Croatia is ranked among the top 20 most popular tourist destinations in the world, and was voted world's top tourism destination in 2005 by Lonely Planet.

Brazil, with its vast territory, was the major destination of African slaves, receiving 38. 5 % of all slaves sent by ships across the Atlantic Ocean.

Djibouti was ranked the 177th safest investment destination in the world in the March 2011 Euromoney Country Risk rankings.

Based on this prior success with using MF by specialists to establish long-distance telephone calls, Dual-tone multi-frequency ( DTMF ) signaling was developed for the consumer to signal their own telephone-call's destination telephone number instead of talking to a telephone operator.

Hachijō-jima was once the final destination for political enemies of the ruling government, petty thieves and others banished from the mainland during the 19th century.

If the test was true, the value one is written to the least significant bit of the destination register to indicate the condition.

A Magic carpet, was legendary carpet that can be used to transport persons who are on it instantaneously or quickly to their destination.

Fuerteventura, with its 3, 000 sunshine hours a year, was placed firmly on the world stage as a major European holiday destination.

The mission was re-profiled to use several gravitational slingshots, referred to as the " VEEGA " or Venus Earth Earth Gravity Assist maneuvers, to provide the additional velocity required to reach its destination.

It was the seat of the archbishops, who ruled the surrounding area and ( from 1248 to 1880 ) built the great Cologne Cathedral, with sacred relics that made it a destination for many worshippers.

Despite the fact that Argentina was never the main destination for Irish emigrants it does form part of the Irish diaspora.

For instance, the common register + immediate addressing mode was significantly faster than on the 8086, especially when a memory location was both ( one of the ) operand ( s ) and the destination.

His next destination was the town of Esfahān across the Zagros Mountains in Persia.

In her dark, scornful fashion she proceeded to her destination, afraid of nothing, not even the evil spirits which kept her company in her time of bleeding.

Often called " The Father of the Underground Railroad ," Still helped as many as 60 slaves a month escape to freedom, interviewing each person and keeping careful records, including a brief biography and the destination of each person, along with any alias that they adopted, though he kept his records carefully hidden.

Many employees left game development altogether, some left North Carolina ( since Hasbro had just relocated several people to work at the studio and had kept them employed for under a month, they agreed to re-relocate them to a destination of their choice ).

Store and forward is a telecommunications technique in which information is sent to an intermediate station where it is kept and sent at a later time to the final destination or to another intermediate station.

The whole precinct has been kept in very good condition since the line closed, making it an interesting and worthwhile destination for anyone interested in rail history and early settlement.

Nonetheless, the combination of huge limestone deposits and existing transport infrastructure passing through Ndola has kept the city a very attractive destination for investment into cement and closely allied activities.

Later in the drive, closer to their destination, Hill said it had been an hour of DeSimone driving and he kept getting mad about the noises in the trunk and finally slammed the brakes and leaned over for the shovel and that Burke and DeSimone " didn't actually shoot him, they just stabbed him, thirty or forty fucking times, fucking horrible.

His many contacts helped him on his journey, but the outbreak of World War II kept him from reaching his intended final destination, England.

Major tourist destinations in the region include the historic, cultural and artistic cities of Milan ( which is Italy's second top tourist destination ), Brescia, Mantua, Pavia, Como, Cremona, Bergamo, Sondrio, Lecco, Lodi, Varese, Monza, and the lakes of Garda, Como, Maggiore, and Iseo.

Analysis of destination surveys for economics graduates from a number of selected top schools of economics in the United Kingdom ( ranging from Newcastle University to the London School of Economics ), shows nearly 80 per cent in employment six months after graduation – with a wide range of roles and employers, including regional, national and international organisations, across many sectors.

A stovepipe presents a situation such that a transaction that is dispatched at a top tier follows a static path through the stack of devices and software behind the load balancer to its final destination.

Mount Buffalo is a popular destination for road cyclists due to the challenging yet scenic climb to the top of the mountain.

At present EU is the top export destination of Bangladesh's products ( 48 % of the total product ).

In 2012, Greenwich was listed as a top ten global destination by Frommer's – the only UK destination to be listed.

It was recently listed in the top 20 cities in the U. S. for sportsmen in the current edition of Outdoor Life magazine, was recently ranked # 2 for Field and Stream's Best Fishing Towns in America and today it is primarily known as a retirement and resort destination.

Okonomi-mura, in Naka-ku in Hiroshima, was the top food theme park destination for families in Japan according to an April 2004 poll.

The top tourist destination in Ukraine, when it comes to architecture and culture.

The player is directed to a destination by a large green arrow at the top of the screen.

In 2006 it was ranked as the top tourist destination in Pakistan by The Guardian newspaper.

At first the ELM-PS, the small cargo bay, was connected to a temporary location into Harmony Module ( Node 2 ) and later, on 6 June 2008, was moved to its final destination, or berthing location, on top ( zenith ) of the main laboratory.

One of the factors pushing Brazil to the top of this list of destination countries is the extensive use of the Sport Fishing industry in the Brazilian Amazon as a front.

A decommissioned fire tower at the top of the mountain is a popular destination for locals and visitors alike, and offers excellent sights of the surrounding countryside.

The airport currently has nonstop service to all of the top 45 destinations based on the U. S. Department of Transportation origin and destination survey.

Puerto Galera is among the top diving destination in the Philippines.

Christmas shopping weekends in New York City have increased in popularity ( although London is still the top destination from Dublin ).

Penglai has been ranked by the Chinese government as a top domestic tourist destination.

" Described as " an elegant addition to city's architecture ," a 2005 Newsday writer called it a transit hub that is so beautiful that it has become a " destination ": with " the panorama of lower Manhattan from the top of the escalators, the vast windows framing the Statue of Liberty, the upstairs deck with views of the harbor -- these are reasons to take shelter here for a little longer than the ferry schedule makes strictly necessary.

It has been judged the world's top travel destination in an international survey ( the 2008 Travelers ' Choice Destinations Awards by TripAdvisor ) and is acclaimed as New Zealand's most famous tourist destination.