Sentences with phrase «century old practice»

The more than half - century old practice of impounding and sealing an adopted person's original birth records in perpetuity has had the disastrous effect of breeding deep and long...

Body Brushing - also know as Skin Brushing, Lymphatic Brushing or Dry Brushing - is a Centuries Old Practice That Seems Thoroughly Modern!

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while Islam STILL condons and practices 14th century barbaric behavior To THIS DAY: Video'd beheadings (Daniel Pearl and others) and executions, throwing crippled old men overboard a cruise ship, honor killings of wives and daughters.

Conflating Old Testament practice (Gen. 38:15) with first - century Greek society, Jewett would have us understand that, perhaps, prostitutes were veiled.

The development of such a comprehensive view has long been a need, for it has become clearer and clearer as we have become familiar and involved with a constantly widening horizon of different musical aims and practices, that the old «common practice» theories of harmony and counterpoint could no longer be overhauled or extended, but had by necessity to be replaced by a way of description and analysis that treated the «common practice» of Western music from the late seventeenth to the end of the nineteenth centuries as only one instance of a much wider musical method and practice that could be applied to all of Western music, from its origins to the present, as well as to music of other cultures.»

What appears to have happened down through the centuries is the incorporation of Old Testament practices into New Testament worship.

Satyagraha (the apprehension of truth), ahimsa (the inviolability of all life), paratma - samata (the identity of all alien spirits), paratma - nirvana (the self - transformation into an alien soul), mahamaitri (great, all - encompassing love), and maha - karuna (great compassion) are age - old religious ideals which Indian saints realized centuries before Christ and which Gandhi put into practice anew in our century.

Second are those in which religion in general, or a specific faith in particular, is favored against other beliefs, as in the older requirement at the state level that officeholders believe in God, or in the nineteenth - century practice of supporting some churches with taxes.

McHugh pays tribute to the practices of the three - century old Native American agricultural traditions with ingredients native to the region.

consuming the placenta, often done as placental encapsulation, is centuries old, practiced most often in Chinese medicine.

Both medical opinion and folk practice in the United States were still influenced by the centuries - old Galenic theories of health and disease, which dictated that eating fruit made people, especially children, susceptible to fevers.16 Properties inherent in fruits and vegetables were thought to cause severe diarrhea and dysentery, especially in the summer.

The illicit practice affects not only centuries - old rosewood trees but also swaths of rain forest that poachers clear to access them.

Skeptics see the landscape as an abandonment of centuries - old scientific practice, in which a successful theory is one that ultimately describes only one universe: the one we see around us.

But the half - century - old practice of blasting people and machinery into space via barely controlled chemical explosions is a dangerous and expensive way to achieve such noble objectives.

Stashed away and long - forgotten, a trio of century - old bottled beers recently discovered in the Czech Republic could help scientists better understand early 20th - century brewing practices, as well as the chemical changes that occur in beer over long periods of time.

The prevailing approach to biofuels production is to convert plant sugars from traditional food crops into ethanol using centuries - old fermentation practices.

The African Journal of Traditional, Complementary, and Alternative Medicines is a peer - reviewed scientific journal devoted to uncovering and testing the properties of African medicinal plants, traditional medicines, and alternative healing practices based on centuries - old traditions across the continent.

At this level, students use a centuries - old yoga manual called the Hatha Yoga Pradipika as a guide, mastering the subtleties of the eight formal pranayama practices detailed in this text.

Each of these foods are representative of a centuries — and in some cases thousands of years — old practice of preserving and caring for foods, called lactofermentation.

We combine centuries - old natural medicine practices with modern modalities to provide you with the health and well - being services that best fit your needs.

Naturopathic practice blends centuries - old natural therapies with advances in the science of health and human systems, covering all aspects of family health from prenatal to geriatric care.

The high elevation of 1400 meters and above, along with the volcanic soil, perfect timing of rainfall, and centuries - old practice of shade growing results in some of the world's finest raw coffee bean specimens.

As yoga becomes an integral part of 21st - century life, the research, aligned with new methods of inquiry and technology has begun to catch up with the 2,500 year old art / practice of yoga.

Alike that people are still not perfected, even with the centuries - old practice.

Discover how age - old instructional strategies and universal screening practices can be leveraged to promote 21st century learning among language learners

Among them, according to government, 11,000 are engaged in the centuries - old practice of physically removing human excrement from «dry» -LSB-...]

The trick is for instructors to avoid «teaching» new media tools with old media practices in their desire to engage students and teach 21st - century skills.

We offer a diverse portfolio of online courses, on - campus institutes, and blended programs that prepare educators to cultivate critical thinking and learning skills, practice new teaching approaches, and confront centuries - old structures in order to better design and deliver the kind of education and professional development required for today's educators and tomorrow's citizens.

And that, my friends, will mean changing perspectives and habitual practices that are decades, if not centuries, old.

Aviation students at Rancho High School can now practice their maintenance skills on a model of a plane that is more than a century old.

The bill represents a dramatic shift in a century - old practice by requiring teachers to be competent to receive and keep the job - protection rights.

Now that Taiwan has set the example, it is hoped that other countries that carry out this practice will implement rules to outlaw this centuries - old tradition as well.

Try using travel - sized neti pot ($ 7; amazon.com), a centuries - old sinus flushing practice borrowed from India, if you're even the tiniest bit curious as to whether it would work for you.

To protect the heritage of the centuries - old Aymara villages in Chile's Andes, this foundation is restoring 31 Spanish - colonial churches, each embodying distinct religious practices, and turning them into a draw for travelers.

Today, guests of our Maui resort spa can experience this centuries - old tradition with treatments based on native practices.

Well, seaweed baths are actually a centuries - old practice in Ireland.

The search for the best deal is an age - old art, one likely practiced by buyers for centuries.

Deep Cuts will showcase work by contemporary artists who reconsider, redefine and even subvert the centuries - old practice of paper cutting.

This stunning exhibition of treasures from South Africa includes a 77,000 - year - old shell bead necklace from the Blombos cave in Western Cape, revealing that artistic practice began thousands of centuries before we ever imagined.

Works include woodblock prints, hand - painted scrolls, metal works and sculpture that highlight esteemed and centuries - old artistic practices and traditions from the cultures of Japan, China, India, Tibet and Thailand.

In recognition of the centuries - old glassmaking tradition, students gain a deeper understanding of historical glass techniques and how they inform current practices.

At Bark Frameworks, veteran gilder Yelena Budylin inspects a custom frame and, in a room reserved for the practice, a worker demonstrates a centuries - old gilding technique by applying one thin gold sheet at a time.

Taking their inspiration from the art of Islamic miniatures, the artists in Minor Heroisms lend this centuries - old practice an urgent and timely interpretation.

The artists lend this centuries - old practice an urgent and timely interpretation.

«Naturalia» is the first collaborative exhibition of Paul Kasmin Gallery and Sotheby's Old Masters Department, the exhibition explores the influence of a specific group of Old Master artists from the 16th, 17th, and 18th Centuries paired with contemporary artists who approached their practice through the lens of the natural science — and its myriad presentations in art.

As the oldest design festival of its kind in the country, DesignPhiladelphia highlights the work of thousands of local designers, architects, and creative professionals to demonstrate Philadelphia's reemergence as a 21st century city shaped by thoughtful design, collaborative business practices, and community engagement.

In a meeting Monday night with the broader Cooper Union community, Mark Epstein, the chairperson of the school's board of trustees, said that although no final decision has been made, lackluster fundraising and the economic downturn that began in 2008 may push the school to reverse its century - old practice and start charging students tuition.

It is interesting how the diversity and multiplicity that has existed in Kallat's own practice, from materials and media to ideas and meanings, is also evident in both the Museum's centuries - old exhibits as well as the artist's works on display — thereby making «Earth Families» a befitting stage to showcase the oeuvre of one of India's most significant contemporary artists, whose work is part of several public and private collections across the world.

The plan is the result of six years of negotiations between Parsi leaders and the Indian government to revive a centuries - old practice that seeks to protect the ancient elements — air, earth, fire and water — from being polluted by either burial or cremation.

[Justice Mansfield's] findings that Larrakia did not maintain the acknowledgement of their traditional laws and observance of their traditional customs are based upon evidence, particularly from older members of the Larrakia group, that practices they had engaged in during the first half of the twentieth century did not last into the second half.