Sentences with phrase «change kind of event»

But even if you change kind of event here there's always something going wrong.

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There is a collateral vulnerability, but more into climate change affecting weather and, therefore, exposure of insurance companies to more events and those kinds of things.

2015.04.01 Governor General David Johnston, Ambassador Bruce Heyman, Marlee Matlin, Kweku Mandela, Amanda Lindhout and Kardinal Offishall come together at National We Day to inspire young people to change the world Today, the world's largest youth empowerment event of its kind, We Day, along with National Co-Title Sponsors RBC...

«Reconciliation is a mixture of event which gives momentum and patient work which brings a change of heart deep down and is almost unknown in our world today, even in places which have achieved some kind of peace... We have to be willing to spend years at this.»

«I think this kind of event with shoes offers a very powerful metaphor both for how we miss the victims who once filled those shoes and also for how we see ourselves wanting to walk in their place, seeking change, so that others don't have to walk this painful journey.»

Whitehead tells us that «the fundamental meaning of the notion of change» is «the difference between actual occasions comprised in some determinate event» (PR 73; see also PR 80), an event being a particular kind of nexus (PR 73).

Using these as an explanation would only risk doing what John Dewey urged us to renounce — the kind of pseudo-explanation that «only abstracts some aspect of the existing course of events in order to reduplicate it as a petrified eternal principle by which to explain the very changes of which it is the formalization» (4:11).

We often refer to this idea as actions embodying a «theory of change:» if people don't believe that signing that petition or signing up to attend an event can make some kind of difference, they won't do it.

To me those are the best kind of changes,» de Blasio told reporters at an unrelated event in the Bronx on Wednesday.

With all the discussion about global climate change effects, new research shows that another kind of climate is an important factor in regional pinyon pine tree recovery after drought events — the microclimate.

It was the kind of heavy rainfall that could become more frequent with climate change, even though scientists say no one weather event can be tied to warming temperatures.

Some scientists might explore how and why the neural circuits that detect threats and store fearful memories sometimes behave in unusual ways after traumatic events — the kinds of changes that are partially responsible for post-traumatic stress disorder.

Our arrival coincided with a bleaching episode, one that has given our team — normally based at the Global Change Institute at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia — its first opportunity to witness a large - scale event of this kind.

When I sought the views of William Waldegrave, the science minister, he replied saying that Richmond appeared to be pointing out the kinds of issues which might need to be considered in the event of significant changes in the SERC's funding expectations.

«Overall, we know that climate change has stacked the deck so that this kind of event happens more frequently.

Some of us — well actually most of us — need some kind of traumatic event or situation to make such a change.

In urban schools students come and go all day.No 45 minutes is like the time that preceded it or the time that will follow.Urban schools report 125 classroom interruptions per week.Announcements, students going, students coming, messengers, safety aides, and intrusions by other school staff account for just some of these interruptions.It is not unusual for students to stay on task only 5 or 10 minutes in every hour.Textbook companies and curriculum reformers are constantly thwarted by this reality.They sell their materials to schools with the assurance that all the students will learn X amount in Y time.They are continually dismayed to observe that an hour of school time is not an hour of learning time.Many insightful observers of life in urban schools have pointed out that it is incredibly naive to believe that learning of subject matter is the main activity occurring in these schools.If one observes the activities and events which actually transpire — minute by minute, hour by hour, day in and day out — it is not possible to reasonably conclude that learning is the primary activity of youth attending urban schools.What does the process of changing what one does every 45 minutes and even the place where one does it portend for fulfilling a job in the world of work?If one is constantly being reinforced in the behaviors of coming, going, and being interrupted, what kind of work is one being prepared for?

He could not say that it was the cause, could not say, even, that it was a cause, because the events that followed seemed to be both inevitable and entirely random, and although he could piece together a narrative sequence and take a kind of comfort in that, he had changed sufficiently by then to realize that it was only a story he could tell, and that stories were not, on the whole, to be trusted.

Or, it might change renditions each time a significant event such a change in orientation occurs, or it might never change renditions for those kinds of events, or it might give the user the option to turn on or off what kind of changes trigger swapping.

But it's also important to think about how insurance changes based on personal events — new drivers or changes to a family auto policy can alter car insurance premiums, and other kinds of insurance can be affected by changing property values or even changes in the local business world.

But alas, a valuation which may not change significantly'til we see a significant corporate event — whether it's another tender offer (we'd probably need to see management do the buyback first), or some kind of merger / takeover.

With the change in the seasons, local rescue groups are gearing up for all kinds of events to keep you, Spot and Mittens busy this fall.

You play against a timer of sorts which is represented by a medical drip, as the drip empties you start to get withdrawal symptoms which can be all kinds of weird on screen visuals and game changing events such as falling pizza slices, teleports for balls to go through and many more.

FILM / VIDEO / PERFORMANCE promises to be the biggest, most ambitious exhibition of its kind to date; bringing together documentary, film, animation and performance, as well as live events and discussions on climate change, human rights and arts and disability.

That change is usually framed in terms of a negative, destructive event but of course destruction can be a kind of creation as well.

Distinguishing between different kinds of extreme weather events is important because the risks of different kinds of events are affected by climate change in different ways.

This is exactly what Climate Change looks like as it's IMPACTS are happening in the real world (versus in the scientific theory papers)-- all kind sof unexpected unplanned for extreme events and a built infrastructure and building not up to the extreme demands of topdays extreme weather events across an entire Continent.

The two kinds of climate change are sometimes confounded by non-experts — e.g., when it is claimed that DO events represent a much larger and more rapid climate change than anthropogenic global warming.

This forgets that our best understanding of DO events suggests they are changes of the second kind.

This influence of climate change on some extremes, including especially heat waves and heavy precipitation and some kinds of storm and flood events must no longer be waved away, swept under the rug, or otherwise ignored.

The kind of framing used by McKibben in the Daily Beast also came up during the astounding tornado outbreaks earlier this year, as Michael Mann of Pennsylvania State University told ThinkProgress that «climate change is present in every single meteorological event.»

Was the appearance of 2004's Cyclone Catarina in the South Atlantic an anomaly representative of a truly changing planet, or the kind of event that we would see to have recurred in the past if we had better records?

It's not clear when the «dome of heat» will subside, but this could be a preview of the kind of extreme weather events that climate change could bring us with increasing frequency.

a) they don't believe the premise of man - made climate change: they don't think scientific data collected to date is adequate to prove conclusively that any type of man - made event can result in either the recent fluxuations in climate or the anticipated kinds of drastic climate change, therefore CO2 control would be ineffective at solving the problem b) they don't believe CO2 alone is responsible: they think other variables are as or more likely to be the catalysts or causes for the scientific data collected to date on climate change therefore CO2 control would be ineffective at solving the problem c) they believe government efforts to curb CO2 emissions will fail resulting in an unprecedented waste of money and worse economic conditions.

On the contrary, the odds have changed to make certain kinds of events more likely.

First, Southern California is experiencing the «driest year in 130 years of recordkeeping,» precisely the kind of extreme weather event we expect from climate change.

«Overall, we know that climate change has stacked the deck so that this kind of event happens more frequently.

Nor is it merely that Maria, probably the most destructive hurricane in the island's history, is the kind of event that climate change experts have long warned would be among the risks facing coastal areas as the planet warms.

With the leadership of Action for Change's Mike & Enid Trevett, the youth and community have collaborated on several different kinds of Green Mapmaking workshops and events.

Similarly, trends in a certain kind of impact of that class of events can also be detected and attributed, although the influence of other drivers of change, such as policy decisions and increasing wealth, can make this challenging.

Conversations about climate and clean energy, great meals with wonderful people, any kind of writing and going to events with inspiring speakers that change the way I see the world

The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) and Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), both implemented by ECMWF, were represented at the event, which brought together scientists, tech companies and environment aficionados in the first international event of its kind.

«Knowing how much our emissions have changed the likelihood of this kind of severe heat event can help us to minimize the impacts of the next heat wave, and to determine the value of avoiding further changes in climate.»

It will be the largest and most important event of its kind on the continent, and Pixelis is very proud to provide its network of talented minds and creative designers to contribute to change for good,» says Guillaume de Vesvrotte, VP Global Sustainable Innovation of Pixelis and Managing Director of Sustainable Brands Paris.

The sun still seems to be be a major player and there are random events like volcanos to muddy the waters, but I'm thinking it's some kind of internal self - regulating process which brings about climate change.

In the first project of its kind, scientists are drilling deep into the bed of the fast - shrinking Dead Sea, searching for clues to past climate changes and other events that may have affected human history back through Biblical times and before.

Keep in mind that as carbon dioxide increases, temperatures also increase, rainfall patterns change, and some kinds of extreme weather events become more common and severe.

Such losses of individuals that take species towards critical viability thresholds can be very fast — within three decades or less, as already evidenced by many species now considered at risk of extinction due to causes other than climate change by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.15 The second kind of abrupt change is simply the terminal event in the extinction process — the loss of the last individual of a species.

And with dozens of groups around the world marching in their own streets, it could be a day when the «movement of movements» shows its potential to push for the kind of systemic change that Klein (who is the keynote speaker at the event in New York City) is looking for.

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