Sentences with phrase «changes in landscaping practices»

It also found that changes in landscaping practices and designs could cut outdoor water use 40 percent.

«These findings show that the changes in increasing pollen count corresponded with changes in landscape practices and the increased use of Chinese Elm Trees in home gardening.»

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It reasoned the proposal over-simplifies compensation practices and won't give the company the flexibility it needs, saying the board must ensure compensation practices «are flexible enough to allow the company to maintain its competitive position and adapt in an ever - changing retail landscape.»

Recognizing the unique role we play in the health and wellness of Americans — especially children — America's food and beverage companies have implemented voluntary changes to their advertising practices that have dramatically changed the marketing landscape.

In recognition of National Breastfeeding Month (NBM), each year the USBC hosts a social media advocacy and / or outreach campaign inviting breastfeeding coalitions, member / partner organizations, and individual supporters to join online actions and conversations to build support for the policy and practice changes needed to build a «landscape of breastfeeding support.»

Sometimes small changes in landscape irrigation practices, such as calibrating your sprinklers to apply the recommended amount, may seem like they would have minimal effect, but consumers can see reductions in their water use, especially when they consider the cumulative effect of small changes over time.»

For students to embrace the skills needed in a changing technology landscape, teachers must coordinate knowledge, instructional practices, and technologies to positively influence academic achievement.

But teachers» hunger for guidance and information on digital tools in a fast - changing tech landscape certainly suggests that these and other approaches toward practice - based evidence generation would be useful initiatives for districts and partners to explore in earnest.

Our communication work contributes to transforming the landscape within which innovation can thrive by changing mindsets for decision - making at the policy and system level, in practice, and in communities.

With increasing pressure on educators to prove themselves in a constantly changing education landscape, board certification allows teachers to hone their practice, showcase their talent in the classroom, and demonstrate their dedication to their students and their profession.

The work to fulfill the requests, headed by Nancy Love looked into the most credible research and best practice evidence at the time, and forged ahead in what was then a vast, barren landscape of data use by school practitioners to develop the processes, tools, and resources that have helped thousands of schools use their data to increase achievement, change teaching practices and inform school and district decisions impacting every aspect of service to their students.

Dylan Gauthier is a Brooklyn - based artist whose research - based and collaborative practice is centered on experiences of nature, architecture, landscape, and social change in a time of ecological crisis.

The artworks included in this small, focused, survey exhibition encourage conversations surrounding indigenous cultural practices such as mark - making and mapping; visual representations of settlement and expansion; and depictions of changes to the landscape brought about by colliding cultures.

Princen has also been known to reference scientific measuring systems, mapping, and amateur anthropology in his work, and his artistic practice has involved plotting ecological changes — water currents, wind patterns, and soil erosion, as well as the impacts of urban developments on the Dutch landscape.

With a focus on fiber, we seek to develop a more intimate relationship with the landscape by listening, sharing knowledge and practicing problem solving in support of the changing bioregion.

Despite differences in backgrounds and artistic practices, these artists have engaged with the theme of displacement, responding to the movement of people, the demolition of old towns and construction of new cities, and the astonishing changes the project is bringing to the local landscape.

At this artist talk, their stories behind the works will be shared with us and tell how these women artists see their countries after all these years with dramatic changes in the political landscape and take them into their artistic practices.

Environmental concerns juxtaposed against industry, urban blight, and the loss of the natural environment drive her practice, in addition to gentrification and the changing landscape of the Bronx, her home for many years.

Bearings looks at the way in which artists adapt their practice to engage with the changing landscape around them, echoing how building, exploration and cultivation alter our surroundings.

Wayne Gonzales» photographic practice has evolved in parallel to his painting practice over multiple decades, and documents the changing landscape of the New Orleans waterfront post-Katrina.

The anatomy and operation of a green school includes reduction in energy and water use, recycling efforts during and after construction, native and adaptive landscaping, practices that reduce the demand on municipal infrastructure and strategies that improve resilience to climate change.

The annual Global Landscapes Forum conference, which took place in Bonn, Germany, this week (19 - 20 December) comes at an opportune time for land - sector advocates to celebrate a recent victory at COP23, and to begin organizing steps to make critical changes in global agricultural practices to assist in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

At the same time, providing such social media links on a business card will promote online networking for those who may not be up - to - date with the changing landscape of legal practice in 2011.

«Her ability to advise companies navigating an ever - changing technology landscape will enhance the firm's corporate practice as we continue to build our transactional capabilities in Silicon Valley and the rest of California.»

Suffolk has put a lot of effort into developing a rigorous curriculum and various internship opportunities to prepare law students to practice in a changing legal landscape.

The Immigration Practice Group is dedicated to providing effective counsel to clients navigating the complex and rapidly changing landscape of immigration laws in the U.S..

Large majorities of law firm leaders responding to the survey agree that greater price competition, practice efficiency, commoditization of legal work, competition from nontraditional service providers, and non-hourly billing are all permanent changes in the legal landscape.

Having practiced our entire careers in Hampton Roads, we have decades of experience handling cases as our foundation and we take consistent steps to stay current with the changing landscape of laws, rules, and regulations as it applies to our military members and their spouses.

In a changing legal landscape, it can be hard to know if your employment practices will stand up to the challenges of tomorrow.

We will provide best practices in the changing landscape.

As the technological landscape changes, law firms will need to adopt new tools and change the way they practice in order for their firms to survive and thrive.

Dave talks about the major changes that have occurred in the legal industry over the past 30 years, and how attorneys can adapt their practice in order to grow and thrive in the new legal landscape.

According to the 2014 Law Firms in Transition Survey from Altman Weil, a large majority of law firm leaders report that greater pricing competition, practice efficiency, commoditization of legal work, competition from nontraditional legal service providers, and non-hourly billing arrangements are all permanent changes in the legal landscape.

While such debate undoubtedly helps to clarify the theoretical landscape, it is much less likely to lead to any theorist to changing her mind, and highlighting theoretical differences does not, in and of itself, do much to illuminate the problems of ethical practice.

«We at Harwood Hutton have considerable knowledge of legal professional practices and the changing commercial landscape for them over the past few years in the wake of the Legal Services Act», said Adam Stronach.

With Hryniak principles already long embedded in the province's rules, the decision is unlikely to change the landscape in B.C. «The policies expressed in Hryniak have been actively part of our practice for about 30 years,» says Ken McEwan, an experienced member of Hunter Litigation Chambers in Vancouver.

The course intends to provide an «overview of how technology is used in today's legal practice and how it will be changing the landscape of the legal profession and the law more broadly in the foreseeable future.»

Over the past five years, Karen has witnessed a c - change in best practices for résumé writing and career management, driven largely by the dramatically changing landscape of the web.

The 1997 Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA)(P.L. 105 - 89) marked the first time issues related to permanency were explicitly stated in legislation, which was pivotal in changing the landscape of child welfare practice.