Sentences with phrase «communities change the activity»

Pyles also indicated that this model «will provide the opportunity to study the way that these mixed species bacterial communities change the activity of vaginal applicants including over-the-counter products like douches and prescription medications and contraceptives.

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A skeptic would be justified in wondering how likely it is that family - and community friendly workplaces will become the norm, or that experiments in neighborhood design will slow suburban sprawl, or that changes in telecommunications will inspire us to rise from our couches in search of activity more demanding than channel surfing.

In describing and accounting for the lives of the Religious Right, which we define simply as religious conservatives with a considerable involvement in political activity, the book and the series tell the story primarily by focusing on leading episodes in the movement's history, including, but not limited to, the groundwork laid by Billy Graham in his relationships with presidents and other prominent political leaders; the resistance of evangelical and other Protestants to the candidacy of the Roman Catholic John F. Kennedy; the rise of what has been called the New Right out of the ashes of Barry Goldwater's defeat in 1964; a battle over sex education in Anaheim, California, in the mid-1960's; a prolonged cultural war over textbooks in West Virginia in the early 1970's — and that is a battle that has been fought less violently in community after community all over the country; the thrill conservative Christians felt over the election of a «born - again» Christian to the Presidency in 1976 and the subsequent disappointment they experienced when they found out that Jimmy Carter was, of all things, a Democrat; the rise of the Moral Majority and its infatuation with Ronald Reagan; the difficulty the Religious Right has had in dealing with abortion, homosexuality and AIDS; Pat Robertson's bid for the presidency and his subsequent launching of the Christian Coalition; efforts by Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer to win a «civil war of values» by changing the culture at a deeper level than is represented by winning elections; and, finally, by addressing crucial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics or, as we usually put it, between church and state.

Your farm to school strategic plan may include menu changes, new purchasing practices, promotion and educational events, engaging the school community in partnership, building school gardens, or other farm to school activities.

The Arlington Heights Park District announced today that its Heritage Community Center, located at 506 W. Victoria Lane, will remain open to support scheduled recreation programming year - round and pool and other outdoor activities during the summer months, however the building's fall and winter hours of operation have changed.

Since its founding in 2012, #GivingTuesday has inspired giving around the world, resulting in greater donations, volunteer hours, and activities that bring about real change in communities.

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11 am: Doors open to Subscribers, FlexPass holders, and Community Members Ongoing: Self - guided backstage tours, Costume Corner, Scavenger Hunt 11:30 am: Props Activity: Build your own Rabbit Session # 1 (paint shop) 11:45 am: Cutting of the 30th Birthday cake 12 pm: Doors open to the general public 12 pm: 2012 - 2013 Season Talk with Managing Director Michael Maso 12:30 pm: Props Activity: Build your own Rabbit Session # 2 (paint shop) 1 pm: Audience - participatory reading of a 10 - minute play: The Pickup by HPF Lawrence Goodman (onstage) 1:30 pm: Shop Talk: Costumes, The Art of the Quick Change with Costume Director Nancy Brennan (onstage) 1:30 pm: Props Activity: Build your own Rabbit Session # 3 (paint shop) 2 pm: Audience - participatory reading of a scene from Our Town (on stage) 2:15 pm: Shop Talk: Paints, Marble Magic & Scenic Painting Technique with Scenic Charge Artists Kristin Krause (paint shop) 2:30 pm: Audience - participatory reading of 10 - minute play: Diamonds by HPF David Valdex - Greenwood (on stage) 2:45 pm: Raffle drawing 3 pm: Open House ends

The display area features visually appealing, entertaining and educational exhibits that are changed three to four times a year and highlight Library services, collections, special events, observances and / or community - related activities.

Libraries are changing — they're full of activity and excitement — the look and feel is that of community.

«These changes were also a response to the increased community interest in the association between physical activity and health, the growth of the fitness industry, and the perceived demand for graduates trained in these areas,» explains Tony Parker, vice president for sports science at the International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE) and professor at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Australia.

By tracking changes to the microbiome through fecal samples, Alm hoped to learn more about how daily activities such as diet, sleep and exercise could be linked to changes in these communities of microorganisms.

«One thing that has changed is the level of empirical evidence that the scientific community can generate about its own research activity.

Beehives were donated to poor households in the communities for them to improve their livelihoods given the lack of alternative income generating activities and the adverse effects of climate change on their traditional agricultural production.

In the UK, concerns were raised about the room for manoeuvre those working in schools feel they have and, while youth and community workers seemed more able to develop activities based on the training materials, it was found that the buy - in of senior managers was crucial to secure change.

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«This pattern didn't change because of previous mass extinctions or ancient climate variability, but instead, early human activities 6,000 years ago suddenly began resetting a basic property of natural communities.»

Such offices shall engage in cooperative research, development, and demonstration projects with the academic community, State Climate Offices, Regional Climate Offices, and other users and stakeholders on climate products, technologies, models, and other tools to improve understanding and forecasting of regional and local climate variability and change and the effects on economic activities, natural resources, and water availability, and other effects on communities, to facilitate development of regional and local adaptation plans to respond to climate variability and change, and any other needed research identified by the Under Secretary or the Advisory Committee.

Discussing their findings, Foitzik and Jongepier postulate that specialized communities probably have difficulty in changing their activities and so they are less flexible.

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I've investigated the consequences of human activities on ecological communities and processes — from the effects of cleaning habits on the bacterial diversity in our homes to the consequences of land - use change on stream ecosystem function.

But overall, the message of the studies this year is that «human activity changes the likelihood and behaviors of extreme events, and our ability as a scientific community to adequately (and convincingly) disentangle the human - caused factors from the underlying natural variability continues to improve,» Kossin said.

Perceptions of where the scientific community stands on climate change have fluctuated from a low of 44 % in 2010 who said that scientists agree about human activity as the main cause of warming temperatures to a high of 57 % saying this today.19

Global climate models are the scientific community's best tools for understanding the detailed dynamics of the global climate system and the way those dynamics change in response to greenhouse gas emissions and other human activities.

«The mobile revolution has helped them change into the new normal — especially for older people, the LGBT community, and those with specific «interests» — for meeting not just potential mates, but activity partners, friends, and potential collaborators.»

Course aims and links to learning Randall Williams, in his summary of outdoor learning research «Time for Change», shows that there is now clear and demonstrable evidence that challenging outdoor activities and environmental studies contribute towards a range of societal targets across education, health, anti-social behaviour and community cohesion.

Acknowledging that «sustaining changes in physical activity levels remains a challenge,» the BPS advise that obesity should be tackled at the community level.

After Community Unity circles, the children move into Choice Time, two 40 - minute - long elective activities that change every nine weeks.

The activities also encourage pupils to make a tangible difference to the lives of the communities they have learnt about by holding a fundraising event or campaigning for change - and they'll be in with a chance of featuring as our star school on our website and social media channels!

The goal of all student engagement activities anywhere in schools should be to build the capacity of students to cause change within the education systems and communities to which they belong.

• learners construct meaning; • learners see the connection between what they learn and the real world; • learners are actively engaged in purposeful tasks; • activities are integrated and meaningful; • learners work individually and as members of a group; • learners are expected and encouraged to learn; • learners internalize that what they learn and do in school makes a positive change in the community; • learners are supported by passionate, engaged coaches, mentors, and advocates; • all learners have advanced learning opportunities; and • learners see themselves as part of the community and find ways to serve the community.

He further suggested that prior to establishing a community of practice, PD developers should have well - prepared activities and support to help teachers change their beliefs and attitudes toward technology.

Youth development and learning though youth media, multiliteracies and second language learning, community - school - university collaborations for social change, Latina / o education, sociocultural and activity theories of learning and human development, ethnographies of communication, online versus f2f environments in CLD teacher preparation.

ASCD supports some of the proposed changes, including the push for stronger family and community engagement, the extended grant period to allow for more planning and pre-implementation activities, efforts to address school climate, and the focus on tying professional development to teacher evaluations.

These components for change are a part of every improvement plan and generate a wide range of actions, policies, procedures, and activities tailored to the specific needs and circumstances of your school and community.

You should also consider your dreams, ambitions, some incidents which changed a belief that you were sure of, what your personality traits are and how your friends describe you, your favorite books and movies, if you have any heroes and how their life influenced and your community activities before finishing the brainstorming session.

GBM's approach empowers communities to take action against climate change, the impacts of which are already being witnessed across Africa, through food security and water harvesting activities (adaptation) and planting the appropriate trees in appropriate places (mitigation).

Together, our Paw Law organization activities are not only aimed to impact in the short - term projects we take part of, but hopefully change the long - term aims of animal rights through ratifying local laws to raise the standards of care for our furry community.

Held every four years, this survey exhibition provides a critical overview of artistic activity in Houston and thus reflects changing issues and concerns in the cultural community.

According to Louden, a longtime New York artist who moved to Minneapolis a few years ago, «all of these contributors have impactful, artistic activities and act as agents of change in their communities.»

As part of Louden's 94 - stop conversation tour, discussion will focus on how contributors in the book have impactful, artistic activities as change agents in their communities.

«Downtown Abbey Style in Southampton: 1900 to 1920» documents the fashions, activities and lifestyle of this community between 1900 and 1920 that changed Southampton forever.

Because these challenges appear to be derived for certain overgrowth activities of the human species, perhaps leaders of the human community are called upon to propose and adopt changes in theirs and our behavior, according to the practical requirements of biophysical reality.

Perhaps the scientific community is still trying to accommodate policy - makers who don't understand the scientific process by making it their first priority to get closer and closer to absolute certainty on attributing climate change to human activities.

You can also meaningfully address the carbon dioxide emissions that your daily activities unavoidably generate through the life changing, accountable and transparent income streams for the poorest communities on Earth.

In 2005, Russian astronomer Khabibullo Abdusamatov made some waves — and not a few enemies in the global warming «community» — by predicting that the sun would reach a peak of activity about three years from now, to be accompanied by «dramatic changes» in temperatures.

Now in its fourth year, #GivingTuesday has inspired giving around the world, resulting in greater donations, volunteer hours, and activities that bring about real change in communities.

Many indigenous territories have tremendous wind, solar, biomass and geothermal resources, and there are varying opinions as to whether energy - related climate change mitigation activities are having a positive or negative impact on local and indigenous communities.

It is designed to reduce emissions in six provinces, working with provincial, district and commune authorities, local communities and the private sector, with the objective to «enhance Viet Nam's ability to benefit from future results - based payments for REDD + and undertake transformational changes in the forestry sector», with a focus on «the implementation of national policies, measures and national strategies or action plans that could involve further capacity - building, technology development and transfer and results - based demonstration activities».

The Heartland Institute, which has received funding from polluting industries such as Exxon and the Koch family, rejects the scientific community's widespread consensus that human activity causes climate change.