Sentences with phrase «for urban activity»

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Ali belongs to a new generation of urban planners taping into the rising demand for the services of a profession whose fortunes are tied to surging property development markets as well as the growth in city - building activity across Canada.

Philips, for its part, is working with a number of European cities on an urban lighting system that uses sensors to determine optimum lighting levels for the amount of street activity, saving energy while still providing a safe civic environment.

Opt for a team - building activity at this Dubai - based establishment that calls itself a «spring - loaded urban playground.»

They can choose from a number of employee - led activities such as meditation, surf lessons, urban hikes, soccer, aerial yoga, and more — and at the end of the day, reconvene for a happy hour.

The Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Labor, Housing and Urban Development, Transportation, Energy, and Homeland Security, and the Environmental Protection Agency shall develop plans for implementing the requirements of this memorandum, providing technical assistance to nonfederal actors engaged in predevelopment activities, and educating grantees and the public on the benefits of predevelopment and the Federal resources available for these activities.

(And contrary to urban myth, the divorce rate has never reached 50 percent Furthermore, rates plummet for couples who regularly engage in religious activities together.)

This is important for a number of reasons, such as overturning the predominate idea that only a small segment of society in certain urban areas could have been involved in such literary activities, but for believers today my book helps us understand why there was such an emphasis on reading communally in the New Testament (1 Tim 4:13; Col 4:16; 1 Thess 5:27; Rev. 1:3; etc.).

Hill House, an urban community center in Beacon Hill, invites you to join them on Saturday afternoon for activities, food, and fun on the Espanade.

Maternal activity budgets: feasibility of exclusive breastfeeding for six months among urban women in Honduras.

The idea is that the 16» wheels are used for jogging activities while the 12» wheels are used for urban / everyday use.

Open Streets, an «urban playground» that shuts down Milwaukee from Logan Boulevard to Ashland Avenue for pedestrian activities, is still scheduled for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, said Ethan Spotts, a spokesman for the alliance.

The European Union's regional policy and multi-level arrangement of governance have provided an important instrumentarium, as well as likely platform, for such para-diplomatic activities on the basis of growing urban — especially metropolitan — consciousness as places «that matter» (more than the rest).

In an effort to meet the needs of the Broome County Department of Social Services (BCDSS) Welfare to Work (WTW) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), the Broome County Urban League (BCUL) along with several community based organizations have come together and will offer their expertise and resources with work experience activities (WEP) leading to employment and self - sustainability.

A variety of affordable transit options such as public transit, taxis, car shares, cycling, and safe pedestrian pathways is critical for residents of Erie County to engage in a wide variety of community activities across urban, suburban, and rural settings.

In addition to the urban renewal plan proposals for hotels, soccer and hockey stadiums to attract even more visitors and generate economic activity and jobs have been abundant.

Some of these policy strategies have been enumerated recently, all of which focus on reducing caloric intake or increasing physical activity, and include taxes on calorically dense, nutritionally sparse foods (eg, sugar - sweetened beverages); subsidies for healthier foods, especially in economically disadvantaged groups; agricultural policy changes; and urban planning aimed at encouraging walking and other modes of physical activity.

Past research has shown that alcohol outlets such as liquor or corner stores may promote nuisance activities like robberies, drug use, or other crimes in urban communities, rendering them unsafe for residents to walk by or visit.

The study, supported by the Department of Homeland Security and the National Science Foundation (NSF), found that most of the coastal communities do not have an overarching strategy for building urban disaster resilience and lack coordination between multiple urban systems, including land use activities, natural environments and public infrastructure investments, particularly in Texas.

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For this pilot study, six young, urban, male professionals were fitted with a watch - like wearable device to measure their daily activity levels and light exposure.

At the local homepage for Mobilities & Urban Studies at Aalborg University you can find information about social activities and living conditions in Aalborg, Denmark.

Liu J - H, Jones SJ, Sun H, Probst JC, Merchant AT, Cavicchia P. Diet, physical activity, and sedentary behaviors as risk factors for childhood obesity: an urban and rural comparison.

If you haven't heard of this, Urban dictionary defines Man Cave as «A room, space, corner or area of a dwelling that is specifically reserved for a male person to be in a solitary condition, away from the rest of the household in order to work, play, involve himself in certain hobbies, activities without interruption.

Qing Li and his colleagues from Nippon Medical School found that visits to the forest (compared with urban trips) can have a long - lasting influence on immune system markers, increasing the activity of antiviral cells and intracellular anti-cancer proteins — and these changes remained significant for a full week after the visit.

On my first date with the Rugby Boy, he'd booked Urban Golf, so I let him pay for the activity, but when we went to a bar for drinks after the game, I paid the tab.

Other sites, like Lifecrowd, Grubwithus, and Urban Girl Squad partner with restaurants, retailers, experts and more for a slew of unique, curated activities.

The town is perfect for finding a memorable date because although urban and thriving, you'll also find large expanses of green serene areas so if it's an activity that's set to get your heart's thumping or just a relaxing stroll you have in mind, we have picked our favourite date ideas!

, Adam Sandler Signs on for Jack and Jill, Short Circuit Remake Gets Paul Blart Director, Joss Whedon Terminator Letter 33:50 — Review: Paranormal Activity 1:01:08 — Review: The House of the Devil 1:17:20 — Trailer Trash: Prince of Persia, Avatar, Nowhere Boy 1:33:00 — Other Stuff We Watched: Halloween III: Season of the Witch, Dog Bite Dog, Hellraiser, Happy Birthday To Me, It Might Get Loud, Prince of Darkness 1:55:25 — Junk Mail: Encouraging Piracy, Twister Drive - In Urban Legend, Manga, Cannibal The Musical, Stargate, Filmmaker Influences, Remakes of Crappy Movies, Living a Movie, Cloverfield 2 2:30:50 — This Week's DVD Releases 2:33:35 — Outro

This is a series of lessons for OCR and AQA It includes diversity in The UK Causes of uneven development in The UK Urban decline and regeneration Case study The Lea Valley London Demographic Transition Model Population Pyramids UK Ageing population Migration in The UK Urban trends, urbanisation / counter-urbanisation and suburbanisation All are well researched with many activities Lots of top class and relevant videos GCSE questions that hit all the Assessment Objectives with mark schemes

Urban Prep engages their students in discussing difficult topics through activities that create a safe space for sharing their feelings.

Second, as we move to a sector - agnostic approach in urban schooling and rely on a continuous improvement process based on new starts, expansions, and closures, we must develop rigorous, transparent systems for these activities.

And even for kids who do have after - school activities, many require transit to disparate locations, putting an extra burden on parents and the urban infrastructure.

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?

The index measures innovation activities and conditions of urban schools along 42 indicators in nine categories: Innovation Culture Need for Academic Improvement Collaboration and Coordination Read more about The U.S. Education Innovation Index: Prototype and Report -LSB-...]

Consider the Winnetka Plan in the 1920s, which individualized instruction; the Project Activity Method in the 1930s, which had small groups of students work together; the growth of gifted education; the mandate for special education since the 1970s; the spread of English language learning efforts in recent decades; and the contemporary «everyone goes to college» movement in urban schools.

This collaboration with Fallbrook will provide us with the opportunity to expand our business activities in the area of private urban mobility The aim of the collaboration is to develop new electromechanical transmission solutions for urban transport on the basis of this continuously variable automatic transmission.

Once China's social evolution catches up with its urban evolution, (currently unoccupied new cities are inhabited) there will be another opportunity for Australia's resource activity growth.

The Trumann area has many excellent school districts, 2 large hospitals in Jonesboro, low traffic congestion, easy commute, low crime rates, low cost of living, many options for home ownership, from urban to rural, and opportunities for outdoor activities are abundant, including duck hunting, and fishing.

Other free activities and giveaways include goodie bags for the first 500 families; obedience, agility, rally, herding, nose works and treibball («urban herding,» where dogs round up and roll large balls into soccer goals at the direction of their owners) demonstrations; and games and face painting for kids.

I write about quirky museums, arts & culture, historic sites, light adventure, urban life, and everything in between, with a focus on cool activities and destinations for the 25 - 45 year - old traveler with an average - sized budget.

«Qingdao is one of the fastest growing urban centres in China and as we expand our footprint in the city with our third property, we are committed to ensuring that the Sheraton hospitability and services make it easy for more travellers to accomplish their business goals while still enjoying the many leisure activities the area has to offer,» said Wolfgang Boettcher, vice president, operations, North China, Marriott International.

The vaccine takes two weeks to take full effect, but the CDC only recommends it for «travelers who plan to spend at least 1 month in endemic areas during -LSB-...] transmission season» or «Short - term -LSB-...] travelers to endemic areas during the transmission season, if they plan to travel outside an urban area and their activities will increase the risk of exposure.»

From urban amenities to outdoor activities, Vancouver is a beautiful destination to visit for sightseers, for adventurers and for families.

14) Theaster Gates: Known for his juggernaut urban reclamation project, Gates was awarded a $ 1.3 million contract by the Chicago Transit Authority to create the city's largest public artwork project in its history; and $ 50,000 of that will go toward activities for community engagement.

Artists will learn: - Methods of organizing community around social impact through arts and culture emphasizing available assets over deficits - Tools and activities to engage dialogue, break down barriers, and create a shared language among key stakeholders - Incorporation of art into city planning and urban development - How to negotiate, read / build contracts, and build robust budgets that both account for all aspects of project expense, including artist fee, and reflect the story of your project to funders and stakeholders.

The programme will offer space for knowledge sharing and collective thinking that focusses on cultural activity taking place outside urban centres globally.

This additional program could be for either teens or seniors dedicated to expanding activities from the neighborhood and accessible through a new bike and walking path, converting the alley into part of an urban infrastructure.»

«If there can be drilling the heart of Los Angeles there can presumably be drilling in some urban areas in Calgary, but what you need to do is ensure that you have appropriate setbacks and appropriate rules for that kind of activity,» he said.

I don't see why the large - scale systematic urban bias issue isn't best addressed by an estimate in the style of McKittrick — looking for residual correlation between regional economic activity and regional temperature anomaly — even for those who object to the specific implementation in that paper.

Firstly, the RUAF Foundation cooperates with urban producers, local NGOs, public administrations and other relevant stakeholder groups in setting up of concrete short chain marketing initiatives, for example within the framework of the Market - oriented urban agriculture project in Gaza (implemented in cooperation with Oxfam) agricultural value chains in various specific product groups are supported in a market - for the poor - perspective; The From Seed to Table programme supported 30 urban farmer groups in 17 cities to innovate their local production systems, engage in value - adding activities and establish innovative short marketing channels; The projects in Freetown and Makeni in Sierra Leone implemented in cooperation with COOPI helped to establish various youth - led agro-enterprises (in pig raising and slaughtering; milk and fruit processing and waste management).