Sentences with phrase «good theory of change»

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In 2017, the California cities of San Francisco, Oakland, Santa Cruz, and Imperial Beach, as well as Santa Cruz county, Marin County, and San Mateo County attempted to sue oil majors over climate change damages, citing a theory called «public nuisance.»

He has a theory about why the markets swooned: «Necessary changes in the stance of monetary policy removed the complacent assumption that «all bad news is good news» (because it brought renewed stimulus) that many felt underpinned markets.»

This may come as a shock to you — BUT - evolution could not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt in court — if it is a «Law» of science and not a theory explain to me why Scientist in the same field have differing opinions theory has undergone massive changes since the 1850's when Darwin first came up with the THEORY — there are a lot of interesting similarities to true science which makes it sound so plausible, but it should sound good — After all the top scientist / humanists in the world promote it and they are all prettytheory explain to me why Scientist in the same field have differing opinions theory has undergone massive changes since the 1850's when Darwin first came up with the THEORY — there are a lot of interesting similarities to true science which makes it sound so plausible, but it should sound good — After all the top scientist / humanists in the world promote it and they are all prettytheory has undergone massive changes since the 1850's when Darwin first came up with the THEORY — there are a lot of interesting similarities to true science which makes it sound so plausible, but it should sound good — After all the top scientist / humanists in the world promote it and they are all prettyTHEORY — there are a lot of interesting similarities to true science which makes it sound so plausible, but it should sound good — After all the top scientist / humanists in the world promote it and they are all pretty smart

The theory ABOUT evolution most widely accepted is an updating of Charles Darwin's hypothesis that all of today's species descended from common ancestors due to natural selection based on best current fitness for constantly changing environmental circmmstances.

This is backwards from the evolutionary theory of natural selection, which states that birds adapt and change in order to survive better in their environment.

Besides, since the set of experiences changes (e.g. because of new scientific theories), and because it is difficult to check if, in fact, every experience confirms a given truth (system), it is better to say that adequacy and necessity (or apriority) are ideals.

Over the last decade, Davidson and his colleagues have produced scientific evidence for the theory that meditation - the ancient eastern practice of sitting, usually accompanied by focusing on certain objects - permanently changes the brain for the better.

The best theory to explain the rate and extent of change we're seeing includes the effect produced by people.

His best known work include The Open and Closed Mind (1960) and Beliefs, Attitudes and Values: A Theory of Organization and Change (1968).

Twists are better recognized when they occur in concrete situations than when they are defined or described in generalized theories about change, because, by their nature, twists contort the accepted definitions of things.

Deneen, to the contrary, argues that social contract theory radically changed the founders» conception of natural law — the «common good,» for example, was no longer an objective human good knowable to reason, but merely a collection of personal preferences.

You say that Science has disproved stories from the Bible, well Scientists once said that there was an edge of the world and you would fall off of it if you went to the edge... they said that the Earth was the center of the universe and that the sun revolved around us... You are all so quick to throw out Christianity because you think 1 story doesn't make sense to you and couldn't have happened how it says in the Bible, yet so willing to follow scientists that constantly revise their theories and change what you inevitably believe.

generates a «sour» review they could (in theory) change the end of that very show as soon as they read it... the Story NXT tells is set on film (digital file) 4 days to 4 weeks before the Audience sees it, to adjust their sails for that would require back stage re-shoots and post production edits (look at Impact scrambling to re-write their Pre-tape to cover for ADR's release)... easier to let it ride, see if the opinions stay sour, and then IF Needed adjust the angle for the next taping, at which time they'll have a better idea for the correction and can make it look more organic

All of this sounded great in theory, and some of it actually worked in practice; what was not so great were the massive changes for me despite our best intentions.

It's a really gentle, good place to start, if you can tolerate a little bit of the «reasons and theories and whhhhyyyyys» behind difficulties in changing up baby's sleep routine.

When he told me of this, I realized we needed to change the term to something more positive, so we came up with AP, since the Attachment Theory literature was so well researched and documented, by John Bowlby and others.»

The formation of such ordered superstructures and the associated interfacial reconstructions that change the 2 - D translational symmetries at both terminating grain planes, which had been thought impossible to be realized at general grain boundaries that should be lacking a long - range translational symmetry according to the classical theories in physical metallurgy, are enabled by faceting, as well as the formation of atomic - level steps at the grain boundaries.

It could mean Einstein was wrong, requiring changes to his well - tested theory of relativity.

Highly motivated people openly cast doubt on well - established evidence — the theory of evolution, the human effects on climate change, the value of vaccines and other findings that have achieved an overwhelming consensus in the scientific community.

During this BSA Distinguished Lecture, Andrei Linde explains how a new cosmological theory of an inflationary multiverse, which is supported by developments in string theory, would change accepted views on the origin and global structure of our universe, as well as where and how we fit in it.

It's not the best - researched global - warming theory, but it could be the most horrifying to certain fans of college football: Environmentalists said Friday that climate change might push the growing range of Ohio's iconic buckeye tree out of the state, leaving it for archrival Michigan.

And finally, current theories based on greenhouse gas increases, changes in solar, volcanic, ozone, land use and aerosol forcing do a pretty good job of explaining the temperature changes over the 20th Century.

True, these findings are exciting, but they also pose some urgent questions: Do scientists need to change the theory of black holes to accommodate their large sizes, their large numbers as well as their proximity to each other?

In any event, if there's such a thing as one singly unifying theory of training as Mike Mentzer claims, it's that the best system is the one that constantly changes.

Nick's theory is that by utilizing certain specific types of training, you can make changes to the physiology of your body / muscles in order to better set the stage for future muscle growth.

While protein «spread» and «change» theories are both significant I want to focus most of our attention on protein change theory as this has the biggest implications in terms of practical application as well as telling us how our bodies react to protein and amino acids.

Protein change theory is still a relatively new idea and the details are not fully understood quite yet, but ideas such as this may lead us to a better understanding of protein intake as a whole.

In theory, they come from different walks of life, although, in actuality, they're all fairly well - to - do, with little problems or concerns until fate comes calling with a tremendous tragedy and change.

DVD Review by Kam Williams Gender Preference Biopic Features Eddie Redmayne's Oscar - Nominated Performance as Sex Change Pioneer In 2015, Eddie Redmayne won the Best Actor Oscar for his poignant portrayal of Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything.

BEST PICTURE Since mid November, the clear top five has been «Boyhood,» «Birdman,» «The Imitation Game,» «The Theory of Everything» and «Selma» — though the rise of «The Grand Budapest Hotel» as the film most nominated by the guilds, and the failure of the late - breaking «Selma» to honored by most of them, has changed the picture somewhat.

The foundation's principles also include some good lessons for learners and teachers to live by: «We identify a specific point of intervention and apply our efforts against a theory of change....

«She introduced terms like «theory of change» and the «enlightenment function of research» which continue to influence educators when we are doing our best work.»

«A well - executed prize, in theory, should change the nature of the market and redefine supply and demand,» said Tom Vander Ark, who headed the Gates Foundation's education program through much of the 2000s and worked afterward with the XPRIZE organization, which conducts competitions designed to benefit the public.

For that theory of change to work, a school's rating must trigger market response: A school of education that receives a high rating should see more students apply as well as more districts interested in partnering with the school and hiring its graduates.

Its strategy draws on advances in the biological, behavioral, and social sciences to: (1) identify causal mechanisms that influence developmental trajectories; (2) formulate theories of change about how to produce better outcomes; and (3) design and test new intervention approaches and measure their effectiveness in reducing barriers to learning and strengthening the foundations of lifelong physical and mental health.

«Our theory of change,» Salmons says, «is that you need collective leadership, you need to streamline the resources you already have, and you need to bring in new resources as well.»

«Our theory of change is that you need collective leadership, you need to streamline the resources you already have, and you need to bring in new resources as well.»

My theory is that, because they are a product of the very system that they need to change, they are also victims of its dated mindset: if it was good enough for me, it's good enough for the kids.

In Dissatisfied Yet Optimistic: Moving Faster Toward New Models, Transcend co-founders, Aylon Samouha and Jeff Wetzler, along with two Transcend board members, Stacey Childress and Diane Tavenner, describe a vision for better school models that prepares and inspires all students for long - term success, and an emerging theory of change for what it would take to support their design and spread in the coming years.

This worked well for theory - based study but as the scope of corporate learning expanded to include a variety of topics, it became more and more evident that the role of trainer had to change and adapt.

«My theory of change was that charter schools could be good research and development for what a district could be,» Barr said in an interview earlier this week.

Marie Clay worked with a dynamically changing theory and was receptive to the discourse of new research and theory as well as flexibility in solving problems in systemic intervention.

Our Theory of Change is grounded in two long - term goals that are inextricably linked: better outcomes for our students and the elevation of the quality and prestige of the teaching profession.

The sum of all these changes, in theory, ought to be a faster, better - handling, and more pleasurable ride.

Deals include daily breakfast, professional surf guiding and theory, and daily transfers to the best waves of the season suitable for your mastery (even if that means travelling far or changing breaks during the day), as well as free pushbikes and the occasional barbecue.

good maybe capcom will make a devil may cry 5 now and get the sales that they wanted they would have got big sales if they made DMC 5 instead of DmC but ill give it to them for trying something new with the series but they changed too much from past games like loss of manual lockon changed the look of dante that was already liked by fans the guns sounded like pop guns rebellion was too small and so on also the slower frame rate did nt help but maybe capcom will listen and make devil may cry 5 now and aslong as its better than the crappy ninja theory reboot all will be forgiven

- the team has been adding weapons one by one because they want the same amount of attention for each weapon - the team learned that when they added two new weapons at once, one would end up getting overshadowed by the other - there were more new stages than returning stages because bringing back old stages would have little surprise - since they want to satisfy both new and returning players, they changed the order of stage additions - there weren't any major direction changes in balancing from Splatoon 1 - there have been more pattern combinations between weapons and stages, so there was more involved to balance them all - matchmaking is handled by getting 8 players with similar rank points, and then they're split by weapons - the rank point gap between S + players is bigger than ordinary players - only about one in 1,000 active players are in the S +40 to S +50 region in Ranked Battles - there's even less than one in 10 players that reach S +, while 80 % of the overall player base are in A or less - about 90 % of S + ranked players are within a + / -150 hidden ranked power range - rock was the popular genre in Splatoon, so they tried changing it for the sequel - they prioritized making good background music first before forming the band to play that music - the design team would make the CD jacket - like artwork afterwards - due to this, the band members would often change; some getting added while some others removed - Off the Hook is an exception, as they first decided they would be a DJ and rapper along with their visuals first - Off the Hook's song came afterwards - In Splatoon street fashion was the trend, but in Splatoon 2 they tried adding more uniqueness - the aim was to add Flow with ethnic clothing and Jelfonzo with high fashion - all Jellyfish in this world are born by splitting, which means Jelfonzo was born by splitting from Jelonzo - Jellyfish are like a hive mind - when they hold a wedding ceremony, they're just simply holding the ceremony - Jelonzo and Jelfonzo start gaining their own consciences so they can speak - Flow used her working holiday to go on a trip before reaching Inkopolis Square - during the trip, she met the owner of Headspace - the owner liked her, so she got hired to work there - Bisk has a unique way of speaking: anastrophe - the team tried to express him as an adult man - they made him into a giant spider crab because they wanted someone with high posture - he came from a cold country and broke up with his girlfriend to join a band - just like Flow, he became attracted to squids - Crusty Sean finally has his own shop, but he opened it because he's someone who follows the current trends - one of the trends happens to be people opening their own shops - drink tickets aren't stacked, but the probability is higher than a single brand - the music in Inkopolis Square changes depending on the player's location - sounds contribute to creating atmosphere in the location - the song at front of Grizzco Industries had an atmosphere that feels like some smell can radiate from the game screen - as for Salmon Run, they imagined it as a Japanese restaurant outside Japan that is not run by a Japanese person - each time the player moves between the shops, the game uses an arrange shift that shows the personality of each inhabitant - the arrangement in Shella Fresh is related to Bisk's guitar and mystery files that describe his past - with the Squid Sisters moved to Hero Mode, Off the Hook was put in charge in guiding battles and festivals - Bomb Rush Blush has an orchestra «because it would sound like the final boss» - the team wanted to express the feel of the story's real culprit with this music - the probability of each event occurring in Salmon Run is different - there are no specific requirements, meaning they're picked randomly - this means it's possible for fog to appear three times in a row - the Salmon have different appearances based on the environment they're raised in - if the environment is harsher, they would become large salmon - Steelheads and Maws have big bodies, while Scrappers and Steel Eels have high intelligence - Salmons basically wield kitchenware, but everybody else has a virtue in fighting to actually cook the Salmons - Grill is the ultimate form of this - when Salmons are fighting to the death, they can feel the same sense of unity - they would be one with the world if they were eaten by other creatures, and they also fight for the pride of their race - MakoMart is based on a large supermarket in America - the update also took place on Black Friday in America, which was why Squids are buying a lot of things in the trailer - Arowana Mall looks like it has more passages because there are changes in tenants and also renovation work - Walleye Warehouse has no changes at all, because the team wanted to have at least one map that stayed intact - the only thing different in this map is the graffiti, which is based on the winner of Famitsu's Squid Fashion Contest - all members in the band Ink Theory graduated from music university - they are well - educated girls who also do aggressive things - the band members wearing neckties are respecting the Hightide Era from the prequel - the team will continue adding weapons and stages for a year, and Splatfests for two years - the team will also continue to make more updates including balancing

The theory of the game is good but you don't get any options like changing levels (easier / harder).

This theory derives partially from humanist ideas, the teachings of Buddhism, as well as from his core artistic concepts: «Keep Changing», «Connect with All», and «Goes on Forever».

The experimentation blossomed into a lifelong obsession that would culminate in his best - known series of paintings, Homage to the Square, in which he painted several differently - colored squares within larger squares in order to illustrate his theory that alterations in environment, shape and light would produce changes in color.