Sentences with phrase «increased focus on action»

Dungeon Siege III has many of the primary strengths of the dungeon crawler genre, but is also more streamlined than others, as always this will be divisive: some are sure to bemoan the attempts at getting the genre noticed by a wider audience, whilst others will enjoy the accessibility, strong storytelling and increased focus on the action that Obsidian has brought to the table.

Alone in the Dark 5 dropped into our hands, but the increased focus on action over horror completely destroyed the game.

This ties in with the increased focus on action, working towards the concept of empowerment.

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How impactful this approach will be depends on the business world's focus on and long - term commitment to the goal of reducing racial discrimination and increasing antiracist actions.

A global focus on climate action and the increased use of renewables is set to provide a robust long - term tailwind for First Solar for many years to come.

If you focus on your own strategy and block out the noise of daily market action, you will increase your odds of success dramatically.

As antigovernment anger spreads, however, there will be an increasing focus on the most outspoken proponents of government action against the militias.

Action programs aimed at increasing interprofessional cooperation should focus on these needs:

Several of the packaging companies remain focused on restructuring actions, increased productivity and cost savings to offset the increased raw - material costs.

The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding, ¶ the National Prevention Strategy, ** and the addition of maternity care objectives to Healthy People 2020 † † have also helped increase focus on the importance of maternity care in helping women establish breastfeeding.

On law enforcement, she rapped his administration's increased focus on community policing as «stop - and - frisk by another name,» blasted the NYPD's decision to stop publicly disclosing disciplinary action against cops and criticized de Blasio's decision to appoint Bill Bratton's personal choice, James O'Neill, as police commissioner without conducting a national searcOn law enforcement, she rapped his administration's increased focus on community policing as «stop - and - frisk by another name,» blasted the NYPD's decision to stop publicly disclosing disciplinary action against cops and criticized de Blasio's decision to appoint Bill Bratton's personal choice, James O'Neill, as police commissioner without conducting a national searcon community policing as «stop - and - frisk by another name,» blasted the NYPD's decision to stop publicly disclosing disciplinary action against cops and criticized de Blasio's decision to appoint Bill Bratton's personal choice, James O'Neill, as police commissioner without conducting a national search.

With this focus on electrified urban centres, allied to escalating costs of operating conventionally - fuelled cars are oil prices increase, rural areas may require some further action to resolve mounting personal transport challenges.

What is needed in order to increase the numbers of underrepresented minorities in science, engineering, and technological fields is a push for a new and concrete plan of action, with mandatory implementation guidelines, adopted at the national level which focuses on transitioning women and underrepresented minorities into positions of power.

Instead of focusing on the most extreme, melodramatic events in Christian and Caroline's everyday lives, the helmer smartly chose to instead subtly focus on the couple's increased resentment towards the other's actions and personality.

Over time, discourse in the video clubs shifted from a focus on the teacher to increased attention to students» actions and ideas, toward increasingly detailed analyses of student thinking.

We urge increased focus on public - citizen participation for more democratised actions on climate change.

There are too many to mention here, but examples include free twilight CPD programmes to all staff within an alliance; placement schemes for senior leaders to gain experience of working in other schools and contexts; a mentoring programme for newly - employed heads; developing innovative programmes for School Direct trainees; SLEs offering one - day diagnostics as well as longer deployments focused on increasing attainment and progress in specific subjects; and the establishment of cross-alliance research groups meeting regularly to develop action research.

In the first five years of the federal No Child Left Behind Act, much attention has been focused on implementation issues — from how to manage the increasing number of schools and districts «in need of improvement» or in «corrective action,» to problems with testing programs, adequate - yearly - progress reporting, and the law's highly - qualified - teacher requirements.

Grades: Professional, Parents Action for Healthy Kids is a partnership of over fifty public and private agencies that focuses on changes in schools to improve nutrition and increase physical activity.

Focus on early warning - early action systems, insurance, and increasing investment in bid to accelerate climate resilience efforts A new initiative to build climate resilience in the world's most vulnerable countries was launched today by UN Secretary - General Ban Ki - moon and 13 members within the UN system at COP21, the Paris Climate Conference.

We distributed school leadership between specialists and grade - level team leaders; and we discussed increasing students» achievement in a collaborative team setting where teachers internally focused on what actions they could take to make improvements.

In November, she along with a team of Michigan school counseling advocates traveled to San Diego State University to focus on creating and implementing measurable action plans for improving school counseling preparation, programs and practices with the goal of increasing college access for all students.

This action extends the Together for Tomorrow program that focuses on increased community engagement in low - performing schools.

The eagerly engaged voices assembled here present an action plan to combat the increase in high - stakes standardized testing currently plaguing K — 12 education... the focus is on doing rather than shouting, and each essay in this anthology is a blueprint for civic action....

This action research project focused on one proven strategy that could both increase content mastery and develop ownership of learning: teacher - delivered verbal feedback.

By shifting focus from influencing singular teacher actions through individual classroom observations to increased involvement in and supervision of teacher teams, principals can have greater impact on the actions of teachers and as a result, student learning.

«While highlighting opportunities, this report remains a call to action to stay focused on increasing reading frequency among our children because the more they read, the better readers they will become and the more they will love it and continue to read,» continued Alexander.

TheDream.us is a national scholarship fund for DACA immigrants that has recently seen an increase in applicants.Although the future of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program appears to be in jeopardy, many dreamers have been focused on attending college in the United States.Dreamers seem to be even more determined to attend college, Candy Marshall, president of TheDream.us, told CNN.

This decline in new physical software sales, coupled with an increase in digital downloads, has hurt traditional brick and mortar retailers such as gamestop and as a result the company has been quick to take action this year, opting to bundle in physical games with hardware bundles and focusing more on their trade in promotions to increase customers and spending.

But even here, increased focus on setting intentions can be helpful as we consider how daily practices and small actions can benefit our work and life.

The past five years have brought a sea change in urban climate action: increased awareness of the critical role that local leaders play in carbon reduction; new capacity in local governments to tackle climate change; and a sharper focus on strategies that advance energy efficiency, renewable energy, and clean transportation.

f Support the integration of an increased focus on resilience in the context of climate impacts, market shocks, food price hikes and increasingly frequent and / or intense weather - related disasters; increased action on disaster risk reduction and the inclusion of food security, rights and justice;

After you take out the occasional embarrassment like the citizens assembly on delaying action against climate change as long as electorally convenient, the climate achievements of those governments come down to remarkably low proposed emission reductions, increases in MRET, a series of on again off again focus group - driven programs like Green Loans and the solar feed - in tariff, and shovelling as much coal as possible out of the ground and exporting it.

It is «fake news» to focus on the increased lump sum payments in clinical negligence actions without considering a periodical payments order.

Indeed, taking into consideration that EU criminal law cooperation has been criticised for being one - sided and mainly focused on increased repression, the EU still has to demonstrate that this policy serves the interests of citizens and States alike and that its competences are triggered only where independent action of Member States has proved not to be sufficient.

With the increased focus on AML enshrined by the new regulations, and the upcoming Financial Action Task Force's Evaluation of the UK's AML and counter-terrorist financing frameworks in 2018, the regulators will be keen to take a firm hand to lawyers who fail to comply with their AML obligations.

Its focus will be on quoted and private companies with strong underlying fundamentals suitable for producing substantial increases in value by funding and applying de-risking strategies and other corporate actions.

The ICO was the focus of increasing skepticism on cryptocurrency forums and in the press, and Centra Tech was hit with its first class - action lawsuit from a burned investor in mid-December.

Organizations that conduct pre-employment background checks in 2018 will need to focus on compliance in the wake of increased class - action litigation and adapt to screening more workers in nontraditional employment relationships.

The first installment detailed why employers need to focus on compliance in the wake of increased class - action litigation and the trend of screening the growing contingent workforce.

The Chasm Group, LLC and Chasm Institute, LLC (San Bruno, CA) 1997 — 2008 Business Operations Manager • Managed all daily operational tasks for leading multi-million dollar high - tech market strategy consultancy, while providing executive administration to C - level executives and venture capital partners • Developed and managed the firm's annual budget, proposing and implementing expense cuts, producing monthly reports and financial statements, and coordinating with CPA firm for accurate and timely filings • Oversaw all client relationship management efforts while cultivating new business efforts from concept to implementation, providing high - quality service in sales efforts while utilizing new lead tracking system • Negotiated and managed all contracts, stock grants, and financing arrangements, working closely with outside counsel to draft legal documents and resolve LLC - and proprietary - related issues • Led three office space build - outs and two office relocations, managing all aspects of each process under aggressive timeline and budget expectations • Reduced firm telecom expenses by 22 % by streamlining IT objectives, including migration to VOIP phone system, software / hardware purchases, domain renewals, and outsourced technical support • Directed all phases of staff recruitment while creating and implementing all HR policies and programs, including comprehensive employee benefits plans • Supervised multiple administrative staff members, conducted performance appraisals and wage / salary surveys in comparison to incentive program guidelines, and maintained HR files in accordance with legal mandates • Produced all out - going client invoices in an accurate and timely fashion to increase, cash flow and reduce aging receivables, providing consistent attention to overhead costs and vendor arrangements • Administered all company insurance policies, including E&O, general liability, bonds, partner life and disability, conducting annual benefits reviews and employee / company insurance audits • Obtained necessary certificates for consulting contracts while processing federal, state, and local business reporting requirements to maintain licenses and incorporation status • Directed all marketing efforts and oversaw logistical aspects of national educational workshop series, utilizing sponsorship arrangements to offset production costs • Transformed «brochure» website into a dynamic tool to better illustrate company opportunities through relevant case studies, as well as maintaining all other promotional media, including press kits and video Association of California School Administrators (Burlingame, CA) 1993 — 1997 Issues and Planning Committee Coordinator • Executed all phases of event planning and implementation for a membership - driven organization including 23 state committees, 5 task forces, 6 strategic planning conferences, and a conference of 1,500 attendees • Focused on facility evaluations, bid requests, site visits, contract negotiations, and all pre - and post-conference planning processes • Produced statistical and financial reports, including budget projections and cost monitoring for developmental training efforts • Oversaw all participant - level responsibilities, including inquiries, eligibility, registration, correspondence, and billing statements • Managed all legal professional standards calls for Northern California regions, including the processing of attorney authorizations, the preparation of legal assistance letters, and liens on cause of action • Served as second point of contact for computer inquiries and troubleshooting efforts as well as provided back - up executive administrative support for Executive Director, Committee Chairs, and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction • Held responsibility for software installation and hardware configuration while performing weekly AS / 400 backup and report generation

Cherry Hill, NJ About Blog The Melanoma Action Coalition is an organization of community based foundations and individuals focused on increasing awareness about melanoma, providing education about sun safety, and raising money for melanoma research.

You'll also find up - to - the - minute information on process coaching, new experiential exercises, an increased focus on functional analysis, and downloadable extras that include role - played examples of the core ACT processes in action.

Our commitment to engagement in current policy debates is signified by the Symposium we are hosting immediately prior to the launch, which will focus on the value and importance of increased government revenue for action on social determinants of health equity.

«We have a whole - school focus on increasing student wellbeing by improving literacy, numeracy, engagement, and achievement,» stated Louise Knights, Karama's KidsMatter Action Team Leader and a Senior Teacher.

The Action Team agreed there were advantages in combining MindMatters and KidsMatter Primary to increase the focus on the mental health and wellbeing of students across the four year levels.

The call for action includes increasing from 17 to 30 per cent of all State and Territory annual child protection spending on preventative and early intervention focused family support services, an out - of - home care Close the Gap target, and ensuring that the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principle does what it is intended to do.

The forum provides an opportunity to educate legislators on current research in early childhood development; illuminate questions to be addressed in order to further policy developments; identify legislative action, develop and pass a multi-year data - driven and research - based policy agenda for children prenatal to age eight; and increase awareness of the importance of the early years to build momentum for an increased focus on early childhood policies.

Rather than focusing on increasing positive future interactions, insight - oriented and emotionally focused therapies concentrate instead on building understanding of past actions between couples.

With the House of Representatives conducting a District Work Period this week, all the action and attention is focused on the Senate, where on June 30th NAR is scheduled to testify on flood insurance rate increases before the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee.