Sentences with phrase «more global nature»

The NETS - T were revised in 2008 and, more recently, renamed ISTE Standards - T (NETS are now ISTE Standards, 2013) to reflect the more global nature of the ISTE brand and outreach.

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The boom has driven Intuitive to $ 2.7 billion in 2016 global revenue, with more than 70 % of sales being recurring in nature — a fact that underscores the advantage that comes from being the first major player in a rapidly growing market.

Whereas the forest industry and the NGOs allied against it were largely based in Canada, the oilpatch and its opposition are global in nature, so getting every player to the table is much more difficult.

Traditionally, global equities do not peak until after the yield curve has inverted, he adds, but «given the very low - rate nature of this cycle, we'd expect a flat curve to weigh more heavily on sentiment and encourage a more defensive rotation.»

More importantly, it has helped redefine the nature of global communications, linking once lofty and unreachable politicians, celebrities and journalists with millions around the world.

Even though the markets are global today, and there is so much more regulation, it is still just speculation and human nature.»

Global in its nature, and even more so in its conclusions, this month's cover story looks at the effect of the upcoming ban on proprietary trading mandated by the so - called Volcker Rule.

The issues at play here, such as some easing in concerns regarding the crisis in the eurozone and the prospects of slowing growth in emerging markets, look to be much more global in nature, relative to the natural - gas market.

New findings in the journal Nature are suggesting that global warming could be much more devastating and on a faster timeline than they previously thought.

Until fairly recently, our overall global behavior reflected our political nature more than our economic nature.

Only a blind man can not see we are at end times, third world countries with nuclear arms, a finacial system that is about to collapse, global disasters becoming more prominate, Godlessness that would try to redefine nature, men marrying men, women marrying women, mothers killing their babies rather than loving their babies and those who would mock the only one who could save them, JESUS, all that will hear prepare to stand before him let him be your savior rather than your judge, just a little while not much time is left before this world learns his wrath.

Thus the new global religion will draw not only from the more ideological and intellectualized faiths of the Axial Period but from the preceding nature religions.

What he presents is the view of a planetarian community of nature and humanity, of humans among themselves, of humanity and God; it is (national) citizenship, co-citizenship and citizenship of the Earth.23 Against the type of globalization radiating from the West he can say: «The West appears to us, today, more and more like a tragic accident in the global process of humanity.

«The unfortunate truth is that given the unprecedented nature of the global refugee crisis, there are simply more people than ever that need our support and our compassion,» said Tim Breene, CEO of World Relief, the humanitarian arm of the National Association of Evangelicals and one of nine agencies partnering with the government to resettle refugees.

I confess that I have become somewhat blasé about the range of exciting — I think revolutionary is probably more accurate — technologies that we are rolling out today: our work in genomics and its translation into varieties that are reaching poor farmers today; our innovative integration of long — term and multilocation trials with crop models and modern IT and communications technology to reach farmers in ways we never even imagined five years ago; our vision to create a C4 rice and see to it that Golden Rice reaches poor and hungry children; maintaining productivity gains in the face of dynamic pests and pathogens; understanding the nature of the rice grain and what makes for good quality; our many efforts to change the way rice is grown to meet the challenges of changing rural economies, changing societies, and a changing climate; and, our extraordinary array of partnerships that has placed us at the forefront of the CGIAR change process through the Global Rice Science Partnership.

Now whilst the club can not make the city of Liverpool another London, the club can make the prospect of joining LFC much better, through the manager (which has already been done), improving the squad, facilities and the stadium, as well as the global Liverpool FC brand, all of which will lead to better players joining and more success — which is cyclical in nature, bringing more success and even better players.

My central task is to describe the features of our nature, and to resolve these with those respective dignity needs that require attainment in order to ensure a more sustainable domestic and global order.

Although much of the cellular and sub-cellular functions of the human brain remain unknown, the insights we currently have paint a more nuanced understanding of human nature, which in turn helps shape our understanding of politics, IR theory, and global order.

4) By highlighting the «public» nature of climate change the EU should become more aware of the difference between its own strategic interests and the global benefits of its action.

Brown counters with more on the global nature of the crisis.

«If the U.S. pulls out and China delivers on its commitment in both the qualitative and quantitative terms, China will have a much stronger case in its effort to have a global energy governance system that is much more multi-polar in nature and has greater voice from [developing] countries,» she said in an email to E&E News.

Published today in the journal Nature Geoscience, the paper concludes that limiting the increase in global average temperatures above pre-industrial levels to 1.5 °C, the goal of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, is not yet geophysically impossible, but likely requires more ambitious emission reductions than those pledged so far.

In addition to the analysis published in Nature Climate Change, the scientists working under the Global Carbon Project umbrella published a more detailed technical analysis of the world's CO2 emissions yesterday in the journal Earth System Science Data Discussions.

The finding, detailed in the Jan. 22 issue of the journal Nature, suggests that this process could be important to more accurately modeling how Greenland will respond to climate change and contribute to the already 8 inches of global sea level rise since 1900.

Global average temperatures will rise at least 4 °C by 2100 and potentially more than 8 °C by 2200 if carbon dioxide emissions are not reduced according to new research published in Nature.

Chinese researchers contributed just 1 % of data to the global Human Genome Project, but Qin hopes China can play a more significant role in the ongoing Human Proteome Project, a global effort that published a draft map of the human proteome online in Nature on 28 May.

Some other statistics: About half of the world's tropical forests have been cleared (FAO) Forests currently cover about 30 percent of the world's land mass (National Geographic) Forest loss contributes between 6 percent and 12 percent of annual global carbon dioxide emissions (Nature Geoscience) About 36 football fields worth of trees lost every minute (World Wildlife Fund (WWF)-RRB- Rain Forest Threats, Rain Forest Species More than half of Earth's rain forests have already been lost forever to the insatiable human demand for wood and arable land.

And Perdue's not the only leading recipient of Southern's political support to help spread the questionable scientific talking points the utility has paid for: Rep. Gary Palmer, an Alabama Republican who received $ 18,000 from the company's PAC and employees in the 2014 cycle, last year told WATE that science «says global climate change is more a function of nature and solar activity than it is anything man does.»

(Source: Wellcome Trust) The global burden of dengue infection is more than triple current estimates from the World Health Organization, according to a multinational study published in the journal «Nature».

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The Green We Need, a global study undertaken by the University of Newcastle, found that people interacting with nature could better cope with stress and were more productive than those who spent more time indoors.

Will reflect truly global nature of the hotels where one can form friendships and more with other members.

What I took away most from In the Heart of the Sea was more than just some mindless giant sperm whale wreaking havoc on the Essex, but rather a metaphor of nature exacting its revenge on global industry much like Godzilla destroying Tokyo for its irresponsibility with nuclear power.

More than 37.2 % of the global workforce is mobile owing to the nature of their jobs.

However, in our ever more global societies it is becoming clear that many of today's key education issues are international in nature and must be addressed for all students in all countries.

While global equities are historically more volatile for U.S. dollar investors than in local currency terms, the Canadian dollar's procyclical nature has provided an almost natural hedge that would have faded if foreign currency exposure had been hedged (see the chart below).

While most of the increases in TDFs» international stock and bond exposures are strategic in nature, reflecting providers» desire to have more global exposure in their products, some providers also have the ability to tactically allocate to international securities.

I love cc's its easy and global in nature, but I have ALWAYS paid all my cc debt unfailingly on time and 100 % balance and never paid interest... i have also gained quite some $ $ back from them... which has been a big bonus for me and fmly... i wish more americans would show some restraint in spending beyond means...

Green Global Travel is an ecotourism, nature / wildlife conservation & cultural preservation website focused on inspiring people to travel more adventurously, consciously and sustainably.

As the second largest destination in the Caribbean, the country's diverse regions offer more than 25 designer golf courses, world - class resorts, stunning coastlines and pristine nature to six million global visitors each year.

The historic Hill Building has been re-imagined to showcase more than 10,500 square feet of exhibition space where curated exhibitions and site - specific installations reflect the global nature of contemporary culture.

Five 19th - century warehouses live on as more than 9,000 square feet of exhibition space where curated exhibitions and site - specific installations reflect the global nature of contemporary culture.

In the face of what is likely the unspoken norm in America, the fact that many of us loathe or are indifferent towards nature, how can a few more photographs help promote an understanding of global warming?

This was one of the motivations for our study out this week in Nature Climate Change (England et al., 2014) With the global - average surface air temperature (SAT) more - or-less steady since 2001, scientists have been seeking to explain the climate mechanics of the slowdown in warming seen in the observations during 2001 - 2013.

The word «patch» really doesn't match the global nature of the flotsam explosion that has occurred as humans have lived ever more stuff - intensive lives.

I've been criticized by some environmentalists in recent years for writing that the long - term picture (more CO2 = warmer world = less ice = higher seas and lots of climatic and ecological changes) is the only aspect of human - caused global warming that is solidly established, and that efforts to link dramatic weather - related events to the human influence on climate could backfire should nature wiggle the other way for awhile.

Thomas Berry, who died at 94 on Monday, leaves behind a global following of academics, environmentalists, writers, educators and other people who found inspiration in his message: that awe for the cosmos, particularly this pale blue dot called Earth, could foster a transition to a new way of being for humankind, more in balance with nature's limits.

But the skewed nature of the distribution of possible sensitivities means that it is much more likely that 450 ppm will give us more than 4.5 °C of global warming rather than less than 2 °.

By continually hammering on climate change or global warming — a challenge for sure, but abstract and not immediate to most people's experience — we've disconnected from most people who have more immediate concerns; we've virtually stopped talking about the impacts of air and water pollution on their children's health, the psychological damage all of us experience when nature around us is destroyed, and so on.

There's perhaps no habit that more firmly illustrates the global nature of the modern human enterprise than drinking coffee.