Sentences with phrase «more local discussion»

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[3] Local office branch managers at Charles Schwab Corporation, for example, call back customers to engage them in a discussion about the feedback they provided through the NPS survey process, solve problems, and learn more so they can coach account representatives.

In light of this, it is not enough for government bodies and policies to be more accepting of Chinese capital and immigration; a discussion needs to be had at the public level between local communities and newly - immigrated Chinese - Canadians as well in order to facilitate the acceptance and integration of new - comers into our diverse Canadian culture.

A group of twelve or more laymen, representing a cross-section of the membership of the local church, are also asked to attend and to remain for a postservice discussion.

Other symptoms of this new spirit are to be found in the increased interest in the common worship of the academic community, though this is by no means universally evident; in the widespread and intensive discussions of faculties about the purpose and organization of the course of study; in the experiments that are being carried on to relate the work of the seminary more intimately to the work of other church agencies, particularly to the local churches.

This class includes presentation, plenty of group discussion, and time for questions Information sheet, including tips, online, and local resources Examples of feeding supplies and books will be available This class is suitable for all families, including vegan, vegetarian, and omnivores, breastfeeding, and / or formula feeding, and those who have already started solids but are interested in learning more.

There will also be a discussion of how state school board associations can engage with other local stakeholders — advocates, parents, and members of the school community — to bring BIC to more districts in your state.

For more, see past articles on working with local bloggers and best practices for blog advertising as well as this write - up of a great discussion about spreading the word about issues through blogs.

«After months of discussion and debate in Washington, I feel even more strongly today that any final tax plan that strips away our ability to deduct state and local taxes is a bad deal for New York,» Flanagan said.

«I'm certainly looking forward to a more robust discussion about how the state government is helping to relieve the burden on local governments.»

In an Observer article, the former Labour leader wrote: «In the leadership election, we are not choosing the chair of a discussion group who can preside over two years or more of fascinating debate while the Tories play hell with cuts in local services and public investment.»

It might be, if we had that more engaged discussion of the trade - off, that health would turn out to be the area where there is the strongest public sense that local variation should be rather limited, against national guaranteed minimum standards, and probably in areas like the approach taken to public health and preventive services.

In the leadership election, we are not choosing the chair of a discussion group who can preside over two years or more of fascinating debate while the Tories play hell with cuts in local services and public investment, extend injustice and flatlining incomes, sustain or worsen private debt, and deepen the balance - of - payments, productivity, housing and poverty deficits.

«Baseline data on Bd can help to form a more complete picture of the presence and significance of this fungus and help guide and inform discussions on climate and species - related conservation strategies at both the local and global levels.»

However, the clustering of extragalactic, extreme ultraviolet sources at high galactic latitudes was consistent with one hypothesis that the Local Bubble may actually be part of a cylindrical cavity that pierces the galactic, dubbed the «Local Chimney» (Welsh et al, 1999; and more discussion from CHIPS).

Assuming that the Local Bubble or Chimney was created by the supernovae of young, massive stars during the past few million years, some astronomers have been looking for their probable source among the 27 member B stars of the Pleiades moving group, which are located towards the nearest part of Gould's Belt of massive hot, OB - type stars (more discussion in pdf).

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Inside the website there are a ton of features that include the ability to upload videos, create your own blog, chat rooms, most popular member videos and photos, local discussion groups, optional text message alerts, and more.

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A teacher in our local school district recently posted a question on one of our discussion boards: «I'm having a difficult time coming up with ideas on how to give my students more responsibility and freedom in my classroom.

The initiative has grown rapidly since its origins as a regional programme through the Mayor of London, and the concerns raised by teachers, students, industry professionals and local government during the panel discussion only cements the need to develop computational thinking skills in a more effective way to support a 21st Century education.

More than a decade ago, Pete founded the widely acclaimed, Technology Leadership Institute, whose purpose is to allow educators at all levels to work together to frame the key issues of the day, share best practices, and participate in discussions with national educational leaders in a local setting.

This is why movement conservatives not engaged in education discussions are naturally be more - supportive of measures such as the expansion of school choice (because they conform to their views that markets and private actions by families should be the deciding forces in education) than of other reform efforts that seem to involve what they may perceive more - robust federal or state government roles, or involve what they consider to be an abrogation of roles they think should be in the hands of families or local governments.

While the tensions between our two overarching perspectives are more complex than what we have described, long discussions related to that conflict caused us to work together to examine how a veteran social studies teacher and his student teacher in a local middle grades school perceived and implemented technology in their classroom.

Previous posts: Local Groups to LA Unified Board: Let Schools Decide Spending; LA Unified Budget Wars Return with the Usual Competing Visions; Deasy's D.C. Trip Yields «Less than Positive News» on Federal Budget; Common Core Budget Approval Put Off for Another Week; School Board Meeting Wrap Up: More Discussion Than Votes *

The topic of October's panel discussion will be «Parent Choice» and will feature conversations with local leaders on the education choice landscape in Indianapolis and how families can navigate the sometimes complex system to access more educational opportunities.

In part, the perception of increasing funder participation in policy discussions is due to the very public personas of founders of major foundations like Bill Gates and Eli Broad.7 And the advocacy efforts of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Broad Foundation have increased dramatically with a shift from local funding efforts to more direct support for national - level policy advocacy on issues such as the Common Core State Standards.8

Discussions were taking place in Hartford about turning over one or more of the local schools over to the nation's biggest charter school chain, the KIPP Foundation, which runs 130 schools around the country.

However, this will require intention, time, and much discussion between educators and state and local leaders to determine how to more holistically shift systems with the least amount of disruption to school operations, planning, and student learning.

Last fall, a few other local authors and I held a panel discussion on the various ways to self - publish, and we had a great turnout, so my more in - depth workshops seemed like a natural progression.

Participate in the let's talk pets discussions, adopt a pet, see local pets about town, and much more!

I was, not surprisingly, watching HB 1121 more closely than the others — but when a helpful reader pointed out that discussion of HB 1127 in the Local and Federal Affairs Committee on April 4th was broadcast online, I had to take a look.

Since Robinson started the discussion on, and practice of, TNR in the U.S. 23 years ago, two states — Illinois and Utah — and the District of Columbia have adopted TNR - friendly laws, and more than 350 local governments have ordinances allowing or endorsing TNR.

11/22/12 - Local 12 WKRC - Crack Down on Puppy Mills 11/20/12 - 19 Action News, Editorial - Pet Peeved 09/18/12 - The Toledo Blade, Editorial - Regulate puppy mills 09/12/12 - The Toledo Blade - Local leader testifies about puppy mill law 08/12/12 - Cleveland.com, Letter to the Editor - Ohio puppy mill bill is toothless: letter to the editor 07/12/12 - OrvisNews.com - Damning USA Today Report on Ohio Dog Auctions 07/09/12 - WKYC - Dog auctions accused of animal cruelty 07/05/12 - Cleveland Plain Dealer - Rescuers buy 8 dogs from breeder and protest puppy mills: Animals in the News 06/08/12 - Columbus Dispatch - Dog auctions won't be on ballot 05/03/12 - ONN - Animal Welfare Officials Working To Shut Down Puppy Mills 04/25/12 - Toledo Blade, Editorial - No more dog auctions 04/21/12 - Toledo Blade - Deadline nears for dog auction 04/17/12 - Cleveland Plain Dealer, Editorial - Targeting dog auctions in Ohio 04/15/12 - Sunny 95, Inviting Conversations - A discussion about puppy mills and dog auctions 04/07/12 - Columbus Dispatch, Letter to the Editor - Puppy mills must end 04/06/12 - NBC41 - Nine Signatures Want Your Signature To Get On A Ballot 03/15/12 - WKRC, Local 12 - Ohio Voters May Get To Vote On Proposal to Ban Dog Auctions 03/12/12 - The Post Newspapers, Letter to the Editor - Ohio must make animal cruelty laws high priority 02/9/12 - The Other Paper - Woof!

In addition to the discussion of the day the show will include Headliner News on Current Animal Campaigns, other Pending Legislation & Deadlines to Meet, News Tips, Local Stories, Habitat News, Action Tips, Petition Highlights and more.

Bringing together more than 100 leaders in health care, the environment, nonprofits, government and business, Jarvis will lead discussions on how the NPS can most effectively help drive health and wellness initiatives in America's local, state and national parks, and how parks can promote healthier lifestyles leading to reduced health care costs.

These tours enable small groups to learn about the music, art, spiritual practices and architecture through discussions with local artists, dancers, teachers, musicians and more — through 14 - guided tours.

Still, I would dare to speculate that the buying interest in the FOG's aisles would more closely mirror the stellar attendance of some of the conversations in its discussion room if the dealers, instead of searching for secret formulas to please the local taste, were freer and more open to bring their best and most relevant work conspicuously reflecting urgent social and political preoccupations of the day.

The gallery often collaborates with NoMüNoMü (josephorzal.com), a civic - minded collective run by artists Joseph Orzal and Nora Müeller, to produce events such as last spring's Now More Than Ever, a discussion series on how current governmental policies may affect local issues.

And if three arts festivals wasn't enough, AiB does additional service to the community through advocacy, organizing discussions on the arts and civic engagement, connecting with other local groups, and so much more.

Although I don't know how the hostess picks themes or manages to manage things, in my brief experience with the blog, you are much more likely to find a sensible and creative discussion of how to actually address the issue (global warming, sustainability, and related matters of living well within our environment) on the family, local, or cultural levels than you are to find a large acrimonious debate among (often anonymous) people.

We are fortunate enough to be co-hosting the event with the NWEI Port Townsend Steering Committee, who has been actively organizing NWEI sustainability discussion groups for many years, most recently transforming the local food scene with over 30 Menu for the Future discussion course groups meeting — the groups involved local farmers, business owners, community stakeholders and food based organizations who are all working together to create a more sustainable local food supply (stay tuned for a future post delving into their work!)

Since 2010, SDGN has sponsored more than 20 small group discussion courses using the Northwest Earth Institute model in local libraries, faith centers and work places with more than 150 participants.

He makes a strong case for open discussion by a diversity of intelligent people to dig beyond apparent statistical correlations and to prize out true cause and effect, and in the meantime to apply more resources where they can be most effective - to local habitat restoration.

REDD + has stimulated almost every dimension of forest activity: real - time satellite tracking of global forest loss; local communities using handheld data devices; long - simmering disputes over forest ownership and use; methods for benefit sharing; nested accounting to meld project and national approaches; the role of women in forest stewardship; the place for certification and reduced impact logging; enticements of billions from donors; open discussion of illegal timber trade and corruption; public platforms for indigenous groups to command large audiences, and many more... the exponential interest in REDD + has been tremendous.

If the discussion of risk focuses on the local risks rather than the larger global risks, I am concerned that we may become paralyzed and make the difficult transition away from fossil fuels even more difficult than it already is.

But even more interesting was that, in a discussion with one of our guests who had welcomed the news, I learned - to my astonishment - that he was Chair of a local «Environmental Network» - whose website asserts, for example, that there is a «widespread consensus» that more CO2 will make the Earth «too hot for us», that «we are approaching crisis point» and «disaster» and that the opinions of sceptics are derived from media promotion «by those who stand to lose financially if energy consumption is reduced».

Multicultural Communities for Mobility has been able to work more effectively within our community as we have become more informed, engaged and involved in shaping discussions and actions related to transforming local power structures, developing priorities for Vision Zero with the Los Angeles Vision Zero Alliance, and making recommendations to improve bike share through the Better Bike Share Partnership with Metro, the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition (LACBC), and LADOT.

A panel discussion brought together intergovernmental organizations, national and local government and the private sector to discuss how climate change impacts will be mostly felt on the water cycle, therefore existing water laws, transboundary agreements, water rights or concessions for water abstraction might need to be revisited and made more flexible to take into account the increasing variability in water availability.

I argue that if we take a different approach, like working at the local and regional level and try to facilitate public participation directly in the discussion, then people are more likely to come together, start talking about climate change, plan, connect, and find common ground.

We'll be leading a discussion to inspire people towards a more sustainable future by growing your own food and eating local.