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While pedometers give users feedback on the number of steps, heart rate, or steps, it is the apps that drive engagement and behavioral change over the long term through competition, community, gamification and support, she said.

«People look at the growth of the Hispanic community in the U.S. and their eyes will glaze over when they see the disposable income numbers,» he says.

«Since the tragedy in Parkland, Florida, a number of companies have decided to sever their relationship with the NRA, in an effort to punish our members who are doctors, farmers, law enforcement officers, fire fighters, nurses, shop owners and school teachers that live in every American community,» the NRA said in a statement.

«Until now, we've only heard anecdotally about difficulties for regional small businesses in obtaining credit without any numbers to confirm this,» said Kausar Hamdani, senior vice president and Community Affairs officer at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

In a women - backed community, Gouw, a FORBES Midas lister, says it's easier to see the opportunities that exist there — and the number of women founders in venture - funded companies is climbing.

«There's now palpable frustration across a number of sectors of the American business community feeling increasingly squeezed by an ever - more - emboldened China,» said Scott Mulhauser, a former chief of staff at the American Embassy in Beijing.

Suffice it to say, though, that since it went into effect, a startling number of community banks have gone under, giving borrowers fewer options.

In his charming memoir, Frederic Warburg says that the prominent Jewish community in Berlin appeared to be split down the middle between those hundreds of thousands of Jews who elected to stay and seek a restoration of judicial norms for both the Jews and citizens in general and the equally large numbers of Jews who chose the hard road of migration and a loss of what seemed to be personal security as well as homes and possessions.

Holiness for me was found in the mess and labour of giving birth, in birthday parties and community pools, in the battling sweetness of breastfeeding, in the repetition of cleaning, in the step of faith it took to go back to church again, in the hours of chatting that have to precede the real heart - to - heart talks, in the yelling at my kids sometimes, in the crying in restaurants with broken hearted friends, in the uncomfortable silences at our bible study when we're all weighing whether or not to say what we really think, in the arguments inherent to staying in love with each other, in the unwelcome number on the scale, in the sounding out of vowels during bedtime book reading, in the dust and stink and heat of a tent city in Port au Prince, in the beauty of a soccer game in the Haitian dust, in the listening to someone else's story, in the telling of my own brokenness, in the repentance, in the secret telling and the secret keeping, in the suffering and the mourning, in the late nights tending sick babies, in confronting fears, in the all of a life.

Fuller's regional campus enrollment decreased by 30 percent over the past four years, with the slipping numbers hurting the sense of community at various locations as well as their financial viability, he said.

But by the time she ran for president in 2008, a number of Jewish Democrats said her record with the community was unprecedented.

Eusebius, however, mentions that «Pothinus» and «Ireneus» were both bishops of Lyons, but there are indications that say that Ireneus was bishop of a number of communities and it is possible that «Vienne» which is twenty miles from Lyons may have been one of the these.

The Salvation Army's director for community services, Tony Daniels said: «Staff and volunteers at our churches and social centres across the UK have seen growing numbers of individuals and families on low incomes who are struggling to put food on the table or keep a roof over their heads.

If we accept Jamison's argument that the greater community might derive an evolutionary benefit from containing a number of mentally ill people, since such an illness is often accompanied by unusual creative talents, what does this say about the kind of Creator who guides the evolutionary process?

NP said: «There are vast numbers of people like them, like me, who desire community that respects and embraces a spiritual component but entirely free of manipulation, control, exploitation, expectations and confined thought and belief.

Growing numbers of believers say they have less time to pray, participate in small groups and be active members of their local communities.

Brazil is said to be home to the largest number of such groups» more than 70,000 such communities, according to Phillip Berryman, while Arthur E McGovern, S.J., estimates 80,000 to 100,000 groups.

«The falling abortion number is due to the ceaseless advocacy and ministry of the pro-life community in neighborhoods all around this country,» said Russell Moore, president of the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC).

He said: «It won't protect young people and communities because it is the same failed old recipe of criminalisation and under - funding that has led to record numbers of vulnerable people dying.»

Ms Sanders said: «It highlights a number of areas of good practice by professionals and community and voluntary organisations who worked with the family in London and Wolverhampton.

Grants given by the cooperative are matched by Land O» Lakes Inc. «We give back to the community in a number of ways,» Durham says.

«We welcome the opportunity to lend our support to charitable organizations, and we are pleased to sponsor a large number of community events,» Kolache Factory says, noting that it also supports events that help schools, children, disease prevention organizations and the elderly.

«When we do quality foodservice operations in the stores, labor and the number of employees increase, offering additional employment for the community,» he says.

«It was wonderful to see so many members of the Austin community participating in Schlotzsky's attempt for the Guinness World Records title of Most contributions to a painting by numbers,» said Michael Empric.

But Mount Gambier mayor Alan Lee said the fracking ban was backed by an overwhelming number of people in the local community.

BG EAT will host the Buffalo Grove Green Fair on June 30 and feature 20 exhibitors at Mike Rylko Community Park, 951 McHenry Road, Buffalo Grove, and a number of activities to teach visitors about water conservation, reducing greenhouse emissions and recycling along with a recycle collection of small electronics, eyeglasses, hearing aids, keys, gently used books, household batteries and light bulbs, said Debi Moritz, also a member of the BG EAT.

«We at Hurlburt strongly believe we meet the needs of our community and reach the maximum number of families that wish to participate in youth sports year around with our various leagues, clinics and instructional classes,» Koposko says.

The Irving Schoolyard Project group has also applied for a number of grants this year, Crawford said, and continues to push fundraising efforts in the community.

It is a testament to an engaged community that a number of decisions made in Arlington Heights, Palatine and Buffalo Grove this year were impacted — to say the least — by the ordinary people who spoke.

The numbers show that 88 % of the communities surveyed have outside groups running programs on their fields and over 50 % of those say that outside groups run the MAJORITY of their programs.

Appearing at the park board meeting Tuesday night in the Blackhawk Community Center on Higgins Road, Charles Dyson, commissioner of girls soccer, said that while the number of Park District baseball fields has increased to 32 from 15 since 1982, the number of soccer fields has dropped to 3 from 6.

In recent months, officials have discussed installing a turf field instead of a grass field in the park — at an added cost of up to $ 1 million, which the Lyons Township Soccer Club has said is needed for the community's large number of soccer players.

«The Cary Park District and particularly the Cary Youth organizations are going to have to figure out how they're going to keep accommodating the number of kids moving into the community,» Carstens said.

«The number of farm to school projects has grown by leaps and bounds in recent years, despite the lack of support and frequent resistance from Food and Nutrition Service,» says Andy Fisher of the Community Food Security Coalition.

James Morrissey, Community Consolidated School District 15's executive director to the superintendent for administrative services, said a proposal submitted by members of the Old Plum Grove Woodlands Homeowners Association to reduce the number of parking spaces to 50 from 65 was unrealistic.

Crosbie says that she and other members of the Govanhill Community Campaign have met with Sturgeon a number of times over the years to discuss the problems.

The Department of Corrections and Community Supervision said this week that the number of incidents involving contraband at the state's 54 prisons more than doubled over the last decade, from 2,540 incidents in 2008 to 5,231 incidents last year.

«An overwhelming number of elected officials and community leaders throughout New York State, from both sides of the aisles and different political stripes, have spoken loud and clear that the plan to build a bridge to replace the Tappan Zee is right for the state and the entire region,» Governor Cuomo said.

Richard Cherry, Founder and President of the Queens - based Community Environmental Center, said: «It's exciting to see this excellent and significant increase in the number of green employment opportunities.

But Cuomo also seems to be looking outside politics, with a number of sources saying his choice could come from the business community.

Faso said Dodd - Frank financial regulations created the unintended consequence of reducing the number of community or small and medium - sized banks, which are the predominant drivers of economic development in his district.

«They have decided to take a different tact and hold hostage a number of our colleagues right here for revenue in their local communities,» Flanagan said.

Lawmakers say the legislation is needed because some schools, especially those in Asian communities, have a high number of absences on the Lunar New Year, which begins on Friday.

«The truth is we have a number of leads but nothing that would lead us more specifically to where they are now or what direction they may be headed,» Governor Andrew Cuomo said Sunday afternoon during a conference call with officials from the State Police and Department of Corrections and Community Supervision.

«Expanding the number of land banks throughout the state provides a boost for struggling urban communities, empowers municipalities and opens countless doors for community revitalization and economic development,» Silver said.

«I don't necessarily agree with Mr. Siragusa that it's a cost - free option, cause as you can imagine there would be a number of affected constituents, whether they be retailers or others in the community that could potentially try to seek some sort of damages from the enforcement of a law that was pre-empted,» Dias said.

The number of reported flu cases to the county health department is declining, but the commissioner says there are still substantial amounts of flu circulating in the community.

Prudence Heston of Salt Air Farm in Cutchogue said changes to the special events law affected a «tremendous number of businesses in this community» and people wanted the opportunity to talk about it.

«The Community Health Status Report shows Dutchess County making continued improvement in driving down the rates of death and hospitalization from chronic diseases, including heart disease, the nation's number one killer,» said DBCH Commissioner Henry M. Kurban, MD, MBA, MPH, FACPM.

Lawmakers and community members say they have been told that the state under Cuomo will be unveiling a number of «enhanced areas» in the next few weeks where homeowners will be able to apply for a buyout worth 100 percent of their homes pre-storm value, with a five percent incentive if they move within their borough.