Sentences with phrase «on cultural resources»

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Those included performance reviews of senior leadership, better record - keeping in human resources, reformulating the company's cultural values, mandatory manager and human resources training, and an emphasis on diversity and inclusion.

Their resource centre provides cultural and social information on all the exchanges.

A cultural implosion took place on Feb. 19, when former Uber engineer Susan Fowler published a horrifying account of harassment and systematic mistreatment by the company's human resources department.

Education today in the industrial environment and in the political and cultural environments consists of how to ensure that the human resources (since both you and I are now reduced to being human resources rather than human beings) can be trained on a continuing basis, throughout our lives, to be recycled at the right moment, to be a profitable human resource?

Although the Church has preserved a tradition as a patron of the arts for more than a millennium, and the great mediaeval cathedrals in particular have portrayed Christianity through their paintings, sculptures, and perhaps especially their windows, Catholic teachers are now refocusing on literary, cultural and artistic beauty as a conscious resource for the transmission of the faith.

- God, the Absolute - humanity, the human condition in its universal characteristics, - male and female, though different, equal in rights and dignity, - the cosmos, especially the planet earth available, with its limited resources, for all humanity - the planet's ecology as common essential source of life and hence of concern for all humans, present and future, - the human conscience guiding each one interiorly would be known only to each one personally, - the each group of humans has a history and a religio - cultural background of its own is a universal factor that makes for particularity and different contexts for theology, - the realization that the present increasing globalization of relationships, economy and culture impinge on theology and spirituality universally, though differently.

Instead of having to posit a direct, psychological, often mysterious effect on disaggregated individuals, the investigator is able to show that ideas are actually produced by specific sets of people who have access to necessary material and cultural resources, are influenced by particular organizational constraints, and bring their ideas into contact with an audience that has reasons to be receptive.

To quote Paul Brass in his essay on ethnicity and nationalism, «The cultural and religious forms, values and practices of South Asian countries have become political resources of the elite in competition for political power and economic advantages.»

But theology also involves reflection on the productive task of mission activity that locates and circulates religio - cultural resources of such minorities for developing more pluralistic frames of collective living in the nation - state.

For a recent essay on this distinction, see Simon R. Charsley «Caste, Cultural Resources and Social Mobility,» in Dalits Initiatives and Experience from Karnataka (ed.

Plus, Australian Certified Organic products are not tested on animals and certified organic ingredients have been produced through approved methods that integrate cultural, biological, and mechanical practices that foster cycling of resources, promote ecological balance, and conserve biodiversity.

Members of the Committee are Marie - Lise Gazarian, Professor of Languages and Literatures, St. John's University; Andrew P. Jackson, Executive Director, Langston Hughes Community Library & Cultural Center; Lynn Lobell, Grants and Resource Director, Queens Council on the Arts; Nayelli Valencia, Director of Cultural Affairs and Tourism, Queens Borough President's Office; Maria Terrone, Consultant, Queens College Communications; Jeffrey Rosenstock, Assistant Vice President for External and Governmental Relations, Queens College, and Donna Ciampa - Lauria, Director of Flushing Library.

I call on the Trump administration to work with both parties in Congress on an infrastructure plan with bipartisan appeal that properly maintains our natural resources and cultural heritage for future generations of Americans.»

A thorough scoping process, according to the letter, «will require time - consuming research by municipalities and the public to analyze the proposal and identify potential impacts on local land, water and air resources, cultural, historic and community resources and economic development... broad public input in the SEQR process is vital, given the millions of people potentially impacted by this project.»

The Uptown Print Project was created to provide a cultural resource for the diverse Washington Heights and Inwood communities of Upper Manhattan through a month - long series of printmaking activities, ending on Jun. 27th...

In addition, Collins chose to dissolve the Erie County Cultural Resources Advisory Board («ECCRAB»), which was designed to make objective decisions on cultural fundingCultural Resources Advisory Board («ECCRAB»), which was designed to make objective decisions on cultural fundingcultural funding levels.

Up to July 2015, he worked in Parliament through the All Party Parliamentary Group APPG for East Asian Business which he chaired, the All Party Parliamentary China Group [32] of which he was the vice-Chair (special focus on Hong Kong), and the All Party Parliamentary Group for Trade and Investment [33] of which he was treasurer to promote better trade and political and cultural links between the UK and East Asia and work to encourage the next generation of East Asians and other diaspora to develop the leadership skills to play a greater role in public life, in society, and business, and in harnessing the resources that East Asians have globally and locally both financial and non-financial to address global and local problems today.These groups were discontinued after the May 2015 election.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the project provides necessary affordable housing but also a «rich cultural resource that will build on the grand tradition of arts in Sugar Hill.»

Posed as an important site for the maintenance of national security, this nearly 2000 - mile expanse is also one that bears biodiversity and ecosystem significance on both sides of the border.This panel seeks to better understand the intersection of science and technology with national security, human rights, environmental and cultural resources along U.S. - Mexico border.

The Coalition has created new human rights resources for science and engineering associations, tools for human rights organizations that seek to incorporate science and technology in their work, increased awareness of the opportunities for scientists and engineers to contribute to human rights, and advanced international discussions regarding the significance of the right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress and its applications, as guaranteed in Article 15 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

The bright spots shared several characteristics, including high levels of local engagement in resource management, high dependence on local marine resources, and protective cultural taboos — such as excluding fishers from outside the local village.

«This reflects what may be a growing cultural problem in the community as scientists tend to concentrate on appealing results, especially if they have limited resources, and the need to focus predominantly on projects that promise to increase their visibility,» Patat says.

In particular, I was a Department of Commerce Science and Technology Fellow, serving as a member of the subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy for the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs and as a special director in the Office of Cultural Resources of the National Park Service.

They include requiring TMT employees to attend cultural and natural resources training, implementing an invasive species control program on the telescope site, and providing $ 1 million a year for a «community benefits package,» including local science education and workforce development programs.

The sphere of daily life for Marsh Arab women has shrunk as the natural resources they traditionally cultivated have vanished, reports an international team of researchers in «Effects of Mesopotamian Marsh (Iraq) desiccation on the cultural knowledge and livelihood of Marsh Arab women,» published today in the March 2016 issue of Ecosystem Health and Sustainability, a joint journal of the Ecological Society of America and Ecological Society of China.

And with the service's centennial happening in 2016, NPS is working on a «plan of action» to improve the parks for the big celebration, as well as to address long - term concerns, including cultural resource management, invasive species, and climate change.

And just as important, says ResponsibleTravel.com, which promotes community based tourism in a partnership with Conservation International, the communities become «aware of the commercial and social value placed on their natural and cultural heritage through tourism,» thus fostering a commitment to resource conservation.

Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed Jared Diamond; Viking, $ 29.95 Greenland Vikings, Easter Islanders, ancient Maya, and the Anasazi were so careless of environmental resources that they committed cultural — and often literal — suicide, writes Diamond, who contends that we moderns are doing the same on a planetwide scale.

Although not readily visible to the casual observer on Andros Island amid an abundance of natural resources including a wide range of beautiful flora and fauna species, fresh water springs, dense woodlands with chestnut and poplar trees along with a preserved cultural identity including the presence of ancient water mills surrounded by an azure blue sea, there are nevertheless some natural threats and threats from anthropogenic activities associated with the island's continuing growth that adversely impact the conservation status of the project's targeted species.

HANOI, APRIL 11 — Cultural archeology is a precious resource in forming collective memory and identity... The center opened its doors to a restoration laboratory where local technicians have already started experiments on how to best preserve and... -LSB-...]

The site provides lots of useful resources such as tips on what to do if you are marrying someone overseas, precautions to take when dating through agencies and cultural dating advice.

Los Angeles / New York About Blog The Fix is the world's leading website about addiction and recovery, featuring a daily mix of breaking news, exclusive interviews, investigative reports, essays and blogs on sober living, lifestyle and cultural resources, as well as knowledge and wisdom from expert counsel.

A New Orleans based cultural organizer, philanthropy strategist, and curator with 13 years experience at the forefront of the arts and culture sector, her organizing and advocacy is focused on building spaces for the most marginalized to create work, and redirecting resources to communities of color as a matter of justice.

Policymakers should consider these results when deciding whether schools have sufficient resources and appropriate policy guidance to take their students on tours of cultural institutions.

It is leveraging on the intangible assets that a community already has, which is any combination of social capital, access to natural resources, cultural assets, human capital such as local leadership, stakeholder capital and indigenous knowledge.

The site includes resources designed to help educators in a number of ways, with background information and insights on issues ranging from developmental and cultural considerations surrounding death to reactions and triggers.

The winning concepts included a school on a barge in the wetlands of New Orleans, where students will learn about coastal restoration and urban planning; a school located in the Grand Rapids (Michigan) Public Museum; another focusing on homeless and foster children that will include physical sites, online learning, and mobile resource units that travel to the students; and a lab school in Brooklyn that will aim to give students career experience through partnerships with nonprofits, cultural institutions, businesses, and universities.

Instead of billions spent on arms and missile deployment and bombs that destroy life, we must mobilize our diverse cultural traditions and heritage, artistic resources, and talents to affirm life, to interest, inform and motivate people, to assist the common goal of achieving the UN Millennium Development Goals and confronting the crisis of global warming.

While there are good resource materials on Cultural Competency (a good example is the Ethnogeriatic Program at Stanford University), it is not possible to be deeply knowledgeable about every group with which one might interact.

The idea was that expert inspectors would comment on standards of pupil achievement, the strength of the principal's leadership, the use of school resources, and the quality of what we called, rather quaintly, «social, moral, spiritual and cultural education.»

I have based this resource on the new AQA specifications about «El patrimonio cultural».

«Policymakers should consider these results when deciding whether schools have sufficient resources and appropriate policy guidance to take their students on tours of cultural institutions,» they say, adding, «School administrators should give thought to these results when deciding whether to use their resources and time for these tours.»

Resource also includes a cultural information slide on the French school system.

On the forefront of this cause is the International Education and Resource Network - USA (iEARN), which started in 1988 to foster U.S. - Soviet cultural understanding and has kicked off language learning in 130 countries.

Resources provide opportunities to: - work to a brief as per industry standard - explore existing radio dramas - listen to radio drama with focus on The Archers - explore the history of radio dramas - explore symbolic codes - explore cultural codes - explore technical codes - explore conventions of radio drama - explore style and structure of radio drama - explore representation in radio drama

On the difficulty of measuring the degree of compliance of ESCR, see Robertson, R.: «Measuring State Compliance with the Obligation to Devote the «Maximum Available Resources» to Realizing Economic, Social and Cultural Rights», Human Rights Quarterly, Vol.

Indonesia, a wonderful country on the equator that holds many natural and cultural resources.

Explorations: Hands - on learning adventures throughout the city or on campus that engage apprentices in a variety of historical and cultural resources.

Using Literature to Promote Cultural Competence: A Bullying Prevention Companion Bibliography is an annotated bibliography by Nancy L. Mullin that includes extensive suggestions for K - 12 readers, as well as resources for adults looking for guidance on how to navigate difficult issues relating to bullying and intolerance.

With a curriculum based on service and local cultural resources, San Isidro High School strives to make learning relevant for students in its border community.