Sentences with phrase «public exploration of»

Ballroom Marfa is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization, founded in the spring of 2003 by Virginia Lebermann and Fairfax Dorn as a center for public exploration of contemporary art and culture.

A talk by herbalist Natasha Richardson, and «That Dragon, Cancer» Group Play: a public exploration of the forms in which empathy may operate.

We'll have a range of activities, from students making photo prompts for others to trying Padlet for riffing on poems (see teacher Scott Glass» Public Exploration of «Mindful» by Mary Oliver), from sharing fanfiction to remixing with Mozilla's Thimble (see Postcard for a Friend: A 25 - Word Story).

Not exact matches

Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

Tom Hoefer, then manager of public affairs at Diavik, warned at a conference that the industry needed to ramp up exploration.

West Perth - based uranium, precious and base metals explorer Emergent Resources Ltd will raise $ 5 million in its initial public offer to fund an exploration program of its existing tenements, the company has announced.

Perth - based BigHill Resources Ltd has today opened its initial public offer, seeking to raise $ 7 million to fund acquisitions and exploration of its Cookes Creek Tungsten project.

Nedlands - based Lodestar Minerals Ltd, a subsidiary of Dioro Exploration Ltd, has launched its prospectus, aiming to raise $ 5 million in its initial public offer to pursue nickel exploration over Dioro's PenfolExploration Ltd, has launched its prospectus, aiming to raise $ 5 million in its initial public offer to pursue nickel exploration over Dioro's Penfolexploration over Dioro's Penfolds project.

West Perth - based tin and base metals company Bellevue Resources Ltd will raise $ 3.5 million in its initial public offer, to be used for further acquisitions and exploration of its North Queensland project.

Perth - based mineral exploration company Jameson Resources has launched its initial public offer, aiming to raise $ 2.4 million to fund a work program and further exploration of its tenements.

Perth - based Scotgold Resources Ltd plans to raise $ 4 million through its initial public offer to fund exploration of its gold, silver and base metals projects in Scotland.

Subiaco - based Emmerson Resources Ltd has opened its initial public offer, aiming to raise $ 15 million to fund exploration of its iron oxide copper - gold assets in the Northern Territory, the company has announced.

Subiaco - based Mallee Gold Corporation Ltd has announced plans to raise $ 5 million in its initial public offer, to raise funds for exploration of its nine goldfields tenements.

If truth is to be known and right is to be done, there must be opportunity for exploration and for search, hence for diversity of beliefs and for the public expression of this diversity.

By the standards of public opinion research, these results are quite impressive, and are worth a little more exploration.

For instance, organizations trying to assist Haitian and Salvadoran refugees to avoid repatriation, or organizations urging boycott of banks doing business with South Africa, or organizations counseling young people not to register for the draft, or organizations protesting increased military expenditures, or organizations demonstrating against nuclear power or against mineral exploration in wilderness areas, are all in danger of losing their tax exemptions for violating «public policy.»

If either side is afraid of such a joint exploration, the public should know and draw the appropriate conclusions.

Until the public, and especially students, rise up to call for pluralistic instead of secular institutions, the enriched theological explorations of vocation, about which Clydesdale writes so elegantly, will remain the abode of those who can afford private education.

Celebrating 160 years of science exploration and education, the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum is the public face of the Chicago Academy of Sciences.

Celebrating 160 years of science exploration and education, the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum is the public face of the Chicago Academy of Sciences, founded in 1857 as Chicago's first museum dedicated to educating Chicagoans about nature and science through the preservation and display of native specimens, classroom activities, and dissemination of scientific knowledge.

¨ Kaosar Afsana, School of Nursing and Public Health, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Australia («Power, Knowledge, and Childbirth Practices: An Ethnographic Exploration in Bangladesh» — a comparison of indigenous and hospital - based childbirth in Bangladesh based on hospital and community ethnograpy), 2003.

As part of our exploration of these issues, Politics in Spires partnered with Open Democracy in 2012 to run a series on «democratic wealth» which explored debates about how we can build an economy that serves the public good which has now been converted into an e-book which will be launched today.

A couple of weeks ago, I chaired a talk and discussion with Wellcome Trust Fellow in the public understanding of science, Dr Kevin Fong, an advocate of space exploration, at Radio 3's Free Thinking Festival in Gateshead.

The Public Action Against Corruption and Abuse (PAACA), a political pressure group, has noted that in view of the numerous natural resources including oil and gas exploration in the Western Region, an oil refinery should be constructed in the region.

ALBANY, N.Y. — Calling New York State «divided» under its current governor, third - term Republican congressman Chris Gibson Tuesday held his first public news conference, regarding his now - official «exploration» of a gubernatorial campaign.

Brad Gill, executive director of the Independent Oil & Gas Association of New York, is quoted in a June 6 article in the Hudson Valley Business Journal about hydrofracking the Marcellus Shale in New York: «The state must not continue to squander this once - in - a-generation opportunity by pandering to those who twist the facts, exaggerate the problems and scare the public into thinking that natural gas exploration is new or unsafe.»

Just also helped develop the University of Iowa Public Engagement Grant Program that funded partnerships focused on collaborative interactions and scholarship «for the mutually beneficial exchange, exploration, and application of knowledge, information and resources.»

STPP is a research, teaching, and outreach program of the Belfer Center, devoted to the intellectual exploration of the critical role that science and technology play in society and the complex interplay between scientific and technological innovation and public policy.

All of that depends on whether the public still feels stirred by the magic of space exploration.

We have a responsibility to reach out to the public and convey that excitement of exploration and discovery, and fortunately, the film industry is already great at doing that.»

Fred Guterl's eloquent plea for manned exploration of Mars, or at least a return of humans to the moon, is bound to be frustrated by the high cost, the risk, and the lack of interest among the American public.

The Wiki ecosystem — including Wikipedia, Wikinews, Wikiquote, Wikimedia, Wikidata, Wikisource, among others — is one often misunderstood by academics and scholars, particularly in science, despite the fact such ecosystems are the home page of scientific exploration for the public.

In the wake of the BP PLC Macondo oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico last year, a rising tide of public push - back against the gas industry, resulting in a temporary moratorium on exploration in New York, prompted the White House to get involved.

Public apathy toward the current manned space program, a $ 100 billion International Space Station that is dismissed by most of the scientific community, and the recent Columbia disaster seem to have just about killed the old spirit of exploration.

David Livingston, founder of the One Giant Leap Foundation, which promotes the understanding of space exploration and commerce among the general public, says the SpaceX team was under pressure as the launch took place in what's known as an «instantaneous window».

Later, a nonprofit group in Buffalo, New York, the Public Accountability Initiative, investigated and found that Groat was a paid board member of the Plains Exploration & Production Co. of Houston, Texas, which uses fracking to extract gas.

Nor is it obvious how grand a grand challenge can be, such as in space exploration: «You can start this kind of activity with small robotic projects, but at some point it doesn't scale up very well,» says Howard McCurdy, a space historian and public policy professor at American University in Washington, D.C. «Nobody knows where the limit is.»

While at the AAS, Bethany managed the public policy activities including, creating and managing a federal and local grassroots advocacy program designed to work with association members to effectively communicate with policy makers and successfully leading a coalition, working with Congressional leaders, and drafting legislation to secure millions of federal dollars appropriated for the restarting domestic production of Plutonium - 238 as a fuel source for planetary exploration.

This goes beyond the simple distribution of images via the Web, to an era in which the public truly experiences space exploration, in real - time and in high resolution.

The space agency created Web - based tools to allow the public to take part in explorations of the Red Planet.

The report, Pathways to Exploration — Rationales and Approaches for a U.S. Program of Human Space Exploration, responds to a charge from Congress in the 2010 NASA Authorization Act to examine the rationales that underpin human exploration, articulate its «value proposition» — what the public believes it gets out of human spaceflight versus what they put into it monetarily, and evaluate options — «pathways» — for moving beyond low Earth oExploration — Rationales and Approaches for a U.S. Program of Human Space Exploration, responds to a charge from Congress in the 2010 NASA Authorization Act to examine the rationales that underpin human exploration, articulate its «value proposition» — what the public believes it gets out of human spaceflight versus what they put into it monetarily, and evaluate options — «pathways» — for moving beyond low Earth oExploration, responds to a charge from Congress in the 2010 NASA Authorization Act to examine the rationales that underpin human exploration, articulate its «value proposition» — what the public believes it gets out of human spaceflight versus what they put into it monetarily, and evaluate options — «pathways» — for moving beyond low Earth oexploration, articulate its «value proposition» — what the public believes it gets out of human spaceflight versus what they put into it monetarily, and evaluate options — «pathways» — for moving beyond low Earth orbit (LEO).

«2015 is going to be a very exciting year particularly for the public and space exploration,» says Bruce Betts, director of science and technology for The Planetary Society.

Public and private space exploration is a constantly shifting field of diverse international players, but it's my hope that others will pick the mantle of taking us back to the moon and on to Mars.

While the topics covered are on the cutting edge of scientific exploration, these public lectures are geared toward lay people and scientists alike.

Moreover, Cornerstone will assess the impact of the MAVEN E / PO project within the broader context of educational goals outlined by the Science Mission Directorate (SMD) and Mars Exploration Program Public Engagement (MEPPE).

In terms of public engagement, Alex is a globally experienced TED, corporate and public speaker sharing his vast and unique experience in global health, extreme adventure and scientific exploration with international audiences, alongside being honoured to have been selected as a «Global Perspectives Speaker» for National Geographic & Lindblad.

Harriet has a keen interest in public engagement with space science, interactions between different fields relevant to space exploration, and the future of new space economy.

Jeffrey Kahn, Professor of Bioethics and Public Policy, Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics and Chairman, Committee on the Ethics Principles and Guidelines for Health Standards for Long Duration and Exploration Spaceflights, Board on Health Sciences Policy, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine

The Planetary Society creates and participates in events to bring the excitement of space exploration to public audiences.

Although the canals later proved to be illusory and the seasonal changes geologic rather than biological, scientific and public interest in the possibility of Martian life and in exploration of the planet has not faded.