Over 4, 000 schools have established rigorous nutrition and physical activity standards through the HealthierUS School Challenge, and more than a million Americans have earned the Presidential Active Lifestyle Award by committing to healthy eating and regular exercise.
"The working group drew on standards developed through the Safe and Sustainable process, but amended the standards to reflect the specific needs of the Northern Ireland population, " they said.
Most economists see the job falling naturally to central banks, because of their closeness to markets and because of the link between capital standards and monetary policy through the price of credit.
As the cases moved through the British courts, it became clear that there had to be a definitive ruling on whether US jail conditions and justice matched the standards that the UK adheres to through the European Convention on Human Rights.
He has also submitted to the board a modernization plan that would bring the venue up to entertainment industry standards through capital projects, improvements in the box-office operation and refinements in management.
Mr. Weiss has also worked in various international fora to enhance regulatory transparency, incentivize the development of standards through open, transparent, consensus-based processes, encourage the use of good regulatory practices (including cost-benefit analysis), and facilitate greater regulatory alignment with major U.S. trading partners.
Rather, the collective ingenuity of people such as Andy Bechtolsheim (co-founder of Sun Microsystems and subsequently Granite Systems) and Judy Estrin (a serial entrepreneur in the packet-switching business) was crucial to drive the technology through the standards bodies.
For the most part Kocher has avoided political battles, sitting through the endless, heated standards meetings and tapping on his Treo from the side of the room, interrupting quietly now and then to endorse his fix.
The chain-of-custody certification in the FSC system provides strong assurance that products produced in compliance with the standards can be traced from the forest, through any and all processing, and right down to the final product sold to consumers.
The Alliance accelerates worldwide adoption for HomePlug technology by collaborating with international standards organizations such as the IEEE and through market development and user education programs.
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Recognizing that simply publishing snapshots of government information is not enough to make it open, we need to improve the quality, accessibility, timeliness, and usability of our data and content through well-defined standards that include the use of machine-readable formats such as web APIs and common metadata tagging schemas.
Anti-bailout parties made massive gains in Greece's May 6 and June 17 elections, with Greeks furious at the drop in living standards by measures that have left the country struggling through a fifth year of recession and sent unemployment spiraling to above 22 percent.
Consumers have already responded to the Administration's fuel efficiency standards for Model Years 2011 through 2016, and it shows in the popularity of cars like GM's Chevy Cruze and trucks like the Ford F-150 equipped with an EcoBoost engine instead of the conventional V-8.
Headquartered in South Africa, Nepad is designed to make African countries themselves responsible for upholding standards of democracy and good governance through the African Peer Review Mechanism.
Academics also are hopeful that there soon will be greater national consistency in how English learners are identified and how proficiency is defined through the Common Core standards and assessments, a set of uniform benchmarks adopted by 45 states and the District of Columbia.
The judges enter the Garden through a back door and are given the breed standards, the definitions for each dog's appearance and movement, of the seven group winners.
But his realisation that the only way to drive up standards is through allowing schools to develop a strong, individual sense of purpose and ethos, galvanised by good leadership and the drive of external partners, causes grave offence.
Click through rates are dismal by the standards of other advertising outlets.
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This includes efforts towards the establishment of common standards and specifications for aviation biofuels, the strengthening of public-private partnerships through engagement with the Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuel Initiative (CAAFI) and the Brazilian Alliance for Aviation Biofuels (ABRABA), and engagement in multilateral fora.
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The designation supports developing creative industries, broadening access to culture, raising urban living standards and increasing public participation in civil society, through the growth of digital and electronic technologies.
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He figures that when General Motors one day launches a sport utility vehicle with interactive ads, it won't have to wade through rival technical standards for cable, DirecTV and the broadcast networks.
It would also raise standards by offering one-to-one support through the internet and individualised learning that allowed more able pupils to progress at a quicker pace and motivated and supported the less able.
By the standards of that terrible age, Erasmus stood for moderation, reason and the pursuit of truth through diligent investigation.
Under the leadership of an outstanding Education Secretary, Arne Duncan, we launched a Race to the Top, through which states compete for funding by committing to reform and raising standards, by rewarding good teaching, by supporting the development of better assessments to measure results, and by emphasizing math and science to help prepare children for college and careers.
Individuals and small businesses could buy coverage that meets new federal standards through 50 insurance exchanges, which would be run by the states.
Direct controls on emissions, for instance through vehicle fuel-efficiency standards, are being tightened around the world.
And I want to commend all of you for acting collectively through the National Governors Association to develop common academic standards that will better position our students for success.
Successive Irish governments sought to offset the cut in living standards imposed by higher oil prices through fiscal and monetary expansion.
Although it develops standards for the web, and many of its deliberations take place through e-mail, it is far from a traditional online community.
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