Society Sample Clauses

Society. Make our society safe, fair and informed, online and offline.

Society. (a) We work to ensure that neighbouring communities benefit from our presence on an enduring basis. (b) We listen to neighbouring communities and take account of their interests. (c) We support human rights within our areas of influence.

Society. Technological noises, from motors to ringtones, pervade our everyday environments and are usually per- ceived as principal sources of acoustic pollution. Therefore, any attempt to talk about how to augment objects with sounds is often accompanied by questions about the acoustic sustainability of such sounding objects. Auditory clutter is perceived as more problematic than visual clutter, probably because humans know they have no earlids, and that turning their head is no help to get rid of a noise. However, even if it were attainable, a silent world wouldn’t be better for human life. Especially because of these concerns and reasons, it is important to take a design attitude towards the acoustic manifestations of objects, and to think about the sounding objects as situated in a context. In natural ecosystems, phylogenetical processes govern the evolution of species in such a way that, for example, certain birds occupy specific time-frequency win- dows of the acoustic space and have their voices communicated with minimal effort from the emitter to the listener. These processes, naturally reducing acoustic clutter and leading to pleasant soundscapes, should be taken as a reference when designing auditory displays of any kind. The fact of starting the design process by using the most natural of the means – the human voice and hands – is crucial, as it avoids the emergence of those beeps and sweeps that are just trivial byproducts of technological components. In using their voice, humans naturally adapt to different contexts in order to get effective communication with minimal distur- bance. There are contexts that require whispering and contexts that require shouting, and changing from one to the other is not just a matter of decibels. A shouting voice will sound shouting even at a very low volume, and its appropriateness for a given context wouldn’t change much with a change in volume. If a designer wants to impress a certain sound character to an object for a certain context, vocal sketching is the most natural mean to rapidly convey the acoustic idea. The technological and social impacts will largely depend on the degree of adoption of SkAT-VG tech- nologies in the world of interaction design. In order to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ the interest of professionals, it is important that the tools are made available in stable and usable form, and that a number of practitioners are involved in dissemination activities, both during and after the project. All the partners are equally ...

Society. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ was a Fellow of the Royal Society, but he almost never became involved in any duty or support of their affairs, or indeed in work for other learned societies; he was too preoccupied with his own self–promotion. The importance of the Royal Society for the advancement of early photography is connected with the fact that a platform was provided for ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’s researches and publications. Herschel devoted his wide knowledge to research into photographic chemistry, unhampered by any selfish concern. Indeed, if anything hindered ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ research it was his readiness to support others and to further the causes of the scientific community. 14th March 1839, when ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ first stimulating and influential paper was read at the Royal Society, was an auspicious date for photography, and so was the time when his fine work on photographic chemistry was presented in the course of three meetings held at the Royal Society in the last two weeks of February and the first week of March 1840. Indeed, February and March 1840 was also a period of great significance for the daguerreotype patent in England, as can be seen from the information provided in another article. In the autumn of 1840, officials of the Royal Society had the task of awarding medals of the Society for outstanding scientific work. Two Royal Medals were presented each year, and the Rumford Medal ‘for the most important discovery on Heat or Light’ was awarded every second year.

Society. I will not use computer, the Internet or Intranet to annoy or offend anyone else. 6. I understand that if the school decides I have broken these rules, appropriate action will be taken. This may include loss of my Internet access for some time or other elevated consequences in line with the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ State School’s Code of Behaviour. / / Student Signature Date Parent / Carer Responsibility I understand that the Internet can provide students with valuable learning experiences. I also understand that it gives access to information on computers around the world; that the school cannot control what is on those computers; and that a very small part of that information can be illegal, dangerous or offensive. I accept that, while teachers will always exercise their duty of care, protection against exposure to harmful information should depend finally upon responsible use by students. I believe that my child understands this responsibility, and I hereby give my permission for him/her to access the Internet under the school rules. I understand that students breaking these rules will be subject to appropriate action by the school. This may include loss of computer, internet and network access for some time. / / Parent / Carer - Full Name Signature Date

Society. McGill takes great care to acknowledge and show its appreciation to everyone who makes a donation to the University. Planned gifts, however, often go unrecognized while the donor is alive because the University is not aware of the gift. If you have made a provision for McGill in your estate plans, we invite you to join the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ University 1821 Society by informing the Planned Gifts Office of your decision. If you wish, you will also be recognized in the Annual Report on Private Giving for your generosity towards McGill. MEDICINE 13 All images are details from watercolours by ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇: “Columns-▇▇▇▇▇▇ House,” 15x22 in.; “The Three Bares-View of the Arts Building,” 20x27 in.; “View from Porch Strathcona,” 28x17.5 in.

Society. This is a sister conference of the International Conference on CE (ICCE) in conjunction with CES in Las Vegas, USA. It will bring together top technical professionals from the CE industry and

Society represented lawyers shall be entitled to a 60-minute (1 hour) unpaid lunch period during each work day. Failure by a Society-represented lawyer to take such breaks shall not result in any adverse impacts for the lawyer. Society-represented lawyers may take a shorter unpaid lunch period, such period shall not be less than thirty (30) minutes, when reasonable.

Society tax rules or regulations may require a payback of Employment Insurance earnings depending upon the tax rules in effect at the time an employee is receiving benefits. Under this Plan the Employer does not guarantee any specific level of earnings but rather is liable only for the payment of the benefit as described above. The Employer, under no circumstance, will be responsible for any payback arising from changes to or the application of the tax regulations. In the event a birth or adoption occurs in a same-sex then if an employee is the primary caregiver (stay-at-home parent) such employee shall be deemed be a and be the provisions of this Seniority shall continue to accrue to the credit of the employee taking leave under this Article.