Word: development
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Many of the centers promote themselves as a kind of head-start program for physical education. They often cite statistics showing that 50% of U.S. youngsters fail standard physical fitness tests, and emphasize that tot classes help develop motor skills, balance and flexibility. In addition, the 45- to 50-minute sessions introduce children to a variety of equipment: giant balls, hoops, tunnels, slides, mats and trampolines. Says Ellen Cutter, $ administrator of Leaps & Bounds, a popular program in Oak Park, Ill.: "It's an environment that encourages kids to be physically active and to delight in using their bodies...
With so much at stake, pressure is mounting for an international agreement restricting antisatellite-weapons development. The Soviets have observed a self-imposed ASAT test ban since 1982, and recently called for a bilateral moratorium on further testing. For several years, Congress has backed a partial ASAT moratorium, but the Pentagon has persistently opposed such constraints. ASAT critics argue that if the U.S. continues to develop antisatellite weapons it will only force the Soviets to do likewise -- and ultimately put U.S. devices at risk. "ASAT arms control," notes Congressman George Brown, a California Democrat, "will serve this nation better than...
House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Chairman Walter B. Jones (D-N.C.), chief sponsor of the bill to create the blue-ribbon commission, said the panel would "develop a vision for the future" in much the same way the Stratton Commission recommended policies that shaped ocean policy through the 1970s and into the 1980s...
...Leadership is not something you're born with, you have to develop it," said Shlipak. "It was the best thing I've ever done...Your brain is working so much," she added...
Fernandez said that the program emphasized self-awareness and group dynamics as means of attaining long-term goals. The program also sought to develop a network among the 50 participants, who plan to reunite every two years to maintain their connections...