In 2007, the College hosted eight academic groups, 17 cultural groups, two honor societies, 30 " issue-oriented " groups, 25 performing groups, 12 pre-professional groups, 20 publications, and 11 recreational groups.

The city has a broad range of convention facilities, educational facilities, cultural venues, shopping arcades, and recreational areas.

The advent of the Great Depression in the early 1930s, as well as the increased use of trucks and automobiles, resulted in the decline of freight and passenger ship activity ; however, cultural and recreational use of the Pier continued.

RiverWalk will weave through the Hudson River communities and provide access and linkages to recreational, cultural, and historic resources as well as community business centers.

Subarticle 2 does the same for living conditions and subarticle 3 for " cultural self-realisation " and recreational activities.

A United States postage stamp and the names of a number of recreational and cultural facilities, schools, streets and other facilities and institutions throughout the United States have commemorated Banneker's documented and mythical accomplishments throughout the years since he lived.

This broad description includes the use of horses for practical working purposes, transportation, recreational activities, artistic or cultural exercises, and competitive sport.

He built a model town for his employees that included comfortable homes, an inexpensive public transportation system, a quality public school system and extensive recreational and cultural opportunities.

YMCA After-school Programmes are geared towards providing students with a variety of recreational, cultural, leadership, academic and social for development:

Sierra Vista, which is Spanish for " Mountain View ", is located southeast of Tucson and serves as the main commercial, cultural, and recreational hub of Cochise County.

Tallapoosa is home to many recreational and cultural opportunities for residents and visitors.

As a result, Crystal Lake residents enjoy the many employment, cultural and recreational opportunities of a major metro city, yet live in a pleasant, friendly, small-town atmosphere.

The cultural landscape of Longville and its surrounding lands can be characterized as seasonal and recreational.

* For a guide to cultural, governmental and recreational resources of Northwestern Minnesota, see

The criteria were test scores in math and reading, number of schools, cost of living, recreational and cultural activities, and risk of crime.

"... rooted in its Methodist heritage, to provide opportunities for spiritual birth, growth and renewal through worship, education, cultural and recreational programs for persons of all ages in a Christian seaside setting.

Olive Public Library serves the informational, educational, cultural, and recreational resource of the township.

The rankings were based on five factors, including school test scores, cost of living, recreational and cultural activities, number of schools and risk of crime.

Moore is less than twenty minutes from downtown Oklahoma City, Will Rogers World Airport, Tinker Air Force Base, the University of Oklahoma, the Federal Aviation Administration's Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, and thousands of businesses, industries, public and private schools, as well as recreational and cultural facilities.

The Boyd Community Center provides cultural, educational, and recreational classes in addition to camps and workshops for local residents.

* Darien Community Association is a nonprofit group founded more than 83 years ago which provides educational, cultural, recreational and civic programs ; raises funds for scholarships and other community philanthropic works ( partly through its Darien Thrift Shop ); and maintains the Meadowlands mansion as a community resource.

Despite the impact of regional economic decline, Youngstown offers an array of cultural and recreational resources.

The city's municipal government, led by a nonpartisan city council, focuses its recreational and cultural investments on facilities such as Toyota of Lewisville Park and the MCL Grand Theater.

" Hull House therefore offered a comprehensive program of civic, cultural, recreational, and educational activities and attracted admiring visitors from all over the world, in including William Lyon MacKenzie King, a graduate student from Harvard who later became prime minister of Canada.

This is the meaning of the logo: the keep " Ter Heide " is the symbol for the cultural heritage of Rotselaar, the field tracks symbolise the rural aspects of the municipality and the agriculture, the blue river is the symbol for the three rivers of Rotselaar, the Demer, the Dijle and the Winge, and the lake, the green represents the natural environment and nature reserves of Rotselaar, the plantations and the hills covered with forests, and last but not least, the sun gives Rotselaar blossoming vineyards and refers to the recreational facilities and activities in Rotselaar.

The purpose of the organization is to further the interest of women students in recreational activities as a means of promoting physical efficiency, sportsmanship, and `` play for play's sake ''.

-- Social and recreational activities

In his 1781 book General History of Connecticut, the Reverend Samuel Peters ( 1735 – 1826 ) used it to describe various laws first enacted by Puritan colonies in the 17th century that prohibited various activities, recreational as well as commercial, on Sunday ( Saturday evening through Sunday night ).

Coasts offer recreational activities such as swimming, fishing, surfing, boating, and sunbathing.

* John F. Kennedy and his family often enjoyed horseback riding and other recreational activities.

* — Discussion of recreational activities ( e. g. games and hobbies )

It has been proposed that play or recreational activities are outlets of or expression of excess energy, channeling it into socially acceptable activities that fulfill individual as well as societal needs, without need for compulsion, and providing satisfaction and pleasure for the participant.

Many activities may be work for one person and recreation for another, or, at an individual level, over time recreational activity may become work, and vice-versa.

Not all recreational activities can be considered wise, healthy, or socially acceptable or useful — examples are gambling, drinking, or delinquent activities.

Public space such as parks and beaches are essential venues for many recreational activities.

In support of recreational activities government has taken an important role in their creation, maintenance, and organization, and whole industries have developed merchandise or services.

Many recreational activities are organized, typically by public institutions, voluntary group-work agencies, private groups supported by membership fees, and commercial enterprises.

* Harm reduction, policies designed to reduce the harmful consequences associated with recreational drug use and other high risk activities

The latter follows the continental reformed confessions, such as the Heidelberg Catechism, which emphasize rest and worship on the Lord's Day, but do not forbid recreational activities.

In the course of the lawsuit, Dees uncovered a secret 1958 agreement between the city and the YMCA, in which city officials gave the YMCA control of many city recreational activities.

Off-road motorized transport is prohibited on bare ground, but snowmobiles are used extensively during winter — both for commercial and recreational activities.

Swimming is consistently found to be amongst the top recreational activities undertaken by the public, and in some countries, swimming lessons are a compulsory part of the educational curriculum.

Their obligations included political education, the organization of Sandinista rallies, the distribution of food rations, organization of neighborhood / regional cleanup and recreational activities, and policing to control looting, and the apprehension of counter-revolutionaries.

Additional recreational activities include watercraft rentals, surrey bike rentals, and firework cruises that launch from several resort marinas.

By combining people with and without disabilities, S4EA hopes that participating athletes will interact and form lasting bonds of friendship through shared sports and recreational activities in S4EA's served communities.

Hiking, backpacking, mountaineering, rock climbing, ice climbing, downhill skiing, and snowboarding are recreational activities enjoyed on mountains.

Increasing congestion in airports and roadways causes loss of discretionary time and recreational activities.

Before the emotions chip, Data was unable to grasp basic emotion and imagination, leading him to download personality subroutines into his programming when participating in holographic recreational activities ( most notably during Dixon Hill and Sherlock Holmes holoprograms ) and during romantic encounters ( most notably with Tasha Yar and Jenna D ' Sora ).