Sentences with phrase «agency standards also»

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The publisher also said in a comment to the regulator that since the British agency had not made very many decisions related to native advertising, the company was forced to rely on the standards of its U.S. - based parent.

Also last week, the credit - ratings agency Standard & Poor downgraded its bonds to the lowest level still considered investment grade, according to CNN Money.

He has also come out forcefully against the National Security Agency's mass surveillance practices — all ideas that tend to fly in the face of standard Republican thinking.

The Environmental Protection Agency's own analysis, which assumed about half of corn residue would be removed from fields, found that fuel made from corn residue, also known as stover, would meet the standard in the energy law.

The bottom line appears to be that his publisher, McGraw Hill, is also the owner of ratings agency Standard & Poor's.

It is also known as a conforming loan, since it conforms to standards set by the two leading rule - making agencies in the U.S., Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

AFAS provides assistance for capacity - building for overseas quarantine agencies (or equivalent), in respect to monitoring and registering fumigation providers, and also assists fumigators in maintaining a high standard of methyl bromide fumigation performance and compliance with Australian requirements.

Promulgated by the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA), the agency which administers the state's federal school lunch program, the «Texas School Nutrition Policy» regulates the time and place in which competitive foods and beverages may be sold and also sets nutrition standards for those items.

It is also important to make sure the carriers you purchase have met or exceed safety standards for the regulatory agencies in that country.

He said the agency conformed with the International Labour Organisation's (ILO's) set standards on employment to ensure that all beneficiaries worked in a decent and safe environment, had equal employment opportunities and treatment and also received adequate earnings while they engaged in productive work.

Clinton also asserted that advocates must compile a «database from which to argue»: an «evidence base» illustrating that the new policy, once passed, has improved women's «economic agency» and standard of living.

Ali also visited the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), National Environmental Standard and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), and the Federal Inland Revenue Service.

The governor's executive orders also suspended other sections of state finance law that enable standard procurement processes to be waived by the commissioner of general services, a key state procuring agency, and the commissioner of transportation.

The company also reports that its dyeing method is less polluting and requires less energy to produce than other flooring options, and that all of its carpets have been tested and meet indoor air quality standards set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

The agency also began reexamining its own standards for monitoring pain and distress in lab animals.

Efficiency standards for cars, light trucks, and most SUVs, also coming from the Environmental Protection Agency, could yield another 300 or so million metric tons by then.

Grants.gov also provides a standard electronic grant application for federal agencies, as well as a single registration point for submitting those applications.

The researchers also compared the results to federal safety guidelines for seafood consumption and found that the average levels of contaminants were at or below the health standards set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

We also encourage national funding agencies to open up their programmes to international collaborations and to adopt any standards established by an IMI.

The scientific community must also meet the expectations of stakeholders outside its community (e.g. funding agencies, the general public, regulatory agencies, etc.) of the most stringent standards of integrity.

To ensure the highest standards for recruitment in the sector, the REC operates REC ‑ Audited education which is the gold standard for agencies wishing to demonstrate that they are not only compliant with the law, but also that they operate best practice in customer service, staff development, diversity and client management.

And when the price tag for the full cost of new technology, training, leadership, teacher preparation, and all the rest became clear in 2014 and 2015, just as states emerging from the Great Recession were restoring cuts to state agencies and hoping to trim taxes, it was no surprise that a slew of states decided they'd keep the Core standards but also their old assessments, instructional materials, training, and teacher preparation.

Resources provide opportunities to: - explore how adverts play on our fears and dreams - explore persuasive language in advertising - explore presentational features - analyse adverts across 3 mediums (TV, radio and web)- explore synergy - study advertising across a range of mediums - plan own advertising campaign - conduct risk assessments and planning document as would be the case in the industry - give a pitch for the campaign created - explore legal and ethical - investigate the ASA (advertising standards agency)- consider budgets - conduct primary and secondary research - gather qualitative and quantitative data A work book is also included for students to complete as they study the course.

I was stunned by Texas Education Agency staff's constant encouragement for us to look at the Common Core standards, while also referencing Massachusetts, Minnesota, and Singapore Math during our May and July meetings.

The ESSA also requires that, if students fall behind in meeting these standards, States and local educational agencies (LEAs) implement evidence - based interventions to help them and their schools improve, with a particular focus on the lowest - performing schools, high schools with low graduation rates, and schools in which subgroups of students are underperforming.

Those states (e.g., Oregon, Texas and Nebraska) that have substantial regional agencies also use those agencies in providing professional development and assistance in meeting standards.

The completion of college - ready standards at a mastery level is a minimum for advancing to college and career; success in adulthood also depends on young people's resilience, self - awareness, and agency.

There are many reasons for the lower scores: the new standards being taught changed and are being implemented unevenly across school districts (Warren and Murphy 2014; McLaughlin, Glaab and Carrasco 2014, Harrington 2016); the definition of having met the standards changed; and the testing method changed (London and Warren 2015).1 While it is true that these assessments are in many ways not comparable (indeed, legislation passed in 2013 prohibits the CDE and local education agencies from doing so), 2 it is useful to understand which districts and schools are doing consistently well on both tests, and whether districts doing well on the SBAC English language arts (ELA) also do well on the SBAC math.

The Agency of Education also delineates standards for teaching and leadership, education quality and licensing endorsement areas, which teachers may find helpful as they plan their professional development.

He also served with the Texas Education Agency (TEA) for 11 years in various positions including Assistant Commissioner with responsibility for standards and curriculum, the statewide assessment program, educational technology initiatives, textbooks and professional development.

However, the agency was also directed in section 32703 (b) to prescribe a regulation if the Secretary determines that such standards meet the requirements and considerations for issuing a motor vehicle safety standard under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act.

Berners - Lee also has established the World Wide Web Consortium, called W3C, of course, and a part of the motivation for his appearance at the IDPF show, it turns out, was the formal announcement of a proposal to have IDPF (the agency for EPUB standards) be subsumed into W3C.

The International ISBN Agency and a group of national ISBN agency experts have also prepared a new Users» Manual and series of FAQs based on the latest edition of the StaAgency and a group of national ISBN agency experts have also prepared a new Users» Manual and series of FAQs based on the latest edition of the Staagency experts have also prepared a new Users» Manual and series of FAQs based on the latest edition of the Standard.

Also, while dinosaurs, some of the big six may survive if they gut their marketing departments (or spin these off as add agencies focused on top 10 authors only), define more standard T&C s (which they will get away with with their new authors, whereas the big names who could negotiate a better deal will anyway be hiring editors by the hour and publishing direct on amazon etc) and change business model to promote not authors (who are fundamentally un-ownable now you can easily self or amazon publish) but rather their own editorial abilities.

However, Joynt asked MBIA if it was also seeking equal concessions from the other two debt rating agencies, Standard & Poor's and Moody's.

The VA also wants a borrower to be a «satisfactory credit risk,» but, as with income, the agency doesn't actually have a strict credit standard.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) also creates risk for utility companies in the form of enhanced safety and emissions standards.

If the agency is a NFCC Member Agency, it is also subject to the COA standards for obtaining and maintaining accreditation, and the NFCC Member Quality Standards, the most stringent standards in the sagency is a NFCC Member Agency, it is also subject to the COA standards for obtaining and maintaining accreditation, and the NFCC Member Quality Standards, the most stringent standards in the sAgency, it is also subject to the COA standards for obtaining and maintaining accreditation, and the NFCC Member Quality Standards, the most stringent standards in the sector.

In addition, the standards for accepting a foreign program can change, so foreign students should also remain in contact with the state or professional agency that will evaluate their program in order to ensure that their program standards currently comply with the licensing body's requirements.

It also describes a glaring problem, and opportunity, in how federal agencies are locked in to static standards for girding against weather - related hazards even as climate forecasts foresee more rain coming in heavy downpours:

A new analysis by the International Energy Agency shows how new standards can help the world avoid facing such a «cold crunch» by helping improve efficiency while also staying cool.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is also providing additional lead time to obligated parties to demonstrate compliance with the 2013 standards by extending the compliance deadline from February 28, 2014 to June 30, 2014.

EPA has also indicated that the agency is reconsidering its 2016 standards limiting emissions from new oil and gas development.

We can also expect EPA to set quasi-fuel economy standards for aircraft, marine vessels, and non-road engines and vehicles, 65 even though no existing statute authorizes any agency to prescribe such standards.

Actual build cost # 1,022 per sqm excluding preliminaries, externals and fees Passive house certification: Certified Space heating demand (PHPP): 14 kWh / m2 / yr Heat load (PHPP): 9 W / m2 Primary energy demand (PHPP): 108 kWh / m2 / yr Environmental assessment method: Code for Sustainable Homes Level 4 Other standards & awards: The houses also deliver against the Homes and Communities Agency's housing quality indicators, while complying with the Joseph Rowntree Lifetime Homes standard and achieving 14 points under CABE's Building for Life standard.

The provincial government in Ontario is considering a directive to these agencies to require them to collect human rights - based data, and Ontario's Anti-Racism Directorate is also developing standards and guidelines for how race - based data should be collected.

Canadian regulatory agencies and industry participants, particularly in sectors where there are cross border connections, have also established (and periodically update) their related standards.

The report also recommended removal of all crime labs from the administrative control of law enforcement agencies and prosecutors» offices, creation of standard terminology for reports and testimony, and increases in funding for peer - reviewed research into the scientific validity of various forensic techniques.

However, a number of registration agencies exist which use the DOI standard of a structured character string to provide unique digital object identifiers to all manner of digital objects; mainly journal articles, but also book chapters, video, and theses, etc..

California law places standards on nursing homes, and some federal agencies also stipulate standards that nursing homes need to adhere to.