Sentences with phrase «backgrounder by»
In its first publication on the matter, this 6 - pp backgrounder by James Jay Carafano says autonomous technologies «may well be a defining characteristic of future generations of military systems» and endorses current US policy, which it interprets as reserving the use of lethal force for human operators.
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To dive deeper, read the excellent Mashable backgrounder by Andrew Freedman and keep track via Jeff Masters at Wunderground and Eric Holthaus's live blogging for Slate.
Not exact matches
That's despite the fact premiers Christy Clark and Alison Redford, in a backgrounder to their recent agreement on the ground rules for building pipelines, warned that oil may end up crossing B.C. by train en route to Asia regardless of whether the Northern Gateway or Trans - Mountain Expansion projects go ahead.
The original 2005 release and backgrounder from Finance Canada did not mention reinsurance at all; only in 2011 did the Canada Revenue Agency indicate that some reinsurance transactions could be caught by the new rules.
This course aims to assist entrepreneurs looking to bring their innovative medical devices to market, either locally or abroad, by providing «market backgrounders» for these six countries, along with brief case studies.
«More Laurels than Darts for the 1992 Federal Budget,» C.D. Howe Institute Backgrounder 5, by the C.D. Howe Institute (February 26).
«Toward a More Realistic Immigration Policy for Canada,» C.D. Howe Institute Backgrounder, special issue, by Daniel Stoffman (June).
«Bank of Canada Easing Is Consistent with Its Pursuit of Price Stability,» C.D. Howe Institute Backgrounder 3, by David E.W. Laidler and William B.P. Robson (September 18).
«Common Market Proposal Would Enshrine Internal Trade Barriers in Canada's Constitution,» C.D. Howe Institute Backgrounder 6, by David M. Brown et al. (July 21).
«The Beef Story: Evolution of a Canada-U.S. Trade Issue,» Backgrounder (Canadian - American Committee) 1, by Norman Mogil and Richard Shaffner.
«The Cost of Keeping Promises: Canada Can Ill Afford to Meet the Cost of the Parties» Campaign Pledges,» C.D. Howe Institute Backgrounder 1, by Maureen Farrow and William B.P. Robson (November 8).
«Price Stability: A Success Worth Defending,» C.D. Howe Institute Backgrounder 12, by William B.P. Robson and Kenneth J. Boessenkool (October).
«The Prosperity Initiative Report Reflects Public Opinion in Calling for More Joint Public and Private Sector Action,» C.D. Howe Institute Backgrounder 7, by David M. Brown (November 13).
«Canada's Import Quotas on Eggs: A Case of Domestic Goals versus International Relations,» Backgrounder (Canadian - American Committee) 2, by Richard Shaffner.
«Failing to Go the Extra Mile: A Comment on the February 20 Federal Budget,» C.D. Howe Institute Backgrounder 2, by Irene K. Ip (February 22).
One good backgrounder, appropriate across the elementary grades, is Langston Hughes: American Poet by Alice Walker (author of The Color Purple).
Description: This backgrounder, developed by the National Governors Association, shares some valuable information about the Common Core State Standards, key messages about them, and some frequently asked questions.
Backed by research, the backgrounder promotes school readiness and full - day kindergarten programs.
Blind spot detection (see tech backgrounder) watches for cars coming up quickly in the adjacent lane, but not visible in the side view mirror or by turning your shoulder.
Written by Jack Shaum, the highly flattering backgrounder about my career carried my photo on the front page, and a large blow - up of the book's cover on the page 8 continuation.
«This gives consumers more power when working with a real estate professional by allowing home sellers and buyers to negotiate a combination of fees and commissions, tailoring the cost to the services they want,» reads a government - issued backgrounder.
The methodologies, assumptions, conclusions, and opinions in this Backgrounder are entirely the work of statisticians and economists in the Center for Data Analysis (CDA) at The Heritage Foundation, and have not been endorsed by, and do not necessarily reflect the views of, the developers of NEMS.
The Centre for American Progress Action Fund (CAP) provided a backgrounder on the hearing outlining how support in the Committee on Energy and Commerce had been funded by Koch Industries and partners.
While the GCC distributed a «backgrounder» to politicians and media in the early 1990s claiming «The role of greenhouse gases in climate change is not well understood,» a 1995 GCC internal memo drafted by Mobil Oil (which merged with Exxon in 1998) stated that: «The scientific basis for the Greenhouse Effect and the potential impact of human emissions of greenhouse gases such as CO2 on climate is well established and can not be denied.»
A two - part Issue Backgrounder with basics, key resources and a rundown on significant illnesses brought by mosquitoes, and by ticks and other insects.
Speaking by cell from a train on May 5, Revkin pointed to that last omission in saying he thinks the story would have been news even if he had been fully aware of that second backgrounder.
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Another recent example relates to disappearing Ontario government press releases and backgrounder papers, rightly identified by the then President of the Toronto Association of Law Libraries in December 2003 as alarming due to its negative impact on legal research and the public's right to access government information.
The Committee, established by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Beverley McLachlin, and chaired by Supreme Court Justice Thomas Cromwell, was, in the words of the Backgrounder, also online, «convened to address the urgent and multiple issues surrounding access to justice in civil and family matters.»