Sentences with phrase «general for public works»

Accordingly, each year, the Directorate - General for Public Works and Water Management in the Netherlands nourishes around 12 million cubic meters of sand onto zones just out from the coast.

Not exact matches

Sure, there's the rare self - motivated individual who prefers fitness videos over all else and works out every morning, but for the general public, having someone to yell in your face when you don't want to do another set of burpees is going to increase the likelihood of success.

But introducing them as a general option for the wider federal public sector — which will affect many of our members working in airports and Crown Corporations — is the proverbial thin edge of the wedge.

Agreed, the general public is unaware and ignorant of the vast amount of literature that is available under the section «Physics» on the bookshelf, it is rather juvenile to ask for «proof» (as if it is a single, simple mathematical formula that takes half a page to work out) while we have our head stuck under a boulder.

The investment decisions of private companies, for example — decisions that affect how and where people work and what and how much they produce — are made in offices far removed from those workers or the general public.

Third, the general public was just beginning to accord high prestige to several professions for whom the interview is standard procedure, notably psychiatry but also such areas as personnel work, educational guidance, and even social ease work.

But he has not yet been informed by the inspector general's office of specific charges or questions related to the scientific integrity of his work, said Jeff Ruch, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility.

Many critics seem frustrated by how difficult it is to categorize your works, and yet that seems to be a large part of your appeal to the general public, much as it was for Gershwin with Porgy and Bess or Bernstein with West Side Story.

While Sir Alex is full of admiration for his opposite number and the work he has done in transforming not only Sunderland's fortunes on the pitch but also the way in which the club in general is perceived by the media and the public, don't expect any love lost out on the pitch.

We are stereotyped (by parents, the people we work for / with, and the general public) as uneducated idiots who do this job because we have no other choice.

This program, sponsored by the 15 Museums Work for Chicago institutions, allows individuals with a Chicago Public Library card to check out a pass for free general admission to the Art Institute.

How many times have you been driving home from work on the Interstate to look up to those overhead digital signs that flash «Amber Alert» again and again, followed by the information needed to inform the general public what and who to look for.

A source of confusion for the general public is evident in reports of obstetric opinion where midwifery services are only recognised as they relate to home birth, failing to acknowledge the work of midwives across the full range of maternity services.

«This result shows that public servants, who provide vital services from the cradle to the grave, will not stand back while everything they have ever worked for is taken from them,» PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said.

With NYC Public Advocate Letitia «Tish» James snubbing its nominating convention tomorrow, the minor Working Families Party is frantically trying to figure out who to back for attorney general, and will likely either back Fordham Law Prof. Zephyr Teachout or a palceholder.

Another thing working against both men: There is strong appetite, particularly in the New York delegation, for the next attorney general to be a woman given the abuse scandal that led to Schneiderman's downfall after he made himself a very public champion of women's rights in the era of the #MeToo movement.

Former United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Benito Romano said, «Attorney General Schneiderman understands that New Yorkers not only need stronger enforcement tools for fighting corruption, but also systemic reforms that make public service more transparent and ethical, allowing honest, hard - working public servants to thrive.

ALBANY — New York City Public Advocate Letitia James won't seek the ballot line of the liberal Working Families Party in her campaign for New York attorney general, a spokeswoman confirmed.

Assistant General Secretary of the TUC, Paul Nowak was optimistic about public support for Thursday's strike over public sector pay, and said: «We believe Britain needs a pay rise - and that applies whether you work in the private or the public sector.»

«It certainly raises questions when contributions are made to groups that then turn around and endorse you,» said Goldfeder, who worked on public integrity matters for Cuomo when he was attorney general.

«It was influenced by one question only, and what I thought that question was: Can I make an argument to the public to give me a chance to work for them once again as I did as attorney general, as assistant district attorney, as governor?»

4 pm Soft Power and the UK's Influence Subject: Soft Power and the UK's Influence Witness (es): (at 4.20 pm) evidence will be heard from Nicholas Beadle CMG, Senior Associate Fellow of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), Lt General Simon Mayall CB, Defence Senior Adviser for Middle East, Ministry of Defence and Steve McCarthy — Director of International Security Policy, Ministry of Defence Location: Committee Room 1, Palace of Westminster Tuesday 9th July 9.30 am Public Administration Subject: Work of the Cabinet Office Witness (es): Richard Heaton CB, Permanent Secretary, Cabinet Office Location: Room 15, Palace of Westminster

«Meanwhile, we wish to appeal to the Pan Niger Delta Congress to work with PANDEF for the interest of the Niger Delta region, and we want to assure all the indigenes of Niger Delta and the general public that while we await the outcome of the dialogue between PANDEF and the Nigerian government, we shall not fail to respond to any issue that may threaten the collective well - being of the Niger Delta people.»

In the same way, the opposition to boundary reform smacks of reaching for an excuse ahead of the next General Election, instead of doing the hard work to make an attractive offer to the voting public.

«This work included assisting my Speaker campaign with general strategy and preparing for and attending weekly «kitchen cabinet» meetings,» she states in the settlement made public Wednesday.

David Comerford, general manager of the Buffalo Sewer Authority, told Investigative Post last week that it is the responsibility of the Public Works Department to clean up this section of the creek, a hot spot for avian botulism.

«Let this serve as an example of the synergy between the people of City Island and Senator Klein working with agencies to create a safe and secure atmosphere for City Island and the public in general,» said Bill Stanton, President of the City Island Civic Association.

He added, «We have decided to work very close with you in 2017 in order for you to help educate the general public on our work because most of the people do not understand the nature of our work and complains at a single thing so management has taken the decision to involve you on a regular basis to help educate and inform our numerous customers in the Region on our activities.»

«New Yorkers need an Attorney General who will demand accountability from the powerful special interests and deliver justice for the working families of this state,» Schneiderman said in a public statement.

Russ Haven, general counsel for the New York Public Interest Research Group, an Albany - based government watchdog group, said in an email Saturday that such financial disclosure gives the public useful information about candidates» work, assets and potential conflicts of intPublic Interest Research Group, an Albany - based government watchdog group, said in an email Saturday that such financial disclosure gives the public useful information about candidates» work, assets and potential conflicts of intpublic useful information about candidates» work, assets and potential conflicts of interest.

Master will be working on cases involve public corruption, affirmative federal litigation and complex civil litigation, while Haren will be responsible for providing expertise on federal law, federal agencies and internal Congressional workings, per The Daily News, which quoted the attorney general's office spokesman Eric Soufer.

Howard Master, who helped lead the CityTime payroll and Sheldon Silver cases, will now work for New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman as senior enforcement counsel, focusing on issues relating to the Trump White House and public corruption in gGeneral Eric Schneiderman as senior enforcement counsel, focusing on issues relating to the Trump White House and public corruption in generalgeneral.

For Letitia James, the New York City public advocate, pursuing the Working Families Party nomination for New York State attorney general may bring unwanted political consequencFor Letitia James, the New York City public advocate, pursuing the Working Families Party nomination for New York State attorney general may bring unwanted political consequencfor New York State attorney general may bring unwanted political consequences.

The new chief of investigations for Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Moreland Commission on public corruption has spent the last seven years working for entities controlled by the governor: Robert Addolorato worked as an investigator for Cuomo during his years as attorney general, and in 2011 jumped to the Inspector General's general, and in 2011 jumped to the Inspector General's General's office.

Annual reporting is a proposal made by IPSA in favour of MPs individually accounting for what they have achieved and worked on each year, as the general public doesn't «have a clue» what MPs do, and simultaneously there is just «manufactured froth» in the press about MPs» pay.

This publication is nothing far from fictional journalistic work cooked in a dilapidated kitchen of falsehood and deceit, and I appeal to the general public to ignore it for what it is - an obvious concoction intended to serve as stumbling block to our quest not only to retain the Domeabra - Obom seat, but deliver 90 percent of the presidential vote in aide of President Mahama's one - touch victory.

«We are grateful for our continuing partnership with Attorney General Schneiderman and his team of professionals as we work together to ensure the safety of the public is protected against the dangers of unlicensed practice.»

Three candidates couldn't make through the National Assembly hearing process under the current president for the last four years because of (1) his speculative investment in real estate using secret information, (2) earning too much money when working as a lawyer, and (3) his historical viewpoint that lawmakers and general public don't endorse or agree to.

PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said: «This result shows that public servants, who provide vital services from the cradle to the grave, will not stand back while everything they have ever worked for is taken from them.

3.15 pm Public Accounts Subject: Responding to changes in jobcentres and National Audit Office Estimates 2013/14 Witness (es): Katie Shaw, Head of Welfare Policy, Citizens Advice; Robert Devereux, Permanent Secretary, Department for Work and Pensions and Neil Couling, Work Services Director, Department for Work and Pensions; Amyas Morse, Comptroller and Auditor General, National Audit Office and Michael Whitehouse, Chief Operating Officer, National Audit Office.

State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli and state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman today announced the sentencing of the remaining three defendants in an elaborate bid - rigging conspiracy that illegally steered multi-million dollar public works contracts for Monroe County to favored and connected companies.

In what was contained in a statement on Sunday by Colonel Sagir Musa, Deputy Director Public Relations 82 Division, General Abubakar commended all the officers, soldiers and personnel of paramilitary organizations that collaborated, synergized and work e d commendably throughout the one month period for the e xercise.

This type of behavior is not likely to ever be behind them, because they are not ready to give it up, not ready to work hard at changing and not ready to believe that they can no longer make fools of the general public (for whom they have no respect).

In its work for General Electric Co. through the years, the public relations firm owned by Mark Behan became entangled in a legal battle between GE and several river communities that filed federal lawsuits against the company when their water supplies were tainted by the PCBs dumped into the river from its plants in Fort Edward and Hudson Falls.

Blair Horner, the legislative director of the New York Public Interest Research Group, who briefly worked for the attorney general's office under Mr. Cuomo, called the revelations «unsettling, given what has happened in the Paterson administration.»

Wadsworth is one of the best - known state - run public health labs in the country and works on fighting diseases and other public health concerns in addition to serving as a general lab for the Department of Health.

TIT FOR TAT: Cuomo's close working relationship with labor leaders, including Gary LaBarbera of the Building and Construction Trades Council, has been good for union members (and the governor) but not the general publFOR TAT: Cuomo's close working relationship with labor leaders, including Gary LaBarbera of the Building and Construction Trades Council, has been good for union members (and the governor) but not the general publfor union members (and the governor) but not the general public.

These functions include a variety of activities which assist both governmental agencies and the general public, such as: (1) Review and approve and sign street acquisition and damage maps for Department of Transportation (DOT) and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP); (2) Review and approve street alteration maps; (3) Review and ensure the maintenance of survey monument information; (4) Review and ensure maintenance of street grade and elevation data for the Borough; (5) Issuance of street house numbers and the management of the topographical record room; (6) Present new revenue stream ideas and develop the fee structure for topography services and a system to collect, maintain and reconcile said fees; and (7) Work with the Office of Management and Budget, the Comptroller's Office and other Borough President's Offices to ensure that the fee structure and collection system is compatible and appropriate.

43 % of the general public backed the idea on the grounds that, in today's harsh financial climate, the Government should «use the money instead to provide more help to people who need the money more», whereas 48 % said it would be wrong to do this, as «pensioners have spent their working lives paying for their state retirement benefits».

Days before his party's convention, Working Families Party leader Bill Lipton joined Errol Louis to blame Gov. Cuomo for public advocate Letitia James» decision not to seek the WFP nomination for Attorney General.