Sentences with phrase «grant award decisions»

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NASA has awarded a new grant worth $ 330,000 that supports the development of an autonomous spacecraft that could make decisions using Bitcoin - like technology without human intervention, news outlet Space.com reported...

In its Safety Net Review decision, the Australian Industrial Relations Commission granted a $ 19 increase in award rates of pay.

Coming a few months after a CEO transition, shareholders will have the opportunity to consider the rationale behind DuPont's decision to award a retention grant to their then - interim, now - permanent CEO.

The school's Finance Committee oversees the decision - making aspect once the application is received and will send an award letter to families seeking assistance stating what, if any, tuition reduction the families will be granted.

Park District officials announced the grant award on April 7, just hours before Park Ridge aldermen overwhelmingly approved the Park District's Stage 2 Development Plan for the park - to - be at 733 N. Prospect Ave. With that decision, the Park District's development plans have now cleared the city's planning and...

The CSS obtained a $ 40,000 grant from the Milwaukee County Community Development Block Grant fund and Barrett said he would not oppose a Common Council decision to award of $ 40,000 from the Development Fund and a low - interest loan for an additional amount of money needed to complete the progrant from the Milwaukee County Community Development Block Grant fund and Barrett said he would not oppose a Common Council decision to award of $ 40,000 from the Development Fund and a low - interest loan for an additional amount of money needed to complete the proGrant fund and Barrett said he would not oppose a Common Council decision to award of $ 40,000 from the Development Fund and a low - interest loan for an additional amount of money needed to complete the project.

«As a result, the board may not have all necessary and relevant data to make project approval or denial decisions or to provide assurance that benefits are awarded through an objective process and the assistance granted has provided adequate benefits to the community.»

Ceretto has come under fire after The Buffalo News revealed Ceretto staff emails that showed political considerations were part of the decision - making process for grants Ceretto awarded in his district last year.

«Where you are, who you were trained by, who you work with, and so on are vital variables that people take into consideration when making decisions about whether to award grants or not,» he says.

While this stereotype doesn't reflect how scientists live and work today, it still shapes expectations about what a successful career should look like, and that could impact career - relevant decisions such as the awarding of prestigious research grants.

And when biased reviewers took more than 2.8 % off the scores awarded to grants from the nonpreferred applicants, the bias began to affect funding decisions — even though that number is smaller than the difference in scores produced by randomness.

The main targets of CARRF's criticism are the anonymity of the reports given about funding decisions and the fact that scientists serving on the awards committees are themselves often recipients of sizable grants.

The unions may have been buoyed by the decision of the Chief Secretary, Liz Truss, to allow a 2 per cent pay award for police officers and a 1.7 per cent award for prisons staff in 2017 - 18, while signalling that the Government may grant greater flexibility from 2018 - 19 to deal with skill shortages.

The Mind Trust today announced that it will award $ 50,000 grants to support leaders of high - performing schools within the Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) in developing plans to convert their schools into Innovation Network Schools, which empowers building - level educators to make key decisions about their schools and ensure schools retain this autonomy that is critical to success going forward.

Indianapolis — The Mind Trust today announced that it will award $ 50,000 grants to support leaders of high - performing schools within the Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) in developing plans to convert their schools into Innovation Network Schools, which empowers building - level educators to make key decisions about their schools and ensure schools retain this autonomy that is critical to success going forward.

Before starting their proposals, staff will receive a list of equipment that is retiring, the decision matrix for grant awards, and a menu of devices with their associated costs.

SACRAMENTO, California (August 24, 2010) Jed Wallace, President and CEO of the California Charter Schools Association (CCSA), released the following statement today regarding the federal government's decision not to award California a Race to the Top school - reform grant.

eWritingService.com will make you stand out for the reasons that grant positive award decisions, leading to a great experience for all.

On Wednesday the Caribbean Court of Justice overturned the decision of Belize's Court of Appeal and ordered Government to pay Belize Bank a little over ninety million dollars, an arbitration award that was granted to the Bank in 2013.

By far the most controversial decision of the evening was granting Activision the excellence award for Overall Best Publisher.

The decision to grant Perry the award marks a rareTurner victory for traditional arts, as the winner puts his own spin on an ancient decorative form.

The Better Bike Share Partnership has awarded $ 74,986 in grant funding to researchers at Portland State University to collect and examine data such as perceptions of bike share, barriers to use, success of specific interventions to increase use, and the impact of station siting decisions in Philadelphia's Indego Bike Share System.

Origin Energy has awarded an Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) contract to engineering and infrastructure company RCR Tomlinson Ltd for a 200 MW farm, however the project still needs to secure grant funding from ARENA and pass a final investment decision.

The ECI is the next step to getting the Origin Energy project off the ground, but it still needs to pass various regulatory approvals, be awarded grant funding by the Australia Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), and receive a favorable final investment decision by Origin Energy.

See, e. g., Adcock v. Oregon R. Co., 45 Ore. 173, 179 - 182, 77 P. 78, 80 (1904)(approving trial court's decision to grant a remittitur because the jury's damages award was excessive); see also Van Lom v. Schneiderman, 187 Ore. 89, 96 - 98, 112 - 113,210 P. 2d 461, 464, 471 (1949).

We granted certiorari, 510 U. S. 1068 (1994), to consider whether Oregon's limited judicial review of the size of punitive damages awards is consistent with our decision in Has lip.

Justice Nolan of the Divisional Court upheld the decision granting a special award and ordered an award in the amount of $ 20,000.

Granting his appeal, the Supreme Court restored a trial judge's decision to award the man $ 100,000 in non-pecuniary damages, despite his failure to offer evidence of a medically recognized psychological illness.

The Ontario Court of Appeal did not agree: Rouleau J.A. overturned the lower court decision, granted Mr. Figueiras declaratory relief, and awarded costs in the amount of $ 5,000.00.

Filing civil rights complaints leading to the Quebec Human Rights Tribunal's decision in 2008 against homophobic harassment, which awarded a West - Island gay couple $ 15,000 in damages, and another decision from the Tribunal in 2010, granting the same couple $ 12,000 in damages in another case.

The above steps could assist in determining what a reasonable settlement amount might be in a family law case, a civil personal injury case or any area where a body of decisions is available, and awards are typically granted on an established set of criteria.

The Alberta Court of Queen's Bench recently granted Suncor Energy Inc.'s application for judicial review and quashed an arbitration award about Suncor's decision to institute a random drug and alcohol testing policy for certain employees.

The more than 1,400 court decisions reported in the Yearbook: Commercial Arbitration show that enforcement of an arbitral award is granted in almost 90 per cent of the cases.

In this issue: Brexit: A Disputes Perspective; Court of Appeal considers non-party funding in two recent cases; Arbitration and enforcement bolstered by Australian High Court decision: freezing order can be granted in expectation of a foreign judgment or arbitration award; Conferences and events

On Tuesday, May 29, 2012, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari from the Tenth Circuit's decision in Marx v. General Revenue Corp., U.S. No. 11 - 1175, to determine whether a prevailing defendant can be awarded routine costs (not attorney's fees) against a losing plaintiff in a Fair Debt Collection Practice Act (FDCPA) case where the plaintiff was found to have brought the suit in good faith.

The Ninth Circuit decision, over a dissent by Circuit Judge Watford, affirmed a $ 2.7 million sanction award granted under the «inherent authority of the court» without requiring a causal connection between the sanctioned conduct and civil monetary sanction imposed.

And the related issue in Highmark v. Allcare Health Management Systems has to do with the standard of review the appellate court, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, must apply when reviewing the district court's decision to grant or deny the award of fees.

Recently, the Supreme Court of Canada, in British Columbia (Forests) v. Teal Cedar Products Ltd. 2013 SCC 51, stated in a unanimous decision (by Justice Marshall Rothstein) that the B.C. Arbitration Act does not grant to an arbitrator jurisdiction to award equitable relief, unless the parties agree to it under s. 23 of the act.

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EARLE3407 Old Dobbin Road, Montgomery, Alabama 36116 - 1903Home Phone: [phone] Cell Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [email protected] position managing legal discovery and document review with opportunity to assist attorneys with civil litigationBAR ADMISSIONAlabama State Bar, 1999LAW - RELATED EXPERIENCELaw Firm, AlabamaResearch Attorney for Special Projects, Mass Torts Department, November 2001 — February 2008 • Managed Multi-District Litigation (MDL) Document Depository (September 2002 to February 2008) o Reviewed more than 1 million pages of evidentiary documents for litigation purposes and for inclusion in electronic databaseso Coordinated document review assignments with attorneys at local depository and at other sites across the USo Retrieved, reviewed and coded documents in Concordance and Summation legal databaseso Prepared memoranda and spreadsheets providing detailed analysis of discovery materials • Aided attorneys and support staff with processing and preparation of personal injury claims and litigationo Conducted legal research and drafted pleadingso Conducted supplementary online research for additional documents and information pertinent to litigationo Assisted with preparation of correspondence to clients and referring attorneyso Contacted clients for additional information needed in case preparation, litigation, and potential settlementso Prepared and input case intakes and referrals into databaseLaw School, AlabamaStudent Intern, Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP), August 1996 — June 1997 • Participated in law school clinical program under third - year law student practice rule (as authorized by Alabama Supreme Court) o Assisted attorneys and advocates in cases involving mentally ill patients confined to state mental health facilitieso Interviewed clients in person (at state facilities) and over the phoneo Worked with clients, attorneys, and social workers to investigate and resolve issues concerning involuntary confinement and treatmento Aided in legal research on an appellate brief submitted to the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (ruling granted in favor of our client) Faculty Research Assistant for Library Services, Bounds Law Library, March 1996 — June 1997 • Prepared research and teaching materials for law school faculty; worked 20 hours per week while matriculating 10 - 15 hours per semester) o Investigated copyright issues related to procuring and reproducing texts for academic useo Conducted legal research using WESTLAW, LEXIS and the InternetADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCEManufacturing Company (MC), Montgomery, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant and Cost Analyst, Materials Purchasing Department, April 1999 — September 2001 • Assisted materials buyers in negotiating and preparing commodities contracts between raw materials suppliers and MC for manufacturing plants in the US and Mexicoo Assisted Legal Department at MC's corporate headquarters with coordination and preparation of documents for litigationo Notified and educated suppliers about MC's freight - on - board policy and its corresponding Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) provisions; result was the reduction of freight claims for both the company and its supplierso Prepared contracts and purchase orders for raw materials and capital projects involving plant maintenanceo Solicited price quotations from current vendors and established Excel spreadsheet format which simplified quote submission process and allowed MC to track and compare usage volumes and costs over timeo Prepared and analyzed cost reports used by materials buyers and production planners in purchasing decisions, including cost reductions, materials consolidation, and selection of vendorso Acted as liaison between vendors and the Purchasing, Transportation and Accounting Departments on issues concerning inbound freight, commercial carriers, and payment terms for commodities, resulting in reductions in freight costs and greater payment discounts for raw materialso Established online databases and printed directories for the Purchasing Department, allowing buyers to have easier and faster access to current vendor informationo Completed Year 2000 (Y2K) compliance project, which involved data collection and communication with MC's past, present, and potential materials suppliers and service providersNot - For - Profit Organization, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant, Combined Federal Campaign, September 1998 — January 1999 • Aided Campaign Director with 1998 Federal Campaigns (CFCs) in City 1 and City 2, which together generated nearly $ 700,000 for more than 1,000 local, national and international charitieso Prepared weekly reports on donations using WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Excel and dBase IVo Wrote script for Talent Showcase at City 1's 1998 CFC Kickoffo Assisted Director with merger of the City 1 and City 2 CFCs in 1999Regional Bank, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant, Year 2000 (Y2K) Department, March — June 1998 • Worked with Vice President of Corporate Projects on short - term project for the bank's Y2K Departmento Analyzed and processed data on Y2K readiness for all branches of Bank throughout the southeastern USo Organized meetings for personnel of Banko Communicated with vendors of computer hardware, software, and office equipment to request information on Y2K complianceo Prepared compliance files for Federal Reserve auditso Prepared in - house memoranda and reports using Microsoft Word and ExcelRecord / Music Promotion Company, AlabamaRecord Pool Co-Founder; Office Manager, September 1990 — December 1991 • Co-founded record pool to enhance promotion of music in Alabama and the southeastern USo Procured and distributed records from major and independent labels for club, radio and mobile disc jockeyso Coordinated jointly sponsored promotional events with record companies, radio stations and clubso Designed, wrote, and published bi-weekly reports and brochures to inform the music industry of the progress and popularity of music and performers in the region, with specific focus on the Alabama music sceneMajor University, AlabamaGraduate Research Assistant, AUM Department of Marketing, June 1989 — August 1990 • Worked 13 - 20 hours per week as a research assistant to Marketing faculty while carrying a full course load in the MBA programo Analyzed consumer surveys used in academic researcho Assisted Conference Chairperson with coordination for Atlantic Marketing Association (AMA) annual meeting (October 1989) o Co-authored five - year index and classification of AMA Proceedings (published Fall 1991) EDUCATIONLaw School, AlabamaJuris Doctor (JD), 1997 • Scholarshipso Seybourn H. Lynne Scholarship, 1996 - 97o Dexter C. Hobbs Memorial Scholarship, 1995 - 96o E. W. Godbey Memorial Scholarship, 1994 - 95 • Honorso Who's Who Among American Law School Students, 1996 - 94o Arthur Davis Shores Award, 1997 • Activitieso Frederick Douglass Moot Court Team Manager, 1996 - 97 Southern Regional Competition, Second Place National Competition, Eighth Placeo John A. Campbell Moot Court Competition, Spring 1996o Black Law Students Association Delegate, BLSA National Convention, 1997 Co-Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1996 - 97 Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1995 - 96 BLSA President's Award, 1996 and 1997o American Bar Association, 1996 - 97 Entertainment and Sports Industries Forum Intellectual Property Section Law Student Divisiono LAWS Student Group Leader, 1995 - 96Major University, AlabamaMaster of Business Administration (MBA), 1990Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.), 1988 (Major: Marketing — Advertising and Promotion Track) • Honorso Dean's List • Activitieso National Student Advertising Competition Team, 1988 - 90 Seventh District Competition: Third Place, 1990o Marketing Club, 1987 - 90 Vice President — Career Development, 1988 - 89o Public Relations / Advertising (PR / AD) Club, 1988 - 90 Charter Member, 1988 Active in fund - raising and membership driveso Theater Guild, 1988 - 90 Screening Committee, 1989REFERENCESAvailable upon request

Ohio courts may consider the adulterous spouse's affair when deciding whether to grant a divorce and award alimony, but adultery generally does not affect a court's child custody and child support decisions.

Hempstead, NY — Planned Parenthood of Nassau County (PPNC) has been awarded a $ 2,500 grant from the Women's Fund of Long Island (WFLI) to fund «Not in Her Shoes,» a social media and college campus messaging campaign to reframe the issues of reproductive rights and abortion using messages that will resonate with young women and inspire them to speak out in support of their right to make personal medical decisions without interference from politicians.

If you're awarded sole custody by the court, you are granted both legal and physical custody, giving you the power to make all major decisions about your child's life.