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«NAPBS Accreditation for Background Screening Firms Will Reach Tipping Point and Become Standard Criteria in 2015»

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We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), Neiman Marcus, Inc.'s internal control over financial reporting as of July 28, 2012, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated September 18, 2012 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

First, let's assume that you meet the highest standards for all other criteria in your loan application.

Members of the Committee are non-management directors who, in the opinion of the Board, satisfy the independence criteria established by the Board, the standards of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the NYSE.

In any event, however, we will gradually transition toward standard «post-war» criteria as we move through 2010 - slower if we observe credit strains, but otherwise in a roughly linear way as we move through the yeaIn any event, however, we will gradually transition toward standard «post-war» criteria as we move through 2010 - slower if we observe credit strains, but otherwise in a roughly linear way as we move through the yeain a roughly linear way as we move through the year.

Presently, if the Market Climate was to improve based on our standard post-war criteria, we would move 40 - 50 % in the direction of that exposure.

The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said banks relaxed the criteria for businesses and consumers to obtain credit during the 18 months leading up to June 30, 2013, while the European Central Bank said fewer banks in the euro zone were reporting tightened lending standards to nonfinancial businesses in the fourth quarter of 2013.

Turning to look at the small sub-prime market in Australia, non-conforming housing loans are the closest equivalent to sub-prime loans in the US, being provided to borrowers who do not satisfy the standard lending criteria of mainstream lenders such as those with impaired or incomplete credit histories.

'» Sadly, Catholic priests are suspended from their priestly ministry — in effect, treated as guilty — on the basis of neither of these judicial standards, but on the basis of the weakest possible criterion, mere «credibility.»

Wouldn't those standards include meaningfully involving the congregation in decisions (or criteria for decisions) in how it should be spent?

It has been standard practice in adjudicating the psychopathological status of a behavioral syndrome to focus on four criteria: statistical infrequency, distress, maladaptiveness, and violation of societal norms.

As the Lausanne Covenant asserts, the Bible is «without error in all that it affirms» Although detailed inerrantists like John Montgomery and Harold Lindsell resist referring to the writer's intentions as a criterion for Biblical judgment, sensing, rightly, that its adoption undermines their position, they nevertheless use such a standard on occasion (see Lindsell's discussion of differences in Biblical numbers [Num.

The real danger comes from a much larger group of persons who believe that Notre Dame can strive for ever - higher standards of academic excellence — and use the same criteria of excellence by which the best secular universities in the land are judged to be excellent — without forfeiting the Catholic character of the University.

A major deficiency in recognizing the spiritual component in the field of addictions has been the lack of clearly defined criteria, based on hard data, that measure up to social, psychological, and medical standards.

Accordingly, human choice must decide not only «what is true but what criteria shall be used to determine the truth, and what standards shall be used in choosing between competing criteria, and what judgments shall be employed in deciding on the standards ad infinitum» (Van Cleve Morris, Philosophy and the American School).

I have treated the general issue of the «criteria» or «standards» for regarding something as an appropriate candidate for the attribution to it of the quality of divinity at greater length in «Divinity and Dipolarity: Thomas Erskine and Charles Hartshorne on What Makes God «God»» Journal of Religion 62 (October 1982): 335 - 58.

In response to this overall assessment of the FWT's methodological motives and behavior, I first want to address Griffin's contention that FWTs display the tendency to utilize a double standard when discussing evil — that they don't allow their «Own positions to be judged with the same rigor, and in terms of the same criteria, as the other positions.&raquIn response to this overall assessment of the FWT's methodological motives and behavior, I first want to address Griffin's contention that FWTs display the tendency to utilize a double standard when discussing evil — that they don't allow their «Own positions to be judged with the same rigor, and in terms of the same criteria, as the other positions.&raquin terms of the same criteria, as the other positions.»

It does violence to the sources in expunging sayings and deeds of Jesus that are attested to by what, according to the standard criteria, must be regarded as early and reliable traditions.

Inconsistencies in fact and point of view and the duplication of episodes are apparent even to the casual reader; and detailed analysis of the text is easily accessible in any standard Introduction to the Old Testament.1 We are skeptical of some of the common criteria of literary priority, however; and we reject the view that the «later» sources (often late only editorially, not in substance) are necessarily less accurate, less dependable.

To proclaim the criteria by which the Coming King will judge persons and nations, to exemplify those standards in the church as the new society, and to work for their recognition by the world — these are irreducible aspects of the Christian summons to the forgiveness of sins and new life, and to the lordship of the risen and returning King.

They are, therefore, to be judged not simply by standards of truth in the usual sense, but by much broader criteria of qualitative worth.

We have seen in an earlier chapter that in our concern for rethinking, reconceiving, restating, we must be aware of and concerned with contemporary ideas; yet we are never to regard the patterns of thought (or what, following Professor Alexander, we styled the «ordinary knowledge» of our time), as if these gave us the last word, the final criterion, the absolute standard.

Carrefour published its Sourcing Policy on Sustainable Palm Oil in 2014 which includes the RSPO standard and additional criteria such as protection of peat lands and high carbon stock areas.

Not only can you trust the organic claims of certified organic products, you can also be rest assured that they meet the ethical and fair trade criteria in the Standard.

Two theme examples provided by PIRSA in their «Guidelines and Assessment Criteria September 2016» document noted the example projects as «Achieving non-GM or organic standard third - party certification to meet the requirements of an identified new or potential customer (s)» and «achieving non-GM or organic standard third - party certification on products to distinguish optimum qualities from other similar competitors.

In this post, I'll disregard coffee purchased under Fair Trade (which does not have strong environmental standards) and the 4C Code (see this post on Nestlé and deforestation for information on this bottom - rung system, which does not include environmental criteria any of us would consider as being meaningfully «eco-friendly»).

I suspect that a farm meeting Rainforest Alliance's minimum environmental standards would turn out to be using more sustainable growing methods than the typical Starbucks preferred supplier — although a lack of standardization among the standards might make that assessment difficult (Rainforest Alliance uses 99 criteria in 10 principals, with percentage thresholds for certification).

Yet to justify lowering the shade requirements in the next version of the standard, RA says that farms are not fully implementing the criterion and it has not been effective.

For the most concise before - and - after comparison of the changes in the shade requirements for Rainforest Alliance certification, I provide below the criteria for coffee from the 2005 SAN standard.

Question is: if the conditions permit higher shade in such places, what prevents the standard / criteria from saying so?

A history of previous versions of the shade criteria in the SAN standard can be read here.

Without standard serving sizes, consumers» ability to compare nutrition criteria between products with different serving sizes may be severely hindered, and there is a possibility that food manufacturers will manipulate serving sizes in order to portray a food product as having a healthier nutrient profile.

Most producers will have to take steps to conform to the criteria outlined in the standards of the certification they are seeking.

In 2005, the SAN standard did have critical criteria that required a conservation program that included establishment and maintenance of shade trees for traditional agroforestry crops.

Not only can you trust the organic claims of certified organic products, they also meet the ethical and fair trade criteria in the Australian Certified Organic Standard.

The 40 % shade level criteria of the 2010 version of the SAN Standard has proven to be a challenge in many coffee producing regions, especially areas with heavy cloud cover, high rainfall and high humidity.

Further, if the proposed criteria will permit the shade / tree requirements to be outside the production area as you mentioned, then there is less justification to reduce the amount of shade required for coffee in the standard.

Nespresso has divvied up and tweaked the 10 principals and 99 criteria in the 2010 SAN standard into 42 principals and 296 criteria.

Palm oil produced in compliance to stringent criteria and standard set by RSPO can then be offered as certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO).

Therefore it is with regret that I report that I feel the changes in the new standard regarding shade criteria have negative effects and, due to lack of transparency, I can no longer recommend Rainforest Alliance certified coffee to consumers specifically seeking «shade grown» coffee.

For the most concise before - and - after comparison of the changes in the shade requirements for Rainforest Alliance certification, I provide below the criterion for coffee from the 2005 SAN standard.

In other words, the dilution of RA criteria brings them closer to other coffee certification programs with broader and / or weaker standards.

The standard calls for at least 12 native tree species per hectare for certified farms, so there are either certified farms in this sample that are not meeting that criteria, or there is error in the farmer reporting.

Supported by industry leaders and prominent environmental conservation groups such as The Nature Conservancy and World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the AWS Standard is the first comprehensive global standard for measuring responsible water stewardship, not just in terms of environmental criteria, but also social and economic dimStandard is the first comprehensive global standard for measuring responsible water stewardship, not just in terms of environmental criteria, but also social and economic dimstandard for measuring responsible water stewardship, not just in terms of environmental criteria, but also social and economic dimensions.

Created by industry leaders and prominent environmental conservation groups such as The Nature Conservancy and World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the AWS Standard is the first comprehensive global standard for measuring responsible water stewardship, not just in terms of environmental criteria, but also social and economic dimStandard is the first comprehensive global standard for measuring responsible water stewardship, not just in terms of environmental criteria, but also social and economic dimstandard for measuring responsible water stewardship, not just in terms of environmental criteria, but also social and economic dimensions.

I've decided to put the most salient data together in a table for four of the main coffee certifications with environmental criteria, plus Starbucks CAFE Standards (a third - party verified set of supplier standards), with past data for reference.

In order to become certified, farms must meet criteria of the Rainforest Alliance Sustainable Agriculture Standard.

More than 60 % of foods that received the «Smart Choices» label did not meet standard nutritional criteria for a «healthy» food choice, suggesting that industries» involvement in designing labelling systems should be scrutinized.

USDA will accredit organic certification agencies that comply with the National Certified Transitional Program criteria, enabling those agencies to conduct certification of producers operating in accordance with the OTA - developed standards.

Criteria are required in meeting the objective: nutrition education, physical activity, nutrition standards, nutrition promotion, and other school based activities.