Sentences with phrase «such public participation»

As Simon A. points out, Australia changed its laws to allow such public participation.

Such public participation could also help scientists with their public image, which has suffered badly over the years.

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«Such participation of war criminals in public life in Germany would have been unimaginable,» she said.

The said circular includes five departments such as the DOH, DOST, DA, DILG and the DENR who are tasked to oversee regulation, safety, precaution and public participation in GM crop applications.

Virginia Hunger Solutions works to increase participation in school breakfast programs throughout the Commonwealth by promoting alternative breakfast delivery models, such as Breakfast in the Classroom, and innovative public policies, such as the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP).

Any public school or private school student who has been unable to maintain academic eligibility for participation in interscholastic extracurricular activities is ineligible to participate in such activities as a charter school student until the student has successfully completed one grading period in a charter school pursuant to subparagraph 2.

Some barriers include the negative attitudes of women and their partners and family members, as well as health care professionals, toward breastfeeding, whereas the main reasons that women do not start or give up breastfeeding are reported to be poor family and social support, perceived milk insufficiency, breast problems, maternal or infant illness, and return to outside employment.2 Several strategies have been used to promote breastfeeding, such as setting standards for maternity services3, 4 (eg, the joint World Health Organization — United Nations Children's Fund [WHO - UNICEF] Baby Friendly Initiative), public education through media campaigns, and health professionals and peer - led initiatives to support individual mothers.5 — 9 Support from the infant's father through active participation in the breastfeeding decision, together with a positive attitude and knowledge about the benefits of breastfeeding, has been shown to have a strong influence on the initiation and duration of breastfeeding in observational studies, 2,10 but scientific evidence is not available as to whether training fathers to manage the most common lactation difficulties can enhance breastfeeding rates.

Former President Rawlings is not and has never been averse to the participation of any individual at such events and the public is urged to treat the said publication with utmost contempt.

«On the part of the public, they need to be prepared for the long as well as the short campaign, to see our participation alongside allies in such conflict not as an atavistic, misguided attempt to recapture past glories, but as a necessary engagement in order for us to protect our security and advance our interests and values in the modern world,» he stated.

The review could potentially take up issues such as whether to increase public participation in land - use decisions, alter the way budget decisions are made and question the checks and balances between the mayor and the Council.

Writer Mooney and marine scientist Kirshenbaum argue persuasively for scientists to step up engagement with the public, in order to dispel misinformation and foster meaningful civic participation in decisions about issues such as nuclear power, climate change, and public health.

Through this endeavor and participation in the Patent and Trademark Office Society and in the Patent Office Toastmasters Club, I acquired many skills such as technical writing, recruiting, scientific judging, and public speaking, to name a few.

Variables that measure student differences based on participation in government programs are problematic, however, especially when comparing different school sectors, since government - run public schools are much more likely to participate in such programs than are privately run schools, even if both types of schools have similar student populations.

«Participation in such programs has become increasingly important to the career development of public school principals,» according to a 1997 NCES report.

Charter schools can also set policies that are not possible in public schools - policies such as requiring parent participation in the school, requiring longer school days (such as at KIPP), requiring longer shool years (KIPP again), etc..

He worried that such a move would violate state testing law, which requires public school student participation, and he'd be removed by Gov. Rick Scott as a result.

Older students learn more advanced group skills such as collaborating with others on projects, class participation, and public speaking.

While a formal civics course is not offered until high school, kindergarten students learn to «identify personal traits, such as courage, honesty, and responsibility» and third - graders learn to «explain how local government officials are chosen, e.g., election, appointment,» according to the Idaho State Department of Education's social studies standards.22 By the time students reach 12th grade, they are more prepared to learn civics - related topics, such as the electoral process and role of political parties; the methods of public participation; and the rights and responsibilities of citizenship, than students with no prior exposure to a civics curriculum.

In part, the perception of increasing funder participation in policy discussions is due to the very public personas of founders of major foundations like Bill Gates and Eli Broad.7 And the advocacy efforts of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Broad Foundation have increased dramatically with a shift from local funding efforts to more direct support for national - level policy advocacy on issues such as the Common Core State Standards.8

The letter concluded that because the school choice program is publicly funded, it must meet standards under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which states that «no qualified individual with a disability shall, by reason of such disability, be excluded from participation in or be denied the benefits of the services... of a public entity.»

We also have increased citizen participation on all fronts, including engaging the public on departmental policy and regulations and in local transportation decision - making through our Ladders of Opportunity efforts and initiatives such as the Every Place Counts challenge.

Subject to the provisions of this title, no qualified individual with a disability shall, by reason of such disability, be excluded from participation in or be denied the benefits of the services, programs, or activities of a public entity, or be subjected to discrimination by any such entity.

Any attempt to infringe on that right, whether actual or threatened, will be considered a strategic lawsuit against public participation and treated as such.

Your participation in tournaments or other online game events is also conditional upon our collection, use, storage, transmission and public display of statistical data (such as your scores, rankings and achievements) generated through your participation.

His main interest is in creating platforms for public participation, by perverting technologies such as robotics, computerized surveillance or telematic networks.

Use of a PLA for such Public Works could bring broad participation by NYS registered apprentice programs and can lead to new apprenticeship opportunities for a great many New Yorkers working in construction.

To date, participants in the TCPs have examined more than 1 900 energy - related topics, involving over 6 000 experts worldwide who represent nearly 300 public and private organisations located in 51 countries, including a large participation by IEA partner countries, such as China, India Mexico and Brazil.

Such public input sessions are rare in Tel Aviv, where the structure of the planning process generally allows for public participation only once a plan has attained initial approval.

Research on incentivizing hybrid vehicle purchases suggests that reducing the program's cost to be comparable with other carbon - mitigation strategies on a per - ton basis would probably have required lowering the rebate to such an extent that it would have discouraged public participation.

«does not enable an organisation such as LZ to be ensured effective judicial protection of the various specific rights inherent in the right of public participation, within the meaning of Article 6 of the Aarhus Convention» (para 68).

I am not a specialist, but wouldn't the Premier's own Bill 83 — An Act to encourage participation on matters of public interest and to dissuade persons from bringing legal proceedings that interfere with such participation — make it difficult to obtain a remedy in a case like this one?

And the EU has made member states implement Aarhus - compliant procedures in major areas such as environmental impact assessment and industrial emissions, via the 2003 Public Participation Directive.

Judges should refrain from conduct such as membership in groups or organizations or participation in public discussion which, in the mind of a reasonable, fair minded and informed person, would undermine confidence in a judge's impartiality with respect to issues that could come before the courts.

For a Majority of the Court of Appeal (judgment was delivered from the bench), it is consistent with the public interest that they be allowed to put old obligations behind them, and get on with their economic lives: «If participation in that type of corporate reorganization had the effect of reviving statute barred debts, no such re-organizations would be practical, and the whole purpose of the limitation statute would be defeated.»

BC's PPPA and other jurisdictions such as Ontario, Quebec, Australia, and California have used varied phrasing to describe an intention to encourage public participation and discourage litigation used as a means of limiting such participation.

In addition to representing clients on a pro bono basis, we also encourage our lawyers to engage in public service activities that do not involve the delivery of legal services: professional or charitable activities, such as participation on non-profit boards of directors or bar association committees.

• It should provide a speedy and cheap method to stop lawsuits if those suits were brought for an improper purpose, namely to harass or intimidate the defendants; • It should put the onus on plaintiffs to prove that their lawsuits were not improper; • It should help rebalance an inequality of financial resources between the parties, possibly by an order that the plaintiff should pay the defendants» costs at the outset of the litigation; • It should provide stronger legal protection for citizens engaged in public participation, such as through special defences; • It should deter people from bringing such suits in the first place, by exposing plaintiffs, and possibly their directors and officers, and lawyers, to awards of damages or even punitive damages.

Although such use of a competitor's name as a keyword in advertising programs does not in the opinion of the Committee involve a violation of the Texas Disciplinary Rules, a Texas lawyer's participation in such an advertising program must comply with the other provisions of the Texas Disciplinary Rules applicable to advertising, in particular Disciplinary Rule 7.04 on advertisements in the public media.

Required by law includes, but is not limited to, court orders and court - ordered warrants; subpoenas or summons issued by a court, grand jury, a governmental or tribal inspector general, or an administrative body authorized to require the production of information; a civil or an authorized investigative demand; Medicare conditions of participation with respect to health care providers participating in the program; and statutes or regulations that require the production of information, including statutes or regulations that require such information if payment is sought under a government program providing public benefits.

Such as, but not limited to, cleaning, medicating, helping volunteers, animal intake and vaccinations, adoptions, assisting the public, participation of events, etc..

Together with Louise Phipps Senft, Esq., he serves as a Trustee on the Board of Convergence, Center for Policy Resolution — a bi-partisan non-profit organization based in Washington DC, dedicated to bi-partisan dialogue and policy reform in pressing issues of the day, such as K - 12 education reform, healthcare and nutrition, and US - Pakistan relations.He is a past member of the Leadership Council of the Environment and Public Policy Section of the Association for Conflict Resolution, the ADR Section Council for the Maryland State Bar Association, and the American Bar Association Committee on Use of Collaborative Processes by Federal Agencies to Improve Citizen Participation.

States can make participation entirely voluntary, or they can make participation mandatory for certain providers, such as those that accept public funding or all programs that are licensed to operate in the state.

The proposal would include an incentive for states to broaden participation in their public preschool program for additional middle - class families, which states may choose to reach and serve in a variety of ways, such as a sliding - scale arrangement.