Sentences with phrase «about private efforts»

So with that, let's talk to Tim Stanley about the private efforts to increase public access to law.

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These efforts are about all of us, and the initiative has inspired more than 200 communities to redouble efforts to create pathways for all youth and led to more than $ 500 million in private - sector commitments to do the same.
Symantec 2010 Critical Infrastructure Protection Study Symantec conducted a survey in August 2010 to find out how aware critical infrastructure companies were of government efforts in this area and how engaged and enthusiastic private enterprise was about working with government.
The report alleged Trump's private attorney, Michael Cohen, had paid $ 130,000 in hush money to adult film star Stormy Daniels during the 2016 campaign — an effort to keep her quiet about an alleged sexual encounter between then - businessman Trump and Daniels.
Manafort's last consulting assignment in Ukraine ended less than six months before he started working for the Trump campaign: He spent at least a month in Ukraine advising the Opposition Bloc ahead of local elections in October 2015... In [July], Manafort made a previously reported effort to patch his soured relationship with [Russian oligarch] Oleg Deripaska,... [and] offered to give private briefings about the campaign to Deripaska.
Contribute to NACO's efforts to raise awareness about the impact of Angel investors on Canadian innovation, and on the potential impact of the proposed tax changes to CCPCs may have on entrepreneur access to private risk capital.
In an effort to save you some research time (and a possible nervous breakdown), we spoke to several admissions counselors from various types of educational institutions (Christian university, state school, media school and private college) about the most important elements to consider when deciding on a school.
Public and private efforts to educate the consumers about the detrimental consequences of high sugar intake seem to be paying off.
ABOUT THE VIRGINIA DISTILLERS ASSOCIATION (VDA): The VDA is a nonprofit private trade association focused on promotional efforts to increase awareness of Virginia's growing craft spirits industry, as well as the regulatory and legislative needs of the industry.
Last week I told you about a new, multimillion dollar effort from the Partnership for a Healthier America (the private sector arm of the First Lady's Let's Move!
But after a private meeting with McConnell, Trump expressed the skepticism about Bannon's efforts, especially his support for GOP Senate candidates who will challenge McConnell's leadership role.
This speech emerging just a day after Ed Ball's private papers about the plot to force Tony Blair to stand down came into the public domain will create suspicions in Labour circles that there is a deliberate effort underway to undermine Ed Miliband.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo met privately at the state Capitol with school and government leaders from Hoosick Falls about ongoing efforts to deal with the discovery of a toxic chemical that contaminated public and private water supplies in the Rensselaer County community
The New York Times responded to the latest bombshell report about Harvey Weinstein's efforts to silence accusers, along with the Times journalist working to tell their stories, by firing the law firm that the studio executive used to employ private investigators: Boies Schiller Flexner.
This evening, State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver gave a big boost to the plan, endorsing CB3's guidelines: «I want to commend the leadership and members of the Community Board 3 Land Use, Zoning, Public and Private Housing Committee for their effort to achieve, at long last, a true consensus about the future of Seward Park.
He also talked about supporting efforts to link universities and private industry, an effort previous governors have also supported.
«I want to commend the leadership and members of the Community Board 3 Land Use, Zoning, Public and Private Housing Committee for their effort to achieve, at long last, a true consensus about the future of Seward Park.
They will also talk about how federal investments are revolutionizing biotechnology, efforts to ensure that this field innovates responsibly, and how public - private partnerships will solidify the nation's leadership in the bioeconomy and speed innovations from the lab bench to the public.
This public — private effort, started in 1988 and coordinated by the WHO, has cost about US$ 8 billion so far.
So one of the reasons that I was at Davis is to continue efforts that the Foundation has had going on that talk to private enterprise about what are the conditions they need to tell their shareholders or their owners that they can make a living doing product development for the poor.
Communicate to citizens and particular stakeholders, including local communities, youth, governments, civil society, and the private sector, about the value of snow leopards and their ecosystem, and sustain the effort by celebrating 23 October 23 each year as the International Snow Leopard Day with presentation of an annual International Snow Leopard Conservation Award, and 2015 as the International Year of the Snow Leopard.
Annie told us the team makes efforts to protect their members by encrypting private details and providing information about potential scams.
His freshman effort was a story of tragedy and triumph — and one that brought about immense public, private, and academic discourse on the state of America, as experienced by its second - class citizens.
WASHINGTON — Asserting that children need to be better informed about the food they eat, a private, nonprofit group has announced an effort to develop a voluntary nutritional label for food products aimed at children.
Parents, initially skeptical about school reform efforts, or accustomed to thinking of them as concessions aimed largely at luring parochial and private school students back into a low - income, black - majority system, flocked to the new schools, even lining up in pre-dawn hours to assure a child's admission.
Teachers will remain caught between ideologies of short - term economic efficiencies and the findings of educational research — between bottom lines and holistic student development; caught in the rough - edged cogs of funding formulae about resources and student achievement; caught by the Gonskis in the public - private funding debate; stuck between the so - far - disappointing results of national, standardised testing and teacher accountability (more effort is made to hold teachers accountable than trust them!).
A common refrain I hear in the course of my reporting and writing about school vouchers — a program that is set to take a large bite out of our public coffers in North Carolina in the months and years ahead — is that at the end of the day, it's the parents who should be the enforcers of accountability for this publicly funded effort to shift state money into private schools.
This weekend's Wall Street Journalinterview with the foundation's namesake about those school reform efforts once again hit upon one of the most - salient points I had made: That private - sector donations to public school districts and efforts at influencing policy won't be enough to continue the overhaul of American public education.
Despite voucher supporters» efforts to make the voucher debate about «school choice» and improving opportunities for low - income students, vouchers remain an elitist strategy for subsidizing tuition for students in private schools, not expanding opportunities for low - income children.
Given the current effort by the federal government to clamp down on some of the income «splitting and sprinkling» tax benefits of Canadian - Controlled Private Corporations (CCPCs), there's definitely a lot of uncertainty among executives, business owners, and professionals about the tax benefits of incorporation.
Or come face - to - face with Australia's native wildlife on a private tour of the Taronga Zoo and learn about conservation efforts to protect endangered species like the koala and the Tasmanian devil.
What you should know about these beaches, traveling from one end to the next, is that the southern beaches are sparse and hardly worth making an effort for, the northwest beaches are quiet and secluded, and the west coast beaches are private for those who reside in the accompanying gated communities.
Thanks to widespread stewardship efforts by the private sector, it's easier than ever to learn about companies who are taking real steps to clean up their acts.
The goal of the Challenge is to leverage public and private efforts to spread the word about the extent and implications of food waste in the United States; disseminate information about best practices to reduce, recover, and recycle food waste; and stimulate the development of more of these practices across the entire U.S. food chain.
It would also allow clients extra time to create and maintain a detailed record of all CASL compliance efforts which has been undertaken by the organization that may be used to establish a credible due - diligence defense, and «another thing they should be thinking about is establishing a litigation response team, having a written plan where they know internal personel, external advisors, who can respond to CASL complaints and private litigation and other type of regulatory enforcement or law suits.»
Law reform can take time and effort, but it's still cheaper than paying for private lawyers to fight forever about the same obscure statutes.
The automobile had been invented and entered mass production in the early 1900s, but just as the internal combustion engine started to prevail over electric cars at that time and mass production took hold with Ford's Model T bringing some cars and trucks into upper middle class households and into use by businesses and farms, the Great Depression and World War II dramatically reduced private personal consumption, so for the two decades from about 1929 until the several years after World War II that it took to convert factories from war production to civilian peacetime production, the automobile industry's private sector sales were greatly suppressed, domestic civilian road and bridge construction came to a near halt during World War II as government funds were diverted to the war effort, and domestic oil consumption was likewise suppressed.
Our dedicated staff of poverty law specialists provide legal assistance to individuals and families to help them resolve their legal problems, help others to become more knowledgeable about their legal rights, and collaborate with a network of public and private partners in advocacy and policy efforts to maximize the impact of our legal services by changing laws and policies that adversely affect poor people and communities.
Possible topics about pedagogy include: • Structuring statutory drafting courses • Simulation courses designed using mock legislatures or committees • Course linkages with real - world legislators and special interest organizations • Service learning or clinical opportunities for law students • Courses focused on law reform efforts • How to employ Plain - English principles in statutory and rule drafting • Theoretical perspectives on statutory drafting • Involving political realities in law school drafting courses • Teaching practical aspects of drafting that addresses theories and principles of statutory interpretation and construction Possible topics about practice include: • Unique challenges of drafting laws and / or regulations in specific areas such as criminal law, environmental, health law, etc. • Lawyering for non-profits, federal and state agencies, local governments, and other clients in frequent need of rule - drafting • Practicing in employment law, health law, environmental law, and other heavily regulated fields where private clients require rule and policy drafting • Non-legal drafting opportunities, such as sports league rules, industry trade group policies, and university rules Possible topics about politics include: • Political influences affecting legislative drafting • Direct democracy and the unique challenges of drafting initiatives and referenda • The implications of special interests driving drafting decisions • Polictics and its influence on legislative history • Lobbyists as legislative drafters.
The public and private school systems are also using this technology to utilize resources across the globe in an effort to educate their students about history, culture, science, and more starting with kindergarteners and up!
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In addition to being a licensed private investigator in the state of California, Callahan also works with employers to conduct background checks and screenings and teaches them about legal compliance efforts across the 50 United States.
And it's about creating space and environments for young people that support all our efforts to teach them the knowledge and skills they need to forge successful and positive relationships in school, their private lives, and the future.
SafePath offers training and prevention education to private, public, and community partners in an effort to increase the number of parents, community members and professionals educated about child abuse topics.
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