Sentences with phrase «action over the practices»

While the Competition Bureau has announced a deal aimed at lowering the price of electronic books, a class action over the practices of Apple Inc. and several major publishers will go ahead, according to a lawyer involved in the case.

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In 2017, the bank also reached a preliminary class - action settlement of $ 142 million over concerns about retail sales practices and unauthorized accounts from 2002.

Over the course of his 25 - year legal career, he has tenaciously fought for the rights of consumers, concentrating his practice on consumer lending and consumer fraud class actions.

As outlined in the crowdsourced, pro-privacy action plan we launched last year with the help of over 100,000 Canadians, Bill C - 51, while crucially important, is but one piece of a larger puzzle that we'll need to solve if we are to put into practice the fundamental privacy safeguards that all Canadians deserve.

[01:10] Introduction [02:45] James welcomes Tony to the podcast [03:35] Tony's leap year birthday [04:15] Unshakeable delivers the specific facts you need to know [04:45] What James learned from Unshakeable [05:25] Most people panic when the stock market drops [05:45] Getting rid of your fear of investing [06:15] Last January was the worst opening, but it was a correction [06:45] You are losing money when you sell on corrections [06:55] Bear markets come every 5 years on average [07:10] The greatest opportunity for a millennial [07:40] Waiting for corrections to invest [08:05] Warren Buffet's advice for investors [08:55] If you miss the top 10 trading days a year... [09:25] Three different investor scenarios over a 20 year period [10:40] The best trading days come after the worst [11:45] Investing in the current world [12:05] What Clinton and Bush think of the current situation [12:45] The office is far bigger than the occupant [13:35] Information helps reduce fear [14:25] James's story of the billionaire upset over another's wealth [14:45] What money really is [15:05] The story of Adolphe Merkle [16:05] The story of Chuck Feeney [16:55] The importance of the right mindset [17:15] What fuels Tony [19:15] Find something you care about more than yourself [20:25] Make your mission to surround yourself with the right people [21:25] Suffering made Tony hungry for more [23:25] By feeding his mind, Tony found strength [24:15] Great ideas don't interrupt you, you have to pursue them [25:05] Never - ending hunger is what matters [25:25] Richard Branson is the epitome of hunger and drive [25:40] Hunger is the common denominator [26:30] What you can do starting right now [26:55] Success leaves clues [28:10] What it means to take massive action [28:30] Taking action commits you to following through [29:40] If you do nothing you'll learn nothing [30:20] There must be an emotional purpose behind what you're doing [30:40] How does Tony ignite creativity in his own life [32:00] «How is not as important as «why» [32:40] What and why unleash the psyche [33:25] Breaking the habit of focusing on «how» [35:50] Deep Practice [35:10] Your desired outcome will determine your action [36:00] The difference between «what» and «why» [37:00] Learning how to chunk and group [37:40] Don't mistake movement for achievement [38:30] Tony doesn't negotiate with his mind [39:30] Change your thoughts and change your biochemistry [40:00] The bad habit of being stressed [40:40] Beautiful and suffering states [41:50] The most important decision is to live in a beautiful state no matter what [42:40] Consciously decide to take yourself out of suffering [43:40] Focus on appreciation, joy and love [44:30] Step out of suffering and find the solution [45:00] Dealing with mercury poisoning [45:40] Tony's process for stepping out of suffering [46:10] Stop identifying with thoughts — they aren't yours [47:40] Trade your expectations for appreciation [50:00] The key to life — gratitude [51:40] What is freedom for you?

Rather than capacitating us to be skilled at moving from theory to application in practice, or from theory to assessment of action after practice is over, the schooling seems to be aimed at capacitating us for principled reflection upon our Christian praxis while we are engaged in it.

Open to all California wineries and vineyards as a voluntary option, CSWA's new program requires applicants to meet 58 prerequisite criteria that are among the 227 best management practices in the Code of Sustainable Winegrowing Practices Self - Assessment Workbook to be eligible for the program, assess winery and / or vineyard operations, create and implement an annual action plan and show improvement over time.

Although many will suggest that Robson has a personal vendetta of sorts aimed squarely at the Grinch who stole soccer, that doesn't make his words any less truthful... such tactics are nothing new... in the U.S.this business practice has become so common that even the players regularly use the media to manipulate public opinion (LeBron James did likewise to rally public support for himself and away from his teammate, Kyrie Irving, who has asked to be traded)... whether for contract leverage or to rally support for or against certain players, this strategy can be incredibly effective at times, but when it misses the mark it can be dangerously divisive... for a close - to - the - vest team like Arsenal to use such nefarious means to manufacture a wedge between the fans and it's best player (again), is absolutely despicable... for the sanctimonious higher - ups who demand that it's players adhere to a certain protocol regarding information deemed «in house» or else to intentionally spread «fake» news or to provide certain outlets with privileged information for such purposes is pretty low indeed... no moral high ground here, just a big club pretending to be a small club so that they can continue to pull the wool over the eyes of a dedicated, albeit somewhat naive, fan base... so not only does this club no give a shit about it's fans, this clearly shows that clubs primary interests aren't even soccer related... for all intent and purposes Kroenke doesn't care if we're a soccer club or a tampon factory as long as we continue to maximized his investment... stay woke people... great to see more and more people commenting on the state of the franchise... this club needs to be held accountable for it's actions

Although Nestlé S.A. is a Swiss company, when Baby Milk Action has written to its Chief Executive over past years and decades regarding company practices, responses generally came from Nestlé (UK).

Publication of the Purdue study sent shock - waves reverberating through the football world, with the findings cited by concussion experts calling on youth sports organizations to take more aggressive action to minimize exposure to RHI, including sub-concussive blows, by changing the way contact and collision sports are played and practiced, and reducing the amount of brain trauma a child incurs by limiting the number of hits they sustain in a sports season, over the course of a year, and during a career.

Finding a way to reconcile two competing demands - minimizing contact in practice in order to reduce the number of concussions sustained and the number of hits players sustain over the course of a week and a season that emerging science, now more than ever, suggests may have a deleterious cumulative effect [26] on a player's cognitive function over the long term, while at the same time maximizing the amount of time in practice learning how to tackle and block without head - to - head contact - time that is needed to maximize the protective effect of proper tackling on the number of head - to - head hits players sustain in game action, which can not only result in concussion, but catastrophic neck and spine injuries - is challenging, but clearly not impossible.

Over the years, the variety of actions at all levels — from global to local — has contributed to positive change in policy and practice.

IBFAN — the International Baby Food Action Network — consists of over 27o public interest groups working in 168 countries to promote the health and well - being of infants, young children and their mothers through the protection, promotion and support of optimal infant and young child feeding practices.

Members of the NASUWT are today taking strike action following the failure to resolve their deep concerns over poor management practices at Leyland St Mary's Catholic High School in Lancashire.

In practice, the social channels become places to engage with supporters consistently and over the long term, with individual emails serving spurring action at critical moments.

The Welsh Liberal Democrat Assembly Member for South Wales West, Peter Black is demanding tough action over mobile phone insurance in the light of the recent Financial Conduct Authority investigation which found poor claims handling, poor sales practice, anti-customer exclusions in the small print, and poor product design.

Activists have also blasted de Blasio over the NYPD ending its practice of regularly providing information about disciplinary action taken against cops, and want him to close the Rikers Island detention complex sooner than his 10 - year timetable.

De Blasio has also caught flak over the NYPD ending its practice of routinely handing out information about disciplinary action taken against officers because they discovered that they were flouting section 50 - a of the state's civil rights law.

As you play with the sequence over time and explore opposite actions, notice that such exploration is even more compelling as a life practice.

As the way people hook up with single men has enhanced over time, so have actions that people practice on times.

Not that I ever let that interfere in the slightest with my continued practices; I have always lived as if their laws never had any real control over my actions.

Crafting minimalist action sequences in natural settings is something Richet has had a lot of practice with over the years, and

We have engaged over the last four decades in a war of words and actions depicting deeply held beliefs, wide chasms in practice, and a great deal of finger - pointing coupled with blaming and shaming.

School Improvement Network works with thousands of schools and districts in every state and around the world and has visited over 3,000 classrooms to document best practices in action.

Factors considered important to the reform included the following: (a) meeting for 1 hour a week in study groups; (b) meeting in cross-grade groups; (c) reflecting on teaching in study groups; (d) considering research - based «best practices» in study groups; (e) completing action plans in study groups; (f) selecting substantive topics for study; (g) maintaining topics over time; (h) meeting as a whole faculty once a month to discuss reform efforts; (i) working on parent partnerships and making effective use of the external facilitator; and (j) making effective use of the internal leadership team.

Whether you use a reading list, a set of practice worksheets, or other resources, you will feel more confident that students won't be forgetting all the material they've learned throughout the year, knowing that they have a plan of action to stay sharp over the summer break.

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You practice certain actions over and over again until you get them right, they become easier, you begin to enjoy them, or you develop muscle or brain memory of them.

In practice, it is not possible to anticipate what actions Congress might take, either in the near term or over longer periods.

NDP: Update the Consumer Protection Act to cap ATM fees at a maximum of 50 cents per withdrawal; ensure all Canadians have reasonable access to a no - frills credit card with an interest rate no more than 5 % over prime; eliminate «pay - to - pay» by banks in which financial institutions charge their customers a fee for making payments on their mortgages, credit cards, or other loans; take action against abusive payday lenders; lower the fees that workers in Canada are forced to pay when sending money to their families abroad; direct the CRTC to crack down on excessive mobile roaming charges; create a Gasoline Ombudsperson to investigate complaints about practices in the gasoline market.

The best course of action is to adhere to good credit card practice; eventually, these marks lose their significance over time.

Over the past five years, 21 States have brought 128 enforcement actions against 84 debt relief companies for unfair and deceptive trade practices.

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The strategic plan, launched in October 2007, and the subsequent Action Plan released in 2008, outlined five overall directions for the Council over the next three to five years: reinforcing the Council's commitment to individual artists, working alone or collaboratively, as the core of artistic practice in Canada; broadening the Council's commitment to arts organizations to strengthen their capacity to underpin artistic practices in all parts of the country; enhancing the Council's leadership role in promoting equity in fulfilling Canada's artistic aspirations; making partnerships with other organizations, including other funders, a key element in the Council's approach to advancing its mandate; and enhancing the Council's capacity to support the arts and implement change by strengthening its structure, staffing and services.

The American sculptor Andrea Zittel has spent over three decades developing, refining, and expanding a multifaceted practice grounded in the details and actions of how life is lived.

Against the backdrop of this challenge, on 27 March 2017 the IEA brought together over 100 experts from 30 countries from governments, business, academia and the finance sector to share best practices and policy actions needed to scale up action to achieve SDG7.

The attorneys in our Class Action Practice Group have been actively defending class action lawsuits for over 30 Action Practice Group have been actively defending class action lawsuits for over 30 action lawsuits for over 30 years.

As the IoT market continues to expand and more devices become interconnected, privacy concerns over the data collection practices of IoT device makers as well as the security of those devices may lead to more class actions and increased regulatory scrutiny.

Facing well over $ 150 billion — yes, billion — in exposure from shareholder class actions arising from questionable investments and allegedly misleading analyst recommendations, Citi needed lawyers who could not only excel at what special counsel P.J. Mode calls «the nuts and bolts» of motions practice, courtroom arguments and trial work, but could also provide something extra: «a very mature, very developed strategic sense,» says Mode.

We have over 130 active cases and growing, primarily in the practice of wage and hour law inclusive of class actions and we are looking for additional counsel to handle the expanding workload.

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Additionally, Lorelei has helped forge positive business resolutions of complex matters, including a long - standing dispute and litigation between a Palm Beach County hospital and a group of physicians who held a ground lease on hospital property and provided services at the hospital; a long - standing lawsuit between two groups of physicians over the breakup of their practice group; a prominent sports figure's multimillion dispute over a license agreement; a sports broadcaster's claims against a video company for unauthorized use of his name and likeness; and class actions involving consumer debt collection services.

For over 20 years, Ms. Kinaga has focused her practice on employment litigation, including class actions, representing private and public employers in high - profile cases.

Looking ahead Although some moderation in civil litigation claims costs can be expected over time with the recent changes to Rule 48, the continued relationship between civil litigation costs and premium revenue by lawyers» primary area of practice will need to be monitored to determine whether any further action should be taken on this category in future years.

Over the years, our referral - based law practice has thrived because of our reputation for effective action to accomplish our clients» goals.

Los Angeles partner and Fashion practice group leader Staci Riordan provides third - party commentary in this piece about an increasing number of class - action lawsuits against big - name department stores over markdowns allegedly made on «false» original prices.

In August, a shareholder filed a class action suit claiming that Yelp withheld information about an FTC investigation over its negative review practices in order to goose its stock price.

Following an admission from Apple that it intentionally caps the processing power of older iPhones in order to preserve battery, the company has been hit with a class action lawsuit over the practice, TMZ reported.

According to a new report, Apple may be facing as many as 59 class - action lawsuits over throttling practices on iPhones with older batteries, across 16 districts in the United States.

The General Assembly, Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, and good faith in the fulfilment of the obligations assumed by States in accordance with the Charter, Affirming that indigenous peoples are equal to all other peoples, while recognizing the right of all peoples to be different, to consider themselves different, and to be respected as such, Affirming also that all peoples contribute to the diversity and richness of civilizations and cultures, which constitute the common heritage of humankind, Affirming further that all doctrines, policies and practices based on or advocating superiority of peoples or individuals on the basis of national origin or racial, religious, ethnic or cultural differences are racist, scientifically false, legally invalid, morally condemnable and socially unjust, Reaffirming that indigenous peoples, in the exercise of their rights, should be free from discrimination of any kind, Concerned that indigenous peoples have suffered from historic injustices as a result of, inter alia, their colonization and dispossession of their lands, territories and resources, thus preventing them from exercising, in particular, their right to development in accordance with their own needs and interests, Recognizing the urgent need to respect and promote the inherent rights of indigenous peoples which derive from their political, economic and social structures and from their cultures, spiritual traditions, histories and philosophies, especially their rights to their lands, territories and resources, Recognizing also the urgent need to respect and promote the rights of indigenous peoples affirmed in treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements with States, Welcoming the fact that indigenous peoples are organizing themselves for political, economic, social and cultural enhancement and in order to bring to an end all forms of discrimination and oppression wherever they occur, Convinced that control by indigenous peoples over developments affecting them and their lands, territories and resources will enable them to maintain and strengthen their institutions, cultures and traditions, and to promote their development in accordance with their aspirations and needs, Recognizing that respect for indigenous knowledge, cultures and traditional practices contributes to sustainable and equitable development and proper management of the environment, Emphasizing the contribution of the demilitarization of the lands and territories of indigenous peoples to peace, economic and social progress and development, understanding and friendly relations among nations and peoples of the world, Recognizing in particular the right of indigenous families and communities to retain shared responsibility for the upbringing, training, education and well - being of their children, consistent with the rights of the child, Considering that the rights affirmed in treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements between States and indigenous peoples are, in some situations, matters of international concern, interest, responsibility and character, Considering also that treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements, and the relationship they represent, are the basis for a strengthened partnership between indigenous peoples and States, Acknowledging that the Charter of the United Nations, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (2) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 2 as well as the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, (3) affirm the fundamental importance of the right to self - determination of all peoples, by virtue of which they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development, Bearing in mind that nothing in this Declaration may be used to deny any peoples their right to self - determination, exercised in conformity with international law, Convinced that the recognition of the rights of indigenous peoples in this Declaration will enhance harmonious and cooperative relations between the State and indigenous peoples, based on principles of justice, democracy, respect for human rights, non-discrimination and good faith, Encouraging States to comply with and effectively implement all their obligations as they apply to indigenous peoples under international instruments, in particular those related to human rights, in consultation and cooperation with the peoples concerned,