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Development of the Iron Dome began in 2005, at the order of the Ministry of Defense, after it examined more than 20 bids for a rocket interceptor system against the backdrop of kassam rocket barrages against communities in the south.

We point out that this is the latest and most dramatic twist in what has felt like a war of attrition against our communities in recent years by governments of all stripes, State and Commonwealth.

Not exact matches

They argued that the only reason women wanted to «mother» and keep house in the community was because they were so bad at such things at home - that municipal housekeeping was only a movement against domestic housekeeping.

In many places, such as in California and Colorado, businesses and communities vie against each other to win potentially lucrative licenses from the state for creating and operating marijuana cultivation centers and retail outletIn many places, such as in California and Colorado, businesses and communities vie against each other to win potentially lucrative licenses from the state for creating and operating marijuana cultivation centers and retail outletin California and Colorado, businesses and communities vie against each other to win potentially lucrative licenses from the state for creating and operating marijuana cultivation centers and retail outlets.

Kraft Heinz has in recent weeks been particularly vocal about its corporate strategies, including a «post integration business update» on its Kraft Heinz deal, in which the company focuses on its sustainability efforts, fight against world hunger and community efforts.

Aside from the avalanche of media coverage, Gen Y also makes up a huge part of the start - up community in a Silicon Valley business ecosystem that's been accused of bias against those with gray hair.

«Such a divide between the local police and immigrant groups will result in increased crime against immigrants and in the broader community, create a class of silent victims, and eliminate the potential for assistance from immigrants in solving crimes or preventing crime.»

The laws have already led to significant violence against the LGBT community in Russia, and anger among LGBT people at home and abroad.

In sum, Instagram bans hashtags that are explicit, go against its terms and conditions, or are dangerous to the community.

While the announcement to automatically eliminate tracking cookies in the new browser was celebrated by privacy advocates, it has been slammed by the FTC and the online ad community since it goes against Microsoft's previous agreement to a default browser setting that would require consumers to opt - out of tracking (much like what's available on Google Chrome).

It is an online community of gamers that are upset that people are speaking out against the objectified way women are portrayed in gaming culture on - screen, and the community has also provided some resistance to the growing number of female gamers.

Which is why it's encouraging that many prominent voices in the entrepreneurial community are taking an aggressive stance against early exits.

Crimes verging on genocide were being committed against the Rohingya minority in Myanmar, and those crimes bore «the fingerprints of the Myanmar government and of the international community», the United Nations special adviser on the prevention of genocide said on Tuesday.

That's not just a betrayal of who we are, it would alienate the very communities at home and abroad who are our most important partners in the fight against violent extremism.

«Today's arrest in Israel is the culmination of a large - scale investigation spanning multiple continents for hate crimes against Jewish communities across our country,» US Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in a statement.

This month, two housing groups filed a complaint asking the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to investigate complaints that OneWest engaged in discriminatory «redlining» practices against black and Latino communities.

Keala Lusk, a former Uber software engineer, wrote on Medium that during her time at Uber she saw «malicious fights for power, interns repeatedly putting in over 100 hours a week but only getting paid for 40, discrimination against women, and prejudice against the transgender community.»

The now - canceled panel, «Level Up: Overcoming Harassment in Games,» was to feature «experts on online harassment in gaming and geek culture,» including activist Randi Harper, and discuss «how to combat it, how to design against it, and how to create online communities that are moving away from harassment.»

There are a lot of things donors are looking for: A reduction in taxes, a sense of doing good in the community, and the satisfaction that comes from donating to causes that go against the opposing political party (so - called «rage donating.»)

It said Russia was responsible for carrying out cyberattacks against the US, disseminating hacked emails stolen from the Democratic National Committee, and launching a social media disinformation campaign — findings that mostly echo parts of the US intelligence community's assessment of Russia's interference in the 2016 election.

The first line of defense against elder financial abuse may be to raise awareness in our communities about the warning signs, common scams and preventative measures that might protect us from these crimes.

The private consortium is currently in discussions with the Midland business community and is considering an appeal against the decision.

There's been pushback, for example, against a proposal that would allow banks of all sizes to count mortgages held in portfolio as «qualified» under CFPB's QM rule — a provision that community banks have been urging.

Brief research provides some strong evidence that any and all dissension against any block size increasing alternatives to Bitcoin was both fiercely and aggressively attacked, shunned, condemned, ridiculed, and excommunicated in the community.

«If Congress passed this bill that the American Bankers Association wants, how many community bank mortgages would be eligible for QM that aren't currently eligible... and how does that stack up against the number of mortgages held by Well Fargo, Citibank, JPMorgan and the other giants that would become eligible under this change in the rules?»

The collapse of the IPO market and dysfunctional math in the venture capital community has stacked the odds against you.

The legal dispute pits the sons of prominent figures in the community against each other in an enterprise that recruited the children of well - connected Raleigh families.

Tom DiFilipo, president and CEO of the Joint Council on International Children's Services, said UNICEF and other institutions in the international aid community have a definite «bias» against international adoptions.

Thanks for your ideas I love them, also agriculture investment can be nice like tomato hothouse with half the produce for the grower and the sales profit for the grower The genocide against the international Japanese community some 2 million in the European Union at least can break the world economy and leave the One Sunrise War for True Japanese Survival the only alternative

«This report establishes a baseline against which we can measure the collective impact of #movethedial as we continue to increase the participation and advancement of women in our tech community,» says Chris Dulny, National Technology Sector Leader at PwC Canada.

BM: Lately there has been some backlash in the community against the Bitcoin Foundation, with the logic being that if we are supporting a decentralized currency, why have a centralized organization try to run the community?

West Coast works with First Nations and communities fighting against tar sands pipelines in the courtroom, in boardrooms, on the land and on the water.

An important voice in the Cryptocurrecy community has now come out against the SegWit2x proposal for Bitcoin scaling.

A «community movement» that has grown to over 600 individuals in just two days is pursuing legal action against Bitcoin.com and its owner, Roger Ver, for deliberately misleading new users into buying Bitcoin Cash (BCH) instead of Bitcoin (BTC).

According to data published in FIS's most recent Performance Against Consumer Expectations (PACE) report, community bank customers are more likely to skew older.

This includes recent legislation that discriminates against the LGBT community, as stated in a recent letter released by the Human Rights Campaign and Equality North Carolina and signed by numerous CEOs, including Howard Schultz.

«When the plan to dump contaminated soil in the Shawnigan Lake watershed was first put forward, New Democrats stood with the Shawnigan Lake community against it.

Amazon has been a champion for the LGBT community as early supporters of the Equality Act, backers of marriage equality campaigns, and active voices against legislation that discriminates against transgender people in states across the country.

I'm suspecting that in real life you are an antireligious biggot who is only posting that sort of random ignorance against the GLBT community and the HIV infected in order to make those of us who still would like «some» sort of spirituality look like complete wastes of space.

To address allegations of bias, Facebook is bringing in two outside advisors — one to conduct a legal audit of its impact on underrepresented communities and communities of color, and another to advise the company on potential bias against conservative voices.

Scientists, for their part, especially those in the scientific community with burdens against religion, need to understand that the nature of scientific evidence, method and hypotheses and the nature of theological evidence, method, and hypothesis have more in common than they might imagine.

A) There SHOULD be a bias against ID, especially in the scientific community.

I don't lie, I don't steal, I don't cheat, I don't inflict harm to anyone, I don't hate anyone, I don't discriminate against anyone, I don't inflict unnecessary harm to the environment, I donate, I volunteer, I help those that need it, I help in my community, I work, I vote, I pay taxes, and so does my family.

The Feb. 20 attacks against the two religious properties forced the apostolic vicar of Benghazi, the rest of his Franciscan community, and the religious men and women who lived and worked in the diocese to be evacuated to the Libyan capital, Tripoli.

Wouldn't it have been wonderful if in the last two months we were constantly engaging with the Muslims of our community, clearly expressing our differences theologically, but also standing with them against injustice?

Stigma against people with HIV / AIDS is pretty widespread» even children suffer it in schools across many countries» and faith communities are by no means alone in stigmatizing people.

Conversations about the power of making arrests, the corruption and complicity of local governments, the holistic care for survivors, the mechanisms of business and labor, the dangers of coming against criminal syndicates — these are not simple ideas or odds to overcome — especially in the NGO community.

Unless the US wants even more funds going to religious schools and communities so as they can grow and cause more brick walls against the discoveries in science.

In light of historical events, one might argue against her views on the Eichmann trial but most certainly not that the theme of banality reflected anything other than despair over the German Jewish community's failure to recognize the pervasiveness of the system and the corrosion of the legal groundwork of its Nazi - infected mass movements.

Sure there's a bias against intelligent design in the scientific community, just like there are biases against anything that can not be proven and is a product of wishful thinking.