Sentences with phrase «around policies such»

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At the provincial level, land - restriction policies such as the Agricultural Land Reserve around Vancouver or the greenbelt that surrounds Toronto need to be seen as deliberate efforts to limit the space available for new housing.

Harvard's Czeisler, perhaps the leading expert on sleep and productivity, points out that while corporations have policies around harmful practices such as smoking and drinking, they tacitly encourage long hours unrelieved by sufficient rest.

The Ethics Resource Center is an Arlington, Virginia - based non-profit that provides among other things, updates on federal policy connected to business ethics, surveys on topics such as how the recession is impacting ethics, and links to other resources around the web.

Tourism Minister Enrique de la Madrid, confronting rising lawlessness in and around the resort cities of Cancun and Los Cabos, said it made no sense for Mexico to maintain prohibition given permissive US policies in states such as California.

After some early, desultory efforts, Martin found his footing and reeled out a handful of budgets built around themes such as deficit fighting, education, innovation and tax reduction that set the country on sound fiscal footing and gave it political direction and policy focus for the better part of a decade.

So far Coady's work at Enbridge has been about conducting outreach around specific areas such as water stewardship and updating climate change policies.

What's more, it's not just ordinary lenders that are seeking to utilise blockchain; central banks around the world are also undertaking trials to see how the technology can enhance their monetary - policy capabilities, with the Bank of Papua New Guinea the latest to report such research.

Companies can change their dividend policy at any time; although there is a stigma around such a corporate action.

This is precisely why abortion advocates expend such vast efforts at international meetings pushing for abortion policies that do in fact seek to subvert the democratic process by foisting an a priori abortion agenda on nations around the world.

It is rightly stressed that no sustainable society is possible apart from population stability.26 Such stability can not be attained at once, but there is great importance in developing policies which will rapidly slow population growth around the world and bring it to a halt at no more than six billion.

I'm going to repeat what I said earlier... this team actively pursued a policy to undermine the relationship between the fans and the best player on this team... for all intent and purposes this is a traitorous act... so instead of spending money, which all pundits and fans agreed was necessary in order to compete at the highest levels, this club was wasting time and money trying to turn fans against Sanchez long before the end of the season (the real concerted effort started around the time that Wenger benched him for the start of the Liverpool game)... for a team that pertains to be different, like a FAMILY, and constantly questions the tactics of it's opponents, to engage in such a treasonous act is deplorable

Maday had hardly gotten around to thinking about the odds, however, when the Nevada Gaming Control Board intervened, saying such bets contravened state gaming policy.

As in other companies with such policies, your coworkers enjoy having a baby around, and you feel happy, calm, and productive.

To better understand the factors that facilitate — or obstruct — community use of school kitchens, the Kids» Safe and Healthful Foods Project, a collaborative initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, commissioned a legal and policy analysis of such arrangements around the country.

Healthy Schools Network recommends simple activities such as: • Adopting Guiding Principles of School Environmental Quality as a policy for your School; • Distributing information related to Green Cleaning or Indoor Air Quality (IAQ); • Writing a letter or visiting your Principal or Facility Director to ask about cleaning products or pest control products; • Walking around your school: looking for water stains, cracks in outside walls, broken windows or steps, and overflowing dumpsters that are health & safety problems that need attention.

My fear stems from the fact that a renowned economists and a vice Presidential candidate of a party whose philosophy stands on ideals of conservatism, will confidently move around with a message of establishing one factory in each district at this point of our national reconstruction.How do you implement such a policy after scrapping 70 % of taxes across, build 350 secondary schools, free secondary school etc.You sum up all these deceitful platitudes and you begin to shiver.We are made to believe that the issue of unemployment would be buried under their government forgetting that, we were made to lineup in hot sun to register for employment only to be told in 2005 by Ghana Statistical service that unemployment figure for that year was the highest do far and remains the highest today.The lowest unemployment figures recorded between 2001 - 2016 was recorded in 2013 under Mahama.So who possess the practical record to support his call.

Such is the art of politics during extended slumps; when momentum coalesces around a certain idea as the response to the downturn, and then the economy doesn't quickly pick back up, yesterday's solution quickly becomes politically toxic, mostly regardless of whether it was a good policy or not.

The incredible natural calamities occurring around the world have understandably taken away public attention from important policy decisions, such as the Trump Administration's move to end federal policy protecting the children of undocumented immigrants.

Around the time de Blasio announced he'd pursue fair scheduling legislation in September 2016, emails show administration aides also reaching out to the heads of fast - food restaurants and retail establishments such as Shake Shack and Uncommon Goods to seek their advice on how to craft a new policy.

He needs to focus on bread and butter issues like jobs and mortgages and public services and, above all, to develop a clear route map to growth, and stop fixating on the agenda of a liberal clique around him and barmy policies such as Lords reform and gay marriage, which people either don't like or don't care about.

I chose this location because the future success of businesses such as this depends on turning around federal policies that are strangling small businesses with red tape, high taxes and burdensome regulations.

There's the example I used in my column: the party's drive towards property ownership is based around more and more spending, and implicitly critiques Thatcher - era policies such as the Right to Buy.

Research by the House of Lords highlights that other places around the country — such as within the Northern Powerhouse cities — are worried that the policy could «undermine some areas» initiatives around physical and economic regeneration» by restricting the provision of essential, quality commercial space.

In response to growing interest in establishing science policy fellowships and other methods to engage scientists in policy processes, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), conducted a landscape analysis of such activities around the world.

While the research offers new insight into Chinese history, it also has interesting implications for modern river management policies around the globe, such as those causing similar flooding problems along the Missouri and Mississippi rivers in the United States.

Structuring policies around such assumptions can be very misleading, the researchers said.

The daily image downloads from the Mars rover Opportunity — yes, it's still driving around the Red Planet after more than seven years — and the Saturn orbiter Cassini have been so warmly welcomed that missions with less open policies, such as NASA's current Mercury and Vesta orbiters, let alone the European Space Agency's Venus and Mars orbiters, are often subject to harsh criticism.

While these numbers explain why attention is focused on a reduction in maternal deaths, attention is also needed to defining and measuring the extent of problems around childbirth, such as mistreatment, to better inform constructive changes in policies and practices.

«Much of the strength of Climate Impacts Group comes from its varied membership, drawing from leading institutions around the region such as PNNL,» said Spencer Reeder, lead climate change policy strategist for the Department of Ecology.

Our academics regularly advise on policy issues around major global challenges such as poverty reduction and environmental sustainability.

Restaurants from around the District such as Chaplin, Policy and Del Campo catered the event and served amazing cocktails.

In my home state of Colorado there have been issues with lack of state policies that take into account virtual schools around issues such as funding, and the result is negative publicity aimed at online learning generally where in this case (in CO) it's really a state funding problem.

While universities and colleges around the country can temporarily breathe a sigh of relief seeing as the Supreme Court made no sweeping policy decisions, the ruling does allow for further scrutiny of such cases in the future.

One of the things we did through the leadership of the Chancellor was to develop a private funding initiative to support Regents Research Fellows, a new group of invaluable policy experts who are working with the new Commissioner on developing policy initiatives around complex regulatory structures surrounding such things as accountability.

Gaston has more than fifteen years of experience in participative and transdisciplinary research on governance related to issues such as sustainable development, energy, climate change and radioactive waste management and with working in and around the assemblies of the policy processes of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), the United Nations Non-Proliferation Treaty process (UN-NPT) and of the research - related activities of the European Commission.

Accountability systems have worked well with other reforms — such as effective choice policies, the expansion of early - childhood - education and other school - readiness programs, and efforts to improve the teaching force through evaluation and tenure reform — to improve education for children around the country.

While there may be other factors at play, such as the strength of PTAs» fundraising teams or a difference in the community's culture around donations, this may show that Portland's equity fund has depressed revenues slightly relative to where they would be in the absence of the policy.

The group gave each state an A through F rating based on the number and success of policies that match StudentsFirst's priorities around topics such as charter schools and teacher evaluations.

Not only is it a great way to network with other professionals, the sessions are also designed specifically around public policy, state and federal legislation and how it impacts special education providers such as:

We cover topics such as Betsy DeVos» fake smile and bad policies, the bi-partisan nature of corporate school reform, the process Diane went through to switch from supporting corporate reform to opposing it, how the language of school «choice» is rooted in a racist history, the wave of educator strikes around the country, and advice for Bill Gates about how to not destroy our schools.

There, educators from around the world will discuss the most pressing issues in special and gifted education and share information in areas such as common core state standards; administration and supervision; autism spectrum disorders; emotional and behavior disorders and supports; instructional strategies for math, reading, and science; policy; technology; and response to intervention.

«We're proud to be bringing the voices of parents from around the country into key policy issues such as the overdue reauthorization of No Child Left Behind and laws that threaten to privatize our school

Given the complex needs and challenges that Lampron's students face, it's a huge and important question to tackle — and it's led to a core team of teachers, district staff, support staff, and administrators engaging in conversations around topics such as discipline policies, classroom management, staff roles, forming relationships with students, and shifting school culture to understand the impact of trauma.

Remember that any upgrades to your security could impact your premium, so make sure you comply with your policy conditions regarding minimum security in and around your home, such as a burglar alarm, burglar bars and security gates.

This new V8 derivative brings further significant benefits in markets where car taxation policy is structured around engine capacity, such as China.

One is to shop around online and conduct a market research, taking into account such aspects as price, mode of payment, security and other policies concerning the paper itself.

We want to provide you the freedom to shop around and compare monthly costs to different policy options such as the death benefit, optional riders, and length of the contract.

Additionally, luxury items such as jewelry, furs and artwork are subject to low policy limits — typically around $ 2,000.

With such a range of premiums for seniors, it's worth doing a little shopping around to see which policies might better meet your needs.

For those who are interested in using the policy for infinite banking, the work around would be to use the cash value as collateral with a separate financial institution, such as a local bank, instead of borrowing form the life insurance company.