Sentences with phrase «as public aid»

Not exact matches

Though much of the success of craft breweries (which are technically defined as those that make less than 6 million barrels per year) and microbreweries (which make less than 15,000 barrels) can be credited to shifts in public taste, those in the industry say they've learned a few truths along the way that have aided in their success.

Consider: the arsenal of effective (and less risky) HIV medicines has ballooned, the stigma associated with the disease has declined (although, as activists note, much work remains to be done on that front), and awareness campaigns centered on HIV / AIDS have gone from what was a fringe movement just 30 years ago to a cause championed by top public figures and companies around the world.

Amazon isn't so much interested in taking over what's called the «last mile» of the delivery trek as it is in making the process more efficient for the company and public entities that aid in delivery.

Financial Aid: In 2017, for the first time ever, America's public universities received more revenue from tuition than they did from tax dollars — a funding model that places a higher burden on students and their families and risks widening economic inequality, even as the population of would - be students becomes more diverse.

As Maria charged in, PREPA decided not to invoke mutual aid agreements with other public utilities the way Florida did for Irma.

The fair value of our common stock has been determined in accordance with applicable elements of the practice aid issued by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Valuation of Privately Held Company Equity Securities Issued as Compensation.

Certainly the public is legally able to sell their property without the aid of an agent, just as most people are able to change the oil in their cars without a service station.

So far, Puerto Rico has only gotten the basic FEMA disaster aid, known as A-B public assistance.

That kind of aid would fall under FEMA's reconstruction program, known as C - G public assistance.

 The Harper government's decision last year to write off every penny of the auto aid and thus build it all into last year's deficit calculation (which I questioned at the time as curious and even misleading) has already been proven wrong. Since the money was already «written off» by Ottawa as a loss (on grounds that they had little confidence it would be repaid — contradicting their own assurances at the same time that it was an «investment,» not a bail - out), any repayment will come as a gain that can be recorded in the budget on the revenue side. Jim Flaherty has learned from past Finance Ministers (especially Paul Martin) that it's always politically better to make the budget situation look worse than it is (even when the bottom has fallen out of the balance), thus positioning yourself to triumphantly announce «surprising good news» (due, no doubt, to «careful fiscal management») down the road. The auto package could thus generate as much as $ 10 billion in «surprising good news» for Ottawa in the years to come (depending on the ultimate worth of the public equity share).

Mormons do not run religious schools that take public aid from the state, such as secular textbooks, though that is a practice approved by the Supreme Court in states with substantial numbers of parochial schools.

Although bearing the same gay stigma in the public mind as does the disease, these groups typically are broadly based, receive public as well as private foundation funds, and seek to serve without discrimination all who are affected by AIDS.

Certainly, Pope Leo XIII's great encyclical, Rerum novarum, was pretty clear, at one point arguing that the government should come to the aid of families only as a last resort: «True, if a family finds itself in exceeding distress, utterly deprived of the counsel of friends, and without any prospect of extricating itself, it is right that extreme necessity be met by public aid...».

But consider the history of the AIDS epidemic in this country, and how it was veiled in secrecy and shame for ten years before we faced it as a public - health problem.

«We need to bring back public discussion of AIDS as a «gay» disease, pederasty as [sic] major subculture of male hom.ose.xuality, mental health problems and domestic violence as major problems associated with lesbianism, the increasing recruitment of children into a hom.ose.xual ident.ity through experimentation with «gay» se.x, etc. — all the truths we stopped telling because the other side screamed so loudly about them.»

Finally, the topic of condom ads needs to be addressed, not because it is more important than (probably it is not even as important as) other public - policy questions such as mandatory AIDS testing or contact notification, but because it has provoked such extensive discussion among evangelicals.

Thus the G.I. Bill, the Public Facilities Act, the National Defense Education Act, and the various forms of student aid initiated in the 1960s — BEOGs, SEOGs, Work - Study, Pell grants, etc. — have subsidized the survival of many colleges and universities, but inexorably they have served as well to make the grantee institutions more anxious to observe the laws and regulations of the State than the strictures of the Church whose sponsorship is, by comparison, so intangible.

Morning and Evening was not meant as a substitute for common prayer and public worship but rather as an aid to personal spiritual reflection.

Perusing the index of Origins, the weekly publication of representative documents and speeches compiled by Catholic News Service, our imaginary historian will note, for example, the following initiatives undertaken at the national, diocesan and parish levels in 1994 - 95: providing alternatives to abortion; staffing adoption agencies; conducting adult education courses; addressing African American Catholics» pastoral needs; funding programs to prevent alcohol abuse; implementing a new policy on altar servers and guidelines for the Anointing of the Sick; lobbying for arms control; eliminating asbestos in public housing; supporting the activities of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (227 strong); challenging atheism in American society; establishing base communities (also known as small faith communities); providing aid to war victims in Bosnia; conducting Catholic research in bioethics; publicizing the new Catechism of the Catholic Church; battling child abuse; strengthening the relationship between church and labor unions; and deepening the structures and expressions of collegiality in the local and diocesan church.

As the AIDS crisis enveloped Africa, Western nations generously pressed the snappy acronym «ABC» — Abstinence, Be faithful, use a Condom — as a strategy for education and public healtAs the AIDS crisis enveloped Africa, Western nations generously pressed the snappy acronym «ABC» — Abstinence, Be faithful, use a Condom — as a strategy for education and public healtas a strategy for education and public health.

All that said, Equal Liberty should be appreciated as an improvement on strict no - aid versions of church - state separation and welcomed as a powerful response to those who contend that our Constitution requires a naked public square or a civil society evacuated of religious argument and expression.

Global examples have shown that soft drink taxes fail to have a meaningful impact on obesity rates and ultimately serve as a Band - Aid solution to a complex public health issue, which first and foremost requires access to adequate nutrition education and health care.

In addition, SportsInsights» researchers have shown that «anti-public» sports investing systems can be aided by keying in on games with a lot of public interest (such as games involving nationally - ranked teams, nationally - televised games, big rivalries or popular teams, or games with a large number of bets).

Hospitals often receive formula, usually based on cow's milk, free from the manufacturer — something in itself that is beginning to be seen as a conflict of interest, she said — while donor milk can cost $ 4.50 per ounce and is not covered by many insurance companies and public aid programs.

But the comment came as DeVos, a staunch opponent of public schools, is taking over the nation's free lunch program that provides nutrition to low - income students and is under attack from Republicans, raising questions about whether the administration of President Donald Trump will protect food aid programs for children, NPR reported.

There are several benefits with the baby slings [Benefits of Baby Sling] such as these slings are hands free, they create a great bonding tools for the parents, they may aid to reduce colic and crying, they help to lower the baby stress hormones, they make easier to nurse in public.

The big banks, having caused the crisis in the first place and led governments to borrow vast sums to come to their aid, have successfully redefined the resulting fiscal deficits as entailing cuts to public spending and social protection.

«In addition, detachments of mobile and conventional police as well as the intelligence assets of the Force have been deployed to protect law abiding citizens, reassure the public, prevent the incident from degenerating into a major security threat and aid the Homicide Section being deployed in the location and apprehension of other suspects who are currently at large.

These categories are important as a statement of public policy because being a registered charity makes an organisation eligible for Gift Aid.

«The state's rapidly improving economic picture means there's a real opportunity for the state to more fully invest in its public schools, including dedicating new money to Foundation Aid as a way of increasing equity and further helping students to thrive,» said NYSUT President Andy Pallotta.

But the challengers note a range of issues, from the Dream Act, to criminal justice reform, public school aid and others were blocked by a Senate effectively controlled by Republicans with the IDC as a key block.

President Truman was nervous of such a proactive aid programme and on such a vast scale, but was helped by American public opinion being aroused by what was portrayed as the communist threat.

BY NATHAN RILEY A solemn ceremony bringing together leading AIDS organizations and advocates as well as public officials will mark World AIDS Day 2016, with the dedication of the New York City AIDS Memorial at the St. Vincent's Triangle Park.

Andrew Mitchell underwent his first public appearance since he resigned as chief whip today, when he appeared before MPs to explain his decision to reverse an aid cut to Rwanda.

As the Spectator reported in 2011, they interpreted polling which show people evenly split over the principle of international aid as meaning there was a public support base for increasing iAs the Spectator reported in 2011, they interpreted polling which show people evenly split over the principle of international aid as meaning there was a public support base for increasing ias meaning there was a public support base for increasing it.

As New York has done to combat previous public health crises including crack / cocaine, HIV / AIDS, and nicotine and cigarette smoking, we need a comprehensive plan coupled with a commitment of resources that matches the magnitude of the problem.»

The Greens have called for Foundation Aid to be fully funded immediately, for the school aid formula to be reformed so it is more need - based, and for the state to support school desegregation programs such as intra - and inter-district public school choice, consolidation, and incentives (such as magnet schoolAid to be fully funded immediately, for the school aid formula to be reformed so it is more need - based, and for the state to support school desegregation programs such as intra - and inter-district public school choice, consolidation, and incentives (such as magnet schoolaid formula to be reformed so it is more need - based, and for the state to support school desegregation programs such as intra - and inter-district public school choice, consolidation, and incentives (such as magnet schools).

The next leader of the state's sprawling public university system is an engineer and inventor who, in addition to serving as and undersecretary of the U.S. Department of Energy, helped develop technology that aided the 3 - D glasses used in films like «Avatar.»

Cuomo, in exchange for an endorsement from the left leaning Working Families Party, promised to help reunite the two Democratic factions in order to achieve passage of several progressive issues, including public campaign financing, a women's equality act with an abortion rights provision, and a measure to give college aid to children of undocumented immigrants, known as the Dream Act.

But while Cuomo was able to get several Republican Senators to vote to enact same sex marriage in 2011, he could not get them to budge on several issues that the Democratic left was pushing for, including, further increasing the minimum wage, allowing children of undocumented immigrants college aid known as the Dream Act, and public financing of political campaigns.

She now works as the public relations director for AIDS Community Resources.

Much of my work is traditional investigative reporting, usually the type described as CARR or «computer - aided research and reporting» where I go online to obtain records, access databases and run numbers, often to fact - check public sector employees.

«As the public advocate and an attorney, previously worked of the Legal Aid Society, I will also serve as an attorney in this capacity, pro bono,» Ms. James said at a press conference on the City Hall steps TuesdaAs the public advocate and an attorney, previously worked of the Legal Aid Society, I will also serve as an attorney in this capacity, pro bono,» Ms. James said at a press conference on the City Hall steps Tuesdaas an attorney in this capacity, pro bono,» Ms. James said at a press conference on the City Hall steps Tuesday.

State spending rose slightly and the cut to public school aid ranks as the steepest percentage drop in a generation.

They define social welfare as having five components: health care spending; education spending; cash retirement benefits; other government cash transfers such as unemployment insurance and the earned income tax credit (EITC); and non-cash aid such as food stamps and public housing.

And it's something Gov. Andrew Cuomo believes would be a disaster for the state, assuming billions of dollars in county Medicaid costs just as the state has pulled out of the recession and is trying to spend money on more education aid, free tuition at public colleges and upgrade aging water systems.

«The command also wishes to inform members of the public to come forward with useful information to aid the police and not resort to jungle justice as investigation is on - going,» He concluded.

Furthermore, the vast majority of public union political activity seeks to aid the left side of the political spectrum, as the unions are closely aligned with the Democratic and Working Families parties.

Before the introduction of the residency test, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) described the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offences Act (Laspo) as «targeting legal aid at the most serious cases which have sufficient priority to justify the use of public funds&raquAid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offences Act (Laspo) as «targeting legal aid at the most serious cases which have sufficient priority to justify the use of public funds&raquaid at the most serious cases which have sufficient priority to justify the use of public funds».

It's a first salvo in what's expected to be a protracted budget battle as Gov. Andrew Cuomo gears up to fulfill his pledge to make deep spending cuts — most likely by goring the ox of some heretofore sacred cows, including the public employee unions and education aid.