Sentences with phrase «as public drinking»

A proposal to reduce arrests for minor offenses such as public drinking is receiving a rough reception from some members of the New York City Council.

Asked several times about his statements about the importance of enforcement against quality of crimes such as public drinking and urination, Massey was non-committal about what the appropriate penalties are.

He harshly criticized Mayor de Blasio's relationship with the NYPD, as well as the Mayor's recent expansion of civil penalties, as an alternative to criminal charges, for quality of life crimes such as public drinking and urination.

A proposal to reduce arrests for minor offenses such as public drinking that was unveiled by the de Blasio administration is receiving a rough reception from some members of the New York City Council.

Bratton continued to oversee the drop in stop and frisks that started during the Bloomberg administration and also agreed to other changes such as reducing marijuana arrests and giving police the discretion to arrest people for other minor offenses such as public drinking and public urination.

Not exact matches

SEOUL, South Korea (AP)-- A Korean Air heiress apologized Tuesday for causing trouble in her first public appearance as a suspect in an abuse of power case after she allegedly threw a drink at someone during a business meeting.

SEOUL, South Korea — A Korean Air heiress apologized Tuesday for causing trouble in her first public appearance as a suspect in an abuse of power case after she allegedly threw a drink at someone during a business meeting.

If someone uses a photograph of you and makes it public when perhaps you intended it not to be you might be able to have — an action against the friend for unfairly depicting you as a drunk, for example.

While declining sales may be bad for soft drink companies, they're good for a public health system straining under an obesity epidemic posing as much or more of a threat than cancer.

For drunk driving, for example, one's score plummets straight to a C. On the other hand, triple As are rewarded with perks such as being able to rent public bikes without paying a deposit (and riding them for free for an hour and a half), receiving a $ 50 heating discount every winter, and obtaining more advantageous terms on bank loanAs are rewarded with perks such as being able to rent public bikes without paying a deposit (and riding them for free for an hour and a half), receiving a $ 50 heating discount every winter, and obtaining more advantageous terms on bank loanas being able to rent public bikes without paying a deposit (and riding them for free for an hour and a half), receiving a $ 50 heating discount every winter, and obtaining more advantageous terms on bank loans.

From oil in Gatorade to the amount of caffeine and other stimulants in energy drinks and the so - called «pink slime» found in beef, previously unnoticed ingredients are coming under scrutiny as health - conscious consumers demand more information about what they eat and drink, and sometimes go public via social networking and the Internet.

Despite this, the Christy Clark government refuses to test drinking water in other schools and public buildings such as social housing.

Eating, drinking, or smoking in public during the month of Ramadan is sure to bring heavy censure and in some regions, such as the Northwest Frontier and the tribal areas of Pakistan, it may even lead to physical violence.

This exchange was carried on in numerous meetings, large and small, formally sponsored by Religion and Public Life as well as over informal lunches and dinners and drinks» a conversation among socially and politically and religiously passionate scholars and clergymen and even, sometimes, among the staff during the meetings at which we decided on the contents of the next issue of the magazine.

Nestlé has been doing a lot of defending of late, including against a viral video in Malaysia stating that it is 40 % sugar and deceptive about its health benefits, as well as against the Sri Lankan president's public tirade accusing the brand of increasing the sugar content in its drink packs.

Whereas estimates from the National Diet and Nutrition Survey and Living Costs and Food Survey are broadly comparable (123 mL / adult / day versus 168 mL / person / day), the British Soft Drinks Association's figures are threefold to fourfold higher.48 61 The level and pattern of consumption will determine the magnitude of the public health effects of a sugar sweetened drinks tax, as well as its effect on health inequalDrinks Association's figures are threefold to fourfold higher.48 61 The level and pattern of consumption will determine the magnitude of the public health effects of a sugar sweetened drinks tax, as well as its effect on health inequaldrinks tax, as well as its effect on health inequalities.

In January 2013 the non-governmental organisation Sustain, supported by 61 health organisations, called for a 20 pence per litre excise duty on sugar sweetened drinks.4 In February, the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges called for a 20 % tax on sugar sweetened drinks as part of its enquiry into clinical and public health solutions to the obesity epidemic.1 Although the UK government has indicated a preference for voluntary approaches to the control of obesity, it has not ruled out fiscal measures.14 Clearly, the idea of a sugar sweetened drink tax is gaining traction in the UK, but its effect on health remains uncertain.

The study, which was published in the American Journal of Public Health, discovered that children who consumed two cups full - fat milk everyday, compared to those who either drank two cups of low - fat or skim milk, were less than half as likely to be overweight.

«Our industry is acutely aware of its responsibilities,» she comments in the Food and Drink Federation report Delivering Healthy Growth, «whether tackling public health issues such as malnutrition or deficiency of certain nutrients in vulnerable groups or the growing challenge of obesity, or enabling consumers to make informed choices from a range of products than match modern lifestyles.

9 April 2014 Media Statement Soft drink tax not the answer for WA The Australian Beverages Council has today slammed Live Lighter's research that a soft drink tax is supported by the public in WA, offering evidence that a tax on beverages has been proven as an ineffective measure to combat obesity, time and time -LSB-...]

just - drinks closed for May Day On Monday, 4 May, just - drinks will be closed, as it is a public holiday in the UK.

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.

The Australian Beverages Council has today slammed Live Lighter's research that a soft drink tax is supported by the public in WA, offering evidence that a tax on beverages has been proven as an ineffective measure to combat obesity, time and time again.

Public health advocates have suggested that there may be a link between the ingredient makeup of PepsiCo's core snack and carbonated soft drink products and rising rates of health conditions such as obesity and diabetes.

A good many public officials «drink wet and vote dry» on gambling, just as their predecessors quite literally did in the dark days of Prohibition.

I am empathetic with mothers who can not breast feed, but that doesn't mean we should forget how difficult it is for mothers who breast feed — glared at when public feeding, condemned for feeding after one year, constantly being asked if they are «supplementing with formula», having to pump, having to watch what they eat, not being able to go out for drinks, being up in the night, and, like your comment, judged for breast feeding as a form of soothing.

However, I was always intending to combination feed then give up breastfeeding and switch to formula after a few months as I wanted some freedom.It was my choice to breastfeed, to give up having drinks, to do the night feeds, to get my breasts out in public and everything else you mention above (I didn't watch what I ate, if I listened to the HV about giving up dairy and greens and everything else, then I would have felt like crap) I made that decision and by the sounds of it so did you.

«The general feedback from the public last year was pretty basic, such as adding or moving a drinking fountain or a seating area,» Collins said.

Tops on the list of concerns are drinks, particularly high - calorie, sugar - sweetened beverages such as sodas and sports drinks that are popular among youth but cited by public health experts as empty calories with no nutritional benefit.

His first act as mayor was to ban drinking on public transport.

Since its formation, COI has been involved in memorable public information campaigns such as «Watch your meters» and «Coughs and sneezes spread diseases» in the 1950s and drink - drive and anti-smoking campaigns in the 1960s.

As well as looking at how young people obtain alcohol, the government will also attempt to deter them from binge drinking with renewed public health campaigns, as well as warnings targeted at teenage girls about what alcohol can do to their lookAs well as looking at how young people obtain alcohol, the government will also attempt to deter them from binge drinking with renewed public health campaigns, as well as warnings targeted at teenage girls about what alcohol can do to their lookas looking at how young people obtain alcohol, the government will also attempt to deter them from binge drinking with renewed public health campaigns, as well as warnings targeted at teenage girls about what alcohol can do to their lookas well as warnings targeted at teenage girls about what alcohol can do to their lookas warnings targeted at teenage girls about what alcohol can do to their looks.

The questions came at the first of these two joint Senate and Assembly public hearings, but the talk was dominated by the contamination of drinking water in Hoosick Falls, as well as issues that have developed in Petersburgh and Newburgh.

As the Manhattan District Attorney, Mr. Vance often makes news — whether it's doling out $ 808 million from a BNP Paribas settlement with the city, announcing an end to arrests for public drinking or urination, or railing against tech companies like Apple encrypting their devices and making them «warrant - proof.»

At the first of three legislative hearings on Hoosick Falls and water quality issues on Tuesday, state health commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker pointed to the EPA dozens of times as the reason residents were allowed to drink poisoned water without public warning.

The summons warrants, which are ordered when people fail to answer a ticket for minor quality of life offenses such as drinking alcohol in public or being in a park after closing, are difficult to navigate within an overburdened courts system and can hold back individuals who have them on their records.

We point at behaviours that we object to as a society and produce stocks in the public square where an example can be made of the greedy banker, corrupt politician, binge - drinking young person, sexually abusive celebrity, preacher of hate, benefit cheat or lying police officer.

The NYC Council is set to introduce a package of bills that would broadly reshape the way the city handles low - level offenses such as public urination and drinking alcohol in public, in some cases removing them from the criminal justice system.

Hoosick Falls village officials secretly hired a Glens Falls public relations firm last month to help develop «an overall communications program» as criticism mounted about their decision to not warn residents to stop drinking water contaminated with a toxic chemical.

The City Council on Monday will introduce a set of bills calling for civil summonses for nonviolent quality - of - life offenses, such as public urination and drinking, but cops would still decide...

In June, the NYPD announced that people who commit minor offenses such as public urination and drinking in public would no longer receive a criminal summonses, instead receiving a civil summons and sent to administrative court as part of new patrol guidelines.

In the first 16 weeks of a new law that downgraded penalties for minor offenses such as public urination, public drinking and littering, the city has seen a 90 percent decrease in criminal court summonses issued citywide, according to new data.

The City Council on Monday will introduce a set of bills calling for civil summonses for nonviolent quality - of - life offenses, such as public urination and drinking, but cops would still decide whether to make an arrest.

Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente Jr. today was joined by officials and students from Holland Patent's Students Against Driving Drunk (SADD) Chapter as he unveiled the new billboards that will call public attention to Oneida County's efforts to reduce drunk driving.

«But I choose to define an adult based on the development of the brain, as opposed to to whether they can serve, they can vote, drink or work... As a public official, I think we should be making decisions based on medical evidence.&raquas opposed to to whether they can serve, they can vote, drink or work... As a public official, I think we should be making decisions based on medical evidence.&raquAs a public official, I think we should be making decisions based on medical evidence.»

Jimino says along with public water supplies, private wells are being tested in the two communities as federal and state initiatives continue in Hoosick Falls to ensure people have safe drinking water.

As POLITICO New York reported in June, the Cuomo administration resisted sounding a public alarm over the water pollution crisis in Hoosick Falls, even though federal regulators warned senior DOH officials that residents of the town should be alerted that they were drinking water that contained dangerous levels of PFOA, a chemical that has been linked to cancer and other serious health problems.

«As the federal official who alerted the public about the risk of drinking the toxic water in Hoosick Falls, I continue to be concerned that the state of New York has not learned the lessons from their water crisis,» she said in a statement provided to the Times Union late Tuesday.

Public Health Thank You Day 2013 honors all those health heroes who keep our drinking water safe and air clean, administer vaccines, track and investigate infections, educate residents with chronic diseases such as asthma and diabetes, provide cancer screening services, administer pest control programs and protect us against imminent threats to our health such as influenza, foodborne illnesses and natural disasters.

Meanwhile the former leader Charles Kennedy today makes his first public engagement since quitting over his self - confessed drink problem, as he goes campaigning in the Dumferline and West Fife byelection.