Sentences with phrase «by national groups»

Recently, the causes and effects of traumatic brain injuries are being explored by national groups.

First, there were threats, delivered in phone calls or through intermediaries: He would seek to dissolve their fledgling coalition by pressuring his fellow Democrats to reunite; pummel recalcitrant Republican senators for months with a seven - figure advertising blitz backed by national groups like the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence; and campaign on Long Island, where 9 of the 30 Republican senators live, and across the state.

It deserves concerted action on the part of local groups to help fund their local NPR stations, and by national groups to insist that Congress increase the level of federal funding.

The rules are designed to make it easier for districts to comply with the 65 percent policy than under a plan being pushed by a national group lobbying for ensuring that classrooms get that share of school spending, said Texas Commissioner of Education Shirley Neeley.

The principals were chosen by the nassp's state affiliates, using criteria drawn up by the national group.

Featuring works by national group of artists in a wide range of media, crafted from cast - off, discarded, and reused materials, Recycle is a celebration of ingenuity and imagination in the consideration of materials in art.

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Environmental group WWF Scotland said Friday that analysis of data provided by WeatherEnergy showed the country's wind turbines sent 86,467 megawatt hours of electricity to the National Grid on Monday.

The Turkish group was previously headed by a businessman who hired former Trump administration national security adviser Michael Flynn and his consulting firm to perform work aiding Turkey.

These numbers were determined by the National Transgender Discrimination Survey (NTDS), conducted by the advocacy groups the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and the National Center for Transgender Equality, and reported in the UCLA study.

Started in the early 1970s by a group of stoners, 4/20 has become the defacto national holiday for marijuana users across the U.S. Consumers of cannabis celebrate the day by attending parades, eating a ton of junk food and, of course, smoking some of the stuff.

Seven Group Holdings has upped its takeover bid for National Hire Group, after its initial offer of $ 3.00 per share was rejected by the target's major shareholder, Tasmania - based Caterpillar dealer Da

The rest will watch as the prime minister marches «out onto the stage at the National Press [Theatre] with half a dozen representatives of First Nations and environmental groups by his side.

Moscow - based cyber security firm Group IB said hackers had exploited code developed by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) which was leaked and then used in the WannaCry ransomware attack that caused global disruption in May.

«We condemn in the strongest possible terms the violent dispersal of the protest here at US Embassy which was led by our fellow Moro and Indigenous Peoples,» Jerome Aba, the national spokesman of Suara Bangsamoro, a leftist group representing indigenous peoples in the Philippines, said in a statement.

According to a recent survey conducted by Towers Watson and National Business Group on Health, most workplace wellness programs simply aren't making the grade.

High - grade military explosives used to build the bomb were sent by air cargo from Turkey as part of a plot inspired and directed by the militant Islamic State group, police Deputy Commissioner National Security Michael Phelan said in August.

The number of black women - owned businesses has more than tripled since 1997, making black females the fastest growing group of entrepreneurs in the U.S. Between 2007 and 2012, the number of black women - owned businesses grew by 67 % according to the National Women's Business Council's Survey of Business Owners.

Approximately 24 percent of small and midsized businesses that use credit cards carry a balance from month to month, according to a 2000 survey by Arthur Andersen's Enterprise Group and National Small Business United.

Nearly two - thirds of respondents also said they'd support calling up the National Guard or reserves to address civil unrest like that seen in Charlottesville in August, when white supremacists clashed with counterprotestors, one of whom was killed by a car driven by a man who had protested with a white - supremacist group.

On March 7, after being fired as National Security Adviser, Flynn belatedly filed a FARA disclosure that revealed that, through his firm, Flynn Intel Group, he had worked in 2016 on behalf of Inovo BV, a firm based in Netherlands and owned by a Turkish businessman with links to the Turkish government.

The strongly worded ruling from Judge Leon was in a case brought against the governors of the Federal Reserve by a group of plaintiffs including the National Association of Convenience Stores, the National Retail Federation, the Food Marketing Institute, Miller Oil Co., Boscov's Department Store and the National Restaurant Association.

A working group led by Vice President Joe Biden is seriously considering measures that would require universal background checks for gun buyers and track the movement and sale of weapons through a national database, the newspaper said.

The National Retail Federation (NRF) formally filed an appeal with the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in the hopes to overturn a $ 5.7 billion settlement with Visa and MasterCard that was approved by a lower court in December, according to a statement released by the Washington D.C. - based trade group late Thursday.

Small - business owners offer health benefits for a variety of reasons: they're genuinely concerned about their employees being taken care of, it's mandated in their state or they want to be more competitive to attract top talent (a large majority of employees consider a health plan to be the most important benefit they can be offered, according to a survey by the National Business of Group on Health).

Another national walkout, organized by a different group of students, is planned for April 20, the 19th anniversary of the 1999 attack at Colorado's Columbine High School that killed 12 students and a teacher and left two dozen more injured.

In its complaint, the Ottawa - based consumer advocacy group says the blocking — approved by Quebec's National Assembly in May — is an unconstitutional threat to Internet freedom, and beyond the province's jurisdiction in any case.

Many investors were excited by Glacier's December 2011 purchase of the Victoria Times Colonist and the Lower Mainland Publishing Group from National Post owners, Postmedia Network.

And while the bank grew through mergers and by adding new business lines throughout the 2000s — acquiring Canadian Direct Insurance and Valiant Trust Company in 2004, Adroit Investment Management in 2008 and National Leasing Group Inc. in 2010 — «these initiatives are still in early stages,» Chan notes.

Source: Survey of 57 companies, with an average of 1,000 employees, conducted by The Alexander Consulting Group, a national firm based in Lyndhurst, N.J.; 1990.

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«For far too long, the Gulf has been treated as a sacrifice zone by polluters,» Athan Manuel, director of the lands protection program of the Sierra Club, a national advocacy group.

A survey released last month by the Association of National Advertisers and Forrester Research of ANA members, a group dominated by brand advertisers like P&G, found only 28 % felt they understood programmatic well enough to use it, while another 10 % understood it but still wouldn't use it.

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But up to this point, they've generally been marginalized by a more establishment - friendly group, including National Economic Council chair Gary Cohn and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin — and, it seems, Rob Porter.

The efforts of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance and App - Based Drivers Associations in Washington, New Jersey and California have also been cited by Rebecca Smith, deputy director of the National Employment Law Project, an employment advocacy group.

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On Wednesday, President Donald Trump is set to unveil a framework for tax reform, building off work done by the so - called Big Six: a group of top tax policymakers in the Trump administration (Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and National Economic Council director Gary Cohn), the Senate (Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Finance Committee chair Orrin Hatch), and the House (Speaker Paul Ryan and Ways and Means Committee chair Kevin Brady).

Another strong sign is that average sales prices and rents were up in 1997 — a 14.3 percent rise in average sales price and a 9.6 percent rise in average rent, according to the National Real Estate Index, published by CB Richard Ellis in association with E&Y Kenneth Leventhal Real Estate Group.

The hard - line contingent — led by the president's chief strategist, Stephen K. Bannon, and the director of the National Trade Council, Peter Navarro — squared off against the more traditional group, which included two former Goldman Sachs executives, Gary D. Cohn, the director of the National Economic Council, and the Treasury secretary, Steven Mnuchin.

This works in tandem with designations like «Black Identity Extremism», a made up term by the FBI to attack Black organizers,» said Janaya Khan, a Black Lives Matter activist and organizer with the national civil rights group Color of Change.

National Real Estate Insurance Group has been designed to meet the unique needs of residential real estate investors who are underserved by traditional insurance agencies and brokers.

He added that the new credit facility from Keystone National Group will help his company «bring deserving consumers to the credit system who are often overlooked by the traditional approach and allow them to pave their path of financial independence.»

The National Angel Capital Organization (NACO) accelerates a thriving, early - stage investing ecosystem in Canada by connecting individuals, groups and other partners that support angel - stage investing.

The WBENC National Conference & Business Fair's Host Committee is chaired by Patti Winstaney, President, Aztec Promotional Group, LP; and includes Betty Manetta, President & CEO, Argent Associates, Inc.; Billie Bryant Schultz, CEO of CESCO, Inc.; Sharon Evans, President & CEO, CFj Manufacturing; Carrie Martinez, President, CM Productions, Inc.; Royalyn Reid, CEO, Consumer & Market Insights; Pamela O'Rourke, President & CEO, ICON Information Consultants, LP; Rosa Santana, CEO, Integrated Human Capital; Lindsay Stroh, Regional Vice President, KellyMitchell Group; Michelle Boggs, President & CEO, McKinley Marketing Partners; Stephanie Point, CEO, Point 2 Point Global Security, Inc.; Rachel Sanchez, CEO, Prestige Maintenance USA (PMUSA).

Nik Nanos, Chairman of Nanos Research Group, said the national decline in consumer sentiment «has been primarily fueled by dampening forward perceptions of the strength of the economy and the value of real estate.»

«We are pleased to see the Obama administration will not cause harm to citizens and states by shutting these businesses down, and hope this will lead to an expansion of sensible policies related to marijuana, such as allowing these businesses access to banking, and taxing them at a fair rate,» said Aaron Smith, executive director of the National Cannabis Industry Association, a Washington, D.C. - based trade group that represents what it says are the thousands of firms involved in marijuana production and sales.

NEWSMAKERS By Gordon Platt Ibrahim Dabdoub, group CEO of National Bank of Kuwait, is stepping down after 30 years as CEO and 53 years with the bank.

The Startup Visa program was launched by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) in April 2013, with the participation of the National Angel Capital Organization (NACO) in order to support the efforts of Angel investor groups in bringing innovative young companies and their entrepreneurs to Canada, furthering our innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem.

A day earlier, First National Bank of Omaha said it would not renew a contract with the NRA to issue a credit card branded by the lobbying group.

I also went to a conference organized by the Financial Literacy Action Group, a nonprofit coalition working to improve Canadians» knowledge, skills and confidence in managing money and advance the national strategy.