Sentences with phrase «by policies based»

Through personal contact with Indigenous people who had been taken from their families, many non-Indigenous Australians in the 12 months since the release of Bringing Them Home began to gain a better understanding of the discrimination experienced by Indigenous people, and an insight into damage done by policies based on racial stereotypes which reinforced and perpetuated the very stereotypes underpinning these policies.

Asking what WE should do in our society, brought to its knees by policies based on these myths, is the real question.

Not exact matches

«While closely monitoring its policy directions, we are preparing to respond by setting up a step - by - step, scenario - based contingency plan.»

For example, a liberal policy might read: «Our credit policy is to make every reasonable effort to extend credit to all customers recommended by sales management, provided a suitable credit basis can be developed.»

Founded only in 2008 but measured earlier this year as the third-most valuable venture capital - backed group in the world at over $ 25 billion, Airbnb also said it would help prevent its service from causing housing shortages by «ensuring hosts agree to a policy of listing only permanent homes on a short - term basis».

«To ignore market trends by impeding progress toward a cleaner energy future, on the basis of ignorance or ideology, makes no sense,» Nathanael Greene, director of renewable policy at the Natural Resources Defense Council, said in a statement.

«By getting active in communities, we can raise our voices to defend policies and regulations that will protect wild places and wildlife, reduce carbon emissions, build a modern energy economy based on investment in renewables, and, most crucially, ensure the United States remains fully committed to the vital goals set forth in the Paris Agreement on climate change.»

The London - based Centre for Policy Studies identified nearly 1,000 SuperEntrepreneurs from 53 countries by analyzing Forbes» list of the world's richest people from 1996 to 2010.

Based on the results, the company put together the infographic below, which looks at three critical areas of cloud security: Virtual Private Networks (VPN, which allows a computer or a Wi - Fi - enabled device to send and receive data securely across a shared or public network), bring your own device (BYOD) policies and a Domain Name System (DNS, the system that Internet domain names and addresses are tracked and regulated by).

Last year, median household income in the United States was $ 59,039 — lower than the $ 59,992 median in 2007 or the $ 60,399 median income in 2000 — based on calculations by the Economic Policy Institute using Census data.

Australian shares were down 0.6 % after the Reserve Bank of Australia's policy board decided to cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to an all - time low of 1.50 %, as expected.

Cost - cutting has been one of the main policies to overcome such difficult times.The bank has lowered adjusted costs by 5 percent on a yearly basis.

As Aaron Wright, chair of the alliance's Legal Industry Working Group, told Coin Telegraph, «Lawyers are poised to serve as the catalysts for blockchain technology, and the Legal Working Group will serve as a neutral space to explore blockchain - based legal technology, develop standards for «smart» legal agreements, support emerging enterprise use cases, and tackle important policy issues raised by this new, impactful technology.»

Julie Yap, a Sacramento - based partner at Seyfarth Shaw, which represents employers, said she advises companies to emphasize their policies against harassment by non-employees as well as employees, to encourage reporting of incidents, and to require robust training.

The claim had also been picked up by Russian media outlets Sputnik and Pravda, according to Foreign Policy, which concluded «there doesn't seem to be any basis at all for the report.»

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

Dig Deeper: How to Write a Social Media Policy How to Avoid a Social Media Lawsuit: Most Common Laws Broken by Businesses in Social Media «It's very difficult to navigate legalities in social media,» says Michael Germano, founder of Carrot Creative, a Brooklyn - based new media advertising agency.

Other than making vague promises to place more police officers on the streets, encouraging DNA testing for death - row inmates and calling for the need to reduce recidivism by investing in «proven community - based law - enforcement programs,» the Democrats» policy solutions over the past eight years have done little to dismantle the carceral state that they helped create.

The Obama Administration's ability to fully act on its goals will be determined by forthcoming budget discussions, notes Lauren Setar, analyst for Los Angeles - based IBIS World, which recently released a report on the sectors likely to be affected by Obama's second - term policies.

The company's earnings guidance for FY18 does not include any potential impact from the previously announced pending sale of KMG America Corporation (KMG), whose subsidiary, Kanawha Insurance Company (KIC), includes Humana's closed block of non ‐ strategic long ‐ term care insurance policies, to Continental General Insurance Company (CGIC), a Texas ‐ based insurance company wholly ‐ owned by HC2 Holdings, Inc., a diversified holding company (NYSE: HCHC).

Additionally, emails uncovered by the Journal show that Sokol apparently asked Google for money to help persuade other professors to write policy papers based on unspecified patent issues in conjunction with a Google - backed online conference.

If the original tax base is $ 263 billion and if nothing else changes — the assumption you have to make in assessing the effects of a policy — then this information is enough to put some numbers on the sort of revenues you can expect to generate by an increase in corporate tax revenues.

US - based shale producers including EOG Resources Inc., Continental Resources, Inc., and Pioneer Natural Resources are set to suffer as oil prices continue to be weighed down by the increased production Trump's policies imply.

A report released by the Global Public Policy Institute and the Mercator Institute for China Studies, both of which are based in Germany, said Europe's economic ties with China are more important than those it has with Russia, and the stakes associated with calling out Beijing are much higher.

Exxon has argued against all the other shareholder proposals as well, including a «policy to explicitly prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity»; a policy articulating Exxon's «respect for and commitment to the human right to water»; «a report discussing possible long term risks to the company's finances and operations posed by the environmental, social and economic challenges associated with the oil sands»; a report of «known and potential environmental impacts» and «policy options» to address the impacts of the company's «fracturing operations»; a report of recommendations on how Exxon can become an «environmentally sustainable energy company»; and adoption of «quantitative goals... for reducing total greenhouse gas emissions.»

He's even been personally affected by nationality - based immigration policies.

A China - based business source with knowledge of discussion among senior European officials said there had been a «clear effort» by the U.S. government over the past six months to introduce a coordinated approach to Chinese industrial policy, but that Trump's metals tariffs had undermined European support.

Of course, just which matters ought to be left to judgment on a case - by - case basis, and which ought to be categorically determined as a matter of policy, is a hard problem for those who design institutions of all kinds.

A China - based business source with knowledge of discussion among senior European officials said there had been a «clear effort» by the U.S. government over the past six months to introduce a coordinated approach to Chinese industrial policy, but that Trump's proposed metals tariffs under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 had undermined support from Europe.

A PROPOSED policy paper for the operation of Internet discussion sites, including web - based bulletin boards, has been released by the Australian Securities and Invest - ments Commission for public comment.

«Some of the recent policy measures taken by China's authorities in the markets have been quite puzzling and it hasn't really increased confidence among foreign investors,» said Karine Hirn, Hong Kong - based partner of Swedish group East Capital, a $ US3.5 billion fund management firm.

Some researchers argue that it is impossible to determine when a contractor is truly working for a company during the times when the worker is waiting to pick up a ride, because the driver could be using two applications at once or attending to personal business.100 However, as noted in a 2016 report by the Economic Policy Institute, both Uber and Lyft already have guaranteed pay plans that they use in some markets during certain hours that pay workers guaranteed minimum earnings per hour based on their entire time logged into the system, including waiting times.101

Published by the conservative think - tank Fraser Institute, the report's goal is to influence public policy and «set the record straight» on «wildly off - base» reports on financial costs of raising children.

It is the policy of Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to provide equal opportunity in employment throughout the corporation for all qualified applicants and employees without discrimination against any person because of a person's race, color, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex / gender (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions and breast feeding), national origin, ancestry, gender identity, gender expression, legally - protected medical condition, physical or mental disability, age, military or veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Because of QEs, the associated «twist,» and similar policies by the Bank of England (BOE), Bank of Japan (BOJ) and Eropean Central Bank (ECB), he adds, several trillion dollars of «base money» has been added to global central bank vaults.

The Federal Reserve has lowered short - term interest rates by 100 basis points in a month — an action they describe as a «rapid and forceful response» of monetary policy both to the changing circumstances and the changing behaviour of the US economy.

The Massachusetts Securities Division issued Friday a policy statement that will serve as guidance to robo - advisors seeking to register in the state, saying robos would be evaluted «on a case - by - case basis.»

[12] Nor does the notion that monetary policy operates by expanding the money supply (or base money) and this excess supply bids up demand for goods and services (and their prices) as people attempt to get rid of their excessive money balance.

A recent report by the Conference Board of Canada estimates that, based on the pace of the Canadian economy (and ignoring factors that are constraining our maneuvering space on monetary policy, such as the situation in Europe and the Fed's interest rate target), our key interest rate right now should be 2.5 per cent.

Pursuant to the policy, as revised in February 2009, at each annual meeting of our stockholders, provided that the director has served on the Board for at least six months prior to the annual meeting, a non-employee director would be granted RSUs having a value equal to $ 225,000 divided by the lesser of (i) the trailing average closing trading prices of our common stock for the 180 - day period preceding and ending with the date of the RSU grant or (ii) such number of RSUs as the Board may determine based on additional criteria such as business conditions and / or company performance, outside director compensation practices at peer companies and advice from outside compensation consultants.

Branson mused about his successes and failures in a speech cited by Fortune magazine, where he addressed the Tribeca Film Festival's Imagination Day and touched on the reasons that are the basis of his organization's decision to let employees work from home and initiate an unlimited leave policy at Virgin Group.

and yet in this example you tie down a higherprice level by the manifest irresponsibility of this policy via the negative carry implying an explosive path for the future monetary base.

After a number of years of Zero Interest Rate Policy (ZIRP), the increase in rates stopped for around 11 months until December 2016 when the Federal Reserve promised to increase interest rates by 25 basis points.

In responses to three subsequent consultations, issued in 2012 by the European Securities and Markets Authority («ESMA»), Canadian Securities Administrators («CSA») and the Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee of Australia («CAMAC»), Glass Lewis has consistently expressed the view that a market - based solution, in particular a code of best practices developed by proxy advisors, is the appropriate means to address the relevant issues raised in these consultations — namely conflict management, transparency of policies and methodologies and engagement.

A useful piece on the «new» Danish Economy and why it works by Jonathan Cohn, a senior editor at the (American) New Republic and a senior fellow at Demos, a US - based national, non-partisan public policy, research and advocacy organization.

In the base metals complex, only nickel and tin traded higher for the quarter.4 A slow start to Chinese restocking coming out of the Chinese New Year holiday weighed on prices for copper and aluminum, both of which saw their worst quarterly results in years, while zinc and lead prices also declined.4 The London Metal Exchange (LME) Index, which tracks the three - month futures prices of all six metals, fell 6.3 %.4 LME copper -LRB--7.4 %, to US$ 6,714 per mt) and other industrial metals erased some of their 2017 gains, falling alongside a sharply decelerating expansion in China's manufacturing activity — sparking demand concerns and greater caution among hedge funds and other speculators who cut their net long positions in the metal.4 Outside the LME, US steel was buoyed by trade policy changes.

The concern that the network hashrate will become too low is based on several assumptions and variables, including the number of daily transactions, the willingness of the users to wait for confirmations, the willingness of the users to pay small amounts, the behavior of the miners, the fee policies set by various wallets, the emergent consensus on acceptable fees by the mining community, and other factors, including what actually is «too low» of a network hashrate in the first place.

This is the very type of assessment which should be done on a principled basis, guided by policy.

On our current path for core PCE inflation and Fed policy actions, real rates will be about 25 basis points above neutral by March 2019 and about 45 basis points above by mid-2019.

While the subjective and policy - laden nature of this particular exercise points to a highly deferential approach by the judiciary, it seems clear that the JRP must have some basis for its various conclusions.