Sentences with phrase «by private entities in»

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Like the Ansari X Prize, which was claimed in 2004 by aircraft designer Burt Rutan and financier Paul Allen for a pair of flights by SpaceShipOne, the Google Lunar X Prize is open to private industry and non-government entities worldwide.

As more sensitive data inevitably moves to the cloud, and that data is managed by private entities (think: Dropbox, Box, etc.), tech companies must begin thinking about how to approach transparency in an era of FISA and other government - related surveillance requests.

Macy's also said it was overhauling its merchandising organization by merging its merchandising, planning and private - label functions into a single entity, cutting 100 jobs in the process.

H.B. 929 Status: Failed Relates to promotion of cybersecurity in the Commonwealth, initiates several efforts to promote economic development, research and development, and workforce development of the cybersecurity industry in the Commonwealth, creates two new matching grant funds, adds one administered by the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Investment Authority for private entities that collaborate with one or more public institutions of higher education on research and development related to cybersecurity.

There are many remarkable aspects to SpaceX: for instance, the way it has challenged accepted rocket manufacture by making rockets for a fraction of the cost; the way it has become the first private entity — rather than a country — to successfully launch spacecraft into orbit and then return; the way it went from an idea in Musk's head to a company that resupplies the International Space Station and that hopes to soon ferry astronauts back and forth.

The fund under normal circumstances invests in at least 65 % of its total assets in a diversified portfolio of fixed income instruments of varying maturities, including bonds issued by both U.S. and non-U.S. public - or private - sector entities.

There is a role there for the government to play, but a lot of this is going to be done by private individuals and private entities in America taking upon themselves of keeping their information more secure.»

Power that is not purchased by private entities is held by the Balancing Pool, which is owned by the government and mandated to return savings to consumers in the form of credits on their power bills.

Global bond funds invest in a wide variety of bonds issued by various public and private entities around the world, including sovereign governments, international agencies, state and local authorities, and private corporations.

You DO realize that any instances of censorship of the image of Muhammad in the US have been authorized by private entities, right?

Whichever is right» whether marriage is or is not a purely private matter in which the state has no abiding interest» the deeper and more immediate danger of the marriage issue for Christians is its potential use by gay activists to undermine the autonomy of the Church and other religious entities.

(a) A private or governmental entity seeking accreditation under this subpart must sign and return a statement of agreement prepared by the Administrator which affirms that, if granted accreditation as a certifying agent under this subpart, the applicant will carry out the provisions of the Act and the regulations in this part, including:

This has resulted in the publication of a «clarification» by the ACCC stating that, although Mr Sims said that «generally the private sector will run commercial enterprises more efficiently than government», he made no reference «to privatise any specific Commonwealth owned entity (the AFR refers to Australia Post and Medibank Private as examples of assets that may be privaprivate sector will run commercial enterprises more efficiently than government», he made no reference «to privatise any specific Commonwealth owned entity (the AFR refers to Australia Post and Medibank Private as examples of assets that may be privaPrivate as examples of assets that may be privatised).

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According to those officials present, despite the fact that Houston is the seventh largest school district in the country and therefore a major consumer of milk, the profit margins for dairies supplying schools (as opposed to private entities) is extremely low and would be wiped out by the manufacturing costs associated with making such changes.

The problem is that Greece needs new loans to repay existing loans, and the other states expect Greece to have its affairs in order so the new loans are again provided by private entities.

There is a limitation to the model: the WAS data underpinning it does not capture the value of residential properties that are owned by entities other than private individuals and households, which HMRC statistics suggest are a relatively large share of high - value properties (for example, two - thirds of properties built for more than # 2 million in the UK were purchased by companies or trusts).

A new entity will hold the thermal assets which are currently held by VRA and make available a significant portion of this entity for private sector investment in pursuit of its private sector participation policy,» said the Minister

While some may disagree whether a government - funded program should be in the trenches, side - by - side with private businesses, that's a separate matter from how a government - funded entity runs and the standards that govern their operations.

Kaloyeros used the two nonprofits to shield his activities from public scrutiny by claiming they were private entities, as I detailed in my original report.

Independent evaluation of projects before private - sector involvement was recommended by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli in a 2013 report, which also calls for the creation of an oversight entity for public - partnership agreements and other changes to the state's P3 policies.

«Regardless of whether or not Duffy violated state law by interviewing for a job with a private lobbying entity — he'll recuse himself from any future matters involving economic development in his home region — he has committed a mortal political sin: He created an ethics dilemma for a governor currently hammering the state Legislature over its own ethical record, including its lack of transparency on sources of outside income,» Casey Seiler writes in his column, which includes speculative odds on Duffy's successors.

Following series of reports by Citi News on the dire need for desks by first - year students of the La Presbyterian Senior High School, government and private entities moved in to address the problem.

Rattner founded Quadrangle, a private equity group, from which Bloomberg removed roughly $ 5 billion of his personal fortune in February, giving his cash to a new entity staffed by former Quadrangle employees to manage.

► «After 4 years of mulling, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is preparing to tighten rules designed to protect people who participate in research funded by the federal government and many private entities,» Kelly Servick wrote in a Wednesday ScienceInsider.

Like the Ansari X Prize, which was claimed in 2004 by aircraft designer Burt Rutan and financier Paul Allen for a pair of flights by SpaceShipOne, the Google Lunar X Prize is open to private industry and non-government entities worldwide, organizers said on Thursday.

What Collins does not say, however, is that the new NIH guidelines also allow for federal funds to be used in studying new human embryonic stem cell lines that are created (by private entities, of course) beyond the 700 currently in existence.

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If, in a society based on private ownership of the means of production some of these means are company owned and operated by a public entity, whether by the government or one of its agencies, this does not mean there is a mixed system combining socialism and capitalism.

Initiated in 1991 by a Minnesota law allowing private non-profit entities to receive public funding to operate schools if authorized by a state agency, the idea has spread to more than 40 states, and some 1.5 million students today attend charter schools.

In a move of potential significance to public schools nationwide, the U.S. Supreme Court last week accepted an appeal involving the right of individuals to sue when government entities fail to protect them from violence by private citizens.

• Extension of the school year or school day • Replacement of staff members relevant to the school's low performance • Significant decrease in management authority at the school level • Replacement of the principal • Restructuring the internal organization of the school • Appointment of an outside expert to advise the school • Replacement of all or most of the school staff (which may include the principal) • Reopening the school as a public charter school • Entering into a contract with a private entity to operate the school • Takeover the school by the State

The problem of subprime mortgages began in part because the government tried to increase homeownership for poor people and minorities by enabling private entities to offer more mortgages without assuming the risk.

That's not to mention concerns about due process rights of students and access to public records in a district that's entirely run by private entities, he added.

While in this case the poll was conducted by a private entity, was not done at state expense and Malloy has yet to form a campaign committee, ConnCAN is a registered lobbyist and that brings a whole series of ethics issues into play.

-- If a private entity which operates a fixed route system and which is not subject to section 304 purchases or leases a vehicle with a seating capacity of 16 passengers or less (including the driver) for use on such system after the effective date of this subparagraph that is not readily accessible to or usable by individuals with disabilities, it shall be considered discrimination for such entity to fail to operate such system so that, when viewed in its entirety, such system ensures a level of service to individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use wheelchairs, equivalent to the level of service provided to individuals

-- It shall be considered discrimination for a private entity which operates a fixed route system and which is not subject to section 304 to purchase or lease a vehicle with a seating capacity in excess of 16 passengers (including the driver) for use on such system, for which a solicitation is made after the 30th day following the effective date of this subparagraph, that is not readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use wheelchairs.

(a), discrimination includes (I) the purchase or lease of an over-the-road bus which does not comply with the regulations issued under section 306 (a)(2) by a private entity which provides transportation of individuals and which is not primarily engaged in the business of transporting people, and (II) any other failure of such entity to comply with such regulations.

At least one of the following criteria must be met to be an accredited investor: (i) a buyer with a net worth individually or with a spouse of $ 1,000,000 or more; (ii) institutional investors including banks, insurance companies, registered broker / dealers, and large pensions plans; (iii) tax - exempt organizations with total assets in excess of $ 5,000,000; (iv); private business development companies; (vii) directors, officers, or general partners of the issuer; and (viii) entities owned entirely by accredited investors.

The fund seeks high, current income, with a secondary goal of capital appreciation, by investing under normal market conditions, at least 80 % of its net assets in income - producing securities of sovereign or sovereign - related entities and private sector companies in emerging market countries.

They may invest in U.S. and non-U.S. securities and in securities issued by both public and private entities.

Also, as an FF disciple, I reject a number of commonly held beliefs including the concept of «too big to fail»; the definition of corporate failure; the belief that creditworthy entities, corporate or governmental, ever repay indebtedness in the aggregate; or the belief that a capital infusion into a private enterprise by a governmental agency is, ipso facto a «bailout» rather than an «investment».

Long - term lending would have to be other entities in the economy, such as insurance companies, pension funds, endowments, private individuals, foreign lenders, mortgage REITs, and banks funded by matching sources like CDs, bonds, and equity.

The number of title IV, HEA - eligible institutions that are small entities would be limited because of the revenues involved in the sector that would be affected by the regulations and the concentration of ownership of institutions by private owners or public systems.

We also want to make clear that any attempt by you to merge or otherwise combine with any other public or private company, thereby inflating the enterprise value of the combined entity without increasing the share price for your existing stockholders, would further erode any potential value in Northstar shares that could be realized through a cash dividend or share buyback.

MBS may also be issued by private issuers, generally originators and investors in mortgage loans, including savings associations, mortgage banks, commercial banks, and special purpose entities (collectively, private lenders).

As part of the two - year contract, Tambourine will also manage the website on behalf of the CTDC, a jointly owned and operated private, for profit entity created in 2007 by the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) and the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA).

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Set in the distant future, Exile's End begins with the megacorporation and interplanetary government Ravenwood — an all - encompassing entity that manipulates the economy by way of its own private army.

That de-centredness bears its own benefits of a sort, as various private and public entities — such as the nomadic non-profit neon organization, which was founded by Dimitris Daskalopoulos — have stepped in to fill the gap.