Sentences with phrase «called upon the city»

Gov. Andrew Cuomo today declared he was using his executive authority to raise the minimum wage for state employees to $ 15 an hour — and called upon the city to do the same for its public workers.

In a petition supported by more than 118,000 people, we called upon the city of Houston's lead animal agency, the Houston SPCA, to commit to those lifesaving no - kill principles in the aftermath of disasters, including:

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«The right to disconnect is interesting, especially for professions where you're constantly being called upon,» notes Jean - Noël Acqua, a Paris city councilor.

The rich history of the American South meets the influence of metro Atlanta's global community, offering a variety of shopping, dining, and cultural experiences that draw upon the diverse tastes of those who call this city home.

The plan calls upon churches to, among other things, «adopt» street gangs and allow troubled youths to use church properties as safe havens; intercede for youth in the juvenile court system; provide vocational training to inner - city residents; organize capital for micro-enterprises; develop educational curricula heralding the achievements of blacks and Latinos; initiate neighborhood crime watch groups; and establish counseling programs for battered women and the men who abuse them.

Ignoring the warnings of American bishops that American teenagers would not likely be very interested in listening to what the Church had to say, John Paul called down an outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the 800,000 youth who gathered with him in theMile High City, taking as his theme the words of Our Lord in John 10:10, «I came that they might have life.»

When natural disasters like floods, earthquakes, and hurricanes come upon neighborhoods, towns, cities, and countries so that homes are destroyed and lives are taken, we call these horrible events «acts of God.»

So the tradition (described in various documents, finally compiled in the Codex Calixtinus) records James's preaching in Hispania (sometimes with little success, as when, discouraged, he implored help from Our Lady, who appeared to help him enthroned upon a pillar, in the city now called Zaragoza.)

He calls attention to (1) the degeneration in syncretism of the old Yahweh faith prior to the appearance of the eighth - century prophets; (2) a kind of «emancipation» from Yahweh in increasing dependence upon the maturing structure of the political state; and (3) the dissolution of the old tribal social order with the shift of economic power to the cities, the increasing inability of the farmer, because of the burdens of heavy taxation, to maintain himself as a free man, and the growing concentration of land in the hands of a few wealthy urbanites (cf. Isa.

A study published in 2000 by the ELCA revealed that of the cohort of newly minted pastors, 71 percent placed constraints upon where they could move due to the needs or desires of a spouse; 58 percent restricted their first call to a location in or near a large city; 36 percent were opposed to serving in a small congregation; and 32 percent were opposed to serving in a rural setting.

After this a deep consideration came upon me, for what reason I should be sent to cry against that city, and call it The bloody city!

Does that mean that the tribes of Simeon and Levi in alliance sacked the city of Shechem, in revenge for an attack upon a kindred tribe called Dinah?

* Isaiah 48:2 For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; The Lord of hosts is his name.

After Hurricane Katrina devastated the city and the local workforce in 2005, Oanh's strong work ethic was called upon at a time when the hotel needed her most.

When the Canadian restaurant brand Earls Kitchen + Bar decided to expand to Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood, they called upon Alameda, California - based firm, MBH Architects to transform the interior into a welcoming atmosphere that embraces the city's musical roots.

The city's hospitals are called upon to do so much stitching it seems remarkable that they have never made a deal with the Singer organization.

Jürgen Klopp is hopeful of being able to call upon the services of Mohamed Salah, Andy Robertson and Alberto Moreno in Tuesday's Champions League clash at Manchester City.

Man City are the obvious example, with six or seven genuine game - changers consistently available, but Chelsea also have multiple clutch players of the highest quality, Arsenal have the best in the business in Alexis Sanchez amongst others, Spurs have three of the highest quality clutch players in the league starting week in week out and even Man United can call upon Fellaini to make a difference, albeit in a different way.

Guardiola also has the pace of Leroy Sane and Raheem Sterling to call upon but I think the match winners could come from the creativity of Kevin De Bruyne and David Silva as City will dominate both possession and territory in this one.

British Cycling calls upon the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, to use the proven, achievable solution of cycling infrastructure to enable people to travel in different ways, as he looks to tackle the city's increasing congestion problem.

To Man City next, and Pep Guardiola has Raheem Sterling to call upon once more with the England forward missing Saturday's 5 - 0 thrashing of Liverpool with suspension.

With Manchester City having a significant amount of attacking firepower at their disposal in the form of Tevez, Aguero, Silva, Yaya Toure and Samir Nasri, De Gea will certainly be called upon to make saves on Monday evening.

Tottenham already have Harry Kane and Man City can call upon the services of Sergio Aguero, arguably the two best strikers in the Premiership, and it has been claimed on social media that Liverpool now have the worst striker out of any of the top six sides.

Cities, Towns and Counties calls upon local elected officials to adopt long - term, sustainable and holistic approaches to address childhood obesity.

, and her aura was not one which installed colempte confidence in me of her competence.Eventually, we reached a stage where the lead midwife announced that upon another examination (that we had been told was advisable due to the amount of time my partner had been in labour) that she would be calling in an ambulance as the baby was apparently taking longer to recover it «s heart rate between contractions than it had been previously which was a concern, and that my partner needed to be dealt with in hospital.The reassurance of the surroundings of home was soon replaced by a period of comparative chaos and strange faces which then developed into me travelling with my now scared and distressed partner in a speeding ambulance across a busy city road system amidst late afternoon traffic.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said the project was «absolutely necessary» for the city's future and he called upon both governors to pursue it.

Kavanagh joined City Councilmember Rory Lancman, Congressmember Hakeem Jeffries, Jarret Berg of the New York Democratic Lawyers Council, and other public officials and organizations concerned about voting rights, to call upon New Yorkers, especially attorneys, to help ensure that all eligible voters can cast their ballots without the kind of intimidation and voter suppression activities that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has been inciting in recent days.

We call upon the New York City Campaign Finance Board to do so immediately.

Mayor Bloomberg, who was in black tie for a hastily - called 2:15 a.m. press conference because he missed his own post-White House Correspondents Dinner after - party in Washington, D.C. (along with NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly), to return home upon hearing the news of he smoking SUV discovered in Midtown, said the city was «very lucky» to avoid what could have been «a very deadly event.»

NYSRPA calls upon Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to investigate the advertising agency which produced the video, Grey New York, for possible violations of city and state law.

PRESS RELEASE New City, NY (July 3, 2013)-- Rockland County Legislator Ed Day (New City - Pomona) is sponsoring a resolution to call upon the State Assembly to pass Assembly Bill A. 1443, that would phase out the Metropolitan Transit Authority payroll mobility tax in 2017 and related Assembly Bill A. 7775 that would immediately exempt community colleges -LSB-...]

«As such, and on behalf of the 2 1/2 million members of the New York State AFL - CIO, I call upon the New York City Parks Department to use their contractual authority to force Dean Poll to follow the law and respect the rights of their employees.»

At noon Monday, a coalition of over 90 HIV / AIDS advocates will launch a statewide Week of Action on the steps of City Hall, calling upon Governor Cuomo to invest $ 70 million in a plan to end AIDS in the 2016 New York State budget.

Thursday's City Council schedule will include a meeting of the Committee on Governmental Operations for its preliminary budget oversight hearing; a meeting of the Committee on Veterans to consider a resolution «calling upon the New York State Legislature to pass and the Governor to sign S. 752, the Veterans» Education Through SUNY Credits Act»; and a meeting of the Committee on Education to consider multiple resolutions, including one «calling upon the New York State Legislature to reject any attempt to raise the cap on the number of charter schools,» one «calling upon the Department of Education to amend its Parent's Bill of Rights and Responsibilities to include information about opting out of high - stakes testing and distribute this document at the beginning of every school year, to every family, in every grade,» and one «calling upon the New York State Legislature to eliminate the Governor's receivership proposal in the executive budget for New York City.»

Margaret Thatcher was able to call upon the talents of QCs (Howe, Clarke, Rifkind, Howard) and City men like John Nott and Cecil Parkinson.

As the amendment and the Senate's version of the bill moved forward, there was fear among city officials that New York could be punished twice; its taxpayers may also be called upon to help cover the lost county support for Medicaid statewide.

Mac Roberts, the general manager of East / West Management, a New York City company that operates 120 yellow taxi cab medallions, called upon the Taxi & Limousine Commission, as well as New York State, to better regulate Uber and others, telling the Observer in a memorable anti-Uber rant:

Local Bronx Senator and Senate President Pro-Tem Jeff Klein has bucked the Governor, calling upon the state to approve the city plan put forward by Mayor Bill DeBlasio to tax city residents who earn over $ 500,000 to fund a universal Pre-K plan in the city.

She said she would seek a ban in the city as mayor, and called upon the county legislature to take up the issue as well.

In a move widely seen as dismissive of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's education initiatives, Miner and de Blasio on Monday called upon state officials to revise school aid based on the Citizens for Fiscal Equity court decision, which held that New York City schools were inadequately funded.

As part of its process of reviewing this report, I was called upon by the public accounts committee to testify as to my experience of how the system works in practice, as an immigration solicitor in a large city firm.

City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D - Astoria) and the union DC 37 Local 1549, which represents the cityâ $ ™ s clerical and administrative employees, called upon the New York Police Department last week to turn over 500 desk job positions to civilians.

«At this time... with an intransigent administration... we call upon you and your members to return to their jobs and continue the battle in other ways,» wrote Quinn, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, City Comptroller John Liu, former City Comptroller Bill Thompson and former City Councilman Sal Albanese.

In the interests of progress we call upon Mr. Paladino to resign and further suggest that board members that align themselves with his destructive agenda reconsider their support of an individual that jeopardizes the mission of the Buffalo Public Schools and the futures of this city's children.

The Board hears presentations from City officials and others and, as part of the land use review process, is sometimes called upon to vote on land use questions that impact more than one Community Board District.

«It is time that Albany and City Hall step up to provide greater support to our public higher education system and today all of us here today and countless others are calling upon New York City, City Hall and Albany to commit to a $ 2 billion plan over the next five years,» James said.

«This City Council stands united and we call upon the mayor to engage with us in good faith negotiations going forward, to see this as a meaningful, transformative, legacy - making item for this administration and for this council, and we're going to stand strong through our negotiations,» Johnson said.

THE METHODS In 2000, Gerard Karsenty, a molecular geneticist at Columbia University in New York City, discovered that leptin, a hormone made by fat cells, helps mold and repair the skeleton by acting upon bone - building cells called osteoblasts.

As powerful figureheads are swiftly knocked off and mass destruction to the city's major landmarks ensues, Banning's ingenuity and special set of skills are called upon once again to save the President's life.

In a future society where the human race has enclosed itself in walled cities governed by a fascistic religious state after centuries of war with a race of vampires, an ex-warrior is called upon to help track down the kidnapped daughter of his brother.