Sentences with phrase «effort by advocates»

Other reasons have been given to me about shoulder stability, eccentric strength, teaching relaxation etc. but frankly I think these are BS and just an effort by advocates of the Olympic lifts to reinforce their argument.

Emails released as part of the «Climategate» scandal raised serious allegations of efforts by advocates of manmade climate - change theory to skew data and to suppress studies that undermined the theory.

There are smaller systems nibbling at the lower end of the market and heroic efforts by advocates of free access to information to provide fully reliable systems, but how could anyone beat the sheer power of LEXIS and WESTLAW in the law schools?

Not exact matches

The screening was praised by advocates as a milestone in Saudi's modernization efforts, but attendees were reminded of the country's conservative laws when crucial scenes in the film were censored for modesty.

Congressional reform efforts, supported by a coalition of environmental activists and free - market advocates, have largely been thwarted by waterfront real estate interests.

In an announcement on Monday, Facebook became part of a $ 14 - million effort called the News Integrity Initiative that is spearheaded by Craigslist founder and journalism advocate Craig Newmark.

The recommendation that Ottawa should delay its efforts to balance the budget and spend on infrastructure to create jobs has been advocated by left - wing economists, but Scarth's report is not so easily pigeon - holed.

This is precisely why abortion advocates expend such vast efforts at international meetings pushing for abortion policies that do in fact seek to subvert the democratic process by foisting an a priori abortion agenda on nations around the world.

President Obama has approved legislation promoted by religious freedom advocates that should strengthen the United States» effort to combat persecution of Christians and other faith minorities.

Among those who think in this way, some advocate efforts to overcome the barriers between diverse communities by such means as the merging of horizons.

A religion of pleasure, no matter what the intentions of its advocates, can only inhibit the efforts that are required by this moral demand.

Gibbons is a dedicated advocate for the restaurant industry, as evidenced by his many past and present positions at the state and national level such as at the National Restaurant Association, National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, and U.S. Department of Commerce Travel and Tourism Advisory Board, and through his philanthropic efforts.

However, the Committee's efforts went beyond its charge and authority to develop dietary recommendations based on scientific evidence by advocating for public policies such as taxes and restrictions on foods and beverages.

I sincerely applaud Women of the Vine & Spirits» efforts to help continue to connect and inspire women to pursue careers in the wine and spirits world by fostering networks and further advocating for women in leadership roles.»

The Diaper Bank supports the efforts of the National Diaper Bank Network (NDBN) by increasing awareness within our state and community; by informing elected officials; by obtaining Diaper Need Awareness Week proclamations for an annually determined week in the month of September; by hosting diaper drives; and by promoting opportunities for supporters and advocates to talk and help raise diapers, and dollars in support of diaper need.

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I was thrilled that years of hard work by food advocates around the country, maybe even including my own small efforts here on The Lunch Tray, had finally yielded strong federal competitive food rules to create a healthier school environment for my child and his fellow students.

(Caldwell, NJ)-- This Labor Day, as we honor the steadfast efforts of our country's workers, the Holistic Moms Network (HMN)-- a national non-profit with 130 Chapters across the U.S. — will be advocating for some of the toughest labor faced by women: childbirth.

Advisory council members say the new guidelines may be an effort by the Park District to restrict park advocates» voices, especially with regard to the city's bid for the 2016 Olympics.

Many of my fellow food advocates have pointed to the fact that the SNA takes a significant amount of money from corporate «patrons» like ConAgra and PepsiCo, and they therefore allege that SNA's entire effort is being directed by Big Food.

Patty Rundall, of the British Baby Milk Action, a group that advocates for breastfeeding, and who also represents the Baby Feeding Law Group, which advocates for laws controlling marketing of infant formulas, sends this most interesting article from The Independent about the latest efforts by Nestlé (really, no relation) to prevent the UK Health Department from enforcing marketing restrictions on infant formulas.

In 2012 the AAPD through the Council on Government Affairs developed a state Public Policy Advocate initiative in order to strengthen and coordinate advocacy efforts by our state chapters.

Whilst no parent should have to feel such pain, and well - meaning efforts to promote breastfeeding have at times been insensitive, the UK context has become so fraught that mothers, midwives and doctors who advocate for breastfeeding risk being vilified by the public and in the media.

These tactics serve to keep global breastfeeding rates low over decades despite various efforts by the Ministries of Health in countries, and by breastfeeding advocates,» notes Sarah Amin, Executive Director of the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA).

It's also worth noting here that the HRC's effort to push for marriage equality in NY is headed by a former Bloomberg aide, Brian Ellner, who removed his name from the running to become head of the Empire State Pride Agenda after some LGBT advocates protested his close ties to the mayor.

'» The article focuses on a new effort by Public Advocate Bill DiBlasio to get NYC agencies to comply with state FOIL -LSB-...]

BY PAUL SCHINDLER Stepping up the effort to press the Cuomo administration to provide more funding to shelter homeless youth, State Senator Brad Hoylman, an out gay Manhattan Democrat, appeared with fellow elected officials and advocates outside of City Hall on February 12 to make the case.

The legislators are being joined in their reform efforts by Janice Grieshaber - Geddes, a Manlius mother who successfully advocated for passage of «Jenna's Law» to end parole for first time violent felons after her daughter, Jenna Grieshaber, was murdered by a parolee in Albany.

The Mayor's announcement came as a response to a longstanding effort by local elected officials and community advocates to fund and build a continuous esplanade to close the gap.

While some gun rights advocates hailed the MOU as a step in the right direction toward their ultimate goal of full repeal, something to which the governor would never agree, others derided it as meaningless lip service, and an effort by Cuomo to help Flanagan placate those on the right who are still seething over his «yes» vote on the SAFE Act in January 2013.

«That's what I did with the fast - food workers, that's what I did with transgender rights, that's what I did with marriage equality,» Cuomo said, though the latter of which was approved through the legislative process through a sustained effort by the governor and a host of other advocates, and not through executive authority.

Images from the Gate 2 demolition (source: Geoffrey Croft / NYC Park Advocates) After ongoing efforts by historians and preservationists to save the famed «Gate 2»...

The measure is a counter proposal to one advocated by New York Rep. Chris Collins (R - Clarence) and Rep. John Faso (R - Kinderhook) as part of the failed effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.

Immigrants and their advocates rejected what they said was a divisive State of the Union speech by Trump, saying it will not help efforts at bipartisan compromise on immigration policy.

Cuomo at the time said the effort was meant to remove doubts raised by police reform advocates that the prosecution was too close with police officers involved in the deaths.

BY PAUL SCHINDLER As the Empire State Pride Agenda (ESPA) prepares to lead roughly 700 LGBT advocates to the State Capitol in Albany for the group's annual Equality and Justice Day lobbying effort on April 30, supporters of a decade - old transgender civil rights measure are stepping up the push to secure Senate passage this -LSB-...]

An organized effort formed, led by high - profile unions and advocates that focused on the state's «botched» implementation of the Common Core rather than the standards themselves.

Tom Stebbins, executive director of the Lawsuit Reform Alliance of New York, which advocates for tort reform, said Silver held up efforts to rein in New York's medical liability payouts, which are by far the highest in the nation — even higher than California.

But Ms. Conlin and the others at the press conference argued the state attorney general plays a major role in defending abortion - rights cases, such as litigating efforts to interfere with access to abortion clinics, as occurred during the late 1980s with «Operation Rescue» protests led by controversial anti-abortion advocate Randall Terry.

WHITE PLAINS, NY — Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, joined by housing advocates and local lawmakers, today released a new, three - year report detailing the results of his office's recent efforts to prevent foreclosures, keep families in their homes, and rebuild communities hit hardest by the housing crash.

It took the efforts of the group Riverkeeper, which advocates for clean water in the Hudson River, to convince the DEC to investigate sewage contamination from a discharge pipe maintained by the City of Troy and Rensselaer County Sewer districts.

OSSINING, NY — As part of efforts to craft legislation raising the age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 18, Senators David Carlucci (D - Rockland / Westchester) and Jeff Klein (D - Bronx / Westchester) held a roundtable discussion keynoted by the Honorable Jonathan Lippman, former Chief Judge of the New York State Court of Appeals who has been an outspoken advocate on the issue.

An effort begun in 2013 by the Catskill Park Coalition to enact a broad, long term campaign to advocate for

In September, he joined thousands of Bronx families and advocates like me at the #PathToPossible rally in Prospect Park, giving an inspiring speech about the power of a great public education and supporting our effort to grow New York City's public charter schools to 200,000 students by 2020.

And while a permanent property tax cap supported by the group has been advocated for mostly vocally by Senate Republicans in recent days, the cap was originally passed due to Cuomo's efforts.

And last week at City Hall, homeless outreach advocates attended a meeting called by de Blasio officials, where HRA Commissioner Steve Banks and top de Blasio aide Emma Wolfe were present, in order to discuss the city's homelessness outreach efforts.

If the latest push for tighter gun restrictions has any better chance of success than the ones that came before, it is in large part a result of the fierce lobbying effort by the student advocates, including those from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the site of this month's mass shooting.

The races for Mayor, Public Advocate, Comptroller, Borough Presidents, and City Council members may be currently overshadowed by the presidential election, but the new city campaign finance filings further reveal who is planning to run for which seats in 2017 and the extent to which candidates for local positions have been successful in their fundraising efforts.

Most of the money will go not to television and radio advertisements, but for canvassing, social media and other organizing efforts intended to bring pressure on lawmakers from their own constituents, drawing in part on lessons the teachers learned from defeating candidates backed by well - financed charter school advocates in the Democratic primary last fall.

He also continued to advocate for an employment training center in all Buffalo neighborhoods, an effort Mayor Brown said would reverse the city's progress by 25 years.