Sentences with phrase «first response efforts»

From making sure all children in Canada have access to a healthy breakfast to supporting first response efforts in the event of a disaster, Walmart Canada is committed to supporting families in need and building strong communities.

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«The company remains in close contact with the governor's office, first responders and associates on the ground to monitor response efforts and assess ongoing needs,» the corporation announced in a statement.

First, until quite recently, most of the influential analytic philosophers of religion challenging God's existence in the face of evil had posed the problem as a strictly logical one, and thus Plantinga and other analytic philosophers of religion can hardly be criticized justly for having expended a great deal of effort in response.

Even people who don't like them in other ways have to admit they give amazing first - response efforts worldwide.

In 1992, in response to epidemiologic reports from Europe and Australia, the AAP recommended that infants be placed for sleep in a nonprone position as a strategy for reducing the risk of SIDS.9 The «Back to Sleep» campaign was initiated in 1994 under the leadership of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development as a joint effort of the Maternal and Child Health Bureau of the Health Resources and Services Administration, the AAP, the SIDS Alliance (now First Candle), and the Association of SIDS and Infant Mortality Programs.10 The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development began conducting national surveys of infant care practices to evaluate the implementation of the AAP recommendation.

It was during a press conference on Sept. 16, in response to a question about homeland security efforts infringing on civil rights, that Bush first used the telltale word «crusade» in public.

Germany has shown real leadership in response to this crisis, unilaterally lifting the Dublin regulation requiring refugees to be accommodated in their country of first entry, pledging to resettle up to 35,000 Syrian refugees under the Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme (VPRS) and leading efforts to build a co-ordinated European response.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan to take it slow on a legislative response to the Eric Garner and Michael Brown cases contrasts with his speedy effort a year ago to pass the nation's first gun control measure after the Newtown tragedy.

If we do go into coalition government again, whether or not the electoral system changes, we would need to try doing it differently, in three ways: first, we should adopt a transactional approach from day one in an effort to communicate that we are in fact fighting for our values; second, we should be ruthless about protecting the interests of our core supporters, including students and public sector workers; and third, we really, really need to be luckier — whatever one's analysis about the Liberal Democrats in government, the rise of Scottish nationalism and the fearful response to it south of the border is something the party neither caused nor could do very much about.

Erie County Legislature Majority Leader Joseph Lorigo announces that Erie County is transferring a trailer to the Elma Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) to be used for storage of Citizen Preparedness Equipment in support of CERT's efforts to assist first responders and residents during emergencies.

The first such computational efforts, done by biologists borrowing linguistic data, drew harsh responses from many linguists.

The effort to drive research toward AIDS and other infectious diseases drew a creditable response when it first began, but it now faces a premature death unless something is done.

As the first step in a next generation knowledge system for cancer, the GDC enables and accelerates efforts to identify both high - and low - frequency cancer driver mutations, assists in revealing the genetic determinants of response to therapy, and informs the composition of clinical trial cohorts.

In the new study, the lab has conducted the first large - scale whole genome sequencing study of asthma drug response in African Americans and Latino children in an effort to pin down the genetic factors contributing to reduced albuterol response more precisely than possible in previous association studies.

Sending a first message is crucial, and you must put effort into it if you expect any chance of a response.

Experienced daters can spot these and will never respond, so put the effort in to craft a first message worthy of a response.

Their working paper, «The Dog That Didn't Bark,» provided the first compelling evidence that survey item response rates might be a measure of effort and conscientiousness.

«In response to some questions the Turnaround Office has received about the data dashboard section (first worksheet) of the AD Implementation Tracker, I wanted to share some additional information with you to assist you in your efforts to complete this portion.

First we heard about Sen. Delgado sponsoring an amendment to ban charter schools from charging fines for disciplinary infractions, in direct response to the efforts of PURE, VOYCE and the Advancement Project to challenge the absurd and unfair policy of CPS's pet charter company, Noble Network.

To further enhance emergency response efforts, DOT is also recommending that railroads continue to commit resources to develop specialized crude oil by rail training and tuition assistance program for local first responders.

The sideslip angle has a negative impact on the steering response of a vehicle and the steering effort that is required to change direction: If a driver decides to change direction in a curve while the vehicle is subject to oversteer and turns the steering wheel, because of the sideslip angle the vehicle's longitudinal axis has to cross the current direction of motion first before the vehicle body actually changes direction.

The Japanese government was widely criticized for its initial response; by comparison, the public response was overwhelming with about 1.2 million volunteers involved in the relief efforts during the first 3 - months.

Our first efforts to promote the kits resulted in such an enthusiastic response that we have decided to extend the program and increase the number of kits produced.

«The citizens of Bastrop have been very supportive of the response effort from law enforcement and emergency management personnel, to the first responders and the rest of the community,» said Bissett.

Square Enix's effort to bring current - gen cinematics to its mobile line - up saw a lukewarm response when it first launched in 2015.

Like the Organization of Black American Culture in the same city, which had created the Wall of Respect, the first of many murals by community arts organizations, AFRI - COBRA sought «to liberate its audience and define a national Black consciousness «9 This effort was in part a response to a climate that permitted what now seem acts of amazing insensitivity by mainstream institutions.

Set in an America of the almost - now, Fifty Degrees Below (and the first volume of the trilogy, Forty Signs of Rain) tells the story of the efforts of a loosely - connected group of scientists, campaigners and politicians to provoke a national response to the crisis of global warming.

The first of these special reports, to be finalized in September 2018, is Global Warming of 1.5 °C, an IPCC special report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty.

The strategy was drawn up in response to the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, one of the first efforts by world leaders address global warming.

But at SkyTruth we have acquired good images often enough to illustrate the enormity of the spill and inadequacy of our initial spill response efforts; provide the first estimate of the spill size and rate that made any sense; to identify oil making landfall along the Alabama coast before it was being acknowledged by officials; to show clear entrainment of the spill in the Loop Current while officials were actively denying it; and to detect small but chronic leaks from other damaged wells, raising the related issue of inadequate plugging and abandonment.

Still, the Strategy is a highly commendable first effort, representing and acknowledging the urgency of climate change threats to humans and wildlife alike, and seeking to initiate a unified response.

As I listen to the manifest nonsense that has been promulgated by the likes of right - wing fanatic radio hosts and moronic ex-governors in response to the effort to bring the U.S. into alignment with other industrial countries in providing reasonable and affordable health care for all its citizens, it seems that things have only gotten worse in the years since I first wrote those words.

Our first response is to think this is an isolated problem, remediable with some effort, within a system that is basically sound.

A scant four months later, Samsung took the curtain off of its successor, the Gear 2, before any of its big - name competitors could really mount a response to the first effort.

It's a very solid first effort from A-Audio, even if audiophiles looking for a flat response would be better served by the Editors» Choice Sennheiser HD 558.

Whether you've been on a leadership job hunt for some time, or this is your first job search effort in years, this query can throw you for a loop while you try to figure out the best response.

• Track record of developing and implementing plans and strategic, operational and tactical procedures and protocols to execute health and safety management functions • First - hand experience in reviewing incident action plans and provide input on emergency management goals and objectives • Demonstrated ability to judge response capability limitations and propose tactics for coordinated response activities • Able to identify, coordinate and prepare emergency management staff for responder roles including staffing teams • Proven ability to develop and maintain incident management system documentation including organizational charts and job action sheets • Deep insight into conducting quality assurance, data analysis and decision support synthesis operations and developing applicable maps in support of daily and response operations • Exceptionally well - versed in collaborating with other emergency management personnel and local and federal officials while preparing for and responding to disasters • Documented success in providing support to and developing liaison with other agencies and organizations in order to develop and implement core disaster preparedness programs • Solid track record of effectively coordinating all disaster response or crises management activities in events of disasters • Effectively able to coordinate efforts to handle evacuations and implementing special needs programs and plans • Qualified to inspect facilities and equipment used in emergency management operations to ensure appropriate functionality

To ensure that whenever possible all work is completed at first response ensuring that every effort is made to prevent further breakdowns.

Professional Experience Columbia University — Teachers College (New York, NY) 7/2007 — 12/2010 Public Safety Officer • Ensure the execution of security and fire protection operations to promote a safe and secure environment, working closely with school management to implement and improve policies and procedures in accordance with security procedures • Possess and implement the knowledge of all related regulations to comply with government standards and procedures • Utilize strong customer service and communications skills to interact daily with employees, personnel, and other parties • Coordinate all response efforts to emergencies while on location to allow timely access for other law enforcement professionals, medical / fire first responders, and other parties

Such concerns have elicited two kinds of responses: first, efforts to adapt marital education programs to better meet the needs of low - income families; and second, proposals to combine marital education with strategies that would directly tackle the poverty - related stressors on family life — for example, with help in finding a job, income supplements to make up for low wages, child care assistance, and medical coverage.