Sentences with phrase «former early member»

Patrick Moore - not the famous TV astronomer, but a former early member of Greenpeace, with which he was involved at various levels between 1971 and 1986, before leaving the organisation to take up salmon - farming in British Columbia and then going on to become involved in PR consultancy for various industries.

Not exact matches

The former Google executives succeeds Christopher A. Sinclair, a long - serving board member who had led the toy maker since early 2015.

Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

«The business was going to go nowhere as long as it stayed in its small, noble niche,» says early investor and former board member Don Barton.

At a private event in New York earlier this year, Jess McIntosh, former vice president of communications for Emily's List, discussed the group's desire to reach new millennial voters and members who consume news and form their political views outside of traditional media.

Earlier in the week, Conservative MP John Williamson, a former national director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, introduced a private member's bill which would revoke the pension of any parliamentarian found guilty of a crime which carries a two - year maximum penalty.

Former Member of Parliament Jim Hillyer, who died earlier this year, was re-elected on October 5, 2015 with 68 percent of the vote, compared to 17 percent for Liberal Glen Allan and 9 percent for NDPer Erin Weir.

Hans Tung joined GGV Capital in 2013 as a managing partner to focus on consumer mobile internet, cross-border ecommerce, IoT, and mobile social communication investments in both China and the U.S. Hans was one of the earliest investors in, and a former board member of, Xiaomi.

As a former member of the House Finance Committee, we are sure you would find this conclusion somewhat surprising, given earlier conclusions of the Finance Committee on the usefulness o Estimates information.

Ray Stata is a co-founder and former CEO of Analog Devices, who has been active as an investor and board member of more than 40 early - stage technology ventures.

But allegations of sexual abuse related to BJU and the school's response have been ongoing at least since 2010, when former board member and former Trinity Baptist Church pastor Chuck Phelps was accused of helping to «cover up repeated instances of sexual abuse committed more than a decade earlier by an older male parishioner against his step - daughter.»

Louvain and Cologne published predictably conservative judgements, the latter in August 1519, the former early in 1520, after consulting Charles V's old tutor, their old member, Adrian of Utrecht, now Bishop of Tortosa in Spain, and destined to become Pope Adrian VI.

The former member, Fair Trade USA, which resigned from the international system in early 2012 and is now a separate entity.

The former Wigan man looks likely to be heading out of Villa Park at the soonest opportunity after appearing to be a member of Paul Lambert's «bomb squad» that saw unwanted players given unreasonably high shirt numbers earlier this summer.

Stones was handed Everton's No 5 shirt earlier this week — a number worn by former stalwart Dave Watson - and the Toffees see him as an integral member of their squad, with his current deal running until August 2019.

I'm a former Board member of WECAN (Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America) as well as former editor of Gateways, the bi-annual newsletter of WECAN, and my many articles have been published in Gateways and various other publications.

Among the early birds at the office were Makarfi and members of his team; former Minister of Information, Prof. Jerry Gana; a former governor of Cross River State, Liyel Imoke; Plateau State ex-governor, Jonah Jang; a former aviation minister, Chief Femi Fani - Kayode; PDP Board of Trustees member, Prof. Ahmed Alkali; and a former Chairman, DAAR Communication, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, among others.

Earlier this year, Democrat Bill Perkins left his Senate seat after securing a seat on the city Council, which is increasingly stocked with former members of the Assembly and Senate.

The IDC agreed earlier this month to dissolve itself and its former members are officially conferencing with the mainline Democratic conference starting on Tuesday.

The party raised concerns over the inclusion of Dr Nii Narku Quaynor, a renowned computer scientist, Chairman of the National Information Technology Agency (NITA) Board of Directors, who's a known member of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) and His Lordship Justice VCRAC Crabbe, a former Justice of the Supreme Court who had earlier publicly stated that there was no need for a new voters register to be compiled.

Former cabinet member George Shultz played an important early role in securing establishment Republican support for Bush.

The former president had earlier urged the security agencies to arrest members of such vigilante groups who he claims were attacking supporters of the National Democratic Congress after the 2016 elections.

Member of Parliament for North Tongu Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa told Joy News earlier this week that the police have withdrawn at least 18 of the letters sent to the former appointees cited in the allegations.

Robert Trentlyon, who is a Community Board 4 member, former newspaper publisher and founder of the Chelsea Reform Democratic Club, founded the Chelsea Waterside Park Association in the early 1980s.

Earlier, Makarfi, while speaking when some former PDP ministers paid the members of the caretaker committee a courtesy visit, said opposition to the APC government would have died if the Supreme Court had ruled in favour of Sheriff.

A source in the APC confirmed that Buhari had earlier promised to support the former NBA President, who was one of the President's foot soldiers during the 2015 electioneering as a member of the presidential campaign committee, which was headed by the former Governor of Rivers State, now Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi.

A three - member panel of the State Parole Board has turned down a disgraced former city detective's bid for early release.

Early Endorsements include: Burt Cohen, former New Hampshire Senate majority leader (reported by Seven Days on May 26, 2015) Emily Hague, at - large Keene City Council member (announced June 6, 2015) Dudley Dudley, longtime Democratic activist; Executive Councilor in the 1970s (reported July 3, 2015) New Hampshire Postal Workers Union (announced Sept. 19, 2015) IBEW Local 490 in Concord SEIU Local 560 in Hanover (both announced Oct. 31, 2015)

David, 46, doesn't resemble your average Cuomo lifer — a burly, tough - talking, outer - borough operator like former executive deputy secretary Joe Percoco, who was likened to a member of the family before he was hit with federal corruption charges earlier this year.

The workers also made reference to some caution letters they had earlier sent to the board and former Health Minister Alex Segbefia to warn its members about the actions of the CEO.

During his Q - and - A with reporters in NYC earlier today, Bloomberg singled out several members of the GOP conference — including his onetime ally Simcha Felder, a former Democratic NYC councilman from Brooklyn who is caucusing with the Republicans — for killing the measure, and said the next death of a child struck by a speeding driver will be on their heads.

Cuomo last week in an interview on The Capitol Pressroom made an early endorsement of Fiala, a former member of his cabinet and ex-Broome County executive, to replace Libous, who was ousted following a conviction on a felony charge of lying to the FBI.

Earlier this month, the Los Angeles Times reported that «federal prosecutors have served subpoenas on about 10 staff members in the California Legislature who may be called as witnesses in the August corruption trial of former state Sen. Ronald Calderon.»

Throne - Holst ran and won two terms as Southampton supervisor as an Independence Party member along with Democratic backing, but MacKay earlier this year instead supported venture capitalist David Calone, former chairman of the Suffolk Planning Commission, who earlier lost a close June 28 Democratic primary.

«Early on, this race looked like it was going to be one of the closest in the state, a former Democratic City Council member taking on an embattled incumbent Republican under federal indictment in a district that is, at least by enrollment, dominated by Democrats,» Siena College pollster Steven Greenberg said in a statement.

This has been preceded by a flurry of media headlines, subjecting him to an open - air political trial and a trial in the court of NPP public opinion supported with earlier pressure from some leading Members of New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Government, to commence prosecution of former NDC Government appointees including Dr. Stephen Kwabena Opuni for alleged acts of corruption for over a year now.»

Earlier today, a Republican candidate for governor, Rick Lazio, called on Cuomo to investigate the Senate's hiring of Espada's son, Pedro G. Espada, a former City Council member and assemblyman, as «deputy director of intergovernmental relations.»

The election was to fill the final year on former trustee and current Town Board member Bob Ghosio's seat, which Mr. Bergen was appointed to earlier this year.

In the Bronx, Klein is facing off against Oliver Koppell, a former member of the City Council and the State Assembly who served for a brief time in the early 1990s as the state's appointed attorney general.

Adolfo Carrión, the former Bronx borough president and City Council member, said it was time «to get Albany off our back,» though he had earlier warned the crowd to «beware of the theatrics» of the other candidates.

Kevin C. Schuler, the former LPCiminelli senior vice president who was among those indicted in the Buffalo Billion case, was a member of the NCCC board at the time LPCiminelli was hired for the Culinary Institute job in early 2011.

But the former Democratic district leader and member of Mr. de Blasio's Community Affairs Unit — who moved back to her native Glen Oaks neighborhood to seek the seat Mark Weprin vacated earlier this year — said that her middle - class neighbors have long had the sense that they are not part of the mayor's vision for New York City.

Having realised that it would be difficult for him to get the presidential ticket of the APC for the 2019 election, Atiku believed he needed to be a card - carrying member of the PDP early in order to have a say in who leads the former ruling party.

Following the path of former State Senator Bill Perkins, who was elected to the City Council in a special election earlier this year, two Assembly members and one state senator are likely to be making the same jump come January: State Senator Ruben Diaz Sr, Assemblymember Mark

Anders Hamsten and Harriet Wallberg - Henriksson, two former vice-chancellors at KI who were involved in the Macchiarini affair as well, announced earlier this year that they would skip the deliberations for the 2016 prize; Hamsten and Wallberg - Henriksson were both asked to resign from the assembly on 6 September, but both still appear on the list of assembly members.

«We were very much influenced by concerns about privacy and the experience about a much earlier proposal in the 1960s for a data bank,» says Abraham, a former head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics and a member of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Obama.

In a letter to Zinke earlier this year, 15 members of the Congressional Western Caucus derided the monument as a «personal favor» to former Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid of Nevada ahead of his retirement from Congress.

Italy has named two new people to represent it on the European Community's 17 - member Commission, replacing Pandolfi and Carlo Ripa di Meana, the former environment Commissioner, who resigned earlier this year.

It was also fun to catch up with former lab member Steven Ahrendt who now works at JGI on early diverging fungi genome projects.

Red Dead Redemption takes place in the early 1900's in the American West where John Marston a former outlaw and gang member, his family now has been taken captive by Edgar Ross.