Sentences with phrase «from local crises»

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Now a thriving local startup, Pipeguard, which was founded by a small team of MIT students, could keep as much as 20 percent of the world's drinking water supply from getting lost — and prevent global crises like the catastrophic water shortage in South Africa.

Iran's central bank last week prohibited local banks from dealing in cryptocurrencies due to concerns about money - laundering as the country tries to halt a currency crisis ahead of a possible return of crippling sanctions.

But when they lose confidence, they withdraw brutally from local financial centres, thus contributing to local crises.

It will require that we turn more of our attention homeward, away from raging national controversies and toward the everyday lives of our living moral communities — toward family, school, and congregation; toward civic priorities and local commitments; toward neighbors in need and friends in crisis.

It is inaccurate to see one member's crisis as solely an individual crisis For this reason contemporary families need local family resource centers where they can talk about their stresses, receive guidance from family caseworkers and share problems with other families.

They include the «chilling effects» of libel suits, the perennial conflicts between property and access, the three out of four publishers who intervene in news decisions affecting their local markets, the advertisers» freedom to move their money to where their interests are, industry self - regulation in broadcasting and advertising, the backlash against conveying under duress (as in a hostage crisis) points of view that are never aired as directly without duress, the flareups of book banning and censorship of textbooks, the rout of the civil rights movement, the retreat from principles of fairness and equality (even where never implemented), the attack on scientific and humane teaching, the threat of self - appointed media watchdogs to also spy on teachers in the classroom, and the general vigor of ancient orthodoxies masquarading as neo-this and neo-that.

As Nigeria begins its transition from a military to a civilian government» the process working its way up from local levels, where civilians are already in charge, to the national level, where elections are scheduled for next year» it faces the possibility of a crisis like the one that almost destroyed the country twenty - four years ago.

Decisions had to be made from time to time as to where or when services of the church would be held; the church needed to be told of the impending visit of an apostle, or of some prophet or teacher from abroad; a question has been raised as to the good faith of one of these visitors, and there must be some discussion of the point and a decision on it; a fellow Christian from another church is on a journey and needs hospitality; a member of the local congregation planning to visit a church abroad needs a letter of introduction to that church, which someone must be authorized to provide; a serious dispute about property rights or some other legal matter has arisen between two of the brothers and the church must name someone to help them settle the issue or must in some other way deal with it; a new local magistrate has begun to prosecute Christians for violating the law against unlicensed assembly, and consideration must be given to ways and means of meeting this crisis; charges have been brought against one of the members by another member, and these must be investigated and perhaps some disciplinary action taken; one of the members has died, and the church is called on for some special action in behalf of his family in the emergency; differences of opinion exist in the church on certain questions of morals or belief (such as marriage and divorce, or the resurrection), differences which local prophets and teachers are apparently unable to compose, and a letter must be written to the apostle — who will write this letter and what exactly will it say?

A new policy paper from LARAC, released today (11 April), calls on the government to introduce direct charging for household waste collections and PRN reform to increase recycling and tackle the funding crisis crippling UK local authorities.

The agency's support for franchise and foodservice clients range from brand building, franchisee recruitment and internal communications to crisis communications, cause marketing and local / national media relations.

There is a lot of excellent information online, from KellyMom to Mumsnet, but there remains a digital divide, and at times of crisis having a local network to fall back on is hugely valuable.

The early results from the local elections point the way to a Tory landslide, Labour pains and both Ukip and ardent Remainers facing an existential crisis

Cuomo, saying there is a «crisis of confidence» in the criminal justice system, signed an executive order to have the state's attorney general take over from local district attorneys, anytime a unarmed civilian is killed in an encounter with police, and there are questions about what happened.

The senator announced in a press release sent out shortly before 11 p.m. last night that she took part in a «very productive meeting» with state Operations Director Jim Malatras, DEC representatives and local officials from the Village and Town of Hoosick Falls and the Town of Petersburgh to address the ongoing health crisis in those communities.

The Minister for Women and Equality (Ms Harriet Harman): This financial year — in addition to local authority funding and # 1.25 million from the victims fund — the Government have paid out # 900,000 from a # 1.1 million special fund for rape crisis centres.

Cafeteria Chats and Student Journals are part of American Graduate — Let's Make It Happen — a public media initiative to address the drop out crisis, with support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to help local communities keep more students on the path to graduation.

Lives will be saved with $ 16 million in state funding for Western New York to fight the heroin and opioid crisis, officials predicted Thursday afternoon, hours after leaders of towns, villages and cities from across Erie County convened in Williamsville to talk about how to react to the crisis at the local level.

Further proof of the Democratic Party suffering from an identity crisis on both the national and local levels.

While it didn't rise to the level of a public health crisis, state and local officials wanted to prevent that from happening.

Last week, after eight years of Conservative government at Westminster, and against the backdrop of crises over immigration and the NHS, and deadlock on Brexit, Labour had hoped to benefit from Theresa May's troubles and consolidate its position on the local council.

The first results from yesterday's local elections compounded the crisis surrounding Downing Street, with the party losing 23 seats and holding just 20.

But Curran said in an interview last week, «We have a fiscal crisis in Nassau County... We've got to pay for the services that people expect from their local government, and we've got to find a way to pay for them.»

Research by leading disability charities on the social care crisis has found that 34 % of working aged disabled people said that local authority cuts to their social care has prevented them from working or volunteering.

The aggrieved residents who came from six communities in Ido Local Government Area of Oyo state and Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun state besieged the site of the construction company as early as 7.30 am, calling on the federal government to wade into the crisis between them and the Chinese company.

The Liberal Democrats now face an existential crisis, from which it is hard to see them recovering any time soon, especially as Green voting begins (slowly) to solidify at local level.

In a press release on April 11, Schneiderman announced that $ 20 million of funds from settlements with Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley would be used «to provide local governments with innovative technology to address and transform problem properties — including homes and buildings that are blighted, poorly maintained, vacant, abandoned, and in financial distress — that fell into disrepair following the foreclosure crisis,» as part of a program called Cities for Responsible Investment and Strategic Enforcement, or Cities RISE.

Cuomo, saying there is a «crisis of confidence» in the criminal justice system, signed an executive order to have the state's Attorney General take over from the local District Attorney, anytime a unarmed civilian is killed in an encounter with police, and there are questions about what happened.

Requests and referrals for crisis care can come from anyone: individuals, families, police departments, community agencies, community residences, adult homes, health and human service providers, the Rockland County Department of Social Services, the Rockland County Department of Health and other local mental health providers.

«It's a very big organisation and I suspect that much of this criticism that you are saying about a crisis in the party actually comes from those who are nervous of the strength of the Labour Party at local level.»

«Local and global shocks, such as economic and financial crises, political instability, and environmental disasters require strategies to increase our capacity for resilience,» says Kharrazi, «Policy and decision making should consider both the short and long term growth and resilience of growth based on inclusivity or exclusivity and intensity of trading partners from a network perspective.»

Heavily armed ivory poachers, mostly from neighbouring Sudan and Chad but with local involvement as well, perpetrated this systematic poaching, and periods of instability further impacted the crisis.

Gianfranco Rosi's feature documentary views the European migrant crisis from the vantage point of a Sicilian island in the Mediterranean, focusing on a young local boy on the island and a doctor who treats the refugees, primarily.

The ongoing global financial crisis is forcing many employers, from General Motors to local general stores, to take a hard look at the costs of the compensation packages they offer employees.

Having the Secretary of Education, state boards, and a bunch of DC advocacy groups declare a particular approach to be best and cram it into place in the middle of a financial crisis with virtually no public debate or input from educators or parents did not convince local officials, educators, and parents to change their minds.

The planned prohibition on councils from creating any new places in schools that have been rated either «inadequate» or «requires improvement» by Ofsted could see local place shortages reach crisis point — and if we agree that new places should only be created in good schools, then that should apply to expanding academies too.

The California Teachers Pension Fund (CalSTRS), the largest fund of its kind in the United States, is facing a $ 70 billion budget crisis, and there are growing concerns that Prop 30 money could be diverted from local schools and into the pension system.

Proposals for enormous changes in the school system have always been a feature during times of economic crisis, but you have to stop and catch your breath at times when some of the more «throw the baby out with the bathwater» schemes get a serious airing from our self - appointed «out of the box» thinkers on education «reform,» or, as one of our local school board candidates would prefer, «transformation.»

In February 2014, The Belk Foundation convened nearly two dozen representatives from a number of local foundations, businesses, the school district, and the library to discuss a community crisis: according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress only 40 % of Charlotte's third graders were reading on grade level.

LA Unified's graduation crisis is hitting every local district and nearly every large high school, from the San Fernando Valley to the South Bay, and from East LA to the Westside.

The Educational Service Center coordinated these activities with officials from local police and fire departments that served the participating school districts; the Lucas County Sheriff; the Lucas County Emergency Management Agency; the Lucas County Mental Health and Recovery Services Board; the Toledo - Lucas County Health Health Department; and the Lucas County Board of Developmental Disabilities to ensure that crises — whether school or community - originated — could be addressed quickly and effectively through an integrated approach.

Attempts to address climate change that remove land and control from local communities will only result in greater susceptibility to future droughts and further crises like the one we are seeing now.»

And as a consequence of the crisis, it's not uncommon to hear people slandering their local banks, and to notice how consumers are switching away from traditional banks and into other institutions, like their local credit unions.

Our most severe crises, aside from the Great Depression, tended to be local, or limited to just a segment of the world.

But a $ 21,000 emergency relief grant from PetSmart Charities of Canada combined with expert local veterinary care and some very creative thinking by the Red Deer & District SPCA staff have managed to make a remarkable difference during this rabbit crisis in Red Deer.

The center is staffed by professional animal - crisis workers, who have converged on Queens from all over the country — they are being put up at a hotel nearby — and by local A.S.P.C.A. volunteers.

(Warsaw, Poland) In times of economic crisis, concepts of changing public space and engaging local organizations in decision - making processes have become highly appreciated and have inspired artists from all over the world.

From local investing in «everybody eats» restaurants, through slow business and the best vacation response ever, to a revival of simple low - impact living and DIY culture, the signs are everywhere of a fascinating new (and old) economic model emerging out of our financial crisis.

There was plenty of bold climate leadership during the UN climate talks this year — and it came from those most impacted by the climate crisis and local leaders.

But even more interesting was that, in a discussion with one of our guests who had welcomed the news, I learned - to my astonishment - that he was Chair of a local «Environmental Network» - whose website asserts, for example, that there is a «widespread consensus» that more CO2 will make the Earth «too hot for us», that «we are approaching crisis point» and «disaster» and that the opinions of sceptics are derived from media promotion «by those who stand to lose financially if energy consumption is reduced».

We know that successful civil disobedience actions like those on May 8th — coupled with pressuring our cities, churches, universities and local non-profits to sever ties with the banks enabling the climate crisis — represent the most effective way for us to tell CEOs like Chase's Jamie Dimon that we will not stand idly by as you profit from the destruction of our planet.