Sentences with phrase «helps members of the public»

We hope that these efforts will help members of the public make up their own mind about what they think about animal research.

The county has added a comprehensive «frequently asked questions» (FAQ) section to its website to help members of the public gain the facts regarding the proposed budget and to better understand the decisions that were made to create it.

The Oneida County Health Department (OCHD) would like to help members of the public take the necessary steps to stay clear of exposure to rabies.

Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz says the county is doing pretty well: jobs are up and county agencies are showing how well they can help members of the public.

Save - A-Life also provides foster care, necessary medical treatment for foster animals, and a placement assistance program to help members of the public place their companion animals.

This brochure helps members of the public plan for the needs of their horses during an emergency.

We are grateful for ReUseIt.com's continued support of American Rivers and programs like National River Cleanup and their generous donations of in - kind goods that help members of the public understand how simple acts, like using re-usable bags, can help the rivers and the greater environment we all care so much about.

During the 2013 - 2014 bar year, the TBA Young Lawyers Division reached out to librarians across the state to make sure they are aware of several free legal resources to help members of the public in need of legal information and advice.

If you know a thing or two about travelling, you could be helping members of the public select and organise their ideal holiday as a travel agent, or become a graduate trainee manager.

Hi Carolyne: Ain't it the truth, but it does get a little tiring constantly trying to help members of the public understand the intricacies of this business, and the politics of same, all the while being looked at with a jaundiced eye of suspicion of our motives, no matter how much we look out for their interests.

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«We don't need mandates,» said Lauren «Bubba» McDonald, a member of the Georgia Public Service Commission, who is widely credited with helping jumpstart the state's solar industry.

The FBI considers it the only clue regarding the homicide, but it has been unable to crack the code since then, and has even enlisted help from the American Cryptogram Association and members of the public.

LONDON (Reuters)- Crowdfunding websites helped companies and individuals worldwide raise $ 2.7 billion from members of the public in 2012, an 81 percent increase on the previous year, data showed on Monday.

Whether it was the Board's strong advocacy for the Canada Line or the devolution of YVR, the hundreds of active volunteer Members on our policy committees proudly and actively help shape public policy at every level of government, every year.

The churches at this point have a great responsibility not to advocate over-all idealistic solutions but to emphasize the distinctively Christian message that is relevant to these issues, to help their members to see the world without the characteristic American ideological blinders, to challenge many of the prevailing assumptions about the cold war and nuclear armaments, and to encourage the debate on public questions about which most people prefer to be silent.

The 2010 - 11 NHL Season is starting and Sports Insights» researchers are pleased to update our popular series of «Betting Against the Public» articles to help our Sports Insights Members < improve their hockey results.

The Green Inspiration Programme has been created to help European Athletics achieve its «Your Sport for Life» vision and to promote European Athletics» championships by involving members of the public in sustainability activities linked to the events.

Mass Audubon President Henry Tepper noted the photography competition helps members and the broader public to understand that a healthy environment is important to our collective quality of life.

To coincide with this year's World Breastfeeding Week, Lansinoh have launched their Feed With Confidence Awards as an opportunity for members of the public to nominate an establishment they feel really champions breastfeeding and helps mums to breastfeed with confidence when out and about.

We thank the North American Registry of Midwives Board for helping facilitate the study; Tim Putt for help with layout of the data forms; Jennesse Oakhurst, Shannon Salisbury, and a team of five others for data entry; Adam Slade for computer programming support; Amelia Johnson, Phaedra Muirhead, Shannon Salisbury, Tanya Stotsky, Carrie Whelan, and Kim Yates for office support; Kelly Klick and Sheena Jardin for the satisfaction survey; members of our advisory council (Eugene Declerq (Boston University School of Public Health), Susan Hodges (Citizens for Midwifery and consumer panel of the Cochrane Collaboration's Pregnancy and Childbirth Group), Jonathan Kotch (University of North Carolina Department of Maternal and Child Health), Patricia Aikins Murphy (University of Utah College of Nursing), and Lawrence Oppenheimer (University of Ottawa Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine); and the midwives and mothers who agreed to participate in the study.

When your family is going through hard times, such as the death of a family member, help your child deal with the situation by asking the librarian at your public library for titles of books written for children.

«Statewide Volunteer Day goes to the heart of our mission, inspiring our members and staff as well as the general public to help with the spring cleaning at our sanctuaries,» said Mass Audubon President Henry Tepper.

The spring - cleaning tradition invites Mass Audubon members and the general public to spend the morning of the 28th at specific sanctuaries and engage in a little «sweat equity,» designed to help people connect with nature in multiple ways.

Members of the public, NGOs and donor agencies want to assist babies and giving them good information about infant and young child feeding in emergencies will help to prevent harmful practices and help to protect the most vulnerable to illness and death.

Software applications are still being developed to help ordinary members of the public make sense of the statistics now available.

State legislators may also provide a more fruitful target, as can corporations conscious of their public image (it helps if your list members are customers — target the CEO personally for extra fun).

The Museum's reputation for helping people understand the experience of modern conflicts is unrivalled, and I'm confident that members of the public will be inspired and motivated by the exceptional courage of the ordinary men, women and children featured in the outstanding exhibition.»

We represent more than 300,000 members delivering a wide range of public services; from staff who help people get back into work to customs officers, tax inspectors and national museum and gallery staff.

To help keep them afloat, # 22m of public money has been given to them to this year, while another # 277m will be injected over the next four years — figures that only emerged after Private Eye trawled through the obscure Official Journal of the European Union, which requires publication of such payments by member states.

When Kallos asked what the city could do to help push these bills in Albany, Kavanagh appealed to Council members to drum up public support and to urge their Assembly member to join his effort before the end of the legislative session in Albany on June 16.

To help crack down on other boondoggles, Liu announced a new «waste hotline,» 212 - NO - WASTE, and a companion website where city employees, contractors and members of the public will be encouraged to report wasteful spending and fraud.

Chaim Deutsch, Council Member - elect, Brooklyn «Today, I join a group of committed public servants to help move our great city forward under the leadership of Councilwoman Melissa Mark - Viverito, who has personally pledged to work with me to benefit my constituents, and the district that I represent.

If a member of the public wants to see which officials might reap financial awards from legislation that would help a particular corporation, they to manually read through thousands of pages.

Randall W. Jackson, a former federal prosecutor who in 2012 helped to try and convict Larry B. Seabrook, a Democrat who was then a member of the New York City Council, said that in public corruption trials, a defendant had «the potential to change even the physical dynamics of the courtroom.»

Town Board member Bill Ruland said as the hearing drew to a close that it was clear from the public comments that the issue needed to be visited again and include involvement of people with expertise on the subject, including the working group, the town's agricultural advisory committee and others who offered their help Tuesday evening.

That's where you have more substantive discussion, and I hope that making the evolution of bill versions open to the public and clearer to members will help make changes in committee.

It is a great opportunity to weigh in and to help educate the public and I am so grateful to the members of the Task Force for taking on such a complex issue.»

The party helped get Controller John Liu and Public Advocate Bill DeBlasio elected last fall along with a slew of City Council members - only to then see its finances challenged and dragged into court.

On the Sheriff's Office website, it said members of its detective bureau, and the Village of Akron Police Department Tuesday were seeking the public's help in identifying two men who were caught on surveillance video during the in...

He is a public school parent, he was a school board member, he really understands the lives of people who are struggling and need help from Washington,» Mr. de Blasio said.

Ken Brynien, President of the Public Employees Federation, says he can't tell his members what do to at election time, but he says right now they seem disinclined to do help any lawmaker who voted for the plan, and vows that they will «remember in November».

But in fact, there could be an easy fix for the problem that could help transform how members of the public engage with their government.

The deputy prime minister was speaking at the first of a series of «Let's Talk» forums, a consultation exercise with party members, the public and trade unions to help Labour develop its strategy for the future.

The outraged officials include six members of the council's Progressive Caucus, which last year helped push thorough legislation that decriminalized public urination and a host of other quality - of - life offenses.

ALBANY, NY (03/15/2012)(readMedia)-- «Speaking today for the 54,000 members of the New York State Public Employees Federation (PEF), we are appalled that state legislators finally broke last night and gave in to the governor's relentless demand for a new pension tier that will do nothing to help the state or local governments deal with their current budget demands.

The WFP played a key role in helping the Democrats take the state Senate majority in 2008 and reached its apex in 2009 when it helped elect a handful of so - called «progressive» City Council members and its first citywide official, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio.

According to the committee, the Council will help address issues of abuse of patients» rights among other things, as «focus group surveys conducted for this review show categorically that the public currently does not believe that scheme members are respected or treated with dignity.»

The commissioner urged members of the public to supply military and security personnel with information that could help put an end to insurgency.

Whether it's fundraising, whether it's personal help, whatever I can do I'm there more than 100 percent to ensure that Tom Emmer is the next member of the United States Congress,» Bachmann said at a news conference Tuesday, according to Minnesota Public Radio.

Chamber of Commerce Director Bob Haight says this will give members of the business community a chance to speak directly with our elected leaders and help shape public policy.