Sentences with phrase «interesting the public more»

In order to focus on games that interest the Public more, we used SportsInsights» «Number of Bets.»

The 1980s brought more change to Hollywood, with blockbusters from George Lucas and Steven Spielberg interesting the public more than the kind of adult dramas Nicholson made.

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Noting that «every text is made more understandable, and interesting, by our shared attention,» the site defines its goal as nothing less than creating «the world's greatest public knowledge project.»

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.

In recent years, however, Lewis has missed his goal more often, most likely due to the poor economy, but possibly also due in part to the public's loss of interest in televised variety shows, and the telethon's increasing inability to attract big name talent, forcing it to lean on D - list celebrities like Tony Orlando and Charo.

«This is really about helping large media companies grow even bigger,» said Democratic FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn, adding that Republicans were «more intent on granting the industrys holiday wish list early rather than looking out for the public interest.»

A look at this list as a whole reveals something altogether more interesting than who had the greatest number of grumpy customers: of the worst 20 companies in the index, seven were telecommunications companies, five were airlines, and four were public utilities.

The Arthur Liman Public Interest Program at Yale first collected data from state and federal corrections officials in 2014 and again, in more detail, last year, taking what amounts to a comprehensive census on the use of solitary confinement in the U.S. Researchers found that in the fall of 2015, at least 67,442 U.S. prisoners were kept in some kind of restricted housing.

But J. Gerald Hebert, director of the Voting Rights and Redistricting Program at the public - interest Campaign Legal Center in Washington, said the states drew districts with more black voters than necessary to «dilute their voting strength in order to achieve a partisan gain.»

But bewilderment about that initial verdict says more about public understanding of conflict of interest than it does about the substance of this case.

«The lack of investment, the greed, incompetence, corruption, hypocrisy and downright arrogance of people who put their interests ahead of the public's,» writes O'Shea, have decimated the newspaper sector more than the Internet ever could have.

CEO] Robert Thomson have said, «No, it's extremely good personal public relations to show you're interested in more than just making money.»

From that point of view, the idea of Facebook going public is slightly more interesting.

«We received more than $ 5 million in investment interest from the public in just the first 48 hours at our page.»

They have these advantages, according to the reports of western companies: they usually have more of a sense of responsibility than do their unmarried sisters; they're less likely to be flirtatious; as a rule, they need the work or they wouldn't be doing it — maybe a sick husband or one who's in the army; they still have the pep and interest to work hard and to deal with the public efficiently.

Governor Snyder has said that the bankruptcy filing will allow the city to spend more money on public services because less of its money will be hurdled toward paying interest on debt.

Public market investors generally want to understand your company as a whole — what your main businesses are, what your prospects for growth are — while strategic buyers may be more interested in specific parts of your company that are complementary.

TV studios are ordering up more projects focusing on transgender issues amid growing, post-Caitlyn public interest.

If your public relations team can be consistent with the release of company information, it will assist in captivating the minds of the public more effectively, and gain new interest in whatever product or service your company is selling.

Amazon isn't so much interested in taking over what's called the «last mile» of the delivery trek as it is in making the process more efficient for the company and public entities that aid in delivery.

Not only are the low - interest loans cheaper, but public funding programs also help make some loan requests more palatable to private lenders, who frequently have to put up matching funds.

It could also be that the Law Societies in the 13 provinces and territories, which are entrusted with regulating the legal profession in the public interest, actually appear to be functioning more like cartels.

This is interesting as more and more private equity firms have increased their scrutiny of public & private companies they invest in or might invest in to decrease their exposure to areas that could bring controversy.

«The space between private and public is very interesting, somewhere between messaging and public forums,» Denton said, adding he feels that people present a more «interesting and constructive» aspect of themselves when they are speaking in private or semi-private discussions.

The Department concludes that it can best protect the interests of retirement investors in receiving sound advice, provide greater certainty to the public and regulated parties, and minimize the risk of unnecessary disruption by taking a more balanced approach than simply granting a flat delay of fiduciary status and all associated obligations for a protracted period.

Public interest and transaction volume has grown more or less steadily for the past five years, and the «blocks» that make up the blockchain — bundles of about 2,000 transactions compiled every few minutes — are getting very crowded.

Thereafter, the downward adjustments to budgetary revenues more than offset the downward adjustments to total expenses, the latter primarily due to the lower outlook for interest rates on public debt charges.

«The Liberal government has once again demonstrated that they are more interested in their public image than meaningful and measured criminal law reform.

It is interesting to note that Private schools had $ 3,603, or 22.81 %, more debt per graduate than Public schools on average.

Shoving people into positions of power at Federal agencies that were created to protect the public interest based on little more than Trump's gut instinct that his picks will show him the requisite personal loyalty that he demands is undermining the Federal government's ability to do its job.

The net impact of the slightly more positive economic forecast is to lower the deficit by $ 0.9 billion in 2010 - 11 from their November 2010 Update, primarily due to the impact of lower - than - forecast interest rates on public debt charges.

That doesn't mean public debt isn't important, although low interest rates have rendered it more manageable than expected in recent years.

After the backlash, Twitter updated its verification guidelines to more clearly explain that a checkmark is intended to properly identify «accounts of public interest» and to ensure that people aren't following imposters.

With jittery public markets, growing interest by large healthcare systems and an increased appetite to make plays in the regulated space (which may demand more resources), the consensus is that we should see more strategic investments and acquisitions and potentially consolidation in the coming year.

Instead of forcing a reluctant public to spend on the premise of substitution effect, a more normal rates regime would likely be effective to induce higher investment by aligning policy with the public's interest to meet future obligations.

Answer The Public is a really interesting keyword tool and is based much more on semantics, or the rules of meaning, than other keyword tools.

I could admittedly do better, and would certainly have captured more upside from temporary speculation, had I committed myself to the principle that central banks will act strictly to defend the bondholders of the banks they represent, even if it means trespassing into fiscal policy, subordinating public interest, empowering the worst stewards of capital, violating legal restrictions, and inviting long - term instability.

There is huge interest by the public and there are more areas in which the public can invest, even in bitcoin, so you could just see an expansion in the entire space,» Nerayoff told CNBC on Monday.

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The need for extra care in this situation is obvious, the more so when it has to be accommodated with an equally compelling need for the Bank to say more about monetary policy issues in the interests of raising public understanding of them.

Opponents counter that the TPP is far more than trade deal — it is an unprecedented set of rules created to increase the profits of transnational corporations and grant them extraordinary powers to override governments that enact legislation in the public interest.

As yet, however, we have received no response from the employer, who seems to be far more interested in slashing benefits than in delivering quality public services to Canadians.

«No matter the fate of Bill 214, I expect swift and meaningful action from the government and all Members of the Assembly to protect our democracy from those who are more concerned with winning than ensuring the voice of the people is heard and the public interest is served.»

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In principle, just as lower interest rates are supposed to make private investment more profitable, they should do the same to public investment.

That's important since 2017 might be the year a lot of said tech startups finally go public, with possible moves from Airbnb, Snapchat and more, which is obviously of great interest to investment banks like Goldman.

As the general public, entrepreneurs, regulators, small businesses, educators, students and industry groups become more aware of the facts about crowdfunding and the impact that it can have at the grassroots level for every small business on every street corner to the highest levels of government and regulation, a groundswell of interest has emerged sparking dialogue and events bringing crowdfunding education, awareness and issues into the spotlight.

I am saying that the public is smarter and more interested in the candidates showing issue mastery than the campaigns seem to think.

To this list could be added many more examples of how the data have grown and grown to support the proposition that the sexual revolution has been resulting in disaster for large swaths of the country — a proposition further honed by whole decades of examination of the relation between public welfare and family dysfunction (particularly in the pages of the decidedly not - Catholic Public Interest magapublic welfare and family dysfunction (particularly in the pages of the decidedly not - Catholic Public Interest magaPublic Interest magazine).

Communities of faith are not bereft of the Spirit, and therefore of the possibility of renewal through the efforts of men and women who dare to act in the hope that the Church can contribute more to our public life than merely another interest group.