Sentences with phrase «local attention for»

«I do believe that the award contributed to getting international and local attention for my work.»

Not exact matches

Their housing plan focuses on working with local governments to create diverse housing type and tenure, which are key themes in our upcoming report on housing and the «missing middle», and we are pleased to see attention given to a broad range of housing solutions including those suited for middle income earners.

Church leaders have not given adequate attention to the local congregation as a vital context for addressing social issues.

Hardly anyone seriously doubts any more that there was a Galilean Jew named Jesus, who for a short time attracted local attention as a teacher who took an unusual interest in people and uttered some startling things, and who for this reason fell foul of the religious authorities, the result of it all being that the Roman governor had him crucified.

Increased attention to the local, combined with care and responsibility, will contribute to the growth of well - cared - for communities.

Albeit, TV was even more boring then than it is now, so you can understand the locals for paying attention to this guy.

«While Agri Month activities are a celebration of the achievements of the sector within the previous year, an activity the likes of Agrifest serves to engage the attention of the Caribbean region and beyond, generating market access and demand for local products,» GMC says.

Although Southern Eagle remains loyal to Anheuser - Busch — which still accounts for 88 percent of its business — Southern Eagle is focusing more attention on craft brands, developing and reinforcing relationships with local breweries and taking this movement seriously, Busch explains.

«The Future of Our Food» address by Prof. Fresco was fantastic and drew more attention to the possible goals for the key players along the food chain in coordination with consumers, local Governments and industry.

She will talk about her [exceptional] technique when prompted, but she truly believes that it is her attention to quality and local, fresh ingredients that has provided the springboard for her success.

«In recent years, the treatment of animals has increasingly attracted local and international attention, reflecting a shift in consumers» expectations of acceptable standards for farm animal welfare,» Pearson said.

SPINASSE Opened in August of 2008, Cascina Spinasse captivated local and national attention for its authentic incorporation of Piedmontese dishes, including handmade pastas and use of local and Italian ingredients.

As the demand for local produce and catch continues to soar, more and more Americans are paying close attention to the origin of their food.

For the main course, I savored the Local Seabass «Roots» with parsnip puree, root vegetables, and pistachios ($ 32); Loin Filet with lobster butter, mushrooms, and leeks in a demi - glace ($ 35); and the unequivocal star of the show — a moist and tender Ribeye «Tomahawk» with cognac and horseradish ($ 75) with plate presentation that commands attention.

Commercial real estate developers should pay attention to the trend toward urban food halls packed with local restaurants, bars and cafés, urges Anthony Deen, Creative Director, Branded Environments, for CBX, in a March 9 column on GlobeSt.com.

BoyzIIMen's rendition of Silent Night plays over the loudspeaker and sponsors and local media personalities vie for Josh's attention, for a sound byte they can use on the local news.

Are you arranging local demos in America and Africa or anywhere else for that matter which will perhaps even attract more media attention?

Legend has it that a diet of eggs recommended by his grandmother Adelaide helped Zoff achieve the necessary height for a goalkeeper and his performances for his local village team attracted the attentions of Udinese.

This provides a handy resource on local walk - in clinics in the Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge area to keep around for when things get a bit more serious and you think they need some medical attention.

I had been sitting at a table in the bar area of a local restaurant waiting for a girlfriend when the reality of my new life as a divorcee smacked me in the face and made me pay attention.

I think that this is the perfect time to bring attention to fundraising for SNF, as the USDA will be requiring — under the HHFKA — to establish standards for all levels of personnel (state agencies, local school districts and schools) for training and certification.

I get it that JO has brought more attention to the school food issue, but it is so often the wrong kind of attention, the kind that seeks to blame those lowest on the food chain — the cafeteria ladies, the local schools, the local nutrition director — for problems which are coming from the top — the criminally low Federal funding that forces schools to rely on cheap processed food; the thicket of government regulation which must be followed no matter how senseless, and hoops which must be jumped through to get the pitifully low reimbursement; the lack of ongoing Federal funds to pay for equipment repair or kitchen renovation, forcing schools to rely on preprocessed food instead of scratch cooking, unless they can pass the hat locally to pay for a central kitchen to cook fresh meals.

The NLC President and other local labour leaders had gone to a nearby hospital where some of those wounded were taken to for attention.

In particular, local media attention matters: it's often easier to get than national coverage, it lets you leverage your local activists and it can lead to much broader distribution of your story if it gets on a newswire (even local blogs can help, since they may be disproportionately read by elected officials and other opinion leaders and can also serve as a source for national blogs — see this article for details).

Yes, progressive bloggers were vital for getting Lamont attention across the country and no doubt helped bring national news coverage and out - of - state donations, but the campaign itself stayed local: «focused on building a file of likely voters, organizing a turnout effort and circulating Lamont at events, including small gatherings in living rooms.»

The Nixon scion's bid for Congress has gained statewide attention in what might normally be a strictly local race, because of the fact that he entered the race just months after his father, Ed Cox, won a contentious battle for the chairmanship of the New York Republican Party.

The MP said he had also accorded an appreciable measure of attention to the local authorities of his area, with the provision of 10 motorcycles for circuit supervisors, 150 stuffing chairs for chiefs, 150 benches for chiefs, 10 motorcycles for zonal officers, 1 motorcycle each for 8 zones (Tempane, Kpikpira, Worinyanga, Gagbiri, Bugri, Akara, Basyonde and Kongo) and 60 mattresses for queen mothers and women leaders (Magagias) in the constituency.

In preparation for the launch of the Fair Elections for New York campaign, a series of events in Albany and across the state are being held to call attention to state legislators» reliance on out - of - district campaign contributions — further evidence of the need for a state public campaign finance system that relies on small donors and local money.

Against that backdrop, Ms. Niou gained attention by dropping out of contention for the Democratic nomination to protest the process, though some local Democrats accused her of withdrawing only after it became clear she could not win.

Though the presidential election gets the most attention, a fast - approaching primary election is on the minds of local party leaders as they maneuver for control of the state legislature.

The race drew national attention in March, when Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee operative Tim Persico met with a local Democratic leader to ask if he thought Susan Wild or Greg Edwards, two other candidates in the race, would be willing to drop out and run for state Senate, a proposition they both rejected.

He has drawn attention in the past for his tough immigration policy after he asked for the federal government's help in a launching citywide campaign to crack down on undocumented residents, whom he said put a strain on local schools and hospitals.

In the event, Theresa May mainly garnered attention for pulling faces at children and refusing to say whether cuts to local hospital services will go ahead.

Lee also side - stepped a question about former Gov. Eliot Spitzer's new campaign for the New York City comptroller's office, saying she has been out of the country for three weeks (on a very high - profile trip to Europe) and hasn't been paying attention to local politics.

The Hotel Trades Council is turning its attention to local races in suburban Westchester County, conducting a six - piece mail program through an independent expenditure campaign for Democratic county executive candidate Noam Bramson and two county Legislature candidates.

Meanwhile, the elimination or limits on federal tax exemptions for municipal bonds has received less attention, but could have cost local governments $ 45 billion in higher interests costs if it had not been in place.

The planning system has come to be a primary vehicle for this approach, but Professor Gallent's research draws attention to major shortcomings in the way that communities interface with local policy makers, with protocols and procedures written into planning frameworks seldom backed up by the necessary investment of time in building local relationships.

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. >> Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro says Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposal for counties to put shared - services plans before voters is an attempt to divert the public's attention from state mandates being the root of local tax increases.

A case involving a member of the Woodstock Town Board has drawn attention to the local ethics law, which seeks to establish standards of conduct for town officers, employees, and consultants, and to procedures followed by the volunteer board that administers and enforces the statute.

«We really wanted to start at home and make sure that our local legislator knew that we were paying attention, that we will not stand for hate, we will not stand for overreaching, that we are here, that we're paying attention.

WASHINGTON, DC — Several Green Party candidates are drawing attention for their campaigns in local elections that will take place in April 2013.

All Mr. Gomez is doing with his comments is drawing attention away from the real issues here,» said Marjorie Velazquez, a local Democratic district leader and candidate for city council.

Airport Taxi would also like to thank the local news media and especially Rich Newberg for focusing the attention on this case and keeping it in the public eye.»

Scrambling to build a green labor force Unlike its newfound passion for degree programs, Beijing gave little attention to vocational training in clean energy, but a local business has taken this matter into its own hands.

But the villages couldn't find a use for the expensive technology, so Grama and White turned their attention to the country's dairy industry, which is dominated by farmers with a few cows and who depend on rickshas, bikes, or their own feet to transport the warm milk on the first leg of its long journey from farm to local village collection center to the dairy plant.

«It appears that TFA alumni candidates running for school boards paid attention to both national and local messages because of a growing recognition that local politics is far from dead,» said Jacobsen, associate professor of teacher education and lead investigator on the study.

And 30 years ago, they started running people for school board, and people need to pay attention to who is running for and sitting on their state and local school boards if they really want to guard against some rather unscientific ideas being spread to the next generation.

I brought the letter to the attention of Allan Stewart, the minister for industry and local government, who is responsible for planning matters in the Scottish Office.

So I probably didn't pay enough attention to this account, but later I realized it is the major resource for local fashion events.

There are millions of local dating sites online and you should pay attention when you are choosing the one for you.