Sentences with phrase «major public buildings»

Large squares mark the location of markets or surround major public buildings such as St Giles Cathedral and the Law Courts.

Energy retrofits of major public buildings like schools and hospitals are a direct way government can lead on energy conservation.

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The ceremonial game — the second time AlphaGo has gone head - to - head with a master Go player in a public showdown — represents a major bridge - building exercise for Google in China, following a charm offensive in recent years.

A landscape architect, Karen sits on the board of New York's High Line public park, which Ackman money helped build; and Human Rights Watch, which has received major gifts from the couple.

Few Muslim groups engage Hollywood as much as the Muslim Public Affairs Council, which has built relationships with studio executives at all four major networks, and consulted on shows from «Seventh Heaven» to «Bones.»

One of the major «means of the transmission and diffusion of imperial ideology» was the construction, throughout the empire, of buildings associated with the pursuit of specifically Roman forms of leisure: public baths, circuses, amphitheatres, and Roman - style theatres — a phenomenon recognized as one of the defining features of Roman culture (both by the Romans themselves and by others).

From 1991 to 2004, 78 stadiums were built across the United States» four major pro leagues — the NFL, NHL, NBA and MLB — using 61 - percent public funding, according to Reuben Fischer - Baum for Deadspin.

The Executive Director's Office supervises the work of three major departments (Parks and Planning, Recreation and Facilities, and Finance and Personnel); supervises Golf Maintenance Operations maintaining two golf courses and a driving range; monitors 58 park sites, 23 buildings and almost 3,000 recreation programs; oversees the annual budget (approximately $ 26 million); and directs long range comprehensive planning and public information programs.

At Save the Children, she built a media program in a newly created public affairs department, and led the U.S. agency's media response to major humanitarian crises, including post-9 / 11, the Indian Ocean Tsunami and Haiti Earthquake as well as the agency's first advocacy - awareness campaign, Every Mother, Every Child and its signature research report, The State of the World's Mothers.

The Northbrook Public Library is getting ready for a major 11 - month - long renovation that will expand and update the building's first floor.

«We have secured investment to allow us to go ahead with important projects such as high speed rail, support for ultra-low carbon cars and major road - building and public transport programmes.»

Some of New York State's major transportation infrastructure projects are now benefiting from expanded use of the design - build process — but a costly pro-union rider has been attached to proposed legislation extending design - build authorization to public works financed by New York City, and could set a troubling precedent.

The public is perfectly comfortable with a major new hospital costing significantly more to build and operate than a new local GP surgery, just as they accept that the price of a new Aston Martin will be higher than that of a new Fiat 500.

I make it 21 to date, including tax - cuts for low - earners, the introduction of a mansion tax, a major council house - building programme, cuts to universal benefits for wealthy pensioners, rent reforms for private tenants, a living wage for public sector workers, and an elected House of Lords.

A political project that adapted to the public's notion of fairness could appeal to millions of uncommitted voters — especially if it also embraced immigration, a major house - building programme, more opportunities for young workers, better - run public services and effective enforcement of the minimum wage: in short a less ideological approach to building a fairer society.

While public - sector unions and some of the institutions of New York's left that they dominate feud openly with Cuomo and have pushed him to be more economically progressive, he's been able to fend off left - flank challenges with the support of the building trades and the major locals of the Service Employees International Union, 32BJ and SEIU.

«The Oneida County Courthouse is not only a monument to the time in which it was built, a time when the spirit of grandeur was part of our public buildings, but it is also a major historical property in downtown Utica.

During the meeting, Borough President Katz also noted the one year anniversary of the Jamaica NOW Action Plan's April 15, 2015 launch and outlined major milestones of the Jamaica NOW Action Plan in the past year, including the activation of the Bronx - Flushing - Jamaica Q44 Select Bus Service that serves 44,000 New Yorkers daily; the newly - restored paths at Rufus King Park that are part of the first phase of the Park's major capital improvements; redesigned storefronts of local businesses along Sutphin Boulevard (with more on the way); a $ 138,000 «Building Community Capacity» grant toward the formation of the Jamaica Arts Alliance; the release of an RFP to activate the 168th Street Garage into a new, mixed - use development, with the City to announce the winning bid shortly; the launch of the «Jamaica Avenue Streetscape Improvements» study to determine the cost and scope of additional seating, increased plantings and improved pedestrian circulation in the area; and free public Wi - Fi on track by July in the Downtown Jamaica Corridor, the first area in Queens to host LinkNYC.

The public learned that Howe was involved in the earliest stages of major Central New York projects, including the Film Hub and now - dissolved plans to build a stadium at Kennedy Square.

Public safety concerns have forced China to cancel plans to build several major chemical projects in coastal areas in recent years.

In the UK and the US, public hostility, combined with a commercial reluctance to build nuclear plants without financial safety nets from governments, make any major nuclear revival unlikely.

The president's 2002 proposal establishing the Department of Homeland Security addressed the lead - agency issue in the event of future crisis as follows: «After a major incident, the EPA will be responsible for decontamination of affected buildings and neighborhoods and providing advice and assistance to public - health authorities in determining whether it is safe to return to the areas.»

Kessler Foundation also funds public - private partnerships, where nonprofits in the disability field partner with major corporations to build a more inclusive workforce.

I have recently published my very own healthy eating recipe book and am currently studying a bachelor of public health and majoring in nutrition and health promotion so that I can one day help others achieve their health and fitness goals to build a happier and healthier community:)

In the major towns and the larger villages, all of them crowded and bustling, there is always a public school, usually a fine two - story building that sports a plaque marking it as a recipient of some kind of foreign aid.

Practical tools you can use to build public understanding and engagement around major educational issues, to help you create the public and community support your district needs for success.

The bashing and the budget cuts continue, the new tax bill undercuts public education in a major way, children and teachers in Baltimore City are forced to spend their days in unheated public school buildings, and teaching is — understandably — losing quality women and men.

Rockford Public Schools and CEC partnered on new approaches to collaboration and collective bargaining, stakeholder engagement in major initiatives, and relationship building among the teacher union, administration and the Board of Education.

Spokane Public Schools officials are exploring the possibility of placing a major bond measure on the November ballot that would move up the timetable for building three new middle schools and replacing three others.

Any person with business or management experience can make a building run smoothly... however, it should be a major objective of the public school system to set an appropriate example of instruction through leadership.

While the primary purpose of the program is to help charter schools, «Finance school building projects, including the construction, purchase, extension, replacement, renovation or major alteration of a building to be used for public school purposes,» the law does allow charter school companies to seek grants to, «Repay debt incurred for school building projects, including paying outstanding principal on loans which have been incurred for school building projects.»

«During Emanuel's administration, Magic Johnson has become a major player in Chicago's education world: Bridgescape operates five programs across the city, serving more than 850 students, and as the Chicago Tribune reported, in March 2015 another of Johnson's companies, SodexoMAGIC, received an $ 80 million contract to take over janitorial services for several Chicago Public School buildings.

Building on a fifty year career in the education policy realm that has included roles in the U.S. Bureau of the Budget, at Stanford University, and in two stints with the SBE, Kirst will play a major role the upcoming year in guiding implementation of the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), a new system of resource allocation designed to more equitably allocate money to California public school districts.

Problems included: Schools enrolling students without their knowledge, Owners / Adminstrators at one of the private schools for children with disabilities, actually stole identities of the children, Buildings were unsafe and not habitable and some of the major courses at the private schools didn't equate to classes in the public schools, so any student returning to their public school or moving on to college, had to repeat those courses.

Cooling Down Yourh Classroom Carla Tantillo, Founder, Mindful Practices - Cooling Down the Classroom Community Schools 101: The who, what, when, where, and WHY of community schools Anya Tanyavutti, Manager, Metropolitan Family Services Kevin Curtin, Principal, Peoria School District 150 - PowerPoint Presentation - Garfield Elementary - Garfield Elementary School Partners Meeting Parents Where They Are: One community's unique approach to ensuring parents have access to the information and services they need Julie Lonteen, Peoria School District 150 Tranforming the High School Culture to Breed Success for All Students Tony Majors, Assistant Superintendent of Student Services, Metro Nashville Public Schools Gini Pupo - Walker, Director of Family Involvement and Community Services, Metro Nashville Public Schools - Powerpoint Presentation Trust Amount District Administrators, School Teams, and Community Members Drives the Community School Model Dr. Diane Hensley, Director of Community Schools, Tulsa Public Schools Dr. Kathy Dodd, Director Elementary Education, Union Public Schools Jan Creveling, Director, Tulsa Area Community School & Senior Planner for Community Service Council - PowerPoint Presentation The Great at 8 Initiative: How community schools can create linkages to early childhood Madelyn James, Director of the Great at 8 Initiative, Voices for Illinois Children If You Build They Will Come?

These are the individuals who chose to recklessly implement numerous major initiatives without proper dialogue, public engagement or capacity building.

Spokane Public Schools officials are exploring the possibility of placing a major bond measure on the November ballot that would move up the timetable for building three new middle schools...

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Offered for rental at Hertz stores in major cities across the United States, some of the 1,000 Shelby - built rental units were rumored to have been returned to Hertz with evidence that they had been driven, well, with more enthusiasm than one would typically attempt on a public road.

3) You don't think there should be any force that determines a good book or a bad book but the public 4) You have built a company based on submitting user generation content to all major online bookstores, libraries and eBook subscription sites.

Before spending millions of dollars on a major - league baseball stadium, Orange County commissioners want to know whether the fans will support a team and whether businesses are willing to pay some of the costs.Today, commissioners will consider spending $ 40,000 to research those questions and to find out how much of the county's resort tax money would be needed to build a stadium if Orlando wins a major - league franchise.The 17 - week study would be conducted by Public Financial Management Inc., a Philadelphia financial consulting firm.

Now, after a major restoration to the unique Grade A listed building, Crumlin Road Gaol is now open to the public and well worth a visit.

The Ibis - located in Hereford Street, just off Cathedral Square - has undergone major remedial work, including the renovation of all 155 rooms and public areas, as well as structural strengthening to meet the city's new building code.

Plaça del Rei (King's Square) is a 14 - century medieval public square situated in the Gothic Quarter of Barcelona, bordered by a number of historic buildings that were once part of the Palau Reial Major.

When we released our last major game update, 1.1, I posted that going forward we would refer to future public builds as «Star Citizen» rather than «Arena Commander.»

A major exhibition of works by Hoyland is the inaugural show at Damien Hirst's newly - built London gallery Newport Street Gallery which opened to the public on October 8th, 2015.

However, the artist is probably best known for his major public works that have populated beaches (Another Place, 1997), hilltops (Angel of the North, 1997), lakes (Inside Australia, 2003), the roofs of buildings (Event Horizon, 2007 - 16), public squares (One & Other, 2009) and bays (GRIP, 2015).

Commissioned for the Julis Romo Rabinowitz Building and the Louis A. Simpson International Building (formerly 20 Washington Road) at Princeton University, an intricately layered painting on glass and a sixty - six - foot - tall mosaic scroll are the first major public art commissions for Sikander.

Although sometimes claimed to be the first major Modernist public building in Britain, [6] it was in fact preceded by some months by the Dutch - influenced Hornsey Town Hall.

More recently he has worked on major arts centres and important public buildings across London, Oslo and Denver; each project demonstrating Adjaye's approach to understanding the needs of the constituency served by each building and a respect for integration with their existing locale.