Sentences with phrase «measures implemented at»

The Parkland activists have now dropped their campaign against guns and are now pushing against the new school safety measures implemented at Marjory Stoneman Douglas Highschool.

Not exact matches

While top - down channels are used to communicate vision and strategy in order to get policies and processes aligned with them, bottom - up processes are necessary too, in order for leaders to be aware of the issues faced at the lower levels, as well as to measure the impact of the policies and practices implemented.

Both Grillo and Berlusconi campaigned against the austerity measures implemented by technocrat Prime Minister Mario Monti at the urging of Germany's conservative chancellor Merkel.

«Extending the Choice Program is the right thing to do, but only as a stopgap measure until better solutions are developed and implemented,» said Dan Caldwell, policy director at CVA.

The best leaders I work with are implementing programs like OKRs (objectives & key results) or a version of V2MOM (vision, values, methods, obstacles & measures) popularized at Salesforce.com.

The Global Opportunity Network contributed with its presence at the ECCA 2015 conference to assure scientists, civil society and business participants that many opportunities and solutions are already there, waiting to be explored, measured, implemented and scaled up.

On balance, we do not believe that the November 2012 Update fiscal forecast was credible and coupled with the slowdown in economic growth in 2013, the possibility of a balanced budget for 2015 - 16 is seriously at risk, unless additional significant restraint measures are implemented.

Since late 2003, the Chinese authorities have implemented a series of measures aimed at generating a more sustainable mix of growth.

The stronger data increased the likelihood China would achieve its 2016 gross domestic product (GDP) growth target of 6.5 % — 7.0 % and underlined the impact of policy measures implemented earlier in the year, aimed at stimulating the Chinese economy.

It's after the Chapter at York Minster, backed by Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu, dismissed all 30 of its bell ringing volunteers in October over concerns adequate safeguarding measures were being implemented.

It is, of course, about the overwhelming vote of the bishops for implementing Ex Corde Ecclesiae, a measure aimed at advancing the controversial view that schools claiming to teach Catholic theology teach Catholic theology.

The report shows a sort of tortured desire for some kind of good, some kind of affirmation of human dignity: Wonderfully, it calls on Member States to «implement policies and measures aimed at preventing people from having abortions for social or economic reasons and providing support to mothers and couples in difficulty.»

Southern Baptists adopted a resolution this morning encouraging fellow believers to offer «care, compassion, and the gospel» to refugees, while at the same time calling on the American government to «implement the strictest security measures possible in the refugee screening and selection process.»

It is important to have safety measures implemented in order to ensure your baby is not at risk of suffocation or being overheated.

Finally, a Finnish trial of universal home visiting by nurses35 and two U.S. programs implemented by master's degree - level mental health or developmental clinicians have found significant effects on a number of important child behavioural problems.36, 37 Additionally, a paraprofessional home visitation program found effects on externalizing and internalizing behaviours at child age 2; however due to the large number of effects measured in this study, replication of the findings is warranted.38

Identifying invasive species threats at each sanctuary and implementing management measures to address the most serious threats.

Mass Audubon has implemented measures at many of its wildlife sanctuaries to address this problem.

Objective: We evaluated whether a 12 - wk dietary behavior modification (D) treatment to decrease energy intake, physical exercise behavior modification (E) treatment to implement moderate aerobic exercise, or combined dietary and physical exercise behavior modification (DE) treatment compared with control (usual care)(C) reduces body weight in lactating women measured at the end of treatment and at a 1 - y follow - up 9 mo after treatment termination.

We recognise that pragmatically, the assignment of tax revenue would be best considered, and subsequently implemented, at a time when there are clearly defined accurate measures of revenue attributable to Scotland.

To ensure irreversibility, we are implementing the following measures to tackle some of the long - term structural issues: a. capping of the statutory funds at 25 percent of government tax revenues b. operationalization of the Treasury Single Account (TSA) to consolidate all government funds at the Bank of Ghana c. tightening of expenditure controls in GIFMIS to minimize inefficiencies and budget overruns d. strict enforcement of the PFM Act, as well as the Public Procurement Act, to ensure efficiency in public procurement, and e. adoption of the competitive tender process, which is eliminating wastage and giving Ghanaian taxpayers real value for their money.

Cinemas in the UK will implement new measures in response to the mass shooting that occurred at a Batman screening in the US.

At the same time, President Akufo - Addo told the gathering that Government has implemented specific measures which are leading Ghana and her economy into the new digital age.

If Cuomo were serious about «bringing effective change to State government» he'd be dismantling redundant Authorities and consolidating agencies while sending the parasitic top management bureaucrats who infest them out in the street to seek private sector employment, where they belong, forcing the sale of all those SUVs issued to bigwigs at the Office of Children and Family Services to get more money into the State's coffers, and implementing other radical cost - cutting measures.

Mount Vernon — Mount Vernon City School District Superintendent Kenneth Hamilton implemented tight security measures at Mount Vernon City schools, for Tuesday, May 1st via district wide email as a result of a disgruntled employee who has made inappropriate comments on social media.

«My legislation to require armed NYPD officers at the entrance of every New York City school is a preventative measure that must be implemented immediately,» said Sen. Simcha Felder.

Aglow Dermatology How to cut congestion To better serve New Yorkers and tri-state commuters who are increasingly desperate for some long - overdue traffic relief, there are a number of more efficient measures that should be implemented at the Hudson River crossings and elsewhere in our congested metro grid before trying the proposals in «Don't wait for Gateway tunnel» (Op - Ed, Oct. 26).

There are obviously many practical problems to consider, but at least as a temporary and easily implemented measure, «English votes for English laws» could be a simple and economical solution to the West Lothian question.

De Blasio on Tuesday will present a 13 - point «Progressive Agenda» at the U.S. Capitol, calling for measures he's implemented or promoted in the city he governs.

At opposite ends of the spectrum, it's not surprising that the Greens have an excellent and comprehensive suite of environment policies, while Ukip offer measures that, if implemented, would spell disaster for the planet.

Also at 10 a.m., the state Senate holds a public hearing to elicit comments on what measures the state can implement that will provide a direct economic impact to farmers by enhancing their bottom line, Legislative Office Building, Van Buren Hearing Room A, Albany.

«This case illustrates the cultural shift that has occurred at the Clinton Correctional Facility due in large measure to the changes in policy, procedures and training programs implemented following the Inspector General's report,» he added.

The guidance issued by the Department of Financial Services was framed a reminder for those who hold a money transmitter license that they are required to implement oversight measures that are aimed at preventing and deducting efforts to defraud virtual currency.

«Air carriers at (Atlanta airport) have also implemented additional security measures to address the issue.»

During her 2017 City Council campaign, then - candidate Carlina Rivera said she was open to the tech hub project as long as the city implemented protective zoning measures aimed at curbing commercial and residential development in the nearby areas.

Testifying to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee in 2007, Ramanathan said of cutting black carbon emissions that «at best, it is a short - term measure to probably buy a decade or two, time for implementing CO2 emission reduction strategies.»

Although the technique is still in the proof - of - principle stage, it «could be an immensely powerful tool in implementing conservation measures for the most at - risk bird populations with fine - scale precision,» says Jeff Wells of the Boreal Songbird Initiative in Seattle, Washington.

«These results show that patient hand hygiene can be improved with easily implemented measures that have very meaningful and potentially life - saving consequences,» said lead author Marian Pokrywka, M.S., infection preventionist at UPMC.

At least Marufu sees a silver lining in his smoggy data: «If effective control measures are implemented, the results would be immediate.»

Co-author Dr Matthew Witt from the Environment and Sustainability Institute (ESI) at the University of Exeter added: «These findings further emphasize the regional and global importance of Gabon's nesting sea turtle populations and places the country in a better position to support and implement measures to protect them.»

Tepco was allowed to continue operations at its Fukushima Daiichi Power Plant without implementing necessary safety measures despite evidence suggesting that major earthquakes and tsunamis had both occurred in the area before, the report noted.

A new way of measuring sea level using satellite navigation system signals, for instance GPS, has been implemented by scientists at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden.

In addition, tuberculosis provides one example in which pathogen and host genomics can be used in combination to identify those at increased risk and to implement measures to control the spread of disease.

«Alzheimer's disease hallmarks start in childhood in polluted environments, and we must implement effective preventative measures early,» says Calderón - Garcidueñas, physician and Ph.D. toxicologist at UM's Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences.

The event will start with an opening speech, presenting the relevant element that will initiate an informed discussion regarding the components that should be included in a national strategy to implement concrete measures aimed at neutralizing land degradation in Mexico.

«This study is important because it may help to identify patients at high risk for future stroke and implement preventive measures beforehand, and not in reaction to a stroke,» said Dr. Akira Todo, who directs the Stroke Program at Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco, N.Y.

Implementing adequate measures will ensure your efforts at the gym are rewarded.

If somebody is still measuring large amounts of acetoacetate in their urine after a good while on a properly implemented low carb diet, this needs to be looked at and analyzed.

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The HSE's leaflet 5 Steps to Risk Assessment (www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg163.pdf) confirms that this involves identifying the hazards; deciding who might be harmed and why; considering what safety measures need to be implemented to reduce the risks to an acceptable level; recording the findings; and reviewing the assessment at intervals.

At that time, very good reasons existed for implementing those measures, including a risk of access to harmful information and a clear potential for danger in unregulated collaborations.