Sentences with phrase «members of the commission include»

Members of the Commission included former Labour Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, the former Ofcom Chair Dame Patricia Hodgson, former Liberal Democrat MP Alex Carlile, former Conservative Party leader Michael Howard.

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Shown pictures of some of the people who apparently voted twice, including at Ust - Djeguta's polling station no. 217, Leila Koichuyeva, a member of the election commission there, said: «They could be twins.»

Exxon board member Bill George led a National Association of Corporate Directors Blue Ribbon Commission on «Executive Compensation and the Role of the Compensation Committee,» which included recommendations such as not offering contracts to executives (giving the board more flexibility in how it deals with the CEO's pay and tenure), which is reflected in the pay practices at ExxonMobil.

Brian is also a member of the Ontario Securities Commission's Exempt Market Advisory Committee which is considering new ways to raise capital in Ontario, including through equity Crowdfunding.

In addition to the normal representation of regional and linguistic interests, the commission included members from business, labour, the co-operative movement, the legal and academic communities, the public service and all 3 national political parties.

Many free resources provide a sound overview to become financially savvy, including «360 Degrees of Financial Literacy,» a CPA - sponsored online financial guide recommended by David Almonte, a CPA and member of the AICPA's National Financial Literacy Commission.

These include holding open Cabinet meetings at least once a month, which will be broadcasted on the Internet; giving Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) a greater role by reforming the Legislative committee system and allowing government MLAs to vote freely (as opposed to voting according to the Party's preferences); restricting the tenure of a premier to two (four - year) terms; holding a Citizen's Assembly on electoral reform to examine alternative models for electing MLAs; instituting a system by which citizens can recall elected officials; and instituting elections for all government boards and commissions.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The fundamental principle that no judge should be expelled from office because of her core convictions unites a diverse group of Wyoming's citizens, including members of the LGBT community who have expressed dismay at the Commission's actions here.

The first members of the commission were named in March 2014, including Marie Collins, an Irish survivor of abuse and advocate for victims.

The joint declaration also asks for international pressure on the UN Human Rights Council — of which Nigeria is a member — to form a commission of inquiry «to investigate the atrocities committed against civilians in general, and against Christians in particular in northern Nigeria, including bringing the perpetrators of violence to justice.»

To investigate Medjugorje, the bishops of Yugoslavia appointed a 15 - member commission, including two psychiatrists and one representative from each of the ten Yugoslav theological faculties.

He has been very involved in many aspects of domestic and international agricultural policy and practice development, organizing, food labeling, standards, certification and accreditation work over the years, including: Founding Chair of the USDA / National Organic Standards Board, A founder of Domestic Fair Trade Association, National Organic Coalition, and Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group, Founding member of National Family Farm Coalition and National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, Board member of the International Organic Accreditation Service, Former NGO delegate to UN Codex / FAO / WHO Food Labeling Commission and WTO, Founding partner of Agricultural Justice Project, which has developed domestic fair trade standards for North America.

The project could include the efforts of the Burr Ridge Park District, commission members said.

A member of the National Honor Society, Knights of the Round Table and Beta Club, Jordan has been selected for leadership programs including Teen Leadership Cherokee Class of 2015, Model Metro Atlanta Regional Commission and the Chick - fil - a Leadership Program.

These include: ● tighter controls on follow - on milks ● no idealising text or pictures ● stricter controls on foods claiming to be «for special medical purposes» (FSMPs) ● increased transparency, ● the use of the Precautionary Principle ● more democratic oversight ● MEP reviews of new ingredient There was a Member States Working Group on 2nd Feb to discuss the Commissions proposals for the new Resolutions.

Acknowledging that the Codex Alimentarius Commission plays a pivotal role in providing guidance to Member States on the proper regulation of foods, including foods for infants and young children;

The anger and indignation being felt across the world at terrible, fraudulent outcome of 2012 elections in Ghana came alive when hundreds of Ghanaians including members of the Coalition of Ghanaians against Electoral Fraud (COGEF), the Movement for Genuine Democracy (MGD), The Progressive Youth for Change and Transparency (PYCT) and The Stop tribalism in Ghana group demonstrated outside the Ghana High Commission offices in Highgate, North London.

The blog will include contributions from the first ever cohort of students on the Blavatnik School of Government's Master of Public Policy course, who originate from 19 different countries, as well as members of the Commission and scholars at Oxford and Cambridge.

Indeed it was a 15 - member team that included the Electoral Commission Chairman of South Africa, Vuma Glenton Mashinini, a former Tanzania National Electoral Commission Chief, Judge Damian Lubuva, Ms Pauline Welsh, Director of Legal Affairs, Research and Development at the Electoral Commission of Jamaica and Commonwealth Secretary - General Patricia Scotland.

Troopergate sparked numerous probes — including one by Albany County DA David Soares, who, ironically, was also a member of the now - defunct Moreland Commission, and complained (according to the New York Times» opus) about not receiving any case referrals before the governor shut the commisCommission, and complained (according to the New York Times» opus) about not receiving any case referrals before the governor shut the commissioncommission down.

There is one crucial difference, however: The proposed Senate rule is silent on the inclusion of having a member of the Office of Court Administration, such as the chief administrative law judge, be included in crafting the advisory opinion alongside the Legislative Ethics Commission.

Although the Commission investigated a number of different areas of potential wrongdoing by members of the Legislature, including the improper claiming of per diem allowances and outside employment, multiple Moreland sources said that at the time the Commission was disbanded, the personal use investigation had become one of its main focuses.

different areas of potential wrongdoing by members of the Legislature, including the improper claiming of per diem allowances and outside employment, multiple Moreland sources said that at the time the Commission was disbanded, the personal use investigation had become one of its main focuses.

De Blasio had three nominees pending with the Senate to serve on the state - run authority, which manages transit — buses, subways, trains, bridges and tunnels — in New York City and surrounding areas including, Long Island: David Jones, a leader with the nonprofit Community Service Society who has advocated reduced transit fares for low - income New Yorkers; Manhattan Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez, who chairs the chamber's Transportation Committee; and Veronica Vanterpool, director of the Tri-State Transportation Campaign and a member of the MTA's «reinvention» commission.

For example, when commission investigators sought to review political donations and communications by the Real Estate Board of New York — a trade group whose members include some of Cuomo's biggest donors — in an effort to connect the dots on a valuable housing tax break, the governor's secretary reportedly instructed commissioners not to subpoena the organization.

Still, the commission is unlikely to propose regulations until they get a green light from the governor, according to Michael Kane, president of the New York Gaming Association, whose members include the Saratoga Casino Hotel and Rivers Casino & Resort in Schenectady.

The Lib Dems had 65,038 members at the end of 2010 [167] and in the first quarter of 2008, the party received # 1.1 million in donations and have total borrowings and unused credit facilities of # 1.1 million (the «total debt» figure reported by the Electoral Commission includes, for example, unused overdraft facilities).

Commission members, Cuomo and legislative leaders are negotiating to craft a new package of ethics laws that would include some parts of an anticorruption bill known as the Public Trust Act that the governor proposed after several corruption cases involving state lawmakers.

I have been primarily engaged in exploring the relationships between the media, communication and politics as a member of the Loughborough University Centre for Research in Communication and Culture (CRCC) which has undertaken projects on behalf of a range of sponsoring bodies including the BBC Governors / Trust, Electoral Commission and The Guardian.

According to a copy of the town board's agenda posted online, the board approved 18 resolutions that pertain to town employees, including the appointment of a new member to the town's Civil Service Commission, a raise for Councilwoman Erin King Sweeney's executive assistant and the appointment of former supervisor Kate Murray's brother to a new position in the Department of Parks and Recreation.

They'll discuss the latest scandals in state government including an explosive report alleging illegal conduct by members of the Commission on Public Integrity.

Organizations represented at the rally included Amida Care, which brought a large team of members and staff to show support for increased funding, Housing Works, Harlem United, VOCAL - NY, Iris House, the National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS (NBLCA), the Latino Commission on AIDS (LCOA), ACT UP, ACRIA, Callen Lorde, Bailey House, the Legal Action Center, and many others.

Odude, has served in various capacities, including pioneer staff member of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

That's the case with the five - member Central Pine Barrens Commission, which includes the supervisors of Brookhaven, Riverhead and Southampton, as well as the county executive.

Prominent members of the committee include the former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and erstwhile Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, Mr Timi Alaibe, Chief T.K.O Okorotie, former Minister of Science and Technology, Mr T.T Isoun; Senator John Kojo Byran Biafa, Mr Anderson Seimokumo, former chairman of the PDP in the state, Mr Fred Agbedi, among others.

The panel will include Maya Wiley, counsel to Mayor Bill de Blasio; City Council Member Elizabeth Crowley; and Carmelyn Malalis, commissioner of the city's Human Rights Commission; among others.

The Public Advocate is also charged with appointing members to various boards and commissions, including one member of the New York City Planning Commission.

Mr. Lopez, who as the Democratic leader in Brooklyn and chairman of the Assembly's housing committee projected great influence across New York City and the state, resigned in May 2013 after a state ethics commission released a report about his alleged behavior including groping of female staff members and other unwanted sexual advances.

Urges all Member States to promptly and correctly transpose into their national legislation all existing EU and international legal instruments concerning organised crime, corruption and money laundering; urges Member States and the Commission to complete the Roadmap on the rights of suspects and accused persons in criminal proceedings, including a directive on pre-trial detention;

If approved by voters those propositions will: 1) Create a redistricting commission to draw the new state legislative and House of Representatives» district lines every 10 years, with the commission members appointed by the state legislative leaders, 2) amend the current constitutional requirement of distributing paper versions of proposed bills to state legislators to allow for electronic distribution and 3) authorize New York State to borrow up to $ 2 billion for school funding, with a stated purpose of «improving learning and opportunity for public and nonpublic school students», including the purchase of equipment, expanding school broadband access, building classrooms for pre-K and replacing trailers and installing «high - tech security features.»

Members of the Committee include Abena Osei - Asare, Deputy Minister of Finance; Dr Alhassan Iddrisu, Ministry of Finance; Mrs Eva Addo, Fair Wages and Salaries Commission and Rev. Brenda Osei - Kofi, Ghana Statistical Service, all representing the government side.

Cuomo, as you'll recall, stressed the Moreland Commission's independence when he first announced its creation over the summer, saying its members would be free to consider any aspect of the state's loophole - riddled campaign system they saw fit — including his own massive fund - raising operation.

Other members include the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, who is to serve as Deputy Chairman, Chief Richard Egbule, (Chairman, National Salaries, Income and Wages Commission) will serve as Secretary.

The Commission on Public Integrity consists of thirteen members: seven members, including the Chair are selected by the Governor and six members are appointed by the Governor on the recommendation of the Attorney General, the Comptroller, and the four Legislative leaders.

She also serves as a member of 81 boards and commissions including, the Board of Equalization, the Board of Control, California Public Employees» Retirement System and California State Teachers» Retirement System.

But he ended up shutting down his own highly touted investigative body, the Moreland Commission, when its members began to hone in on the root of all problems in Albany: outside money earned by lawmakers, and specifically lawyers who have long claimed they couldn't disclose details of their work — including their clients — because that would be a breach of lawyer - client privilege.

The membership of each of Labour's policy commissions is drawn from our National Policy Forum, the Shadow Cabinet and our National Executive Committee, and reflects all parts of our movement, including grassroots Labour Party members, representatives of affiliates such as trade unions, and elected politicians.

They especially take issue with the word «independent» being included on the ballot referendum, pointing to the commission being appointed by members of the Legislature.

Pre-Campaign Community Service / Activism: Worked extensively with Family of Woodstock, Rip Van Winkle Council of Boy Scouts of America, establishing Ulster County Habitat for Humanity, Ralph Darmstadt Homeless Shelter, Ulster County Board of Health and Ulster County Human Rights Commission, Caring Hands Soup Kitchen Board Member, Midtown Rising Board Member, Teacher at Woodbourne Prison, part of Rising Hope Program Platform At a Glance Economy: Supports farming subsidies, job creation through infrastructure investments in rural broadband and sustainable technology, in favor of strong unions Healthcare: Medicare for All Women's Rights: Pro-choice, supports fully funding Planned Parenthood, birth control to be paid for employer, supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain firearms