Sentences with phrase «millions of advocates»

While we and millions of advocates are fighting to change legislation and finally put laws in place to protect these animals.

On behalf of millions of advocates across the country, she was the public face of Parkinson's on Capitol Hill.

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The project's launch featured a prominent ALS patient and research advocate: Pat Quinn, co-founder of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, an initially - derided social media stunt that went on to raise hundreds of millions of dollars for ALS research and may have spurred important new discoveries about the disease's genetic roots.

Parsons» company, Indosole, which produces and sells a line of sandals and shoes made entirely of repurposed old tires, has achieved a great deal of visibility thanks in large part to its community of customers, who support and advocate the company's quest to save one million tires from landfills.

Bloomberg has also become arguably the nation's leading gun - control advocate, spending millions of his own fortune to finance candidates and groups that call for the restriction of firearms.

An advocate for both small - business owners and workers, Perry oversees efforts that have included offering more than $ 600 million in financing and technical assistance programs to promote business growth and job creation in economically depressed areas of L.A.

General Motors (gm), which pioneered the connected car with its OnStar concierge service, sent a software update to million of vehicles in December, introducing an e-commerce system that lets drivers order coffee or make restaurant reservations while driving — to the chagrin of some safety advocates.

Though targeted at foreigners, the surveillance also collects data on an unknown number of Americans — some privacy advocates have suggested it could be millions — without a search warrant.

Take my word for it, if you're not out there and in control of your story, to the extent that it's even possible any more, the vacuum will readily be filled by any number of other people — employees, ex-employees, competitors, advocates for a million causes, etc. — with their own good and bad axes to grind.

Clark Howard — a consumer advocate and New York Times No. 1 best - selling author — has a net worth of $ 15 million.

That was evident when Peter Thiel, the Paypal co-founder, audacious - idea advocate, and managing partner at $ 275 million VC firm Founders Fund, came to speak to the batch of YC founders.

In an announcement on Monday, Facebook became part of a $ 14 - million effort called the News Integrity Initiative that is spearheaded by Craigslist founder and journalism advocate Craig Newmark.

Speaking of GOP lawmakers getting skittish about hastily pulling coverage away from 20 million Americans — there's a common thread to most of the Republican senators who have come out advocating a repeal process that's done in tandem with a replacement: almost all of them hail from states where Obamacare's optional Medicaid expansion has had an outsize effect on reducing the uninsurance rate.

With national security driving the debate, Democrats see a more powerful argument than simply advocating the need to curb gun violence in a country of 320 million that has more than 310 million weapons.

Their small size and no - frills approach to customer acquisition allowed them to focus on creating and perfecting a product that their users loved, turning millions of customers into powerful advocates and word - of - mouth advertisers.

Cendy is one of millions of immigrants who were brought illegally to the U.S. as children — a group known as «DREAMers» by advocates of the Dream Act, a federal bill first introduced in the Senate in 2001 to allow them a pathway to permanent residency.

As a long - time advocate of passive investing in low - fee index funds (in fact, he's on his way to win a million - dollar bet on an index fund), Buffett also has some strong opinions on the value of high - fee investment structures like hedge funds and mutual funds.

Privacy advocates are also concerned about the tens of millions of Amazon Echo smart speakers and other voice - controlled devices that have put microphones in people's homes.

One of the earliest advocates was Napoleon Hill with his 1937 classic, Think and Grow Rich, which sold 20 million copies.

«We see the $ 370 - million allocated for the Lower Mainland as a down payment that will help move forward two key projects that our organization has been advocating for — the extension of the Broadway subway line, and rapid transit into Surrey and Langley,» said Black.

«A fake story claiming Pope Francis — actually a refugee advocate — endorsed Mr. Trump was shared almost a million times, likely visible to tens of millions,» Zeynep Tufekci, an associate professor at the University of North Carolina who studies the social impact of technology, said of a recent post on Facebook.

Laurie is a passionate advocate who is at the nexus of initiatives to increase financial literacy, make information transparent and accessible and improve outcomes for the millions of Americans saving for retirement.

Together our network shares over 200 million pounds of essential safe quality food annually, provides social programs that help to foster self - sufficiency, and advocates for policy change that will help create a Canada where no one goes hungry.

Some policy advocates have claimed that seven million new borrowers might be added to the mortgage rolls by wide adoption of VantageScore.

Schroders once again appeared to ignore the guidance of the UK Code, which advocates remuneration structures designed to promote the long - term success of the Company, by awarding an annual bonus of almost # 8 million to Mr. Dobson under the uncapped short - term incentive plan.

Together the network shares over 200 million pounds of essential safe quality food annually, provides social programs that help to foster self - sufficiency, and advocates for policy change that will help create a Canada where no one goes hungry.

He is also a passionate advocate for youth, promoting the benefits of work - integrated learning and supporting the development of RBC Future Launch, a 10 - year, $ 500 million commitment to help young people build the skills and capabilities required to succeed in a changing world.

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, or PhRMA, the trade group that advocates for drug companies, spent almost $ 10 million on lobbying in the first quarter of 2018, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.

Advocates of a mass amnesty for 11 million illegal aliens, under the banner of «comprehensive immigration reform,» seldom fail to mention «church leaders» and «faith groups» as part of their «coalition.»

(In all, the FBI conducted more than a half - million investigations of alleged «subversives,» yet was not able to prosecute a single individual or group for planning or advocating overthrow of the government.)

People who have read this book have: killed millions of people needless in the Crusades, tortured and killed hundreds of thousands in the Inquisition, conducted countless «witch» burnings in Europe and America, have advocated for beating children (Proverbs 13:24), have advocated for the subjugation of women (far too much to cite)...

The well - known advocate of atheistic humanism, Corliss Lamont, was quick to argue that Whitehead's use of «God» in «nonsupernaturalistic ways» was both deceptive and incomprehensible.4 And Max Otto raged at the audacity of Whitehead's attempt to do metaphysics at a time when «the millions» are concerned about human suffering and need a restructuring of society.5

No anti-abortion advocate could make it clearer that human lives are being destroyed at the rate of 1.5 million a year for convenience.

You can justifiably claim that Christianity has had its intolerant advocates, but they are nothing compared to the followers of «natural selection» and «survival of the fittest» devotes who have perpetrated the deaths of tens of millions in the last century....

The animal, known to science as Anchiornis huxleyi (named in honour of Thomas Huxley, an early advocate of Darwin's ideas) is an older species than Archaeopteryx by some 10 million years, being dated to the lateJurassic period, c. 151 - 161 millions years ago.

For every little street preacher advocating that the teachings of christ be followed there are millions attending mega churches in their new escalades who are far more worried about their clothes, jewelry, getting that new 60 inch big screen... than they are about anything else.

I can just imagine Jesus taking from the poor to give to the wealthy; applauding and celebrating the death of an enemy; advocating no health care for millions; having extramarital affairs... could go on and on.

I advocate eating traditional foods that humans have been thriving on for thousands and even millions of years.

Endangered Species Chocolate has donated over $ 1.3 million of product sales in the past three years to wildlife advocate organizations around the world, such as The African Wildlife Foundation.

Sirs: After Malcolm X's recent statement advocating use of guns by the nation's 20 million Negroes, I trust the genius who wrote The Black Muslim Hope item in your March 16 issue realizes the Black Muslim cult is far beyond being a religious issue.

Coming on the heels of the Million Man March, the Million Mom March definitely was an intentional effort to portray * women *, especially moms, as a advocates for political and social change.

In particular, there are three aspects of the House bill that ought to especially worry parents, health advocates and those who are concerned about fighting childhood hunger: the bill takes a decidedly unscientific approach to setting school nutrition standards, it would most certainly re-open the school junk food floodgates, and it will drop millions of needy kids from a much - lauded program that currently offers them free school meals.

And I'm keenly aware of the problem of childhood hunger, which is why I've been an advocate for five years working to support and improve the National School Lunch Program, which serves almost 32 million kids a day, 21 million of whom are economically disadvantaged.

Despite vociferous opposition by park advocates and veterans, a Chicago Park District committee Wednesday gave preliminary approval to a measure to cement agreements governing the $ 582 million revamp of Soldier Field.

A Chicago Park District committee gave initial approval Wednesday to three proposals related to the expansion of Soldier Field, including a $ 10 million concessions deal and a new pedestrian walkway that park advocates said had been given too high a priority.

This news - wire will also serve as the platform for advocating our flagship campaign i.e. the «Babies Need Mom Made Not Man Made», which is an extension of our «One Million Campaign».

Boundas and I had talked about the fact that, having invested $ 52 million in a huge central kitchen, Houston is unlikely to ever return to cooking food on site at each school, the sort of scratch cooking Boundas advocates.

Advocates also brought attention to the fact that any cuts to HFNY funding would disqualify New York from applying for millions in federal aid for home visiting because the state is required to show a Maintenance of Effort in order to receive federal funding.

CafePress is not politics focused, but as it turns out, millions of people are using it to advocate for (or beat up on) candidates, and doing so entirely outside the traditional campaigns.

Also at 10 a.m., hundreds of advocates, public health experts, and New Yorkers living with hepatitis C will call on Cuomo and the state Legislature allocate $ 10.8 million in the state budget to tackle the disease, The Well, LOB, State Street, Albany.