Sentences with phrase «more initiatives like»

The region will need more initiatives like that one, and increased support from the government and tech industry, to ensure the health not only of the larger gallery imports — the Gagosians and the Paces — but also of spaces with deep cultural roots, like the Mission District's Galería de la Raza.

With more initiatives like Fedena Marketplace, educationist might realize that technology is a tunnel with light at its other end.

Come on candidates - we want to hear more initiatives like this before we cast our precious vote for you!

At the federal level, the Department of Education can implement STEM as a requirement in America's classrooms, and fund more initiatives like Race to the Top, a $ 4 billion dollar program that to incentivizes states to develop next - generation educational standards.

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There are all sort of techniques to reduce the amount of time you spend in useless meetings, from team - wide initiatives like having employees «pay» for meetings and simple gizmos that nudge people to use their time more effectively, to personal strategies for winnowing the number of meetings you're obliged to accept.

Some also join industry - sponsored initiatives like Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production, or the more stringent Fair Labor Association, both of which afford some measure of independent validation.

Over the years, Gotham has pushed through initiatives that ranged from lifestyle perks like free Wi - Fi in public parks and subway stations to make the city more attractive to a tech workforce, to establishing a network of business incubators to help provide affordable office space to more than 500 startups.

It may not seem like a formal certification can add much to your professional repertoire, but if your main goal is to become more valuable and earn a raise — every new certification counts as a concrete example of your initiative.

With this granular analysis, you'll begin to understand what resonates with your customers and be able to focus on creating marketing initiatives that attract more people like them.

More than three - quarters believe their efforts have helped them attract like - minded employees, but 88 % find the initiatives are not a significant factor in retaining existing staff.

«Tweaking the age like that is a very simplistic solution that won't work to a very complex problem,» Trudeau said of an initiative that was meant to save more than $ 10 - billion a year once fully implemented in 2030.

A survey conducted by WeSpire, an employee engagement platform provider, shows that although only 33 % of employees over 60 and only 44 % of employees over 50 say they'd like to get more involved in their organizations» volunteer, sustainability, well - being or social responsibility initiatives, a whopping 71 % of employees under 30 say they do.

When Schultz references an education initiative he recently launched, in which Starbucks will cover tuition for its U.S. employees working more than 20 hours per week who enroll in an online college - degree program from Arizona State University, Tatum asks whether Starbucks considered paying for them to attend traditional, class - based institutions with proven track records and lower attrition rates, like Spelman.

While industry groups like the American Petroleum Institute have only had praise for the new administration's initiatives so far, this time reactions are more lukewarm.

Whatever the actual motivation, initiatives like this and others, such as the EU's latest directive, are expressing the eagerness of central banks and governments to know more about exchanges and individual users of cryptocurrencies.

Alluding to recent initiatives like all - day breakfast, using fresh beef in Quarter Pounders, and eliminating antibiotics from its chicken, Easterbrook said, «More customers are recognizing that we are becoming a better McDonald's, appreciating our great tasting food, fast and friendly service and compelling value as we execute our Velocity Growth Plan.»

With upcoming initiatives like Blizzard Entertainment's Overwatch League, an attempt to make the competitive scene of their popular Overwatch first - person shooter more like traditional sports leagues, that may change.

Regarding Bright's initiative, Movieguide publisher Ted Baehr said, «I think it says to Hollywood that they can make a film like Joan of Arc or Prince of Egypt and expect more communication and cooperation from the church.»

Nor are we going to meet those sustainability commitments (achieving zero deforestation, tackling modern slavery, realising the SDGs by 2030) unless we figure out how to scale up more sustainable practices and do so in partnerships with other like - minded initiatives.

Research shows that a majority of global consumers, and especially Millennials, support companies that are committed to minimizing environmental impacts and that prioritize sustainable approaches to operations.2 To share more about its water initiatives, Fetzer Vineyards developed a new page on its website containing facts about agricultural water use and details about the company's water policy support. Visit fetzer.com/water for more on Fetzer Vineyards» water initiatives, including its adoption of BioFiltro's BIDA ® treatment system and its support for water conservation research and advocacy through collaborations with groups like the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) and Ceres» Connect the Drops, both of which were commended for their water policy efforts at the White House Water Summit on Building a Sustainable Water Future in the United States on March 22, 2016.

In Australia, like in many other parts of the world, the industry has introduced a range of initiatives to provide more choice for consumers.

Food and beverage manufacturers have responded by creating more than 30,000 healthier product choices since 2002, and by providing tools like Facts Up Front front - of - pack labels and our SmartLabelTM ingredient information initiative.

The RSPO is the leading initiative working towards sustainable oil palm production, bringing together more than 3000 stakeholders like producers, refiners, retailers and NGOs.

Through the Action Network, our supporter's gain valuable advocacy experience by assisting us with tasks like formal letter writing, holding information stalls, fundraising initiatives and much more.

Visit fetzer.com/waterfor more on Fetzer Vineyards» water initiatives, including its adoption of BioFiltro's BIDA ® treatment system and its support for water conservation research and advocacy through collaborations with groups like the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) and Ceres» Connect the Drops, both of which were commended for their water policy efforts at the White House Water Summit on Building a Sustainable Water Future in the United States on March 22, 2016.

However, I expect a lot more leadership and initiative from a company like Nestle.

If you're reading this email, that's a great step, but there are many more ways to equip yourself as a dad: read up about fathering issues and challenges; ask an older dad whom you respect to meet you for lunch, and ask him lots of questions; take the initiative to organize regular meetings with other men that include discussions about fatherhood — like this dad did before his first child was born.

If you would like more information about Yorkton's initiative, contact Heidi at [phone] or Danielle at [phone] ext. 227.

Update: One more point to note is that an all - online approach like this is perhaps particularly well suited to a low - profile campaign like a typical ballot initiative, since success in this kind of campaign often depends on getting a core group of supporters to the polls.

The reason, he believes, is that fighting corruption is less important to Cuomo than other initiatives he appears to more readily spend his political capital on, like same - sex marriage and a $ 15 minimum wage — among signature accomplishments that Cuomo highlighted by having dozens of guests who benefitted from the laws.

It depends on the region building on the momentum that grew out of what Cuomo likes to call the «shock and awe» of the first Buffalo Billion - and that means investing even more state money to build on the initiatives that were included in the first round.

The Initiative is modeled after President Barack Obama's My Brother's Keeper initiative for young men and the city's Young Men's Initiative — and will be funded with $ 20 million in City Council and private philanthropic funds to pursue recommendations like hiring more guidance counselors in school, expanding the Nurse - Family Partnership program, and requiring city agencies to have «gender equity liaisons.»

On poverty, he wants to create more partnerships with groups like the HOPE initiative.

Brindisi says Tenney is far more loyal to Republican Party initiatives, like the effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.

Such initiatives have also been interspersed with attention to moderate social reforms, including gun control and paid family leave, dappled with more progressive policies like protections for transgender residents and a rejection of fracking.

«While he's had these really great progressive initiatives, he'd like to do more.»

The EPA's abrupt new direction on legacy chemicals — like PFOA — is part of a broad initiative by the Trump administration to change the way the federal government evaluates health and environmental risks associated with hazardous chemicals, making it more aligned with the industry's wishes.

The Onondaga County Health Department and Trinitiy Health initiative to get more food in corner stores like Hawley's Market offers advertising and logistical help with things like coolers.

That's why I think Bronx residents should do everything we can to give our kids better public education options, from bringing more world class public charter schools to our borough to supporting programs like Borough President Diaz's Gifted & Talented initiative.

Another argument is that mayoral control makes it more feasible to carry out large - scale changes or initiatives like Mr. de Blasio's expansion of prekindergarten and «3 - K for All,» his plan to offer free preschool to all 3 - year - olds.

The preliminary budget, which would take effect July 1 and must first be approved by the City Council, also includes more than $ 740 million worth of new city agency spending, mostly on programs de Blasio has already announced in recent months, like new initiatives to help the homeless and an overhaul of the city's mental health system.

Supporters of the deal say having a Democratic - controlled Senate will make it easier to pass long - stalled initiatives like the Child Victims Act, early voting, stronger abortion protections and more gun control measures.

Poloncarz should be able to draw sufficient Legislature support to pass this law, but he has not yet introduced it, saying he'd like to see some of his other initiatives, including the ethics law and fair housing policy, gain more traction first.

«Normally, at a big conference like Rio +20, we would have used more than 20 million sheets of paper,» said Magnus Olafsson, who heads a new United Nations» initiative known as PaperSmart.

Nevertheless, the new standard may seem like a valiant (a mediocre Plymouth I drove in the 1970s) initiative on the horizon (a truly lousy Plymouth I owned in the 1980s) to make the country a bit less reliant (a crummy Plymouth I somehow avoided) on foreign oil, as well as less polluting and more innovative.

Then there are more unusual initiatives, like the smart production line of US electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Motors, shown on video.

She said, however, that like in many other places, the struggle for gender equity continues, and Jordan has begun implementing initiatives, for instance, to keep more talented women in the workforce after they graduate.

«We hope to get initiatives like this all over the subcontinent, and they could all join together, and that would put pressure on the national governments to make the drug bans more effective,» says Chris Bowden, the Bangaluru, India — based program manager for Saving Asia's Vultures from Extinction, a consortium of conservation groups and government agencies.

MacConaill noted that the results of Profile genomic testing are being used to further research within the institutions and are being shared more widely with initiatives like Project GENIE of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), which will help advance the field of precision medicine.

«The more awareness there is through initiatives like these, the more funding organically occurs — which leads to prevention,» Mac said.