Sentences with phrase «number of public buildings»

I have participated in the construction of a number of public buildings and sites and have been working for private employers as well.

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Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

He is working to stabilize the city and help fix the suffering public safety issues by decreasing the number of abandon buildings.

Startup America will use these goods and services to train and mentor entrepreneurs, increase the number of high - growth firms that create quality jobs and economic growth, and inspire the greater public to go out and «build great American companies.»

What the small but growing number of successful schools demonstrate is that the public - school system accomplishes that result because we have built it that way.»

Exhibit Shines Light On Plight Of Migratory Birds - CBS Chicago - March 3, 2016 An exhibit aimed at bringing public awareness to the number of migrating birds that fall prey to skyscrapers and other buildings has opened at the Peggy Notebaert Nature MuseuOf Migratory Birds - CBS Chicago - March 3, 2016 An exhibit aimed at bringing public awareness to the number of migrating birds that fall prey to skyscrapers and other buildings has opened at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museuof migrating birds that fall prey to skyscrapers and other buildings has opened at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum.

For example, in case number 87 C 10746, Gutzmacher v. Public Building Commission, in U.S. District Court for the Northern District ofIllinois, Eastern Division, Senior Federal District Judge James B. Parson ruled on Dec. 4, 1989 that the Public Building Commission was enjoined from discriminating against all forms of religious expression and ordered the Public Building Commission to permit Gutzmacher to erect a nativity scene display during the Christmas season,» added Scholten.

As Mr Justice Singh pointed out, if the Crown is not bound by the Act, then this could mean that «a large number and type of public buildings and spaces would fall outside the scope of the Act» - in effect depriving government employees of the legal protections contained in the legislation.

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PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT To help county residents reduce the number of mosquitoes on their property, Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert have announced the availability of free mosquito control products: Mosquito Dunks ®: Come to the Health Department, Building D, 50 Sanatorium Road in Pomona, Mondays — Fridays, from -LSB-...]

Last month, Democratic Rep. Brian Higgins called for a study into where the city should build a much needed new station, and since then a number of public officials have weighed in, too.

While NYC regulations already require addresses to be visible, a bill recently approved by the City Council would strengthen the rules by requiring all public doors — even side exits — of buildings in the city to carry an address number.

«Moving to the Adirondack Bank Building brings together a number of Health Department offices that were scattered across parts of four floors at the Oneida County Office Building, making it more convenient for the public.

In the Capitol building, public school advocates unfurl a petition to keep the cap on the number of charter schools.

«With numbers like these, it's not surprising the Republican leadership in Congress is having a difficult time building consensus,» says Dr. Lee M. Miringoff, Director of The Marist College Institute for Public Opinion.

The city will use the 1962 Speigel law, which allows it to cease rent payments on behalf of tenants living on public assistance should their building have a number of housing violations, as a «back to the future kind of solution» to dealing with bad landlords, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday.

Running for a third term, Republican Laura Schaefer ticks off a number of constituent projects she helped along: a chairlift for a county building in Westbury, a disability access project for the Westbury Memorial Public Library, fire department equipment upgrades and road projects.

It is suggesting that the million - plus owners of Chargecards use public payphones when making calls from any building which may have a call logger on the switchboard which prints out the vital pin number.

There are a number of historical buildings, shopping streets, monuments, old churches and public fields.

While this year's poll identified a potentially powerful role for educators, trusted by the general public, in building support for the Common Core, it also offered insights into the public's beliefs on a number of other important issues.

For example, once an organization accepts public funding and thereby becomes subject to local health and safety codes, it may find itself facing a limit on the number of people that can be housed in a building.

He has built a number of educational organizations focused on advancing global education and in improving the quality of education in public schools in Colombia.

The statement concludes: «There is no reasonable rationale for using taxpayer funds to build more charter schools until and unless the federal government provides resources to build and renovate our traditional public schools, especially in underfunded and overcrowded urban districts, proportional to the number of students currently enrolled in them.»

The purpose of the Charter School Grants Program is to increase financial support for these public schools, build a better national understanding of the public charter school model, and increase the number of high - quality public charter schools across the nation.

Serving as the advocacy organization that builds the policy environment needed to grow as quickly as possible the number of students attending high quality charter public schools.

But that approach fails to recognize the number and range of options that are offered inside public school buildings.

Well, for example, when Catalyst asked how Chicago Public Schools justifies $ 76 million in increased funding to charter schools despite their lackluster performance and the district's enormous deficit, spokeswoman Becky Carroll said that «our job is to not only help build high - quality schools, but expand the number of choices.»

Panelist Anise Walker, school climate specialist and restorative justice coordinator for District of Columbia Public Schools, added: «Data shows they are building prisons based on the number of suspensions in schools.»

«Expecting a public school to cut, for example, the number of needed teaching positions in order to pay rent on a school building might seem illogical, but that is exactly the problem so many of our charter schools face year after year,» Bugg said.

Through this work, ConnCAN has emerged as a leading voice for education reform, built a base of thousands of supporters across the state and secured dozens of policy wins including: the adoption of rigorous education standards, more flexibility to recruit great new teachers and a 50 - percent increase in the number of students enrolled in public charter schools.

A number of educators in DC, in both the charter and traditional public school sectors, have grasped the importance of building knowledge, especially for students who are disadvantaged.

We do this by serving as the advocacy organization that builds the policy environment needed to grow as quickly as possible the number of students attending high quality charter public schools.

• There is no reasonable rationale for using taxpayer funds to build more charter schools until and unless the federal government provides resources to build and renovate our traditional public schools, especially in underfunded and overcrowded urban districts, proportional to the number of students currently enrolled in them.

A representative from the Thurgood Marshall Academy discussed interest in working with families to help students persist at the college where they originally enroll, while school staff from Capital City Public Charter School brainstormed ways they could build upon their existing family engagement strategies to deeply reach the greatest number of families at their school.

While Connecticut's privately owned charter schools left the legislative session with a higher reimbursement rate for each student, more money for school equipment, and funds to expand the number of charter schools, Governor Malloy and the legislature failed to come up with the money need to maintain existing services at Connecticut's public magnet schools, let alone fill the extra magnet school classrooms that have been built and are ready to be used this coming September.

The number of volunteers actively involved in the well - known public preaching activity of Jehovah's Witnesses; the volunteer hours they spend in public preaching; the number of books, magazines, and tracts distributed free - of - charge to the public; the number of new persons baptized as Jehovah's Witnesses; and the number of Kingdom Halls built or renovated.

The distressing sounds and stench of a puppy farm are best hidden away from the public if at all possible and disused agricultural buildings offer the ideal space to contain large numbers of dogs.

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.

Cooper Union has demonstrated a long history committed to to service to society, and there are a number of existing initiatives that continue to build community from the Saturday art program for high school students, to the Interactive Light Studio, an outreach project where engineering students are working to create a digital display that responds to sound, which will be installed at local public school for deaf and hearing children.

The first feature length documentary on the work of British - Ghanaian architect David Adjaye, «Collaborations» features interviews with Adjaye's collaborators, a roster of influential figures in the art and cultural world, and examines a significant number of his architectural projects, including public buildings, residential houses, artist studios and exhibition spaces globally situated and developed over the past fifteen years.

The film features interviews with Adjaye's collaborators, a roster of influential figures in the art and cultural world, and examines a significant number of his architectural projects, including public buildings, residential houses, artist studios and exhibition spaces globally situated and developed over the past fifteen years.

The Long Island City - based Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum announced today that it will build an online catalogue raisonné for the pioneering 20th - century artist, which will be freely accessible to the public, and released the first set of works in the database, which numbers more than 300 complete works.

From what I have seen, the shift in the poling numbers about AGW in the general public reflects a underlying distrust of the science that had been building.

In a dialogue forum a large number of representatives from municipalities received information on the ways in which energy efficient public buildings can be successfully implemented in a cost - effective manner.

The government has announced a consultation to see if DECs should be applicable to private sector buildings where large numbers of members of the public regularly visit, such as retail premises; but any extension would be the subject of separate legislation.

DECs show the actual energy usage of a building, and are only required for buildings that are occupied by a public authority or provide a public service to a large number of persons, with a total useful area greater than 1,000 m2.

Any programmer who has ever sat down to build a DApp at one point has had to think about the limits of current public blockchains, the most important and obvious one being their limited throughput, i.e., the number of transactions...

The company has built its business model off of other people's broadband, tapping into the vast number of Wi - Fi nodes that homes, businesses and governments leave open for the public to use.

This version was marked as an internal, Googlers - only edition of Android 7.0, with a build number of NRD90M — clearly newer than the latest public beta, which is NPD90G.

Any programmer who has ever sat down to build a DApp at one point has had to think about the limits of current public blockchains, the most important and obvious one being their limited throughput, i.e., the number of transactions processed per second.