Sentences with phrase «other grand plans»
Like a lot of teachers, she gets frustrated by the «experts» and the politicians who are constantly proposing «No Child Left Behind» and «Race to the Top» schemes, along with other grand plans that invariably add up to more standardized testing and less focus on actual education.
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Cisco's grand plan, started under former CEO and now Chairman John Chambers and continuing under current CEO Chuck Robbins, is to push for subscription revenue in other products.
For example, we may plan to gift money to help fund our daughter's IRA and other retirement tools or to contribute to our grand children's 429 plans, but not for spending money that she can use in her working years — that she will have to earn.
Two other projects are under way, the Jabal Omar and al - Shamiya developments, which, with Abraj al - Bait, would encircle the Grand Mosque completely as elements of the broader «Makkah development plan.»
During the visit, Prochasson met with Michel Mustiere, Executive Chef of Grand Velas Riviera Maya, among other event organizers to plan for the event, which will be held for the first time in Mexico.
If it was any manager other than Wenger I would think there was a grand plan in all of this — I would assume he was up to something.
So far, the project is a big book of grand ideas, without detailed plans, fleshed - out financing or the approval of several other government...
(Many of my grand plans completely evaporate when I realize how much work is involved... one way or the other, I want to make this work!)
As a legislative leader, the speaker's position entails balancing grand plans with the local needs of 50 other Council members, for whom the parochial concerns of their residents on matters such as tree planting and garbage pickup can take precedence over sweeping changes to the fabric of government.
The plan that the board approved today, and that Albany will now spend months deliberating on, would fund a new fare payment system to replace the already - obsolete MetroCard; put $ 2.9 billion toward finally finishing the East Side Access project that will allow Long Island Rail Road passengers to disembark in Grand Central; allocate $ 1.5 billion to begin work on the second phase of the Second Avenue Subway, extending it from 96th to 125th streets; and fund countless other nitty - gritty, state - of - good - repair needs across the system's 5,000 - square - mile service area.
Newsday has reported that sources said others in the indictment include Frank Antetomaso, 77, of Massapequa, the town's former public works commissioner; and Frederick Ippolito, the town's former planning and development commissioner who died this month at age 78, after the special grand jury's vote.
The proposal is contingent on another plan that's currently underway, to expand Long Island Rail Road access to Grand Central Terminal, which would free up some space in Penn Station for other uses.
In a statement responding to the report, Planned Parenthood noted that three other congressional investigations and 13 state - level probes of the group, including one by a grand jury in Texas, have cleared Planned Parenthood of wrongdoing.
One utility company has already unveiled a grand plan for the U.S., and other experts are charting their own backbone schemes.
Green groups fear that once mining starts near the Grand Canyon, similar destructive plans will also get the green light in and around other protected areas, including Arches National Park, Capitol Reef National Park, Canyonlands National Park and the proposed Dolores River Canyon wilderness area.
The path of the Nicaragua Interoceanic Grand Canal to connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans will cut through Lake Cocibolca (aka Lake Nicaragua), Central America's main freshwater reservoir and the largest tropical freshwater lake of the Americas; this plan will force the relocation of indigenous populations and impact a fragile ecosystem, including species at risk of extinction, according to Rice University environmental engineer Pedro Alvarez and other members of the consortium.
I plan on buying another one for my other grand daughter whose birthday is in May.
Having lived half a decade in Deutschland I've had my fair share of experiences — some grand, others regrettable Christian & Michaela: «Thank you for your amazing dating service — we are now engaged and planning our wedding for next year!
The previews are met with technical issues galore, his recently rehabbed daughter (Stone, Magic in the Moonlight) and jilted ex-wife (Ryan, Escape Plan) are floating around making him feel even more like a schmuck, his other lead male actor (Norton, The Grand Budapest Hotel) is stealing his headlines, and one of his female actresses (Riseborough, Oblivion) has just told him she's carrying his baby.
The first time Oakland appeared in the movie at the Grand Lake Theatre screening, fans let out a thunderous applause that drowned out a few seconds of dialogue — not a problem for Hancock and other fans who plan to watch the movie several more times before the end of February, which is notably Black History Month.
There are no plans to add the Hellcat engine to other platforms — the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT and even the Dodge Viper are obvious candidates.
Get a 1 GB plan and laugh at the others that are dropping a grand and a half on a connection they already have paid for on their hip!
But I believe one's first career job gets the nod, as it gives you a grand opportunity to start investing early for retirement in a company 401 (k) or other retirement plan.
Oreo the border collie, Mary the momma and her six babies, Pete the little one, shoehorned in at the last minute — these and 45 other dogs took off in the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan at 5 a.m. for an eight - hour trip to Idaho, with a planned stop for fuel in Fort Collins, Colordado.
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Witness the eco-friendly out - of - the - town development of Masdar City, a new, planned city rising from the desert; see Yas Island and its Ferrari World theme park; and view the dune - inspired UAE Pavilion, Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque and other sights before a drop - off back at your hotel.
Grand Kingdom (PS4 / Vita): With an impressive battle system that combines fast - paced action with strategic planning, and featuring robust character creation and customization options, Grand Kingdom is a tactical RPG unlike any other.
Online multiplayer is also planned, with up to four players battling is out against each other in what will hopefully be a grand scale Liero - style shooter.
Take Two have done well to extend the lifecycle of Grand Theft Auto for so long and I expect this is something they plan to continue doing with their other top franchises.
Our current plan is to open an office in Brussels early in 2010 and to continue to work on the international projects (amongst others: With Your Eyes Only @ Medienturm Graz, My Eyes Keep Me in Trouble @ Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts (UICA), Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Centro Cultural Recoleta, Buenos Aires, CAN - Centre D'Art, Neuchatel) scheduled up to the year 2011.
Bengston's art, for the most part, is indescribable and after five decades maybe that has been his grand plan, to keep us guessing and wondering, what is the point — maybe there is no point other than challenging viewers and critics alike to just LOOK, ask a question, but decide for themselves what the message might be.
Once settled in at my new journalistic home, ProPublica, I plan on digging in further on this and other instances in which the main factors exacerbating environmental threats are policies and practices that can be changed promptly, even as the grand challenge of limiting global warming is pursued.
Ottawa, ON — Today, leaders from the environmental and Indigenous rights movements, including Naomi Klein, Bill McKibben, David Suzuki, Union of BC Indian Chiefs President Grand Chief Stewart Phillip and six others, released a letter supporting Climate 101, a youth and student - led civil disobedience action planned for October 24th in Ottawa.
«Like any other scheme to improve the human condition, it's quite precarious because it is so grand in its ambitions,» said William Boyd, a University of Colorado law professor working to salvage the plan.
Financial responsibility laws in the Grand Canyon State requires all motorists to maintain a vehicle protection plan as a way of covering damages caused to others while operating an automobile.
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan has slim pickings in Grand Rapids and their plan only offers 2 office visit copayments a year so it isn't really comparable to the other plans that I am highlighting here.
Be it a good education for your child, his / her grand wedding or other planned expense, there is a plan that helps accumulate your wealth, even in your absence.
Apple on Wednesday announced the grand opening of a retail outlet in Tokyo's Shinjuku ward, the first in a series of new stores, renovations and other investments planned for Japan.
Motorola plans to choose 10 grand prize winners sometime in early March, with some from the Indiegogo campaign, and the others coming from teams that have won the company's Moto Mods hackathons it has held in various cities.
Planned Grand Opening event and all other in store events.
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No matter how grand or modest your retirement plans are, you'll want to make sure your finances, your significant other and your emotional state are ready for the transition.