Sentences with phrase «perform political work»

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Much of this coverage focuses too much on the political rhetoric at the expense of the people who actually perform the work of financial regulation; the ones who will be the best and last line of defense against another financial crisis.

So if Huhne follows the usual pattern, he'll mostly likely spend a brief stint away from the cameras, probably performing charity work, before popping up on TV as a pundit or talking - head offering his thoughts on the current political situation.

The ethics agreement will also expand disclosure requirements by political consultants who do work for elected officials as well as for clients with business before the state or local governments, and increase the number of donors to groups that perform lobbying who will be required to disclose their identities.

The most prominent characters include Haven Hamilton (Henry Gibson), a socially conservative, arrogant country music star; Linnea Reese (Lily Tomlin), a gospel singer and mother of two deaf children; Del Reese (Ned Beatty), her lawyer husband and Hamilton's legal representative, who works as the local political organizer for the Tea Party - like Hal Philip Walker Presidential campaign; Opal (Geraldine Chaplin), an insufferably garrulous and pretentious BBC Radio reporter on assignment in Nashville, or so she claims; talented but self - involved sex - addict Tom Frank (Keith Carradine), one - third of a moderately successful folk trio who's anxious to launch a solo career; John Triplette (Michael Murphy), the duplicitous campaign consultant who condescendingly tries to secure top Nashville stars to perform at a nationally - syndicated campaign rally; Barbara Jean (Ronee Blakley), the emotionally - fragile, beloved Loretta Lynn - like country star recovering from a burn accident; Barnett (Allen Garfield), Barbara Jean's overwhelmed manager - husband; Mr. Green (Keenan Wynn), whose never - seen ailing wife is on the same hospital ward as Barbara Jean; groupie Martha (Shelley Duvall), Green's niece, ostensibly there to visit her ailing aunt but so personally irresponsible that she instead spends all her time picking up men; Pfc. Glenn Kelly (Scott Glenn), who claims his mother saved Barbara Jean's life but who mostly seems obsessed with the country music star; Sueleen Gay (Gwen Welles), a waitress longing for country music fame, despite her vacuous talent; Bill and Mary (Allan F. Nicholls and Cristina Raines), the other two - thirds of Tom's folk act, whose ambition overrides constant personal rancor; Winifred (Barbara Harris), another would - be singer - songwriter, fleeing to Nashville from her working - class husband, Star (Bert Remsen); Kenny Frasier (David Hayward), a loner who rents a room from Mr. Green and carries around a violin case; Bud Hamilton (Dave Peel), the gentle, loyal son of the abrasive Hamilton; Connie White (Karen Black), a glamorous country star who is a last - minute substitute for Barbara Jean at the Grand Old Opry; Wade Cooley (Robert DoQui), a cook at the airport restaurant where Sueleen works as a waitress and who tries unsuccessfully to convince her that she has no talent; and the eccentric Tricycle Man (Jeff Goldblum), who rides around in a three - wheel motorcycle, occasionally interacting with the other characters, showing off his amateur magic tricks, but who has no dialogue.

«In my international work, I try to encourage political leaders to learn from one another not to imitate what they see in well - performing education systems,» Sahlberg said.

Samson Young will discuss his work Canon, a sound installation and durational performance which incorporates the Long Range Acoustic Device (LRAD), together with the legal and political barriers to performing and exhibiting this work.

SLG events included a spoken word event POLITICÆL PÆRTY, organised in collaboration with The A & The E, during which poets Jemima Foxtrot, Adam Kammerling, James Massiah, Slam The Poet and Allan Struthers performed new work that responded to the political issues affecting young people in the lead up to the General Election.

He is the author of Richard Prince Untitled (couple)(2006), Jeff Wall: Works and Writings (2007), Price, Seth (2010) and «Stuart Brisley: Performing the Political Body and Eating Shit» in Stuart Brisley (2015).

Her visual and written work performs patterns and repetitions of emigration and exile shaped by economic, social, and political changes throughout the world with special interests in decolonization processes.

The work of Cuban artist Tania Bruguera (born 1968) researches and performs the ways in which art can be applied to collective everyday life, focusing on the transformation of emotion into political action.

Since the piece is performed in public, everyone can participate, and all participation is transparent to all witnesses; the work implies that political discourse should not remain behind closed doors in private spaces but rather be open for scrutiny in public spaces.

His work in this arena involves all aspects of environmental and general legal counseling, including performing due diligence, securing permits, interfacing with potential investors, the general public, and political stakeholders, coordinating public communications strategies, and developing regulatory compliance strategies.

Many of these billion - dollar fees (which bore little or no relation to the value of the work performed) are being strategically reinvested into the political process, and into still more litigation.

Work / Study Assistant — Columbia University Department of Political Science — New York, NY 2005 — 2008 Performed all direct administrative assistance for College professors, and strategically determined appropriate allocation of department resources, while maintaining electronic database that cataloged all submission materials for professor applications.

The primary purpose of this position, Clerk, GS -0303-03, is to perform work that is progressively... Disclosure of Political Appointments * WORKING CONDITIONS: The work is performed in a typical...

Writer — Duties & Responsibilities Published novelist, screenwriter, poet, and nationally recognized political blogger Fluent in Greek, conversant in Spanish, and proficient in Latin Authored Kennedy's Children an analysis of JFK's legacy and its impact on the grooming of Democratic leaders Authored Apocalypse a work of historical fiction set in Washington, D.C. during the Reagan administration Authored Endymion a literary story integrating three Shakespearean plays and mythology into a modern setting Created and wrote Republicus a political blog with a conservative point of view Authored a book of short stories as well as a book of poems Adapted Iliad and The Odyssey into screenplays Served in a variety of administrative support functions in academic settings Oversaw data entry, phones, shipping / receiving, customer services, and other administrative tasks as needed Manage multiple real estate properties ensuring profitable operations Responsible for renovations, accounting, tenant recruitment, and contract negotiation Performed all duties with positivity, integrity, and professionalism