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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.

This platform is ideal for the organization that has an engineer on staff that can make use of their robust and powerful API, though much of its usability is out of reach for organizations that do not have a tech lead available for this type of work.

To stop the shortages, Congress would have to take on a powerful industry: giant hospital purchasing organizations.

As the BBC put it in 2014, «the Russian mafia is believed to control some prime real estate in Panama City while the Sinaloa Cartel — perhaps the most powerful drug - trafficking organization in the world — brings its cocaine from Colombia via Panama on its route north.»

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85 But characteristically he went on to praise America for its democracy: «Democracy is an ultimate norm of political organization in the sense that no better way has been found to check the inordinacy of the powerful on the one hand and the confusion of the multitude on the other than by making every center of power responsible to the people whom it affects.»

In seminaries as in churches, breaking the silence has a powerful impact on the community itself: student organizations sponsor films and speakers on the topic; campus incidents are addressed rather than denied; field - education placements in shelters are developed, or a session on sexual harassment is provided for field - education supervisors; resources on these issues are added to the library, and continuing - education programs are developed.

Jeremy Courtney of the organization Preemptive Love Coalition posted a powerful video on Facebook this weekend, explaining how a Muslim man in Iraq built a cross for his Christian neighbors...

Too many Pentecostal organizations lack any structure for safe criticism of dysfunctional behavior, aberrant teaching or abusive practices on the part of leaders and powerful ministers.

The scientific community, the medical fraternity, health managers, breastfeeding advocates and international health organizations have missed out on a powerful «change» agent for early initiation and hence short and long term breastfeeding success.

The chairman of a county organization also has a powerful role to play in granting a waiver to allow non-party members to run on their ballot, granting what's known as a Wilson - Pakula.

This money came from major medallion owners, including $ 4000 each from Evgeny «Gene» Freidman (who was recently in the news for his assertion that Mayor Bloomberg personally promised to «destroy [his] fucking industry» when he leaves office), Guy Roberts, and Neomi Yakuel, all of whom are on the board of the Greater New York Taxi Association, a powerful trade organization.

The NRA is the nation's largest gun rights organization with about five million members, and a powerful lobbying organization that wields significant influence on Capitol Hill.

The race to become the next City Council speaker entered its final stages on Wednesday with leaders from the two most powerful Democratic county organizations, in the Bronx and in Queens, solidifying support behind a Manhattan councilman, Corey Johnson, according to four people with direct knowledge of the discussions, who spoke anonymously because they did not have permission to disclose the choice.

Anyway, the fact that Moya is making moves now to primary a woman who is nominally very powerful, indicates some machinations on the part of the County organization, and likely says a thing or two about the Speaker race.

Actresses Emma Stone and Dakota Johnson both supported Planned Parenthood in a tiny, yet powerful way on the red carpet, sporting small gold pins bearing the organization's logo.

A pro-gun-control assemblyman, Walter Mosley, a Brooklyn Democrat, has taken the unusual step of joining the National Rifle Association for what he says is a way to gather intel on how best to fight the powerful organization.

Calamia's complaint says that much of the big money that went to the Democratic committees on Long Island involved many of the same organizations Sugarman cited in her report as working with de Blasio, including Local 1199 of the powerful Service Employees International Union, Communications Workers of America District One, the state Nurse's Association and SEIU 32BJ.

In this case the organization is the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty, which has $ 16.5 million in state contracts, and has a «synergistic» relationship with powerful Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.

LENOX HILL — A powerful Upper East Side Democratic organization was poised to endorse Christine Quinn for mayor, but shifted course because of the City Council speaker's stance on the controversial marine transfer station, an organization leader said.

Rob Andrews, a South Jersey congressman who had been an up - and - come in the late «90s only to lose a gubernatorial primary to Jim McGreevey, tried to line up the state's most powerful county Democratic organizations and stage a surprise attack on Lautenberg.

The demand for a solution convinced a handful of powerful organizations in Democratic politics to take on the project together.

Boiling down the particulars, however, it's clear the mayor - elect was faulting a political regime in which a Council speaker relies on powerful county organizations to maintain their reins on power.

«For scientific innovation to flourish, the community needs to take a powerful stance against sexual harassment and we call on our friends across other scientific organizations, research institutions, and societies to join us.

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Callum discovers he is descended from a mysterious secret society, the Assassins, and amasses incredible knowledge and skills to take on the oppressive and powerful Templar organization in the present day.

They even pose as captains of industry and call press conferences to make groundbreaking admissions on behalf of powerful organizations.

The all powerful CIA are made out to be this amazing organization that is on the HUNT to kill HUNT!

The collateral damage attending their world - saving exploits against the villainous likes of the terrorist Hydra organization and the rampaging robot Ultron — smashed cities, mass casualties — have the world demanding that the brakes be put on these too - powerful do - gooders.

A new threat has emerged: An evil organization calling itself LUNAR has been secretly building a powerful weapon on the surface of the Earth's moon.

The organization aims to provide «parents and families with a powerful voice to speak on behalf of every child while providing the best tools for parents to help their children be successful students.»

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Learning that's delivered on a mobile provides an incredibly powerful method to improve learning outcomes and is something that organizations are embracing with increasing frequency all over the world.

Religious and civic organizations, on the other hand, have a role to play, but they are working against some powerful trends in the other direction.

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ShareKnowledge is the first corporate LMS built on SharePoint and considered the industry's most valuable SharePoint add - on — providing a powerful learning solution that will transform your organization and propel business productivity.

Author of Women Who Don't Wait In Line, Saujani has been honored by many publications and organizations — including by Fortune on both its World's Greatest Leaders and 40 under 40 lists; WSJ Magazine, as an Innovator of the Year; and the New York Daily News, as one of the 50 Most Powerful Women in New York.

ASCD is a powerful organization that has published a wealth of information on multiple intelligences.

Multiple studies have demonstrated that organizations that prioritize a performance - management system that supports employees» professional growth outperform organizations that do not.25 Similar to all professionals, teachers need feedback and opportunities to develop and refine their practices.26 As their expertise increases, excellent teachers want to take on additional responsibilities and assume leadership roles within their schools.27 Unfortunately, few educators currently receive these kinds of opportunities for professional learning and growth.28 For example, well - developed, sustained professional learning communities, or PLCs, can serve as powerful levers to improve teaching practice and increase student achievement.29 When implemented poorly, however, PLCs result in little to no positive change in school performance.30

The CV Lab trains educators to be effective college advisors and enables organizations and schools to develop successful college access and completion programs, creating a powerful ripple effect that puts thousands of first - gen students on the path to a degree.

About Digital Promise Digital Promise is a nonprofit organization that builds powerful networks and takes on grand challenges by working at the intersection of researchers, entrepreneurs, and educators.

NEW YORK STATE In New York State, the Alliance for Quality Education and other community organizations are fighting against a powerful group of hedge - fund managers bent on privatizing the state's education system.

Using examples from classroom teachers with whom she has worked, Collay describes four dimensions of powerful classroom - based leadership: (1) teaching well by drawing on professional knowledge to respond to the complex relationship challenges that affect learning; (2) finding creative ways to collaborate with both colleagues and parents; (3) conducting classroom - based inquiry, both through informal observation and through formal, structured research; and (4) using partnerships with outside organizations to support student learning.

That's because members of the State Board of Education are expected to vote on a state official's recommendation to award the job to Achievement for All Children (AAC), a Charlotte - based organization with very limited experience and very deep ties to the North Carolina General Assembly, the state's burgeoning charter school movement and a powerful school choice lobbyist.

Your story has come together, you've settled on a powerful opening paragraph, you have an organization that works.

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With data from more sources available to publishers than ever before, and with ever - more powerful tools and service providers to crunch them, it is incumbent on C - level executives to build Big Data capabilities into their organizations.

With more data from more internal and external sources available to publishers than ever before, and with ever - more powerful tools and service providers to crunch them, it is incumbent on C - level executives to build Big Data capabilities into their organizations.

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