Sentences with phrase «public good i.e.»

However, codifying TK would mean loss of control over the knowledge; making it a more perfect public good i.e. increasing the inappropriability problem.

Not exact matches

While this may be true initially for projects funded by the general public or unsophisticated retail investors, the average investment and risk in these securities will be small (i.e. max $ 2,500) enough to seriously negatively impact investor well - being, and investors will become more savvy at managing their personal portfolios and investment selections over time.

That being said, as a follower of Christ I always try to adhere to my best behavior no matter where I am, alone or in public, and I keep that in the forefront of my mind lest I be judged like the restaurant patrons you have described in this article despite the fact I don't do any of these things (i.e. t shirt, bible, leaving pamphlets in lieu of tip, etc...) Will I become a better tipper after reading this?

So stop the pointless labeling, stop dealing in poorly - reasoned absolutes, and start looking at history — and you will find that this country HAS ALWAYS DONE BEST — economically, socially, culturally - when PROGRESSIVE SOCIAL POLICIES (government — i.e. PUBLIC — economic regulation, direct democracy, progressive taxation) have been implemented.

The final red stage was interesting for us, as all pictures submitted by the CPI as well as Indian sources showed Bhuts, Bihs and Nagas with an orange color, i.e. not fully mature (this includes the pictures that made worldwide news after the Guinness World Records entry became public.)

The best (though not ideal) solution lies in public involvement in governmental decision - making (it is also our duty — we are, after all, a sovereign people), both via direct action (such as what Bettina does) as well as via indirect advocates (i.e. lobbyists), combined with intelligent decision - making by the government agencies which takes into account and reflects the diverse nature of our society.

To assure that the Society's communications (i.e. website, social media, newsletter) are in the public good and meets current and valid SCMR needs, in the most effective manner, in accordance with the Society's mission

Well, a brief moment of aggressive public urination by Jeff Chang was a definite eyebrow raiser, but he was sure it would be «the socks» — i.e., the only article of clothing Astin and Miles Teller are left to wear for a number of relatively lengthy scenes, an apparent homage to the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Public school teachers, as well, tend to stay in the profession because they feel rewarded when working with students — i.e., they are «intrinsically motivated» — rather than because they are highly paid.

Kids don't learn how to write better via the invisible hand of the market, though I certainly agree that market forces could push public schools to make changes they otherwise would resist — changes that would result in stronger teaching (i.e., instruction) in the classroom.

In school year 2011 - 12, the majority of early - career teachers (i.e., teachers who had taught for five or fewer years) in public schools reported that they were well prepared for a range of instructional duties in their first year of teaching.

At the risk of being overly harsh, I have to wonder if the purpose of vouchers is to create «sacrificial lambs» i.e. sending some students off to fail in private schools so those remaining in public schools will do better.

Michigan professor Marina Whitman recently noted that the essence of a public good is that it is non-excludable; i.e. all can partake, and non-rivalrous; i.e. giving one person the good does not diminish its availability to another.

Michelle Rhee who, as many of you know, is the founder and current CEO of StudentsFirst, as well as former Chancellor of Washington D.C.'s public schools who during her tenure there, enacted a strict, controversial teacher evaluation system (i.e., IMPACT) that has been at the source of different posts here and here, most recently following the «gross» errors in 44 D.C. public school teachers» evaluation scores.

Worse is that this sometimes signals to the greater public that these «new and improved» teacher evaluation systems are being used for more discriminatory purposes (i.e., to actually differentiate between good and bad teachers on some sort of discriminating continuum), or that, indeed, there is a normal distribution of teachers, as per their levels of effectiveness.

On the one hand, it's nice to see Wisconsin's public schools finally moving toward a human resources model that most of the rest of the working world has been using for years — i.e., rewarding or sanctioning employees based on how well they do their jobs.

That is one of my beefs with this explosion of self - pubs — and again for those who want to claim that I hate self - pubs, I don't, never have, some of my best friends are very talented self pubs and I can name you a half dozen who do very well as self - pubs and whom I admire a lot — is that the majority are dumping their works on the public and expecting the public to tell them whether they're good, i.e. if their works have any quality or should be taken back to the drawing board or need a few editors and proofreaders to take a pencil through it.

I'd not previously realized this more nasty aspect of the publishers» attack on public libraries, requiring «OverDrive and our library partners to cooperate to honor geographic and territorial rights for digital book lending, as well as to review and audit policies regarding an eBook borrower's relationship to the library (i.e. customer lives, works, attends school in service area, etc.).»

Public lists are good for showing that you have good taste (i.e. a List titled «Fantastic Photography» with pics you love).

Credit bureaus gather information about consumers and their credit histories from public records such as court records (i.e. foreclosure, bankruptcy), creditors such as mortgage companies, credit unions, banks, and credit card companies, as well as retailers and other reliable sources.

The Internet has caused the moats of newspapers to quickly atrophy, which is problematic for owners and society as a whole given that the news itself is what is called a «public good» (i.e., non-rival and non-excludable).

I recommend to only go for it when you make a refundable booking (that you can cancel if they don't honor the lower rate) and when you are sure it's the exact same booking, including the same room, same occupancy, same amenities (i.e. breakfast), same cancellation policy, same currency and you find the better rate on a public site, ie no membership required (even a free sign up).

The idea that people sometimes «recoil» from frequent coverage that «imposes» a concern might be helpful to the degree that it causes the media to make sure that facts are accurate, that problems are stated clearly, that key credible spokespersons are used, that problems are covered with the authentic frequency and priority that they deserve, and so forth, but IF the quality and honesty of coverage are good, then people (i.e., the public) may actually begin to understand the problem, vote for responsible candidates, and change their own behaviors where warranted.

It is very, very hard to hear about a «disengaged» public from a major media player, i.e., the Times, that seems to think that its coverage of global warming is as good as it can be, as good as it should be, and so forth and that also seems to think that better coverage wouldn't make a difference anyhow.

And sometimes donors don't get exactly what they were bargaining for, and put their money behind projects in a public way, almost expecting a certain result... i.e. Koch and the BEST study..

By picking one specific area of only one of the spheres (surface temperatures), while it might be one piece of interesting information and it certainly it is quite true that surface temperatures have been flat at or near record high levels, focusing on this fact alone and the fact that climate models failed to have forecast it, does very little overall good if the goal is to educate the public about the bigger picture, i.e. anthropogenic climate change as an energy imbalance affecting the whole Earth energy system, including all the spheres discussed above.

Beyond these elites steeped in neoliberal dogma, the economists and pundits that continue to reinforce and reproduce the dogma of neoliberalism are equally responsible for removing the most important tool in the fight against climate catastrophe from the table, i.e. government committed to the public good.

Vahrenholt is a case for psychopathologists or criminologists: The man is honorary (i.e. avocational) professor for chemistry, a well - known public figure in Germany, and a high ranking industry manager.

Questioning of this kind does touch the heart of the issue, i.e. that the * certainty * of near - term calamity (decades) is a cultural truth not based in science, in a way the public can grasp, and whether or not the the physical climate is actually responding to ACO2 in a good, bad, or indifferent manner.

It is intended for the meteorological (i.e. weather, water and climate) and radiocommunication communities, including governmental institutions, industry as well as the general public.

I'm wondering about the possibility of a public (i.e. published in prominent peer - reviewed journal) analysis of the figures in WMO, TAR, and AR4, and the extent to which they meet (or fail to meet) best practices.

«the possibility of a public (i.e. published in prominent peer - reviewed journal) analysis of the figures in WMO, TAR, and AR4, and the extent to which they meet (or fail to meet) best practices.»

Major changes in public policy should demand a better accountability of what is unexplained, especially when the unexplained appears to be much greater than the purported effect (i.e. AGW) that the changes in public policy are being imposed to prevent or mitigate.

Alarie: technology doesn't invent itself, time, money, risk to develop this; need incentives for investing in this; no agenda then to hold the mirror up to ourselves; best if academics involved, i.e. no commercial interests; see potential to nationalize this as a public good, natural monopoly emerging; like energy from nuclear power; government's not doing this research

In terms of the reasonableness of LSUC's decision, the court considered speeches by various benchers of LSUC (i.e., board members), as well as legal opinions designed to guide the benchers and 210 submissions from members of the profession and the public.

Should there not be included a «Let's consult and hear from the general public how we (i.e., lawyers / justice system) can better serve in their interest.»

Adoption orders can be made in a variety of different circumstances: adoption by a stepparent, private adoption (directly with the birth mother), or public adoption (fostering to adopt, i.e. adopting through the local authority) but in each case the Court is concerned with whether making the order is in the child's best interests taking account of the rest of his or her whole life.

In my humble opinion, that's got to change if the appeals courts want the bar and the public, as well as the parties before it, to be guided by their opinions and to act on them in a manner (i.e., settling cases for reasonable amounts) that will reduce the number of lawsuits brought to trial and appealed.»

An example could be someone operating in business under a different name (not illegal); someone who would suffer financial loss if a business or general public knew some info about them; or someone who has faced public scrutiny (i.e., false criminal punishment) and can not, at least in good public image, disclose or have someone disclose their identity outside of private business matters.

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One example of a lack of the same, i.e., judicial arrogation of divine - like power over mortality — and talk about from the sublime to the ridiculous — is this report from Paul Levy of Public Citizen's Consumer Law & Policy Blog about a favorite topic of mine, too: the reduction of trademark law to the role of handmaiden to Big College Pro Football's money grab over, well, everything:

Jezra Kaye, public speaking coach and president of Speak Up for Success, wrote in a blog post on her website that the best place to start with your thank - you note is to put yourself in the mindset of your «audience,» i.e., the people who interviewed you.

He also must be told the possible consequences of the alternative adversarial procedure, i.e., the high costs of the litigation, his paying for his attorney, as well as his wife's, at the possible hourly rate of $ 250, respectively, the crap - shoot consequences of a judge deciding equitable distribution, child support and maintenance, the public fiasco, the continuing anger of his spouse, and the certain detrimental effect an the children, with whom he wants to maintain a relationship.

The authors don't really say, except to suggest, as Gaudiano did in a New York Times op - ed in September 2013, that therapists» indifference to evidence - based treatments creates an «image problem» for them among primary care physicians, insurers, policymakers, therapists themselves, and even the general public, which doesn't realize how much research stands behind the «good» (i.e., evidence - based) therapies.