Sentences with phrase «raisers which»

In 2010, amid an inquiry into possible House ethics violations, Rangel held a similar birthday fund - raiser which was attended by Andrew Cuomo, who was campaigning for governor at the time.

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A proposed move toward a so - called destination - based tax system with border adjustments — which functions like a 20 % tax on imports but exempts exports — is a potential revenue raiser but is very controversial and complicated.

I wanted to build up a large solid base of boring, stable long time dividend payers and raisers first, which I'm still not done doing, and then add the more «exotic» higher growth names down the line.

Indeed, over the years, Georgetown has been perhaps the clearest example of what many such schools practice: the whipsaw of «Catholic tradition,» in which the strongest declarations of Catholic identity come from the fund - raisers, the alumni association, and the public - relations office ¯ all the people trying to sell the university in a tight economic situation that requires a good bit of niche marketing.

Raiser refers to the most recent study document of the Dombes Group, which speaks of a needed «conversion» of the Churches, that is, a shift of attention from what still separates them to the task of strengthening all that already binds them together and that strengthens and expands the community between them.

Is there a convergence here with the proposal of Konrad Raiser, which I sketched in my first step and the development of which I traced in my second?

It is in this context, I believe, that the changes which Raiser, Robra, and in a different way Abraham, call paradigm shifts, should be understood.

Raiser maintains that «Christocentric universalism,» a phrase which he quotes from his predecessor WA.

Konrad Raiser, now General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, uses it to describe, a change in theological perspective which affects the whole range of ecumenical work.1 His colleague and former student Martin Robra applies it specifically to a change in perspective on social ethics in World Council work.2 K.C. Abraham describes it as a change in theological and ethical perspective brought about by the participation of the Third World in the ecumenical movement.3 They all make important points.

(14) Raiser argues that the starting point has shifted from the givenness of unity to diversity, out of which unity «must be achieved, restored, preserved, or defended in face of opposing positions within the one church.»

Raiser stresses the newer focus on the unity of the church as «reconciled diversity,» which takes into account the actual problem of variety in the churches.

The booklet I was sent to review consists of 31 baking recipes which would work well for coffee mornings, school fetes and other fund raisers.

You can call it the curtain - raiser, or another pre-season game, which has very little riding on it, but when you count the attitude of both teams, Arsenal were miles ahead of Man City.

This would be the curtain raiser for a season which is shaping up to be really exciting.

For years the main lacrosse fund - raiser at Cal — a laxathon at which players take turns keeping a ball going on the quad for 100 hours — doubles as a pageant of the players» devotion.

Around 80,000 people watched Arsenal game in Australia and now Wenger will be hoping to have his team ready for the start of the season which kicks off with traditional curtain raiser Community Shield against Chelsea 1 week before the premier league begins.

Not only is she a woman and a strong fund - raiser, but she also represents a motivated ethnic voting base, which could be crucial in this first - ever June primary.

Isaacs also used his email to promote his committee's annual «spring fling» fund - raiser, which is taking place at the Women's National Republican Club in Manhattan tonight.

Cuomo's 52nd birthday fund - raiser, which took place when he was still attorney general and gearing up for his 2010 run for governor, featured Jon Bon Jovi and a surprise visit from then - Gov.

Capital also sought details of a September fund - raiser that sources say was held at 677 Prime, an upscale Albany steakhouse, and according to records attended by members of the governor's Capital Region Economic Development Council, which has a say in what projects in the eight counties surrounding Albany receive state funding.

Some Democratic lawmakers have indicated they want more revenue - raisers next year in order to fill the remaining budget gap, which now stands at around $ 2 billion.

That fund - raiser, Denise Ward, was singled out for her online comments in which she attacked two of the best - known survivors and advocates of the Parkland High School massacre, David Hogg and Emma Gonzalez.

He'll headline an event on December 17 at the Sheraton Towers in Manhattan, which is also a fund - raiser for Andrew Cuomo 2010.

Cuomo campaign spokesman Peter Kauffmann said the governor has held fund - raisers at sporting events in the past, including a 2012 event at Yankee Stadium which filings show cost around $ 40,000.

This year's meet is the first in which the state is the clear owner of the track, and it remains a popular site for fund - raisers.

A federal grand jury in Manhattan has begun hearing evidence in the case, which focuses on two de Blasio fund - raisers — Jona Rechnitz and Jeremy Reichberg — with investigators trying to determine if the two men benefited from some type of favorable municipal action, or the promise of some action, in exchange for their donations, their fund - raising or some other gesture.

The Times sees Cuomo's budget as a mixed - bag, expressing disappointment over the lack of revenue raisers and concern over the deep education cuts, which the paper thinks go too far.

So far, the school's held several fund - raisers — including a celebrity golf tournament in Los Angeles — and pulled in about $ 1 million, which includes a $ 500,000 commitment from Bronx Council Member Maria Baez.

In a letter sent last week to state Board of Elections Chief Enforcement Counsel Risa Sugarman that was obtained by the News, Mary Beth Calamia of Holbrook cited a $ 50,000 donation procured by de Blasio fund - raiser Ross Offinger from a publicly untraceable Delaware corporation that went to the Nassau County Democratic Committee, which was supporting Todd Kaminsky's successful run for Senate in a special election last month.

Nixon said onstage at the Cutting Room in Murray Hill, at her recent 52nd - birthday party, which doubled as a fund - raiser.

He has a loyal base in the city's Asian - American community — which has probably been galvanized by the perception he is being singled out — and according to sources, he has been a reliable fund - raiser for the party.

That's left Dorego and the company's stable of lobbyists (which includes two former state senators, Nick Spano and Carl Andrews) to mix with politicians at fund - raisers and check in when major legislation is being drafted in nondescript rooms tucked into the Capitol's upper floors.

He's accused of bribing Michalek, with help for a promotion; favors for two close relatives; Buffalo Sabres hockey tickets; and a seat at one of Cuomo's fund - raisers in return for favorable treatment in court cases in which he and his acquaintances had an interest.

President Obama this week appeared at a DNC fund - raiser in Manhattan at which he was photographer with de Blasio and made mention during his remarks to the crowd of Dante de Blasio's infamous Afro.

According to an invitation obtained by POLITICO New York, the Nov. 12 fund - raiser at the Harvard Club is ostensibly for Jeffries» 2016 re-election campaign, in which he has no apparent opposition.

Several people familiar with the planning for the fund - raiser said the cancellation was designed to punish Mr. Zeldin, who not only voted against the bill but was outspoken about one aspect: the elimination of the federal deduction for state and local taxes, which particularly impacts high - tax states like New York.

Even so, most of Mr. Dietl's campaign cash comes from outside the city, a fact in evidence at a recent fund - raiser in which finding a New York City voter among those in attendance was harder than locating a German reporter working on a profile.

One more thing, raiser pads are also included which let you raise the center of gravity a bit.

Schaller calls the work of conservation «a gigantic, continuous headache,» explaining that «instead of just being a biologist — something for which I was trained — I must also be a fund - raiser, diplomat, politician, sociologist, anthropologist, everything at once.»

For many scientists nowadays, the original postdoctoral appointment represents merely the curtain raiser to a second postdoc, at which point the individual will begin the tough task of finding the first job.

On November 10, 2006, she died at home in her husbands arms, just a few days after speaking at a fund - raiser for the Heffter Research Institute, which funded Dr. Grobs study.

Except, of course, in the brilliant, bird's - eye opening shot, which is one of the great, funny, paranoid curtain - raisers of recent years — and I'd say the best movie soccer scene of all time.

Now he is looking for tickets to the Oscars, which he said he would attend with a particularly provocative guest: Milo Yiannopoulos, the conservative commentator and hell - raiser.

EW: If principals need to get the most buck from their bang, which fund - raisers have you found to be the ones with the biggest potential for raising those big bucks?

EW: In your experience, which fund - raisers seem to be the most labor intensive (require more parent volunteers)?

This is a consciousness raiser project founded to humanize educational activities by means of pedagogical efforts, which will definitely set the beat of peaceful melodies of the 21st century.

He dreads fund - raisers and drinks parties, all occasions at which he must give an account of himself to people he will never see again.

This dog show, which is held at Tulsa's Expo Square QuikTrip Center, is the primary fund - raiser for MCKC and it is free to the public.

During that time, the Puppy Raiser plays a key role in the socialization and development of the puppy which greatly increases its chances of graduating from the guide dog program.

At the first sign of a suspected illness, puppy raisers should call GDA's Vet Department, which is open Monday - Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. GDA also staffs an after - hours emergency phone, accessible by calling the main number and following the prompts.