Sentences with phrase «result of a public works»

It's worth pointing out that a substantial minority of Lib Dems are very keen on ideas such as Land Value Tax which would directly address many of the problems arising from asset inequality, in particular the fact that land owners can often make substantial gains in wealth as a result of public works funded out of the income and consumption taxes paid by those of substantially less wealth than themselves.

Copper appears once the modern police station is completed as a result of a public works project.

Not exact matches

«Those pushing for net neutrality think the world would work better if the Internet was somehow magically transformed into a public utility, like a water or electricity company, with the FCC and state regulators setting rates, overseeing investment, and micromanaging relationships between providers and customers,» Downes says, adding the result would be devastating to the smooth functioning of ISP networks.

While LGBT inclusion has been a winning stance for companies from a marketing standpoint — several major companies made a public showing of support for LGBT rights during the Sochi Olympics earlier this year — the survey results suggest that companies have some work to do to make employees feel welcomed within their workplaces.

Changes to copyright law in 1998 greatly extended the rights of authors and, as a result, few works entered the public domain in the United States for two decades.

As a result of CPA's efforts, political disclosure has been adopted by 130 large companies and is becoming a mainstream corporate practice.In his work with CPA, which he founded in 2003, he has drawn on his three decades of experience in journalism, Congress, and strategic public affairs.

«Communications guru Gallo draws on the power of TED talks to reveal the secrets of effective public speaking... The result is a dynamic work focused on storytelling... sure to be a hit with anyone who wants to be a successful communicator.»

The November election outcome also demonstrated considerable public uncertainty amongst working class households as a result of on - going job polarization.

«These [new] estimates are the result of two years of very, very rigorous work — engineering, public consultations, peer reviews — to ensure that these costs at reasonable to take to the next phase of the program,» said Desmond, noting that costs will only continue to rise if delays continue.

There is neglect: «You should have downgraded Amalgamated two months ago — and you know it, but you have had results season, the management away day, weeks of work on an initial public offering that never happened.

The result is a «frightful mess» in the eyes of Catholic traditionalists, intransigents and legalists, but it works toward the public good.

On his return to England, Newman was approached by some Catholic parents and asked to found a school, along the lines of the traditional Public Schools but Catholic in character, and the result was the Oratory School, which still continues today and is the subject of Shrimpton's earlier work A Catholic Eton?

Torture and public trials resulted in burnings at the stake of poor and working - class women viewed as symbols of rebellion against the ruling church.

As a result, prisons are hidden from public view, which makes the work of correctional officers harder to supervise.

The scrutiny of the funding practices of large transnational food companies6, 7 has threatened the credibility of nutrition research and researchers.5 However, without empirical work examining the association of industry sponsorship with the results of nutrition research, researchers, policy makers, and the public have no way of quantifying and understanding the extent of industry influence on the data.

What the organic livestock standard says The Organic Livestock and Poultry Production rule, commonly referred to as the Organic Animal Welfare Rule, is the result of 14 years of public and transparent work within the process established by Congress, and reflects deep engagement and input by organic stakeholders during multiple administrations, both Republican and Democrat.

This comprehensive program works with couples and single individuals regardless of race, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and marital status to assist them with the adoption of older children whose circumstances resulted in their being placed into public foster care.

This document illustrates the trends and test results at Golden Valley Charter School in Sacramento where test results exceed state requirements, as they do at charter schools across California working out of the principles of Public Waldorf Education.

Collaboration across industry public and private sector partners - BSI, Suffolk County Council, the Institute of Collaborative Working and Kier showed how collaboration could bring real results and value.

The climate change risk assessment is the result of more than three years of work, involving hundreds of leading scientists, and experts from both the public and private sectors.

The desired result is clear: there will be less pressure to address the decades - long erosion of pay and benefits for most working people in the private sector if public anger can be focused on the bus mechanic who still has health coverage.

New York City's public financing program has opened the door «for meaningful participation from working - class communities,» resulting in a city council that is not only more racially and economically diverse, but that is also better positioned to represent the interests of ordinary New Yorkers.

«I have to assume that it is the result of a coordinated disinformation campaign aimed not only at undermining ACORN's work, but also as a part of a far broader effort to corrode public confidence in the electoral process... It is a simple three - step process.

Speaking about the survey Stephen Ratcliffe, Director UKCG, said «Providing certainty over the pipeline of forward public sector programmes and working with the industry to get shovel ready projects underway, would be the most helpful thing government could do in the wake of these results.

«The consolidation is expected to result in thousands of lost jobs at the corporate and branch levels, with little hope these individuals will find alternative work in the retail banking field due to the oversaturated market conditions,» Cuomo said in a letter to several federal officials that he made public Wednesday.

The administration has since then conducted all manner of public works projects — bridges, buildings, renovations and the like — with nary a word from the legislature other than its rubber stamp on the results.

«I'm a player in the game and I worked my tail off all weekend shaking a lot of hands,» said Altieri before the results were made public, «[Campaigning has] been a learning experience in the political process, if nothing else.»

Providers of government «work programmes» will be paid by results, but in a recession, where the economy is stagnant, the public sector is shedding staff and 20 % of young people are unemployed, it's hard to see where the millions of extra jobs that will be needed to deliver these «results» are going to come from.

In a public address ahead of the official declaration of the results, John Mahama said «I will like to assure the people of Ghana of my commitment to the sustenance of our country's democracy and we will work to ensure a smooth transition of our incoming administration.

The Main Street Manager needed Tom's attention... he got the money, ($ 50K, but at the cost of NOT having work done on a Comprehensive plan) but didn't follow through and the result is no visible progress, no progress on a BID such that the BID proposal was very poorly done and not suitable for presentation for public consideration.

Kellner — who has been stripped of his position as chairman of the Libraries Committee, banned from from working with interns, and docked of his staff budget as a result of the ethics committee findings — sent a formal notice of appeal to the committee requesting a public hearing on the matter.

The 2017 budget, which was passed by the Board of Legislators on Monday by a slim margin of 10 - 7, and modifies a previous budget submitted to the legislative chamber by Astorino last month, will retain the county executive's proposed flat tax rate, but will also add four additional engineering positions to the county's depleted Department of Public Works roster, in addition to injecting $ 1 million to the county's Title XX child care program as a result of legislators» amendments.

NYC's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene provides a vital service in inspecting and evaluating early childhood centers, but much remains to be done to convey the results of their work to parents and the general public.

While the plan approved by the panel on Sept. 12 will result in some moderate savings in 2018, it set the framework for multiple future shared services including code enforcement; records management and county - wide purchasing and the consolidations of town courts; youth and recreations services; lighting districts and public works salt storage and production.

In our analysis of the constituency results, John Curtice, Robert Ford and I noted,» Constituencies containing a relatively large number of people working in the public sector proved to be relatively loyal to Labour.

«Being able to make this arrest was the result of good police work and cooperation from the public», said Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, standing alongside Rinaldo.

As a result of its findings, the HPA issued precautionary advice on 9 October 2008 to the general public concerning the use of open CFLs in close - working situations.

MIDTOWN — The feud between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio is real and the pair are not working together for the best interests of the public, according to the results of a Quinnipiac University poll.

As a result of the success of these events, the Erie County Commission on the Status of Women, local domestic violence advocates and community volunteers worked together to plan and create a Tribute Garden - a permanent, public tribute honoring fallen victims and survivors, while also raising awareness.

The people of our community expect their representatives to work together in a spirit of cooperation for the good of the public, and today's result shows that we can work together for the betterment of all.»

«We commend the diligent work of the Yonkers Police Department and Westchester County Department of Public Safety for this collaboration, which resulted in rounding up members of this violent gang, and in so doing, making Yonkers and our surrounding Westchester communities safer,» he said.

She is also working on a book about school turnaround driven by her personal experiences through her brother, Maurice, who was functionally illiterate as a result of failures in the public school system and died at a young age.

The decision «could ultimately discourage scientists from advising governments, communicating the results of research to the public, or even in extreme cases discouraging people from working in these fields,» said AGU president Michael McPhaden.

Once the results are published (which can come in the form of a product that others can then dissect), it is public — but only potentially so — and only other scientists can understand the scientists» work.

Director general Albonetti says the functions of the Forum will include «fostering public debate and monitoring changes in public opinion on the societal impact of science and technology, providing the Regional Executive and Regional Council with guidance and information on research investments and innovation programs, and working with regional and international institutions to promote the transfer of research results to economic development.»

The resulting influx of workers has turned the town of Iwaki, some 50 kilometers (30 miles) from the plant, into a bustling labor hub at the front line of the massive public works project.

However, the health and social care sector have experienced challenges in recent years as a result of austerity measures in the public sector which has had implications for the pay and pensions of those working in the sector.

The results of these studies, which are expected to be made public by the end of the year, can be seen as preparatory work, soliciting ideas from the scientific community for the next Planetary Science Decadal Survey that is due to come out in a few years.

«It took us about two years of continuous work to convince ourselves and to make our results public in a scientific journal,» he said.

Involvement with an international school also helps these organizations increase their public profile; sometimes these projects work in the exact neighborhood of these schools, but were unrecognized until someone within the school proposed a partnership, resulting in increased visibility for the project within the community.