Sentences with phrase «risk public alternative»

1997 AERO's Virgin Island Consulting Project trains staff at at - risk public alternative schools on the islands.

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I expect, however, that there will be three first - order effects that will be very similar to those that followed the BP spill: 1) increased public consciousness of the dangers inherent in transporting oil and oil products and more aversion to having these products moved nearby; 2) increased calls for alternatives to oil rather than alternative means of transporting oil; and 3) decreased trust in regulators» and firms» abilities to sufficiently mitigate risks from transporting oil.

Alternative financing procurement — better known outside of Ontario as public - private partnerships — allow the public sector to pass on risks of delays and cost overruns to the private sector, in return for a small premium.

For the risk - averse investor, an adviser such as Butowsky would suggest allocating 5 % to private equity, 7 % -12 % to real estate, 50 % -65 % to a mix of public securities (stocks, mutual funds and the like) and the rest to alternatives such as gold and hedge funds.

A bill expanding the share of New York public pension funds that can be invested in complex, high - risk alternative assets such as private equity and hedge funds has been vetoed by Governor Andrew Cuomo.

He has avoided nailing Labour's colours to the public sector's mast and sidestepped the risk of committing itself to a potentially outdated position at the election which prevents it from articulating a genuine and positive alternative.

To be sure, the minority leader recognizes that «going negative» carries risks and may not be a winning strategy if his party fails to offer policy alternatives that appeal to broad segments of the general public.

Influenza remains a major health problem in the United States, resulting each year in an estimated 36,000 deaths and 200,000 hospitalizations.4 Those who have been shown to be at high risk for the complications of influenza infection are children 6 to 23 months of age; healthy persons 65 years of age or older; adults and children with chronic diseases, including asthma, heart and lung disease, and diabetes; residents of nursing homes and other long - term care facilities; and pregnant women.4 It is for this reason that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended that these groups, together with health care workers and others with direct patient - care responsibilities, should be given priority for influenza vaccination this season in the face of the current shortage.1 Other high - priority groups include children and teenagers 6 months to 18 years of age whose underlying medical condition requires the daily use of aspirin and household members and out - of - home caregivers of infants less than 6 months old.1 Hence, in the case of vaccine shortages resulting either from the unanticipated loss of expected supplies or from the emergence of greater - than - expected global influenza activity — such as pandemic influenza, which would prompt a greater demand for vaccination5 — the capability of extending existing vaccine supplies by using alternative routes of vaccination that would require smaller doses could have important public health implications.

Alternative Routes to Teaching; When Mayors Take Charge; From A Nation at Risk to No Child Left Behind; Inside Urban Charter Schools; The Role and Impact of Public - Private Partnerships in Education; The Latino Education Crisis

Colorado requires that 95 percent of students be in a high - risk group before a school can be labeled an AEC and the D.C. Public Charter School Board is considering a proposal based on a «gap» model that would set the threshold at 60 percent high - risk students, while some other states allow schools to bypass conventional accountability systems if their missions focus on serving alternative student populations.

Schools listed include parent cooperatives, magnet schools, public at - risk alternatives, and charter schools.

Public alternative schools and programs for students at risk of education failure, 2000 — 01.

We provide an innovative alternative to the public high school for at - risk students.

Thus, alternatives find themselves in a bind and are often willing to take the risk of a «few strings attached» in order to get the added financial benefits of public school choice programs.

Alta says managers of university endowments, public pension systems, and corporate defined benefit plans have historically utilized lower - correlated alternative investments to improve the risk - adjusted returns of their portfolios.

Over the past decade, there has been a gradual aggregate shift from public equities to fixed - income and alternative assets, reflecting growing interest in reducing investment risk, especially in limiting the volatility of plan liabilities (Figure 6).

I expect, however, that there will be three first - order effects that will be very similar to those that followed the BP spill: 1) increased public consciousness of the dangers inherent in transporting oil and oil products and more aversion to having these products moved nearby; 2) increased calls for alternatives to oil rather than alternative means of transporting oil; and 3) decreased trust in regulators» and firms» abilities to sufficiently mitigate risks from transporting oil.

But in this case, given the risk - management challenges we face and the policy alternatives under consideration, it is our judgment that a carbon tax is a preferred course of public policy action versus cap and trade approaches.»

Because smart public health activists have focused private - sector attention on the risk of consumer backlash against products that might harm children, and because cost - effective alternatives to BPA already exist.

It was a precautionary scheme, and the regulators had been entitled to opt for a high level of public protection by adopting a scheme of comprehensive assessment, and to reject alternatives which would pose a higher level of risk by allowing some advocates to slip through the net.

The level of interaction with the public of the two open - source alternatives is also different, and an added risk factor.

Over a two year time frame the project team developed a needs assessment; conducted alternative analysis; outlined risks; developed capital and operating budgets; and ultimately was successfully accepted as a subscriber to the County - wide 800 MHz public safety radio system.

Conducted routine surveillance / security surveys using a squad car, performed high risk security assessments, regular patrols and risk assessments; prepared written and verbal reports for States Attorney / Village Attorney, identifying discrepancies, recommendations for alternative security measures and actions as appropriate; enforced state / local laws according to and within the IL jurisdiction; actively participated in public speaking engagements; accountable for interviewing, recruiting and training new officers including conducting background checks

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