Sentences with phrase «something every citizen on»

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Horse racing is something like a religion in Hong Kong, whose citizens bet more than anyone else on Earth.

Something that took hardly any time at all was the immediate backlash from citizens aimed at South Korea's official presidential Blue House website; heavy traffic temporarily disabled the site and by Thursday afternoon, 55,000 South Koreans had signed a petition requesting a stay on the crackdown.

For example, his chapter on public works is effective in denouncing pork - barrel spending dressed up as something beneficial fur the public, but his constructive agenda is thin on what the government should do to provide a sound infrastructure and even a safety net for its citizens.

The government might waste 40 % of it, but they will still spend 60 % of it on something good for our citizens.

I think the burden of proof rests on those followers of the crucified Lamb to show that citizens of heaven can truly pledge allegiance to anyone other than Christ — and that's something Christians need to think about deeply.

1) Charities spend their income on necessities, such as food and utilities, which ever - so - slightly re-orients our economy toward recession - resistant products, rather than luxuries 2) Charities spend their money quickly, but on independent schedules, making for a smoother stimulus effect on the economy 3) Charities make purchases tax - free, meaning that $ 1 spent by a charity generates a full $ 1 of private economic activity; furthermore, much of those tax revenues are recovered as income tax on the grocery stores, utility companies, etc. that might not have received that income otherwise 4) Charitable giving is by far the most democratic way to improve society; from birth control to bombers, government assuredly spends money on something you don't like, and charitable giving restores your say - so 5) Charitable donations are tax deductible, meaning you keep those tax dollars in your local community 6) Charitable donations provide the funds necessary for volunteers to serve the needy, thus giving «the average citizen» a chance to meet and interact with the needy, breaking down stereotypes

Fever Pitch is about the quotidian and what one man can learn about himself by participating in the national obsession; The Soccer Diaries starts with a child in search of something thoroughly other, a citizen cheating on his own country's sporting culture.

The Swans have actually scored in each of their last five games against the Citizens, so they may be value to get something on the board in this one.

Even though the Citizens have only shipped the nine goals at the Etihad, they have conceded in six of their last eight home games, so that suggests that the Foxes could get something on the board and both teams to score in the game probably isn't a bad shout.

Jessica Asato, acting director of Progress, believes that a citizens» assembly might help decide on the terms of the debate on cloud computing: «You need something that is much more citizen - centred,» she told the group.

You knew something interesting might happen at this afternoon's Personal Democracy Forum panel on citizen - generated content right from the start — as the crowd gathered, a confrontational flier put together by MoveOn.org circulated through the room, accusing MySpace of censoring site members» words and pictures.

Calls to control social media in times of civil unrest [2], monitor citizens» communications in order to catch terrorists and paedophiles [3] and prevent citizens from using encrypted communications just in case they are saying something illegal [4] are all examples of government trying to respond to issues they are challenged on.

Spying on every innocent citizen, just in case they might do something wrong, did not stop them.

Now I'm going to tell you something that may surprise you: you have Canadian citizens on your list, and you don't know it.

«If they really stand behind the words that they put out on reform than they should have done something to demand this be a much more public process,» said Citizens Union Executive Director Dick Dadey.

Still, we should not discount the significance of what Citizens United meant for independent expenditures, something that Justice John Paul Stevens argued comes close to direct contributions: «The difference between selling a vote and selling access is a matter of degree, not kind and selling access is not qualitatively different from giving special preference to those who spent money on one's behalf.»

You knew something interesting might happen at this afternoon's Personal Democracy Forum panel on citizen - generated content right from the start — as the crowd gathered, a confrontational flier put together by MoveOn.org circulated through the room, accusing MySpace of censoring site...

«A great many decisions are being deferred,» said Carol Kellermann, the president of the nonpartisan Citizens Budget Commission, who said the mayor's presentation on Monday amounted to something of a rough draft.

Speaking of that cash, because Revere America is a 501 (c)(4), it doesn't have to reveal the names of its donors, which is something that drives good government groups mad, espcially in light of the Citizens United US Supreme Court decision that removed the ban on corporate political spending.

«In the end, we would save more money than we would spend by having a public financing system that allows people to run based on contributions from ordinary citizens rather than from special interest looking for something in return from the federal or state budget,» she said.

The reality is the rest of country doesn't want to be paying for NY's deductions anymore so why doesn't NY do something to reduce the onerous tax burden it puts on its citizens?

Added Darren Dopp, a communications consultant who has worked on Democrat campaigns: «It's something that will shock every senior citizen and soccer mom.

But it's also reminded me that citizens, when they come up to you, and they want to talk about a situation on their block, or at their child's school, or something going on at their job site, that that's what this campaign is all about — and I'll never forget that.»

«What we're asking for is for our state legislative leaders, our county legislative leaders, our city legislative leaders to allow for a mechanism for citizens... to pass petitions to put something on the ballot.»

Such efforts to take the public's pulse on geoengineering may be crucial for understanding how to involve citizens in future policy making, says David Goldston, director of government affairs for the Natural Resources Defense Council in Washington, D.C. «This is something that is going to require a lot of public engagement before decisions are made,» he says.

Furthermore, what effects do these actions have on the citizens caught in the middle of something so ugly and dangerous (a subplot that very few directors have the skill to weave into the grander scheme of things, let alone winding up allowing for some of the strongest takeaways from the film).

Is it the government testing something on its citizens?

«The only way you make something like this work is to fully inform parents what their options are and how to exercise their options, and school superintendents aren't doing that,» says William L. Taylor, chairman of the Citizens Commission on Civil Rights, a liberal advocacy group.

The bright side is that with effective modules, adaptive modification, and the will to succeed, the average citizen of the future will be learning something new every day, whether it's at school or on the job, for the rest of their lives.

You, an educator / parent / student / citizen of the world, work hard every day at what you do, and when that day ends, you read a book or watch TV or do something that does not involve being on Twitter.

Front porch senior citizens and eight - year - olds who've already seen it all sit on rickety lawn chairs whittling with switchblades, waiting for something to happen, as it always did.

4 Tips on Choosing a Credit Monitoring Company Although US citizens are entitled to receive free credit reports every year from the three major credit bureaus, many people don't even know they have the option, until something goes drastically wrong.

Of interest is the «withdrawal fees» some are charging, something to think about when the fess are more than the interest you will earn, there should be no fees associated with this type of account, the banks get richer on the backs of the citizens.

This is the type of site that traders from the USA and Japan would be thrilled to place trades on but unfortunately the citizens of those countries can not trade on IQ Option; that is something that the site's management may want to work on in the future.

I feel this is their sneaky way of directing citizens to open their envelope when the citizen probably would not have opened it if their name was present on the envelope, and the envelope did not give the appearance of being something of importance.

The Term Puppy Mill can bring on almost dangerous responses, causing regular citizens to join in a battle against something they have never seen or witnessed first hand.

But I'm going to warn you as well that this is not the proper way to handle something as a citizen... to make evil comments about people on the Internet just because they did something you don't like.

Organizers were told that Senior Citizens participating on Pasco County's Meals on Wheels Program frequently had to give a portion of their food to their pets due to financial reasons, this group got together and decided to do something about that.

One of the things that's really important for everyone to understand is senior management and the editorial group challenged me to create something plausible, relevant, and that touches on the current fears of the U.S. citizens to the point that I was almost surprised myself we were taking these creative risks.

But on Nintendo consoles, they are second - class citizens; something to play while people are waiting for the next big Nintendo release, and this knock to third - parties» egos shows in their support (or lack thereof) of Nintendo.

Something remarkable is unfolding on the Web and in state - controlled media in China as citizens aggressively challenge officials over the collapse of so many schools in the powerful earthquake that shook the mountains of Sichuan province.

CarbonWA can build on the support it has built for a nonpartisan carbon tax, and collaborate with Citizens Climate Lobby and other such efforts to make climate action something that people across the political spectrum want to support.

«This is something that is important for all of us as parents, as grandparents, and as citizens,» Obama told health professionals and public health advocates on the call.

Your fellow citizens who depend on coal for their livelihood will have to learn to do something else.

Whether you're involved in an organization or you're a concerned citizen, whether you already have something planned or you want to plan something specifically for this campaign, whether you work on local, national or European level... join in!

My conclusion during those years was that there was definitely something going on here that warranted any concerned citizens attention, but the basic definition of variables, their weighting and the interaction was far from settled.

The answer to that relies on the shared notion, the shared certainty (among media, citizens and train workers), that the accident was something not aleatory, not a tragedy out - of - nowhere, but the consequence of a process.

It seemed like something had to have been lost in translation when I first read this, but no — in Italy, the trial of seven scientists is now underway on criminal manslaughter charges because they allegedly failed to predict and warn citizens of the possibility of a significant earthquake that hit the Italian city of L'Aquila on April 6, 2009.

So again, as I've said elsewhere, administrative law and Charter law, corporate law of various types, consumer protection, taxation, and challenging various powers such as permit boards and regulatory agencies... all that is deemed as a matter of course as something that no mere citizen could handle on their own.

Lord Neuberger, President of the Supreme Court, alluded to this in his speech at the Legal Wales Conference 2014 on 10 October: «The academics debate whether it is conceivable that Parliament would enact a law which was so contrary to principle that the courts would ignore it — eg a law which prevents citizens from challenging any decision of a government department in the courts... I profoundly hope that it is an issue which never has to be tested, not least because, if it does, something will already have gone very wrong with our system of government.»