Sentences with phrase «state system like»

Numbers can't be established for a «national popular vote» (even one based on a fiction) under a state - by - state system like ours unless all the states have their act together.

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«The tracking system is the most important tool a state has,» said Michael Crabtree, who runs Denver - based Nationwide Compliance Specialists Inc., which helps tax collectors track elusive, cash - heavy industries like the marijuana business.
Sobeys changed the things Safeway customers, employees and suppliers didn't want changed, like house brands, point - of - sale systems and long - standing relationships, and didn't alter those that needed refreshing, like the fading state of the stores.
Whether it's a good policy or not, if more states adopted systems like E-verify, the cost - benefit calculation for immigrants from Latin America would look decidedly grimmer for the immigrant.
If North Koreans get their daily goods from the grey or black market and not the state rationing system like they were promised, could this foster opposition?
I'm so tired of the nature of the legal system in the United States where bullying, intimidation and mobster - like shake - downs are becoming prevalent.
In agreement with ISS are big shareholders like the New York City and State pension funds and the California Teachers» Retirement System.
As Henry Kissinger emphasizes in his new book World Order, the fundamental building block of all American and international engagement over the past hundred years — namely, the nation state and the Westphalian system in which states are embedded — is particularly weak in the Middle East due to fragile national roots and competing local and universalist identities, including pan-Arabic movements and messianic religious calls from the likes of Iran's ayatollahs and ISIS.
It is relevant on the level of devices and operating systems like iOS and Android,» Telegram stated, adding that: «The good news is that for the moment all of this is irrelevant for the majority of Telegram users.
Thanks to pockets of investment for things like a new $ 1.2 billion medical center that will spearhead bio-tech research, and a staggering $ 70 billion in federal aid that has gone to rebuilding infrastructure — including a $ 15 billion state of the art levee system — Landrieu says, the city has created 9,100 new jobs since his administration took over in 2010.
Without significant competition, Dollarama has managed to treat things like state - of - the - art inventory management systems as unnecessary luxuries, according to Tyghe.
The state has touted its streamlined permitting system as a big advantage for facilities like Tesla's, a factor considered in our Top States study's Business Friendliness category.
But that volatility, as Ghosh likes to note, is the upside of the integrated nature of the company, which gives it a continued hedge against the differential in world oil prices through its downstream and midstream assets — on the midstream side, Husky operates a 2,000 - kilometre crude - oil pipeline system, and its downstream operations include upgrading and refining crude oil, and marketing gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, asphalt and ethanol in Canada and the United States.
The New York - based company's microwave assemblies are used in the United States» Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR), the system the U.S. military is developing to track intercontinental ballistic missiles launched from places like North Korea.
Large investors, like the California State Teachers» Retirement System, began taking steps to divest from the gun maker.
summary of Canadian health care system: Canada has a single payer health care system, where the provinces are responsible for health care budgets, administration and delivery, yet have inter-provincial agreements that ensure you are covered anywhere in Canada (for those in the US not familiar with Canada, our provinces are much like your states; with a bit more autonomy from our federal government).
What would happen is if a system like that were put in place, it should have more investment going into the United States.
Like the majority of the nation, Oklahoma has a progressive state income tax system with six tax brackets depending on income level and filing status.
As for Westcoast's $ 20,500 donation to Ms. Clark's campaign on March 1, Weilinger stated that's «something we can't really comment on other than to say we try to take a non-partisan view of our contributions and donations and we like to make sure the democratic system is working and effective.»
All that being said, in the United States we haven't set up systems like that.
@Nii — «The Ten Commandment are not only legally enforced but are the basis for European - style legal systems like yours» Observer — «FACT: 60 % of the Ten Commandments are NOT LAWS in the United States»
I clearly stated that I knew it was David's right to moderate how he wanted, and I noted that I believe it is fair to talk about silencing in church systems, but I asked him to consider the damage and misinformation that a free - for - all like this can have when it takes a huge left turn into picking apart people's personal darkness from a far.
This could happen only if the guilty person were by nature endowed with extraordinary stupidity, and presumably by shouting in antistrophic and antiphonal song every time someone persuaded him that now was the beginning of a new era and a new epoch, had howled his head so empty of its original quantum satis of common sense as to have attained a state of ineffable bliss in what might be called the howling madness of the higher lunacy, recognizable by such symptoms as convulsive shouting; a constant reiteration of the words «era,» «epoch,» «era and epoch,» «epoch and era,» «the System»; an irrational exaltation of the spirits as if each day were not merely a quadrennial leap - year day, but one of those extraordinary days that come only once in a thousand years; the concept all the while like an acrobatic clown in the current circus season, every moment performing these everlasting dog - tricks of flopping over and over, until it flops over the man himself.
He said he would like to see them develop as much fanaticism about the United States political system as young Nazis did about their system during the war.»
On behalf of the Islamic Society of North America, the largest organization of Muslims in the United States and Canada, we would like to request that in view of the above teachings of Islam, Muslim students in your school system should not be required to:
I could preach about how there is a separation of church and state but i would like to believe that goes without saying... instead i shall present an argument that looks at the belief systems that arose before jesus and preached similar messages.
The Church itself was organised like a family and those who suppose that the monastic system of welfare provided a kind of state or Socialist welfare are sorely mistaken.
Like the turkey harvester, this product is still used in the industry today and is the preferred system throughout the United States, Mexico, Australia, Puerto Rico and Jamaica.
Research shows that a majority of global consumers, and especially Millennials, support companies that are committed to minimizing environmental impacts and that prioritize sustainable approaches to operations.2 To share more about its water initiatives, Fetzer Vineyards developed a new page on its website containing facts about agricultural water use and details about the company's water policy support. Visit fetzer.com/water for more on Fetzer Vineyards» water initiatives, including its adoption of BioFiltro's BIDA ® treatment system and its support for water conservation research and advocacy through collaborations with groups like the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) and Ceres» Connect the Drops, both of which were commended for their water policy efforts at the White House Water Summit on Building a Sustainable Water Future in the United States on March 22, 2016.
Visit fetzer.com/waterfor more on Fetzer Vineyards» water initiatives, including its adoption of BioFiltro's BIDA ® treatment system and its support for water conservation research and advocacy through collaborations with groups like the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) and Ceres» Connect the Drops, both of which were commended for their water policy efforts at the White House Water Summit on Building a Sustainable Water Future in the United States on March 22, 2016.
For example, Novus X-Ray of Blue Bell, PA — a manufacturer of state - of - the - art x-ray inspection systems — utilizes fully automatic training technology in their X-ray machines to learn what normal product should looks like under the light of x-ray energy and reject anything else.
In addition to finding hard - to - detect contaminants in the raw, in - process and packaging state, x-ray systems like the Eagle Pack 320 PRO and Pack 430 PRO machines offer other benefits to manufacturers to help protect profit margins by reining in costs.
Having a good system like that is the key to consistently bringing lots of wrestlers to the state meet.»
What we'd like to see with the passage of the reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act is a concerted effort by schools — whether at the state or local level — to find the best practices that work for their system, their resources, and the type of programs they already have in place.
A state of the art adjustable suspension set, an ultra padded adjustable recline seat, an easy to operate five point harness, an extra large canopy, an ideal storage compartment right under the baby seat, a bicycle like braking system, and a well padded handlebar.
Our current maternity care system's disconnected and medical treatment of birth is what's causing the need for more medical and surgical intervention and emergency situations in the first place; it leads into a cascade of further interventions and more serious problems like the high rates of maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality that plague the United States.
Like in other BOB strollers, Ironman Duallie too has a state of the art suspension system.
«I think if you actually move to a system like that, it would be fine in the United States, because the evidence from other countries suggests that it is as well,» said Declercq.
However, states like Pennsylvania have stringent laws where approval must be given at the state level before your child can leave the public school system.
Riordan & Wambach (2012) state, «Human milk is similar to unstructured living tissue, such as blood, and is capable or transporting nutrients, affecting biochemical systems, enhancing immunity, and destroying pathogens» They they go on to say, «Breastmilk, like all other animal milks, is species - specific.
«The Baker - Polito Administration seeks to encourage children and their families to get outside and visit the Massachusetts state parks system, which offers a wealth of natural, cultural, and recreational resources, like the newly constructed boardwalk, for all to enjoy.»
According to the Penn State Cooperative Extension System, your 14 month old baby is able to walk well in general and even do other motions without problems like climbing a step or stand on his own.
Like the state child welfare system, our focus is also on the child.
But the reality is that there are many things that would affect that other than just individual parenting skills — like a long line of trickle - down societal expectations; the way kids are treated at school; not to mention a high - quality, state - funded daycare system that most parents choose over staying at home permanently with their children.
Nowadays, many state - and local - level campaigns still piece together an online presence, perhaps combining an email system like MailChimp with a website built by their media consultants or a local firm.
That is why the United States must lead the world in transforming our energy system away from nuclear power and fossil fuels and towards energy efficiency and renewable energies like wind, solar, geothermal and biomass which will provide safe and clean energy and create millions of good - paying jobs.
States like California, New York or Texas, which send large Congressional delegations, could easily afford switching to a proportional representation system leaving the personal elections only for Senators.
Cuomo highlighted the issue in his campaign policy book on government reform, wrting, «Like New York City, New York State needs a system of public campaign financing to set limits on campaign spending and to increase participation by qualified candidates who lack the means or the connections to raise significant campaign funds.»
Pettit not only believes that the republican case for «counter-majoritarian protection» is «straightforward», but that the means of providing that protection should be through something like the elaborate system of checks and balances we see in the United States [4].
I think that's a combination of culture and technology — there aren't software firms down here like (former employer) SalsaLabs, Blue State Digital, NGP VAN and others to provide the fractions - of - a-penny-per-send email systems that are the lifeblood of online politics in the US.
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