Sentences with phrase «state wide level»

A very strong start towards legalization of tiny houses at the state wide level.

Not exact matches

Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

Currently, more than half of the European Union's 28 member states do not have any screening mechanism in place at the national level.22 Meanwhile in in July 2017, Germany adopted an amendment to the German Foreign Trade Regulation to allow the German government to screen and ultimately block a wider range of foreign takeovers.23

4 / According to Mr. Edwin Newman of the National Broadcasting Company, on a nation - wide TV broadcast in the United States,»... the general level of TV behavior In news reflected the American society, and it was not reasonable to expect an organization that Is financed by advertisers to pioneer In fields that may offend people.

Moreover, there is a wide variation in the level of taxes across states, which creates a barrier to the free flow of materials from the farm to the factory and ultimately to the consumers.

The United States likewise leads the world as a single - country source of skim milk powder, lactose and whey ingredients, which are available in a wide range of protein levels to suit customer needs.

The firm has a wide - ranging litigation practice at both the trial and appellate levels of the federal and New Jersey state court systems, having successfully litigated cases up through and including the United States Supreme Court.

The Orland Park Health & Fitness Center not only offers a state - of - the - art facility, but we also offer a wide variety of services that are designed for all fitness levels.

I think that if I were in a position where I couldn't afford enough food, I would prefer if I could solve the problem on the homefront, making my own decisions (i.e., with welfare $ $, or food - specific $ $), rather than having those decisions made at a state - wide level.

Since then, research, professional guidelines, state — wide health care directives, hospital systems, health care quality improvement initiatives, and federal and state - level maternity care legislation have identified many aspects of the MFCI and the Ten Steps of the Mother - Friendly Childbirth Initiative as key factors to improving maternal - infant health outcomes.

School districts are typically responsible for top - level decision - making when it comes to food: they oversee the food services group that determines breakfast and lunch menus; they set the district - wide wellness policy, which usually covers the food that may be sold or distributed during the school day; and they decide whether vending machines may or may not be placed in schools (although in some cases this is decided at the level of the state board of education).

In recent weeks, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has slowly built support among New York Republicans, rolling out endorsements from the party's top state - level official (Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos) along with a wide array of current and former electeds, operatives and county GOP leaders.

There's a reasonable case here, particularly in states like Britain or Australia where wage determination and conditions of labour were highly politicised for a long period of time, and the politicisation had deep system wide effects such as the general wage level, return to labour, and a proxy of power stronger than parliamentary votes.

-- All of it at a level not matched yet by other state - wide contenders of this election cycle.

Multiple problems, rooted in the structure of the state, calling for wide - ranging reform at a basic level: a constitutional moment.

The wider income levels would make the tax credits more marketable to investors, according to Brian Lawlor, chief executive officer of New York State Homes and Community Renewal, an umbrella organization that includes the New York State Housing Finance Agency.

Education is a city - wide problem that affects our entire community and it requires community response at all levels,» stated Tolbert.

City Bail Fund In her February State of the City address, Mark - Viverito proposed a $ 1.4 million city - wide bail fund to assist low level, non-violent offenders who are unable to make bail.

(Compas, who lost by a wide margin, also had access to voter database software that most state - level Democratic candidates have available.)

The measure casts a wide net that includes high - level state and local officials, elected and appointed.

And even as multiple wells in nearby Hoosick Falls tested positive for elevated and potentially dangerous levels of the same toxic chemical more than a year ago, state health department employees suggested a delay in reporting results and did not initially recommend a wider outreach to the public, according to emails between state, county and federal officials, some of which were obtained through a Freedom of Information Law request to the federal Environmental Protection Agency.

GR: But there is not going to be the same level of outside money coming in for local races as you would see in a state - wide race.

Founder of the consulting firm Clarity Campaign Labs and an alum of the National Committee for an Effective Congress, Bonier drew wide notice in the Democratic coalition during 2014 for helping scale down the party's data tools for use in ground - level political campaigns, including congressional and state legislative races.

WHEREAS, in determining its target contribution pursuant to the Paris Agreement, the United States, under the leadership of President Barack Obama, submitted a target contribution plan intending «to achieve an economy - wide target of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 26 - 28 per cent below its 2005 level in 2025 and to make best efforts to reduce its emissions by 28 %.»

It is ordered and affirmed that the Department of Environment and Planning, Division of Environmental Compliance, and the Department of Public Works, through its various divisions and the Director of Energy Development and Management, by December 31, 2017, prepare a report to the undersigned promulgating an initial energy usage plan for Erie County to implement the United States target contribution plan to the Paris Agreement, including, but not limited to, achieving a county - wide target of reducing Erie County's greenhouse gas emissions by twenty - six to twenty - eight percent (26 - 28 %) below its 2005 level in 2025 and to make best efforts to reduce its emissions by twenty - eight percent (28 %), as it pertains to the production and / or use of greenhouse gases by Erie County.

Yet in the United States, where 25 states and Washington, D.C., have legalized medical marijuana, there are no state - wide efforts to collect data on how patients are using cannabis or on whether they have been affected for good or ill, in part because marijuana is still illegal at the federal States, where 25 states and Washington, D.C., have legalized medical marijuana, there are no state - wide efforts to collect data on how patients are using cannabis or on whether they have been affected for good or ill, in part because marijuana is still illegal at the federal states and Washington, D.C., have legalized medical marijuana, there are no state - wide efforts to collect data on how patients are using cannabis or on whether they have been affected for good or ill, in part because marijuana is still illegal at the federal level.

Science and Engineering Indicators is the most comprehensive source of high - quality federal data on a wide range of topics that include trends in global R&D investments and knowledge - intensive production, K - 12 and postsecondary STEM education, workforce trends and composition, state level comparisons, and public attitudes and understanding of science and related issues.

«We need a longer ban to have a serious impact assessment and monitoring at the member state level according to E.U. - wide methodologies,» Contiero says.

The states of energy available to electrons and holes change appreciably, and can only have certain discrete or «quantised» levels when they are confined within silicon structures less than 5 nanometres wide.

We have identified novel polymorphic variation that modifies epigenetic states, genome - wide expression levels, and reproductive phenotypes.

Atomistic and coarse - grained models — ranging from classical molecular dynamics to quantum mechanics and the hierarchy of models in between — have provided unprecedented levels of insight into a wide range of chemical, biological, and soft matter and solid - state phenomena.

A year later, a study conducted at New York's Hunter College used wearable devices to monitor the physical activity levels of 332 subjects based in countries around the world such as the United States, Ghana, Jamaica, South Africa, and Seychelles to account for a wide range of different lifestyles.

Receives Recognition for its Innovative Online Professional Development WIDE World (Wide - scale Interactive Development for Educators) at the Harvard Graduate School of Education has won a Best Practices in Distance Learning Programming Award at the Platinum Level, the highest level possible, from the United States Distance Learning AssociatWIDE World (Wide - scale Interactive Development for Educators) at the Harvard Graduate School of Education has won a Best Practices in Distance Learning Programming Award at the Platinum Level, the highest level possible, from the United States Distance Learning AssociatWide - scale Interactive Development for Educators) at the Harvard Graduate School of Education has won a Best Practices in Distance Learning Programming Award at the Platinum Level, the highest level possible, from the United States Distance Learning AssociaLevel, the highest level possible, from the United States Distance Learning Associalevel possible, from the United States Distance Learning Association.

Unhappy with the low level and wide variation in state standards, the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers, with the financial backing of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the political support of the U.S. Department of Education (ED), formed a consortium in 2009 that invited each state to join in an effort to set Common Core State Standards (Cstate standards, the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers, with the financial backing of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the political support of the U.S. Department of Education (ED), formed a consortium in 2009 that invited each state to join in an effort to set Common Core State Standards (CState School Officers, with the financial backing of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the political support of the U.S. Department of Education (ED), formed a consortium in 2009 that invited each state to join in an effort to set Common Core State Standards (Cstate to join in an effort to set Common Core State Standards (CState Standards (CCSS).

While federal support and state - level legislative changes are crucial to wide - scale excellence in the charter sector, city leaders need not sit on the sidelines.

In 2000 the foundation committed $ 150 million over five years to improving leadership at the school and district level and is now underwriting in 24 states a wide variety of programs: leadership academies, university - school district partnerships, research, changes in what it takes to become certified as a principal, and superintendent training.

ANNAPOLIS, MD. — The Clinton Administration's school - to - work initiative appears to have been broadened beyond youth apprenticeships to embrace a wider variety of programs at the state and local levels.

The tech industry is facing a huge skills crisis — recent research from CWjobs has revealed that 94 % of tech employers believe there is an industry - wide skills shortage, with 60 % of employers stating that coding will become a key requirement for entry - level tech positions.

States should rely on a wider set of measures to evaluate voucher programs and begin this appraisal at earlier grade levels.

According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, teachers earn less than other workers with the same education level in many countries, but this gap was widest in the United States.

Jalene is a member of the Greater Boston Principal Residency Network, and is a Teaching Policy Fellow at the Rennie Center for Educational Research and Policy, through which she has sought to explore alternate means of assessing students and evaluating teachers at district and state - wide levels.

As we are not defining these concepts using the familiar school institutions, the boundaries of this wider meta level may or may coincide with what might be called the «school system» (which itself is not precise as it may refer to, say, a state system or to something larger like a national system).

Summative assessments were defined as assessments such as state - or district - wide standardized tests that measure grade - level proficiency, and end - of - year subject or course exams.

D.C. public schools chancellor Kaya Henderson talked about signs of progress in her third annual State of the Schools event Wednesday night, including a recently released uptick in graduation rates, new investments in electives and college - level classes in the city's high schools, and more engaging courses system wide.

These data were school - wide results on state - mandated tests of language and mathematics at several grade levels over three years (2003 to 2005).

In the typical site visit, we observed four or five literacy or math classes per school in classrooms at all grade levels, but we preferred grades 3 or 4, 5, 8, and 10, the typical grades in which students take state - wide AYP examinations.

Many people, when they think of assessments, think of summative accountability assessments, those state or district - wide standardized tests that measure grade - level proficiency, and end - of - year subject or course exams.

Not just at the local level, but state - wide change.

Finally, «Next Generation» accountability systems should adhere to the following five essentials: «(a) state, district, and school leaders must create a system - wide culture grounded in «learning to improve;» (b) learning to improve using [the aforementioned informational systems also] necessitates the [overall] development of [students»] strong pedagogical data - literacy skills; (c) resources in addition to funding — including time, access to expertise, and collaborative opportunities — should be prioritized for sustaining these ongoing improvement efforts; (d) there must be a coherent structure of state - level support for learning to improve, including the development of a strong Longitudinal Data System (LDS) infrastructure; and (e) educator labor market policy in some states may need adjustment to support the above elements» (p. x).

States and districts have wide leverage in establishing and implementing school funding policies, and in cases where there are obvious disparities between the needs of districts, there is still unwillingness by some states and districts to increase the level of support through local, state and federaStates and districts have wide leverage in establishing and implementing school funding policies, and in cases where there are obvious disparities between the needs of districts, there is still unwillingness by some states and districts to increase the level of support through local, state and federastates and districts to increase the level of support through local, state and federal aid.