Sentences with phrase «strategic effort by»

Ed Ott, Executive Director, New York City Central Labor Council stated, «This event is part of a well - planned and strategic effort by the labor movement to ensure that the next Congressman from Staten Island is pro worker in fact, not just in gesture.

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The effort spanned multiple departments and was led by Dan Cath, a strategic partner manager, and the Google Maps team.

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.

We support the founders with their business development efforts by providing feedback on marketing collateral, making appropriate introductions to strategic partners and potential end clients and supporting negotiations throughout the entire process.

They then present an array of strategic moves by which leaders can counter the efforts of their constituencies to «push them aside.»

He wants to see them do five things: «Initiate a focused approach to the claims of Islam; make a political and cultural analysis of the unique impact of the Islamic evangelization of black males; approach Islam on theological and evangelical levels; assess the geopolitical and strategic implications of Islam in Africa and South Asia, since the fortunes of black people in the U.S. are informed by what happens to blacks elsewhere In the world; and, mount a major effort to investigate the success of Islam in prisons.

It is among the first companies in the United States to have the landfill diversion efforts at its plants verified by NSF International Strategic Registrations, a major milestone in the food industry.

However, the company has turned this situation into a positive by consolidating strategic efforts on the Canadian market.

He said the development and commissioning of the computer laboratory for the school by Authentix Inc under the auspices of the NPA will go a long way to augment the efforts of government in achieving its strategic objective of making Ghana an ICT hub.

He lauded the Governing Board, Executive Management and Staff of the Centre for their strategic direction and hard work, noting especially the tireless efforts by staff of the Training Department who worked directly with GIZ and the Consultants on the adaptation of the elearning model.

Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration was pushing to get language into the state budget that would provide the city with new tools and resources to hire MWBEs as the state budget deadline approached, an effort led by Deputy Mayor of Strategic Initiatives Richard Buery, the city's MWBE director.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Saturday expressed delight on efforts by Rotary Clubs in Nigeria in implementing Rotary International strategic plans to eradicate...

The Saratoga County Prosperity Partnership's strategic plan, The Saratoga Strategy, outlines our efforts to secure new jobs and capital investment by engaging existing business owners, fostering the growth of early stage companies and planting the seeds and providing resources for new start - up ventures in Saratoga County.

He also commended the efforts by the PDP Board of Trustees, PDP Governors Forum, National Assembly caucus and the Prof. Jerry Gana - led Strategic Review Committee for the repositioning of the party.

The change comes after two years of strategic planning efforts conducted by a committee consisting of the employees, students and parents of the Suffern School District.

The graduate of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, who is currently in the United States, is making efforts to gain official recognition of her work by the White House, with the aim of securing its protection as well as strategic placement for public views.

«Significant reductions in water - stressed populations are possible by 2050,» adds co-author Dr. Yoshihide Wada from the Department of Physical Geography at Utrecht University, «but a strong commitment and strategic efforts are required to make this happen.»

The news follows a warning issued late last month by the Australian Academy of Science that the country's strategic position in Antarctica is at risk because of a declining scientific effort there.

Announced by the Administration in July 2015, NSCI is an effort to create a cohesive, multi-agency strategic vision and federal investment strategy in high - performance computing (HPC).

These integrated, multi-investigator centers involve partnerships among universities, national laboratories, nonprofit organizations, and for - profit firms that conduct fundamental research focusing on one or more «grand challenges» and use - inspired «basic research needs» identified in major strategic planning efforts by the scientific community.

He proposes that vitamin D's toxic effect is primarily the result of higher levels leading to a deficiency of vitamin K and postulates that patients can be given higher doses of vitamin D, potentially offering greater therapeutic value, by administering vitamins A, D and K simultaneously.41 It is hoped that future studies will evaluate their interactions, in order to better treat patients, and support public health efforts, as recently proposed by the Weston A. Price Foundation to the National Institutes of Health43 as the agency considers the Strategic Nutrition Research Agenda.

While nowhere near complex as the Helm's Deep by Peter Jackson, this massive set piece has captivating sequences and a proper buildup — from preparations to the big assault and strategic efforts, then back to smaller fights where characters continue to show raw power, solidarity, and conviction.

An interesting and pioneering effort is the Strategic Dialogue of Education Ministers5, set up in March 2013 by SEAMEO or the Southeast Asia Ministers of Education Organization.

By coincidence, as the news of the program's discontinuation broke, proponents of school diversity, including King, were gathering at the Harvard Graduate School of Education for a strategic - planning conference on school - diversity efforts.

By aligning vision, resources, talent and political will, these organizations become the strategic leaders of their community's efforts to create more great schools.

An effective school climate improvement process is characterized by an intentional, strategic, collaborative, transparent, data - driven, coordinated, and democratically informed effort to actualize even safer, more supportive, engaging schools that promote school — and life — success.

Inverness Associates supports schools in their effort to improve performance by offering consulting in several broad areas, including sustainability, strategic planning, governance, leadership mentoring, and school management.

The district saw that attendance was a consistent issue and that excessive absences could be tamed by strategic effort.

By combining a robust grassroots engagement campaign with strategic legislative outreach, TEO leads the effort to expand parental choice in Texas.

While we can't guarantee anything, by placing group ad buys and working with strategic partners we make every effort to get you exposure that is tough or expensive to get as an indie author.

Such statements reflect the current views of Barnes & Noble with respect to future events, the outcome of which is subject to certain risks, including, among others, the general economic environment and consumer spending patterns, decreased consumer demand for Barnes & Noble's products, low growth or declining sales and net income due to various factors, possible disruptions in Barnes & Noble's computer systems, telephone systems or supply chain, possible risks associated with data privacy, information security and intellectual property, possible work stoppages or increases in labor costs, possible increases in shipping rates or interruptions in shipping service, effects of competition, possible risks that inventory in channels of distribution may be larger than able to be sold, possible risks associated with changes in the strategic direction of the device business, including possible reduction in sales of content, accessories and other merchandise and other adverse financial impacts, possible risk that component parts will be rendered obsolete or otherwise not be able to be effectively utilized in devices to be sold, possible risk that financial and operational forecasts and projections are not achieved, possible risk that returns from consumers or channels of distribution may be greater than estimated, the risk that digital sales growth is less than expectations and the risk that it does not exceed the rate of investment spend, higher - than - anticipated store closing or relocation costs, higher interest rates, the performance of Barnes & Noble's online, digital and other initiatives, the success of Barnes & Noble's strategic investments, unanticipated increases in merchandise, component or occupancy costs, unanticipated adverse litigation results or effects, product and component shortages, the potential adverse impact on the Company's businesses resulting from the Company's prior reviews of strategic alternatives and the potential separation of the Company's businesses, the risk that the transactions with Microsoft and Pearson do not achieve the expected benefits for the parties or impose costs on the Company in excess of what the Company anticipates, including the risk that NOOK Media's applications are not commercially successful or that the expected distribution of those applications is not achieved, risks associated with the international expansion contemplated by the relationship with Microsoft, including that it is not successful or is delayed, the risk that NOOK Media is not able to perform its obligations under the Microsoft and Pearson commercial agreements and the consequences thereof, risks associated with the restatement contained in, the delayed filing of, and the material weakness in internal controls described in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, risks associated with the SEC investigation disclosed in the quarterly report on Form 10 - Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 26, 2013, risks associated with the ongoing efforts to rationalize the NOOK business and the expected costs and benefits of such efforts and associated risks and other factors which may be outside of Barnes & Noble's control, including those factors discussed in detail in Item 1A, «Risk Factors,» in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, and in Barnes & Noble's other filings made hereafter from time to time with the SEC.

We have spoken to other large shareholders who are likewise disappointed by the performance of Multimedia's stock and who we believe would be supportive of efforts to increase value through the execution of a strategic transaction.

Our board of directors also took note of the lack of interest in a business combination or other strategic transaction by financial and strategic acquirors, despite our third - party solicitation efforts.

As a brief overview, the Management and Board have embarked upon a failed merger that garnered virtually no support from its shareholders, and was opposed by ISS, and continued on that path until the date of the special shareholders meeting and scheduled vote, spending lavishly in a failed effort to close it; attempted to implement substantial new options to itself, a plan opposed by ISS and the shareholders, which was withdrawn; continually paid itself outrageous sums of the shareholders money over the past three years; rejected highly qualified outside board members with deep, broad healthcare company experience supported by its shareholders; held many Board and Committee meetings with nothing to show for it; formed a new Strategic Transactions Committee that is highly paid but that has produced no deals for the shareholders to consider or for any outside valuation experts to formally review; spent lavishly on accountants, auditors and counsel; failed to successfully hire any outside professional negotiators and finally extinguish or remove the outstanding lease obligations; distributed no cash to the shareholders despite holding excess amounts; formed no special purpose entity to hold any royalty and milestone rights and payments for the benefit of its shareholders; and thus generally failed in its fiduciary duties to shareholders.

This year's recipient Step Up On Second will direct the grant into three strategic efforts supporting those affected by mental illness: member - driven supportive services, employment training and placement opportunities, and permanent supportive housing.

The sponsorship of Rolls - Royce Motor Cars for the «Women of Influence «event was an effort led by Pratt's Strategic Partnerships and Institutional Support department.

The exhibitions program are part of a strategic initiative introduced by the new director of the Glass House, Henry Urbach, who is leading efforts to rededicate the site as a lively, creative cultural center consistent with the spirit and values of its former occupants, renowned architect Philip Johnson and independent curator David Whitney.

It's the product of the careful, persistent, and strategic effort over nearly 4 decades now, supported by enormous wealth and privilege.

2) One thing I don't see explored in the report, and certainly don't see discussed by Matt's critics, is what seems like a profound strategic failure on the part of environmental groups and their allies — the failure to compromise earlier in the legislative effort.

This activity report provides an overview of country - led efforts on climate change adaptation supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) partnership with financing from the GEF - managed Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF), Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF) and Strategic Priority on Adaptation (SPA) funds.

[Footnote 2] The Climate Change Science Program Office, where I worked, supports this research effort by performing interagency coordination, strategic planning, communications, and reporting functions, and serving as the program secretariat.

In short, the scientific consensus on human - caused global warming is an indisputable reality, supported by many different lines of evidence, despite the strategic efforts to deny it.

Instead what I see is a sustained & impassioned & strategic effort to expose the lies systematically propagated by the fossil fuel industry & their ideological allies.

CEO Mark Fields described the strategic pivot as a forward - looking step to adapt to tough 2025 fuel - economy standards passed by the Obama administration, as well as an effort to keep up with long - term consumer demand.

This publication represents a continuation of efforts by IEA to provide strategic, economic and policy analysis on various aspects of carbon capture and storage.

«Completing 80 % of this strategic project, with a total of 1 million man hours logged, reflects the intensive efforts made by the team,» commented Chairman of ACWA Power Mohammad Abdullah Abunayyan.

The Strategic Plan purports to do this by facilitating meaningful engagements between scientists and decision - makers, providing decision - makers with access to relevant and accurate science, guiding and coordinating Federal efforts through the USGCRP, and informing federal responses to climate change.

Climate Central, Inc. is seeking an energetic, strategic, and seasoned fundraiser who can strengthen its development efforts by advancing an individual giving program that emphasizes major gift prospects.

p 13 [after listing the Strategic Plan's guidelines for producing «synthesis and assessment» products]: «The only previous centralized assessment effort by the CCSP agencies, the U.S. National Assessment on the Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change (NAST, 2001), followed these credibility assurance guidelines.

These were relatively early days of the digital revolution, preceded by mammoth efforts to bring together the data that would facilitate the phases to come, the launch of some spectacularly successful services and the strategic acquisitions that were conducted.