Sentences with phrase «while leading advocates»

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While he may decide to give Congress time to come up with a permanent resolution, immigration advocates and economists warned that the possible demise of DACA could lead to the deportation of as many as 800,000 people, many of whom are working legally in industries across the United States.

Former world number one Navratilova, who is a prominent advocate for LGBT rights, has led the criticism against Court, labelling her comments as «sick and dangerous», while those tennis players willing to give their views on the controversy have universally condemned the Australian's attitude.

While not necessarily a «hands off» approach, Baby Led Weaning does advocate allowing your baby to make all food choices for him or herself.

Similarly, James Weill, president of Food Research & Action Center, a leading anti-hunger group, referred to the bill in a press release as «ill conceived» and «deeply flawed,» while Margo Wootan, Nutrition Policy director for the Center for Science in the Public Interest, stated that the bill «would roll back key progress that schools, health advocates, and the Administration have worked so hard to achieve over the last six years.»

Anthony Weiner was an outspoken advocate for — and opponent to — many things while he served in Congress, but he was the lead sponsor one just one bill that was signed into law — a 2010 measure aimed at reducing cigarette sales - tax evasion.

Council Speaker Christine Quinn has slipped into third place among the Democratic candidates for mayor, while New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio leads the field and former Comptroller Bill Thompson is within striking distance, according to an amNewYork - News 12 poll released Thursday.

And while the Administration says they are still looking for the right technology, a leading gun control advocate says it appears to have been put on a back burner, at least for the foreseeable future.

Groups led by clergy opposed to same - sex marriage sang hymns such as «Victory is Mine» and prayed in small circles while pro-same-sex marriage advocates countered with «God Bless America» and lined the halls and parlor outside the Senate chamber.

Still, while serving as public advocate, Mr. de Blasio called for Mr. Paterson's resignation, leading black leaders to vent their frustration with his position in a closed - door meeting, according to the Associated Press and New York Post.

«While her intentions were never in question, we are long overdue for a fresh start at Nycha,» said the city's public advocate, Letitia James, who had called for Ms. Olatoye's resignation after revelations of false filings over lead paint inspections.

Number of published papers: 200 and counting Mentor: Astronomer Dennis Sciama, a leading 1950s advocate of the steady - state theory, which held that the universe is eternal Alternative career: While at University College London, Penrose was forced to choose between biology and mathematics.

«While at the Institute, Kathy led the JWST Mission Office through some very turbulent times, and as Acting Deputy Director advocated establishing collaborative partnerships, focused especially on other Great Observatory institutions,» Dr. Mountain said.

They would not stand for me to be out advocating for parental choice, while at the same time trying to lead the school system, they said.

Finland's PISA scores and rankings slipped in 2009, and again in 2012, followed by a scathing report from the University of Helsinki that led the program's uber - advocate Pasi Sahlberg to warn that the time had come for Finns «to concede that the signals of change have been discernible already for a while and to open up a national discussion regarding the state and future of the Finnish comprehensive school that rose to international acclaim due to our students» success in the PISA studies.»

While she has since left the classroom, Elizabeth continues to support Catholic education and now leads the Dallas ACE Advocates regional community.

Heck, even Arne Duncan, Obama's Secretary of Education and leading corporate education reform advocate, claims that he supports public schools while sending his children to one of the most elite and expensive private schools in the country.

On Monday, the Maryland State Education Association (MSEA) put out a statement that said, «while the Protect Our Schools Act is supported by teachers, the Maryland PTA, civil rights groups — including the ACLU of Maryland and CASA de Maryland — and leading education scholars, it is only opposed by national school privatization advocates and Governor Hogan's administration.»

While advocates insist that the Common Core was «state - led,» it's fairer to say it was conceived by inside - the - Beltway nonprofits, foisted upon the states by federal bribes, and kept in place by federal coercion.

Training staff, interns, and volunteers is a key part of THL's strategy of helping to grow the animal advocacy movement by increasing the number of committed, trained, animal advocates.189 THL has large and structured volunteer, intern, and campus outreach programs designed in part to help participants become better advocates ready for positions of greater responsibility.190, 191 THL also tries to promote professional development among staff through structured training for managers and opportunities to attend relevant conferences and trainings.192 THL tells us that they try to promote from within as much as possible, and we have observed this in several cases.193 In our conversations with staff, we heard that while staff, interns, and volunteers all have opportunities for training and skill development, such opportunities tend to be much less structured for staff and more reliant on the staff member to take the initiative, which may lead to less overall growth.194

Critics have argued that some tactics employed by animal advocates, including protests, risk turning public opinion against the animal advocacy movement.178 While these activities make up a small proportion of L214's work, they do organize and participate in protests and demonstrations.179 Investigations make up a larger part of L214's work and have sometimes led to a slightly different type of backlash in which industry and government respond by attempting to pass laws that target advocates, such as ag - gag legislation in the United States.180 While L214 tries to maintain good relationships with media and the government, and France does not have ag - gag laws, they have sometimes been the target of lawsuits by industry because their footage is taken without permission.181 L214 has sometimes suffered negative consequences as a result of these lawsuits, such as fines or the requirement to take footage down from their website.182, 183

While with the Topeka - based company, Dr Mara became the leading voice in advocating the importance of clinical nutrition to both the veterinary academic community and his practitioner colleagues.

While our trainer knows it, many of our men could advocate that aggression leads to more aggression, and that wielding force, fear, coercion, impulsive tendencies and other aversive behaviors is what yielded this negative consequence.

-RRB-, the world's largest purebred dog registry and leading advocate for dogs, is pleased to announce the second round of the AKC Paw of Courage award recipients, to show appreciation for the many sacrifices that working dogs make while serving and protecting our country.

Chris Hellstern grew up with a deep affection for nature that was strengthened by his summer adventures in Alaska while serving as a Certified Level III Alaska Naturalist leading outback kayak trips, Chris has long been a passionate environmental advocate.

While I would not advocate that specific approach, it seems more rational than solutions that could lead to widespread energy poverty or famine.

While Texas has been a national leader when it comes to rolling out smart meters, customer advocates say efforts to simplify data transfer could ease program signup frustrations and lead to a higher number of participants.

Waste Not, a new report from leading climate advocates shows how the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) can cut climate warming methane pollution in half, while dramatically reducing...

One LA Times article employed what the CJR describes as a «lawyerly lead,» portraying her speech as that of a courtroom advocate making her closing argument for Barack Obama's cause, while another described her as «the good soldier.»

She is a leading advocate and driver of e-discovery technology, and has since moved to become a professor of computer science, while continuing to practice law with her own practice Maura Grossman Law in New York (USA).

While at CSLS she will focus on three main topics: (1) Pedagogy and Ethics in the Prisoner Advocacy Network: Launching a Community - Based, Rebellious, Collaborative, Movement Law and Organizing Clinic; (2) Ashker v. Governor: A Case Study in Client Centered Class Action Prison Litigation Where Plaintiffs in Solitary Confinement Led Attorneys in Building Client Agency and Power; (3) What Lynne Stewart's Legacy of People's Lawyering Offers Advocates Confronting Expanding Definitions of Terrorism (01/18-12 / 18) [email protected]