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A "split-verb" retrospective, and a call to action

Edit Baltimore Sun 17 Apr 2016
As scores of you have read, this week I singled out the “split-verb rule” as the dumbest prescription in the Associated Press Stylebook. That entry had my own reasoning on the matter, but in a subsequent post I pointed out that Bryan Garner, Theodore Bernstein, and the Blessed Henry Watson Fowler... ....

HEALTH CARE Brown: National Health Care Decisions Day, a Call to Action

Edit Richmond Times Dispatch 16 Apr 2016
Ideally, each of us would be able to make our own health care decisions throughout our lives. But in reality, many will have at least a limited period of time when we are unable to communicate our health care choices. Advance health care directives increase the likelihood our wishes are followed, when we are not in a position to voice them ... To encourage advance health care planning, April 16 is National Health Care Decisions Day....

A Call to Action for People and the Planet

Edit Common Dreams 15 Apr 2016
Wenonah Hauter. It’s time to be bold and visionary ... That’s why I’m thrilled to be one of thousands rallying this weekend at Democracy Awakening—supporting calls to restore voting rights and repeal Citizen’s United. I’m proud that Food & Water Watch is one of the more than 200 groups coalescing to demand that people and the environment are prioritized over profits ... ....

Universal Access to the Web: Our Call to Action for the World’s Finance Ministers (A4AI - Alliance for Affordable Internet)

Edit Public Technologies 14 Apr 2016
on Secretary Kerry, President Kim and the finance ministers present to take three concrete actions ... We call on the Ministers of Finance present at this week's World Bank/IMF meetings to prioritise these issues, and to invest the resources necessary to ensure meaningful access for even the most marginalised ... http.//a4ai.org/universal-access-to-the-web-our-call-to-action-for-the-worlds-finance-ministers/....

Maple syrup thefts prompt call to action

Edit Times Union 13 Apr 2016
Marvin Ryan of Ryan Brothers Farm in Craftsbury suspects that thieves broke into his sugarhouse and stole about a third of his syrup worth between $2,500 and $3,000. State Police Sgt. Lyle Decker told WCAX-TV that it looked like the thieves spilled a lot of the syrup when they were dumping it out of the barrels ... ....

Gov't Called To Action To Prevent Obuasi Mine Collapse

Edit Peace FM Online 13 Apr 2016
A group of prominent citizens of Obuasi has called for action by the government to prevent the collapse of the AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi Mine, which has been operating in the area over the decades ... The group – “Obuasi must live Coalition” warned that the people would never forgive anybody whose actions or inactions would lead to the collapse of the mine....

Intelligent Call-to-Action Capability Launched at Smart IoT London Targets Providers of Facility Management Services

Edit PR Newswire 12 Apr 2016
LONDON and BATH, England, April 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- ContinuumBridge, a provider of enterprise IoT solutions, today announces Spur, its intelligent call-to-action device and service, which is being launched at the Smart IoT London event at ExCel. Spur is a product aimed at service... ....

Elorza: Study of City Finances is a Resounding Call to Action (City of Providence, RI)

Edit Public Technologies 12 Apr 2016
PROVIDENCE, RI - Mayor Jorge Elorza today released a summary of key findings from a study into the current state of the capital city's finances showing that, if the city fails to act, its annual deficits will continue to widen until the city's financial burdens become insurmountable ... The projection shows that, if the city fails to act, annual deficits would continue to widen until the city's financial burdens become insurmountable....

A Call to Action: APLU Task Force on Laboratory Safety Releases Report & Guidelines Urging All Universities to Renew Commitment to Research Safety (AAU - Association of American Universities)

Edit Public Technologies 12 Apr 2016
The task force also released a companion website (www.aplu.org/researchsafety) intended to make the guide more accessible and allow for the continued sharing of best practices and other information to improve safety at research universities nationwide ... http.//www.aplu.org/news-and-media/News/a-call-to-action-aplu-task-force-on-laboratory-safety-releases-report--guidelines-urging-all-universities-to-renew-commitment-to-research-safety....

Stars Unite to Celebrate the ASPCA's 150th Anniversary with Nationwide Call-to-Action

Edit PR Newswire 08 Apr 2016
NEW YORK, April 8, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) today announced the start of a months-long celebration of its 150th anniversary this April with ASPCA 150. Come to Their Rescue – a national ... ....

SheaMoisture Launches Call-to-Action to #BreakTheWalls That Divide Beauty

Edit PR Newswire 05 Apr 2016
AMITYVILLE, N.Y., April 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- For 25 years, Richelieu Dennis, founder and CEO of Sundial Brands, and his family have built their business based on one premise. that the beauty industry should fully serve all women.  Today, SheaMoisture, manufactured by Sundial ... ....

DeKalb County District Attorney Robert James Hosts “Jobs Not Jail: A Call To Action” Event April 13 (DeKalb County District Attorney)

Edit Public Technologies 04 Apr 2016
A Call To Action' Event April 13 ... A Call To Action, an event to raise community awareness of his office's Anti-Recidivism Diversion Court and the efforts to help youth graduating from the program find jobs and a pathway to meaningful careers on Tuesday, April 13, at 10 a.m., at the Historic DeKalb Courthouse, 101 East Court Square, Decatur....

N.W.T Catholic Bishop responds to Truth and Reconciliation call to action

Edit CBC 01 Apr 2016
The response calls on members to make 8 commitments to Indigenous Peoples — including supporting the national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women ... ....
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