Means to achieve these ends usually include advocacy of pacifism, non-violent resistance, diplomacy, boycotts, moral purchasing, supporting anti-war political candidates, demonstrations, and lobbying to create legislation.

Some support and patient advocacy groups refer to these adverse events as " fluoroquinolone toxicity ".

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Practitioners of these sects have allegedly been harassed, imprisoned, and / or tortured, according to some outside human rights advocacy groups.

There remains a vacuum for former high ranking Government officials and party members to contribute to the think tank and policy advocacy process in these areas.

Critics cite the financial involvement of the foundation as the turning point when these clinics began to change from giving practical experience to engaging in advocacy.

Since the creation of the first DNSBL in 1997, the operation and policies of these lists have been frequently controversial, both in Internet advocacy and occasionally in lawsuits.

The religious character of a large number of the books which he translated or published is sometimes noted in opposition to these charges, as is his advocacy of reading the Scriptures in the vernacular tongue.

* Express versus issue advocacy: these two types of advocacy when grouped together usually refers to a debate in the United States whether a group is expressly making their desire known that voters should cast ballots in a particular way, or whether a group has a long term issue that isn't campaign and election season specific.

We pursue our vision through direct services, education, advocacy, and outreach, in conjunction with our partners, to directly benefit these communities.

" There is no compulsory registration system for clinical trials in these countries and many do not follow European directives in their operations ", says Dr. Jacob Sijtsma of the Netherlands-based WEMOS, an advocacy health organisation tracking clinical trials in developing countries.

Following intense advocacy by motor vehicle enthusiasts, including Harry J. Lawson of Daimler, the worst restrictions of these acts, ( the need for each vehicle to be accompanied by a crew of three, and a speed limit in towns ), was lifted by the Locomotives on Highways Act 1896.

Some of these purposes include space advocacy, education, volunteering, and technical projects that can excite and energize the grassroots space movement.

In 2003, 2006 and 2010 a drug prevention advocacy group, Drug Free Australia, completed analyses of evaluations up to these dates.

Also in 2004, the scientific advocacy group Union of Concerned Scientists issued a report, Scientific Integrity in Policymaking: An Investigation into the Bush Administration's Misuse of Science which charged the following: " A growing number of scientists, policy makers, and technical specialists both inside and outside the government allege that the current Bush administration has suppressed or distorted the scientific analyses of federal agencies to bring these results in line with administration policy.

Douglas did not concede that his advocacy of these views placed him on the right of politics.

CAIR has countered that these initiatives are extensively used by all advocacy groups and accused Franks and his colleagues of intending to intimidate American Muslims who " take part in the political process and exercise their rights.

Transnational advocacy networks bring together loose coalitions of these organizations under common umbrella organizations that cross national borders.

Many of these were adopted with the support and advocacy of Greenbelt Alliance, a non-profit land conservation and urban planning organization.

Howard Levitt, writing for the Financial Post, also criticized the HRTO, arguing that " the vicechairs making these decisions are mainly drawn from the ranks of advocacy groups and union lawyers " and questioned whether or not " Ontario employers have confidence that they will receive fair hearings from this tribunal?

Its focus is now on research, consultancy and advocacy, with expertise in market-based instruments and Collaborative governance, following its research project funded by the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology on these issues between 2003 and 2007.

By 2008 the combined groups had over 700, 000 members, making it, together with MoveOn, one of the two largest liberal advocacy groups in the U. S. TrueMajority, like MoveOn, and like certain conservative advocacy groups, operates email campaigns, and a foreign journalist described all these organizations as using these campaigns " extraordinarily effectively ".

There are many degrees of privatism, from the advocacy of limited private property over specific kinds of items ( personal property ) to the advocacy of unrestricted private property over everything ; such as in anarcho-capitalism.

Alternatively, it may proceed through political advocacy groups of various kinds, including Lobby groups, pressure groups and other forms of political expression external to normal representative government.

Some distinguish Marx's economic theories from his political philosophy, arguing that Marx's approach to understanding the economy is independent of his advocacy of revolutionary socialism or his belief in the inevitability of proletarian revolution.

Right-wing populist advocacy groups with a producerist worldview, such as the John Birch Society, disseminated a multitude of conspiracy theories in the 1960s claiming that the governments of both the United States and the Soviet Union were controlled by a cabal of corporate internationalists, greedy bankers and corrupt politicians intent on using the United Nations as the vehicle to create the " One World Government ".

Leslie Alvin White ( January 19, 1900, Salida, Colorado – March 31, 1975, Lone Pine, California ) was an American anthropologist known for his advocacy of theories of cultural evolution, sociocultural evolution, and especially neoevolutionism, and for his role in creating the department of anthropology at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor.

In addition to legal advocacy, Forester is known for his theories regarding cycling safety.

Eichner's writings and advocacy of thought, differed with the theories of John Maynard Keynes, who was an advocate of government intervention in the free market and proponent of public spending to increase employment.

Rep. Berry, an ex-gambler from San Antonio, got elected on his advocacy of betting on the ponies.

Feminist advocacy for social change has done much to relax the constrictions of gender roles on men and women, but they are still heavily policed.

Professor Archie Cochrane, a Scottish epidemiologist, through his book Effectiveness and Efficiency: Random Reflections on Health Services ( 1972 ) and subsequent advocacy, caused increasing acceptance of the concepts behind evidence-based practice.

Nietzsche's argument that " God is dead " coincided with his attack on the " herd mentality " of Christianity, democracy and modern collectivism ; his concept of the übermensch ; and his advocacy of the will to power as a primordial instinct, were major influences upon many of the fin-de-siècle generation.

He shows that the means of union with God are, ( 1 ) on the part of Christ, his atoning work ( 1: 7 ; 2: 2 ; 3: 5 ; 4: 10, 14 ; 5: 11, 12 ) and his advocacy ( 2: 1 ); and ( 2 ), on the part of man, holiness ( 1: 6 ), obedience ( 2: 3 ), purity ( 3: 3 ), faith ( 3: 23 ; 4: 3 ; 5: 5 ), and love ( 2: 7, 8 ; 3: 14 ; 4: 7 ; 5: 1 ).

Erhard's decision to lift many price controls in 1948 ( despite opposition from both the social democratic opposition and Allied authorities ), plus his advocacy of free markets, helped set the Federal Republic on its strong growth from wartime devastation.

The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ( ICCPR ) states that " any advocacy of national, racial or religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence shall be prohibited by law ".

Controversy later surrounded Body Count over its song " Cop Killer ", a song intended as a narrative from the view of a criminal getting revenge on racist police officers guilty of brutality, from the National Rifle Association and various police advocacy groups.

However, in general, the opinion was that Kemp was helpful to the ticket's chances of catching Bill Clinton, and Kemp's advocacy gave a clear picture of the tax reforms that would likely occur on the condition of a successful campaign.

In November 1937, Ribbentrop was placed in a highly embarrassing situation when his forceful advocacy of the return of the former German colonies led to the British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden and the French Foreign Minister Yvon Delbos offering to open talks on returning the former German colonies, in return for which the Germans would make binding commitments to respect their borders in Central and Eastern Europe.

The TCCC will be a major advocacy and partnership building event embedded in the overall context of global and regional ( Pacific ) consultations on climate change.

Originally, library advocacy was centred on the library itself, but current trends show libraries positioning themselves to demonstrate they provide " economic value to the community.

Some of the contention arose in response to strong M advocacy on the part of one commercial interest, InterSystems, whose chief executive disliked the name MUMPS and felt that it represented a serious marketing obstacle.

Robinson returned to live in Ireland at the end of 2010, and has set up The Mary Robinson Foundation-Climate Justice, which aims to be ' a centre for thought leadership, education and advocacy on the struggle to secure global justice for those many victims of climate change who are usually forgotten-the poor, the disempowered and the marginalised across the world.

These concerns have led to a debate among advocacy groups and governments on whether special regulation of nanotechnology is warranted.

Steven Fisher, a spokesman for the Human Rights Campaign, the largest advocacy group for gay and lesbian issues in the United States, commenting on the Schrock outing, said he opposed using " sexual orientation as a weapon.

Operating system advocacy can vary widely in tone and form, from published comparisons to heated debates on mailing lists and other forums.

Philippine foreign policy is based on the advancement of Filipino ideals and values, which include the advancement of democracy and advocacy for human rights worldwide.

Whether through individuals, corporations or advocacy groups, such donations are often believed to engender a cronyist or patronage system via which major contributors are rewarded on a more or less quid pro quo basis.

As nutritional intake guidelines were created in various countries and the nutrition facts label became commonplace, consumers, advocacy groups, and health organizations have focused on the nutritional value of junk foods, including potato chips.

But while Coubertin was certainly a romantic, and while his idealised vision of ancient Greece would lead him later to the idea of reviving the Olympic Games, his advocacy for physical education was based on practical concerns as well.

Coubertin's advocacy for the Games centred on a number of ideals about sport.

With their advocacy of patrilineal descent in the 1970s, the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association supported the principle that a man who takes responsibility for raising a Jewish child can pass Judaism on to the next generation as well as a woman.