130 Sentences With "taken the initiative" | Random Sentence Generator

That's not to say some fraternities haven't taken the initiative.

Now amazon has taken the initiative of U.S. summer shopping season.

States, too, have taken the initiative to reform their civil asset forfeiture laws.

"I like candidates who have taken the initiative to learn these skills," she says.

When states have been slow to enact increases, cities and counties have taken the initiative.

Nonetheless, some unions have already taken the initiative in preparing for the shift to cleaner energy.

China has taken the initiative to lead the way toward a more balanced global trading system.

I wouldn't have taken the initiative to ask her out so I'm grateful she was persistent.

Thus far, only individual faculty members have taken the initiative to reach out to undergraduate students and graduate students.

Thankfully for us all, porn site Brazzers has taken the initiative with a new parody, aptly titled Pornstar Go: A XXX Parody.

For one, I&aposve taken the initiative to start building an emergency fund I can turn to when unexpected expenses inevitably crop up.

Meanwhile, Democratic presidential candidates, including Inslee, Biden, Warren, Beto O'Rourke, and Michael Bennet have all taken the initiative to offer their own climate policies.

You certainly wouldn't know it from the debate, but American forces have taken the initiative in the fight against ISIS and — dare I say it?

Still, why hasn't Google, rather than Verily, taken the initiative to provide better information sooner, with no intrusive demands to register and upload personal data?

Your palms and knees sink slowly -- Evie has taken the initiative to line the bed with latex and a pink microfibre cover that increases surface area.

Two minutes later a third student responded: He had already taken the initiative to write a comprehensive study guide, which he shared with the entire class.

Senators such as Shelby and Paul have taken the initiative on seeking greater dialogue because they don't see the administration doing so in a cohesive way.

Other countries in the region have reacted in different ways, but none of them have taken the initiative to provide a sustainable solution to the problem.

Banks, in the meantime, have taken the initiative by pushing technology companies to accept new agreements on how they use the data they pull from the banks.

During their excursion, the 27-year-old mother of one publicly announced on Snapchat that she has taken the initiative to help her man continue to lose weight.

"Many school employees would have never taken the initiative to open a retirement account if I had not been there," said Mr. Jenkins, who left Axa in 230.

Governors and mayors, business owners, university presidents, philanthropists, pastors and nonprofit groups of all kinds have taken the initiative to mobilize, guide and protect those they lead and serve.

Uber said in a statement that it had taken the initiative in discussions with Taiwan, including securing local insurance and reaching out to collaborate with the local taxi industry.

Local media earlier reported that U.S. authorities had rejected visa requests from members of the delegation, but the Justice Ministry said it had taken the initiative and canceled the trip.

We both knew we had to clean the closet so that it could be more accessible for both of us, but neither of us had taken the initiative to do it.

For employers that have not taken the initiative to conduct a broad review of their compensation plans in the last few years, they may in fact be behind current market rates.

This further moves the debate to more favorable terrain by limiting discussion only to those prisoners who have taken the initiative and successfully completed programs to reduce their risk of reoffending.

Unusually, Switzerland has also taken the initiative to open a humanitarian channel to Iran to provide Iranians with food, medicine and other essential supplies that have been affected by US sanctions.

But Barnhill says that since her son started flicking away and catching Pokemon, Ian has taken the initiative to go outside more and interact with other children, as well as his community.

The House Ways and Means Committee has taken the initiative to hold several hearings the past few months, and they seem to be rallying behind the need to address the issue of inversions.

In the absence of federal action, as of 2017, 21 states and Washington D.C. and 22 cities have taken the initiative to raise their minimum wage and 30 cities have passed paid sick leave.

Xinhua cited Kim as telling Xi that the situation on the Korean peninsula is starting to improve because North Korea has taken the initiative to ease tensions and put forward proposals for peace talks.

So far, small biotech companies and universities have taken the initiative to develop a vaccine, although Britain's GlaxoSmithKline Plc has said it is studying whether its vaccine technology can be used against the virus.

Following a collaborative investigation with the NCAA into impermissible benefits given to members of the men's basketball team from 2011 to 2014, Missouri has taken the initiative and wiped out the entire 2013-2014 season.

As states like New York, Connecticut and New Jersey order the closure of restaurants to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus, some food and beverage franchises have taken the initiative to limit crowding in their restaurants.

In a statement to The New York Times on Friday, the Saudi government acknowledged that Iraq and Pakistan had offered to mediate talks between the two countries but denied that Prince Mohammed had taken the initiative.

The Academy has taken the initiative in addressing its diversity issues by inviting more than 1,262 new members in the last two years, many from previously underrepresented groups such as women, people of color, or foreign auteurs.

China's Foreign Ministry cited Kim in a lengthy statement as telling Xi the situation on the Korean peninsula was starting to improve because North Korea had taken the initiative to ease tensions and put forward proposals for talks.

"The...government clearly understands that the end of coal is looming and has taken the initiative to protect the health of its people, its economy, and our climate," said Kathrin Gutmann, campaign director for Europe Beyond Coal group.

"With the participation of the Russian military ... the Syrian armed forces and patriotic Syrian forces have been able to achieve a fundamental turnaround in the fight against international terrorism and have taken the initiative in almost all respects," Putin said.

Explaining why Gambia had taken the initiative, Tambadou said visiting Rohingya refugees at Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh had reminded him of his work as a prosecutor for the tribunal set up to try those responsible for the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.

"We have taken the initiative to expand imports, reduced the import tariffs by a large margin for cars, parts and components and daily necessities, and adopted zero tariff for anti-cancer drugs," said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying last Monday.

Fortunately, plenty of brands have taken the initiative to make more sustainable jeans by using organic cotton, fewer chemicals, and less water in the production — a positive trend that will (hopefully) become an industry standard over the next few years.

Washington is widely seen as having taken the initiative in the global campaign against Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, a tech juggernaut that in the three decades since its founding has become a pillar of Beijing's bid to expand its global influence.

An FOJ spokesman said Qatar had taken the initiative for the accord, which was not related to Swiss prosecutors' investigation into whether bribes played a role in world soccer body FIFA awarding Qatar the hosting rights for the 2022 World Cup.

"The reflation trade continues to work in earnest, this time Trump has taken a back seat and OPEC and Russia have taken the initiative and lit the fuse under the oil price," wrote Chris Weston, chief market strategist at IG in Melbourne.

While Gucci has taken the initiative to talk about its ban on fur and mentions products that contribute to its reduction in EP&L, the majority of brands have chosen to treat sustainability in a passive way that's more in line with the secrecy of traditional luxury marketing.

The United States has in effect taken the initiative in destroying the entire system of international treaties and accords that served as the underlying foundation for peace and security following World War II. Yet I am convinced that those who hope to benefit from a global free-for-all are deeply mistaken.

Of course, some of the residents registered through the program may have taken the initiative to do so on their own, but many had the chance and failed to act: Nearly half of the people added to the rolls were automatically registered based on D.M.V. visits in 2014 and 2015, when the opt-in option to register was available.

Saugeen Golf Club has always taken the initiative encouraging junior golfing in the area.

In the state of Tamil Nadu, the elementary schools have taken the initiative to use methodology called Activity Based Learning through Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan.

Noor has taken the initiative to rehabilitate about sixty-thousand hectares of degraded land in the province.Yose Rizal, South Kalimantan to Rehabilitate 59,000 Hectares of Degraded Land. Jakarta Globe, 8 February 2017. Accessed 2 March 2017.

Nayak is a founder member of the International Collective in Support of Fishworkers, where she has taken the initiative to collectively evolve a feminist perspective in fisheries. She is at present, the general secretary of the Self Employed Women's Association, Kerala, of which she was a joint founder.

Later, between 1927 and 1934, Abdurahman and his party would start working closer with black African political leaders, in an attempt to create a united front, but this came to little. By the late 1930s, other political parties, such as the more radical National Liberation League, had taken the initiative.

Schama, p. 130 Even before the return of the stadtholder the Holland ridderschapThe College of Nobles that had one vote in the States of Holland and was chaired by the Grand Pensionary. had taken the initiative to have the States repeal all legislation of the preceding years with a "Patriot" imprint. The "Orange Restoration" proceeded apace.

The elder, Chirantha is a presenter and producer at Swarnavahini. Sahan is also working at the Swarnawahini, but after his father's sudden death, has now taken the initiative to preserve and make people aware of Sinhala Folk Music, in the same way his father did. His son, Sahan Ranwala doing very well in preserving the legacy of his father.

They started attacking Iraqi security forces and by the next day had taken the initiative. On November 11, the insurgents had captured one police station and destroyed two more. They broke into the stations' armories and distributed the weapons and flak jackets they could find. The Iraqi police force was overrun in a matter of hours, scattering and deserting from the street fighting.

The school has two levels, one for middle school, and one for primary school. Students have shared teachers, and classes work together on some issues. There are student representatives, in order to allow students to actively engage with issues in the school environment and learning. The school has taken the initiative at secondary level by screening meetings between teachers and pupils.

On December 7, 1831 he proposed a sweeping plan to accomplish that and more. Acclaimed for its Hamiltonian creativity, McLane had taken the initiative on the administration's agenda, and was acting very much in the role of a Prime Minister. With enough time he was certain Jackson would soften his position and consent to the approach. Events conspired to frustrate the plan, however.

Periyavadamalaipalayam is a village under the jurisdiction of Jambai Panchayat, Tamil Nadu, India. Agriculture, including ground nut, sugar cane, turmeric and corn cultivation, is the main occupation of the villagers, although handloom products are also manufactured there. The village has an approximate population of 2000 people. Villagers have taken the initiative to plant thousands of saplings to make it greener.

Southington has taken the initiative to spur its own revitalization. In 2002, the town completed the downtown renaissance project. This project replaced the sidewalks on Main Street and Center Street with granite curbing and brick paving stones. Lifelong resident and philanthropist Robert Petroske donated $50,000 to the revitalization effort which led to the installation of decorative iron lamp posts, benches, and garbage cans.

PSEB has also taken the initiative of conducting mini events (outbound delegations) to create matchmaking opportunities for the local IT companies abroad. Mini events are customer focused events where leading IT targeted groups gather and provide an opportunity to the visiting Pakistani IT companies to present their products and services. PSEB has successfully taken outbound delegations to UK, Canada, USA and Ireland.

The European Aviation Safety Agency has regulatory and executive tasks in the field of civilian aviation safety, such as issuing type certificates. The Commission has also taken the initiative for a Single European Sky to co- ordinate the design, management and regulation of airspace in the Union. The EU also participates in Eurocontrol, which coordinates and plans air traffic control for all of Europe.

Rent control is seen as a way to keep housing costs affordable but some economists have suggested ordinances limiting rent only contribute to California's chronic housing problem. Burbank has taken the initiative in various anti-smoking ordinances in the past decade. In late 2010, Burbank passed an ordinance prohibiting smoking in multi-family residences sharing ventilation systems. The rule went into effect in mid-2011.

As an unwanted result, online voting is easier to manipulate. Social media apps such as Instagram or Facebook have taken the initiative to get people registered and motivated to go and vote. Despite their efforts, there are social media account engineered to misinform the public causing a jaded perspective in electable candidates or understanding of policies. Another way users are manipulated is directly with their choice of a candidate.

Sperrle had already taken the initiative on 4 September when I./KG 53 carried out such an operation. Photographic operations over France authorised by the OKL began on 21 September, which the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht did not sanction until four days later. Sperrle lost eight aircraft over 21–24 November 1939, but succeeded in obtaining good reconnaissance results. The losses prompted his use of fighter escorts on the return journey.

The scheme initiated to promote education among girls of Rural / Semi-urban areas. During the year 2018–19, PNB has also taken the initiative for donations to CM relief fund for Kerala and Kumbh Mela. For the year FY18-19, PNB has initiated Rs 1851.41 for RSETIs. To Help young talents in India the bank also initiated PNB Hockey Academy, one of the major efforts towards supporting the national games.

The temples are the location of mural paintings of the Vijayanagara kings, Dravidian art, and inscriptions. Near the temple complex is a large granite Nandi bull. On a hillock known as Kurma Saila ('tortoise- shaped hill') are other temples to Papanatheswara, Raghunatha, Srirama, and Durga. The Government of Andhra Pradesh has taken the initiative for including the "Lepakshi Group of Monuments" among the UNESCO World Heritage sites in India.

It was in reality a challenging aspiration. Maurice Joyeux who had taken the initiative of setting up a replacement Anarchist Federation, found himself obliged to make compromises with individualistic anarchists which taken in aggregate led to an operating structure that Joyaux himself found "impossible". The requirement that decisions be adopted on a unanimous basis meant that each individual member enjoyed the right to veto any attempt to set a direction for the federation.

She also flew SAS' first jet aircraft, the Caravelle, and the DC-9 before she ended her flying career. In 1974 she wrote a 40th anniversary history of Widerøe's Flyveselskap, published as two articles in the Norwegian Airline Pilots Association's magazine Cockpit Forum. She had taken the initiative to Cockpit Forum's predecessor magazine Interno. In 1979, following the end of her flying career, she was given a fellowship in the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation.

Denburn Valley, 1850. The Triple Kirks is centre, the closer building to the right is the South Church. In Aberdeen the Disruption had been anticipated and a local committee had taken the initiative of, in April 1843, purchasing an old weaving factory which had been derelict since 1830. As the purchasing agent left the estate agent's offices he met someone arriving from the established church attempting to block the sale by making their own purchase.

Students are taught drawing, painting, water color techniques, still-life composition and charcoal-based art work. The school has taken the initiative of providing exclusive training to the students in Folk Art, Madhubani and Warli. In fact, it is the only school in Chennai currently, to cater to this segment which is a unique distinction. Moreover, the school also organizes 'craft bazaar' (an art and craft exhibition on a yearly basis) to encourage young artists.

Napoleon (then marching towards Austria) was convinced that the last forces of the Venetian Republic had concentrated in the stronghold at Verona.F. M. Agnoli 1998, p.123-124-125 In effect, although the recent events showed that Venice had taken the initiative taken back from the French, Venice continued to proclaim its neutrality. Bonaparte sent a spy to Verona, Angelo Pico, who rendezvoused with about 300 Jacobins there, to put a conspiracy into effect.

Youth Day was celebrated and youth showcased their projects and organised events at the summit. Youth also participated in the preparation of the WSIS Declaration and Plan of Action. In Germany, a WSIS working group initiated by the Network New Media and the Heinrich Böll Foundation, has been meeting continuously since mid-2002. Similarly in Pakistan, PAK Education Society/Pakistan Development Network had taken the initiative to build Pakistan Knowledge Economy or Information Society.

Some cars use a head-up display to project the speed of the car onto the windscreen in imitation of fighter aircraft, but in a far less complex display. In recent years, spurred on by the growing aftermarket use of dash kits, many automakers have taken the initiative to add more stylistic elements to their dashboards. One prominent example of this is the Chevrolet Sonic which offers both exterior (e.g., a custom graphics package) and interior cosmetic upgrades.

According to the historical annals, during the latter half of the 19th century a Burgher national named Brohier had taken the initiative to start a private School in rented bungalow located in close proximity to Holy Cross Church. In the year 1890, the parish priest of Kalamulla, Kalutara, Rev. Father Wilkinson, who was the first rector baptized this private Institution of Education as Holy Cross English School. Later it was registered as Holy Cross Upper English School by Rev.

However, many countries and political jurisdictions have taken the initiative to account for the violation of commercial confidentiality in their criminal or civil laws. For example, under the US Economic Espionage Act of 1996, it is a federal crime in the United States to misappropriate trade secrets with the knowledge that it will benefit a foreign power, or will injure the owner of the trade secret.104th US Congress. "ECONOMIC ESPIONAGE ACT OF 1996" PUBLIC LAW 104–294, OCT.

There is room to grow and some countries have already taken the initiative to form partnerships with the private sector to increase infrastructure spending. The main economies of Latin America are Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, and Chile. These economies have been given positive outlooks for 2017 by Morgan Stanley. The Latin American economy is largely based on commodity exports, therefore, the global price of commodities has a significant effect on the growth of Latin American economies.

When she orders Koukan to appear and explain himself, he is attacked and forced to flee and go into hiding. Youko eventually learns that not only has Koukan been falsely accused, but he has taken the initiative to try to stamp out corruption in the Wa Province by sending his top general Kantai to the Wa capital of Meikaku. She rewards him for his efforts by promoting him to chosai, the chief administrator of her court.

Te Rauaparaha had not expected such an attack, but with a small force at his disposal he could not undertake a direct assault on so strong and populous a fortress. In fact, had the Ngāi Tahu taken the initiative outside the pā, as they had within it, they might readily have destroyed his whole force. As it was he retreated quickly up the coast to the Waipara River, re- embarked in his canoes, and returned to Kapiti.

Sustainability is typically defined as, the ability of current generations to meet their own needs without compromising the needs of future generations. This concept has recently been adopted by the EPA as they have dedicated an entire sector solely to sustainability. Environmental, social, and economic demands are the main components that stand behind the concept of sustainability. As previously mentioned, the EPA has taken the initiative to establish a sector dedicated to promoting and practicing sustainability.

There are some American companies who can shift production temporarily to meet the demand for masks but most of them have not received any funding through the DPA. Some have taken the initiative but there were problems with the fit of the masks and obtaining regulatory approvals. 3M and other N95 manufacturers have not entered into any corporate partnerships to share intellectual property or increase N95 production. Trump gave Rear Admiral John Polowczyk the responsibility for the logistics of PPE.

North-South Transport Corridor (NSTC). Consistent with its desire to be seen as a significant regional player, Iran has taken the initiative to engage with all the neighbouring countries to enhance the transit potential of Chabahar. It has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Afghanistan and Tajikistan on the construction of railway lines, water pipelines and energy transmission lines. It has been keen to extend the Khvaf-Herat rail line to connect to the railways of Central Asia, Turkey, and Europe.

Although the Venezuelan Ministry of Tourism has taken the initiative to recognize the importance of the tourism industry, the Venezuelan government has not placed the tourism industry as an economic priority. In 2013, the budget for the Ministry of Tourism was only 173.8 million bolivars, while the Ministry of the Youth received approximately 724.6 million bolivars. The tourism industry in Venezuela contributes approximately 3.8 percent of the country GDP. The World Economic Forum predicts Venezuela's GDP to rise to 4.2 percent by 2022.

The next speaker was Arthur Greenwood, the Labour deputy leader. He gave what Jenkins calls "a robust Labour wind-up". In his conclusion, Greenwood called for "an active, vigorous, imaginative direction of the war" which had so far been lacking as the government was passive and on the defensive because "(as) the world must know, we have never taken the initiative in this war". Summing up for the government was Oliver Stanley, the Secretary of State for War, whose reply to Greenwood has been described as ineffective.

On 29 July 2019, Fung was announced as a co-head coach at Tai Po along with Kwok Kar Lok. He changed his role to director of football after the club signed Davor Berber to be their new head coach. On 29 May 2020, it was revealed that Fung had stepped down due to ongoing salary arrears at Tai Po. He claimed that he had taken the "initiative" to resign in hopes that any remaining money at the club would go towards the players.

A Syracuse University finance professor also gave similar opinions, pointing to Jay-Z's only giving $6,000 to charity after making $63 million in 2012. He also voiced that the hip-hop mogul likely would never have come out in support of gay marriage had President Obama not first taken the initiative. In the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Jay-Z and Beyoncé supported presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at her rally in Cleveland. Clinton praised Jay-Z for addressing racism, oppression, and the criminal justice system.

The rebels denied this and claimed government forces had themselves used poison gas at one point of the frontline. Ultimately, the rebel attack on the 3000 Housing Project as well as the nearby military complex was repelled. By 31 October, the rebel offensive had slowed due to heavy government resistance and pro-government forces had taken the initiative. Three days into the offensive, the rebels were in control of the Minyan Industrial district, most of the Dahiyat Al-Assad district and half of the Minyan residential district.

Few concrete protective measures have been taken, however, partly because about 90% of the breeding grounds are privately owned and 75% are not legally protected for wildlife. A basic plan for "Creating a wood Grey-faced buzzards can live" by Toyota City of Aichi Pref. is remarkable. In the Toyota natural Observation Woods, which contain a Satoyama Landscape with Yatsuda, Toyota City has taken the initiative in creating the habitat of frogs grey-faced buzzards prey on and maintaining their foraging grounds by weeding and water management of private fallow rice fields.

The West Onondaga Street Alliance (WOSA), with the support of Eric Mower & Associates (EMA) and Cowley Advertising, have taken the initiative to reinvent and improve the neighborhood. The lack of interest in this historic neighborhood for several decades, and the increasing high concentration of poverty, have left the West Onondaga Street Corridor as nothing more than a conduit to reach other nearby neighborhoods. In 2015, the WOSA began to organize to change the direction of the corridor. Today, the City-Gate Historic Neighborhood is a beautiful, historic, and diverse neighborhood.

Professor Haque popularised the idea of treating 70-80% of Haemorrhoid patients with the non-operation procedure such as Rubber Ring Ligation. He has taken the initiative to observe "World Piles & Colorectal Cancer Day" on 20 November in Bangladesh and internationally to increase public awareness. In 2006 he started "MS degree" in colorectal surgery in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU). He has been practising the colorectal surgery for many years. Haque is the first in the history of Bangladesh who directed international training course for senior foreign specialists in May’2008.

Since Gurgaon's uncontrolled urbanization and increasing population, Carterpuri has been literally swallowed by the city's growth. The issues are illegal constructions, bad sanitary living conditions, and illiteracy of the migrant workers. Several NGOs, like Vishnu Charitable Trust, have taken the initiative in 2008 to bring positive changes in the area. The first seed of its social involvement was sown in October 2008 when Rajesh Khullar, the then Commissioner of Gurgaon Municipal Corporation asked the Vishnu Charitable Trust, headed by Dr. Lokesh Abrol, to develop a shelter for stray cows with support from the civic body.

With that being said it has become rather unclear as to how deep into Kenya the Suba people managed to travel being as distinguishing them from other dialects becomes harder and harder as the language is slowly being influenced by its neighboring language, Luo. Suba scholars have taken the initiative to rewrite the History and more information is now available. Other Suba speakers are found in the Southern shores of the Lake in Muhuru Bay. They are generally called Muhuhuru People and they also speak the Suba language.

The HK Islamic Index (HKII), was established in 2007 by the Chamber to support Hong Kong's ambitions to develop into a Shariah compliant, Islamic banking and financial centre and was the first time a chamber of commerce had taken the initiative to create its own equity index. Reuters, Bloomberg, and Quamnet have been contracted to disseminate the HK Islamic Index. The HKII comprises 78 companies listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with 39 each from Hong Kong and mainland China. The Hong Kong Islamic Index was valued at HK$1,419 as of 20 June 2011.

Third, it appears likely that Spinoza had already taken the initiative to separate himself from the Talmud Torah congregation and was vocally expressing his hostility to Judaism itself. He had probably stopped attending services at the synagogue, either after the lawsuit with his sister or after the knife attack on its steps. He might already have been voicing the view expressed later in his Theological-Political Treatise that the civil authorities should suppress Judaism as harmful to the Jews themselves. Either for financial or other reasons, he had in any case effectively stopped contributing to the synagogue by March 1656.

There have been efforts in the past to organize subnational governments to address climate change most notably through the Cities for Climate Protection Program - an effort associated with the International Union of Local Authorities and the United Nations Environment Programme. At its peak in 2010 the program had 700 municipal members who were required to provide among other things inventories and targets for greenhouse emissions. the International Union of Local Authorities provided technical assistance to the municipalities engaged in this planning. Before the Under2 MOU was conceived many subnational governments had taken the initiative to create a climate action plan.

In response to the emissions effects, California has taken the initiative to put in place multiple programs and organizations to help regulate tailpipe emissions from vehicles. Two of the largest governmental organizations instituted in California to reduce emissions effects include: California's Air Resources Board (CARB) and the Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR). Each of these organizations take continuous efforts to revise the laws to ensure that vehicles that are being driven on the streets are not over polluting the environment that we live in. CARB and BAR cooperatively instate multiple regulations pertaining to the emissions components on cars which are California specific.

This attempt to build a new left-wing force in the French-speaking part of Belgium goes back to an appeal published on 22 February 2006 entitled "Another policy is possible, another policy is necessary". Trade union delegates of the company CSC Transcom had taken the initiative for the call. They were triggered by the so-called "generation pact", a law to reduce the pension insurance, which despite a general strike the Socialist Party (PS) and the green Ecolo had approved in parliament in 2005. The initiative was also joined by people who had opposed the adoption of the European Constitution by parliament.

This has proven to be very effective at avoiding the immediate effects of flooding. Additionally, organisations such as the Global Fund for Children and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have taken the initiative of helping kids rebuild their lives after natural disasters by building schools that function on boats themselves. "Floating schools", as these classrooms are known, help provide an education for children whose lives were drastically affected by the effects of constant flooding. Furthermore, children who even prior to a natural disaster did not receive proper schooling benefited from the opening of floating schools, making these communities into beneficial learning spots.

O'Brien said he felt that Zimmerman was the coordinator of the program because Zimmerman had taken the initiative to get the program started, and that the watch program had instructed participants not to follow suspects but call 911. He said he did not feel that the neighborhood needed a watch program. On cross-examination, he testified that the police did not do regular patrols of the area due to the lack of a written agreement between the HOA and the police department. O'Brian testified that construction workers in the neighborhood had followed a burglary suspect in the past, resulting in an arrest, and that he had sent out a congratulatory email.

Rising Trend In recent years, Singapore has seen a large increase in the number of sporting events taking place in the city state. Numerous marathons, triathlons, fun-runs and other mass participation events have been supported by government agencies and the public alike. The government has taken the initiative to connect paths island wide to ensure seamless riding as well as the introduction of more safety signs on the roads to encourage safe cycling. The Land Transport Authority has also recently announced plans to install more bicycle kiosks around the island and to allow foldable bikes on the MRT trains so that more commuters would consider cycling.

By the early 1990s, IP became the dominant protocol in data networking. By 1991, a project called Ebone was proposed as an interim solution while the European research networking community made the transition from OSI to IP. The Réseaux IP Européens Network Coordination Centre (RIPE NCC) was created by RARE in 1992, and was split off five years later as a separate legal entity. At the end of 1983 IBM had taken the initiative for the European Academic and Research Network (EARN), which would link selected computer centres in Europe via leased lines. It used similar technology to the BITNET in the US, and included email gateway capability.

Between 2006 and 2013, between 0 and 28 civilians have died per year in Meghalaya (or about 0 to 1 per 100,000 people), which the state authorities have classified as terror-related intentional violence.Meghalaya Violence Statistics, India Fatalities 1994-2014 SATP (2014) The world's average annual death rate from intentional violence, in recent years, has been 7.9 per 100,000 people.Global Burden of Armed Violence Chapter 2, Geneva Declaration, Switzerland (2011) The terror-related deaths are from conflicts primarily between different tribal groups and against migrants from Bangladesh. Along with political resolution and dialogue, various Christian organisations have taken the initiative to prevent violence and help the process of discussion between groups.

Due to animal killing scenes in movies such as Call of the Wild (1937) the American Animal Defense League (AADL) started taking measures to protect hired animal actors from abuse. Investigations involved popular Hollywood studios such as Warner Brothers and 20th Century Fox regarding abuse in films as well as abusive living conditions. More recently, the American Humane Association's (AHA) Film and Television Unit have taken the initiative to make sure animal actors were not harmed in the making of the movie. The AHA began monitoring the safety of animals after Jesse James provoked an outcry when a horse was forced to leap to its death from the top of a cliff in 1939.

He supported the end of the US military presence in Iceland, but believed Iceland itself should have taken the initiative in ending this presence. Since September 2006, when US forces left Naval Air Station Keflavik, he has strongly opposed any possible development of an Icelandic army seeing the country's need for armed forces as practically non-existent. He believes that civilian institutions such as the police and the coast guard should be organized in order to provide the needed protection in the unlikely event of a major disturbance. In November 2006, he published the book Við öll – Íslenskt velferðarsamfélag á tímamótum ("All of Us – Icelandic Welfare Society at Crossroads"), laying out his political ideology.

In so doing Rimailho had also upstaged the Schneider CA1 tank which could only be fitted with a smaller Schneider- made fortress gun firing a 75 mm reduced charge ammunition. To accommodate a regular length and full size 75 mm field gun, a hull longer than on the Schneider tank was essential. The earliest Saint-Chamond prototype, a tracked vehicle longer and heavier than the Schneider tank was first demonstrated to the French military in April 1916. When Colonel Jean Baptiste Eugène Estienne, who had taken the initiative to create the French tank arm, learned that an order for 400 additional tanks had been passed on April 8, 1916, he was at first quite elated.

All Saints' Church in Galle Fort Following the disaster caused by the Tsunami of 2004 when many buildings were damaged, the Ministry of Cultural Affairs launched a project for renovation and reconstruction, but paying attention to the former architecture to retain a historical feel. The Galle Fort has both Portuguese and Dutch era buildings, reflecting the bygone era of the colonial domination of the city. These buildings needed attention as many changes had taken place over the centuries. The Government of Sri Lanka, through its Galle Heritage Foundation under the Ministry of Cultural Affairs and National Heritage has taken the initiative of restoring some of the heritage buildings to their old glory.

Old men, children and women who were left behind to > fend for themselves are now forced to lead starved miserable lives exposed > to natural elements. They initially hid themselves in small air shelters dug > in areas originally thought to be free from military operations after they > had lost all their belongings, living quarters and household items, due to > repetitive naval shelling and air raids. But these shelters also have been > bombarded and so they have been forced to flee. Despite the hardship, young > women have taken the initiative to devote themselves to the military: many > as nurses and cooks and some even offered to carry cannonballs and even > serve in the sword-waving attack units.

Following the Commission, SAPS at the local level has taken the initiative in setting up a Joint Forum, which brings together provincial and city government departments with SAPS as well a range of community bodies. As one of the first forums of its kind, it is charting a new way for participation in fixing the police. The Joint Forum is made up of eight sub-forums and these aim to address key issues identified by the Commission - gender-based violence; youth and gangs; road safety; vigilantism; drug abuse; alcohol regulation; business as well as a research group. For SJC, the new phase in 2015 moves from public campaigns, marches, and litigation to one of greater partnership and cooperation.

Before the launch of Google Street View in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data has taken the initiative to inquire into the Google Street View Project, to ensure that it complies with the provisions of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance in Hong Kong and to consider privacy issues that may arise. Google declares that the Project does not intend to compile information about specific individuals whose identities can be ascertained. Faces of passers-by and car licence plates in the photographs will be unidentifiable because blurring technology is to be used. Also, there will be at least a three-month gap between image gathering and publication, to prevent the images being used to identify an individual's current whereabouts.

Chhatrapati Sambhaji Garden Deccan Gymkhana is an area in Pune city named for the Deccan Gymkhana Sports Club, which lies in the centre of the city. This famous club was started in October 1906 by a few forward-thinking, civic- minded citizens, the chief founder being Mr. Balkrishna Narayan Bhajekar. Roses for sale in Pune, India on the occasion of Valentines Day in 2019 The Deccan Gymkhana Club and Society was established on the land owned by Shiledar Shirole (Patil) family who agreed to lease the land because Lokmanya Tilak had taken the initiative. The Deccan Gymkhana area comes in the Shivajinagar suburban area, the area has many cafés, entertainment areas, restaurants, shopping malls and shops and is one of the major areas of Pune.

The modest programme that Edward Beales and George Howell, leaders of the League, were promoting began to be challenged by Lucraft in April 1866 when he started weekly outdoor meetings on Monday nights on Clerkenwell Green – thereby reached out to working-class groups hitherto unresponsive to more traditional political agitation. They had a wagon for a platform, a band to lead the singing, and a banner for the men from Clerkenwell. Once Lucraft had taken the initiative the executive felt obliged to vote to subsidise the Clerkenwell Green events. William Ewart Gladstone's inability to carry through even a minimal reform and the reactionary and insulting speeches of the anti- reformers all combined to lead the Reform League down a more militant path.

The main external concern of the French administration was its relationship to its most important neighbour, the powerful and ambitious Ali Pasha of Yanina, semi-autonomous Ottoman ruler of much of Albania and mainland Greece. Already on 1 June 1797, Ali Pasha himself had taken the initiative, sending a letter to Napoleon expressing his respect and admiration, hopes of friendly relations, and the dispatch of four French artillery NCOs to train the Pasha's own artillery. Both Napoleon and the Directory received this with favour, and instructed Gentili to establish amicable relations with the ruler of Yanina. Louis Dupré Gentili met in person with Ali at Butrint during his tour of the islands, and French envoys, notably adjudant-général Roze, were frequent visitors at his court in Yanina.

Further, the exchange introduced a 3 Day FIMMDA-NSE MIBID-MIBOR on all Fridays with effect from June 6, 2008 in addition to existing overnight rate. The MIBID/MIBOR rate is used as a bench mark rate for majority of deals struck for Interest Rate Swaps, Forward Rate Agreements, Floating Rate Debentures and Term Deposits. Fixed Income Money Market and Derivative Association of India (FIMMDA) has been in the forefront for creation of benchmarks that can be used by the market participants to bring uniformity in the market place. To take the process of development further, FIMMDA and NSEIL have taken the initiative to co-brand the dissemination of reference rates for the Overnight Call and Term Money Market using the current methodology behind NSE – MIBID/MIBOR.

In April 2008, Évian created the Évian Water Protection Institute to work on three water and wetlands management projects with the Ramsar Convention. The three areas where the projects will take place are Thailand's Bung Khong, the La Plata Basin in Argentina, and the Jagdishpur Reservoir in Nepal.Evian Plans Wetlands Preservation, Adds Recycled Plastic to Bottles GreenBiz Retrieved April 29, 2008 Évian has also taken the initiative to cut their own energy and water use by incorporating post-consumer recycled PET plastic into the bottle sizes that receive the most sales.Évian to Announce New Sustainable Development Steps on Earth Day The Beverage Network Retrieved April 30, 2008 The company has joined with RecycleBank in an effort to get consumers to recycle.

As export items, fish and fish products are very important, as the net earnings from these products are extremely high, a result of their being almost one hundred per cent local resource-based. The increased production of marine fish has come primarily through the motorization of traditional craft, the introduction of new craft and the introduction and popularization of new’ types of synthetic gear, which have replaced the traditional gear. It is in Thailand alone that the private/commercial sector has taken the initiative of introducing and extending craft and gear; there has been very little state support or intervention in these activities in this country. The increasing emphasis accorded to the development of coastal aquaculture is another feature common to almost every country in the region.

An article by the Toronto Life magazine, called the "Ryerson Revolution", describes in detail how Levy has taken the initiative since starting as president to improve Ryerson University, by purchasing Maple Leaf Gardens, shutting down Gould Street and a space sharing agreement with AMC theatres, creating an urban campus, instead of the more traditional closed-off university campus. He was the driving force behind the Digital Media Zone (DMZ) which opened in April 2010. It is a multidisciplinary workspace for research and learning, home to both entrepreneurial companies and industry solution-providers. With access to overhead, business services, and a rich network of contacts, entrepreneurs and researchers can accelerate product launches, and contribute to Canada's success in the digital economy.

The Coal Creek Watershed Foundation presently works to preserve the legacy of the Coal Creek War and its impact on the area and has taken the initiative in locating the remains of Fort Anderson and several poorly-marked or unmarked convict graves near the old Knoxville Iron Company mine. Drummond's Trestle, the railroad bridge where miner Richard Drummond was hanged in 1893, still stands near the junction of Highway 116 and Lower Briceville Highway, and is the subject of a local legend regarding Drummond's ghost. Much of the land purchased by the state in 1896 for the construction of Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary is now part of Frozen Head State Park. The Coal Creek War provided inspiration for some of the earliest Appalachian coal mining protest music.

The Americans were surprised that the VC did not attack this base to try to hinder their artillery fire. Haig felt that the VC had wanted to press on after the previous day's attack, and that he would have taken the initiative if his opponents had not. The heavy mortar attack ended at 05:15, but continued for a further hour at Fire Support Patrol Base C. During this time flareships, a light helicopter fire team, and forward air controllers were furnished by the 2nd Brigade tactical headquarters on request. Seven minutes later the VC started their ground attack against the northeast edge of the perimeter. The attack mainly hit Companies B and C, 1/26th Infantry and Company A and the reconnaissance platoon of the 1/16th Infantry.

Thankfully, more serious approaches have since followed". In 1904, Bukarester Tagblatt published a translation of Poor Dionis into German, penned by W. Majerczik and Henric Sanielevici.N. N. Muntean, "Bibliografia literară română în streinătate", in Luceafărul, Nr. 7/1944, p. 251 This was followed ten years later by M. Schroff's version."Însemnări. Eminescu în nemțește", in Luceafărul, Nr. 4/1904, p. 127 Even after discarding Symbolism for Jewish existentialism, Fondane was an avid reader of Poor Dionis. By 1929, he had taken the initiative of translating the story into his adoptive French, without ever managing to finish that work.Paul Daniel, "Destinul unui poet", in B. Fundoianu, Poezii, p. 626. Bucharest: Editura Minerva, 1978. Although Cugetările was rendered into French by both S. Pavès (1945) and Veturia Drăgănescu-Vericeanu (1974),Mircea Ardeleanu, "Eminescu en français.

These two folklorists conducted their field work on Epic of Siri and led the Indian folklorists to the new folklore study. The Central Institute of Indian Languages has played a major role in promoting folklore studies in India to explore another reality of Indian culture. Recently scholars such as Chitrasen Pasayat, M. D. Muthukumaraswamy, Vivek Rai, Jawaharlal Handoo, Birendranath Dutta, P. C. Pattanaik, B. Reddy, Sadhana Naithani, P. Subachary, Molly Kaushal, Shyam Sundar Mahapatra, Bhabagrahi Mishra and many new folklorists have contributed in their respective field for shaping folklore study as a strong discipline in representing the people's memory and people's voice. Recently the National Folklore Support Center in Chennai has taken the initiative to promote folklore in public domain and bridging the gap of academic domain and community domain.

Establishment of Halal Food Institute as a research center is one of halal proactive measures to put UPM UPM as the leading center of excellence in agricultural education in the country. This establishment has submitted proposals to the management of the University in 2003 and was approved at the Management Committee Meeting University 110th on 26 and 31 March 2003. However, the establishment of this institute can not be implemented because of financial problems the university at the time. Therefore, Faculty of Food Science and Technology has taken the initiative to establish the Halal Food Unit in June 2003. In August 2004, the Halal Food Unit in collaboration with Yayasan Dakwah Islamiah Malaysia (YADIM) has organised a "Workshop on Global Halal Hub Development Malaysia" in conjunction with the 1st Malaysian International Halal Showcase (Mihas) 2004.

The House of Representatives has the right of amendment; government too may amend (Article 84). The Senate only can pass or reject laws in full (Article 85), defended by the responsible minister or by members of the House of Representatives having taken the initiative to propose the law; however, in practice it can send the proposal back asking for a novelle to be passed by the House of Representatives, in fact an amendment of law. Bills may be withdrawn by the proposer until passed (Article 86), but only by a majority of the House of Representatives if the bill has been presented by some members of the House of Representatives and has been passed by the House of Representatives. Bills become valid law once they have been passed by Parliament and have been affirmed by the King (Article 87).

The requirement did not fit the mold of mil-to-mil associations; therefore, they requested an American unit that could work with civilians. The DoD response to a request from the new Latvian Republic through the JACC for assistance building a National Guard called Zemessargi, "Land National Guard," to distinguish it from the previous Aizsargi, "National Guard," which had served the German occupation army until its dissolution by the Soviets in 1945, developed from suggestion to real beginning between January and November, 1992. Learning by some means that the JCTP would need a Guard unit, John B. Conaway, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, wrote to Colin Powell offering the services of the United States National Guard. Having already taken the initiative to develop a Guard solution to the impasse, he had been waiting for some such opportunity as this.

An early winter forced a pause in the Channel warfare, and 1339 saw a vastly different situation, as English towns had taken the initiative over the winter and prepared organised militias to drive off raiders more interested in plunder than set-piece battles. Responsibility over these militias was placed in the hands of several leading Earls, who were warned that if they failed to defend their stretch of coastline there would be penalties. Although piracy at sea was still a serious problem, with ships burnt and crews massacred as far north as the Bristol Channel, the large scale raids of 1338 were over. An attack on Jersey failed as the island was now too strongly defended and attacks on Harwich, Southampton again and Plymouth were driven off with heavy losses, the mercenary elements of the French force unwilling to risk a large scale battle.

"Our campaign aim is to tell people that we are not helpless individuals when it comes to challenging air pollution. Even simple acts by individuals or sole companies such as Blueair can make a difference when it comes to showing responsibility and care, which is why we have taken the initiative to make the call and mobilisation for action," said Kannan. The campaign was launched on World Asthma Day and apparently, reached over 500 million people across the nation through a mix of online and offline activities during the course of campaign. The endeavour behind the campaign was to facilitate the idea of using air friendly measures by cultivating small habits like, use of public transport, wise use of energy, recycling and re- using, planting trees, properly maintaining the vehicles, use of alternate energy, being environment friendly, using proper technology, replacing the standard light bulbs with CFLs, etc.

Ever since Robert Bruce's victory at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314, the Scots had taken the initiative in the wars with England, raiding deep into the north of the country repeatedly and with comparative ease to attempt to force the English to the peace-table. The English king, Edward II seemed incapable of dealing with the problem, distracted, as he often was, in a political struggle with his own barons and refused to even begin peace negotiations with the Scots which would have required recognizing Robert the Bruce as King of the Scots. In early 1322 the situation had become critical, with some senior English noblemen, headed by Thomas of Lancaster, preparing to enter into an alliance with the Scots. It seems unlikely that Bruce had much confidence in Lancaster, who referred to himself as 'King Arthur' in his negotiations with the Scots, but he was quick to take advantage of the threat of civil war in England.

Connacht Tribune: So close and yet so far once again for Galway It brought the initiative back to Wexford after they had dominated the first half, having taken the initiative with a penalty scored by Una Leacy (4 minutes, but fallen three points behind after a snap goal scored by Tara Ruttledge (37 minutes). Galway led by 1-8 to 1-5 after 50 minutes, but failed to score in the last ten minutes. Finn pondered: > “When you go 10 minutes without scoring, especially the last 10 minutes, > you’re not going to hold out. They got the break and they took their scores. > When Tara got the goal I thought we would drive on because we were hurling > well at that stage, but Wexford dug deep and got the result and its > heartbreak again for us this year, I just thought when Wexford went in front > they killed the game, that’s experience, we have to learn, it’s very hard to > lose two finals.

As Mengmei began to elaborate the dilemmic circumstances that had been encountered upon being supported by his benefactor and exchanging a traditional code of thanks, he was instructed to head to a certain Apricot Shrine in which rest could be received before continuing any further form of travel -- a suggestion that was taken initiative of.The Peony Pavilion: Scene Twenty-Two: Traveler's Rest Upon resting for some time at the Apricot Shrine Mengmei confronted the Abbess, Sister Stone, to inquire whether there exists a garden where he could amuse himself and effectively be cured from his present boredom. Successful in this inquiry and having received the necessary instructions for reaching his intended destination, Mengmei enjoyed what variable lengths of scenery stood before him, and upon further introspection, he had taken the initiative to open a small rosewood box that sat among a pile of boulders. Pulling from the box a portrait scroll, Mengmei concluded that such a representation was the bodhisattva Guanyin, and forthwith made preparations to bring it to his place of study in contrast to leaving it buried uncovetedly.

During 1979–80 Acharyya Ilaram Das, through various meetings and discussions, managed to bring the various ethnic groups, especially the Kaibarta/Keots, Bodos and the Rabhas back into the fold of the Society and culture established by Sankardeva, by weaning them away from the grasp of alien ways and faiths, especially in Habigaon, Borigaon Doamakha, Batabari, Ambagaon and adjoining areas. The Acharyya was also physically assaulted and his life was in serious danger. He not only brought the Mising community in Rawanmukh and Galsepa in Lakhimpur district, Kalabari in Biswanath, Malapindha and Kathalguri in Majuli, Mahuramukh, Bankowal and other places in Golaghat district, back into the ways of Sankardeva but had also taken the initiative to build Naamghars there to give them the right place and ambience to congregate. This was also done among the tea-estate workers community in Kandali, Sagunbahi, Sapanala, Gariabari, Kathiatoli in Nagaon district, Rajabari, Letekujan, Borsapori in Golaghat district, Hatigarh in Mangaldoi district, Dafalating, Bajalkata, Sapekhati, in Jorhat district, and Nelly Gopalkrishna tea estate in Morigaon district.