Sentences with phrase «following petitions of»

Local government area established following a petition of 64 resident householders and freeholders of Glebe who petitioned the Governor to create a municipality.

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Following the wide reception of the petition, UltraViolet addressed a letter to Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos for additional backing.

Following the massacre, DCF wrote in the petition, much of Cruz's confidential history has been emerging, including: that he had been adopted, that he had a lengthy history of mental illness, and that DCF had investigated his safety.

«There are likely replicas of Cambridge's ill - gotten data out there,» Media Matters said in a petition it released immediately following Zuckerberg's comments.

Campaigners across the world have helped raise Noreen's profile, following the successful petition for the release of Meriam Ibrahim, a Sudanese Christian woman who was also sentenced to death for blasphemy last summer.

With stunning consistency, virtually every indicator of civic engagement currently available shows the same pattern of increase followed by stagnation and decline — newspaper reading; TV news watching; attending political meetings; petition signing; running for public office; attending public meetings; serving as an officer or committee member in any local clubs or organizations; writing letters to the editor; participating in local meetings of national organizations; attending religious services; socializing informally with friends, relatives or neighbors; attending club meetings; joining unions; entertaining friends at home; participating in picnics; eating the evening meal with the whole family; going out to bars, nightclubs, discos or taverns; playing cards; sending greeting cards; attending parties; playing sports; donating money as a percentage of income; working on community projects; giving blood.

(The following statements are somewhat characteristic of such schools: Bethany Theological Seminary affirms that its object is «to promote the spread and deepen the influence of Christianity by the thorough training of men and women for the various forms of Christian service, in harmony with the principles and practices of the Church of the Brethren»; Augustana Theological Seminary «prepares students for the ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church with the special needs of the Augustana Church in view»; the charter of Berkeley Divinity School begins, «Whereas sundry inhabitants of this state of the denomination of Christians called the Protestant Episcopal Church have represented by their petition addressed to the General Assembly, that great advantages would accrue to said Church, and they hope and believe to the interests of religion and morals in general, by the incorporation of a Divinity School for the training and instructions of students for the sacred ministry in the Church aforementioned.»)

Following the tragic suicide of Leelah Alcorn, a transgendered teen who took her life after several rounds of «conversion therapy,» a Change.org petition to ban such therapy is closing in...

Ealing Council has been exploring a range of options on how to prevent «intimidation, harassment and distress» for women using the Marie Stopes clinic on Mattock Lane following a petition set up by local women.

The following «thy will be done, on earth as in heaven» in Matthew is doubtless liturgical explication, but the petition itself differs from the Kaddish petition, «May he establish his kingdom in your lifetime and in your days and in the lifetime of all the house of Israel, even speedily and at a near time», which it parallels in sentiment, in ways which are characteristic of Jesus, not the early Church: the brevity of formulation (cf. «Father [abba]» versus «Our Father who art in heaven»); the intimate «Thy» for the formal «his»; and the use of the verb «to come» rather than «to establish» (the early Church prayed for the coming of the Lord, not the Kingdom, cf. I Cor.

The petitionreads as follows: «We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to allow free votes on the embryology and fathers components of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill when considered by the House of Commons».

In 1541, the Hessian Superintendents sent the following petition to the Landgrave Philip: «In view of the fact that there are current many complaints about parsons who scandalize people by their excessive drinking and other disgraceful vices and yet remain unpunished as well as unreformed, we suggest that the jail at the cloister of Spisskoppel be restored and that the parsons who persist in their vices be given the choice either to leave their parishes or to be confined in this jail for a period of time the length of which shall depend on the nature of their offense, in order that on water and bread they may undergo corrective punishment.

(Washington, D.C.) The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) issued the following statement by Dr. Leon Bruner, GMA's chief science officer, regarding the decision by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to accept for review industry's food additive petition seeking approval for a specified set of low - level uses of partially hydrogenated oil (PHOs) in food products.

WE the undersigned petition the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as follows: The Legislative Assembly of Ontario pass Bill 173, the Reducing Waste One Pod at a Time Act, and request that the Province of Ontario start to purchase exclusively compostable single - use coffee pods.

The Grocery Manufacturers Association issued the following statement from Pamela G. Bailey, president and CEO, in response to the FDA decision to deny a petition seeking mandatory labeling of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in food products.

Amidst all the doom and gloom around Arsenal following a typically tough and trying month of November (maybe if the Gooner leader of the Labour party ever gets elected we could petition him to abolish the month altogether) I think we all got a bit carried away by the talk of an injury crisis.

It has been cynically suggested that he responds to the presence of television cameras both by making bigger decisions and by embiggening his gestures, and following last September's hilarious dismissal of Gabriel - but - not - Diego Costa, some Arsenal fans even petitioned the FA to have him kept from their fixtures.

Another petition was done following the departure of Fabregas and Nasri: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/sackarsenewenger, it attracted 5 signatures.

In December 2015, Bolton were issued a winding up petition from HM Revenue and Customs following a reported # 173 million worth of debt.

In making this decision, NYC schools follow the lead of Boston, Memphis and Miami - Dade, along with districts which never used LBT or which ceased using it long before our Change.org petition was launched — including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and my own district, Houston.

Lunch Tray readers following the astonishing progress of the Change.org petition launched here last week to get «Boneless Lean Beef Trimmings» (BLBT) out of school food (175,000 at present count) will hardly be surprised that the beef industry has started to come out swinging.

Minutes ago, the Washington Post published online a follow - up story by Ferdman (a story which will appear in tomorrow's print paper) that unequivocally confirms McDonald's pulled the plug on the entire Cisna / 540 Meals in - school program — and that it did so last fall, right around the time of my initial Lunch Tray posts, our Change.org petition and Ferdman's original front page report.

The following items were taken from Orland Park police reports: Orland Park An 18 - year - old Orland Park man is charged with battery, and two younger teens have been petitioned into juvenile court for aggravated battery after an attack on an Orland Park teen suspected of damaging the 18 - year - old's sister's car.

Please also check out this follow - up post which further clarifies USDA's purchase and also updates readers on the exciting progress of this petition.]

AIMS Ireland calls for accountability and clinical review following verdict of medical misadventure (Tuesday, 5 November 2013) The Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services Ireland (AIMS Ireland) today petitioned for accountability, a review into clinical care practices,... Read More

(Tuesday, 5 November 2013) The Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services Ireland (AIMS Ireland) today petitioned for accountability, a review into clinical care practices, and national guidelines on the use of the drug misoprostol (cytotec) following the verdict of medical misadventure returned at the inquest into the death of Bimbo Onanuga at the Dublin Coroner's Court today.

An advertiser's announcement in the media on Tuesday entitled: «In the investigative committee (Article 146); In the matter of a petition by Anas Aremeyaw Anas for the removal from office of Justice John Ajet Nassam», the committee noted: «You are hereby notified that following a prima facie case established against you on allegation of misconduct for ex-parte discussion with one party on a case pending before you...»

State GOP Chairman Ed Cox insisted following the failure of his preferred candidate, Steve Levy, to make it onto the ballot at the convention today that the party - switching Suffolk County executive's gubernatorial campaign is finished and he will not be trying to launch a petition drive for an independent bid.

Our office was notified about these letters following reports of individuals, described as large and «thuggish», going to the homes of petition signers to ask prying questions about their petition signatures for Gustavo Rivera.»

The book focuses on how social media allow new, «tiny acts» of political participation (liking, tweeting, viewing, following, signing petitions and so on), which turn social movement theory around.

An election petition to which section 229 (3) applies may be presented to the High Court by 1 or more of the following persons:

His journey to the dock followed a petition by the Department of Land Administration, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, alleging that the defendant presented a title document, purported to be original Mass Housing Development Programme within the FCT, in the name of Verizon Heritage Limited, dated February 19, 2010 for confirmation in the Search Unit of Abuja Geographic Information System, AGIS.

It follows a petition submitted to the Electoral Commission (EC) by the NPP in which it claimed the current and existing voters register was not only bloated but filled with the names of foreign nationals.

According to the applicant, the committee acted in excess of its jurisdiction when it suspended him on December 10, 2015, following a petition filed by two persons.

Following a month of abundant citywide community activism and outreach, City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio has submitted to City Hall more than 10,600 parent petition signatures, dozens of video and audio testimonies and nearly 20 resolutions from Community Education Councils, Community Boards and the Schools Chancellor's Parent Advisory Council, all protesting teacher and day care cuts.

Speaking to Joy News» Nii Akrofi Smart - Abbey, the Ashanti Regional Organiser of the NPP, Stephen Amoah said the action follows petitions against the constituency heads from some party members who wanted disciplinary action taken against them for violating sections of the party's constitution.

This followed Kachikwu's petition to President Muhammadu Buhari where accused the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Dr. Maikanti Baru of insubordination and humiliation.

From an eyewitness account of the Tuesday Town of Sanford Board meeting, we heard the following: «People speaking included those with land and with leases who had signed the petition asking for the resolution that was passed to be rescinded, for board members with conflicts of interest to recuse themselves from shale gas decisions, and for no resolutions on shale gas extraction to be passed without notifying the public a week in advance and allowing full participation.

This followed a petitioned filed by the original whistleblowers and addressed to the office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice.

Mr. Dzakpasu's assurance follows a call by the Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) on the aggrieved political parties to petition the EC over the filing fees.

«The suspension follows the establishment of a prima facie case against the four Justices, by the Committee set up by the Chief Justice to investigate alleged acts of bribery and corruption against certain persons, including the four Justices, as contained in the 29th August, 2015 petition of Mr. Anas Aremeyaw Anas,» the statement said.

GBA and ICAG are among the bodies that offered to help the EC in the collation of results following the landmark election petition.

followed but yet Anas Aremeyaw Anas, the architect of the petition brazenly refused to follow this mandatory requirement as enshrined and interpreted in Agyei — Twum.

CHRAJ's report follows a petition by the youth wing of the Convention People's Party, which demanded a probe into the conduct of the President, for accepting the gift worth GHc100, 000 from the contractor who was subsequently awarded some government contracts.

This follows a damning article written by a former Chief of Staff Dr. Valery Sawyer against Mr. Amidu and former President Rawlings and a subsequent petition asking the party to sanction the former Attorney General.

Investigations by the Nigeria Police following a petition by the Bank in September 2013 also found Innoson and Chief Innocent Chukwuma culpable of the criminal allegations levied against them by the Bank, and Chief Innocent Chukwuma was accordingly charged to court by the Police.

The Enugu Division of the Court of Appeal yesterday adjourned to November 14, hearing in the Anambra Central senatorial election petition brought before it by the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Prof. Dora Akunyili, following the absence of some record of proceedings of the lower tribunal.

In one of the petitions, which was made available to one of our correspondents, the petitioners said the party might soon squander the opportunity it secured following the Supreme Court judgment, which sacked the former governor of Borno State.

The report shall be delivered at least ten days prior to the following times: (A) the first day for circulating designating petitions in the case of an elective position; (B) the meeting date of the Judicial Nominating Convention or other body nominating a candidate for elective judicial positions; or (C) the date any candidate is to be proposed for appointment for any such judicial position;, or (D) if the vacancy in such position occurs at such a time as to make it impossible to comply with the aforesaid timetable, the panel shall deliver its report as expeditiously as possible.

Jang, who was governor from 2007 to 2015, was said to have been invited following a series of petitions written against him.