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Scouting_in_North_Dakota_today Scouting_in_North_Dakota

all of north dakota in northern lights council (nlc), formed in 1974 when several councils (red river valley council - fargo, lake agassiz council - grand forks, missouri valley council - bismarck, , great plains council - dickinson) merged one. as of 2006, northern lights council serves of north dakota, , parts of south dakota, northwestern minnesota , northeast montana.

Boy_Scouting_in_Minnesota_today Scouting_in_Minnesota

1 boy scouting in minnesota today 1.1 central minnesota council 1.1.1 parker scout reservation 1.1.2 naguonabe lodge 1.2 gamehaven council 1.2.1 blue ox lodge 1.2.2 gamehaven paddles 1.3 gateway area council 1.4 northern star council 1.5 northern lights council 1.5.1 camp wilderness 1.6 sioux council 1.7 twin valley council 1.7.1 cuyuna scout camp 1.8 voyageurs area council boy scouting in minnesota today there 8 boy scouts of america local councils serving minnesota. in addition, northern tier national high adventure bases of bsa located in minnesota. central minnesota council cmc headquartered in sartell, minnesota. ranging nevis , park rapids in northwest elk river in southeast, council serves 46 communities in area. central minnesota council made of 4 districts: parker scout reservation central minnesota council home parker scout reservation, established in 1941 clyde parker. camp sits on 256 acres (1.0 km) of wooded land on north long lake north of brainerd, minnesota. naguona...

Governor_of_Utah_Territory Brigham_Young

brigham young photographed charles roscoe savage, 1855 as colonizer , founder of salt lake city, young appointed territory s first governor , superintendent of american indian affairs president millard fillmore on february 3, 1851. during time prophet, young directed establishment of settlements throughout present-day utah, idaho, arizona, nevada, california , parts of southern colorado , northern mexico. under direction, mormons built roads , bridges, forts, irrigation projects; established public welfare; organized militia; issued extermination order against timpanogos , after series of wars made peace native americans. young 1 of first subscribe union pacific stock, construction of first transcontinental railroad. young organized first legislature , established fillmore territory s first capital. young organized board of regents establish university in salt lake valley. established on february 28, 1850, university of deseret; name changed university of utah. in 1851, young , several...

Ancient_Times Macedonia_(region)

the kingdom of macedon provinces the definition of macedonia has changed several times throughout history. prior expansion under alexander great, ancient kingdom of macedonia, modern region owes name, lay entirely within central , western parts of current greek province of macedonia , consisted of 17 provinces/districts or eparchies (ancient greek: επαρχία). expansion of kingdom of macedon: 1. kingdom of perdiccas i: macedonian kingdom of emathia consisting of 6 provinces emathia, pieria, bottiaea, mygdonia, eordaea , almopia. 2. kingdom of alexander i: above provinces plus eastern annexations crestonia, bisaltia , western annexations elimiotis, orestis , lynkestis. borders of macedonia, based on roman province, according different authors (1843–1927) 3. kingdom of philip ii: above provinces plus appendages of pelagonia , macedonian paeonia north, sintike, odomantis , edonis east , chalkidike south.

Central_Committee SWAPO

typical swapo sticker on namibian vehicle swapo s central committee consists of: the president the vice-president the secretary-general the deputy secretary-general the founding president of swapo permanent member 13 swapo party regional coordinators 54 members elected @ party congress 10 members appointed party president the current members are: hage geingob (ex officio, swapo vice-president) nangolo mbumba (ex officio, swapo secretary-general) laura mcleod-katjirua (ex officio, swapo deputy secretary-general) sam nujoma (ex officio swapo founding president) hifikepunye pohamba (ex officio swapo former president) elected members:

Boy_Scouts_of_America_in_Florida_today Scouting_in_Florida

1 boy scouts of america in florida today 1.1 alabama-florida council 1.2 central florida council 1.3 greater tampa bay area council 1.4 gulf coast council 1.5 gulf stream council 1.6 north florida council 1.7 south florida council 1.8 southwest florida council 1.9 suwannee river area council boy scouts of america in florida today there 9 boy scouts of america local councils in florida. in addition, florida national high adventure sea base of bsa located in islamorada, florida. alabama-florida council alabama-florida council serves scouts in alabama , florida, council office located in dothan, alabama. oa lodge: cowikee lodge #224 central florida council central florida council serves scouts in orange, osceola, seminole, lake, brevard, volusia , flagler counties. headquarters located in apopka, florida, , primary scout camp camp la-no-che in paisley. oa lodge: tipisa lodge 326 greater tampa bay area council the greater tampa bay area council newest council in florida , formed merger of ...

Events 1937_in_literature

^ fisher, david (2011-12-30). 1937 . chronomedia. terra media. retrieved 2014-01-13.  ^ pelican books . penguin first editions. 2013. retrieved 2015-07-16.  ^ keith, w. j. (july 2007), owen glendower: reader s companion (pdf), p. 40  ^ library of congress, catalog of copyright entries: periodicals, part 2. accessed 23 february 2015 ^ kaser, david (1978). adams, randolph greenfield . in wynar, bohdan s. dictionary of american library biography. littleton, co: libraries unlimited. pp. 2–3.  ^ randolph greenfield adams . dictionary of american biography. new york: charles scribner s sons. 1977.  ^ leach, robert (1995). introduction . in tretyakov, sergei mikhailovich. want baby. studies in drama , dance. university of birmingham. isbn 0704416204.  ^ mrs. miniver (1942) . reel classics. archived original on 2 may 2008. retrieved 2008-04-28.  ^ televised drama – journey s end . times. london. 1937-11-12. p. 14.  ^ vahimagi, t...

Escape_from_Yemen_prison Jamal_Ahmad_Mohammad_Al_Badawi

al-bedawi 1 of cole defendants had escaped yemeni custody during prisoner transfer in april 2003, later recaptured in march 2004. by june 2003, al-bedawi had been added fbi seeking information - war on terrorism list. once again in custody, al-bedawi removed fbi seeking information wanted list october 10, 2004. according bbc report, al-bedawi 1 of 23 people escaped yemeni jail on february 3, 2006, 12 of them al-qaeda members. on february 23, 2006 u.s. fbi confirmed latest escape, issued national press release naming al-bedawi 1 of first new additions, since inception in 2001, fbi wanted terrorists list. appeared on fbi list 3 new photos, including enhanced black , white of original grainy color photo. listed fbi on new wanted poster under name jamel ahmed mohammed ali al-badawi. on october 17, 2007, al-badawi surrendered yemeni authorities part of agreement al-qaeda militants. following surrender, yemeni authorities released him in return pledge not engage in violent or al-qaeda-relate...

Complaints National_Association_of_Professional_Women

as of july 2015 napw carries d rating better business bureau (bbb). bbb s report states company s rating due 343 complaints filed within past 3 years, length of time company took respond complaints, failure resolve underlying causes, , nature of advertising. the majority of complaints stem organization advertising , telling consumers membership free, once getting in contact consumers require annual membership fees run $1000 year. organization not offer written information on membership packages, rather require consumers choose on phone package want , provide payment information before membership application processed. the report further indicates consumers subjected high pressure sales tactics company representatives join organization before understood costs or benefits. other consumers agreed join organization opted afterward cancel membership have difficulty reaching company representatives seek refund. yelp members rate business @ 1 star, due misleading sales practices. previous ...

Saints January_27_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)

^ january 27 / february 9. orthodox calendar (pravoslavie.ru). ^ great synaxaristes: (in greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Πέτρος ὁ Αἰγύπτιος. 27 Ιανουαρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. ^ great synaxaristes: (in greek) Ἡ Ἁγία Μαρκιανὴ ἡ Βασίλισσα. 27 Ιανουαρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. ^ (in greek) Συναξαριστής. 27 Ιανουαρίου. ecclesia.gr. (h ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ). ^ great synaxaristes: (in greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Δημητριανὸς ὁ Θαυματουργός Ἐπίσκοπος Ταμασσοῦ Κύπρου. 27 Ιανουαρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. ^ great synaxaristes: (in greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Κλαυδίνος. 27 Ιανουαρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. ^ great synaxaristes: (in greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Ἄσκιοτ ὁ Βασιλέας. 27 Ιανουαρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.

Meteorological_history Typhoon_Hester_(1971)

map plotting track , intensity of storm, according saffir–simpson scale on october 18, tropical depression formed west of palau. tracking westward, system attained tropical storm-force winds following day , assigned name hester. @ time, hester located approximately 400 km (250 mi) east of northern mindanao in philippines. due cyclone s proximity country, philippine atmospheric, geophysical , astronomical services administration monitored storm , assigned local name goying. on october 20, hester brushed northern mindanao before crossing visayas. storm passed approximately 75 km (45 mi) south of cebu city later day before moving south china sea. on october 21, hester intensified typhoon hours before crossing palawan. once on south china sea, strong ridge built on southern china resulting in hester turning northwestward , accelerating. reached forward speed of 33 km/h (20 mph), twice climatological average typhoons in region during october. betw...

Potential_forgeries Han_van_Meegeren

^ schueller, 1953:46–48 ^ kreuger, frederik h. (2004). life , work of han van meegeren, master-forger page 173. (published in dutch han van meegeren, meestervervalser. includes 130 illustrations, in colour, many of them new.) oclc 71736835. ^ frans l.m. dony (1976) frans hals (1974, rizolli editore milano) (1976, lekturama rotterdam). note: book considered frans hals museum in haarlem best survey of works of frans hals.

Publications Kimberlé_Williams_Crenshaw

1 publications 1.1 books 1.1.1 critical race theory: key writings formed movement 1.1.2 words wound: critical race theory, assaultive speech , first amendment 1.1.3 race track:understanding , challenging structural racism 1.1.4 reaffirming racism:the faulty logic of colorblindness, remedy , diversity 1.1.5 black girls matter: pushed out, on policed , under protected 1.1.6 mapping margins: intersectionality, identity politics , violence against women of color 1.1.7 on intersectionality: essential writings of kimberlé crenshaw publications she has published works on civil rights, black feminist legal theory, , race, racism, , law. books critical race theory: key writings formed movement published: may 1, 1996. compilation of of important writings formed , sustained critical race theory ( crt ) movement. book includes articles derrick bell, richard delgado, mari matsuda, anthony cook, duncan kennedy, gary peller, kimberlé crenshaw, , others. of articles add crt, , read independently, add ...

Post-NBA_career Oscar_Robertson

robertson in 2010 after retired active player, robertson stayed involved in efforts improve living conditions in native indianapolis, concerning fellow african-americans. in addition, worked color commentator brent musburger on games televised cbs during 1974–75 nba season. trademark expression oh, brent, did see that! in reaction flashy or spectacular situations such fast breaks, slam dunks, player collisions, etc. after retirement, kansas city kings (the royals moved there while robertson bucks) retired #14; retirement continues honored kings in current home of sacramento. bucks retired #1 wore in milwaukee. in 1994, nine-foot bronze statue of robertson erected outside fifth third arena @ shoemaker center, current home of cincinnati bearcats basketball. robertson attends many of games there, viewing bearcats chair @ courtside. in 2006, statue relocated entrance of richard e. lindner athletics center @ university of cincinnati. starting in 2000, robertson served director countrywide...

Early_life Paul_Schneider_(pastor)

paul schneider student schneider born in pferdsfeld, germany in 1897, second of 3 sons born gustav-adolf schneider , elisabeth schnorr. had strong love mother , great respect father, pastor , ardent patriot. following military service in world war i, schneider began theological studies , ordained in hochelheim in 1925. following year, married margarete dieterich, daughter of pastor. in 1927, couple had first son, followed daughter , 4 more sons.

By_country Martial_law

1 country 1.1  australia 1.2  brunei 1.3  canada 1.4  china 1.5  egypt 1.6  iran 1.7  ireland 1.8  israel 1.9  mauritius 1.10  pakistan 1.11  philippines 1.12  poland 1.13  south korea 1.14   switzerland 1.15  syria 1.16  taiwan 1.17  thailand 1.18  turkey 1.19  sfr yugoslavia 1.20  united states by country  australia the black war period of violent conflict between british colonists , aboriginal australians in tasmania mid-1820s 1832. escalation of violence in late 1820s, lieutenant-governor george arthur declared martial law in november 1828—effectively providing legal immunity killing aboriginal people. remain in force more 3 years, longest period of martial law in australian history.  brunei brunei has been under martial law since rebellion occurred on 8 december 1962 known brunei revolt , put down british troops singapore. sultan of brunei, sultan haji hassanal bolkiah...

Parts Inline_skates

1 parts 1.1 boot 1.2 frame 1.3 bearings 1.4 wheels 1.5 heel brakes or toe stops parts an inline skate designed artistic roller skating a skate composed of boot, worn on foot. boot attached frame, holds wheels in place. bearings allow wheels rotate freely around axle. finally, rubber brake typically attaches frame of right foot. there different types of inline skates different types of skating such aggressive skating, speed skating, inline hockey , artistic inline skating. differ in boots, frames , wheels used. boot for skating high boot used, provides more ankle support , easier skate in, particularly beginners. speed skaters use carbon fiber boot provides greater support lower cut allowing more ankle flexion. recreational skating soft boot used greater comfort, many other disciplines prefer harder boot, either protect foot against impact or better control of skate. boot may contain shock absorbent padding comfort. downhill skaters use boots heat-molded shape of foot, foam liner. most ...

Provisions_of_Act America_COMPETES_Act

1 provisions of act 1.1 office of science , technology policy 1.2 national aeronautics , space administration 1.3 national oceanic , atmospheric administration 1.3.1 research , development 1.3.2 education 1.4 national institute of standards , technology 1.4.1 under secretary of commerce standards , technology 1.5 national science foundation 1.5.1 merit based grants , fellowships 1.5.2 manufacturing education 1.6 stem training grant program 1.7 innovation 1.7.1 office of innovation , entrepreneurship 1.7.1.1 federal loan guarantees innovative technologies in manufacturing 1.7.2 regional innovation program 1.8 department of energy 1.9 united states innovation , competitive capacity 1.9.1 competes report 1.9.2 innovation advisory board provisions of act the competes act provides increased funding, expands authorization of committee involved in stem , business fields , establishes undersecretary position. there 2 authorization acts 1 national institute of standards , technology , other nat...

Geography Woodland_Township,_Fulton_County,_Illinois

1 geography 1.1 unincorporated towns 1.2 cemeteries 1.3 major highways 1.4 airports , landing strips 1.5 landmarks geography according 2010 census, township has total area of 38.19 square miles (98.9 km), of 37.96 square miles (98.3 km) (or 99.40%) land , 0.23 square miles (0.60 km) (or 0.60%) water. unincorporated towns beaty @ 40°16′30″n 90°14′45″w / 40.275044°n 90.245955°w / 40.275044; -90.245955 leesburg @ 40°14′50″n 90°19′02″w / 40.247267°n 90.317345°w / 40.247267; -90.317345 summum @ 40°16′04″n 90°16′42″w / 40.267822°n 90.278456°w / 40.267822; -90.278456 (this list based on usgs data , may include former settlements.) cemeteries the township contains these 5 cemeteries: hart, mount zion, summum, summum sixteen , woodland. major highways u.s. route 24 illinois route 100 airports , landing strips curless airport landmarks izaac walton park-private property ^ cite error: named reference census invoked never defined (see page).

Design_and_description HSwMS_Tirfing_(1866)

1 design , description 1.1 propulsion 1.2 armament 1.3 armor design , description the john ericsson-class ironclads designed meet need of swedish , norwegian navies small, shallow-draft armored ships capable of defending coastal waters. standoff between uss monitor , larger css virginia during battle of hampton roads in 1862 roused interest in sweden in new type of warship seemed ideal coastal defense duties. john ericsson, designer , builder of monitor, had been born in sweden, although had become american citizen in 1848, , offered share design swedes. in response sent lieutenant john christian d ailly united states study monitor design , construction under ericsson. d ailly arrived in july 1862 , toured rolling mills, gun foundries, , visited several different ironclads under construction. returned sweden in 1863 having completed drawings of monitor-type ship under ericsson s supervision. the ship measured 60.88 meters (199 ft 9 in) long overall, beam of 13.54 met...

Modern-day_transportation Provincetown,_Massachusetts

a residential street in provincetown provincetown eastern terminus of u.s. route 6, both in state , in nation. although terminus directed east officially, geographically speaking, road, having curved around cape cod, facing west-southwest @ point, , marked junction route 6a. state-controlled portion ends state highway ends sign road enters cape cod national seashore, after road under federal maintenance. route 6a passes through town well, following bradford street (whereas 6 followed commercial street before bypass built , commercial street switched one-way westbound), , ending south of herring cove beach. provincetown served 2 seasonal ferries boston , 1 plymouth. dock @ macmillan pier, located east of town hall in center of town. when operating @ full capacity, pier accommodates in given day: 11 ferry trips carrying on 5,000 passengers; 5 whale watch vessels each running 3 trips day total capacity of 3,600 passengers; town s commercial fishing fleet of 55 vessels; , many other excu...

Main_elements_of_REDD.2B Reducing_emissions_from_deforestation_and_forest_degradation

1 main elements of redd+ 1.1 policies , measures 1.2 eligible activities 1.3 reference levels 1.4 monitoring: measurement, reporting , verification 1.5 safeguards 1.6 additional issues main elements of redd+ as approach under multi-lateral climate change agreement, redd+ vehicle encourage developing countries reduce emissions , enhance removals of greenhouse gases through variety of forest management options, , provide technical , financial support these efforts. other approaches under unfccc, there few prescriptions mandate how implement mechanism @ national level; principles of national sovereignty , subsidiarity imply unfccc can provide guidelines implementation, , require reports submitted in format , open review convention. there aspects go beyond basic philosophy – such so-called safeguards, explained in more detail below – in essence redd+ no more set of guidelines on how report on forest resources , forest management strategies , results in terms of reducing emissions , enhanci...