coord 35.20388330 101.797127723 format dms display title region US type landmark The Amarillo NationalCenter is a 10,000 seat multi purpose arena in Amarillo, Texas . It was built in 2000. Along with the Amarillo Civic Center , it hosts local concerts and sporting events for the Amarillo area. The arena contains 5,000 permanent seats and its convert 45000 sqft m2 2 sing on arena floor can hold an additional 5,000 floor seats. The center is named for locally owned Amarillo National Bank . External links http www.amarillonationalcenter.net Amarillo NationalCenter Category Indoor arenas in the United States Category Sports venues in Amarillo, Texas Texas stadium stub ... more details
Orphan date June 2009 The National Statistical Center of Laos Lao is the official statistical agency of the Politics of Laos government of Laos , under Ministry of Planning and Investment Laos Ministry of Planning and Investment . Mission Collecting, compiling, analyzing and reporting official Socioeconomics socio economic statistics of the country. Organization National Statistical Center of Laos is a department under Ministry of Planning and Investment. Survey Division Economic Division Division of Information and Techonology Administrative Division Social Statistic Division Methodology Division Main Surveys Lao Population Census 1995 and 2005 Lao Expenditure and Consumption Survey fiscal 1992, 1997 and 2002 Statistical Yearbook Laos Statistical Yearbook since 1975 Business Establishment Survey Laos Business Establishment Survey 2002, 2004 External links http www.nsc.gov.la National Statistical Center of Laos DEFAULTSORT National Statistical Center Of Laos Category Government of Laos Category National statistical services lo ... more details
The National Pastoral Life Center in an organization whose goal is to serve the leadership of the Catholic Church s pastoral ministry, particularly in parishes and diocesan offices. It was founded in 1983 by Rev. Msgr. Philip J. Murnion with the help of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops . It is the publisher of Church magazine . ref http www.nplc.org National Pastoral Life Center ref In 1996, the NPLC created a debate in the Church by proposing a Catholic Common Ground Initiative , whose goal was dialogue with dissenting Catholics on a variety of unresolved issues that came about in the years following the Second Vatican Council . This initiative was met with strong opposition from leading bishops in the United States. ref http www.nplc.org commonground about.php What is the Catholic Common Ground Initiative? ref In November 2009, it was announced that the NPLC was closing down after 25 years of service to the Catholic Church in the United States. ref http ncronline.org news national pastoral life center closing down National Pastoral Life Center closing down ref References references Category Roman Catholic Church in the United States catholicism stub ... more details
The NationalCenter for Charitable Statistics NCCS is a clearing house of data on the U.S. nonprofit sector. NCCS builds national, state, and regional databases and develops standards for reporting on the activities of all tax exempt organizations. NCCS was established in 1982 as a research division of Independent Sector but transferred to the http www.urban.org center cnp index.cfm Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy CNP at the Urban Institute in July 1996. NCCS, along with several other nonprofit organizations was instrumental in creating the National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities classification system or National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities NTEE Codes. The NTEE coding system classifies organizations into more than 100 different categories based on the mission and program activities of an organization. The IRS currently uses this system to classify newly registered nonprofits. External links http www.nccs.urban.org NCCS homepage DEFAULTSORT NCCS Category Non profit organizations based in the United States de NationalCenter for Charitable Statistics ... more details
refimprove date July 2009 The National Personnel Records Center is an agency of the National Archives and Records Administration , created in 1956. It is divided into two large Federal Records Centers located in St. Louis, Missouri . The records centers which comprise the National Personnel Records Center are the Military Personnel Records Center , located on Archives Drive in Spanish Lake, Missouri , and the Civilian Personnel Records Center located between two facilities one on Winnebago Street in downtown St. Louis, Missouri and the other on Boulder Boulevard in Valmeyer, Illinois. ref http www.archives.gov st louis National Personnel Records Center ref A separate building, which houses archived Navy and Marine Corps military records now released to the public as of 2005 is in Overland, Missouri. A National Personnel Records Center fire major fire on July 12, 1973 destroyed approximately one third of its 52 million official military personnel files. ref http www.archives.gov st louis military personnel fire 1973.html 1973 Fire ref See also Empty section date November 2011 References Reflist Category National Archives and Records Administration Category United States Department of Defense Category Article Feedback 5 US mil stub ... more details
The National Gang Intelligence Center is an agency of the United States Government . ref name ngic cite web title National Gang Intelligence Center url http www.usdoj.gov criminal ngic publisher United States Department of Justice accessdate 2008 02 04 archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20071224065248 http www.usdoj.gov criminal ngic Bot retrieved archive archivedate 2007 12 24 ref The National Gang Intelligence Center NGIC is a multi agency effort that integrates the gang intelligence assets of federal, state, and local law enforcement entities to serve as a centralized intelligence resource for gang information and analytical support. ref name ngic http www.nationalgangcenter.gov In October 2009, the National Youth Gang Center, which had been funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention since 1995, merged with the National Gang Center NGC , which had been funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance since 2003. This new partnership recognizes that street gang activities transcend ages of the members and that a balanced, comprehensive approach is needed to reduce gang involvement and levels of gang crime. Consolidation of the centers has leveraged resources and resulted in a single, more efficient entity, responsive to the needs of researchers, practitioners, and the public. There are more helpful external links here. References reflist External links http www.usdoj.gov criminal ngic National Gang Intelligence Center DOJ agencies law enforcement stub US gov stub Category Agencies of the United States government ... more details
File U.S. National Maritime Intelligence Center logo.gif framed right The National Maritime Intelligence Center NMIC is a United States Navy military intelligence facility located in Suitland, Maryland Suitland in Prince George s County, Maryland , southeast of Washington, DC , and is part of the Suitland Federal Center. NMIC houses offices of the Office of Naval Intelligence ONI , the Naval Information Warfare Activity NIWA , the Marine Corps Intelligence Activity MCIA , and the Coast Guard Intelligence Coast Guard Intelligence Coordination Center ICC . ref National Maritime Intelligence Center in Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security, by The Gale Group, Inc. copy available at http www.answers.com topic nmic national maritime intelligence center www.answers.com . Retrieved 2010 06 05. ref NMIC itself describes NMIC as follows quote The National Maritime Intelligence Center functions as a one stop shopping site for national level maritime intelligence. NMIC supports joint operational commanders with a worldwide organization and an integrated workforce of active duty, reserve and civilian personnel. NMIC Website ref https www.cnic.navy.mil NSAW About NationalMaritimeIntelligenceCenter index.htm www.cnic.navy.mil . Retrieved 2010 06 05. ref Current NMIC Director is Rear Admiral Thomas P. Meek since October 2009 Citation needed date June 2010 , Deputy Director of NMIC is currently Rear Admiral Roy Nash since July 2009 . ref http www.uscg.mil flag NMIC.asp www.uscg.mil Rear Admiral Roy Nash. Retrieved 2010 06 05. ref References references External links Commons category National Maritime Intelligence Center https www.cnic.navy.mil NSAW About NationalMaritimeIntelligenceCenter index.htm www.cnic.navy.mil National Maritime Intelligence Center Intelligence agencies of USA US Navy navbox MDMilitary coord missing Maryland Category United States Navy organization Category United States intelligence agencies Category Buildings and structures in Prince George s County ... more details
The National Intelligence Coordination Center was established on 1 October 2007 by the Director of National Intelligence United States Director of National Intelligence DNI . The center s purpose is to give the DNI the means to more effectively and efficiently direct and integrate collection assets and activities of all national, defense and domestic intelligence organizations against standing and emergent strategic intelligence priorities. ref name 500 Day Plan http www.dni.gov 500 day plan 500 day plan.pdf United States Intelligence Community 500 Day Plan for Integration and Collaboration, DNI , October 10, 2007 ref ref http www.fcw.com online news 150487 1.html In new 500 day plan, ODNI previews the future, Jason Miller, FCW.com , October 11, 2007 ref See also Director of National Intelligence DIOCC DIA References reflist Category United States intelligence agencies ... more details
Infobox University name NationalCenter for e Learning and Distance Learning established 2005 director Abdullah Al Megren, Ph. D city Riyadh country KSA website http elc.edu.sa portal http elc.edu.sa portal The NationalCenter for e Learning and Distance Learning is a project of the Higher Education Ministry in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Founded in 2005, the NationalCenter for e learning and distance learning aims to become an international leader in research, development and implementation of e learning architecture and infrastructure using open standards. The NeLC s vision statement that leads the work at the center is Empower People Through Creative e Learning In Lifelong Education. Our Projects Tajseer the Tajseer initiative is part of the NationalCenter for E learning & Distance learning NCeDL , under the guidance of the Ministry of Higher Education, overall complementary strategy, which was designed to help developing the tradition ways of teaching and learning to become more advanced through the use of technology. The initiative, therefore, focuses on supporting higher education institutions and prepares them to implement the most recent technologies and applications available in the field of E learning and distance learning. Jusur Jusur is an LMS designed by the NationalCenter of E learning and Distance Learning in order to manage the E Learning process in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Portal Excellence Award is an award from the NationalCenter to creative projects by higher education staff related to and concerning e Learning and distance learning. Maknaz National Repository for Learning Objects Taiseer is a service provided from the NationalCenter to encourage the university staff to use Jusur by providing and simplifing the use of Jusur and all its services. External links http elc.edu.sa portal index.php?mod content&page 1 Our Mission http elc.edu.sa portal index.php?mod content&page 24 Our Goals http elc.edu.sa portal index.php?mod content&page 25 ... more details
Image National Art Center Tokyo 2008.jpg thumb The National Art Center, Tokyo nihongo The National Art Center, Tokyo Kokuritsu Shinbijutsukan is a museum in Roppongi , Minato, Tokyo , Japan . A joint project of the Agency for Cultural Affairs and the National Museums Independent Administrative Institution , it stands on a site formerly occupied by a research facility of the University of Tokyo . The museum has an exhibition of 600 pieces, concentrating on 20th century painting and modern art, for its opening on January 21, 2007. The director is Hideki Hayashida. The architect for the museum was Kisho Kurokawa . The facility has 47,960 m of floor space on a 30,000 m site with four stories above ground and one below. Access is from Nogizaka Station on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line . References http headlines.yahoo.co.jp hl?a 20070120 00000058 mai soci Retrieved January 20, 2007 http www3.nhk.or.jp news 2007 01 20 k20070120000138.html Retrieved January 20, 2007 ja Retrieved January 20, 2007 http www.nact.jp english index.html The National Art Center, Tokyo Retrieved January 20, 2007 External links http www.nact.jp english index.html The National Art Center, Tokyo website in English coord 35.66528 N 139.72634 E source placeopedia display title DEFAULTSORT National Art Center, Tokyo, The Category Museums established in 2007 Category Minato, Tokyo Category Art museums and galleries in Tokyo Category National museums of Japan Category Modern art museums fa ko ja pl Narodowe Centrum Sztuki w Tokio simple The National Art Center, Tokyo zh ... more details
The National Consumer Law Center is an United States American nonprofit organization specializing in consumer issues on behalf of low income people. Legal services, government and private attorneys, as well as community organizations, work with the center to advocate for consumer reform. The National Consumer Law Center primarily researches consumer law in America and writes books for consumer lawyers and other legal advocates for those of low income. The NCLC does not take cases for or represent individual consumers. Consumers looking for local representation should contact the National Association of Consumer Advocates http www.naca.net as they have a database of lawyers across the US who specialize in consumer and low income issues. Another resource is the Legal Services Center http www.lsc.gov who have listings of local legal service centers across the United States. A page from the NCLC s website with many links for legal resources is http www.consumerlaw.org links index.shtml . External links http www.consumerlaw.org National Consumer Law Center official website http www.charitynavigator.org index.cfm bay search.summary orgid 10224.htm NCLC page on Charity Navigator http www.star telegram.com 100 story 85061.html Reflecting on plastic sheds some light on deregulation , Fort Worth Star Telegram , April 29, 2007 http www.deutschjacobs.com Texas Consumer Lawyers http www.naca.net National Association of Consumer Advocates, related national consumer law site Category Political advocacy groups in the United States poli org stub ... more details
The National Gang Center is a coordinated project of three federal agencies, the Office of Justice Programs OJP , Bureau of Justice Assistance BJA and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention OJJDP . This agency is distinct from the National Gang Intelligence Center established 2005 . In the agency s statement on its website, it concedes that gang activities go beyond ages of gang members. The state says that the agency s strategies vary from prevention to intervention, suppression, and follow through. http www.nationalgangcenter.gov External links http www.nationalgangcenter.gov Official National Gang Center website Category United States Department of Justice agencies ... more details
Primary sources date September 2010 The National Wetlands Research Center NWRC was founded in 1975 as part of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service s USFWS Office of Biological Services. Its headquarters are located in Lafayette, Louisiana . The NWRC is one of 16 science centers of the Biological Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey . The mission of the National Wetlands Research Center is to develop and disseminate scientific information needed for understanding the ecology and values of U.S. wetlands and for managing and restoring wetland habitats and associated plant and animal communities. Its mission s primary goal is to bridge the gap between researchers and decision makers, mostly by using geographic information systems and producing reports such as coastal characterizations, community and estuarine profiles, and species profiles. History 1975 Began as the National Coastal Ecosystems Team headquartered at National Aeronautic and Space Administration s rocket testing site in Stennis, Mississippi . 1979 Moved its headquarters to Slidell, Louisiana . 1986 Gained a new research mission and renamed to the National Wetlands Research Center opened field stations in Baton Rouge, Louisiana , Corpus Christi, Texas , and Vicksburg, Mississippi . 1992 Moved its headquarters to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette research park in Lafayette, Louisiana . 1993 Secretary Bruce Babbitt consolidated research in several bureaus of the Department of the Interior to form the National Biological Survey, an agency designed to foster scientific understanding and technologies. 1994 The National Wetlands Research Center added a field station in College Station, Texas, and project offices in Gulf Breeze, Florida , Baton Rouge, Louisiana , and Nacogdoches, Texas . 1995 The National Biological Survey became the National Biological Service. 1996 The National Biological Service became ... http www.nwrc.usgs.gov Official National Wetlands Research Center website Coord missing Louisiana ... more details
Expand Vietnamese Trung t m H i ngh Qu c gia Vi t Nam date June 2011 Image Vietnam national convention center.jpg right thumb Vietnam National Convention Center The Vietnam National Convention Center is a convention center in Tu Liem District of Hanoi , Vietnam . It is located on Pham Hung boulevard. It was designed by Gerkan, Marg and Partners . coord 21 0 22 N 105 47 13 E type landmark display title Built between 2004 and 2006 by architect Meinhard von Gerkan, the convention centre has 65,000 square metres of floor space. ref http goliath.ecnext.com coms2 gi 0199 8266576 National convention center Hanoi Vietnam.html ref The building has two convention halls and is owned by the Ministry of Construction of Vietnam. ref http goliath.ecnext.com coms2 gi 0199 8266576 National convention center Hanoi Vietnam.html ref References reflist External links http www.vietnamindustrialfair.com viif news scripts home.asp VNCC Webiste Vietnam struct stub commonscat Convention centers in Vietnam Category Buildings and structures in Hanoi Category Buildings and structures completed in 2006 Category Convention centers vi Trung t m H i ngh Qu c gia Vi t Nam zh ... more details
Infobox Government agency agency name National Climatic Data Center abbreviation NCDC formed 1934 preceding1 ... Director website http www.ncdc.noaa.gov The United States National Climatic Data Center NCDC , previously known as the National Weather Records Center NWRC , in Asheville , North Carolina is the world ... in 1934, the climate records were transferred to Asheville in 1951, becoming named the National Weather Records Center NWRC . It was later renamed the National Climatic Data Center, with relocation ... thumb 240px right National Climatic Data Center, December 23, 1994 GIBBS GOES 7 imagery The Center has more than 150 years of data on hand with 224 gigabyte s of new information added each ... See also Climate Prediction Center Environmental data rescue National Severe Storms Laboratory State ... oa ncdc.html National Climatic Data Center Category Climate change organizations Category National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service Climatic Data Center Category National Weather Service Climatic Data Center Category Oceanography Category Asheville, North Carolina de National Climatic Data Center fr National Climatic Data Center id National Climatic Data Center pl National Climatic Data Center simple National Climatic Data Center .... This organization was transferred to Asheville, North Carolina in 1951, where the National Weather Records Center NWRC was established. ref cite journal url http docs.lib.noaa.gov rescue wb topicsandpersonnel ... variety of sources, including satellites, radar , automated airport weather station s, National Weather ... s, solar radiation networks, and NWS Forecast Warnings Analyses Products. Climate focus The Center ... effect , and other environmental issues . The Center stores information essential to industry ... Center for Meteorology, Asheville. The four World Centers U.S., Russia , Japan and China have created ... director of the center is Tom Karl, a lead author on three Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ... more details
Infobox Company company name National UFO Reporting Center br NUFORC company logo Commented out because image was deleted Image Nuforc logo.gif 100px company type foundation 1974 location Davenport, Washington key people Peter B. Davenport, Director industry products revenue operating income net income num employees parent subsid homepage http www.nuforc.org index.html National UFO Reporting Center footnotes The National UFO Reporting Center NUFORC is an organization in the United States that investigates UFO sightings and or alien contacts. NUFORC has been in continuous operation since 1974. Until 2006, the Center was based in Seattle, Washington, but has relocated to a more spacious facility in rural Davenport, Washington . Services The Center provides a hotline phone number for people to report UFO activity that is currently going on in their area. Reportees may also write or e mail the organization to report a recent or old UFO sighting. NUFORC is also often the first place that police departments refer members of the public who are witness to unusual aerial phenomena. The Center also regularly receives many reports from aircraft pilots, members of the military and police officers. Peter Davenport, a businessman holding degrees from Stanford University and the University of Washington at Seattle, has served as director of the organization since July 1994. Publicity The National UFO Reporting Center has been discussed on the radio show Coast To Coast AM ref name coasttocoast http www.coasttocoastam.com guests 357.html Interview with Peter Davenport , Coast to Coast AM with George Noory. ref and on Jeff Rense s radio show . Famous cases investigated by NUFORC Phoenix Lights Phoenix UFO Incident of 1997 Chicago O 27Hare UFO sighting 2006 O Hare Airport UFO Incident . Stephenville, Texas Stephenville UFO Incident References references External links Sisterlinks National UFO Reporting Center http www.ufocenter.com The UFO Center Home Page http www.coasttocoastam.com The Coast ... more details
The NationalCenter for Parasitology, Entomology and Malaria Control CNM is a government agency responsible for Management directing and Supervisor supervising the control of Vector epidemiology vector borne disease in Cambodia . In conjunction with disease control the Center creates health education programs and manages scientific research scientific research projects . It is governed by the Ministry of Health, Cambodia Ministry of Health . ref name CNM, Mission and objectives http www.cnm.gov.kh mission.htm CNM, Mission and objectives ref office Main offices of the Center are located in Phnom Penh the Center Director is Dr. Doung Socheat. ref http www.cnm.gov.kh contact us.htm CNM, Contact information ref The Center has four principal disease targets ref name CNM, Mission and objectives Malaria DHF Dengue haemorrhagic fever Filariasis and schistosomiasis Intestinal parasitic infections Sanction and affiliation Internationally, the Center works with the World Health Organization , World Bank , European Commission , USAID , JICA , IFRC and many others. Domestically, the Center works with the Ministry of Health, Cambodia Ministry of Health , Ministry of National Defence, Cambodia Ministry of National Defence , Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, of Cambodia Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport , and others. ref http www.cnm.gov.kh indexs.htm CNM, Homepage ref See also Government of Cambodia Health in Cambodia External links http www.cnm.gov.kh indexs.htm National Malaria Center, homepage http tdr.kku.ac.th liverflukenetwork member.php The Asian Liver Fluke Network, Founders of the Liver Fluke Network http www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov articlerender.fcgi?artid 1847522 Large scale malaria survey in Cambodia Novel insights on species distribution and risk factors, peer review abstract of CNM affiliated research at PubMed http www.moh.gov.kh Ministry of Health, homepage References reflist DEFAULTSORT National Malaria Center Of Cambodia Category Health in Cambodia Category ... more details
The National Nuclear Data Center is an organization based in the Brookhaven National Laboratory that acts as a repository for data regarding nuclear chemistry ref http www.genengnews.com best of the web national nuclear data center 590 ref , such as nuclear structure , nuclear decay decay , and nuclear reaction reaction data, as well as historical information regarding previous experiments and literature. According to the ResearchGATE scientific network, The National Nuclear Data Center NNDC collects, evaluates, and dissiminates nuclear physics data for basic nuclear research and applied nuclear technologies. ref http www.researchgate.net publication 28663327 National Nuclear Data Center ref The current Center Head is Dr. Michal Herman ref http www.nndc.bnl.gov about nndc.html address ref . History ... into the National Neutron Cross Section Center NNCSC , with Dr. Sol Pearlstein as acting director, officially being appointed Director of the NNCSC in 1968. In 1977, the Center was given the additional ... Neutron Cross Section Compilation Group was formed at the Brookhaven National Laboratory . In 1955 this group ... . After being renamed the Sigma Center, the group was moved to the Reactor Physics Division of the Nuclear ... Group, died, and Dr. John Stehn, head of the Sigma Center, ended up becoming the acting head of both the Sigma Center and the Group ref http www.nndc.bnl.gov about nndc history 1968BB Aug08.jpg ... ERDA , the predecessor of the Department of Energy, and its name was then changed to the National Nuclear Data Center ref http www.nndc.bnl.gov about nndc history 1977BB Feb25.jpg ref . Dr. Charles Dunford served as Center Head from 1992 to 2002, with the exception of a two year leave of absence ... Data Section. During his leave of absence Mulki Bhat was named Acting Center Head ref http www.nndc.bnl.gov ..., the Center has upgraded to Linux based data storage and computing platforms, as well as implementing ... Category Brookhaven National Laboratory ... more details
Within this focus area, the National High School Center reports on best practices regarding the transition ... National High School Center Web site Category Education in the United States Edu org stub ...Multiple issues cleanup May 2008 unreferenced August 2010 notability August 2010 The National High School Center is a non profit organization that provides guidance and information on high school improvement in the United States . The mission of the National High School Center is to provide research based strategies and resources to help to ensure that all high school students perform to their fullest potential. Funded by the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education OESE and the Office of Special Education Programs OSEP at the U.S. Department of Education , a specific focus of their work is to provide information for students with disabilities and English Language Learners on how to succeed in high school. The National High School Center is part of a national network and serves the 16 Regional Comprehensive Centers, technical assistance entities, which are located geographically throughout the United States. The National High School Center works collaboratively with the Regional Comprehensive Centers to assist the states in meeting high school related objectives outlined in No Child Left Behind Act No Child Left Behind NCLB . Focus areas In supporting the development of better high schools, the National High School Center offers tools, products, and research on high school improvement and provides technical assistance. The Center s work is categorized into three main focus areas ..., and student personalization. Rigorous Content Mastery For all students, the National High School Center explores rigorous and appropriate course work. Under this topic area, the Center focuses on college ... courses. Postsecondary Pathways In an effort to prepare all students for life after high school, the National High School Center offers research based materials on Early College High School s, dual enrollment ... more details
The National Training and Information Center NTIC was founded in Chicago, IL in 1972 as a national policy, research, and training center for communities who were tired of seeing their neighborhoods torn apart by federal housing foreclosures and bank redlining. ref Retrieved on May 25, 2010. http www.ushumanrightsfund.org grantees national training and information center ref Founded by Gale Cincotta , a housewife and mother of six, and Shel Trapp , a former Methodist Minister, the work of NTIC grew out of a belief that everyday people are the experts on the challenges they face and that strong neighborhoods form the foundation of a strong country. ref Retrieved on May 25, 2010 http www.nytimes.com 2001 08 17 us gale cincotta 72 opponent of biased banking policies.html?scp 1&sq Gale 20Cincotta&st cse ref NTIC is associated with National People s Action . NTIC s history is grounded in holding members of both political parties, and corporations, accountable for the impact that their decisions have on communities across the country. references Category Non profit organizations based in Chicago, Illinois Category Community building organizations Category Community organizing ... more details
Image US NationalInteragencyFireCenter Logo.svg right 180px NIFC logo The National Interagency Fire Center NIFC in Boise , Idaho , is the physical facility that is home to the National Interagency Coordination Center NICC , and the National Multi Agency Coordination group NMAC or MAC . The center works closely with and is an arm of the National Fire and Aviation Executive Board NFAEB , which provides ... to the National Interagency Coordination Center at the National Interagency Fire Center NIFC . Tier 1 National Interagency Coordination Center NIFC is the home of the National Interagency Coordination Center NICC . If a fire exceeds the level of local control and all the resources in its geographic area, NICC will call dispatch a type 1 Incident Management Team and additional national resources from multiple agencies as required. National Multi Agency Coordination Group The National Multi Agency ... Coordination Center OR National Interagency Fire Center 3833 S. Development Ave., Boise, Idaho ... Category Disaster preparedness in the United States fr National Interagency Fire Center ... Federal Fire Policy Directives Task Group Charter , accessed 5 13 08. ref The center s mission is the complex ... NIFC was founded to manage firefighting resources throughout the western states, the center is now designated as an all risk co ordination center and thus provides support in response to other emergencies ... the National preparedness level , to help establish priorities and allocate some resources. Escalation ... Center s The United States is divided into 11 geographic areas. If a wildland fire grows to the point ... Area Coordination Center GACC for help. The GACC will dispatch a Type 2 Incident Management Team ... and equipment if several simultaneous national emergencies are straining the support system. MAC also establishes the National preparedness level National Preparedness Level s throughout the calendar ..., fire activity, and especially resource availability. Participating agencies Several national and state ... more details
Refimprove date October 2010 File NGIC logo.jpg right thumb 200px NGIC logo The National Ground Intelligence Center NGIC is part of the United States Army Intelligence and Security Command . The NGIC provides scientific and technical intelligence S&T and general military intelligence GMI on foreign ground forces in support of the warfighting commanders, force and material developers, Department of the Army, Department of Defense, and National level decisionmakers. The NGIC also manages the Army s Foreign Materiel Exploitation Program and foreign material acquisition requirements, and constitutes a single authoritative source for comprehensive ground forces threat to the Army and other services. Chapter 8, Army Field Manual 34 37, Preliminary Draft The Center is located in northern Albemarle County , Virginia, just north of Charlottesville . It is approximately 100 miles southwest of Washington, D.C. and 85 miles west of Richmond, Virginia . NGIC was created on 8 July 1994, by merging the US Army Foreign Science and Technology Center FSTC and the US Army Intelligence and Threat Analysis Center ITAC . The former headquarters of FSTC in Charlottesville, Virginia, became the headquarters of the new Center. INSCOM Permanent Order 41 1, 3 June 1994 The Air Force counterpart to NGIC is the National Air and Space Intelligence Center , located at Wright Patterson AFB , Ohio. External links http www.fas.org irp agency inscom ngic FAS National Ground Intelligence Center NGIC http www.fas.org irp doddir army fm34 37 97 8 chap.htm Chapter 8, National Ground Intelligence Center NGIC , FM 34 37M, Strategic, Departmental, and Operational IEW Operations, Preliminary Draft Category United States Army Category United States intelligence agencies Category Military in Virginia ... more details
Center Nassif Building Infobox museum name National Constitution Center image National Constitution Center exterior.jpg imagesize 275 caption Exterior of the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia ... 4, 2003, it was opened and the National Constitution Center joined other notable sites and iconic ..., the National Constitution Center will host an exhibit entitled Art of the American Soldier featuring ... issues entitled A More Perfect Union speech A More Perfect Union at the center, while campaigning for the President of the United States presidency . Columns center col1 File National Constitution Center flags.jpg thumb 150px Flags displayed in the lobby of the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia ... Statue in Signers Hall. col3 File Bono Liberty Medal.jpg thumb Bono at the National Constitution Center ... Liberty Medal An annual award administered by the Center Constitution Day United States References Reflist External links Commons category http www.constitutioncenter.org National Constitution Center ... Podcast interview with Eli Lesser Director of Education for the National Constitution Center from ... in Pennsylvania Constitution Center fr National Constitution Center id Pusat Konstitusi Nasional ... routes Septa Bus Routes 38, 44, 48, 121 website http constitutioncenter.org The National Constitution Center is an organization that seeks to expand awareness and understanding of the United States ... ncc press Art of the American Soldier.aspx title Art of the American Soldier publisher National Constitution Center accessdate June 29, 2010 ref In addition to the 300 works, soldier artists were ... topics. The center hosts a yearly program, the Peter Jennings Project for Journalists and the Constitution ... Former President George H.W. Bush served as chairman of the center s Board of Trustees for the year 2007 ref http www.constitutioncenter.org Files boardchair.pdf Constitution Center press release ... 1645677038 x.htm accessdate 2008 09 10 title Bill Clinton named chairman of Constitution Center work ... more details
The NationalCenter for Telecommunications Technologies NCTT was established in 1997 as a division of Springfield Technical Community College STCC , in Springfield, Massachusetts in the United States. NCTT is one of 14 National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education Resource Centers of Excellence, each one organized around a specific technology focus. NCTT is charged with leading a national collaborative of business and education partners to develop and disseminate an always relevant, industry driven curriculum to teach and train tomorrow s ICT technicians and technologists. The Information and Communications Technologies ICT industry driven by demand for instantly accessible information is profoundly transforming the world. Voice, data, and video communications across a worldwide network are creating challenges and opportunities that did not exist even a few years ago. The major challenge today for the ICT industry and increasingly for ICT dependent industries is to secure an appropriately skilled workforce that will insure their companies can compete effectively in the global marketplace. With even more rapid breakthroughs in technology anticipated in the coming years, education is the key to their success. In 2008 the Center was renamed the NationalCenter for Information and Communications Technologies ICT Center . References primarysources date May 2009 Reflist External links http www.ictcenter.org ICT Center Category Telecommunications in the United States Category 1997 establishments ... more details
The NationalCenter for Healthy Housing is a United States charitable organization charity dedicated to reducing the risk of lead poisoning and exposure to other environmental hazards in the home. ref cite web url http www.centerforhealthyhousing.org title NationalCenter for Healthy Housing ref Founded by Fannie Mae in 1992, it was originally known as the NationalCenter for Lead Safe Housing . It is based in Columbia, Maryland . ref cite news title Center Aims at Lead Safe Housing date September 22, 1992 publisher Boston Globe ref Rick Nevin , an advisor to the center, has published research claiming to demonstrate a strong link between childhood lead poisoning and later violent crime , demonstrated by a drop in crime statistics following the elimination of lead from gasoline . ref cite news url http www.npr.org templates story story.php?storyId 16034271 title Ban on Leaded Gas Linked to Drop in Crime date November 6, 2007 publisher National Public Radio accessdate 2008 02 12 ref References reflist External links http www.centerforhealthyhousing.org Official website Category Charities based in the United States Category Columbia, Maryland Category Housing in the United States Category Lead Category Organizations established in 1992 Category Pollution in the United States ... more details
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