The title of oldest public university in the UnitedStates is claimed by three universities the University of Georgia , the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , and The College of William & Mary . University of Georgia Located in Athens, Georgia Athens , Georgia U.S. State Georgia , the University of Georgia received its charter from the state in 1785, making the University of Georgia the first state chartered university in the UnitedStates. As a result of this distinction UGA brands itself as the birthplace of the American system of higher education. A site was selected for the university, and it began admitting students, in 1801. ref http www.uga.edu profile history.html University of Georgia History ref University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The state of North Carolina chartered the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of North Carolina in 1789, and construction on the campus began in 1793. The university was the first public university in the country to admit students when it opened in 1795. Graduating its first class in 1798, UNC was the only public institution to confer degrees in the 18th century. ref http museum.unc.edu University of North Carolina A Brief History ref The College of William & Mary Now a public university, The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia Williamsburg , Virginia was founded by royal charter in 1693, making it one of the oldest colleges, public or private, in the UnitedStates. The college severed formal ties with Kingdom of Great Britain England after the Colonial America colonies Declaration of Independence declared independence , but remained private until financial troubles forced its closure ... ref See also First university in the UnitedStates References reflist 2 Category History of UnitedStates colleges and universities Category Public universities in the UnitedStates ... it to accept funding from the Commonwealth of Virginia beginning in 1906. It has been public ever ... more details
by play on UnitedStates Football League games this year cost him his job as the radio play by play ... 9, 1982, the UnitedStates Football League USFL and Citadel Media ABC Radio Networks ref http www.thisistheusfl.com 1982 20huddleup.htm December 9, 1982 USFL and ABC Radio Networks jointly ...?num 1260045835 USFL Local Announcers USFL ABC Radio DEFAULTSORT UnitedStates Football League On The Radio Category UnitedStates Football League media Radio Category ABC Radio Sports Category Sports radio in the UnitedStates ... for ABC Radio s USFL coverage included Bob Buck play by play Dick Butkus ref http news.google.com newspapers?id knMRAAAAIBAJ&sjid k kDAAAAIBAJ&pg 7316,1164261&dq unitedstates football league on abc radio&hl en Jun 4, 1983 States Football league games for ABC radio says It may take about three years ...?id SzwaAAAAIBAJ&sjid XycEAAAAIBAJ&pg 4063,3808818&dq unitedstates football league on abc radio&hl ... Hornung Dick Butkus and Craig Morton have joined ABC Radio Sports network as color commentators for United ... news.google.com newspapers?id jnkzAAAAIBAJ&sjid sOgFAAAAIBAJ&pg 1602,5403074&dq unitedstates football ...?id xU0NAAAAIBAJ&sjid mW0DAAAAIBAJ&pg 6329,5419933&dq unitedstates football league on abc ... States Football League s Denver Gold. Morton, a commentator on ABC Radio s coverage of last night ... ref http news.google.com newspapers?id F 4NAAAAIBAJ&sjid l3wDAAAAIBAJ&pg 6761,3826076&dq unitedstates ... trivia.html In Boston, Breakers games were aired on WBZ radio, with Gil Santos doing play by play ... in the Oakland area on KGO radio. Joe Starkey, Lee Grosscup and Bob Murphy provided the action via the Invaders Radio Network, which included KFBK in Sacramento and KJOY in Stockton, California ... g GooglePM PI lib00187,0EB295C1E280CE5C.html Jul 1, 1983 The Stars and radio station WFIL AM, which ... members.tripod.com scimini Articles USFLvNFL.htm ABC held the exclusive network radio rights for the USFL ... more details
Public holiday Holidays in the UnitedStates Virgin Islands include all official holidays of the UnitedStates as well as religious and secular holidays designated by the Government of the Virgin Islands. class wikitable style background efefef Date style background efefef Name style background efefef Remarks January 1 New Year s Day January 6 Three Kings Day Third Monday in February President s Day March 31 Transfer Day Thursday before Easter Holy Thursday Friday before Easter Good Friday Easter Date Easter is observed in the territory according to Western Christian traditions, ie. in summary , on the first Sunday following the first ecclesiastical full moon that occurs on or after March 21 the day of the ecclesiastical vernal equinox . Monday after Easter Easter Monday Last Monday in May Memorial Day July 3 Emancipation Day July 4 American Independence Day First Monday in September Labor Day Second Monday in October Virgin Islands Puerto Rico Friendship Day Columbus Day November 1 Liberty Day Also known as D. Hamilton Jackson Day or Bull and Bread Day. A day to honor David Hamilton Jackson 1884 1946 , a Virgin Islands labor rights leader from St. Croix . November 11 Veterans Day Fourth Thursday in November Thanksgiving Day December 25 Christmas Day December 26 Christmas Second Day Also known as Boxing Day Carnival In addition to these holidays, the Virgin Islands Government regularly grants administrative leave to its employees for various Caribbean Carnival Carnival related events such as Food Fair, J ouvert , Children s Parade and Adults Parade . See also List of holidays by country References Reflist Use mdy dates date September 2010 North America in topic Public holidays in DEFAULTSORT Public Holidays In The UnitedStates Virgin Islands Category Public holidays by country UnitedStates Virgin Islands Category UnitedStates Virgin Islands related lists ... more details
and coordination of large scale and cross border amateur radioemergency response. Canada In Canada, Amateur RadioEmergency Service ARES is sponsored by the Radio Amateurs of Canada . Often other less formal networks of volunteer radio operators are also used and organized by the local emergency response agencies in conjunction with local ham radio operators. As in the UnitedStates, Radio ... States of America In the UnitedStates , there are two major methods of organizing amateur radioemergency communications the Amateur RadioEmergency Service ARES , an organization of amateur operators sponsored by the American Radio Relay League ARRL and the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service ... in some areas, and some non radio organizations have their own amateur arm. The UnitedStates Department ...for the New Zealand organization Amateur RadioEmergency Communications Image Camporee.JPG thumb right .... Annual Field Day amateur radio Field Days are held in many countries to practice these emergency ... organizations include International The Global Amateur RadioEmergency Communications Conference ... 26 counties , the Amateur RadioEmergency Network http aren.ie news AREN , co ordinates emergency ... The Dutch Amateur RadioEmergency Service DARES was founded in 2003 as a result of the World Radio Conference ... defined by Dutch authorities. DARES has been represented at the Global Amateur RadioEmergency Communications ... Transmitters provides the AREC Amateur RadioEmergency Communications formerly Amateur RadioEmergency ... of the Trinidad and Tobago Amateur Radio League TTARL. They coordinate emergency communications ... an active amateur radio station and five repeaters. United Kingdom In the United Kingdom Radio Amateurs Emergency Network RAYNET provides the organizational backbone of their amateur radioemergency ... e.html 407 97.407 Radio amateur civil emergency service ref of the FCC regulations in the event ... utilizes Amateur Radio operators for emergency communication using military radio frequencies. The National ... more details
In the UnitedStates , public sector pension s are offered by Federal government of the UnitedStates ... government employees in the UnitedStates as of 2002 is 13.2 million. There are 10.15 million full ... Local government in the UnitedStates Expand section date June 2008 See also Political divisions of the UnitedStates Category States of the UnitedStates related lists States of the UnitedStates related lists Retirement plans in the UnitedStates Social Security Administration References references ... Utah Retirement Systems Category Retirement in the UnitedStates ..., but not all, public sector employees. These employer contributions to these plans typically vesting ... used by public agencies in the U.S. throughout the late twentieth century. Some local governments do not offer defined benefit pensions but may offer a defined contribution plan. In many states, public employee pension plans are known as Public Employee Retirement Systems PERS . History Public pensions ... US states has at least one retirement system for its employees. There are 3.68 million full time ... prod 2004pubs gc023x2.pdf Compendium of Public Employment 2002 Bot generated title ref Alaska Alaska ... Arizona State Retirement System and Public Safety Personnel Retirement System of Arizona Arkansas Arkansas ... Judicial Retirement, Public Employees Retirement, State Highway Employees Retirement, State Police ... retirement systems 05 07.doc ref California CalPERS California Public Employees Retirement System , CalSTRS California State Teachers Retirement System Colorado Colorado PERA Colorado Public Employees ... Retirement System SERS Massachusetts Massachusetts State Board of Retirement Minnesota Public Employees Retirement Association of Minnesota Nevada Public Employees Retirement System of Nevada ref http www.nvpers.org Public Employees Retirement System of Nevada ref New Hampshire New Hampshire Retirement System New Mexico Public Employees Retirement Association of New Mexico , see http www.pera.state.nm.us ... more details
remarks Association of Public Treasurers of the UnitedStates and Canada APTUSC is the professional society of active public treasurers of counties, provinces, cities, and special districts in the UnitedStates and Canada. It sets ethical standards for the treasury profession in state and local government . The treasurer of a public agency is elected by the voting public or are appointed staff. Public treasurers are primarily responsible for managing the revenue and cash flow of the agency ... Association CMTA GASB Public Finance State Government State Treasurer UnitedStates Department ... Association http www.aptusc.org Association of Public Treasurers of the UnitedStates and Canada DEFAULTSORT Association Of Public Treasurers Of The UnitedStates And Canada Category Non governmental organizations of elected officials in the UnitedStates Category Professional certification in finance ...Citation style date July 2009 Infobox Organization name Association of Public Treasurers of the UnitedStates and Canada image image border size 162px caption map msize 250px mcaption abbreviation APTUSC motto formation 1967 extinction type status Association purpose Government Treasury in the UnitedStates and Canada location region served membership Municipal Treasurers of br flagicon USA UnitedStates and br flagicon Canada Canada headquarters flagicon Maryland Silver Spring, Maryland industry ... , Certified Public Accountant CPA , CFE , CIA , CPFA, CPFIM, br Director of Finance, br City of Berea ..., Alabama br Treasurer br Shari Freidenrich , CPFA, Certified Public Accountant CPA , California ... of Public Treasurers OAPT br flagicon Texas Government Treasurers Organization of Texas GTOT br ... standards setting APTUSC offers a Certified Public Finance Administrator CPFA certification program. CPFA is a professional post nominal awarded to a public treasurer who meets standards of education ... and the public. APTUSC also provides web based technical support resources, educational material ... more details
2011 present External links http www.napawash.org National Academy of Public Administration http www.collaborationproject.org The Collaboration Project Category National academies UnitedStates Category Learned societies of the UnitedStates ...Image Academy logo 2.png thumb National Academy of Public Administration logo The National Academy of Public Administration was founded by James E. Webb , then administrator of NASA , and other leading public administration practitioners in 1967 and congressional charter chartered under Title 36 of the UnitedStates Code in 1984 under Public Law 98 257. The Academy is a nonprofit , nonpartisan organization focused on analyzing emerging trends in governance and public administration. Though the Academy s funding comes primarily from studies that are Congressionally requested or mandated, it is not considered a government agency. Background The Academy s studies are directed by a group of 600 peer elected Fellows. http www.napawash.org about academy biobook2006.pdf . They are responsible for establishing the organization s policies and priorities and serving as advisers on Panels, convened for each study, which issue the studies findings and recommendations. Webb s impetus in forming the Academy was to create an organization that would provide independent, nonpartisan and neutral advice to government leaders and agencies. The Academy provides advice to a variety of organizations including U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Department of Homeland Security Federal Bureau of Investigation Small Business Administration Federal Aviation Administration UnitedStates Agency for International Development University of California City of Camden, New Jersey Research Through its studies ... Performance April 2007 Fellows The Academy s 600 Fellows are current and former public managers ... and outstanding contribution to the field of public administration through public service or scholarship ... more details
publisher Reuters ref The protests occurred when public employee trade union unions mounted protests against legislation proposed by Republican Party UnitedStates Republican governors such as Scott ... title Labor rights protesters rally across UnitedStates work Toronto Sun date February 27, 2011 ref Virginia, North Carolina, and Texas already prohibit formal collective bargaining with public employees. ref name reuters1 cite news url http www.reuters.com article 2011 03 11 us usa unions states ... states title Public Workers Rally in Indiana, Ohio, Michigan & Idaho Wisconsin Protests Continue Unions ... accessdate March 27, 2012 ref On April 2, the Federal Government of the UnitedStates federal ... legislation Legislation proposed by UnitedStates Republican Party Republican Governor of Wisconsin ... 25, 2011 DASHBot deadurl no ref In all 50 US states of the UnitedStates, there have been rallies ... of protest, and as a tactic to prevent passage of the bill, all 14 UnitedStates Democratic Party ... also Occupy Wall Street UnitedStates Protests Occupy Ashland Occupy Atlanta Occupy Austin Occupy Boston ... Map of states considering legislation to reduce public employee union ...Use mdy dates date March 2012 Update date August 2011 In February 2011, a series of public employee protests began in the UnitedStates against proposed legislation which would weaken the power of trade union labor unions . By March, eighteen states had proposed legislation which would remove some collective bargaining powers from unions, along with another five states which have proposed legislation ... article 2011 03 11 us usa unions states idUSTRE7295QI20110311 title Factbox Several states beyond ... other things, would strip public employees of some collective bargaining rights as well as require ... these changes in order to cut state spending and balance the states budgets. The protests began ... angry ref name battles escalate Several other states are considering similar legislation. ref name ... more details
, from 1790 to 2009 In the UnitedStates, UnitedStates national debt national debt is money borrowed by the federal government of the UnitedStates . Debt burden is usually measured as a ratio of public ... 2008, ref name TreasPenny UnitedStates Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Public Debt ... publisher Treasury Department title Monthly Statement of the Public Debt of the UnitedStates ... debt This table lists the gross UnitedStatespublic debt U.S. federal debt ref The gross federal debt ... the highest it has been since the late 1940s. The debt briefly UnitedStatespublic debt History ... Economy of the UnitedStates Category UnitedStatespublic debt Category Government finances ... Asked Questions , U.S. Government Accountability Office . ref Early history The UnitedStates ... .26 Poor.27s Main article UnitedStates federal government credit rating downgrade, 2011 On August 5, 2011, after Congress UnitedStates debt ceiling crisis 2011 U.S. debt ceiling crisis of the United ... of the UnitedStates federal government from AAA to AA . It was the first time the US had been ... According to the BBC , Standard & Poor s had lost confidence in the ability of the UnitedStates ... GDP br in percentage points 77th UnitedStates Congress 77 78th UnitedStates Congress 78 1941 1945 50.4 117.5 style color Red 203 style color Red 67.1 79th UnitedStates Congress 79 80th UnitedStates Congress 80 1945 1949 117.5 93.1 style color Green 8 style color Green 24.4 81st UnitedStates Congress 81 82nd UnitedStates Congress 82 1949 1953 93.1 71.4 style color Red 13 style color Green 21.7 83rd UnitedStates Congress 83 84th UnitedStates Congress 84 1953 1957 71.4 60.4 style color Red 6 style color Green 11.0 85th UnitedStates Congress 85 86th UnitedStates Congress 86 1957 1961 60.4 55.2 style color Red 20 style color Green 5.2 87th UnitedStates Congress 87 88th UnitedStates Congress 88 1961 1965 55.2 46.9 style color Red 30 style color Green 8.3 89th UnitedStates Congress ... more details
This is a list of developments of public housing in the UnitedStates . California Los Angeles, California Los Angeles Avalon Gardens, Los Angeles, California Avalon Gardens Gonzaque Village, Los Angeles, California Gonzaque Village Imperial Courts, Los Angeles, California Imperial Courts Jordan Downs, Los Angeles, California Jordan Downs Mar Vista Gardens, Los Angeles, California Mar Vista Gardens Nickerson Gardens, Los Angeles, California Nickerson Gardens San Fernando Gardens, Los Angeles, California San Fernando Gardens Oakland Acorn Projects Lockwood Gardens, Oakland, California Lockwood Gardens Campbell Village Court, Oakland, California Campbell Village Court Cypress Village, Oakland, California Cypress Village San Diego Sea Breeze Gardens , formerly known as the Bay Vista Apartments San Francisco Hunters View Dwellings Hunters Point Northridge Dwellings Hunters Point Westpoint Projects Hunters Point Oakdale Projects Hunters Point Robert Pitts Homes Western Addition Friendship Village Western Addition Pink Palaces Western Addition Geneva Towers Visitacion Valley Alice Griffith DoubleRock Projects Bayview Westside Courts Western Addition Yerba Buena Plaza East Western Addition Martin Luther King Marcus Garvey Square Apartments Western Addition Bernal Dwellings Mission Valencia Gardens Mission Potrero Annex and Terrace Potrero Hill Holly Courts Bernal Heights Alemany Homes Bernal Heights Sunnydale Housing Projects Visitacion Valley Connecticut Norwalk, Connecticut Norwalk Washington Village Norwalk, Connecticut Washington Village Waterbury, Connecticut Waterbury Berkeley ... DEFAULTSORT Public Housing Developments In The UnitedStates Category Public housing in the UnitedStates ... Pennsylvania Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Bethlehem Pembroke Village , East Side Philadelphia See Public ... Rico Main Public housing in Puerto Rico Texas Austin, Texas Austin Santa Rita Courts Rosewood Courts ... more details
main Real estate investment trust TOCright This is a list of notable public company real estate investment trust s REITs in the UnitedStates . Equity Industrial and office Industrial DCT Industrial Trust nyse2 DCT ProLogis nyse2 PLD Ps Business Parks nyse2 PSB Office Boston Properties, Inc. nyse2 BXP Brandywine Realty Trust nyse2 BDN Brookfield Properties Corporation nyse2 BPO Corporate Office Properties Trust nyse2 OFC First Potomac Realty Trust nyse2 FPO Liberty Property Trust nyse2 LRY SL Green nyse2 SLG Retail Regional malls CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. nyse2 CBL General Growth Properties General Growth Properties, Inc nyse2 GGP Rouse Properties nyse2 RSE Glimcher Realty Trust nyse2 GRT Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust nyse2 PEI Simon Property Group nyse2 SPG Taubman Centers, Inc. nyse2 TCO The Macerich Company nyse2 MAC Shopping centers Acadia Realty Trust nyse2 AKR Cedar Shopping Centers, Inc. nyse2 CDR Developers Diversified Realty Corporation nyse2 DDR Kimco Realty Corporation nyse2 KIM Ramco Gershenson Properties Trust nyse2 RPT Regency Centers Corporation nyse2 REG Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. nyse2 SKT Whitestone REIT nyse2 WSR Free standing National Retail Properties, Inc. nyse2 NNN Realty Income Corporation nyse2 O Residential Apartments American Campus Communities, Inc. nyse2 ACC AIMCO Apartment Investment & Management Company nyse2 AIV AvalonBay Communities, Inc. nyse2 AVB BRE Properties, Inc. nyse2 BRE Camden Property Trust nyse2 CPT Colonial Properties Trust nyse2 CLP Equity Residential nyse2 EQR Essex Property Trust, Inc. nyse2 ESS Home Properties Home Properties, Inc. nyse2 HME Mid America Apartments nyse2 MAA Post Properties, Inc. nyse2 PPS Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc. AMEX APTS United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc. UDR nyse2 UDR Mortgage American Capital Agency Corp. nasdaq AGNC American Capital Mortgage Investment Corp ... Trust nyse2 SNH Ventas, Inc. nyse2 VTR Self storage Extra Space Storage nyse2 EXR Public Storage ... more details
Main Creation and evolution in public education In the UnitedStates , creationists and proponents of evolution are engaged in a long standing battle over the legal status of creation and evolution in the public ... Battle on Teaching Evolution Sharpens ref In the UnitedStates, the states of Texas, Minnesota ... the late 19th century, creation was taught in nearly all schools in the UnitedStates, often from ... evolution from school textbooks throughout the UnitedStates. ref s Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School ... cases File Seal of the UnitedStates Supreme Court.svg right thumb The Supreme Court of the UnitedStates has made several rulings regarding evolution in public education. In 1967, the Tennessee public ... Court of the UnitedStates ruled in Epperson v. Arkansas that Arkansas s law prohibiting the teaching of evolution was in violation of the First Amendment to the UnitedStates Constitution ... from lower ones is not. blockquote UnitedStates District Court Judge John E. Jones III stated thus ... controversies Category Education in the UnitedStates Category Creationism Category Evolution and religion ... students critically analyze key aspects of evolutionary theory. ref name States cite web url http ..., Pennsylvania, Missouri, South Carolina, and Alabama. Two other states, Louisiana and Mississippi ... evidence critical of Darwin s theory. ref Two other states, Louisiana and Mississippi, have adopted ... . ref name States cite web url http www.discovery.org a 9851 title Texas Improves on Strengths and Weaknesses ... states, Louisiana and Mississippi, have adopted legislation protecting the academic freedom of teachers ... introduced in 1859, and developments in other fields such as geology and astronomy , Public school government funded public schools began to teach science that was theistic evolution reconciled with Christianity ... of William Jennings Bryan several U.S. state states introduced legislation prohibiting the teaching of evolution. By 1925, such legislation was being considered in 15 states, and passed in some states ... more details
Relay League num staff budget website http www.arrl.org ares via ARRL remarks In the UnitedStates and Canada , the Amateur RadioEmergency Service ARES is a corps of trained amateur radio operator volunteers organized to assist in public service and Amateur radioemergency communications emergency ... EmComm organization and training. See also AREC Amateur RadioEmergency Communications , New Zealand Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service RACES Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service , UnitedStates RAYNET Radio Amateurs Emergency Network , United Kingdom Military Affiliate Radio System MARS Military Auxiliary Radio System , UnitedStates National Incident Management System NetHope Wireless ... Communications ARES Category Emergency communication Category Disaster preparedness in the UnitedStates ... name Amateur RadioEmergency Service image ARES Color Logo.svg image border size 125px caption map ... predecessor, the Amateur RadioEmergency Corps AREC have responded to local and regional disasters .... In the UnitedStates its scope included Cleveland, Detroit, and New York City. Landline telephones ... amateur radio operators who come together for the common purpose of providing emergency ... ARES units are autonomous and operate locally. Although the Amateur RadioEmergency Service is a program ... guidelines for organization and coordination between agencies in times of emergency. ARES of the Radio ... Program British Columbia British Columbia Provincial EmergencyRadio Communication Service . Alternative groups more Amateur radioemergency communications Frequently, members of local ARES groups ... under the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service RACES rules, if ever needed. This allows continuation ... ref A few U.S. Amateur Radioemergency communications groups have decided, for one reason or another ... April year 2005 citation title Amateur RadioEmergency Service Are Communication Lines The Missing ... ares Amateur RadioEmergency Service home page http www.rac.ca en rac fieldorg ares Radio Amateurs ... more details
now known as RAYNET . See also Amateur radioemergency communications Similar organisations exist in the UnitedStates Amateur RadioEmergency Service ARES Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service RACES External links http www.raynet uk.net RAYNET official web site Category Disaster preparedness in the United Kingdom Category Amateur radioemergency communications organizations Category Emergency communication Category Organizations established in 1953 de Radio Amateurs Emergency Network ko RAYNET ...infobox Organization name Radio Amateurs Emergency Network image RAYNET logo.png image border size 120px caption map msize mcaption abbreviation RAYNET motto formation 1953 extinction type Non profit organization status purpose Amateur radioemergency communications headquarters location region served UK membership language leader title President leader name Cathy Clark G1GQJ main organ Committee of Management affiliations num staff budget website http www.raynet uk.net remarks The Radio Amateurs Emergency Network , also known as RAYNET , is a United Kingdom British national voluntary communications service provided by amateur radio operator s. It was formed in 1953 and exists to supplement national communication channels in the event of an emergency. History The idea of RAYNET came into being in the aftermath of the North Sea flood of 1953 , a natural disaster that damaged the communication cables along the east coast of England on the night of 31 January 1953. With communication lines crippled, the police authorities, in desperation, sought help from the few amateur radio operators then licensed, and, although illegal at that time, the Home Office permitted the use of amateur radio s to direct and co ordinate the rescue teams. The following year, an infant network first known as RAEN was formed. The Home Office conceded the desirability of an organisation which, in times of emergency ... services, who themselves lacked the instant communications of radio at the time. While RAEN began on a minor ... more details
The War EmergencyRadio Service WERS was a precursor to the UnitedStates civil defense civil defense and Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service systems in the UnitedStates . At the start of the World War II Second World War the UnitedStates Congress had suspended all amateur radio activity throughout the country. ref name ARRL1 cite web publisher ARRL url http www.arrl.org news features 2002 01 22 1 title A Nonagenarian s Ham Shack ref WERS was established by the Federal Communications Commission in June 1942 at the insistence of the American Radio Relay League . ref name BAA cite web publisher BOATANCHORS archives url http listserv.tempe.gov admin WA.EXE?A2 ind9807&L boatanchors&F P&P 13471 title War EmergencyRadio Service WERS Jeffrey Herman ref WERS would remain in operation in through the end of the World War II Second World War in 1945. ref name HSdC cite web publisher Ham Shack.com archives url http www.ham shack.com history30.html title The History of Amateur Radio ref WERS was to provide Radio communications communications in connection with airstrike air raid protection, and communications during times of natural disaster . ref name BAA cite web publisher BOATANCHORS archives url http listserv.tempe.gov admin WA.EXE?A2 ind9807&L boatanchors&F P&P 13471 title War EmergencyRadio Service WERS Jeffrey Herman ref WERS licenses were given to communities and not individuals. One of the requirements for individuals to participate in the WERS was to hold an Amateur radio license . Frequency Bands 2.5 meters 2 Meters 112 116 MHz 1.25 meters 1 Meters 219 225 MHz See also Amateur RadioEmergency Service Amateur radioemergency communications Amateur radio operator Amateur radio station References Cited References This article uses the Cite.php citation mechanism ... wiki Cite Cite.php reflist Category Amateur radio history Category Amateur radioemergency communications organizations Amateur radio stub ... more details
The Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications is a subcommittee within the UnitedStates House Committee on Homeland Security House Homeland Security Committee . Established in 2007 as a new subcommittee, it handles many of the duties of the former Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology . Members, 112th Congress class wikitable Majority Minority party shading Republican valign top Gus Bilirakis , Florida, Chairman Tom Marino , Pennsylvania, Vice Chair Scott Rigell , Virginia Joe Walsh Illinois politician Joe Walsh , Illinois Blake Farenthold , Texas party shading Democratic valign top Laura Richardson , California, Ranking Member Hansen Clarke , Michigan Kathy Hochul , New York colspan 2 Ex officio party shading Republican valign top Peter T. King , New York party shading Democratic valign top Bennie Thompson , Mississippi External links http hsc.house.gov about subcommittees.asp?subcommittee 9 Official site UnitedStates House Homeland Security Subcommittees USCongressCommittees Category Subcommittees of the UnitedStates House of Representatives Homeland Security House Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response US Congress stub ... more details
1 USCongress Category Employees of the UnitedStates House of Representatives Emergency Planning, Preparedness, and Operations Category Emergency management Category Disaster preparedness in the UnitedStates US Congress stub ... HEARING ON THE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS OF THE HOUSE AND THE EVACUATION OF MAY 11, 2005 url http ftp.resource.org gpo.gov hearings 109h 22481.pdf publisher UnitedStates Government Printing Office accessdate ...The Office of Emergency Planning, Preparedness and Operations OEPPO provides emergency planning and operational support to the UnitedStates House of Representatives . ref http www.law.cornell.edu uscode 2 usc sec 02 00000130 i000 .html U.S. Code collection TITLE 2 CHAPTER 4 130i House of Representatives Office of Emergency Planning, Preparedness, and Operations at www.law.cornell.edu ref The Office was established by 2002 legislation in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks to ensure continuity of operations . ref cite book title Hearing on security updates since September 11, 2001 hearing before the Committee on House Administration, House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, second session, hearing held in Washington, DC, September 10, 2002 url http books.google.com books?id ACV0CDfSRZUC&pg PA14&lpg PA14&dq House of Representatives Office of Emergency Planning, Preparedness, and Operations&source bl&ots 2SipRLyA8U&sig oXLhHzZmR2OlNIC8fJvlpzOKuBU&hl en&ei IPaPSsv8O4WIMrj9 K8K&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 5 v onepage&q &f false year 2002 author publisher DIANE Publishing isbn 9781428932623 ref The office is responsible for House mitigation and preparedness operations, crisis management and response, and resource services and recovery operations. The director of OEPPO is jointly appointed by the Speaker of the House Speaker and House Minority Leader Minority ... training on the use of personal protective equipment and emergency evacuation procedures and developed ... more details
Interactive Mapping Tool References references DEFAULTSORT Public Access Tv Stations In The UnitedStates Category American public access television Category Cable television in the UnitedStates ...In the UnitedStates , every community that is served by one or more cable TV companies has the right to collect a Cable television franchise fee , based on the Cable Communications Act of 1984 Section 622, from those cable companies to fund a Public access television cable TV channel. In addition, the cable television companies must make Public, educational, and government access PEG channels available for the Public access organization to distribute the Local programming locally originated Nonprofit organization s programming produced by or made available to the organization . Citation needed reason This whole paragraph might be out of date. Kansas law doesn t allow for this date November 2008 This list was initiated based on a list of Public access stations listed by Alliance for Community ... and Minnesota each have more stations than New York . Charter Type P Public access television E Distance education Educational access television G Government access television Channels List of public access TV stations in the UnitedStates Alaska Connecticut List of public access TV stations in the UnitedStates Delaware Kentucky List of public access TV stations in the UnitedStates Louisiana Montana List of public access TV stations in the UnitedStates Nebraska Pennsylvania List of public access TV stations in the UnitedStates Rhode Island Texas List of public access TV stations in the UnitedStates Utah Wyoming See also http www.communitymediadatabase.org Community Media Database ... U.S. Non Commercial Educational Radio & TV licensees. http www.alliancecm.org Alliance for Community ... Global Village CAT List of PEG channels and centers http www.videouniversity.com directories public access stations Public Access Directory List of PEG channels and centers http www.peghub.com list ... more details
main Progressive talk radio This is a list of notable UnitedStates American talk radio hosts who express a Modern liberalism in the UnitedStates liberal viewpoint, past and present. Present Following each host is their present network, syndicator, or station. Gary Null http PRN.fm Progressive Radio Network Brad Bannon RevolutionBoston David Barsamian Alternative Radio Doug Basham radio personality Doug Basham RadioLinx Russ Belville Jones Radio Networks David Bender Media Matters formerly of Air America Radio Alex Bennett broadcaster Alex Bennett Sirius Satellite Radio Samantha Clemens RevolutionBoston Alan Colmes Fox News Radio Jack Ellery WCTC , New Brunswick, NJ Jon Elliot formerly of Air America Radio Laura Flanders FSTV formerly of Air America Radio Norman Goldman Syndicator Compass Media Sam Greenfield WVNJ Oakland, NJ Thom Hartmann FSTV Dial Global previously with Air America Radio & IE America Jim Hightower ABC, UBN IE America, still provides syndicated radio commentaries Hal ... National PublicRadio Michelangelo Signorile Sirius Satellite Radio Ray Taliaferro KGO AM KGO , San Francisco, CA Mark Thompson Sirius Satellite Radio Tony Trupiano Syndicated Solutions Radio Network ... formerly of Air America Radio Yoav Kutner Tel Aviv Radio Bob Kincaid talk show host Bob Kincaid Head On Radio Network Lionel radio Lionel formerly of Air America Radio Mike Malloy Self Syndicated, formerly ... Air America Radio Bill Press Dial Global previously with Jones Radio Networks Dezert Owl www.TheREALPublicRadio.Net Lee Rayburn WXXM, Madison, WI Randi Rhodes Premiere Radio Networks Lynn Samuels Sirius Satellite Radio Nicole Sandler Former morning host with WINZ , Miami, FL , now webcasting from www.radioornot.com ... host Ben Mankiewicz No longer on radio. Now entirely online and on TV. Bree Walker KTLK AM KTLK , Los ... Show on Air America, Sam Seder formerly with Air America Radio as co host of Majority Report, Sam Seder ... Radio Janeane Garofalo former co host of Majority Report on Air America Jay Marvin retired from KKZN ... more details
In the UnitedStates government , the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response or ASPR , formerly the Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness or OPHEP , is a branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services . The Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness, was established in June 2002 at the request of Tommy Thompson . In July 2006, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to public health security and all hazards preparedness and response was introduced. On December 19, 2006 it became public law and OPHEP was officially changed to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response. Its scope of activity includes but is not limited to preparedness for bioterrorism, chemical and nuclear attack, mass evacuation and decontamination. ref http www.ahrq.gov prep cbrne ref The ASPR the Secretary s principal advisor on matters related to bioterrorism and other public health emergencies. They are responsible for coordinating interagency activities between HHS, other Federal departments, agencies, offices and State and local officials responsible for emergency preparedness and the protection of the civilian population from acts of bioterrorism and other public health emergencies. The first head of OPHEP was Donald Henderson , credited with having previously eradicated Smallpox . Soon Jerry Hauer , a veteran public health expert, took over as director, with Henderson taking a different role in the department. Hauer was removed from the job primarily for conflicts he had with Scooter Libby over whether the risks of smallpox vaccination were worth the benefit. Hauer charged that the Office of the Vice President was pushing for the universal vaccination despite the vaccine s health risks, primarily exaggerate the risk of biological terrorism . RADM W. Craig Vanderwagen, M.D. , was sworn into office on March ... Official site Category UnitedStates Department of Health and Human Services ... more details
Infobox military unit unit name UnitedStatesPublic Health Service br Commissioned Corps image File USPHS Commissioned Corps insignia.png center 150px caption UnitedStatesPublic Health Service br Commissioned ... patrol aircraft recon aircraft trainer aircraft transport The UnitedStatesPublic Health Service Commissioned Corps PHSCC is the federal uniformed service of the UnitedStatesPublic Health Service PHS and is one of the seven uniformed services of the UnitedStates . The Public Health Service ... UnitedStates admiral if he or she is a serving member of the PHSCC. ref name Uniforms History The Public ..., the PHSCC is under the UnitedStatesPublic Health Service PHS , the main division of the Department ..., the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps has been partnering with the UnitedStates Navy on their health ..., or by executive order by the President of the UnitedStates, not only in time of war, but also in an emergency ... StatesPublic Health Service Commissioned Corps Admiral UnitedStates Admiral Vice admiral United ... reading Fitzhugh, Mullan. Plagues and Politics The Story of the UnitedStatesPublic Health Service ... UnitedStatesPublic Health Service Commissioned Corps US military navbox HHS agencies Category UnitedStatesPublic Health Service Commissioned Corps Category UnitedStates Department of Health ... PHS Commissioned Corps Category 1798 establishments in the UnitedStates it UnitedStatesPublic Health ... the Commissioned Corps History ref present country flag UnitedStates of America allegiance branch type Uniformed services of the UnitedStates Uniformed service size 6,500 officers ref http www.usphs.gov aboutus questions.aspx whatis What is the Commissioned Corps? ref command structure UnitedStates Department of Health and Human Services Department of Health and Human Services br UnitedStates ... Surgeon General of the UnitedStates Surgeon General commander2 RADM Boris D. Lushniak commander2 ... no Enlisted rank enlisted or Warrant Officer UnitedStates warrant officer ranks, although warrant ... more details
The EmergencyPublic Warning System was a system used in the province of Alberta , Canada until October 2011, whereby local or provincial authorities could warn the public about impending or current emergencies affecting their area. The system was proposed by the provincial government after an Edmonton Tornado F4 tornado ripped through Edmonton , Alberta on July 31, 1987, killing 27 and causing millions of dollars in damage. It was replaced by the Alberta Emergency Alert . The EPWS could be activated by local police, fire, and environmental agencies by Environment Canada and by other provincial and local authorities as required. It could be activated for any of the following reasons Severe weather Flood Wildfire Hazardous material release Terrorist threat Water contamination AMBER Alert Other threats to life, property and safety. The EPWS was originally operated by the CKUA Radio Network , but was later operated by a private company headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario. Who date August 2010 ref cite web url http www.cbc.ca canada edmonton story 2010 01 12 edmonton ckua jobs cut.html title Contract loss forces job cuts at CKUA date January 12, 2010 work www.cbc.ca accessdate May 20, 2010 ref It was rebroadcast through various television and radio stations and cable systems provincewide. References reflist External links http www.aema.alberta.ca ps emergencypublic warning system.cfm EPWS Website at the Government of Alberta Category Disaster preparedness in Canada Category Civil defense Category Emergency population warning systems ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 The U.S. Senate Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds was a UnitedStates Congressional committee committee of the UnitedStates Senate from 1883 until 1946. It was preceded by the UnitedStates Congress Joint Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds and succeeded by the UnitedStates Senate Committee on Public Works . Committee Chairpersons 1883 1887 William Mahone RA R VA 1887 1893 Leland Stanford R CA 1893 1895 George Vest D MO 1895 1899 Matthew S. Quay R PA 1899 1905 Charles W. Fairbanks R IN 1905 1911 Nathan Scott R WV 1911 1913 George Sutherland R UT 1913 1918 Claude A. Swanson D VA 1918 1919 James A. Reed D MO 1919 1926 Bert M. Fernald R ME 1926 1927 Irvine L. Lenroot R WI 1927 1933 Henry W. Keyes R NH 1933 1942 Tom Connally D TX 1942 1945 Francis T. Maloney Francis Maloney D CT 1945 1946 Charles O. Andrews D FL 51 USCongressCommittees DEFAULTSORT UnitedStates Senate Committee On Public Buildings And Grounds Category Defunct committees of the UnitedStates Senate Public Buildings and Grounds Category 1883 establishments in the UnitedStates Category 1946 disestablishments ... more details
The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Oversight is one of seven subcommittees of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works . Jurisdiction According to the Committee s website Responsibility for oversight of agencies, departments, and programs within the jurisdiction of the full committee, and for conducting investigations within such jurisdiction Members, 111th Congress The subcommittee is chaired by UnitedStates Democratic Party Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island , and the Ranking member Ranking Minority Member is UnitedStates Republican Party Republican John Barrasso of Wyoming . class wikitable Majority Minority party shading Democratic valign top Sheldon Whitehouse , Rhode Island, Chairman Tom Udall , New Mexico Kirsten Gillibrand , New York party shading Republican valign top John Barrasso , Wyoming, Ranking Member David Vitter , Louisiana External links http epw.senate.gov public index.cfm?FuseAction Subcommittees.Subcommittee&Subcommittee id b138d617 0770 4f37 bbef f98847de0743 Official Subcommittee page See also UnitedStates Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittees USCongressCommittees Category Subcommittees of the UnitedStates Senate Environment and Public Works Senate Oversight ... more details
care Public opinion in the UnitedStates Between 2003 to 2009, 17 opinion polls showed a majority of the public supports various levels of government involvement in health care in the UnitedStates ...Use mdy dates date January 2012 See also Health care reform debate in the UnitedStates POV lead date March 2012 Health care reform in the UnitedStatesPublic opinion on health care reform in the UnitedStates is mixed. Many UnitedStates Americans express a desire for Health care reform in the UnitedStates health care reform because they see health care as too expensive and because they perceive ... Party UnitedStates Democrats in UnitedStates Congress Congress support setting up a single payer health care system see UnitedStates National Health Care Act . General A 2001 article in Health Affairs ... liberalism in the UnitedStates liberals tend to see healthcare as such a right, based on a community ... url http www.npr.org templates story story.php?storyId 112818960 publisher National PublicRadio ... support for the government ensuring that everyone in the UnitedStates has adequate health care among ... s responsibility to make sure that everyone in the UnitedStates has adequate health care, or don ... in alphabetical order Health care in the UnitedStates Health care reform in the UnitedStates Health ... States North America topic Health care in UnitedStates topics Social surveys DEFAULTSORT Public Opinion On Health Care Reform In The UnitedStates Category Opinion polling in the UnitedStates Health care reform in the UnitedStates Category Health in the UnitedStates Reform Category Healthcare reform in the UnitedStates ... run insurance plan to compete with private insurers, known as a Public health insurance option public option , ref name nate cite web author Nate Silver title Public Support for the Public Option url http www.fivethirtyeight.com 2009 06 public support for public option.html publisher ... more details
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