The wholesome activities were to be provided by many organizations including the YMCA, the Knights of Columbus, the Jewish Welfare Board, the American Library Association, and the Playground and Recreation Association -- private societies which voluntarily performed the job that was taken over almost entirely by the Special Services Division of the Army itself in World War 2.

ACM is organized into over 170 local chapters and 35 Special Interest Groups ( SIGs ), through which it conducts most of its activities.

In terms of international comparison, with the most efficient and corruption-free application procedure, lowest income tax and lowest corporate tax as well as abundant and sustainable government finance that the government of Hong Kong consistently upheld the policy of encouraging ( and supporting ) activities of private businesses and this is having a sound impact on the overall economic performance by removing unnecessary barriers for the private enterprises in the Special Administrative Region.

* The 1986 book " Camp X " by David Stafford is the most accurate account of the activities and personnel of Camp X the secret agent training camp for sabotage and guerrilla warfare at Ajax near Oshawa Ontario, Canada, that was administered by the British Special Operations Executive.

The Department also supports the foreign affairs activities of other U. S. Government entities including the Department of Defense, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Homeland Security, the Central Intelligence Agency ( specifically, the Special Activities Division ), and the U. S. Agency for International Development.

Special activities, such as spa treatments and golf tournaments may be scheduled into the wedding itinerary.

Special nature reserves are highly protected areas from which all people and human activities are excluded, except for conservation and scientific research.

The ROS ( Raggruppamento Operativo Speciale or Special Operational Group ) is an elite unit founded in 1990 to deal with organised crime ( Mafia and others ), subversive activities, terrorism and more complex types of crime.

During World War II, the double transposition cipher was used by Dutch Resistance groups, the French Maquis and the British Special Operations Executive ( SOE ), which was in charge of managing underground activities in Europe.

Despite the fact that the allegations were backed by successive UN Special Rapporteurs and a Canadian Government investigation, Bildt succeeded in winning the public controversy in Sweden, allowing Lundin Oil to pursue its activities in Sudan.

# If suspected criminal activities are taking place in the Indian gaming industry and the interested office / agency does not have adequate resources to investigate this matter, the office / agency contacts the Indian Country Special Jurisdiction Unit, FBIHQ.

As part of the William McPherson Collection in the Special Collections at Claremont Colleges ’ Honnold / Mudd Library, the Matrimonial Investigation Records of the San Gabriel Mission are a valuable resource for research on the pre-statehood activities of the Mission.

Special habitats are used for different activities.

Investigations in 1987 and thereafter by a Presidential Review Board ( the Tower Board ), the Congress, and a Special Prosecutor examined in great detail the activities of the NSC staff, as well as the actions and responsibilities of the President, the National Security Adviser, and the heads of agencies.

The Atlantic City Special Improvement District ( SID ) was a nonprofit organization created in 1992, which funded by a special assessment tax on businesses within the improvement district and carries out various activities to improve the city's business community, including street cleaning and promotional efforts.

Recent bilateral activities between the United States and North Korea have included an April 2011 visit by former President Jimmy Carter, a July 2011 meeting between U. S. Special Representative for North Korea Policy Stephen Bosworth and North Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Gye Gwan, and a February 2012 bilateral meeting in Beijing that resulted in an agreement to halt uranium enrichment in exchange for U. S. food aid ( which has now been cancelled due to North Korea's April 2012 long-range missile test ).

: Provides base support and services activities to ensure mission readiness of the 27th Special Operations Wing, including housing, facility construction and maintenance, food service, law enforcement, fire protection, communications, personnel support, lodging, recreation, environmental management, contracting, supply, transportation, logistics plans and other base services.

A balaclava may also be used for concealment purposes, in the course of illegal activities by criminals, and occupationally by SWAT and Special Forces personnel.

Arrested on 1 July 1937, Niemöller was brought to a " Special Court " on 2 March 1938 to be tried for activities against the State.

Special activities at UWC schools and colleges include the Coral Monitoring Service at Li Po Chun United World College and the partnership between the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and United World College of the Atlantic.

Special precautions are required for camping in bear country because cooking activities and food storage attract these potentially dangerous animals.

The sixth and final quarterly report, dated August 3, 2011, states that Stevens completed on schedule the agreed upon changes to its governance procedures and that “ Special Counsel now finds Stevens to be in full compliance with the terms of the Consent Judgment .” While the specific compliance requirements have been fulfilled, the special counsel will continue to monitor certain activities of Stevens through February 2012.

The Special Night Squads engaged in activities described by colonial administrator Sir Hugh Foot, as ' extreme and cruel ' involving torture, whipping, abuse and execution of Arabs.

The Special Subcommittee to Investigate the Administration of the Internal Security Act and Other Internal Security Laws, 1951 – 77, more commonly known as the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee ( SISS ) and sometimes the McCarran Committee, was authorized under S. 366, approved December 21, 1950, to study and investigate ( 1 ) the administration, operation, and enforcement of the Internal Security Act of 1950 (, also known as the McCarran Act ) and other laws relating to espionage, sabotage, and the protection of the internal security of the United States and ( 2 ) the extent, nature, and effects of subversive activities in the United States " including, but not limited to, espionage, sabotage, and infiltration of persons who are or may be under the domination of the foreign government or organization controlling the world Communist movement or any movement seeking to overthrow the Government of the United States by force and violence.

The college was admitted to the privilege of Special Relation with the University of London the following year and in 1957 all activities were transferred to the Mount Pleasant campus.

Special relativity is defined in the absence of gravity, so for practical applications, it is a suitable model whenever gravity can be neglected.

* Special Area of Conservation, an area defined by member states of the European Union as being worthy of conservation

Special drawing rights ( SDRs ) are supplementary foreign exchange reserve assets defined and maintained by the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ).

Special Districts deliver specific public programs and public facilities to constituents, and are defined as " any agency of the state for the local performance of governmental or proprietary functions within limited boundaries.

A Special Area of Conservation ( SAC ) is defined in the European Union's Habitats Directive ( 92 / 43 / EEC ), also known as the Directive on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Fauna and Flora.

The border between East Malaysia and Kalimantan was not well defined and 22 Special Air Service reconnaissance patrols seem to have liberally interpreted its inexactitude from late 1963 or early 1964.

It is defined in the UK Pottery ( Health and Welfare ) Special Regulations of 1950 as: " Stoneware, the body of which consists of natural clay to which no flint or quartz or other form of free silica has been added.

In 1966, Asuka was proclaimed a " historic town ", as defined by the national Special Arrangement for Preservation of Historic Sites Law as well as Kyoto, Nara and Kamakura.

Saturday night specials have been defined as compact, inexpensive handguns with perceived low quality ; however, there is no official definition of " Saturday night special " under federal law, though some states define " Saturday Night Special " or " Junk Guns " by means of composition or materials strength.

Special reinforcement techniques are being defined for straight-walled earthbag buildings in medium and high seismic risk regions.

Oak Lawn is a neighborhood in Dallas, Texas ( USA ), defined in Dallas City Ordinance 21859 as Planned Development District No. 193, the Oak Lawn Special Purpose District.

* Special cases of an unbounded convex polytope are a slab between two parallel hyperplanes, a wedge defined by two non-parallel half-spaces, a polyhedral cylinder ( infinite prism ), and a polyhedral cone ( infinite prism ), defined by three or more half-spaces passing through a common point.

Different equipment levels were defined by LS, GL, GLS and " Special " tags.

Special nuclear materials within the UK are defined as: tritium, enriched uranium and depleted uranium and plutonium.

The early stages of the Special Period were defined by a general breakdown in transportation and agricultural sectors, fertilizer and pesticide stocks ( both of those being manufactured primarily from petroleum derivatives ), and widespread food shortages.

OPB is defined by the United States Special Operations Command as “ Non-intelligence activities conducted prior to D-Day, H-Hour, in likely