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National and Parks
The National Parks, always popular camping places, are facing the same pressure.
The hotly debated plan for the capital's Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial, a circle of huge tablets engraved with his speeches ( and promptly dubbed by one of its critics, `` Instant Stonehenge '' ), is another of Udall's headaches, since as supervisor of the National Parks Commission he will share in the responsibility for building it.
The best-preserved examples of the stone and adobe dwellings are in National Parks ( USA ), such as Chaco Canyon or Chaco Culture National Historical Park, Mesa Verde National Park, Aztec Ruins National Monument, Bandelier National Monument, Hovenweep National Monument, and Canyon de Chelly National Monument.
There are 141 ecological Reserves, 35 provincial marine parks, 7 Provincial Heritage Sites, 6 National Historic Sites of Canada, 4 National Parks and 3 National Park Reserves.
British Columbia's provincial parks system is the second largest parks system in Canada ( the largest is Canada's National Parks system ).
Canadian National Parks in the watershed include Kootenay National Park, Yoho National Park, Glacier National Park, and Mount Revelstoke National Park.
* National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949
Leopard predation is apparently a significant cause of mortality in chimpanzees at Taï and Lopé National Parks.
Infanticide has been recorded in chimp communities in Gombe, Mahale, and Kibale National Parks.
* National Transit Tribute to Rosa Parks Day ( American Public Transportation Association )
On 16 June, Dewar set out the legislative programme for the Executive which included: an Education bill to improve standards in Scottish schools ; land reform to give right of access to the countryside, a bill to abolish the feudal system of land tenure ; and a bill to establish National Parks in Scotland.
Roosevelt established the United States Forest Service, signed into law the creation of five National Parks, and signed the 1906 Antiquities Act, under which he proclaimed 18 new U. S. National Monuments.

National and Board
The 2% increase in retail sales in October to a 4-month high is encouraging in this connection as well as the most recent consumer survey by the National Industrial Conference Board, which shows a decided pickup in consumer spending plans.
At this point Charles C. Hanch, long an advocate of patent peace in the industry, became chairman of the patents committee of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce, successor to the Automobile Board of Trade.
Employes of Montgomery Ward & Co. at The Dalles, in a National Labor Relations Board election Thursday voted to decertify Local 1565, Retail Clerks International Association, AFL-CIO, as their collective bargaining agent.
The title refers to the nickname given his wife by the composer, who is also a member of the National Film Board of Canada.
Druyan has served on the Board of Directors of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws ( NORML ) for over 10 years ,< ref >
On July 10, 2007, after a lengthy investigation, the National Transportation Safety Board found that epoxy glue used to hold the roof in place during construction was not appropriate for long-term bonding.
* Birka and Hovgården at the Swedish National Heritage Board
* Birka at the Swedish National Heritage Board
Ian MacGregor later became famous for his role as Chairman of the National Coal Board during the UK miners ' strike ( 1984-1985 ).
The university's nursing major is approved by the South Carolina State Board of Nursing, and a BJU graduate with a BSN is eligible to take the National Council Licensure Examination to become a registered nurse.
Some who are pushing for this standardization are the National Association of Corporate Directors, McKinsey Consulting and The Board Group.
As historian Eric Shaw noted of the years following nationalisation, the electricity and gas supply companies became “ impressive models of public enterprise ” in terms of efficiency, and the National Coal Board was not only profitable, but working conditions for miners had significantly improved as well.
* CPHQ ( Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality ) conferred by the Healthcare Quality Certification Board of the National Association for Healthcare Quality
It has created crown corporations to promote Canadian culture through media, such as the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ( CBC ) and the National Film Board of Canada ( NFB ), and promotes many events which it considers to promote Canadian traditions.
On 30 June 1939 legislation ceased the CCC program to be an independent agency, transferred to the Federal Security Agency along with the Social Security Board, National Youth Administration, U. S. Employment Service, the Office of Education and the Works Progress Administration.
* Tying Your Own Shoes An animated documentary that provides insight into the lives of four adult artists with Down Syndrome, by National Film Board of Canada
* Best Documentary of the Year awards for The Fog of War ( 2003 ): the National Board of Review, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, the Chicago Film Critics, and the Washington D. C. Area Film Critics.
All allegations were investigated by the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia in cooperation with election monitors, a process which delayed the release of the final results.
On September 5, 2005, the National Elections Board of Ethiopia released the final election results, which confirmed that the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front retained its control of the government, but showed that opposition parties had increased their share of parliamentary seats, from 12 to 176.
All allegations were investigated by the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia in cooperation with election monitors, a process which delayed the release of the final results.
On September 5, 2005, the National Elections Board of Ethiopia released the final election results in which confirmed that the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front retained its control of the government, but showed that opposition parties had increased their share of parliamentary seats, from 12 to 176.
* National Science Board ( 1987 – 1992 )
** National Board of Review citation for Best Foreign Language Film
** National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Picture
** National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Story

National and claims
In 2008 the Brazilian minister of defense has formulated the " Estratégia Nacional de Defesa " ( National Defense Strategy ), that claims to build a strong national industry and make strategic partnerships with allied nations to develop technology together.
Nevertheless, the idea of domestic betrayal resonated among its audience, and its claims would provide some basis for public support for the emerging National Socialist Party, under an autocratic form of nationalism.
Hungarian fascist Gyula Gömbös rose to power as Prime Minister of Hungary in 1932 and attempted to entrench his Party of National Unity throughout the country ; created an eight-hour work day, a forty-eight hour work week in industry, and sought to entrench a corporatist economy ; and pursued irredentist claims on Hungary's neighbors.
In 1995, Conté's ruling PUP party won 76 of 114 seats in elections for the National Assembly amid opposition claims of irregularities and government tampering.
The Irish National Liberation Army claims responsibility.
The term was again revived by the popular press to describe a panel set up by the Labour party's National Executive Committee to review expenses claims by Labour MPs in May 2009.
The CIIR report also questioned the independence of the Permanent Commission on Human Rights, referring to an article in the Washington Post which claims that the National Endowment for Democracy, an organization funded by the US government, allocated a concession of US $ 50, 000 for assistance in the translation and distribution outside Nicaragua of its monthly report, and that these funds were administered by Prodemca, a US-based organization which later published full-page adverisments in the Washington Post and New York Times supporting military aid to the Contras.
Communal tensions arose again in the late 1970s, fueled by Sikh claims of discrimination and marginalisation by the Hindu dominated Indian National Congress ruling party and the " dictatorial " tactics adopted by the then Indian Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi.
When he had recovered sufficiently he addressed a standing-room-only convention organized in Washington, D. C. by the National Geographic Society and satisfactorily defended his claims.
) Opponents of greyhound racing dispute the National Greyhound Association's claims regarding adoption statistics, pointing to statements made by NGA officials that they don't actually know what happens to dogs when they stop racing.
A team of scientists at the Australian National University led by Professor Andrei Rode claims to have created a device similar to a tractor beam to move small particles 1. 5 meters through the air.
The American historian Keith Bird wrote if Raeder's claims after 1945 that he resisted efforts to introduce National Socialism in the Navy were true, then it would been very unlikely that Hitler would had awarded Raeder the Golden Party Badge.
Later in December 1939, Raeder befriended Vidkun Quisling, whose claims that most Norwegians were National Socialists and would welcome a German invasion he used to support the planned attack.
Viaux's kidnapping plan had been supported by the CIA, although the then U. S. National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger claims to have ordered the plans postponed at the last moment.
The anthropologist Juan Villarías-Robles, who works with the Spanish National Research Council, said " Richard Freund was a newcomer to our project and appeared to be involved in his own very controversial issue concerning King Solomon's search for ivory and gold in Tartessos, the well documented settlement in the Doñana area established in the first millennium BC " and described his claims as ' fanciful '.
However, both the Smithsonian Institution and the National Geographic Society have issued statements that they have seen no evidence to support these claims in the Book of Mormon and furthermore, no secular archeologist or historian has supported their existence.
In September 2012, Philippine President Benigno Aquino III signed Administrative Order No. 29, mandating that all government agencies use the name " West Philippine Sea " to refer to the parts of the South China Sea within the Philippines ' exclusive economic zone, and tasked the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority ( NAMRIA ) to use the name in official maps to bolster the Philippines ' claims to the Spratly Islands and Scarborough Shoal .< ref >
There is a rather popular legend in Chile that claims this third Chilean flag won a " Most Beautiful National Flag in the World " contest.
Canadian sports fans make claims of having created waves during the late 1970s at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, National Hockey League games in Canada, and at Vancouver Whitecaps games, where crowds were alleged to have performed the wave for a commercial in which the slogan was " Catch the Wave.
* Hancock's Half Hour-Sid James claims Hereward stayed at Hancock's house as a ploy to get the house renovated by the National Trust.
When Congress created Sequoia National Park they lost their timber claims and in 1891 were ordered off the land.
Claims of a " Treaty of Waitangi Grievance Industry ", which profits from making frivolous claims of violations of the Treaty of Waitangi, have been made by a number of political figures, including former National Party leader Don Brash in his 2004 " Orewa Speech ".
The U. S. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine has issued an advisory indicating the marketing claims made about colloidal silver are scientifically unsupported, the silver content of marketed supplements varies widely, and colloidal silver products can have serious side effects to the consumer, including " argyria ,... neurologic problems ( such as seizures ), kidney damage, stomach distress, headaches, fatigue, and skin irritation.
Other organizations concerned with health care claims include Quackwatch and the National Council Against Health Fraud.
Eventually, more mainstream scientists became critical of parapsychology as an endeavor, and statements by the National Academies of Science and the National Science Foundation cast a pall on the claims of evidence for parapsychology.

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