Two committees of members of the Advisory Board constitute the committees of selection -- one for the selection of Fellows from Canada, the United States, and the English-speaking Caribbean area and one for the selection of Fellows from the Latin American republics and the Republic of the Philippines.

* 1959 – Project Mercury: NASA announces the selection of the United States ' first seven astronauts, whom the news media quickly dub the " Mercury Seven ".

In many ways, the selection of a COO is similar to the selection of a Vice President of the United States: the role ( including the power and responsibilities therein ) can vary dramatically, depending on the style and needs of the President.

In the United States, the term " Darwinism " is often used by creationists as a pejorative term in reference to beliefs such as atheistic naturalism, but in the United Kingdom the term has no negative connotations, being freely used as a short hand for the body of theory dealing with evolution, and in particular, evolution by natural selection.

In the United Kingdom the term often retains its positive sense as a reference to natural selection, and for example Richard Dawkins wrote in his collection of essays A Devil's Chaplain, published in 2003, that as a scientist he is a Darwinist.

This led to the addition of the number sign (#, sometimes called ' octothorpe ,' ' pound ' or ' diamond ' in this context-' hash ' or ' gate ' in the UK ) and asterisk or " star " (*) keys as well as a group of keys for menu selection: A, B, C and D. In the end, the lettered keys were dropped from most phones, and it was many years before these keys became widely used for vertical service codes such as * 67 in the United States of America and Canada to suppress caller ID.

The original 1952 recording of A Child's Christmas in Wales was a 2008 selection for the United States National Recording Registry, stating that it is " credited with launching the audiobook industry in the United States ".

During the United States v. Sun Myung Moon in 1982, federal prosecutors argued that the word " Moonie " be banned during the jury selection process because they said it was considered " a negative term ," and prejudicial in nature.

In 2006, she was mentioned by many sources as a potential candidate for the United Nations Secretary-General selection, but later she stated that she wanted to finish her term as president before thinking about other career options.

All Navy SEALs must attend and graduate from their rating's 24-week " A " United States Navy SEAL selection and training

Jury selection varies widely ; in the United States, some form of organized questioning of the prospective jurors ( jury pool ) occurs — voir dire — before the jury is impaneled.

There have been calls throughout the United Kingdom for the end of selective grammar schools in favour of selection by distance to school or lottery.

Wallace's naivete discouraged the Democratic Party of the United States from renominating him as vice president later in the summer of 1944, helping lead to the selection of Harry Truman in his place.

Somervell met Groves outside the hearing room where Groves had been testifying before a United States Congress committee on military housing and informed him that " The Secretary of War has selected you for a very important assignment, and the President has approved the selection ...

Numerous other studies pertaining to kin selection exist, suggesting how inclusive fitness may work amongst peoples from the Ye ’ kwana of southern Venezuela to the Gypsies of Hungary to even the doomed Donner Party of the United States.

The Spurs used this selection on United States Naval Academy standout David Robinson.

They also released a cover version of the Kool & The Gang song " Fresh " which was released in a selection of European countries, but not the United Kingdom.

Barack Obama announced Vilsack's selection to be the United States Secretary of Agriculture under his administration on December 17, 2008.

The host city selection was held in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 15 June 1991, at the 97th IOC session.

The selection process for the 1980 Winter Olympics consisted of one bid, from Lake Placid, United States.

In other, non-federal countries, the use of the term Senator marks some other difference between such members and the rest of the legislators ( such as the method of selection ); this is the case with the States of Jersey, Dominica's House of Assembly and the Saint Vincent House of Assembly.

The selection of a site near Aiken by the United States Atomic Energy Commission to build a plant to produce fuel for thermonuclear weapons was announced on November 30, 1950.

In the United States, Brideshead Revisited was the Book of the Month Club selection for January 1946.

Brown was heavily criticized for publicly berating the players, for repeatedly criticizing the roster chosen by the player selection committee, and for insisting on a style of play which minimized the United States ' advantage in athleticism.

The selection of Meteor ended a long-running and hard-fought competition between Europe and the United States ( U. S .) and gained Europe a significant foothold in a market sector hitherto dominated by the U. S.

There is a broad spectrum of organisms from which selection for a specified military purpose might be made.

Most historians sharply criticize Davis for his flawed military strategy, his selection of friends for military commands, and his neglect of homefront crises.

The peregrine praetor ( literally-the traveling judge ) within the next ten days after this law is passed by the people or plebs shall provide for the selection of 450 persons in this State who have or have had a knight's census ... provided that he does not select a person who is or has been plebeian tribune, quaestor, triumvir capitalis, military tribune in any of the first four legions, or triumvir for granting and assigning lands, or who is or has been in the Senate, or who has fought or shall fight as a gladiator for hire ... or who has been condemned by the judicial process and a public trial whereby he cannot be enrolled in the Senate, or who is less than thirty or more than sixty years of age, or who does not have his residence in the city of Rome or within one mile of it, or who is the father, brother, or son of any above-described magistrate, or who is the father, brother, or son of a person who is or has been a member of the Senate, or who is overseas.

* April 9 – NASA announces its selection of seven military pilots to become the first U. S. astronauts ( later known as the Mercury Seven ).

" My program is unique in the military service in this respect: You know the expression ' from the womb to the tomb '; my organization is responsible for initiating the idea for a project ; for doing the research, and the development ; designing and building the equipment that goes into the ships ; for the operations of the ship ; for the selection of the officers and men who man the ship ; for their education and training.

Many regarded the new secretary as more of a hawk on Vietnam than McNamara, and thought his selection might presage an escalation of the U. S. military effort there.

Adrian Northcut, a prominent local farmer and military officer, was the prime advocate for the site's selection.

Intent is the key element in understanding the military definition as it relates to target selection and prosecution.

Once hostilities begin, target selection often moves into the upper end of the military chain of command.

" The selection and use of Tullahoma as a headquarters by Confederate General Braxton Bragg has since been much criticized by military historians.

There was also little consultation between Johnson and the military chiefs during the target selection process.

Given his military service, the selection of Arthur proved to be prudent, as he acted as the King's, and thus the Canadian Commander-in-Chief's, representative through the first years of World War I.

On the other hand, the necessity of a more stringent selection process for military service, especially in terms of physical prowess and health, restricts the pool of potential recruits in comparison to those a civilian police force could select from.

Over the years various political and military factions have tried to dissolve the unique selection criteria process of the regiments over a fear that loyalty to the regiment or its ethnic people opposed to loyalty to the union of India and have succeeded somewhat with the creation of caste-less, religion-less, non-regional regiments, such as the Brigade of Guards & Parachute Regiment, but have generally met with little success or gained popular support amongst the rank and file Jawans.

The military boards were swept away ; selection took the place of seniority in the higher commands ; an army clothing and a stud department were created, and the medical service underwent complete reorganization.

With membership in the officer corps extended to all qualified German-speaking men via national examinations, the improved education of the military schools, and selection from the top 1 % graduates of the Kriegsakademie, a new class of top-notch leaders arose, and the German Army was set on a course for near-total dominance in Europe.

Senior airmen are the lowest USAF rank eligible for selection as a military training instructor for USAF basic military training.

Site selection criteria included the requirements for a sheltered anchorage, relative proximity to an international airport, and sufficient shore facilities to provide housing for military personnel and their families.

Since none of the candidates managed to get the Constitutionally-established minimum of one third of the vote required to win outright, selection of the President would fall to Congress ; the long-held antagonistic relationship between the military and APRA prompted Haya de la Torre to make a deal with former dictator Odría, who had come in third, which would result in Odría taking the Presidency in a coalition government.

MREs can be difficult to find in retail stores, though a good selection is often available in a military surplus store ( U. S .).

Legal restrictions on the PlayStation ( using the platform for a military purpose ) combined with the default Xbox configuration “ persistence ” ( i. e. missions recorded on the embedded hard drive for after-action review ) led to the final selection of the Xbox platform for development.