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Shariah Advisory Council


The Shariah Advisory Council (SAC) was established on 3 August 2007, by The Arab Chamber of Commerce and Industry with the support of the Incorporated Trustees of the Islamic Community Fund of Hong Kong. Its purpose is to help screen and certify as Shariah compliant Hong Kong companies that wish to transact business with the Islamic community. This council is one of the first of its kind established in Hong Kong. An approved Islamic or company must be approved by a Shariah Advisory Council to show that the organization is in compliance with Shariah
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Shariah Advisory Council


. In banking, being Shariah compliant means interest is not paid on deposits or charged on loans. Companies that wish to become approved must comply with Islamic laws regarding tobacco, alcohol, pornography, and other restrictions. The Shariah Advisory Council is made up of experts of various fields with the goal of ensuring companies applying for Shariah Compliance Approval meet the criteria. The council has proven to be instrumental in China and in Hong Kong in increasing Islamic banking and financial interests. The council can be used by interested companies, banks,
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Al Baraka Bank


the banking industry as of March 2015. The core philosophy of ABPL is compliance with the fundamental principles of Shariah. The entire banking activities are closely monitored and regulated by a Board of Shariah Advisors at the headquarters in Bahrain as well as a Shariah Advisory Committee in Pakistan. All policies, procedures, products and services of ABPL are approved by the bank's Shariah Board headed by Justice (R) Khalil ur Rehman. Mr. Rehman has served as Chairman of the Shariat Appellate Bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and has been
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Malaysia International Islamic Financial Centre


in the Islamic capital market adhere to Islamic principles. Islamic equity market products in Malaysia include Shariah-compliant equities, Shariah-compliant collective investment schemes (unit trust funds, wholesale funds, I-REITs, I-ETFs), structured products, alternative funds(real estate, leasing, commodities) private equity funds and mixed asset (equity + fixed income + cash). 73% of total listed securities on Bursa Malaysia are Shariah-compliant. The updated list of Shariah-compliant securities approved by its Shariah Advisory Council (
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Arab Chamber of Commerce and Industry


supervision and regulation, and the lack of services that was provided in Hong Kong and China. The Shariah Advisory Council, established by The Chamber, filled that gap and to this day has provided council and regulation for many establishments throughout Hong Kong and China. The HK Islamic Index (HKII), was established in 2007 by the Chamber to support Hong Kong's ambitions to develop into a Shariah compliant, Islamic banking and financial centre and was the first time a chamber of commerce had taken the initiative to create its own equity
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Sharia advisor


, with widely respected expertise in structuring innovative Islamic financial products. In a number of jurisdictions, it is a regulatory requirement for Islamic financial institutions to appoint a Shariah advisor (with Pakistan, for example, requiring at least one individual to serve as a Shariah advisor for Islamic banks operating in the country; and Malaysia requiring Islamic banks to appoint a Shariah advisory committee comprising at least five individuals). In case of non-banking institutions and transactions, the requirements of Shariah advisory vary. In Malaysia, for example it is
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Shariah Board


obliged to follow these guidelines and standards. A number of Shariah advisory firms have emerged to offer Shariah advisory services to institutions offering Islamic financial services. Though sharing a common objective, Shariah boards in different jurisdictions around the Muslim world differ "in issues of methods of appointment, composition of members, and legal status of the ruling, internal supervision", among other things. The AAOIFI works to bring harmony to all this, according to researcher Mohammad Abdullah Nadwi. Since the advent of modern Islamic banking, the work of the
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Shariah Board


"general assembly" rather than the institution's board of directors. But governmental or quasi-governmental bodies play an important part in supervision. As of 2013, for example, the regulators in Bahrain, Indonesia, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia and Pakistan have developed guidelines for SSBs in their respective jurisdictions. Some countries, like Indonesia, Kuwait, Malaysia, Pakistan, Sudan, and the UAE have centralized SSBs In Malaysia a Shariah Advisory Council, was established in 1997 to determine Islamic law regarding Islamic financial institutions,
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Rusni Hassan


Rusni Hassan is a Professor at the IIUM Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance (IIiBF), International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). She was a Coordinator for Research and Publication and Course Coordinator for Islamic Law of Transactions and Islamic Banking and Takaful. She was a Research Committee for Review of Islamic Banking Laws, Central Bank of Malaysia and an examiner for Financial Planner Association of Malaysia. Presently she is the examiner for (CIMA). She was a member of Shariah Advisory Council Bank Negara Malaysia and Shariah Advisor for Association
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Islamic finance in Malaysia


(Interest-free Banking Scheme), or SPTF, which became the “Skim Perbankan Islam - SPI” (Islamic Banking Scheme) in 1998. In October 1996, BNM issued a model financial statement for the banking institutions participating in the SPI, requiring them to disclose the Islamic banking operations (balance sheet and profit and loss account) as an additional item under the Notes to the Accounts. In harmonizing difference in opinion, the National Shariah Advisory Council, the highest deciding authority on Shariah issues pertaining to Islamic Financial System
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Arab Chamber of Commerce and Industry


The Arab Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ARABCCI) or (ArabCham) in Hong Kong was established in 2006 to promote commercial ties between Hong Kong and Greater China with the Arab world. The Arab Chamber of Commerce is a not for profit organisation, The President is Edwin Hitti. The Arab Chamber established the first Shariah Advisory Council in Hong Kong, made up of experts in the Islamic code of law. It was established because of the great of Shariah compliance of banking services, financial products, and commercial establishments requiring compliance
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Abdul Haq Ansari


Muhammad Abdul Haq Ansari (1 September 1931 – 3 October 2012) was an Islamic scholar from India. He was the Amir (president) of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) from 2003 to 2007. He was the member of Central Advisory Council of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind. He was also the Chancellor of Jamia Islamia, Shantapuram, Kerala. His masterpiece Sufism and Shariah is a synthesis of Sufi and Shariah thought, especially a Tatbiq (application, coherence, sysnthesis) of Shaikh Ahmed Sir Hindi
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Shariah Board


to the Institute of Islamic Banking and Insurance, a sharia board must have at least three members. Faleel Jamaldeen states that in practice most sharia boards have three to six members, with one chair and one general secretariat. He notes that one sharia board (at HSBC Amanah) had regional committees for Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, and Singapore to deal with the "spectrum of beliefs" across the Muslim world. A number of Shariah advisory firms have now emerged to offer Shariah advisory services to the institutions offering Islamic financial
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Islamic banking and finance


.) A number of Shariah advisory firms have now emerged to offer Shariah advisory services to the institutions offering Islamic financial services. Some Islamic Banking observers believe the industry suffers from handpicked, highly-paid Shariah experts who have been approving financial products using "ḥiyal" (legal stratagem) to follow sharia law, "shunning controversial issues", and/or "rubber stamping" bank management decisions after perfunctory reviews, and that the banking practices approved by this small number of Islamic jurists have moved closer and closer to the practices of conventional
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Shariah Board


A Sharia Board (also Shariah Supervisory Board, Advisory Board or Religious Board) certifies Islamic financial products as being Sharia-compliant (i.e. in accordance with Islamic law). Because compliance with shariah law is the underlying reason for the existence of Islamic finance, Islamic banks (and conventional banking institutions that offer Islamic banking products and services) should establish a Shariah Supervisory Board (SSB) to advise them on whether their products comply, and to ensure that their operations and activities comply with Shariah principles. There are also national sharia
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Supreme Muslim Council


The Supreme Muslim Council (SMC; ) was the highest body in charge of Muslim community affairs in Mandatory Palestine under British control. It was established to create an advisory body composed of Muslims and Christians with whom the High Commissioner could consult. The Muslim leaders, however, sought to create an independent council to supervise the religious affairs of its community, especially in matters relating to religious trusts (waqf) and shariah courts. The British acceded to these proposals and formed the SMC which controlled waqf funds, the orphan funds,
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Shariq Nisar


Shariq Nisar is an Indian finance professional, academic and activist.He received PhD in Economics from Aligarh Muslim University, one of the oldest universities in India . He co-founded TASIS ( Taqwaa Advisory and Shariah Investment Solutions), a sharia advisory institution, related to finance, based in Mumbai, that screens stocks before inclusion in "TASIS Shariah 50" an index of sharia compliant stocks launched by the Bombay Stock Exchange, from 2008 to 2015 he was director of research and operations there. During 2013 and 2014 he was
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University Islamic Financial


Dr. Muhamed Shleibak and Sheikh Muhamed Becic. UIF has a consultative and audit relationship with Shape Financial Corporation and Islamic ethics which maintains an active team of Shariah scholars and auditors providing ongoing guidance and support. UIF also has a relationship with the U.S. based advisory group Straightway Ethical Advisory, LLC which serves as a local Shariah Board to assist with product review/development and periodic audits. The members of the Board are Sheikh Taha Abdul-Basser, Sheikh Ashraf Gomma Ali, Mufti Abdullah Nana and Sheikh Faraz Rabbani. Both groups include
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S&P BSE 500 Shariah Index


The S&P BSE 500 Shariah Index is a stock market index established on 27 December 2010 on Bombay Stock Exchange, in collaboration with the Taqwaa Advisory and Shariah Investment Solutions (TASIS) has launched an Islamic index in a bid to attract more investors from India and overseas. On 19 February 2013, S&P Dow Jones Indices and the Bombay Stock Exchange ("BSE") announced their strategic partnership to calculate, disseminate, and license the widely followed BSE suite of indices. One of the first indices created by the partnership was the
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Scouting in Massachusetts


his name. Councils requesting money typically make proposals to the advisory committee, stating the purpose of the project, the amount being requested, and any moneys being provided through other sources. Only Councils located in Massachusetts are eligible, although as the will reads the camps that benefit may be located elsewhere in New England. There are three Girl Scout councils serving Massachusetts, one of which is headquartered in Rhode Island. Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts serves 15,000 girls in 186 communities. It was formed by a merger in early
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International Science Council


for science. The Council convenes and mobilises the international scientific community on issues of major scientific and public importance. Activities focus on three areas of work: The Council is involved in co-sponsorship of a number of international research programmes, networks and committees. The Council is governed by a Governing Board, and is advised by a number of Advisory Bodies. The Council's headquarters are located in Paris, France. It has regional offices in South Africa (for Africa), El Salvador (for Latin America and the Caribbean
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Islamic banking and finance


SSB, which are not generally obliged to follow them. However, their home country many have a regulatory organization that they are required to follow. As of 2013, regulators in Bahrain, Indonesia, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia and Pakistan have developed guidelines for SSBs in their respective jurisdictions. Some countries, like Indonesia, Kuwait, Malaysia, Pakistan, Sudan, and the UAE have centralized SSBs (In Malaysia that SSB is called the Shariah Advisory Council, and was set up at Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM)
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Malik Amin Aslam


books that have been published by the World Resource Institute in Washington, D.C. He was also on the National Environmental Advisory Board and the Environmental Protection Council before entering politics. He considers himself a technocrat-turned-politician. An agriculturist/environment consultant by profession, he has also served as a member of the UN Working Group on Climate Change since 1997. On Sep 13,2011, he was elected to serve on the governing council of International Union for Conservation of Nature for a four-year term in 2012. He was re
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Islamic banking in Malaysia


, other non-banks intermediaries offering syariah based products are Malaysia Building Society Berhad (MBSB) and cooperatives registered under the Cooperative Commission of Malaysia (SKM). In Malaysia, the National Syariah Advisory Council additionally set up at Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) advises BNM on the Shariah aspects of the operations of these institutions, as well as on their products and services. In 2006, Bank Negara Malaysia setup International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF) a dedicated University to provide skilled and certified personnel for Islamic Finance
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KFC


Malaysian market includes chicken rice, rice congee, wrap, cheesy potato wedges, gula melaka vanilla pudding, white coffee and teh tarik. Malaysians mostly prefer dark meat cuts, a divergent from the American KFC that observed white meat in a higher demand. Furthermore, being a predominantly Muslim-country, all meats are slaughtered in accord to the Halal-method under the supervision of Shariah Advisory Council and the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia. The KFC business design in Malaysian is generally offering a mid-range dining option to cater
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Financial Planners in Malaysia


graduates who study non-financial fields. In Malaysia, those who practice as Financial Planner must pass any one of below examinations : 1) Registered Financial Planners/ Shariah Registered Financial Planner issued by Malaysian Financial Planning Council (MFPC) 2) Certified Financial Planners (CFP) issued by Financial Planning Association of Malaysia (FPAM) Section 9 of Insurance Act 1996 requires a person carrying on "'financial advisory business" in Malaysia to hold a Financial Adviser’s license unless he is exempted under section 9(3) of the Act. The
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Morocco


as the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. Its administrative headquarters are located in Tindouf, Algeria. , no UN member state has recognised Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara. In 2006, the government of Morocco has suggested autonomous status for the region, through the Moroccan Royal Advisory Council for Saharan Affairs (CORCAS). The project was presented to the United Nations Security Council in mid-April 2007. The proposal was encouraged by Moroccan allies such as the United States, France and Spain. The Security Council has called upon the parties to
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Mufti Abdur Rahman Bangladeshi


. In the meantime, worked as chairman of the Shariah Council of Al Arafah Islami Bank and as vice chairman of the Shariah Board of Social Investment Bank. He was also Shariah adviser of the Oriental Bank for a short period of time. He also serves as the Chairman of Shariah Board of Shahjalal Islami Bank. Abdur Rahman participated in different seminars and traveled to Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, India and Pakistan. He died on 10 November 2015 in Bashundhara, Dhaka due to old age complications. The chairman
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Shariah Board


on a financial product, and that this can lead to “"Fatwa" shopping” for the most favorable judgement. (While the AAOIFI and Institute of Islamic Banking and Insurance, among other groups and scholars, insist that each financial institution have its own Sharia Supervisory Board, at least some institutions depend on independent Shariah advisory services for the approval of at least some products.) He quotes an "investment banker based in Dubai":“We create the same type of products that we do for the conventional markets. We then phone up
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Cris Agterberg


himself "sculptor and decorative artist." In 1932 he joined the National Socialist Movement (NSB) from Anton Mussert, with the registration number 57. During the early years of the NSB he designed the hall decorations for the propaganda meetings. The first headquarters of the NSB, the Oudegracht in Utrecht, was located in the building that was originally the studio Agterberg. During World War II he was a member of the Advisory Council for assignments to artists for the related arts. The Council was founded by "The Dutch House
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Ottawa-Carleton District School Board


body to become informed and involved in Board governance. The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board was created on 1 January 1998 in accordance with Ontario provincial government legislation including merging of the former adjacent Carleton Board of Education and the Ottawa Board of Education. The headquarters of the amalgamated school district is located at the former headquarters of the Carleton Board of Education at 133 Greenbank Road, Nepean. Historically, and to this day, the OCDSB is one of the very few school boards in Ontario with an advisory council on the arts providing
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Generalitat Valenciana


by the Valencian Parliament on December 18, 2006. The contemporary Corts Valencianes differs from its historical counterpart of the same name. The former Corts Valencianes was organized into three arms – Ecclesiastic, Military, and Royal – which had different duties than the Corts today. The Consell Valencia de Cultura (Valencian Council of Culture) is a consultation and advisory institution for the Generalitat Valenciana for affairs related to Valencian culture. It defends and promotes the region’s cultural and linguistic values. The Council’s headquarters are located in the city of
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Awards and decorations of the Civil Air Patrol


. Civil Air Patrol headquarters has now authorized the wear of a bronze device for every additional 60 hours of community service. The Cadet Advisory Council Ribbon is awarded to the primary members of an advisory council. A shoulder cord is worn while that member is the primary representative, while the ribbon continues to be worn even after the cadet is no longer on the CAC. The wear policy for the Cadet Advisory Council Ribbon was changed in 2007 to allow senior members who earned this ribbon as a cadet to continue wearing the ribbon with
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OCBC Bank


, which offers Islamic banking products and services in Malaysia. OCBC had offered Islamic banking products and services since 1995. Finally, on 1 December 2008 OCBC launched OCBC Al-Amin Bank Berhad. OCBC Al-Amin offers products and services based on the applicable Shariah contract and with the endorsement of the Shariah Advisory Committee. OCBC China has 17 branches on the mainland and in Hong Kong. OCBC's presence in China dates back to 1925 when it opened a branch in Xiamen. In 2007 OCBC established its wholly owned subsidiary with
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Peter Høj


of the STEM Males Champions of Change, and a member of SUSTech President’s International Advisory Council. From 2011 to 2014 Hoj was a member of the CSIRO board. He is a Senior Consultant to Hanban (Council of the Confucius Institute Headquarters) in the Oceania Region and a member of the Leadership Council on Cultural Diversity. In 2015 he received the 2015 Outstanding Individual of the Year Award from the Council. He is a member of the Australian Medical Research Advisory Board (AMRAB). Høj awarded an Australian Government Centenary Medal
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Lake Seppings


why cockle shells can be found preserved in the soil. Sea levels then fell to current levels about 8000 years ago leaving Lake Seppings from the coast line. Lands along the eastern shore of the lake once were part of an estate belonging to Joseph Spencer of Balgarrup near Kojonup in 1884. In 1887 it was proposed to the Albany Municipal Council by Councillor Robert Andrew Muir that the Council apply to the Government to grant the land surrounding Lake Seppings as a Commonage for the Municipality. The council later voted on the application in 1888
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Mufti Abdur Rahman Bangladeshi


Besides these Mufti Abdur Rahman has been serving as the chairman of the North Bengal Madrasah Education Board consists of over a thousand institutions of Islamic education of 18 districts in the northern part of the country. From 1983 to 1992 Mufti Abdur Rahman was a member of the 1st Shariah Council of Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd. Since then, he played an important role in the Islamic banking sector as shariah supervisor in various banks of the country. He was elected Chairman of the Central Shariah Board for Islamic Banks of Bangladesh (CSBIB) in 2007
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California Fire Safe Council


the monetary and in-kind support of the private sector.” Initially, the Fire Safe Advisory Council consisted of representatives of the building, insurance, real estate, and utilities industries plus various government agencies such as the California Office of Emergency Services. The following year, when Rich Just took the position of Staff Chief for Fire Prevention and Law Enforcement at Sacramento Headquarters, he said: "The Fire Safe Advisory Council is [a] means of bringing together agencies and business leaders from insurance companies to landscape firms to work
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Military training leader


the name has changed but the responsibilities has increased. Student Training Advisor (STA) 1973-1992 Military Training Manager (MTM) 1992-1998 Military Training Leader (MTL) 1998–Present CONUS locations with Military Training Leaders: (as of Sep 09): Most people are unaware of how many locations in the CONUS there are Military Training Leaders assigned. There are over 37 locations. The bases under the bold indicate the Detachment or Geographically Separated Unit (GSU). Headquarters Second Air Force, Keesler AFB Lackland AFB Keesler AFB
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Bank Tabungan Negara


Bank Tabungan Negara, officially known as PT Bank Tabungan Negara (Persero) Tbk., is a commercial bank based in Indonesia and regulated by Bank Indonesia, the nation's central bank. Bank Tabungan Negara operates under the brand name Bank BTN and its headquarters are located in Jakarta, Indonesia. Bank Tabungan Negara literally means ""State Savings Bank"" in Indonesian. Its products include banks accounts (savings, current, and fixed deposit), loans (personal, business, and home loans) and Shariah-compliant
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General Lucius D. Clay National Guard Center


General Lucius D. Clay National Guard Center (formerly Naval Air Station Atlanta) is a military facility located south of Marietta, Georgia, United States. It is located immediately south of Dobbins Air Reserve Base and shares its runways. Before 1959, Naval Air Station Atlanta was located at what is now Peachtree Dekalb Airport, located northeast of Atlanta in Dekalb County. It operated until 26 SEP 2009 when the base closed its doors. The property is now owned by the state of Georgia as the new headquarters for the Georgia State Department
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Isfin (Islamic finance lawyers)


ISFIN (Islamic Markets Advisors) is a worldwide platform for professional firms specializing in Islamic Finance, investments from and to the Muslim world and the Halal industry. The headquarters are located in Brussels. The organization was founded in 2011 by Laurent Marlière. ISFIN gathers specialists from independent partner firms from numerous countries, with coverage in more than 65 targeted countries (see list of partner firms below), enabling it to provide any company with global (but locally-specific) advice in all aspects of Islamic Finance (Shariah-compliant
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Richard Mattern Montgomery


staff. Sep 1956-Aug 1959 In 1956 he was assigned as deputy commander of the 2d Air Force (SAC). Following this two-year tour, he became commander of the 3d Air Division at Guam, with responsibility for SAC Forces West of the 180th meridian. Sep 1952-Sep 1956 The assignment which did most to shape his subsequent career was that of chief of staff, Headquarters, Strategic Air Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, in September 1952, a post he held until September 1956. As a principal staff
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Epsilon Sigma Alpha


editor; Phoebe Kerrick Warner, author and National Chairman of the Rural Women's Clubs; businesswoman Florence Crawford; teacher Daisy Birchfield; and Mary Redfield Plummer, lecturer on parliamentary law at Northwestern University. The first National Headquarters office was located in Kansas City, Missouri, with a central states divisional office in St. Louis. Director Sybil Murphy Flaherty organized the first National Convention in 1938. Two chapters in Kansas City hosted the convention with about 60 delegatess attending. At that time, delegates set up a National Advisory Council (the
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Government of Nevada


authority to legislate anything not prohibited by law. A recent movement has begun to permit home rule in incorporated Nevada cities to give them more flexibility and fewer restrictions from the Legislature. Unincorporated towns are settlements eminently governed by the county in which they are located, but who, by local referendum or by the act of the county commission, can form limited local governments in the form of a Town Advisory Board (TAB)/ Citizens Advisory Council (CAC), or a Town Board. Town Advisory Boards and Citizens Advisory Councils are formed
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North Eastern Council


North Eastern Council (NEC) is a statutory advisory body constituted under the NEC Act 1971 and came into being on the 7th November, 1972 at Shillong.The eight States of Northeast India viz. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim, are members of the council, with their respective Chief Ministers and Governors representing them. Sikkim was added to the council in the year 2002. The headquarters of the council is situated in Shillong and functions under the ministry of home affairs  of
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Politics of Brunei


of the Privy Council in the United Kingdom in criminal cases are no longer available, whilst still retaining a very limited right of appeal to the J.C.P.C. in civil cases. The other system of justice in Brunei is the shariah courts. It deals mainly in Muslim divorce and matters ancillary to a Muslim divorce in its civil jurisdiction and in the offences of "khalwat" (close proximity) and "zina" (illicit sex) amongst Muslims. The shariah court structure is similar to the common law court structure except that it has
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Southern Zonal Council


Southern Zonal Council is a zonal council that comprises the states and union territories of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana which is headquartered at the City of Chennai. Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep are not members of any of the Zonal Councils. However, they are presently special invitees to the Southern Zonal Council The States have been grouped into six zones having an Advisory Council forster cooperation among these States. Five Zonal Councils were set up vide Part-III of the States Reorganisation Act,
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Pwi-Di-Goo-Zing Ne-Yaa-Zhing Advisory Services


representative from each of the remaining seven member First Nations: In turn, the seven member First Nations are also members of the Grand Council of Treaty 3, a Tribal Political Organization located in the Treaty 3 area of Ontario and Manitoba. The three former members are now members of Anishinabeg of Kabapikotawangag Resource Council, another non-profit Regional Chiefs' Council based out of Sioux Narrows, Ontario. Located on the Agency 1 Indian Reserve, immediately east of Fort Frances, Ontario, the Advisory Service provides the following services to its
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Shire of Towong


government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Tallangatta, it also has a service centre located in Corryong. The Shire is named after an earlier shire, the "Shire of Towong" (1874–1920), which occupied the same region as the current LGA. The council is composed of five councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality. The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Tallangatta Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services
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Ventura County Library


Pilot" (Sep 1951 – Mar 27, 1963). Annual special events sponsored by the Friends of the Port Hueneme Library include the Spring Carnival, held in late April, with games, prizes, and crafts for children ages 4–10. This annual event is a service project of the Teen Advisory Board. Also held annually is the Horror in the Stacks held in late October. The Library and the Teen Advisory Board invite teens (13-17) for a scary stroll through the “haunted” library. There are
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Montana State Government


allocated within a department. Advisory Council on Aging Aeronautics Board Banking Board Board of Crime Control Board of Environmental Review Board of Housing Board of Investments Board of Pardons and Parole Board of Public Assistance Board of Public Education Board of Research and Commercialization Brain Injury Advisory Council Burial Preservation Board Capital Finance Advisory Council Capitol Complex Advisory Council Child & Family Services Advisory Councils Children's Special Health Services Advisory Council Coal Board Commissioner of Political Practices Consensus Council Council on Homelessness County Printing Board Disability Advisory Council Early Childhood Advisory Council Economic Development Advisory Council Electronic Government
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Kota State


Kota State, also known as Kotah State, was a state in India, centered on the city of Kota, now located in Rajasthan State of the India. The town of Kota was once the part of the erstwhile Rajput kingdom of Bundi. It became a separate princely state in the 17th century. The state belonged to the Kotah-Jhalawar Agency which had headquarters at Kota and was a subdivision of the Rajputana Agency. In 1631 Kota state seceded from Bundi State. Between 18 Jun 1707 and 8 Sep 1713 it was
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Lake Seppings


built along the western side of the lake. A car park for access to the path is located along Golf Links Road. Lake Seppings is approximately in length (from north to south) and the north end is approximately in width. The lake narrows toward the southern end and the path crosses the lake approximately before the southern tip. The lake is situated in the Lake Seppings nature reserve that has a total area of . Lake Seppings is regarded as an excellent place for bird watching, particularly for water-birds. Over
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Chelmsford


-scale housing developments built in the city to complement earlier developments, such as Chelmer Village which was built in the 1980s. In 2007, the Channel 4 programme "Location, Location, Location" voted Chelmsford the 8th-best place to live in the UK. Chelmsford is at the geographic and political centre of Essex and has been the county town since 1215. It is the location of the headquarters of Essex County Council at County Hall on Duke Street and the headquarters of Chelmsford City Council on Duke Street. The headquarters
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Shire of Pyrenees


at the council headquarters in Beaufort, it also has a service centre located in Avoca. The Shire is named after the major geographical feature in the region, The Pyrenees Ranges which also gives its name to the Pyrenees wine region, which is located in the north of the Local Government Area. The council is composed of five wards and five councillors, with one councillor per ward elected to represent each ward. The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Beaufort Municipal Offices, which is also the location
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National Unification Advisory Council


Unification Advisory Council is established at 27 October 1980 as Advisory Council on Peaceful Unification Policy. The Act of the Advisory Council on Peaceful Unification Policy (Act No. 3383) was promulgated on 14 March 1981. The Secretariat of the Advisory Council on Peaceful Unification Policy was established on 7 April 1981. The 1st Advisory Council on Peaceful Unification Policy was launched on 5 June 1981. The Advisory Council on Peaceful Unification Policy was renamed into National Unification Advisory Council as Article 92 of the Constitution on 29 October 1988. The National Unification
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Ker Sin Tze


Ker Sin Tze () is a former Member of Parliament for Aljunied GRC from 1991 to 2001. He was Minister of State (Sep-Dec 1991) and later Minister of State for Education (Jan 1992) and Information and the Arts (Jan 1992-Aug 1994). He joined Liang Court in 1980 and later became the Managing Director (1991). He was Chairman of Superior Metal Printing Limited (1990-1992, Sep 1994-1995); Deputy Chairman of the Chinese Development Assistance Council (Sep 1994-2000
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Haryana Environment Protection Council


Haryana Environment Protection Council (or HEPC) is an advisory committee formed in 2006 to advise the Ministry of Environment, Govt. of Haryana on environment issues. It is headquartered at Chandigarh. The committee was scheduled to be reconstituted in year 2011. The demand for formation of Environment Council was raised when Hon'ble Supreme Court of India repeatedly expressed concerns over the degradation of environment in Haryana. Taking note of this, The Governor of Haryana, Sh. Jagannath Pahadia formed the Haryana Environment Protection Council on 7 June 2006 in Chandigarh and
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Lake Seppings


Lake Seppings (Noongar: Tjuirtgellong) is a freshwater lake located within the city of in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The lake is east-north-east of the Albany city centre. The main bitumen roads that border Lake Seppings are Golf Links Road to the east, Troode Street to the north, Collingwood Road, Drew Street/Sleeman Avenue to west and Lake Seppings Drive to the south. The lake is nearly completely surrounded by a compacted gravel footpath and wooden walkways. A wooden bird hide has been
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Diane G. Cook


United States. Cook has served as senior patient advocate since 2009 for the ProjectSpark Foundation, headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. She also served on the board of directors for the Colorado Neurological Institute, was state director for the Parkinson’s Action Network in Colorado, and has served on the Strategic Planning Committee and the People with Parkinson’s Advisory Council of the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation. Cook is a member of the advisory committee for the University of Colorado Movement Disorders Center and a patient representative to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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Safefood


Safefood headquarters are in Little Island, Cork, with a second office in Dublin City centre. Safefood is a multi-directorate organisation. The chief executive is guided by a twelve-member Advisory Board and a thirteen-member Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC), taking policy direction from the North-South Ministerial Council (NSMC). Its functions, as proscribed in law ("British Irish Agreement Act 1999, annex I, part 2"), are: Safefood is a multidisciplinary organisation employing expertise in both food science
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National Council on Disability


The National Council on Disability (NCD) is an independent federal agency of the United States government headquartered in Washington, D.C.. NCD's membership is composed of five presidential appointees, four congressional appointees, an executive director appointed by the chairperson, and a full-time professional staff. Under the original name of the National Council on the Handicapped, the agency was created as an advisory body to the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Rehabilitation by the Comprehensive Services and Disability Amendments Act of 1978 as an amendment to the
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Coloured people in Namibia


, to be built west of the town Centre of Windhoek. On 10 December 1959,the police move into the "Old Location" to break up a crowd of people demonstrating against the moves to Khomasdal and Katutura, the "coloured" and "black" townships. The first shot fired killed the "coloured" leader, Willem Cloete, the representative on the Native Advisory Board. According to official reports 11 people were killed and 25 injured. • Coloured Advisory Council • Coloured Council • Council for Coloured Affairs • Federal Coloured People
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S&P BSE 500 Shariah Index


S&P BSE 500 SHARIAH. This index was designed to represent all Shariah compliant companies of the broad-based S&P BSE 500 index. The index joins the family of S&P Shariah indices with the S&P 500 Shariah, S&P Europe 350 Shariah, and S&P Pan Asia Shariah among others. The S&P BSE 500 consists of 500 of the largest, most liquid Indian stocks trading at the BSE. The index represents nearly 93% of the total market capitalization on the exchange. It covers all 20 major industries of the economy. In line
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Two-wheel tractor


and steering handles were added. In the late 1960s a line of articulated four-wheel tractors was added. In 1999, the BCS group purchased the Pasquali brand. Pasquali machines work all over the world, with a wide range of motor mowers, two-wheel tractors, and specialized tractors with power up to 100 hp. Headquarters and factories are located at Abbiategrasso. Other Italian Manufacturers include Goldoni, Bertolini, SEP/Barbieri, Casorzo, Lampacrescia, Fort, MAB, Meccanica Benassi, Nibbi, Adriatica, and Mira
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LBMC


LBMC Family of Companies is a Tennessee-based accounting, business advisory and professional services firm. The LBMC organization began in 1984 with the formation of the CPA firm. LBMC now employs more than 500 employees across three Tennessee offices in Nashville, Knoxville, and Chattanooga. The headquarters is located in Brentwood, a suburb of Nashville located in Williamson County, Tennessee. LBMC is a founding member of Leading Edge Alliance, an international alliance of independently owned accounting and business advisory service firms. In 2005 LBMC Acquired Knoxville-based IT
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J. William Kime


representative to the Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO), the world’s largest private shipping organization. He died of cancer in Towson, Maryland, on 14 September 2006 at age 72. A memorial service was held at the Fort Myer Memorial Chapel, Arlington, Virginia, on 29 September followed by interment in Arlington National Cemetery on Coast Guard Hill. Sources: ALCOAST 464/06 (R 142239Z SEP 06), ALCOAST 469/06 06 (R 152010Z SEP 06), ALCOAST 475/06 (R 202141Z SEP 06), and L.A.
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Rural City of Benalla


The Rural City is governed and administered by the Benalla Rural City Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Benalla. The Rural City is named after the main urban settlement located in the centre-north of the LGA, that is Benalla, which is also the LGA's most populous urban centre with a population of 10,331. The council is composed of seven councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality. The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Benalla Municipal
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Crowe Global


of the Year; Consultancy Advisory Firm of the Year 2017 at the Finance Monthly Global Awards; Best Audit Firm by The Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority of the Singapore Government The "International Accounting Bulletin" named Crowe Global Advisory Firm of the Year in 2013. Crowe Global was named Advisory Firm of the Year for the second time in October 2015 by "International Accounting Bulletin". In 2018, the combined revenue of Crowe Global's member firms reached $4.3 billion. Crowe's headquarters and regional lead offices are located as follows
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Significant weather advisory


to life and property; it is typically issued if the hail size in a thunderstorm is one-half to one inch in diameter, and/or winds of 35 to 58 miles per hour. The product is mainly used by forecast offices located in the National Weather Service's Southern Region Headquarters. A significant weather advisory or warning is not an official National Weather Service product, instead it is issued within a special weather statement. Special weather statements are also used for any type of weather approaching watch/warning/advisory levels. Many
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British Mountaineering Council


hill walkers, and mountaineers. It frequently covers topics outside the remit of the mainstream magazines. Editions of the magazine are produced four times per year (Feb, May, Sep, Nov) and are sent direct to all British Mountaineering Council (BMC) individual members. People who are members of the BMC through an affiliated club only receive one copy - the February issue. The circulation therefore varies from 40,000 (May, Sep, Nov) to 75,000 (Feb). This makes it the climbing magazine with the largest
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Scouts South Africa


Powell visited South African Scouts. Due to the rapid spread of Scouting it became necessary to provide some form of local co-ordination. "Provincial Councils" were formed in South Africa between 1912 and 1916. These councils had no direct contact with each other and reported directly to Imperial Scout Headquarters in London. The first "Union Scout Council" was formed in 1922 to provide a common national control on an advisory basis. Six years later, in 1928, the Union Scout Council adopted a constitution which enabled it to perform
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Evergreen State College


approaches, Evergreen is one of the few that have remained steadfast in pursuing its original mission. In 1964, a report was issued by the Council of Presidents of Washington State baccalaureate institutions stating that another college was needed in the state to balance the geographical distribution of the existing state institutions. This report spurred the 1965 Washington legislature to create the Temporary Advisory Council on Public Higher Education to study the need and possible location for a new state college. In 1965–66, the Temporary Advisory Council on Public Higher Education (assisted by Nelson
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IPCom


field and ensuring those behind the development of standard essential patents (SEPs) are fairly rewarded for their technologies and work. IPCom is headquartered in Pullach, Munich, Germany, and operates on a global basis. In 2007, IPCom acquired a portfolio of mobile technology patents from Robert Bosch GmbH. This comprises more than 160 patent families in 2G, 2.5G, 3G and LTE technologies, 30 of which are SEPs covering the USA, Europe and Asia. Technologies covered in the portfolio span areas including interface, MMS and
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Alfredo Sáenz Abad


University of Deusto from 1965 to 1984. In 1995 he joined the International Academy Of Management. From 1997 to 2000 he was on the European Advisory Council of Air Products & Chemicals. In 1999 he was on the International Advisory Board of London Business School. In 2000 he became Chair of the European Financial Management & Marketing Association. In February 2016, he was appointed president of the BDK Financial Group which controls the Bank of Dakar, headquartered in the capital of Senegal. On 8 March 2016 Sáenz acquired 5% of the
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Shire of Mount Alexander


by the Mount Alexander Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Castlemaine, it also has service centres located in Maldon and Newstead. The Shire is named after the original name for the Castlemaine region and goldfields. The council is composed of five wards and seven councillors, with three councillors elected to represent the Castlemaine Ward and one councillor per remaining ward elected to represent each of the other wards. The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Castlemaine Municipal
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Appeal of Conscience Foundation


the Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard, at the 40th anniversary dinner of the Appeal of Conscience Foundation Sep 21, 2005 Jorma Ollila, Chairman and CEO, Nokia Acceptance of the Appeal of Conscience Award Jorma Ollila, Chairman and CEO, Nokia Appeal of Conscience Foundation 40th Annual Awards Dinner New York September 21, 2005 Sep 21, 2005 Peter G. Peterson, Chairman, Blackstone Group Honorable Peter G. Peterson, Chairman, Council on Foreign Relations, at the Appeal of Conscience Foundation 40th Anniversary Dinner September 21, 2005 Sep 20
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Women's suffrage


The king made the announcement in a five-minute speech to the Shura Council. In January 2013, King Abdullah issued two royal decrees, granting women thirty seats on the council, and stating that women must always hold at least a fifth of the seats on the council. According to the decrees, the female council members must be "committed to Islamic Shariah disciplines without any violations" and be "restrained by the religious veil." The decrees also said that the female council members would be entering the council building from
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Shariah Board


Islamic banks. In non-Muslim majority UK, the government banking regulatory body, the Financial Services Authority, recognises the special position of the SSBs within Islamic banks, and will not regulate "the composition, competencies, or operation" of such boards or its personnel if the board is "purely advisory" and uninvolved with management of the institution. If the board does have a management roll, it will be subject to the FSA approval process, including "fulfilment of legal qualification and competency criteria". Some Islamic Banking
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Rusni Hassan


of Islamic Banking Institutions Malaysia (AIBIM). She was a Shariah Committee for HSBC Amanah Malaysia, HSBC Amanah (Takaful) Malaysia, and a registered Shariah Advisor with the Securities Commission. She was the Pro-tem committee and the present Secretary for the Association of Shariah Advisors in Islamic Finance Malaysia (ASAS). In her capacity as Shariah Committee she has advised numerous Islamic Financial Institutions locally and internationally on shariah compliance aspects on product development and structuring, legal documentations and Shariah audit. She presented paper for many international conference
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Scouting in Wisconsin


of Girl Scouts – Land of Lakes Council, Girl Scouts – Northern Pine Council and a portion of the Peacepipe and the Pine to Prairie Councils. Only one of this council's camps is located in Wisconsin. Headquarters: Waite Park, Minnesota Camps: Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin River Valleys serves 32,000 girls and 11,000 volunteers in southern Minnesota and western Wisconsin. It was created in 2007 as the result of a merger of five Minnesota councils. Only one of its camps is located in Wisconsin. Headquarters: St. Paul,
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Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (United Kingdom)


the needs of industry, undertaken from 1953 to 1957 in collaboration with the Medical Research Council; in 1958 the department's research programme was transferred from its Headquarters Office to the new Warren Spring Laboratory. The executive head of each research organisation was a director of research responsible to the head of the department. The director was provided with one or more research institutes or laboratories and with an advisory research board. The research boards were appointed by the lord president of the Council until 1956 and thereafter by the Council for Scientific and Industrial
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Kingston Village Advisory Committee


The Kingston Village Advisory Committee, jointly appointed by the South Brunswick Township and Franklin Township Councils, reports to both Township Councils on matters of concern to the historic "village" of Kingston and its citizens. The Committee holds an annual Village Meeting and advises the two Councils on citizen issues in this unique split jurisdiction. Kingston is (so far) unique as the only Village Center that has been officially designated by the New Jersey State Planning Commission. Kingston's location on the Lenape Assunpink Trail where it crossed the Millstone River,
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Secretariat of Public Education Main Headquarters


continued to operate as such until 1917. The property became state property and the complex has housed a number of institutions such as the Jurisprudence School, the National Girls’ School and others until after the Mexican Revolution. From 1911 and 1922, the new Secretariat of Public Education (SEP), took over the building at the corner of San Ildefonso and Rep. de Argentina and extensively remodeled it, hiring engineer Federico Méndez Rivas. Since that time, the SEP has taken over a number of other buildings in the city to house
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Boris Divjak


remains a key public opinion-shaper. He has worked on design and implementation of several anti-corruption strategies and tools both in BiH and beyond. He is also a Distinguished Research Fellow at the Adriatic Institute of Public Policy headquartered in Croatia, member of the Advisory Council of the Montenegrin NGO Mans, and member of the International Advisory Board of SELDI network. In November 2005 he was elected into Transparency International's global Board of Directors, where he served two terms until 2011. He also then chaired the TI's Membership
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Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1853–1856


by Charles Pasley (Colonial Engineer) in the Council on 16 October 1854 Rutledge resigned Mar. 1854; replaced by Claud Farie, by-election Apr. 1854, resigned Oct. 1885; replaced by James M. Knight, by-election, Dec. 1855 Splatt resigned Apr. 1854; replaced by William Taylor, by-election Sep. 1854 Stevens resigned Feb. 1854; replaced by Francis Beaver, by-election Mar. 1854 Alexander Thomson resigned Aug. 1955; replaced by Alexander Fyfe, by-election Sep. 1854 James Thomson resigned Feb. 1854; replaced by
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Virginia Defense Force


Advisory Council is the Defense Force's link to a higher authority and the staff of the Adjutant General. For 2011, the budget passed by the Virginia Legislature allocated to the Virginia Defense Force about $240,000. Previously, the George Washington Division, the Virginia Defense Force's headquarters, is now termed "Force Headquarters" and is based out of Waller Depot in Richmond, Virginia. Constituent units for the VDF are organized as regiments of two or more companies representing regions of the Commonwealth. The major units of the VDF and
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Ethicist


Some jurists have less formal (de facto) backing by an ethical community, e.g. a religious community. In Islamic Law, for instance, such a community following (taqlid) a specific jurisprudence (fiqh) of shariah mimics judgment of a prior jurist. Catholic Canon Law has a similar structure. Such a jurist may be a theologian or simply a prominent teacher. To those outside this tradition, the jurist is simply an ethicist who they may more freely disagree with, and whose input on any issue is advisory. However
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The Citizens Foundation


utilized in the building and running of schools, providing equipment for libraries and science laboratories, children's uniforms, books and snacks. The remaining are allocated for administration costs. TCF's accounts are audited by KPMG and available to the public. As of 2018, TCF is assigned a non-profit organization (NPO) governance rating of GR-9+ by JCR-VIS Credit Rating Co Ltd, denoting a high level of governance in TCF. TCF has a Shariah scholar on its advisory board to ensure utilization of zakat funds is
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Sharia advisor


around the globe. Individual Shariah advisors are of two types: (1) those trained in the classical Islamic legal tradition; and (2) those with contemporary educational background but impressive expertise in structuring of Islamic financial products. The former is best represented by the likes of Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani, a Pakistani cleric, who is chairman of the Shari'a Advisory Board of Accounting and Auditing Organisation of Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI). The latter is best represented by the likes of Dr Humayon Dar, who is an Islamic economist
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Mackellar County Council


The inaugural meeting was held at the Manly Municipal Council Chamber on 15 August and commenced operations on 1 September 1951. The Council eventually moved to more permanent headquarters, with the administrative headquarters positioned between Manly Local Court and Manly Town Hall on Belgrave Street in Manly and the technical headquarters situated in offices next to the Warringah Shire Hall on Pittwater Road, Brookvale. On 14 September 1962 the Minister for Local Government and Highways, Pat Hills, opened the new headquarters building of the County Council, located on 48-52 Sydney Road
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Montana State Government


Advisory Council HIV/AIDS Advisory Council Information Technology Board Interagency Coordinating Council Land Information Advisory Council Medicaid Drug Use Review Board Mental Health Oversight Advisory Council Montana Arts Council Montana Heritage Commission Montana Lottery Montana State Fund Office of Public Instruction Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education Office of the State Public Defender Petroleum Board Provider Rates & Services Commission Public Employees Retirement System Public Service Commission Publishing Policy Committee Reserved Water Rights Compact Commission State Tax Appeal Board Statewide Independent Living Council Statewide Interoperability Executive Council Teachers Retirement Board Tobacco Prevention Advisory Board Tourism Advisory Council Transportation
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265th Air Defense Artillery Regiment


(155-mm Gun) Bn (Sep) at Adak; and the 3rd Battalion, the 279th CA (155-mm Gun) Bn (Sep) at Shemya. The three battalions remained in the Aleutians through the end of the war, and were moved back to the United States via Seattle and inactivated in November 1945. Reconstituted 25 August 1945 in the Florida National Guard. Headquarters and 1st Battalion, 265th Coast Artillery, reorganized and federally recognized 5 December 1946 as the 692nd Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, an element of the 48th
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Border Troops of the German Democratic Republic


two "Grenzausbildungszentren": The two training centers reported directly to the national headquarters, along with the training schools for "Grenztruppen" officers, officer candidates and NCOs. 13 Jul 1948-11 Oct 1949: Controlled by the DVdI 12 Oct 1949-1952: Controlled by the MdI 1952-16 Jun 1953: Controlled by the MfS 17 June 1953 – 1955: Controlled by the MdI 1955-28 Feb 1957: Controlled by the MfS 1 Mar 1957-14 Sep 1961: Controlled by the MdI Sep 1961 -1973:
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Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia


seats on the council, and stating that women must always hold at least a fifth of the seats on the council. According to the decrees, the female council members must be "committed to Islamic Shariah disciplines without any violations" and be "restrained by the religious veil." The decrees also said that the female council members would be entering the council building from special gates, sit in seats reserved for women and pray in special worshipping places. Earlier, officials said that a screen would separate genders and an internal communications
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Sharia advisor


A Shariah advisor is a person or institution, deemed acceptable in Islamic financial services industry (or the Muslim community at large) to advise on Islamic legal and wider Shariah matters related with structuring of Islamic financial products. A Shariah advisor can be an independent individual, a group of individuals, or an institution with adequate human and technical resources to advise on legal and Shariah matters in the context of financial product structuring. An example of an individual Shariah advisor is Sheikh Nizam Yaqubi, a Bahraini national, who advises scores of institutions
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Andrónico Luksic Craig


Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford. He is a member of the International Business Leaders Advisory Council of the Shanghai municipality, and served as a member of the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) for 15 years. He is also a member of the International Advisory Board of Barrick Gold, the International Advisory Council of the Brookings Institution, and the Panama Canal Advisory Board, as well as the Chairman’s International Advisory Council of the Council of the Americas. Finally, he is a founding member of the Harvard Global
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Sportsmen’s Heritage And Recreational Enhancement Act of 2013


at a water resources development project administered by the Chief of Engineers if: (1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm, and (2) the possession of the firearm is in compliance with the law of the state in which the project is located. Title VII: Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee This title would amend the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act to establish the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee to advise the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture (USDA) on
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Charles W. Blackwell


in office in January 2013. During his tenure, Blackwell became a prominent advocate for Native American education, health and economic issues. Blackwell founded the First American Business Center, headquartered in Washington D.C. which promotes Native American economic development and entrepreneurship. He also served within the Western Governor's States Drought Coordination Council from 1995 to 1997. Ambassador Blackwell contributed to the Chickasaw Times as a frequent columnist. In 1997, U.S. President Bill Clinton appointed Blackwell to the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS. He served on as the Council
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