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  Council of Knight of the East and West
Council of Knight of the East and West
Dit rituaal wordt voorafgegaan door het rituaal voor de graad Knight of the Sword en Knight of the East.
New Knights of the East and the West are saluted with knocks *** **.
www.stelling.nl /vrijmetselarij/ovockm_r3.html   (1654 words)

  
 Council of the Ancients : France : Revolution : Napoleonic era :
Council of the Ancients : France : Revolution : Napoleonic era :
The senior of the two halves of the republican legislative system, the Ancients were 250 members who could accept or reject laws put forward by the 500.
Each member had to be at least 40 and a third of them would be replaced annually.
www.napoleonguide.com /ancients.htm   (75 words)

  
  Humanities Policy - Themes Raised by the Council
For the ancients, the human community was a microcosm of the larger order of things and this shared moral and social life allowed for conceptions of the good for human beings.
The Council instead raised the possibility that there may be something essential to our given biological nature that underpins a conception of the good life qua human being, though, it certainly cannot be said that it spoke with a unified voice on this subject.
This reconciliation of the ancients and the moderns, rather than a right wing power grab or an esoteric attempt to act as philosopher kings, is the deeper meaning of the Council's richer bioethics.
humanitiespolicy.unt.edu /blogs/index.php?title=themes_raised_by_the_council&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1   (787 words)

  
 e. The Directory. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The constitution provided for a bicameral legislature (Council of Five Hundred and Council of the Ancients), with deputies each serving a three-year term, and a five-member executive branch (the Directory) chosen by the legislature.
Freedom of the Press was confirmed by the constitution, but it could be restricted by the Directory for a year.
The Fructidor Coup was established by emergency legislation forced through the councils with the support of the military.
www.bartleby.com /67/1009.html   (596 words)

  
 Cooperative Agreement Four Corners Heritage Council
Until such time as the twelve member Council is appointed, the Governors, or their designee, of the participating states shall temporarily serve in that capacity and shall have the full authority to act in its behalf.
The Council once formed shall have the power to hire staff, procure the services of consultants, and accept the services of personnel that may be detailed or appointed from any tribal, federal, state government, or political subdivision thereof.
If the council is dissloved for any reason, any unused funds will be returned to the states in amounts directly proportionate to the amount of funds provided by said states for the current budget.
history.utah.gov /heritage_tourism_toolkit/partnerships_and_networks/cooperativeagreementfourcornersheritagecouncil.html   (1368 words)

  
 council - Definitions from Dictionary.com
Council and councilor refer principally to a deliberative assembly (such as a city council or student council), its work, and its membership.
The Jewish councils were the Sanhedrim, or supreme council of the nation, which had subordinate to it smaller tribunals (the "judgment," perhaps, in Matt.
The first of these councils was that of the apostles and elders at Jerusalem, of which we have a detailed account in Acts 15.
dictionary.reference.com /browse/council   (714 words)

  
 Barbel - LoveToKnow 1911
Suspected of treason, he was arrested on his return but set at liberty again.
In 1795 he was elected to the Council of the Ancients, where the general moderation of his attitude, especially in his opposition to the exclusion of nobles and the relations of emigres from public life, brought him under suspicion of being a royalist, though he pronounced a eulogy on Bonaparte for his success in Italy.
At the coup d'Nat of the 18th Fructidor (September 4) 1 797, he was arrested and transported to French Guiana.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Barbel   (540 words)

  
 Spirit Council of the Ancients
Then the greetings followed, Eagle Eye was there along with ten others, names given each in turn as the Council of Ancients accepted him in.
The Hope was for the ancient great leaders to return, each People had their own signs of these comings that would have chaos put asunder into clarity of purpose again and of a destiny meant for all.
The Council was adjourned as the winds swept....and Malcolm had the gifts of this important session to add to his pouch.
members.aol.com /maicolmadouglas/private/SpiritCouncil.htm   (2665 words)

  
 18-HEBREW SECTS
That is, they gave the council of the Ancients, which administered the city's affairs, the right to make civil and religious laws, subject to the supreme authority of the king.
Since Jerusalem was the capital of Judaism, the decisions of this council had directive force for other Jewish centers in the Seleucid monarchy as well, although these still retained their own local councils, also called "sanhedrins."
However, outside Palestine most Jewish communities were taken care of by their own councils or sanhedrins, and only in rare cases was the Great Sanhedrin summoned.
www.holyorderofmans.org /Jesus-of-Nazareth/18-hebrew_sects.htm   (2021 words)

  
 France: Directoire exécutif: 1795-1799 @ Archontology.org: presidents, kings, prime ministers, biography, ...
A major change in the membership of the Executive Directory occurred as a consequence of the coup of of 18 Fructidor, Year V (4 Sep 1797), when the royalists and counterrevolutionaries were purged from the legislature and executive bodies.
Carnot and Barthélemy were condemned to exile by the Law on Public Salvation passed by the Council of Ancients on 5 Sep 1797.
Treilhard, who was elected to replace him on 15 May 1798 and commenced his term on 20 May 1798, was retrospectively found ineligible for election as a Directory member by resolution of the Council of Ancients (17 Jun 1799).
www.archontology.org /nations/france/france_state1/01_directoire_member.php   (965 words)

  
 Jesus Before the Sanhedrin
The Sanhedrim, or Grand Council, was the high court of justice and the supreme tribunal of the Jews.
  It is their opinion that the council of seventy established by Moses was maintained and perpetuated through the centuries of the dispensation of the law, side by side with the royal power.
The chamber of ancients was formed of the most venerable men of the nation.
www.giveshare.org /library/sanhedrin/1.1.html   (1940 words)

  
 Dummies::Napoleon: Being a Hero in a Troubled Nation
The Council of Ancients (one of France's legislative bodies) gave him a standing ovation when he appeared before them.
On November 9, 1799, the Council of Ancients put Napoleon in charge of the troops in Paris and its outlying areas, and then it decreed that the legislative bodies would move to the suburbs, to a town called St. Cloud, for their own security.
Ever the loyal brother, Lucien then addressed the soldiers who were assembled outside the Council's meeting hall — soldiers who were thoroughly confused as to what was going on — and told them that armed royalists were attempting to seize control and it was up to them to take action to protect the republic.
www.dummies.com /WileyCDA/DummiesArticle/id-3281,subcat-POLITICS.html   (2204 words)

  
 18 brumairea
The deputies could be made out by their uniforms, or rather their accoutrements: blue robes, red belts, red hats and white coats for the Ancients, and white robes, blue belts and red hats and coats for the Five Hundred.
“The President of the Council of Five Hundred declares to you that right now the overwhelming majority of that Council is being terrorized by a handful of stiletto-wielding people’s representatives who are storming the floor, threatening to kill their fellow deputies and uttering the most appalling statements.
I presented myself to the Council of Five Hundred, alone, unarmed, bare-headed, as the Ancients had received and applauded me; I went there to remind the majority of its wishes and assure it of its power.
www.napoleonicsociety.com /english/18brumairea.htm   (5911 words)

  
 Memoirs of Napolean Bonaparte, Complete By Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne-Book 1 Chapter 29   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The scene which occurred at the sitting of the Council of the Ancients was very different from that which passed outside.
SOLDIERS!--The President of the Council of the Five Hundred declares to you that the majority of that Council is at this moment held in terror by a few representatives of the people, who are armed with stilettoes, and who surround the tribune, threatening their colleagues with death, and maintaining most atrocious discussions.
The Council of the Ancients had, however, already decided that a provisional executive commission should be appointed, composed of three members, and was about to name the members of the commission--a measure which should have originated with the Five Hundred--when Lucien came to acquaint Bonaparte that his chamber 'introuvable' was assembled.
www.nalanda.nitc.ac.in /resources/english/etext-project/Biography/napolean/book1.chapter29.html   (3071 words)

  
 Story - Spb AirIslands
A magic Castle built up by an ancient race was at the very centre of the world.
That ancient race had given birth to the whole civilization.
The disaster destroyed all living beings and "The Ancients" patriarch council was forced to gather again for the first time in many centuries.
www.spbairislands.com /story.php   (433 words)

  
 The Legal and Medical Aspects of the Trial and Death of Christ
The Great Sanhedrin or Grand Council, was the major Hebrew tribunal, and as a court it was convened in Jerusalem and consisted of seventy-one members.
The guilt of the parties, particularly the Jews, has been debated for centuries, and has been one reason for antipathy between religious groups and others who have felt that the guild of a small group of persons should be transferred to a nation and all its progeny.
The movement of the Second Vatican Council to formally exonerate subsequent generations of Jews from responsibility for the murder of Christ seems to be a step in the right direction, but, more important, this action served to formally document a fact previously left unsaid.
www.shroud.com /bucklin2.htm   (9375 words)

  
 Ministering Spirits of the Superuniverses; The Urantia Book: Paper 28
This is of great value on the headquarters of the superuniverses, for, unlike the local creations with their Divine Ministers, the seat of a supergovernment does not have a specialized personalization of the Infinite Spirit.
If there is any doubt as to the authenticity of something coming in from realms where rebellion has been rife, appeal is made to the Censors, who, with their Discerners of Spirits, are able to rule immediately as to "what manner of spirit" actuated the adviser.
They serve as valued assistants to the members of the deliberative assemblies of the supergovernments and are of great help to the courtesy colonies of Uversa: the star students, millennial tourists, celestial observers, and a host of others, including the ascendant beings in waiting for Havona transport.
www.ubfellowship.org /newbook/papers/p028.htm   (6008 words)

  
 Follow in footsteps of ancients | www.azstarnet.com ®
Who knows, it could have put them in an agreeable mood that enabled them to work out their differences.
At Council Rocks, as the place is now called, it's almost impossible to resist the urge to harken back to childhood, bounding from boulder to boulder or squeezing between others to find irresistible little hiding places.
On a recent Sunday, there were many groups camping or picnicking along Forest Road 687 leading to Council Rocks, and at least two trailheads that lead into mountains begin there — Slavin Gulch and the West Cochise Stronghold Trail.
www.azstarnet.com /sn/printSN/126272.php   (485 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Sanhedrin
The supreme council and court of justice among the Jews.
The name Sanhedrin is derived originally from the Greek word sunédrion, which, variously modified, passed at an unknown period into the Aramaic vocabulary.
An institution as renowned as the Sanhedrin was naturally given by Jewish tradition a most venerable and hallowed antiquity.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/13444a.htm   (1941 words)

  
 Jedi Council Forums - Moonwater Perfume: A Courtesan's Tale---update 7/26
There are two major legislative bodies on Deiu, the Council of the Ancients (run only by the aristocrats), and the Parliament of the Ascendants (where the upper middle class/bourgeoisie are in charge, along with some representing the lower classes).
View the Council of the Ancients as the House of Lords in this post-Old Regime world.
There had been others before the Kaalida girl; the daughter of the Ramiche Prestature was the most prominent…but she was swooped up by the Sector Moff (the first time one of the nobility’s’ children was sent off world to be married, but such is the pull of the Empire).
boards.theforce.net /the_saga/b10476/25892509/p9/?122   (2295 words)

  
 Religions of The Shattered World (Background)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Because of this study and collection of ancient manuscripts, the priests have access to a great store of knowledge of many things pre-Shattering.
Priests of the Church for the Restoration are able to cast clerical spells based on their knowledge of ancient arts.
Priests of the Church of the Restoration observe a strict hierarchy, with the individual Acolytes reporting to higher Priests, who report to the Thray, who reports in turn to the Council of the Ancients.
home.earthlink.net /~theshatteredworld/tsw_religion.html   (1691 words)

  
 The Valley of Ancients   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
These areas are now the perches for the eight members of the Council of Ancients, the eight eldest Dumnonian Bronzes.
Dragons who serve on the Council of Ancients possess a very special kind of magic against which non-Dragons have no defence.
Called "Council Magic", most of the spells consist of illusions so real that they can cause permanent psychological damage to the subjects if not used with great discretion.
www.dragonlordsnet.com /dumva.htm   (493 words)

  
 John Adams, U.S. President
With his brother Lucien, who was then president of the Council of Five Hundred, and Seyes, one of the Directory and of great influence in the Council of the Ancients, he conspired for the overthrow of the government and the establishment of a new one.
On the morning of the 9th of November (1779), Seyes induced the Council of Ancient to place Bonaparte in command of the military of Paris.
These, with the Ancients, passed a decree making Seyes, Bonaparte, and Ducos provisional consuls; and in December, Bonaparte was made First Consul or supreme ruler of France for life.
www.publicbookshelf.com /public_html/Our_Country_vol_2/johnadams_bgd.html   (2970 words)

  
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All venerated most honored Alumni members shall be treated as full voting members at any and all meetings of the PFRC that they shall deign to grace with their presence, noting here that at their discretion the revered one may suspend the requirement that the undergrad members genuflect in their presence.
Conditional upon availability, each member of the Circle of the Enlightened shall receive an ancient and powerful scroll proclaiming their worhtiness, or a xerox thereof.
Also, a chairman, themself exemplary among the revered, shall be appointed in ASAKCA to execute, if any should arise, all the most dire and important shit jobs needed to keep the association functioning in harmonious accord with the Universe as a hole.
www.nickh.org /silly/PFRCConst.txt   (1278 words)

  
 The French Revolution
The Legislature was divided into two councils elected by male adult taxpayers.
These two councils were the Council of Ancients and the Council of Five Hundred.
These two councils appointed an executive consisting of five directors.
www.geocities.com /thefrenchrevolution/directory.html   (343 words)

  
 ORIGINES DES ROIS DE PORTO-NOVO   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
In the death of king AHOLOUHO of Adja Tado, and that of its threads who succeeded one another, the ancients consulted the FA.
It was revealed to them that none of thirteen princes could reign without dying and that the throne returned exclusively to DAKO-HOUIN or her descendants.
After consideration, the council of the ancients conferred him ZOUN-NON's title (boss of the forest).
www.porto-novo.org /English/avadjo.html   (137 words)

  
 RE: Who Profits?
And you still offer no specifics, if you expect me to learn, then you will have to help provide examples of what you mean.
So that leaves Full Mystics and even if not all of them are on the Mystic Council, some of them certainly are.
So when Aravir says "Rather, I am suggesting they represent the attitudes of the Council members" when referring to Full Mystics, he is probably more right than wrong.
www.free-conversant.com /aravir/452   (600 words)

  
 BPL - Rare Books Department - Fashion and Classicism
At right is a 1795 plate taken from an English translation of a French handbook depicting the costumes worn by the governmental branches of the new French Republic.
The dress of the Council of Ancients, in tribute to "the glory of Ancient Rome and learned Athens," consisted of a white toga-like drapery over a loose-fitting gown.
French women’s fashion also looked explicitly to ancient Greek and Roman statuary for its inspiration.
www.bpl.org /research/rb/fashion/case1.htm   (484 words)

  
 Page Not Found :: Council Bluffs, Iowa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
If you typed the page address in the Address bar, make sure that it is spelled correctly.
Open the Council Bluffs Iowa home page and look for links to the information you want.
Use the navigation bar on the left to find the link you are looking for.
www.councilbluffsiowa.com /tourism/campaign.asp   (86 words)

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