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	Northern Mariana Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) is a commonwealth in political union with the United States of America at a strategic location in the West Pacific Ocean.
		The southern islands are limestone with level terraces and fringing coral reefs; the northern islands are volcanic, with active volcanoes on Anatahan, Pagan and Agrihan.
		The Northern Marina Islands had successfully exploited its position of being in a free trade area with the United States, while at the same time not being subject to the same labor laws as it.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Northern_Marianas_Islands (1006 words)

	Elections in the Northern Marianas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Elections in the Northern Marianas gives information on election and election results in the Northern Marianas.
		The Northern Marianas elect a governor and a legislature.
		The Northern Marianas has a multi-party system, with two or three strong parties and a third party that is electorally successful.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elections_in_the_Northern_Marianas (131 words)

	Northern Mariana Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In practice the flag is made by this factory in proportions 2:3 and 3:5.
		The district adopted the flag on 31 March 1972; the territory adopted the flag on 4 July 1976 (same flag), and modified the design in 1981.
		The official flag of the Governor's Office is the CNMI (Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands) flag.
	flagspot.net /flags/mp.html (160 words)

	Influx of Foreign Workers Masks Growth of Child Population in Northern Marianas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		As of Census 2000, the Northern Mariana Islands population was 69,221.
		In the Northern Mariana Islands, there were 2,183 grandparents who lived with their grandchildren in 2000, and about 58 percent reported they were responsible for child care.
		Although extended family networks in the Northern Mariana Islands provide a safety net for many children, there is also a growing need for programs to provide child care and youth and family services in the area.
	www.prb.org /PrintTemplate.cfm?Section=2000Census1&Template=/ContentManagement/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=7935 (783 words)

	Northen Mariana Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Northern Mariana Islands which are located in the South Pacific are a commonwealth of the United States.
		Northen Mariana Islands - CIA World Factbook - You will find information on the flag, government, people, geography, history, and economy of the Northern Mariana Islands.
		Northern Mariana Islands - There is information on the location, geography, capital, monetary unit, religions, and languages of the islands.
	www.slc.k12.ut.us /webweavers/lindam/listnorthenma.html (209 words)

	Go Asia Pacific Breaking News Pacific - Land shortage concerns in the Northern Marianas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A land shortage is looming on the island of Saipan in the Northern Marianas.
		The Marianas Public Lands Authority says the shortage is posing a problem, as the growing indigenous population needs to be provided with more housing.
		Under the Northern Mariana's constitution, each person of indigenous descent is entitled to a homestead lot, measuring more than 900 square metres.
	www.abc.net.au /asiapacific/news/GoAsiaPacificBNP_937816.htm (160 words)

	Northern Marianas College Month
		This year, Northern Marianas College (NMC) will celebrate 23 years of service and achievement as a community college in providing educational opportunities for the people of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI).
		NMC was established on March 23, 1981 with a mission to provide the best quality and meaningful post-secondary and adult educational opportunities for the purpose of improving the quality of life for individuals and the Commonwealth as a whole.
		Northern Marianas College is the Commonwealth's major provider of higher education.
	www.executive.gov.mp /proclamation/nmc/proclamation.htm (237 words)

	Northern Mariana Islands
		The northern islands are composed of volcanic rock, the southern islands of madrepore limestone covering a volcanic base.
		U.S. forces occupied the Marianas (1944) during World War II, and in 1947 the group (exclusive of Guam) was included in the U.S. Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.
		Northern Mariana signs deal with Sharp Hospital: could lead to contracts with other governments.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/world/A0835972.html (509 words)

	Typhoon headed toward Northern Marianas - Boston.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Typhoon Nabi moved toward the Northern Mariana Islands in the Western Pacific on Wednesday, packing winds of 85 mph, forecasters said.
		moved toward the Northern Mariana Islands in the Western Pacific on Wednesday, packing winds of 85 mph, forecasters said.
		The Northern Marianas are about 3,800 miles southwest of Hawaii.
	www.boston.com /news/world/australia/articles/2005/08/30/typhoon_headed_toward_northern_marianas (217 words)

	EPA > Polluted Runoff (Nonpoint Source Pollution) > Section319II > Northern Marianas Islands
		The Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands (CNMI) is a commonwealth of the United States, consisting of 16 small islands in the western Pacific.
		The team monitors the nearshore ecosystem to detect early changes in the reefs that may be caused by upland activities and nonpoint source pollution.
		Legislative leaders, agency directors, high school and college students, scuba divers, and the general public attended the forum to voice their concerns and to discover what steps are being taken to protect the watershed's resources.
	www.epa.gov /owow/NPS/Section319II/marianas.html (1134 words)

	Pagan, Northern Marianas, a Close-Up Look at an Active Volcano
		Pagan is a volcanic island located 173 nautical miles north of Saipan in the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas.
		The islands of the Marianas (which include Guam at the southernmost end), are arranged in two parallel arcs.
		The people fled to the south, crossing the narrow neck that separates the northern part of the island from the southern part, and took refuge behind a tall ridge.
	www.heptune.com /pagan.html (1158 words)

	Go Asia Pacific Breaking News Pacific - Northern Marianas again under typhoon threat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The weather service says Sarika is moving west north-west of the northern islands at a speed of 32 kilometres an hour.
		The northern islands of Agrihan, Pagan and Alamagan, were hit by typhoon Songda last week.
		The Northern Marianas has been hit by successive typhoons since June this year.
	www.abc.net.au /asiapacific/news/GoAsiaPacificBNP_1193183.htm (103 words)

	Northern Marianas Adult Education and Literacy
		The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands is a group of fifteen islands in the Pacific Ocean located 3,500 miles west of Hawaii and 125 miles north of Guam.
		By Presidential Proclamation, on November 3, 1986, a territorial trusteeship was terminated and a covenant was established between the United States and the indigenous people of the Northern Marianas.
		The Adult Basic Education Program of the CNMI under the administration of the Northern Marianas College was embodied in the Adult Education Act of 1975 under the former Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands Administration.
	literacynet.org /northernmarianas/home.html (411 words)

	United States-Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Human Dignity Act
		(4) The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands then instituted a largely unrestricted immigration policy, resulting in a population explosion of over 250 percent in 15 years, so that in 1999, 80,000 people live in the Northern Mariana Islands of which only 40 percent are United States residents and 60 percent are foreign contract workers.
		(12) The economy of the Northern Mariana Islands has grown significantly and, in 2000, the garment industry alone sent over $1,025,000,000 worth of garments to the United States mainland; yet the current minimum wage in the Northern Mariana Islands is as low as $3.05 per hour.
		The fact that an alien may be eligible to be granted the status of having been lawfully admitted for permanent residence under this paragraph shall not preclude the alien from seeking such status under any other provision of law for which the alien may be eligible.
	www.theorator.com /bills107/hr2661.html (2281 words)

	Go Asia Pacific Breaking News Pacific - Volcano erupts in Northern Marianas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A volcano on the small island of Anatahan in the Northern Marianas has erupted over the weekend.
		The Marianas Variety Newspaper reports the island, north of the capital, Saipan, has 23 residents who were moved before the eruption on Saturday night.
		Marianas Governor Juan Babauta is to conduct an aerial inspection of the island with the Emergency Management Office.
	www.goasiapacific.com /news/GoAsiaPacificBNP_852617.htm (159 words)

	northern marianas oceanic indigenous studies
		Under US administration as part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific, the people of the Northern Mariana Islands decided in the 1970s not to seek independence but instead to forge closer links with the US.
		__ "This is one of the Northern Mariana Group stretching northwards from Guam and it competes with Guam for the hordes of Japanese tourists who flock to its shores.
		__ "The Sugar King Foundation is a non-profit organization formed on the island of Saipan, capital of the Northern Mariana Islands, to assist in the collection and preservation of historic artifacts and memories of the peacetime Japanese Administration of the island prior to WWII.
	www.archaeolink.com /northern_marianas_oceanic_indige.htm (433 words)

	The Northern Marianas Archipelago
		Mariana Islands are the peaks of submerged mountains.
		measurement from the floor of the Marianas Trench to the crest of Mount
		Rota is one of 14 islands in the Northern
	www.cnmi-guide.com /info/essays/miscellaneous/2.html (1403 words)

	Noonsite: Northern Marianas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas in the Western Pacific has the special status of a US Commonwealth.
		Most of these come from Guam, where there is a Northern Marianas representative who can issue the necessary permit to visit the islands.
		As the Marianas appear to be hit by typhoons every year, extreme caution must be exercised when cruising this area.
	www.noonsite.com /Countries/NorthernMarianas (392 words)

	OJP Press Release - JUSTICE DEPARTMENT INVESTS ALMOST $7.9 MILLION IN NORTHERN MARIANAS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		WASHINGTON, D.C. B The Northern Marianas received almost $7.9 million from the Justice Department in fiscal 2003, a $4.2 million increase from fiscal 2002, to support key Department goals such as fighting terrorism, assisting victims of crime, targeting juvenile crime and drug abuse, assisting communities, and improving the criminal justice system.
		The Northern Marianas’ funding was part of more than $6.9 billion that the Justice Department awarded nationwide.
		The Northern Marianas’ fiscal 2003 funding report and the reports for other states are available only on the OJP and COPS Office Web sites at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/fy2003grants and www.cops.usdoj.gov, respectively.
	www.ojp.usdoj.gov /pressreleases/OJP04050g.htm (575 words)

	Northern Mariana Island: Islands of the Pacific by EscapeArtist.com
		Northern Mariana Island: Islands of the Pacific by EscapeArtist.com
		Northern Mariana Islands Weather - Weather in the Marianas -
		Public Auditor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands - Public Auditor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands -
	www.escapeartist.com /mariana/mariana.htm (949 words)

	Northern Marianas residents return to homes after tidal wave warning
		Thousands of Northern Marianas residents have been given the go-head to return to their homes after being evacuated amid fears of a tidal wave, following the powerful earthquakes that rocked northern Japan.
		Northern Marianas Emergency Management Office issued a tidal wave alert 40 minutes after the quakes struck, but Governor Juan Babauta has since lifted the warning.
		Northern Marianas to assess prospect of resettlement on Pagan
	abcasiapacific.com /news/stories/asiapacific_stories_954532.htm (155 words)

	OSHA Alliance Program> Region IX Alliance > Northern Marianas Alliance for Safety and Health
		Emphasis will be on effective communications with the Northern Marianas large immigrant workforce, as well as the local workforce, continued development of a cadre of safety and health professionals, and publications/materials which may augment these efforts.
		Suggested methods may include the use of instructors proficient in the language of the workers, the use of international symbols, translation of publications in the language of the workers, and the use of foreign language newspapers/newsletters to convey safety and health messages to workers.
		Methods might include development of a safety and health curriculum at the Northern Marianas College, scholarships, part-time employment, job-sharing, or identification of steps to become certified safety professionals or certified industrial hygienists.
	www.osha.gov /dcsp/alliances/regional/reg9/mariana_islands.html (1124 words)

	BatesLine: Equal representation for the Northern Marianas
		There was very little objection voiced to a rules amendment granting the Republican Party of the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas equal status with the 50 states, D.C., and four other territories (Guam, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, and American Samoa).
		There's something silly about the tiny Northern Marianas having the same say as Texas in governing the Republican Party and setting its platform and rules.
		True enough, the final say is given to the convention as a whole, in which the size of state delegations is dependent on population and the success of the state party in electing Republicans to office.
	www.batesline.com /archives/000779.html (479 words)

	Go Asia Pacific Breaking News Pacific - Japan to resume direct flights to Northern Marianas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Japan Airlines has reportedly decided to resume its direct flights from the city of Osaka to Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands.
		The authority says their resumption reflects JAL's confidence there will be an increase in tourism-related travel to the Northern Marianas.
		Volcanic ash the cause of massive coral deaths in the Marianas
	www.goasiapacific.com /news/GoAsiaPacificBNP_951977.htm (141 words)

	Northern Marianas Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Northern Mariana Islands are also called Marianas, or formerly the Ladrone Islands, and consists of a group of 15 islands in Micronesia, located in the Pacific Ocean 2,400 km (1,500 miles) east of the Philippines.
		It was made a Japanese mandate in 1919 and occupied by the U.S. in 1944.
		It was placed under U.S. trusteeship in 1947 but became a commonwealth known as Northern Marianas.
	teachingtreasures.com.au /travel/oceania/northern-marianas-islands.htm (86 words)

	Noonsite: Northern Marianas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		All yachts wishing to cruise in the Northern Marianas must be in possession of a permit, which must be obtained beforehand.
		A letter requesting the cruising permit should be written several months before the intended visit to: the Director of Immigration, CNMI Division of Immigration, Office of the Attorney General, Caller Box 10007, Saipan, MP 96950.
		Alternatively, a cruising permit can be obtained from the Northern Marianas representative in Guam or Honolulu, which will allow a yacht to call at the islands of Tinian, Rota and Saipan.
	www.noonsite.com /Countries/NorthernMarianas?rc=Formalities (400 words)

	Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands (CNMI)
		The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) is a self-governing Commonwealth of the United States.
		The Commonwealth of Northern Marianas Islands (CNMI) includes Saipan, Tinian, Rota, and the Farallon de Medinilla (FDM).
		The people of the CNMI chose to join the United States in a 1975 act of self-determination and were granted U.S. citizenship in 1986.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/facility/cnmi.htm (213 words)

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