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	World War I -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In fact, Serbian government officials were eager not to antagonize their stronger northern neighbour and had ordered border officials to ensure Serbian radicals could not enter Bosnia or other portions of Austria-Hungary.
		Germany demanded (July 31) that Russia stand down her forces, but the Russian government persisted, as (Act of changing from a war basis to a peace basis including disbanding or discharging troops) demobilization would have made it impossible to re-activate its military schedule in the short term.
		But, because of the (The revolution against the Czarist government which led to the abdication of Nicholas II and the creation of a provisional government in March 1917) Russian Revolution, Ggrand Duke Nicholas was recalled and the Russian armies soon fell apart.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/w/wo/world_war_i.htm (7122 words)

	North Carolina Councils of Governments - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The North Carolina Councils of Government are voluntary associations of county and municipal governments, established by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1972.
		Originally numbering 18, the 17 current regional associations handle services which are generally more economic to coordinate on a regional, rather than local level, including economic development, environmental protection, land-use planning, and services for the elderly.
		Region I: Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments - Surry, Stokes, Forsyth, Yadkin, Davie
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/North_Carolina_Councils_of_Governments (320 words)

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		The majority of the basin is within the Piedmont Province, with elevations ranging from 300-600 feet and gradually rising to 1,500 feet in the foothills.
		Local governments were given the opportunity to submit a request to DWQ by October, 1996 to have the Protected Area boundaries within their jurisdiction changed.
		However, the proposal will allow local governments the option to: reduce the Protected Area size where water supply watershed ordinances are required; keep their current area of implementation; or as previously allowed, increase the area of water supply protection implementation within the local government’s jurisdiction within the WS-IV run-of-the-river water supply watershed.
	h2o.enr.state.nc.us /basinwide/yadkin/yadch2.doc (9618 words)

	Directory - Regional: North America: United States: North Carolina: Regions: Piedmont: Government (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Piedmont Triad Council of Governments · cached · Statistical information, programs and services, news, calendar of events, and local county and city links.
		Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments · cached · A multi-county planning and development agency.
		Triangle J Council of Governments · cached · History, regional statistics, programs and activities, news, annual reports, accomplishments, and job opportunities.
	www.incywincy.com /default?p=898290 (147 words)

	Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments
		The Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments (NWPCOG) is a multi-county planning and development agency in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
		Organized in 1979, the NWPCOG was created to address the individual and regional needs of Davie, Forsyth, Stokes, Surry, and Yadkin Counties (Region I).
		The Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments serves the counties of Davie, Forsyth, Stokes, Surry, and Yadkin Counties of North Carolina, as well as the 22 local governments within those counties.
	www.nwpcog.dst.nc.us (120 words)

	North Carolina (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In mid-century the state's rural and commercial areas were further connected by construction of a 129 mile wooden plank road, known as a "farmer's railroad," from Fayetteville in the east to Bethania (northwest of Winston-Salem).
		The governor, lieutenant governor, and eight elected department heads form the North Carolina Council of State; together with ten appointed department heads, they form the North Carolina Cabinet.
		Major geographic features include the Blue Ridge Mountains in the west, the Piedmont region of the central portion of the state, the Coastal Plain, and Cape Fear, Cape Hatteras, and the Outer Banks off the eastern coast.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/n/no/north_carolina.html (1179 words)

	Winston-Salem Journal \| Moving Toward the Goals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		"The fingerprints of the study are on several projects in the region," said Matthew Dolge, the executive director of the Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments.
		The council was a co-sponsor of the study along with the Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce.
		He suggests that the Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments be the clearinghouse for such efforts.
	www.journalnow.com /servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ/MGArticle/WSJ_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031779757668&path=!business&s=1037645507703 (1868 words)

	North Carolina Article, NorthCarolina Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In mid-century the state's rural and commercial areas were furtherconnected by construction of a 129 mile wooden plank road, known as a "farmer'srailroad," from Fayetteville in the eastto Bethania (northwest of Winston-Salem).
		The governor, lieutenant governor, and eight elected department heads form the North Carolina Council of State ; together with ten appointed department heads, theyform the North Carolina Cabinet.
		Major geographic features include the Blue RidgeMountains in the west, the Piedmont regionof the central portion of the state, the Coastal Plain, and Cape Fear, Cape Hatteras, and the OuterBanks off the eastern coast.
	www.anoca.org /state/university/north_carolina.html (1102 words)

	Gaskins's Virginia Battalion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Lafayette also expressed the hope that the state government would ease the Virginians' clothing shortage, but that proved to be an intractable problem.
		Neither the Continental Congress nor Virginia's government could conscript an ad-equate number of soldiers (the voluntarism of 1775-1776 was a thing of the past).
		Virginia's government was unable to meet its responsibility to pay its soldiers in a currency that had any value.
	www.virginiacampaign.org /gaskins/history.html (9867 words)

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		In December 2002, AngelouEconomics was hired by the Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments and the Mt. Airy Chamber of Commerce to create a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for Northwest North Carolina.
		Their input, combined with research and analysis conducted by AngelouEconomics, was used to craft an economic development strategy for the region, as well as a plan for each individual county.
		In combination with the other reports, Northwest North Carolina now has not only a plan of action, but also a toolkit of information about the community, national best practices, and industry information, equipping the community to pursue new investment.
	www.angeloueconomics.com /northwestnc (219 words)

	ARC \| North Carolina Connects (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		But it is the heart of what computer gurus like Steeley, who is special projects coordinator for the Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments, call a local area network, or LAN, a complicated name for a simple concept: a group of computers connected to each other.
		Since the five counties of the Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments already had a fairly good telecommunications infrastructure, "We focused on issues that stood in the way of greater connectivity," says Steeley.
		The Mocksville Developmental Preschool, in rural Mocksville, North Carolina, one of the council's 12 child-care centers, now has two computers that have interactive educational software and are connected to the World Wide Web and to the NCDC itself.
	www.arc.gov /index.do?nodeId=1320 (1658 words)

	Economic Development Digest, A Publication of the NADO Research Foundation
		The Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments in North Carolina, partnered with lead agencies in four counties to identify caregivers for program enrollment.
		THE ADVOCATE, developed by the Lee-Russell Council of Governments’ Area Agency on Aging (AAA) in Alabama and advisory committee feedback, is Alabama’s first quarterly AAA senior newsletter.
		Lee-Russell Council of Governments’ AAA’s project entitled The Life History Video is a compilation of the biographical interviews with senior citizens over the age of 90.
	www.nado.org /pubs/sep022.html (936 words)

	Piedmont Triad Council of Governments
		Currently, eleven Piedmont Triad counties exceed health standards for ground level ozone in the air.
		The 11 affected counties in the Triad have taken a unified and proactive step to defer designation and to improve the region's air quality immediately without EPA intervention.
		The PTCOG, along with the Northwest Piedmont COG, has worked extensively with local governments in the Piedmont Triad in the creation of an Early Action Compact (EAC).
	www.ptcog.org /airquality.html (773 words)

	The North Carolina League of Municipalities
		Cooperation and interaction between governments is a guiding principle for the League.
		Today, as responsibility and authority for various services and regulations are divided among levels of government, intergovernmental cooperation remains essential if citizens are to served effectively and efficiently.
		Developed by the state and the N.C. Association of County Commissioners and the League in consultation in local governments, this agreement establishes means through which one local government can offer and another receive assistance in a time of disaster.
	www.nclm.org /Intergovernmental/igov.htm (1375 words)

	The Mountain Times Online
		The institute offers a unique opportunity for leaders in business, government, economic development, civic and grassroots organizations to broaden their understanding of rural community and economic development and to hone their personal leadership skills.
		He is also a member of the N. Workforce Development Director’s Council the Northeastern Workforce Development Youth Council, and the Communities in Schools Northeastern Advisory Board.
		Lewis Forrest is the founder and executive director of the Mattamuskeet Foundation, a nonprofit organization engaged in research and educational activities to preserve and interpret the history of Lake Mattamuskeet and the surrounding areas of eastern North Carolina.
	www.mountaintimes.com /mtweekly/2005/0609/rural.php3 (1285 words)

	Shepherd's Center of Greater Winston-Salem
		The Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments houses the Area Agency on Aging, which focuses on providing information, assistance, and advocacy for older adults and their families in the region.
		Local information for older adults provided by the Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments.
		Second Journey is a tax-exempt nonprofit corporation formed to create educational experiences that explore and celebrate what it means to give one's gifts in the second half of life — experiences that promote mindfulness, service and community.
	www.shepherdscenter.org /wehelp.html (580 words)

	Early Action Compact
		This is an unsigned copy of the Early Action Compact (EAC) Memorandum of Agreement between Forsyth County, the cities of Forsyth County (collectively, the FC local governments), the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (NCDENR) and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
		It is for the express purpose of developing and implementing an Early Action Plan (EAP) that will reduce ground-level ozone concentrations in the Forsyth County area to comply with the 8-hour ozone standard by December 31, 2007, and maintain the standard beyond that date.
		This is a 25-page report from the Breathe Stakeholders, a group appointed by the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners and the Charlotte City Council.
	www.co.forsyth.nc.us /envaffairs/eac (508 words)

	Lead Regional Organizations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The 17 lead regional organizations are multicounty planning and development agencies serving different areas of the state, united by similar economic, physical, and social characteristics.
		Regional councils function primarily to aid, assist, and improve the capabilities of local governments in administration, planning, fiscal management, and development.
		Although the scope of the councils' work varies certain programs are common to all.
	www.ncruralcenter.org /guidebook/ViewResource.asp?ID=78 (280 words)

	FCEMS - Region I EMSQI Project
		The problem was a lack of a quality EMS data collection system that facilitated benchmarking capabilities to identify strengths and weaknesses in the pre-hospital, emergency medical care provided by each EMS agency.
		With the Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments working as the lead agency on the project, several committees were established to examine the feasibility of implementing a regionwide electronic data collection system that would standardize the EMS data collected by each of the five (5) counties.
		The PCR is then uploaded to a Microsoft SQL® server maintained by the Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments.
	www.fcems.com /regioni_emsqi.htm (364 words)

	Economic Development Digest, A Publication of the NADO Research Foundation
		The Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments (COG) partnered with the United Way to supply the region’s first 211 Initiative, providing non-emergency information for the elderly.
		The Seniors’ Health Program, a partnership between the Lee-Russell Council of Governments’ (COG) AAA and East Alabama Medical Center, promotes the health and welfare of senior citizens by offering blood pressure testing or medication management, while reducing their medical costs.
		The council’s three offices and senior centers house a mobile staff consisting of a registered or licensed nurse and volunteers.
	www.nado.org /pubs/aug2.html (1489 words)

	Economist kicks off study of northwest N.C. - 2003-02-24 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments, which is spearheading the effort, held a kickoff event Monday at the M.C. Benton Convention Center in downtown Winston-Salem.
		The economic consultants are just beginning the process of analyzing the region to find its strengths and weaknesses in economic development, with a plan of action to come by October.
		Angelou hopes to eventually have more than 1,500 respondents to the survey, which is available, along with an overview of the project, at http://www.northwestnc.com.
	www.bizjournals.com /triad/stories/2003/02/24/daily6.html (777 words)

	Lumber River Council of Governments > Related Links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Region G: Piedmont Triad Council of Governments (Greensboro)
		Region I: Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments (Winston-Salem)
		Region J: Triangle J Council of Governments (Research Triangle Park)
	www.lrcog.dst.nc.us /links.htm (101 words)

	State Data Center Brochure -- Insert
		Jan Hester Maynor Western Piedmont Council of Governments Lumber River Council of Governments 736 4th Street, SW, P. Box 9026 4721 Fayetteville Road Hickory, NC 28601 Lumberton, NC 28358 828/322-9191 910/618-5533 F.
		Scott Logel Centralina Council of Governments Cape Fear Council of Governments P. Box 35008 1480 Harbor Drive Charlotte, NC 28235 Wilmington, NC 28401 704/348-2728 910/395-4553 G.
		Judy Hills Piedmont Triad Council of Governments Eastern Carolina Council of Governments 2216 West Meadowview Road, Suite 201 P. Box 1717 Greensboro, NC 27407-3480 New Bern, NC 28563-1717 336/294-4950 252/638-3185 Q. Mr.
	sdc.state.nc.us /sdc_contacts_body.html (723 words)

	Browfields.com
		Job support services like those provided by the Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments Workforce Development Program (WDP) are critical to reducing these unemployment rates.
		Job Training Pilot participants are residents of the Liberty Street Corridor and surrounding areas referred to the WDP by neighborhood associations.
		The program continues to improve due to the commitment of the City of Winston-Salem, the pilot coordinator, instructors, the Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments Workforce Development Program, and Forsyth Technical Community College.
	www.brownfields.com /BrownfieldsSpotlight/2004/2004_Nov.htm (1488 words)

	The Mountain Times
		The Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments and the Greater Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce have awarded a contract to AngelouEconomics (AE) of Austin, Texas to conduct a comprehensive economic development study (CEDS) and strategy for an eight- county region of Northwest North Carolina.
		The study, to be conducted in Ashe, Alleghany, Forsyth, Davie, Rockingham, Surry, Stokes, and Yadkin counties, will determine the region’s strengths and opportunities and make strategic recommendations for economic development..
		The firm was founded in 1995 and has consulted cities, states, and national governments across the U.S., Europe and South America.
	www.mountaintimes.com /mtweekly/2003/0206/economics.php3 (488 words)

	Listings North Carolina: Seniors
		Lumber River Council of Governments Area Agency on Aging
		Northwest Piedmont Council of Government Area Agency on Aging
		Area Agency on Aging The Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments houses the Area Agency on Aging, which focuses on providing information, assistance, and advocacy for older adults and their...
	listingsnorthcarolina.com /Society/Seniors/index.asp (343 words)

	ipedia.com: Forsyth County, North Carolina Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Forsyth County is a county located in the U.S. State of North Carolina.
		It was named for Colonel Benjamin Forsyth, who was killed in the War of 1812.
		Forsyth County is a member of the regional Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments.
	www.ipedia.com /forsyth_county__north_carolina.html (449 words)

	Retired & Senior Volunteer Program of Forsyth County - Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		RSVP is part of the Region I Area Agency on Aging and the National Senior Service Corps.
		Receipts must be attached to the volunteer individual time sheet and sent to RSVP of Forsyth County by the 10th of the month following service.
		Recognition: RSVP staff and Advisory Council will provide an annual recognition luncheon for volunteers and volunteer supervisors; volunteers are highlighted in the RSVP newsletter (call RSVP to request a feature article on your volunteer); holiday season cards are sent to volunteers; RSVP encourages non-profit agencies to provide recognition of their volunteers.
	businesscentral.ws /servlet/go_ProcServ/dbpage=page&gid=01009011540944498099464567 (628 words)

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