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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Thames Division (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Thames Division was formed in 1839 when the Marine Police Force was amalgamated with the Metropolitan Police Force.
		At the subsequent inquest and inquiry, officials recommended that Thames Division should have steam launches as rowing galleys were inadequate for Police duty and the first two were commissioned in the mid 1880's.
		Thames Division was formed in 1839 with the amalgamation of the Marine Police Force with the Metropolitan Police Force.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Thames-Division (677 words)

	Thames Police - Photo Gallery
		The motto "Primus Omnium" refers to the fact that the Thames River Police was the world's first organised police force.
		Patrick Colquhoun (1745 - 1820) Superintending magistrate at Thames Police Office and author of two treatises, The Policing of the Metropolis (1795) and The Policing and Commerce of the River Thames (1800).
		Thames Division cutlass (Hanger) and scabbard from museum.
	www.thamespolicemuseum.org.uk /gallery.html (246 words)

	Thames Division - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Marine Support Unit (MSU, commonly known by its prior name of Thames Division) is a Central Operations unit of the Metropolitan Police, that polices the River Thames in London.
		Thames Division was formed in 1839 with the amalgamation of the Marine Police Force with the Metropolitan Police Force.
		The subsequent inquest and inquiry recommended that Thames Division should have steam launches, as rowing galleys had shown themselves to be inadequate for police duty, and the first two were commissioned in the mid 1880s.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Thames_Division (413 words)

	Thames Police - History Page
		For over two hundred years the division’s launches and officers have been at the forefront in saving lives and protecting property on the Thames.
		Today, the River Thames and indeed all of London’s waterways are policed by the Metropolitan Police’s Marine Support Unit.
		The museum is housed in the old carpenters workshop and is administered by the Thames Police Association.
	www.thamespolicemuseum.org.uk (348 words)

	Victorian London - Police and Policing - Thames Marine Police
		During the night from four to six boats are generally rowing guard in different parts of the river at the same time a fresh boat starting from the station hard every two hours to relieve the one whose watch is up.
		An important portion of the duties of the Thames division consists in searching for and dealing with the bodies of suicides, murdered persons, and persons accidentally drowned.
		The division is one of the most hardly worked, and by far the most exposed to privation of any in the force, the night-guard rowing, especially in the storms and fogs of winter, being exceedingly trying.
	www.victorianlondon.org /police/marinepolice.htm (413 words)

	BBC News \| BUSINESS \| Thames backs 'win-win' takeover
		Thames Water is to spearhead efforts by a German utility firm to become a world beater, after agreeing terms in a "win-win" takeover deal.
		Thames, which would be renamed "Thames Water, a division of RWE" after the deal, and RWE are a "complementary fit", Thames said on Monday in a document detailing the deal.
		Thames, which in the UK serves London and the Thames Valley, ranks as the world's third largest listed water firm, in terms of population served, the document said.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/business/940872.stm (533 words)

	River Thames and boaty things
		Five police forces are involved in policing the River Thames with The Marine Support Unit of the Metropolitan Police (formerly known as Thames Division), having the responsibility of policing the 40 miles of the River Thames between Dartford Creek and Hampton Court.
		Today, Thames Division, which was renamed the Marine Support Unit (MSU) in 2001, is part of an Operational Command Unit (OCU) called Specialist Support and is commanded by a Chief Inspector.
		On average over 50 people lose their lives in the Thames each year and about 80% of these are by suicide (usually by jumping off one of the many bridges that cross the Thames).
	www.the-river-thames.co.uk /police.htm (1969 words)

	Thames Family of North Carolina, ca 1735 to 1850
		The Thames/Tims Family Association is pleased to announce the sale of The Thames Family of North Carolina, Circa 1735 to 1850, the culmination of Maxine and Walt's years of research into the Thames family's North Carolina origins.
		The Thames Family of North Carolina was an authentic "Colonial Family", "The Salt of the Earth", "Devout Christians", "Dedicated Patriots", human beings with all of our human strengths and frailties.
		They do not make the claim that their research is infallible or "the final word"; on the contrary, they encourage the reader/researcher to seek out answers and even to independently explore the research and results they have provided.
	www.thames-tims.org /genealogy/tfnc.html (790 words)

	River and Rowing Museum: The River Thames
		The mural provides a geographical framework for a plethora of stories from the earliest myths and legends, through the medieval development of Henley, to the golden summer of Edwardian elegance depicted by a full size diorama of a lock on a busy holiday with real boats of the period.
		A high speed video presentation of an aerial view of the Thames, from source to sea, taken from a helicopter would help to set the scene and familiarize tourists and overseas visitors with the location of Henley in relation to London and Oxford.
		HMS Belfast is permanenly moored on the River Thames close to London Bridge.
	archive.comlab.ox.ac.uk /other/museums/rowing/thames.html (1162 words)

	River and Rowing Museum: The River Thames
		The mural provides a geographical framework for a plethora of stories from the earliest myths and legends, through the medieval development of Henley, to the golden summer of Edwardian elegance depicted by a full size diorama of a lock on a busy holiday with real boats of the period.
		A high speed video presentation of an aerial view of the Thames, from source to sea, taken from a helicopter would help to set the scene and familiarize tourists and overseas visitors with the location of Henley in relation to London and Oxford.
		HMS Belfast is permanenly moored on the River Thames close to London Bridge.
	archive.museophile.sbu.ac.uk /museums/rowing/thames.html (1162 words)

	British League and Cup Competitions
		The British Athletics League (for Senior Men) was formed in 1969 and currently comprises 4 divisions of 8 teams (prior to 1996 it comprised a first division of 8 teams and 4 divisions of 6 teams).
		In the first year the league comprised one men's division of 16 teams and one women's division of 7 teams (contesting a limited number of events).
		The league comprises a number of area divisions with leading teams qualifying for a final or auxiliary final at the end of the season.
	www.gbrathletics.com /bc/club.htm (631 words)

	PoliceSpecials.com - Thames Specials
		The years I spent in the 1950's as a member of the Metropolitan Special Constabulary, Thames Division, are a treasured memory of accomplishment and comradeship.
		In 1839, the two Police Forces were merged and the Marine Police became a Division of the Metropolitan Police.
		For the next 162 years it was known as Thames Division, but in 2001 that changed.
	www.policespecials.com /history/thames.htm (626 words)

	Roni Horn - Another Water (the River Thames, for Example) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Fifty one photographs representing different details of the surface of the River Thames are punctuated by a band of footnotes at the bottom of each page that run the length of the book.
		From 1995 to 1996, Horn researched the Metropolitan Police Thames Division's Reports of Deaths in the River Thames that record cause of death, distinguishing details of the corpse, and lists of possessions found on the body.
		Misadventure is a dumb loss, a simple, incidentally violent stopping of life.' Her fictionalised reports based on this research and on anecdotes told by boatmen and police, are placed among the images, interrupting a potential narrative of surface.
	www.padt.org.uk /thrp/horn/hornes.html (765 words)

	CCTV - London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
		The London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames, the Richmond Upon Thames Division of the Metropolitan Police and the local community are making progress in promoting community safety and crime prevention.
		The owner of the Scheme is the Council for the London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames, 44 York Street, Twickenham, Middlesex, TW1 3BZ.
		The partners are the Richmond Upon Thames Division of the Metropolitan Police and the London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames Chamber of Commerce.
	www.richmond.gov.uk /home/policing_and_public_safety/crime_and_law_enforcement/cctv.htm (601 words)

	NCAA - National Collegiate Athletic Association
		Division II expands broadband access to volleyball Division II is expanding its broadband exposure to volleyball.
		Division II finalizes regionalization plan The Division II Championships Committee at its September 10-11 meeting agreed to implement the regionalization model that was placed under moratorium at the 2007 NCAA Convention.
		Divisions II and III golf panels review tournament issues The Division III Men's Golf Committee spent much of its meeting last month discussing the new format employed at this year's championship.
	www.ncaa.org (378 words)

	Thames Conservancy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Thames Conservancy was originally formed to manage the river, and to own the bed of the river, between the town of Staines, just to the west of London, and Yantlet Creek.
		It should be noted that the Thames Conservancy did not acquire the ownership of the river bed for the section above Staines, this remained (and remains) the property of the riparian owners.
		However when Thames Water was privatised in 1990 the river management functions passed to the new National Rivers Authority and in 1996 to the Environment Agency.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Thames_Conservancy (394 words)

	Metropolitan Police Service - History of the Metropolitan Police Service
		The second Metropolitan Police Act 1839 converted the River Thames force into the Thames Division, absorbed the Bow Street Foot Patrol and extended the Metropolitan Police District to a fifteen mile radius.
		Each division was in charge of a superintendent, under whom were four inspectors and sixteen sergeants.
		Thames Division ledgers are held at Wapping Police Station Museum, 98 Wapping High Street, London, EC1.
	www.met.police.uk /history/records.htm (1252 words)

	Development & Alumni Affairs Office (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Byron Thames has "exemplified all aspects of a distinguished Duke physician-in both his clinical expertise and his contributions to medicine overall," says the peer who nominated him for this award.
		Elected in 2002 to an eight-year term on the AARP's board of directors, Thames is the past president and board chair of the Florida Academy of Family Physicians, as well as the past president of the Florida Medical Association and the Florida Industrial Medical Association.
		The former president of Duke University School of Medicine's Davison Club, Thames was named Florida's 1981 Family Physician of the Year and was the first recipient of the Florida State Association of Industrial Nurses' Physician of the Year Award in 1971.
	www2.mc.duke.edu /daa/medAlum/award_thames.htm (529 words)

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		The Division One Championship was won at the first attempt and with it promotion to the Premier Division for the 1958/59 season.
		The Division Two Championship was won in the 1987/88 season and with it, promotion to Division One (Thames) of the newly formed Reading Football League for the 1988/89 season.
		It finished as Division One (Thames) runners-up in the 1990/91 season and reached the final of the Maidenhead Norfolkians' (Reserve) Cup in the 1992/93 season, with Nick Butcher, Barry Hoy, David Read, Bruce Wheeler and Steve Clacey managing the team during the 1990's and early 2000's.
	www.finchampsteadfc.co.uk /history.html (1287 words)

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		Patrick Colqhuon recorded in his treatise on the River Thames in 1798, that of the 37,000 river workers 11,000 were known criminals, and more than 1,000 pirates were operating on the river.
		Although Thames Division consists of a small group of officers they are equipped and trained to make London's River a safe, and pleasant thoroughfare for everyone's use and enjoyment.
		Daniel Lines Thames Police Museum Comments on this or any other aspect of Thames Division can be made by e-mail to thames.metpol@gtnet.gov.uk or by mail.
	members.aol.com /piranhanet/bbyhist.txt (5005 words)

	River Thames Incident (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The tidal nature of the River Thames leads to complications in that the location and the area of an incident will inevitably change due to the movement of the tide in its ebb, flow and height.
		The River Thames is tidal from its estuary to Teddington Lock.
		Thames Division operates a 24-hour emergency response to incidents on the river, including patrol craft and specially equipped vehicles.
	www.leslp.gov.uk /thames.htm (1625 words)

	Metropolitan Police (United Kingdom) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Thames Division applied to the Admiralty for a Blue Ensign and on 21 March 1952 the 4th Sea Lord wrote that he would be very glad to issue a warrant to Thames Division, if only in recognition of the assistance rendered to Sub-Lieutenants from Greenwich who had missed the last train.
		In the centre of the current badge the colours blue and white have, compared with the first ensign, been reversed, and the crown is now in full colour.
		In 2001 Thames Division became known as the Marine Support Unit.
	flagspot.net /flags/gb~mepo.html (247 words)

	Metropolitan Police (London, UK) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The two forces amalgamated in 1839 and the Marine Police became Thames Division of the Metropolitan Police.
		A blue flag with a crown in the upper hoist corner and POLICE across the lower hoist and fly was introduced in 1840 as the flag of the Thames Division.
		In 1938 and again in 1941 it was suggested that since ensigns had been granted to other authorities that operated vessels on the Thames, such as Customs, War Department, General Post Office (?) and Port of London Authority, Thames Division should apply for a Blue Ensign.
	flagspot.net /flags/gb-mp.html (172 words)

	The Vitec Group plc :: Imaging & Staging Division
		The Imaging and Staging division operates in two main markets: manufacturing and distributing products for the professional and keen amateur photographer and videographer, such as camera supports and bags, and manufacturing lighting and staging systems for the live entertainment market.
		The division's operations are highly interrelated â“ strengths in photographic accessories and in their distribution are mutually supportive.
		A focus on constant innovation in product development as well as the control of their distribution in the key markets of the world, which allows us to work more closely with the end-customer, is proving to be a winning combination.
	www.vitecgroup.com /group/photographic.aspx (731 words)

	Dr. Shelby F. Thames
		Dr. Thames earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees from The University of Southern Mississippi in chemistry and organic chemistry and his Ph.D. degree from the University of Tennessee in organic chemistry.
		Dr. Thames is married to the former Shirley Diane Duff.
		Thames is exceedingly proud of his children and grandchildren.
	www.psrc.usm.edu /trg/thames.html (586 words)

	THAMES DITTON CRICKET CLUB
		Thames Ditton Cricket Club have played on Giggs Hill Green at least since 1833, the date of their first recorded match.
		His nephew, Maurice Read, was the first Thames Ditton player to score a century in a club match.
		In the 1890s Thames Ditton, and their rivals Mitcham, were regarded as the leading clubs in Surrey.
	members.aol.com /tdcc1234/Index.htm (688 words)

	Yachting Monthly - Around The Coast - The Tidal Thames
		Thames Division Metropolitan Police celebrated its 200th anniversary recently.
		As well as protecting premises along the river, including the Houses of Parliament and the headquarters of MI5 and MI6, Thames Division is providing extra security for the Millennium Dome site which could pose problems from the river in the run-up to the year 2000.
		Using high-speed launches on 24-hour patrol and assisted by specially trained dogs, the division boards thirty to forty ships a month in its anti-terrorist and drug smuggling role.
	www.ybw.com /ym/around/31302108.htm (101 words)

	Britain's Thames Water Delivers Millions in Cost Benefits Using ILOG JRules
		Thames Water deals with more than 250,000 conveyancing requests every year and is committed to supplying accurate information about its water-delivery infrastructure to solicitors and licensed conveyancers.
		Because the new system enables Thames Water employees to add and modify the often-changing legal rules that drive conveyancing applications, ILOG JRules will also be used to help Thames Water remain compliant with current legislation affecting water services.
		Thames Water staff have noted that with the simplicity of making a rule change, more Thames Water employees share ideas and try additional approaches to business problems.
	www.ilog.com /corporate/releases/us/050531_thames.cfm (714 words)

	Copiah-Lincoln Community College Thames Conference Center
		The Thames Center is named in honor of the college's former president, Dr. Billy B. Thames who served from 1968-1997.
		The Thames Center at Copiah-Lincoln Community College will be the preferred facility in southwest Mississippi for use by business, industry, educational, civic organizations, and other groups.
		The Thames Center works in cooperation with the Workforce Education Division of the College and is committed to providing quality programs, services and meeting facilities for all groups.
	www.colin.edu /thamescenter (221 words)

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