Image Appalachian region of United States.gif thumb right 250px Areas included within the AppalachianRegionalCommission s charter The AppalachianRegionalCommission ARC is a United States federal state ... to address the region s problems. ref name AppalachianRegionalCommission http tennesseeencyclopedia.net imagegallery.php?EntryID A028 AppalachianRegionalCommission in the Tennessee Encyclopedia ... s impact was considerable and is often credited with helping to create the AppalachianRegionalCommission ... blockquote ref In 1963 President Kennedy formed the President s AppalachianRegionalCommission to assist in advancing legislation to bring federal dollars to Appalachia. This legislation, the Appalachian ... agency. ref name AppalachianRegionalCommission The ARC s geographic range of coverage was defined ... RegionalCommission counties Appalachian Mountains Tennessee Valley Authority War on poverty Delta ..., 2004. 340 pp., ISBN 1 56584 784 9 External links http www.arc.gov AppalachianRegionalCommission ... from counties , ref http www.arc.gov index.do?nodeId 27 Counties in Appalachia , AppalachianRegionalCommission website, accessed March 15, 2009 ref and the governor s of West Virginia , Alabama , Georgia ... economic development and improved quality of life. The Commission is a partnership of 420 County United ... of Appalachian Governors, a group of the nine governors of the Appalachian states of Alabama, Georgia ... 2004, pp. 721 724. blockquote For Appalachian scholars in all disciplines, the domination of the region ... by local elites in the period after the Civil War as a way to revive the moribund regional economy. With the collapse of the Appalachian economy in the 1920s, the advent of the Great Depression ... included in the commission because of similar problems with unemployment and poverty. More recently ... phenomenon as politicians from outside the traditional Appalachian area saw a new way to bring home .... Build the Appalachian Development Highway System to reduce Appalachia s isolation. To meet these goals ... more details
External links http www.arc.gov AppalachianRegionalCommission DEFAULTSORT AppalachianRegionalCommission counties Category Appalachian culture Category Alabama related lists Category Georgia U.S. ... indicators ref name arcdata cite web url http www.arc.gov data title Data Reports publisher AppalachianRegionalCommission Online Resource Center accessdate August 17, 2010 ref The national 3 year ...Image Appalachian region of United States.gif thumb right 350px Counties included within the AppalachianRegionalCommissionAppalachianRegionalCommission s charter. The following list contains the 420 counties and eight independent cities that comprise the region of Appalachia as defined by the AppalachianRegionalCommission . The ARC was established by the United States federal government in 1965 to alleviate poverty in the Appalachian region, and currently monitors areas in 13 states. The list shows the population of each county as of the 2000 U.S. Census cities in Virginia, which are legally independent of counties, are included within the county with which they were historically associated. It also gives the following four variables 3 year average unemployment rate , based on data collected 2006 2008 Per capita market income , as of 2007 Poverty rate , showing what percentage of the county lives below the national poverty rate, as of 2000 Status , the ARC s economic status designation for the county, based on the three variables above. There are five possible designations Distressed ... unemployment rate for the Appalachian region in 2006 2008 was 5.2 . The region s per capita market income in 2007 was 24,360. The region s poverty rate was 13.6 . ref name arcdata Alabama s Appalachian counties led all states Appalachian counties in unemployment 3.8 and per capita market income 27,723 . Georgia s Appalachian counties had the lowest average poverty rate 9.2 . Mississippi s Appalachian counties had the highest average unemployment rate at 7.9 , while Kentucky s Appalachian counties ... more details
The Rappahannock Rapidan RegionalCommission RRRC , founded in 1973, is one of 21 Virginia Planning District Commissions . The RegionalCommission is not a State Agency, but was established by its member governments through a charter agreement under Virginia law ref cite news first last coauthors authorlink title Regional Cooperation Act date publisher Commonwealth of Virginia url http leg1.state.va.us cgi bin legp504.exe?000 cod TOC15020000042000000000000 work pages accessdate 2009 10 14 language ref as a political subdivision of the Commonwealth. The RegionalCommission serves the governments, businesses, and citizens of the region. The Commission is sometimes referred to as Planning District Nine, but its official name is the Rappahannock Rapidan RegionalCommission. The Commission s board is composed of 20 representatives appointed by its member local governments. The commission promotes regional cooperation and provides support to member localities in transportation planning , environmental planning , land use planning , comprehensive planning , GIS and economic development . As a State Data Center Affiliate, the commission also provides demographic data services. Commission funding varies from year to year. Funding is obtained from multiple federal, state and local sources. The commission also staffs several regional committees, including a Rural Transportation Technical committee, Workforce Affordable Housing committee, Land Use and Environment committee and Regional Tourism committee. The Commission also provides staffing for http www.rrcommute.org Commuter Services , which provides ridematching services and carpool and vanpool information to area commuters. Member governments Culpeper County, Virginia Fauquier County, Virginia Madison County, Virginia Orange County, Virginia Rappahannock County, Virginia Culpeper, Virginia Gordonsville, Virginia Madison, Virginia ... References Reflist External links http www.rrregion.org Rappahannock Rapidan RegionalCommission ... more details
border 1 cellpadding 4 cellspacing 0 align right width 250 style margin 0 0 1em 1em background f9f9f9 border 1px gray solid border collapse collapse font size 95 font size 1 Nortex Regional Planning Commission font style background efefef align center colspan 2 Image NORTEX logo.png br small Logo small style background e0e0e0 align center colspan 2 Location style background efefef align center colspan 2 Image NORTEX.png 200px Map of Texas highlighting counties served by the Nortex Regional Planning Commission. style background e0e0e0 align center colspan 2 General Information Established June 1966 Number of Counties 11 Area approx. 9,461 sq. mi. Population ref http txsdc.utsa.edu tpepp 2005 txpopest cog.php Total Population Estimates for Texas Councils of Governments Texas State Data Center. ref 224,366 2000 br 220,866 2006 The Nortex Regional Planning Commission NORTEX is a voluntary association of cities, counties and special districts in North Texas . Based in Wichita Falls, Texas Wichita Falls , the Nortex Regional Planning Commission is a member of the Texas Association of Regional Councils . Counties served table tr valign top td Archer County, Texas Archer Baylor County, Texas Baylor Clay County, Texas Clay Cottle County, Texas Cottle Foard County, Texas Foard Hardeman County, Texas Hardeman td td Jack County, Texas Jack Montague County, Texas Montague Wichita County, Texas Wichita Wilbarger County, Texas Wilbarger Young County, Texas Young td tr table Largest cities in the region Wichita Falls, Texas Wichita Falls Vernon, Texas Vernon Burkburnett, Texas Burkburnett Graham, Texas Graham Iowa Park, Texas Iowa Park Bowie, Texas Bowie Jacksboro, Texas Jacksboro References reflist External links http www.nortexrpc.org Nortex Regional Planning Commission Official site. Texas COGs Category Texas Association of Regional Councils Texas stub ... more details
Image HRWC logo.png thumb right 200px The Halifax Regional Water Commission HRWC is a Canada Canadian Water supply network water utility in Nova Scotia s Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia Halifax Regional Municipality that supplies potable water and fire protection water to the urban core, as well as several isolated smaller systems in the rural areas of the municipality. History Halifax Water was formed on April 1, 1996 combining the water utilies of the city of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Dartmouth , the city of City of Halifax Halifax and Halifax County, Nova Scotia Municipality of the County of Halifax . Before amalgamation, the Dartmouth water utility supplied the city of Dartmouth as well as the adjacent county communities of Eastern Passage, Westphal, and Cole Harbour from the Lemont Lake watershed east of the city. The Halifax water utility supplied the city of Halifax and the town of Bedford from the Pockwock Lake watershed west of the city. The Municipality of the County of Halifax water utility supplied the communities of Lower Sackville, Waverley and Middle Musquodoboit. System 2 large water treatment plants Lake Major was commissioned in 1999 and uses a sedimentation with multi media filtration procees. Its plant capacity is 90 ML day 20 Million igpm and serves the communities of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Dartmouth , Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia Eastern Passage , Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia Cole Harbour and Westphal, Nova Scotia Westphal . Pockwock, Nova Scotia Pockwock ... Regional Water Commission Act giving the utility the responsibility of the sanitary sewer Wastewater System and the stormwater systems of the Halifax Regional Municipality from the municipality ... Regional Water Commission Act http www.halifax.ca harboursol WhatistheHarbourSolutionsProject.html Halifax Harbour Solutions Project BR Halifax Regional Municipality Category Government in the Halifax Regional Municipality Category Water supply and sanitation in Canada Category Health in Canada ... more details
The Atlanta RegionalCommission ARC is the regional planning and intergovernmental coordination agency for the metro Atlanta , Georgia region, as defined as a 10 county area including Cherokee County, Georgia Cherokee , Clayton County, Georgia Clayton , Cobb County, Georgia Cobb , DeKalb County, Georgia DeKalb , Douglas County, Georgia Douglas , Fayette County, Georgia Fayette , Fulton County, Georgia Fulton , Gwinnett County, Georgia Gwinnett , Henry County, Georgia Henry and Rockdale County, Georgia Rockdale counties, including the Atlanta, Georgia city of Atlanta . It also serves as the metropolitan government metropolitan planning organization for those and ten more counties in the Atlanta region, including Barrow County, Georgia Barrow , Bartow County, Georgia Bartow , Carroll County, Georgia Carroll , Coweta County, Georgia Coweta , Forsyth County, Georgia Forsyth , Newton County, Georgia Newton , Paulding County, Georgia Paulding , Pickens County, Georgia Pickens , Spalding County, Georgia Spalding , and Walton County, Georgia Walton counties. ARC and its predecessor agencies have coordinated the planning efforts in the region since 1947, when the first publicly supported, multi county planning agency in the United States was created. At that time, the Metropolitan Planning Commission MPC served DeKalb and Fulton counties and the city of Atlanta which is already in both of those counties . Since then, ARC membership has grown to its current size of 10 counties and 63 municipalities. The ARC is funded through a number of sources local, state and federal government entities and private funds. Membership The Board membership of the commission includes 1 each county commission chairman in the 10 county region 2 one mayor from each county except Fulton County 3 one mayor ... Initiative Achievement Award External links http www.atlantaregional.com Atlanta RegionalCommission ... RegionalCommission Category Atlanta metropolitan area Category Local government in Georgia U.S. ... more details
Politics of the European Union The Directorate General for Regional Policy is a Directorate General of the European Commission . The DG Regional Policy is responsible for European Union measures to assist the economic and social development of the less favoured regions of the European Union under Articles 158 and 160 of the Treaty of Rome . Instruments Funds European Regional Development Fund ERDF Structural Funds and Cohesion Funds Cohesion Fund Instrument for Structural Policies for Pre Accession ISPA EU Solidarity fund See also European Social Fund External links http ec.europa.eu dgs regional policy index en.htm Regional Policy Directorate General http ec.europa.eu regional policy index en.htm Regional Policy Inforegio Category Directorates General in the European CommissionRegional Policy EU stub Eu directorates general ... more details
The Roanoke Valley Alleghany RegionalCommission RVARC, founded in 1969, is one of 21 Virginia Planning District Commissions . The RegionalCommission is not a State Agency, but was established by its member governments through a charter agreement under Virginia law ref cite news first last coauthors authorlink title Regional Coopertion Act date publisher Commonwealth of Virginia url http leg1.state.va.us cgi bin legp504.exe?000 cod TOC15020000042000000000000 work pages accessdate 2009 10 01 language ref as a political subdivision of the Commonwealth. The RegionalCommission serves the governments, businesses, and citizens of the region. The Commission s board is composed of 36 representatives appointed by its member local governments. Board representation also includes non voting liaison members representing chambers of commerce, economic development organizations and community colleges. The commission promotes regional cooperation and provides support to member localities in transportation planning , environmental planning , land use planning , comprehensive planning , GIS and economic development . As a State Data Center Affiliate, the commission also provides demographic data services. Local governments are allowed to become members of more than one planning district. Franklin County and the Town of Rocky Mount are designated as part of the West Piedmont Planning District Commission, but they are also members of the Roanoke Valley Alleghany RegionalCommission. The Commission was known as the Fifth Planning District Commission, but changed its name to the Roanoke Valley Alleghany RegionalCommission in 1999. Commission funding varies from year to year. Funding is obtained from multiple federal state and local sources. The commission also staffs the Roanoke Valley Area ... . The commission also staffs a regional program known as http www.ridesolutions.org RIDE Solutions ... Valley Alleghany RegionalCommission http www.roanokempo.org Roanoke Valley Area Metropolitan Planning ... more details
Primary sources date August 2008 infobox Organization name Commission on International and Trans Regional Accreditation image image border size caption map msize mcaption abbreviation CITA motto formation extinction type Non governmental organization status purpose Educational accreditation headquarters location region served membership language leader title Chairman leader name main organ parent organization affiliations num staff num volunteers budget website http www.citaschools.org www.citaschools.org remarks The Commission on International and Trans Regional Accreditation CITA was an international educational accreditation agency. CITA was formed in 1994 by regional accreditation regional accrediting organizations in the United States following a long history of collaboration under other auspices. CITA provided systems of accreditation around the world and it provided accreditation for individual schools. ref cite web url http www.citaschools.org index.php?option com content&task view&id 67&Itemid 127 title About CITA accessdate 2009 03 26 year 2009 publisher CITA ref In 2008, CITA was acquired by AdvancED , which continues its work. ref http www.advanc ed.org company overview ref References reflist DEFAULTSORT Commission On International And Trans Regional Accreditation Category School accreditors ... more details
border 1 cellpadding 4 cellspacing 0 align right width 250 style margin 0 0 1em 1em background f9f9f9 border 1px gray solid border collapse collapse font size 95 font size 1 South East Texas Regional Planning Commission font style background efefef align center colspan 2 Image SETRPC logo.png br small Logo small style background e0e0e0 align center colspan 2 Location style background efefef align center colspan 2 Image SETRPC.png 200px Map of Texas highlighting counties served by the South East Texas Regional Planning Commission. style background e0e0e0 align center colspan 2 General Information Established June 1970 Number of Counties 3 Area approx. 2,196 sq. mi. Population ref http txsdc.utsa.edu tpepp 2005 txpopest cog.php Total Population Estimates for Texas Councils of Governments Texas State Data Center. ref 385,090 2000 br 379,020 2006 The South East Texas Regional Planning Commission SETRPC is a voluntary association of cities, counties and special districts in Southeast Texas . Based in Beaumont, Texas Beaumont , the South East Texas Regional Planning Commission is a member of the Texas Association of Regional Councils . Counties served Hardin County, Texas Hardin Jefferson County, Texas Jefferson Orange County, Texas Orange Largest cities in the region Beaumont, Texas Beaumont Port Arthur, Texas Port Arthur Orange, Texas Orange Nederland, Texas Nederland Groves, Texas Groves Port Neches, Texas Port Neches Vidor, Texas Vidor Lumberton, Texas Lumberton References references External links http www.setrpc.org South East Texas Regional Planning Commission Official site. Texas stub Texas COGs Category Texas Association of Regional Councils ... more details
border 1 cellpadding 4 cellspacing 0 align right width 250 style margin 0 0 1em 1em background f9f9f9 border 1px gray solid border collapse collapse font size 95 font size 1 Golden Crescent Regional Planning Commission font style background efefef align center colspan 2 Image GCRPC logo.png 150px br small Logo small style background e0e0e0 align center colspan 2 Location style background efefef align center colspan 2 Image GCRPC.png 200px Map of Texas highlighting counties served by the Golden Crescent Regional Planning Commission. style background e0e0e0 align center colspan 2 General Information Established January 1968 Number of Counties 7 Area approx. 6,097 sq. mi. Population ref http txsdc.utsa.edu tpepp 2005 txpopest cog.php Total Population Estimates for Texas Councils of Governments Texas State Data Center. ref 183,905 2000 br 187,123 2006 The Golden Crescent Regional Planning Commission GCRPC is a voluntary association of cities, counties and special districts in southern Texas . Based in Victoria, Texas Victoria , the Golden Crescent Regional Planning Commission is a member of the Texas Association of Regional Councils . Counties served Calhoun County, Texas Calhoun DeWitt County, Texas DeWitt Goliad County, Texas Goliad Gonzales County, Texas Gonzales Jackson County, Texas Jackson Lavaca County, Texas Lavaca Victoria County, Texas Victoria Largest cities in the region Victoria, Texas Victoria Port Lavaca, Texas Port Lavaca Gonzales, Texas Gonzales Cuero, Texas Cuero Edna, Texas Edna Yoakum, Texas Yoakum References references External links http www.gcrpc.org Golden Crescent Regional Planning Commission Official site. Texas COGs Category Texas Association of Regional Councils Texas stub ... more details
Image Dvrpc logo color.jpg right 300px The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission DVRPC is the metropolitan ... by the Penn Jersey Transportation Study which was organized to resume regional planning and which metamorphosed into the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission DVRPC . Counties served Burlington ... www.dvrpc.org DVRPC website ref The Commission was first instituted as a regional planning agency in 1965 ... Metropolitan planning organizations Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission Category Delaware ... , DVRPC is responsible for transportation and regional planning in the greater Philadelphia area. History The first evidence of regional planning in the Delaware Valley was in the form of the Regional ... the first regional plan in 1932. The agency was disbanded in 1941. Philadelphia s Urban Traffic ... the Delaware Valley Urban Compact to provide continuing, comprehensive, coordinated regional planning for the Delaware Valley Urban Area and to provide a variety of services designed to address regional ... . ISTEA gave the Commission an expanded transportation planning authority and responsibility, as defined ... bills have continued and expanded this designation and responsibility. The Commission is governed by an 18 member board that establishes regional policy, defines committee duties, and adopts the annual ... adoption of the annual budget. Regional Citizens Committee One of the primary roles of DVRPC ... the regional issues of transportation, land use, air quality, housing, airports, goods and freight movement, citizen concerns, etc. These committees enhance the regional forum provided by the Board ... on regional planning in the Delaware Valley. The Regional Citizens Committee RCC initially came ... is structured to fulfill several goals To identify those members of key regional organizations ... of citizen members, advocates for special interests, and regional organizations. It is one segment of DVRPC s overall public involvement program which is spelled out in its entirety in the Commission ... more details
Advert date August 2010 Infobox Bus transit name Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada logo RTC white logo.png logo size 125 image CAT Coach 915.JPG image size 250px image caption 915 under the Citizens Area Transit brand at the downtown transit center on the 105. company slogan parent founded 1965 headquarters Las Vegas, Nevada locale Southern Nevada service area Clark County, Nevada service type Local bus transit, highways alliance routes destinations stops hubs stations lounge fleet ridership fuel type operator nowiki nowiki Veolia Transportation br small fixed route small First Transit br small paratransit ceo Jacob Snow leader type General Manager leader website http www.rtcsouthernnevada.com Regional Transportation Commission The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada RTC is both the transit authority and the transportation planning agency for Southern Nevada. As the Las Vegas Valley s population continues to increase daily, so too does traffic congestion and the RTC identifies transportation challenges and explores and implements both short and long term resolutions while simultaneously promoting sustainability, air quality improvement, enhanced mobility and increased quality of life in the region. RTC goals Implement and update transportation systems that improve air quality Research and develop full integrated transit options Incorporate transit ... to better serve the Las Vegas Valley. The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada RTC ... roads, the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada RTC has introduced the Gold ... Regional Transportation Commission Of Southern Nevada Category Local government in Nevada Category ... Government agencies established in 1965 id Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada ... cost. RTC Metropolitan Planning Organization The regional government agency originated from a 1965 ... Trust Fund, the County Option Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax for regional, street and highway construction ... more details
Infobox Union Please include all unused fields for future use. See template talk Infobox Union for usage. name EUREF country affiliation International Association of Geodesy members more than 30 countries full name Regional Reference Frame Sub Commission for Europe native name image Image EUREF logo 2.PNG 100px founded 1987 current head dissolved date dissolved state merged into office Munich , Germany people J. Ihde, President br H. Hornik, Secretary br C. Bruyninx, Chair of the Technical Working Group website http www.euref.eu www.euref.eu footnotes Regional Reference Frame Sub Commission for Europe EUREF is the sub commission of the International Association of Geodesy International Association of Geodesy IAG , part of the Sub Commission 1.3 Regional Reference Frame s , under International Association of Geodesy IAG Commission 1 Reference Frame s . EUREF deals with the definition, realization and maintenance of the European Geodetic Reference Frame. The goal of EUREF is to establish a unified geodetic datum European Terrestrial Reference System 1989 ETRS89 and a consistent network of reference stations EUREF Permanent Network EPN throughout Europe . EUREF was founded in 1987 at the IUGG General Assembly held in Vancouver . Mission EUREF is driven by a voluntary agreement of scientific organisations and national geodetic geographic agencies of the member countries, who are willing to replace their legacy national geodetic datums with a unified European Reference Frame and join their national networks of reference stations into a common European network. The mandate of EUREF is to foster and coordinate the activities of the member countries, which are financed and managed on the national level. EUREF realizes and maintains European Terrestrial Reference System 1989 ETRS89 , the European geodetic datum , which is to become a single datum used for geodetic applications in all the member countries. A key instrument in maintaining European Terrestrial Reference System ... more details
About RTC Washoe Northern Nevada the RTC in Southern Nevada RTC Transit Infobox Bus transit name Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County logo RTC Washoe logo.png logo size 140 image image caption company slogan parent founded 1979 defunct headquarters locale service area service type bus service , paratransit , express bus service , bus rapid transit , highway construction , transportation planning alliance routes destinations stops hubs stations lounge fleet ridership annual ridership fuel type operator ceo leader type leader website http www.rtcwashoe.com rtcwashoe.com The Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County RTC is the public body responsible for the transportation needs throughout Reno , Sparks , and Washoe County , Nevada . The RTC, created by the State of Nevada in 1979, is an amalgamation of the Regional Street and Highway Commission, the Regional Transit Commission and the Washoe County Area Transportation Study Policy Committee. ref name about cite web url http www.rtcwashoe.com section about rtc title About RTC work RTC Washoe accessdate October 11, 2009 ref . They provide public transportation services, street and highway construction, and transportation planning. Public transportation RTC Ride RTC RIDE is the public transit bus system ref name ... 1920 s , the streetcars became unprofitable and the tracks were removed. The Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County RTC created the Citifare bus system Area Transit after several decades ..., regional roadways, high traffic greater than 5,000 avg. daily trips streets, and roads ... The Regional Transportation Plan RTP is RTC s plan to create and maintain the long term transportation ... Planning The Regional Transportation Improvement Program RTIP is RTC s short range plan to meet the current ... www.rtcwashoe.com Official Sites http www.rtcwashoe.greenride.com RTC RIDESHARE DEFAULTSORT Regional Transportation Commission Of Washoe County Category Bus transportation in Nevada Category Bus rapid ... more details
. The AppalachianRegionalCommission was formed to foster development in the region. Today ... far has offered few alternatives to its desperate residents. The AppalachianRegionalCommission purports ... Technology 2007 . AppalachianRegionalCommission Image ARC ohio designations 2003.png right thumb ... RegionalCommission counties Ohio The AppalachianRegionalCommission was formed in 1965 to aide ... http www.arc.gov index.do?nodeId 56 AppalachianRegionalCommission Online Resource Center . Retrieved ... on most economic indicators. The Appalachian region currently defined by the Commission includes ...Image Appalachianohio.PNG thumb 375px right Counties classified as Appalachian Ohio are shaded in red. Appalachian Ohio is a bioregion and political unit in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Ohio characterized by the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains . The AppalachianRegionalCommission defines the region as consisting of twenty nine counties. This region roughly overlaps with the Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests , which begin in southeast Ohio ... of the most biodiverse temperate forest in the world. Geologically, Appalachian Ohio corresponds ... seats Image Appalachian Ohio Counties.png thumb right 274px Counties in Appalachian Ohio are colored ... s Office of Appalachia classifies the counties of Appalachian Ohio into three smaller regions ... Cities Appalachian Ohio has several small cities within its borders. Those municipalities with a population ... and History of Appalachian Ohio Expand section date February 2008 The majority of mountain people ... the red Indian, must learn this lesson. Editors of the New York Times , 1912. Appalachian Ohio ..., there is a strong Appalachian folk music pre Bluegrass tradition in the region. Notable songs about Appalachian Ohio include The Big Scioto River Sciota generally pronounced sigh oh tee , Banks of the Ohio ... formed the basis for the cultural difference that later developed between Appalachian and non ... more details
notability date October 2010 refimprove date October 2010 Infobox Airline airline Appalachian Airlines logo Appalachian.png logo size 250 fleet size destinations IATA ICAO APL ref http www.planespotters.net Airline Appalachian Flying Service Appalachian Flying Service code data at planespotters.net ref callsign parent company slogan founded 1977 ceased 1980 headquarters Tri Cities Regional Airport key people hubs secondary hubs focus cities frequent flyer lounge alliance website Appalachian Airlines was a US commuter airline , operating out of Tri Cities Regional Airport , Tennessee . ref name news http news.google.com newspapers?id sn5TAAAAIBAJ&sjid ZYYDAAAAIBAJ&pg 2642,738947&dq appalachian airlines&hl en News report on the airline ref It was founded in 1977 as Appalachian Flying Service , and ceased its operations in 1980. ref http www.aerofiles.com airlines am.html Appalachian Airlines entry at North American airlines directory ref Destinations Appalachian Airlines offered scheduled flights to the following destinations ref name news ref ref Appalachian Airlines timetable, October 1977 ref Beckley, West Virginia Beckley Raleigh County Memorial Airport Bluefield, West Virginia Mercer County Airport West Virginia Charleston, West Virginia Yeager Airport Elkins, West Virginia Elkins Randolph County Airport Tri Cities, Tennessee Tri Cities Regional Airport base Roanoke, Virginia Roanoke Regional Airport References reflist Category Defunct airlines of the United States Category Airlines established in 1977 Category Airlines disestablished in 1980 US airline stub ... more details
Appalachian Highway can refer to the following Appalachian Highway Ohio Appalachian Development Highway System Appalachian Highway auto trail dab ... more details
October 2009 While most of this area lies within Appalachia as defined by the AppalachianRegionalCommission , Appalachian English is not the dialect of the entire region the Commission defines as Appalachia. The Appalachian dialect is Rhotic and non rhotic accents rhotic and characterized by distinct ...Image Appalachian region of United States.gif thumb right 250px Appalachia Appalachian English is a common ... is spoken primarily in the Central and Southern Appalachian Mountains Appalachian Mountain region ... also be found in writing. Appalachian English has long been derided as an inferior dialect. Citation ... and unsophisticated characters. While research has largely disproven these stereotypes, use of the Appalachian ... of the Appalachian dialect. One theory is that the dialect is a remnant of Elizabethan or Shakespearean ... research suggests that Appalachian English developed as a uniquely American dialect as early settlers ... similarities between the Appalachian dialect and Colonial American English. ref Montgomery, 1002 1004. ref Speakers of Appalachian English have no trouble understanding standard English, but even ... assumption that the Appalachian dialect is inferior to Standard American English. The characteristic syntax and morphology of Appalachian English gives way to more standard forms in schools ... needed date November 2008 Phonology IPA notice lang en Phonemic incidence Research suggests that the Appalachian .... ref Walt Wolfram and Donna Christian, Appalachian Speech Arlington, Virginia Center for Applied ... Bridget Anderson, Appalachian English in the Urban North. The Encyclopedia of Appalachia Knoxville ... IPA z . People who live in the Appalachian dialect area pronounce the word Appalachia with a short a sound, IPA p l t or IPA p l t i , while those who live outside of the Appalachian ... American Appalachian English. The Encyclopedia of Appalachia Knoxville, Tenn. University of Tennessee ... more than one form of the verb to be acceptable in Appalachian English. The use of the word ... more details
Infobox Non profit Non profit name Appalachian Volunteers Non profit logo Image AVlogo.jpg 200px founded ..., community development archives Berea College Hutchins Library Appalachian Volunteers, Inc ... Press of Kentucky, 2008 . ref Origins The Appalachian Volunteers AV began as an activity ... Mountain Settlement School in Harlan County to formally organize the Appalachian Volunteers to expand such efforts. Representatives of the Kentucky Governor s office, the President s AppalachianRegionalCommission, and the President s Committee for a War on Poverty were present to encourage college ... in Harlan County. Daugherty contacted the original Knott County members of the Appalachian Group ..., Director of Appalachian Volunteers Resigns Post, The Herald Dispatch , July 19, 1968. ref Assistant ... system would be better suited for a public utilities commission. The AV senior staff refused invitations ... . The AV also helped start the legal services group Appalachian Research and Defense Fund Appalred ..., American Youth in a Social Struggle II The Appalachian Volunteers, American Journal of Orthopsychiatry January 1968 , pp. 31 46. ref and a favorable review by the OEO regional office, no more ... to Appalred, the Grassroots Craftsmen co op to the Commission on Religion in Appalachia CORA under ... 11 13, 2011, in conjunction with the 34th annual conference of the Appalachian Studies Association . ref Preliminary Conference Program, Thirty Fourth Annual Appalachian Studies Conference, Appalachian ..., American Youth in a Social Struggle II The Appalachian Volunteers, American Journal of Orthopsychiatry , Vol. 38, No. 1 January 1968 , pp. 31 46. Charles Spradlin, Director of Appalachian Volunteers ... 29, 1968. Bill Peterson, The Appalachian Volunteers A Look at Them First Hand Embattled Poverty Fighters ..., Washington Post , September 29, 1969, p. A5. Billy D. Horton, The Appalachian Volunteers A Case ... David E. Whisnant, One Eye in the Land of the Blind The Appalachian Volunteers, ch. 7 in Modernizing ... more details
for Appalachianregional musicians in Atlanta, Georgia . Musicians recorded at these sessions included ...Image Virginia stringband 1937.jpg right 300px thumb The Bogtrotters, an Appalachian String band American ... Eck Dunford, Davy Crockett Ward, Fields Ward, and Wade Ward. Appalachian music is the traditional ... fiddle music , religious hymns, and African American blues . First recorded in the 1920s, Appalachian .... Instruments typically used to perform Appalachian music include the banjo , fiddle , Appalachian ... Early recorded Appalachian musicians include Fiddlin John Carson , Henry Whitter , Bascom Lamar Lunsford ... recorded in the 1920s and 1930s. Several Appalachian musicians obtained renown during the folk ... Parton , Earl Scruggs , Chet Atkins , and Don Reno were heavily influenced by traditional Appalachian ... Appalachian songs or rewritten versions of Appalachian songs. History Image Appalachian dulcimers cfb ttu1.jpg thumb 200px right Appalachian dulcimer Immigrants from England , Wales , Ireland , and Scotland ... were accompanied by a fiddle. ref name olson Several Appalachian ballads, such as Pretty Saro ..., was as equally influential as the Old World tradition in the development of Appalachian music ... as broadside music broadside s. ref name olson New World ballads popular among Appalachian musicians ... iconic symbols of Appalachian culture&mdash the banjo&mdash was brought to the region by African ..., Appalachian Echoes of the African Banjo . Appalachians and Race The Mountain South from Slavery ... in the Appalachian region throughout the 19th century. ref name conway2 Cecelia Conway, Banjo ... such as the third and seventh blue notes , and Glissando sliding tones and verbal dexterity to Appalachian music, and many early Appalachian musicians, such as Dock Boggs and Hobart Smith , recalled ... s. ref name olson The fretted dulcimer&mdash often called the Appalachian or mountain Appalachian ... Cecil Sharp and Maud Karpeles toured the Southern Appalachian region, visiting places like ... more details
Appalachian Americans are Americans living in Appalachia . ref Dwight Billings and David Walls, Appalachians, in Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups , ed. Stephan Thernstrom Harvard University Press, 1980 , pp. 125 128. ref While not an Demographics of the United States official demographic used or recognized by the United States Census Bureau , Appalachian Americans, due to various factors, have developed their own distinct culture within larger social groupings. Included are their own Appalachian English dialect , Appalachian music , Appalachian Granny Magic folklore , and even sports teams as in the case of the Appalachian League . Furthermore many colleges and universities now grant degrees in Appalachian studies . ref Appalachian Studies Association, US Programs in Appalachian Studies http www.appalachianstudies.org syllabi programs.php Appalachian Studies Association Website. 2000 2005. Retrieved July 11, 2009 ref The term has seen growing usage in recent years, possibly due in opposition to the common use of hillbilly derogatory term s still used to describe people of the region. References Reflist See also Appalachian Trail Appalachian Studies Association Bluegrass music Category Ethnic groups in the United States ... more details
italicstitle Appalachian Spring is a ballet score composed by Aaron Copland that premiered in 1944 and has achieved widespread and enduring popularity as an orchestral suite . The ballet, scored for a thirteen member Chamber music chamber orchestra, was created upon commission of choreographer and dancer Martha Graham with funds from the Coolidge Foundation headed by Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge it premiered on Monday, October 30 List of 1944 ballet premieres 1944 , at the Library of Congress in Washington DC, with Martha Graham dancing the lead role. The set was designed by the Japanese American sculptor Isamu Noguchi . Copland was awarded the 1945 Pulitzer Prize for Music for his achievement ... winners for Music category ref Composition process listen filename Aron Copland Appalachian Spring Opening original version for 13 instruments.ogg title Opening Appalachian Spring, original version for 13 ... before the premiere, Graham suggested Appalachian Spring , a phrase from a Hart Crane poem, The Bridge long poem The Bridge blockquote poem O Appalachian Spring I gained the ledge Steep, inaccessible ... was often amused when people told him he captured the beauty of the Appalachian Mountains Appalachians ... programs specials milestones 991027.motm.apspring.html Milestones of the Millennium Appalachian Spring ... Gifts Retrieved June 5, 2010. http www.cmi.univ mrs.fr esouche dance Appala.html Appalachian Spring ..., Appalachian Spring . Pro Arte, 1996. Retrieved May 17, 2005. Scher, Valerie. http www.signonsandiego.com uniontrib 20050306 news 1a06graham.html A fortuitous collaboration led to Appalachian Spring ... of Aaron Copland concerning Appalachian Spring held by the Library of Congress http www.keepingscore.org ... NPR s Performance Today Milestones of the Millennium Appalachian Spring with Rob ... designed by Isamu Noguchi Category 1944 compositions Category Ballets by Aaron Copland ca Appalachian Spring de Appalachian Spring fr Appalachian Spring ballet ja sk Apala sk jar ... more details
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