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State of New Jersey
New Jersey Inspector General Mary Jane Cooper released a report of initial findings stemming from review of the New Jersey School Construction Corporation. Read Report (pdf - 121k), Read News Release (pdf - 35k) ... What's New in New Jersey? ... NJ Transit Can Take You to Work, School, the Airport, and even Six Flags! Start Saving Now! ... [Read More]
Citizen - Attractions, Art, Sports, Recreation
Copyright (c) State of New Jersey, 1996 - 2003 ... This site is maintained by the New Jersey Office of Information Technology ... Registered Users can personalize the content on this site. New users-- register here . ... [Read More]
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey - Bridges
The George Washington Bridge is home to the world's largest free-flying American flag. The flag, which is located under the upper arch of the New Jersey tower, drapes vertically for 90 feet and flies freely, responding to breezes from the Hudson River or Palisades. The flag's stripes are approximately 5 feet wide and the stars measure about 4 feet in diameter. Weather permitting, the flag is flown on the following eight holidays: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, and Veterans Day. ... [Read More]
CIA - The World Factbook -- Flag of Uganda
six equal horizontal bands of black (top), yellow, red, black, yellow, and red; a white disk is superimposed at the center and depicts a red-crested crane (the national symbol) facing the hoist side ... Home Reference Maps Appendixes Flags of the World ... Flag Description: ... [Read More]
EDSITEment - Lesson Plan
Armbruster, Ann. The American Flag. New York: Franklin Watts, 1991. Ayer, Eleanor. Our Flag. Brookfield, CT: The Millbrook Press, 1992. Fradin, Dennis. The Flag of the United States. Chicago: Children's Press, 1990. Haban, Rita. How Proudly They Wave: Flags of the Fifty States. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner Publications, 1989. Kent, Deborah. The Star-Spangled Banner. Chicago: Children's Press, 1995. Mayer, Albert. The Story of Old Glory. Chicago: Children's Press, 1970. Mayer, Jane. Betsy Ross and the Flag. New York: Random House, 1952. Quiri, Patricia Ryon. The American Flag. New York: Children's Press, 1998. Swanson, June. I Pledge Allegiance. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner Books, 1991. White, David. The Great Book of Flags. Vero Beach, FL: Rourke Publishing, 1991. Williams, Earl P. What You Should Know About the American Flag. Lanham, MD: Maryland Historical Press, 1987. ... [Read More]
CIA - The World Factbook -- Flag of Australia
blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and a large seven-pointed star in the lower hoist-side quadrant known as the Commonwealth Star, representing the federation of the colonies of Australia in 1901; the star depicts one point for each of the six original states and one representing all of Australia's internal and external territories; the remaining half is a representation of the Southern Cross constellation in white with one small five-pointed star and four larger, seven-pointed stars ... [Read More]
Consumer Information Center: Our Flag
Strong evidence indicates that Francis Hopkinson of New Jersey, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, was responsible for the stars in the U.S. flag. At the time that the flag resolution was adopted, Hopkinson was the Chairman of the Continental Navy Board's Middle Department. Hopkinson also helped design other devices for the Government including the Great Seal of the United States. For his services, Hopkinson submitted a letter to the Continental Admiralty Board asking "whether a Quarter Cask of the public Wine will not be a proper & reasonable Reward for these Labours of Fancy and a suitable Encouragement to future Exertions of a like Nature." His request was turned down since the Congress regarded him as a public servant. ... [Read More]
About the George Washington Bridge
The George Washington Bridge is home to theworld's largest free-flying American flag. The flag,which is located under the upper arch of the NewJersey tower, drapes vertically for 90 feet and fliesfreely, responding to breezes from the Hudson Riveror Palisades. The flag's stripes are approximately 5feet wide and the stars measure about 4 feet indiameter. Weather permitting, the flag is flown on the following eight holidays:Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, and Veterans Day. ... [Read More]
CIA - The World Factbook -- Field Listing - Flag description
three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, and blue with five blue, five-pointed stars arranged in an X pattern centered in the white band; the stars represent the members of the former Federal Republic of Central America - Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua; similar to the flag of El Salvador, which features a round emblem encircled by the words REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR EN LA AMERICA CENTRAL centered in the white band; also similar to the flag of Nicaragua, which features a triangle encircled by the word REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA on top and AMERICA CENTRAL on the bottom, centered in the white band ... [Read More]
CIA - The World Factbook
- Along with the new entities and the regular information updates, The World Factbook now also features six new fields. In the People category, a Major infectious diseases field has been added for countries deemed to pose a higher degree of risk for travelers. In the Economy category, entries have been added for Current account balance , Investment (gross fixed) , Public debt , and Reserves of foreign exchange and gold . The Transnational issues category has a new Refugees and internally displaced persons entry. ... [Read More]
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