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  2. North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Wikipedia

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    The North Carolina Department of Public Safety ( NCDPS) is an umbrella agency that carries out many of the state's law enforcement, emergency response and homeland security functions. The department was created in 1977 as the Department of Crime Control and Public Safety. In 2012, the North Carolina Department of Correction and the North ...

  3. Beacon Mountain - Wikipedia

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    Beacon Mountain, locally Mount Beacon, is the highest peak of Hudson Highlands, located south of City of Beacon, New York, in the Town of Fishkill. Its two summits rise above the Hudson River behind the city and can easily be seen from Newburgh across the river and many other places in the region. The more accessible northern peak, at 1,516 ...

  4. Beacon frame - Wikipedia

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    A beacon frame is a type of management frame in IEEE 802.11 WLANs. It contains information about the network. Beacon frames are transmitted periodically; they serve to announce the presence of a wireless LAN and to provide a timing signal to synchronise communications with the devices using the network (the members of a service set ). In an ...

  5. A 'beacon of hope' for the deaf and hard of hearing ... - AOL

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    'A beacon of hope' While Bridgehaven has only received about five referrals so far for the program, Bridgman said staff is ready to accommodate 30 to 50+ people and will adjust as needed if larger ...

  6. Beacon Building Products - Wikipedia

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    Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. is an American publicly traded company which sells residential and non-residential roofing products, as well as related building products in North America. As of September 5, 2023, upon the completion of its acquisition of S&H Building Material Corporation, the company has over 490 locations throughout all 50 states ...

  7. Akron Beacon Journal - Wikipedia

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    The Akron Beacon Journal is a morning newspaper in Akron, Ohio, United States. Owned by Gannett, it is the sole daily newspaper in Akron and is distributed throughout Northeast Ohio. The paper's coverage focuses on local news. The Beacon Journal has won four Pulitzer Prizes: in 1968, 1971, 1987 and 1994. [2]

  8. Beacon Communications Corporation - Wikipedia

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    Beacon Communications Corp. was a newspaper publisher in Acton, Massachusetts, United States, operating a dozen weekly newspapers as well as daily newspapers in Hudson and Marlborough, Massachusetts. It was bought by Fidelity Investments in 1993 and incorporated into Community Newspaper Company, Massachusetts ' largest weekly newspaper ...

  9. Davis–Bacon Act of 1931 - Wikipedia

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    Sen. James J. Davis ( R - PA) and Rep. Robert L. Bacon ( R – NY-1 ), the co-sponsors of the Davis–Bacon Act. The Davis–Bacon Act of 1931 is a United States federal law that establishes the requirement for paying the local prevailing wages on public works projects for laborers and mechanics. It applies to "contractors and subcontractors ...