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The National Academy of Sciences was signed into being by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, at the height of the Civil War. The Academy is a private, nonprofit, self-perpetuating society of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and engineering research that is dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare. Upon the authority of the charter granted to it by the Congress in 1863, the Academy has a mandate that requires it to advise the federal government on scientific and technical matters. The National Academy of Sciences is governed by a council comprised of 12 members and five officers elected from among its membership. The council is responsible to the membership for the activities undertaken by the organization and for the corporate management of the National Academy of Sciences. The Academy membership is comprised of approximately 2,000 members and nearly 350 foreign associates, of whom more than 190 have won Nobel Prizes.

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Melwood Horticultural Training is an internship program offered by Melwood, and is located in Waldorf, Md. Its six- to eight-week training internships offers a balance of hands-on, practical field assignments and experience, with classroom lecture and discussion. Its horticulture employment training program is designed to train persons with disabilities for employment through the training on horticulture. The training covers areas, such as holding down a job, getting to work on time, interpersonal relations, following directions and meeting production quotas. It arranges job opportunities in grounds maintenance, landscaping and greenhouse work. Its horticulture personal enrichment program is designed for persons with disabilities and have reached the age of retirement.