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We present a multiscale sensorless adaptive optics (SAO) OCT system capable of imaging retinal structure and vasculature with various fields-of-view (FOV) and resolutions. Using a single deformable mirror and exploiting the polarization properties of light, the SAO-OCT-A was implemented in a compact and easy to operate system. With the ability to adjust the beam diameter at the pupil, retinal imaging was demonstrated at two different numerical apertures with the same system. The general morphological structure and retinal vasculature could be observed with a few tens of micrometer-scale lateral resolution with conventional OCT and OCT-A scanning protocols with a 1.7-mm-diameter beam incident at the pupil and a large FOV (15 deg × 15 deg). Changing the system to a higher numerical aperture with a 5.0-mm-diameter beam incident at the pupil and the SAO aberration correction, the FOV was reduced to 3 deg × 3 deg for fine detailed imaging of morphological structure and microvasculature such as the photoreceptor mosaic and capillaries. Multiscale functional SAO-OCT imaging was performed on four healthy subjects, demonstrating its functionality and potential for clinical utility.
- adaptive optics
- optical coherence tomography
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Biomedical Engineering


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- tribal organization, culture, loyalty, etc.
- a strong sense of identifying with and being loyal to one's tribe, group, etc.
See tribalism in American Heritage Dictionary 4
- The organization, culture, or beliefs of a tribe.
- A strong feeling of identity with and loyalty to one's tribe or group.
Learn more about tribalism

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The Benefits of Show and Tell in Early Childhood
It's time for your little ones to start bringing their favorite items to school for Show and Tell. Parents remember when they brought in interesting items for Show and Tell and of course, the world has changed but there are still some interesting items kids can bring in to share with the class. There are fossil formations in stones, geodes, crystals, their favorite toy, an experiment they can do, something they made, posters, etc. There are many great benefits of Show and Tell when kids are first starting school. Each teacher does things differently. Some make their students Star of the week and include a Show and Tell day and younger students also have a schedule on when it's their turn for Show and Tell. Some teachers might pick a certain day of the week for Show and Tell and assign so many students for their presentations. Whatever the case may be, make sure you as parents pay attention to when it's your child's turn for Show and Tell so they are prepared.
Learning about themselves
There are many benefits of Show and Tell for young children. They can teach the teacher and other students something about themselves and their likes and interests. They also are able to learn how to begin public speaking and shed some of the shyness they might be experiencing as a child being away from home and talking in front of people other than their families. This is a good start for kids because as they proceed in life and pass into each grade, there will be more and more time that will be allowed for them to give presentations and tell the class what they found with the topic they had as homework.
Boosting the child's confidence
Show and Tell also helps build a young child's confidence when they have the attention of the class as they are talking about what they chose as their item for Show and Tell. They will gain the respect of their peers and this will help them become a team player when it comes to different projects that they will work on throughout the year.
Learning to communicate
Show and tell also helps children to use eye contact when they are presenting their item to the other students. They learn how to look around the room and make sure all their new friends are listening to them when they are talking. This, in turn, teaches them that they have to offer the same respect and listen to other students when they present their item on their day of Show and Tell.
In addition, this also helps children learn how to project their voices so the whole class can hear what they are talking about. It's very critical that young children learn how to talk loud enough so their peers can hear what they are talking about. After all, the item they are presenting probably is going to be very interesting and will help the other students learn something they didn't know before.
Boost their critical thinking skills
Kids also learn about using their critical thinking skills because they have to remember and rehearse at home before they come to school to present their Show and Tell project. Critical thinking skills started to become popular in the late '90s, early part of the 21st century. The skill started becoming popular in online colleges and students who chose to go to school at night. This skill is now started as young as the first few years of school for students so they learn how to think before they speak and choose their words correctly in order for the rest of the class and their teacher to understand what they are portraying.
Your children are also going to look up to their parents for help with the selection of a topic about something that will catch the class's attention. For instance, if your child caught a caterpillar in late summer and it spun a cocoon, this would teach the class about the cycles of a caterpillar turning into either a butterfly or a moth. In spring, when the cocoon breaks open and the wings are drying, your child could always bring the moth or butterfly back to school and the kids would see how the cycle of the caterpillar transgressed into a really colorful and beautiful moth or butterfly. This is also a good time for parents to spend with their child and bond with them when the decision arises on what to bring for Show and Tell or Student of the Week when Show and Tell is usually included in the title.
It's always fun watching a young child grow and learn how to speak in front of their class when they are only little tots. They find great enjoyment when they have the chance to be the center of attention and this will bring parents great happiness as well. It's also a good experience for all to watch your child gain that confidence that they need to flourish in their young lives in order to become successful adults. If your family is from another culture or has a different ethnicity, encourage your children to share with the class what types of food they enjoy or what kind of holidays they celebrate that are a bit different from their peers. Teachers and students alike love to hear about other parts of the country and the world.
If you and your family just moved from another area of the country where there is an ocean or mountains, have your child bring in some cool shells or pictures of the beautiful mountains in the area that you moved from. There are an abundance of ideas and benefits from the opportunity of Show and Tell in the school systems. It offers the kids a reprieve from their studies and allows them time to get to know each other and also their teacher. These are the benefits of Show and Tell and this project has been going on for more than 60 years so children, parents, and grandparents have all had the opportunity to be able to bring in their favorite items for Show and Tell.

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Here's a sample of our volunteer opportunities:VIEW AS
The Haiti Education Alliance (THEA) is a Christian, non-profit organization dedicated to empowering families in Haiti to improve the health (physical, social, psychological, and spiritual) of their communities for generations.
Since THEA's inception in 2010, to achieve THEA's mission, we have developed 3 main programs:
1. Gardening/Egg Production/Nutrition Training
- 18 month Backyard Gardening/Nutrition and Chicken/Egg Production/Nutrition courses
- 3-5 day Community Seminars
2. Rehabilitation Clinics
- 3 clinics in Pignon, Ranquite, Lavictoire
- Continuing education for rehabilitation technician(s)
- future fieldwork placement for Rehabilitation Technician Training Program in Haiti
3. Primary/Secondary/Vocational/University Fund
- Ensuring the poorest of the poor in the community can complete school
- Includes "Teachers Unite"- a collaborative seminar for teachers in the community
- Breakfast and Tutoring Program for the students who suffer the effects of malnutrition
- Vocational/University education in areas of medicine/rehabilitation and agriculture
THEA advocates for vulnerable populations in Haiti, including children, people with disabilities, women and the elderly.
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Ms Word 2010 Eq editor hotkeys/shortcuts
 1. What is this?:This is a list that contains hotkeys and short cuts designed to make your time writing equations in Microsoft word quicker and hopefully less of a hassle.
 Why?: Some time recently I decided to start doing all my homework on my computer regardless of the class. This may seem difficult and many people that see my homework think its over kill but, knowing the hot keys and short cuts really cuts down on A LOT of time. The main tool here is Microsoft Word's equation editor. I don't know the full extent of the uses but I did want to share my knowledge to maybe help some one else shave a good amount of time off their report. I have looked around the internet to get help with shortcuts and hot keys but have not found very useful tools. I actually would like some help writing up a list of hot keys and short cuts to make available to every one. If you have any comments or suggestion please comment below.
 Remember: to press space where the code says, it is necessary to get Microsoft word to recognize certain parts before continuing.
 1. Common Hotkeys
 2. Basic Math Equations
 3. Greek letters and symbols
 4. Scripts
 5. Limits/logs/trig functions
 6. Common Character Accents.
 1. Common Hotkeys
 Code (Text):
 Alt+"=" open/close equation editor
 ctrl+l left align
 ctrl+e center align
 ctrl+r Right align
 ctrl+j justify
 ctrl+b bold
 ctrl+u underline
 ctrl+i italic
 ctrl+s save document
 ctrl+o open document
 ctrl+c copy
 ctrl+x cut
 ctrl+v paste
 shift+arrow select text. By letter or symbol
 ctrl+shift+arrow select text. by word or grouping
 ctrl+shift+. increase text size
 ctrl+shift+, decrease text size
 The variables x and n can be replaced with words and full equations
 2. Basic Math equations
 Code (Text):
 x^n x[SUP]n[/SUP]
 (x+x)^n (x+x)[SUP]n[/SUP]
 x^(n+n) x[SUP](n+n)[/SUP]
 x^n+n x[SUP]n[/SUP]+n
 x/n "x" divided by "n"
 (x+x)/n "x" plus "x" total divided by "n"
 x/(n+n) "x" divided by the sum of "n"+"n"
 x/n+n "x"divided by "n" total plus "n"
 [B]Integrals: be sure to type spaces as indicated[/B]
 \int x dx boundless integral over the function x
 \int _0^n x dx integral with bounds zero to n over the function x
 \int _0^(n+n) x dx integral with bounds zero to n plus n all over the function of x
 \iint x dx double integral with no bounds
 \iiint x dx triple intertal
 (I am not sure if you can add bounds to all the integrals
 I would use multiple single integrals for this as shown below)
 \int_0^2\pi \int _0^pi \int _0^r r^2 sin \phi dr d\phi d\theta
 bounds from 0 to 2(pi), 0 to pi and 0 to r
 (this is an integral for a sphere of radius r)
 3. Greek letters and symbols commonly used in equations:
 Code (Text):
 [B]Shortcuts (press space to change to symbol)[/B]
 \Alpha A
 \alpha α
 \Beta B
 \beta β
 \Delta Δ
 \delta δ
 \partial ∂
 \Gamma Γ
 \gamma γ
 \epsilon ϵ
 \Epsilon Ε
 \varepsilon ε
 \eta η
 \Eta H
 \theta θ
 \Theta Θ
 \kappa κ
 \Kappa K
 \lambda λ
 \Lambda Λ
 \pi π
 \Pi Π
 \omega ω
 \Omega Ω
 \mu μ
 \Mu M
 \infty infinity symbol
 4. Scripts
 Code (Text):
 X^n X[SUP]n[/SUP]
 X_n X[SUB]n[/SUB]
 (I am not sure how to get the ones for elements where the scripts come before)
 5. Limits/logs/trig:(type the equation as indicated, include the spaces as they are recognized by Microsoft Word.)
 Code (Text):
 lim (x->0) x limit from x to zero subscript for x
 log_x n log[SUB]x[/SUB] n
 sin x sine function
 sin^-1 x inverse sine function
 cos x cosine function
 cos^-1 x inverse cosine function
 tan x tangent function
 tan^-1 x inverse tangent function
 sinh x hyperbolic sine function
 sinh^-1 x inverse hyperbolic sine function
 cosh x hyperbolic cosine function
 cosh^-1 x inverse hyperbolic cosine function
 tanh x hyperbolic tangent function
 tanh^-1 x inverse hyperbolic tangent function
 6. Common character accents:press space two times to get the accent on said character
 Code (Text):
 x\hat x with hat on top
 x\dot x with dot on top
 x\ddot x with two dots on top
 x\dddot x with three dots on top
 x\vec x with vector on top
 x\tilde x with tilde on top
 Last edited: Feb 21, 2011
 2. jcsd
 3. Having used LyX for years due to MS Word's poor equation editor, the newest instation of word recently made me give it a try.
 At first, due to these shortcuts and the intuitive entry method, I was in love with it, it's even faster in terms of human input than LyX, once you get used to it equations fly along. It's got all the positive's of LyX equation entry (for a basic user like myself), with a few additional benefits that really speed up the process, like the ability to add spaces without \;, or the automatic adjustment of fraction bars and parenthesis when you hit the space bar. Everything was quick and smooth, I was sold.
 Then on one page I had, heaven forbid, 3 equations and all of a sudden everything came to a crawl, even normal word processing.
 I found that this is page specific, so once I managed to reach the next page it sped up a bit, but if there is even 1 equation that is too long, word becomes unbearable. I tried to live with it, but the huge delay started to give me a roaring headache and slowed down well past any benefits of using the program. Now I'm back with LyX, which is a great program (especially with its integrated LaTeX), but its too bad. Microsoft's team managed to make a fantastically inuitive equation entry method, borrowing a lot from LyX and LaTeX but also improving on it, but overall shoddy programming makes the whole thing unusable.
 It is utterly unacceptable with modern CPUs and Memory to have word processing that is not lightening fast, even with every last bell and whistle. I've had the same issue with MS Excel and VBA - hugely simple VBA code takes forever to compile and run simply because it is running inside Excel. I suspect that the issue is that at its core MS Word 2010 probably is just built on top of the same Word from '98, with features added and added and added; either that or it is just a vast array of poor programming, I'm not sure, but if I can run modern games like Left4Dead2 on intel's graphics cores in the new Sandy Bridge architecture, I'm pretty sure I should be able to do anything in terms of word processing. This is really dissappointing.
 Sorry to rant. It's the same case with Adobe Acrobat, I use Sumatra PDF and it opens any kind of PDF file I've thrown at it - password locked, encrypted, asian characters, etc. etc. - lightning fast. PDF reader? Crawls and makes


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Definition of fluency
n. - The quality of being fluent; smoothness; readiness of utterance; volubility. 2
The word "fluency" uses 7 letters: C E F L N U Y.
No direct anagrams for fluency found in this word list.
Adding one letter to fluency does not form any other word in this word list.
List shorter words within fluency, sorted by length
All words formed from fluency by changing one letter
Browse words starting with fluency by next letter


the frame is being composited by the XR hardware. Any subsequent calls the developer makes to updateRenderState() will not be applied until the next XRFrame's callbacks are processed.
The timestamp provided is acquired using identical logic to the processing of window.requestAnimationFrame() callbacks. This means that the timestamp is a DOMHighResTimeStamp set to the current time when the frame's callbacks begin processing. Multiple callbacks in a single frame will receive the same timestamp, even though time has elapsed during the processing of previous callbacks. In the future if additional, XR-specific timing information is identified that the API should provide, it is recommended that it be via the XRFrame object.
The XRWebGLLayers framebuffer is created by the UA and behaves similarly to a canvas's default framebuffer. Using framebufferTexture2D, framebufferRenderbuffer, getFramebufferAttachmentParameter, and getRenderbufferParameter will all generate an INVALID_OPERATION error. Additionally, outside of an XRSession's requestAnimationFrame() callback the framebuffer will be considered incomplete, reporting FRAMEBUFFER_UNSUPPORTED when calling checkFramebufferStatus. Attempts to draw to it, clear it, or read from it generate an INVALID_FRAMEBUFFER_OPERATION error as indicated by the WebGL specification.
Once drawn to, the XR device will continue displaying the contents of the XRWebGLLayer framebuffer, potentially reprojected to match head motion, regardless of whether or not the page continues processing new frames. Potentially future spec iterations could enable additional types of layers, such as video layers, that could automatically be synchronized to the device's refresh rate.
Viewer tracking With WebGL
Each XRFrame the scene will be drawn from the perspective of a "viewer", which is the user or device viewing the scene, described by an XRViewerPose. Developers retrieve the current XRViewerPose by calling getViewerPose() on the XRFrame and providing an XRReferenceSpace for the pose to be returned in. Due to the nature of XR tracking systems, this function is not guaranteed to return a value and developers will need to respond appropriately. For more information about what situations will cause getViewerPose() to fail and recommended practices for handling the situation, refer to the Spatial Tracking Explainer.
The XRViewerPose contains a views attribute, which is an array of XRViews. Each XRView has a projectionMatrix and transform that should be used when rendering with WebGL. The XRView is also passed to an XRWebGLLayer's getViewport() method to determine what the WebGL viewport should be set to when rendering. This ensures that the appropriate perspectives of scene are rendered to the correct portion on the XRWebGLLayer's framebuffer in order to display correctly on the XR hardware.
function onDrawFrame(timestamp, xrFrame) {
 // Do we have an active session?
 if (xrSession) {
 let glLayer = xrSession.renderState.baseLayer;
 let pose = xrFrame.getViewerPose(xrReferenceSpace);
 if (pose) {
 // Run imaginary 3D engine's simulation to step forward physics, animations, etc.
 scene.updateScene(timestamp, xrFrame);
 gl.bindFramebuffer(gl.FRAMEBUFFER, glLayer.framebuffer);
 for (let view of pose.views) {
 let viewport = glLayer.getViewport(view);
 gl.viewport(viewport.x, viewport.y, viewport.width, viewport.height);
 // Request the next animation callback
 } else {
 // No session available, so render a default mono view.
 gl.viewport(0, 0, glCanvas.width, glCanvas.height);
 // Request the next window callback
Each transform attribute of each XRView is an XRRigidTransform consisting of a position and orientation. (See the definition of an XRRigidTransform in the spatial tracking explainer for more details.) These should be treated as the locations of virtuals "cameras" within the scene. If the application is using a library to assist with rendering, it may be most natural to apply these values to a camera object directly, like so:
// Apply the view transform to the camera of a fictional rendering library.
function drawScene(view) {
Or it may be easier to pass the transform in as a view matrix, especially if the application makes WebGL calls directly. In that case the matrix needed will typically be the inverse of the view transform, which can easily be acquired from the inverse attribute of the XRRigidTransform.
// Get a view matrix and projection matrix appropriate for passing directly to a WebGL shader.
function drawScene(view) {
 viewMatrix = view.transform.inverse.matrix;
 projectionMatrix = view.projectionMatrix;
 // Set uniforms as appropriate for shaders being used
 // Draw Scene
In both cases the XRView's projectionMatrix should be used as-is. Altering it may cause incorrect output to the XR device and significant user discomfort.
Because the XRViewerPose inherits from XRPose it also contains a transform describing the position and orientation of the viewer as a whole relative to the XRReferenceSpace origin. This is primarily useful for rendering a visual representation of the viewer for spectator views or multi-user environments.
Audio Listener Tracking
Each XRFrame the viewerPos. transform.matrix needs to be modified to fit with the orientation values for the AudioContext.listener front and up values. Note that in the viewer xrReferenceSpace, the position and orientation move along with the headset (and presumably the user's head). This means it has a native origin always at the viewerPos. transform.matrix, so only the orientation of the audio listener will change in this ' xrReferenceSpace'. It's also important to clarify that there's no such thing as the listener position. The scene can have multiple coexisting coordinate systems. In this example, you're getting the viewer pose in a specific xrReferenceSpace, and using the pose transform matrix to update the AudioListener with position and orientation in that reference space's coordinate system. The unstated assumption is that the audio sources will also use coordinates in that same reference space's coordinate system, and if that's the case you'll get a consistent experience. It would be perfectly valid (if a bit odd) to do everything in viewer space, keeping the AudioListener at the viewer space origin with fixed forward along -z and up along +y in that space, and then ensure that the coordinates for audio sources are in this same viewer space, relative to the current head position and orientation.
Here is an example of how to connect the viewerPos. transform.matrix to the AudioContext.listener:
// initialize the audio context
const AudioContext = window.AudioContext || window.webkitAudioContext;
const audioCtx = new AudioContext();
function onDrawFrame(timestamp, xrFrame) {
 // Do we have an active session?
 if (xrSession) {
 let listener = audioCtx.listener;
 let pose = xrFrame.getViewerPose(xrReferenceSpace);
 if (pose) {
 // Run imaginary 3D engine's simulation to step forward physics, PannerNodes, etc.
 scene.updateScene(timestamp, xrFrame);
 // Set the audio listener to face where the XR view is facing
 /// The pose.matrix top left 3x3 elements provide unit column vectors in base space for the posed coordinate system's x/y/z axis directions,
 /// so we use the negative of the third column directly as a forward vector corresponding to the -z direction.
 // The given pose.transform.orientation is a quaternion and not a forward vector, so is not used with web audio
 const m = pose.transform.matrix;
 // Set forward facing position
 [ listener.forwardX.value, listener.forwardY.value, listener.forwardZ.value ] = [-m[8], -m[9], -m[10]];
 // set the horizontal position of the top of the listener's head
 [ listener.upX.value, listener.upY.value, listener.upZ.value ] = [ m[4], m[5], m[6] ];
 // Set the audio listener to travel with the WebXR user position
 // Note that pose.transform.position does equal [m[12], m[13], m[14]]
 [ listener.positionX.value, listener.positionY.value, listener.positionZ.value ] = [m[12], m[13], m[14]];
 // Request the next animation callback
Handling session visibility
The UA may temporarily hide a session at any time. While hidden a session has restricted access to the XR device state and frames will not be processed. Hidden sessions can be reasonably be expected to be made visible again at some point, usually when the user has finished performing whatever action triggered the session to hide in the first place. This is not guaranteed, however, so applications should not rely on it.
The UA may hide a session if allowing the page to continue reading the headset position represents a security or privacy risk (like when the user is entering a password or URL with a virtual keyboard, in which case the head motion may infer the user's input), or if content external to the UA is obscuring the page's output.
In other situations the UA may also choose to keep the session content visible but "blurred", indicating that the session content is still visible but no longer in the foreground. While blurred the page may either refresh the XR device at a slower rate or not at all, poses queried from the device may be less accurate, and all input tracking will be unavailable. If the user is wearing a headset the UA is expected to present a tracked environment (a scene which remains responsive to user's head motion) or reproject the throttled content when the page is being throttled to prevent user discomfort.
The session should continue requesting and drawing frames while blurred, but should not depend on them being processed at the normal XR hardware device framerate. The UA may use these frames as part of it's tracked environment or page composition, though the exact presentation of frames produced by a blurred session will


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WHO-AIMS - General Information
WHO report on mental health systems of selected lowand middle-income countries
What is WHO-AIMS?
The World Health Organization Assessment Instrument for Mental Health Systems (WHO-AIMS) is a new WHO tool for collecting essential information on the mental health system of a country or region. The goal of collecting this information is to improve mental health systems and to provide a baseline for monitoring the change. For the purpose of WHO-AIMS, a mental health system is defined as all the activities whose primary purpose is to promote, restore or maintain mental health. WHO-AIMS is primarily intended for assessing mental health systems in low and middle income countries, but is also a valuable assessment tool for high resource countries. Please click below for the WHO-AIMS instrument and supporting documentation.
Note: Great care has been taken to ensure the reliability of the data presented in the WHO-AIMS country reports. Data for WHO-AIMS are collected by a team led by a focal point within the country and are, in most cases, approved by the Ministry of Health. However, since WHO is not directly responsible for the data collection, WHO cannot independently verify the accuracy of any of the data presented in these reports.
WHO-AIMS Instrument, Version 2.2
WHO-AIMS Country Reports
WHO report on mental health systems in the Caribbean region
This report offers a comparative study of sixteen countries and territories from the Caribbean Region, where the WHO-AIMS was implemented in collaboration between Ministries of Health, PAHO/WHO representations and Regional Office, and the WHO Department for Mental Health and Substance Abuse. The challenges that presents a region with limited mental health resources are many, as many are the answers that most of the members of this region have encountered to overcome the difficulties, by introducing innovative services and modalities of care. Comparing results among countries and territories could contribute to identify weaknesses and strengths for the improvement of mental health systems in the region.
WHO report on mental health systems in Central America and Dominican Republic
Between 2005 and 2007 the six Central American countries and the Dominican Republic used the WHO-AIMS to assess their mental health systems. The Ministries of Health in each country agreed to participate in this study and all were actively involved in the implementation. The PAHO/WHO representation in the countries, the PAHO/WHO regional Unit of Mental Health, and the WHO Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse provided technical support throughout the process. This report summarizes the results of the assessments in these seven countries. This report identifies the major mental health limitations and problems faced by this sub region and outlines the progress made in the past few years. The report also shows that it is feasible and sometimes desirable to reorganize a country's mental health services.
WHO report on mental health systems in South America
Eight (Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay) of the ten South American countries conducted in the period 2006-2008 the evaluation of their mental health systems. The evaluation was made possible by the joint effort of country-based institutions, the mental health program of the regional office of PAHO/WHO, including its sub-regional office and PAHO country representations, and WHO headquarters. This is a consolidated document which enables the reader to have access to information both to the status of the six domains covered by the evaluation and, especially, to compare facts and figures among countries. Mental heath stakeholders could profit from the report for purposes of advocacy and program planning purported to upgrade the system in compliance with Member-State Resolutions adopted in three different sessions (1997, 2001 and 2009) of the governing bodies of PAHO/WHO. This report is for the moment available in Spanish only.
How can WHO-AIMS help to improve mental health systems?
The implementation of WHO-AIMS can generate information on strengths and weaknesses to facilitate improvement in mental health services. WHO-AIMS will enable countries to develop information-based mental health plans with clear base-line information and targets. It will also be useful to monitor progress in implementing reform policies, providing community services, and involving users, families and other stakeholders in mental health promotion, prevention, care and rehabilitation.
Which countries are participating in the project?
Over 100 countries are currently participating in the WHO-AIMS project.


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Presence of the Gift
Philosophers, social theorists and cultural theorists have generally followed Mauss in assuming that gifts entail obligatory exchanges between distinct parties who give, receive and reciprocate, and, that the social emerges through this sequence of obligations. It is the obligation to reciprocate, for example, that led Derrida to claim that the gift is impossible. We consider the alternative ideas that non-exchange gifts are not only possible but the basis of social life: that the social arises from the nonsequential giving-and-receiving of a gift relation. To develop this claim, we draw on a research project on the phenomenology of teaching. While many interviewees, teachers and students, spoke of the gift in exchange terms, many also spoke of classroom experiences in which there is a giving and receiving that is neither sequential nor locatable. Through the resonances of the concept of presence, we draw out the time, space and ontology of the gift.
exchange; gift; infinitude; presence; relation; simultaneity


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Lesson 8 (pusaq ñiqin yachay)
As we grew up, more and more complex became the language we used.
Till now in this course very little complex sentences have been used.
But also in Quecha complex sentences may be built.
In this lesson I will cover the construction: if (when) ………then,
..... in different forms.
In Quechua the basic construction depends on the following traits:
- the subjects of both parts of the complex
cause-effect relation, or concurrence in time.
The primary forms are –pti, -spa and –stin.
I. -pti is used when the subject is
different and there is a cause-effect relation. If (when) you want, I
will come back here: munaptiyki, kutimusaq. Kuti-y is
to come back and –mu gives the meaning "to here". The form –pti
is always used with a personal suffix. Kuti-mu-pti-nku ri-saq,
means: I will go when they come back here. The form with –pti
comes first in the sentence. So, there is the condition up front and the
consequence or effect of the condition behind. I earlier used as a
model sentence: utkayta rimaptiyki, mana hapiyta yachanichu,
means: When you speak fast, I cannot understand. So –pti can
also be understood as an –ing form: you "speaking" fast, et cetera.
Another example: rimaptiyku runasimita, Cuscopi runakuna
kusikunku, people in Cusco are glad when we speak Quechua, (litt.
Speak-ing-we(excl), Cusco-in men glad-self-they).
Waqa-sa-pti-n llaki-ku-rqa-ni, I became sad, when she/he was
weeping. Waqa-y means to weep and waqe is a tear. Llaki-ku-y
means to be sad. –ku, meaning self, making the verb
Wañu-pti-y, pitaq waqanqa? Who will weep when I die? Wañu-y
is to die and waqa-y is to weep. (So litt. die-ing-I, who weep-future form-he?)
II. -spa is used when the subject of both
sentences is the same. Because of that a personal suffix is optional.
One of the sentences already indicates the subject. Rimaspa(y)
runasimita kusikuni: I am glad when I speak Quechua. Or: Runasimita
yachaspa(yki), imatataq ruwanki?, what will you do (for a living)
when you know Quechua? Note that ruwanki is the present tense,
but also the future tense.
III. -stin expresses the concurrence in
time of the actions in both sentences expressed, without any
cause-effect relation. For instance: puristin takisani, I am
walking while singing. With –stin no personal suffix is used. Because
of the simultaneousness, the infix –sa, the ing form, is often used. Waqastin
mikusarqaniku, while weeping we were eating.
IV. Of these forms also exist a more complex form
explicitly expressing a condition for the cause-effect relation: In case
you want, I will do (it): qam munapti-yki-qa, ruwasaq. -qa,
giving the meaning of the condition. Runasimita yachakusqa
tukuspaqa, imatataq ruwasaq, What will I do, when I have learned
Quechua? Tuku-y means to have ended, so when something is done.
(lit. Quechua learned done-ing, what-and do-will-I).
V. Combined with –m or –mi, the
form gets the meaning of because: ni-pti-n-mi, ruwasaq, because
he/she said (it), I will do it. Ni-y is to say. Or: Ni-spa-m
ruwa-nqa, because he says so, he will do it. Ni-pti-n-mi
mana-chu ruwa-nki-man?, would you not do it, because he says (it)?
(lit. say-ing form-he, not (rhetorical) do-you-would?
VI. Combined with –pas, the form gets the
meaning of although: ni-pti-y-pas, mana ruwa-nki-chu, although I
say (it), you will not do (it), or ni-spa-pas, ruwa-nqa,
although he says it, he will do it.
There are some other forms to build complex sentences:
VII. The form –na-personal suffix-kama has the same meaning as –stin, so at the same time. Taki-ku-saq
sama-na-n-kama I will sing while he is resting.
VII. This form can also mean: until. Taki-ku-sa-n-kama
tia-ku-saq, means: until he sings, I will sit here.
VIII. The form –na-personal suffix-rayku
means to express the purpose. This is expressed with verbs that have
motion incorporated in itself: ashka yacha-ku-na-n-rayku Lima-ta
ri-rqa, to learn much, he went to Lima.
Hamu-ra-ni willa-wa-na-yki-rayku: I have come so you can
inform me. Willay is to inform –wa to me, lit:
come-did-I inform-to me-(na=untranslatable)you-because.
IX. With other verbs the form to express the purpose
is: –na-persnal suffix-paq.
Rima-sa-nku taki-na-nku-paq: they are talking (about) what
they will sing.
Taki-sa-ni kawsa-na-y-paq: I sing to live. (I sing so I have
a living). I am a singer.
Yacha-ku-sa-ni rima-na-y-paq runa-simi-ta: I am studying so
(with the purpose) I will be able to speak Quechua.
Llamkasani yachanaykipaq runasimita: I am working so that
you can learn Quechua.
Mana llamkasanichu samanaykipaq punchawnintin: I do not work
so you can be lazy (to rest) all day long.
Asisani kusikunaykipaq: I am laughing so that you will be
With these forms one can build most complex sentences.
Ending (simikuna tukunaypaq)
This is my version of a simplified course in Quechua. I stated before
that this course is by no means complete, but with the accompanying
exercises, I believe that in one month and one hour a day, you should
get on your feet in this language. Thereafter it is up to you to either
take classes or buy some books.
This course will be updated and improved in time. So you might visit
my site again to see where improvements are made.
To end I will give a list of some useful books, along with my
Introduction to Quechua, Language of the Andes, by
Judith Noble and Jaime Lacasa; Passport Books, Lincolnwood (Illinois),
Comment: This is the first book that I got to learn Quechua. The section on grammar is insufficient, but the model
sentences are, when learned by heart, for a beginner a great help. I recorded this book
into my iPod to listen to it whenever I could and wherever I was. The
book comes with 1 cassette that is useful for proper pronunciation. My
critique afterwards is that it contains much "spanquech". It mixes
Spanish and Quechua in a way that is not always helpful for learning the
language proper. (The book is written in 5-vowel)
Quechua, manual de enseñanza, Clodoaldo Soto Ruiz,
3era ed. Lima IEP, 2006. (Lengua y Sociedad 4).
Comment: The book is in Spanish and comes with 2 MP3 discs of in
total about 10 hours of spoken texts and exercises. The grammar is
presented rather casual. The book is mainly practical. My critique is
also that the spoken texts and exercises are spoken too fast for a
beginner. The rather poor sound quality does not help either. The big advantage of this book are its endless exercises, boring in the beginning, very rewarding in the end! (The book is written in 3-vowel)
PS: the problem of the CD's that the language is spoken to fast can be cured by downloading from the internet an audiobook maker program. with such a program one may listen to the exercises (on the same pitch) but they are played slower.
Rimaykullayki. Unterrichtsmaterialien zum Quechua Ayacuchano,
Sabine Dedenback-Salazar Sáenz. Utta von Gleich, Roswith Hartmann,
Peter Masson, Clodoaldo Soto Ruiz, Dietrich Reimer Verlag Berlin, 4e
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As can be suspected when beginning reading books from the Shannara universe and is made clear in the various prequel books,
The Four Lands are actually located in a post-apocalyptic American Northwest, with most of the species descended from what we would call modern-day (or slightly future) humans living in the American Northwest.
Based on this, it seems logical to assume that at least the humans and likely most of the rest of the species have English or some evolved form of English as their primary language.
Is this ever made clear in the books, or in anything Terry Brooks has said?
We do know that at least the written language has changed, as books from the Great Wars (which would most likely be English) have to be translated by those who know the language (i.e. Druids). For spoken language, it isn't said whether or not it is English, but we know that some of it is based off of an older dialect. For example, in Antrax, when Panax meets the Rhindge, he realizes that they are speaking a dialect similar to an ancient Dwarven tongue.
The Elves have their own language. In Elves of the Cintra, it explains that the black staff of the Knights of the Word allows them to understand the Elven language. This is when Angel Perez is first brought to the Elves.
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NOVEL CNC GRINDING PROCESS CONTROL FOR NANOMETRIC SURFACE ROUGHNESS FOR ASPHERIC SPACE OPTICAL SURFACES
Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences, volume 21, issue 2, 2004, Pages 141~152
DOI : 10.5140/JASS.2004.21.2.141
Optics fabrication process for precision space optical parts includes bound abrasive grinding, loose abrasive lapping and polishing. The traditional bound abrasive grinding with bronze bond cupped diamond wheel leaves the machine marks of about
rms in height and the subsurface damage of about 1
rms in height to be removed by subsequent loose abrasive lapping. We explored an efficient quantitative control of precision CNC grinding. The machining parameters such as grain size, work-piece rotation speed and feed rate were altered while grinding the work-piece surfaces of 20-100 mm in diameter. The input grinding variables and the resulting surface quality data were used to build grinding prediction models using empirical and multi-variable regression analysis. The effectiveness of such grinding prediction models was then examined by running a series of precision CNC grinding operation with a set of controlled input variables and predicted output surface quality indicators. The experiment achieved the predictability down to
nm in height and the surface roughness down to 36 nm in height. This study contributed to improvement of the process efficiency reaching directly the polishing and figuring process without the need for the loose abrasive lapping stage.
LAUNCH OPPORTUNITIES FOR JUPITER MISSIONS USING THE GRAVITY ASSIST
Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences, volume 21, issue 2, 2004, Pages 153~166
DOI : 10.5140/JASS.2004.21.2.153
Interplanetary trajectories using the gravity assists are studied for future Korean interplanetary missions. Verifications of the developed softwares and results were performed by comparing data from ESA's Mars Express mission and previous results. Among the Jupiter exploration mission scenarios, multi-planet gravity assist mission to Jupiter (Earth-Mars-Earth-Jupiter Gravity Assist, EMEJGA trajectory) requires minimum launch energy (
) of 29.231
with 4.6 years flight times. Others, such as direct mission and single-planet(Mars) gravity assist mission, requires launch energy (
) of 75.656
with 2.98 years flight times and 63.590
with 2.33 years flight times, respectively. These results show that the planetary gravity assists can reduce launch energy, while EMEJGA trajectory requires the longer flight time than the other missions.


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One of those really difficult decisions for many purebred dog owners is the one relating to ear cropping.
Some breeds of dogs through the ages have traditionally been recognized partly by the distinctive look of their head; cropped ears have been a trademark for these breeds. Doberman Pinschers, Boxers and Great Danes come to mind right away. And even many of the smaller breeds such as the Miniature Schnauzer have traditionally had their ears surgically changed to give them a distinctive appearance.
In our modern times, many people have come to question the need or advisability of cropping the ears of dogs. The aspect of animal cruelty comes into play in that many people will argue that there is no medical, physical, environmental or cosmetic advantage for the dog to have the pinnas (the ear flaps) surgically altered. And to subject any dog to the "disfiguring" and unnecessary surgical procedure and subsequent taping and bandaging that sometimes needs to be done after the surgery amounts to animal cruelty and is indefensible. There are others that will argue that for some dogs, the cropped ear will help prevent ear canal infections and make the opportunity for pinna trauma and infection much less likely. They will state that the ear cropping is no different philosophically or ethically than any elective surgery such as spaying and neutering or removing protruding dew claws.
The fact is that ear infections are common in all sorts of breeds whether they have cropped ears or not. As a veterinarian with 32 years of experience treating hundreds of thousands of dogs during that time, I cannot find medical justification for cropping a dog's pinnas. So the choice to crop a dog's ears is a personal decision that a purebred dog owner needs to weigh carefully... partly because what you think you will get may not occur. I refer to the disappointing cases where the pup's ears have been cropped and yet, no matter what everyone tries to do, the ears won't stand erect!
Potential reasons for cropped ears not to stand erect...
NOTE: Supplementing a pup's diet with extra calcium in the hope that it will "build up" the ear cartilage is not scientifically or biochemically valid. Adding additional calcium above the usual balance of that mineral with phosphorus and Vitamin D has actually been shown to cause growth problems in dogs. Don't add calcium to a dog's diet in the misguided hope that it will "strengthen the cartilage".
There are all sorts of methods of taping the ears up after the surgery and helping to support the pinnas while they heal. You can do everything right and yet in some dogs the ears will not hold that erect posture... which was the goal of the surgery in the first place! Adding extra Calcium to the pup's diet won't work and can actually be detrimental to the pup's growth. Massaging the pinnas won't help. The pup "loosing it's teeth" has no impact on the strength or rigidity of the pinnas either. Of course all pups should be eating an optimum diet to begin with so supplementing an already high quality diet will have no additional benefits.
As your pup's caretaker, you have a choice. Weigh all the pros and cons, and then make your decision. Expect to be criticized by those who disagree with your choice. I was criticized by a number of breeders for NOT doing the surgery... they seemed put-out by the fact that they had to find another veterinarian to do it. But just as the decision not to do the surgery in my practices was my personal decision to make, so it is your choice whether or not it will be done on your dog.


Heavy rain and hailstorms hit parts of the UAE
Warning issued as water floods wadis in eastern areas of the country
A screengrab from Thursday afternoon shows a band of rain sweeping across the UAE from the East. Courtesy Windy.com
Thundershowers accompanied by hailstorms lashed the northern and eastern regions of the UAE on Thursday evening flooding stretches of roads and filling up wadis.
The National Centre of Meteorology issued an alert cautioning people to be aware of bad weather conditions through the evening.
The rain caused flooding on motorways leading to towns including Hatta and Khorfakkan and created mini waterfalls on nearby rocky hills. Residents posted videos of themselves scooping pebble-sized hailstones from the side of the road, on social media.
The bureau shared videos of water gushing through the wadis near Masafi, Khorfakkan and Ras Al Khaimah, warning that heavy rains were expected to continue.
Hail and heavy rain was even reported in Al Ain and downpours are expected to continue throughout the weekend.
Authorities routinely caution residents against driving to valleys to watch the rain, for fear they get swept away by flash flooding.
The winds of up to 40kph whipped up dust and reduced visibility in coastal and hilly areas of the country.
This week, a sudden storm caused flooding across Dubai. Drivers were forced to contend with low visibility and hazardous road conditions as pools of water formed on highways throughout the emirate.
How does hail form in the summer?
It may seem like an unlikely pairing, but hail can be common to countries that fall between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn during the summer.
This is because surface temperatures are warm enough to promote the instability associated with strong thunderstorms but the upper atmosphere is still cold enough to support ice.
Hail forms when strong currents of rising air, known as updrafts, carry water droplets high enough that they freeze.
A particularly strong updraft can allow the hailstones to grow large enough that they do not melt by the time they fall back and reach the ground.
Once they grow large enough to begin falling, the can drop as fast as 140kph, causing some damage when they land.
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Rough plan of the '9box' symbol. It should allow guides if needed, but autodetect your intentions if it can do that correctly. Potentially even autodetect the 9box (or nBox) from a bitmap. A true 3box (where the tl and bl are not symmetrical) would need to be specified in the properties.
It also needs layers for things that cover the whole box, like a shadow or highlight. These things can scale based on their locks and springs – so eg a highlight on the entire box, or textbox with it's top left corner locked to the top left box's center point.
- templates are per device or per screen (template is created for each target screen, all common devices have prebuilt templates).
- some devices (like XBoxes) have an unknown screen, so you can target multiple screen (eg: put unimportant graphics in the 16:9 area).
- guides are attached to the template, not the rulers.
- guides are locked to the template, and move/grow proportionally as the template changes.
- There is a view mode for each targeted template. Automated positions can be overridden in those, but not in the 'master' template (some kind of broken icon for the overridden handle).
- handles are normally box (or rotation) allowing the designer free control of the object.
- anything with box icons (default) will behave as normal, and will be positioned in absolute coordinates on export.
- a lock icon always locks to the template (or guides).
- a pin icon locks to the paper (which grows and shrinks per device template
- an anchor locks to objects
- a spring locks to objects or templates/guides
- if a side is locked (like button 1 top), then not only is its position locked to the template, but the designer can not scale in that direction without removing the lock.
- in the case of button 1, the top corner boxes will only allow horz scaling, thus they are greyed out a bit.
- whenever something is moved to 'snap' to a guide/template, it automatically locks in that direction. If moved or keyboard nudged, it keeps the lock, but it becomes distance bound.
- locks can be cleared with a shortcut (perhaps ctrl/shift/Z, clear all transforms also breaks custom icons?).
- in button two (bottom left image), the item is locked 5 pixels from the bottom left title safe area (this may be better accomplished with guides?). It is also pinned to the paper on the right. Thus it will grow horizontally to the right. It does this when the designer drags it, per template, and when the width is set in code. The top is not set, therefore it will not change per template (constant height), however it could change with code or by designer adjustment.
- the center icon group is pinned to the center (center icons can be set). In the center this has the same effect as being locked to the center, but had it been offset, the offset would be proportional the the template size.
- these icons are separated by springs. This can be set manually, but it is automatically set when something is distributed.
- Spring or anchor joined objects become a 'weak' group. In the center icons case, you could move the third icon independently, but the second would move to keep the distances equal, and pin would change locations. Had the pin been a lock, the first icon would move left to keep distances equal.
Bottom Right Set
- the second icon set (bottom right) has been top aligned. This automatically anchored to tops to each other. moving one icon up or down will move them all, but moving them left or right will be the spring behaviour.
- they are locked to the guide on the right. Moving this guide will move the group (and anything else attached to it). Probably that would move the group 'as is' rather than affecting the springs.
- the guide is locked to the template, so as the template grows, the guide will as well.
Templates in Symbols
- templates can be used internally to define symbols. The allow things like minimum size, flow handling, stretch logic etc. So when scaling a symbol defined with a template, you will not necessarily get the regular stretch – eg a grid defined this way may space the icons differently (or even add icons if it is so defined).
Edit in Place
The green outline is the bounds, but it isn't a template/guide bounds so you can't lock objects to it. It auto grows and shrinks as you transform objects like normal, but distinguishes from Flowable objects (next). When used, this type of symbol scales like normal objects in Flash do, where flowable objects can have specific flows.
Flowable Symbol – Kern
This is editing an Array or Flowable symbol (not sure what to call these yet, they are like primitives that you use for components, with specific flows and can be made of collections).
This shows a grid of objects, but it could also be used to specify a table row of multiple elements, or a whole table where each row is grouped (that may be separate versions of the same type of element).
The elements have been separated by springs (selecting the first two elements and 'distributing' would give this setup for everything). The number of elements can be set with the slider. The designer can drag in different types of symbols and they will be added to the possible symbol types. For auto added types, the user can specify on the property bar whether to add randomly or in order added.
These types can be marked 'Creatable', where it is empty at start up and is dynamically filled at runtime (the object is a collection in code, and syntax is basically xx.Add() or xx.Add(Type) if the developer wishes to add different types of objects). This can be restricted by specifying 'named types' – eg: only allow symbols with at least an element named 'bkg' and a text field named 'label'. This can be set in the ide as well.
When the blue handle at the bottom right is moved in, the objects compess their width based on the regular handle icon rules.
This version flows down, as indicated by the top left icon, and the arrow at the bottom of the first icon. The elements of the first row are therefore indexed 0,2,4,6.
The blue outline box indicates this is a templated component, so it flows when scaled. When finishing editing the component will retain its set bounds, but if it is scaled later on stage it will flow the same way it did when edited.
Floawable Symbol – Wrap
This is similar to the kern object, but it is set to wrap. Kern or wrap will need to be able to be manually specified, probably if the row count or column count is manually set then it must be a kern object, if not it is a 'wrap at bounds' object. That level of specification probably needs to be discovered through use…


What does Microsiemens mean?
 - PPM means Parts Per Million. With a conductivity metre you can measure the number of all dissolved particles. Often the conductance is also shown in microsiemens. He says something about the amount, not the quality of the water components. 5 ppm lead, quicksilver, uranium or cadmium can be catastrophic, 1000 ppm calcium in comparison is perfect! Whoever wants to judge the quality of water with a measurement of conductance, is either completely uninformed or purposefully does not tell the truth, for to advertise —> reverse osmosis, I refer to this in another section.
 - Where does the increase in ppm come from, even though the water before electrolysis is filtered and like that the contaminants are removed? In the cathode chamber minerals build up from 2 litres of water in 1 litre alkaline activated water. Aside from some filters also adding —> calcium, because it is good for us and for the buffering of activated water. That is why it has mostly more ppm, yet fewer contaminants, which can be measured in alkaline activated water.
 - Last but not least I have to point out that with the conductance solely electrolyte, hence ions can be measured in the water, electrically neutral atoms cannot.
 - Furthermore you should consider, that the very bad contaminants like lead, quicksilver or uranium, also hormones and antibiotics in minimal amounts are very harmful. Heavy metals are measured in micrograms, whilst the good metals like calcium, magnesium or potassium are measured in milligrams, so the order of magnitude is a thousandth bigger. If a filter can remove ppm from the water, it does not mean by a long way that the "evil" ones were removed.
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Serving youth and families of Maryland's First Judicial Circuit
First Judicial Circuit
Regional Program Manager
Nicole Higgins, Case Manager
Alison Bergeron, Case Manager
Myles Burgess, Case Manager
Alison Bergeron, Case Manager
The purpose of the Truancy Reduction Court Program (TRCP) is to improve school attendance and positively affect the youth and their family's attitudes about education through a nurturing approach. Every effort is made to ultimately build a relationship between the family, the school, and the court. Participation in the court's program brings families the added benefit and services of a court‐appointed case manager to determine the reasons for poor attendance, navigate school requirements, facilitate communication, and make referrals for community‐based services when appropriate.
Serving more than 259 youths and their families in the 2022 fiscal year, the TRCP is providing full-service truancy case management and utilizing a proactive approach designed to address the causes of truancy and improve the student's attendance, attachment, and achievement in the school environment. TRP serves as a proactive intervention rather than a punitive reaction.
Maryland's Truancy Reduction Program was first implemented during the 2001 school year. This problem-solving court was created to battle the oppressive volume of youth who were truant during that particular year. It has been widely noted that truant behavior is commonly linked to other forms of delinquency, thus leading to negative contact with law enforcement and subsequent incarceration.
In 2004, the General Assembly created the Truancy Reduction Pilot Program (HB1443) to serve the needs of students and families within Maryland's First Judicial Circuit. Codified at §3‐8C‐01 through §3‐8C‐10, the program, now simply known as the Truancy Reduction Court Program (TRCP), began in Wicomico County in December 2004. It continued to develop throughout the lower eastern shore with the additions of Somerset County (November 2005), Worcester County (January 2007), and Dorchester County (March 2007).
for Success in School and Life
- Set a regular bedtime and morning routine for your child.
- Lay out clothes, make lunches and pack backpacks the night before.
- Discuss the importance of school and attendance with your child.
- Follow the school's attendance policy for absence, late arrival, and early departure.
- Use email to submit absence notes directly to your child's school.
- Avoid appointments and extended trips when school is in session.
- Choose a school club or activity for your child to participate in for fun.
- Meet with your child's teacher or school counselor regularly.
- Download the school communication app to view attendance records regularly.
TRCP is a four-phase, six to nine-month program to engage with and help rehabilitate youth and families that have tolerated, fostered, or recently developed truant behavior by the youth.
Referrals to the Program are initiated upon the receipt of a truancy petition, filed by the local public school system in the county circuit court. The Program is not designed to supplant the initial administrative interventions taken by the local school system. The expectation of the court is that the local school system will continually make all available efforts to address unlawful absenteeism and barriers to attendance prior to the first appearance in court.
Families who have received a truancy petition from the court are encouraged to contact the truancy court case manager assigned to their county of residence.
The first appearance in court shall be for an adjudicatory hearing to determine if the youth is truant. The presiding magistrate shall inform the youth and their family of the purpose of the Program, the expectations of the Court, and deliver an age‐appropriate litany.
Most often immediately after a finding of truancy, the disposition hearing begins to uncover the reasons for truant behavior and determine the appropriateness of the youth and family for Program participation. Additionally, the Public School Liaison will share academic, conduct, and attendance history/challenges to allow the presiding magistrate a more holistic perspective of needs and relevant services.
Upon recommendation of the parties and Program staff, the presiding magistrate may order assessments and services as deemed necessary and the youth/family will formally enter the Program. All entries into the Program (even cases involving previous participants/graduates of the Program) begin at Phase One.
School Attendance in Maryland
Maryland law requires regular school attendance unless a student is excused with a lawful absence. This applies to youth who reside in the state and are five years and older up to the age of 18. Once a child has reached the age of 18, he or she is no longer required by law to be enrolled in school. Md. Code Ann., Educ., §7-301
Under Maryland law, a truant youth is one who is unlawfully absent from school for more than 8 days in any quarter, 15 days in any semester, or 20 days in a school year.
Md. Code Ann., Educ., §7-302.2
An absence, including absence for any portion of the day, for any reason other than those cited as lawful (below) is presumed to be unlawful and may constitute truancy.
Md. Code Regs. 13A.08.01.04
Students presently enrolled in public schools are considered lawfully absent from school, including absence for any portion of the day, only under the following conditions:
- Death in the immediate family. The local school system shall determine what relationships constitute the immediate family.
- Illness of the student. The principal or a pupil personnel worker shall require a physician's certificate from the parent or guardians of a student reported continuously absent for illness.
- Pregnancy and parenting-related conditions as determined by the local school system, including absences due to:
- Labor, delivery, recovery, and prenatal and postnatal medical appointments;
- Illness or a medical appointment of the student's child; and
- A legal appointment involving the pregnant or parenting student related to family law proceedings, including adoption, custody, and visitation.
- Court summons.
- Hazardous weather conditions. Hazardous weather conditions shall be interpreted to mean weather conditions which would endanger the health or safety of the student when in transit to and from school.
- Work approved or sponsored by the school, the local school system, or the State Department of Education, accepted by the local superintendent of schools or the school principal, or their designees as reason for excusing the students.
- Observance of a religious holiday.
- State emergency.
- Lack of authorized transportation. This does not include students denied authorized transportation for disciplinary reasons.
- Other emergency or set of circumstances which, in the judgment of the superintendent or designee, constitutes a good and sufficient cause for absence from school.
Md. Code Regs. 13A.08.01.03


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What is SEM method?
What is SEM analysis in statistics?
Structural equation modeling (SEM) is a methodology for representing, estimating, and testing a network of relationships between variables (measured variables and latent constructs). This tutorial provides an introduction to SEM including comparisons between "traditional statistical" and SEM analyses.
Why do we use SEM?
SEM is used to show the causal relationships between variables. That is to say that a researcher may be interested in the strength of the relationships between variables in a hypothesis, and SEM is a way to examine those variables without committing to an expensive research project.
What is SEM analysis used for?
Scanning Electron Microscopy, or SEM analysis, provides high-resolution imaging useful for evaluating various materials for surface fractures, flaws, contaminants or corrosion.
What is structure Modelling?
Structural models show the organization and architecture of a system. Class diagrams are used to define the static structure of classes in a system and their associations.
What is beta SEM?
A standardized beta coefficient compares the strength of the effect of each individual independent variable to the dependent variable. In other words, standardized beta coefficients are the coefficients that you would get if the variables in the regression were all converted to z-scores before running the analysis.
What is factor loading SEM?
Factor loading is basically the correlation coefficient for the variable and factor. Factor loading shows the variance explained by the variable on that particular factor. In the SEM approach, as a rule of thumb, 0.7 or higher factor loading represents that the factor extracts sufficient variance from that variable.
What is path analysis SEM?
Path Analysis is a causal modeling approach to exploring the correlations within a defined network. The method is also known as Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), Covariance Structural Equation Modeling (CSEM), Analysis of Covariance Structures, or Covariance Structure Analysis.
Why SEM images are black and white?
In an SEM image, the signal intensity at each pixel corresponds to a single number that represents the proportional number of electrons emitted from the surface at that pixel location. This number is usually represented as a grayscale value, and the overall result is a black-and-white image.
How do SEM microscopes work?
How a scanning electron microscope (SEM) works. A scanning electron microscope scans a beam of electrons over a specimen to produce a magnified image of an object. Electrons from the beam hit the surface of the object and bounce off it. A detector registers these scattered electrons and turns them into a picture.
Who uses scanning electron microscope?
Industries including microelectronics, semiconductors, medical devices, general manufacturing, insurance and litigation support, and food processing, all use scanning electron microscopy as a way to examine the surface composition of components and products.
What is structural equation Modelling?
Structural equation modeling is a multivariate statistical analysis technique that is used to analyze structural relationships. This technique is the combination of factor analysis and multiple regression analysis, and it is used to analyze the structural relationship between measured variables and latent constructs.
Can you do SEM in SPSS?
Learn to Do Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) in SPSS AMOS With Data From the International Sponsorship Study (2016) SEM is a covariance-based statistical methodology. It allows the researcher to test hypotheses about causal relationships in much the same way as simple or multiple linear regression.
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The Devil virus is a reasonably simple diskette and Master Boot Record infector. It is only able to infect a hard disk when you try to boot the machine from an infected diskette. At this time Devil infects the Main Boot Record, and after that it will go resident to high DOS memory during every boot-up from the hard disk.
Disinfection & Removal
Devil can be disinfected from hard drives by booting clean and giving command "FDISK /MBR". Floppies can be disinfected with the FIXBOOT program provided with F-Secure anti-virus products.
Once Devil gets resident to memory, it will infect practicly all non-writeprotected diskettes used in the machine. Devil-virus is also a stealth virus - if you try to examine an infected boot record, it will show you the original clean one instead.
This virus has one nasty side effect; all floppy diskettes that are infected cannot be read by DOS unless the virus is active in memory. This is due to the fact that the virus overwrites part of the floppy disks Boot Parameter Block (BPB) with the text "(c) Devil". As DOS needs the information stored in the BPB to determine the diskette type DOS cannot read the diskette anymore. When the virus is active in memory all diskette boot sector read requests are intercepted by the virus. The virus then modifies the read request parameters so that the real boot sector (or MBR) is read instead of the infected one.
The original MBR is stored in a static position at cylinder 0, sector 4, head 0. Original FBR is stored at the last sector of root directory.
The virus deems an FBR or MBR to be infected if the word at offset 0C2h is equal to 7C00h.
The virus has two static text strings: "(c) Devil" and "v3.0".
Technical Details: Jeremy Gumbley, Command Software Systems UK


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-Water succulent thoroughly only when soil is completely dry. This is normally a 7-14 day time span.
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Lightworkers and Earth Angels are here to bring light, love and healing to the planet.
Think of Lightworkers like living, walking Spirit Guides and Earth Angels as living, walking Angels.
This doesn't necessarily mean that they are free of ego, pains and problems, but it does mean that deep down in their soul, they contain the memory of what it is like to guide people from the Divine realms.
Essentially, both Lightworkers and Angels have this knowledge buried deep inside of them because in their past incarnations this is what they spent their time doing.
The key difference between the two, is that Lightworkers would have guided people from Higher realms, whereas Earth Angels would have guided people from the Angelic realm.
This doesn't mean that one is higher than the other, it is just a different type of guidance.
Lightworkers would have:
- Guided people/animals on a more day-to-day level
- Helped people to know which path to take
- Steered and directed people towards following their passions and their purpose
- "Arranged" meetings of Soulmates and Twin Flames
- Provided comfort and support in times of need
- Offered guidance and intuitive advice
Earth Angels would have:
- Worked to create the soul path and soul contract with the person/animal before they were incarnated
- Helped the soul to find the perfect family to incarnate into
- Guided people/animals, so they could fulfil and understand their soul path and soul lessons
- Worked with people on a more subconscious level through their dreams and mediations
- Sent reminders of their soul journey and life path through angel numbers and Universal signs
- Offered physical protection and healing when needed
Both Lightworkers and Earth Angels would have worked as a team for the highest good of the various people, animals and plants that they were caring for.
Even though they have the power and knowledge to do this work, occasionally Lightworkers and Earth Angels are returned to Earth in order to do their work in human form.
They still carry this knowledge buried within, but in a way, they have to learn how to access it and use it while they are on their earthly journey.
Sometimes this knowledge may emerge subconsciously, and other times it can emerge consciously, but eventually it does always reveal itself.
Usually both Lightworkers and Earth Angels will find themselves drawn to the world of healing, metaphysics, plant medicine, intuition, mediumship, crystals, fairies and so on.
Both Lightworkers and Earth Angels may also appear wise beyond their years and carry an innate knowledge and understanding of energy, different dimensions and higher realms.
You can read about common Lightworker signs here and common Earth Angel signs here.
Just like Lightworkers and Earth Angels served a different purpose in the Divine realms, they also serve a different purpose on Earth.
On their Earthly journey Lightworkers are here to:
- Remind people about the "light" within
- Remind people of their innate healing ability
- Remind people of the healing power of plants, crystals, herbs etc.
- Remind people how to work with their intuition
On their Earthly journey Earth Angels are here to:
- Remind people about the temporariness of life
- Remind people that they are love and connected
- Remind people that there is more to life than this lifetime
- Remind people how to work with higher realms
Of course, what Lightworkers and Earth Angels are here to do is so much bigger than anything described on these lists and there is certainly a lot of crossover too.
Essentially, both of these beings are here to help bring faith, love, hope and gratitude back to the planet and the way that they do this will be as unique as they are.
In order to remind people of these things, Lightworkers and Earth Angels first need to remember all of this themselves. Eventually, Lightworkers and Earth Angels will be forced to remember all of this by going through some type of crisis or deep awakening process.
Once this awakening has occurred, there is often a deep knowing for both Lightworkers and Earth Angels that this is who they are. Even though Lightworkers and Earth Angels have this knowledge, they are still on their own Earthly journey and still here to learn things on a human level.
Lightworkers and Earth Angels are not immune from the human world, however the more they can access the hidden knowledge within, the easier it will be for them.
Read Next: An Angelic Prayer for Lightworkers
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The range of projectile depends not only on v0 and theta
zerobut also on the value g of the free-fall acceleration, which
variesfrom place to place. in 1936, Jesses Owens established
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After you click on Lessons… or after you enter a new teacher in wizard, the following dialog will appear:
The same dialog appears when you are editing lessons of certain Class.
Each line represents one lesson. Displayed data: subject, class(or classes in the case when he/she teaches joint classes), lesson duration, number per week, groups in a specific class, classroom, cycle and more teachers.
Double click on each line to edit the lessons properties.
At the bottom there are buttons for adding, editing, or deleting a contract.
As in other lists you have the option of sorting the list by clicking on the column headers. Using the maximize icon at the right upper corner you can maximize the window to full screen.
Using CTRL or SHIFT you can select more lessons and delete them or copy to another class/teacher.
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Attending a Greater Vancouver Board of Trade luncheon yesterday, the Minister of Transport Marc Garneau praised the partnership with Green Marine that has led to a better understanding of underwater noise generated by commercial shipping and port activities, along with its impacts and possible mitigations measures.
"My officials have been working closely with Green Marine on a study to improve understanding of the impacts of both natural and human-caused underwater noise on marine animals," he explained. "The study is available on the Transport Canada website so that all can benefit from its insights."
Garneau was delighted to see Green Marine launch two new performance indicators for underwater noise in its North American environmental certification program. The indicators deal with underwater noise emanating from ships and port activities respectively, with the goal of reducing the impact on marine mammals.
"These indicators were developed with the collaboration of experts from the marine research and science community, environmental non-government organizations, and the federal government," he added. "This leadership initiative is the first of its kind in the world – one in which companies will be formally evaluated on their efforts to reduce underwater noise from their operations."
The new underwater noise performance indicators will be optional during the first year of assessment (in 2017), as is always the case when new indicators are added to the program. They will subsequently be mandatory to obtain Green Marine certification.Back to news


Jewish Journal
August 14, 2006
Pets left behind in the North are focus of Israeli volunteers
YOKNE'AM, Israel, Aug. 15 (JTA) -- When tens of thousands of Israelis fled their homes as Hezbollah rockets began raining down on northern Israel, they left behind not only hastily locked-up houses but, in many cases, their pets.
After days and weeks of being left to fend for themselves, many of the animals were found starving and dehydrated in the streets of northern towns and cities. Estimates put the number of animals in distress at about 8,000.
Three dogs were killed after a rocket hit the house in Kiryat Shmona where their owner had tied them up and left them. Some dogs were found wounded, their bodies riddled with shrapnel. Many others, terrified by the sound of rocket fire and artillery blasts, fled their homes and began living on the streets.
campaign_puppies.gif Soon after the fighting began, Hakol Chai, an Israeli animal welfare group, began sending volunteers to feed and water animals and rescue those in need of medical attention. Yadin Elam, the organization's director, finds it hard to believe so many pets were left behind.
The owners "probably thought it wouldn't take so long, thinking, 'We'll leave food for our pets.' Some of them called us," Elam said. "I have some issues with those people, but they're not the same as people who didn't do anything. Some even chained their dogs in the yard."
Largely supported by donations from American Jews, Hakol Chai sent 12 tons of pet food, hundreds of water bowls, medicine and other supplies to the North during Israel's monthlong war with Hezbollah.
Risking Katyusha fire, volunteers scattered at night into the streets of cities like Kiryat Shmona, Nahariya and Haifa looking for animals that needed medical help, and putting food and water in the streets for the others.
Noam Vardi, Hakol Chai's volunteer coordinator, started the job two weeks before the war began. He wasn't sure how he would find volunteers, but when the war started he was flooded with calls from people anxious to help.
campaign_food3.gif The first night, instead of finding cats to feed in the town of Ma'alot, volunteers were overwhelmed by the stench of death: Many cats already had died.
Since that night, Vardi and his volunteers rescued countless animals by putting out food and water and finding foster homes for others. Many of the cats were street cats that had lived off residents' handouts and garbage.
With the locals no longer there, their situation turned desperate, Vardi said.
Vardi tells the story of two large, emaciated dogs his team found during one of their night rescue tours.
Their owner had left food and water for a few days, but had chained the dogs on leashes scampaign_dogfood.gifo short that the food was just out of reach.
The dogs were brought to a shelter in the center of the country, as was another dog found with internal injuries after he tried to make his way into a bomb shelter. Instead of being brought to safety, he was attacked by the people in the shelter, Elam said.
Meytal Nuriel, a 23-year-old student from Kiryat Shmona, made sure a neighbor took care of her cat when she left for central Israel. Last week she decided she wanted to collect him, but was too scared to do it herself.
She read about Hakol Chai online, and had volunteers pick up the cat and bring him to her.
"If I weren't so scared, I would have gone myself to help them," she said.
"They're doing something really important -- without them, many animals would starve."
On one of Hakol Chai's patrols, a collection of hungry animals was discovered in a yard -- three dogs, eight puppies, pigeons and rabbits crowded inside small cages alongside 20 chickens, parrots, and numerous cats.
Foster homes are being found for the animals.
Farm animals also were affected by the fighting. Farmers say cows are producing less milk because of the stress. Some 20 cows and calves were killed by rocket fire on Kibbutz Amir, near Kiryat Shmona, Hakol Chai officials said.
On Sunday night, just before the U.N. cease-fire went into effect, volunteers gathered in the town of Yokne'am and debated whether or not to go to Kiryat Shmona, where they had planned to distribute food and water.
Some returned to the center of the country, but two others -- including a volunteer who had traveled from the United States to help with the rescue effort -- headed north. Noa Ginzburg, 25, decided to volunteer.
"It's unthinkable that people would leave their animals behind," she said.
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Inclusive Communities: Where We're All Welcome
What do you do to make people in your community feel welcome? How do you create opportunities for people from all backgrounds to participate fully in building and improving your community?
Creating an inclusive community isn't easy, but many places are finding ways to start building a more inclusive and welcoming culture.
Here are four strategies from cities and towns committed to inclusivity—share your own stories and ideas in the comments!
1. Make a statement. Riverside, California developed a, set of principles for building a more inclusive community. Their Inclusive Community Statement identifies the responsibilities of individuals, groups and institutions for achieving this common goal. Through maintaining an openness to dialogue, building intergroup partnerships and providing education about diversity the principles set a path toward fair treatment and equal opportunity for all residents of Riverside.
2. Spread the word. Signs line the streets in Newark, California signifying the city's ongoing efforts to foster acceptance and inclusion.
3. Welcome newcomers. How do newcomers in your city learn about local people and places? Communities in the West Kootenay and Boundary regions of British Columbia developed welcomemap.ca, The website welcomes new immigrants to the area, and provides easier access to local information and services. Similarly, British Columbia's North Shore developed a short video that illustrates the power of individual action in welcoming newcomers. Both efforts are part of British Columbia's Welcoming and Inclusive Communities Initiative.
4. Adopt a resolution. Greenacres, Florida, Fort Worth, Texas and many other cities and towns have demonstrated a commitment to inclusion through the adoption of a public resolution. The National League of Cities offers a sample resolution that communities can use and build from.
On June 12th, Moki Macias and Tramunda Hodges of the Annie E. Casey Foundation will join CommunityMatters to share their experience promoting equal treatment and opportunity in community decision-making at the Foundation's Atlanta Civic Site. Join this call to hear more ideas and strategies for building inclusive communities. Register now.


Screenshot of speech to text activation found in iOS 5 beta 5 hidden keyboard
A screenshot has been found in the latest iOS 5 beta 5 release which again reveals that text to speech may be coming in the final version of iOS 5. Last month we saw some screenshots of a settings screen which allowed you to turn the voice assistant on and off. Now we have another screenshot showing how to activate the speech-to-text from within an app.
Looking at the screenshot, it couldn't be much simpler. On the keyboard is a microphone icon, click on that and a second screen appears. This allows you to talk into the phone; the voice is then translated to written text and inserted into the text field. According to the same source, this speech to text will only be available for the iPhone and iPod touch. Of course this is a beta we are talking about and things change all the time prior to final release.
This could be a really killer feature of iOS 5; when it is launched in the fall. I would like to see a way of talking to your iPhone without the need to press any buttons. It has been done before by the use of a magic word. You set up one specific word to wake up the phone. The downside is battery life; the iPhone would need to be in a listening state all the time, which would suck up your battery.
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Trust Compliance
Ownership has always been one of the most contentious elements within a B-BBEE transaction. Many companies have however recently opted to set up various different trust structures. If these are strategically thought out and have both the input of legal and tax expert's they have the potential to be extremely valuable, in leading transformation within a business.
Often there is a perception that the trust is just passive and is just dictated to by the company. It is however within the codes extremely clear that the relationship that exists between the company and a trust needs to be at armslength, failing which the transaction is deemed to be fronting.
The failure of a trustees to comply with the trust deed may just be downfall at verification, when the ownership points cannot be claimed………
How to make sure your trust's compliance tick's the boxes at verification time!
 1. Is the original letter of authority in the hands of the trustees?
 2. Has the initial donation been made as provided for in the trust deed?
 3. Do the trustees understand the TPCA (Trust Property Control Act) and its relevant principles and are they familiar with the contents of the trust deed and obligations of the specific trust?
 4. Are the trustees complying with their fiduciary obligations? They are accountable to the beneficiaries, failing which they're in breach, and could incur personal liability.
 5. Is the relationship that exists between the company and trust at arms-length?
 6. How are funding issues dealt with if the trust receives no OR insufficient dividends from the company? As this could possibly result in disgruntled beneficiaries.
In terms of the Companies Act a company is prohibited from declaring dividends if it fails the solvency and liquidity test.
(This list is not exhaustive, and neither may it be construed as legal advice)
It must however be noted that if trusts aren't COMPLIANT with the trust deed, B-BBEE points cannot be claimed.
Only a compliant trust is sustainable!


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Habitat - Wildlife Area Management
Date Published: November 2006
Number of Pages: 127
Author(s): Dale Swedberg
The Chiliwist Wildlife Area (CWA), approximately 4,889 acres in size, is located in the south-central part of Okanogan County southwest of the town of Malott. There are also approximately 760 acres of federal lands, administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) within and adjacent to the boundaries of the CWA. The majority of the CWA is south facing and ranges in elevation from 1000' ASL to nearly 3100' ASL on the top of Chiliwist Butte.
As part of the Sinlahekin Wildlife Area Complex, Chiliwist and Driscoll Island Wildlife Area are all jointly funded with Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act dollars. The total annual operations budget under the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act fund is $24,313 with nonfederal Aid being $135,827 for a total annual operations and management budget of $160,140. This amount includes salary and benefits as well as funds for combined management, including weed control, of Chiliwist, Driscoll Island and Sinlahekin Wildlife Areas. The Department will continue to submit grant proposals and applications and identify other strategies to address unfunded management needs on the Chiliwist Wildlife Area.
Identified as a critical wintering area for mule deer, the lands that now make up the CWA were purchased in 1977 using Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Funds. It is also a fact that Sharp-tailed grouse were in the area when these lands were purchased. Recent information indicates there may still be a small population of sharp-tailed grouse on the area. Historic land use has been rangeland for livestock grazing with some dryland and irrigated farming.
The Chiliwist Wildlife Area is still managed under a grazing permit and sharecropping agreement as it has been since its purchase. The management of cattle grazing is used as a tool to manipulate vegetation to benefit wildlife under the grazing permit. The object is to crop grasses to reduce competition with browse species and remove residual vegetation, which allows easier access to the new growth to benefit deer. There are about 80 acres of irrigated alfalfa and 80 acres of dryland farming. Presently food plots are maintained in the form of dryland spring grains (about 80 acres) and irrigated alfalfa (about 80 acres). These were being farmed and maintained prior to the purchase of the CWA by WDFW. A sharecropper operating under an agreement maintains these food plots.
Private lands border the Chiliwist Wildlife Area on the south, west, and east sides. On the north it is bordered by State land administered by Department of Natural Resources (DNR). These lands are mostly Shrub-steppe rangelands with forested lands at higher elevations. Historically the DNR lands have been used for livestock grazing and timber harvest. These lands are also open to the general public and are subject to heavy use for hunting and other forest related activities (wildlife watching, mushroom picking, wood-cutting, hiking, snowmobiling, ATV riding, etc). DNR currently has grazing permits on the lands that adjoin the CWA. Private lands are managed predominately for livestock rangeland and for agricultural production. However under heavy development pressure, much of the adjacent private properties are being subdivided and sold in parcels as small as 20 acres.
Primary management emphasis will continue to be mule deer winter range including weed control, vegetation manipulation using grazing and dryland and irrigated crop production. Efforts will continue to get funding for fuels management and prescribed burning to restore the historic fire regime.
Primary management concerns and public issues identified in the Chiliwist Wildlife Area Management Plan include:
- Obtain funding to develop a fuels management and fire regime restoration plan
- Restoring fire as a keystone ecological process by: 1) reducing density of timber stands through fuels treatment, logging, thinning and 2) prescribed burning
- Establish an active sharecropper to care for the irrigated alfalfa fields and use the irrigation water which is going into the 3rd year of non-use
- Survey boundary
- Build new boundary fence
- Install boundary signs on fences
- Continue efforts in revisiting and treating weed infestations and locating and treating new infestations
- Continue efforts to update and develop new GIS layers for the CWA, depicting weed infestations, roads, fences, watering facilities, wells, springs, streams, cover types, etc.
- Install pumping vaults
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. 2006. Chiliwist Wildlife Area Management Plan. Wildlife Management Program, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Olympia. 126 pp.
Draft documents are provided for informational purposes only. Drafts may contain factual inaccuracies and may not reflect current WDFW policy.


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5. RESTRICTIONS ON THE COMPLEXITY OF THE PROBLEM
One to six delayed neutron groups. Five temperatures - fuel, canning, coolant, surface of moderator and bulk moderator. A maximum of 20 x 30 mesh points can be accommodated. Radial and axial reflectors are simulated by extrapolation conditions. The thermal characteristics are assumed uniform with the exception of the coolant for which the radial distribution is estimated, assuming that the exit temperature is constant, and taking proper account of the thermal capacity of the moderator.
Overall control is a function of the temperature variation of the coolant at exit. The axial control is a function of the variation of the relation between the heating of the canning and the heating of the coolant.


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In order to achieve the goals, set in our core values, Glowing Star Construction will integrate Quality, Health, Safety and Environment (QHSE) in all our business strategies, executions and processes. We commit to follow it and narrate our QHSE Policy for compliance at every level of organizational systems:
- Manage QHSE effectively by developing, implementing and maintaining a best practice, process oriented, integrated management system.
- Create and maintain a safe, healthy and productive workplace environment and procedures for all persons at our places of work,against risks to their health, safety or welfare arising out of our work activities;
- Verify compliance with internal and external requirements through audits and strive for compliance with international standards such as ISO 9001, ISO 14001 or OHSAS 18001.
- Address QHSE issues and their impact on practices, processes and products to align our business with public and customer expectations.
- Create and maintain continuous improvement strategies, systematically managing to ensure proactive hazard controls.
- Promote QHSE awarenessand enhanceconfidence of internal and external stakeholders in our business by informing, consulting, training and advising.
- Implement initiatives to prevent pollution, conserve natural resources and minimize the effects of Glowing Star's operations on environment, health and safety.
- Provide adequate resources for implementing and managing QHSE Management System effectively.


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Noun: carouse ku'rawz
 1. Revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party
 - carousal, toot, booze-up
Verb: carouse ku'rawz
 1. Engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking
 "They were out carousing last night";
 - roister, riot
Derived forms: caroused, carousing, carouses
Type of: jollify, make happy, make merry, racket, revel, revelry, wassail [archaic], whoop it up