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3 unusual facts about WIC


Chris Mulford

Mulford was also an active member of the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program of South Jersey (eastern USA), co-chairman for the Business Case for Breastfeeding project, a Trustee of the New Jersey Breastfeeding Coalition (NJBFC) and Pennsylvania Breastfeeding Coalition.

Immunization registry

Such a population-based IIS can make it easier to carry out the demonstrably effective immunization strategies (e.g., reminder/recall, AFIX, and WIC linkages) and thereby decrease the resources needed to achieve and maintain high levels of coverage.

Witte Corneliszoon de With

The same year De With, entering the service of the WIC, became flag captain on the Amsterdam to Admiral Piet Heyn during an expedition from 20 May to capture the Spanish treasure fleet.


Canada Tonight

The newscast was produced out of BCTV's studio, and also aired on WIC's independent stations in Alberta and Hamilton, Ontario.

CHBC-DT

After months of negotiation, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approved the split of WIC's assets between Canwest, Corus Radio and Shaw Communications.

Child Nutrition Act

The William F. Goodling Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act of 1998 (P.L. 105-336) extended expiring authorizations for child nutrition and Commodity Assistance Programs, and the WIC program, through fiscal year 2003.

CSU/DSU

The WIC (WAN Interface Card) may contain an integrated CSU/DSU that can be inserted into a router slot.

Hervik

The name Hervik is etymologically connected to Harwich in England, Here-wic, which means a cove (vik in Norwegian) populated by an army (hær in Norwegian).

New York City Coalition Against Hunger

The alliance lobbied Congress to reauthorize the Child Nutrition Act in order to maintain the School Lunch and Breakfast Programs, WIC, and CACFP for another 5 years.

Nikon Coolpix P6000

This format is supported in Windows using the Windows Imaging Component (WIC) and on Mac OS X after installation of the Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 2.3.

Viewers Choice

Originally Viewer's Choice was the monopoly provider of pay-per-view service in Eastern Canada, while Western International Communications was granted similar rights for its Home Theatre service in Western Canada, mirroring the regions held by Astral and WIC for pay TV service (The Movie Network and Superchannel, respectively).

WAN Interface Card

A WIC has a built-in channel service data unit (CSU/DSU) interface to connect to a digital circuit and provide error correction and line monitoring.

Wich town

In Anglo-Saxon England the "-wich towns" designated by the suffix -wic identified coastal trading settlements, equivalents of emporia, provisioned from outside the protected community and characterised by extensive artisanal activity and imports, which have left material traces in excavations.


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