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WCA
WCA may refer to: Schools * Waterbury Career Academy, public high school in Waterbury, Connecticut * Wake Christian Academy, private Christian school in Raleigh, North Carolina * Washington Christian Academy, private Christian school in Silver Spring, Maryland * Wesleyan Christian Academy, private school in High Point, North Carolina * Westminster Christian Academy (Missouri), private school in Town and Country, Missouri * Wildwood Catholic Academy, private school in North Wildwood, New Jersey Governing and political bodies * Waste collection authority, local authority charged with collecting waste in the United Kingdom * Welsh Canoeing Association, governing body for canoeing and kayaking in Wales * World Clown Association, governing worldwide clowning * World Cube Association, governing Rubik's Cube competitions * World Council of Arameans, governing the Arameans worldwide Professional associations * World Chiropractic Alliance, agency which involves itself in chiropractic m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Cube Association
The World Cube Association (WCA) is the worldwide non-profit organization that regulates and holds competitions for mechanical puzzles that are operated by twisting groups of pieces, commonly known as '' twisty puzzles'' (a subcategory of combination puzzles). The most famous of those puzzles is the Rubik's Cube. The WCA was founded by Ron van Bruchem of the Netherlands and Tyson Mao of the United States in 2004. The goal of the World Cube Association is to have "more competitions in more countries with more people and more fun, under fair conditions." In 2017, they started work to become a non-profit organization and on November 20, 2017, the state of California accepted the initial registration of the World Cube Association. The organization is run by the board members. It assigns different teams and committees as well as delegates who can organize official competitions. The presence of a delegate is required to make the competition official. , more than 165,000 people from ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Chiropractic Alliance
The World Chiropractic Alliance (WCA) is a not-for-profit corporation founded in Arizona in 1989 that serves as the voice of conservative "straight" chiropractors (those who rely exclusively on subluxation-correction). The Alliance claims to be "the only major chiropractic organization which passionately defends the rights of subluxation-based doctors and will stand up against those who would corrupt chiropractic by denying its philosophical and vitalistic foundations," and believes that spinal adjustment should begin at birth and continue for life, even in the absence of symptoms. It tends to have an antagonistic relationship to the World Federation of Chiropractic because of philosophical differences. Background The WCA supports "straight" chiropractic, with its emphasis on subluxation-correction, drug-free care, and non-medical approaches to wellness. This stance has brought it into conflict with the majority "mixer" school of chiropractic that favors use of more mainstream ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Council Of Arameans
World Council of Arameans (Syriacs), previously known as the ''Syriac Universal Alliance'' ( syr, ܚܘܝܕܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ ܬܒܝܠܝܐ, Ḥuyōdō Suryōyō Tbelōyō), is an international non-government umbrella organization, whose membership consists of several national associations, representing Arameans (also known as ''Syriac'') from various countries around the world. Position of the SUA/WCA president is regarded as representative within Aramean/Syriac community. Since 2009, the organization is presided by Johny Messo. Activities The organization was founded in on 16 July 1983, in New Jersey, as the ''Syriac Universal Alliance'' (SUA), on the initiative of the ''American Aramaic Association'' and the ''Swedish Syriac Federation''. It was later joined by several other Aramean organizations from various countries. In 1999, SUA was given a Special Consultative Status by the United Nations Economic and Social Council. From 1999 to 2002, the organization was presided by Habib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Work Capability Assessment
The Work Capability Assessment (WCA) is used by the British Government's Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to decide whether and to what extent welfare benefit claimants are capable of doing work or work-related activities. The outcome of the assessment also determines whether claimants are entitled to Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), or more recently, additional elements of Universal Credit (UC). Assessment process The process is ultimately a legal one that uses social security legislation as its main reference point (which is why appeals are made to tribunals overseen by the Ministry of Justice). The standard of proof used is 'the balance of probabilities': a claim should be accepted if it is more likely than not that the claimant has a significant disability. The main assessment process starts as soon as can be arranged after 13 weeks from the initial claim, when a healthcare professional approved by the DWP scrutinises the claim form and decides whether to s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington Christian Academy
Washington Christian Academy (WCA) is a private Christian school established in 1960 in Silver Spring, Maryland that is now located in Olney, Maryland, at a new campus that was completed in 2008. History Formation Washington Christian Academy was formed when local families from Presbyterian and Christian Reformed churches in the area felt the need for a strong, biblically based and diverse school in the Washington metropolitan area. For the time, the school defied cultural values and created a school that specifically named diversity as one of its top qualities. The school was formed as Washington Christian School in 1960 for grades K-4. WCS grew gradually, and in 1982 it leased a larger building from the county on Franwall Avenue in Silver Spring, which allowed it to add a middle school and offer instruction through the eighth grade. WCS expanded again in 1996 when it merged with the nearby Silver Spring Christian Academy (a local high school formed by parents of WCS alumni) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Global Methodist Church
The Global Methodist Church (shortened to GM Church, or GMC) is a Methodist denomination of Protestant Christianity subscribing to views consistent with the conservative Confessing Movement. The denomination is headquartered in the United States and has a presence internationally. The Global Methodist Church was created as a result of a schism with The United Methodist Church, after members departed to erect a denomination seeking to uphold historic Methodist praxis. Its doctrines, which are aligned with Wesleyan-Arminian theology, are contained in its Book of Discipline and in ''The Catechism of the Global Methodist Church''. History In the United Methodist Church, polarization started to occur between traditionalist Methodist theologians and clerics and those with progressive tendencies. Traditionalist caucuses within the United Methodist Church, such as the Confessing Movement within The United Methodist Church, Good News, Concerned Methodists, Transforming Congregations, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Cascade Analysis
Water cascade analysis (WCA) is a technique to calculate the minimum flowrate target for feedwater and wastewater for continuous water-using processes. Principle It is a tabular and numerical alternative to the water surplus diagram in Water Pinch which can be used to identify opportunities for reduction in feedwater usage and the design of water distribution networks. The WCA is done in three steps, a global analysis of water distribution and consumption in the network, establishing baseline minimum water targets and redesign of the water network to achieve these targets. History WCA was first introduced by Manan, Tan and Foo in 2004. Since then, it has been widely used as a tool for water conservation in industrial process plants. A Time dependent water cascade analysis was presented later on. A variation of the WCA is the gas cascade analysis (GCA). References {{Reflist See also * Cost effective minimum water network * Water management hierarchy *Reclaimed water Water recla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Caribbean Airways
West Caribbean Airways S.A. (abbreviated as WCA) was a commercial airline founded in December 1998 with its headquarters at Olaya Herrera Airport in Medellín, Colombia after moving there from San Andres Island in 2001. It began operating in November 1999 and ceased operations in September 2005. History The company was founded on December 29, 1998, by Colombian businessman Hassan Tannir and began operations on November 13, 1999. Originally based in San Andrés, it began operations with four Let L-410 Turbolets that served San Andrés and Providencia Island as the first destinations. In 2000, West Caribbean Airways added flights to Cartagena, Monteria, and Barranquilla with ATR 42s leased and also expanded to international routes to Varadero, Cuba; Panama City, Panama; and San Jose, Costa Rica. The next year, a group of investors acquired the airline and relocated its headquarters to Medellin. This put it in competition with ACES and Avianca. The airline expanded very rapidl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waste Collection Authority
A waste collection authority (WCA) is a local authority in the UK charged with the collection of municipal waste. There are 376 WCAs in England and Wales who are responsible for collecting waste from nearly 22 million homes and some businesses. The WCA passes on the waste to the that is tasked with the ultimate treatment and disposal of that waste. In England WCAs are the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Coal Association
The World Coal Association (WCA) is an international non-profit, non-governmental association based in London, United Kingdom. It was created to represent the global coal industry. The association was formerly called the World Coal Institute (WCI) but changed its name in November 2010. The WCA undertakes lobbying, organises workshops, and provides coal information to decision makers in international energy and environmental policy and research discussions, as well as supplying information to the general public and educational organisations on the benefits and issues surrounding the use of coal. It also promotes clean coal technologies. It has participated in a number of United Nations and International Energy Agency (IEA) workshops, boards, and forums, including the UN Commission on Sustainable Development, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the IEA Working Party on Fossil Fuels, and the IEA Coal Industry Advisory Board. It is also part of the Carbon Sequestration Lead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wake Christian Academy
Wake Christian Academy (WCA) is a private, Christian, co-educational school in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. It was established in 1966 as a segregation academy in response to the racial integration of public schools. History Wake Christian Academy was established in 1966 as Wake Academy by a group of segregationists that included L. C. Purdy, a former president of White Citizens' Councils. Purdy, along with the White Citizens' Council, tried to raise funds in time to open a school building in the fall of 1966, but fell short and had to lease a residence in which to operate the school. School board president H.W. Carey, referencing the founding of the school, told the ''News & Observer'' that he "hope dthe school would be known for its quality education, but it would be false if I said integration didn't enter into it". In 1969, Purdy told a reporter that "all you get in public schools is integration, not education. The children are pawns in sociological experiment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Clown Association
The World Clown Association (WCA) is a worldwide organization for clowns, jugglers, magicians, and face painters. It holds an annual convention, mainly in the United States. Origin and history Herb Metz was the main instigator and driving force behind the establishment of the World Clown Association. Herb had been the President of the Clowns of America prior to the time of their financial difficulties and ultimate organization breakup. Herb had a vision of an organization wherein the members would have controlling interest in the association. Along with the help of some influential friends in the Southeast Clown Association, he put together the framework for an organization. He convinced various persons to serve ad hoc in various officer capacities until such time that a general membership meeting could take place. The first WCA convention was held in Atlanta, Georgia, United States in 1983. In 1987, the World Clown Association established the first known clown scholarship fu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
