Pump Diode Characterization for an Unstable Diode-Pumped Alkali Laser Resonator

Measurements of wavelength tunability, spectral linewidth, minimum spot size, and M2 were made for a rubidium diode-pumped alkali laser (DPAL) containing a volume Bragg grating (VBG) for resonator characterization. The output wavelength of the pump diode was measured as a function of volume Bragg grating temperature. A linear relationship was observed that corresponded to an output wavelength range of 780.08 nm 0.01 nm to 780.49 nm 0.01 nm with a tuning rate of 6.1 pm/ C for a diode chassis temperature of 37 C. Rubidium D1 fuorescence spectra were recorded as the diode wavelength was scanned across its full range in 3 pm steps. The integrated intensities of the D1 fluorescence peaks were used to generate a t to a Lorentzian lineshape with line center at 780.23 nm and a FWHM of 0.12 nm. A knife-edge experiment measured the power pro les of the pump diode beam along a 4.5 cm beam path. The pump diode M2 was determined by a nonlinear model t to be 132, resulting in a minimum spot size of 0.41 mm. These results enable the pump diode to be matched with a alkali gain media for the validation of unstable DPAL resonator designs

"Reporting of Two or More Races in the 1999 American Community Survey"

This paper investigates the causes of western Germany's remarkably poor performance since 1992. The paper challenges the view that the poor record of the nineties, particularly the marked deterioration in public finances since unification, might be largely attributable to unification. Instead, the analysis highlights the role of ill-timed and overly ambitious fiscal consolidation in conjunction with tight monetary policies of an exceptional length and degree. The issue of fiscal sustainability and Germany's fiscal and monetary policies are assessed both in the light of economic theory and in comparison to the best practices of other more successful countries. The analysis concludes that Germany's dismal record of the nineties must not be seen as a direct and apparently inevitable result of unification. Rather, the record arose as a perfectly unnecessary consequence of unsound macro demand policies conducted under the Bundesbank's dictate in response to it, policies that caused the severe and protracted de-stabilization of western Germany in the first place.

Reporting of Two or More Races In the 1999 American Community Survey

This study presents data on race, collected at selected sites throughout the country for the 1999 American Community Survey (ACS). In particular, the distribution of the population by race and Hispanic or Latino origin is examined, as are the reporting of multiple races, number of races, and major race combinations and the extent to which the race and Hispanic/Latino questions were not answered. Although the ACS sites were not intended to be a nationally representative sample, the study's results provide important insights into what might be learned from Census 2000.

Reporting of two or more races in the 1999 American community survey

This paper investigates the causes of western Germany's remarkably poor performance since 1992. The paper challenges the view that the poor record of the nineties, particularly the marked deterioration in public finances since unification, might be largely attributable to unification. Instead, the analysis highlights the role of ill-timed and overly ambitious fiscal consolidation in conjunction with tight monetary policies of an exceptional length and degree. The issue of fiscal sustainability and Germany's fiscal and monetary policies are assessed both in the light of economic theory and in comparison to the best practices of other more successful countries. The analysis concludes that Germany's dismal record of the nineties must not be seen as a direct and apparently inevitable result of unification. Rather, the record arose as a perfectly unnecessary consequence of unsound macro demand policies conducted under the Bundesbank's dictate in response to it, policies that caused the severe and protracted de-stabilization of western Germany in the first place

The Lived Experiences of Secondary English Teachers in the Implementation of a Reading Remediation Program

The existence of poor readers and nonreaders in a public secondary high school became a major concern in the said institution. As a solution to the said problem, a reading remediation program was implemented. However, instead of being an answer to the problem of students’ poor reading skills, the reading remediation program was regarded by educators as ineffective. Thus, the present study aims to understand why the reading remediation program was regarded as ineffective through the lived experiences of the program implementers. Using a Focus Group Discussion, substantial data were obtained which pivot on the challenges faced by the program implementers during the execution of the program, the coping strategies used and the program’s implementation fidelity check. The findings revealed that the challenges occurred drove the program implementers to use coping strategies which scarcely served as a solution to the problem. Also, diverse problems occurred in the coping strategies used. Furthermore, the implementation fidelity check showed very low implementation fidelity on how the program was implemented

Zone out: Appreciation of Filipino hip-hop culture and art of the upper class

This documentary will show why some people from the upper class embrace the hip-hop culture despite its association with the lower class. The film featured two indepent artists both came from the upper class and chose hip-hop. Produced and directed from the screen by Keithleen Taguba and Irish Yao. Total runnung tine is fourteen minutes

Transformation of an institution: The development of San Lazaro Hospital as a contagious diseases hospital under American administration, 1898-1918

This study is about the development of San Lazaro Hospital during the American colonial period from 1898 to 1918. Fr. Juan Clemente established the hospital in 1578, and its rich history with the Franciscans endured for three centuries until the Americans took over in 1898. In analyzing this critical point in the hospital’s history, the study utilizes the new institutionalism theoretical framework and a descriptive-analytical method to analyze the hospital’s role from 1898 to 1918. The Americans implemented an all-new policy on public health, causing cautious Filipinos to have conflicts in following the new mandates of the newly arrived colonizers. Despite the cultural opposition, the Board of Health, through San Lazaro Hospital, utilized their medical knowledge to implement sanitation and modern medical practices in the disease-ridden Manila. Facing the inadequacies of the hospital from the previous 1902 cholera epidemic, the San Lazaro Hospital received improvements, and it became a sophisticated contagious diseases hospital in the country that treated contagious diseases such as cholera, smallpox, plague, and tuberculosis. In addition, the hospital also served as a leper and insane hospital. San Lazaro Hospital is mainly managed by the Americans and has established itself as a defining medical institution until the hospital was eventually handed over to Filipino administrators during the Filipinization movement in 1918