I've always said you can judge a market's complexity by the number
of acronyms in its lexicon, and as you can see, the world of TVs has gotten pretty complicated.
Wow, lots
of acronyms in the headline, but I just got the latest issue of Ziff Davis» EGM, and the final issue of Official PlayStation Magazine, aw, in the mail, and there's an interesting tidbit in a one - page OPM interview with Sony Online boss John Smedley that is worth repeating.
Believe it or not, your usage and understanding
of these acronyms in flirtatious conversations can help or hurt the development of your relationship, depending on the execution and delivery of them.
«It's an Afghan girl wounded by shrapnel,» she says, deciphering the string
of acronyms in JChat.
Selling energy could be even bigger business in New York, but whether those profits truly materialize could depend on a battle
of acronyms in Albany.
Not exact matches
Karpelès took control
of Mt. Gox — the name is an
acronym for Magic: The Gathering Online eXchange, after the trading card game that inspired the original site —
in 2011 from founder Jed McCaleb.
In today's marketplace, your company must meet a dizzying number
of compliance regulations, with
acronyms to match, if you store your customers» personal or financial information.
In this day
of proliferating
acronyms and swarming buzzwords, Gerdes supplies a working knowledge
of corporation - specific nomenclature.
«We have made visible actions
in deploying US forces as part
of the coalition
in and around Manbij to reassure and deter — that's to deter parties from attacking any other parties other than ISIS itself,» he said, using another
acronym for IS.
The elite combat engineering unit, known by its Hebrew
acronym Yahalom, has been doubled
in size since the operation, and the unit's base
in Sirkin, outside Tel Aviv, is now equipped with an exact replica
of a Hamas tunnel for training purposes.
If you weren't an early adopter
of Twitter, or don't spend a ton
of time checking your timeline (or if you're just a normal human being with better things to do) you can get a little behind
in Twitter abbreviations and
acronyms.
The bomb, the Massive Ordnance Air Blast, whose
acronym inspired the nickname «Mother
of All Bombs,» is the largest nonnuclear bomb
in the US's arsenal.
The GBU - 43 / B Massive Ordnance Air Blast, sometimes grimly called the «Mother
of All Bombs» because
of its
acronym, was loaded onto a pallet, flown
in a C - 130 cargo plane, then dragged out the back
of the plane — pallet included — by a parachute.
«Consider the
acronym CALM: Communicate — more frequently and
in a venue that works for your boss; Anticipate problems before they worsen, and have solutions; Laugh — use levity to help your boss keep a rational perspective; Manage up — set limits with your bosses diplomatically, and let them see the benefits
of your suggestions.
Established
in 2012, OSL (the
acronym is short for outsourced sales leadership), based
in Mississauga, Ont., provides clients with a range
of customized performance - related services including retail and direct sales, merchandising and customer acquisition.
The
acronym, which stands for science, technology, engineering and math, is meant to bring awareness to the lack
of women
in these technical fields.
In the stock - option section
of the NCEO site, you'll find an essay explaining the differences between an ESOP and options, «A Tale
of Twin
Acronyms: An Employee Stock Option Plan Is Not an ESOP.»
«The reason you won't see a compromise anytime soon is because Congress actually acting
in the wake
of Orlando would be a tacit admission on the other side that guns had something to do with what happened
in Orlando as opposed to ISIS,» he said, using an
acronym for Islamic State.
The name has two origins, says Lori Sessions, the program director: «It is the Critic and Awards Program, so part
of it is that it's an
acronym... and it was started
in Washington, D.C., so it was
in the capital.»
Based on these dimensions — they are also known as OCEAN, an
acronym for openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness, neuroticism — we can make a relatively accurate assessment
of the kind
of person
in front
of us.
Sit
in enough government meetings and you might think CRA is an
acronym for Cash Returned Apace or Cities» Responsibility Abandoned.That would be the view
of some
in Pasco County government.
To a place with golden streets» — Creed, Higher
In their seminal 1994 book Built to Last: Successful Habits
of Visionary Companies, Jim Collins and Jerry Poras coined the term BHAG (pronounced BEE - hag)-- an
acronym that stands for «Big Hairy Audacious Goal.»
In 2001, Jim O'Neill, then chief economist and head
of asset management at Goldman Sachs, created the
acronym BRIC (which became BRICS later on with the addition
of South Africa) to describe the most promising emerging markets.
While the stocks — known by the
acronym FAANG, which stands for the quintet
of Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Google, whose parent company is Alphabet Inc. — have come under heavy volatility
in 2018, they have generally performed
in line with the overall market, and some
of them have continued their spectacular rise.
In 2001, Goldman Sachs chairman Jim O'Neill dubbed the now - ubiquitous acronym BRIC, referring to the four nations of Brazil, Russia, India and China (later expanded to BRICS to include South Africa in 2010
In 2001, Goldman Sachs chairman Jim O'Neill dubbed the now - ubiquitous
acronym BRIC, referring to the four nations
of Brazil, Russia, India and China (later expanded to BRICS to include South Africa
in 2010
in 2010).
The
acronym is a bit more cumbersome, but not only is the phrase more
in line with what Jesus actually wanted us to do, it is also more acceptable to the largest part
of the body
of Christ — those who have come to God by non-Christian paths and are uncomfortable with the idea
of equating Jesus the man (the way Jesus looked physically) with God.
In contrast, some other prayer forms — including those shaped by the formula of the acronym ACTS (adoration, confession, thanksgiving, supplication), so popular in some traditions — may serve to balance elements of prayer, but not necessarily in a way that helps us think about the flow or connections between the element
In contrast, some other prayer forms — including those shaped by the formula
of the
acronym ACTS (adoration, confession, thanksgiving, supplication), so popular
in some traditions — may serve to balance elements of prayer, but not necessarily in a way that helps us think about the flow or connections between the element
in some traditions — may serve to balance elements
of prayer, but not necessarily
in a way that helps us think about the flow or connections between the element
in a way that helps us think about the flow or connections between the elements.
Christ, mystically understood, is the great fish (the Greek word for fish is πà # À ™, an
acronym which translates as Jesus Son
of God, Saviour); and we, like him, are fish
in the water
of baptism as we accompany our master (see Augustine's The City
of God, Book XVIII, Chapter 23).
For some
of you, that's a point which you make into an ideological cathedral — a point
of doctrine which lines up
in an
acronym that summarizes the faith, your faith.
What I've heard
in the meetings for those who have a problem with God
in the steps is that it is an
acronym for group
of drunks.
Even for Anglicans
in the vicinity it takes a long memory or a flow chart to keep straight all the Episcopal - Anglican divisions and
acronyms that have developed
in the well - heeled suburbs
of DuPage County, just west
of Chicago.
In fact, the ichthus or «fish,» which became the sacred symbol found repeatedly on the walls
of the catacombs where the persecuted Christians took refuge, is an
acronym formed from the first letters
of the Greek words for «Jesus Christ, Son
of God, Savior.»
Since 1968, the six have been engaged
in a program
of Joint Educational Development, whence the
acronym JED.
The last terminology is favored by some proponents
of therapy for homosexuals but, given the
acronym, is not likely to catch on
in wider circles.
GLOW, an
acronym for «Gorgeous Ladies
of Wrestling» tells a heavily fictionalized version based on true events
of what happens when down - on - his - luck Hollywood director Sam Sylvia (celebrity podcaster and comedian Mark Maron) attempts to cash
in on the 1980s professional wrestling craze by creating a Saturday morning wrestling show with an all - female cast.
ASBO is an
acronym for Anti-Social Behaviour Order — created
in the UK several years ago as an alternate means to criminal prosecution for keep young hooligans
in check — sort
of like a societal restraining order.
Only their mothers could love them, and even they would have a hard time staying interested
in the plot
of mergers and pages filled with
acronyms like WCC / WCCESSA, WCCE, WFDY, YMCA, YWCA, WCC, NCCUSA and more which leap at the eye from the first two pages we opened at random.
(FODMAP is an
acronym for fermentable oligo - di - monosaccharides and polyols, which is the name
of the carbohydrate
in question.)
In case you have not already heard
of the term FODMAP it's an
acronym for fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides and polyols.
This case study examines work with three organizations
of Brazil nut harvesters, known by the
acronyms for their names
in Spanish: AFIMAD, ASCART and RONAP.
The term «FODMAP» is an
acronym for a collection
of sugars (also known as short chain carbohydrates) that have been identified as being problematic to certain individuals,
in eliciting IBS - type symptoms.
«FODMAP is an
acronym for Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides and Polyols, which classifies specific types
of short - chain carbohydrates that can trigger digestive distress
in some people.»
This intriguing possibility comes from researchers at Oxford Polytechnic Institute
in England, who conducted an experiment
in TEF, an
acronym meaning «thermic effects
of food.»
Atleast all our players would have had to know every other players style on the pitch
of play not
in the training ground, i used to say akb but honestly wenger is not acting like the
acronym, something has to happen the man has got to wake up or step down, but im scared
of change cos it is like a gamble, a new coach with a new philosophy and style, it might take time to adapt and that time would be enough for other teams to step up thus demoralsing the club, both fans and board, wouldn't like us to do a porchettino, look at Liverpool, if its gona be a new coach its got ta be one
of em arsenal ol boys, who knows what it is like to be called a gooner, that's just my thought on this matter,
The fourth
acronym, ASCAA, stands for American Small College Athletic Association,
of which the three College
of Faith campuses are members
in good standing.
Striking
acronyms are definitely fashionable
in La Liga at the moment, despite the «MSN»
of Lionel Messi, Luis Suárez and Neymar finally being broken up by the Brazilian's move from Barcelona to Paris Saint - Germain.
The Illusionary Treatment Option» by Gary Reinl, a former personal trainer and the developer
of an electronic stimulation device,
in which he argues that ice delays healing from a sports injury, quoting no less an authority than Dr. Gabe Mirkin, who, it says, is credited with developing the rehabilitation
acronym RICE (rest, ice, compression, and elevation), as now being against the practice because, he claims, icing «decreases circulation, so it slows healing.»
Some
of the more frequently used
acronyms in a new mom's repertoire include BF for breastfeeding and LO for little one.
But if you are
in the 10 % whose water breaks prior to or very early during labor, use the
acronym COAT to note a few key pieces
of information that your care provider will want.
Fleur Bickford: It's just basically a general
acronym that encompasses a bunch
of issues that you're having as a mom, and the only way to stop thos things from happening, your body breaking down, protein that comes out
in your urine, and all these different things, is to deliver the baby.