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Indonesia has the advantage of easy acronym acceptance (BRIIC or BIIC) and some compelling positives — at least on paper.

The Financial Consumer Agency of Canada on June 7 released a study on the country's newfound love of home equity lines of credit, which often are referred to by their ugly acronym, HELOCs.

«Probable Intercept leaker of TS document emailed the Intercept from work!?!?!» Nicholas Weaver, a security researcher at the University of California, Berkeley, said on Twitter, using the acronym for «top secret.»

The concept, as Dutton describes it, depends on incongruity, or the element of surprise — one of the five factors he crams into the acronym SPICE: simplicity, perceived self - interest, incongruity, confidence and empathy.

For the uninitiated, GIF is an acronym for graphics interchange format — a type of compressed file that is commonly used on the web for short animations.

«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.

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.

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.

More on ways of praying: the acronym for remembering the stages of lectio divina was odd but strangely memorable: Royal Marines are Politically Correct - Read, Meditate, Pray, Contemplate.

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.»

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.

Some of you may be familiar with the missions giant whose acronym officially stands for «Youth With A Mission,» while those of us who have survived it know it stands for something completely different: Young Women After Men, Yes, We Arrange Marriages and the list goes on.

The brunch menu enlightened us on the meaning of the acronym, Extraordinary Artisan Table, and did an excellent job of making our stomachs rumble.

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,

Maybe you went to a branch campus of some bigger, more famous school and thought it was cool to see a lesser - known acronym make it on college basketball's biggest stage.

Behind him are four banners hanging on the wall, each with an acronym of a college athletic association with which the COF is involved, if not actually a member.

There are lots of numbers and acronyms thrown around on the side of baby monitor boxes.

According to an article on Seattle Children's Hospital website, the acronym PURPLE is used to help define the normal pattern of crying for infants.

Glossary / definition of terms Acronyms and Abbreviations Resources on HIV and breastfeeding listed alphabetically and with website addresses, where known, on

If you are new to the cloth diapering world, the on going list of terminology and acronyms can be overwhelming.

First, you may have noticed lot's of abbreviations and acronyms tossed around on forums, blogs, and other websites.

Speaking on Sky News on Friday, Michael Gove insisted: «I think the people of this country have had enough of experts from organisations with acronyms saying that they know what is best and getting it consistently wrong.»

The Syrian government battles a series of rebel groups that generate a large number of acronyms — ISIS, SLA, SIF, and so on — and that frequently fight amongst themselves.

Even the acronym — NIMBY — conjures up an image of a couple in their mid-fifties, brandishing a copy of the Daily Mail, and giving their thoughts through pursed lips to a local reporter on the new sexual health clinic or children's home that's going up far too close for comfort to their bungalow in Penge, thank you very much.

FOIL is an acronym for the Freedom of Information Law, which requires the government to release many official documents on request.

He said, «Lake Rice is the acronym of both Lagos and Kebbi States joint product which will be out to the public on December 15 at the rate of N13, 000 per 50 kg bag, as it is already subsidised by the government.

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.

Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Kenneth Minimah was the brain behind the battle cry acronym «Never Again» in the Boko Haram terrorism narrative in Nigeria following the reinvigorated approach of the Nigerian military to the war on terror which enabled the army he commanded to bounce back -LSB-...]

On the Road to Health and Safety 17 June 2005 The CareerDoctor spells out health and safety acronyms to a research assistant in search of a way in, and advises her whether she should go for additional training or direct employment.

An international treaty, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (1973), known by its acronym, CITES, also addresses this problem.

By the end of the daylong meeting in Bozeman, Stoy and Poulter have made progress on their first goal: spreading the word about this arcane acronym, BECCS.

Israel - based company, Emefcy, named as a play on the acronym for microbial fuel cell (MFC), starts with the same principle as most wastewater treatment — water is aerated so bacteria in the liquid break down organic material in a closed series of containers known as a bioreactor.

Click on the acronym to see the roster; clicking on the study section name will take you to a detailed description of the study section's focus.

They then recorded an electroencephalogram, or EEG — a reading of the brain's electrical activity — as the subjects watched acronyms flash on a computer screen.

Essentially, Orion will live on, though under the clunky acronym of MPCV.

Try this activity again, but this time use a different type of mnemonic, such as an acronym, a funny sentence that uses all of the words on a list and / or words that rhyme.

The name is an acronym for «Biological Impacts of Ocean Acidification «within which 14 institutes explore how marine organisms react to ocean acidification and the impact on the food web, the ecosystems in the sea and ultimately also on the economy and society.

In general, terms and acronyms should be defined or explained on first instance in an article so as to not presume prior knowledge on the part of the readers.

This, as well as the time it takes to heal, is often the same but an acronym is always handy in a stressed situation; a friend on the ground, holding their ankle with an expression of agony, is sure to stress out even the calmest.

High - Intensity Interval Training (often referred to as the acronym HIIT for short), is a very specific type of training regimen focused on very brief moments of all - out exertion, followed by a much longer rest, followed by another burst of all - out exertion.

And since I love acronyms (a byproduct of my former military days), let's just call it SAS from here on out.

COIL Yoga is an acronym for Conscious Open Integrated Living and thus we are thrilled to see you on your mat, and are here to support you every step of the way.

Here is a long list of online dating abbreviations, acronyms to help you decipher the shorthand, check the meanings used on dating site profiles.

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.

The M.A.S.K. team (the acronym expands to Mobile Armoured Strike Kommand, and no we're not commenting on that last word's spelling) were originally a line of action figures, vehicles and other products released by Kenner in the 1990s.

If we get any footage of MBJ and SKB (I'm making this acronym happen) clowning around on set, I apologize in advance to anyone around me for the embarrassing, high - pitched sounds that will leave my mouth.

Full of meaningful acronyms, manufactured self - confidence, and drive powered by self - improvement seminars, catchphrase wisdom and insight, he's looking for a career to break into on the ground floor.

Other PSHE scripts available from www.plays-r-ussell.com and TES • You are Not Alone — Anti-Bullying Assembly (David and Goliath script in Bible Stories section) • Rock Star — Self Esteem Assembly based on Hannah Montana • P.R.I.D.E. Assembly and Guided Reading Scripts - set out to demonstrate the importance of P.R.I.D.E. - an acronym for Positive attitude; Respect for yourself and others; the ability to make Intelligent decisions; time to Dream; and not forgetting all the Effort that needs to be put in - in all walks of life.

On August 29, 2014, the Sunni terrorist group Islamic State — which has also been termed as Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (EIIS) and Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (EIIL)-- also known by the acronym EI, announced that its leader, Abu A-Bagdhadi, had self - proclaimed caliph of the region located to the northwest of Iraq and part of central Syria.