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1. Shortened phrases September 19, 2011 A shortened phrase is an abbreviation of a group of words form a phrase or name that have been contracted for ease of writing. They are especially useful in essays and theses that repeat the same phrase or name many times. Understanding their correct usage can help avoid errors and confusion, and add to the polished appearance of your document. There are two types of shortened phrases: acronyms and initialisms. An acronym is a shortened phrase that usually contains the first letter of each word from a phrase. An acronym is pronounced as a word, for example: ‘SACE’ and ‘CAPA’. A... (read more) Author: Neil Wilston

2. Ivy tech community college of indiana August 14, 2011 Ivy Tech was founded in 1963 as Indiana Vocational Technical College, to provide technical and vocational education for various industries and was rechartered as a system of vocational technical schools in 2005. The name "Ivy Tech" derives from an initialism (I.V. Tech) of the original name for the school, Indiana Vocational Technical College. Ivy Tech's name was officially changed to Ivy Tech State College in 1995. In 1999, Ivy Tech entered into a partnership with Vincennes University to form the Community College of Indiana. The partnership ended and Ivy Tech was rechartered in 2005 to be kn... (read more) Author: wqegtf bgrhbtdf

3. Latest number plates collections in UK June 10, 2011 Personalised Number Plates are a special type of vehicle registration plate on an automobile or other vehicle.The owner of the vehicle will have paid extra money to have his or her own choice of numbers or letters,usually forming a recognisable phrase, slogan,or initialism on their plate. DVLA cherished numbers The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is an Executive Agency of the Department for Transport (DfT).The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is the organisation of UK Government responsible for maintaining a database of drivers and a database of vehicles in Great Britain. ... (read more) Author: james smith

4. BRDM - China steel slitting line - China metal cutting machine March 27, 2011 BRDM is an initialism for Boyevaya Razvedyvatelnaya Dozornaya Mashina, (RU ), literally "Combat Reconnaissance Patrol Vehicle" . The BRDM is a four wheeled amphibious vehicle which is very lightly armoured by today's standards. Both versions were produced in the Soviet Union and other Eastern Bloc countries. Both versions came in an ATGM variant. The BRDM-2 also came as a command vehicle and as an air defence vehicle. It comes in three versions: BRDM-1 BRDM-1 with 12.7mm DsHK Heavy Machine gun The BRDM-1 (also known as the BTR-40P) first appeared in 1959, and was in production until 19... (read more) Author: srf regherh

5. RSS: Not Just Another Initialism March 19, 2011 RSS is one of those phrases that is tossed around online, but a lot of people don’t know what it means. Standing for Really Simple Syndication, user’s sign up for the RSS feed of a site, and then get alerted whenever an update is made. It sounds like a, well, really simple process, but can it be used to increase web traffic? Up until a few years ago, people didn’t think so, unless it was from word of mouth. RSS feeds go straight to the person that requested them, so it’s hard to get new people interested through this process. However, there have been new developments in SEO, Search Engine... (read more) Author: michael moume

6. Toronto FC July 06, 2010 History Club identity After Toronto's expansion was announced in 2005, the name of the club was officially announced on May 11, 2006 by the team's owner, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd. (MLSE). The "FC" in the team's name is the conventional initialism for Football Club, but in official media and documents, the team has only been referred to as Toronto FC. The announcement followed an online consultation in which the public was invited to vote on the name during a limited period. The voting options were "Toronto Northmen," "Inter Toronto FC," "Toronto Reds," and "Toronto FC." MLSE'... (read more) Author: blair zhang

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