Even if environmentalists are skeptical, and even though many consumers haven't a clue what PZEV stands for, the technology will soon be on cars across the nation, and it should have a profound and positive effect on air pollution.
I find it repulsive, not because it makes absolutely no sense (TED stands for the Technology, Entertainment, Design conference) but because it's a sure sign of the beginning of the end.
I find it repulsive, not because it makes absolutely no sense (TED stands for the Technology-Entertainment-Design conference) but because it's a sure sign of the beginning of the end.
TED – it stands for technology, entertainment, design – (Technology, Entertainment, Design) was born in the US in 1984 and its annual conference, described as "three and a half days of intellectual soul searching", attracts some of the "smartest, richest and most talented people on Earth".
The first hand represents strength, the second stands for technology, and the third signifies labor.
The initials are a twist on STEM, which stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math — the A adds "art" to the equation.
In 2010, just 18.2 percent of undergraduates in the field were women, according to the National Center for Education Statistics — in spite of gains in chemistry, biomechanical engineering and other so-called STEM fields (the acronym stands for science, technology, engineering and mathematics).
The 11-page report, "Women in STEM: A Gender Gap to Innovation," is the first analysis of women working in technical fields (STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) by the Commerce Department's Economics and Statistics Administration ESAA).
For readers who heretofore have been spared exposure to this little concatenation of capital letters, or who have, quite understandably, misconstrued its meaning, STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, supposedly the major food groups of a comprehensive science education.
The fact is that the REAL ID Act will cost billions, will do nothing to protect the country from terrorists, and no one stands to gain anything except for the technology and security companies who land the big contracts to build and maintain the system.
It stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, which represent, some argue, the four areas that act as the foundation for America maintaining its preeminent position as world leaders in innovation and technological advancement.
