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What does it mean for BCTS to be described as more commercial than the small business program?

B.C. Timber Sales
BCTS is more commercial than the small business program because of its focus on achieving more value for money on the expenditure side of the operation and increasing financial return on the revenue side. There is an emphasis on wealth creation from the opportunities provided through the program, rather than on job creation and other social objectives.

A mother is described as a "carrier" for a glycogen storage disease. What does this mean?

FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
This means she has two copies of a gene that codes for an enzyme involved in glycogen storage; one copy is healthy, the other is defective. She can pass along either copy to her offspring with equal probability. (If the father is also a carrier, their offspring has a 25% chance of inheriting the disease, and a 50% chance of becoming a carrier.)

What is the Emerging Small Business Enterprises (ESBE) program?

Civil Rights/Affirmative Action - Frequently Asked Questions
NJDOT provides select contracting opportunities to small and disadvantaged businesses on federally funded projects. The ESBE differs from the DBE program because it is race and gender neutral. If a company is DBE certified, it is also certified under the ESBE program. However, if it is ESBE certified only, it is not DBE certified.

What does Audio Described mean?

ODEON - FAQs
It works by playing a recorded narration, explaining what's happening on screen - during gaps in the dialogue - through personal headphones. The normal film soundtrack comes through the cinemas surround sound speakers in the usual way, so Audio description Most of our screens have either an infra-red or hearing loop system. Please click here to check the facilities at your local ODEON or ABC.

Does Orion have a small business program?

FAQs
Orion has a small business program for ISO 9001. Orion defines a small business as one having 49 or fewer employees. Because there is less to manage in a small business, we require only one surveillance audit a year. Prior to your initial audit, Orion conducts a separate review of your documentation. This ensures that we won't waste your time and money by coming to your site before you are ready.

Does BCTS have an environmental policy?

B.C. Timber Sales
BC Timber Sales manages harvesting and forest management activities in timber sale licences and related tenures in public forests throughout British Columbia.

Brain tumors are sometimes described as being "Grade 1". What does this mean?

Anatomy of the Brain: The Brain Tumor Program at University ...
Once a brain tumor biopsy is examined by a pathologist, the tumor is categorized, or graded, based on its cell structure and rate of growth. There are different grading systems, but one that is commonly used has four grades. Grade I tumors are slow growing, with cells that are near-normal in appearance and are not malignant. Tumors with cells that are slightly abnormal are classified as Grade II. Grade III tumors grow quickly, contain abnormal cells, and spread to surrounding tissue.

Does the City have incentive programs to assist small business?

City of Rock Island, Illinois - Frequently Asked Questions
The City offers several incentive programs including low-interest loans, facade improvement grants and sales tax rebates available city-wide. TIF and Enterprise Zone incentives are available in designated areas. The City does offer a variety of programs to make housing repairs. Some are rebates, while others are deferred or repayable loans. Money is available for roof repairs, emergency repairs to sewers, water service line and furnaces and also for renovations to your whole home.

How does BC Timber Sales differ from the small business program?

B.C. Timber Sales
While the small business program was successful in achieving its goals, BCTS is focused on supporting new forest sector opportunities. BCTS aims to generate the best possible financial return to the Crown from publicly-owned timber, provide timber opportunities, and set a credible reference point for the price and cost of timber harvested from Crown land. To provide a credible reference point for costs and pricing of timber harvested from public land in B.C.

What does this mean for commercial users?

Sharmahd Computing UniPad - FAQ
Example: one person in your company has to create Unicode text files and 50 other persons are just reading them. You will need only one license for editing purposes. All other licenses for viewing purposes are free.

What if I want to use a different method of correction than described in the Program?

FAQs About The 2006 VFCP Update
You must correct pursuant to the provisions in the Program in order to get a no action letter. If the applicant and EBSA negotiate the correction amount, the correction could lead to a settlement agreement within the meaning of Section 502(l) and the assessment of the penalty.

Do you work with small business?

Frequently Asked Questions
We work with a wide range of businesses from large multi-nationals to small businesses, including public and not-for-profit agencies.

WML is described as being derived from XML. What does this mean?

WAP FAQ and a detailed discussion of WAP
XML is a standard that defines the structure of information, rather than the layout of text (like HTML does). WML is based upon XML, from which it derives its syntax. XML has a much stricter syntax than HTML, as you will learn when developing your own WML documents.

What does it mean when sands are described as sharp, soft, fine or coarse?

Cardigan Sand and Gravel - FAQ.
Sharp and soft refers to the shape of the grains irrespective of size. Sharp means an angular or subangular grain. Soft means a rounded or subrounded grain. Fine or coarse, on the other hand, refer to the grain size irrespective of shape, with coarse referring to a larger grain size, and fine a smaller one.

Claremont has been described as having a teacher-directed approach, what does that mean?

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That means that the teachers plan activities for the children to engage in and that there is a daily schedule, as well as monthly themes. Every day children have the opportunity to have free play, circle time, story time, activity time, and meet with some of our specialists. What being teacher-directed means at Claremont is that the children do not engage in free play all morning. We believe that children like structure and like having adults plan activities for them to engage in.

The screening I want to go to is subtitled and audio described; what does that mean?

Frequently Asked Questions - Cornerhouse
Films which are audio described will look and sound exactly like any other film - to access this facility, you would need to ask for a special AD headset at the box office. Using the headset, you would then be able to listen to the normal film soundtrack whilst a recorded narrator explains what's happening on screen, including gaps in the dialogue and sound effects. Caption subtitles are similar to English subtitles for foreign language films.

Honors College courses are described as being in a 'seminar' format. What does that mean?

Stony Brook University - The Honors College
They meet as small-enrollment classes (about 20 students), in a format that emphasizes discussion and student participation, as opposed to lectures. Instead of tests, Honors College courses involve quite a bit of reading, analysis, discussion, and critical writing. There is a great deal of interaction among the students and between the students and professors.

edit] What does it mean for a player to be described as a "heart", "diamond", "spade", or "club"?

Jick and Mr. Skullhead Radio Show FAQ - TheKolWiki
The terms come from a paper by Richard Bartle called "Players Who Suit MUDs", specifically referring to MUDs (or multi-user dungeons, which were semi-precursors to MMORPGs).

What does it mean when a horse is described as sour?

Alex Brown Horseracing: Following Barbaro's Legacy :: News: ...
A sour horse is a horse that no longer wishes to do what it is supposed to do. A horse can be described as "racetrack sour", it no longer enjoys being around the racetrack. The only solution is to give the horse some time away from the environment from which it is sour.

What does it mean when described as "Open Box Item"?

AAA Sports Memorabilia Frequently Asked Questions
These products have never been used, the only difference between the "New" and "New Open Box" is that the outside factory seal has been broken, due to cancelled order or mishandling during transporting from warehouse to warehouse.
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