Demonstrated ability in reading, mathematics, and writing, as typically measured in the United States by the SAT or similar tests such as the ACT, have often replaced colleges individual entrance exams, and is often required for admission to higher education.

This allows the user to update contact, schedule, or other information on their computer, using software such as Microsoft Outlook or ACT !, and have that same data transferred to PDA — or transfer updated information from the PDA back to the computer.

At some campuses, such as Santa Barbara, San Diego, and Santa Cruz, a point system is used to weight grade point average, SAT Reasoning or ACT scores, and SAT Subject scores, while at Davis, Berkeley, Irvine, and Los Angeles, academic achievement is examined in the context of the school and the surrounding community.

In that case, the discount factor is then ( if the usual money market day count convention for the currency is ACT / 360, in case of currencies such as USD, EUR, JPY ), with the zero-rate and the time to cashflow in years:

She later denied that she had ever made any such comment and, in a letter to the AIDS campaign group ACT UP in 1989, she said that it was " a terrible misunderstanding.

Also students from other countries, who hold a high school leaving certificate that is not counted as the Abitur ( such as the American high school diploma ) who did well on the ACT or SAT, may enter college even if they do not hold the Abitur.

" As such, ACT UP was virtually guaranteed media coverage.

Due to the introduction of the MMP electoral system, a New Right " Association of Consumers and Taxpayers " party, known as ACT New Zealand was formed by ex-Labour New Right-aligned Cabinet Ministers like Richard Prebble and others, and maintaining existing New Right policy initiatives such as the Employment Contracts Act, while also introducing US-style " welfare reform.

As second-line antimalarial treatment, when initial treatment doesn ’ t work or stops working, it is recommended to use an alternative ACT known to be effective in the region, such as:

The ACT is unique among Australian states and territories, as it has no vice-regal post exercising authority as the representative of the Head of State, such as a Governor or an Administrator.

Incoming freshmen entering the Baccalaureate programs must have a minimum high school average of 80 with at least 17 academic units such as four units of English, four units of social studies, three units of mathematics, two units of a foreign language, two units of sciences, and two units of regular academic subjects, and a minimum SAT score of 960 ( 480 Verbal 480 Math ) or ACT composite score of 20 or above.

Cricket ACT and Northern Territory Cricket are non-member associations, although the ACT participates in Cricket Australia tournaments such as the Women's National Cricket League and the Futures League as well as previously competing in the Australian domestic limited-overs cricket tournament.

Some examples of work include helping to develop new treatments for diseases, such as ivermectin for onchocerciasis ( river blindness ); showing how packaging can improve use of artemesinin-combination treatment ( ACT ) for malaria ; demonstrating the effectiveness of bednets to prevent mosquito bites and malaria ; and documenting how community-based and community-led programmes increases distribution of multiple treatments.

Also, a number of international schools had adopted the ACT curriculum and assessment regime such that their studies culminated in the award of an ACT-calculated UAI.

This has been particularly noticeable in parties which have traditionally contained few Māori — MPs such as Georgina Te Heuheu in the National Party and Donna Awatere Huata in the ACT party are not likely to have entered Parliament without MMP, given the difficulty that their parties would face contesting the Māori electorates.

The title ' Technician ' such as Pharmacy Technician, Dispensing Technician and / or ( Accredited ) Checking Technician ( ACT ) is a protected title and requires the user to register with the General Pharmaceutical Council.

In her one term in the Legislative Assembly, she was a strong advocate for environmental causes, both inside the ACT, such as the preservation of the Black Mountain area ( which had been threatened by the Gungahlin Drive Extension ), and outside, such as her attempts to save Tasmania's environmentally sensitive Tarkine wilderness area from logging and development.

She also advocated for several progressive causes, such as a bid to legalise voluntary euthanasia in the ACT ( which only narrowly failed ).

All four-year colleges and universities in the U. S. accept the ACT, but different institutions place different emphases on standardized tests such as the ACT, compared to other factors of evaluation such as class rank, G. P. A., and extracurricular activities.

All research within the United States contracted for, sponsored, cosponsored, or authorized under authority of this Act, shall be provided for in such manner that all information, uses, products, processes, patents, and other developments resulting from such research developed by Government expenditure will ( with such exceptions and limitations, if any, as the Secretary may find to be necessary in the interest of national defense ) be available to the general public.

The Attorney General shall assign such officers and employees of the Department of Justice as may be necessary to represent the United States as to any claims of the Government of the United States with respect to which the Commission has jurisdiction under this title.

The Commission shall, as soon as possible, and in the order of the making of such awards, certify to the Secretary of the Treasury and to the Secretary of State copies of the awards made in favor of the Government of the United States or of nationals of the United States under this Title.

and ( 2 ) such other special funds as may, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury, be required each to be a claims fund to be known by the name of the foreign government which has entered into a settlement agreement with the Government of the United States as described in subsection ( A ) of Section 4 of this Title.

The Secretary of the Treasury, upon the concurrence of the Secretary of State, is authorized and directed, out of the sum covered into the Yugoslav Claims Fund pursuant to subsection ( B ) of this section, after completing the payments of such funds pursuant to subsection ( C ) of this Section, to make payment of the balance of any sum remaining in such fund to the Government of the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia to the extent required under Article 1 ( C ) of the Yugoslav Claims Agreement of 1948.

It occurred to me that you might be interested in some thoughts which I expressed privately in recent years, in the hope of clearing up a certain confusion in the public mind about what foreign policy is all about and what it means, and of developing a certain compassion for those who are carrying such responsibilities inside Government.

The United States Government shall have the right to terminate the financing of further sales under this Agreement of any commodity if it determines at any time after June 30, 1961, that such action is necessitated by the existence of an international emergency.

The two Governments agree that the rupees accruing to the Government of the United States of America as a consequence of sales made pursuant to this Agreement will be used by the Government of the United States of America, in such manner and order of priority as the Government of the United States of America shall determine, for the following purposes in the amounts shown: ( A )

For grant to the Government of India under subsection ( E ) of Section 104 of the Act, the rupee equivalent of not more than $538 million for financing such projects to promote balanced economic development as may from time to time be mutually agreed.

For loan to the Government of India under subsection ( G ) of Section 104 of the Act, the rupee equivalent of not more than $538 million for financing such projects to promote balanced economic development as may be mutually agreed.

The Government of India agrees that it will take all possible measures to prevent the resale or transshipment to other countries or the use for other than domestic purposes ( except where such resale, transshipment or use is specifically approved by the Government of the United States of America ), of the surplus agricultural commodities purchased pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, and to assure that the purchase of such commodities does not result in increased availability of these or like commodities for export from India.

The Government of India further agrees in cooperation with the Government of the United States, to coordinate the use of grant and loan funds provided for in paragraphs 1 ( B ) and 1 ( C ) of Article 2, with such direct dollar assistance as may be made available by the Government of the United States of America, so that both sources of financing may be channeled to specific and clearly identifiable economic development programs and projects.

Local currency will be advanced or reimbursed to the Government of India for financing agreed projects under paragraphs 1 ( B ) and 1 ( C ) of Article 2, of the Agreement upon the presentation of such documentation as the United States may specify.

The Government of India shall enable the authorized representatives of the United States to observe and review agreed projects and the utilization of goods and services financed under the projects, and shall furnish to the United States all such information as it shall reasonably request concerning the above-mentioned matters and the expenditures related thereto.

Vague in wording, it called for withdrawal of Belgian troops and authorized the Secretary-General `` to take the necessary steps to provide the ( Congolese ) Government with such military assistance as may be necessary, until, through the efforts of the Congolese Government with the technical assistance of the United Nations, the national security forces may be able, in the opinion of the Government, to meet fully their tasks.

Whitehall launched an investigation, though the department of trade and industry established that not being " on the military list " crossbows were not covered by such export regulations.

In tandem with such economic experiments, Andropov launched an anti-corruption drive that reached high into the government and party ranks.

In 1985, CI launched a calculator for the construction industry called the Construction Master which came preprogrammed with common construction calculations ( such as angles, stairs, roofing math, pitch, rise, run, and feet-inch fraction conversions ).

In the last decade, beverage companies such as Coca Cola Company and PepsiCo launched or re-launched operations in Kabul.

Takashi Miike launched a prolific career with titles such as Audition ( 1999 ), Dead or Alive ( 1999 ) and The Bird People in China ( 1998 ).

Scottish & Newcastle launched Foster's Twist, a beer with a hint of citrus that is marketed as a refreshing alternative to other heavier beers and Premium Packaged Spirits such as Smirnoff Ice.

During these years policies were put in place which led to the rapid transformation of Malaysia ’ s economy and society, such as the controversial New Economic Policy, which was intended to increase proportionally the share of the economic " pie " of the bumiputras (" indigenous people ", which includes the majority Malays, but not always the indigenous population ) as compared to other ethnic groups — was launched by Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak.

The plan failed as the Greek ships quickly broke contact, while at the same time the Mecidiye came under attack by the Greek submarine Delfin, which launched a torpedo against it but missed ; the first such attack in history.

That year, Brown also launched, under King auspices, Try Me Records, releasing records off singers such as Tammy Montgomery, Johnny & Bill and the Poets, the latter group confirmed to be that of Brown's backing band.

Nehru also launched initiatives such as the provision of free milk and meals to children in order to fight malnutrition.

The Army had no such intention, however, and within three weeks it launched a general assault.

Many weapons are designed to be launched from both surface or the air, and a few are designed to attack either surface or air targets ( such as the ADATS missile ).

Most weapons require some modification in order to be launched from the air or ground, such as adding boosters to the ground launched version.

Ballistic missiles are primarily surface launched from mobile launchers, silos, ships or submarines, with air launch being theoretically possible using a weapon such as the canceled Skybolt missile.

Air to Air missiles also have a wide range of sizes, ranging from helicopter launched self defense weapons with a range of a few kilometers, to long range weapons designed for interceptor aircraft such as the Vympel R-37.

In 2006, Fraser launched a " scathing attack " on the Howard Liberal government, attacking their policies on areas such as refugees, terrorism and civil liberties, and that " if Australia continues to follow United States policies, it runs the risk of being embroiled in the conflict in Iraq for decades, and a fear of Islam in the Australian community will take years to eradicate ".

As the U. S. vehicles such as the Econoline evolved into larger full-sized vans, the term minivan came to use in North America, when Toyota and Chrysler launched their respective smaller minivan products for the 1984 model year.

The title lasted until 1991 and launched the careers of talents such as Garth Ennis, John Smith and Sean Phillips.

In a government-led initiative to connect the island in a high-speed broadband network using various mediums such as fibre, DSL and cable, the Singapore ONE project was formally announced in June 1996, and commercially launched in June 1998.

The Onyx system was launched in 2000 in order to monitor both civil and military communications, such as telephone, fax or Internet traffic carried by satellite.

After lobbying in the 1960s and 70s for such a system to be built, Spitzer's vision ultimately materialized into the world's first space-based optical telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, which was launched on April 20, 1990 by the Space Shuttle Discovery ( STS-31 ).

Skylab was launched 14 May 1973 by a Saturn V ( the last launch of such a rocket ) with the upper stage removed, but with the avionics remaining in the same position ( different from the Saturn INT-21 rocket, which could launch payloads not based on the S-IVB ) into a 235-nautical-mile ( 435-km ) orbit.

The Russian armed forces have developed thermobaric ammunition variants for several of their weapons, such as the TGB-7V thermobaric grenade with a lethality radius of, which can be launched from a RPG-7.

The first national consumer UMTS networks launched in 2002 with a heavy emphasis on telco-provided mobile applications such as mobile TV and video calling.