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11Stevenson Plan — The Stevenson Plan was an effort by the British government to stabilize low rubber prices resulting from a glut of rubber following World War I.BackgroundIn the early 1900s, increased reliance on the automobile and the use of rubber in common… …
12Cinema of Australia — The earliest known feature length narrative film in the world was the Australian production, The Story of the Kelly Gang (1906) …
13History of economic thought — The history of economic thought deals with different thinkers and theories in the field of political economy and economics from the ancient world to the present day. British philosopher Adam Smith is cited by many as the father of modern… …
14Late-2000s financial crisis — The TED spread (in red) increased significantly during the financial crisis, reflecting an increase in perceived credit risk …
15Bretton Woods system — The Bretton Woods system of monetary management established the rules for commercial and financial relations among the world s major industrial states. The Bretton Woods system was the first example of a fully negotiated monetary order intended… …
16Petroleum industry — The distribution of oil and gas reserves among the world s 50 largest oil companies. The reserves of the privately owned companies are grouped together. The oil produced by the supermajor companies accounts for less than 15% of the total world… …
17Mitigation of peak oil — The standard Hubbert curve, plotting crude oil production of an oil well or oil field over time …
18Oil sands — The Athabasca oil sands in Alberta, Canada, are a very large source of bitumen, which can be upgraded to synthetic crude oil. Bituminous sands, colloquially known as oil sands or tar sands, are a type of unconventional petroleum deposit. The… …
19d20 System — The d20 System is a role playing game system published in 2000 by Wizards of the Coast originally developed for the third edition of Dungeons Dragons.[1] The system is named after the iconic 20 sided dice which are central to the core mechanics… …
20Oil well — The pumpjack, such as this one located south of Midland, Texas, is a common sight in West Texas. An oil well is a general term for any boring through the earth s surface that is designed to find and acquire petroleum oil hydrocarbons. Usually… …
