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101Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century — The Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century is a United States federal law seeking to improve airline safety. It is popularly called AIR 21, and is also known as Public Law 106 181. EnactmentOn 1991 09 11,… …
102Angel capital — is money invested in a business to provide equity capital, not debt which must be repaid regardless of the success of the business. More often than not angel investments are combination of funds and the business expertise of the investor(s).… …
103Offshore financial centre — Many leading offshore financial centres are located in small tropical Caribbean countries. An offshore financial centre (OFC), though not precisely defined, is usually a small, low tax jurisdiction specializing in providing corporate and… …
104Switzerland — /swit seuhr leuhnd/, n. a republic in central Europe. 7,248,984; 15,944 sq. mi. (41,294 sq. km). Cap.: Bern. French, Suisse. German, Schweiz. Italian, Svizzera. Latin, Helvetia. * * * Switzerland Introduction Switzerland Background: Switzerland s …
105Early 1980s recession — The early 1980s recession was a severe recession in the United States which began in July 1981 and ended in November 1982.Krugman, Did the Federal Reserve Cause the Recession? , New York Times, April 1, 1991; National Bureau of Economic Research …
106Industrial history of the People's Republic of China — Main articles: Economy and economic history of the People s Republic of China. China s industrial sector has shown great progress since 1949, but in the late 1980s it remained undeveloped in many respects. Although the country manufactured… …
107DARPA — This article is about the US military research agency. Not to be confused with the Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA). For the skipper butterfly genus, see Darpa (butterfly) Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Agency overview Formed …
108Hydrocarbon exploration — Onshore Drilling Rig Hydrocarbon exploration (or oil and gas exploration) is the search by petroleum geologists and geophysicists for hydrocarbon deposits beneath the Earth s surface, such as oil and natural gas. Oil and gas exploration are… …
109Spice Trader — A slang term used to describe an investor who tends to trade in high risk investment vehicles or markets. Spice traders prefer to invest in riskier endeavors and seek higher risk premiums for the risk that they take on. A spice trader can invest… …
110DJ Q-Ball — (born Harry Dean, Jr on October 8, 1974 in Limerick, Pennsylvania) is both the DJ and background vocalist of the band The Bloodhound Gang. Q Ball graduated from Owen J. Roberts high school in Bucktown, PA.Q Ball is one of the three members of the …
