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Visibility — The extent to which future projections are probable. Visibility is commonly used in discussing a company s future earnings. A lack of earnings visibility can be a sign that low, or no earnings, are on the horizon. Factors that may contribute to a … Investment dictionary
Tule fog — (IPAEng|ˈtuːli) is a thick ground fog that settles in the San Joaquin Valley and Sacramento Valley areas of California s Great Central Valley. Tule fog forms during the late autumn and winter (California s rainy season) after the first… … Wikipedia
Technical diving — Technical diver during a decompression stop. Technical diving (sometimes referred to as Tec diving) is a form of scuba diving that exceeds the scope of recreational diving (although the vast majority of technical divers dive for recreation and… … Wikipedia
Tenerife airport disaster — Tenerife disaster (KLM Flight 4805 and Pan Am Flight 1736) CGI rendering of KLM Flight 4805 immediately before it collided with Pan Am Flight 1736. Accident summary … Wikipedia
Blizzard of 1977 — Snow drifts made travel difficult in parts of New York (February 7, 1977), shown is the city of Buffalo … Wikipedia
Great Lakes Blizzard of 1977 — The Blizzard of ‘77 was a deadly blizzard that hit Buffalo, New York and the area around it in New York and Ontario (and to a lesser extent, surrounding regions) from January 28 to February 1, 1977. Daily peak gusts of 69, 51, 52, 58 and 46 miles … Wikipedia
Operation Michael — Part of the Western Front of World War I … Wikipedia
Canadian hip hop — The Canadian hip hop scene was first established in the 1980s. Through a variety of factors, however, it developed much more slowly than Canada s popular rock music scene, and did not reach its full commercial potential until the early 2000s.… … Wikipedia
Pharmaceutical industry in China — The pharmaceutical industry is one of the leading industries in China, covering synthetic chemicals and drugs, prepared Chinese medicines, medical devices, apparatus and instruments, hygiene materials, packing materials, and pharmaceutical… … Wikipedia
Faust, Drew Gilpin — ▪ 2008 Catharine Drew Gilpin Faust born Sept. 18, 1947, New York, N.Y. In July 2007 historian Drew Gilpin Faust became the 28th president of Harvard University since its founding in 1636, the first woman to hold the office and the first… … Universalium
