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** In a Ponzi scheme, the schemer acts as a " hub " for the victims, interacting with all of them directly.
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** A Ponzi scheme claims to rely on some esoteric investment approach and often attracts well-to-do investors ; whereas pyramid schemes explicitly claim that new money will be the source of payout for the initial investments.
** Boston Post, for its exposure of the operations of Charles Ponzi by a series of articles which finally led to his arrest.
** and scheme
** Frequency-hopping spread spectrum ( FHSS ) applies a special scheme for channel release
** GSSAPI authentication methods which provide an extensible scheme to perform SSH authentication using external mechanisms such as Kerberos 5 or NTLM, providing single sign on capability to SSH sessions.
** Cycling Centre of Excellence, which promotes cycling in London and manages the contract with Serco for the Barclays Cycle Hire scheme
** A non maskable interrupt ( NMI ) which can be used to respond to power down situations and / or other high priority events ( and allowing a minimalistic Z80 system to easily implement a two-level interrupt scheme in mode 1 ).
** Oral arguments begin in the landmark U. S. Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia, 388 U. S. 1 ( 1967 ), challenging the State of Virginia's statutory scheme to prevent marriages between persons solely on the basis of racial classifications.
** feed URI scheme, a non-standard URI scheme designed to facilitate subscription to web feeds
** Diversity gain, the increase in signal-to-interference ratio due to a diversity scheme
** A pyramid scheme typically collapses much faster because it requires exponential increases in participants to sustain it.
** Boreal climate, the climate found in a region of boreal forests, and designated Dfc, Dwc or Dsc in the Köppen climate classification scheme.
** Great Britain road numbering scheme
** Administering the Blue Plaques scheme in London since 1986.
** The type of occupational pension scheme ( if any ) to which the employee and / or employer make contributions
There are three types: ** Pioneers ** Close followers ** Late followers * Growth strategies — In this scheme we ask the question, “ How should the firm grow ?”.
** Pass Plus, a United Kingdom scheme to improve driving skills among young drivers
** DIN 31635, an Arabic transliteration scheme.
** House Energy Rating scheme in Australia
** During the 2010 All-Star race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. will run a special paint scheme featuring the JR Foundation Logo on the hood, to commemorate this occasion.
** Dale Jarrett raced a " reverse " paint scheme in 1999 where his entire car's colour scheme was reversed for breast cancer research.
** For the 1994 Hooters 500, his final race, the car was based on a 1981 paint scheme with Burt Reynolds and Hal Needham.
** and acts
** changing electric field acts like a current, generating ' vortex ' of magnetic field
** The Contractarianism of John Rawls, which holds that the moral acts are those that we would all agree to if we were unbiased.
** The original acts cited below are held by the Parliamentary Archives.
** One of Edward's first acts is to enforce a decree requiring all English Jews to wear yellow badges.
** Press agent, professional publicist who acts on behalf of his or her client on all matters involving public relations
** Real estate agent or real estate broker, person who acts as an intermediary between sellers and buyers of real estate
** Yacht agent or yacht broker, specialist who acts as a representative for the sale of a yacht or boat
** hydrostatic pressure gives the body a supportive framework that acts as a skeleton.
** Sec 4, FCA 1938, and subsequent authorizing acts
** Henchy Fraggle ( performed by John Pattison )-Henchy Fraggle acts as assistant to the World's Oldest Fraggle.
** Metoclopramide ( Reglan ) also acts on the GI tract as a pro-kinetic, and is thus useful in gastrointestinal disease ; however, it is poor in cytotoxic or post-op vomiting.
** Sly & the Family Stone release their breakthrough album, Stand !, which became one of the top-selling albums of the decade and made the band one of the most popular acts in rock and soul music.
** De dichter en zijn droombeeld ( opera in 4 acts, libretto by Hendrik Conscience, premiered on December 2 in Brussels )
** Maria van Boergondië ( opera in 4 acts, libretto by N. Destanberg, premiered on August 28 in Ghent )
** Frans Ackermann ( opera in 4 acts, libretto by N. Destanberg, premièred on October 13, in Brussels )
** That the relationship between the " High Contracting Parties " and a non-signatory, the party will remain bound until the non-signatory no longer acts under the strictures of the convention.
** circus acts
** Organizational or corporate crime which occurs when corporate executives commit criminal acts to benefit their company by overcharging or price fixing, false advertising, etc.
** Bugs Bunny, a rabbit who acts as the de facto leader of the Looney Tunes and plays on their basketball team.
** Marvin the Martian, an extraterrestrial who acts as the game's referee.
** Granny, an elderly woman who acts as the cheerleader for the Looney Tunes ' team.
** Witch Hazel, a witch who also acts as the cheerleader for the Looney Tunes ' team.
** Personal lubricant, referring to lubricant used in sex acts
** Cosmic radiation is not a common concern, as the Earth's atmosphere absorbs it and the magnetosphere acts as a shield, but it poses a problem for satellites and astronauts and frequent fliers are also at a slight risk.
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