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121Goizueta, Roberto Crispulo — ▪ 1998 American businessman (b. Nov. 18, 1931, Havana, Cuba d. Oct. 18, 1997, Atlanta, Ga.), served as chairman and CEO of the Coca Cola Co. and during his 16 year tenure at the helm increased Coke s market value from $4 billion in 1981 to… …
122Yushchenko, Viktor — ▪ 2006 Following a tumultuous political battle that had lasted for months, Viktor Yushchenko was inaugurated as the new president of Ukraine on Jan. 23, 2005. Speaking to hundreds of thousands of his orange clad supporters who packed… …
123Steppe, the — ▪ geographical area, Eurasia Introduction belt of grassland that extends some 5,000 miles (8,000 kilometres) from Hungary in the west through Ukraine and Central Asia to Manchuria in the east. Mountain ranges interrupt the steppe, dividing it… …
124assumption of risk — as·sump·tion of risk: a doctrine that a person may in advance relieve another person of the obligation to act towards him or her with due care and may accept the chance of being injured; also: an affirmative defense that the plaintiff cannot… …
125Coles Online — Type Online retailer Owner(s) Coles Supermarkets Coles Online is an electronic commerce website operated by Coles Supermarkets, Australia s second largest supermarket chain, that offers a range of fresh food, dry goods and liquor for purchase via …
126Mining in Cornwall and Devon — Ruin of Cornish tin mine …
127Credit rationing — refers to the situation where lenders limit the supply of additional credit to borrowers who demand funds, even if the latter are willing to pay higher interest rates. It is an example of market imperfection, or market failure, as the price… …
128Effects of the 2008–2010 automotive industry crisis on the United States — Main article: Automotive industry crisis of 2008–2010 An automobile dealership in Orland, California which closed after General Motors cut ties with it and several hundred other dealers as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring efforts… …
