Percent allocation management module — A percent allocation management module, or PAMM, which may also be referred to as percent allocation money management, describes a software application used predominantly by foreign exchange market (forex) brokers to allow their clients to attach … Wikipedia
Loss of Life in the Stalin Era — Alexander Yakovlev in a recent book, A Century of Violence in Soviet Russia (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 2002), put the number of deaths due to the Soviet system at 60 million. Yakovlev, who along with Mikhail Gorbachev was an… … Historical dictionary of Russian and Soviet Intelligence
Loss of light (percent) in one metre of seawater — ▪ Table Loss of light (percent) in one metre of seawater* violet blue green yellow orange red wavelength (micrometre) 0.30 0.40 0.46 0.50 0.54 0.58 0.64 0.70 oceanic water, most transparent 16% 4% 2% 3% 5% 9% 29% 42% oceanic water, least… … Universalium
Loss of service — (15 minutes) Any loss in service for greater than 15 minutes by an electric utility of firm loads totaling more than 200 MW, or 50 percent of the total load being supplied immediately prior to the incident, whichever is less. However, utilities … Energy terms
Weight loss — Classification and external resources ICD 9 783.21 For the episode of the American version of The Office, see Weight Loss (The Office). Weight loss, in the context of medicine, health or phys … Wikipedia
job-loss recovery — n. A form of economic growth in which the total number of jobs in the economy decreases. Also: job loss recovery. Example Citations: Even the U.S. s impressive productivity gains have a bit of tarnish. Productivity is usually measured as output… … New words
Animal loss — Human hand and cat paw The death of a pet or an animal to which one has become emotionally bonded can be an intense loss,[1] comparable with the death of a human loved one, or even greater depending on the individual. The death can be felt more… … Wikipedia
Stop-loss policy — Stop loss is a term primarily used in the United States military. In the U.S. military, it is the involuntary extension of a service member s active duty service under the enlistment contract in order to retain them beyond their initial end of… … Wikipedia
No net loss wetlands policy — No net loss is the United States government s overall policy goal regrading wetlands preservation. The goal of the policy is to balance wetland loss due to economic development with wetlands reclamation, mitigation, and restorations efforts, so… … Wikipedia
Casualty loss — A casualty loss is a type of tax loss that is a sudden, unexpected, or unusual event. [IRS Revenue Ruling 79 174] Damage or loss resulting from progressive deterioration of property through a steadily operating cause would not be a casualty loss … Wikipedia
Ten Percent Society — The Ten Percent Society is the name of the first gay rights organization in North Dakota to be created by students and faculty at the University of North Dakota in 1982. The organization gained its name from a widely held (but false) belief that… … Wikipedia