DIY Life Web Search

Search results

1. Results From The WOW.Com Content Network

2. Crowdfunding | Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowdfunding

   Crowdfunding is the practice of funding a project or venture by raising money from a large number of people, typically via the internet. [1] [2] Crowdfunding is a form of crowdsourcing and alternative finance.

3. Freedom of information laws by country | Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_information...

   Freedom of information laws allow access by the general public to data held by national governments and, where applicable, by state and local governments. The emergence of freedom of information legislation was a response to increasing dissatisfaction with the secrecy surrounding government policy development and decision making. [1]

4. Maglev | Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maglev

   Transrapid 09 at the Emsland test facility in Lower Saxony, Germany A full trip on the Shanghai Transrapid maglev train Example of low-speed urban maglev system, Linimo. Maglev (derived from magnetic levitation) is a system of rail transport whose rolling stock is levitated by electromagnets rather than rolled on wheels, eliminating rolling resistance.

5. Gambling in the United States | Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambling_in_the_United_States

   Although casinos have proven successful for both the tribes and the surrounding regions, state residents may oppose construction of Native American casinos, especially if they have competing projects. For example, in November 2003, the state of Maine voted against a $650 million casino project proposed by the Penobscots and Passamaquoddies. The ...

6. Paris Métro | Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Métro

   Daily, weekly, and monthly passes are available for users of a Navigo card, an RFID-based contactless smart card. Paris Visite is a paper ticket aimed at visitors offering unlimited trips for a duration of one, two, three or five days, for zones 1–3 covering the centre of Paris, or zones 1–5 covering the whole of the network including the ...

7. Islamic banking and finance - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_banking_and_finance

   Ownership of whatever is purchased to card user after installments payments are complete.); [395] kafala (The bank acts as a kafil (guarantor) for the transactions of the card holder. For its services, the card holder is obligated to pay kafala bi ujra (fee)); [395] qard ( The client acts as the borrower and the bank as a lender.); [395]