Board of trustees

A Board established by the Social Security Act to oversee the financial operations of the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund. The Board is composed of six members, ...

board of trustees

Health care; Insurance; Managed care; Health insurance

A Board established by the Social Security Act to oversee the financial operations of the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund. TheBoard is composed of six members, ...

trustees

Legal services; Wills & probate

The trustees hold on to any assets set out in the will until the nominated beneficiaries meet certain criteria set out in the will (e.g. they reach the age of 18). Trustees ...

maternity tourism

Tourism & hospitality; Travel services

Also known as birth tourism, maternity tourism is the act of traveling to a foreign country to give birth to a baby so the newborn would then become a citizen of the destination ...

flight deck crew

Tourism & hospitality; Travel services

The pilots, flight engineers and navigators responsible for flying an aircraft, as distinct from cabin crew.

flight recorder

Tourism & hospitality; Travel services

Device carried in the aircraft which records technical information about the flight and which should be recoverable in case of an accident. Also known as in-flight recorder and ...

foreign escorted tour (FET)

Tourism & hospitality; Travel services

American term for an inclusive tour abroad with a courier.

gangway

Tourism & hospitality; Travel services

A) Passage between rows of seats in an auditorium. B) Ramp for embarking and disembarking ship passengers. (C) Staircase on wheels used to load and unload aircraft.

ring-and-ride

Tourism & hospitality; Travel services

A term used in community transport for a scheme which enables users such as disabled and elderly people to telephone and arrange for door-to-door transport, usually by taxi or ...

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Project Glass

Project Glass is a research and development programme by Google to prototype and build an augmented reality head-mounted display (HMD). While the idea ...