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819/11 advance-knowledge debate — Following the September 11 attacks, many people were asking whether there was any way in which the attacks could have been prevented. Ever since that day there has been lively debate about whether anybody had foreknowledge of the attacks and… …
82Austria — Austrian, adj., n. /aw stree euh/, n. a republic in central Europe. 8,054,078; 32,381 sq. mi. (83,865 sq. km). Cap.: Vienna. German, Österreich. * * * Austria Introduction Austria Background: Once the center of power for the large Austro… …
83dietary law — Judaism. law dealing with foods permitted to be eaten, food preparation and combinations, and the utensils and dishes coming into contact with food. Cf. kashruth. [1925 30] * * * ▪ religion Introduction any of the prescriptions as to what… …
84Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …
85Judaism — /jooh dee iz euhm, day , deuh /, n. 1. the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the… …
86Myanmar — /muy ahn mah/, n. Union of, official name of Burma. * * * I or Burma officially Union of Myanmar Country, Southeast Asia, on the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. Area: 261,228 sq mi (676,577 sq km). Population (2002 est.): 42,238,000. Capital:… …
87strategy — /strat i jee/, n., pl. strategies. 1. Also, strategics. the science or art of combining and employing the means of war in planning and directing large military movements and operations. 2. the use or an instance of using this science or art. 3.… …
88economic systems — Introduction the way in which humankind has arranged for its material provisioning. One would think that there would be a great variety of such systems, corresponding to the many cultural arrangements that have characterized human society.… …
89Periodical Literature, France — Periodical Literature France † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Periodical Literature (France) The first periodical published in France was the Gazette de France , founded in May, 1631, by the physician Théophraste Renaudot. It first appeared… …
90Chen Shui-bian corruption charges — Chen Shui bian, former President of the Republic of China, stepped down on May 20, 2008, the same day that Ma Ying jeou took office as the new President of the Republic of China[1] Just one hour after he left the Presidential Office Building, as… …
