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1Law, Crime, and Law Enforcement — ▪ 2006 Introduction Trials of former heads of state, U.S. Supreme Court rulings on eminent domain and the death penalty, and high profile cases against former executives of large corporations were leading legal and criminal issues in 2005.… …
2Religion in China — Three laughs at Tiger Brook , Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism are one, a litang style painting portraying three men laughing by a river stream, 12th century, Song Dynasty …
3Göktürks — Infobox Former Country common name = Göktürk Empire native name = Göktürk Empire continent = Asia region = Central AsiaFact|date=October 2008 status = Khaganate capital = ÖtükenFact|date=October 2008 year start = 551 year end = 747 p1 = Xiongnu… …
4Kalevala — For other uses, see Kalevala (disambiguation). The Kalevala   …
5Wind Horse — [ coat of arms of Mongolia.] The wind horse is an allegory for the human soul in the shamanistic tradition of Central Asia. In Tibetan buddhism, it was included as the pivotal element in the center of the four animals symbolizing the cardinal… …
6Sampo — In Finnish mythology, the Sampo was a magical artifact constructed by Ilmarinen that brought good fortune to its holder; nobody knows exactly what it was supposed to be. When the Sampo was stolen, it is said that Ilmarinen s homeland fell upon… …
7Shobana Chandrakumar — Infobox actor name = Shobana Chandrakumar caption = Shobana birthdate = birth date and age|1970|3|21 location = flagicon|IndiaKerala, India height = deathdate = birthname = nationalfilmawards=Best Actress, Manichithrathazhu (1994) Best Actress,… …
8Keith Reid — Infobox Musical artist Name = Keith Reid Img capt = deletable image caption Img size = Background = Birth name = Keith Stuart Brian Reid Alias = Born = birth date and age|1946|10|19|df=yes Died = Origin = Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire,… …
9Marcel Carrière — Born April 16, 1935 (1935 04 16) (age 76) Bouchette, Canada Occupation Film director Sound engineer Years active 1955 1980 …
10literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
