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41publishing, history of — Introduction an account of the selection, preparation, and marketing of printed matter from its origins in ancient times to the present. The activity has grown from small beginnings into a vast and complex industry responsible for the… …
42Contract bridge — Bridge declarer play Alternative name(s) Bridge Type trick taking Players 4 Skill(s) require …
43Monarchy of New Zealand — This article is about the monarchy of New Zealand. For information on the other countries which share the same monarchy, see Commonwealth realm. For the current Queen of New Zealand, see Elizabeth II. Queen of New Zealand Monarchy …
44Bud Wildman — Charles Jackson Bud Wildman (born June 3, 1946 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a New Democratic Party Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) from 1975 to 1999, representing the… …
45Presidency of Hugo Chávez — Venezuela under the presidency of Hugo Chávez (1999 present) has seen sweeping and radical shifts in social policy, moving away from the government officially embracing a free market economy and neoliberal reform principles and towards quasi… …
46Post Reditum in Senatu — Upon his return from exile Cicero gave this speech thanking the Senate for their efforts in securing his return. The speech was given on the Nones of September, that is, September 5th, 57 BC. Cicero refers to the speech and the welcome he… …
47List of orders, decorations, and medals of the Russian Federation — The award system of the Russian Federation has varied and distinct origins. The first being pre 1917 orders of the Russian Empire re established after 1991. The second is from former Soviet orders that were slightly modified and kept after the… …
48defense economics — Field of national economic management concerned with peacetime and wartime military expenditures. It arose in response to the greater scale and sophistication of warfare in the 20th century. Most nations seek to avoid the vast financial and human …
49Cavour, Camillo Benso, conte di (count of) — ▪ Piedmontese statesman Introduction born August 10, 1810, Turin, Piedmont, French Empire died June 6, 1861, Turin, Italy Piedmontese statesman, a conservative whose exploitation of international rivalries and of revolutionary movements brought… …
50Regulatory capture — In economics, regulatory capture occurs when a state regulatory agency created to act in the public interest instead advances the commercial or special interests that dominate the industry or sector it is charged with regulating. Regulatory… …
