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81Five-Year Plans for the National Economy of the Soviet Union — The Five Year Plans for the National Economy of the USSR (Russian: пятилетка, Pyatiletka ) were a series of nation wide centralized exercises in rapid economic development in the Soviet Union. The plans were developed by the Gosplan based on the… …
82Arabian horse — Infobox Horse name= Arabian horse status = DOM image caption= An Arabian Mare altname= Arabian, Arab country= Developed in the Middle East, most notably Arabian peninsula group1= Arabian Horse Association (AHA) (United States) group2=The Arabian… …
83Miniara — (Arabic: منياره) (also transliterated Menyara) is a village in the Mouhafazah of Akkar, North Lebanon, 9 kilometers east of the Mediterranean Sea, and 3 kilometers south of Halba. The population is between 7,000 and 10,000. Miniara is the birth… …
84War-responsibility trials in Finland — The war responsibility trials in Finland ( fi. Sotasyyllisyysoikeudenkäynti) was a trial of the Finnish wartime leaders held responsible for definitely influencing Finland in getting into a war with the Soviet Union and United Kingdom in 1941 or… …
85museums — Many people have a hobby that involves collecting things, e.g. stamps, postcards or antiques. In the 18th and 19th centuries wealthy people travelled and collected plants, animal skins, historical objects and works of art. They kept their… …
86Singh, Manmohan — ▪ 2005 Manmohan Singh, who had been credited with saving India from economic collapse during his tenure as finance minister (1991–96), was appointed India s 14th prime minister on May 22, 2004; he was the first Sikh to hold the post. As… …
87Benedict XVI — ▪ pope Introduction original name Joseph Alois Ratzinger born April 16, 1927, Marktl am Inn, Ger. the bishop of Rome and the head of the Roman Catholic Church from 2005. Prior to his election as pope, Benedict led a distinguished career… …
88economic development — Process whereby simple, low income national economies are transformed into modern industrial economies. Theories of economic development the evolution of poor countries dependent on agriculture or resource extraction into prosperous countries… …
89Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …
90education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …
