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21Concerns and controversies over Confucius Institutes — The Confucius Institute (CI) program, which began establishing centers for Chinese language instruction in 2004, has been the subject of considerable controversy during its rapid international expansion. Much of this scrutiny stems from the… …
22Special Tribunal of the Ruling Senate — for Investigation of Crimes Against State and Illegal Associations ( ru. Особое присутствие правительствующего Сената для суждения дел о государственных преступлениях и противозаконных сообществах) was a judicial body in Imperial Russia,… …
23Winsford and Over Branch Line — The Winsford and Over Branch Line was a railway line serving the town of Winsford in Cheshire. It was operated by the Cheshire Lines Committee (CLC) until the railways were nationalised in start date|1947. Thereafter it was operated by British… …
24California textbook controversy over Hindu history — A controversy in the US state of California concerning the portrayal of Hinduism in history textbooks began in 2005. Christian, Jewish, Muslim and Hindu groups complained that their religions were in part incorrectly or negatively portrayed.The… …
25Deathwing Over Veynaa — Infobox Book | name = Deathwing Over Veynaa author = Douglas Hill country = UK language = English series = Last Legionary genre = Science Fiction publisher = Gollancz pub date = 27 Mar 1980 (1st edition) media type = Print (Hardcover) pages = 128 …
26Legal Debate over Same-Sex Marriages — ▪ 2005 Introduction by Andrew Koppelman Same sex marriage came to the United States in 2004. The Massachusetts Supreme Court decided in November 2003 that the denial of marriage licenses to same sex couples violated the state constitution… …
27china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …
28China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …
29United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
30Spain — /spayn/, n. a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 39,244,195; 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Cap.: Madrid. Spanish, España. * * * Spain Introduction Spain Background: Spain s powerful world empire of the 16th and… …
