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91Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema — Osian s Cinefan, the largest film festival devoted to Asian and Arab cinema, is part of Osian s Film House Division. The festival celebrated its 10th anniversary in July 2008.[1] Contents 1 History 2 10th Osian s Cinefan 3 …
92Airline — For other uses, see Airline (disambiguation). Airline A Boeing 767 300ER of Delta Air Lines, one of the world s largest passenger airlines …
93Hokulea — Hōkūleokinaa [Finney, et al. Voyage of Rediscovery , op. cit., p. xiii, offers pronunciation guidance for the boat s name, The macrons [ kahakō in Hawaiian] over vowels indicate that they are longer than unmarked vowels and are stressed. The… …
94PSINet — was one of the first internet service providers (ISPs), based in Northern Virginia, and a major player in the commercialization of the Internet until the company s bankruptcy in 2001 during the dot com bubble and acquisition by Cogent… …
95Cuba — Cuban, adj., n. /kyooh beuh/; Sp. /kooh vah/, n. a republic in the Caribbean, S of Florida: largest island in the West Indies. 10,999,041; 44,218 sq. mi. (114,525 sq. km). Cap.: Havana. /kooh bah/, n. Cubba. * * * Cuba Introduction Cuba… …
96linguistics — /ling gwis tiks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the science of language, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and historical linguistics. [1850 55; see LINGUISTIC, ICS] * * * Study of the nature and structure of… …
97theatre — /thee euh teuhr, theeeu /, n. theater. * * * I Building or space in which performances are given before an audience. It contains an auditorium and stage. In ancient Greece, where Western theatre began (5th century BC), theatres were constructed… …
98Nobel Prizes — ▪ 2009 Introduction Prize for Peace The 2008 Nobel Prize for Peace was awarded to Martti Ahtisaari, former president (1994–2000) of Finland, for his work over more than 30 years in settling international disputes, many involving ethnic,… …
99arts, East Asian — Introduction music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature. Some studies of East Asia… …
100publishing, 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… …
