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101Nuclear program of Iran — See also: Iran and weapons of mass destruction Nuclear program of Iran …
102Persecution of Falun Gong — Falun Gong was introduced to the general public by Li Hongzhi(李洪志) in Changchun, China, in 1992. For the next few years, Falun Gong was the fastest growing qigong practice in Chinese history and, by 1999, there were between 70 and 100 million… …
103Sports in Pennsylvania — Pennsylvania sports includes numerous professional sporting teams, events, and venues located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.FootballFootball is the most popular sport in Pennsylvania, especially in the Lehigh Valley, Northeastern Pennsylvania …
104Decline of Hellenistic polytheism — The Hellenistic religion at the time of the Constantinian shift consisted mainly of three main currents, *Hellenic Polytheism, *the official Roman imperial cult, *various Mystery religions.Christianity grew gradually in Rome and the Roman empire… …
105Gambling — ➡ nightlife * * * Betting or staking of something of value on the outcome of a game or event. Commonly associated with gambling are horse racing, boxing, numerous playing card and dice games, cockfighting, jai alai, recreational billiards and… …
106diplomacy — /di ploh meuh see/, n. 1. the conduct by government officials of negotiations and other relations between nations. 2. the art or science of conducting such negotiations. 3. skill in managing negotiations, handling people, etc., so that there is… …
107Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …
108Extreme Unction — • A sacrament to give spiritual aid and comfort and perfect spiritual health, including, if need be, the remission of sins, and also, conditionally, to restore bodily health, to Christians who are seriously ill Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight …
109Novice — • The canonical Latin name of those who, having been regularly admitted into a religious order and ordinarily already confirmed in their higher vocation by a certain period of probation as postulants, are prepared by a series of exercises and… …
110England (Since the Reformation) — England (Since the Reformation) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► England (Since the Reformation) The Protestant Reformation is the great dividing line in the history of England, as of Europe generally. This momentous Revolution, the outcome… …
