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121Islamic arts — Visual, literary, and performing arts of the populations that adopted Islam from the 7th century. Islamic visual arts are decorative, colourful, and, in religious art, nonrepresentational; the characteristic Islamic decoration is the arabesque.… …
122Billiard Games — ▪ 2006 Introduction Carom Billiards. In January 2005 Sonny Cho of Flushing, N.Y., won his first U.S. championship in three cushion (carom) billiards by beating defending champion Pedro Piedrabuena 50–45 in the deciding game. Piedrabuena… …
123Health and Disease — ▪ 2009 Introduction Food and Drug Safety. In 2008 the contamination of infant formula and related dairy products with melamine in China led to widespread health problems in children, including urinary problems and possible renal tube… …
124Libraries and Museums — ▪ 2007 Introduction Libraries and museums grappled with ways to attract more patrons during the year, introducing innovative software (Library 2.0), technological wizardry (iPods as museum aides), and even “bib dating.” Efforts continued to… …
125Night of Hunters — Studio album by Tori Amos Released September 20, 2011 …
126The O2 (Dublin) — The O2 It s Built, They re Coming Former names The Point Theatre General information Type …
127Controverses autour de la shehita — Shehita d un poulet Les controverses autour de la shehita ont commencé au XIXe siècle. Certaines relèvent des aspects légaux de l abattage rituel en général et sont le fait d associations pour les droits des animaux. D autres sont… …
128Renoir, Jean — (1894 1979) Actor, director, producer, and screen writer. Arguably one of the most significant French filmmakers ever, Jean Renoir was the second son of renowned painter Pierre Auguste Renoir. Interested in the image from a very early age,… …
