| Anna Kournikova Anna_Kournikova
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| Anti-globalization movement The anti-globalization movement is critical of the globalization of capitalism. Participants base their criticisms on a number of related ideas. What is shared is that participants stand in opposition to the unregulated political power of large, multi-national corporations and to the powers exercised through trade agreements. Anti-globalization_movement
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| Ariel Sharon 'diminutiveArik, ×֡ר××§) () (born Ariel Scheinermann'general and statesman, former Israeli Prime Minister. Sharon served as Prime Minister from March 2001 until April 2006, though he was unable to carry out his duties after suffering a stroke on 4 January 2006, when he fell into a coma and entered a persistent vegetative state.During his lengthy career, Sharon was a controversial figure among many factions, both inside and outside Israel. Ariel_Sharon
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| Amputation Amputation is the removal of a body extremity by trauma or surgery. As a surgical measure, it is used to control pain or a disease process in the affected limb, such as malignancy or gangrene. In some cases, it is carried out on individuals as a preventative surgery for such problems. Amputation
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| British and Irish Lions Talk:British_and_Irish_Lions
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| Cornwall Cornwall (, ) is a county of England in the United Kingdom, forming the tip of the south-western peninsula of Great Britain. It is bordered to the north by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Taken with the Isles of Scilly Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of . The administrative centre and only city is Truro. Cornwall
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| Continuity Irish Republican Army The Continuity Irish Republican Army (CIRA) is an Irish republican paramilitary organisation that emerged from a split in the Provisional IRA in 1986. It considers itself a direct continuation of the Irish Republican Army (the army of the unilaterally-declared 1919â1922 Irish Republic) that fought in the Irish War of Independence; as such, its supporters regard it as the national army of the Irish Republic occupying all 32 counties of the island of Ireland. Continuity_Irish_Republican_Army
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| October 2003 October 2003 January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December October_2003
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| Circumcision and law There is a dispute over whether this article relates to male circumcision only or to both male and female circumcision. Discussion is here.There have been laws about circumcision dating back to ancient times. In a number of modern states, circumcision of males is presumed to be legal, but under certain circumstances, more general laws, such as laws about assault or child custody, may sometimes be interpreted as applying to situations involving male circumcision. Circumcision_and_law
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| Chelsea F.C. Chelsea Football Club (, also known as The Blues or previously The Pensioners) is a professional English football club based in West London. The team, founded in 1905, plays in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions three times, and have won the FA Cup five times, the League Cup four times and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup twice. Chelsea_F.C.
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| Drew Barrymore Drew Blyth Barrymore (born February 22, 1975) is an American actress and film producer. She is the youngest member of the Barrymore family of American actors. She first appeared in a film when she was eleven months old. Barrymore made her screen debut in Altered States in 1980. Afterwards, she starred in her breakout role in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. She quickly became one of Hollywood's most recognized child actresses, going on to establish herself in mainly comic roles. Drew_Barrymore
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| Dublin Dublin (from Dubh Linn meaning "black pool")( or ) also known as Baile Ătha Cliath (or simply 'Ăth Cliath') being the name currently in official and common usage in Ireland. â ( or ) is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. It is located near the midpoint of Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region. Dublin
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| European Union European_Union
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| Easter Rising The Easter Rising (), was an insurrection staged in Ireland during Easter Week, 1916. The Rising was mounted by Irish republicans with the aims of ending British rule in Ireland and establishing an Irish Republic. It was the most significant uprising in Ireland since the rebellion of 1798.Organised by the Military Council of the Irish Republican Brotherhood, the Rising lasted from Easter Monday 24 April to 30 April 1916. Easter_Rising
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| Demographics of the Faroe Islands demographic features of the population of the Faroe Islands, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. The vast majority of the population are ethnic Faroese, of Norse descent. Demographics_of_the_Faroe_Islands
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| Fine Gael Fine Gael â The United Ireland Party, shortened to Fine Gael (, meaning Family of the Irish or Tribe of the Irish,) is the second largest political party in Ireland in terms of parliamentary seat numbers, the largest in terms of support according to all recent opinion polls, and the largest in terms of local government members and members of the European Parliament. Fine_Gael
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| Father Ted Father Ted is a situation comedy television programme produced by Hat Trick Productions for Channel 4. The show depicts the lives of three Irish Catholic priests on the remote fictional Craggy Island off the west coast of Ireland. It ran for three series, totalling 25 episodes, between 21 April 1995 and 1 May 1998 on the UK's Channel 4. Father_Ted
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| Friends Friends
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| Fianna FĂĄil Fianna FĂĄil â The Republican Party (), shortened to Fianna FĂĄil () is a political party in the Republic of Ireland. It is the leading party in a coalition government with the Green Party, which also has the support of five Independent TDs including two former Progressive Democrats (Health Minister Mary Harney and Noel Grealish). It is the largest party in the Oireachtas, Ireland's bicameral parliament. Fianna_FĂĄil
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| Hiberno-English Talk:Hiberno-English
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| Iceland Iceland
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| Republic of Ireland Republic_of_Ireland
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| Demographics of the Republic of Ireland demographic features of the population of the Republic of Ireland, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. Demographics_of_the_Republic_of_Ireland
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| Telecommunications in the Republic of Ireland Telecommunications in the Republic of Ireland, including postal services run by An Post, are regulated to a large extent by the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg), the Minister for Communications, Energy & Natural Resources has overall responsibility for national policy and regulation. All of Ireland's communications infrastructure is modern and digital. Telecommunications_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland
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| Transport in Ireland Most of the transport system in Ireland is in public hands, either side of the Irish border. The Irish road network has evolved separately in the two jurisdictions Ireland is divided up into, while the Irish rail network was mostly created prior to the partition of Ireland.In the Republic of Ireland, the Minister for Transport, acting through the Department of Transport, is responsible for the State's road network, rail network, public transport, airports and several other areas. Transport_in_Ireland
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| IKEA IKEA is a privately-held, international home products retailer that sells flat pack furniture, accessories, and bathroom and kitchen items in their retail stores around the world. The company, which pioneered flat-pack design furniture at affordable prices, is now the world's largest furniture manufacturer. IKEA
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| Green Party (Ireland) The Green Party (; lit. Green Alliance) is a green political party in Ireland. It was founded as the Ecology Party of Ireland in 1981 by Dublin teacher Christopher Fettes. The party became the Green Alliance in 1983 and in 1987 was renamed to its current title.Green Party candidates have been elected to all levels of government; local, DĂĄil and European Parliament, and in 2007 the party gained its first representation in the Northern Ireland Assembly, the Northern Ireland party having become a region of the Irish Green Party in the previous year. Green_Party_(Ireland)
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| Joshua Jackson Joshua Carter Jackson (born June 11, 1978) is a CanadianâAmerican actor. He has appeared in primetime television and in over 32 film roles. He is known for playing Charlie Conway in The Mighty Ducks film series, the beloved bad boy Pacey Witter in the television series Dawson's Creek and Peter Bishop in the television series Fringe. Joshua_Jackson
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| Kenny Dalglish Kenneth Mathieson 'Kenny' Dalglish MBE (born 4 March 1951 in Dalmarnock, Glasgow) is a former Scottish international football player. He is most noted for his successes with Celtic, and both his playing and managing career at English club Liverpool. A prolific goalscorer, he was the first to score 100 league goals in both the English and Scottish leagues. He was placed first in Liverpool's list of 100 Players Who Shook The Kop. Kenny_Dalglish
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| Kevin Warwick Kevin Warwick (born 9 February 1954 Coventry, UK) is a British scientist and professor of cybernetics at the University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom. He is best known for his studies on direct interfaces between computer systems and the human nervous system, although he has done much research in the field of robotics. Kevin_Warwick
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| Foreign relations of Lesotho Lesotho's geographic location makes it extremely vulnerable to political and economic developments in South Africa. It is a member of many regional economic organizations including the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the Southern African Customs Union (SACU). Foreign_relations_of_Lesotho
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| MTV MTV (Music Television) is an American cable television network based in New York City and launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs. Today, MTV still plays a limited selection of music videos, but the channel primarily broadcasts a variety of pop culture and reality television shows targeted at adolescents and young adults. MTV
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| Mr. T Mr. T (born Laurence Tureaud on May 21, 1952) is an American actor known for his roles as B. A. Baracus in the 1980s television series The A-Team, as boxer Clubber Lang in the 1982 film Rocky III, and for his appearances as a professional wrestler. Mr. T is also well-known for his distinctive mohawk hairstyle, for wearing large amounts of gold jewelry, and for his tough guy image. He starred in the reality show I Pity the Fool, shown on TV Land, the title of which comes from his A-Team catchphrase. Mr._T
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| Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English football club, based at Old Trafford in Trafford, Greater Manchester, and is one of the most popular football clubs in the world. The club was a founding member of the Premier League in 1992, and has played in the top division of English football since 1938, with the exception of the 1974â75 season. Average attendances at the club have been higher than any other team in English football for all but six seasons since 1964â65. Manchester_United_F.C.
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| Mary Robinson Mary_Robinson
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| Northern Ireland Northern_Ireland
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| Provisional Irish Republican Army The Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) is an Irish republican paramilitary organisation that considers itself a direct continuation of the Irish Republican Army (the army of the Irish Republic â 1919â1921) that fought in the Irish War of Independence. Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army
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| Pope John Paul I Pope John Paul I (Latin:Ioannes Paulus PP. I, Italian:Giovanni Paolo I), born Albino Luciani, (October 17, 1912 Pope of the Roman Catholic Church and as Sovereign of Vatican City from 26 August 1978 until his death 33 days later. His reign is among the shortest in papal history, resulting in the most recent Year of Three Popes. John Paul I was the first Pope born in the 20th century. Pope_John_Paul_I
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| Polygamy In botany, "polygamous" means bearing both hermaphrodite and unisexual flowers on the same plant. See plant sexuality The term polygamy (a Greek word meaning "the practice of multiple marriage") is used in related ways in social anthropology, sociobiology, and sociology. Polygamy
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| Passage grave Passage_grave
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| Rockall Rockall is a small, uninhabited, rocky islet in the north Atlantic Ocean. It gives its name to one of the sea areas named in the Shipping Forecast, provided by the British Meteorological Office. It could be, in James Fisher's words, "the most isolated small rock in the oceans of the world".The ownership of Rockall is disputed as are the exploration and fishing rights on the Rockall Bank. Rockall
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| Real Irish Republican Army The Real Irish Republican Army, otherwise known as the Real IRA (RIRA) or True IRA and styling itself as Ăglaigh na hĂireann (Volunteers of Ireland), is a paramilitary organisation which aims to bring about a united Ireland. The RIRA was formed in 1997 following a split in the Provisional Irish Republican Army. Real_Irish_Republican_Army
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| Recreational drug use Recreational drug use is the use of psychoactive drugs for recreational purposes rather than for work, approved medical or spiritual purposes, although the distinction is not always clear (often spiritual use is considered recreational). Since more and more forms of recreational drug use are being discovered to be self-medication (including much "recovered knowledge" which was well-known 50, 100 and more years ago), including using opioids sourced from illicit or other channels for pain and its related problems as well as depression, social phobia and other recognised disorders, terms such as "unsupervised drug use", "non-, semi-, and sub-therapeutic drug use", and "allotherapeutic drug use" may be more exact terms to cover the range of activities under discussion. Recreational_drug_use
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| Steve Reich Stephen Michael Reich (born October 3, 1936) is a Pulitzer Prize winning American composer who pioneered the style of minimalist music. His innovations include using tape loops to create phasing patterns (examples are his early compositions, It's Gonna Rain and Come Out), and the use of simple, audible processes to explore musical concepts (for instance, Pendulum Music and Four Organs). Steve_Reich
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| Foreign relations of Syria Ensuring national security, increasing influence among its Arab neighbors, and achieving a comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace settlement, which includes the return of the Golan Heights, are the primary goals of President Bashar al-Assad's foreign policy. At many points in its history, Syria has seen virulent tension with its geographically cultural neighbors, such as Turkey, Israel, Iraq, and Lebanon. Foreign_relations_of_Syria
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| Financial assistance following the September 11 attacks September 11, 2001 attacks, the vast bulk going to immediate survivors and victims' families. While this is a rather large sum, it is small compared to the many billions of dollars paid by the government and private insurance companies. Financial_assistance_following_the_September_11_attacks
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| Sinn FĂŠin Sinn FĂŠin (, ) is a political party in Ireland. The current party, led by Gerry Adams, was formed following a split in January 1970 and traces its origins back to the original Sinn FĂŠin party formed in 1905. It is a major party of Irish republicanism and its political ideology is left wing. The party has historically been associated with the Provisional IRA. Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Sinn_FĂŠin
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| Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov Talk:Russian_aircraft_carrier_Admiral_Kuznetsov
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| Taoiseach Taoiseach
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| The Chemical Brothers The Chemical Brothers are the English electronic music duo Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons (full names Thomas Owen Mostyn Rowlands and Edmund John Simons â occasionally referred to as Chemical Tom and Chemical Ed). Initially calling themselves "The Dust Brothers" after the American production duo, the threat of legal action led them to change their name in 1995. Known for their live sets, they are pioneers of the big beat electronic dance genre which achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s. The_Chemical_Brothers
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