| Abu Zubaydah Abu Zubaydah (; born 12 March 1971 as Zayn al-Abidin Muhammad Husayn) is currently in U.S. custody in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as a detainee in the war on Terror. Zubaydah's name is often transliterated as Abu Zubaidah, Abu Zubeida, or Abu Zoubeida. Born Zein al-Abideen Mohamed Hussein (Arabicaliases. Abu_Zubaydah
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| Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by placing a ball through a 10 high hoop (the goal) under organized rules. Basketball is one of the most popular and widely viewed sports in the world.Points are scored by throwing (shooting) the ball through the basket from above; the team with more points at the end of the game wins. Basketball
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| Cheese/Archive 1 Talk:Cheese/Archive_1
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| History of the Cook Islands The Cook Islands are named from a Russian naval chart published in St Petersburg in 1823-26 , after Captain James Cook, who visited the islands in 1773 and 1777. The Cook Islands became a British protectorate in 1888.By 1900, administrative control was transferred to New Zealand; in 1965 residents chose self-government in free association with New Zealand. History_of_the_Cook_Islands
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| Politics of the Cook Islands The politics of the Cook Islands, an associated state, takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democracy within a constitutional monarchy. The Queen of New Zealand, represented in the Cook Islands by the Queen's Representative, is the Head of State; the Chief Minister is the head of government and of a multi-party system. Politics_of_the_Cook_Islands
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| Extrasolar planet An extrasolar planet, or exoplanet, is a planet beyond our Solar System, orbiting a star other than our Sun. , 353 exoplanets are listed in the Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. The vast majority have been detected through radial velocity observations and other indirect methods rather than actual imaging. Extrasolar_planet
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| Friends Friends
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| Melbourne Cup The Melbourne Cup is Australia's major annual Thoroughbred horse race. Billed as The race that stops a nation, it is a race for three-year-olds and over, over a distance of 3,200 metres. It is the richest and most prestigious "two-mile" handicap in the world, and one of the richest turf races in the world. Melbourne_Cup
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| Foreign relations of New Zealand The foreign relations of New Zealand are oriented chiefly toward developed democratic nations and emerging Pacific economies. The country’s major political parties have generally agreed on the broad outlines of foreign policy, and the current coalition government has been active in promoting free trade, nuclear disarmament, and arms control. Foreign_relations_of_New_Zealand
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| Objectivism (Ayn Rand) Talk:Objectivism_(Ayn_Rand)
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| Telegraphy Telegraphy is the long-distance transmission of written messages without physical transport of letters. It is a compound term formed from the Greek words tele (τηλε) = far and graphein (γραφειν) = write. Radiotelegraphy or wireless telegraphy transmits messages using radio. Telegraphy includes recent forms of data transmission such as fax, email, and computer networks in general. Telegraphy
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| Tokelau Tokelau () is a territory of New Zealand that consists of three tropical coral atolls in the South Pacific Ocean. The United Nations General Assembly designated Tokelau a Non-Self-Governing Territory. Until 1976 the official name was Tokelau Islands. Tokelau is sometimes referred to by Westerners by the older, colonial name of The Union Islands. Tokelau
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| Tonga Tonga
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| TiVo TiVo () is the pioneer of the digital video recorder (DVR). TiVo was introduced in the United States, and is now available in Canada, Mexico, Australia, Taiwan, and the UK. TiVo DVRs provide an electronic television programming schedule, and provide features such as Season Pass recordings (which ensure subscribers never miss an episode of their favorite shows) and WishList searches (which allow the user to find and record shows that match their interests by title, actor, director, category or keyword). TiVo
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| Wizard of New Zealand Wizard_of_New_Zealand
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| Wellington Wellington
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| Budapest Budapest (, also or ; ; names in other languages) is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it serves as the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation center and is considered an important hub in Central Europe. In 2008, Budapest had 1,702,297 inhabitants, down from a mid-1980s peak of 2.1 million. The Budapest Commuter Area (or Greater Budapest) is home to 3,271,110 people. The city covers an area of Budapest
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| Chen Shui-bian Chen Shui-bian (born October 12, 1950) is a Taiwanese politician and former President of the Republic of China. He is colloquially referred to as Ah-Bian (阿扁; Ābiǎn; Taiwanese:Chen, whose Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has traditionally been supportive of Taiwan independence, took office in 2000, ending more than fifty years of Kuomintang (KMT) rule in Taiwan. Chen_Shui-bian
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| Women's National Basketball Association The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) is an organization governing a professional basketball league for women in the United States. It currently is composed of thirteen teams from around the United States. The league was founded in 1996 as the women's counterpart to the NBA. League play started in 1997; the regular season is played from June to September with the playoffs starting in mid-September and running into October. Women's_National_Basketball_Association
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| Taniwha In Māori mythology, taniwha () are beings that live in deep pools in rivers, dark caves, or in the sea, especially in places with dangerous currents or deceptive breakers. The word 'taniwha' is also used to refer in a complimentary way to chiefs. The famous saying of the Tainui people of the Waikato district plays on this double meaningWaikato taniwha rau 'Waikato of a thousand chiefs' (Mead & Groves 2001 Taniwha
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| Politics of Cuba Cuba is constitutionally defined as a "socialist state guided by the principles of José Martí, and the political ideas of Marx, Engels and Lenin." The present Constitution also ascribes the role of the Communist Party of Cuba to be the "leading force of society and of the state." Politics_of_Cuba
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| Edmund Hillary Sir Edmund Percival Hillary KG, ONZ, KBE (20 July 1919New Zealand mountaineer and explorer. On 29 May 1953 at the age of 33, he and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers known to have reached the summit of Mount Everest. They were part of the ninth British expedition to Everest, led by John Hunt.Hillary became interested in mountaineering while in secondary school, making his first major climb in 1939, reaching the summit of Mount Ollivier. Edmund_Hillary
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| Mohammed Omar Mohammed Omar () (born c. 1959, Nodeh, near Kandahar) often simply called Mullah Omar, is the leader of the Taliban of Afghanistan and was Afghanistan's de facto head of state, and was recognized by three states, from 1996 to 2001, under the official title of Head of the Supreme Council. Mohammed_Omar
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| Days of our Lives Days_of_our_Lives
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| El Al For the place on the Golan Heights, see El Al (place).El Al (, "To The Skies" or "Skywards") (El Al Israel Airlines Ltd) (TASE: ELAL) is the national airline of Israel. It operates regular international passenger and cargo flights between its hub at Ben Gurion International Airport and destinations in Africa, Asia, Europe, South America, and North America, as well as domestic connections to Eilat. El_Al
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| Ayn Rand Talk:Ayn_Rand
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| 2002 Bali bombings The 2002 Bali bombings occurred on 12 October 2002 in the tourist district of Kuta on the Indonesian island of Bali. The attack was the deadliest act of terrorism in the history of Indonesia, killing 202 people, 164 of whom were foreign nationals, and 38 Indonesian citizens. 2002_Bali_bombings
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| South Orange, New Jersey South_Orange,_New_Jersey
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| EBay EBay
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| Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is a forum for 21 Pacific Rim countries (styled 'member economies') to cooperate on regional trade and investment liberalisation and facilitation. APEC's objective is to enhance economic growth and prosperity in the region and to strengthen the Asia-Pacific community. Members account for approximately 40% of the world's population, approximately 54% of world GDP and about 44% of world trade. Asia-Pacific_Economic_Cooperation
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| New Zealand national rugby union team The New Zealand national rugby union team, known as the All Blacks, is the representative side of New Zealand in rugby union. Rugby union is regarded as the country's national sport. New Zealand have a winning record against every international rugby team, including the British and Irish Lions.New Zealand compete annually with Australia (the Wallabies) and South Africa (the Springboks) in the Tri-Nations Series, and have been Tri-Nations champions nine times in the tournament's 13-year history. New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team
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| Nestlé Nestlé
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| Mengistu Haile Mariam Mengistu Haile Mariam (መንግስቱ ኃይለ ማርያም, ) (born 1937 Mengistu_Haile_Mariam
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| Clonaid Clonaid is a human cloning company founded in 1997. It has philosophical ties with the Raëlian Religion, which sees cloning as the first step in achieving immortality. On December 27 2002, Clonaid's chief executive, Brigitte Boisselier, claimed that a baby clone, named Eve, was born. Clonaid
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| Freedom Air Freedom_Air
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| Leptospermum scoparium Leptospermum scoparium (Manuka or Tea tree or just Leptospermum) is a shrub or small tree native to New Zealand and southeast Australia. It is found throughout New Zealand but is particularly common on the drier east coasts of the North Island and the South Island, and in Australia in Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales. Leptospermum_scoparium
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| Olivia Chow Olivia Chow (; born March 24, 1957, in Hong Kong) is a New Democratic Party Member of Parliament and former city councillor (1991–2005) in Toronto. Chow immigrated to Canada with her family in 1970 at the age of 13. She won the Trinity—Spadina riding for the New Democratic Party on January 23 2006, becoming a member of the Canadian House of Commons. Chow is married to NDP leader Jack Layton. She is fluent in Cantonese and English. Olivia_Chow
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| Taupo Taupo
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| List of cats list of specific natural cats. For fictional cats refer to "List of fictional cats". For cat breeds, see List of cat breeds. List_of_cats
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| Rigoberta Menchú Rigoberta Menchú Tum (b. 9 January 1959, Chimel, Quiché, Guatemala) is an indigenous Guatemalan, of the K'iche-Maya ethnic group. Menchú has dedicated her life to publicizing the plight of Guatemala's indigenous peoples during and after the Guatemalan Civil War (1960-1996), and to promoting indigenous rights in the country. Rigoberta_Menchú
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| Sexual objectification "Sex object" redirects here. For the song by Kraftwerk, see Electric CaféSexual objectification is objectification of a person. It occurs when a person is seen as a sexual object when their sexual attributes and physical attractiveness are separated from the rest of their personality and existence as an individual, and reduced to instruments of pleasure for another person. Sexual_objectification
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| Jack Russell Terrier The Jack Russell Terrier is a small, principally white-bodied, smooth-, broken-, or rough-coated terrier. They were first bred by an English clergyman in the 19th century, as working terriers to flush foxes out of their dens so that the foxes could be hunted. Jack_Russell_Terrier
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| John Mayer John Clayton Mayer ( ; born October 16, 1977) is an American musician. Originally from Connecticut, he attended Berklee College of Music before moving to Atlanta, Georgia, in 1997, where he refined his skills and gained a following. His first two studio albums, Room for Squares and Heavier Things, did well commercially, achieving multi-platinum status. In 2003, he won a Best Male Pop Vocal Performance Grammy Award for "Your Body Is a Wonderland". John_Mayer
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| Peter Blake (yachtsman) Sir Peter James Blake, KBE (October 1, 1948–December 6, 2001) was a New Zealand yachtsman who led his country to two successive America’s Cup victories. He previously won the Whitbread Round the World Race in 1989, and the Jules Verne Trophy in 1994 by setting the fastest time around the world of 74 days 22 hours 17 minutes 22 seconds on catamaran Enza. Peter_Blake_(yachtsman)
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| Tom Morello Thomas Baptiste Morello (born May 30, 1964) is a Grammy Award-winning American guitarist best known for his tenure with the bands Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, his acoustic solo act The Nightwatchman, and his newest group, Street Sweeper Social Club. Rolling Stone's "The Top 20 New Guitarists" article and was ranked #26 on Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". He is an outspoken political activist. Tom_Morello
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| Possum Bourne Peter Raymond George "Possum" Bourne (April 13, 1956 - April 30, 2003) was a champion New Zealand rally car driver. He died under non-competitive circumstances while driving on a public road, that was to be the track for an upcoming race. Possum_Bourne
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| Grigori Perelman Grigori Yakovlevich Perelman (), born 13 June 1966 in Leningrad, USSR (now St.Grisha Perelman, is a Russian mathematician who has made landmark contributions to Riemannian geometry and geometric topology. In particular, he proved Thurston's geometrization conjecture. This solves in the affirmative the famous Poincaré conjecture, posed in 1904 and regarded as one of the most important and difficult open problems in mathematics until it was solved. Grigori_Perelman
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| Stars in Their Eyes Stars in Their Eyes is a British television talent show that ran from 21 July 1990 to 7 January 2006 in which contestants impersonate showbiz stars. It is made by Granada Television for ITV, based on Joop van den Ende's Dutch format, Soundmixshow.It remains one of the UK's most successful shows attracting around 13 million viewers for the live grand final at the end of each series. It has one of the most memorable catchphrases in TV historyNational Television Awards in 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2000. Stars_in_Their_Eyes
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| Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–present Post-invasion_Iraq,_2003–present
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| Kimi Räikkönen Kimi-Matias Räikkönen (; born October 17, 1979 in Espoo), nicknamed Iceman and Kimster, is a Finnish Formula One race car driver, currently driving for Scuderia Ferrari. He was the 2007 Formula One World Drivers' Champion.Räikkönen entered Formula One as a regular driver for Sauber-Petronas in 2001. Kimi_Räikkönen
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