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Alicia_Keys::4
Keys made her film debut in Smokin ' Aces and has also appeared in The Nanny Diaries and The Secret Life of Bees . Considered a pop icon , Billboard magazine named her the top R&B artist of the 2000s decade and placed her number 10 on their list of Top 50 R&B / Hip-Hop Artists of the Past 25 Years . VH1 included her on...
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Alan_Cumming::0
Alan Cumming , OBE ( born 27 January 1965 ) , is a Scottish and American actor , singer/performer , author , and activist who has appeared in numerous films , television shows , and plays . His London stage appearances include Hamlet , the Maniac in Accidental Death of an Anarchist ( for which he received an Olivier Aw...
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Alan_Cumming::1
On Broadway , he has appeared in The Threepenny Opera , as the master of ceremonies in Cabaret ( for which he won a Tony Award ) , Design for Living and a one-man adaptation of Macbeth . His best-known film roles include his performances in Emma , GoldenEye , the Spy Kids trilogy , Son of the Mask , and X2 . Cumming al...
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A filming of his Las Vegas cabaret show , Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs , aired on PBS stations in November 2016 . Cumming has written a novel , Tommy 's Tale , and an autobiography , Not My Father 's Son : A Memoir , had a cable talk show called Eavesdropping with Alan Cumming , and produced a line of perfumed prod...
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Alicia_Florrick::0
Alicia Florrick ( née Cavanaugh ) is the lead character of CBS television series The Good Wife and is portrayed by Julianna Margulies , who has received positive reviews for her performance , winning two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series . Alicia 's storyline focuses on her romantic...
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Other storylines include Alicia 's transformation from `` the victim '' to `` the victimizer '' , her dealing with the negative consequences of her actions , her devotion to her children among political turmoil , her obsession with power , and her growth in confidence .
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Angela_Bassett::0
Angela Evelyn Bassett ( born August 16 , 1958 ) is an American actress . She is best known for her biographical film roles , most notably her performance as Tina Turner in the biopic What 's Love Got to Do with It ( 1993 ) , for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and won a corresponding Gold...
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Bassett has additionally portrayed Betty Shabazz in both Malcolm X ( 1992 ) and Panther ( 1995 ) , Katherine Jackson in The Jacksons : An American Dream ( 1992 ) , Rosa Parks in The Rosa Parks Story ( 2002 ) , Voletta Wallace in Notorious ( 2009 ) and Coretta Scott King in Betty & Coretta ( 2013 ) . Bassett 's performa...
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Bassett began her film career in the mid-1980s , after earning a bachelor of arts degree from Yale University and a master of fine arts degree from drama school . In the 1990s , she appeared in films nearly every year . The 2000s saw a succession of films starring Bassett , with her appearing in at least one film every...
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Bassett earned nominations for her roles in films such as The Score ( 2001 ) , Akeelah and the Bee ( 2006 ) , Meet the Browns ( 2008 ) and Jumping the Broom ( 2011 ) and won awards for her performances in How Stella Got Her Groove Back ( 1998 ) and Music of the Heart ( 1999 ) among others .
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Angela_Bassett::4
In 2013 , she had a recurring role on the FX horror series American Horror Story : Coven , earning her second Primetime Emmy Award nomination for her performance as Voodoo queen Marie Laveau . She returned for Freak Show , the anthology series ' fourth season , portraying a three-breasted woman named Desiree Dupree for...
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In 2016 , Bassett returned to the series 's sixth cycle , Roanoke , portraying an alcoholic actress named Monet Tumusiime , who plays struggling mother and former police officer Lee Harris in the My Roanoke Nightmare documentary .
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Anthony_Kilhoffer::0
Anthony Kilhoffer is an American hip hop record producer , songwriter and engineer , best known for his collaborations with Kanye West , Kid Cudi , and Rick Ross .
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Andrew_Stanton::0
Andrew Stanton ( born December 3 , 1965 ) is an American film director , screenwriter , producer and voice actor based at Pixar . His film work includes writing and directing Pixar 's A Bug 's Life ( 1998 ) ( as co-director ) , Finding Nemo ( 2003 ) , and WALL-E ( 2008 ) , and the live-action film , Disney 's John Cart...
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( 2001 ) Finding Nemo and WALL-E earned him two Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature . He was also nominated for three Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay , for Finding Nemo , WALL-E , and Toy Story ( 1995 ) , and for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Toy Story 3 ( 2010 ) . Stanton directed...
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Aristotle::0
Aristotle ( -LSB- ˈærɪˌstɒtəl -RSB- Ἀριστοτέλης , -LSB- aristotélɛːs -RSB- , Aristotélēs ; 384 -- 322 BC ) was an ancient Greek philosopher and scientist born in the city of Stagira , Chalkidice , on the northern periphery of Classical Greece . His father , Nicomachus , died when Aristotle was a child , whereafter Prox...
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At seventeen or eighteen years of age , he joined Plato 's Academy in Athens and remained there until the age of thirty-seven ( c. 347 BC ) . His writings cover many subjects -- including physics , biology , zoology , metaphysics , logic , ethics , aesthetics , poetry , theater , music , rhetoric , linguistics , politi...
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He established a library in the Lyceum which aided in the production of many of his hundreds of books . The fact that Aristotle was a pupil of Plato contributed to his former views of Platonism , but , following Plato 's death , Aristotle immersed himself in empirical studies and shifted from Platonism to empiricism . ...
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Their influence extended from Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages into the Renaissance , and were not replaced systematically until the Enlightenment and theories such as classical mechanics . Some of Aristotle 's zoological observations , such as on the hectocotyl ( reproductive ) arm of the octopus , were not co...
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In metaphysics , Aristotelianism profoundly influenced Judeo-Islamic philosophical and theological thought during the Middle Ages and continues to influence Christian theology , especially the Neoplatonism of the Early Church and the scholastic tradition of the Roman Catholic Church . Aristotle was well known among med...
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Though Aristotle wrote many elegant treatises and dialogues -- Cicero described his literary style as `` a river of gold '' -- it is thought that only around a third of his original output has survived .
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Annette_Badland::0
Annette Badland ( born 26 August 1949 ) is an English actress known for a wide range of roles on TV , radio and film . She has played Margaret Blaine in the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who , Doomsday Dora in The Sparticle Mystery , Birdie Henshall in the drama series Cutting It , Mavis in season 6 of Skins , Ursu...
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Arthur_Jeffrey_Dempster::0
Arthur Jeffrey Dempster ( August 14 , 1886 -- March 11 , 1950 ) was a Canadian-American physicist best known for his work in mass spectrometry and his discovery of the uranium isotope 235U .
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Argentina::0
Argentina ( -LSB- ɑrdʒənˈtiːnə -RSB- -LSB- aɾxenˈtina -RSB- ) , officially the Argentine Republic ( República Argentina ) , is a federal republic in the southern portion of South America . Sharing the bulk of the Southern Cone with its neighbor Chile to the west , the country is also bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay to...
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With a mainland area of 2780400 km2 , Argentina is the eighth-largest country in the world , the second largest in Latin America , and the largest Spanish-speaking one . The country is subdivided into twenty-three provinces ( provincias , singular provincia ) and one autonomous city ( ciudad autónoma ) , Buenos Aires ,...
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Argentina claims sovereignty over part of Antarctica , the Falkland Islands ( -LSB- Islas Malvinas , links = no -RSB- ) , and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands . The earliest recorded human presence in the area of modern-day Argentina dates back to the Paleolithic period . The country has its roots in Spanis...
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The declaration and fight for independence ( 1810 -- 1818 ) was followed by an extended civil war that lasted until 1861 , culminating in the country 's reorganization as a federation of provinces with Buenos Aires as its capital city . The country thereafter enjoyed relative peace and stability , with massive waves of...
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After 1930 , Argentina descended into political instability and periodic economic crises that pushed it back into underdevelopment , though it nevertheless remained among the fifteen richest countries until the mid-20th century . Argentina retains its historic status as a middle power in international affairs , and is ...
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It is also a founding member of the United Nations , World Bank , World Trade Organization , Mercosur , Union of South American Nations , Community of Latin American and Caribbean States and the Organization of Ibero-American States . It is the country with the second highest Human Development Index in Latin America wi...
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Arms_industry::0
The arms industry , also known as the defense industry or the arms trade , is a global industry responsible for the manufacturing and sales of weapons and military technology . It consists of a commercial industry involved in the research and development , engineering , production , and servicing of military material ,...
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An arsenal is a place where arms and ammunition are made , maintained and repaired , stored , or issued , in any combination , whether privately or publicly owned . Products include guns , artillery , ammunition , missiles , military aircraft , military vehicles , ships , electronic systems , night vision devices , hol...
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This represents a relative decline from 1990 when military expenditures made up 4 % of world GDP . Part of the money goes to the procurement of military hardware and services from the military industry . The combined arms sales of the top 100 largest arms-producing companies amounted to an estimated $ 395 billion in 20...
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According to SIPRI , the volume of international transfers of major weapons in 2010 -- 14 was 16 per cent higher than in 2005 -- 2009 . The five biggest exporters in 2010 -- 2014 were the United States , Russia , China , Germany and France , and the five biggest importers were India , Saudi Arabia , China , the United Ar...
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Some countries also have a substantial legal or illegal domestic trade in weapons for use by its citizens , primarily for self-defense , hunting or sporting purposes . Illegal trade in small arms occurs in many countries and regions affected by political instability . The Small Arms Survey estimates that 875 million sm...
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President Dwight D. Eisenhower described as a military-industrial complex , where the armed forces , commerce , and politics become closely linked , similarly to the European multilateral defence procurement . Various corporations , some publicly held , others private , bid for these contracts , which are often worth m...
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Andrew_Kevin_Walker::0
Andrew Kevin Walker ( born August 14 , 1964 ) is an American BAFTA-nominated screenwriter . He is known for having written Seven ( 1995 ) , for which he earned a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay , as well as several other films , including 8mm ( 1999 ) , Sleepy Hollow ( 1999 ) and many uncred...
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Armistice_of_22_June_1940::0
The Armistice of 22 June 1940 was signed at 18:36 near Compiègne , France , by officials of Nazi Germany and the French Third Republic . It did not come into effect until after midnight on 25 June . Signatories for Germany included senior military officers like Wilhelm Keitel , the commander-in-chief of the Wehrmacht...
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Following the decisive German victory in the Battle of France ( 10 May -- 21 June 1940 ) , this armistice established a German occupation zone in Northern and Western France that encompassed all English Channel and Atlantic Ocean ports and left the remainder `` free '' to be governed by the French . Adolf Hitler delibe...
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Ann_Richards::0
Dorothy Ann Willis Richards ( September 1 , 1933 -- September 13 , 2006 ) was an American politician and the 45th Governor of Texas from 1991 to 1995 . A Democrat , she first came to national attention as the state treasurer of Texas , when she delivered the keynote address at the 1988 Democratic National Convention . ...
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Richards was the second female governor of Texas , and was frequently noted in the media for her outspoken feminism and her one-liners .
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Armenian_Genocide::0
The Armenian Genocide ( Հայոց ցեղասպանություն , Hayots tseghaspanutyun ) , also known as the Armenian Holocaust , was the Ottoman government 's systematic extermination of 1.5 million Armenians , mostly Ottoman citizens within the Ottoman Empire and its successor state , the Republic of Turkey .
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The starting date is conventionally held to be 24 April 1915 , the day that Ottoman authorities rounded up , arrested , and deported 235 to 270 Armenian intellectuals and community leaders from Constantinople to the region of Ankara , the majority of whom were eventually murdered . The genocide was carried out during ...
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Driven forward by military escorts , the deportees were deprived of food and water and subjected to periodic robbery , rape , and massacre . Other indigenous and Christian ethnic groups such as the Assyrians and the Ottoman Greeks were similarly targeted for extermination by the Ottoman government in the Assyrian genoc...
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Raphael Lemkin was explicitly moved by the Armenian annihilation , to define systematic and premeditated exterminations within legal parameters and to coin the word genocide in 1943 . The Armenian Genocide is acknowledged to have been one of the first modern genocides , because scholars point to the organized manner in...
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It has in recent years been faced with repeated calls to recognize them as genocide . To date , 29 countries and 46 US states have officially recognized the mass killings as genocide , as have most genocide scholars and historians .
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Ancoats::0
Ancoats is an inner city area of Manchester , North West England , next to the Northern Quarter and the northern part of Manchester city centre . Historically in Lancashire , Ancoats became a cradle of the Industrial Revolution and has been called `` the world 's first industrial suburb '' . For many years , from the...
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Since the 1990s Ancoats ' industrial heritage has been recognised and its proximity to the city centre has led to investment and substantial regeneration . The southern region of the suburb is branded as New Islington , by UK property developers Urban Splash , while the north retains the Ancoats name , with redevelopme...
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Apple_Music::0
Apple Music is a music-streaming service , developed by Apple Inc. . Users select music to stream to their device on-demand , or they can listen to existing , curated playlists . The service also includes the Internet radio station Beats 1 , that broadcasts live to over 100 countries 24 hours a day , and the blog platf...
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The service was announced on June 8 , 2015 , and launched on June 30 , in over 100 countries worldwide . New subscribers get a 3-month free trial before the service becomes paid-only . As of December 2016 , Apple Music has more than 20 million paying subscribers .
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Arizona_Territory::0
The Arizona Territory was a territory of the United States that existed from February 24 , 1863 until February 14 , 1912 , when the remaining extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the state of Arizona . It was created from the western half of the New Mexico Territory during the American Civil War .
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Arista_Records::0
Arista Records , Inc. . -LSB- ˈɛ.rɪ.stə -RSB- was a major American record label . It was a wholly owned unit of Sony Music Entertainment and was previously handled by Bertelsmann Music Group . The company operated under the RCA Music Group until 2011 . The label was founded in 1974 by Clive Davis , who formerly worked ...
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Today , the label 's reissues and catalogue releases are handled by RCA Records and Legacy Recordings .
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Angels_with_Dirty_Faces::0
Angels with Dirty Faces is a 1938 American crime film directed by Michael Curtiz for Warner Brothers . It stars James Cagney , Pat O'Brien , The Dead End Kids , Humphrey Bogart , Ann Sheridan , and George Bancroft . The screenplay was written by John Wexley and Warren Duff , and is based on the story by Rowland Brown ....
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After spending three years in prison for armed robbery , Rocky intends to collect $ 100,000 from his co-conspirator , mob lawyer Jim Frazier . All the while , Father Jerry Connolly tries to prevent a group of youths from falling under Rocky 's influence . Angels with Dirty Faces was released on November 28 , 1938 , t...
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Angelsberg::0
Angelsberg is a small town in the commune of Fischbach , in central Luxembourg . As of 2005 , the town 's population is 283 .
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Anushka_Shetty::0
Sweety Shetty ( born 7 November 1981 ) , known by her stage name Anushka Shetty , is an Indian actress and model who predominantly works in Telugu and Tamil films . She has received several accolades , including three CineMAA Awards , a Nandi Award , and three Filmfare Awards from eight nominations . She made her act...
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The following year , she starred in S. S. Rajamouli 's Vikramarkudu , which went to become a major commercial success . Her further releases Lakshyam ( 2007 ) and Souryam ( 2008 ) were also box office successes . In 2009 , Shetty played dual roles in the dark fantasy Arundhati , which garnered her critical acclaim and ...
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Following the success of a series of films , she established herself as one of the leading actresses of Telugu cinema . In the 2010s , Shetty also achieved success in Tamil cinema with starring roles in the action films such as Singam ( 2010 ) , Singam II ( 2013 ) , Yennai Arindhaal ( 2015 ) , and Si3 ( 2017 ) , all ...
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She continued to draw praise from critics with her leading performances in the dramas Vaanam ( 2011 ) , Deiva Thirumagal ( 2011 ) and Inji Iduppazhagi ( 2015 ) . She portrayed the titular Queen in the 2015 epic historical fiction Rudramadevi , which won her the third Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Telugu . Shetty 's...
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While The Beginning ( 2015 ) is the fourth highest grossing Indian film , its sequel The Conclusion ( 2017 ) is the highest grossing Indian film of all time and also made her the highest paid actress in South Indian Cinema .
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Anne_Bancroft::0
Anna Maria Louisa Italiano ( September 17 , 1931 -- June 6 , 2005 ) , known professionally as Anne Bancroft , was an American actress associated with the method acting school , having studied under Lee Strasberg . Respected for her acting prowess and versatility , Bancroft was acknowledged for her work in film , theatr...
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After her film debut in Do n't Bother to Knock ( 1952 ) and a string of supporting film roles during the 1950s , she won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her lead role in The Miracle Worker ( 1962 ) as the teacher of teenage Helen Keller , reprising her role in the Broadway stage play . She won both an Oscar for h...
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On Broadway in 1965 , she played a medieval nun obsessed with a priest ( Jason Robards ) in John Whiting 's play The Devils , based on the Aldous Huxley novel The Devils of Loudun . She was perhaps best known as the seductress , Mrs. Robinson , in The Graduate ( 1967 ) , a role that she later stated had come to oversha...
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She played a ballet dancer in The Turning Point ( 1977 ) , and in Agnes of God ( 1985 ) , she played the mother superior of a convent who clashes with a psychiatrist played by Jane Fonda over dealings with a troubled young novice nun played by Meg Tilly . In 1987 , she starred with Anthony Hopkins in 84 Charing Cross R...
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In the 1990s she returned to supporting roles in films , but continued to play lead roles in television films . She received Emmy and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations , for The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone ( 2003 ) , as well as an Emmy nomination for 2001 's Haven .
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Army::0
An army ( from Latin arma `` arms , weapons '' via Old French armée , `` armed '' ( feminine ) ) or ground force is a fighting force that fights primarily on land . In the broadest sense , it is the land-based military branch , service branch or armed service of a nation or state . It may also include other branches of...
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In several countries , the army is officially called the Land Army to differentiate it from an air force called the Air Army , notably France . In such countries , the word `` army '' on its own retains its connotation of a land force in common usage . The current largest army in the world , by number of active troops ...
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By convention , irregular military is understood in contrast to regular armies which grew slowly from personal bodyguards or elite militia . Regular in this case refers to standardized doctrines , uniforms , organizations , etc. . Regular military can also refer to full-time status ( standing army ) , versus reserve or...
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Armand_Assante::0
Armand Anthony Assante , Jr. ( born October 4 , 1949 ) is an American actor . He is noted for an Emmy Award winning role as mobster John Gotti in the 1996 HBO miniseries Gotti .
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Arizona::0
Arizona ( -LSB- ɛərᵻˈzoʊnə , _ ærᵻ - -RSB- ) ( Hoozdo Hahoodzo -LSB- xòːztò xɑ̀xòːtsò -RSB- O'odham : Alĭ ṣonak -LSB- ˡaɺi ˡʃonak -RSB- ) is a state in the southwestern region of the United States . It is also part of the Western and the Mountain states .
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It is the sixth largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states . Its capital and largest city is Phoenix . Arizona is one of the Four Corners states . It has borders with New Mexico , Utah , Nevada , California , and Mexico , and one point in common with the southwestern corner of Colorado . Arizona 's border with...
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Arizona is the 48th state and last of the contiguous states to be admitted to the Union , achieving statehood on February 14 , 1912 . Historically part of the territory of Alta California in New Spain , it became part of independent Mexico in 1821 . After being defeated in the Mexican -- American War , Mexico ceded muc...
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Northern Arizona features forests of pine , Douglas fir , and spruce trees ; the Colorado Plateau ; some mountain ranges ( such as the San Francisco Mountains ) ; as well as large , deep canyons , with much more moderate summer temperatures and significant winter snowfalls . There are ski resorts in the areas of Flagst...
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About one-quarter of the state is made up of Indian reservations that serve as the home of 27 federally recognized Native American tribes , including the Navajo Nation , the largest in the state and the United States , with more than 300,000 citizens . Although federal law gave all Native Americans the right to vote in...
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Aparshakti_Khurana::0
Aparshakti Khurrana is an Indian Bollywood actor , RJ , and TV anchor . He is the younger brother of Ayushmann Khurrana who is a popular actor from B-Town . Khurana made his Bollywood debut with Aamir Khan 's `` Dangal '' . He is currently hosting a show on discovery channel `` You Have Been Warned '' .
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Archipelagic_state::0
An archipelagic state is any internationally recognized state or country that comprises a series of islands that form an archipelago . The term is defined by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in order to define what borders such states should be allowed to claim . In various conferences , Fiji , Ind...
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Archipelagic states are states that are composed of groups of islands forming a state as a single unit , with the islands and the waters within the baselines as internal waters . Under this concept ( `` archipelagic doctrine '' ) , an archipelago shall be regarded as a single unit , so that the waters around , between ...
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The approval of the United Nations for the five sovereign states as archipelagic states respect existing agreements with other countries and shall recognize traditional fishing rights and other legitimate activities of the immediately adjacent neighboring countries in certain areas falling within archipelagic waters . ...
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Arcadia_Group::0
Arcadia Group Ltd. ( formerly Arcadia Group plc and Burton Group plc ) is a British multinational retailing company headquartered in London , United Kingdom . It owns the high street clothing retailers Burton , Dorothy Perkins , Evans , Miss Selfridge , Topman , Topshop , Wallis and the out of town chain Outfit , which...
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The company is majority owned by Taveta Investments , itself owned by Tina Green , the wife of Sir Philip Green .
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Johanna Mansfield Sullivan Macy ( April 14 , 1866 -- October 20 , 1936 ) , better known as Anne Sullivan , was an American teacher , best known for being the instructor and lifelong companion of Helen Keller . At the age of five , she contracted trachoma , a highly contagious eye disease , which left her blind and with...
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Anushka_Sharma::0
Anushka Sharma ( -LSB- əˈnʊʂkaː ˈʃərmaː -RSB- ; born 1 May 1988 ) is an Indian film actress , producer and model . She has established a career in Hindi films , and is one of the most popular and highest-paid actresses in India . She is the recipient of numerous accolades , including one Filmfare Award from seven nomin...
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Born in Ayodhya and raised in Bangalore , Sharma had her first modelling assignment for the fashion designer Wendell Rodricks in 2007 and later moved to Mumbai to pursue a full-time career as a model . Following a successful audition at Yash Raj Films , she made her screen debut opposite Shah Rukh Khan in the blockbust...
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Sharma rose to prominence with starring roles in Yash Raj Films 's romances Band Baaja Baaraat ( 2010 ) and Jab Tak Hai Jaan ( 2012 ) ; the latter won her a Best Supporting Actress award at Filmfare . She had her biggest commercial successes with the roles of a television reporter in the religious satire PK ( 2014 ) an...
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Sharma received critical praise for her performances in the 2015 crime thriller NH10 , which also marked her production debut , and the 2016 romantic drama Ae Dil Hai Mushkil , both of which earned her several awards and nominations . In addition to acting in films , Sharma is the ambassador for multiple brands and p...
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Anne_Rice::0
Anne Rice ( born Howard Allen Frances O'Brien ; October 4 , 1941 ) is an American author of gothic fiction , Christian literature , and erotica . She is perhaps best known for her popular and influential series of novels , The Vampire Chronicles , revolving around the central character of Lestat . Books from The Vampir...
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She was raised in an observant Catholic family , but became an agnostic as a young adult . She began her professional writing career with the publication of Interview with the Vampire in 1976 , while living in California , and began writing sequels to the novel in the 1980s . In the mid-2000s , following a publicized r...
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Several years later she distanced herself from organized Christianity , citing disagreement with the Church 's stances on social issues but pledging that faith in God remained `` central to -LSB- her -RSB- life . '' However , she now considers herself a secular humanist . Rice 's books have sold nearly 100 million co...
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She was married to poet and painter Stan Rice for 41 years , from 1961 until his death from brain cancer in 2002 at age 60 . She and Stan had two children , Michele , who died of leukemia at age five , and Christopher , who is also an author . In addition to her vampire novels , Rice has authored books such as The Fe...
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Several books from The Vampire Chronicles have been adapted as comics by various publishers . Rice has also authored erotic fiction under the pen names Anne Rampling and A. N. Roquelaure , including Exit to Eden , which was later adapted into a 1994 film .
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`` Bad Romance '' is a song by American singer Lady Gaga from her third extended play , The Fame Monster ( 2009 ) . It was written and produced by Gaga and RedOne . Lyrically , `` Bad Romance '' explores Gaga 's attraction to individuals with whom romance never works , her preference for lonely relationships and the pa...
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Musically , `` Bad Romance '' features a spoken bridge , a full-throated chorus and sung lyrics about being in love with one 's best friend . The song , which is imbued with elements of Germanesque house and techno , as well as music from 1980s and the 1990s , was touted by Gaga as an experimental pop record . The song...
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It was included in the ` best-of ' lists in several media outlets such as Rolling Stone and Pitchfork Media , and acquired two Grammy Awards for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best Short Form Music Video . In the United States , `` Bad Romance '' peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 , and it has been ce...
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It achieved worldwide success by topping the charts in a variety of markets , ultimately selling 12 million copies worldwide , thus becoming one of the best-selling singles of all time . The accompanying music video of `` Bad Romance '' features Gaga inside a surreal white bathhouse . There , she gets kidnapped by a ...
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In 2011 , the music video was voted the best video of the 2000s ( decade ) by readers of Billboard . It was nominated for numerous superlatives , including ten awards at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards , where the singer won seven , including a recognition for Video of the Year . Gaga has performed `` Bad Romance '' on...
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Bako_National_Park::0
Bako National Park is a national park in Kuching Division , Sarawak , Malaysia . Established in 1957 , it is the oldest national park in Sarawak . It covers an area of 27.27 km2 at the tip of the Muara Tebas peninsula at the mouth of the Bako and Kuching Rivers . It is approximately 40 km by road from Kuching . Million...
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Wave erosion at the base of the cliffs has carved many of the rocky headlands into fantastically shaped sea arches and seastacks with colored patterns formed by iron deposition.The most famous of them is shaped like a cobra 's head which can be spotted on a boat ride from the headquarters or one of the beaches . Some o...
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It is often visited as a day-trip from Kuching , though accommodations ( campground and forestry service bungalows ) are available . Bako is one of the smallest national parks in Sarawak . However , it features multiple biomes ( including rainforest ) , abundant wildlife , jungle streams and waterfalls , secluded bea...
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The range of attractions and activities in a compact area have made Bako one of the most popular parks in Sarawak . The park was the final pit stop of The Amazing Race Asia 1 .
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Baja_California::0
Baja California , ( Lower California ) , officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California ( Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California ) , is a state in Mexico . It is the northernmost and westernmost of the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico . Before becoming a state in 1952 , the area was known as the North Terr...
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