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Bridgend: Encyclopedia - Bridgend
Bridgend (Welsh: Pen-y-bont) is a town in the traditional county of Glamorgan and the main town in the county borough of Bridgend.
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Bridgend: Encyclopedia Ii - Bridgend - Castles And Foundation
The town has three castles nearby: Coity Castle, in the village of Coity approximately two miles from the centre; Ogmore Castle on the ou...
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Caerphilly County Borough: Encyclopedia - Caerphilly County Borough
Caerphilly [county borough] is a local government principal area in southern Wales, straddling the boundary between the traditional count...
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Bridgend County Borough: Encyclopedia - Bridgend County Borough
Bridgend is a county borough in Glamorgan, southern Wales. The county borough has a total population of 130,000 people, and contains the ...
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Bullet For My Valentine: Encyclopedia - Bullet For My Valentine
Bullet For My Valentine (sometimes shortened to "Bullet" or "BFMV") are a metalcore band from Bridgend, Wales in the United Kingdom. Form...
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Bog Snorkelling: Encyclopedia - Bog Snorkelling
Bog Snorkelling is a sporting event that consists of competitors completing two consecutive lengths of a 60-yard water filled trench cut ...
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Altoids: Encyclopedia - Altoids
Altoids are a popular brand of breath mints that have existed since the turn of the 19th century. Altoids are produced in Britain by Call...
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Beeching Axe: Encyclopedia - Beeching Axe
The Beeching Axe was an informal name for the British government's attempt in the 1960s to control the spiralling cost of running the Bri...
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Blaenau Gwent: Encyclopedia - Blaenau Gwent
Blaenau Gwent is a county borough and parliamentary constituency in South Wales. It borders the administrative areas of Monmouthshire an...
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County Borough: Encyclopedia - County Borough
County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (excluding Scotland), to refer to a boroug...
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Wales: Encyclopedia - Wales
Wales (Welsh: Cymru; pronounced IPA: /ˈkəmɹi/, approximately "CUM-ree") is one of the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom. Wa...
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Vale Of Glamorgan: Encyclopedia - Vale Of Glamorgan
The Vale of Glamorgan (Welsh: Dyffryn (or Bro) Morgannwg) is an exceptionally rich agricultural area in the southern part of Glamorgan, W...
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Conwy County Borough: Encyclopedia - Conwy County Borough
Conwy [county borough] is a local government principal area in north Wales. It contains the major settlements of Llandudno, Llandudno Jun...
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Wrexham County Borough: Encyclopedia - Wrexham County Borough
Wrexham is a county borough in northern Wales. It covers parts of the traditional county of Denbighshire around Wrexham itself, and the d...
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Carmarthenshire: Encyclopedia - Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire (Welsh: Sir Gaerfyrddin) is a county in Wales. Its main towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford.
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Ceredigion: Encyclopedia - Ceredigion
Ceredigion is a principal area in mid Wales. It is a coastal county, bordered by Cardigan Bay to the west, Gwynedd to the north, Powys t...
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Eisteddfod: Encyclopedia - Eisteddfod
The Eisteddfod (from Welsh eistedd, to sit; plural is eisteddfodau) is a Welsh festival of literature, music, and song. The tradition of ...
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National Health Service: Encyclopedia Ii - National Health Service - History
Before 1948, when the NHS was created, patients were generally required to pay for their own healthcare. Systems of health insurance were...
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List Of Hospitals In The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Hospitals In The United Kingdom - Scotland
List of hospitals in the United Kingdom - Glasgow.
Royal Infirmary
Lightburn Hospital
Western Infirmary
Gartnavel
Southern General
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Ceredigion Uk Parliament Constituency: Encyclopedia Ii - Ceredigion Uk Parliament Constituency - History
Ceredigion, sometimes known by the anglicized version of its name as Cardiganshire was first enfranchised in 1536 when King Henry VIII in...
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Subdivisions Of Wales: Encyclopedia Ii - Subdivisions Of Wales - History
Subdivisions of Wales - Administrative counties.
From 1889 to 1974, administrative counties of Wales were used for local government for...
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List Of Prisons In The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Prisons In The United Kingdom - Secure Hospitals
Some convicts are detained in secure mental hospitals. These are run by the National Health Service rather than the prison service.
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Ford Motor Company: Encyclopedia Ii - Ford Motor Company - Global Markets
Initially, Ford models sold outside the U.S. were essentially versions of those sold on the home market, but later on, models specific to...
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List Of Places In Bridgend County Borough: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Places In Bridgend County Borough - Notable Places
List of places in Bridgend county borough - Principal towns and villages.
This is a list of well-known towns and villages:
Brackla
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Islay: Encyclopedia Ii - Islay - Geography
The island's population is mainly centred around the villages of Bowmore, Port Ellen, and Port Charlotte. Other smaller villages include ...
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Ford Cvh Engine: Encyclopedia Ii - Ford Cvh Engine - 1.9
The CVH was bumped up to 1.9 L for the North American 1986 model year Escort. Bore was now 82 mm (3.230 in) and stroke was...
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Rhondda Cynon Taff: Encyclopedia Ii - Rhondda Cynon Taff - Industry
The district developed from the discovery and mining, primarily for export, of high quality welsh coals, such as Anthracite, via Cardiff ...
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List Of United Kingdom Parliament Constituencies: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of United Kingdom Parliament Constituencies - England
List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies - East Midlands.
Main article: List of Parliamentary constituencies in Derbyshire
Am...
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Conwy Uk Parliament Constituency: Encyclopedia Ii - Conwy Uk Parliament Constituency - Boundaries
The constituency is, geographically, relatively small for its region, as it follows and tends to keep to the coast, taking in parts of tw...
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Ons Coding System: Encyclopedia Ii - Ons Coding System - Authorities Wards And Census Areas
The code is constructed top down from a 4 character code representing a unitary authority or administrative county & district, eg:
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Altoids: Encyclopedia Ii - Altoids - Ingredients And Nutritional Information
note: The regular varieties of Altoids (peppermint, wintergreen, spearmint, cinnamon, ginger and liquorice) contain gelatin, and as such ...
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Ford Motor Company: Encyclopedia Ii - Ford Motor Company - Global Markets
Initially, Ford models sold outside the U.S. were essentially versions of those sold on the home market, but later on, models specific to...
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Erich Von Manstein: Encyclopedia Ii - Erich Von Manstein - World War Ii
Erich von Manstein - Poland.
On August 18, 1939, in preparation for Operation Fall Weiss, the German invasion of Poland, he was appoint...
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Beeching Axe: Encyclopedia Ii - Beeching Axe - Background
The Beeching Axe was a reaction to the failed railway modernisation plan of the 1950s, which spent huge amounts of money on buying new eq...
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Funeral For A Friend: Encyclopedia Ii - Funeral For A Friend - History
The band "Funeral for a Friend" do not take their name from the Elton John track as often thought and reported, but from the song "Funera...
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Gower Uk Parliament Constituency: Encyclopedia Ii - Gower Uk Parliament Constituency - Election Results
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Wales: Encyclopedia Ii - Wales - History
Main article: History of Wales
Humans first inhabited what is now Wales at the end of the last Ice Age. The first documented history was ...
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County Borough: Encyclopedia Ii - County Borough - History
When county councils were first created in 1889, it was decided that to let them have authority over large towns or cities would be impra...
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Carmarthenshire: Encyclopedia Ii - Carmarthenshire - Traditional Carmarthenshire
The county is bounded to the north by Cardiganshire, to the east by Brecknockshire and Glamorganshire, to the south by the Bristol Channe...
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Island Farm: Encyclopedia Ii - Island Farm - The Forgotten Great Escape
On 10 March 1945, seventy prisoners managed to escape from Island Farm via a tunnel dug from Hut Nine (the only hut left standing). The t...
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Maesteg: Encyclopedia Ii - Maesteg - History
The earliest settlement in the Llynfi Valley is at the Bwlwarcau Iron Age Hill fort near to Llangynwyd Village which is around 2 miles to...
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Caernarfon Uk Parliament Constituency: Encyclopedia Ii - Caernarfon Uk Parliament Constituency - Elections
Caernarfon UK Parliament constituency - 2005.
Caernarfon UK Parliament constituency - 2001.
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Denbighshire: Encyclopedia Ii - Denbighshire - Principal Area
The current principal area of Denbighshire was created in 1996, with substantially different borders to the traditional county of the sam...
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Eisteddfod: Encyclopedia Ii - Eisteddfod - The National Eisteddfod
The most important eisteddfod is the National Eisteddfod, held annually in the first week of August and usually alternating between North...
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Flag Of Saint David: Encyclopedia Ii - Flag Of Saint David - Use Of The Flag
The flag can be seen throughout Wales, though not as frequently as the nation's official flag. On St David's Day it often plays a central...
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Glamorgan: Encyclopedia Ii - Glamorgan - Geography
The county is bounded to the north by Brecknockshire, east by Monmouthshire, south by the Bristol Channel, and west by Carmarthenshire an...
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Ospreys Rugby Union Team: Encyclopedia Ii - Ospreys Rugby Union Team - Club History
The Ospreys are one of the five original clubs of the Welsh Regional Rugby Era. The club came into being in the summer of 2003 when the W...
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Celtic Warriors: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Warriors - Club History
The Warriors were one of the five original regions of the Welsh Regional Rugby Era. The club came into being in the summer of 2003 when t...
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Preseli Pembrokeshire Uk Parliament Constituency: Encyclopedia Ii - Preseli Pembrokeshire Uk Parliament Constituency - Elections
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Ynys Môn Uk Parliament Constituency: Encyclopedia Ii - Ynys Môn Uk Parliament Constituency - Election Results
Ynys Môn UK Parliament constituency - 2005.
Ynys Môn UK Parliament constituency - 2001.
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Wales European Parliament Constituency: Encyclopedia Ii - Wales European Parliament Constituency - Members Of The European Parliament
Wales European Parliament constituency - 1999 - 2004.
Jill Evans, Plaid Cymru
Jonathan Evans, Conservative
Glenys Kinnock, Labour
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Vale Of Glamorgan Uk Parliament Constituency: Encyclopedia Ii - Vale Of Glamorgan Uk Parliament Constituency - Election Results
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Vale Of Clwyd Uk Parliament Constituency: Encyclopedia Ii - Vale Of Clwyd Uk Parliament Constituency - Election Results
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River Ogmore: Encyclopedia Ii - River Ogmore - Environment
The industrialisation of the valley of the Ogmore, especially in the 19th century, severely damaged much of the natural environment. Coal...
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Flintshire: Encyclopedia Ii - Flintshire - Principal Area
The current administrative area of Flintshire - now known as a unitary authority - came into existence in 1996, when the former administr...
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Meirionnydd Nant Conwy Uk Parliament Constituency: Encyclopedia Ii - Meirionnydd Nant Conwy Uk Parliament Constituency - Boundaries
It consists of Merionethshire and part of the Conwy valley.
Meirionnydd Nant Conwy UK Parliament constituency - Boundary Review.
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Cardiff International Airport: Encyclopedia Ii - Cardiff International Airport - Airlines And Destinations
Air Wales (Aberdeen, Belfast City, Dublin, Newcastle, Plymouth)
bmibaby (Alicante, Belfast International, Cork, Edinburgh, Faro, Geneva...
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Funeral For A Friend: Encyclopedia Ii - Funeral For A Friend - History
The band "Funeral for a Friend" do not take their name from the Elton John track as often thought and reported, but from the song "Funera...
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Clwyd West Uk Parliament Constituency: Encyclopedia Ii - Clwyd West Uk Parliament Constituency - Elections
Clwyd West UK Parliament constituency - Elections in the 2000s.
General election of 2005
General election of 2001
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Ford Motor Company: Encyclopedia Ii - Ford Motor Company - Post War Developments
Henry Ford II, grandson of Henry Ford, served as President from 1945-1960, and as Chairman and CEO from 1960-1980. "Hank the Deuce" led F...
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Merthyr Tydfil And Rhymney Uk Parliament Constituency: Encyclopedia Ii - Merthyr Tydfil And Rhymney Uk Parliament Constituency - Election Results
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Carmarthen East And Dinefwr Uk Parliament Constituency: Encyclopedia Ii - Carmarthen East And Dinefwr Uk Parliament Constituency - Elections
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Odeon Cinemas: Encyclopedia Ii - Odeon Cinemas - Current Locations
Odeon Cinemas - Current Odeon cinemas.
Allerton
Aylesbury
Ayr
Bath
Banbury
Beckenham
Birmingham
Blackpool
Bournemouth
Bournemouth (ABC...
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Odeon Cinemas: Encyclopedia Ii - Odeon Cinemas - Current Locations
Odeon Cinemas - Current Odeon cinemas.
Allerton
Aylesbury
Ayr
Bath
Banbury
Beckenham
Birmingham
Blackpool
Bournemouth
Bournemouth (ABC...
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Ford Motor Company: Encyclopedia Ii - Ford Motor Company - Early History
Ford was launched from a converted wagon factory, with $28,000 cash from twelve investors. During its early years, the company produced j...
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Erich Von Manstein: Encyclopedia Ii - Erich Von Manstein - Middle Years
Erich von Manstein - World War I.
During World War I he served both on the German Western Front (Belgium/France 1916: Attack on Verdun,...
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Ceredigion Uk Parliament Constituency: Encyclopedia Ii - Ceredigion Uk Parliament Constituency - Election Results
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Conwy Uk Parliament Constituency: Encyclopedia Ii - Conwy Uk Parliament Constituency - Elections
In the 2005 general election, the seat was the 81st easiest seat for the Liberal Democrats to gain, and the 153rd easiest seat for the Co...
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Wales: Encyclopedia Ii - Wales - Demographics
Main articles: Demographics of Wales and Demographics of the United Kingdom
The population of Wales in the 2001 census was 2,903,085. Thi...
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Erich Von Manstein: Encyclopedia Ii - Erich Von Manstein - Early Life
Manstein was born Fritz Erich von Lewinski in Berlin, the tenth child of a Prussian aristocrat, artillery general Eduard von Lewinski (18...
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Ford Motor Company: Encyclopedia Ii - Ford Motor Company - Brands And Marques
Today, Ford Motor Company manufactures automobiles under the Lincoln and Mercury brand names. In 1958, Ford introduced a new marque, the ...
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Maesteg: Encyclopedia Ii - Maesteg - Industry And Employment
Since the demise of the coal mining industry in Maesteg, it has seen little, if any, heavy industry. Maesteg was little prepared for the ...
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List Of Places In Bridgend County Borough: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Places In Bridgend County Borough - Geographical
List of places in Bridgend county borough - Beaches.
Coney Beach
Kenfig Sands
Rest Bay
Sandy Bay, Porthcawl
Trecco Bay
List of place...
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Ford Motor Company: Encyclopedia Ii - Ford Motor Company - Motorsports
Ford has been active in a number of forms of motor sports.
Ford Motor Company - NASCAR.
Ford is one of four manufacturers in the three ...
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Maesteg: Encyclopedia Ii - Maesteg - Road/rail Links
The main road in and out of Maesteg is the A4063, which links it to Bridgend along the length of the Llynfi Valley, this also links it to...
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River Ogmore: Encyclopedia Ii - River Ogmore - Geology And Geography
Most of the headwaters flow over carboniferous coal measures overlain by glacial drift and fluvial gravels. The valleys are reasonably br...
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Ospreys Rugby Union Team: Encyclopedia Ii - Ospreys Rugby Union Team - Statistics
Ospreys rugby union team - Celtic League.
Ospreys rugby union team - Celtic League Cup.
Ospreys rugby union team - European Rugby Cu...
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Ospreys Rugby Union Team: Encyclopedia Ii - Ospreys Rugby Union Team - Home Ground
In their first two seasons, the Ospreys shared their home games between Swansea's St. Helen's ground (home of Swansea RFC) and Neath's Th...
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Ford Motor Company: Encyclopedia Ii - Ford Motor Company - Alternate Fuel Vehicles
Bill Ford was one of the first top industry executives to make regular use of an battery electric vehicle, a Ford Ranger EV, while the co...
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Ford Motor Company: Encyclopedia Ii - Ford Motor Company - New Directions For The 21st Century
In 2000, under the leadership of the current Ford chairman, William Clay (Bill) Ford, the Company stunned the industry (and pleased envir...
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Ford Motor Company: Encyclopedia Ii - Ford Motor Company - Alternate Fuel Vehicles
Bill Ford was one of the first top industry executives to make regular use of an battery electric vehicle, a Ford Ranger EV, while the co...
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Ford Motor Company: Encyclopedia Ii - Ford Motor Company - Brands And Marques
Today, Ford Motor Company manufactures automobiles under the Lincoln and Mercury brand names. In 1958, Ford introduced a new marque, the ...
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Ford Motor Company: Encyclopedia Ii - Ford Motor Company - New Directions For The 21st Century
In 2000, under the leadership of the current Ford chairman, William Clay (Bill) Ford, the Company stunned the industry (and pleased envir...
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Ford Motor Company: Encyclopedia Ii - Ford Motor Company - Motorsports
Ford has been active in a number of forms of motor sports.
Ford Motor Company - NASCAR.
Ford is one of four manufacturers in the three ...
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Island Farm: Encyclopedia Ii - Island Farm - The Wru Plans And Bridgend Council
The Welsh Rugby Union have submitted plans for a rugby Academy for the Welsh National team at the site, although this was met with fierce...
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Ford Motor Company: Encyclopedia Ii - Ford Motor Company - Post World War Ii Developments
Henry Ford II, grandson of Henry Ford, served as President from 1945-1960, and as Chairman and CEO from 1960-1980. "Hank the Deuce" led F...
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Ford Motor Company: Encyclopedia Ii - Ford Motor Company - Early History
Ford was launched from a converted wagon factory, with $28,000 cash from twelve investors. During its early years, the company produced j...
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Ford Motor Company: Encyclopedia Ii - Ford Motor Company - Post World War Ii Developments
Henry Ford II, grandson of Henry Ford, served as President from 1945-1960, and as Chairman and CEO from 1960-1980. "Hank the Deuce" led F...
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Altoids: Encyclopedia Ii - Altoids - Ownership
Callard and Bowser-Suchard was sold by Beatrice Foods to Terry's of York in 1982 [2], which was then acquired by Kraft General Foods Inte...
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Ford Motor Company: Encyclopedia Ii - Ford Motor Company - Global Markets
Initially, Ford models sold outside the U.S. were essentially versions of those sold on the home market, but later on there were vast dif...
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Ford Motor Company: Encyclopedia Ii - Ford Motor Company - Brands And Marques
Today, Ford Motor Company manufactures automobiles under the highly-recognized Lincoln and Mercury brand names. In 1958, Ford introduced ...
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Ford Motor Company: Encyclopedia Ii - Ford Motor Company - History
Ford was launched from a converted wagon factory, with $28,000 cash from twelve investors. During its early years, the company produced j...
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Ford Motor Company: Encyclopedia Ii - Ford Motor Company - Motorsports
Ford has been active in a number of forms of motorsports.
Ford Motor Company - Racing in the United States.
Ford is one of four manufa...
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Glamorgan: Encyclopedia Ii - Glamorgan - Administration
The county of Glamorgan falls into several distinct regions: the industrial valleys, the agricultural Vale of Glamorgan, and the scenic G...
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Islay: Encyclopedia Ii - Islay - Media
Islay featured in some of the scenes of the 1954 film, The Maggie.
In the 1990s the BBC adaptation of Para Handy was partly filmed in Por...
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Islay: Encyclopedia Ii - Islay - Distilleries
Islay malt whisky is produced by seven distilleries on the island.
The distilleries on the south of the island produce whiskies with a ve...
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Islay: Encyclopedia Ii - Islay - Transport
Many of the roads on the island are single track with passing places. The two main roads are the A846 from Ardberg to Port Askaig via Por...
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Islay: Encyclopedia Ii - Islay - History
Islay's pre-history dates from the mesolithic period circa 8,000 BC (source: Museum of Islay Life) with well established settlements by t...
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Wales: Encyclopedia Ii - Wales - Geography
Main article: Geography of Wales
Wales is located on a peninsula in central-west Great Britain. The entire area of Wales is about 20,779 ...
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Wales: Encyclopedia Ii - Wales - Law
Wales shares the same legal system as England, within the legal distinction of England and Wales. England legally annexed Wales under the...
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Flintshire: Encyclopedia Ii - Flintshire - Traditional Flintshire
The historic county did not have the same boundaries as administrative Flintshire; in particular it had a large exclave called Maelor Sae...
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