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Caernarfon UK Parliament constituency - 2005. Caernarfon UK Parliament constituency - 2001. ...

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Caernarfon UK Parliament constituency, Caernarfon UK Parliament constituency - Boundaries, Caernarfon UK Parliament constituency - Members of Parliament, Caernarfon UK Parliament constituency - Elections, Caernarfon UK Parliament constituency - 2005, Caernarfon UK Parliament constituency - 2001

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The current principal area of Denbighshire was created in 1996, with substantially different borders to the traditional county of the same name. Places in the principal area include: Corwen Denbigh Llangollen Prestatyn Rhyl Ruthin St Asaph Denbighshire - Geography. The area is mostly hilly moorland, with the Clwydian range in the east, the Hiraethog Moors in the west and the Berwyn range adjacent to the southern boundary. The broad, ...

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Denbighshire, Denbighshire - Principal area, Denbighshire - Geography, Denbighshire - Population, Denbighshire - Economy, Denbighshire - Traditional county, Denbighshire - Geography, Denbighshire - Places of special interest

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The most important eisteddfod is the National Eisteddfod, held annually in the first week of August and usually alternating between North and South Wales, and taking place entirely in the Welsh language. Hundreds of tents, pavilions and little stands are erected in an open space to create the maes (field). The space required for this means that it is rare for the eisteddfod to be in a city or town itself but instead somewhere with more space. The car parking for day visitors alone requires several large fields and many people camp the ...

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Eisteddfod, Eisteddfod - The National Eisteddfod, Eisteddfod - The Urdd Eisteddfod, Eisteddfod - The International Eisteddfod, Eisteddfod - Other eisteddfodau, Eisteddfod - Australia, Eisteddfod - National Eisteddfod venues

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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 role in the celebrations, and can be seen flying throughout the nation. The flag was developed in the 20th century to fly atop Anglican churches in Wales, in the same way that the St George's Cross was flown outside churches in England. (Since 1954 churches are more likely to fly a flag bearing the armori ...

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Flag of Saint David, Flag of Saint David - Use of the Flag

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The county is bounded to the north by Brecknockshire, east by Monmouthshire, south by the Bristol Channel, and west by Carmarthenshire and Carmarthen Bay. Its total area is 2,100 km², and total population around 1,220,000. Its highest point is at Craig-y-llyn (600 m). Glamorgan is the most populous and industrialised county in Wales. The northern part of the county is a mountainous area, dissected by deep narrow valleys, with urbanisation typified by ribbon development. Although the coal industry, which shaped these valleys and their ...

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Glamorgan, Glamorgan - Geography, Glamorgan - Places of Interest, Glamorgan - History, Glamorgan - Administration, Glamorgan - Townships

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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 WRU elected to reduce the current top tier of Welsh professional rugby from nine clubs into five regions, effectively mirroring the successful formats in Ireland and the Southern Hemisphere countries of South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. The Ospreys represent the whole of the Neath and Swansea areas, also encompassing Port Talbot and Aberavon. They were initially created by merging the area's two most successful clubs - Neath RFC and Swansea RFC - ...

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Ospreys rugby union team, Ospreys rugby union team - Club history, Ospreys rugby union team - Home ground, Ospreys rugby union team - Statistics, Ospreys rugby union team - Celtic League, Ospreys rugby union team - Celtic League Cup, Ospreys rugby union team - European Rugby Cup, Ospreys rugby union team - Notable current players, Ospreys rugby union team - Notable former players, Ospreys rugby union team - Club honours, Ospreys rugby union team - Footnotes

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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 the WRU controversially elected to reduce the current top tier of Welsh Professional Rugby from nine clubs into five regions, attempting to mirror the successful formats in Ireland and the Southern Hemisphere countries of South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Officially representing the Mid-Glamorgan Valleys area, including Merthyr Tydfil, Aberdare, Pontypridd, Caerphilly and Bridgend, and s ...

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Celtic Warriors, Celtic Warriors - Club History, Celtic Warriors - Home Ground, Celtic Warriors - Statistics, Celtic Warriors - Celtic League, Celtic Warriors - Celtic League Cup, Celtic Warriors - European Rugby Cup, Celtic Warriors - Notable Former Players

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Preseli Pembrokeshire UK Parliament constituency, Preseli Pembrokeshire UK Parliament constituency - Boundaries, Preseli Pembrokeshire UK Parliament constituency - Members of Parliament, Preseli Pembrokeshire UK Parliament constituency - Elections

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Ynys Môn UK Parliament constituency - 2005. Ynys Môn UK Parliament constituency - 2001. ...

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Ynys Môn UK Parliament constituency, Ynys Môn UK Parliament constituency - Boundaries, Ynys Môn UK Parliament constituency - Members of Parliament, 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 - 1999 - 2004. Jill Evans, Plaid Cymru Jonathan Evans, Conservative Glenys Kinnock, Labour Eluned Morgan, Labour Eurig Wyn, Plaid Cymru Wales European Parliament constituency - 2004 - present. Jill Evans, Plaid Cymru Jonathan Evans, Conservative Glenys Kinnock, Labour Eluned Morgan, Labour ...

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Wales European Parliament constituency, Wales European Parliament constituency - Boundaries, Wales European Parliament constituency - Members of the European Parliament, Wales European Parliament constituency - 1999 - 2004, Wales European Parliament constituency - 2004 - present, Wales European Parliament constituency - Election results

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Vale of Glamorgan UK Parliament constituency, Vale of Glamorgan UK Parliament constituency - Boundaries, Vale of Glamorgan UK Parliament constituency - Members of Parliament, Vale of Glamorgan UK Parliament constituency - Election results

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Vale of Clwyd UK Parliament constituency, Vale of Clwyd UK Parliament constituency - Boundaries, Vale of Clwyd UK Parliament constituency - Member of Parliament, Vale of Clwyd UK Parliament constituency - Election results

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The industrialisation of the valley of the Ogmore, especially in the 19th century, severely damaged much of the natural environment. Coal mining in particular severely affected the main river and the Rivers Garw and Llynfi. On the Llynfi coal mining persisted longer than elsewhere with St John's colliery still open into the 1990s. The Llynfi also had iron works and brick works at Tondu contributing to the levels of pollution. In the second half of the 20th century, whilst the impact of coal diminished, new industries such as cosmetics and to ...

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River Ogmore, River Ogmore - Geology and Geography, River Ogmore - Environment, River Ogmore - Fishery

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The current administrative area of Flintshire - now known as a unitary authority - came into existence in 1996, when the former administrative county of Clwyd was split into three smaller areas. Flintshire - Geography. It borders, in England, Merseyside (across the River Dee) and Cheshire, and in Wales, Wrexham and Denbighshire. Places in the principal area include: Buckley Flint Ha ...

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Flintshire, Flintshire - Principal area, Flintshire - Geography, Flintshire - Traditional Flintshire, Flintshire - Geography, Flintshire - Fairtrade, Flintshire - Education

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It consists of Merionethshire and part of the Conwy valley. Meirionnydd Nant Conwy UK Parliament constituency - Boundary Review. Following its review of parliamentary representation in Wales, the Boundary Commission for Wales has created the constituency of Dwyfor Meirionnydd to be fought at the next UK general election in 2009 or 2010. ...

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Meirionnydd Nant Conwy UK Parliament constituency, Meirionnydd Nant Conwy UK Parliament constituency - Boundaries, Meirionnydd Nant Conwy UK Parliament constituency - Boundary Review, Meirionnydd Nant Conwy UK Parliament constituency - History, Meirionnydd Nant Conwy UK Parliament constituency - Members of Parliament, Meirionnydd Nant Conwy UK Parliament constituency - Elections

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Air Wales (Aberdeen, Belfast City, Dublin, Newcastle, Plymouth) bmibaby (Alicante, Belfast International, Cork, Edinburgh, Faro, Geneva, Glasgow Prestwick, Jersey, Málaga, Palma de Mallorca, Paris CDG, Prague) KLM (Amsterdam) Ryanair (Dublin) Thomsonfly (Alicante, Ibiza, Málaga, Palma de Mallorca) Zoom Airlines (Toronto) Cardiff International Airport - Future destinations. Aer Arann (Belfast City, Dublin, 27 March 2006) See also:

Cardiff International Airport, Cardiff International Airport - History, Cardiff International Airport - Transport links, Cardiff International Airport - Airlines and destinations, Cardiff International Airport - Future destinations, Cardiff International Airport - External link

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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 "Funeral For A Friend" by a US punk/hardcore band called Planes Mistaken For Stars. In their first guise, in 2001 as a sextet, Funeral for a Friend were known as January Thirst. This did not last long, and in 2002 Funeral for a Friend recorded their debut EP Between Order And Model with their original, 6-piece line up, after having been together for just a few months, the band changed their line up a ...

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Funeral for a Friend, Funeral for a Friend - Music, Funeral for a Friend - History, Funeral for a Friend - Band members, Funeral for a Friend - Discography, Funeral for a Friend - EPs, Funeral for a Friend - Albums, Funeral for a Friend - Hit Singles, Funeral for a Friend - Promo Music Videos, Funeral for a Friend - Other Releases

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Clwyd West UK Parliament constituency - Elections in the 2000s. General election of 2005 General election of 2001 General election of 1997 ...

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Clwyd West UK Parliament constituency, Clwyd West UK Parliament constituency - Boundaries, Clwyd West UK Parliament constituency - History, Clwyd West UK Parliament constituency - Members of Parliament, Clwyd West UK Parliament constituency - Elections, Clwyd West UK Parliament constituency - Elections in the 2000s, Clwyd West UK Parliament constituency - External link

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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 Ford to became a publicly traded corporation in 1956; however, the Ford family maintained controlling interests in the company through a series of preferred stocks. Harold Poling served as Chairman and CEO from 1990-1993. Sir Alex Trotman was the Chief Executive Officer from 1993-1998, and Jacques Nasser served at the helm from 1999-2001. Henry Ford's great-grandson, William Clay Ford Jr., is the company's current Chairman of the Board and CEO. Ford ...

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Ford Motor Company, Ford Motor Company - History, Ford Motor Company - Post war developments, Ford Motor Company - A new direction for the 21st century, Ford Motor Company - 2005 bond downgrade, Ford Motor Company - Response to the downgrade - The Way Forward, Ford Motor Company - Brands and marques, Ford Motor Company - Global markets, Ford Motor Company - Europe, Ford Motor Company - Asia Pacific, Ford Motor Company - South America, Ford Motor Company - Africa and Middle East, Ford Motor Company - Motorsports, Ford Motor Company - Racing in the United States, Ford Motor Company - Racing Internationally

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Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney UK Parliament constituency, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney UK Parliament constituency - Boundaries, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney UK Parliament constituency - Members of Parliament, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney UK Parliament constituency - Election results

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Carmarthen East and Dinefwr UK Parliament constituency, Carmarthen East and Dinefwr UK Parliament constituency - Boundaries, Carmarthen East and Dinefwr UK Parliament constituency - Members of Parliament, Carmarthen East and Dinefwr UK Parliament constituency - Elections

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Odeon Cinemas - Current Odeon cinemas. Allerton Aylesbury Ayr Bath Banbury Beckenham Birmingham Blackpool Bournemouth Bournemouth (ABC) Bracknell (former UCI) Bridgend Brighton Bristol Bromborough Bromley Canterbury Chelmsford Cheltenham Chester Colchester Coventry (Skydome) Darlington Derby (former UCI) ...

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Odeon Cinemas, Odeon Cinemas - Current locations, Odeon Cinemas - Current Odeon cinemas, Odeon Cinemas - UCI to be converted to Odeon, Odeon Cinemas - odeon.co.uk, Odeon Cinemas - Bibliography

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