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Andrea Rita Dworkin (September 26, 1946 – April 9, 2005) was an American radical feminist and writer. She was best known for her criticism of pornography, which she argued led to rape and other forms of violence against women. Andrea Dworkin - Her life and work. Dworkin was born in Camden, New Jersey. Her father was a schoolteacher and dedicated socialist whom she credited with inspiring her passion for social justice. Though she described her Jewish household as being in many ways dominated by the memory ...

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Civil liberties are protections from the power of governments. Examples include the right to life, the right to self defense, the right to a fair trial, the right to own property, the right to privacy, freedom of speech and freedom of assembly. These are usually guaranteed and protected by a constitution or by adherence to an international treaty. In many places there are disputes over certain liberties, regarding the question of whether they can be considered civil liberties at all, and, if so, whether they should be protected. Examples include reproductive rights, the right ...

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• Civil liberties - European countries
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Charlize Theron (born August 7, 1975 in Benoni, South Africa) is an Oscar winning South African actress. Charlize Theron - Early life. Her father, Charles, was a construction company owner of French Huguenot descent; her mother, Gerda, is of German descent and took over her husband's business after his death. Theron's first language is Afrikaans, and her second is English. "Theron" is a French surname pronounced in Afrikaans as "Tronn", although she has stated that she prefers the pronunciation "Thro ...

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Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp (March 19, 1848–January 13, 1929), was a sometime buffalo hunter, officer of the law, gambler, and saloon-keeper in the Wild West and the U.S. mining frontier from California to Alaska. He is best known for his participation in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral along with Doc Holliday, Virgil Earp, and Morgan Earp. Wyatt Earp - Genealogy. Wyatt was born in Monmouth, Illinois, USA to Nicholas Porter Earp (September 6, 1813 in Lincoln County, North Carolina - November 12, 1907 in Sawtel ...

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• Wyatt Earp - Genealogy
• Wyatt Earp - Siblings
• Wyatt Earp - Early life
• Wyatt Earp - Lawman
• Wyatt Earp - Reappearance
• Wyatt Earp - Wichita
• Wyatt Earp - Dodge City
• Wyatt Earp - The “Buntline Special”
• Wyatt Earp - Tombstone
• Wyatt Earp - Gunfight At The O.K. Corral
• Wyatt Earp - From Heroes to Defendants
• Wyatt Earp - Cowboy Revenge
• Wyatt Earp - The Arizona Vendetta
• Wyatt Earp - Life after Tombstone
• Wyatt Earp - Movies and television
• Wyatt Earp - Wyatt Earp in fiction
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Palestinian National Authority This article is part of the series: Politics of the Palestinian National Authority President: Mahmoud Abbas Prime Minister: Nabil Shaath Palestinian Legislative Council PLO List of political parties Elections: President: 2005 Legislative: 2006 Oslo Accords Al-Aqsa Intifada St ...

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• Al-Aqsa Intifada - Palestinians
• Al-Aqsa Intifada - Israel
• Al-Aqsa Intifada - The West Bank barrier
• Al-Aqsa Intifada - International Involvement
• Al-Aqsa Intifada - Effects on Oslo Accords
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Born in Rochester, Michigan, Wuornos had what was by most accounts a traumatic childhood. Her father, a psychopathic child molester, left her mother before Aileen was born, and later committed suicide in prison when she was 13 (1969). Her mother abandoned her and her brother, Keith, in 1960, leaving them in the care of their grandparents, Lauri and Britta Wuornos. Wuornos later said that Lauri physically and sexually abused her as a child, that Britta was an abusive alcoholic, and that they both claimed to be her actual parents until she was twelve. She also claimed to have had sex with multiple par ...

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Aileen Wuornos, Aileen Wuornos - Early life, Aileen Wuornos - Murders and arrest, Aileen Wuornos - Trials and appeals, Aileen Wuornos - Publicity, Aileen Wuornos - Quotes, Aileen Wuornos - Execution and last words

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John Landy (Prof. law U. of Cal)March 4, 2005 While the United Kingdom has no codified constitution, (it is only partially written) it is a signatory to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) which covers both human rights and civil liberties, and the Human Rights Act, which incorporates the great majority of Convention rights directly into UK law. Derry Irvine (then the Lord Chancellor) was praised widely for his l ...

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Civil liberties, Civil liberties - European countries, Civil liberties - Canada, Civil liberties - China, Civil liberties - United Kingdom, Civil liberties - United States, Civil liberties - Estonia

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It was designed for early blowback semi-automatic pistols which lacked a barrel locking mechanism; the relatively low power of the .32 ACP round made it a practical blowback round. It is still used today in blowback semi-automatic pistols, as well in modern locked-breech, single column magazine, deep-concealment, semi-automatic pistols such as the Kel-Tec P-32 introduced in 1999 for concealed carry. ...

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.32 ACP, .32 ACP - Design, .32 ACP - Performance, .32 ACP - Muzzle velocity, .32 ACP - Synonyms, .32 ACP - Guns

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The .380 ACP cartridge was designed for early blowback pistols which lacked a barrel locking mechanism. The locking mechanism that is found on most other pistols is not necessary for the .380 because of the round's low breech pressure when fired; the guide spring is enough to buffer the energy displaced to the slide. This simplifies manufacture of pistols chambered for such a round, generally therby lowering the cost. It was the favored pistol cartridge for police use in Europe for many years, but has since been replaced by the much more potent 9 mm Luger. The cartridge is similar to the slightly hotter 9x18mm pistol ...

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.380 ACP, .380 ACP - Design, .380 ACP - Performance, .380 ACP - Muzzle velocity, .380 ACP - Notes, .380 ACP - Synonyms

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While iron sights are basically very simple, that simplicity also leads to a staggering variety of different implementations. In addition to the purely geometric considerations of the front blade and rear notch, there are some factors that need to be considered when choosing a set of iron sights for a particular purpose. Iron sights - Glare reduction. Glare, particularly from the front sight, can be a significant problem with iron sights. The glare from the front sight can increase the apparent brightness ...

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Iron sights, Iron sights - How iron sights work, Iron sights - Adjusting iron sights, Iron sights - How to change point of impact, Iron sights - Adjusting non-adjustable sights, Iron sights - Types of iron sights, Iron sights - Open sights, Iron sights - Aperture sights, Iron sights - Shotgun beads, Iron sights - Iron sight enhancements, Iron sights - Glare reduction, Iron sights - Fixed vs. adjustable sights, Iron sights - Contrast enhancements, Iron sights - Concealed carry sight enhancements, Iron sights - Other types of sights

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Green Goblin - Norman Osborn. The original Goblin was Norman Osborn, a corrupt industrialist who co-founded a major firm with Dr. Mendel Stromm. To seize total control, Osborn had Stromm framed for embezzlement and then searched his possessions, discovering an experimental intelligence enhancement formula. When Osborn attempted to create the serum, it turned green and exploded in his face. The accident changed Osborn, greatly increasing his i ...

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Green Goblin, Green Goblin - Character biography, Green Goblin - Norman Osborn, Green Goblin - Harry Osborn, Green Goblin - Bart Hamilton, Green Goblin - Hobgoblin, Green Goblin - Phil Urich, Green Goblin - The Return of the First Green Goblin, Green Goblin - Powers and abilities, Green Goblin - Ultimate Green Goblin, Green Goblin - Awards, Green Goblin - Other media, Green Goblin - Animated series, Green Goblin - Video game appearances, Green Goblin - Live action feature films

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The pact was proposed 1927 by Aristide Briand, the French foreign minister and a Nobel Peace Prize recipient, as a bilateral treaty between the United States and France outlawing war between the two countries. Briand thought it would both improve the cooled relations between the former allies and, more importantly, ensure that the United States would ally with France in the event of another European war. Frank B. Kellogg, the US Secretary of State, wanted to avoid any involvement in another European War, and so was indifferent towards ...

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Kellogg-Briand Pact, Kellogg-Briand Pact - Proposal, Kellogg-Briand Pact - Negotiations and ratifications, Kellogg-Briand Pact - Effect and legacy

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Al-Aqsa Intifada - 2000. On September 27, Sgt. David Biri (Information from Israeli government) was killed; Israeli sources typically view this as the start of the Intifada. On September 28, the Israeli opposition leader Ariel Sharon visited in the Temple Mount (called Har HaBayit in Hebrew, Al-Haram As-Sharif in Arabic) in the Old City of Jerusalem, the holiest site for Judaism, the third holiest site in Islam, and a place of special significance to Christianity. The pretext for Shar ...

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Al-Aqsa Intifada, Al-Aqsa Intifada - Prior events, Al-Aqsa Intifada - Timeline, Al-Aqsa Intifada - 2000, Al-Aqsa Intifada - 2001, Al-Aqsa Intifada - 2002, Al-Aqsa Intifada - 2003, Al-Aqsa Intifada - 2004, Al-Aqsa Intifada - 2005, Al-Aqsa Intifada - Tactics, Al-Aqsa Intifada - Palestinians, Al-Aqsa Intifada - Israel, Al-Aqsa Intifada - The West Bank barrier, Al-Aqsa Intifada - International Involvement, Al-Aqsa Intifada - Effects on Oslo Accords, Al-Aqsa Intifada - Economic and human costs

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At the age of 16, Theron travelled to Milan, Italy on a one-year modelling contract after winning a local competition. Her contract ended while she was in New York City. She decided to remain there and attended the Joffrey Ballet, where she trained as a ballet dancer and performed in productions of both Swan Lake and The Nutcracker. A knee injury ended this career path at the age of 18. Unable to dance, she bought a ticket to Los Angeles. After eight months in the city she got her first film part, a non-speaking role in the dir ...

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Charlize Theron, Charlize Theron - Early life, Charlize Theron - Career, Charlize Theron - Personal life, Charlize Theron - Selected filmography

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Joseph Smith soon took action against Avard for his violent and secretive tactics in the name of the church, removing him from all military duties and establishing him as a surgeon to help with the wounded; Avard mentions this demotion himself (Document, p. 99). With the bloodthirsty leaders ousted and the mob violence increasing, the sanctioned Danite group took on three additional primary functions, (1) enforcement of the Law of Consecration, (2) political activities, and (3) militia activiti ...

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Danite, Danite - Background, Danite - Early Organization, Danite - The Danite Manifesto, Danite - Joseph Smith's response to Avard the Danites and other dissenters, Danite - Expanded Roles of the Armies of Israel and the Mormon War, Danite - Danites as Enforcers, Danite - Danites as a Militia, Danite - Danites and the Daviess Expedition, Danite - Danites and the Battle of Crooked River, Danite - Aftermath, Danite - Scholarly Controversies concerning the Danites, Danite - Number of Danites, Danite - Avard's Testimony, Danite - Relationship to Joseph Smith and the church, Danite - Later Danite Connections and Folklore

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Dworkin was born in Camden, New Jersey. Her father was a schoolteacher and dedicated socialist whom she credited with inspiring her passion for social justice. Though she described her Jewish household as being in many ways dominated by the memory of the Holocaust, nonetheless providing a happy and normal childhood until the age of 9 when she was molested in a movie theater. In 1965 while a student at Bennington College she was arrested during an anti-Vietnam War protest at the United States Mission to the United Nations and sent to the New ...

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Andrea Dworkin, Andrea Dworkin - Her life and work, Andrea Dworkin - Writings, Andrea Dworkin - Ideas and controversy, Andrea Dworkin - Legal influence, Andrea Dworkin - Bibliography, Andrea Dworkin - Legal documents

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Lucas was arrested in June 1983, initially on a firearms violation. He was later charged with killing 82-year-old Kate Rich in Ringgold, Texas, and was also charged with Powell's murder. Lucas claimed that police stripped him naked, denied him cigarettes and bedding, held him in a cold cell, and did not allow him to contact an attorney. After four days of this treatment, Lucas claimed he decided to confess to the crimes in a desperate bid to improve his treatment. Lucas confessed to the murders but claimed to be unable to take police ...

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Henry Lee Lucas, Henry Lee Lucas - Early life, Henry Lee Lucas - Matricide, Henry Lee Lucas - 1983 arrest and multiple confessions, Henry Lee Lucas - The Lucas Report and controversy, Henry Lee Lucas - Dissenting opinions, Henry Lee Lucas - Orange Socks, Henry Lee Lucas - In fiction

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In order to create a mousegun (i.e., pistol) so small, engineering compromises need to be made, and many such mouseguns lack features such as slide stops and external safeties, and few function quite as reliably as refined, full-size designs such as the M1911. The small size and mass of the pistol, and low energy of the cartridge, also can make functioning of semi-automatic versions less reliable. With the short sight radius, and low-profile, snag-resistant iron sights, which are required for meeting the needs for a deeply-concealed handgun, these guns are also difficu ...

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Mousegun, Mousegun - Pistol mouseguns, Mousegun - Rifle mouseguns, Mousegun - Historical perspective

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On Tuesday October 25, 1881, Ike Clanton and Tom McLaury had ridden the 12 miles from Chandler's milk ranch into Tombstone on a buckboard, to get some supplies. Soon Clanton, very drunk, was telling everybody that he was going to kill Doc Holliday, or else the first Earp that he saw. The previous weekend Holliday was out of town, gambling at a fiesta celebration in Tucson. Morgan Earp had gone to get him for the trouble that he saw coming. In the small hours of the morning of the 26th, Clanton was still drunk, and still gambling. Holl ...

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Wyatt Earp, Wyatt Earp - Genealogy, Wyatt Earp - Siblings, Wyatt Earp - Early life, Wyatt Earp - Lawman, Wyatt Earp - Reappearance, Wyatt Earp - Wichita, Wyatt Earp - Dodge City, Wyatt Earp - The “Buntline Special”, Wyatt Earp - Tombstone, Wyatt Earp - Gunfight At The O.K. Corral, Wyatt Earp - From Heroes to Defendants, Wyatt Earp - Cowboy Revenge, Wyatt Earp - The Arizona Vendetta, Wyatt Earp - Life after Tombstone, Wyatt Earp - Movies and television, Wyatt Earp - Wyatt Earp in fiction, Wyatt Earp - Sources

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After the killing of Curley Bill, the Earps left Arizona and headed to Colorado. In a stop over in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Wyatt and Holliday had a falling out, but remained on fairly good terms. The group split up after that with Holliday heading to Pueblo and then Denver. The Earps and Texas Jack set up camp on the outskirts of Gunnison, Colorado where they remained quiet at first, rarely going into town for supplies. Eventua ...

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Wyatt Earp, Wyatt Earp - Genealogy, Wyatt Earp - Siblings, Wyatt Earp - Early life, Wyatt Earp - Lawman, Wyatt Earp - Reappearance, Wyatt Earp - Wichita, Wyatt Earp - Dodge City, Wyatt Earp - The “Buntline Special”, Wyatt Earp - Tombstone, Wyatt Earp - Gunfight At The O.K. Corral, Wyatt Earp - From Heroes to Defendants, Wyatt Earp - Cowboy Revenge, Wyatt Earp - The Arizona Vendetta, Wyatt Earp - Life after Tombstone, Wyatt Earp - Movies and television, Wyatt Earp - Wyatt Earp in fiction, Wyatt Earp - Sources

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