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21Copyright law of the United Kingdom — The modern concept of copyright originated in the United Kingdom, in the year 1710, with the Statute of Anne. The current copyright law of the United Kingdom is to be found in the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (the 1988 Act), as amended …
22Piracy in the Caribbean — The great era of piracy in the Caribbean began in the 1560s and died out in the 1720s as the nation states of Western Europe with colonies in the Americas began to exert more state control over the waterways of the New World. The period during… …
23History of the Portland Trail Blazers — The following is a detailed history of the Portland Trail Blazers, a professional basketball team which joined the National Basketball Association in 1970. Early franchise history On February 6, 1970, the NBA board of governors granted the… …
24Subdivisions of the United Kingdom — The subdivisions of the United Kingdom are complex, multi layered and non uniform. As a result of a lack of a formal British constitution, and owing to a convoluted history of the formation of the United Kingdom, a variety of terms exist which… …
25Law of the British Virgin Islands — The law of the British Virgin Islands is a combination of common law and statute, and is based heavily upon English law.Law in the British Virgin Islands tends to be a combination of the very old and the very new. As a leading offshore financial… …
26Response to the 2005 civil unrest in France — The 2005 civil unrest in France initiated a domestic and international response.DomesticPolitical Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy, who has consistently advocated a tough approach to crime and restoring law and order, was a major probable… …
27Enlightenment II (The French): deism, morality and politics — The French Enlightenment II: deism, morality and politics Peter Jimack One of the most striking features of the French Enlightenment was its hostility to Christianity, especially as represented by the Catholic Church, a hostility which went far… …
28Response to the 2005 London bombings — The 7 July 2005 London bombings were a series of four terrorist bombs which exploded on the London Underground and a bus during the morning rush hour, killing more than 50 people. The attacks prompted a massive response from the emergency… …
29Social situation in the French suburbs — The social situation in the French suburbs, known as banlieues , is a complex topic. At times it has resulted in civil unrest, notably the civil unrest of autumn 2005. The word banlieue , which is French for suburb, does not necessarily refer to… …
30Characters of the Bartimaeus Trilogy — The following is a list of characters in the Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud. Magicians Nathaniel/John Mandrake Simon Lovelace The main antagonist of the first book, Lovelace was a rising star in the Ministry (the Junior Minister of Trade)… …
