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| | <b>Commonwealthb> - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The <b>Commonwealthb>'s membership includes both republics and monarchies and the (appointed, not hereditary) head of the <b>Commonwealthb> of Nations is Queen Elizabeth II. |  | | In an Australian context, the term "<b>Commonwealthb>" (capitalised) thus refers to the federal government and "<b>Commonwealthb> of Australia" is the official name of the country. |  | | The <b>Commonwealthb> of Nations is sometimes referred as the New <b>Commonwealthb> in a British context. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth
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| | <b>Commonwealthb> of Nations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The issue of republican status within the <b>Commonwealthb> was resolved in April 1949 at a <b>Commonwealthb> prime ministers' meeting in London. |  | | The Association of <b>Commonwealthb> Universities is an important vehicle for academic links, particularly through scholarships, principally the <b>Commonwealthb> Scholarship, for students to study in universities in other <b>Commonwealthb> countries. |  | | It was once known as the British <b>Commonwealthb> of Nations or British <b>Commonwealthb>, and some still call it by that name, either for historical reasons or to distinguish it from the other commonwealths around the world (such as the <b>Commonwealthb> of Australia and the <b>Commonwealthb> of The Bahamas). |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Nations
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| | The <b>Commonwealthb> - The <b>Commonwealthb> of Learning |
 | | The Institute of <b>Commonwealthb> Studies is a postgraduate academic institution devoted to the study of the <b>Commonwealthb>. |  | | The <b>Commonwealthb> Policy Studies Unit is a think-tank for the 53-nation <b>Commonwealthb> based at the Institute of <b>Commonwealthb> Studies, University of London. |  | | The <b>Commonwealthb> Business Council was established by the <b>Commonwealthb> Heads of Government Meeting in October 1997 to involve the private sector in the promotion of trade and investment. |
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http://www.col.org/comover.htm
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| | CBC News Indepth: The <b>Commonwealthb> |
 | | There are many other <b>Commonwealthb> foundations and associations run under the aegis of the secretariat including the <b>Commonwealthb> Business Network, the <b>Commonwealthb> Foundation (arts), the <b>Commonwealthb> Science Foundation, the <b>Commonwealthb> of Learning, and the <b>Commonwealthb> Business Council. |  | | The <b>Commonwealthb> Secretariat is the governing body that administers programs. |  | | The <b>Commonwealthb> is a collection of 54 countries drawn largely from the former British Empire. |
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/commonwealth
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| | VA Secretary of the <b>Commonwealthb>: FAQs |
 | | Pursuant to Section 2.2-122 of the Code of Virginia, the seals of the <b>Commonwealthb> may be authorized for commercial purposes upon a finding that such use promotes an appropriate image of the <b>Commonwealthb>, its heritage and its history, and that such use is carried out in accordance with the laws of the <b>Commonwealthb>. |  | | Section 7.1-31.1 of the Code of Virginia provides that the seals of the <b>Commonwealthb> are deemed the property of the <b>Commonwealthb>; and no persons shall exhibit, display, or in any manner utilize the seals or any facsimile or representation of the seals of the <b>Commonwealthb> for nongovernmental purposes unless such use is specifically authorized. |  | | The Secretary of the <b>Commonwealthb> determines the appropriateness of any contract entered into for the commercial use of the seals of the <b>Commonwealthb>, the product intended to be sold, any marketing activities undertaken to promote the sale of the product, and the pricing structure of the product. |
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http://www.commonwealth.virginia.gov/FAQs/FAQs.cfm
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| | BBC NEWS World Europe Country profiles Profile: The <b>Commonwealthb> |
 | | The <b>Commonwealthb> has no constitution or charter, but the heads of government of its member states hold <b>Commonwealthb> Heads of Government Meetings (CHOGM) every two years to discuss issues of common interest. |  | | <b>Commonwealthb> Games 2002, held in Manchester, UK Unlike the United Nations, <b>Commonwealthb> members have no contractual obligations, but members commit themselves to the statements of beliefs set out by heads of government. |  | | In 1995 the <b>Commonwealthb> set up a <b>Commonwealthb> Ministerial Action Group (CMAG), comprising eight ministers, whose function is to deal with governments which persistently violate <b>Commonwealthb> principles. |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1554175.stm
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| | Kentucky as a <b>Commonwealthb> - Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives |
 | | The <b>commonwealthb> has no voting representation in Congress and citizens of a <b>commonwealthb> are not allowed to vote in presidential elections. |  | | The basis for a <b>commonwealthb>'s success required each citizen to be an active participant in government, practitioners of civic virtue and socially responsible. |  | | In modern times, to be a "<b>commonwealthb>" of the United States means to be "a self-governing, autonomous political unit voluntarily associated with the United States, namely, Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands." (Dictionary.com) A few of the differences between contemporary <b>commonwealthb> status and statehood are: |
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http://www.kdla.ky.gov/resources/KYCommonwealth.htm
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| | Constitution of the <b>Commonwealthb> of Puerto Rico |
 | | The Controller shall audit all the revenues, accounts and expenditures of the <b>Commonwealthb>, of its agencies and instrumentalities and of its municipalities, in order to determine whether they have been made in accordance with law. |  | | The power of the <b>Commonwealthb> of Puerto Rico to impose and collect taxes and to authorize their imposition and collection by municipalities shall be exercised as determined by the Legislative Assembly and shall never be surrendered or suspended. |  | | He shall present to the Legislative Assembly, at the beginning of each regular session, a message concerning the affairs of the <b>Commonwealthb> and a report concerning the state of the Treasury of Puerto Rico and the proposed expenditures for the ensuing fiscal year. |
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http://welcome.topuertorico.org/constitu.shtml
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| | Warnings and Cautions for Writers--Case Studies |
 | | Because <b>Commonwealthb> was all but bankrupt and Phelan's personal assets were off-limits, no restitution was ever paid. |  | | Also like <b>Commonwealthb>, it claimed to be a "subsidy" publisher, and to provide a range of supporting services for its authors, including editing, marketing and distribution. |  | | <b>Commonwealthb>, which identified itself as a "subsidy" publisher (the implication being that the writer was contributing only a portion of the cost) typically charged $4,500 for publication, with a promised print run of 10,000. |
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http://www.sfwa.org/beware/cases.html
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| | <b>Commonwealthb> Party Main |
 | | The <b>Commonwealthb> Party is a party that favors limited government, regional/local autonomy and opposes government oppressions such as: over taxation, prohibition drug policy, overregulation in business, government waste and mismanagement, the policies of the welfare state and the over use of government. |  | | The <b>Commonwealthb> Party though entertains the secession of any or all of the current 50 states should it come to a head-- that is all of America should secede from 'itself' and reconfigure into the <b>Commonwealthb>. |  | | EXPANSIONIST POLICY: The <b>Commonwealthb> Party is an expansionist party that seeks to expand the borders and territory of the United States through peaceful means -- namely non-coercive purchases of foreign or foreign controlled lands that may be beneficial to the U.S. strategically or economically. |
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http://home.att.net/~CommonwealthParty/main.htm
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| | History of the <b>Commonwealthb> |
 | | In 1911, the forerunner of the <b>Commonwealthb> Parliamentary Association was established, followed in 1913 by the Universities Bureau of the British Empire (now the Association of <b>Commonwealthb> Universities). |  | | A conference of <b>Commonwealthb> prime ministers in 1949 revised this criteria and decided to welcome India as the <b>Commonwealthb>'s first republican member. |  | | A year on, the <b>Commonwealthb> Foundation was launched to assist the work of the many <b>Commonwealthb> professional associations and later NGOs. |
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http://www.chogm99.org/what/history1.htm
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| | Andromeda Cultures - The Systems <b>Commonwealthb> |
 | | The presence of humans in the <b>Commonwealthb> was the direct result of actions by the Perseids. |  | | The Nietzscheans expected a total victory and as a result, outright control of the Systems <b>Commonwealthb> (and all the spoils of war that would bring). |  | | His new crew are almost as committed to the restoration of the <b>Commonwealthb> as he is. His closest ally is the Andromeda with a fanatically loyal computer and whopping arsenal of weapons, devices and offensive gadgets at his command. |
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http://www.sadgeezer.com/andromeda/andromeda_cultures_commonwealth.htm
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| | Important Information NetBank Product Disclosure Statement |
 | | <b>Commonwealthb> Bank Complete Home Loan customers who obtained their home loan on or before 31 October 1997 to assist in the purchase of the property in which they live. |  | | Belonging to the <b>Commonwealthb> Bank of Australia ABN 48 123 123 124. |  | | The <b>Commonwealthb> Bank of Australia ABN 48 123 123 124. |
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http://www.commbank.com.au/login/conditions_splash.asp
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| | <b>Commonwealthb> Institute of Cambridge, MA USA -- Home Page |
 | | The <b>Commonwealthb> Institute is an operating program of the <b>Commonwealthb> Foundation, an unendowed non-profit corporation registered in Massachusetts, USA. |  | | Welcome to the home page of the <b>Commonwealthb> Institute, an independent, non-profit, non-governmental public policy research center doing critical studies in the fields of international security, inequality and poverty. |  | | Other operating programs of the <b>Commonwealthb> Foundation, Inc. are: |
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http://www.comw.org
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| | The <b>Commonwealthb> Institute |
 | | In 2000 the <b>Commonwealthb> Institute was restructured as a Trust the members of which are all Member Governments of the <b>Commonwealthb> who elect a Board of Trustees responsible to them. |  | | From its foundation in the 19th Century by the UK and Colonial Governments the underlying purpose of the (now) <b>Commonwealthb> Institute was education and research. |  | | However once <b>Commonwealthb> Preference fell away with British accession to the then EEC in the 1970’s, so too did the relevance of the exhibitions in the eyes of the Member Nations. |
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http://www.commonwealth.org.uk/theCI/history.htm
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| | <b>Commonwealthb> Day |
 | | <b>Commonwealthb> Day is a day to promote understanding about global issues, international cooperation and the work of the modern <b>Commonwealthb>, which is made up of 1.7 billion people in 53 independent states, or 30% of the world's population. |  | | Schools activities are an important part of the <b>Commonwealthb> Day celebrations, and the second Monday in March was agreed upon by <b>Commonwealthb> leaders because it was a day when schools in most of the member nations would be in session. |  | | The Queen also records a <b>Commonwealthb> Day message which is broadcast by radio throughout the member nations of the <b>Commonwealthb>. |
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http://www.commonwealthday.co.uk
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| | <b>Commonwealthb> - Home |
 | | Law Development Issues of the <b>Commonwealthb> April 2006 |  | | <b>Commonwealthb> Trade Hot Topics, Issue 45 - An Appraisal of the Hong Kong Meeting |  | | Solomon Islands Election Departure Statement by HE Sir Arnold Amet Chairperson of the <b>Commonwealthb> Observer Group |
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http://www.thecommonwealth.org
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| | <b>Commonwealthb> |
 | | The following text string is encrypted within the <b>Commonwealthb> viral code: "<b>Commonwealthb> of Independent States" It is unknown what <b>Commonwealthb> does besides replicate. |  | | When the first <b>Commonwealthb> infected program is executed, this virus will install itself memory resident as a low system memory TSR of 2,048 bytes. |  | | Upon infection, <b>Commonwealthb> becomes memory resident as a low system memory Terminate-and-Stay Resident (TSR) of 2,048 bytes. |
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http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_294.htm
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| | The Monarchy Today > Queen and <b>Commonwealthb> > <b>Commonwealthb> realms |
 | | Respect for the particular circumstances of The Queen's <b>Commonwealthb> realms was secured by providing that legislation on the Royal Title was to be enacted separately by each of The Queen's <b>Commonwealthb> realms, that is, each <b>Commonwealthb> country which retained a monarchical constitution recognising The Queen as Sovereign. |  | | In 1949, to facilitate the desire of India and Pakistan to become republics, George VI was recognised as 'Head of the <b>Commonwealthb>', while remaining the personal sovereign of those countries within the <b>Commonwealthb> association who wished to retain a monarchical system of government. |  | | The Queen and the Royal Family have close links with the <b>Commonwealthb> realms, visiting them when they can to mark occasions such as significant national and provincial anniversaries and centenaries, the <b>Commonwealthb> Heads of Government Meetings, and the <b>Commonwealthb> Games. |
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http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page345.asp
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| | The Monarchy Today > Queen and <b>Commonwealthb> > Origins |
 | | This was accepted in the London Declaration agreed at the <b>Commonwealthb> Heads of Government Meeting in 1949, provided that India accepted The King (George VI) 'as the symbol of the free association of the independent Member Nations and as such Head of the <b>Commonwealthb>'. |  | | The origins of the <b>Commonwealthb> lie in Britain's former colonial empire. |  | | Whichever form their constitution takes, member countries all recognise The Queen as Head of the <b>Commonwealthb>. |
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http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page341.asp
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| | <b>Commonwealthb> - Who We Are |
 | | The <b>Commonwealthb> has three intergovernmental organisations: the <b>Commonwealthb> Secretariat, the <b>Commonwealthb> Foundation, and the <b>Commonwealthb> of Learning. |  | | Today's <b>Commonwealthb> is an association of 53 countries. |  | | The fundamental principles to which every <b>Commonwealthb> country subscribes are laid out in article 4 of the Harare Declaration. |
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http://www.thecommonwealth.org/Templates/Internal.asp?NodeID=20596
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| | The <b>Commonwealthb> Newspaper |
 | | The <b>Commonwealthb> is published by the New Democratic Party of Saskatchewan. |  | | The <b>Commonwealthb> is a member of the Canadian Association of Labour Media - CALM. |  | | The <b>Commonwealthb> - Official Journal of the Saskatchewan NDP/CCF since 1938 - ISSN 0010-3357 |
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http://www.saskndp.com/cw
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| | Events - INFORUM - <b>Commonwealthb> Club |
 | | INFORUM is a division of The <b>Commonwealthb> Club by and for people in their 20s and 30s, with a mission to inspire debate around civic issues. |  | | Membership in The <b>Commonwealthb> Club of California is open to all individuals and organizations interested in cultural and public affairs. |  | | Support for the work of The <b>Commonwealthb> Club is derived principally from membership dues. |
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http://www.commonwealthclub.org/INFORUM
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| | <b>CommonWealthb> Credit Repair |
 | | <b>CommonWealthb> is a full service legal credit consulting and credit restoration company registered with the Secretary of State. |  | | <b>CommonWealthb> has really changed my life, I had a lot of inaccurate items on my credit, with the help of their knowledgeable staff, |  | | <b>Commonwealthb> was able to raise my score over 100 points in less than 2 months and I am now a proud first-time homeowner! |
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http://www.commonwealthcreditrepair.com
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| | Herald Sun: <b>COMMONWEALTHb> GAMES MARCH 15-26 |
 | | EIGHT years of consistency was rubber-stamped last night when Australian powerhouse Chris Rae became the strongest man in the <b>Commonwealthb> with a gold medal-winning performance in the 105kg and over class. |  | | OPPOSITION leader Robert Doyle was gagged by the Bracks Government during the <b>Commonwealthb> Games parade, it was claimed yesterday. |  | | AUSTRALIA'S most senior <b>Commonwealthb> Games official was last night forced to step into the row over Australia's controversial win in the women's 4 x 400m relay. |
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http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/sectionindex1/0,5442,games^^TEXT^heraldsun,00.html
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| | <b>Commonwealthb> |
 | | You may also wish to take up a special subscription (37 euros) which, besides <b>Commonwealthb>, includes the current issues of Cultures of the <b>Commonwealthb>. |  | | Some back numbers of <b>Commonwealthb> are available on request. |  | | 11-1, Autumn 1988: Reciprocal Images of Britain and the <b>Commonwealthb>. |
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http://www.u-bourgogne.fr/ITL/cwt.htm
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| | The <b>Commonwealthb> Server Project |
 | | The <b>Commonwealthb> project is designing, implementing, and evaluating a prototype architecture and a set of associated protocols for scalable Web services. |  | | Work to date has focused on task assignment policies that make use of knowledge of incoming task sizes, which is a capability we are designing into the <b>Commonwealthb> Server. |  | | <b>Commonwealthb>'s underlying philosophy is to achieve a WEALTH of performance through the use of COMMON components, and to do so along an incremental upgrade path. |
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http://www.cs.bu.edu/groups/cwealth
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| | <b>Commonwealthb> Writers Prize - the best of <b>Commonwealthb> literature |
 | | The <b>Commonwealthb> Foundation established the <b>Commonwealthb> Writers' Prize in 1987 to encourage and reward the upsurge of new <b>Commonwealthb> fiction and ensure that works of merit reach a wider audience outside their country of origin. |  | | Read interviews with the 2005 regional winners of the <b>Commonwealthb> Writers' Prize: |  | | This prize celebrates the outstanding literary talent that exists in many parts of the <b>Commonwealthb> and its contribution to contemporary writing in English. |
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http://www.commonwealthwriters.com
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