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  2. Cú Chulainn - Wikipedia

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    The image of Cú Chulainn is often depicted in piece of art such as a bronze sculpture of the dying Cú Chulainn by Oliver Sheppard in the Dublin General Post Office (GPO) in commemoration of the Easter Rising of 1916 and stained glass panel of it in St. Enda's School. In literature, Cú Chulainn has been a central figure in many works.

  3. James Connolly - Wikipedia

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    The GPO in the aftermath of the Rising On 14 April 1916, Connolly summoned Winifred Carney to Dublin where she prepared his mobilisation orders for the Irish Citizen Army (ICA). Ten days later, on Easter Monday , with Connolly commissioned by the IRB Military Council as Commandant of the Dublin Districts, they set out for the General Post ...

  4. Generalplan Ost - Wikipedia

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    The Generalplan Ost (German pronunciation: [ɡenəˈʁaːlˌplaːn ˈɔst]; English: Master Plan for the East), abbreviated GPO, was Nazi Germany's plan for the settlement and "Germanization" of captured territory in Eastern Europe, involving the genocide, extermination and large-scale ethnic cleansing of Slavs, Eastern European Jews, and other indigenous peoples of Eastern Europe categorized ...

  5. Elizabeth O'Farrell - Wikipedia

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    Women and wounded were evacuated from the GPO on the Friday of Easter Week, but O'Farrell, Grenan and Winifred Carney stayed behind with the remainder of the troops, who retreated to a nearby house in Moore Street. On Saturday, Patrick Pearse chose Elizabeth O'Farrell to seek surrender terms from Brigadier-General Lowe. At 12.45 pm she was ...

  6. Stepped-up basis - Wikipedia

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    A stepped-up basis can be higher than the before-death cost basis, which is the benefactor's purchase price for the asset, adjusted for improvements or losses. Because taxable capital-gain income is the selling price minus the basis, a high stepped-up basis can greatly reduce the beneficiary's taxable capital-gain income if the beneficiary ...

  7. Windfall Elimination Provision - Wikipedia

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    The Windfall Elimination Provision (abbreviated WEP [1]) was a statutory provision in United States law [2] which affects benefits paid by the Social Security Administration under Title II of the Social Security Act.

  8. Laken Riley Act - Wikipedia

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    The Laken Riley Act is a United States law that requires the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to detain illegal immigrants [1] admitting to, [2] charged with, or convicted of theft-related crimes, [3] assaulting a police officer, or a crime that results in death or serious bodily injury like drunk driving.

  9. General Post Office - Wikipedia

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    The General Post Office (GPO) [1] was the state postal system and telecommunications carrier of the United Kingdom until 1969. [2] Established in England in the 17th century, the GPO was a state monopoly covering the dispatch of items from a specific sender to a specific receiver (which was to be of great importance when new forms of communication were invented); it was overseen by a ...