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Heather Knight (International Cricketer)

heather-knight.jpgHeather Clare Knight is an international cricketer. She was born on 26 December 1990 in Rochdale and is a right-handed batsman and occasional right arm medium pace bowler.

A prolific batsman at county level for her native Devon, she has played for the Diamonds, the Rubies, England Academy Women and the England Women's team. She topped the county run scoring aggregates in both 2008 (390 runs) and 2009 (622).

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Annie Lennox (Performer/Mom/Activist)

annie-lennox.jpgAnnie Lennox (born 25 December 1954, Aberdeen, Scotland) s a Scottish musician, recording artist and AIDS activist.

She began her recording career as a member of the British pop band The Tourists, and subsequently formed the duo Eurythmics with former bandmate David A. Stewart.

The duo gained international prominence over the course of the 1980s with singles such as "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" and "Here Comes the Rain Again".

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Roz Savage (Ocean Rower)

roz-savageFearless ocean rower Roz Savage gave up her life as a management consultant to row across the Atlantic in 2005.

She holds four world records for ocean rowing, including first woman to row three oceans: the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian.
 
She has rowed over 15,000 miles, taken around 5 million oarstrokes, and spent cumulatively over 500 days of her life at sea.
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25 Hillary Clinton Quotes on LGBT Rights

Hillary clintonUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addressed the United Nations in December 2011 to mark the 63rd anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

These are 25 of the most noteworthy statements she made in her remarks. Watch a video of the address and/or read the full text.

“It is violation of human rights when people are beaten or killed because of their sexual orientation.”

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