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BBC News By Mark Devenport image captionThere is a chasm in attitudes towards the NI centenary from political parties Everyone loves a big birthday, don't they? Well not when it comes to Northern Ireland's contested centenary. The Orange Order has put "Happy Birthday" banners up outside some of its halls. In the north west, I chatted to young unionists who have been using the centenary as an excuse to find out offbeat facts about local innovators. These include the inventor of the portable heart defibrillator and the developer of football's penalty kick (Hillsborough's Frank Pantridge and Mil...