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Counter-Strike is a team-based FPS in which players join either the Terrorists (T's) or the Counter-Terrorists (CT's). Server settings may automatically balance when one team has more players than the other. Each round starts with the two teams spawning simultaneously, as one of eight different default character models (four to choose from for both Counter-Terrorist and Terrorist. Counter-Strike: Condition Zero added two extra models, bringing the total to ten). Each player generally starts with $800, two magazines of ammunitio ...

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Counter-Strike, Counter-Strike - Gameplay, Counter-Strike - Bomb Defusal, Counter-Strike - Hostage Rescue, Counter-Strike - Assassination, Counter-Strike - Escape, Counter-Strike - History, Counter-Strike - Counter-Strike: Condition Zero, Counter-Strike - Counter-Strike: Source CS:S, Counter-Strike - Map types, Counter-Strike - List of Official Counter-Strike 1.6 maps, Counter-Strike - Player models, Counter-Strike - Counter-Terrorist models, Counter-Strike - Terrorist models, Counter-Strike - Other models, Counter-Strike - Culture, Counter-Strike - Legacy of Counter-Strike, Counter-Strike - Mods and scripts

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Counter-Strike (CS) is the generic name given to a series of team-based tactical shooter games which originate with Counter-Strike, a total conversion mod of Valve Software's first-person shooter Half-Life. The series also includes Counter-Strike: Condition Zero and Counter-Strike: Source. Counter-Strike pits a team of counter-terrorists against a team of terrorists in rounds of competition won by completing an objective or eliminating the opposing team. The ...

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• Counter-Strike - Gameplay
• Counter-Strike - Bomb Defusal
• Counter-Strike - Hostage Rescue
• Counter-Strike - Assassination
• Counter-Strike - Escape
• Counter-Strike - History
• Counter-Strike - Counter-Strike: Condition Zero
• Counter-Strike - Counter-Strike: Source CS:S
• Counter-Strike - Map types
• Counter-Strike - List of Official Counter-Strike 1.6 maps
• Counter-Strike - Player models
• Counter-Strike - Counter-Terrorist models
• Counter-Strike - Terrorist models
• Counter-Strike - Other models
• Counter-Strike - Culture
• Counter-Strike - Legacy of Counter-Strike
• Counter-Strike - Mods and scripts

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The 1916 Battle of the Somme was one of the largest battles of the First World War, with more than one million casualties. The British and French forces attempted to break through the German lines along a 25 mile (40 km) front north and south of the River Somme in northern France. One purpose of the battle was to draw German forces away from the battle of Verdun; however, by its end the losses on the Somme had exceeded those at Verdun. The battle is best remembered for its first day, 1 July 1916, on which the British suffered 57,470 casualties of which 19,240 were killed or died of wounds. ...

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• Battle of the Somme 1916 - Prelude
• Battle of the Somme 1916 - The first day on the Somme
• Battle of the Somme 1916 - Aftermath of the first day
• Battle of the Somme 1916 - Battle of Bazentin Ridge
• Battle of the Somme 1916 - Pozières and Mouquet Farm
• Battle of the Somme 1916 - Attrition: August and September
• Battle of the Somme 1916 - Tank!
• Battle of the Somme 1916 - The final phase
• Battle of the Somme 1916 - Conclusion
• Battle of the Somme 1916 - Casualties

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Charlotte Brontë (April 21, 1816 – March 31, 1855) was an English novelist, the eldest of the trio of Brontë sisters whose novels have become enduring classics of English literature. Brontë was born at Thornton, in Yorkshire, England, the third of six children, to Patrick Brontë, an Irish clergyman, and his wife, Maria Branwell. In April 1820 the family moved to Haworth, where Patrick had been appointed Perpetual Curate. Maria Branwell Brontë died of cancer on 15 September 1821, leaving her five daughters and a son to th ...

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The Battle of the Aisne is the name of three battles fought along the Aisne River in northern France during the First World War. First Battle of the Aisne (12–15 September 1914) - Anglo-French counter-offensive following the First Battle of the Marne. Second Battle of the Aisne (16 April–9 May 1917) - main component of the Nivelle Offensive. Third Battle of the Aisne (27 May–6 June 1918) - third phase (Operation Blücher) of the German Spring Offensive.

USS Honolulu (SSN-718), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Honolulu, Hawaii. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 15 September 1977 and her keel was laid down on 10 November 1981. She was launched on 24 September 1983 sponsored by Mrs. Joan B. Clark, and commissioned on 6 July 1985, with Capt. Robert M. Mitchell in command.

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AeroMéxico, is Mexico's largest airline, considered for more than 11 consecutive years as the most on-time airline worldwide. It operates more than 400 daily flights, or 750 together with Aerolitoral , to 63 destinations in Mexico, North America, South America, and Europe. It is a founding member of the Sky Team Alliance. Its main base is Benito Juárez International Airport, Mexico City with hubs at General Mariano Escobedo International Airport, Monterrey, Ignacio L. Pesqueira International Airport, Hermosillo and Don Miguel Hidalg ...

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• Aeroméxico - History
• Aeroméxico - Incidents and Accidents
• Aeroméxico - Destinations
• Aeroméxico - Fleet
• Aeroméxico - Other facts of interest

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Arithmetic coding is a method for lossless data compression. It is a form of entropy encoding, but where other entropy encoding techniques separate the input message into its component symbols and replace each symbol with a code word, arithmetic coding encodes the entire message into a single number, a fraction n where (0.0 ≤ n < 1.0). Arithmetic coding - How arithmetic coding works. Arithmetic coders produce near-optimal output for a given set of symbols and probabilities. Compression al ...

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• Arithmetic coding - How arithmetic coding works
• Arithmetic coding - Precision and renormalization
• Arithmetic coding - Connections between arithmetic coding and other compression methods
• Arithmetic coding - Huffman coding
• Arithmetic coding - Range encoding
• Arithmetic coding - US patents on arithmetic coding

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Damien Rice (born December 7, 1973) is an Irish musician, born in Kildare near Dublin, whose album O was an enormous success, quickly adding him to the roster of notable Irish musicians. Damien Rice - Biography. Rice was originally the singer for Juniper, a rock band with a notable stage show, which released the singles "The World Is Dead" and "Weatherman". On the eve of recording their first full album for Polygram in 1999, Rice became disenchanted with the commercial direction he felt pushed ...

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• Damien Rice - Biography
• Damien Rice - Discography
• Damien Rice - Albums
• Damien Rice - Singles
• Damien Rice - TV appearances
• Damien Rice - Collaborations

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The Battle of Trafalgar, fought on 21 October 1805, is part of the War of the Third Coalition assembled by Britain against France. It was the most significant naval engagement of the Napoleonic Wars and the pivotal naval battle of the 19th century. A Royal Navy fleet of 27 ships of the line destroyed an allied French and Spanish fleet of 33 ships of the line west of Cape Trafalgar in south-west Spain. The allies lost 22 ships; the British none. The British commander Admiral Lord Nelson died late in the battle, by which time ...

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• Battle of Trafalgar - Political Strategic background
• Battle of Trafalgar - West Indies
• Battle of Trafalgar - Cádiz
• Battle of Trafalgar - Supply situation
• Battle of Trafalgar - Naval tactical background
• Battle of Trafalgar - Nelson's battle plan
• Battle of Trafalgar - Battle
• Battle of Trafalgar - Departure
• Battle of Trafalgar - Order of battle
• Battle of Trafalgar - Engagement
• Battle of Trafalgar - Aftermath
• Battle of Trafalgar - Consequences
• Battle of Trafalgar - 200th anniversary
• Battle of Trafalgar - In literature and art

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The history of USS Vestal (AR-4) began when Erie (Fleet Collier No. 1) was authorized on 17 April 1904; but the ship was renamed Vestal in October 1905, well before her keel was laid down on 25 March 1907 at the New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, N.Y. Launched on 19 May 1908, Vestal was placed in service as a fleet collier, with a civilian crew, at her builders' yard on 4 October 1909. Vestal served the fleet as a collier, operating along the Atlantic coast and in the West Indies, from the autumn o ...

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A crime against humanity is a term in international law that refers to acts of murderous persecution against a body of people, as being the criminal offence above all others. International relations scholars have broadly defined "crimes against humanity" as acts so grave, on a scale so large, that their very execution diminishes the human race as a whole . On May 24, 1915, the Allied Powers, Britain, France, and Russia, jointly issued a statement explicitly charging for the first time ever another government of committing "a cr ...

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• Crime against humanity - Notes

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Ayumi Hamasaki (浜崎 あゆみ Hamasaki Ayumi, born October 2, 1978) is a Japanese pop singer and Japanese idol originally from Fukuoka. In Japan, she is commonly called by her nickname Ayu. To this date, she has released seven full-length studio albums, one mini-album, two compilation albums, and 38 singles. She officially debuted in 1998 with her single poker face. She is the first Japanese artist to have her first original seven studio albums top the charts. Ayumi Hamasaki - Biography. Including:

• Ayumi Hamasaki - Biography
• Ayumi Hamasaki - Idol Career
• Ayumi Hamasaki - As an Artist
• Ayumi Hamasaki - NOTHING FROM NOTHING Era
• Ayumi Hamasaki - A Song for XX to LOVEppears Era
• Ayumi Hamasaki - Duty Era
• Ayumi Hamasaki - A BEST to I am... Era
• Ayumi Hamasaki - RAINBOW to A BALLADS Era
• Ayumi Hamasaki - Memorial address to MY STORY
• Ayumi Hamasaki - missunderstood Era
• Ayumi Hamasaki - Symbols
• Ayumi Hamasaki - The first A
• Ayumi Hamasaki - M
• Ayumi Hamasaki - The second A
• Ayumi Hamasaki - H
• Ayumi Hamasaki - &
• Ayumi Hamasaki - Discography
• Ayumi Hamasaki - DVD
• Ayumi Hamasaki - Video Clips
• Ayumi Hamasaki - Short Film
• Ayumi Hamasaki - DVDs
• Ayumi Hamasaki - DVD Audio
• Ayumi Hamasaki - OTHERS

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The USS Shangri-La (CV-38) (also CVA-38, CVS-38) was an Ticonderoga-class aircraft carrier. The name, unique among US carriers, was a reference to the Hornet (CV-8), which had been lost; after the Doolittle Raid, launched from the Hornet, President Roosevelt answered a reporter's question by saying that the raid had come from "Shangri-La", th ...

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Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria (30 July 1833 - 19 May 1896) was the father of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, whose shooting occasioned the start of World War I. He was born at Schönbrunn in Vienna, the son of Archduke Franz Karl of Austria (1802-1878) and his wife Sophie of Bavaria (1805-1872). His elder brothers were the Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria, Archduke Maximilian, who became Emperor o ...

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The Central African Republic is a landlocked country in central Africa. It borders Chad in the north, Sudan on the east, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the south, and Cameroon on the west. Most of the CAR consists of Sudano-Guinean savannas but it also includes a Sahelo-Sudanese zone in the north and an Equatorial forest zone in the south. Two thirds of the country lies in the basins of the Ubangi river, which flows south into the Congo River, while the remaining third lies in the basin of the Sh ...

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• Central African Republic - History
• Central African Republic - Prehistory
• Central African Republic - Exposure to the outside world
• Central African Republic - French Colonialism
• Central African Republic - Independence
• Central African Republic - Politics
• Central African Republic - Prefectures
• Central African Republic - Geography
• Central African Republic - Economy
• Central African Republic - Demographics
• Central African Republic - Culture
• Central African Republic - Miscellaneous topics

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C.N.Annadurai (1909 to 1969), popularly called Anna (which means elder brother in Tamil language) was the first non Congress Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, India. He was also an accomplished writer and even before his entry into politics his penmanship and the oratorial style had captivated many audiences. C.N.Annadurai - Early Life. Conjeevaram Natarajan Annadurai was born on 15 September 1909 in the town of Kancheepuram (formerly known as Conjeevaram). Natarajan was his father and B ...

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• C.N.Annadurai - Early Life
• C.N.Annadurai - Entry into politics
• C.N.Annadurai - Term in Office
• C.N.Annadurai - Literary contributions
• C.N.Annadurai - Legacy
• C.N.Annadurai - Notes

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Alfred Delp (born 15 September 1907 in Mannheim; died 2 February 1945 in Berlin) was a German priest who took part in the resistance to the Nazi régime in Germany. Alfred Delp - Life. Alfred Delp was born to a Catholic mother and a Protestant father who were married shortly after his birth. He was raised as a Protestant throughout his childhood, even being confirmed in the Lutheran church in 1921, but then he had a bitter argument with his pastor. "you shall not become/make a killer - which later mu ...

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• Alfred Delp - Life
• Alfred Delp - Literature
• Alfred Delp - Quotes
• Alfred Delp - Sources

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1st Marine Division "First Mar Div" "The Old Breed" No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy United States Marine Corps 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Marine Infantry Division. Capable of short notice world wide deployment. Locate, close with and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver or repel the enemy's assault with fire and close combat. Marine Corps Base Camp PendletonIncluding:

• U.S. 1st Marine Division - History
• U.S. 1st Marine Division - World War II
• U.S. 1st Marine Division - Korean War
• U.S. 1st Marine Division - Vietnam War
• U.S. 1st Marine Division - Desert Shield/Storm
• U.S. 1st Marine Division - 1990s
• U.S. 1st Marine Division - Iraq War
• U.S. 1st Marine Division - Organization

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Afghanistan This article is part of the series: Politics of Afghanistan Political Parties edit Afghanistan held parliamentary and provincial council elections on 18 September 2005. On 9 October the first results were declared. Final results were delayed by accusations of fraud, and were finally announced on 12 November. Afghan parliamentary election 2005 - Results. Former warlords and thei ...

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• Afghan parliamentary election 2005 - Results
• Afghan parliamentary election 2005 - Turnout
• Afghan parliamentary election 2005 - Electoral system
• Afghan parliamentary election 2005 - Sources and further reading

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