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    maintained by several authors during development‚ with the current publicly anonymous developer known as "IceFrog" developing the game since 2005. Since its original release‚ DotA has become a feature at several worldwide tournaments‚ including Blizzard Entertainment’s BlizzCon and the Asian World Cyber Games‚ as well as the Cyberathlete Amateur and CyberEvolution leagues; Gamasutra declared that DotA was perhaps the most popular "free‚ non-supported game mod in the world".[4] Valve Corporation

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    2012 ANNUAL REPORT CONTENTS 1 2 GROUP PROFILE – BUSINESSES – LITIGATION – RISK FACTORS 1. 2. 3. 4. GROUP PROFILE BUSINESSES LITIGATION RISK FACTORS 2 4 16 45 51 4 FINANCIAL REPORT – CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – STATUTORY AUDITORS’ REPORT ON THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – STATUTORY AUDITORS’ REPORT ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – STATUTORY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS SELECTED KEY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA 168 170 171 SOCIETAL‚ SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION

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    The dozens of self-portraits by Vincent van Gogh were an important part of his oeuvre as a painter. Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) created many self-portraits during his lifetime. Most probably‚ Van Gogh ’s self portraits are depicting the face as it appeared in the mirror he used to reproduce his face‚ i.e. his right side in the image is in reality the left side of his face. Contents [hide] 1 Periods 1.1 Paris 1886 1.2 Paris 1887 1.3 Arles 1.4 Saint-Rémy 1.5 Auvers-sur-Oise 2 Remarks 3

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    K. (1849). Wage labor and capital. Retrieved May 11‚ 2008 from http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1847/wage-labour/ Marx‚ K. and Engels‚ F. Collected Works. Progress‚ Moscow and Lawrence and Wishart‚ London‚ 1975. Marx‚ K. and Engels‚ F. (1888). The Communist Manifesto. Retrieved May 10‚ 2008 from http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1848/communist-manifesto/index.htm

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    Chapter 12 Romantic Interlude in Japan (1888) One of the happiest interludes in the life of Rizal was his sojourn in the Land of the Cherry Blossoms for one month and a half(February 28 – April 13‚ 1888). He was enchanted by the natural beauty of Japan‚ the charming manners of the Japanese‚ and the picturesque shrines. Moreover‚ he fall in love with a Japanese girl‚ whose loveliness infused joy and romance in his sorrowing heart. Her real name was Seiko Usui. Rizal affectionately called her

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    On May 10‚ 1996 six people died trying to reach the summit of Mt. Everest. These people were parts of two expeditions that were in the Himalayas‚ preparing to ascend the summit for six weeks. The first group was under the direction of Rob Hall‚ who had put 39 paying clients on the summit in five years. Hall was considered the leader of the mountain and the man to see no matter what the discrepancy. Group two‚ headed by Fisher‚ who like Hall‚ was trying to start a profitable business in providing

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    surrendered to the storm while he was trying to fight the storm only to come home‚ to see what was happening while he was gone. Before John left for his fathers‚ he said to Ann‚ “Twice a week before we were married I never missed and there were bad blizzards that winter” (p. 1). John truly loved Ann but she betrayed him which led to his death the night of the terrible storm. It was Ann’s disappointing love and actions that made John think that he was a bad husband. Which led to John going back out into

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    expounded the vociferously atheist Friedrich Nietzsche (The Anti-Christ 1888‚ p.62). Nietzsche conspired against Christianity‚ its ideals and teachings and saw nothing but a religion of nihilism‚ pity and values which were not only

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    constant attention given to the error made by Sir Charles Warren in erasing the Goulston Street writings‚ not much effort has been spent on the over-all police effort from a law enforcement/investigative standpoint. Contrary to popular belief (both in 1888 and present) the officers of the Metropolitan Police and City Police were not complete idiots. There is a vision of officers running around like Keystone Cops unable to catch a stray cat‚ much less a heinous serial killer. The only reason this image

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    ‘insane faces’ The final stanzas describe the futility of planning ‘guessing directions’ and transitory lines’ (lines that will change). Those responsible are described as remote figures unaware of each other ‘each in their own private blizzard.’ The ‘blizzard’ is an extended metaphor (an idea which recurs throughout the poem). The poet’s unusual use of imagery is sarcastic as she is describing the most interesting aspects of suburbia and they are in fact dull. This forces the reader to look

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