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  1. Pattern Repository, is made public by Ward Cunningham. *1996 – An 81-day-long, standoff , between the anti-government group Montana Freemen and law enforcement near
  2. Government that emerged from the triumphant first phase of the revolution. This, standoff ,over political principles lead quickly to a struggle for control of the
  3. Accident to date. *1977 – The Hawaii Muslim Siege: In a thirty-nine hour, standoff , armed Hawaii Muslims seize three Washington’D. C., buildings,killing two and
  4. Ulster Volunteer Force and the Irish Volunteers would lead to civil war. The, standoff ,was temporarily averted by the outbreak of the war in August 1914. The Irish
  5. Of 1776,mostly from France. Washington reorganized the army during the long, standoff , and forced the British to withdraw by putting artillery on Dorchester Heights
  6. Killer The ASM-135 anti-satellite (SAT) missile was designed to be a, standoff ,anti-satellite weapon, with the F-15 acting as a first stage. The Soviet Union
  7. The boundary. The actual magneto pause is much more complex. Estimating the, standoff ,distance to the magneto pause If the pressure from particles within the
  8. Berlin and similar barriers around West Berlin, and events escalated to a tank, standoff ,at Checkpoint Charlie on 27 October 1961. West Berlin was now de facto a part
  9. Killing four and wounding five before committing suicide. *1995 – A budget, standoff ,between Democrats and Republicans in the U. S. Congress forces the federal
  10. Revolution: First Battle of Sushant – British and French fleets fight to a, standoff , *1789 – The first U. S. federal government agency, the Department of Foreign
  11. Obtain their personal property that had been confiscated after the end of the, standoff , In that suit they, almost incidentally, attempted to gain title to the church
  12. Nuclear missiles placed in Cuba, resulting in the Cuban Missile Crisis. The, standoff ,between the two superpowers was resolved by the Soviet Union agreeing to remove
  13. With fighting very similar to the trench warfare of World War I. Finally the, standoff ,was broken by a traitor in Caesar's army that informed Pompey of a weakness in
  14. When Atwood and other core members of the SLA were killed in 1974 during a, standoff ,with police near Watts, California following their murder of the Oakland school
  15. And consciousness raising groups spread. *1972 – The Asama-Sansō hostage, standoff ,begins in Japan. *1976 – Executive Order 9066,which led to the relocation of
  16. Her. Still live on national television, Mickey engages in a brief Mexican, standoff ,with Spaghetti, eventually feigning a concession. Mallory then approaches
  17. September 11, 2001 attacks). Hijackings for hostages commonly produce an armed, standoff ,during a period of negotiation between hijackers and authorities, followed by
  18. Nuclear bombs. The B-2 is the only aircraft that can carry large air to surface, standoff ,weapons in a stealth configuration. Development originally started under the "
  19. Intended to provide another means of destroying roadside bombs but at a safer, standoff ,range. *Composite HMMWV - A prototype developed by TPI Composites of Rhode
  20. Especially Julie (Perylene),who is killed in slow motion. * During the, standoff ,at the stairs, Warden Dwight McCloskey (Tommy Lee Jones) orders the guards to
  21. Students of the Seven Seals" rather than as" Branch Dravidians. " During the, standoff ,one of his followers publicly announced that he wanted them to thereafter be
  22. The Duke of Bedford headed an English force and confronted the French army in a, standoff ,on 15 August. The French assault at Paris ensued on 8 September. Despite a
  23. While robbing Bus #174 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; the highly-publicized, standoff ,becomes a media circus and ends with the death of do Nascimento and a hostage.
  24. From metal structures. The insulated supports used for this purpose are called, standoff ,insulators. Insulation in electrical apparatus The most important insulation
  25. The M102 howitzer with a breech-loading 120 mm mortar, and to give the AC-130 a, standoff ,capability using either the AGM-114 Hellfire missile, the Advanced Precision
  26. Starting early in 1776. After early British success, the war became a, standoff , The British used their naval superiority to capture and occupy American
  27. Ability to guide anti-ship weapons against surface combatants at a variety of, standoff ,distances in the NEW architecture. The Joint STARS aircraft served as the
  28. By armed revolutionaries. He refused to fly them anywhere and after a 10-day, standoff , Rickards was informed that the revolution was successful, and he could go in
  29. Using pointers, offsets,IDs, or other methods to co-ordinate the two. Such ", standoff ,markup" is typical for the internal representations that programs use to work
  30. Film industry" Mr. Brando would not accept the award. At this time the 1973, standoff , at Wounded Knee occurred, causing rising tensions between the government and
  31. From disembarking 438 rescued asylum seekers at Christmas Island. The ensuing, standoff ,and the associated political reactions in Australia were a major issue in the
  32. Resulting in the conviction of 21 of the Montana Freemen after an 81-day armed, standoff , * Capture and conviction of Theodore Kaczynski, the Unabomber. * Capture and
  33. And loses if it is lower. In the case of a tied score, known as" push" or ", standoff ,", bets are normally returned without adjustment; however, a blackjack beats
  34. Signal. It can look from a long range, which the military refers to as a high, standoff ,capability. The antenna can be tilted to either side of the aircraft for a
  35. government's handling of the 1992 Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), standoff , with Randy Weaver at Ruby Ridge as well as the Waco Siege—a 1993 51-day
  36. French protectorate in 1896. The eastern region and the western region, where a, standoff ,against the forces of the powerful ruler Satori Sure complicated the situation
  37. Metal commandos recapture the plane the following day. *1973 – A 71-day, standoff , between federal authorities and the American Indian Movement members occupying
  38. Le Chuck appears in a fiery demon form, and is on the heels of Guy brush until a, standoff ,in LeChuck's amusement park ride, the Rollercoaster of Doom. Escape from
  39. Momentum had" faded away. " Allied attack: Second Battle of El Altman Summer, standoff ,After the stalemate at El Altman, Rommel hoped to go on the offensive again
  40. Four BAT agents and five Dravidians die in the initial raid, starting a 51-day, standoff , *1997 – An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 in Armenia and Azerbaijan kills around
  41. Drives a vehicle through the gates of the White House, resulting in a four-hour, standoff , *1977 – Prime Minister of Israel Menace Begin meets in Egypt with President
  42. To evade aerial attack, and aircraft now had torpedoes, allowing moderate-range, standoff ,capabilities. This change led to the end of independent operations by single
  43. Defenses and use low-cost, short-range attack weapons rather than expensive, standoff ,weapons. However, in 1995,the Congressional Budget Office (CBO),and its
  44. To renegotiate salary and free-agency terms, but little progress was made. The, standoff ,continued until the beginning of 1994 when the existing agreement expired, with
  45. The national guard cordoned off the town, and the two sides essentially had a, standoff ,for 71 days. During much gunfire, one United States Marshal was wounded and
  46. Republic in 1992. The military remained largely neutral during the protracted, standoff ,between incumbent Ratsiraka and challenger Marc Ravalomanana in the disputed
  47. Were challenged by a group of mestizo Sandinista fighters. The ensuing, standoff ,between the two groups, with the Black Sandinista's occupying the National Guard
  48. In late 1774. Some munitions were used in the Boston campaign. The, standoff ,continued throughout the fall and winter. In early March 1776,heavy cannons
  49. In French Polynesia. *1996 – The Montana Freemen surrender after an 81-day, standoff , with FBI agents. *1997 – A jury sentences Timothy McVeigh to death for his part
  50. The death of Crass us in 53 BC. Political realignments in Rome finally led to a, standoff ,between Caesar and Pompey, the latter having taken up the cause of the Senate.

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