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Ballysillan and Upper Crumlin Road Crumlin Road

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ballysillan presbyterian church the ballysillan road leads off crumlin road , major area of loyalist housing. containing likes of silverstream , carr s glen districts, ballysillan road continues far north. circular road in turn links antrim road, began @ carlisle circus. during northern ireland troubles ballysillan noted centre loyalist paramilitary activity , home base of d company of ulster volunteer force (uvf) under command of john bingham along glenbryn, ballysillan @ centre of loyalist feud in 2003 when jimbo simpson, had been ousted head of north belfast brigade of ulster defence association (uda), attacked number of houses in area part of failed attempt retake control of brigade , force out replacement william borland. crumlin road entrance ballysillan houses historic church, ballysillan presbyterian church. due elevated , exposed location ballysillan, takes name irish language expression meaning townland of willow grove , 1 of coldest areas of city during winter. ballysilla...
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Cesar Gaviria Trujillo Viaduct Pereira, Colombia

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pilares del viaducto césar gaviria trujillo. the architectural award-winning césar gaviria trujillo viaduct, cable-stayed bridge, opened on 15 november 1997. named after césar gaviria, 40th president of colombia, born in city of pereira. viaduct links pereira dosquebradas , cities of armenia, pereira , manizales. length of centre span 211 metres (692 ft), 1 of longest in south america.
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Plot The Box and the Bunny

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as betty begins first day @ mode daniel s assistant, given ins , outs on expect , daniel have become team. things start when bradford tells daniel editor-in-chief should take charge of book - mock-up of upcoming issue before hits stands. daniel decides let betty in on how setup prepared taking meeting. here tells staff, including wilhelmina, review issue , orders given book . issue feature digitalized photos of movie star natalie whitman, none happy how alter them because has gained weight, although betty admires looks. while running errand daniel, including stop lunch in cafeteria shows off homemade empanadas , talk mock-up uglies (to zelda mentions christina great on cover of national geographic after brings if on cover), betty notices pink bunny missing desk. sets recurring theme in episode, betty receiving several e-mails pictures of bunny being battered, , amanda taunting betty. just daniel giving mock-up once-over, amanda distracts him tickets opera (that says boring heck, t...
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Fauna and flora Norderoog

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a colony of sandwich terns on norderoog arctic tern on norderoog norderoog resting , hatching place number of rare species of marine birds. notably sandwich tern (sterna sandvicensis) has colony. during spring , summer, 5,000 couples breed there annually. in 2007, 2,800 breeding couples counted. floodings of island in summer negative factor breeding , may cause significant statistical deviations. apart sandwich tern, common tern (sterna hirundo) , arctic tern (sterna paradisaea) use breed on norderoog. long time, norderoog eurasian oystercatcher s (haematopus ostralegus) densely populated breeding colony in german bight, population has dropped. norderoog not important breeding resort resting area migratory birds. @ times, 50,000 marine birds occur on norderoog , norderoogsand, shoal off island. the flora of norderoog dominated salt marsh vegetation salicornia , spartina @ immediate shoreline, , meadows sea sandwort , sea lavender. centre of island has steppe character plants such reed ...
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Military awards Joe Foss

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medal of honor citation the president of united states takes pleasure in presenting congressional medal of honor to captain joseph j. foss united states marine corps reserve for service set forth in following citation: for outstanding heroism , courage above , beyond call of duty executive officer of marine fighting squadron, @ guadalcanal, solomon islands. engaging in daily combat enemy october 9 november 19, 1942, captain foss shot down 23 japanese aircraft , damaged others severely destruction extremely probable. in addition, during period, led large number of escort missions, skillfully covering reconnaissance, bombing , photographic planes surface craft. on january 15, 1943, added 3 more enemy aircraft brilliant successes record of aerial combat achievement unsurpassed in war. boldly searching out approaching enemy force on january 25, captain foss led 8 f4f marine planes , 4 army p-38s action and, undaunted tremendously superior numbers, intercepted , struck such force 4 japanese...
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Corporatised ownership (1982-1993) Rail transport in New Zealand

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in 1982, railways department corporatised new entity @ same time land transport deregulated. railways department became new zealand railways corporation. corporation embarked on major restructuring, laying off thousands of staff , cutting unprofitable services. after 1983 land transport deregulation there substantial rationalisation of freight facilities; many stations , smaller yards closed , freight train services sped up, increased in length , made heavier, removal of guard s vans in 1987 , gradual elimination of older rolling stock, particularly four-wheeled wagons. in 1987 railways corporation became state-owned enterprise, required make profit. in 1990, core rail operations of corporation transferred new zealand rail limited, state owned enterprise, corporation retaining non-core assets gradually disposed of, apart significant land portfolio (due treaty of waitangi claims) continued manage. new zealand rail limited privatised in 1993.
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Since 1991 Peacekeeping

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norwegian peacekeeper during siege of sarajevo, 1992 - 1993, photo mikhail evstafiev. experiences of peacekeeping during yugoslav wars, failures such srebrenica massacre, led, in part, united nations peacebuilding commission, works implement stable peace through of same civic functions peacekeepers work on, such elections. commission works 6 countries, in africa. in 2013 u.n. security council unanimously passed resolution 2122, among other things calls stronger measures regarding women’s participation in conflict , post-conflict processes such peace talks, gender expertise in peacekeeping missions, improved information impact of armed conflict on women, , more direct briefing council on progress in these areas. in 2013, committee on elimination of discrimination against women (cedaw), un women’s rights committee, said in general recommendation states have ratified un women’s rights convention obliged uphold women’s rights before, during, , after conflict when directly involved in fight...
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