Also this year, Honda became the first to offer a natural gas-powered vehicle to the public.
Kazakhstan also this year chairs the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, a Vienna-based post-cold-war talking shop.
Also this year, an estimated 243, 620 men will die of cancer - one death for every 2.36 new diagnoses - and 182, 670 women will die, one for each 2.50 new diagnoses.
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Not only did three excellent superhero movies storm theaters and climb up the list in 2012, but also this year I had a chance to watch most of these films again and reconsider my ranking of them.
So will the rest of the events of last year also repeat this year?
Furthermore, you would, no doubt, recall that we wrote to the President of the IOC twice last year and also earlier this year regarding the issue of the gold medal in the Sydney Olympiad and the upgrade of Ms Thanou to the 1st place.
"This means that anything which feeds on slugs and snails will also benefit this year, " Mr Shardlow said.
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But also from this year there will be points for other qualifications approved for pre-16 use.
Also, this year's race programme will be the responsibility of Careva Publishing for the first time.
Other global bellwethers have also suffered this year due to a marked global slowdown.
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Bahrain's second largest Shia group, the Islamic Action Society, is also standing this year after a 2002 boycott.
Also special this year is the "Historical Wiesn", a small camp set up on the southern edge of the grounds.
Also gone this year are Debra Messing's fortune-teller wardrobe of chunky scarves and sweater coats, the target of much online chatter.
And that's also why this year, we're proposing a responsible budget that cuts what we don't need to pay for what we do.
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Ludlow Fringe Festival, launched in 2012, is also expanding this year.
He also earlier this year took the Foreign Relations Committee to Mexico -- the first time the committee held a hearing in a country other than the United States.
Attacks on police officers have also skyrocketed this year.
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Also new this year is RAW shooting -- a feature that could help position this mid-range model as a companion shooter for advanced amateurs and pros alike, for those occasions where a full-size rig wouldn't be practical.
The British GP has been held every year since 1948 and has a rich history, while recently English drivers Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button have won 2008 and 2009 world titles respectively with Brackley-based Brawn also clinching this year's constructors' crown.
The 65-year-old Di Montezemolo also warned earlier this year in an interview with CNN that costs were an issue, "we are spending to much, " he said.
Also, later this year we will dig into the details of marriage penalties and bonuses.
Dame Helen Mirren will also be honoured this year by the European Film Academy.
Gulfstream will be chasing it with its ultra-long-range G650, also due out this year.
Australia team-mate Michael Clarke also withdrew from this year's big-money tournament, citing similar reasons as Ponting.
Some 237 aid vehicles have also been hijacked this year, already double the number for 2007.
British writing has also been celebrated this year, with two nominations in the best adapted screenplay shortlist.
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