The idea is to let the army, navy and air force concentrate on external threats, while improving the ability of the police to maintain law and order at home.

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Just in time for the holidays, and making a perfect external storage companion to the Apple(R) Macbook(R), MacBook(TM) Pro or Macbook Air(TM), the new G-DRIVE slim external hard drive gives users 320GB of storage and ubiquitous USB 2.0 connectivity in an amazingly slim form factor.

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But others were concerned that the deal could limit Air France's flexibility in responding to external market shocks.

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Meanwhile, solar energy costs would be competitive today with fossil fuels if all of the external costs of the latter were counted, such as the effects on air and water quality, and ultimately on human health, Orts points out.

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In extremely high external temperatures, the cooling circuit for the battery can be additionally boosted with the aid of the air conditioning system.

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Next week the European Court is expected to issue a preliminary judgment stripping European Union member governments of the right to negotiate bilateral air-service agreements and handing the power instead to the European Commission, which handles other external trade issues.

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Beneath the two passenger decks of this modified super jumbo is an Air Force One-style air-stair -- allowing access to the tarmac without the need for a sky-bridge or external staircase -- and a crew dining area, crew gallery, crew bathroom, sleeping quarters for eight on bunk beds, a communications room and spiral staircase leading to the main deck.

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