The town of Bor, half an hour by plane down the Nile from Juba, was once a busy trading post but now feels on a different planet.

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But register with an address in Estonia, just half an hour away by plane, and you get only a list, admittedly rich, of games, gimmicks and lectures.

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The plane broke in half when it crashed, eyewitnesses said.

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The plane was sheared in half -- its nose poking through the front window of a shattered home.

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In fact, the year the F-22 was terminated, each new plane was only costing about half of what Rumsfeld said it would.

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Picture the person who, in midcareer, picks up a hobby like flying small airplanes, learns its rules and regulations and ponies up half a million dollars for a new plane.

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He brought tourists to Australia by the plane-load, though they half-dreaded what they would find there.

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You must do this within seven business days of landing in your destination city. (After filling out an immigration card on the plane, remember to keep your half in a safe place for your entire trip.) Registration can be done through your hotel or your visa agency.

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It first flew in 1989 and went on to become the best selling 30-seater plane ever made - in part because it is very fuel efficient and has half the running costs of a regional jet.

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If tests go as planned, it will be the first plane ever to fly faster than the speed of sound on a fuel mix that is half biomass.

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