Initial deployment of the service began in 2009 and active discussion and trial tests will continue in 2010.

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Apparently, the chief U.N. representative for the Eastern Slavonia mission, Jacques Klein, told the council he thought an initial deployment of about 5, 000 troops would be sufficient.

CNN: U.N. could send troops to Slavonia

Planning is due to start within a week or two on extending the fence north and south from its initial deployment to a total of about 350 km (215 miles), he said.

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More than 400 kiosks holding 7, 000 blue CitiBikes will be part of the initial deployment for the launch of bike sharing in New York City next month, dotting Manhattan below 69th Street, a quadrant of Brooklyn and a bit of Long Island City, Queens.

WSJ: Bike-Share Rides Past Neighborhood

This nationwide announcement follows TiVo and DIRECTV's initial ten-market deployment this past December.

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