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The railway had recently leased out the 350,000-square-foot depot long term to a public-private entity called Grandi Stazioni to develop and said its hands were tied.
NYT > Home Page By JILL GOLDSMITH 2011
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Thanks also to Fr. Augustine Thompson for confirming a few details about the Dominican rite, and Nicola de Grandi, the Ambrosian rite.
Use, History and Development of the "Planeta Plicata" or Folded Chasuble 2009
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"Respecting the minimum age of our gymnasts remains a priority and I am committed to safeguarding the health of our athletes," FIG president Bruno Grandi said in a statement Wednesday.
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I asked Nicola de Grandi, the NLM's resident Ambrosian rite expert, if he could give a ceremonial description of what was occurring, so that it might serve as an insight for us into that liturgical tradition:
A View into the Pontifical Archiepiscopal Mass in the Ambrosian Rite 2009
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Grandi visited some of two hundred families living just outside the Baka'a refugee camp in Jordan.
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Nevertheless, Amr Mousa, who Grandi feels is totally supportive of UNRWA's work invited Filippo Grandi to the next Arab summit to be held in Libya in March so that he can lobby personally senior officials and Arab heads of state.
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As he settles in his office in Jerusalem, where he plans to spend most of his time (unlike his predecessor who made Gaza her home) Grandi has yet to think of any signature programs.
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Grandi is aware of the reason for Arab reluctance in supporting UNRWA, namely that Arabs feel that the solution of the refugee issue is allowing them to return and therefore western countries (which many countries hold responsible for the prolongation of this issue) should bear the brunt of the budget of UNRWA.
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Grandi sympathizes with his local staff and admits that their salaries are not comparable with other UN agencies. "they are comparable to public sector jobs in local governments where they are working," he said.
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"Jordan is a victim of its own success," Grandi said in reference to the fact that the stability of Jordan has meant that most contributions coming to Palestinian refugees are earmarked to Gaza or the West Bank or Lebanon, but not to Jordan.
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