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'We've no studio but TV3 wants us' - Red Rock's Leah Minto hopeful soap will return for new series
Actress Leah Minto has revealed TV3 has told the cast and crew of Red Rock that it wants the show to continue, with its future still firmly up in the air.
The gritty crime drama lost its filming location, at the John Player film factory, in recent months and filming has since stopped.
However, Dubliner Leah (24), who plays Garda Ash Cahill on the series, is keeping her fingers crossed the crew will be back together soon.
"Losing our set on the John Player factory and having to put it on hiatus, it's like we've lost our station," she said.
"But we are excited to see what's the next shape Red Rock will take.
"TV3 have been supportive and let us know that they want to keep it going. We have to find a way of rebooting it I suppose and figuring out where it's going to take place.
"They are looking at the different shape it will take. From when it started back in 2015, it's already grown from there. It's going to be exciting."
The season finale of Red Rock will air on April 23, while there are still more episodes that were filmed last year that are due to air at an undecided date.
However, a TV3 source said the future of the show beyond that is still unknown.
Leah joined the series in the summer of 2016 and has loved every minute of it.
"It's been amazing. The time has flown in. It's a cliche to say it's like a family, but you're working with these guys Monday to Friday, seven to seven. It's your second home," she told the Herald.
"It's quite a fast-paced show but you have people there who take the time to teach you how this bit of equipment works or how you can get the best angle."
In tonight's episode, Ash notices a ring is missing from the evidence collected in the Donna Burke case. She voices the issue to Sergeant Dunne.
Dunne is terrified Ash's poking around could lead the investigation to consider his friend Callaghan as being involved in Donna's murder and will expose Dunne's cover-up.
He tries to convince Ash not to kick up a fuss but she struggles to brush it aside.
"Ash gets pulled into the whirlwind that Dunne and Callaghan have been a part of. She kept it a secret for a while that Dunne was her godfather because she wanted to make a name for herself. She has been acting under Dunne's behalf without realising," said Leah.
"She's acting as a tough cop and doing her best but he is manipulating the situation and taking advantage of her willingness to do a good job."
Red Rock airs tonight on TV3 at 9pm
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Wilf was completely mesmerised by the animatronic moose that sang Christmas songs at one of the pop up bars and was very much a fan of all the garish tinsel! Afterwards we headed to a local play park where Tom and Wilf were very much in their element whilst I stood back observing and wishing I held a cup of coffee in my hand. I mentioned to Wilf later that mummy wasn't so good at parks and he agreed but said I was good at other things like holding his leaves and collecting things. So I guess we all have our talents.
Hope you all had fantastic weekends! Are you for the Christmas spirt in November or do you think it's a little too soon?
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This trust was established in 1990 and has grown to over $3 billion in assets, serving over 450 employers and 50,000 members. As a part of the Aon Group, all members are able to benefit from the firm's vast global resources and strength.
What awards and honours has Aon earned?
- For two years in a row the Aon Master Trust has been awarded by the Financial Review Smart Investor Blue Ribbon Awards as being the Retail Super Fund of the Year.
A closer look at Aon
If you choose to invest your superannuation with Aon you can either pick from a range of managed super funds or a direct option that gives you more control over where your funds are allocated.
There are various levels of risk and return which a financial advisor can help you with depending on what stage of life you are in, plus you have the ability to change your strategy at any time without being charged a switching fee.
Aon may not be the largest firm when you are making comparisons, but they do still have many of the same features you want when investing your superannuation.Back to top
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Through the Aon website you are provided with a secure online banking service that allows you to access all of the information you need about your superannuation fund accounts. Not only are multiple tools provided that help you in making smart investment choices, but you can also personally manage your account by:
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Aon covers both corporate super needs and personal investment opportunities for superannuation funds. The Aon Master Trust can be structured in one of two ways:
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Member's default option is the Aon MySuper, a specially designed managed fund that changes strategies automatically as you near retirement age.
Up until you reach the age of 42, your superannuation funds will be invested into high growth accounts with greater risk. Afterwards, that risk is gradually reduced as more attention is placed on investing in products that are considered defensive. By the time you reach the age of 67, your funds are completely being allocated into products that have consistent rates of return without little risk to your investment cash.
It is through various partnerships that the Aon Master Trust is able to offer members a wide range of investment solutions. These include:
- Russel Investments. A specialist company in global and superannuation investing.
- Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd. An index funds specialist.
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- AIA. An Australia group insurance cover company.
- BNP Paribas Securities Services. A global custodian and securities services provider.
What pension accounts are offered by Aon?
Super Income Stream from Aon is a tax-effective way of converting your super funds into a regular income payment that can either replace your salary if retired, or supplement it if you are still working. This flexible pension plan can combine your working salary, pension income and super fund into one place, reducing your tax obligations while allowing you to still maintain your lifestyle. There are two ways in which you can turn your super fund into a steady stream of income:
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- Buy a retirement pension when you have stopped working that gives you a regular income to live off of.
In order to qualify you will need to make a minimum $20,000 investment from your super fund savings, which can be done easily by rolling them together into the pension account. The only thing left to do is let Aon know how much you need to receive and how often (in compliance with government limits) and the superannuation firm will take care of the rest.Back to top
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With so much of your financial future riding on your superannuation, choosing a super fund should not be taken lightly. If after having made careful comparisons between various providers you find that Aon's services fit your goals, you will find the application forms online for all available products.
- Keep in mind that if you are applying for the pension account you will need to have reached retirement age first.
- The application to become a member of Aon will ask you for all of your personal and employment details, plus you will need to make choices at this time about the time of investments you want and the insurance covers you need.
- A minimum of $2,000 is required to start your super fund, which can be transferred from another financial institution into your new account.
- Separate forms are provided that give permission to Aon to receive partial or full payments of your funds held in other trusts.


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On Monday a question popped up on our You Tube channel regarding Georgia in what I am referring to as The Georgian Question.
This question came out of the blue, without prompt, which makes me think it is like the elephant in the room. It is the question everyone knows is there, but no one wants to answer. Answering this question possibly puts a few organisations in difficult positions. The question came from Fergal Mcnamara "Have ye any suggestions on how to incorporate Georgia into rugby's global strategy?". To me, this is an on point question. It is one that needs to be addressed and it needs to be addressed quickly.
Have ye any suggestions on how to incorporate Georgia into rugby's global strategy?
Why do you say? Why does it matter if The Georgian Question is answered? Alternatively, why does it matter if it is never answered?
Answering this question is of the utmost importance because without an answer the mantra "global game" is just a mantra. It has little substance. Or at least, it doesn't have as much substance as it would if the question were answered.
I was fortunate enough to spend a significant amount of time in Georgia on a bicycle journey from the UK to NZ. Visiting places by bicycle opens you up to experiences that you would not otherwise have. At the forefront of most conversations was rugby. Essentially asking The Georgian Question. In fairness, I didn't get a lot of change out of my questions outside of Tbilisi, but I certainly got feedback there. The feedback was unanimous, they want a crack at the big boys on a regular basis.
World Rankings
So where do we start with The Georgian Question? The best place, in my opinion, is the World Rankings. Let's take a look at them here…
If you look closely at the World Rankings you will notice that the spread between New Zealand and Ireland is a huge 9.82 points. But the Irish beat the All Blacks last year and although the All Blacks would go into the match if it was held today as heavy favourites, you could not write off the Irish.
Taking this analogy, if you add 9.82 points to the Georgian tally you end up with 83.23 points, somewhere in between Australia and Scotland. Extrapolating this out, it stands to reason that Georgia have every chance of beating those two teams. Or is this a pipe dream? If it is, then what do the World Rankings really mean? For me, it is not a pipe dream, it is a reality that could pan out with the correct planning.
Looking at the rankings another way, the spread from New Zealand to Argentina is a whopping 17.21 points, yet Argentina were leading the All Blacks over the weekend into the second half. So there is a spread of 17.21 points across this year's Rugby Championship.
The spread across the Six Nations teams at this point in time is 19.14 between England and Italy. It does not take a rocket scientist to see that Georgia are actually within that spread.
And a third way of looking at the points is that the spread from Italy to 20th seed Russia is less than the spread between New Zealand and South Africa who lock horns in a top of the table this very Saturday.
Six Nations
Now that the stats have been painted it is worth looking at the Six Nations, and when I mean look at them, what I really mean is look at the teams to collect the Wooden Spoon. Since the inception of the Six Nations there have been four Wooden Spoon holders. Only England and Ireland avoided this fate. Italy leads the way with 12 titles, Scotland (who I have to say are still the Five Nations champions) have collected it four times, with France and Wales being victorious once each.
As you can see the Wooden Spoon has been shared around. Yes, it is heavily Italian, but it has been shared around. Which brings me to my solution to this question.
I see the solution as a very simple one. In fact, it might be too simple, but here goes anyway.
The team that wins the Wooden Spoon in the Six Nations faces the winner of the Rugby Europe Championship. The match is played at the home of the winner of the Rugby Europe Championship and it is a one off, winner takes all promotion-relegation match. If that match had taken place this season it would have been in Bucharest with Romania taking on the Italians.
Sometimes the simplest solutions are the best and I firmly believe that this is the best solution. It would add excitement for the fans, particularly in the Rugby Europe Championship countries. But most importantly it would spread the game to places it hasn't been taken before.
It is not out of the realms that a World Champion England could be facing Georgia away in Tbilisi one day, not as winners of the Wooden Spoon, but in a legitimate Six Nations match. Now that would be a reason to head back the Caucasus and embrace the hospitality once more.
Please let us know your thoughts on this. Have I missed something fundamental? Is it not that simple? Or, is it really that simple?
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I am a total sports fanatic; it is as simple as that. I love all sports, and when I'm not sitting at my computer living my dream with The 1014, I am planning adventures. The last time I did this I ended up convincing my wife to cycle 26,125km across three continents, and 22 countries with me as part of the Pedalling Prescotts.


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Mini Food Is Taking Over Instagram
Our fascination with everything mini has been eagerly catered to by Youtube videos of tiny foods coming out of tiny kitchens and sometimes even eaten by tiny hamsters. And we are not alone in our love — a video from the Miniature Space YouTube channel of a mini strawberry cake's construction has over 6 million views. That's right. Watching an adult's jumbo hand slice what appears as a massive strawberry with a tiny knife and decorate a cake with a surgeon's precision is entrancing and seriously addicting. So much so, there are over 60 thousand posts tagged #minifood on Instagram. Does this delightful obsession speak to our own Napoleon complexes? Or do we just like tiny food for the same reason we like tiny puppies and kittens (they're cute. Duh.) Whatever the reason, we are happy to indulge in micro-mania especially when it has to do with food. Here are some of the best of the tiny from Instagram.
Mini Macaroons
Tiny Pancakes and Syrup
Low Carb Diet
Speedy Guac
Hawaian Hamburgers
Mini Cherry Pie
Stuffed Squid, Anyone?
Almost As Good As The Real Thing
The Cutest Takoyaki
Une Petite Baguette
Related: WATCH A REAL MINI BREAKFAST BEING MADE IN A MINI KITCHEN
A Small Order of Sushi
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Herbert "Herbie" Nayokpuk
Herbert (Herbie) Nayokpuk was born in Shishmaref, Alaska on June 12, 1929. He was a veteran middle and long-distance dog racer known as the "Shishmaref Cannonball." Herbie was one of the original mushers to run the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in 1973. He also represented Alaska at the presidential inauguration of Ronald Regan in 1981. For more about Herbie Nayokpuk, see his obituary in the Ruralite Magazine.
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Betsy DeVos is visiting the SLAM charter school in Miami today. SLAM was started by Pitbull and is part of Florida's largest charter chain, Academica. Academica is the same charter chain that owns Key West Collegiate (a charter high school) and the recently approved charter middle school which will share the same campus space on the grounds of the Florida Keys Community College/College of the Florida Keys.
Jennifer Berkshire writes the blog "Have You Heard." In this piece, titled "Crony Capitalism", she interviews Preston Green, discussing how deregulation in education has led to cronyism, corruption and conflicts of interest… it is worth a read in its entirety.
Last year Academica was investigated for related-party transactions. As explained by Preston Green:
"Related-party transactions occur when you have two entities that have a pre-existing relationship. For example, if two entities have common management, or in the charter sector context, you could have an EMO that also has a real estate arm, which then leases property back to the charter school at a greatly inflated rate. In the case of Academica, which is the management company that runs the school Secretary DeVos visited, it's *all of the above.* You see different entities sharing the same board of directors, conflicts of interest and questionable real estate dealings, including charter schools paying rents that are well above the market rate to companies that Academica owns."
Monroe County residents would be wise to remain vigilant. Please read the piece and learn the risks of fraud in these for-profit organizations.
It's definitely concerning that we just don't remember the recent past and how the problems that occurred at Enron are now appearing in the charter school sector. You even see some of the same people who were involved in Enron then showing up in subprime and now in charter schools. That should tell you something.
Visit her blog here: http://haveyouheardblog.com/crony-capitalism/.


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Midmarket Outpaces Larger Companies in Software Spending
Application spending in the midmarket outpaces larger companies -- but why?
Midmarket companies move cautiously in taking on major data warehousing or integration efforts, but they leap ahead...
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of their larger peers when it comes to spending on a major new application. Jeff Gould, president of San Francisco-based Peerstone Research, explains what's going on:
- Growth spurts. Midmarket companies are still building out their enterprise application portfolios. Hence, they are significantly more likely to be contemplating the purchase of a major new application this year than their larger peers.
- Less complexity. Because their application portfolios are often less mature, midmarket companies are less likely to have reached the stage where they require complex integration between applications. Also, the match between business processes and off-the-shelf features of major software packages may be better for midmarket than for large enterprise customers.
- Rising interest levels. Though the midmarket firms surveyed are somewhat less likely to embark this year on a major data warehouse or business intelligence project, the level of interest for this type of project -- 52% -- is still high in absolute terms. It may only appear low in comparison to the 76% figure for large companies.


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The Bachelor comes Down Under
Network Ten has commissioned the Australian production of dating show, The Bachelor.
Produced by Shine Australia, The Bachelor will feature Australia's most eligible bachelor on a quest to find love.
The prime-time television event, which has just celebrated its 17th season in the United States, will give one Australian bachelor and a collection of bachelorettes.
Throughout the series, the bachelor follows a gradual process of elimination, presenting his favourite
bachelorettes with single red roses until he finds the one woman with whom he wants to spend the rest of his life.
"More than six million Australians – or 41% of the population – are single, providing Network Ten and Shine Australia with a wealth of bachelors and bachelorettes to draw on," a release from Ten said.
Network Ten chief programming officer, Beverley McGarvey, said: "The Bachelor is one of the longest-running and most successful television franchises in the world, with productions in 24 countries.
"We are thrilled to be working with Shine to take this iconic show and create a uniquely Australian entertainment event."
Shine Australia CEO, Mark Fennessy, said: "There are few marquee brands which have enjoyed the same connection with audiences worldwide as The Bachelor. We're delighted to bring this brilliant
series to Australian viewers and look forward to introducing our very own Prince Charming"
Production of The Bachelor will start shortly and the series will air on TEN later this year.
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The Hubby and I spend a few days down in Lake Powell last week and it was SO HOT.
I am naturally cold pretty much all of the time and my feet feel ice like those of an 89 year old dying woman all year round so summer temperatures reach nineties and The Hubby is dying, I'm actually quite comfortable.
But Lake Powell was a different story. 109-113 degrees is a bit much, even for cold-blooded me.
On a houseboat with 35 other people, no air conditioning, shade, and even a lake about the temperature of a bathtub… It was really really hot. Like sweating bullets hot.
And all I could think was….. popsicles!
Oh what I wouldn't have given for a popsicle.
And even though we've been able to take shelter from the heat inside our wonderfully air-conditioned house, I've still had popsicles on my mind all week long. And I'm really wanting to make some. But I can't decide what kind to make first.
Something creamy, or something a little more on the icy side? Fruity, or chocolate?
And do you see the problem here? All these options!!
I think I'll just go down the list. 1…2….3…. there's plenty of summer left to make all of these.
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Did you spend your childhood summers chasing fireflies? Maybe you didn't have a childhood like this but wish you had? Now you can - thanks to a curious new theme park in China. 10,000 fireflies were imported from Ningdu County in Ganzhou to populate the East Lake Peony Garden park in Wuhan city — and the results are surreal and quite beautiful. The park is divided into five different zones, allowing anyone from the casual observer to serious researchers to optimize their experience.
Among the paths and trees of the park, there is a "flying" zone; an "observation" zone; a "zero-distance" contact zone; a "breeding" zone; and the science popularization area. Chinese tourists are paying a premium to see the fireflies, and tickets are almost always sold out – according to Oddity Central. Which is a good thing, because the park has to pay almost $2 a piece (10 yuan) to breed them.
Fireflies are not new to China. They used to be a regular part of Chinese summers until pollution and habitat destruction caused their numbers to decline. In response, some enterprising folks have set up firefly parks and even have started selling fireflies in jars online.
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All members of the NASA Teamour employees, contractors, academic researchers, industry, Government, and international partnersshould feel a tremendous sense of pride in our many accomplishments over the past 5 years. We have looked back to the beginning of time and discovered new galaxies and planets in other solar systems. We captured the world's imagination with the remarkable achievements of the Mars Pathfinder and Hubble Space Telescope missions. We have increased our understanding of the effect of natural and human-induced activities on our home planet. Investments initiated in the past have increased the competitive posture of the aviation, space launch, and communications industries of the present. On Space Shuttle missions, we have performed experiments and technological feats that are paving the way to an era of permanent human presence in space. These achievements, and many more, are responsible for the resurgence and solidification of interest and support for NASA's activities among the Administration, Congress, and the public.
We intend to build on these accomplishments with a renewed focus on scientific research and the development and application of new cutting-edge technologies. Our unique capabilities will enable us to answer fundamental questions that have challenged humankind for centuries. Our exploration of the unknown will lead to discoveries of new worlds and generate new knowledge that stirs the soul, nourishes the mind, and enriches our lives. We will develop the tools and knowledge to help preserve our freedoms and provide hope and opportunity for future generations.
In the coming years, NASA will implement programs to achieve a three-part mission encompassing Scientific Research, Space Exploration, and Technology Development and Transfer. This mission describes what we are required to do in response to policy and legislative mandates. In implementing our mission, we will pursue answers to fundamental questions of science and research that provide a philosophical underpinning for why NASA exists and a foundation for our goals. The questions include:
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Etymology 1Edit
Ultimately from Old English dalc ("pin"). More at dalk.
dawk (third-person singular simple present dawks, present participle dawking, simple past and past participle dawked)
- (transitive, Britain dialectal) To drive a sharp instrument into; incise with a jerk; puncture.
- (transitive) To cut or mark with an incision; gash.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Moxon to this entry?)
- (transitive, Britain dialectal) To dig up weeds.
dawk (plural dawks)
- A hollow or crack in timber.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Moxon to this entry?)
Etymology 2Edit
dawk (plural dawks)
- Alternative form of dak
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for dawk in Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
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Burr v OM Property Management Ltd [2013] EWCA CIV 479: Court Of Appeal Affirm UT'S Decision On When Costs Are Incurred Under s20b
The Court of Appeal affirmed the Upper Tribunal's decision ([2012] UKUT 2 (LC)) that costs are "incurred" for the purposes of s.20b when an invoice is served or payment is made. Giving the judgment of the court, the Master of the Rolls (Lord Dyson) held that "a liability must crystallise before it becomes a cost." Costs are not "incurred" within the meaning of section 18, 19 and 20B on the mere provision of services or supplies to the landlord or management company.
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Antony: Security in India's vicinity will worsen
Tribune News Service
Bangalore, February 11
Addressing a press conference here at the inaugural session of Aero India-2009, Defence Minister AK Antony said the government was of the view that the security situation in "India's vicinity" would further deteriorate.
Antony said the armed forces in the country were being equipped with latest weapons in view of the turbulent situation prevailing in the neighbourhood.
He announced that in view of the threats, the armed forces were being empowered to go for fast-track acquisition of weapons. "A system was being put in place to ensure transparency in the purchases," Antony said.
The minister said India was "still" pursuing the diplomatic channel with Pakistan to bring to book the people responsible for the recent terror attacks in Mumbai.
"Our restrain should not be interpreted as a sign of weakness," he said.
Aero India-2009 takes off
Four companies showcase their fighter aircraft
Ajay Banerjee and Shubhadeep Chaudhary
Tribune News Service
Bangalore, February 11
Even as the comparative analysis for India's next generation of fighter aircraft is more than two months away, four of six players in the race to sell 126 combat aircraft to India showcased some of the best fighter aircraft in the world as they flew over the skies at the opening of the Aero India here today.
But for the French built Rafale and the Swedish Gripen, the other four companies in the race gave a brief preview of their machines today.
Though defence analysts said "this was just an air show and no technical evaluation was done" the intent of the companies and its pilots was clear. They are here to present the planes to create a visual impact even as the IAF has announced that it will conduct its technical trials in April-May. At $11 billion this is, at present, the biggest deal for fighter aircraft anywhere in the world and is called the medium range multi-role combat aircraft deal.
Each of the pilots of the Eurofighter built by EADS, The F-16 built by US major Lockheed Martin, the F-18 hornet built by Boeing and the Russian built MiG 35 wanted to be one up the other. Apart from the Lockheed Martin's F16 all the three are twin-engined fighters. The twin engine offers more reliability and survivability especially in Indian conditions where bird hits are common and can stall an engine.
For the Russians the selling point for its machine is "With India for India". Clearly, India's oldest defence ally is playing on the emotional factor and also has promised to transfer technology for building the MiG 35 in India itself.
Other players know that India is hedging its options and has already opted to have long-range maritime reconnaissance aircraft from the US in $2.1 billion deal. The French company Dassault designed that manufactured Rafale has asserted that its product was the best next-generation option and would bag the deal "if the competition was fair" , this claim was made a few weeks ago by Jean -David Levitte.
Later in the evening, the French Defence minister, Jean Marie Bockel, clarified as to why the Rafale, manufactured by French company Dassault was not flown today when all other competing fighters were displaying their prowess. He said all the available fighters were deployed in Afghanistan.
Raytheon Offers Radar System
for India's Homeland Security
With India going into overdrive to secure its coastline in the wake of the Mumbai terror attacks, US defence major Raytheon is positioning its airborne standoff radar (ASTOR) as the ideal solution for the country's homeland security.
"This may be something of interest to India. There's a lot of opportunity here," Mike Henchey, Raytheon's vice president for space and airborne systems, told IANS.
Pointing to the success achieved by the British defence ministry in operating the system, Henchey, who is here for Aero India-2009 that opened Wednesday, said he hoped to discuss its benefits with Indian officials during the five-day international air show.
The ASTOR system, Raytheon says, provides a highly effective 24-hour surveillance and target acquisition capability. It delivers wide area, all weather surveillance and reconnaissance imagery in near real time for peacekeeping, war fighting and homeland security needs.
Raytheon, which has had a presence in India for the past 60 years, views India's new policy for procuring military hardware as an opportunity for building long term partnerships that would benefit the country economically and industrially.
"We see the offsets clause as an opportunity for partnerships and we would be very pleased to work with our partners here," Henchey pointed out.
"We see it as a long-term benefit for India. We have a great future together from the economic and industrial standpoint," he added.
The offsets clause in the Defence Procurement Procedure-2008 (DPP-2008) enunciated last year mandates the reinvestment in India of 30 percent of all defence deals valued at over Rs.3 billion.
"We see it as an opportunity to pave the way for the exchange of technical know-how," Henchey said, adding: "We are open to joint development (of products) and are talking to a lot of people and government (about this)."
Toward this, Raytheon has already signed memoranda of understanding with eight Indian companies: Tata Power, Larsen & Toubro, Godrej & Boyce, Data Patterns,
Precision Electronics, Astra Microwave, and Amphenol India in the private sector and with state-owned Bharat Electronics Ltd.
"We are still in discussions with these companies and therefore have not yet finalized the specifics of our agreements. Broadly speaking, we do expect the work will likely be in the areas of electronics manufacturing and defence services," said Ron Colman, Manager (Integrated Communications) at Raytheon SAS.
The company, which provided the antenna, transmitter, analog receiver and software for Mini-RF sensor system aboard India's ongoing maiden moon mission Chandrayaan-1, is also a partner in two big-ticket defence deals.
The first of these relates to an Indian Air Force order for 126 combat jets, with Raytheon supplying radars and missiles for the two US aircraft that are in the fray - the Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet and the Lockheed Martin F-16IN Super Viper.
This apart, Raytheon missiles are mounted on two other aircraft in the running: the Swedish Grippen and the Eurofighter Typhoon that is manufactured by a four-nation European consortium. The other two aircraft are the French Rafale and the Russian MiG-35.
The two US aircraft come with the cutting edge technology advanced extended search array (AESA) radar that enables the plane function in the manner of an airborne warning and control system (AWACS), greatly enhancing its battlefield capabilities.
"For the missiles, we have the AMRAM, the Sidewinder, the Harm, the Paveway, and the Maverick. We have a great portfolio and we're looking forward to that opportunity," Henchey pointed out.
The other deal, which has already been signed, relates to the purchase of eight Boeing P8I long-range maritime reconnaissance aircraft by the Indian Navy.
Raytheon will provide eight AN/APY-10 radars, plus spares, for the aircraft, pending final clearance of the contract from US authorities.
"It's not just the initial sale, we're here for providing long-term support," Henchey said.
India not to scale down defence expenditure: Antony
BS Reporter / Bangalore February 11, 2009, 13:09 IST
Union Defence Minister A K Antony, today said despite economic recession, the country will not scale down its defence expenditure and continue to acquire new weapons. "There is no compromise with our ongoing acquisition programmes. Our government's emphasis is on public-private partnership in the defence industry," he said.
Inaugurating the five-day seventh edition of Aero India 2009, billed as the biggest biennial event in South Asia, he said the defence industry is now open up to 100 per cent Indian private sector participation, while foreign direct investment is permissible upto 26 per cent.
The air show took off from the Indian Air Force (IAF) station at Yelahanka, about 20km from the city. Defence minister inaugurated the event amid tight security and in the presence of about 5,000 people including B S Yeddyurappa, chief minister of Karnataka, dignitaries, diplomats and air chiefs from the world over were treated to a two-hour long spectacular show by scores of IAF pilots.
"Aero India 2009 will showcase India's emergence as an attractive market and a key outsourcing hub for global aerospace firms. It fulfills all the prerequisites-low cost skilled engineers, good organisations, software and technology. I am confident that Aero India 2009 will provide ample opportunities to the domestic and international players in the aerospace and aviation sectors to tap the market and the business potential for mutual benefit," Antony said.
The defence minister further said the country has always been recognised as a responsible power and a stabilising factor in this region in the face of various secuity challenges originating from different sectors around us. "Our sustained economic growth provides ample opportunities to our neighbours to tap into this economic dynamism. The onus lies with them to derive gains from it," he added.
The inauguration of Aero India 2009 was marked by fly-past and breath-taking manouveres from IAF's assorted aircraft -- Sukhoi-30MKI, Mirage 2000, Jaguar, MiG-35, F-18 Super Hornet, F-16 Fighing Falcon, Eurofighter Typhoon, super-sonic jet trainer Hawk and sub-sonic trainer Kirans and a slew of Sarang helicopters.
Four indigenous Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) of the state-run Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) scrambled over the gathering, while a IAF fleet of Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) aerobatic team christened Sarang kept the spirits soaring high.
IAF's transport behemoths and air-to-air re-fuelling aircraft IL-78 had the spectators in awe with their sheer size and functionality mid-air.
"Growing in stature, size and public participation, the air show has emerged as the most important event in South Asia, drawing global attention," defence secretary (production) Pradeep Kumar said in his introductory remarks.
With 25 countries participating and 50 official delegations, including many led by their defence ministers and air chiefs descending, the Indian version of the air show has come of an age to turn into a war theatre for the world's major aerospace firms and global consortiums.
About 592 firms, including 303 from overseas and 289 from the Indian sub-continent are showcasing their products and technologies spanning military and civilian sectors to woo the country's three armed services and the burgeoning aviation industry.
Among them are American Lockheed Martin with its strike fighter F-16, Boeing with its F-18 Super Hornet, Russian MiG with MiG-35, European consortium with Eurofighter (Typhoon) and HAL/IAF with Sukhoi, Hawk, Intermediate Jet (IJT), Dhruv.
The Indian government is set to invest a whopping $30 billion over the next five years to modernise and upgrade its mighty defence services.
Spanning an area of 44,000 square metres as against 30,000 square metres in 2007, the exhibition area has five international pavilions hosting Australia, Belgium, Germany, Israel and Romania, 54 chalets and about 600 stalls to house international and Indian firms and a host of facilities forming the eco-system.
Near-Miss Case
Air Chief defends IAF pilots of Prez fleet
Vibha Sharma
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, February 11
The blame game has begun over the near-miss, involving the IAF chopper carrying the President Pratibha Patil's entourage and the Air India aircraft, at the Mumbai airport. The near-miss has resulted in visible friction between the IAF and the civil aviation authorities.
Rejecting suggestions that IAF pilots who were part of the President's convoy could be responsible for the incident, Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major today categorically stated that his pilots were not in the wrong and that the DGCA needed to fine tune its procedures.
Reports emanating from Mumbai indicated that that the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday refused to comment on the Air Chief's statement. However, reacting to Major's statement, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said he did not want to get into any controversy as the DGCA probe was still on but he did add that "maybe the Air Chief had some better information on his side," indicating that the remarks had not gone down too well with him.
Patel also admitted that a good working relationship was lacking between civil and defence authorities as far as airspace management was concerned.
"We have to learn to work together…airspace should be better managed between civil aviation and defence authorities. Right now we do not have a good working relationship between civil aviation and defence authorities," he said.
Indo-Bangladesh border sealed? It's a big joke
VK Shahshikumar and Arijit Sen
NO BARRIER: Fencing of Indo-Bangladesh border has made little difference for infiltrators.
New Delhi: The porous and soft Indo-Bangladesh border is becoming a hub for terrorist infiltration.
A CNN-IBN investigation shows how fragile and unguarded our borders in the east are. Rampant smuggling of goods has shown how completely ineffective the border fencing has been at places, and how this route has been used and utilised by infiltrators.
People of the bordering villages simply walk across from Bangladesh into India and vice versa as the villages are just next to each other and the houses are cheek by jowl.
The people live in such close proximity that it becomes difficult for the Border Security Force (BSF) to distinguish between Bangladeshis and Indians.
It's easy for an infiltrator or terrorist to walk in and to take shelter in any house in the villages.
So infiltrators can get into a safe house, stay there for a period of time to get their Indian documentation basically a ration card and carry on into heart of the country.
CNN-IBN met Aslam in Bangladeshi territory who said that he spends most of his time in the Indian border village of Haripukur.
The houses along the South Dinajpur stretch of the border show how it's virtually impossible for the government to check border infiltration through fencing.
Terrorists don't need an elaborate plan to enter India. All they have to do is reach a border village in Bangladesh, which is contiguous with a village in India and then simply walk across.
The border village of Haripukur exemplifies the problem of effectively dominating India-Bangladesh border.
In villages like Haripukur it's impossible for an outsider to figure out where the border begins and where it ends. At times even BSF patrols are confused and have to tread cautiously.
A house is the village stocks up goods that are eventually smuggled into Bangladesh. For instance, there is bottle phensedyl that are smuggled from India into Bangladesh.
The Zero Line has no sanctity in the border villages and smuggling is rampant, with the Bangladesh Rifles often looking the other way.
Many villagers who live along the border depend on smuggling for their livelihood.
Not surprisingly, they dislike the BSF.
The moment a sack full of cough syrup bottles is found, the villagers close ranks.
With houses so close to each other and the proximity to the border makes BSF's job extremely difficult.
In fact, they have made a proposal to shift such border villages further inside so that there is a separation zone, a buffer zone between the Zero Line and the border outpost that BSF mans.
But residents of Haripukar village are against any such move.
"It would be a great inconvenience for us since all our properties and lands are here. Our earning comes from our lands and it can not be shifted back," says Sheikh Younis, a resident of Haripukur.
A Mosque at the border is uniquely placed. While the main building is in Bangladesh, the wall is in India.
Villagers tell off camera that at night infiltrators come in and it is impossible even for the BSF to be at every corner of the border villages like Haripukur.
The way it is at the moment it's impossible to either fence or to put soldier at every point.
While relatives on both sides of the border, people move easily and there is a booming illegal trade of smuggling goods.
A narrow strip of land in the middle of a pond marks the Zero Line. An elderly Bangladeshi man showed the border pillar that lies submerged.
The border is very porous and it is just impossible to have a human chain of BSF across the border to plug it.
So when New Delhi says that the Indo-Bangladesh border has been sealed the reality is that any can break the seal by just walking across.
Pakistan's nukes not a deterrent for India, says Antony
PTI | February 11, 2009 | 21:14 IST
Defence Minister A K Antony on Wednesday dismissed suggestions that Pakistan's nuclear capabilities may be a factor in any hesitation by India to carry out a surgical strike against terror camps and said its restraint should not be construed as a weakness.
"It (nuclear weapons with Pakistan) has nothing to do with that (decision not to strike). India's restraint should not be taken as a weakness," Antony told reporters on the sidelines of the Aero India show in Bangalore.
Blaming 'responsible elements in Pakistan' for the November 26 Mumbai terror strikes, he said the attacks were inspired and sponsored by these sections in the western neighbour.
Stating that the security situation in the region would not change in the near future, the minister said, "I do not think there is going to be a big improvement in our vicinity."
He said modernisation of the armed forces was a top priority of the government and added that the meltdown, though it had impacted the nation's economy, would not be allowed to affect the budgetary allocations for defence of the country.
"We all know that there has been some impact of recession. Compared to other countries, we are less affected. But we still have problems. Despite this, modernisation of the defence forces will be our highest priority and it will continue," he added.
'Attacks on India likely to continue'
Suman Guha Mozumder in New York | February 11, 2009 | 08:24 IST
A Rand Corporation study on the November 26 terrorist attacks on Mumbai has concluded that India will remain a target of Pakistan-based terrorism for the foreseeable future because of the inability of New Delhi and the international community to compel Islamabad to dismantle the terrorist infrastructure in that country.
Titled 'Lessons of Mumbai', the report posts the possibility of an escalating terrorist campaign in the region and the rise of a 'strategic terrorist culture'.
Citing Pakistan's 'inherent incapacities' to dismantle its terrorist infrastructure and the expanding participation of Indians in Islamist violence, Angel Rabasa of the Rand Corporation, lead author of the report, said all of these coalesced into a grim prospect for the subcontinent.
Asked to elaborate on the doomsday scenario, Rabasa said, "There is an infrastructure of terrorist groups in Pakistan that have been targeting India at least for the past 15 years. and there seems to be very little indication so far that the government of Pakistan is able or willing to dismantle the terrorist infrastructure."
"There are some limitations as far as India and the international community is concerned with regard to the Pakistani policy and to the presence of these terrorist groups in Pakistan. As long as these terrorist groups are in place, they will target India. There are two basic premises: one, that these attacks are likely to continue as long as this terrorist infrastructure continues to be present in Pakistan and two, that there has been an unwillingness or inability on the part of the Pakistani authorities to shut down these infrastructures."
The root cause of the problem, Rabasa says, is that there are different power centres in Pakistan, and the civilian government is incapable of controlling the army and the Inter Services Intelligence. "It is conceivable that even the Pakistani military establishment may not have control over elements in the ISI that continue to support these terrorist groups. We do not see Pakistan as a unified actor in dealing with terrorist groups � there are multiple power centres. It is very hard to engage Pakistan to a reasonable degree."
All of this coupled with the nuclear deterrent, Rabasa argues in the study, limits India's options. "There is always a risk of escalation to nuclear level," Rabasa says, arguing why India cannot safely consider an armed response. "It seems to me that the Pakistani nuclear doctrine does not preclude the first use of nuclear weapons. Asif Ali Zardari has walked back from that at some points, but then he does not control the nuclear weapons of Pakistan. The ultimate decision makers, I guess, are the military in Pakistan. This is the constraint for conventional action as far as India is concerned."
Further, Rabasa argues, terrorist groups in Pakistan have diversified their infrastructure, "and so it is very difficult to disable these groups by a military strike on their facilities. You can always use military means, but the question is whether it would achieve the objective, mainly dismantling the terrorist infrastructure in that country."
Asked about India's use of massive international diplomacy and whether it could form an effective strategy, Rabasa said the point worth keeping in mind is that as far as the US is concerned, Pakistan has become the epicentre of global terrorism.
"Al Qaeda has established itself in the tribal areas of Pakistan and there are also other terrorist groups. Even the United Kingdom has suffered terrorist attacks that had links to Pakistan. Terrorists finding sanctuaries in Pakistan is an international problem and therefore, there is a major international interest in securing Pakistani cooperation in dismantling these terrorist infrastructures."
Rabasa pointed out that if the US was to succeed in its offensive against the Taliban and Al Qaeda in Afghanistan, it had to start by eliminating terrorist sanctuaries. "The US is constrained by the fact that it relies on Pakistan for logistical support for its operations in Afghanistan. Therefore, to be able to find ways to persuade sectors in Pakistan that tolerate these terrorist groups, the US needs to find ways to review its reliance for logistical support on Pakistan," Rabasa said, arguing that as long as the US was reliant on Pakistan support, it would lack full freedom to move against terrorist infrastructures in the region.
The comprehensive study points the finger directly at the Lashkar-e-Tayiba for the Mumbai attacks, but stops short of arguing that there was some level of complicity by the ISI. "We know that LeT has historically had links with ISI -- in fact, the LeT was established with the support of the ISI," Rabasa pointed out.
"But we do not have enough information to make the judgment as to whether ISI, or elements within the ISI, were involved in the terror attack or had knowledge of this specific operation. The LeT has been allowed to operate very openly in Pakistan, but we do not have enough evidence to suggest that there was complicity between the ISI and LeT."
France Backs India's Role in Defense Circles
By pierre tran
Published: 11 Feb 15:23 EST (20:23 GMT)
BANGALORE - France supported a larger role for India in global political and economic governance, and stood behind French industry's efforts to forge closer links with Indian partners, Jean-Marie Bockel, the junior minister for defense and veteran affairs, said Feb. 11 at the Aero India show.
Bockel also said talks between Europe's MBDA and India's Defence Research Development Organisation on development of a short-range surface-to-air missile had been concluded and confirmation is awaited by national security authorities.
A long-awaited contract for Thales to modernize avionics on the Indian Air Force's Mirage 2000 combat aircraft to the most powerful version available could be expected soon, he said.
"The conditions are right for an early conclusion of the contract," he said. "I am confident it will be a quick decision."
Bockel told a news conference that in a meeting with Indian Defence Minister A.K. Antony and Defence Secretary Vijay Singh, he relayed remarks by French President Nicolas Sarkozy that Paris supported India's place in an expanded G8 and G20 group of nations, and a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council.
France set great importance to its strategic partnership with India and the military links between the countries, which included close relations between the chiefs of staffs of the Army, Air Force and Navy, Bockel said. Both countries were joined in the fight against terrorism, he added.
On French relations with Pakistan in the wake of the Bombay attacks, Bockel said Paris has asked Pakistan for full cooperation at all levels of the state in fighting terrorism.
The French government stood behind offers by French companies bidding in Indian competitions, and would approve technology transfers to help India build up domestic capabilities, he said.
As an example of technology transfer, the first two Indian Air Force Mirage 2000s would be modernized in France, while the rest of the fleet would be upgraded in India, he said. The building of the Franco-Spanish Scorpene conventional powered submarines in India and the work on the short-range surface-to-air missile were other examples of technology transfer, he said.
Asked why the Rafale combat aircraft was not at the airshow, Bockel said the planes were needed in the Afghan theater, where they were supporting coalition troops. The aircraft were appreciated by the Afghan government and coalition forces, he said.
On building civilian nuclear power, Bockel said France had never stopped developing atomic energy and was working in partnership with other countries.
Bockel was accompanied by the French ambassador, Jerome Bonnafont, former spokesman for President Jacques Chirac in the previous administration.
Only Europeans Bid for Indian Helicopter Tenders
By pierre tran
Published: 11 Feb 15:20 EST (20:20 GMT)
BANGALORE - AgustaWestland, Eurocopter and Russian state agency Rosoboronexport have submitted bids for India's tender for 22 attack helicopters, as American companies Bell and Boeing quit the field, company executives said Feb. 11 at Aero India 2009.
India's plans to recapitalize its military helicopter fleet for combat, reconnaissance and surveillance, and naval missions have been a big talking point at the airshow, with total demand estimated at 400 to 500 aircraft, the executives said.
Meanwhile, a VVIP helicopter requirement is widely viewed as going to AgustaWestland's AW101 and awaits a signing by the Indian authorities, British and American industry executives said.
"The tender for the supply of 12 VVIP helicopters to the Armed Forces has reached a critical significant stage," AgustaWestland said in statement.
AgustaWestland offered an export version of the A129 at the end last year, a company spokesman said. The proposal met all the main requirements, including the 50 percent direct industrial offset, he said.
"The 129 is at the lighter end of the attack helicopter market," the spokesman said. "In terms of cost, it is a very cost-effective helicopter."
Turkey selected the A129 in 2007, and the contract for 51 units and 40 under option came into effect last year, the spokesman said. The deal was worth about 60 million euros ($77.5 million)
AgustaWestland pitched its AW119 at the end of last year for India's tender for 197 aircraft under the reconnaissance and surveillance helicopter (RSH) program.
"We submitted the proposal and we're waiting for the next stage," the spokesman said.
In a tender for 16 naval helicopters and eight under option, the company is marketing the NH90, in which AgustaWestland is a partner with Eurocopter and Stork in the NH Industries consortium.
The Anglo-Italian company is in talks with state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) as a partner for the various helicopter bids, to meet the offset condition. The two companies have worked together on maintenance of the Indian Navy's Sea King helicopter fleet.
Eurocopter, an EADS subsidiary, has submitted the Fennec AS 550 C3 for the RSH program and the Tiger HAD version, flown by the French and Spanish armies, for the attack helicopter.
The main mission for the Indian RSH aircraft is take off and landing at 6,000 meters above sea level, said Rainer Farid, sales vice president for South Asia. In the recent clash between India and Pakistan on the Siachen Glacier, Indian helicopters operated from the snow-capped heights in support of troops.
The RSH requirement is a joint Army and Air Force one, and the Fennec would be delivered armed with 2.75-inch rocket pods and a 20-mm FN Herstal machine gun, Farid said.
Eurocopter responded in September to the attack helicopter tender.
Trials for hot temperature and high altitude on the RSH and attack procurements were expected to be held this year, he said.
Eurocopter has also been in talks with HAL for about a year on codeveloping and producing a multi-role aircraft in the 10-12-metric-ton class, but it was still early in the design stages.
Rosoboronexport, acting on behalf of Mil design bureau and the Rostvertol holding company, responded to the attack helicopter tender with the Mi-28 NE (night export), Rostvertol spokeswoman Tina Shaposhnikova said.
The tender terms require contenders effectively to present a prototype aircraft in the configuration specified by the Indian Army. That requires modifications to the basic Mi-28, notably fitting French and Belgian avionics equipment, she said. The three Russian entities are discussing how to meet that demand, which demands a financial effort.
The Indian Army operates 32 Mi-24/35 Hind attack helicopters, which underwent an avionics modernization a few years ago through Israel Aerospace Industries of Israel. A Hind aircraft was on static display on the flightline at the show.
India's requirement for direct commercial purchase left Bell and Boeing stumped as their products were available on a government-to-government basis, because of the weapons content, through the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program. Getting FMS clearance meant missing the tight tender deadline, so the two U.S. manufacturers decided not to bid.
Bell Helicopter's vice president for South Asia, Max Wiles, said the company would have bid the AH-1Z for the attack helicopter mission and its 407 for the RSH if it had entered the competition. The offset requirement was an onerous one and "would not have met the overall business strategy," he said.
Boeing's spokesman for Integrated Defense Systems in India, Brian Nelson, said the tender time was too tight and there was uncertainty whether a sale of the Apache fell within FMS rules.
Bell and Boeing executives separately said their companies would like to bid if the tenders were relaunched in the future.
Indian Arms Buy Push Leaves $1B Unspent
By vivek raghuvanshi
Published: 10 Feb 11:10 EST (16:10 GMT)
NEW DELHI - Despite efforts to speed up arms programs and finalize large purchases, the Indian Defence Ministry will return $1 billion that it was unable to use as planned in the fiscal year that ends March 31. Ministry officials, fearing criticism from the military and political leaders, tried to speed procurement ahead of this year's general elections. In 2008, bids worth about $9 billion were floated, some of which resulted from cancellation of earlier bids. Most had been pending for two to three years due to delays.
"The process of acquisition had slowed down over the last three to four years," said S.V. Thapaliyal, a retired Indian Army major general. "Now there is a political compulsion to show results in view of forthcoming elections. Although a number of requests for proposals [RfPs] have been issued, the acquisition process is so slow and complicated that most of the acquisitions will only materialize in two to three years' time."
"Procurement of the required weapon systems is only a small part of the defense planning process - the whole process is flawed in execution," said Gurmeet Kanwal, retired Indian Army brigadier and director of the Centre for Land Warfare Studies, here. "Bureaucratic red tape must be eliminated through empowered committees, rather than according to a case-by-case approval on files that bounce back and forth endlessly. Prolonged trials are another chokepoint; a system of accountability should be instituted to ensure that trials are completed on time."
Other defense analysts said that the pile-up of RfPs began long ago.
"The cumulative pile is not just over the past three to four years, but goes back at least two decades," said independent defense analyst Rahul Bhonsle, a retired Indian Army brigadier. "The ideal acquisition schedule projects requirements at least 15 to 20 years in advance. That is the aim of having long-term integrated plans. But for the past few years, not having bought any weapons worth the name, the government is now rushing, driven by a post-Mumbai paranoia."
Swaran Singh, professor for diplomacy and disarmament at Jawaharlal Nehru University here, said the sudden big numbers of RfPs are due to a recent sharp surge of economic activity.
"Since the late 1990s, the Indian economy has had impressive growth rates, enabling the UPA government to prioritize weapon purchases, which appears like a sudden burst of RfPs floated in recent years," he said.
India plans to buy more than $30 billion in arms over the next five years to fight the low-intensity war in the northern state of Jammu and Kashmir, head off terror attacks in cities, and prepare for potential battle with Pakistan or China.
Program Status
In the near term, there is some hope for fast-track purchases of smaller items, including fast interceptor craft, hovercrafts and patrol boats for the Coast Guard. The government also will finalize major deals in the next two to three months, a senior Defence Ministry official said.
India expects within two to three months to sign its largest deal ever with Israel, a $3 billion-plus joint effort to develop a medium-range, surface-to-air missile, sources said.
The big-ticket bids floated in 2008 include $2 billion for 100 tracked howitzers, 48 ultra-light howitzers and 185 wheeled howitzers. The Army also sought to procure armored fighting vehicle protection and countermeasure systems worth $270 million, and floated a tender for the joint development of a laser-based directed infrared countermeasure system. The Army's quest for quick-reaction, surface-to-air missiles for $1.4 billion received a poor response; overseas vendors asked for requirements changes.
Other major tenders included a $2 billion bid from the Navy and Coast Guard for maritime patrol aircraft, a $750 million global bid to buy 197 reconnaissance and surveillance helicopters, and a $2 billion effort to upgrade Mirage fighters.
A $1 billion deal to replace the Russian-made Shilka air defense system has drawn no bidders, though Russia has offered licensed production of the Shilka system as a separate arrangement. India also may cancel a bid to procure 266 general guidance munitions in the 1,000-kilogram class compatible with Mirage-2000H/TH aircraft, because the Defence Research and Development Organization claims it can manufacture the munitions itself, Defence Ministry sources said.
The Defence Ministry canceled a bid to purchase a successor to the Swedish-made L-70 air defense guns because only the state-owned Ordnance Factories Board, in partnership with Rheinmetall Defense of Germany, had submitted the bid. The $1.2 billion contract to buy transportable radars is also heading for cancellation as Rafael was the only bidder.
Indian Army to Induct BrahMos Missile After Trials; BrahMos Phase II Expansion Details
Dated 9/2/2009
Press Trust of India reports the Indian Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor saying that the Army would wait for successful user trials of the BrahMos cruise missiles before induction. Next round of tests are scheduled for February 20th 2009.
BrahMos Aerospace's facility in Thiruvananthapuram is embarking on its second phase of expansion tomorrow aiming to convert the unit into a fully capable Missile Integration Complex. Defence Minister A K Antony will inaugurate the second phase of development tomorrow, less then a year after the Centre took over the state-run company to convert it into a major centre for production of defence and space-related component manufacturing centre, BrahMos Aerospace CEO and MD Dr A Sivathanu Pillai told reporters.
Investments worth Rs 1.25 billion have been made into the BrahMos Campus. Rs 750 million was invested by the BrahMos organisation while the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) were to contribute Rs 250 million each. BrahMos looks to acquire nearly 60 acres of land in the near future
Air chief defends IAF pilots, trashes DGCA report
NDTV Correspondent
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 (Bangalore)
The Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major has rejected reports that pilots of the Indian Air Force were responsible for the near miss incident at Mumbai airport.
An Air India jet with 150 onboard nearly collided with VVIP helicopters being used to transport the President and her family on Monday.
Earlier, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the civil aviation watchdog in the country, had blamed the pilot of the presidential choppers for not following rules and coming too close to the passenger plane on the runway.
Now, the Air chief has rejected that report and said that the Air Force's pilots were not at fault and the civil aviation ministry should set its house in order.
No action has been taken against any one yet. ATC officials were taken off duty, and the Air Force said the chopper pilots in question would not fly so that they could focus on the inquiry.


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As of this week, I've been blogging for two years. TWO YEARS! I'm merely a toddler in blog years, but it still seems like an accomplishment that I've stuck with this project for so long. Some days it's easy to feel like I haven't made it far enough in the blogging world – but when I really look back on where I was, I can't help but see that I've at least made progress. That day two years ago when I anxiously hit the "publish" button on my first post was the result of 6 months of hands-on behind the scenes prep work and over two years of brain preparation. Since then, I've made so many new friends and gained new skills. I think I've become a better recipe developer and hopefully a better writer. I've become a real (amateur) food photographer, taking over Robert's beautiful work to put my hand in the ring. The photography has now become one of my favorite parts of the blogging process. I've experimented with new illustration styles (like this, this and this), traveled to meet people and learn new things (and will hopefully do a lot more of that in the future), written some guest posts for blogs I truly admire (like Food52 and A Couple Cooks), and I've been on a couple podcasts (The Dinner Special and ChoppedCon). These are all things I had HOPED I would do with my blog, so I can't even tell you how happy I am to be where I am right now. Blogging can be amazing and there are a lot of resources out there to help if you know where to look for it, for example, if you're interested in starting your own blog you might want to look into something like www.hostiserver.com to help leave your mark on the blogging world like I have! [Read more…]
A "Date Night In" With My Husband (And Mango-Raspberry Champagne Floats)
When I first heard that Ashley Rodriguez was working on a cookbook memoir based on her popular blog series titled "Dating My Husband," I could hardly contain my excitement. This was during the time when Cake Over Steak was merely a brain-child of mine, and it was bloggers like Ashley and posts like her Dating My Husband series that truly inspired me to create my own space on the internet. They lit a fire in me that made me want to share my own story, weaving tales of love, marriage, family, friendships, fears, etc. into the story of a recipe that makes you want to spend the rest of the day in your kitchen. I made a vow to myself that this blog would be up and running by the time her book came out so I could write about it on here. Little did I know that I would also have a husband of my very own by the time that day rolled around. [Read more…]
Dessert Sushi, A Blog Birthday and A Cookbook Giveaway
My blog is one year old! As of yesterday, actually, which also happens to be my brother's (30th) birthday. (Happy Birthday Colin!) It was merely a coincidence and a lack of patience that caused my blog to be birthed on the same day as my brother, but it certainly makes it easier to remember its birthday. But first let's talk about this recipe: [Read more…]
Overnight Pancakes with The Ultimate Pancake Syrup
Since I'm a crazy person who tries to schedule every minute of her days, I don't usually end up with a spare moment to read cookbooks until the few minutes before I go to sleep. But – this actually gives me a solid way of judging how good a cookbook is: In those brief moments before I get too drowsy to continue reading, how hungry does it make me? With Joy Wilson's new book, Homemade Decadence, I would not be hungry at all when I got into bed, but then suddenly be starving and have to put the book down so I wouldn't be forced to escape to the kitchen to eat an entire jar of peanut butter. Those nights I went to bed dreaming of chocolate peanut butter pretzel cakes, sausage and blackberry breakfast pizza, and bourbon chocolate pecan pie bars. One night it went so far that, while I was half asleep, I asked Robert what kinds of pies he was making and if there was any left. Clearly this book went to my head. [Read more…]
Strawberry Basil Shortbread Tart
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Kettle Corn Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Labeling Craft Beers in the Best Way
Beer lovers are spread all over the planet and are escalating in terms of population. Although commercial beers are commonly supplied for these people, craft beers are also trying to get into the market.
What are craft beers?
Craft beers are made in the traditional or cultural brewing process. These are usually produced by small beer brewing companies or microbreweries but are highly notable in terms of quality, flavor, and the brewing methods. The fact about craft beers is, it tries to get established in the existing beer market by competing with other commercial beer companies. Moreover, microbreweries for craft beers are also increasing.
Craft Beer Survival Tactics
Essentially, a craft beer company is filled with a wide array of business competitors. To put it categories, the said industry will have (1) to compete with the well-established large breweries and (2) also with other existing craft beer businesses. Of course, this competition is not going to be very easy for craft beer companies, especially for the newbies but one effective marketing strategy will be discussed in subsequent paragraphs.
One of the best marketing techniques with regards to craft beer industry is the pressure sensitive label. To make it simple, these would make use of stickers.In the simplest understanding, these are sticker labels. However, these are not just ordinary stickers we may find anywhere but stickers of high quality. These are produced out of tough elements, feature easy individuality of design, and reasonably priced. Let us go over each characteristic in subsequent sections.
Pressure Sensitive Craft Beer Labels are Tough
Possibly, you had craft beers in which the craft beer labels were easily ripped away the moment you held the bottle. But, this is less likely to be experienced in bottles with pressure sensitive labels because these are always made with great strength. And if a laminate varnish is added, then durability would be perfect.
Quick to Personalized Pressure Sensitive Stickers
In the world of rapid technological innovations, these pressure sensitive stickers can be personalized in any concept that you desire. Moreover, the size or shape of the sticker is not going to be an issue for an appropriate software for this is available. Regardless of whether you are only offering periodic craft beers or consistent products, rest assured that you can have your labels anytime you need it.
Pressure Sensitive Labels have Sensible Price Ranges
Labels for beers do not have to be expensive. However, some options in the market simply get too much out of your pocket. But not the pressure sensitive types. Consequently, you can make more beers and beer bottles, and all will have stickers on it.
In summary, craft beer labels would function as a marketing and advertising approach. Hence, have the durable, "customizable", and inexpensive pressure sensitive labels as one of your advertising and marketing options.