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LONDON (AP) — Russia has criticized Prince Charles' reported comparison of President Vladimir Putin to Adolf Hitler and is protesting the matter with Britain.
Charles, the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II, reportedly compared Hitler's 1939 invasion of Poland with Russia's annexation of Crimea in a private conversation during his current trip to Canada.
In Moscow, Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said Russia wanted an explanation from Britain about whether Charles expressed that view and whether the wider British government shares it.
"If these words indeed were said, they don't befit a future British monarch," Lukashevich told reporters Thursday.
"We consider the use of a member of the British royal family by the Western press for waging a propaganda campaign against Russia over the pressing international issue — the situation in Ukraine — as unacceptable, outrageous and base," he said.
The Russian Embassy in London in a statement said its officials were meeting British Foreign Office counterparts Thursday to seek "official clarifications" of the prince's "outrageous remarks."
The controversy comes at a time of heightened tension between Russia and the West. It started after the Daily Mail newspaper reported Wednesday that Charles had made the comments Monday during a visit to the Museum of Immigration in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
The Mail said he was talking with museum volunteer Marienne Ferguson, who was a young girl when her family fled Poland before its 1939 invasion by Nazi Germany. Ferguson later confirmed the content of his comments to the BBC.
Charles' aides have declined to confirm or deny what he said, asserting that they do not comment on private conversations.
Charles' remarks did draw criticism from some British politicians, who said the royal family should avoid political statements.
However, Prime Minister David Cameron defended Charles on the grounds that everyone was entitled to an opinion. And opposition leader Ed Miliband said Charles "has got a point" in his characterization of Putin.
Charles is scheduled to join leaders of the World War II Allies, including Putin, at June 6 events in France marking the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings.
Associated Press reporter Vladimir Isachenkov in Moscow contributed to this report.


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ORILLIA, ON, Dec. 11, 2013 /CNW/ - Driving with a suspended licence is about to get much riskier for drivers as the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) become the first police service in Ontario and one of the first in Canada to target suspended drivers with their Licence Plate Recognition Program (ALPR).
The OPP is also expanding its ALPR program to include an additional 27 ALPR equipped vehicles to its existing fleet of four which, according to the OPP, will make it more difficult for suspended drivers, drivers of stolen vehicles and other vehicles with plates in poor standing to drive undetected on Ontario roads and highways.
"Thanks to our continued partnership with the Ministry of Transportation Ontario (MTO) and the Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC), our roads will be much safer now that we have the resources to remove the threat that suspended drivers pose to all road users. The additional 27 vehicles will allow us to scan thousands more plates every day over a broader geographic range in the province." - OPP Deputy Commissioner Brad Blair, Provincial Commander of Traffic Safety and Operational Support.
"Our partnerships with the OPP and all our road safety partners have allowed us to lead the way with some of the most advanced road safety programs, tough laws and strong enforcement. This is why Ontario is a North American leader in road safety." The Honourable Glen Murray, Minister of Transportation and Minister of Infrastructure.
"Ontario motorists expect to be protected from unsafe drivers, but also not to be tracked as they go about their daily lives. We are pleased to report that the OPP used a Privacy by Design approach in developing its Automatic License Plate Recognition system, and that when a scanned license plate does not match the list of unsafe drivers, it will be deleted from the system within minutes." - Ann Cavoukian, Ph.D. Information and Privacy Commissioner, Ontario, Canada.
Approximately 250,000 Highway Traffic Act licence suspensions are issued annually in Ontario.
OPP ALPR vehicles now have access to an MTO database that contains all Ontario licence plates of vehicles whose registered owners' driver's licences are suspended.
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O'Connell is holding court in the hotel lobby, where members of Sarah Palin's family are fawning over him. He goes to school in Phoenix—he's a seventh-grader at Desert Arroyo Middle School—but he's taking the day off after begging his dad to let him attend the McCain rally. "He'll never have another chance like this," says his father, Sean.
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Eventually, O'Connell sees himself going into politics, "probably as a congressman or senator or governor." I ask him what drives him. "I just want to be for the people," he says. "I just want to go out there and change things." He says he wishes he could run now—unfortunately, few states allow 13-year-olds to hold public office. So "McCain is doing it for me," he says, laughing. But he points out that the youngest mayor in America is 19 years old.
He already has a head start. In elementary school, O'Connell was vice president and treasurer of his class. He wanted to be president, but he lost—a tough early dose of reality. (His little sister, now in fifth grade, occupies his old seat.) But he has since recovered. This fall, his school held a mock presidential election. He won on a platform of fast food for everyone. "I wasn't talking about McDonald's," he reassures me. "I said we want Panda Express and Rubio. … The fast food I'm talking about was healthy." It wasn't an easy victory. He ran against one of his best friends, Justin. "Of course this didn't separate our friendship at all." From that experience, O'Connell says he learned the value of knowing your constituents. "I listened to what the kids wanted," he said. "I related to them."
O'Connell tells me he didn't run for student government this year because they don't have any actual power. "I don't want to take shots at them, but they don't really get to change anything," he says. Instead, he's currently spearheading the creation of a school senate. If successful, he thinks it's only fair that he would be "supreme senator." " 'Students First' is my motto," he says, playing off McCain's slogan. Not everyone is happy with the senate plan, particularly members of the pre-existing student government. "They call it 'high treason' or whatever," he says. "I just want to get students involved."
For now, O'Connell is following the No. 1 rule of campaigning: Reach out to your friends and neighbors. "I do influence my peers as far as supporting John McCain." As we're talking, several adults passing by comment on how articulate he is. "You're the smartest kid I've ever met," says one guy in a McCain hat. Connor agrees that most kids his age could learn a few things. "I don't want to be like I'm all that," says Connor. "I'd just like to educate them more."
Later, O'Connell came outside to meet members of the McCain communications team. There, he shared his views on immigration and drilling and assured them that most of his classmates were McCain supporters. Michael Goldfarb, who writes the official McCain blog , seemed cheered. "I think we're gonna win the youth vote in 2012," he said. "I can feel it."


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OK, everyone has their own theories as to the location of the lost city, but i will tell you something that i read in a british newspaper about a year ago
there is this french guy (absolutly CANNOT remember his name, and its bugging me) who is obsessed with atlantis and knows Plato's writings better than Plato.
anyway in this article he said that Plato says that atlantis was beyond the pillars of hercules (I think it was herc) which is gibralter. so the french guy says that everyone has all these theories about barbados, the Canary islands etc. but nobody has actually checked just past the pillars, and he said that there is a subaquatic mountain just past gibralter that could have once been a island
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NEW YORK, June 9 (UPI)–John Oliver decided it would be worth "mildly irritating" Syrian President Bashar al-Assad by having Right Said Fred perform an anti-Assad version of their hit song "I'm Too Sexy."
The decision came after Oliver ripped al-Assad on his show Last Week Tonight for having "the musical taste of a 14-year-old girl from Orange County" after finding "Sexy and I Know It" by LMFAO on his iTunes playlist.
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The autobiography of one of the most significant and beloved of songwriters, writer of fifty-two UK Top 40 hits from 'Walk On By' to 'Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head'. Burt Bacharach is one of the most celebrated and legendary song-writers of the twentieth century. Throughout his sixty year career he has worked with artists from Dionne Warwick to Dr Dre, Marlene Dietrich to Elvis Costello. Anyone Who Had a Heart is the story of one of the greatest song writers of all time. It traces for the first time in his own words, the life and times of the man who created the music that has become the sound track for the lives of his millions of devoted fans all over the world. Bacharach's songs include: 'Magic Moments' - Perry Como, ' Baby It's You' - The Shirelles / The Beatles, 'Please Stay' - The Drifters / Marc Almond, 'Wishin' and Hopin" - Dionne Warwick / Dusty Springfield / Ani DiFranco, 'Walk On By' - Dionne Warwick / The Stranglers, 'I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself' - Dusty Springfield / The White Stripes, '(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me' - Sandie Shaw, 'A Message to Martha' - Adam Faith, 'What's New Pussycat?' - Tom Jones, 'Trains and Boats and Planes' - Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas, 'Alfie' - Cilla Black / Cher / Rumer, 'I Say a Little Prayer' - Dionne Warwick / Aretha Franklin, 'Do You Know the Way to San Jose?' - Dionne Warwick, 'Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head' - B.J. Thomas / Sacha Distel / Johnny Mathis, 'I'll Never Fall in Love Again' - Bobby Gentry, 'Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)' - Burt Bacharach / Barry Manilow / Shirley Bassey.
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Adam Franklin Tickets
Adam Franklin is an English singer and guitarist known for his work with alternative rock band Swervedriver, as well as his career as a solo artist and work under the names Toshack Highway and Magnetic Morning (with Sam Fogarino of Interpol). Swervedriver released four studio albums and several EPs before breaking up in 1998. A decade later, they reunited to play Coachella and go on a world tour.
Franklin's solo work under his own name (as opposed to under the Magnetic Morning or Toshack Highway monikers) consists of four albums, all released between 2007 and 2010: Bolts of Melody, Spent Bullets, A Soundworld of Rain, and I Could Sleep For A Thousand Years.


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Another shelter location proposed
By Andrew Bell
Published in News on January 17, 2007 1:54 PM
Officials hope county-owned land on Aviation Road near the Goldsboro-Wayne Municipal Airport will be the location for the new animal shelter.
But Tuesday morning's announcement was soon followed by complaints from nearby residents who say construction will cause more flooding near their homes.
County Manager Lee Smith finally announced the possible location after building plans were completed by contractor Walter Vick and LSV Partnership Architects and handed over to county officials last Friday.
Architects are now completing written specifications for the site and building plans so the 11,500-square-foot, $1.2 million project can be bid out. The bidding process, which officials hope to begin Feb. 1, could take up to two months, Smith said.
Then, the county can award a bid to build a new animal shelter as early as April 1, he added.
But before any of that, the county must first approve a location for the facility.
Smith suggested that an animal shelter could be built on the five acres of county-owned property off Aviation Road. The commissioners originally would have not been allowed to build there because an animal shelter is not a permitted use on county-owned property.
But the commissioners unanimously approved Tuesday to allow animal shelters and other pet facilities as permitted uses in the county's airport, light industry, heavy industry and community shopping zones.
The land on Aviation Road has no adjacent business or residential property owners, which was not the case with the first location the county suggested for a new shelter.
In September, county officials requested that Goldsboro City Council rezone county-owned property located on the north side of Eighth Street between Humphrey Street and Wayne Memorial Drive to allow for an animal shelter. Councilmen didn't approve the change after local property owners spoke out against it.
Local property owners spoke out against the new proposed location of the facility again Tuesday morning. Ernestine Brewer told commissioners that she and her husband have complained about the increased amount of flooding at residences near the airport for the past four years.
Each year flooding gets worse as the nearby creek continues to clog with debris, Mrs. Brewer said, causing floodwater to spread into residents' yards. If a shelter is built, any water will run off into the creek, further flooding other homes -- perhaps even the airport, she said.
"If the commissioners don't address the flooding from the airport to the Neuse, then the airport will be flooded in the next 30 years," Mrs. Brewer said.
Other nearby construction, such as the new U.S. 117, has created a barrier that keeps floodwater in the yards of homes near the airport, she added.
"I'm losing my home and my property. That may not mean much to you, but it's everything to me. As a taxpaying citizen, you need to address this issue," Mrs. Brewer said.
Smith and the commissioners agreed that stormwater runoff is a "massive issue" facing Wayne County and other local governments along the Neuse River basin. That issue, among others, will be addressed during the commissioners' board retreat scheduled for Jan. 26.
The commissioners could then approve the shelter's location during the board's next meeting on Feb. 6. By that time, the shelter should also have a manager overseeing policies and construction.
Wayne County human resources director Sue Guy said interviews for an animal shelter manager will begin Monday. After interviewing the three candidates and conducting any necessary background checks, she said the search committee could have a recommendation for the commissioners as soon as the end of the month.
The nominee will earn between $37,577 and $58,607 a year based on previous experience and job knowledge, Mrs. Guy said. He or she will be tasked with working with local veterinarians to provide emergency treatment for animals, developing a spay and neuter program either at the facility or through local veterinarians' offices and streamlining the adoption process.
As construction nears, the county should be notified if its efforts are in conjunction with two anonymous donors' demands for a new shelter. The unnamed donors represented by lawyer Tommy Jarrett said they would give $200,000 toward a new shelter if certain criteria were met.
The donors want the shelter in a central location. They also requested that a new shelter treat all animals humanely while in the care of the facility and when the animals are euthanized. Animal shelter employees must also work to increase the animal adoption rate.
Local residents have helped raise more than $50,000 for the project.
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Finksburg - Annie E. Harris, 88, died Oct. 24 at the home of her daughter here. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Drs. JoAnn and L. Stanley Bowlsbey, and three nieces.
DATELINE: Forestville
Margaret E. McIntosh, 72, died Wednesday at her daughter's home in Westminster after an extended illness. The Prince George's County resident was a native of Winchester, Va. and the daughter of the late Samuel and Mabel Williams Smoot. The widow of John A. McIntosh, she is survived by her sons, Robert D. McIntosh of Citrus Springs, Fla. and Dennis D. McIntosh of District Heights, Prince George's County; daughters, Barbara G. Lewis of Westminster and Diane M. Schoonmaker of Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, and six grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the Thomas D. Fletcher Funeral Home, 254 E. Main St., Westminster. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Arlington National Cemetery.
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Raymond E. Cullop, 80, died Wednesday at his home. He was the husband of Mary Ruth A. Cullop. In addition to his wife, survivors include children, Bill Cullop and Gene Cullop, both of Mount Airy, Roscoe Cullop, Charlotte Henninger and Pat Langley, all of Frederick, Dottie Meadows of Montgomery County, and Penny Coleson and Jo Roebuck, both of Sykesville; 22 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the Hospice of Frederick County, P.O. Box 1799, Frederick, Md.


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Spike Lee stopped by The Mo Ivory Show on Free Your Mind Friday to free his mind about his new movie Red Hook Summer.
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Zwift saves all of your workout files as an industry standard .fit file that you can automatically or manually upload to Strava, Training Peaks, Today's Plan, Map My Run/Ride, and Garmin Connect. You can also download .fit files from your dashboard for all your activities and manually upload them to other sites.
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- Log in
- Tap the menu button in the top-left
- Tap Settings
- Tap Connections
- Tap the service you want to sign in to and log in to confirm access
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To link your account through an Internet browser, go to your Zwift Dashboard > Settings > Connections. From there, you can manage your third-party account links with the click of a button.
From there, you'll just need to log in via the prompt that appears.
If you encounter any problems linking your Zwift account through the web:
- Update your Internet browser to the newest version/try a different browser.
- Try using Private/Incognito mode in your browser or disabling any browser add-ons.
- Allow both Zwift.com and the third-party site to download cookies to your computer.
- Make exceptions for both Zwift.com and the third-party site to run Javascript locally.
|If you have multiple people sharing the same computer, make sure that the correct user is logged into the third-party site before connecting - and not one of the other users - to avoiding connecting your Zwift account to the wrong account.
Downloading your .fit File from your Dashboard
If you need to manually upload any Zwift rides that successfully completed to other third-party sites, you can download the .fit file from your dashboard. Steps for manually uploading will vary from site-to-site; please consult the individual service's instructions.
Example .fit file download link location on my.zwift.com
Finding your Local .fit File
If for any reason you experience an issue, such as a game crash or Internet loss, your fit file is automatically saved every 10 minutes in the \Documents\Zwift\Activities folder on your computer.
On the Title screen, tap the Zwift logo three times to bring up the file browser.
If you're riding on iOS, you can reach your .fit file by:
- Starting up the Zwift Application.
- Tapping on the 'Zwift' Logo 3 times.
- This will open up a browser, allowing you to choose your file (log or .FIT) and then email them to whomever you'd like, yourself included.
Partner-Specific Questions
If you're having issues with how your file is displayed on one of these third-party accounts, you may want to contact them directly for further support. We've also included some common questions below:
Garmin Connect
- Q: Why aren't my workouts showing my power numbers?
- A: Virtual rides may not show power or cadence numbers on Garmin Connect Mobile. If the data is present on the Garmin Connect website, you may be able to force them to display by altering the activity type from "Virtual Ride" to "Indoor Cycling."
- Q: Why isn't my elevation showing up correctly?
- A: Garmin's virtual ride type counts the elevation from the real-world GPS location, not Zwift's virtual elevation. They're working on this.


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We now live in the digital era – an era of social media, mobile phones & devices and being connected and online 24/7. There are many benefits for attorneys and law firms that adopt and utilize online technology to enhance their practice and provide more cost-effective and efficient service to their clients. Unfortunately, there are numerous risks that are involved with utilizing online technologies as well.
"Which risks are relevant? Those that impact business goals. Which risks impact business goals? They all do." – Deborah Gonzalez
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There is a wealth of practical information presented in this course and Ms. Gonzalez provides numerous practice points for attorneys to adopt in their everyday practice to minimize online risks. The main topics addressed include setting the context of our new digital world, mobile devices, apps & BYOD, reputational risk, big data, content management/marketing, compliance and what you can do to mitigate your risk.
Further issues addressed in this CLE course include:
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- Compliance with rules & regulations
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- COPPA (Children's' Online Privacy Protection Act)
- The compliance toolkit
- Audits & assessment
- SLA™ Risk Assessment
- Protecting yourself and your firm through insurance coverage
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Nawaab Gets Real Ale!!!
Hopefully, the addition of a light hoppy real ale will compliment the spicy Indian cuisine at the award winning Nawaab perfectly, and give their customers chance to try something different with their meals.Both Sam and Ash at the Nawaab are excited by the new venture and hope that this leads to more local restaurants taking the real ale route. The first beer on the bar is Mallinsons Semi Centurian which is brewed locally, in Lindley.
Good luck to all concerned.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Bank Holiday Festivals
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Mallinsons Does It Again
It was first spotted at the Harlequin festival in Sheffield a couple of weeks ago, Dave 'Unpronounceable's' 30th birthday bash. He helped Tara brew it and suggested the strength and the hops used I believe - his is the face on the pump clip. There was another version especially for the festival, 'Let There Be More Hops' which, judging by the amount of hops in the original version, must have been one of the hoppiest beers of the year.
As I have said before, Mallinsons just go from strength to strength as a brewery and Tara can successfully turn her hand to all sorts of beer. Her latest offering is another mild, 'Marina Mild' which will be a totally different beast to the previous one and no doubt equally as good. If you have not tried a Mallinson's beer yet, what are you waiting for ?
Friday, April 24, 2009
Shepley Spring Festival
The first beer is SHEPLEY SPRING FESTIVAL ALE (3.8%), a light & refreshing session bitter, well hopped, giving a crisp and clean citrus fruity finish. This has been a real favourite at the previous festivals and sure to be drunk in copious quantities again this time.
The second specially brewed beer is SHEPLEY CRICKET CLUB BITTER (4.0%), a pale, golden bitter with a well-balanced initial sweet malt flavour and a subtle bitterness from the English Bramling Cross hops. Delicious!
Both beers will only be available in the Festival Club (Beer Tent!) on the main site, where they will be joined by two of Elland Brewery's favourites, NETTLETHRASHER (4.4%) and the beautiful, fruity, dark ruby mild BORN TO BE MILD (3.7%). Incidentally, Shepley Cricket Club serves Elland Brewery beers throughout the year and is currently offering BARGEE in its Clubhouse.
For those wanting entertainment with their beer, the fun starts on the Thursday evening with a free night featuring three local acts led by Emily Druce's Why & Wherefores.
Thereafter it is just £4.00 to enter the site (children U12 free) to enjoy top quality musicians from all over the world, as well as a host of other entertainment, craft stalls, children's events and a food village. For the real music enthusiasts, it is possible to upgrade to watch the headline performers in the two five-hundred seater marquees.
The Festival is open from 5.00 pm on Friday 15 May, and from 10.00 am on the Saturday and Sunday and full details can be found on the website. (directions)
With thanks to Ian Watkinson of Shepley CC for supplying the above.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Foley Fest
There will be no special festival bar, beer will appear as others run off.
A meet the brewer evening has been arranged for 7pm on Monday 11th May, featuring Huddersfield brewster Tara Mallinson.
OK, A is for Anglo-Dutch etc., anyone out there (without reference books) give me a Z (or an X).
pic: beerintheevening.com
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Sportsman Update
Ten keg beers will be available including fruit and wheat varieties and possibly both Budvars. That's a hell of a choice even for a town with a reputation like this one. All we need now is for Alistair to be a darling and ensure that we can still afford the bloody stuff!
Best wishes & good luck to everyone involved.
The Sportsman opened its doors at 6 pm on Friday, and from a special correspondent the beers on the bar at the time were Landlord and Mild, from Taylors, Golden Sheep from Black Sheep, Mallinsons Semi Centurion, Empire Valour, Summer Wine Furnace Gold, and Golcar Mild. Seems they have lived up to their promise of sourcing local beers. Its not often one sees a bar with no beer from outside Yorkshire.
Santiam Back Again
In case some may have missed it, Sam has managed to acquire another barrel. Not sure when it will be on but if you see it, it is well worth a pint or two...or three! This American hop variety with it's unique flavour produces a long finish here and has resulted in one of the better Pictish brews currently available (and that is high praise for a new beer).
PS I know it was on at the Rat as well, but some people drank it all so I never got chance to try it !!!
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Festival With A Differerence
That notwithstanding , and in the interest of beer drinking I had a little trip around the local 'Spoons' to see what was on offer - visiting those in Halifax and Brighouse as well as The Cherry Tree. Armed with their well produced programme I set to work on the many varied beers available, (for those wanting to sample plenty they do serve beers in third pint glasses, provided you want three of the beers on the bar).
A brief overview provided ten beers, only one I would have said was spectacular, a 6.2% porter from Finland. It was full of rich dark flavour provided by the use of four different malts according to the tasting notes. Many of the others seemed to be in the English mid-brown style and often tasted very similar.
The problem with the festival from my point of view is that each pub only has a certain number of beers on the bar at once, sold through the normal handpumps. Quality is therefore good, but the range seemed somewhat limited and pedestrian. There were often three foreign beers available but I avoided these generally for the British breweries offerings. Also it seemed that the same basic range was available at all the pubs I visited where I would have hoped for more variety. However, should you want a bit of a change then may be the Wetherspoon festival may provide it - it will certainly allow you to try beers crafted by brewers from outside the U.K and I hope to try more as the weeks go on. I will let you know.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
The Taste Experience (part 2)
First of all was the Marble Ginger 6 in The Grove (which seemed to divide opinion) as blogged previously. I followed this with a trip to Greater Manchester, which provided CBC 'Blonde', which said on the clip it was brewed with pineapple (with a picture of a pine tree?!) though tasted of neither. Sharps 'Spring Mild' mentioned gorse in the brew but never having tasted gorse I could not be sure, though the beer was ok. These both appeared at the Crescent in Salford by the way. On the bar at the New Oxford in Salford (right) was an interesting Orkney called 'Clootie Dumpling' with cinnamon flavour - though not overpowering.
The highlight of the week was a trip to one of my favourite pub festivals, The Baltic Fleet in Liverpool (right). Here the list promised ten fruit beers from Wapping, all at 4.2%. They appeared to be from the same basic Summer Ale brew and during the afternoon my taste buds were assailed by beers purporting to be Lemon, Manadarin, Pineapple, Kiwi, Mango, and Grapefruit flavoured but to be perfectly honest none, apart from the Lemon, tasted of much at all. The star of the show did though, and it must be the most bizarre beer I have tasted in a while. The Orange and Black Pepper had good orange flavour but the black pepper gave it an interesting background taste and a very nice edge. All I need now is to taste the Skinners 'Ginger Tosser' at the Star and my week of the weird and wonderful will be complete.
Friday, April 10, 2009
Alehouse Update
Just recently I came across him delivering to a pub in Sheffield and we caught up over a couple of beers. He has moved on from the Lower Red to The Mermaid, still in St Albans, and due to the move his brewput slowed down but now, with everything settled, he is back brewing as normal. If anyone has tasted Alehouse beers they will recall their assertive hoppiness and Kev's fanatical devotion to different hop varieties. This has not changed - well at least the latter part.
He was one of the early champions of foreign hops, especially American and New World, and was happy to have succeeded in obtaining Simcoe hops to recreate one of his favourite beers this year, 'Simplicity', along with Sauvin from New Zealand which he said have become more prevalent this year due to a better harvest than for the fellow Riwaka and Mortueka varieties.
He did admit that his brewing style has changed lately. He is using the same quantity of hops but adding some later in the boil as aroma, rather than bittering, hoping that this change may be more acceptable by resulting in less aggressively hopped beers. He believes that his beer will still go down well in Yorkshire, he just needs the chance to be able to get some on the local bars to prove it - so if you spot an Alehouse beer, try it, see what you think and remember it's local connection.
Wednesday, April 08, 2009
After ten hours hard labour we like nothing better than to go to the pub for a couple of pints, Italians are more likely to hit the bar for a quick coffee and get home asap.Its not that Italians don't drink, they just tend not to in public, unless there is a good excuse, for example a market in town with a beer tent....
Despite this there are many interesting beers to be found in Italy, not just those imported from Germany, Holland and Belgium (see Will's Venezia piece last year, or check out "The Beer Book" - isbn 9781-1-4053-3301-6), and it was on our latest trip that we found ourselves drinking excellent local beer in a quality pub in the northern city of Bergamo.
Until recently you didn't get Brits in Bergamo, then Ryanair took over the local airport and renamed it Milan (Orio al Serio), the cities football teams are Atalanta and AlbinoLeffe for extra confusion. Once in the city, head for the "Citta Alta", unspoilt medieval, narrow cobbled streets, restaurants, deli's, cafe bars, and decent pubs.
One is "La Antiqua Birreria de Bergamo" to one side of Piazza Vecchia, on the other side, on Via Colleoni Bartolomeo, is the "Papageno Pub" (pictured) , 5 "birra alla spina", Dutch, Belgium and German - an extensive Belgium bottle menu and, new to this visit, local beer from the "Birrifico Artiginale de Maurizio & Miriam" (http://www.mm1989.it/) brewed just outside Bergamo in the town of Ponte San Pietro.
Four different beers were available from the brewery, Ilary, a weiss beer @4.5%, Miriam, blond @5.5%, Francy, amber @5.5% and Mary, a dark 5.5% which we did not have time to try. All were superbly crafted, hoppier than the German ales that were the inspiration, and a drinkable abv too. Our fellow drinkers turned out to be from Lancashire and Galway, locals popped in for a quick coffee.............
We shall return.
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
A Ginger Disappointment
Unfortunately, it did not live up to my expectation. Of course, there was ginger there, but not the fresh mouth tingling ginger of the Marble Ginger. This was overwhelmed in my opinion by a vinous background, that seemed to mask any other flavours, and gave it a feel of pure alcohol. It was 6% admittedly but for a beer of that strength I expected something more....truth be told, it was one of the few Marble beers which has not 'wowed' me.
I have only had it once, and never at the Marble Arch. I may have got the end, or the start of the barrel or I may have just caught a bad batch at a bad time. But, sorry Marble, it did not impress.
As an aside, the lover of light hoppy beer should be well catered for at The Star this week. There are 2 new Mallinsons beers to come along with a couple of Goose Eye, including the superb Chinook, and rumour has it there should be a new Pictish in the pipe line too. Can hardly wait !!!


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Annual roadcheck program helps prevent large-truck crashes, starts June 4
To prevent large-truck crashes, the Wisconsin State Patrol will participate in the annual Roadcheck program from Tuesday to Thursday, June 4 to 6, sponsored by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance.
During the Roadcheck period, the Wisconsin State Patrol and other agencies throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico will intensify their efforts to increase compliance with all commercial motor vehicle driver and equipment regulations and boost the number of commercial operators who buckle up.
"The Wisconsin State Patrol has highly trained commercial motor vehicle inspectors patrolling highways and stationed at our safety and weight enforcement facilities, also known as weigh stations," says Capt. David Pabst of the Motor Carrier Enforcement Section. "Their mission is to remove unsafe and fatigued commercial drivers from the road and to ensure that all safety equipment on large trucks and other commercial vehicles is operating properly. During Roadcheck, the State Patrol will fortify its consistently stringent commercial motor vehicle inspection and enforcement efforts to save lives and reduce injuries by preventing crashes."
Last year during the 72-hour Roadcheck period, the State Patrol conducted 1,049 commercial motor vehicle inspections, including cargo tankers transporting hazardous materials, and identified 4,131 safety violations. As the result of the Roadcheck inspections, 293 commercial motor vehicles and 87 drivers were declared out of service.
A combination of effective law enforcement and safety education has helped improve commercial motor vehicle safety in Wisconsin during the last 10 years.
In 2012, large-truck crashes declined approximately 27 percent compared with 2003. Moreover, large-truck crash fatalities dropped from 102 in 2003 to 69 in 2012, which was a 33 percent reduction.


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|Hunting Bill
The Chairman: Before I call the next speaker, I remind the Committee that debate on the motion is limited to half an hour from 4.15 pm.
Mr. Maples: There are two interpretations of why the Government have proposed the extra day: one is cynical and probably correct; the other is charitable and probably naive. The cynic in me says that the proposal is connected to managing perceptions in the other place. Given that we have only got through half the amendments, the impression could be created that the Bill was rushed through Committee. However, the Government will get their way, so I might as well put a charitable interpretation on it, even if that is a little nave. My charitable interpretation of the extra day is that there are things that the Government want to do with the Bill.
4.30 pm
The Parliamentary Secretary said that areas of the Bill could be improved. Those were not her exact words, but that is what she thought. Therefore, by delaying consideration of the amendments, we are delaying the point at which the Government could improve the Bill. If the Parliamentary Secretary or the Under-Secretary were to indicate those areas, my hon. Friends and I would be prepared to move speedily towards them.
There are four clear days between now and next Tuesday. During that time, I hope the Parliamentary Secretary, the Under-Secretary and their officials will make it their business to discuss the anomalies in the drafting with Deadline 2000, so we do not repeat the farce of Ministers washing their hands of their own Bill. They and their civil servants have plenty of timeand God knows there are enough of themto consult with Deadline 2000. They should examine future amendments, consider them in relation to anomalies in the drafting and be prepared to answer the points. I hope that that will happen on Tuesday, but if it does not the cynic in me will once again have been proved right, in which case the extra day will be about managing perceptions, not improving legislation.
Mr. Leigh: I shall speak briefly because I want to give the Parliamentary Secretary a chance to reply before the guillotine falls.
I am genuinely interested to know how the new system works. When the Government and the Whips Office deal with a Bill, is there a genuine attempt to work out how long it is, how complex it is and how many amendments are being tabled? How did they come up with the view that 8 February was the right day to finish? What happens if all the amendments have not been dealt with? We are at an early stage of these proceedings and I do not know how matters have been dealt with in other Bills. However, I understand that the Criminal Justice and Police Bill, which has just started, is making slow progress and is unlikely, under its present timetable, to deal with all the amendments in Standing Committee before the guillotine falls.
Will this Bill set a precedent? Like my hon. Friend the Member for Stratford-on-Avon, I am trying not to take a cynical view. Are the Government saying, ``We have had a reasonable debate, but this is an important Bill. Serious issues have been raised on both sides and we have only got through a few amendments. Therefore, we shall have another day''? If that were the answer, we would welcome it. Alternatively, are the Government treating this Bill differently from other Bills? In other Bills, despite all the amendments having not been dealt with, the guillotine still falls. They say, ``That is up to the Opposition. We allowed until 8 February. The Opposition have wasted time; we want to get this business through.'' I am genuinely interested whether we are setting a precedent. In future, if all the amendments to a Bill have not been dealt with by the deadline, will the Government allow extra days? I suspect that they will not.
It could be, as my hon. Friend the Member for Stratford-on-Avon suggested, that the Government are worried about the Bill's reception in the other place. They may be worried that people in the other place will draw attention to the fact that only certain amendments have been considered. An even more cynical interpretation, which I am sure the Parliamentary Secretary will want to blow out of the water in her reply, is that the Bill is being treated differently from any other Bill in the Government's legislative programme.
Mr. Alan Simpson (Nottingham, South): Far be it from me to stand in the way of my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Secretary blowing the hon. Gentleman out of the water. For the record, will the hon. Gentleman confirm that Conservative Members were in fact offered two days of further time for the Bill and said that they only required one?
Mr. Leigh: I am not a member of the usual channels, and have never been invited. I wonder why? Some of my friends who are members of the usual channels may shake their heads.
Mr. Keith Simpson: I would like to put on record that we were never offered two days, only one.
Mr. Mike Hall: We went over this ground in the Programming Sub-Committee. I told the hon. Member for Mid-Norfolk (Mr. Simpson) that I was prepared to consider the possibility of extending Standing Committee time and asked how much time he would like for the following week. I did not offer him one day or two. I can say for the record that if he had asked for two days, I would have given him two days.
Mr. Simpson: I was offered one day. I know, Mr. O'Hara, that you do not wish to get involved in this sort of activity, but there is obviously a disagreement between the hon. Gentleman and myself. What this proves is that the current system is not working and unfortunately it is the Government's fault.
Mr. Leigh: I feel like a little rabbit with two rather fierce creatures running around me who might eat me at any moment. I am grateful for those distinguished interventions, which prove to mesomeone who was not invited to be a member of that Sub-Committeehow nice it would be to have a transcript; or, perhaps, we could all be part of this discussion. However, that does not affect the point that I was making.
I am sure that the Government Whip, the hon. Member for Weaver Vale, was trying to make a devastating intervention, but he has intimated something serious and his hon. Friends should be worried. Is he now saying that, despite everything that has happened on other Billswhere the Government have ruthlessly ensured that the deadline falls and that the Bill goes straight back to the House, even if there are amendments tabled that have not been fully considereduniquely, with this Bill, they prepared to offered one, two, three or four days? How determined are the Government to make progress on this Bill? I am sure that the Parliamentary Secretary will not respond to this point.
We all know what is going on. The Government are very happy for the Opposition to have one, two, three or four days. They are not worried if this Bill does not progress. All the big campaigners such as the hon. Members for Pendle, for West Ham (Mr. Banks) and for Nottingham, South (Mr. Simpson) should be complaining not about us, but about their own Government, who, apparently, and contrary to their own programmers, are prepared to be so dilatory that the Bill is delayed.
When I was a Member of Parliament in 1987 and just before I was elected in 1983, the then Governments called the general election in June and many of the Bills that they had introduced in November were chopped. This Government have been quite clever. They had a very narrow legislative programme and put through a few fairly uncontroversial Bills very quickly. They will put those to the other place so that they will be able to become law or go to the Queen for Royal Assent by the beginning of April.
The Chairman: Order. We are concerned about the programme resolution for the Hunting Bill.
Mr. Leigh: And so am I. The Government have the votes. If they were serious about the Bill, they could push it through, but they are not. What is going on? I suspect that they are very happy for the Bill to get to the Lords at such a late date that there is no way in which their Lordships can process it by the early part of April. Therefore, it will not become law.
Labour Members should be worried about what is happening in Scotland, where the Scottish Parliament is apparently now favouring the licensing of hunting. If I wanted to abolish hunting, I would be worried about what was going on in the high recesses of the Home Office at the moment. I would be worried that my own Ministers were paying lip service to progressing the Bill, while by the back door they were trying to bring in licensing of hunting.
Mr. Rendel: I completely agree with the hon. Gentleman that the Labour party does not want the Bill to make progress at present, but I think that it is for a different reason. I suspect that Labour believes, quite rightly, that it will make an extremely good issue during the general election and that it will gain many votes if there is still uncertainty about whether hunting will be banned or not. That is why the Government are hoping to keep the matter open until after the election.
Mr. Leigh: That is a rather a cynical point of view. I am sure that the Parliamentary Secretary will be able to tell me that I am wrong and that the hon. Member for Newbury (Mr. Rendel) is wrong, and she will be able to explain in five minutes what is going on.
Mr. Michael: I find the contributions that we have heard during the past few minutes intensely irritating. It is clear that Conservative Members do not know what they are doing. They should not refer only to Scotland, but should consider what happened in Wales yesterday when a Conservative Member said, ``We don't want to hear both sides on hunting. We only want to hear the side that justifies our view.''
Opponents of hunting on the Conservative Benches have struggled to stay in order during the past few sittings and have just about managed that, but they have wasted an inordinate amount of time with the cynical ploy of being able to say, ``We haven't had enough time.'' Now that the offer of extra time has been provided and the opportunity of even more than what is in the programme resolution was available had they bothered to ask for it, they are clearly seeking to avoid debate on the whole Bill and being cynical in their approach. I remind them, as they are being so unpleasant, that there is a free vote on the matter. Are they tempting us to vote against the resolution so that we can finish today?
|©Parliamentary copyright 2001
|Prepared 8 February 2001


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This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Defense Robotics in US$ Million. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2009 through 2018.
The report profiles 65 companies including many key and niche players such as AAI Corporation, Allen-Vanguard Corporation, BAE Systems Plc, Cassidian, Cobham Plc, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Honeywell Aerospace, iRobot Corporation, Northrop Grumman Corporation, QinetiQ Group Plc, QinetiQ North America, Inc., Thales SA, The Boeing Company, and Ultra Electronics.
Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are primarily based upon search engine sources in the public domain.
Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations I-1
Disclaimers I-2
Data Interpretation & Reporting Level I-2
Quantitative Techniques & Analytics I-3
Product Definitions and Scope of Study I-3
Unmanned Vehicle Systems (UVS) I-3
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) I-3
Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV) I-4
Unmanned Marine Vessels (USV) I-4
Unmanned Surface Vessels (USV) I-4
Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) I-4
II. Executive Summary
Key Market Highlights II-1
A Primer II-2
Snapshot of Global Robotics Market II-2
Table 1: Worldwide Robotics Market (2011 & 2016): Percentage
Breakdown of Annual Revenues by Geographic Region - North
America, Europe, Asia and Rest of World Markets (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-3
Defense Robots Increasingly Playing a Key Role II-3
Professional Service Robots Markets to Surge II-4
Table 2: Worldwide Market for Service Robots (2010):
Breakdown of Volume Sales (Units) and Value Sales (US$
Millions) by Type of Application - Security & Defense, Field,
Medical and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-4
Military Robotics Garner Greater Share in Defense Budgets II-5
Table 3: Worldwide Military Robot Market (2012 & 2016):
Percentage Breakdown of Shipment Volume by Category (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-5
Table 4: World Defense Robotics (2012 & 2018): Percentage
Breakdown of Unit Shipments by Geographic Region - US,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (including Japan) and Rest of World
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-6
Robotics Industry Struggles to Keep Pace with Military Demand II-6
UAV Production Strives To Match Increasing Demand II-7
Tactical and Endurance UAVs Dominate Production II-7
Table 5: Worldwide Military UAV Production (2011 & 2018):
Breakdown of Volume Production (Units) by Type of UAV -
Mini-UAV, STUAV, TUAV, Naval UAV, MALE, HALE, and UCAV
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-7
Table 6: Worldwide Military UAV Production (2011 & 2018):
Percentage Breakdown of Value by Type of UAV - Mini-UAV,
STUAV, TUAV, Naval UAV, MALE, HALE, and UCAV (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-8
Pilot Training - Key Factor for Success of UAVs II-8
UMV Market Slow to Take-Off II-8
Table 7: Specifications of Leading UUVs II-9
Military Ground Robot Market Set for Long Term Growth II-9
Leading Military Ground Robots at a Glance II-10
UCAVs - A Promising New Technology II-10
Key UCAVs at a Glance II-10
Current and Future Scenario II-11
Pros & Cons of Deploying Unmanned Systems on Warfront II-11
UVS Technology Saves Lives and Cuts Costs II-11
Risks Posed by Autonomous Robots II-12
Bright Outlook for Military Robots Market II-13
Government R&D Spending Key to Market Growth II-13
UAV R&D and Procurement Spending Set to Skyrocket II-13
Table 8: Worldwide UAV Spending (2011 & 2018): Breakdown of
Spending in US$ Millions by Segments - Purchases and R&D
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-14
US Dominates Global UAV Spending II-14
Table 9: US UAV Spending (2011 & 2018): Breakdown of
Spending in US$ Millions by Segments - Purchases and R&D
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-15
Table 10: Non-US Market UAV Spending (2011 & 2018):
Breakdown of Spending in US$ Millions by Segments -
Purchases and R&D (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-15
Europe and Asia Pacific Markets to Open Up II-15
Table 11: Worldwide UAV Procurement (2011 & 2016):
Breakdown of Volume Sales (Units) by Geographic Region - US,
Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Rest of World
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-16
Table 12: Worldwide UAV Procurement (2011 & 2016):
Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by Geographic Region -
US, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Rest of World
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-16
UAV Payload Market to Soar II-17
Robot Swarms to Revolutionize Battlefield II-17
UAS Market Attains Early Maturity II-17
Global Interest in Drones Reaches for the Skies II-18
Penetration of Robots into Military Apparatus Intensifies II-18
Global War on Terror Boosts UAV Market II-19
UAV Payload Market to Outpace UAS Industry Growth II-19
HALE Aircraft Snap Up Lion's Share of UAV Market II-19
UAVs Emerge as Cost Effective Option II-20
Durability - A Key Concern Tactical UAVs II-20
Robots II-21
Technological Evolution Path of Service Robots II-21
General Classification of Robots II-22
Industrial Robots II-22
Service Robots II-23
Defence/Military Robots II-23
Classification of Defence Robots II-24
Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) II-24
Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV) II-25
Unmanned Marine Vehicles (UMV) II-25
Unmanned Surface Vessels (USV) II-25
Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) II-25
Electronic Components for Robots II-26
Components of Defence Robot System II-26
Major Applications of Military Robots II-27
Reconnaissance & Surveillance II-27
Target Identification & Designation II-27
Counter-Mine Warfare II-27
DARPA and Boston Dynamics' Cheetah Robot Breaks Speed Record II-28
DARPA Demonstrates LS3 Robotic Mule II-28
Oshkosh Defense Unveils TerraMax UGV II-28
MicroStrain Unveils 3DM-GX3-45 Inertial Sensors II-29
Nanjing MAC Develops Chemical Defence Robot II-29
Japan Defense Ministry Unveils Flying Spherical Robot II-29
QinetiQ North America Introduces Micro-Robot for Military
Missions II-30
AAI UAS Unveils Multi-Mission Swappable Payloads for Shadow UAS II-30
US Navy to Develop Two UUV Prototypes II-30
AAI UAS Unveils Shadow M2 Tactical UAS II-30
Cobham Unveils M2TE Transmitter for UAS II-31
DARPA Introduces Solid Oxide Fuel Cell for UAVs II-31
Thales Successfully Demonstrates MAGIC ATOLS in Boeing UAV II-31
GAIC Unveils WuZhen-2000B UCAV II-31
AeroVironment Unveils Prototype of Nano Hummingbird II-31
CMERI Unveils Prototype AUV for Ocean Operations II-32
Atlas Launches Cobra for Clearing Underwater Mines II-32
SELEX Galileo Launches ACME for Vehicles II-32
AeroVironment Launches Shrike VTOL UAS II-33
Lockheed Martin Launches Stalker XE UAS II-33
Boeing UK and John Deere Launch R-Gator A3 II-33
QinetiQ Launches Dragon Runner 10 II-33
TiaLinx Launches Cougar20-H II-34
ReconRobotics Unveils Recon Scout II-34
DARPA Develops Intelligent Robot II-35
Georgia Institute Designs Deception Model for Robots II-35
HDT Engineered Technologies to Introduce MK-1 Robotic Arm II-35
TARDEC Unveils Tanglefoot Anti-IED Tool II-36
Elbit Systems Unveils Maxi-VIPeR and Mini-VIPeR II-36
Northrop Grumman Unveils Wheelbarrow Mk9 II-36
Iranian Government Introduces Robotic Bomber II-37
Stratom Launches Warrior Tool and Payload Accessory Kit II-37
IAI Develops ETOP for Ground and Aerial Observation II-38
DARPA Unveils Legged Squad Support System II-38
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Unveils Pincher II-38
ReconRobotics Unveils Recon Scout Rescue Device II-39
ReconRobotics Unveils Recon Scout® XT Robot II-39
IAI America Launches REX Robot II-40
Australian DoD Purchases Faun Trackway's UAV Landing Mats II-41
US DoD Cuts back Procurement of Block 30 Global Hawk II-41
Allen-Vanguard to Distribute Macro US UGV II-41
Allen-Vanguard and WFS Defense to Develop WURFR Robotic Vehicle II-42
IAIs Eitan UAV Crashes During Test Flight II-42
Cassidian Forms JV with Rheinmetall for UAS Development II-42
Thales Integrates FULMAR UAV in WIMAAS Project II-43
Cobham Acquires Telerob GmbH II-43
Cassidian Acquires SurveyCopter II-43
BAE Systems Acquires Intelligence Services Group II-43
Ultra Acquires Adaptive Materials II-44
Bluefin Robotics Announces Acquisition of Hawkes Remotes II-44
BAE Systems to Acquire ETI A/S II-44
BAE Systems to Purchase Outstanding Shares of Fairchild Imaging II-44
Marport to Spin Off Underwater Robotics Division II-44
iRobot Bags Contract from Robotic Systems Joint Program Office II-45
Israel Aerospace Industries Introduces UAV System, "Ghost" II-45
ReconRobotics Bags US Armed Forces Contracts II-45
iRobot Wins US Navy Order for EOD Robots II-46
iRobot to Supply SUGVs to US Army II-46
iRobot Bags Order for Supply of SUGVs II-46
DARPA Funds High-Tech Robot Projects II-46
Turkey Inks MoU to Join Talarion UAS Program II-47
Cassidian Inks MoU with Alenia Aeronautica for UAS Program II-47
Israel Defense Forces to Add Fifth UAV Protection Layer II-47
Bluefin Robotics Secures Contract for HAUV-N II-47
Boeing Withdraws from SUGV Contract with iRobot (US) II-48
US Army Purchases Microbots from ReconRobotics II-48
Spanish Army Purchases Cobham's tEODor EOD Robots II-48
ReconRobotics and SSC Pacific to Develop Anti-Piracy Robot II-48
iRobot Secures US Army order for SUGV II-49
iRobot Receives Order for 86 MTRS MK 1 Mod 1 from US Navy II-49
AAI Delivers Orbiter and Aerosonde UAS to CERDEC II-49
AAI UAS Forms Strategic Alliance with Aurora Flight Sciences II-49
GA-ASI Concludes Wind Tunnel Tests on Sea Avenger UAS II-49
EURO HAWK UAS Lands in Manching Air Base II-50
Northrop Grumman Completes Test Flight of Global Hawk Block 30 II-50
Northrop Grumman Delivers First Global Hawk to Grand Forks
Air Base II-50
Northrop Grumman Presents Final Proposal for NATO AGS II-50
Goodfellow Receives First RQ-4 Global Hawk UAS II-51
USF to Purchase Additional BACN-Integrated Global Hawks II-51
General Dynamics Awards SMCM UUV Subcontract to Bluefin Robotics II-51
BAE Systems Acquires OASYS Technology LLC II-51
AAI Secures US Army Contract for UAS Laser Designators II-51
Italian MoD to Purchase AAI Shadow 200 TUAS II-52
British Army Purchases QinetiQs Talon Robots II-52
AAI Receives Contract from SAAB for Shadow 200 TUAS II-52
US Army Purchases Spare Parts and Software Upgrade from iRobot II-52
iRobot Selects TYZX's DeepSea G3 EVS for UGVs II-53
iRobot Secures Order for 125 PackBot MTRS from NAVSEA II-53
South Korean Army Deploys Armed Sentry Robots at Border II-53
South Korea to Purchase Military Robots for Afghanistan
Contingent II-53
General Dynamics Secures US Army Research Laboratory's Grant II-53
Honeywell T-Hawk™ MAV Completes 10,000th Flight II-54
Thales Awarded Watchkeeper Support Contract II-54
iRobot Modified PackBots Deployed at Fukushima Plant II-54
Northrop Grumman, BAE Systems and iRobot to Bid Jointly for
GCV Contract II-55
CTC Selected as Prime Contractor for Naval Surface Warfare
Center Project II-55
Boeing and iRobot Ink Contract for 310 SUGV Robots II-55
Bluefin Robotics Signs Definitive Agreement with ING Engineering II-56
CoroWare Signs Contract with Auxilia II-56
US Armed Forces Enters into Contract with Robotics CTA II-56
Ahura Scientific Enters Into Agreement with QinetiQ II-57
Agile Planet Enters into Agreement with Motoman II-57
QinetiQ Enters into Supply Agreement with Australian Defense
Force II-57
AAI Corporation (US) II-58
Allen-Vanguard Corporation (Canada) II-58
BAE Systems Plc. (UK) II-58
Cassidian (Germany) II-59
Cobham Plc. (UK) II-59
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (US) II-60
Honeywell Aerospace (US) II-60
iRobot Corporation (US) II-60
Northrop Grumman Corporation (US) II-61
QinetiQ Group Plc (UK) II-61
QinetiQ North America, Inc. (US) II-62
Thales SA (France) II-62
The Boeing Company (US) II-62
Ultra Electronics (UK) II-62
Table 13: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Defense Robotics by Geographic Region - US, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (including Japan) and Rest of World Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$
Millions for Years 2009 through 2018 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-64
Table 14: World 10-Year Perspective for Defense Robotics -
Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for US, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (including Japan) and Rest of World for Years
2009, 2012 & 2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-65
A.Market Analysis III-1
Current and Future Scenario III-1
Market Trends III-1
US DoD UAS Equipment Spending Crosses Billion-Dollar Milestone III-1
Military Procurement of UAVs to Increase III-1
Table 15: US UAV Market (2010): Percentage Share Breakdown
of Value Sales by Model - Endurance UAV, Global Hawk,
Predator, TUAV, MQ-9 Reaper, UCAV and Others (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) III-2
UVS Purchases Spike Due to US Troop Pullout III-2
Armed Forces Step Up Allocation for UAS III-3
Navy to Accelerate Sea Mine Detection Robot Program III-3
US Drone Attacks Draw Flak III-3
EO/IR Sensor Demand Lifts Off On Wings of UAVs III-4
Naval UAV Requirements Pose Challenge to EO/IR Makers III-4
At a Glance Comparison of Predator & Global Hawk UAVs III-4
Government Policy Restrictions Undermine Defence Robot Sales III-5
Afghanistan Conflict Drives Demand for Small Bots III-5
Specifications of PackBot III-6
UAVs Tagged 'Killer Drones' III-6
US Set to Continue Dominating Global UAV Market III-6
US DOD to Reduce UVS Expenditure in 2013 III-7
Table 16: US Department of Defense Planned Expenditure on
UVS in 2013 III-7
Navy to Replace Marine Mammals with UUVs III-7
Product/Technology Introduction/Demonstrations III-8
Recent Industry Activity III-16
Key Players III-28
B.Market Analytics III-32
Table 17: The US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Defense Robotics Market Independently Analyzed with Annual
Sales Figures in US$ Millions for Years 2009 through 2018
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-32
A.Market Analysis III-33
Market Overview III-33
Table 18: European UAS Sales (2010, 2011 and 2016):
Percentage Breakdown of Sales Revenues by UAS Categories
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-33
Current and Future Scenario III-34
Market Trends III-34
Financial Crisis Constrains European UAV Sector III-34
UK Government Steps Up Investment in Counter-IED Measures III-34
Russian UAV Industry Struggles to Rise III-34
Civil and Commercial UAV Markets Yet to Bloom III-35
Airspace and RF Spectrum Restrictions III-35
UAV Pilot Training III-35
Product/Technology Introductions/Demonstrations III-35
Recent Industry Activity III-38
Key Players III-40
B.Market Analytics III-44
Table 19: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Defense Robotics Market Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in US$ Millions for Years 2009 through
2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-44
A.Market Analysis III-45
Current and Future Scenario III-45
Market Trends III-45
Asian Market Emerges as Center of Growth for UAV Industry III-45
South African Government Commissions Aquatic Drones III-45
Product/Technology Introductions/Demonstrations III-45
Recent Industry Activity III-46
Key Player III-48
B.Market Analytics III-49
Table 20: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for Defense Robotics Market Independently Analyzed
with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Millions for Years 2009
through 2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-49
A.Market Analysis III-50
Current and Future Scenario III-50
Israel III-50
Market Trends III-50
UAV Manufacturers Target Aggressive Expansion III-50
UAV Makers Keenly Eye Latin American Markets III-50
Product Introductions III-50
Recent Industry Activity III-52
Key Players III-53
B.Market Analytics III-54
Table 21: Rest of World Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for Defense Robotics Market Independently Analyzed
with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Millions for Years 2009
through 2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-54
Total Companies Profiled: 65 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 76)
The United States (40)
Canada (3)
Europe (20)
- France (3)
- Germany (4)
- The United Kingdom (5)
- Italy (2)
- Spain (1)
- Rest of Europe (5)
Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan) (9)
Middle-East (4)


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The tribe said today the rejection means it will "pursue vigorously" its lawsuit against the department over its policy in deciding whether to grant applications for off-reservation gambling developments.
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