Man the Joysticks! Proposed Navy vessel stresses high-tech landing.
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The General Dynamics Corp. has proposed a high-tech Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) with a large ship bridge to land helicopters and the system includes a cockpit with pilot and copilot seats and joysticks that control throttle positions on the engines while monitors display surface radar readouts, an integrated systems management readout, the position of the vessel on an electronic map and the weather in the area. This design which would make an airline pilot feel at home is in competition with two other designs proposed by Lockheed Martin Corp. and Raytheon Corp. which have significant advantages in terms of speed and minehunting capabilities respectively
Publication Name: Defense Week
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0273-3188
Year: 2004
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Ambivalent speculations: America as England's future in 'The Way We Live Now'
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The risk of speculation to individuals as well as to the national character is highlighted in Trollope's novel 'The Way We Live Now' in which he draws a connection between economic and moral behaviors. But Trollope also acknowledges the benefits of speculation to economy and nation through his portrayal of Americans and America, where he maintains speculators can succeed, and thus cedes the future to the Americans while preserving English values.
Publication Name: Novel
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0029-5132
Year: 2005
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Registration
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People register and vote in more than one state, as election officials do not check whether new registrants are already registered in another state. It is suggested that until there is a national voter registration file with a unique identifier assigned to everyone, this huge vulnerability to error and abuse will remain intact.
Publication Name: The IRE Journal
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0164-7016
Year: 2005
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