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Whilst visiting Royal Naval establishment across the UK, Officers from the Royal Netherlands Navy’s called into Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose for a briefing with ‘Sub-Hunting Aircrew’ on tactics and procedures.The Dutch Navy’s Principle Warfare Officers Submarines – PWO (SM) Course visited 824 Naval Air Squadron for a look around the Merlin MK 2 and had discussions with the helicopters aircrew on tactics and techniques used by the Fleet Air Arms latest Submarine hunter.
When qualified they will become the main tactician on board their submarine and have to use all aspects of war fighting to avoid detection. During their nationwide visit they will take part in discussions and exchange experiences with British submariners and aircrew on how each other operate. As the home of helicopter anti-submarine warfare, 824 NAS hosted their visit, briefing them on how helicopters are employed to try and sink submarines.
Press Release, October 29, 2013; Image: Royal Navy |
Confusing Words Vocabulary – Amount, Quantity and Number
Amount, Quantity and Number
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Tue, 10/29/2013 – 06:53 — Chris McCarthy
There are slight differences between ‘amount of’, ‘quantity of’ and ‘number of’
Amount of
Amount of is used for things you can’t measure. It is usually in front of a singular word.
I have a reasonable amount of work this week. Work – singular non-count word
He has a certain amount of respect for the sales team. Respect – singular non-count word
Quantity of
Quantity of is used for things that you can measure. It is usually used to refer to inanimate objects.
The police appropriated a large quantity of money after the raid.
The quantity of cars imported from Japan has increased. Cars – plural count word
Number of
Number of is usually used before a plural count noun. It can be used for both inanimate and animate objects.
A large number of tourists to Malta come from the continent.
The cargo of the ship that ran aground consisted of a large number of computer consoles.
Lesson by Tristan, teacher at EC Malta English school
Now complete the following with the correct phrase:
- 1. We are going to need a large _ paper next week because of the conference.
quantity of
number of
amount of - 2. They need to increase the _ meat consumed per person.
number of
quantity of
amount of - 3. I don’t need that much _ sleep.
quantity of
amount of
number of - 4. The company usually refuses a large _ of applicants every year.
number of
amaount of
quantity of - 5. I have a certain _ contempt for people like David.
quantity of
number of
amount of - 6. We have tackled a huge _ work this week.
quantity of
amount of
number of
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South Korea Envisions Light Aircraft Carrier
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Interesting article on defense news about South Korea considering building and operating light aircraft carriers. The article hints that a first step may be a purchase of used Harriers from the USA, UK or Spain. I am sure the US Marines will be desperately clinging to all of their harriers with the threat of sequestration and the delays in the F35B program and I am unsure how many Spain could part with. Could this possibly see the South Koreans flying the Fa2 Sea Harrier? The planes are still in storage in the UK and the Koreans have a habit of reactivating retired aircraft recently purchasing the S3 Vikings from the US Navy. |
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China Shipyard Delivers Drill Rig ‘Sevan Louisiana’
China Shipyard Delivers Drill Rig ‘Sevan Louisiana’
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Monday, October 28, 2013
Sevan Brasil: Photo courtesy of Sevan Drillling
COSCO (Qidong) Offshore Co.,has delivered the third Sevan 650 Ultra-Deepwater Cylindrical Drilling Rig it has built for Sevan Drilling.
The Sevan Louisiana, measuring 99 meters in LOA, 75 meters in breadth and 24.5 meters in depth, has a working depth of 3,800 meters and drilling depth of 12,000 meters.
The deep water drilling rig and will start the transit to the US Gulf of Mexico, and is expected to commence operation for LLOG Bluewatert owards the end of Q1 2014, following completion of mobilization and certain additional equipment installations.
Sevan Drilling add that in connection with the delivery of Sevan Louisiana, the company has also closed and drawn USD 1,400 million of its new USD 1,750 million bank facility as announced on 23 July 2013.These fundshave been used to repay and settle the existing bank facilities related to Sevan Driller and Sevan Brasil and to settle the remaining installment and other payables to Cosco.
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Mystery Barges Emerge on Both US Coasts
Mystery Barges Emerge on Both US Coasts
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Tuesday, October 29, 2013, 12:56 AM
Photo courtesy of Portland Tugboat LLC
Two cargo barges have popped up on either coast of the country, prompting wild rumors about whether Google is behind the floating enigmas and what projects could possibly be in store, reports the Christian Science Monitor.
On the edge of Treasure Island, an old Navy base in the San Francisco Bay, the 250-foot long, 72-foot wide, four-story tall cargo barge with the registration BAL 0010 is not open to the public, and is heavily guarded at all times. It is also attached to a warehouse called Hangar 3, which has also been heavily guarded since it started working with a new tenant last year.
Meanwhile about two thousand miles across the country, a similar barge created by the same company at the same time with the registration BAL 0011, is floating off the quaint seaside town of Portland, Maine, also shrouded by the same high security and mystery.
Who is behind BAL 0010 and 0011? The Christian Science Monitor, citing the technology website CNET, says all signs point to Google, but what exactly Google could be doing with these giant barges has yet to be seen.
Source: The Christian Science Monitor
