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• A barrel of laughs.

He is the Rowan Atkinson of the German-speaking world, defying country borders and cultural barriers with a humour that is both universal and timeless...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2012, Février 2012

• Barrel-launched Weapons.

There are basically two types of canon launched guided projectiles: one fired like a normal round and guided by various means, while the other comes i...

• Armada International
• Vol. 24 Num. 6, Décembre 2000

• Barrel inserts help cut costs: an increasing number of countries have to face the severe problems posed by space limitations for training exercises.

Barrel inserts help cut costs: an increasing number of countries have to face the severe problems posed by space limitations for training exercises. I...

• Armada International
• Vol. 26 Num. 6, Décembre 2002

• Biofuels and Wto Disciplines

Given the sharp rise in crude oil prices and growing awareness of climate change, the potential of biofuels, particularly of bioethanol, has become an ubiquitous topic of public debate and has induced ambitious policy initiatives. The latter are mostly paired with protectionist measures as the examples of the European Union and the United States show, where domestic producers of energy crops are put at an advantage thanks to subsidisation, direct payments and/or favourable tax schemes. Moreover, the EU is working out a mandatory certification scheme for ethanol imports, imposing social and environmental standards which constitute another hurdle for more efficiently produced ethanol originating in the Southern hemisphere. A similar path is taken by Switzerland's revised mineral oil tax l...

... keyed to an average price of oil of $20/barrel (TYNER 2007). Asia has produced 6.6 bio. litres of...

• Aussenwirtschaft; Zeitschrift für internationale Wirtshaftsbeziehungen
• Vol. 63 Num. 1, Mars 2008

• Far reaching propositions: sea-based, barrel-launched guided projectiles and conventionally armed cruise missiles are already demonstrating considerable effectiveness. The same is true of land-based weapons. Several countries are now working to exploit the full potential of such weapon systems for the precision engagement of critical targets at the beachhead, on the extended battle-field and far beyond.

The emergence of ship- and submarine-launched cruise missiles as the precision weapon of choice in all recent major conflicts, coupled with America's ...

• Armada International
• Vol. 26 Num. 1, Février 2002

• Light grenade launchers hotting up ...

...The decision to adopt a shorter barrel was mainly due to weight considerations, the short...

• Armada International
• Vol. 34 Num. 6, Décembre 2010

• Tank barrel-launched systems: Russia, then the Soviet Union, has largely pioneered the firing of missiles from within a tank, in other words, by using the main armament of the vehicle itself, the turreted barrel. The concept has since been applied by Israel and now guided missiles are also fired from existing howitzers.

The US Army's laser spot-homing 155 mm Lockheed Martin Copperhead artillery round was cancelled in 1990, but its development may have encouraged Russi...

• Armada International
• Vol. 26 Num. 6, Décembre 2002

• A taste of the country's vineyards: traditionally, spring open house days at Swiss wineries marked the launch of new wines made from the previous autumn's harvest, and were local in nature. but as their popularity has grown, they have developed into full-fledged tourism events. so, Swiss news has left no stone unturned or cave unexplored to help you know where to go, and what to look for.

... wine, except that which is destined for barrel-aging) come to a head--and it's time to start sell...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2011, Janvier 2011

• Rotor thunder: a Sikorsky MH-53 mounting the 12.7-mm FN Herstal M3M.

... machine guns are exemplified by the single-barrel 7.62-mm FN Herstal Mag 58M, which has the US Army ...

• Armada International
• Vol. 34 Num. 2, Avril 2010

• When speed, safety and supplies are at stake on land.

... in close quarter battle, thus for short-barrelled rifles, but numerous solutions adopted in law enfo...

• Armada International
• Vol. 33 Num. 6, Décembre 2009