Friday, April 29, 2011

DTN News - ROYAL WEDDING: The Wedding Of Prince William, Duke Of Cambridge, And Catherine Middleton

DTN News - ROYAL WEDDING: The Wedding Of Prince William, Duke Of Cambridge, And Catherine Middleton
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - April 29, 2011:
With the official Royal Wedding 2011 ceremony now over, approximately m

ixed in with the accounts of the wedding, estimates that 1/3 of the Earth’s population, or 2 billion people, will have watched it on TV.

Late this afternoon, as Buckingham Palace switches from the formal to the informal and prepares for a flamboyant post-wedding party, the Queen and Prince Philip will slip quietly away.

Their destination is Sandringham, where they will not be making for the Edwardian mansion but for Wood Farm, a much-loved royal bolthole, where they will spend a quiet weekend together.

Nearly 64 years after their marriage, the romance between the couple remains as strong as it ever was. Both had decided that at 85 and 89 respectively their place was not at the centre of a lively and very loud party. And both feel their presence would take the attention away from Prince William and his bride.

‘They will also be rather tired,’ says a Palace flunkie. ‘After all, they have the wedding in the morning and then a reception for more than 650. But mainly they want Kate and William’s friends to be able to let their hair down.

‘It’s a momentous day for her and the Duke, seeing their grandson marry, and they want to reflect on it alone. In many ways William and Kate remind them of themselves, from the length of their courtship to their wish to live in officers’ quarters, as they did after their marriage.’

There is, however, another reason for their seeking solitude — they have to steel themselves for one of their most challenging visits of the Queen’s reign. In just over a fortnight they will be in the Irish Republic, where already there are near-hysterical demands that she publicly apologise for England’s treatment of the Irish.

Within hours of her arrival, the Queen will lay a wreath in Dublin’s Garden of Remembrance, a shrine to IRA resistance. Instead of prompting admiration for her reconciliatory stance, she has been accused of insensitivity.

Ex-Army officer and Tory MP Patrick Mercer tells me: ‘Her Majesty’s appearance at the Garden of Remembrance is an extraordinarily magnanimous gesture. She is absolutely in tune with the reconciliation process.

‘No doubt extreme Republicans will object, but I support her as I am sure do the majority of people in Ireland. It is a good thing. There are no politics in death.’

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DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated April 29, 2011

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated April 29, 2011
(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - April 29, 2011: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued April 29, 2011 are undermentioned;

CONTRACTS

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

Fisher Scientific Co., LLC, Pittsburgh, Pa., was issued a modification exercising the second option year on the current contract SPM2DE-09-D-7340/P00004. Award is a fixed-price with economic price adjustment contract with a maximum $256,000,000 for selection of Laboratory Integrated Delivery System Program distributor. Other locations of performance are Massachusetts, Illinois, California, Kentucky, Delaware, Colorado, Texas, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, New York, New Mexico, Washington, Georgia, Maryland, and North Carolina. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies. The date of performance completion is May 3, 2012. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity.

Atlantic Aviation Oklahoma City, Inc., Oklahoma City, Okla., was awarded a fixed-price with economic price adjustment contract with a maximum $18,575,577 for fuel. Other location of performance is Will Rogers World Airport Oklahoma. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. The date of performance completion is March 31, 2015. The Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va., is the contracting activity (SP0600-11-D-0081).

Talley Petroleum Enterprises, Inc.*, Grantville, Pa., was issued a modification on the current contract SP0600-11-D-8527/P00002. Award is a fixed-price with economic price adjustment contract with a maximum $7,278,640 for fuel oil burners. Other location of performance is Mechanicsburg, Pa. Using service is Navy. The date of performance completion is April 30, 2014. The Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va., is the contracting activity.

AIR FORCE

Science Applications International Corp., Company 117 Health, Energy 7 Civil Solutions, McLean, Va., is being awarded a maximum $85,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide engineering and technical services to support Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center in accomplishment of operational test and evaluation activities. At this time, $500,000 has been obligated. Work will be performed at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., and Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. AFOTEC/A-7K, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., is the contracting activity (FA7046-11-D-0001).

Raytheon Co., McKinney, Texas, is being awarded a $22,654,214 firm-fixed-price contract for logistical support of the Multispectral Targeting Systems for the Predator/Reaper program. At this time, $22,654,214 has been obligated. Work will be performed in McKinney, Texas. ASC/WIIK, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8620-06-G-4041, DO 0019).

L-3 Communications Corp., Systems Co., Camden, N.J., is being awarded a $10,700,000 contract for interim contractor support in the sustainment capability for the key translation element and central advance extremely high frequency key management station. At this time, $6,800,000 has been obligated. Work will be performed in Camden, N.J. ESC/HNCK, San Antonio, Texas, is the contracting activity (FA8307-11-C-1005).

Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Marietta, Ga., is being awarded a $6,553,613 cost-plus-award-fee contract modification to incorporate the operational flight program 3.5.3 Phase 2 into the C-5 Reliability Enhancement and Reengining Program contract. At this time, $6,553,613 has been obligated. Work will be performed in Marietta, Ga. ASC/WLSK, Wright Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (F33657-02-C-2000, P00253).

NAVY

Force Protection Industries, Inc., Ladson, S.C., is being awarded an $18,835,484 firm-fixed-price modification under contract (M67854-07-D-5031) for procurement of 1,103 fuel tank protection modernization kits for the Cougar Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle fleet supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Work will be performed in Ladson, S.C., and is expected to be completed no later than Dec. 31, 2011. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity.

Progeny Systems Corp.*, Manassas, Va., is being awarded a $14,8442,973 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide engineering services, include research and development, analyzing, design, fabrication and integration of hardware and/or software solutions that collectively provide C3I functionality for delivery to Navy submarines. This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $78,337,935. This effort is being awarded under the Small Business Innovative Research Program and is titled Topic No. N96-278, “Technology Infusion Methodology for COTS-based systems.” Work will be performed in Manassas, Va., and is expected to be completed in April 2012. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-11-C-6296).

The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $10,416,308 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-09-C-0020) to exercise an option for the procurement of hardware and support associated with the T-45 Required Avionics Modernization Program. This procurement of 30 T-45 retrofit kits will include one additional spare mission display processor and associated engineering support efforts. Work will be performed in St. Louis, Mo., and is expected to be completed in September 2014. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

BAE Systems Land & Armaments, LP, Ground Systems Division, York, Pa., is being awarded an $8,198,571 firm-fixed-priced modification to previously awarded delivery order #0011 under contract (M67854-07-D-5025) to purchase logistics support technical documentation, United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) A1 technical data maintenance; USSOCOM Armored Utility Variant (AUV) technical data maintenance; Independent Suspension System (ISS) engineering change proposal (ECP) kit replacement parts; USSOCOM A1 additional automotive test support; USSOCOM AUV additional automotive test support; and ISS ECP replacement kits. Work will be performed in York, Pa. (93 percent), and Yuma, Ariz. (7 percent), and is expected to be completed by December 2011. Contract funds in the amount of $8,111,000 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity.

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