DELTA'S PILLARS THWART TERROR.Byline: Daily News VALENCIA - The government of Singapore The Government of Singapore is formed by the political party which gains a simple majority in the general elections held in Singapore at least once every five years. It is part of Singapore's political system and supported by the Singapore Civil Service. recently installed Delta Scientific's anti-terrorist DSC (1) (Digital Signal Controller) A microcontroller and DSP combined on the same chip. It adds the interrupt-driven capabilities normally associated with a microcontroller to a DSP, which typically functions as a continuous process. See microcontroller and DSP. 720 vehicle barricades to protect the Singapore Parliament House, which opened five years ago and covers three blocks. The retractable re·tract v. re·tract·ed, re·tract·ing, re·tracts v.tr. 1. To take back; disavow: refused to retract the statement. 2. pillars installed at Parliament House, a restored colonial building The Colonial Building was the seat of the Newfoundland government and the House of Assembly from January 28, 1850 to July 28, 1959 and in 1974 declared a Provincial Historic Site. , meet the U.S. State Department's highest level of anti- terrorist vehicle barricade, and have the highest rating the government has ever given such a barrier system, according to the company. Delta, headquartered in Valencia, is moving much of its operation to the Antelope Valley. The pillars like those installed in Singapore are decorative to better blend in with architectural design, but can stop a vehicle of up to 15,000 pounds and traveling at 50 mph. They are typically kept in an upright position to protect against unauthorized entry but lowered to let approved vehicles pass through. ``It is very rewarding to have our bollards provide the level of crash protection normally associated with a barricade, which is a continuous barrier,'' said Scott Altizer, high-security systems applications engineer at Delta Scientific. ``To obtain this certification, each bollard bol·lard n. 1. Nautical A thick post on a ship or wharf, used for securing ropes and hawsers. 2. Chiefly British One of a series of posts preventing vehicles from entering an area. in the series must stand up to enormous impact.'' In the United States, more than 110 federal buildings, including courthouses and FBI locations, use Delta's anti-terrorist systems. Delta Scientific also supplies barriers and other counterterrorist coun·ter·ter·ror adj. Intended to prevent or counteract terrorism: counterterror measures; counterterror weapons. n. Action or strategy intended to counteract or suppress terrorism. barricade systems to more than 160 U.S. embassies and consulates in 130-plus countries. |
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