Andy Pazder, the tour's chief of operations, said television and operational equipment can only be transported to Oahu on a barge that takes 16 hours on a good day.

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Obviously, DirecTV is hoping that its aggressive tactics will cause some television thieves to voluntarily pull the plug on their equipment.

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The military deal marks the first time in a decade that China had bought large military technological equipment from Russia, according to official television.

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Some describe it as "CSI Wakefield" but, unlike its fictional television counterpart, the white coats and impressive array of scientific equipment found around every corner at the Regional Police Forensic and Scientific Support Building are very real - and so are the criminals they are hoping to catch.

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If Apple plans to introduce television sets late next year it will need to start spending on equipment to build those sets now.

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The broadcast is put together using the same equipment and technicians as the BBC's longest running television political discussion programme, but is being broadcast as a live webcast on the internet.

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Plus, if Apple plans to introduce television sets late next year, it will need to start spending on equipment to build those sets now.

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MIT's Selker says voters could use equipment they own, such as telephones, computers, even interactive television.

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