On machines equipped for automatic operation, changes in speed, feed, and cutting tools are automatic.
The only hospital equipped for the operation was in Minnesota, but Medicaid would not cover the out-of-state procedure.
Though the playhouse is not adequately equipped for winter operation, outside groups, primarily dance companies and children's theater groups, use the space intermittently.
Volvo Cars has been one of the big investors in autonomous vehicles, and while they have produced some cars equipped for driverless operation, the company seems to understand that this is a very long game it's playing.
The troops, members of the 15th and 26th Marine Expeditionary Units, are equipped for sustained operations and may operate from makeshift bases in Afghan territory for days at a time, according to a retired senior officer still close to Pentagon commanders.
"While there were very few pre-emptive measures taken, the city was not even equipped for rescue operations," he said.
"Second, that as before, every soldier and unit deployed to Afghanistan is fully equipped for the operations they are asked to undertake.
Correction: The Air Force vehicle that dropped the "chaff module" was an MC-130 turboprop plane, a transport equipped for special-operations missions, not a jet fighter as originally posted.
The soldiers do not have powers of arrest, nor are they properly trained or equipped for policing operations.One widely voiced fear is that the sight of troops could scare off tourists.
As the men were equipped for raiding operations and only lightly armed, they did not carry anti-gas protective equipment or large packs, and the standard British steel helmet was replaced by a woollen cap comforter.
The army was poorly equipped for siege operations: it brought along no engineers (who could direct the construction of trenches); it was under-equipped, lacking even hatchets (necessary to cut fences, break through doors and scale walls); and its 12 cannons (a mix of La Hitte and Paixhans) were of small calibers ill-suited to attacking fortifications.
