These resources are all being coordinated with our state and local partners, and they stand ready to be deployed as necessary.

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The consortium says that the new equipment is ready to be deployed and can operate in water depths of 8, 000 feet, can handle oil flows of 60, 000 bpd.

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And they are ready to be deployed right now.

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By acquiring companies like Diba and Chorus Systems, Sun is making sure that its Java OS for Consumers is ready to be deployed in all sorts of consumer devices, which can be plugged into Sun-specific infrastructure.

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It is still unclear which regional countries will contribute to the Ecowas force, and even once ready, it will need financial and logistical outside help before it can be deployed.

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