Abstract: An accessory mount having a rail for removably mounting an accessory (such as a light beam generator) to a firearm, the accessory mount being removably secured to the firearm through utilization of a transverse pin retained by the firearm, and positionally stabilized by utilization of a wedge shaped member urged between the mount and the firearm's trigger guard.

Abstract: A modified barrel and vented blank firing adapter for a failsafe firearm suitable for training exercises and in particular for MILES exercises. A preferred modified barrel includes a plurality of blow out apertures spaced about the barrel's longitudinal axis at a location adjacent to a case of a live ammunition cartridge when loaded in the firearm, the blow out apertures venting from the case a substantial portion of combustion gases produced by firing the live ammunition cartridge; a laterally vented blank firing adapter for producing flash at the muzzle upon firing of a blank ammunition cartridge; and a gas port in the barrel sized for admitting to the firearm's cycling gas tube sufficient combustion gases produced by firing the blank ammunition cartridge for implementing cycling operation of the firearm. The laterally vented blank firing adapter preferably includes a cavity for trapping projectile material when a live ammunition cartridge is fired.

Abstract: A system and method to inspect a component is disclosed. The system to inspect a component may include an x-ray source to direct an x-ray beam through the component and an x-ray detector to detect the x-ray beam after passing through the component. A processor may be included to transform coordinates on an x-ray detection panel of the x-ray detector that detect any defects to a digital representation of locations on the component of any defects.

Abstract: A system and method to inspect a component is disclosed. The system to inspect a component may include an x-ray source to direct an x-ray beam through the component and an x-ray detector to detect the x-ray beam after passing through the component. A processor may be included to transform coordinates on an x-ray detection panel of the x-ray detector that detect any defects to a digital representation of locations on the component of any defects.

Abstract: A translation text management system, comprises an interactive translation creating environment, including a text master input means for supplying the translation text management system with master text units to be translated, a translation text input means for supplying the translation text management system with translation text units of the master text units, and a text interface for accessing the master text units and translation text units supplied to the translation text management system, wherein the interactive translation creating environment comprises functionality for assigning text unit identifying variables to the master text units and the translation text units, respectively, and the text interface comprises functionality for providing master text units and/or the translation text units supplied to the translation text management system in dependence of their respective text unit identifying variables according to changing request information supplied to the translation text management system vi