SHANKS AND BIGFOOT

FEATURE STORY ON A WOMAN WHO SHARES THE SAME NAME WITH ANOTHER SEATTLE WOMAN WHO CLAIMS TO HAVE HAD A BABY WITH BIG FOOT. "KATIE MARTIN" CLAIMS SHE IS NOT THE WOMAN THAT THE TABLOID STORY WAS REFERRING TO.

BIGFOOT

TAPE_NUMBER: EF00/0724 IN_TIME: 12:08:59 // 15:07:27 // 20:40:08 LENGTH: 02:56 SOURCES: VNR RESTRICTIONS: FEED: VARIOUS (THE ABOVE TIME-CODE IS TIME-OF-DAY) SCRIPT: English/Nat XFA A new British invention is set to revolutionise landmine clearance, making it safer, and quicker. Bigfoot and Mineworm are two remote-controlled machines which work in tandem, detonating mines and turning over soil to remove all explosive charges. The devices have been undergoing exhaustive tests set by a Ministry of Defence agency. There are an estimated one-hundred-million (m) landmines in the world today, the legacy of numerous wars, and yet landmine clearance methods have changed little since World War II. The manual method of de-mining is slow and perilous - each year thousands of people lose their limbs, and their lives, to landmines. Now a pioneering British invention that could dramatically improve the safety and speed of landmine clearance has completed trials set by the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency or D-E-R-A. D-E-R-A is a Ministry of Defence agency funded by the Department for International Development. British company Redbus Land Mine Disposal Systems, or L-M-D-S has developed a remote-controlled device that removes the dangers to those clearing mines, and dramatically speeds up the process. This device is called "Bigfoot" and is the brainchild of Bob French, himself a former user of traditional landmine-clearing techniques. SOUNDBITE: (English) "I was watching the television news one night and saw Princes Diana in Africa, and she was with people who were poking sticks in the ground trying to find landmines. Well I was doing that thirty-five years ago, and I couldn't believe that people were still doing that, and why they weren't using mechanical devices. So I put my mind to it, and this is what we've come up with" SUPER CAPTION: Bob French, Inventor of Bigfoot and Mineworm, and Managing Director of Redbus LMDS Bigfoot has a row of feet that systematically move along, destroying the mines in their path. Cameras on the machine convey pictures to the operators as they control it from a vehicle nearby. A second remote-controlled device known as "Mineworm" follows behind Bigfoot, excavating the soil and removing unexploded ordnance, leaving the land safe. The speed at which Bigfoot covers ground far exceeds traditional mine-clearing methods. A demining team of 2 people would take a day to clear an area the size of a footpath, Bigfoot and Mineworm can, in the same amount of time, clear an area larger than a football pitch. Rigorous field trials at D-E-R-A showed Bigfoot capable of survival and repair after explosions as big as and anti-tank mine. Both machines are designed to be light, transportable, and easy to repair in the field. SOUNDBITE: (English) "I think Bob's demonstrated that the principles he's got are quite successful, both in the performance of clearing mines, and in its survivability and repairability. I think what we will see from the results of the work we've done in the last two weeks, that using that data, he'll be able to go on and perfect a machine which I think will be very successful" SUPER CAPTION: Colin Lowe, Project Manager, Counter-mine Warfare team, Defence Research and Evaluation Agency Independent mines experts are very encouraged by their potential. SOUNDBITE: (English) "In April we had an incident in a minefield above Sarajevo. Three children were injured by a fragmentation mine. One of the children was still alive, but by the time we had cleared our way, manually, in, the child had died. Something like Bigfoot could have got in there far quicker, and she might have had a chance of surviving" SUPER CAPTION: Pat Banks, Independent Mines Advisory Expert The first models should be available by the end of the year for export to any of the estimated eighty countries with landmine problems Redbus L-M-D-S was launched with the backing of Redbus Investments. The company has enough money to build the first models of Bigfoot and Mineworm, and run them in the field for a year - a cost of around 760-thousand U-S dollars including operators and maintenance. Redbus Investments was set up by entrepreneur Cliff Stanford, following the sale of his company Demon Internet, in 1998. SHOTLIST: Southern England, VNR, Recent and File VNR 1. Wide shot, Bigfoot 2. Mid shot, front of Bigfoot in operation 3. Bigfoot seen from the front 4. Close shot, Bigfoot stepping on simulated mine 5. Mid shot, Bigfoot 6. Mid shot, camera on top of Bigfoot 7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Bob French, Inventor of Bigfoot and Mineworm, and Managing Director of Redbus LMDS 8. Pan from operators to Bigfoot 9. Setup shot, Colin Lowe, Project Manager, Counter-mine Warfare team, Defence Research and Evaluation Agency 10. Operator looking at remote TV monitors 11. Image on monitor 12. Hands manipulating Bigfoot controls 13. Various, Mineworm 14. SOUNDBITE: (English) Colin Lowe, Project Manager, Counter-mine Warfare team, Defence Research and Evaluation Agency VNR Archive Footage - Free for use until June 2001 only 15. Various, landmine clearing using metal detectors in World War II 16. Pull out from landmine clearer in Bosnia VNR 17. SOUNDBITE: (English) Pat Banks, Independent Mines Advisory Expert 18. Group of people around Bigfoot 19. Wide shot, man in front of Bigfoot 20. Observers inside shelter 21. Explosion under Bigfoot?

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SASQUACH, BIGFOOT LIKE CREATURES

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SHANKS AND BIGFOOT - SWEET LIKE CHOCOLATE

BIGFOOT IS MISSING AND PEOPLE IN sTRAWBERRY, cALIFORNIA ARE NOT HAPPY. a GIANT CHAINSAW CARVED STATUE OF THE LEGENDARY BEAST STOOD OUTSIDE A GENERAL STORE IN sTRAWBERRY FOR MANY YEARS. THE STORE'S OWNERS PAID $2000 FOR THE STATUE AND NOW ARE OFFERING A $500 REWARD FOR ITS SAFE RETURN. wEIRD.

TAPE_NUMBER: EF00/0725 IN_TIME: 18:55:55 LENGTH: 01:32 SOURCES: VNR RESTRICTIONS: Archive Footage 00.00-00.06 free for use until June 2001 FEED: VARIOUS (THE ABOVE TIME-CODE IS TIME-OF-DAY) SCRIPT: Voice and effects XFA A new British invention is set to revolutionise landmine clearance, making it safer and quicker. Bigfoot and Mineworm are two remote-controlled machines which work in tandem, detonating mines and turning over soil to remove all explosive charges. The devices have been undergoing exhaustive tests set by a Ministry of Defence agency. 00.02 Landmine clearance methods have changed little since World War Two. 00.06 But slow and perilous manual techniques like these could soon become a thing of the past, thanks to a British inventor, Bob French. 00.14 SOUNDBITE: (English) "I was watching the television news one night and saw Princes Diana in Africa, and she was with people who were poking sticks in the ground trying to find landmines. Well I was doing that thirty-five years ago, and I couldn't believe that people were still doing that, and why they weren't using mechanical devices. So I put my mind to it, and this is what we've come up with" SUPER CAPTION: Bob French, Inventor of Bigfoot and Mineworm, and Managing Director of Redbus Land Mine Disposal Systems 00.34 UPSOUND (English) "Move a little to the left otherwise you'll catch the sweeper on the right." 00.37 "Bigfoot" is a remote-controlled device using cameras on the machine to convey pictures to the operators. 00.44 Its feet systematically move along, destroying the mines in its path. The speed at which the machine covers ground far exceeds traditional methods. 00.54 A second device, known as "Mineworm", follows behind - removing all unexploded ordnance. Independent experts are very encouraged. 01.02 SOUNDBITE: (English) "In April we had an incident in a minefield above Sarajevo. Three children were injured by a fragmentation mine. One of the children was still alive, but by the time we had cleared our way, manually, in, the child had died. Something like Bigfoot could have got in there far quicker, and she might have had a chance of surviving" SUPER CAPTION: Pat Banks, Independent Mines Advisory Expert 01.22 UPSOUND EXPLOSION 01.24 The first models should be available for export by the end of the year. SHOTLIST: Southern England, Recent and File VNR Archive Footage 00.00 Close-up mine detector World War II 00.04 Wideshot soldiers clearing mines in World War II 00.06 Pull out from landmine clearer in Bosnia VNR 00.14 SOUNDBITE: (English) Bob French, Inventor of Bigfoot and Mineworm, and Managing Director of Redbus Land Mine Disposal Systems) 00.34 Close-up hands on remote control panel (00.34-37 UPSOUND voice directing remote controller) 00.36 Over shoulder of screen showing Bigfoot movements 00.39 Close-up screen 00.41 Wideshot Bigfoot in action 00.48 Close-up Bigfoot pad on dummy mine 00.54 Close-up Mineworm in action 00.57 Wideshot Mineworm 01.02 SOUNDBITE: (English) Pat Banks, Independent Mines Advisory Expert 01.22 UPSOUND explosion 01.24 Mine being detonated by Big Foot 01.32 VISION ENDS?

WARNING: WE CANNOT LICENSE THE CLIP OF THE PATTERSON-GIMLIN FILM OF BIGFOOT WALKING IN THE WOODS OR DRAWINGS!

1ST ANNUAL BIGFOOT FESTIVAL: DX EXT booths, Bigfoot arts & crafts for sale

Man shows off Bigfoot memerobilia (mos)cu of man holding wooden stick, cu of "Bigfoot" foot mold, mountian valley.

WASHINGTON, DC FEED WITNESS CAMERA COVERAGE OF THE SECOND DAY OF SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE CONFIRMATION HEARING SUPREME COURT NOMINEE JUDGE CLARENCE THOMAS. 09:59:30 THOMAS ENTERS THE HEARING CHAMBER WITH SENATORS STROM THURMOND (R-SC) AND JOHN DANFORTH (R-MO) WALKS TO THE COMMITTEE PANEL TO SHAKE HANDS WITH SENATORS ALAN SIMPSON (R-WYO) AND ARLEN SPECTOR (R-PA) THEN TAKES A SEAT AT THE WITNESS TABLE. MS OF THOMAS WIFE VIRGINIA, SON JAMAL, MOTHER LEOLA WILLIAMS AND SISTER EMMA MAY MARTIN SEATED BEHIND THE TABLE. THOMAS FIELDS OFF CAMERA QUESTIONS FROM SENATOR HOWARD METZENBAUM (D-OH). 10:11:12 THOMAS DEFENDS HIS SPEECHES AND WRITING ON NATURAL LAW, QUIPS THAT TO THE EXTENT THAT SUPREME COURT JUSTICE DAVID SOUTER WAS THE STEALTH NOMINEE, HE IS BIGFOOT, ARGUES THAT STATING THE VIEWS ON ABORTION WOULD UNDERMINE HIS ABILITY TO BE IMPARTIAL, DENIES HE CARRIES AN IDOLOGY TO THE COURT AND DECLARES, I BELIEVE THE CONSTITUTION PROTECTS THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY. 10:20:12 THOMAS CLAIMS HE IS VERY, VERY PAINED BY THE PROSPECT THAT POOR WOMEN WILL BE FORCED TO SEEK UNSANITARY BACK ALLEY ABORTIONS IF ABORTION RIGHTS ARE WITHDRAWN AND DEFENDS HIS WILLINGNESS TO DISCUSS IN DETAIL LESS CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES. 10:33:13 THOMAS CLAIMS HE WAS UNAWARE THAT A WHITE HOUSE REPORT TO WHICH HE CONTRIBUTED RECOMMENDED THE REVERSAL OF THE ROE VERSUS WADE ABORTION RIGHTS RULING. THOMAS LAUGHS AS SENATOR JOSEPH BIDEN (D-DEL) JOKES ABOUT THE ON GOING PROFESSIONAL FRICTION BETWEEN METZENBAUM AND SIMPSON, THEN ANSWERS OFF CAMERA QUESTIONS FROM SIMPSON. 10:52:46 THOMAS FURTHER EXPLAINS HIS FASCINATION WITH NATURAL LAW. CI: PERSONALITIES: BIDEN, JOSEPH. PERSONALITIES: DANFORTH, JOHN. PERSONALITIES: MARTIN, EMMA MAY. PERSONALITIES: METZENBAUM, HOWARD (ABOUT). PERSONALITIES: SIMPSON, ALAN. PERSONALITIES: SOUTER, DAVID (ABOUT). PERSONALITIES: SPECTER, ARLEN. PERSONALITIES: THOMAS, CLARENCE. PERSONALITIES: THOMAS, JAMAL. PERSONALITIES: THOMAS, VIRGINIA. PERSONALITIES: THURMOND, STROM. PERSONALITIES: WILLIAMS, LEOLA. GOVERNMENT: HEARING, SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.

00:00:00:00 NAT crash of "Pizza Hut Bigfoot" blimp; LS of blimp crashing shot by off-duty CNN employee; shot from boat, video shaky. (0:00)/

Bigfoot Blimp goes down; hangs over side of building; eyewitness

00:00:00:00 [truck which will appear in Burt Reynold's upcoming movie "Cannonball Run II" is in NYC to promote Milton Bradley scale model of itself] b-roll pickup truck named Bigf ...

WASHINGTON, DC FEED WITNESS CAMERA COVERAGE OF THE SECOND DAY OF SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE CONFIRMATION HEARING SUPREME COURT NOMINEE JUDGE CLARENCE THOMAS. 09:59:30 THOMAS ENTERS THE HEARING CHAMBER WITH SENATORS STROM THURMOND (R-SC) AND JOHN DANFORTH (R-MO) WALKS TO THE COMMITTEE PANEL TO SHAKE HANDS WITH SENATORS ALAN SIMPSON (R-WYO) AND ARLEN SPECTOR (R-PA) THEN TAKES A SEAT AT THE WITNESS TABLE. MS OF THOMAS WIFE VIRGINIA, SON JAMAL, MOTHER LEOLA WILLIAMS AND SISTER EMMA MAY MARTIN SEATED BEHIND THE TABLE. THOMAS FIELDS OFF CAMERA QUESTIONS FROM SENATOR HOWARD METZENBAUM (D-OH). 10:11:12 THOMAS DEFENDS HIS SPEECHES AND WRITING ON NATURAL LAW, QUIPS THAT TO THE EXTENT THAT SUPREME COURT JUSTICE DAVID SOUTER WAS THE STEALTH NOMINEE, HE IS BIGFOOT, ARGUES THAT STATING THE VIEWS ON ABORTION WOULD UNDERMINE HIS ABILITY TO BE IMPARTIAL, DENIES HE CARRIES AN IDOLOGY TO THE COURT AND DECLARES, I BELIEVE THE CONSTITUTION PROTECTS THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY. 10:20:12 THOMAS CLAIMS HE IS VERY, VERY PAINED BY THE PROSPECT THAT POOR WOMEN WILL BE FORCED TO SEEK UNSANITARY BACK ALLEY ABORTIONS IF ABORTION RIGHTS ARE WITHDRAWN AND DEFENDS HIS WILLINGNESS TO DISCUSS IN DETAIL LESS CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES. 10:33:13 THOMAS CLAIMS HE WAS UNAWARE THAT A WHITE HOUSE REPORT TO WHICH HE CONTRIBUTED RECOMMENDED THE REVERSAL OF THE ROE VERSUS WADE ABORTION RIGHTS RULING. THOMAS LAUGHS AS SENATOR JOSEPH BIDEN (D-DEL) JOKES ABOUT THE ON GOING PROFESSIONAL FRICTION BETWEEN METZENBAUM AND SIMPSON, THEN ANSWERS OFF CAMERA QUESTIONS FROM SIMPSON. 10:52:46 THOMAS FURTHER EXPLAINS HIS FASCINATION WITH NATURAL LAW. CI: PERSONALITIES: BIDEN, JOSEPH. PERSONALITIES: DANFORTH, JOHN. PERSONALITIES: MARTIN, EMMA MAY. PERSONALITIES: METZENBAUM, HOWARD (ABOUT). PERSONALITIES: SIMPSON, ALAN. PERSONALITIES: SOUTER, DAVID (ABOUT). PERSONALITIES: SPECTER, ARLEN. PERSONALITIES: THOMAS, CLARENCE. PERSONALITIES: THOMAS, JAMAL. PERSONALITIES: THOMAS, VIRGINIA. PERSONALITIES: THURMOND, STROM. PERSONALITIES: WILLIAMS, LEOLA. GOVERNMENT: HEARING, SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.