Euchre It may be sometimes referred to as "Knock Euchre" to distinguish it from Bid Euchre. Euchre appears to have been introduced into the United States by the early German settlers of Pennsylvania, and from that region gradually to have been disseminated throughout the nation. It has been more recently theorized that the game and its name derives from an eighteenth-century Alsatian card game named "Juckerspiel", a derivative of Triomphe. Also, it may have been introduced by immigrants from Cornwall, UK, where it remains a popular game. It is also played in the neighbouring county of Devon; one theory is that
Mikoyan Skat works on the Mikoyan Skat UCAV are currently underway. Mikoyan Skat The Mikoyan Skat (from Russian 'Скат' – "manta ray") is a concept of a strike unmanned combat aerial vehicle developed by the Mikoyan for the Russian Defense Ministry. It is being also developed into the 20-ton Okhotnik-B stealth strike UCAV by the Sukhoi. SKAT is a low-observable, subsonic craft meant to carry weapons in two ventral weapons bays large enough for missiles such as the Kh-31, powered by a single Klimov RD-5000B turbofan engine, a variant of the RD-93. Possible roles include the suppression and attack of enemy air