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Trends and geographical patterns of pleural mesotheliomas in the Netherlands
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1 British Journal of ndustrial Medicine 1990;47: Trends and geographical patterns of pleural mesotheliomas in the Netherlands J M M Meijers, H T Planteydt, J J M Slangen, G M H Swaen, C van Vliet, F Sturmans Abstract The sex and age related trends and geographical distribution of asbestos related mortality from pleural mesothelioma in the Netherlands between 1970 and 1987 were investigated. Deaths from pleural malignancies recorded by the Dutch Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) were used and death rates were age adjusted per year by the indirect method. Standardised mortality ratios (SMRs) were computed for 43 regions over the period For men, total mortality increased from 10-8 per million in the period to 20-9 per million during The highest mortality occurred in the group aged between 65 and 74 with per million in The death rate for the group aged between 55 and 64 was 96-5 per million in For women, total death rates for pleural mesothelioma showed a moderate increase from 2-5 per million in the period to 3-6 per million during The highest mortality occurred in the group aged over 65, fluctuating around per million. For men and women under 45 mortality was very low and presented no upward trend. The geographical distribution over the country for the period showed a pattern with a clear concentration of deaths from mesothelioma in men, in conurbations with many harbours, shipyards, and heavy industry near the river mouths and along the North Sea Coast. Since the first report of an association between exposure to asbestos and diffuse pleural mesoth- University oflimburg, Maastricht, the Netherlands, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health and Toxicology J M M Meijers, J J M Slangen, G M H Swaen, C van Vliet Department of Epidemiology F Sturmans Regional Pathological Laboratory, Zeeland, Middelburg, the Netherlands H T Planteydt elioma' there has been a growing interest in the cause and manifestations of malignant mesothelioma (hereafter referred to as mesothelioma). t is now widely accepted that about 80% of all mesotheliomas are due to exposure to asbestos.2 The amphibole crocidolite is the main type of asbestos fibre responsible for this tumour. Mesotheliomas appear principally in the pleura, peritoneum, and occasionally in the pericardium. The prevalence of mesothelioma of the pleura is about 10 times higher than peritoneal mesothelioma.3 Mesothelioma appears to have a 30 to 40 year mean latency period and eventually it is fatal.4 The diagnosis of mesothelioma is often made by evaluating the cytological material from a pleural effusion of the tissue from an open or blind biopsy and most patients survive less than one year after diagnosis. Although mesothelioma is still a rare tumour, the incidence of the disease has increased dramatically in many industrialised countries. This is because of the increased annual production of asbestos, from about one million to five million tonnes between 1970 and 1975.' n countries such as Great Britain,6 South Africa,7 and Australia8 a register of mesotheliomas was set up to monitor the incidence and distribution of the disease. n other developed countries national cancer registries and the analyses of death certificates provided information about the variations in incidence of mesothelioma.9" The outcomes of the population based studies from various countries all indicate that the incidence of mesothelioma is still increasing in the western world; mesothelioma is diagnosed much more often in men than in women and a geographical concentration within areas with a high exposure to asbestos has been observed."2 t was not until the introduction of the 7th revision of the nternational Classification of Diseases (CD) in 1958 that a separate category for pleural malignancies incorporating mesothelioma was introduced. The code was reserved for this, but it was also possible to label a pleural mesothelioma in the category 163 ("malignant neoplasms of the lung and pleura, unspecific as to whether primary or secondary"). Starting with the 8th CD revision in 1968, all pleural malignant mesotheliomas were to be included under (163, CD, 9th revision). This category comprised malignant neoplasms of the
2 776 pleura, mediastinum, and unspecified sites. An analysis of a sample of deaths from this category has shown that about 90% of deaths in men and 70% of deaths in women from malignant neoplasms are probably due to pleural mesotheliomas."' The other primary pleural tumour is a localised type of mesothelioma which rarely metastasises and is usually curable. As pleural mesotheliomas are fatal, mortality directly reflects incidence and is expected to reflect exposures to aetiological agents after the latency period."4 Hence the analysis of mortality from pleural malignancies has been successfully used to describe the incidence of mesotheliomas as a consequence of exposure to asbestos in populations.7 n the Netherlands cause specific death rates are accumulated through the Central Bureau of Statistics according to the latest CD classification. Trends and geographical patterns of deaths from pleural malignancies in the Netherlands, referred to as deaths due to pleural mesothelioma, are presented in this report for the period A statutory mesothelioma surveillance programme does not exist in the Netherlands. Since 1969, however, an expert mesothelioma panel has invited all pathologists to send it sections of suspected diffuse malignant mesotheliomas in order to register all histologically verified cases of mesothelioma. The results of the " mesothelioma register are compared with the outcomes of the official national death classifications. Methods From the Dutch Central Bureau of Statistics the absolute number of deaths due to pleural malignancies (CD 7, 162 2; CD 8, 163 0; CD 9, 163) were obtained. The Netherlands are divided into 12 provinces and 43 smaller regions within these provinces. For the period absolute numbers of deaths were given by sex, age group, and province. For the period , numbers of deaths were obtained for each region. For the same years total numbers of inhabitants for each region, sex, and age group were obtained. After computerisation of the data, death rates for each year, sex, and age group were produced. To analyse the geographical distribution of the deaths from mesothelioma over the 43 regions in the period , death rates were age adjusted separately for each year for men and women by the indirect method of standardisation. Firstly the Dutch age specific death rates from pleural mesothelioma were applied to the populations of each region for every year to calculate the expected number of deaths. Secondly, a standardised mortality ratio (SMR) was calculated and multiplied by the Dutch crude sex specific annual death rate for the eight year period. Confidence limits were calculated according to the method described by Breslow and Day."6 Meijers, Planteydt, Slangen, Swaen, van Vliet, Sturmans Results MORTALTY BY YEAR AND AGE Between 1958 and 1987 the crude death rate due to pleural mesotheliomas in the Netherlands had increased from 1 9 per million (n = 21) to 15 8 per million (n = 232). Table 1 presents the absolute number of deaths due to pleural mesothelioma for men and women in the Netherlands since The total number of mesotheliomas shows an almost fourfold increase from 7 9 per million in 1970 to 28 1 per million in For women, mortality increased from 2 1 per million to 3 8 per million over the same period. Thus men experienced a much stronger upward trend than women, with a man to woman ratio varying from 3 7 to 1 in 1970 to 7 3 to 1 in Table 2 shows the mortality from mesothelioma for the aggregated years and The overall death rates per million for men doubled between the periods. The largest increase occurred in the group aged from 65 to 74, followed by the group aged from 55 to 64, and the group older than 75. Mortality in the group aged between 45 and 54 was higher than the average mortality in the two periods, whereas the death rate from mesothelioma for men under 45 was very low and almost constant over time. For women overall death rates were much lower than for men and increased only slightly between and n agreement with the figures for men, highest mortality occurred in the group aged between 65 and 74, followed by the women older than 75. n the group aged under 45 mortality due to mesotheliomas was rare and reflected the normal background mortality. Figure 1 presents trends in mortality for both sexes in the selected age groups between 1970 and The mortality for men aged between 65 and 74 showed a pattern of gradual increase from 50 6 to per million. For the other age groups mesoth- Table 1 Number of deathsfrom pleural mesothelioma in the Netherlands by year of death and sex of decedents Year of death No of men No of women Total
3 ... Trends and geographical patterns ofpleural mesotheliomas in the Netherlands Table 2 Number of deaths from and annual average death rates per million for pleural mesothelioma by age and sex during and in the Netherlands Men Women Men Women No of Rate per No of Rate per No of Rate per No of Rate per deaths million deaths million deaths million deaths million All ages < elioma mortality was lower and showed a less pronounced growth. Mortality trends for the men aged younger than 45 was consistently low, varying be- exceeded 30 per million, and mortality for men between 55 and 64 increased from 33-6 per million in tween 0-22 and 1 19 per million. Compared with the 1970 to 96-5 per million in For the group aged same age groups in men, death rates for mesothelioma in women were much lower and only between 45 and 54 mortality over the period rarely sporadically exceeded 20 per million. The highest mortality from mesothelioma occurred in those aged Women over 65. The mortality for the two oldest age groups 30- was of the same order of magnitude with only a moderate increase over time from 9-11 per million in 1970 to per million in n the age groups 15-~~~~~~~C younger than 65 mortality from mesothelioma did not show an upward trend with time. Mortality for those aged between 55 and 64 varied around six per.. t, O million; for women aged between 45 and 54 from one A to five per million; and for women aged under 45 Age (y) years it was below 0-5 per million. - <45 Men MORTALTY BY REGON 1501 _ Expected numbers of deaths and SMRs were calculated over the aggregated years between 1979 and J 1-- > for 43 smaller regions scattered over the country. For men, the SMRs for several regions were E significantly increased (table 3). The highest SMRs were observed in the mid-western regions. These 0 t.\).. regions resemble each other in many aspects. The 90-. population density is high and the regions are located near river estuaries or along the coast. Several large harbours are located in these regions. A ship building and restoring industry has developed and many other heavy industries, including petrochemical processing, refineries, and the production of steel are 60- situated in the mid-western areas. n Rijnmond, C/,.;" ' where the harbour of Rotterdam is located, an almost e.,~~~~ threefold increase in mortality from mesothelioma 30-. occurred. n Jmond and North Sealand regions along the North Sea coast, the SMRs showed a more than twofold excess. Mortality due to pleural mesothelioma was also significantly increased in the 0- capital city of Amsterdam and its surrounding Zaan streek, Gooi, and Flevoland. Clearly the clusters of Year mortality from mesothelioma in these harbour and Figure 1 Mortality per million for pleavral mesothelioma by coastal areas are due to high occupational exposure to age and sex in the Netherlands, i7. asbestos in the past. t is well known that workers
4 778 Meijers, Planteydt, Slangen, Swaen, van Vliet, Sturmans Table 3 Observed (Obs) and expected (Exp) deaths and SMRsfor mesothelioma of the pleura for selected regions in the Netherlands No of deaths Sex Region number Region Obs Exp SMR (95% C) Men 1 West Groningen (41-139) 2 Jmond ( ) 3 Zaanstreek ( ) 4 Amsterdam City ( ) 5 Rest of Amsterdam ( ) 6 Gooi and Vecht ( ) 7 Rijnmond ( ) 8 South east South Holland ( ) 9 North Sealand ( ) 10 Flevoland ( ) Women 1 West Groningen ( ) 2 Jmond (91-543) 3 Zaanstreek (81-583) 4 Amsterdam City ( ) 5 Rest of Amsterdam (25-238) 6 Gooi and Vecht (49-293) 7 Rijmond (91-205) 8 South east South Holland (31-221) 9 North Sealand (26-248) 10 Flevoland (2-918) Figure 2 Geographical pattern of death from pleural mesothelioma in men for 43 regions in the Netherlands by quartile, Numbers refer to selected regions shown in table 3. (;~P CM Mortality / million (men) EZZ.l 9*21-13*27 13* _~ 20X98-58X80
5 Trends and geographical patterns ofpleural mesotheliomas in the Netherlands Figure 3 Geographical pattern for female pleural mesothelioma death for 43 regions in the Netherlands by quartile, Numbers refer to selected regions shown in table 3. 4.r poolo oposplo omp ql W 9= t employed by shipyards and other heavy industries used asbestos for insulation and other technical purposes.'7 n the other 34 Dutch areas no significant excess in pleural mortality from mesothelioma for men was experienced during the period of observation. We investigated whether or not the distribution of SMRs over the regions showed a similar pattem for women. This did not seem to be the case. The only two Dutch regions where the pleural mortality from mesothelioma was significantly increased for women were the city ofamsterdam and the westem Groningen region. n all the other areas SMRs did not reach statistical significance. Traditionally most Dutch wives are housewives and do not work in heavy industry. t is likely that the geographical patterns of pleural mesotheliomas for men and women visualise the differences in the occupational exposure of the sexes to asbestos. A high occupational exposure of men in the areas earlier mentioned does not necessarily imply an increased incidence of mesothelioma for women living in the same area. An explanation for the significant increase in mesotheliomas in women in western Groningen compared with other areas is not available. Figures 2 and 3 show the death rates for pleural mesotheliomas over the period by quartile for men and women. Mortality in men varies greatly. The clustering in the western areas of the Netherlands with shipbuilding and other heavy industries, is obvious. Mortality for men in the Rotterdam area was 59 per million, in North Sealand, 54 per million, in Jmond 48 per million and in Amsterdam 39 per million. n the southern and north eastern part of the country there was also some clustering up to 21 per million. For women regional mortality was much lower and did not exceed 10 per million. The highest rates of pleural mesothelioma were found in the
6 780 Meijers, Planteydt, Slangen, Swaen, van Vliet, Sturmans province of Groningen in the north eastern part of the country, in small clusters in the middle of the country and the Rotterdam area, and also in the region of Twente in the middle east. n Twente a concentration of factories with much asbestos pollution and a factory producing asbestos cement products existed. Possibly the high exposure levels in these industries led to the increased risk of mesotheliomas for men and women. The mesothelioma panel registered 100 new cases with a proven or probable diagnosis of pleural mesothelioma during An additional questionnaire to all Dutch pathological laboratories resulted in another 88 cases of mesothelioma of which 17 showed a peritoneal origin. Thus the total number of histologically verified pleural mesotheliomas (morbidity) amounted to 171 in 1986, which is in reasonable agreement with the national mortality figure of 193 cases. Discussion Our study presents trends and geographical patterns in deaths from pleural mesothelioma in the Netherlands based on the CD classification of pleural malignancies. This can lead to under or overestimations of the real number of pleural mesotheliomas. The pathological characterisation of mesotheliomas can be difficult and differences between a lower awareness in the sixties and the recently increased focus upon asbestos related diseases could lead to classification bias. Nevertheless, the comparison between numbers derived from the CD and the results from the mesothelioma register, together with the expected age and sex related trends and geographical patterns demonstrate that misclassification of pleural mesotheliomas has not seriously influenced the outcomes. Pleural mesothelioma is particularly a disease of middle and old age resulting from exposure to asbestos early in the subjects' working history. The risk of mortality for women is low compared with men, and the mortality for men has shown a marked increase over the past 20 years. Jones et al reported a crude death rate from mesothelioma in Great Britain of 17 5 per million for men and 3 2 per million for women in n the United States the incidence of pleural mesothelioma for men and women amounted to 10-6 and 1 9 per million for the years 1973 to n Denmark the incidence of mesothelioma in the period reached 14-7 per million for men and 7 0 per million for women.9 n Western Australia, where crocidolite was mined and milled between 1943 and 1966, the age standardised incidence of mesotheliomas in was 66 per million for men and seven per million for women aged over 3529 n South Africa, Zwi et al reported an incidence of mesothelioma of 32-9 and 8-9 per million for men and women for the years Compared with these outcomes for selected industralised countries, the average Dutch death rates per million for pleural mesothelioma during are considerably lower than the figures for men and women from the countries producing and exporting asbestosnamely, South Africa and Western Australia, but two fold higher than the reference figures of the United States and the outcomes for men in Denmark. They resemble the results from Great Britain. Just as in Great Britain, the Netherlands have never had any asbestos mining and million corporations, but importation rose to tonnes of raw asbestos and tonnes of asbestos in finished products in 1976 (personal communication from the Centraal Bureau voor de Statistik). Asbestos cement products and floor coverings containing asbestos were produced in the Netherlands, along with the application of asbestos insulation in construction, shipbuilding, and other heavy industries. The widespread and increased occupational exposure to asbestos has clearly led to the relatively high incidence of pleural mesotheliomas. This is especially demonstrated by the sharp increase in mortality for men aged 65 to 74, which is much higher than the rates in the United States, Denmark, and Great Britain. Numbers of deaths from pleural mesothelioma over time for women older than 54 are somewhat higher than in Great Britain and their moderate upward trend is comparable with the outcomes from other countries. Concerning the geographical distribution of deaths from mesothelioma, Enterline and Henderson compared sex related pleural mesotheliomas between 1968 and 1981 for the 51 American states." Clusters of mesothelioma on a state level did not exceed 3 38 per million for men and 1 67 per million for women. The quartile with the highest death rates in the Netherlands demonstrates regional clusters of between 21 and 59 per million for men. This can be partly explained by the fact that the American states are many times larger than the Dutch regions and as a result possibly existing clusters are diluted in the United States. t is also possible that the strong clustering for men in some Dutch regions is due to the high occupational exposure in the industralised areas with many harbours and shipyards. For women the American studies showed clusters of up to 1 77 per million on a state level compared to a highest quartile in the Netherlands of between 4-2 and 9 4 per million. The reason for these differences in mortality for women between the Netherlands and the United States is less clear. t is again possible that because of the large geographical regions in the United States local clusters of increased mortality cannot be detected; but perhaps the differences reflect variations in environmental exposure to asbestos for women. On a county level in Great Britain, crude death rates for all mesotheliomas amounted to 30 5 per million for men in regions with shipbuilding
7 Trends and geographical patterns ofpleural mesotheliomas in the Netherlands and repair industries and 11-0 for women in Lancashire.6 The clustering of pleural mesotheliomas for men in certain Dutch regions seems to be more pronounced than in Great Britain. The levels of mortality in women are comparable between The Netherlands and Great Britain. Because of legislation in 1977 (the asbestos decrees) which led to a prohibition of the use of crocidolite and a threshold limit value for the other types of asbestos and a higher general awareness of the risks to health associated with asbestos, the import of raw asbestos declined from tonnes in 1976 to 5600 tonnes in 1985 (personal communication from the Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek). t is difficult to predict the future trend of mortality from pleural mesothelioma in the Netherlands. Assuming that the mean latency time for mesotheliomas after exposure to asbestos is about 35 years, we expect that the- increased use combined with the increased exposure to asbestos up to 1976 will not result in a decline in asbestos related mesotheliomas until By applying techniques of linear regression to the overall sex related mortality shown in fig 1, mortality rates to the year 2010 was projected. This resulted in an extrapolated overall mortality from mesothelioma ofabout 50 per million for men and 5-8 per million for women. Combined with the prognosis about the growth of the total population provided by the Central Bureau of Statistics, this produced a crude number of 397 deaths from mesothelioma in men and 48 deaths in women in These projections are highly speculative, because exact information about the variations in exposure with time is lacking. We can, however, expect the mortality from mesothelioma to increase, especially in men, as their exposure to asbestos during the 1950s and 60s in the insulation industry was high and occupational hygiene standards were relatively poor. Altogether the data presented show that asbestos related mortality from mesothelioma imposes a serious health problem to Dutch society, and it is feasible that the mortality from pleural mesothelioma will increase in the near future. t will be another 20 years before a significant decrease in mortality from mesothelioma in the Netherlands can be expected. We thank the Central Bureau of Statistics and the Medical nformation Centre of the University of Limburg for providing the mortality figures on which this paper is based. Requests for reprints to: Jan M M Meijers, Department of Occupation and Environmental Health and Toxicology, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, the Netherlands. 1 Wagner JC, Sleggs CA, Marchand P. Diffuse pleural mesothelioma and asbestos exposure in the North Western Cape province. Brit J nd Med 1960;17: McDonald JC. Health implications of environmental exposure to asbestos. Environ Health Perspect 1985;62: Churg A. Malignant mesothelioma in British Columbia in Cancer 1985;55: Scataridge JC, Stitik FP. nduction of thoracic malignancy in inorganic dust pneumoconiosis. J Thorac maging 1988;3: Selikoff F, Lee DHK. Asbestos and disease. New York: Academic Press, Jones RD, Smith DM, Thomas PG. Mesothelioma in Great Britain in Scand J Work Environ Health 1988; 14: Zwi AB, Reid G, Landau SP, Kielkowski D, Sitas F, Becklake MR. Mesothelioma in South Africa, : ncidence and case characteristics. nt J Epidemiol 1989;18: Ferguson DA, Berry G, Jelihovsky T, et al. The Australian mesothelioma surveillance program Med J Aust 1987;147: Andersson M, Olsen JH. Trend and distribution of mesothelioma in Denmark. Br J Cancer 1985;51: Minder CE, Vader JP. Malignant pleural mesothelioma among Swiss furniture workers. Scand J Work Environ Health 1988;14: Enterline PE, Henderson VL. Geographic pattems of pleural mesothelioma deaths in the United States, J Natl Cancer nst 1987;79: Newhouse M. Epidemiology of asbestos-related tumours. Seminars in Oncology 1981;8: Gardner MJ, Acheson ED, Winter PD. Mortality from mesothelioma of the pleura during in England and Wales. Br J Cancer 1982;46: Archer VE, Rom WN. Trends in mortality of diffuse malignant mesothelioma of pleura. Lancet 1983;ii: Planteydt HT. Netherlands Mesothelioma Register. Ann NY Acad Sci 1979;330: Breslow NE, Day NE. Statistical methods in cancer research. Vol 2. The design and analysis ofcohort studies. Lyon: nternational Agencyfor Research on Cancer, Stumphius J. Epidemiology of mesothelioma on Walcheren sland. Br J nd Med 1971;28: Connelly RR, Spirtas R, Myers MH, Percy CL, Fraumcni JF. Demographic patterns for mesothelioma in the United States. JNatl Cancer nst 1987;78: Armstrong BK, Musk AW, Baker JE, et al. Epidemiology of malignant mesothelioma in Western Australia. Med J Aust 1984;141 :86-8. Accepted 3 April 1990
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Traveled As: Family (young children)
Room Type: Inside
Pros: Something for everyone
Cons: The ship felt more crowded than others
Recommends Carnival Freedom? Yes!
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|Everyone was always cleaning it seemed. The ship was very clean. Sometimes the restrooms were hard to keep clean but that was more a function of the number of people flocking to the most conveniently located restrooms (i.e. the one beside the pool area).
|Food and Dining
|Overall the quality of food was very good. You could easily find items for many pallates. We chose the "dine whenever you want" plan and I don't know if I would do that again. On the positive side, you can eat whenever you want between 5:45-9:30, but there was often a 30 minute wait. So as long as you plan ahead (I think we'll be ready to eat in 30 minutes, run up to the restaurant now and put our name down) then you are fine. However, it was tough with little ones (4 and 6 year olds) who don't have patience to wait to eat and then sit at the table for another hour. That was tricky. But, there were several nights that we ate late because we had had a late lunch, and having the flexibility to dine at 8:30 or 9 was a bonus. I also prefer the consistency of the same wait staff, which you miss on the "dine whenever you want" plan.
|We had four days at sea and, honestly, the non-pool-goers (my in-laws) seemed to not have enough to do. My kids never stopped and they had plenty to do, but I didn't see as many inside organized activities as I have seen on other ships (such as fruit carving, napkin folding, and other things like that). There wasn't a tour of the bridge which was a bit disappointing as my father in law and son would have been very interested in that. Also, Bingo at $20 per card, was just too expensive to enjoy playing as a side activity (we were a big group so it was $100 for us to play Bingo).
|Cabin / Stateroom
|Our kids loved the bunk beds and overall the size was fine. I actually loved the interior room because it was like a cave and my kids slept longer! However, my in-laws had an outside cabin with a sofa bed, which had more space and was a much better room. So, if you can afford the extra splurge for the outside room, it's worth it. Our cabin steward was fantastic - very friendly and kept the room very clean.
|Service and Staff
|Great staff, very kind and friendly. Always smiling and willing to help. Great service with the exception of the photo shop staff who were not as helpful as I'd like them to have been.
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|My daughter had a great time at camp carnival. They had good activities and a lot of structure. Overall the staff was great and it was really well organized.
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|Colon, Panama
Ok, I'm biased because my husband's cousin lives in Panama City so he picked us up in a van, drove us around for a private tour and took us to his house for a great BBQ. But, I don't know what you would do if you didn't have Oswaldo to show you around!
Don't Miss: Panama Canal
|Puerto Limon, Costa Rica
We bought a tour from someone at the port (not through the ship) but it did the same thing as the ship tour did. The Carnival organized tour was $89 per person or so and we paid $35 for 5 adults and kids were free and it was ok, but we didn't see much wildlife on the river cruise. Overall it was average. We would love to have done the zip line and canopy tour but we had seniors and small children.
Don't Miss: zip line and canopy tour
|Cozumel, Mexico
We opted to grab a taxi and go to a beach on our own which saved us a lot of money compared to the ship's beach excursion. We were 7 people so we had to be conscious of the per person costs. We went to Playa Paradiso which was close to the port and had a great pool, bar/restaurant and beach. It wasn't crowded and was very family friendly. It was a good value for the money.
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"A Practical Introduction to 3D Game Development" by Yasser Jaffal
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This book introduces the reader to the necessary programming skills necessary to develop 2D and 3D computer games. The book lists a number of common game mechanics, and illustrates through examples how these mechanics can be bound to each other to both give the required behavior and allow the player to interact with game elements.
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Industrial tool maker, Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW) has decided to sell its Industrial Packaging segment to the Carlyle Group for $3.2 billion. A definitive agreement has been signed between the two parties, with the transaction expected to be completed by mid 2014.
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Earlier, in Sep 2013, the board of directors had approved of the sale of the company's Industrial Packaging business. The decision was consistent with the company's key enterprise initiatives.
Illinois Tool Works expects earnings impact from the divestiture to be neutral, as it plans to negate the earnings dilution from the sale with accretive share buybacks. As many as 50 million shares are intended to be repurchased under the existing authorization by the end of 2014 (roughly 14 million have already been repurchased in 2013) using primarily free cash flow, part of sales proceeds and additional funds.
This move is the second of its kind in a row after Illinois Tool Works divested its Decorative Surfaces division in Oct 2012. The business sale fetched the company roughly $1.05 billion along with a 49% stake in Wilsonart International Holdings, LLC, a new company formed after the divestment.
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I wouldnt worry about it to much, just tell the truth. I do have a few questions for you, What did you pay for the SKS? When did you sell it to the pawn shop?
It does pertain to the situation...
This is a discussion on Stolen gun???!!! within the General Firearm Discussion forums, part of the Related Topics category; Well, i got a call today from the police dept. asking me to come in and talk to them about a gun i traded to ...
Well, i got a call today from the police dept. asking me to come in and talk to them about a gun i traded to a pawn shop for my AR-15.
i dont know exactly what they want yet but i have to go talk to them tmrw morning when i get off of work.
i bought an SKS from an individual at a gun show about a year ago, nothing special, just found it for sale and bought it. i have put some extra parts on it and enjoyed it until i could afford another AR-15 because i had to sell mine in school. i traded it last week on my AR-15, and now the police are calling.
have any of you run into this before? what should i expect? i have nothing to hide or lie about, but i dont want any trouble for making what i thought to be a legit purchase.
it seems like nothing goes right for me right now....
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"If guns cause crime, all of mine are defective."
Ted Nugent
I wouldnt worry about it to much, just tell the truth. I do have a few questions for you, What did you pay for the SKS? When did you sell it to the pawn shop?
It does pertain to the situation...
"Just blame Sixto"
I reserve the right to make fun, point and laugh etc.
One reason why I don't like buying from individuals, and if I do I get their information off their drivers license,no info = no sale.
"Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country,"
--Mayor Marion Barry, Washington , DC .
I have a friend that ran into this when he had a house fire. He owns a lot of firearms, and they were all taken and checked out before being returned to him. It turned out that a Glock he purchased at a gun show came up stolen. He told them the truth, they kept the gun, and that was the end of it. Good luck!
I am skeptical to know whats gonna happened, please keep us posted. I am scared to buy anything from individuals not just guns. People lie all of them.
I use to buy cars and sell them. Many of them which I bought from individuals not from the auction. I am pretty good with buying and selling almost anything, specially when it come to cars, almost 9 out of 10 cars that I bought from private sellers had problem that they new about and yet would lie to me. I knew that they were lying right there on the spot, I still bought some of those cars cause I knew exactly what was wrong .
Then there was a time I wa selling Laptops, heh same story. PEOPLE LIE!!!!!
I dont lie.People lie all of them
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i paid 150 for it, found others for 175-200 at the show but liked the one i bought. i traded it last week.
this has me worried, i bought another gun from an estate sale and have already called back for them to run the serial on it to make sure i dont spend the money to get it like i want it and it turn out stolen.
"If guns cause crime, all of mine are defective."
Ted Nugent
Dont worry so much. The worst that can happen is they will take the gun if stolen and ask where and when you got it. It happens all the time.
Universal Background Checks...the next step towards registration and confiscation.
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Probably nothing to worry about, but if things do go bad though, have someone send us your address. Well send you some donuts to bribe the guards with.
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lol, thanks archer.....i dont have a problem with police, most of them are nice but i have never met so many pricks in one agency as the one that called me. thats what worries me. this department can be the worst ones to deal with at times, they changed one of my tickets to a residential when it was written as non residential and all the judge had to say was "happens all the time, pay the higher fine!"
that was the ticket i was disarmed, the officer pointed the gun at my truck in my direction to check it and then let the round he pulled from the chamber hit and scratch my truck before letting it hit the ground. i was PISSED! not the best experience in the world with this dept, if it was the sherriffs office i wouldnt be nervous.
i geuss im seeing scenes from movies where they have the bright lights on me, asking me millions of redundant questions, twisting my statement, and trying to pin me with stealing the property or even just getting me for buying and selling stolen goods.
"If guns cause crime, all of mine are defective."
Ted Nugent
And additionally I don't do FTF sale/purchases either.
All transaction to or through an FFL holder only.
I don't have time nor dimes for talking to cops about my purchases and history.
As to the OP I would seek out legal consel before hand, if it were me.
I'm not going to a station house to talk with anyone about anything ever outside of my trips to ask for child safety locks and to interview toward my LTC application (state law requirement).
I'd know I didn't do anything wrong, but they don't know that nor are a 100% guarantee to care. Hence the phone call...
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Newport Digital Technologies, Inc. (NPDT.OB) Appoints Donald Danks to Chief Executive Officer Position
Newport Digital Technologies, Inc. today announced the appointment of Don Danks as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Bringing more than 25 years of public company senior management experience, Mr. Danks has specific expertise in financing and developing the business model for early stage public companies.
Previously, Mr. Danks was the CEO for iMergent, Inc., an ecommerce software and services company listed on the American Stock Exchange. During his approximate 9-year tenure at iMergent, he oversaw annual revenue growth from $12 million to more that $150 million, improving the company's market capitalization from under $3 million to a high of approximately $400 million.
Mr. Danks has also been involved in the creation, funding and development of several early-stage companies. He has raised more than $100 million in early stage capital, assisted in the development of business plans, recruited senior management, built institutional ownership and oversaw ongoing corporate finance needs.
"We are very excited to have Mr. Danks joining NPDT as our CEO," stated NPDT Chairman Richard Damion. "We already have a stellar management team, and it will be strengthened by Mr. Danks' prior experience in guiding companies from emerging revenue stages into aggressive revenue growth stages. Mr. Danks has the ability to clearly set the strategic vision for our company, our clients and our shareholders. He has strong ties to institutional investors and the capital markets in general, which will provide the resources to grow the company, allowing our management team to execute its business strategy."
"My focus will be to support a very talented group led by our President, Weiling Tsao," said Mr. Danks. "Weiling was instrumental in building graphic chip leader ATI into a world class organization that was ultimately acquired by AMD. My role here at NPDT will be to make sure he is focused on bringing NPDT's RFID and Digital Signage product solutions to market, maximizing the revenue and earnings potential of this very unique company.
"In addition, my goal is to educate the investment community on NPDT's unique, risk-managed and highly leveragable business model," Danks added. "While NPDT is early stage, it has sophisticated and fully developed RFID and wireless digital signage products and solutions that are currently being introduced and channeled through Ingram Micro, with the potential to bring substantial and profitable revenue growth in the near term. Because of our relationship with Taiwan's leading R&D institutes, III and ITRI, as well as our relationship with key engineering and manufacturing partners in Taiwan, NPDT has the potential to scale revenues quickly."
According to the press release, the current NPDT CEO, Michael Lutton, will move up to the Vice Chairman position on the NPDT Board of Directors and will work closely with Mr. Danks.
Mr. Lutton commented, "I have known Don for more than 20 years and recruited him to come into NPDT as an advisor over a year and half ago. With his knowledge and understanding of NPDT's business model, his skill set perfectly matches the needs and opportunities of the company. I look forward to working with him as a board member to maximize the potential of this business and am thrilled to have Don joining our team."
NPDT President and COO, Weiling Tsao concluded, "Mr. Danks' addition to the team will be very valuable to our execution going forward. His expertise in the public markets will allow me to do what I do best in building and scaling revenues of our current and future products. The shareholders will benefit from Mr. Danks' involvement. I am very happy he is joining the NPDT family."


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CRANFORD – This summer the Office of Continuing Education at Union County College is offering the 2015 College for Teens program sponsored by the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders.
This free program is offered for two sessions. Each session will be held for two weeks and will meet from Monday through Thursday. During the session students have the chance to explore and research careers in financial markets, criminal justice or healthcare, while experiencing life on a college campus. Students will learn about relevant career opportunities from prominent guest speakers. Some of the learning opportunities will include hands-on projects. The morning session will be held from July 13 to 23, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The afternoon session will be held from July 20 to 30, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
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Ayodhya, Nov 12 (UNI) Tight security net has been laid down in this holy city in view of the renowned Kartik mela commencing from tomorrow.
Furnishing details about the security arrangements, District Magistrate Anil Agarwal and Senior Superintendent of Police R K S Rathore said all the Station House Officers and Circle Officers have been asked to be alert.
Security has primarily beem multiplied at the disputed Sri Ram Janmabhoomi complex and other religious spots, they added.
Besides local policemen, Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) and water police sleuths have also been garrisoned for zero lapse in security, the officials informed.


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Offices in prime locations including Chelsea, Knightsbridge and Fulham have shut and some industry figures are admitting the market is now worse than ever.
Agents say sales in the capital have fallen from an average of about 10,000 a month to 5,000.
One of London's biggest chains, Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward, has closed its Knightsbridge office in Brompton Road.
Director Paul Masters said it was "a consequence of the difficult market conditions".
He added: "All lettings business has been transferred to our Fulham branch and the sales business to the Fulham and Mayfair branches."
Friend & Falcke has sold its office at 96 King's Road and closed down its Fulham branch. Managing director Simon Albertini said: "For many estate agents, the market we are experiencing this year is the most difficult they have encountered.
"We have been established for 49 years and survived through good markets, bad markets and downright terrible markets - but none as bad as this."
The Felicity J Lord branch at 100 New King's Road, Fulham, closed earlier this year. A spokeswoman said this was "because the lease was up".
The Fulham branch of Chard abandoned house sales two months ago and is now concentrating on lettings, which are improving as sales falter. The London flagship branch of international high-end agents Engel and Vlkers, in Sydney Street, Kensington, has also been closed down.
None of the company's directors was available to comment.
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Space-time block codes with low maximum-likelihood decoding complexity
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In this thesis, we consider the problem of designing space-time block codes that have low maximum-likelihood (ML) decoding complexity. We present a unified framework for determining the worst-case ML decoding complexity of space-time block codes. We use this framework to not only determine the worst-case ML decoding complexity of our own constructions, but also to show that some popular constructions of space-time block codes have lower ML decoding complexity than was previously known. Recognizing the practical importance of the two transmit and two receive antenna system, we propose the asymmetric golden code, which is designed specifically for low ML decoding complexity. The asymmetric golden code has the lowest decoding complexity compared to previous constructions of space-time codes, regardless of whether the channel varies with time. We also propose the embedded orthogonal space-time codes, which is a family of codes for an arbitrary number of antennas, and for any rate up to half the number of antennas. The family of embedded orthogonal space-time codes is the first general framework for the construction of space-time codes with low-complexity decoding, not only for rate one, but for any rate up to half the number of transmit antennas. Simulation results for up to six transmit antennas show that the embedded orthogonal space-time codes are simultaneously lower in complexity and lower in error probability when compared to some of the most important constructions of space-time block codes with the same number of antennas and the same rate larger than one. Having considered the design of space-time block codes with low ML decoding complexity on the transmitter side, we also develop efficient algorithms for ML decoding for the golden code, the asymmetric golden code and the embedded orthogonal space-time block codes on the receiver side. Simulations of the bit-error rate performance and decoding complexity of the asymmetric golden code and embedded orthogonal codes are used to demonstrate their attractive performance-complexity tradeoff.


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UPDATE 3-CNOOC-Nexen review likely to be extended again - sources
* Too little time to review Nexen, prepare general framework
* Extension does not mean bid is in trouble-sources
* Harper to be overseas in week running up to Nexen deadline
By Randall Palmer
OTTAWA, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Canada is likely to extend its review of the $15.1 billion bid by China's CNOOC Ltd for oil producer Nexen Inc beyond next week's deadline to allow more time for the government to formulate a broad framework on foreign investment, two sources close to the matter said on Wednesday.
The sources said there was too little time before the Nov. 10 deadline for the federal government to conclude deliberations on the Nexen deal as well as prepare a framework to clarify its overall policy on foreign deals.
Ottawa has promised to announce such a framework at the time it makes its ruling on the Nexen proposal. As a consequence, the sources said, the government would likely seek to extend the review period for a second time.
Under Canadian law, all major foreign takeover proposals are subject approval of the federal government, which must certify that the deals benefit the country.
The sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the issue, stressed that the delay was not a signal that the bid was necessarily in trouble. Continued...