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issue no 30 - 1 December 2001
Editor: Rory O'Neill of Hazards magazine. Comments to Owen Tudor.
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Simon Jones: case now proved for corporate killing law
The Director of Public Prosecutions and the TUC have both called for a change in the law after the acquittal of agency firm Euromin and its general manager, Richard James Martell, who had been charged with the manslaughter by gross negligence of casual worker Simon Jones. Responding to the not guilty verdict, TUC general secretary John Monks said: "This is a devastating blow to Simon Jones' family and friends, and it is also a blow to everyone who wants to see fewer people killed at work. It puts the pressure on the government - we need a new law on corporate killing so that corporate responsibility is clear and the penalties are effective, and we need it as soon as possible." The Director of Public Prosecutions, David Calvert-Smith, QC, repeated his call for a change in the law, adding that manslaughter by gross negligence, or "corporate manslaughter," is currently 'notoriously difficult to prosecute'. Euromin was fined £50,000 for safety offences (with costs of £20,000) relating to the death of Simon, who died on 24 April 1998 on his first day working at the dock. In passing guilty verdicts on charges relating to Euromin's duty of care, the judge described Euromin's and Mr Martell's attitude to safety as "absolutely deplorable."
Workers death costs employers a million
Two major construction companies were told to pay over £1m in fines and costs after health and safety failures resulted in the deaths of four men when a gantry over the Avonmouth gorge collapsed. In sentencing, Costain Ltd and Yarn Ltd (formerly Kvaerner Cleveland Bridge Ltd), Mr Justice Owen said there had been a 'blatant disregard for basic health and safety legislation over a long and sustained period of time.' Each company was fined £250,000 after admitting breaching health and safety regulations. The companies also have to pay costs totalling £525,000. The families of the four men said they were 'disgusted' by the penalties. Bob Blackman, national secretary for construction at the Transport and General Workers Union, backed the calls, said: 'the time has come for the Government to act and introduce tough measures on corporate manslaughter.' The families have begun civil proceedings against the two companies, supported by the GMB trade union, which condemned todays 'weak penalty'. GMB northern region secretary Kevin Curran said: 'ten times the fine that has been imposed would not reconcile the loss of life and the suffering that has caused.'
Tipper driver fined over death crash
A teenager tipper driver responsible for a crash that caused two deaths has been fined £1,000 and has had his licence revoked. Darren Johnson, 19, was cleared of two charges of causing the deaths of Roy Savage and Brian Hockerday by dangerous driving. But he was convicted of careless driving in both cases and fined £500 in each. During the two-day trial, Exeter Crown Court heard Johnson lost control of his tipper truck and ploughed into four oncoming vehicles. Fining Johnson £1,000 and ordering his licence be revoked until he passes a test, Judge Ian McIntosh said no amount of money would compensate the victims' families for their loss.
Contractor pleads 'not guilty' to manslaughter
A Cleveland contract firm and its managing director have pleaded not guilty to manslaughter charges at Teesside Crown Court. Factorycover and its boss John Elders, a former Tory county councillor, denied charges of manslaughter and two further charges of breaching the Health and Safety at Work Act, after an employee of the company, Robert Stanley Dawson, fell 7 metres to his death on 13 May last year. The case has been adjourned.
Safety criminals named and shamed
The HSE has published its second annual Offences and Penalties Report. The 'naming and shaming' file identifies hundreds of companies and organisations convicted of health and safety crimes during 2000/2001. HSE director general Timothy Walker said: "During 2000-2001, HSE prosecuted for a total of 2,077 offences and gained convictions for more than 70 per cent of these offences. HSE issued a total of 11,058 enforcement notices over the same period in the interest of securing compliance with health and safety law.' In 2000/2001, HSE prosecuted 1,030 duty-holders. HSE says it achieved a 72 per cent conviction rate.
MPs demand action on site 'self-employment' scam
Self-employed builders suffer the worst working conditions in Britain because current laws allow workers to be exploited, MPs have said. Recent tax law changes encouraging workers to class themselves as self-employed have led to higher level of accidents on building sites, MPs said in a debate in Westminster Hall. Ian Davidson MP said only one in 20 accidents involving self-employed builders were reported, compared with one in two for other workers. Stephen Hepburn MP called for compulsory trade union representation of all construction workers, although he conceded the idea might be "too radical" for the government. George Brumwell, UCATT general secretary said "UCATT welcomes the initiative of Michael Clapham MP in securing an adjournment debate on false self-employment in the construction industry. This marks the beginning of a campaign to end tax evasion and the culture of lawlessness that dominates the construction industry. We expect the Inland Revenue to fulfil their obligations in the same way as any other government agency and end the tax scam of false self-employment."
Rail staff win working hours cut
Members of the rail union RMT employed by GNER are to move to a 35 hour week, giving them parity with train drivers. The partnership deal means that all workers at the company will now benefit from a shorter working week. Assistant general secretary Bob Crow said that since privatisation rail companies had offered widely varied conditions of service to different groups of staff. 'The fact that drivers won a 35 hour week at the beginning of this year, when other staff groups still had to work more hours, caused a huge amount of resentment." The deal will be phased in from January next year.
T&G and HSE combine in chemical solution
Over 150 safety representatives and employers from across industrial sectors in the North West have attended a Transport and General Workers Union seminar to launch an HSE 'COSHH Essentials' pack designed to provide information and advice about handling hazardous substances in the workplace. T&G regional secretary Dave McCall said: 'The T&G welcomes this information pack which will help employers and unions to control the harmful effects of hazardous substances in the workplace. This is vital since there are still between 3,000 and 12,000 cases of cancer each year caused by such substances at work. At the same time, there are about 200,000 cases of other lung diseases, and 66,000 cases of skin disease each year arising from hazards at work.'
Union safety partnership wins Euro award
Partnership working between the T&G and Castleford firm Hickson & Welch has led to the chemicals company winning a major European safety award. Joint health and safety training carried out by the T&G has underpinned the company's safety drive, says the union, enabling it to turn around its safety performance. Ten years ago the site had almost one reportable accident a week, and in 1992 several employees were killed in a serious fire. T&G says the company and union 'worked together to ensure adequate health and safety training for staff, and now Hickson & Welch, can boast that it has had three years without a single day's work lost due to accidents.' The union says the award from the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, one of only 17 Europe-wide, 'recognise innovative approaches to preventing accidents at work.'
Work deaths up in all major industries
Workplace deaths in all the major industries are up, latest official statistics show. Introducing the HSC annual report, the chair, Bill Callaghan said that after a general fall during the 1990s, the rate of fatal injuries rose in all main industries. Mr Callaghan said: "By working with all our partners in the health and safety system we can deliver improvements. We welcome the government's continued support for our work, and for its focus on promoting the government and the public sector generally as a health and safety exemplar." About 36 per cent of deaths occurred in the construction industry and 16 per cent were in agriculture. However, progress may be stymied in the UKs most hazardous industry, construction, as the industry resists improvement efforts. The Major Contractors Group is still blocking plans to introduce worker safety advisers on sites, supported by HSE and unions as a measure to reduce the industrys appalling fatality record.
Railtrack stalls safety improvements despite deaths
Railtrack has scrapped safety revisions intended to improve the protection of track workers after deciding the changes could reduce the output of contractors. A Construction News report says the revised standard, deemed by Railtrack regional managers to be unworkable, was intended to reduce instances of maintenance and inspection staff working on lines with trains still running. The withdrawal of the revision is the second time that work to improve track-worker safety has been abandoned. Phil Dee, health and safety officer for the RMT union, said he was "extremely concerned" about the delays. He said he would be meeting with the HSE before the end of the month and pressing for action. Five track workers have died on the lines in the past 14 months.
Bar workers face serious risk from passive smoking
Bar workers take in amounts of environmental tobacco smoke over 10 times higher than the average non-smoker. Professor Martin Jarvis, from University College London, measured the levels of exposure to passive smoking amongst Londons non-smoking bar workers. He found they were subject to 'extremely high exposure' to smoke. Bar workers were about 40 times more likely to have a high exposure than non-smokers from non-smoking households, and nine times more likely than non-smokers who live with a smoking partner. Researchers took saliva samples from the bar workers to detect the levels of cotinine, which indicates exposure to nicotine. Professor Jarvis evidence will form part of the SmokeFree London submission to the Greater London Assemblys 5 December session of the Investigative Committee into Smoking in Public Places.
Australia: casino union honoured for anti-smoking activism
Australian union safety campaigners have been honoured after a successful drive for smoke-free workplaces for hospitality workers. Helen Creed, state secretary of the union LHMU, accepted the award from the Australian Council on Smoking and Health (ACOSH). The union organised groundbreaking blood tests on casino workers that showed workers were affected by environmental smoke. Since the test results were made public, the Burswood casino has gradually phased out smoking. Groups of workers at other casinos have since started their own tests. Anti-smoking initiatives are gaining in popularity worldwide. This month authorities in India began enforcing a national ban on smoking in public places, with 200 people in New Delhi already fined for violating the new law. They paid out the equivalent of £1.50 each after anti-smoking squads began their campaign in the capital.
Australia: union forces re-think on asbestos
The Australian Waste Management Association of Australia (WMAA) has decided to support the construction industry's practice of "zero tolerance" for asbestos on building sites, after a union campaign. Andrew Ferguson, state secretary of construction union CFMEU, said that it was gratifying that the unions campaign was achieving results.
South Africa: asbestos victims widen quest for compensation
Victims in South Africas biggest asbestos claim intend to target two additional companies. Although talks are continuing to settle with Cape plc, the victims have told mining company Gefco and insurance firm General Accident SA they to should pay up. Cape pulled out of asbestos mining and milling in 1979, with Gefco taking over some of the mining operations. Richard Meeran of Leigh Day & Co, the London lawyer for the 6,000 plus claimants, said Cape has indicated Gefco should be including in any compensation claim because it had also exposed the claimants to asbestos. Insurance policies issued by General Accident are thought to provide cover from 1960 to 1970. The UK Transport and General Workers Union, which represents Cape employees in the UK, told Cape in a 26 November letter 'to reach a settlement with the South African miners which we believe will be in everybody's interest."
Global: unions aim to isolate US chemical companies
The world's chemical industry unions have launched a new drive for a global agreement with employers on the industry's Responsible Care programme - and says it will 'name and shame' those refusing to sign. The move by the 20-million-strong ICEM chemical unions federation comes after a previous attempt at a deal was scuppered by the American Chemistry Council (ACC), apparently at the behest of anti-union US companies Exxon and Dupont. ICEM general secretary Fred Higgs said: "Since the Americans stalled the process, many national employers' organisations have expressed their regrets and their continued interest in the concept of a global agreement.' He added: "associations that sign up with us will be listed on our website. So, however, will those that refuse to do so. Credit will be given where credit is due, but those who are neither responsible nor caring will be named and shamed."
Global: union saves injured teenage cruise ship worker
The International Transport Workers' Federation has rescued a young Australian woman abandoned by a luxury cruise ship after she was injured at work. The nineteen-year old beauty therapist was employed on the giant new cruise liner Carnival Triumph, carrying up to 2,642 passengers and 1,100 crew from all over the world and sailing the Caribbean. With her ankle still bleeding heavily and the achilles tendon severed, the teenager was bundled off the ship in Maimi with one change of clothes and $300, and left alone on a scorching dock. Only after a call to the International Transport Workers Federation was she provided with legal and medical support and then transport home. Jim Given from the ITF cruise campaign office in Miami says since ITF set up its cruise campaign office in Florida in June 2000, the union has dealt with 2,000 abandoned seafarers. He adds that sexual harassment, overwork and fatigue and even suicide are common problems.
USA: workers scarred by RSI want a union
Melody Purvis job requires her to remove clothes, fold them, put them in a bag and throw the bag over her right shoulder to a conveyor belt above her head, a process repeated some 400 times a night. Since starting at Brylane distribution centre eight years ago, Purvis has undergone three surgeries for repetitive stress injuries. Now Purvis and her 'scarred up' workmates have turned to the Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees (UNITE), believing a union will force the company to acknowledge and remedy dangerous working conditions. UNITE organisers say workers at one of the companys other, unionised, distribution centres have a safer environment, better pay, a pension and more paid holidays.
USA: nuclear whistleblower sacked
Experienced pipe fitter Randy Walli refused to use valves he believed were too weak for testing pipes at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. He worried the valves would burst, flooding leak-prone tanks containing millions of gallons of radioactive waste. The Department of Energy, which manages Hanford, is supposed to protect whistleblowers such as Walli. But when Walli was laid off, twice, the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration twice found that he had been illegally fired in retaliation for raising safety concerns. And DOE, instead of admonishing the contractor that fired Walli and four other pipe fitters, is paying its legal costs, nearly $1 million in tax money. Tom Carpenter of the Government Accountability Project, a watchdog organisation providing legal aid for the pipe fitters, said DOEs message to contractors is "we'll support your wrongdoing."
GMB asbestos materials
A comprehensive set of the resources produced to back up the GMB 'Asbestos: Its still a killer' initiative (Risks 29) is now available on the GMB website in pdf format.
Only newly announced events, events next week and very important events will be listed here in future. But there is a comprehensive listing of health and safety events on the TUC website - bookmark it for easy reference!
No excuse: beat bullying at work seminar, 18 December
A TUC organised seminar in London aimed at union and workplace reps, employers and managers, intended to help make everyone take workplace bullying seriously. £11.75 TUC member organisations; £23.50 employers - registration form and details.
About time: TUC conference on working time, 5 February
A TUC conference in London for trade unionists, employers, HR and personnel professionals, academics and policy makers.Keynote speakers: Patricia Hewitt MP, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry and John Monks, TUC General Secretary. The conference will be chaired by Sheena MacDonald. Application form in text and pdf versions. Union members wishing to attend this conference, please contact your head offices which are co-ordinating numbers from each union due to the limited number of places available for this conference.
Workers' Memorial Day 2002, 28 April
TUC is planning to highlight occupational health, including access to occupational health services, and rehabilitation. Ask your union for details of Workers Memorial Day events or organise your own. Hazards magazine round up of Workers Memorial Day resources.
European Week of Health and Safety 2002, 14-21 October
Next years week will take place in Britain from 14 October, on the theme of stress.
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Northern Film & Media has agreed a new strategic partnership with BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art in a move has seen the agency move to a new office at the Gateshead gallery.
NFM will work collaboratively with BALTIC to develop digital content based on the gallery's content, archive, exhibitions and initiatives.
"The partnership with BALTIC marks a new era for Northern Film & Media as we move from being a distributor of public funds to a hybrid model marked by strategic collaborations," said Tom Harvey, Northern Film & Media's chief executive.
"We firmly believe that this relationship will realise an array of digital content opportunities and we are excited to be working with one of the world's leading contemporary art galleries."
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So lovely to see everyone sharing their gorgeous work from the Cakenweenie project! I was honored to be included in the celebration of Mr. Burton's birthday and chose Mr. Grasshopper from the adaptation of James and the Giant Peach. His head is made with our signature hydrangea petals, buds and leaves, and his monocle is hand-molded out of gumpaste and painted with gold dust, with a sheet of gelatin to create the look of "glass". Facial features and antennae made with gumpaste as well. Thank you so much for all of your support and encouragement for the project…this was a good stretch for me! Jacqueline x
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Ford is the latest car maker to turn its talents to bicycles, and this concept E-Bike is the result. Unlike most other car-branded bikes, though, this one actually brings automotive tech to the party.
The bicycle part is pretty standard, if outlandishly styled. The frame is fashioned from aluminum and carbon fiber, the wheels look like 1980s mags, the gears are internal Shimano Alfine (11-speed), the "chain" is a carbon belt and the brakes are disks.
But the electric part is way neater. The li-ion battery inside the frame drives a 350w motor in the front hub. Also inside the hub are magnetostriction sensors. These sensors, which change shape when a magnetic field is applied (and vice versa) allow the wheel to detect when it is turning and apply power appropriate to how hard you are pedaling. These sensors come from F1 cars.
The setup can be tweaked by an app on the Android phone up on the "dash." This app also shows you all the usual bike computer info like speed and distance, along with more car-like functions like "service reminder" and "System diagnosis." An iPhone app is planned, which makes me think that this concept may actually make it into production.
I'm not sure how I feel about car companies making bikes. On the one hand, it shows that cycling is definitely on the up. On the other, seeing a car manufacturer muscling in is like seeing a cigarette company making candy for kids — chilling.
Ford Rides into E-Bike Market with Stunning Concept [Ford PR]
See Also:
- Behold! The Car-Crushing Monsterbike
- Cycle Law: Should Bikes Be Treated Like Cars?
- Cash for Clunkers: BMW M Bike Disappoints
- Audi's Wooden Granny Bike Costs Almost $7000


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No room on the Major League roster now that Mark is here.
What will the Braves do with Scott Thorman? I believe he is out of options.
No room on the Major League roster now that Mark is here.
What will the Braves do with Scott Thorman? I believe he is out of options.
I don't care what they do with him. I say good riddance.
52 wins to match last year's total
I say keep him and get rid of Franco. Franco is my favorite Brave, but now that we have our 1st baseman we don't really need Franco.
2nd member of the Peter Moylan Fan Club
franco is a more experienced pinch hitter and can play OF, doesn't strikeout as much, probably a better clutch hitter
and he is 48, thats pretty cool!
Extend Prado!!!
Thorman came up as a 3B and OF. I would trade him, either way...
The 5th Member of the Peter Moylan Fan Club:
Atlanta Braves Freak
maybe we can get a respectable backup catcher for Thorman
Franco would be a better pinch-hitter than Thorman. All I think Thorman would do is hack all the time and usually strike out. He DID have that pinch hit homer a few days ago, but I don't think that would be the norm.
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52 wins to match last year's total
Can you say waivers?
Clennon they need to make the move today I believe it takes at least 47 hours for the person to clear waivers.
Extend Prado!!!
Wow, Scott Thorman is still with the team. Julio has been DFA and Ascanio was sent down to AA. I think they believe Julio has a much better chance of clearing waivers they will offer him a minor league contract. Then I think they will try to trade Thorman and bring Julio back up but that is just my guess.
Extend Prado!!!
Or just wait for the 40-man roster...
2nd member of the Peter Moylan Fan Club
Bobby Cox gave him 50 in 2 weeks, and that's with him not starting every day. He just needs at-bats, and he's fine.
With Braves, he's pulled through a lot... couple sac flys, clutch singles and doubles.
That's why I'd value him over Thorman. Yes, Thorman can kill some balls.. but not showing his value yet.
I'd rather him be sent to minors and in a few years come back up. Who knows? Thorman could be another Morneau..
Dingo Thorman wouldn't clear waivers so that he could be sent to the minors as he is a young 1B with decent defense and 20 - 30 HR potential. I know he stinks but if anything Dayton Moore has shown he will take any Braves cast offs no matter what. Franco already cleared waivers once and did again as much as Thorman has sucked he still has some potential.
Extend Prado!!!
I'm going to state for the record, i think Thorman will have a good career and be an above average 1st baseman down the road. I believe he will have a 40+ HR year and become a major assest for his team, whichever team it may be.
Extend Prado!!!


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HPU students 'Live Hawai'i'
February 07, 2012
HPU student Maxim Kononov of Russia examines items in a plantation home.
HONOLULU — The "Live Hawai'i" field trips around O'ahu have returned. The spring excursions begin this Saturday, Feb. 11, with a trip to the Hawai'i State Art Museum. Students learn more about the Islands' past, present and future at these field trips, which are open to all Hawai'i Pacific University students, faculty and staff.
New students are especially invited to these events, said Megan Kaptik, HPU director of First-Year Programs.
Maxim Kononov of Russia was a participant at a recent Live Hawai'i field trip and described it as very memorable. "People should know the history and the culture of the places where they live," he said.
Kononov visited Hawai'i's Plantation Village in Waipahu. Hawai'i's Plantation Village is a recreation of the homes and cultures that represent the many ethnic groups that worked on sugar and pineapple plantations. Accompanied by fellow Russian student Anastasia Markina, Kononov said they were amazed at how much they learned.
"Anastasia and I visited the cultural village because we are interested in the history of Hawai'i, its culture and lifestyle. It was exciting to know how different cultures that came to Hawaii in 19th and 20th centuries to work on plantations lived and struggled. Anastasia and I were surprised that some of the replica homes in the cultural village are similar to the historical village homes in Russia," Kononov said.
Kononov and Markina said they encourage other students to take advantage of HPU student activities.
"This is valuable experience. HPU tries to improve the life and experiences of its students and provides different activities, such as field trips," Kononov said.
Live Hawai'i trips this semester include a visit to the Waikiki Aquarium on March 3. On April 13, students can attend a performance of "Wilcox's Shot," about Hawai'i's first delegate to the U.S. Congress, at the Kumu Kahua Theatre.
For more information, contact First-Year Programs at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Dr. Justin Vance, an HPU history professor, takes a look at the interior of a grass hut.
Students tour traditional plantation homes during HPU First-Year Programs' Live Hawai'i field trip to


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Full Game Release Lineup [June To August 2012]
Posted on Tuesday, June 19 @ 16:30:00 PST by Nicholas Tan
E3 has the power to make video game editors feel like they're in a different time and place, a collapsed dimension where the present and future cannot be discerned. We see so many titles meant to be released during the holiday season in that coveted October/November release window or next year usually in Q1 2013 (or beyond) that we forget what the hell is coming out now. There may not be as much going at the moment, but it's certainly not nothing.
So for you and for our own sanity, and as a supplement to Jessica's awesome weekly release roundups, I present the full game release list for the rest of this month and the next two months. I've bolded the games that I think deserve to be bolded. The "Jul **" date means that the publisher has yet to announce a release date beyond July 2012. I have linked games to their respective game pages if we have previewed and/or reviewed them.
Jun 19 - Sid Meier's Civilization V: Gods & Kings (PC)
Jun 19 - LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (X360, PS3, PC)
Jun 19 - Clan of Champions (X360)
Jun 19 - Brave: The Video Game (X360, PS3, Wii, DS, PC, Mac)
Jun 19 - Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor (X360)
Jun 19 - Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 (X360, PS3, PC)
Jun 21 - Quantum Conundrum (PC)
Jun 25 - Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3 (X360, PC) [Thanks, cheesegod99!]
Jun 26 - The Amazing Spider-Man (X360, PS3, PC, 3DS, DS)
Jun 26 - Record of Agarest War 2 (PS3)
Jun 26 - London 2012 - The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games (X360, PS3, PC)
Jun 26 - Spec Ops: The Line (X360, PS3, PC)
Jun 26 - Resident Evil: Chronicles HD Collection (PS3)
Jun 26 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Dawnguard (X360, PS3, PC)
Jun 27 - Jeremy McGrath's Offroad (X360, PS3, PC)'
Jun 27 - Mini Ninjas Adventures (X360)
Jun 27 - Crimson Dragon (X360)
Jul 3 - The Secret World (PC)
Jul 3 - Theatrhythm Final Fantasy (3DS)
Jul 3 - Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends (X360, PS3)
Jul 10 - The Last Story (Wii)
Jul 10 - Rhythm Thief & The Emperor's Treasure (3DS)
Jul 10 - NCAA Football 13 (X360, PS3)
Jul 10 - Ice Age: Continental Drift - Arctic Games (X360, PS3, Wii, 3DS, DS, PC)
Jul 15 - Heroes of Ruin (3DS)
Jul 18 - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD (X360, PS3)
Jul 24 - Growlanser: Wayfarer of Time (PSP)
Jul 25 - Wreckateer (X360)
Jul 31 - Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance (3DS)
Jul ** - Rainbow Moon (PS3)
Jul ** - Double Dragon: Neon (X360, PS3)
Aug 1 - Deadlight (X360)
Aug 7 - Persona 4 Arena (X360, PS3)
Aug 7 - Sound Shapes (Vita)
Aug 8 - Hybrid (X360)
Aug 14 - Sleeping Dogs (X360, PS3, PC)
Aug 14 - Darksiders II (X360, PS3, PC)
Aug 15 - Dust: An Elysian Tail (X360)
Aug 19 - New Super Mario Bros. 2 (3DS)
Aug 21 - Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 (X360, PS3, PC)
Aug 21 - Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (X360, PS3, PC)
Aug 24 - Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition (PC)
Aug 28 - Madden NFL 13 (X360, PS3, PC, Wii, PC)
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It is a comfortable apartment with stunning views and privileged lifestyle throughout the year with the advantage of being located in the center of Benidorm. The building has direct access to the Levante Beach, internationally known for its calm, clear waters and fine golden sand.
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The old town of Benidorm is a picturesque area, a meeting point throughout the day, with a wide range of activities, food, services and leisure. In this area the harbor with its renovated Yacht Club and the calm and crystalline waters of Mal Pas, the always busy Elche Park, and its mythical viewpoint in the iconic castle overlooking the two beaches in Benidorm.
Benidorm is highly regarded as the capital of the Costa Blanca, the main tourist focal point of the east coast of Spain, where we can also find important towns like Alicante, Torrevieja, Elche, Villajoyosa, Altea o Calpe. There are great transport connections by main roads and the motorway to the International Airport of Alicante-Elche, delivering routes to important national destinations like Madrid and Barcelona, along with other European and international flight connections. The motorway also provides rapid access to the capital city of the Valencian community – Valencia, o to Denia where you can embark on unforgettable journeys to the beautiful Balearic Islands of Ibiza, Mallorca and Menorca.
Unique and enigmatic, Benidorm is fondly know by some as the Spanish "Manhatten". Benidorm is an attractive city built around two bays with sandy beaches, famous for its pleasant summers, mild winters and 300 days of sunshine per year.
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Broadcast: 19/10/2007
Reporter: Michael Brissenden
REBECCA CARMODY: After five days of goading from the Government, the Opposition today released its tax plan, ahead of Sunday's leaders debate.
There were no surprises in that Labor's plan isn't that different to the Government's. It will cost roughly the same, but high income earners - those earning more than $180,000 a year - will have to wait longer for their tax cuts in order to fund a rebate for education expenses.
Michael Brissenden reports.
MICHAEL BRISSENDEN: Kirribilli provides one of the more scenic backdrops for a daily exercise routine. And for John Howard this has become a familiar route.
Today he may well have been buoyed by some new polling showing he's at least beginning to close the gap on his Labor opponents, but as the seasoned campaigner he knows only too well how long this campaign walk really is.
It's a journey replete with hurdles, diversion, triumphs and dead ends, the unexpected and the routine, like a Chaser ambush.
CHASER COMEDIAN: John. You need to full a rabbit out of your hat ...
JOHN HOWARD: You blokes are a lot funnier when you pick on somebody who is alive.
MICHAEL BRISSENDEN: This week the Chaser themselves became one of the few political news stories to get much attention outside the Government's big-spending opening gambit, and the continuing frenzied anti-union message.
Today's polls reflect the Government's domination of the first week.
The News Limited Galaxy poll is the most dramatic, a six-point turnaround on a two party-preferred basis with the Government on 47 and Labor on 53.
The Nielsen poll in the Fairfax papers puts the split at 54/46 - still a big lead to Labor, but momentum is important, and momentum is what the Prime Minister has undoubtedly had thanks to his day one announcement of a $34 billion tax package.
JOHN HOWARD: The tax reform plan, which is a detailed plan over a period of years, is entirely affordable, and consistent with the Government's objectives in relation to both inflation and interest rates.
MICHAEL BRISSENDEN: Since then the pressure has been on Kevin Rudd to release his response. With perhaps the only debate coming up on Sunday night he had to do it soon and here it is.
KEVIN RUDD: This the toolbox of the 21st century, okay? We want to make sure that every Australian kid in the future has an opportunity to get themselves wired and computer literate, information revolution literate, because let me tell ya, in the future in a digital economy, this is going to be fundamental business.
MICHAEL BRISSENDEN: Education is the headline feature of a Labor tax response that is essentially me too with a twist, or as the Treasurer has already dubbed it, me too but.
A six-year plan that would reduce the number of tax thresholds to just three by 2013 - 15, 30 and 40 per cent respectively - against the Government's plan for four rates of 15, 30, 35 and 40 per cent by 2012.
Labor's plan also includes a $2.3 billion education tax refund that would allow families currently on Tax Benefit A to claim 50 per cent of school-related education expenses - up to $750 for primary school and $1,500 for secondary school.
Labor says its education refund will be available to two thirds of all Australian children. It will be funded by deferring the Government's proposed tax cuts for those earning over $180,000 for one year.
KEVIN RUDD: Politics is about making choices between conflicting priorities. And if you're on $180,000 and more, as people like myself are, I don't think you really need it just now.
What I say instead is that most people in that bracket wouldn't mind an investment going into bridging the digital divide for the whole country. That's our point.
MICHAEL BRISSENDEN: Aspirational but like the Government's plan also dependent on a healthy budget surplus.
KEVIN RUDD: Of course, consistent with some remarks made by the Treasurer the other day, there are conditions attached.
The first relates to the state of national and international economic circumstances and the second is the maintenance of the general economic discipline of maintaining budget surplus of one per cent of GDP.
MICHAEL BRISSENDEN: For much of the week the challenge from the Government has been loud and clear.
PETER COSTELLO: If the Opposition wants any guidance on where to go with tax, I recommend our tax plan to them! It's something that is good for Australia, it's something that will build our economy. It will allow us to go for growth.
MICHAEL BRISSENDEN: But now that advice has been taken the Treasurer doesn't seem too happy.
PETER COSTELLO: Mr Rudd talks about education. If he'd have brought his exam paper in after copying 91.5 per cent of the answers from the student sitting next to him, he would've got an F for fail.
MICHAEL BRISSENDEN: It's true the Labor package uses the same fiscal parameters, coming in at just under the Government's overall $34 billion figure.
But it was back in October last year that Wayne Swan first floated the idea of reforming the system with fewer and lower marginal tack rates in an op ed newspaper article.
Still, Mr Costello says he thinks he has found a hole in Labor's numbers today.
PETER COSTELLO: This is where Mr Rudd and Mr Swan got really caught out, when they say on page eight that our aspiration for 2012/13 includes the 15 cent rate between $6,000 and $37,000, they're wrong. That's the part they couldn't copy. Because we never put it down there.
MICHAEL BRISSENDEN: The Treasurer points out the Government's figures have only been projected as far as the tax year before that, 2011/12.
No doubt the bean counters on both sides will be sifting through the figures with a fine tooth comb before Sunday night's debate.
Still, whether it's me too with some tax refundable technology thrown in or simply me too but, the Labor tax plan has pretty effectively neutralised the Government's tax attack.
Both sides claim their plans are economically responsible. But economists have already expressed concern that no matter who wins the election now, interest rates will be higher in 2008 as a result.


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Last week, I argued that our Deval Patrick's post-election courtship of the media contrasted unfavorably with Barack Obama's. In retrospect, I may have exaggerate Obama's willingness to cultivate the press as a whole; among other things, he's been surprisingly cool to the New York Times.
Still, Obama seems to know that it's better to build relationships with the media rather than needlessly antagonizing them--and, when he feels like it, can do so pretty smoothly. Whereas Patrick still seems oddly awkward when it comes to the Fourth Estate.
Consider, for example, Patrick's press availibility prior to last week's State of the Commonwealth speech, as described by the Patriot Ledger:
Gov. Deval Patrick invited the State House press corps to his office on the morning of his highly-anticipated State of the State address, a day after the Legislature granted him power to make sweeping budget cuts.His staff laid out the ground rules: You can only ask the governor about the presidential inauguration, his speech and his mid-term record. Hot-button issues like transportation and the budget crisis would be off the table, they said, due to the governor's tight schedule.Before the roundtable-style meeting began, an Associated Press reporter objected to the format.Patrick – who has had a somewhat rocky relationship with the media – leaned back in his chair and smiled, "OK, then," he said. "Ask me anything you want."That is, you can ask, the governor doesn't have to answer. The meeting lasted 45 minutes with Patrick answering most questions, but declining to answer several.


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Beginning his career at the tender age of 12, Moore played clubs and bars until Shrapnel big wig Mike Varney discovered him through a magazine article. His connection with Varney led to a Pepsi commercial in 1985, which gave him enough recognition to record his first solo album, Minds Eye. His debut led to several awards from guitar magazines and sold over 100,000 copies, bringing him directly into the spotlight of the guitar world.
The virtuoso craze of the late eighties led to more well received releases on Shrapnel, and soon he began to perform with other bands in the hard rock scene. He joined Alice Cooper's band for a tour and the Hey Stoopid album, and released two very popular instructional videos on playing guitar.
He secured a tour with Rush for his solo material, then turned around and had a guitar clinic tour that spanned several continents. His dedication to teaching his craft has brought him much praise in musician's circles. Although the nineties saw a decline in the popularity of solo guitar music, Moore survived the downward trend due to his popular guitar clinics and quality guitar playing.
Standing tall with fellow guitar heroes Al DiMeola and Joe Satriani, Vinnie Moore has enjoyed a successful working relationship with Shrapnel records that has continued past the nineties into the next century. Despite never cracking the mainstream, Moore still has enjoyed a long and creatively satisfying career in the world of instrumental guitar. ~ Bradley Torreano
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Development of Airbus' next-generation A350 XWB benefitted from a number of innovations, each of which will has helped this widebody jetliner shape the future of aviation.
Among the most prominent of these technologies is Airbus' single digital mock-up (DMU) – a virtual computer-generated model of the aircraft – which is being used as the "master" reference for the entire A350 XWB team. Beginning with the concept phase, its utilisation will extend throughout the widebody jetliner's entire lifecycle.
Accelerating development
The creation of a highly detailed single mock-up that is shared by all helps to speed up development, as everyone on the programme – no matter where they are located – can work as a virtual team, sharing the very latest information during each phase of development and manufacturing.
The DMU's functionality extends through to simulating and validating the industrial manufacturing processes at an early stage in development. It can also be used to show airlines what their aircraft's interior will look like, and even to train maintenance teams in advance.
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"In the last 40 years, the aviation industry has cut fuel burn and CO2 emissions by70%, NOx emissions by 90% and noise by 75%."


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World Golf Awards serves to celebrate and reward excellence in golf tourism, world class courses and golf destinations, competing for titles including Best Golf Resort, Best Golf Course, Best Golf Tour Operator.
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In perfect harmony with nature, the Dom Pedro Laguna resort was built along a 15 thousand sq m lagoon with 200 metres of seafront, resulting in a veritable paradise between the golf course and the tranquil Marambaia beach.
One of the most exclusive family resorts in Brazil, the Dom Pedro Laguna offers a new concept of leisure and relaxation that offers tranquillity and total privacy. The 64 apartments and 38 Villas are interconnected by a navigable lagoon. From here guests can get around in an electric boat, from the lobby to the pier near the villas, or from the pool to the restaurant.
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The Ocean Golf Course is 18 holes, par 72 in 7322 yards. There are 9 holes at the "Ocean Golf Course" and another 9 at the "Dunes Golf Course". Spanning 86.5 acres along a coastline fringed with palm trees. There is a driving range and putting green, and four lakes. The resort also has a great Golf House with restaurant, bar, pro shop and golf lessons.


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Fun Under the Sun: On The Beach With My New Olympus OM-102013-08-11 3 Share Tweet
Here I am, trying my new Olympus OM-10 at the seaside to see what it could yield and I even had a surprise… Let's see after the jump!
You may remember my review of the Olympus OM-10 I found at home, I decided to test the camera by shooting the first two rolls while I was at the seaside in a lovely little town in Liguria, Italy. I found the rolls within the cameras and loaded them without caring too much, just setting the ISO (100).
I love the sea and I tried to shoot some semi-long exposures to shoot the waves and have a kind of soft water in my pictures. I know that the results aren't really any good, but I think it's my fault, I didn't have the right equipment and I didn't think too much. This may be also because I thought I seemed a little weird standing on the beach while pointing a big camera (I had the 70-210 lens attached) at the sand/waves.
Anyway I'll try again when I'll be able to and see what the camera can do…
This town is near a very big harbor from where many of the big Costa Crociere cruise ships leave for Civitavecchia, another harbor near Naple, and all the Mediterranean Sea! Seeing one of these incredible ships leaving is really impressive, they're so gigantic!
Here's a picture I like! Not much because of the subject (it could have been better), but because of the colors, they're so soft and very vintage. It looks like a photo from the seventies to me!
The sky! I love the sea sky because it's so bright and blue! Here where I live we have a thick fog for most of the year, so such a sky is really amazing for us! It was also very enjoyable at the sunset with the mountains in the background (I don't know about you, but I really like the kites photo).
And here we are, did you notice anything?
- There were some major light leaks, but this wasn't something new, as I already said in the review it was my fault because of the lack of knowledge of the rewinding system of this SLR.
- The film was probably expired! I haven't been able to find a best before date on the roll, but I'm pretty sure since the colors are so distorted and there's such grain in the photos.
Anyway I pretty like it, even if those weren't the results I was expecting, but, hey, it's Lomography Golden Rule number 8!
You don't have to know beforehand what you captured on film.
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I would like to use robust regression (rreg) and suest to compare coefficients in pre vs post models. I realize I can create an indicator variable and use a single model, but I wanted to show the two approaches get the same results.
If I use reg instead of rreg, I have no problem.
sysuse auto.dta
rreg price mpg weight if foreign ==1
estimates store m0
rreg price mpg weight if foreign ==0
estimates store m1
********compare coefficients across models **************
suest m0 m1
test [m0_mean]weight = [m1_mean]weight
error message:
unable to generate scores for model m0
suest requires that predict allow the score option
Is there another way besides using an indicator variable to compare coefficients across equations using rreg?
I found the following comment from Nick Cox in a post:
"I'd use -qreg- or one of the newer user-written robust regression programs rather than -rreg-, if only because I would have a job explaining to myself why there is not a less arbitrary way to do robust regression than -rreg-." http://www.stata.com/statalist/archive/2011-05/msg00835.html
I haven't tried other estimators because I am trying to replicate a paper.
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When you think of art in the early learning years, most likely finger paintings and hand prints come to mind; however, there is so much more to it than that. Learning is influenced by art. When an idea is reinforced by action, we tend to remember it better, and children are the same way.
Art tools, such as coloring pencils and paint brushes, help young children learn how to grasp, just as they would a writing utensil. This is an important pre-writing step that cannot be missed. When using shapes to create a dinosaur or discovering the use of different shapes in daily activities lays a foundation for math topics that will come later in their education. Children love art because they can get messy and let their creative juices flow. The teachers prepare a variety of art activities each day that correlate with daily lessons, bible stories, and special events happening in each child's day. In addition, our Kindergarteners attend art class twice a week. The art class works on building understanding of art concepts and appreciation of the subject.
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Note Feb 2013:: the .x format is no longer being developed however you will still find some models that use it and you can use the MeshConvert utility in the DirectX SDK to convert between .obj, .x and the new Microsoft format .sdkmesh (my XFileEditor tool provides a GUI for this).
In order to easily use 3D objects created in a modelling package we can use the .x file format. This is a Microsoft format and is not normally used by published games but is a quick and easy way to get started. This page contains the following sections:
I have written a tool to allow some alterations to .x files and conversion using the Micorosoft MeshConvert utility. You can get it here: XFileEditor
This tool uses a library I have written to allow loading and playback of .x file animations. You can get it here: XAnimator
I would recommend you use the Panda exporter to export from 3DS Max, it is better than the one that comes with the DirectX SDK. It can be downloaded from here: Pandasoft - simply place the file in the 3DS plugins folder. To save your model in .x format in 3DS select export from the file menu and change the type to Panda.x.
There are some free 3D editors available that also support the .x file format. For example the DeleD 3D Editor and a light version of gameSpace or the popular blender.
For blender try this .x file exporter: mindfloaters. Note: make sure none of your mesh or materials have a name with a . (dot) in it - this causes mesh view to be unable to open the .x file. Make sure you add UV co-ordinates and define your textures per face.
There are some places on the Internet where you can get free models that you can then convert into .x format. www.3dcafe.com probably has the largest collection. I have listed others on the resources page here: Free 3D Models.
There are two ways to load .x files in Direct3D, the hard way and the easy way. The hard way maintains the object hierarchy but involves some complex code. The easy way flattens the hierarchy and so does not allow you to do animation.Stick with the easy way unless you want to do animation. I have written notes on both methods, please follow the required link below:
Saving your mesh data to the .x file format is far from easy. I struggled with this myself for a long time so I have written some notes to help others:
I have added notes on skinned mesh animation to the Load X Hierarchy page.
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This is a Microsoft model format for use with DirectX. Its not the most simple format and it is probably not the best. Normally when writing a game you will define your own format and use the 3DS Max SDK (or other modelling package) to create your own exporter. However the .x format allows you to quickly get objects loaded. The advantages of using .x are that there are exporters for Max and other packages and DirectX has a number of helper functions for working with the loaded mesh data.
The best way is to use 3DS Max to convert them. There is a plugin freely available in the extras part of the DirectX SDK that allows you to export in .x format. After installing the plugin select the object you want to export and then choose the export selected menu option in max and select to export as a .x file. There is another .x file exporter plugin for Max that is better, it can be obtained here: pandasoft
There are some free 3D editors available that also support the .x file format. For example the DeleD 3D Editor and a light version of gameSpace
If all else fails there is an old DOS utility, also in the extras folder, called conv3ds.exe. This converts from .3ds into .x file format, however it requires opening a command prompt and is not always very good at converting the files. Avoid if at all possible.
As well as the converted .x file you also have to have the textures used for the model and importantly they must be in the same directory as the executable file or the program will not find them. Alternatively you would need to write code to locate the correct directory. Often people put the x files in a data directory and then load them from there. If you do this you must alter the texture path to point to the correct directory as well or you could set the current directory to the location of the x file and set it back again afterward. You can get the current directory by using GetCurrentDirectory(...) and set it using SetCurrentDirectory(...) functions, look in the MSDN help for how to use these.
Currently: .bmp, .dds, .dib, .hdr, .jpg, .pfm, .png, .ppm, and .tga
When exporting .x files from max you can export them as text files. These are bigger than binary files but allow you to examine the data. Have a look through the .x file and see if you can see how it refers to the textures and see if there is a problem. You can even edit the file e.g. to change texture paths etc.
When you load a .x file using D3DXLoadMeshFromX it is collapsed into one big object so if you have created a whole level in max doing collisions against it is very difficult. For that reason I would advise you against this. Instead create individual objects in max and assemble them into a level in your code. That way you can do bounding box collisions against individual objects. You can also load an x file without using this function and parse the frame structure yourself so you end up with a tree with each frame and mesh in it. This is more complex however, see the MultiAnimation example with the SDK and also my animation notes.
I want to access the vertex data in my .x file, how can I ?
The .x file is loaded into a D3DX helper class called D3DXMESH. It provides a number of functions. If you look in the dx help at the ID3DXBaseMesh section you will see a number of functions you can call, like getting the vertex and face data. An example of getting access to the vertex data can be seen here:
BYTE* pVertices=NULL;
hr=m_mesh->LockVertexBuffer(D3DLOCK_READONLY, (LPVOID*)&pVertices);
// party on the bits!
// Finished so unlock
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