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UK Bottled Water 2012 Report
Report description
- Sets out full market and segment totals built up from over 120 companies, covering more than 160 bottled water products.
- Packed with data and comprehensive insights, helping you gain an in-depth understanding of the industry.
- Tracks industry, company and brand developments, profiling 35 UK bottled water producers and brands.
- Assesses challenges and provides a realistic future outlook.
Background and report description
"After 20 years of dramatic growth, bottled water was held back from 2006 by a combination of a switch in types of water coolers, poor summers, the economic downturn and environmental concerns. Now, bottled water is back on the move again, driven by its key benefits of healthy hydration, on-the-go convenience, competitive pricing and environmental measures from lightweighting to recycled content in packaging," commented Zenith Chairman Richard Hall.
The overall bottled water volume sales grew by 2.1% in 2011 to 2,099 million litres. Retail sizes under 10 litres, which accounted for 87% of the total, advanced by 3.0%. In contrast, the bottled water cooler market declined by 3.1%, due to continued challenging economic conditions and loss of business to point of use coolers which use mains water supplies.
One of the very first market reports in Zenith's portfolio celebrates its 21st edition in 2012 and it remains the most comprehensive report available on the UK bottled water market, as a result of established relationships and detailed discussions with industry players.
What this report covers
In-depth market and industry analysis: investigates all significant factors shaping the bottled water market in the UK, providing detailed insights on production/imports/exports, water types, industry structure, segment dynamics, packaging, distribution, consumer behaviour, socio-economic and socio-demographic trends, leading companies and brands. Significant industry, company and brand developments are also tracked by month through 2011.
29 detailed charts and 31 comprehensive tables: data detailing the UK market and each segment covering consumption, distribution channels, leading companies and brands, and forecasts to 2016.
Leading 35 UK bottled water company profiles: company structure, water production, product range, sales volume, market analysis and commentary.
Table of contents
Market data provided in this reportUK bottled water market by volume
Local production vs import vs export, 2005-2011
Bottled water types, 2005-2011
Small packaged water vs water coolers, 2005-2011
Per capita consumption, 2005-2011
Packaging type, 2009-2011
Distribution channel split by % share, 2009-2011
GB bottled water consumer by age group and gender, 2006-2011
UK bottled water market by value
Total market value, 2006-2011
Average value per litre, 2006-2011
Packed vs water cooler market value, 2009-2011
Distribution channel split by value, 2009-2011
UK bottled water industry structure by volume
Consolidation by % share, 2006-2011
Top 5 bottled water groups by % share, 2011
Leading bottled water producers by % share, 2011
Top 50 companies, 2010-2011
Top 50 brands, 2010-2011
Top 10 carbonated water brands, 2010-2011
Top 10 packaged still water brands, 2010-2011
Top 20 mineral water brands, 2010-2011
Top 20 spring water brands, 2010-2011
Top 10 own label water producers, 2010-2011
Top 10 companies in glass packaging, 2010-2011
Top 10 companies in plastic packaging, 2010-2011
Top 10 water cooler companies, 2006-2011
UK bottled water market segments by volume
Still water consumption share, 2005-2011
Carbonated water consumption share, 2005-2011
Own label water consumption share, 2006-2011
Natural mineral water consumption share, 2005-2011
Spring water consumption share, 2005-2011
Purified water consumption share, 2005-2011
Production, imports and exports by volume
Top 10 UK bottled water producers, 2010-2011
Top 10 UK produced brands, 2010-2011
UK bottled water imports by country, 2006-2011
UK bottled water import sales by brand, 2006-2011
Top 10 water export brands, 2006-2011
UK bottled water exports by country, 2006-2011
UK bottled water market in context by volume
Carbonated soft drinks market volume, 2006-2011
Dilutables market volume, 2006-2011
Juice and nectar market volume, 2006-2011
Still drinks market volume, 2006-2011
International bottled water comparison, 2006, 2011, 2016f
UK bottled water market forecasts to 2016
Total consumption
Carbonated water vs still water consumption
Water cooler volume vs packed water volume
Geographical coverage
United Kingdom
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I'm writing in regard to Head Coach Neil Romney's and Vikki Robinson's recent termination at the Oak Harbor pool.
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It is beyond me how one very recently hired director at the pool, Bill Walker, can undo everything Neil has put his heart and soul into for the last nine years, making NWAC a very successful program. This is an atrocity!
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Students are also recruited through SGA to sit on Administrative Committees such as : Traffic Advisory Bv-ard; Task Force on Arming Campus Police; Curriculum Committee; ASC Board of Directors, etc. Student Government collcct.s and dispurser. the $70 mandator>' activity fee. You; money goes toward: 1. Inter- Collegiate Athletics 2. College Union Board 3. Islander (yearbook) 4. Rambler (newspaper) 5. WATC (radio station 6. Spccial Interest and Curriculum Clubs 7.. Tutoring Program 8. Alumni Associa-tion 9, Flab Factory 10. Graduation 11. Intramurals 12. Gym Recreation 13. CUB films 14. Rock Concerts (at reduced prices) 15. Mystery Bus Trips (at reduccd prices) 16. Dinner Theatres (at reduccd prices) 17-. The Circus 18. Night Club Nights 19. Cultural Perform-ances 20. Speakers and Programs 21. Pool 22. Bowling (at reduced prices) 23. Informal Recreation (Rec Center) 24. ASC Services 25. Orientation 26. Renovating of Roosevelt Hall 27. Staffing of Student S e r v i c e s 28. Discover Farmingdale Campaigning for Senators began October 9. Elections will be held Nov. 5 through 9. All' students are encouraged to attend an open meeting being held on Thursday, Oct. 18, at 11 a.m. This will be a general meeting, where information wil be given out concerning Senator recruitment, for anyone interested in becoming a Senator. The duties of the Senate include: A. To provide means for responsible and effective student participation in the organization of college affairs. B. To provide the official and representative voice for student concerns, mvcsiigaic siudeni problems, and panicipate in decisions affecting students. C. To take action in the bsi interst of the student body and college community. D. To provide the official voice through which opinion may be expressed. E. To represent the student body in alliances -of student governments. F. To review and approve any legislation acted by any of the SGA boards except where otherwise specified in the Constitution and By-Laws. G. To supervise the develop-ment of a Student Activities program. H. Have sole responsibility for ' collections, distribution and control of the Student Activity Fee. As you can see the duties of a Senator are plentiful, but a very rewarding experience. It is recommended that you become involved. See what you can do for Farmingdale and your fellow students; by becoming involved with the SGA, if you want any more information, feel free to stopi by the SGA office, located in Roosevelt Hall, room 160. Also as a further reminder, attend the meeting this Thursday, Oct. 18 at 11 a.m. in the SGA office. It's never too late to become involved and an active member of the Student Government Association. The Day The Lights WeTit Out... AGAIN? class of 78 ? To find out what caused the power failure that occured Tuesday night, October 2 at approximately 5:30 and then again at 10:00 the foUowing Wednesday morning. I proceeded to the Security offlc to remedy this situation. At the Security office 1 was pleasantly directed to visit Mr. John Gross at the Service building. The Security office told me that he. was the man that knew exactly what happened. At the Service building I was directed to Mr. Gross* office. He told the Rambler that the lighting situation has been a major problem on campus for quite a while now. What happened on those two days was due to a short circuit in the main feeder underground which caused other problems as well. This main feeder controls Horton, Knapp, and nine other buildings. In order to send a man down the manhole safely, Nassau, Alumni, Memorial, Dorm A —B —C —D, and CUnton Dining Hall had to have their power shut off because each line has 2400 volts. The electricians arrived 4:00 Wednesday morning, and later that moring their were forced to shut down Whitman and the dorms in order to send the man into the manhole to clarify the power failure. Mr. Gross said that night everyone worked closely in getting temporary lights set up in the dorms by stringing lights from the fourth fioor to the first fioor. Housing and secruity both worked closely in order to insure safety. Five watchmen were also there to insure the safety of all. In Mr. Gross* opinion even thought the service department in the dorms have their differences, when it came right down to the wire everyone stuck together. Mr. Gross then explained what services have install for Farmingdale. Right now they are process purchasing in the neighbor-hood of $40,000 for the new lantern type lamps replacing the old ones. The lantern type are much more effective andi reliable. However, this causes another problem because Services is only alloted $15,000 in this special program. But- Mr. Gross explained that in the near future he wishes to have every old light eliminated. The back lots will have timers in certain areas for energy conservation so they can shut off at midnight. One back lot has already had a feeder cable replaced which is working out well. Also on order are photo cells for turning the lights on in the dark and shutting them off in the day. The calculated proposal for Farmingdale in 1980-1981 is updated walklighting for $12,6000. Glenn Booth Do you ever wonder what happens to Farmingdale University graduates? The Career Counseling and Placement Office conducts a comprehensive survey of graduate each year in order to determine information about employment and transfer. Of the 2,163 graduates, survey returns were received from 1,387, or 64% of the class of *78. Findings fro;m the survey indicate: TRANSFER: 47% of the 1978 graduates responding to the survey transferred to full-time colllege study. Of these graduates, 36% transferred within SUNY and 64% transferred ourside SUNY. 90% of these graduates transferred to a similar curriculum and 10% transferred to a different curriculum. EMPLOYMENT: 48% of the 1978 gradutates responding to the survey are employed full-time. Of these graduates. 73% are employed in fields related to their curriculum and 27% are employed in fields not related to their curriculum. ONe percent of these graduates' reported that they were not seeking employment and 4% that they were unemployed at the time of the survey. Comparison of the 1977 Annual Placement and Transfer Report with the current report indicates: -Percentage of graduates transferring to full-time colllege study remains constant at 47%. -Percentage of graduates transferring within SUNY decreased by 11%, from 47% to 36%. -Percentage of graduates employed full-time increased by 5%, form 43% to 48%. -Percentage of graduates employed in fields related to their curriculum decreased by 1%, from 74% to 73%. The full Placement and Transfer Report is available in the Career Counseling and Placement Office. In addition to a statistical analysis, the report contains information about names of transfer collleges and companies employing graduates, job titles an salaries earned.
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Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking
Oliver Burkeman
Faber & Faber: 256 pp, $25
Oliver Burkeman's book "The Antidote" begins with thousands of people trying to think positive thoughts together.
A British journalist, Burkeman attends a "Get Motivated!" session in a Texas baseball stadium. In exchange for a pricey admission fee, he gets to hear President George W. Bush deliver a talk on the power of optimism. And he listens as Robert H. Schuller, the self-help guru and founder of the Crystal Cathedral, confidently reveals the secret of success.
"Here's the word that will change your life," Schuller tells his audience. After a dramatic pause he yells out, "Cut! … Cut the word 'impossible' from your life.... Cut it out forever!"
A few months later Schuller, the ringmaster of this failure-is-not-an-option lovefest, declares his Crystal Cathedral bankrupt.
This deliciously ironic opening is one of several amusing and instructive passages in "The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking," which takes every self-help book you've ever read and turns it inside out.
Burkeman, a columnist for the Guardian, begins with a skillful and entirely persuasive dissection of the arguments that have sent millions of books about success and happiness flying off the shelves.
Examine those books closely and you'll find nothing more than banal messages, Burkeman writes. Scientific research shows that they rarely help anyone. Publishers are well aware of this: They have an "18-month rule" that states that the person most likely to buy a self-help book is someone who bought another, evidently not-very-helpful self-help book within the past 18 months.
Having established that the ideas in self-help books are superficial and often self-defeating, Burkeman heads off in search of what he calls a "negative path to happiness" where a "backwards law" prevails.
Accept the idea that you will inevitably die. Learn to celebrate your failures. See the wisdom in your pessimistic thoughts. Burkeman writes that "the effort to try and feel happy is often precisely the thing that makes us miserable." He argues that "it is our constant efforts to eliminate the negative — insecurity, uncertainty, failure, or sadness — that is what causes us to feel so insecure, anxious, uncertain, or unhappy."
In search of the "negative path" to happiness, Burkeman's book takes us to a slum in Kenya, to a Massachusetts meditation retreat, and to the deathbed of a man who dedicated his life to writing eloquently about death.
Some of the people he meets — like the modern-day stoics of Britain — are kooky individualists who've found their own, unique paths to happiness by latching on to some old ideas. They're not the kind of people you'd want to emulate, but their insights into modern definitions of happiness are instructive.
More persuasive are the findings of the academics who have conducted scientific studies of the self-help movement, and Burkeman's own insights into the motivational stories that are suppose to teach us how to be successful. Using the example of the disasters that have befallen many who have tried to climb Mt. Everest — the ultimate type-A personality goal — Burkeman shows persuasively that "goal setting" as a path to success is a fallacy.
Countless books relate the triumphs of the adventurers and the corporate executives who set ambitious goals for themselves — and who take risks in the relentless pursuit of those goals. What those books don't tell us is that the leaders responsible for the world's most spectacular failures possess exactly the same qualities. It's a simple insight, but a powerful one.
Instead of thinking about success so much, Burkeman writes, consider the nirvana one reaches in failure. In failure our ambitions are stripped away, and we see who we really are. We learn that failing miserably at something usually isn't the disaster we imagine it to be.
"I was set free, because my greatest fear had been realized, and I was still alive," J.K. Rowling says of the moment she hit bottom, as a divorced single mom. Failure, Rowling says, gave her "an inner security" that remains as valuable to her as any success.
Of course, you can read those same kinds of deep truths in countless works of philosophy. And it isn't at all surprising that Burkeman eventually finds himself walking in the footsteps of Buddha and the Seneca, the stoic philosopher of ancient Greece.
Eventually, he ends up at a meditation retreat in Massachusetts where he must remain silent for a week and thus learn the power of the Buddhist idea of "non-attachment." Burkeman arrives at some critical personal realizations there, though his account of his search for self-knowledge lacks the drama and the lyricism you can find in many other works on meditation.
"The Antidote" is at its best when Burkeman deconstructs some of our most commonly held obsessions. For example, the billions spent on airport security, he argues, are mostly just making us feel better about flying rather than actually making it safer.
But when he discusses life in the Nairobi slum of Kibera, Burkeman engages in the same kind of reductionist thinking of which he is so critical. The people of Kibera, he says, are measurably "happier" than their better-off neighbors. Why? Because they are more accepting of the insecurity of life, Burkeman says. That may be true, but they'd certainly be better off if they didn't have to worry about crime so much.
Still, that misstep subtracts only fleetingly from the great appeal and value of "The Antidote." Burkeman's tour of the "negative path" to happiness makes for a deeply insightful and entertaining book. This insecure, anxious and sometimes unhappy reader found it quite helpful.


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Thought some of you might like to see this. It's a 20+ minute demo by Ubisoft of Far Cry 2.
Thought some of you might like to see this. It's a 20+ minute demo by Ubisoft of Far Cry 2.
Well, I'm not too hyped honestly. Crytek FTW, this is Ubi. Game looks decent though.
The setting and whole colour sheme and visuals are quite unique. Sounds interesting, looks nice, not over-the-top graphics, but it matters where it's important.
Also, nice crash ^_^
The initial loading takes quite a bit, but if the rest is all dynamic, so i guess it's all good. This and stalker will be fill my fps and exotic gaming needs for the near future
*mildly disgusted with negative price discrimination*
The game looks fantastic and i love the setting. Personally i think this sounds a lot more interesting then the original so i am kind of happy a different studio is on the job. If crytec was doing it i would anticipate half through there would be aliens crash landing and trying to kill me with fire, since last time they used ice.
meh...the video did not impress me much. I was a HUGE fan of the original FarCry, and was disappointed when I first heard FC2 would practically have NO connection to the first. However, the demo just did not impress me. The graphics seemed a little sub-par, the shootouts seemed more so even. This of course could have more to do with the quality of the video, but I remain skeptical.
I will of course wait until more info is available before making any sort of actual verdict though. I'm intrigued to see more, but not hopeful that it will change my thoughts.
the game play video was awesome in my opinion. It kept the farcry feel in the combats, but advanced the world reality, just like I've got used to from farcry and crysis. I'm also a sucker for sandbox FPS' so thats another great bonus for me.
I wonder if they'll throw in a city or two, or keep it to savana/bush fighting, because I'd love to have a huge fight in some place like Mogadishu.
So it's not crysis.The graphics seemed a little sub-par, the shootouts seemed more so even.
Which is actually good, since it might just work on older pc's with overall lower system requirements. plot-wise it unrelated to farcry, but it's basically FarCry in the African savana, desert, and jungle, and is hence win.
i wonder how many goats i'll have to sacrifice to get some type of unholy computer which will run this game...
key thing
50 Kilometers of World to explore!
thats more than oblivion!
which means 49 kilometers of world will be vast emptiness devoid of life.
Looks awesome.
I made a game! :D Clicky!
Actually this is precisely why I love Crysis. I don't want to steer the thread in another Crysis graphics discussion, but being able to play Crysis on 1 GB ram and 8400 GS while retaining awesomeness is one reason I love the game. I doubt Far Cry2 is going to run on my machine and still look decent though :\.Which is actually good, since it might just work on older pc's with overall lower system requirements.
Farcry IS Crytek, :P. I'd even say Crytek invented the sandbox FPS style (well of course not, but they are the only ones who have done a good job at implementing sandbox gameplay). Farcry without Crytek is heresy.
It looks good I just keep getting distracted by that annoying guy shouting about the game while he's killing people, makes the video less entertaining.
Like I said, it could just be the video. However, when he was in the building near the beginning talking to that Frank guy, the interior looked so....blah. I understand it's some place out in the bush, but it still looked flat and blah even with that.
Once again....I'll give it the benefit of the doubt and say it was probably the tiny low quality video.
i think that's because there's little direct light in the house hence the very flat-nature. That and the low-resolution/blurry video. Although, does that really matter?
Also, the constant syringing his wrist for what i assume is health replenishment is a bit...strange. I think they've played too much bioshock.
Hahahahaha yeah that freaked me out a bit as well.
I gotta admit though. Africa is a awesome place for a sandbox FPS and the fire-spreading effect they had going on there looked totally awesome.
It bothers me when game animations get gun mechanics wrong. Example: the player racking the cocking handle on his MP5SD3 in the video when swapping out a magazine that wasn't empty. The mod for Half Life 1, Firearms, got these animations right with later versions, simply swapping mags when reloading when not empty but adding more animation when reloading when completely empty.
Bonus points for animating the opening of doors and exit of vehicles in the game. Something I remember was the PS2 shooter Killzone, where the player's view shifted accordingly when the player sprinted or was reloading, and the view would pitch down and move as the reloading animations played. Details like this contribute to the immersion factor of a game, I think.
Very, very few games get this right. Crysis did, and I appreciated the nod to realism (and the extra bullet in the clip because of it), but when even CoD4 doesn't include the mechanic, there's not much hope for a more arcadey FarCry 2.It bothers me when game animations get gun mechanics wrong. Example: the player racking the cocking handle on his MP5SD3 in the video when swapping out a magazine that wasn't empty. The mod for Half Life 1, Firearms, got these animations right with later versions, simply swapping mags when reloading when not empty but adding more animation when reloading when completely empty.
Also, I wouldn't worry about system specs. A brand new computer that can play Crysis on High settings can be had for $650, which will probably be $600 by the time FarCry 2 and Crysis: Warhead are released. If you're willing to setting for Crysis's Medium settings (which is really equal to most games' High), you could probably get a new box for little more than $300 at this point.
Remember that we don't all live in the country of susbsidised electronics.
A decent 8800 or equivalent card will set you back £150, £200+ for a good cpu & motherboard, another £80 for ram, and you quickly reach £430 which is $860. Similar situation for euros. For you americans, yes, electronics are cheaper, but that only applys to you. don't forget that. the rest of us have to dish out much more money to get the same hardware, and hence upgrading or buying a new pc in parts is not as cheap as you think it is.
That said, the unique environment, and openness of the game pretty much has me sold.
Ammon, if you are paying 160 dollars for RAM, something is really really wrong. A 2GB RAM stick is worth 40 bucks, yeah electronics in the US is cheaper but the difference cannot be 4 times as much.
8800? Why are you aiming so high? Try an 8600GT or ATI equivalent, which can be had for under $75 on newegg. Electronics aren't subsidized by anything in the U.S., any added cost on your end is from higher taxes.
The Crytek recommended box for Crysis (to play "silky smooth, with all the bells and whistles turned on") is a Pentium E2180, DVD drive, 160 GB hard drive, 2GB RAM, Geforce 8600GT, Vista, and case/mobo. And their case/mobo is a mini, which means getting a cheap regular case and mobo would shave another $50+ off the price. Seriously, Crysis does not require a godbox unless you absolutely must play every game at Very High at 2560x1920.
What a sidetrack to the thread?
I never got round to trying out FarCry (1), but I intend to make up for it by blasting mutant monkeys the second time around.
Comparing price of goods without comparing income really doesn't say anything.
As awesome as the demonstration was, I was immensely disappointed at the sight of an almost entirely wooden structure refusing to catch fire. The thatched roof does, of course, and so do the trees and grass and all that awesome stuff, but despite their best efforts I did not see the overall structure itself set ablaze. It's an annoying little disconnect from the otherwise delicious break/burn everything mentality that initially drew me toward the game.
I still find it a little amusing, though, that Far Cry 2 under Ubisoft is shaping up to be far more open-ended than Crysis was.
Yea I was a bit annoyed at it not catching fire but maybe the flame wasn't strong enough or something? It seems odd they'd put in a burnnig mechanic but then not have wood catch fire.
I was also a bit dissapointed at seeing the rocket launcher hit the watch tower and it not collapsing or taking damage.
Indeed. That was one of the things that killed what should have been an enjoyable facet of Crysis: wrecking buildings. What's the point of blasting through walls or burning rooftops when it makes no impact on the structure as a whole?
Hopefully in the full game they'll implement some kind of building-destruction mechanic for those of us who want to raze every village in the area for kicks.
It looks amazing. Loved Far Cry. Loved Crysis. Don't see any reason why I shouldn't love this.
The only thing missing is indeed the ability to completely flatten an area if you want (with explosive for harder things, and fire for wood.
I'd love to see good mod support for this Oo, just think the potential mods!
As long as this game is like the first except without the retarded genetically engineered monkey-alien-things, it'll be brilliant.
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Aww, This makes me annoyed there's no MMO-style open world FPS games which are coming out. It be great fun to try to smuggle drugs in a little boat down the river, avoiding the border guards played by players xD
Oh well, this is the step in the right direction.
TLK - IIRC you can destroy buildings in FC2. I may be wrong though.
Check out the latest 4xxx series from Radeon. Cheap and powerful. I am excited to see healthy competition in the graphics card market again (with an emphasis on affordability it appears, though I am sure there will be top-notch uber-expensive options).
I'm sure you can destroy some buildings, 5th, just like you could destroy various shacks in Crysis. What disappoints me is that the larger, more complex (non-shack) structures seem rather impervious to any serious structural damage. The only examples I saw in the video were the canopies catching fire and some of the walls being destroyable. Despite the destroyed walls, however, the supports themselves never seemed to fail. Even if I disregarded the wooden structure adequately catching fire, the guy launched an explosive at the guard tower (and several grenades at the "Dust Town" structure, if I recall correctly) and nothing seemed affected when the smoke cleared.
I'm probably expecting way too much from Ubisoft but for once I'd just like an FPS where I can actually take down structures - all of them - with suitably heavy weapons. I mean, heck, imagining dishing out a few extra hundred bucks to get an RPG so that, rather than try to assault the enemy base directly, you can simply fire a surgically-aimed rocket into one of the primary supports and cause half the structure to fall on their heads. I imagine if such things were viable that explosives capable of taking things of that complexity out would be extremely rare, of course, but the option existing is all I really want.
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Give it a couple of years TLK, games will eventually all have destroyable buildings.
If the ability to destroy stuff is ingame, I'm sure there's mods which can "expand on that" to say the least. I'm also sure that with mods you can make virtually anything catch fire ingame, so if there's any problems it can be tweaked.
Oh no! The water is on fire! Put it out! Put it out!
Yeah, that setup Ammon described would quickly eat up half my takehome pay for a week's work, ouch...Comparing price of goods without comparing income really doesn't say anything.
I was wondering the whole time he was up on the roof why somebody didn't just shoot the floor/roof out from under him if all the environments are destructable. Why didn't the AI hear his steps on the roof of the building and respond? Wasn't there an RPG sniper?
I don't want to wait.
Ah well. Maybe someone will mod it in.
The water looks improved. They've got some nice water lilies and a nice murky look to the water. The destructible branches aren't anything new. Not sure why they touted that. The player carries that rocket launcher like it weighs nothing. Voice acting seems better in the original FarCry.
Story line was ok in original FarCry. I'm hoping that FarCry 2 will have more emphasis on story and characters since they aren't pushing the graphics boundaries.
Every FPS recently tauts it's awesomely maneuvering AI. I hope someone finally delivers. They haven't so far.-
The announcer's voice is really annoying me.
I think the proof is in the crowd. When the original FarCry was shown people went crazy. The announcer had to really try and pump the crowd up this time around.
FarCry was sweet. FarCry 2 looks a tad heavy on the cheese.
FarCry2 has a lot to live up to though. FarCry 1 was a very good, immersive FPS, IMO.
What are you smoking mate? Far cry was immensly cheesy, with a crappy story which could of been pulled from some 80's B movie horror flick. Mutant monkeys don't help for immersion, the original Far cry went to hell when the mutants with rocket launchers were introduced.
This game has taken the good elements of Far cry, the more open world and blown it out of the water.
Also which games have destructable buildings/trees?.. Erm.. crysis? So I don't see how it's "nothing" new if only one previous game has it in.
I'm not sure about you but the graphics look great, I don't see how they could really do anything better without forcing people to buy new rigs.
Crap. I didn't mean FarCry. I meant Crysis. I don't know what I'm smoking but it has me seriously confused. >_< Far Cry 1 was horrible story.
"you do whatever the fuck you want."
I'm sold on that line.
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Ive just completed Crysis (excellent game imo) so I may give this a look into. Never played the original Far Cry though.
They srsly need some anti-aliasing though. Maybe on the next gen boards, heh.
Hmmm...burning oil slicks on water...
offtopic price-hardware talk.
2x1Gb @ 800Mhz = 2 x 15.25 = £30.5 = $61
Okay, so i exaggerated.
42£ gigabyte 'decent' motherboard. = $84
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ Socket AM2 £48.95 = $97.9
8600GT 512Mb pci-e £46.95 = $93.9
Sub total: £168.47 $335.8 €210
Okay, it doesn't look that expensive, but that doesn't include all the other bits and pieces which all add up, and the graphics department isn't very future proof. So i guess i was wrong then.
If I can stomp through the African bush burning tree, man and gazelle then I'm sold.
Really though flamethrowers.
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The gameplay doesn't appear to be that smooth. It looks like it has kind of a choppy feel. What I want in any FPS is smooth gameplay. COD4 or Half-Life 2 has the type of gameplay I seek. Everything move you make feels elegant.
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Yes, but will I be able to immolate Zebras?
I think we'll have to see for ourselves, the gameplay might feel fine when you get the hands on it with a smaller screen. And yea you can burn zebras maybe even lions o=
The game they showed probably isn't optimized yet. So I wouldn't make to strong of an opinion on choppiness yet.
I laughed at that error and the way the guy said Noooo!
Dear god i hope they optimize it right.
Sorry to necro this thread however was about to post a new thread but found this one.
Check out this:
very impressive looking map editor. Have to say that sold me the game right there, hope it's as easy to use as they claim as tbh I'd probably spend mroe time making levels than playing. I also hope its easy to share them, even on the console versions.
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Contact the International Offices
Marco Nicosia
Marco became manager of the RI Europe/Africa Office in Zurich in 2010. Previously its information technology manager, he gained a thorough understanding of the office's operations through earlier management of its club and district support, finance, Rotary Foundation, and support services activities. He joined the Europe/Africa office in 1996.
A Swiss-Italian, Marco formerly worked as an information technology manager at Danzas, an international forwarding agency, where he was responsible for its offices in Switzerland and Austria. His native language is German, and he is fluent in English, Spanish, Italian, and French.
Marco has nationally certified degrees in business and economics and an apprentice master's degree, and has completed additional studies in information technology. He is a charter member of the Rotary Club of Zürich-Zürichberg and a Paul Harris Fellow.
Vinod K. Bhola
Vinod has served as manager of the RI South Asia Office in New Delhi since 1995. Previously, he was a brigadier in the Indian Army.
Vinod began his military career at the National Defense Academy in 1961. He served as deputy military secretary to the president of India, head of the management faculty at the Army Training Institute of the Army War College, and deputy president of the Services Selection Board. He is a graduate of the Defense Services Staff College and an alumnus of the College of Defense Management.
Vinod earned a master's degree in science from Madras University and a postgraduate diploma in marketing management from the YMCA Institute of Management. He is a member of the Rotary Club of Delhi Garden City and a Paul Harris Fellow.
Hiro has more than 30 years of hospitality experience. He has served in various industry-related positions, including as president of OHEA (Overseas Hotel Executive Association), vice president of North Asia for SKAL International Asia, and the immediate past president of SKAL International Tokyo.
He is also a former board member of OTOA (Overseas Tour Operators Association).
He's a graduate of Sophia University in Tokyo with a degree in English. In addition, Hiro's a Paul Harris Fellow.
Chang Kyu Kim
Chang has extensive experience in managing the offices of the RI Secretariat. After joining the RI staff in 1978, he supervised the Southeast Asia section of Membership Services before becoming manager of the Korea Branch Office in Seoul in 1987. In 1990, he was named manager of the Asia and Pacific Department, which, under the Secretariat's structure at that time, included RI branch offices in Delhi, Manila, Seoul, Sydney, and Tokyo. In 1997, he became manager of the Membership Services Division in Evanston, which then included the international offices as well as Club and District Support and Membership Development. In 1998, he returned to Seoul to become manager of the RI Korea Office.
Chang has a bachelor's degree in economics from Yonsei University in Seoul, a master's degree in journalism from Seoul National University, and a master's degree in business administration from Western Illinois University in the United States. He is a member and past president of the Rotary Club of Seoul Yongdungpo, a Paul Harris Fellow, and a member of the Paul Harris Society.
Frank Pezzimenti
Frank has served as manager of the RI South Pacific and Philippines Office in Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia, since 2007.
A citizen of both Australia and Italy, Frank has worked in several countries, including India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. He has 14 years' experience as a senior financial executive, including chief operating officer for the Asia Pacific region for a UK communications company based in Bangkok and chief financial officer of a mobile software/hardware company in Sydney. He has also worked in financial and management accounting, financial analysis, and commercial consultancy and has extensive experience working with telecommunications, information technology, financial services, and nongovernmental organizations.
Frank has a degree in accounting and a master's in commerce with submajors in legal studies, tax, and finance. He is a fellow of the Australian CPAs.
Frank is a member of the Rotary Club of Padstow and a Paul Harris Fellow.
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Andrés has a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of West London and a postgraduate degree in management of not-for-profit organizations from San Andrés University in Argentina. He is a member of AEDROS, an association of fundraising professionals based in Buenos Aires.
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Rebekah Bevins is getting the job done both on and off the court.
Bevins, a senior volleyball player at Alice Lloyd College in Kentucky and a Logan High School graduate, has been named to the 2012 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes list for fall sports.
This list includes 60 student-athletes from the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC).
Student-athletes are nominated by their institution's head coach and must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and must have achieved a junior academic status in order to qualify for the honor.
Bevins, a standout on ALC's volleyball and tennis teams, holds a 3.78 GPA as a business major at the college.
She was also named to the list of Scholar-Athletes last season, so consistency is clearly a big component of her success on the court and in the classroom.
As an Admissions Ambassador at ALC, Bevins is committed to helping the ALC Admissions Department recruit the brightest and best students from the Appalachian region. She's also president of Phi Beta Lambda (the college version of Future Business Leaders of America) and a member of the Alpha Chi Honor Society.
Bevins said she's happy to get the honor.
"I'm very honored to be named an NAIA Scholar-Athlete for a second time," she said. "I've been blessed to represent ALC on the volleyball and tennis teams for the past four years. The skills I've learned both athletically and academically at Alice Lloyd College will certainly assist me in the future."
Bevins is set to graduate from Alice Lloyd in May 2013.
Jason Stowers, ALC Volleyball head coach, was eager to comment on his middle hitter's success.
"The ALC Athletics Department and the women's volleyball team, in particular, are tremendously proud of what Rebekah Bevins has been able to accomplish in her career," Stowers said. "Rebekah has been a great example of what a student-athlete should be. She is very deserving of any accolades that come of her way. She has been able to maintain a very high standard in academics while competing in both tennis and volleyball. She has been a positive influence on all those she has come into contact with in her time at Alice Lloyd.
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Tremolo Pedals
ZVex Tremorama Tremolo
The ZVex Tremorama Tremolo Pedal is much like the Seek-Trem, only with the addition of a random mode switch that gives you a cool, bad-cable-cutting-out kind of sound. Crazy analog tremolo fun for the whole family!$379.00 -
ZVex Tremolo Probe
The ZVex Tremolo Probe is an unholy marriage of theremin volume control and Zachary Vex's Super Hard On pedal, allowing you to control tremolo by moving your foot closer to or further from the Probe's control plate.$319.00 -
ZVex Seek-Trem
The ZVex Seek-Trem is a deliriously cool tremolo, featuring the same step sequencing that the seek-wah and ooh-wah use, only in a tremolo pedal. Create undulating arpeggiation sounds, helicopter chops, or even volume-swell type tones.$329.00 -
Z-Vex Vexter Sonar
The Z-Vex Sonar is an extraordinarily versatile tremolo pedal. The Z-Vex Sonar gives you fully controllable sine wave and square wave tremolo effects, clean boost and distortion, and tap tempo control that shifts to your preset rate.$219.00
Walrus Audio Janus Tremolo/Fuzz
The Walrus Audio Janus gives studio quality Fuzz and Tremolo for a world of throbbing distortion. The Walrus Audio Janus provides fuzz and tremolo alone or together with dual joystick controllers, independent volume controls and true bypass switches.$289.00 -
Voodoo Lab Tremolo Pedal
The Voodoo Lab Tremolo pedal achieves the same warmth and natural compressed tones as a vintage tube trem! By using the same lamp and photcell technology, the Voodoo Lab Tremolo pedal gives you that classic amp tremolo we all know and love.$129.00 -
SolidGold FX Stutterbox V2
The SolidGold FX Stutterbox V2 updates their versatile tap tremolo with classic tone and modern convenience. Features include tap tempo control with 1, 2 or 4x rate multiplier, 3 waveforms, expression pedal capability and 8 inspired rhythmic patterns.$239.00 -
Rockett Josh Smith Dual Tremolo
The Rockett Josh Smith Dual Tremolo is a brown face styled, completely musical tremolo. The Rockett Josh Smith Dual Tremolo has two channels and a boost function for maximum flexibility.$229.00
Red Witch Pentavocal Trem
The Pentavocal Tremolo from Red Witch pedals will not only give you the classic tremolo you'd expect but with it's 5 voicing filters and unique bottom control, the Red Witch Pentavocal Tremolo will take your tone to the next level of power!$249.00 -
Pigtronix Tremvelope
The Pigtronix Tremvelope offers extensive tone control features. Being an extraordinary tremolo effect, the Tremvelope can add truly unique tone and dynamics to your sound.$275.00 -
MXR M159 Tremolo Pedal
The MXR M159 Tremolo pedal is an all analog stereo effect that produces warm, pulsing tremolo. The M159 operates on 18 volts for lots of headroom and low noise. For warm vintage tremolo sounds, check out the MXR M159 Tremolo pedal.$169.99 -
Mojo Hand FX Sugar Baby
The Sugar Baby brings back the tremolo tones lost over decades. With simple control features and a gorgeous voice, the Sugar Baby will make you remember what tremolo is supposed to be.$159.95
Mojo Hand FX Bayou Trem
The Mojo Hand FX Bayou Trem offers the sinuous throb of vintage amp tremolos, with a few modern features. The Bayou Trem has a pulsing LED, three simple controls for every variety of tremolo or a substantial boost, and true bypass switching.$169.95 -
Malekko Omicron Analog Tremolo
The Malekko Analog Tremolo is part of the Omicron series. The Malekko Analog Tremolo provides brilliant tremolo effect in a compact and user friendly pedal design.$100.00 -
Mad Professor Mellow Yellow Tremolo Pedal
The Mad Professor Mellow Yellow Tremolo Pedal is a sine wave based tremolo effect designed to give the sound of the 50's tremolo units. For a great, classic tremolo tone, check out the Mad Professor Mellow Yellow Tremolo Pedal.$338.00 -
Mad Professor Mellow Yellow Tremolo CB
The Mad Professor Mellow Yellow Tremolo CB offers a true sine wave tremolo in a budget-friendly Circuit Board (CB) version. The Mellow Yellow modulates your signal for a range of effects from a gentle wobble to a full on/off sine wave.$195.00
JHS Honey Comb Deluxe
The JHS Honey Comb Deluxe is a two speed tremolo pedal that allows for switching between the two speeds with a footswitch for on-the-fly adjustment. The addition of a Volume knob on the JHS Honey Comb Deluxe means you'll never have to lose volume when using a tremolo effect again.$239.00 -
Hardwire TR-7 Tremolo Rotary
The Hardwire TR-7 Tremolo Rotary is a super versatile Tremolo/Vibe pedal with a great rotary effect as well. Hardwire TR-7 Tremolo Rotary uses true stereo I/O's to give super depth your tone.$139.95 -
Flickinger Vicious Cricket
The Flickinger Vicious Cricket is a dynamic tremolo that produces a vintage inspired, choppy tremolo tone that will please any enthusiast. The unique dynamic response of the Flickinger Vicious Cricket sets it apart from the same-old-same-old tremolos.$150.00 -
Empress Effects Tap Tremolo Pedal
The Empress Effects Tap Tremolo Pedal is a digital controlled, Optical tremolo with analog signal path. The tap tempo comes in handy when needing to pace with your drummer. Check out the Empress Effects Tap Tremolo Pedal.$249.00
Electro Harmonix Stereo Pulsar Tremolo Pedal
The Electro Harmonix Stereo Pulsar tremolo pedal is perfect for vintage trem and panning effects. Choose from triangle or square wave tremolo and get ready to rock with the Electro Harmonix Stereo Pulsar.$85.70 -
Effectrode Delta-Trem Tremolo Pedal
The Effectrode Delta-Trem Tremolo pedal was designed to relieve the shortcomings of vintage amp vibrato circuits. For true high quality tremolo in a pedal, check out the Effectrode Delta-Trem Tremolo pedal.$399.00 -
Earthquaker Devices Hummingbird Repeat Percussions
At its core, the Earthquaker Devices Hummingbird Repeat Percussions is a choppy and hard tremolo, similar in many ways to the old Vox Repeat Percussion. You can get some very rich and warm tremolo effects by subtly working the rate and level controls.
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Dr. Scientist Tremolessence - Green
The Dr. Scientist Tremolessence offers a versatile platform for tons of tremolo sounds. With silent true bypass switching and a unique Hold function, the Dr. Scientist Tremolessence brings the future of tremolo to the now.$250.00


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Well..you are a tiny minority. Now that we are involved in Iraq and suffer from the suicide bombings, roadside explosions, etc. we understand what Israel has been going through. The methods they use against the USA they have used against Israel for decades. For the USA Iraq is a strategic battleground but it is not vital. Israel is not as lucky as the USA. Israel must defear the Palestinian Arab terrorism to survive.
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Essemtec to premier new curing oven for small batches at Productronica 2009
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06 November 2009
Essemtec will introduce a new RO300FC-S full convection oven for drying and curing processes at the upcoming Productronica exhibition in Munich, Germany. The oven features a compact design, excellent process control and very small delta-T values that make the machine the first choice for small batch manufacturing or process development.
The new RO300FC-S from Essemtec has been developed for drying and curing applications with very high-quality requirements in electronics, medical industries, hybrid production, MID-technology and solar cell manufacturing. It features a compact design and a footprint of only 2.00 x 0.71 m, making the machine ideal for small batch and prototype production or laboratory applications.
RO300FC-S offers excellent process conditions for the manufacturing of high-quality products. The heating technology is 100 percent pure hot air convection ― any infrared radiation is shielded from the substrates. Due to highly sophisticated air guidance inside the process tunnel, heat distribution is exceptionally homogeneous: Delta-T values are below 4°C all over the oven width. In transport direction, three heating and one cooling zone ensure a proper temperature profile. The exact zone regulation enables profiles of a rectangular shape.
The process width measures 300 mm, and the transport width measures 400 mm. The conveying speed is programmable. Depending on the installed drive configuration, the range spans from 2 to 180, 10 to 300 or 100 to 800 mm/min. The transport system is optimized for handling sensitive substrates and devices. Chain or mesh belt conveyors are available. A SMEMA interface simplifies the integration into production lines.
Programming the oven is simple and straightforward. The integrated microprocessor control offers a user interface in three languages (German, French, English). The oven also can be programmed and controlled by external software, RO-CONTROL. This software offers additional features such as measurement, recording and documentation of actual temperatures inside the oven. Furthermore, it enables profile simulation which is a useful function in process development.
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