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Madison County probes water worker's dea...

uebueb1 — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 07:22:45 +0200

cosmetic ALTON, Ill. - The Madison County coroner is investigating the deathof a worker with a Metro East water district. Coroner Steve Nonn says 72-year-old Jerry Estes of Roxana wasworking Monday with the Forest Homes-Maple Park Public WaterDistrict when he went into an underground water-control area toturn off a valve. Co-workers who were unable to contact him later found his bodythere in the pit, which Nonn says doesn't contain standing water.The coroner says an autopsy proved inconclusive. Authorities areawaiting the results of toxicology tests.

Valve problem puts 30 million tires at r...

uebueb1 — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 07:22:21 +0200

cosmetic As many as 30 million tires on the road are at risk of blowing out,causing a serious, even fatal accident. The problems arepotentially faulty tire valves. The valves have been recalled butplenty of them are still out there.

It's not easy to tell if your tire has one of these valves. At aminimum, Consumer Reports says you should check your tires'pressure at least once a month and inspect the valves for anycracks. Flex the valves out toward the tire and rotate them,looking for any cracks along the stem. A flashlight can be helpful.

If you do find a crack, go to your mechanic and make sure all fourtire-valve stems are replaced, not just the defective one.

To be certain that your valves haven "t been recalled, have amechanic take the tire off and inspect the valve from the inside.That "s the only way to check the model number to see if a valveis part of the recall. The model numbers of the recalled valvesare: TR-413, TR-413CH, TR-414, TR-415, TR-418, and TR-423.

These valves were distributed in 2006, so if you "ve bought a newcar or had your tires replaced since then, you may be at risk.

Japan: Eaton and Nittan Valve to form ne...

uebueb1 — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 07:21:53 +0200

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Would EA Buy Valve?

uebueb1 — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 07:21:32 +0200

cosmetic Would EA Buy Valve?Welcome to SPOnG, and thanks for visiting. Click here to continue to "Would EA Buy Valve?"Did you know SPOnG has a vast archive of games, from the SinclairSpectrum to the Xbox360? Check out our archive of over 59,000releases, 125,000 screens and 18,000 pack shots. Just find gamesusing the search button at the top of this page.

High Accuracy Torque Multiplier for Wet...

uebueb1 — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 07:21:09 +0200

cosmetic High Accuracy Torque Multiplier for Wet Valve Actuation Norbar Torque tools has developed an innovative torque multiplierfor the subsea tools market. Designed as an adapter to allow API17D Class 4 intervention torque tools to generate the torquerequired to handle Class 7 applications, the new torque multiplierdelivers a higher level of accuracy than alternative solutions, andincreased flexibility in use through its added-value features andits ability to be configured in two standard lengths. The gear unit has been designed as an adapter for torque tools usedon subsea Christmas trees – the assemblies of control valves,gauges and chokes that control oil and gas flow at a well head.Installed on the ocean floor at depths of up to 3000m, these‘wet trees’ provide the ultimate challenge for thetorque tools designed to actuate the various valves. The valves come in various sizes with different torquerequirements, with the typically used subsea products ranging fromClass 1 valves with maximum torques of 68Nm up to Class 7 withtorques of 34,000Nm. Clearly it would be impractical to holddifferent tools for each valve, or to standardise only on thelargest tool on the off-chance of having to accommodate a Class 7valve now and again. So the gear adapter has become popular as ameans of extending a Class 4 tool (which would generate up to2,700Nm of torque) up to Class 7.

UPDATE 1-Valero says no impact from Del....

uebueb1 — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 07:19:36 +0200

cosmetic (Updates with Valero saying no impact to production) NEW YORK, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Valero Energy Corp (VLO.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said on Monday there was no impact to production from a valveleak near the fluid catalytic cracker unit at its 210,000 barrelper day Delaware City, Delaware refinery. "There was a minor leak in our Delaware City refinery that was notunit-related. The event had no impact on production," Teri Levy, aspokeswoman for Valero, said in an email. Earlier, Valero said in a filing with Delaware's Department ofNatural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) that a valvenear the refinery's cat cracker leaked a total of 150 gallons ofgasoline into a gravel area on Saturday.

Valve Squashes Left 4 Dead PS3 Rumors

uebueb1 — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 07:19:11 +0200

cosmetic:This Saturday we've reported about the PC/X360 shooter

Left 4 Dead possibly winging its way to the PlayStation 3. The scoop, which was actually a blurb in the latest issue of OPM,indicated that Electronic Arts would take on the task of portingthe game to Sony's console. As it turns out, the story was bogus, at least according to Vavle'sDoug Lombardi, who made the following statement to clarify things:"There is no PS3 version of Left 4 Dead currently inproduction." Nicely said. So, once again, there isn't a PS3 edition of Left 4 Dead indevelopment. Not yet anyway. Still, who knows, eh? Maybe they'llget to work on it someday.

Valve's Lombardi Explains Half-Life's As...

uebueb1 — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 07:18:48 +0200

cosmetic August 5, 2008 Lombardi: Doom Single-Player Mode Helped Birth Half-Life Valve's Doug Lombardi says the success of Half-Life and its sequel paid dividends in both resources and inspirationthat continue to be invested in new titles and technology,permanently setting the company's quality bar -- but how did Half-Life make its ascent in an era where everyone was chasing Quake "We've been very fortunate in the success of our early games, andbeing careful to make sure that every game after Half-Life sort-of lived up to a quality bar that was set by that," Lombardisaid in a recent interview with Gamasutra. The breakout success of the original Half-Life was especially notable considering it debuted in an era where Quake-chasing and the burgeoning multiplayer space was the focus formany. But Valve co-founders Gabe Newell and Mike Harrington, Lombardisaid, "really wanted to go back to their single-player experienceof Doom"

Use the Roberts solarDAB radio to block...

uebueb1 — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 09:36:34 +0200

Blockout Now, if you're in Britain you might be all like, "uh hello? Solar?Sun? We don't have that here, even in summer." Fair point. However,the solarDAB doesn't need to be in direct sunlight to work - itssolar panels and built-in rechargeable batteries mean it canprovide musical goodness even if it's not 99 degrees andclear-skied outside.

Obviously this is all marvellous news for the environment as wellas your ears, since it means no batteries need be disposed of. Youcan create ten radio channels as presets, and in addition thesolarDAB has a line-in socket so you can use it as a speaker foryour MP3 player.

The icing on the cake is that the solarDAB comes in a range ofdelightful colours: white, black, red, green and pink.

Visit the Roberts website for more info.

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Mixin makes your big schedule micro-size...

uebueb1 — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 09:35:50 +0200

Blockout Right after you make an event anyone who has subscribed to you willbe alerted, and depending on their notification settings that meansthey could be getting real-time updates by SMS or a simple e-mail.From there users can interact with the event like they would onFacebook or

Upcoming

to make time or location suggestions, add photos and videos, orleave a note to explain why they're not going.

One thing to note up front is that Mixin doesn't sync up withMicrosoft Exchange or any other calendar data feeds. Instead, youmust include mixin@mixin.com as a guest when creating or planningto attend an event in any calendaring tool you're using and it willparse that data and convert it into an event on your Mixincalendar. It's not a perfect system, but if you're not worriedabout two-way sync this is a viable solution.

I'm still a little wary to recommend Mixin to the the casual user.As a standalone tool it offers little in the way of organizationcompared to most calendaring tools. Where it shines, however, isthe social integration with other Mixin users. Like tools that helpfind a consensus for a single meeting time, Mixin does somethingsimilar with your social or work life. If you and your friends arewilling to hunker down and log your schedules onto Mixin's serversthere's a lot of power here, however I think Google's Calendarservice is far easier for basic scheduling and appointments. Italso includes daily and monthly views, which I think are amust-have.

Embedded below is a demo of the tool in action, and no there'snothing wrong with your computer--the video is sound-free.

Block out summer sun with chic masks

uebueb1 — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 09:33:51 +0200

Blockout Find the sleep masks at Product by Maria Martin in the upper levelof La Encantada, on the northwest corner of Campbell Avenue andSkyline Drive. They regularly cost $20, and we recommend hurryingin pronto because Product is having a Pink Dot sale, witheverything 5 percent to 50 percent off. The boutique carries allkinds of goodies, from beauty and skin-care products to a bunch ofnew designs of Havaianas flip-flops.

Big Ten needs BCS wins, must close gap w...

uebueb1 — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 09:33:02 +0200

Blockout Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg

Spin control took a break during Big Ten media days.

As players, coaches and league officials fielded questions aboutthe conference's sagging national image, they didn't deny theobvious. Ohio State players understood why most of the country hasno interest in seeing them Jan. 7 in Miami. Illinois coach RonZook, whose team finished last season with a 49-17 loss to USC inthe Rose Bowl, put it in clear terms: "There's not a whole lot wecan say until we go win."

Even Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany acknowledged the damage donein the last two postseasons. He pointed out the league's favorableBCS/Bowl Alliance record before the current four-game losingstreak, but then added: "We want to play the big games on the bigstage and sometimes you just get whipped, and we did. And so Ithink you have to kind of nuzzle up to that and sort of accept it."

The Big Ten enters the 2008 season in a somewhat tenuous stateafter taking plenty of hits nationally. Most place the leaguebehind both the SEC and the Big 12, and possibly the Pac-10, oncollege football's hierarchy. The criticisms are familiar --inferior athletes, lack of speed, recruiting shortcomings -- andfueled by two primary arguments.

Lewis Sanders confident he can avoid dis...

uebueb1 — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 09:32:08 +0200

Blockout FOXBORO - Lewis Sanders expects to keep focusing on his goal ofwinning a job in the Patriots secondary no matter what distractions surface.

As a member of the Atlanta Falcons last year, he had a close-upview of Michael Vick’s legal problems that could havediverted Sanders’ attention from his job.

"You’re out here practicing," he said today. "You’renot worrying about what’s going on."

Now he views from afar Brett Favre’s return from retirementand doesn’t think that will distract Green Bay Packersplayers after management said recently that Aaron Rodgers wouldstart at quarterback.

"It’s definitely not a distraction," Sanders said. "We wentthrough that last year in Atlanta with Michael Vick. The media andon TV and people outside may think it’s a distraction, but usas players, we’ve got to come out here and practice.We’re not talking about that on the practice field."

Vick, the Falcons former starting quarterback, is serving a23-month prison sentence after pleading guilty last year tobankrolling a dogfighting ring. He was then suspended indefinitelywithout pay by the NFL and faces state charges related todogfighting.

New England coach

Bill Belichick

said it’s up to each player to block out distractions.

"That is what it is about," he said today, three days before NewEngland’s exhibition opener against the Baltimore Ravens."Each person who has a job, being focused to do it so everybodyelse can depend on him and they are accountable for it."

Sanders is one of three veteran free agent cornerbacks signed byNew England after star

Asante Samuel

left as a free agent for Philadelphia. The Patriots also draftedcornerbacks Terence Wheatley and Jonathan Wilhite.

Busted for a Web addiction

uebueb1 — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 09:30:46 +0200

Blockout So far, I've managed to avoid becoming a drug addict, gamblingaddict or food addict.

I'm not an alcoholic, shopaholic, chocoholic or — ask anybody— workaholic.

I don't play golf, video games or fantasy football. I don't watchsoap operas. I don't smoke cigarettes.

I stay away from things that could hook me. I'd make a prettyterrific monk, except the vow of silence might hinder mymoonlighting job as a radio-talk-show host. Some listeners mighturge me to give it a try, anyway.

The closest I've come to addiction is Beatlemaniac. I think that'sa good thing, though. I've never had to steal to support myLennon-McCartney habit.

But now, thanks to Oregon psychiatrist Dr. Jerald Block, not onlyam I an addict ... I'm mentally disturbed. Block, with support fromother real psychiatrists with degrees and everything, insists thatInternet Addiction Disorder is real, and should be included in theDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

He believes that between 5 percent and 10 percent of Americanssuffer from Internet Addiction Disorder. That's a small percentage,but America's a big country. Other countries, notably in Asia,recognize Internet Addiction Disorder as a public health hazard andoffer help to victims.My name is Ken ... and I'm a World Wide Web junkie.I wanted to see how bad I had the Internet jones, so I looked for atest on ... here we go, the Internet. I found a pretty revealingexam at www.netaddiction.com/resources/internet_addiction_test.htm.

Taking a test on the Internet to see if you're an Internet addictis like holding an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in the Budweiserbrewery. You're halfway home.

Turns out, I got the Internet thing bad.

Here are some sample questions:

1. How often do you find that you stay online longer than youintended?

Are you kidding? There are nights, around midnight, I start messingaround with YouTube.com. I do a search on "Creedence ClearwaterRevival Rare" or "John McEnroe tantrums" or "Madonna on Letterman"or "George Carlin" ... and the next thing I know, it's 5 a.m. Whenthere's absolutely nothing on TV, there's always something onYouTube.

Used to be, whenever I was in New York City, I would visit theMuseum of Broadcasting. They had a room with individual VCRs,monitors and headphones. You could check out a tape of practicallyanything that was ever on TV and go watch it. I believe the mostrequested tapes were the Beatles on

Preseason camp opens at Penn St. with QB...

uebueb1 — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 09:29:31 +0200

Blockout Center A.Q. Shipley planned to block out any talk about Hall ofFame coach Joe Paterno's future by concentrating on readying thesquad for a run at conference favorite Ohio State.

"It's definitely fair. We expect to win every game every year, andwhen we don't, it's obviously a disappointment," Shipley, acaptain, said recently about the expectations heaped on the NittanyLions by the school's rabid fan base.

"If we didn't have 110,000 fans week in and week out not expectingus to do that, we wouldn't be the program where we're at," Shipleysaid.

Here are some key questions for JoePa as he begins his record 43rdseason as head coach:

Quarterback:

Daryll Clark and Pat Devlin are the main competitors to inheritthe job held the last two seasons by Anthony Morelli. Paterno alsoinsists that third-stringer Paul Cianciolo is a candidate to start,though that's probably a stretch. If history is any indication,Paterno may lean on the more experienced and athletic Clark, asenior, though Devlin has impressed teammates, too, with his armand ability to run the offense -- in practice. How each quarterbackmight react in the fourth quarter of a tight Big Ten road contestis a different story. Paterno also hasn't ruled out twoquarterbacks, either. The player who calls the signals will have aveteran offensive line and a reliable, experienced receiving corpson his side.

Sean Lee's replacement:

Lee, a standout linebacker, won't return to the field until 2009after blowing out his right knee in spring practice. That's a blowto the defense. The Nittany Lions have depth at the position withseveral talented youngsters who could step up to fill the void.However, among the returnees, only Tyrell Sales has startingexperience after last year's third starter, Dan Connor, moved on tothe NFL. The early depth chart has Josh Hull flanked by Sales andredshirt sophomore Bani Gbadyu.