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  • Michael Jackson Doctor, Conrad Murray, Manslaughter Arraignment Friday

    Dr. Conrad Murray, the Houston physician that was with Michael Jackson when the musician died of an overdose last summer, will be arraigned in Los Angeles on Friday on a charge manslaughter in connection with the King of Pop’s death, a source with knowledge of the investigation tells The Associated Press.

    Two law enforcement sources have told The AP that prosecutors plan to charge Murray with involuntary manslaughter at a courthouse near Los Angeles International Airport tomorrow. The officials requested anonymity because they are not authorized to publicly discuss the case. Los Angeles County district attorney’s spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons said she could “neither confirm nor deny” that Murray would appear Friday afternoon at the LAX courthouse. S


  • Is this the 2012 Dodge Durango SUV / Crossover?

    A couple of patent drawings have found their way onto the web and according to CarScoop, the pictures you see here are of the new upcoming Dodge SUV / Crossover. Spy shots and rumors from around the web say that these are images of the new 2012 Dodge Durango, which will most likely be based on the new 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee, which itself is derived from the latest Mercedes-Benz ML.

    Powertrain choices are likely to consist of the 280-hp 3.6L Pentastar V6 and the 360-hp 5.7L V8 HEMI.

    2012 Dodge Durango Patent Drawings:

    – By: Omar Rana

    Source: CarScoop


  • The Sexiest Super Bowl Commercials Ever

    Yeah, sure, there’s some game called the Super Bowl coming up this weekend, but the important item is the sexy commercials that will be shown. Here’s a round-up of the sexiest big game commercials of all time. This video is interactive, so you have to click on a selection to view it. Kinda lame, but that’s the way it is.


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  • Opel Ampera, at EU Conference in Spain

    American manufacturer GM and its European subsidiary Opel will present the Opel Ampera at this weekend’s EU meeting in Spain, a meeting dedicated to the start of a major electric car project on the Old Continent.

    Spain has invited ministers from all 27 European Union member states, including the European Union Competitiveness Ministers and the European Commissioner for Business and Industry, to discuss the "electric vehicle as a means to boost industrial, technological, energy and envir… (read more)

  • Pamela Anderson “Dancing With The Stars” Season 10?

    A little fly on the wall tells us that former Baywatch babe Pamela Anderson will compete on the upcoming 10th season of ABC’s reality dance competition, Dancing With The Stars. The complete cast of this season’s hoofers will be unveiled by host Tom Bergeron during The Bachelor Finale, airing March 1.


  • AutoblogGreen for 02.04.10

    Is Chery designing an electric jeep for Better Place?
    Probably not.
    		Tesla hires new manufacturing lead, but there’s more
    An IPO sure opens a company up, doesn’t it?
    Toyota to test Prius PHEV in Oslo, Norway
    Brrr…    		 Other news:

    AutoblogGreen for 02.04.10 originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Lotus Elise Club Racer Comes to Australia

    Aussies now have an additional reason to visit their local Lotus dealership, as the British sports car manufacturer just debuted its Lotus Elise Club Racer in Australia. The car offers new features like new and exclusive colour schemes, bespoke interior and lightweight components. The Elise CR offers you the opportunity to go fast and still keep the CO2 emissions down.

    The Club Racer is based on the Elise S, so it has a 1.8 liter four-cylinder engine producing 100 kw (136 HP). That might not … (read more)

  • Start Taking Notice and Face Depression

    Always not in the mood to be around others and have a good time? If you’re suffering from prolonged sadness for quite some time now, you should face these bouts of depression and get yourself diagnosed by a psychiatrist, they’re doctors who can actually help you out with your problem.
    Depression Head OnDepression or prolonged sadness is actually quite common in the United States, around 9.5 percent of the American population actually suffer from this illness, however, not all of them get to be treated, thus, depression and its ill-effects continue to be a burden to some individuals. This illness may seem quite simple to treat but in reality, it takes more than a little cheering up to actually cure depression. Constant visits to a cognitive behavior therapist is a must as well as taking all the prescribed medicines that the doctor will ask the patient to take – none of these exactly come cheap, but the amount of suffering that a person is going through because of depression is enough reason already for others to start taking notice and face depression head on.
    Depression oftentimes can easily get in the way of an individual’s daily activities and his or her’s normal functions, one’s zest for life can quickly and easily dissipate due to depression. And in place of an individual’s sunny disposition is more or less a person who hates his or herself, having no self-confidence, trying to isolate one’s self from the world and basically just not caring about living any more. More so, a person suffering from depression isn’t the only one who’s going to suffer from this destructive illness, his or her loved ones are sure to follow suit. By seeing the individual grow through such rough patches, basically not caring about anything or anyone anymore, it’s highly likely that not only will depression one’s relationship with one’s self but with his or her loved ones too.
    Fortunately depression can now be cured, especially when diagnosed early, depressed individuals can actually be treated through therapy and medication, although it may be a bit costly, a person’s good mental health is something that shouldn’t be scrimped on. Cognitive behavioral talk or interpersonal talk are just some of the available psychosocial treatments that cognitive behavior therapists can offer to their patients, both actually prove to be able to produce fruitful and positive results.
    Still, people tend to not recognize depression even it’s right before their eyes, being honest with one’s self is key to being able to cure such an illness. Never overlook the various symptoms, depressed individuals oftentimes exhibit uncharacteristic behaviors such as suddenly lacking interest in one’s hobbies (or other stuff that he or she usually enjoys), sleeps too much or actually aren’t able to get some shut-eye, suddenly becoming anti-social, talks a lot about death or being a worthless person. There are actually a lot more other symptoms but in case these already fit in your category or of someone that you know of, go to a reputable psychiatrist at once in order to see if the depression is still at an early stage or not. From here you’ll be able to assess how the treatments will actually go.
    Depression shouldn’t be something that people fear of, instead, people should just start taking charge of their lives and actually face this illness and fight it. Life is too beautiful a gift to waste and if one will spend the majority of his or her life just moping around about every single little thing then what kind of life would that be? Depression may not kill one’s body but it’ll certainly kills one’s spirit if you’ll let it. Don’t be a victim.


  • Ecclestone Backs Ralf Schumacher for F1 Return

    Bernie Ecclestone’s criticism of Formula One’s newly-entrants US F1 and Campos Grand Prix was taken to a whole new level on Wednesday, as the F1 supremo made it very clear that he does not believe in those two teams making the starting grid of the season opening Bahrain Grand Prix.

    Additionally, the 79-year old Brit publicly expressed his support for Serbian outfit Stefan Grand Prix, a team which he promised he would personally back to make the entry list of the 2010 F1 championship. And that… (read more)

  • Cognitive Match Secures Another $2.5m For Realtime Matching

    Everyone knows “realtime” has been a hot tech category for the last year or so but as we all know the ‘realtime problem’ is getting some kind of intelligence out of that firehose, and, crucially, eventually working out if or how it can be monetised. Search found its way with keyword targeting, but what will happen around realtime?

    The Cognitive Match startup is applying artificial intelligence, learning mathematics, psychology and semantic technologies to match content (product, offers, or editorial) to realtime content. It’s doing this in part by relying on an academic panel of professors in artificial intelligence from Universities across the UK and Europe who specialise in machine learning and psychology. The idea is to ensure maximum response from individuals, thereby increasing conversion, revenue and ultimately profit.

    Last year it raised a Series A investment from Dawn Capital, rumoured to be in the $1m+ ballpark. Today Dawn has stepped in again with a follow-on Series B investment of $2.5m which the company will use to accelerate its growth. That takes it’s war-chest to around $3.5m


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  • Spotify to Get More Social, Revamps Music Recommendations

    The music streaming superstar du jour Spotify has kindly revealed a bit more about its progress and how great it can be for artists and the music industry at large. Spotify CEO and Co-founder Daniel Ek talked about online music at New Music Seminar in Los Angeles and, while there were some general trends and observations, the focus was c… (read more)

  • Toyota Confirms Prius Has Braking Problems

    And the hits keep on coming… Following yesterday’s reports that Toyota’s hybrid Prius is experiencing braking issues, officials of the Japanese held a press conference in Japan confirmed the Prius is subject to antilock brake system glitches in the Prius. The strangest part is that, according to the statement below, Toyota knew about the problem, as they have already redesigned the ABS system blamed for the glitches…

    "We have redesigned the ABS system for the new generation Prius st… (read more)

  • NEW VTI’s CMA3000 3-axis accelerometer

    CMA3000 Series
    VTI’s CMA3000 3-axis accelerometer targets motion measurement and control applications in portable consumer electronics. Industry’s smallest size and lowest power consumption enable designers to innovate with less constrains. From now on acceleration measurement with sub-10 uA current consumption at 40 Hz sample rate is reality.

    CMA3000 common features are

    – 1.7 V – 3.6 V supply voltage
    – User selectable 2 g and 8 g measurement ranges
    – Size 2x2x0.95 mm3
    – High shock durability
    – RoHS compliant / lead free soldering

    CMA3000-D01 with digital SPI and I2C interfaces is optimised for systems requiring ultra low power. It has user selectable frequency response and ultra low 7…70 uA current consumption. Interrupt signal can be triggered by data ready, motion and free fall.

    CMA3000-A01 has three continuous time ratiometric analog output signals to enable easy integration in systems where AD-converter is available. It’s current consumption is 180 uA.

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  • Chinese Samsung Omnia 2 shown, features more useful cube button

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    WindowsPhoneReview.com drew our attention to these pictures of the Chinese version of the Samsung Omnia 2, the Samsung i1810C.

    The handset retains all the great features of the Samsung Omnia 2, including the great 3.7 inch AMOLED screen, and in addition supports China’s home-grown  TD-SCDMA 3G standard.

    Interestingly one of the areas the handset does differ is the “cube” button, which is much broader here and seems to support 2 functions, back and another.

    See more at Zol.com.cn

    Via WindowsPhoneReview.com, thanks Amrita for the tip.

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  • 5,000 Men Brave the World’s Toughest Obstacle Course

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    Vying to the the toughest guy in the world, about 4,600 men braved sub-freezing conditions to tackle an obstacle course in England that is billed as the world’s most dangerous. On January 31st competitors from 25 countries took part in the 24th annual Tough Guy challenge in Perton, Staffordshire, England and it’s a killer.

    The Tough Guy challenge calls itself the “most dangerous taste of mental and physical pain, fear and endurance.”

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    Over an eight mile course participants have to get over, under, and through freezing lakes, electric prods, mud, barbed wire, and fire. Challengers start with a cross-country run and then have to get through 21 different obstacles including underwater tunnels and electric fences.

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    Participants must sign a “Death Warrant disclaimer” before entering the race. The course is so hard that about 600 guys dropped out of the competition before the finish.

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    Think you’re tough enough to endure this crazy assed obstacle course? You can sign up for next year’s event at the Tough Guy website.

    photo credit: Tough Guy

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  • ‘S’ Series CENTRIFUGAL FANS from Savio

    Centrifugal fans for clean or low dust content air, suitable for small suction and ventilation plants, for cooling of electric devices, motors and machine tools.

    The fans are provided with a directly coupled asynchronous three-phase motor (a single-phase motor on request), forward blades impeller, and a casing in galvanized sheet iron.

    The centrifugal fan set «S» is provided with fan wheels and forward blades and have been supplied of threephase induction motor.

  • NF600 The new “STAR” pump

    The revolutionary NF600 pump from KNF Flodos has four
    diaphragms connected to a single eccentric in a star
    configuration. Because the pumping cycles are 90° out of phase
    we get a series of different advantages such as smooth flow,
    low vibration, quiet running and compact size. The pump has a
    nominal flow rate of 6l/min a suction height of 3m and is
    capable of transporting media against back pressures of up to
    1 bar.
    KNF Flodos has designed this highly efficient multi-diaphragm
    pump especially for applications which require a long life time,
    the combination of innovative pump technology with a high
    quality brushless DC or AC motor guarantees that this
    requirement can be fulfilled.
    As for all the KNF pumps there is a large selection of materials
    which can be used for the wetted materials ensuring that it can
    be used for most neutral and aggressive liquids / gases.
    All of these technical advantages make the NF600 an attractive
    alternative to existing pumps and a perfect addition to the KNF
    Flodos range.
    Liquid pumps from KNF Flodos are used in a multitude of
    applications such as medical systems, fuel cells, ink jet printers,
    water treatment plants and the Semi-conductor industry.

  • KNF Metering: compact, simple and effective

    KNF Flodos AG is proud to present two new dosing pumps driven by two-phase stepper motors. The possibility to use existing motor con-trollers is very attractive for OEM manufacturers.
    The new pump series is available in two versions the FEM1.02 and FEM1.09 with different flow ranges, 0.2 – 20ml/min and 0.9 – 90ml/min respectively. Both pumps can be used against pressures of up to 6.0 bar with a minimum loss of flow against varying conditions.
    A high level of dosing accuracy, repeatability and long term repro-ducibility makes these metering pumps ideal for applications where long life and no maintenance are of utmost importance. A new valve system ensures that air can not collect in the pump head and helps to reduce the head volume to a minimum.
    A large selection of materials can be used for the wetted parts mak-ing this pump type suitable for pumping aggressive liquids. Dia-phragm pumps don’t have moving seals making them very leak tight which is a big advantage when handling liquids which can crystallize out. All pumps can be equipped with an integrated pressure relief valve guaranteeing a pressure safe system.
    KNF also offers a control module for the pump allowing lots of differ-ent possibilites making the integration into your system very simple.

  • BOREHOLE TV CAMERA TC-30

    Borehole inspections required rugged, portable, easy to use instruments to obtain high quality images even in extremely poor light condition. With its semi-rigid fiberglass cable with sliding contacts, our TC-30 TV camera can be easily pushed inside vertical or horizontal holes with small diameter, representing a valid alternative to expensive video-endoscopes. TC-30 TV cameras can be connected to any TV monitor with VCR input.
    Available cable length: 30m or 50m; camera head diam.36mm.
    Each camera is delivered complete of:
    • cable reel with sliding contacts
    • lighting head with LEDs
    • 5,6” LCD TFT external monitor
    • centering device
    • connecting cables
    • USB 2.0 video data acquisition board
    • 12V power supply with battery charger
    • carrying soft bag

  • High Tech Hockey Stick

    Easton Hockey of Van Nuys, California, is one of the preeminent brands in the world of hockey equipment. As innovators in new stick technology, they turned to A&P Technology for the seamless, tubular construction of Sharx™ brand braided reinforcement.

    Carbon Sharx™ is laid up over custom molded foam cores manufactured at Easton Sports. This braid reinforced preform is placed in a two-part female mold and resin transfer molded. The use of braided reinforcements allows the Easton designers to tailor the fiber orientation to achieve the desired strength, stiffness and durability with the most cost-effective preform. Woven cloth wrapped around the blade would be effective, but hand wrapping, trimming, and finishing would be labor-intensive. The choice of a braided construction permits assembly in one simple operation, significantly reducing manufacturing costs.

    Blades reinforced with Sharx™ are lighter in weight, thinner, and 10% stronger than blades made with prepreg. As the braid expands to fit over the blade, the angle becomes a relatively high hoop-direction angle, ideal for impact resistance. Then as the braid is drawn down to fit the hozzle, the braid angle changes, adding more longitudinal strength in the hozzle. This conformance to changing geometries is seamless, and the braid conforms perfectly to the shape of the blade – as easy as pulling a sock over one’s foot.

    Easton Hockey has found that Sharx™ adds service life, identity, and flair to their world-renowned blades.

    About us

    A&P Technology is a seventh-generation, family-owned, world-leading producer of precision braided textiles. We began as an R&D division of Atkins & Pearce, America’s largest and oldest braiding company and a dominant force in textile braid markets worldwide.

    From the beginning, A&P concentrated its research efforts on the development of state-of-the-art braiding machinery aimed at furthering the use of braid within the composites industry. This tradition continues today with our modern facilities, industry-leading research and development, and manufacture of the world’s largest and most technologically advanced braiding machinery. This machinery includes a line of Megabraiders™, the largest braiding machinery in existence, which meet composite designers’ needs for braided reinforcements of large diameters with small unit cells.

    At A&P, we are committed to our customers and to our ethic of hard work and ingenuity. The basis of all our success as a company comes from our investment in people who are passionate about braid. Together, we have developed the most technologically advanced machinery in the world in order to create solutions for clients in a wide array of industries. We look forward to continuing our history of excellence and advancement in order to always provide our clients with customized products with quick turnarounds at the lowest possible costs.