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The Hills, a television program that follows several people’s personal lives on their living in Los Angeles.

The program started its premier on May 31, 2006, and followed the personal life of Lauren Conrad, former Laguna Beach star, and her friends.

After 5 seasons in the program, Conrad chose to leave and was replaced by another Laguna Beach star, Kristin Cavallari, and would be starting on her character in the second half of the season 5.

Cavallari is best known for her appearances in the series Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County on MTV. Born in Denver, she is the youngest of the two children in her family.

However, on March 27, 2010, Entertainment Weekly ran a story announcing that The Hills 6th season will be its last. The last season is comprised of 12 episodes, although Cavallari said to E! that the network might double the final season to 24 episodes.

The Hill’s latest episode, “The Next Minute” was released this May 25, 2010. Shows and replays are available online. Get it free through stream or download.

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The last major Ford Ranger redesign ocurred in 1993. Bill Clinton was president, the Internet was almost completely unknown and many Autoblog readers were in utero or non-existant. In the 17 years that followed, Ford has done next to nothing to their neglected little pickup, yet we still have a recall notice for the 2010 model year.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced the recall of 2,934 Ford Rangers equipped with manual transmissions. The vehicles reportedly contain a potentially defective parking brake cable that can be disconnected from the right rear actuator in colder climates. The condition presents itself when the brake is released and a wet parking brake shoe is frozen in the applied position. If the cable becomes disconnected, the parking brake may not fully engage.

Affected vehicles were built between June 8, 2009 and February 2, 2010. If you purchased one of these Rangers, you can take it to the nearest Ford dealer. The dealer will replace your faulty parking brake actuator free of charge. Hit the jump to read over the NHTSA press release.

[Source: NHTSA]

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Depois de um acordo com o chefão da F1, Bernie Ecclestone, os EUA estarão inclusos na temporada de 2012 em uma corrida na cidade de Austin, Texas. Os preparativos terão início esse ano e as corridas acontecerão até o ano de 2021. Ecclestone diz o seguinte:

“Pela primeira vez na história da Fórmula 1 nos EUA, uma instalação de classe mundial vai ser construída para sediar o evento. Faz 30 anos que o GP de F1 dos EUA teve um circuito de rua modificado em Watkins Glen, Nova York (1961-1980) que teve um grande sucesso.

Desde então a F1 teve eventos em Long Beach, Las Vegas, Detroit, Dallas e Fênix, todos em circuitos de rua temporários. Indianápolis entrou nas listas de cidades para sediar eventos em 2000 e eles construíram o famoso circuito oval”.

Via | Inside Line

The Phoenix Suns beats Los Angeles Lakers at game 4. When he was asked by a reporter how he was feeling, Kobe Bryant replied “Jovial”.

Kobe Bryant cited one single reason behind the disastrous Laker’s Game 4 loss to the Phoenix Suns. He made one thing clear, it was the defense that lost the game, not his team’s ability to score points.

At the post game press conference here, Tuesday night in Phoenix, Bryant calmly stated, “We have to do a much better job defensively.”

The NBA superstar added that the Lakers had focused so much on attacking the Suns newly implemented zone, that they lost focus on the defensive end.

When a reporter asked Bryant how he was feeling after the disastrous defeat, he responded with one word, “Jovial.” The reporter was so surprised that he asked Bryant to repeat. Again came the same response “Jovial.“

Kobe scored 38 points in the 115-106 loss. Game 5 will be Thursday night at 9 p.m. in Los Angeles.

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British energy giant BP attempt a method called ‘Top Kill’ to to try to plug spill in the Gulf of Mexico. It will overcome the pressure of oil flowing out of the well by pumping heavier drilling mud down into it.

“Later this morning I will review that with the team, and I will take a final decision as to whether or not we should proceed,” BP CEO Tony Hayward told the NBC “Today” show.

If the decides to proceed, the procedure is expected to happen on Wednesday, he said. BP engineers armed with 50,000 barrels of dense mud and a fleet of robotic submarines will do the ‘top kill’ to plug the gushing well a mile below the surface.

So far, the company’s effort to stop the massive oil spill crisis resulted to failures and delays. The government are already frustrated and the public are alarmed with the situation. Residents of the U.S. Gulf coast region are particularly concerned about the impact of spreading oil on wildlife and area shorelines.

BP is hoping that the ‘top kill’ plan would work though it would not be an easy process.

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Under increasing pressure to contain the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the major British oil company BP, outlined their next steps to stop the oil spill with the operation named “top kill” which involves injecting heavy drilling fluids instead of mud and cement, in the well to stop the flow of oil and gas, and ultimately, seal the hole, BP said in a statement.

The company said in a statement that most of the equipment are in place and they are continuing preparations for the operation, which has never been done at these depths (1.6 km) and has a chance of success of about 70 percent. Will be injected 8,000 liters of slurry per minute in attempt to counteract the strength of oil and stop its flow.

If the operation “top kill” does not work, BP said it is considering placing another container dome on the flight, which could be installed after several days. Other options include lowering the level of a second valve to prevent explosions or placing a valve on the drain.

At least six million gallons of oil have been spilled into the Gulf of Mexico since the explosion and sinking of the rig Deepwater Horizon, in late April, according to an estimate of the Coast Guard and BP.

On Tuesday it was reported that President Barack Obama on Friday made a second visit to the affected area of the spill in the state of Louisiana to check on the ground of the discharges and the impact of BP’s efforts to contain it.

Obama faces a growing public unease about the management of the spill, some analysts warn that voters might punish the Democrats in November’s congressional elections.

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FARO, the world’s leading provider of portable measurement and imaging systems, is proud to announce that Vodafone McLaren Mercedes and FARO have signed an agreement for FARO to be the measurement system provider for the F1 racing team. Thanks to the new agreement FARO is now an ‘Official Supplier’ for measuring systems and became a member of McLaren’s World Class Partner Group.

According to the agreement FARO will supply state-of-the-art products and services to Vodafone McLaren Mercedes, including measuring systems like several FaroArm Quantum units, the personal CMM FARO Gage and the FARO Laser Line Probe for non-contact measurement and software like FARO CAM2 Q. Using this equipment Vodafone McLaren Mercedes will further enhance their current race car as well as develop their vehicle for the next racing season.

McLaren – a brand at the very pinnacle of Formula One – have used FARO technology for nearly ten years and there are multiple applications for them in the Formula One sector. “The partnership with Vodafone McLaren Mercedes will allow us to further develop our measurement technology so they will best suit the demands of Formula One applications. FARO measurement systems will ensure quality is of the highest possible level,” stated David Homewood, Area VP of Sales, Faro Technologies UK Ltd.

McLaren Racing Managing Director Jonathan Neale said: “In a high-precision, time-critical environment such as ours, it’s vital that we can rely on highly accurate measuring and inspection systems in order to guarantee 100 per cent precision within very rapid production and assembly processes.

“Here at Vodafone McLaren Mercedes, we’re justifiably proud of the speed and efficiency of our existing manufacturing and assembly procedures, but FARO’s contribution will not only allow us to increase the speed of those processes, but also improve fidelity and accuracy.”

A 2010 liveried Vodafone McLaren Mercedes F1 racing show-car will be shown at the FARO booth (3404 – hall 3) during CONTROL 2010, the world’s leading trade fair for quality assurance that will take place at Stuttgart (Germany) from 4th to 7th May 2010.

Leave it to Tsubaki to develop an innovative roller chain that combines the lower noise levels normally associated with belts with the strength of a roller chain: Tsubaki’s SN Roller Chain. The chain employs a spring roller, which absorbs the force of the impact from engaging the sprocket. The result is 6-8dB lower operation than our standard pre-lubed RS Roller Chain, countering noise pollution and improving the overall work environment.

And again, along with lower noise you get all the strength of a roller chain and the reliability you’ve come to expect from Tsubaki. What’s more, our SN Chains are directly interchangeable with our Standard Roller Chain, with some limits to its drive power.

One such example is in industrial washing machines. A UK industrial laundry concern was given the task of completely overhauling a customer’s existing machines to be quieter. Realizing that the existing drive chain was the problem, they were on the verge of re-engineering the entire design when a local power transmission distributor recommended Tsubaki’s SN Chain.

The results were immediate, and the customer was particularly pleased that the original drive chain strength could be preserved. Low noise in the workplace helped them reduce operator fatigue and indirectly contributed to improved productivity.

Tsubaki SN Low Noise Drive Chains bare an ideal alternative for maintaining strength while reducing noise. You’ll find these chains being used in theatrical stage equipment, warehouses, canning machines, vertical parking systems, printing machines, and any number of applications where strength and low noise are desired.

Our Low Noise Chain may be a whisper below the competition, but it speaks volumes. Trust Tsubaki for all your chain needs!

FAAC sliding door operators have now been installed at three major entry points at Scotland’s busiest airport. As part of Glasgow airport’s security upgrade, following the terrorist attack in 2007, FAAC’s 930 electromechanical operator was chosen to replace the existing system at departures, domestic arrivals and international arrivals.

With over eight million passengers passing through its doors each year, reliability and safety were both paramount when specifying a door automation system. Designed to operate on each occasion and in every environment, the 930 operator is highly reliable without limits on the frequency of use and requires minimal maintenance. Compliant with current international safety standards, the 930 automatically programs opening and closing force and speed according to the friction and the door weight. Its anti-crush technology ensures that the door reopens immediately if an obstacle is detected.

FAAC approved installers, DSS Automatic Doors was originally briefed with the task of replacing the automated door system at the entrance to departures which was destroyed in the terrorist attack. The new system proved so successful that DSS was invited back in September 2008 to install an identical one for the domestic arrivals entry point. A third installation has just been completed for international arrivals.

Group managing director of DSS, John Graham says, “We have been working in partnership with FAAC since 2006 because they continue to utilise the latest technology without compromising on reliability and, most importantly, safety. FAAC invests heavily in research and development and are truly on the cutting edge when it comes to automation systems.”

Suitable for single or double leaves, the 930 operator is easy to install and is available in self-assembly kit form or in made-up complete head sections. Capable of complex programming, dedicated software can allow the management of a number of doors from a central PC. All door activities are monitored in real time by a microprocessor guaranteeing intelligent control at all times. An optional battery back-up is also available for complete peace of mind.

With more than 40 year’s experience, FAAC is a world leader in gate and door automation.

The FLADAFI Roller Shutter Container is used where space is limited as it does not have a swing door. It is also used for the placement near escape routes which must always be kept free off obstacles as it does not narrow the access area.

The FLADAFI Roller Shutter Container is made from stable, sendzimir galvanised sheet steel profiles, delivered assembled ready to use.

It can optimally be adjusted according to your individual needs by various equipment options.

Multi Talent PARO® Juggles with Balls

At the shared booth of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, the PARO® palletising robot demonstrated its skills and flexibility when handling unusual package types: In addition to boxes, also balls were palletised in Hannover this year.

The PARO® robot, originally designed for palletising processes at the end of production lines, placed balls onto an air stream at the trade fair, which then danced in the whirling air for some minutes. Afterwards, the robot caught the floating balls out of the air again and set them off on a ball pyramid. The compressed air for the whirling air stream was generated directly at the trade fair by trade-fair booth partners Boge and Beko by means of an innovative compressor system and was fed into the robot cell in conditioned form.

The multi-functionality of the gripping tools developed by roTeg was exemplary demonstrated here by means of a combined clamp-/suction-gripper, which was able to safely handle balls as well as box packages.
The transparent protective device and the robot accessible and viewable from all sides offered a precise insight in the technology of the PARO® palletising robot to the interested fair visitor.
Also the easily operable control and the user friendly operation concept could be well and vividly demonstrated with the trade fair robot.

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The IP67 digital, decentralised input module PDP67 F 8DI ION is now available, enabling a higher number of sensors to be connected safely, even outside the control cabinet. As a result, decentralised monitoring of all sensors in the field can be connected to the configurable control system PNOZmulti.

The digital input modules enable contact-based as well as electronic sensors to be connected outside the control cabinet with as much as ease as inside, in accordance with PL e of EN ISO 13849-1 and SIL 3 of EN/IEC 62061; the unit carries out the required feasibility check. As a result, the PNOZmulti is available as an evaluation device for centralised as well as decentralised sensor technology, with proven configuration and diagnostic functions via the PNOZmulti Configurator.

Communication is via a safe data link, so up to 64 safe sensors can be monitored decentrally. Hardware costs are reduced because this solution manages without a local control cabinet and uses only a single cable for communication and supply. All the benefits of the PNOZmulti product range can be enjoyed – free and easy configuration, rapid diagnostics plus the option to monitor a wide range of safety functions with just one unit.

It’s important to note that safety level PL e of EN ISO 13849-1 is only maintained when electronic sensors are used, as these enable a feasibility check. The time needed for this feasibility check must be taken into account in the machine configuration, to ensure that an e-stop is triggered in time in the event of danger.
If contact-based sensors are used, the performance level for a corresponding interface will be assessed as PL c in accordance with the standard EN ISO 13849-1.

Earlier this year, the US’s IP Czar (technically, IP “Enforcement Coordinator”), Victoria Espinel, asked for public comment on how her enforcement plan should work. While I had some trouble with the basis for many of the questions (which all seemed to assume that greater enforcement was, without question, a good thing), I still submitted my own comments. Soon afterwards, I pointed to an absolute must read filing by NetCoalition/CCIA, which was 23 pages of brilliance, picking apart the claims of various pro-stronger-copyright groups one-by-one. Since then, a few key reports have been released, and, in response, Jonathan Band, who wrote much of the original report, alerts our attention to the fact that NetCoalition/CCIA have filed supplemental comments with Espinel (pdf) based on those reports:

The filing talks about those three reports — all of which we’ve discussed here previously — to reiterate some of the key points made in the original filing. The first, of course, is the GAO report that debunked the claims from industry studies about all of the “losses” caused by infringement. Amusingly, that GAO report was required by the same law that created the IP Czar position in the first place, the ProIP Act. The filing notes, by the way, that the GAO’s mandate for the report didn’t even say it had to investigate copyright infringement — just counterfeiting. However, the GAO appears to have been so troubled by the bogus reports out there that it decided to publicly call those studies into question. As this new filing points out, many of the comments filed by groups in support of strong copyright enforcement, relied on those reports that the GAO has since debunked. This should call into question the legitimacy of those filings entirely.

Second, this supplemental filing highlights that ridiculous Chamber of Commerce report that we highlighted recently as well. It was the one that couldn’t pass the laugh test, because it lumped in pretty much every company in what it decided were “IP-intensive industries” and compared them to companies in what it considered to be “non-IP-intensive industries” and then assumed, with no proof whatsoever, that all of the benefits to those IP-intensive industries came from intellectual property laws. The report was so ridiculous that no one who actually read the details could take it seriously. But, that’s the problem. Very few people actually do read the details. The whole point of the report is to just take the distorted headline and reuse it. Thankfully, Band and others in this filing are trying to make it clear to the White House that the Chamber of Commerce’s report is not an accurate description of what’s going on.

Finally, it highlights CCIA’s own report — using the very same methodology as those who claim the “copyright industries” contribute $1.52 trillion to the economy — to show that exceptions to copyright (such as fair use) contribute much, much more to the economy. Who knows if Espinel, or others at the White House are paying attention to the details in these filings, but these two filings from NetCoalition/CCIA are incredibly detailed and well supported with evidence. Hopefully someone in the White House is paying attention.

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A football player from the Hilliard Davidson High School named Rico Butler was found dead in a quarry near Dublin and Trabue roads.

According to reports, the 17-year-old star player’s body was recovered 11 p.m. Tuesday. Rico Butler went to the quarry with his friends for swimming and when he drowned, his friends spent whole one hour searching him but they failed to find him. They informed police for help at around 8 p.m. The rescue divers started searching for the kid and found his dead body three hours later in the quarry near the Trabue roads.

The news spread like wild fire through text messages and calls and dozens of Hilliard Davidson student started gathering near the quarry. They carried flashlights with an intention to help the divers find Rico Butler. His parents also arrived at the quarry after hearing the news.

It was the second Hilliard Davidson student to lose his life within the past six months. Earlier in December, 16-year-old, Arthur Lane, lost his life after hitting with a train.

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Nicole Scherzinger and Derek Hough are now hailed as the winners of “Dancing With the Stars” as they dominated the 10^th season . After an ardous 12 weeks of the competion, we saw the pair – Hough and Scherzinger – perform a high-energy jive for their final dance that earned a perfect score of 30 which made head judge Len Goodman say, “There can only be one winner of ‘Dancing With the Stars’. It should be you.” Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger said after the show, “I feel like I just won a Grammy. A dancing Grammy!”

The pair kissed the mirror ball trophy as they were raised by other dancers.  “Win or lose tonight, I was just very, very happy with the entire season,” said Hough. “To get the trophy at the end of it, that was just amazing.” Hough was a two-time “Dancing” champ. Scherzinger said that the personal lessons which she learned during the season were more valuable than the trophy. She exclaimed, “This has been probably the greatest reward personally, this whole personal journey. I’ve learned so much about myself. I’ve learned so much about Derek Hough. He’s made me a better person through this.” She added that she plans to work on winning a real Grammy after this season’s Dancing With the Stars.

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Brenna Gray, wife of Slipknot bassist Paul Gray paid her last tributes to her husband yesterday. Just yesterday, we had reported the death of the great guitar player of the band Slipknot. Brenna told that she had an ‘amazing husband’ and also revealed that she was pregnant with the guitar player’s baby, which would have been the first baby for the couple. A fully Tattooed Brenna, in tears, was seen walking along with the band members.

Cause Of Death could not confirmed even after Gray’s initial post-mortem examination. Authorities told that there were no signs of foul play and the body proved to be ‘inconclusive’.

Brenna Gray was heard as saying:

‘Paul was my husband. He was an amazing person and I just want people to remember him for just that, and his daughter will remember him for the way he was.’

In front of the press after calling a press conference in their hometown of Des Moines, Iowa, the lady weeping in tears was all praise for her husband. She told everyone to remember Paul in a good way, while also revealing that the bump on her belly had Paul’s first child which she told was a baby girl.

Another source told that even though the initial autopsy revealed nothing, it could take up to six weeks to find the actual cause of death.

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Eco Factor: Green roofed sustainable building with natural surroundings.

Prague-based architects Chalupa Architekti have won a competition to design the new Embassy of the Czech Republic in Washington DC, USA. Exhibiting deep connection with the surrounding nature, the new embassy has three distinct parts, all of which have their own story to tell.

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EUR/USD (short term):. The pair should fall to it’s support after a limited rebound. Sell under: 1.2400. TP at 1.2250 and 1.2180. Key levels: 1.2045, 1.2180, 1.2250, 1.2322, 1.2400, 1.2480, 1.2600

GBP/USD (short term): The pair should fail to break resistance. Sell under 1.4450. TP 1.4330 and 1.4260. Key levels: 1.4150, 1.4260, 1.4330, 1.4402, 1.4450, 1.4530, 1.4635

EUR/JPY (short term): The pair is likely to break above declining trend line resistance. Buy above 110.40. TP 111.90 and 113.00. Key levels: 107.65, 108.80, 110.40, 111.41, 111.90, 113.00, 114.50

GBP/JPY (short term): The pair is on the upside. Buy above 129.00. TP 130.50 and 131.50. Key levels: 126.75, 127.70, 129.00, 130.17, 130.50, 131.50, 132.80

USD/JPY (short term): The pair on the upside. Buy above 89.90. TP 90.55 and 91.00. Key levels: 89.25, 89.55, 89.90, 90.41, 90.55, 91.00, 91.50

Source: Forexyard

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