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BMW could launch a hybrid version of the 5-series as early as 2011, CEO Norbert Reithofer told shareholders at the luxury-car maker’s annual meeting in Munich on Tuesday.

A 3-series hybrid employing the same technology could also join at some point, according to the Reuters news agency. The hybrid underpinnings come from the 5-series ActiveHybrid concept shown at the Geneva motor show in March.

These hybrids would join the X6 SUV hybrid, which is considered a full hybrid, in the German luxury maker’s line. The 7-series hybrid, called the ActiveHybrid 7, is due this spring but is a mild hybrid, not capable of being propelled on electric power alone.

BMW, Ferrari, Porsche and nearly every other luxury-car company is racing to introduce hybrids to comply with stricter emissions standards around the world and in response to consumer demand.

The companies also are attempting to launch models that are green but still remain true to the sporting heritage of their brands.

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Jeff Poor
Newsbusters
May 18, 2010

If you asked people what the two key events in the 20th century were, most would likely point to World Wars I and II because they transformed civilization. However, can something like the debate over climate change be as equally transformative? 

James Delingpole, author of “Welcome to Obamaland: I’ve Seen Your Future And It Doesn’t Work,” spoke at the Heartland Institute’s International Conference on Climate Change on May 17, and insisted he wasn’t being hyperbolic when he likened the climate change debate to the two world wars. Delingpole, who coined the term “ClimateGate,” alleged the debate of the issue and the potential policies it may lead to would in fact shape the world as those two event had. [7:29]

“[I] think that evil people like me, people who are not afraid of taking the argument ad hominem occasionally and being a bit sort of naughty – I think we have a part to play in this war,” Delingpole said. “And I use that word ‘war’ quite deliberately because I think what we are fighting now is a war as important in its way as the wars of violence that our fathers and our grandfather fought in the first World War, the second World War, because ultimately what we’re fighting for is exactly the same thing. What we are fighting for is liberty.”

Delingpole had written for the U.K. Telegraph’s blog on Nov. 20, 2009, this was the final nail in the coffin of the manmade or “anthropogenic global warming” debate. However, he had expressed concern the momentum in the debate had waned and said the battle wasn’t just scientific, but ideological.

“The whole debate about AGW [anthropogenic global warming] is not just about the battle for scientific truth,” he continued. “It is essentially a battle between two diametrically opposed views of the world. If you look at the entire history of the global warming movement from the junk science that was Rachel Carson’s ‘Silent Spring’ that killed millions of people by banning the drug that dealt with malaria and mosquitoes.”

He said the global warming alarmist crowd was anti-capitalism and generally more anti-humanity, hence the obsession with Malthusian theory and mankind’s role on the planet.

“You look at the entire history of the global warming movement and what you realize time and again – it is the work of not of scientists pursuing truth but of activists who have a very particular view of the world,” Delingpole said. “That view is essentially a view of the world which hates humanity, which sees mankind as a blot on the landscape. They are obsessed with the idea of overpopulation. They are also very much against capitalism in any form. They talk about the limits to growth.”

For evidence of this hypothesis, Delingpole offered the alarmists’ view of what solutions are appropriate, through big government and the doubt in man’s ability to innovate. [9:55]

“So they hate people, they hate the western economy,” Delingpole said. “And that believe resources are scarce. We’re going to run out very soon and we must do something about it and the only way to deal with it is not as we’ve dealt with them in the past by inventing new technologies but by big government stepping in and telling us what to do and controlling our lives.”

It seems that the romance between Lindsay Lohan and DJ Samantha Ronson was not only a pilot phase of the actress, but actually she is a lesbian.

According to perezhilton.com, Lohan, 23, is related to Indrani Pal Chaudhuri, a 36 years old photographer and reality TV star, who worked for a session last fall.

“We’ve been together for awhile. I never had a relationship with a woman, but Lindsay is fascinating, fabulous and extremely intelligent, sexy plus super,” said Indrani.

The photographer explained that Lindsay is very strong, creative and trying to lead their lives on the right track, although it has had a lot of pressure.

“Indrani is a good influence on Lindsay, is opposed to the girls party … when they talk about art together,” said a fellow photographer of Indrani.

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With Hollywood getting the right to break your TV and DVR thanks to the FCC’s granting of a waiver to let them use selectable output control to stop DVRs from recording certain movies, the MPAA insisted that this was a huge win for consumers. Why? Because it meant that the Hollywood studios would rush to put movies on TV earlier than ever before. Except… apparently, that’s not actually the case. Despite the victory, no studios have stepped up to make use of the new ability to stop your DVR from recording, because they’re scared about how the movie theaters will react to greater competition. Of course, the theaters are notoriously unwilling to allow any threat of actual competition from home viewership to encroach on their turf, even if it could actually help theaters.

But, uh, the whole argument that supposedly convinced the FCC to give the Hollywood studios this waiver was that they would make use of it to give consumers more access. Quoting from the FCC’s decision:

This offering will allow the homebound, parents with young children, and others who simply want to stay in for the night to choose a
new entertainment option that they may value highly….

[On] balance, grant of MPAA’s waiver request will provide a benefit to those who have the appropriate
equipment and would like to view movies in their homes in an early release window that outweighs the
limited impact on consumers with legacy devices….

So, a large part of the basis of the FCC approval was that it would increase content availability to homes. But that’s not happening. Does that mean the FCC will admit that the entire basis for the approval was wrong?

Oh, and my favorite part is how the MPAA is playing this. Acting MPAA boss Bob Pisano put out the following statement when the FCC’s announcement was made on May 17th:

“This action is an important victory for consumers who will now have far greater access to see recent high definition movies in their homes. And it is a major step forward in the development of new business models by the motion picture industry to respond to growing consumer demand…” (emphasis added)

So, gee, what does Pisano have to say, just a few days later when it turns out that none of that is true?

When asked about the studios’ plans late last week, Bob Pisano, the president of the Motion Picture Association of America, said, “I can’t tell you that, because I don’t know.” To comply with antitrust law, he added, “we stay out of business-model decisions.”

Uh huh. So, let me get this straight. He argued — successfully — to the FCC, that granting this waiver to break people’s TVs and DVRs would certainly create new business models and allow much more content to be available earlier. But, when it comes to actually supporting that, he claims that the MPAA “stays out” of business model decisions? So, how could he possibly have promised such “new business models” to the FCC in the first place?

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Lin Yu Chun (Chinese: 林育羣; pinyin: Lín Yǜ Qǘn; born March 9, 1986 in Taipei) is a singer, who gained fame by appearing on a Taiwanese talent show, Super Star Avenue (超級星光大道), singing “I Will Always Love You” (originally by Dolly Parton) in the style of Whitney Houston’s cover version. He is well-known for his mezzo-soprano-like countertenor singing voice, although he has a grown-up young man’s voice. Sony Music Entertainment announced they had signed Lin Yu Chun to a record deal. Lin Yu-chun officially joined Sony Music signing at a press conference on the last week, which was held in Shanghai San Want Hotel. SME said in a statement Thursday that Lin Yu-chun’s debut, featuring Chinese and English songs, will be released in July. It quoted 24-year-old Lin as saying, “I still can’t believe this is real.” Sony didn’t say if the album would have his rendition of the Dolly Parton ballad later covered by Houston.

Lin gained notice just a month ago on Taiwan’s “Avenue to Stardom,” which I was going to show you, but I found a more cohesive clip of him from his appearance last month on the Ellen show. His performances are becoming an Internet sensation and have drawn comparisons to Susan Boyle, who of course is the 48-year-old Briton famed for performing “I Dreamed a Dream” on “Britain’s Got Talent.” And don’t forget that Boyle also has something in common with Lin: she’s signed with Sony.

Here is the information of how to start a car, tips to start a car properly, and how to jump start a car that has been sitting for months. Everyone will have to learn how to start the car before learning to drive a car. There are many different types of cars available in the market and some really makes you lost your way on how to start it. Take the immobilizer as example, many people overlook this thing. A car engine won’t start no matter how may times you turn the ignition when the immobilizer is activated.

How to start a car

Here are the simplest 3 steps on how to start a car in a proper way.

Step 1 Bring the right key to start the car

Get in the car, sit on the right position, fasten your seat belt, and then only insert they key into the ignition. The ignition is a usually a small key hole which will fit the right key exactly into it. It is often near to the steering wheel for most of the cars except some antique cars or classic cars that may place in some different way.

Step 2 Before starting the car

Before you can start the car, you must use your foot to press the brake, make sure the car is in neutral (for manual transmission car), and make sure the shift selector is in “P” (if you drive automatic car). Some cars have security lock which the car is not able to start if it is not secure to start.

Step 3 Twist the key to right direction

Now use the same hand and your thumb to twist the key according to the right way to start the car. Some cars like Honda Civic FD Type R come with push start button, you do not have to twist the key and just press on the start button to start the car.

Tips on how to start a car

Here are some tips that you may overlook in your daily life when you try to start your car and go to work every morning. If your car engine is flat or you left your headlights over night, you may want to check out how to jump start a car.

Immobilizer. Sometimes the built-in immobilizer inside a key cause the car can’t start. What you need to do is to take out the key and reinsert into the ignition, wait for few seconds and try to start it again.

Steering lock. Most of the newer cars nowadays come with the steering lock features. If you can’t twist the key you will have to jiggle the steering wheel a little bit to release the lock and this will allow the keys to turn. Some cars require you to push the key in and twist it a little bit to lock the steering.

Key type. Some newer car with new technology has different types of key especially Mercedes-Benz, Audi, BMW, or Jaguar. Some car manufacturers use key that are flat head which does not look like a key, some car use magnetic key, some use thumb print to start the car, and some just use push start button.

Parking brake. Make sure the parking brake is always on before you start a car. That is the right way of how to start a car.

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The LIGHTNIN Brand On-line Store provides a fast and convenient way for customers to select, configure and purchase standard mixer products on a secure website.

In addition to the current product offering, the clamp mount Nettco i-Series is now also available on the store.

Additional products will be introduced on the store front in the near future. Currently, all LIGHTNIN products purchased through the On-Line Store can only be shipped to addresses in the continental United States. Customers located outside of this region can still purchase these and other products by contacting their local Sales Representatives found by visiting here: www.lightninmixers.com/contact-us/how-buy

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JACQUES DUBOIS, a leading European manufacturer of EMI/RFI shielding products, offers EMC solutions for a wide range of markets including aerospace, telecommunications, electronics, defense, energy, and EMC testing labs.

JACQUES DUBOIS introduces CEMABSORB, a range of RF and microwave absorbers designed to reduce and absorb electromagnetic waves.

CEMABSORB microwave absorbers are designed to absorb a wide range of frequencies in applications as diverse as electronics, RFID tags, telecommunications, defense, radars, and satellite links. JACQUES DUBOIS’s range of EMC absorbers are available in sheets or cut-to-size and are tailored to meet the specific EMC requirements of the end-use application.

APEM’s range of rugged AV pushbutton switches has recently been extended to include a new, easy-to-locate, illuminated version. This momentary pushbutton is designed for demanding environments where reliability is crucial.

It is particularly suitable for applications requiring:
– Dual Use: When 2 contacts are required – one for load and one for control – either the NO or the NC (depending on the load type) can be used for the power.
– Safety: When several pushbuttons are used, 2 contacts are connected as a chain to prevent activating both critical functions simultaneously (ex: automatic gearbox).
– Wire or solder terminals: Wire version can include a resistor to power the LED.

Product benefits/features
– LED illuminated ring available in 6 colours
– Dia. 19 or 22 mm bushing
– Max current/voltage rating with restive load of 1A 30VDC
– Solder, wire or cable terminals
– Choice of 3 stainless steel grades for the bushing and plunger providing increased pricing flexibility
– Sealing up to IP67

CLEVELAND, Ohio – May 11, 2010 – Abanaki Corporation announced a full range of oil skimmers to solve the unique cleaning problems the mining industry faces.

Typically located in remote areas, wastewater treatment facilities are often not available, so water must be reused onsite. Oil skimming cost-effectively removes oil from water in wash bays so that the water can either evaporate or can be reused.

When washing large equipment, diesel, oil, and grease, along with mud and debris get rinsed into a sump at the wash bay. Abanaki has three solutions that can be used in this situation: the Oil Grabber Model 4 belt oil skimmer, Portable Tote-It belt oil skimmer, and the Oil Viper tube oil skimmer.

Abanaki oil skimmers have been at work in mines around the world for decades. The Oil Grabber Model 4 is the most commonly used oil skimmer at mines. Its heavy-duty construction withstands the harsh environment inherent to the industry. Specially designed belts can collect all of the oil products present in the wash bay, and coupled with the optional Oil Concentrator, they effectively remove the oil without picking up much water.

The Portable Tote-It oil skimmer works well in smaller wash bays or in other parts of the mine where water and oil are present. As with the rest of Abanaki’s product line, it is available in stainless steel, which resists the strong chemicals that can be present at a mine. Two sizes are available based on belt width: 2″ and 4″.

Abanaki’s Oil Viper tube oil skimmer has a small footprint, but large recovery rate. The tube “snakes” around the pit and can collect oils and greases with ease. It works very well in shallow sumps or confined spaces.

Oil skimming can reduce the amount of labor needed to keep wash bays clean by mechanically removing the oil. Unlike socks or hand-held skimmers, Abanaki’s equipment is able to run continuously or on a timer to eliminate the need for manual labor. Wash bays are typically small and located near the mining pit and would not merit a large, expensive water filtration system. Oil skimmers are an economical way to remove oil from water.

About Abanaki Corporation: Abanaki, the world leader in oil skimmer products, manufactures a wide range of products to remove oils, greases, solvents, and related hydrocarbons from water. Belt and Tube skimmer models are available with removal rates ranging from 1 to 200 gallons per hour in both stationary and portable systems. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Abanaki has served a global customer base in industries as diverse as iron and steel, wastewater, paper, food processing, automotive, environmental remediation and recycling for more than 40 years. Today, under the corporate motto ‘Clean Our World TM,” Abanaki continues to address pollution in industry through innovation, customer commitment, and environmental stewardship within its own operations.

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Leveraging next-generation LED technology; Peli Products has introduced the rugged 1960 LED as a compact and powerful back up light.

Engineered with a next-generation LED, the 1960 LED shines 24 lumens/657 candelas peak beam intensity (to cut through murky depths or illuminate a dark trail). Powered by 2AAA batteries, the 1960 LED offers more than 3 hours of usable light.

The 1960 LED features a tough polymer construction and a strong o-ring that seals the light from liquid and dust ingress. It weighs in at a mere 54 g (with batteries) and features an integrated polymer pocket clip.

Like all Peli Lights the 1960 LED is covered by the Peli Guarantee of Excellence:
“You break it, we replace it… forever™”

Our UltraBright and Nova micro-focus X-ray sources combine a highly stabile
X-ray tube with world class power supply controlled through user friendly software, providing a completly integrated, turn-key system.
As part of our continued evolution in microfocus X-ray sources, the Nova presents important advances in a high-power small focal spot X-ray source. Designed for those applications requiring high stability of flux and focal spot position, the Nova combines this performance with the proven anode target power loading of our previous generation microfocus sources. In use with several OEM systems, the Nova features 90kV, 80W performance in focal spot sizes as low as 13 microns. Add to this integrated water cooling, thermal and flow protection, and you have the ideal solution for X-ray generation for high flux applications.

The UltraBright is a high power microfocus X-ray source designed for those applications where flux density is important. With a true round focal spot and high power loading, the UltraBright is ideally suited for use with X-ray optics. Over the last few years, the UltraBright has been featured in a number of scientific papers detailing the high equivalence of this X-ray source. In Review of Scientific Instruments, A compact X-ray system for macromolecular crystallography (Nov ’00), the UltraBright in conjunction with a polycapillary optic was demonstrated to flux rates greater than a 5kW rotating anode system.

The UltraBright is also well suited for applications including microtomography, X-ray micro fluorescence, and X-ray imaging.

Mahr Federal has introduced the next generation of portable surface finish measuring instruments with the new MarSurf® M 300. The first surface finish instrument to offer cable-free Bluetooth connection between drive and evaluation units, the new MarSurf® M 300 also incorporates a host of features to enhance the quality, versatility, and performance of the measurement process.

Salicru participated in and won the call for tenders organised by the Society for Economic Development and Tourism Promotion of Seville (PRODETUR) to boost energy savings and improve public lighting in the municipalities around the province.
PIMPAP’08 (Municipal Public Lighting Investment Plan), sponsored by PRODETUR and the Provincial Energy Agency of Seville, is aimed at 47 town governments which subsidizes nearly 90% of investments in energy savings measures.
Salicru will supply a total of 350 ILUEST devices (lighting flow dimmer stabiliser dimmers that stabilise the line and reduce consumption), with power of between 7.5 kVA and 60 kVA per device. The savings obtained is 7,300 MWh, meaning 4,100 Tm less in CO2 emissions. The data is annual and accounts for all installed equipment.
The installation of the ILUEST in these municipalities will permit smart management of public lighting leading to 40% savings in each municipality’s light bill and an improvement in the quality of life of the residents due to even, comfortable and less contaminating lighting.

JACQUES DUBOIS, a leading European manufacturer of EMI/RFI shielding products, offers EMC solutions for a wide range of markets including aerospace, telecommunications, electronics, defense, energy, and EMC testing labs.

JACQUES DUBOIS introduces THERMOSILHEAT, a range of silicone-based thermoconductors that act as a thermal interface between an electronics component and a dissipating part.

THERMOSILHEAT products are designed to meet the ever-increasing demand to dissipate the heat generated by components in electronic products. This wide range of thermosilicones includes standard and high performance products offered in grease, insulated pads, insulated gap fillers and phase change materials. JACQUES DUBOIS’s thermal interface management products ranges from standard to custom-designed, electrically insulated to conductive, extremely thin to very thick, and are tailored to optimize the thermal dissipation.

Adam Wheeler, a 23 year old man from Delaware made his way to Harvard University by showing fake grants and scholarships. He was admitted to the school in 2007 after he claimed he had perfect record in Andover and he had also claimed that he studied in for a yea in Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

A professor noticed the similarity between Wheeler’s writing and that of a colleague while reviewing his application. University started to check Wheeler’s background after he took the school’s endorsement for scholarships. Wheeler has been charged against 20 offenses including identity fraud and he was arrested on Monday by authorities of Massachusetts.

Wheeler also said he was employed by McLean Hospital which is affiliated with Harvard, but in fact he was not employed by any such hospitals. According to the reports before Harvard, Wheeler used to be a student of Bowdoin College in Maine, but he got suspended for dishonesty, the authorities said.

This is a serious crime and he should be punished for that, Harvard is a well known university and not only Harvard, but any other college or University do not deserve such a student who faked everything from the beginning.

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As expected, the ramifications of Google’s admission of collecting personal data with its Street View cars are beginning to unfold. The company has already started destroying the data at the request and with the cooperation of regulators, but is facing increased scrutiny and, it has to be said, rhetoric, especially in Germany, a country where … (read more)

Latest news tell us that Indrani also known as Pal Chaudhuri is dating with Lindsay Lohan and recently was believed to have spent some time at Lohan’s hotel.

Many think that Lindsay Lohan now has a lesbian lover. Indrani is a reality show star and currently the photographer of Lohan. Indrani, 36 years old respectively is twice as old as 23 year old Lindsay. Rumors are going around that they frequently date each other. They first met at a photo shoot last fall where most probably some spark occured between the two of them. Dating particularly in Los Angeles and spending nights together at Lohan’s hotel.

Indrani told The Post, “We have been spending a lot of time together. I have never had a relationship with a woman before, but Lindsay is just somebody who I find fascinating, gorgeous and extremely smart, as well as super-hot.

“Lindsay gets a lot of bad press, but she’s a really strong, creative woman and is trying really hard to get her life in a good, positive place.”

“When they are together, they talk about art and the deeper meaning in life.”

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The smallpox vaccine could protect people against HIV infection, said an article released in the journal BMC Immunology.

According to the publication, researchers from George Mason University, George Washington and UCLA in Los Angeles, USA, showed that in the laboratory the vaccinia virus, the basis of the vaccine reduced the replication of HIV.

It appears that the compound blocks a receptor, called CCR5, on the surface of white blood cells, the same as the HIV virus uses to infect cells.

However, more studies are needed before recommending the general use of the immunogen in the fight against AIDS.

After the disappearance of the disease in 1977 (first eradicated throughout the world), the World Health Organization recommended removing the vaccine, something that happened in the same period of time when HIV and AIDS was discovered.

Hence, the researcher suggest that the biological removal may have been the cause of the rapid spread of HIV in Africa.

Several explanations were given on how HIV spread in the black continent, including wars, use of unsterilized needles and the contamination of polio vaccines, said Raymond Weinstein, author of the work.

But no theory has been able to determine the behavior of the pandemic, he said.

“Our finding that previous immunization with vaccinia virus can give a person some protection against subsequent HIV infection suggests that the withdrawal of this vaccine may have been the explanation for the rapid spread of HIV in Africa” Weinstein concluded .

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