Author: Serkadis

Us guys love to think that the only condom that will fit our ginormous manhood is the XXL Magnum. Unfortunately, this thinking may be putting men’s health at risk according to a new study.

Men who refuse to wear smaller condoms are more than twice as likely to report the condom breaking or slipping off. These guys also reported it was more difficult for either partner to reach orgasm.

The study of 436 men by the Kinsey Institute found that 45% of guys had used an ill fitting condom in the previous three months. Using a condom that doesn’t fit properly also can irritate the penis and reduce pleasure for both sexes.

To make matters even worse, a condom that’s too big can also impact erections. Men with poorly fitted condoms are twice as likely to have erection problems.

So guys, it’s time to put your ego aside and get real about how big you are. Getting a condom that actually fits makes life better for you and your partner.

[via Telegraph.co.uk]

photo credit: Paul Keller

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Obama will announce a brand new bailout for homeowners living in some of the hardest hit states today.

Using a combination of unemployment rates and housing market declines, the Federal Government will distribute $1.5 billion to states like Michigan, California, and Nevada, according to WSJ.

The announcement will be made in Nevada — the housing bust ground zero.

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Save time by covering your pallets with the Ripacover wrapping station.

Model for sleeving on roll, each cover is made to the required length:
– Electro-pneumatic sealing and cutting.
– Motorised film unrolling.

Ripacover usage principle:
The pallet is brought under the Ripacover (pallet trolley, fork lift, conveyer, etc.)

The cover is opened manually. The load is then covered over 30 cm of one of the short edges of the pallet. The operator places the counterweights on the bottom of the cover.

The operator then moves to the other side and unfolds the cover; the counterweights bring it down simultaneously on the other side.

The FIBROMAX Rotary Tables demonstrate high precision and sheer power, which was presented by Weinsberg-based FIBRO GmbH at the EMO in Milan. Up to 140 tons can be positioned with micrometer accuracy – amazing power and precision. Loading, positioning and processing heavy-load components for wind turbines, rolling bearings, construction machinery or the die industry becomes a cinch. The XXL Rotary Tables allow for positioning of heavy components with an
accuracy of +/-2 seconds of arc. …

Tarpon Springs, FL— Packagers looking for sustainable production can reduce their corrugated use and ensure maximum product protection with display shippers that use up to 50% less corrugated than standard or wraparound cases; and with A-B-C’s Model 206 packer, they can also increase their line efficiency and flexibility. ((The Model 206 packs cartons or bottles, single or multipacks into full height, half height, or end-panel display trays at speeds to 30 trays per minute. Its high efficiency design utilizes servo operation for top precision, and to accommodate product variations; and low maintenance features include a rugged tubular steel frame, heavy gauge chain drive, sealed bearings, and top quality components. Clear, interlocked panels offer high visibility and easy access while providing total machine guarding.

Changeovers are fast and repeatable, with no tool changeparts and powered adjustments that maintain all machine parameters within centerline points.(( Another new feature for the Model 206 is a servo-operated, high capacity magazine with auxiliary blank magazine to ensure a continuous supply of materials to the packer. As one tray/case stack is used, another stack is automatically indexed into position, thus minimizing the attention of your line personnel.

A-B-C manufactures a complete line of packaging machinery including case erectors, sealers, packers, decasers, bulk depalletizers, and palletizers. For complete details, contact A-B-C Packaging Machine Corporation, 811 Live Oak Street, Tarpon Springs, FL 34689, Phone 800-237-5975, Fax 727-938-1239, or visit www.abcpackaging.com

New Bosch Auger Filler FVS 3201 Cost-effectively Fills Granular and Powdery Goods

– Volumetric doser for consistent filling accuracy
– Agitator ensures uniform product density and homogeneity
– Ensures food quality through optional HACCP certification

Bosch Packaging Technology’s new auger filler FVS 3201 allows for the precise filing of products such as milk powder, flour and baking mixtures, icing sugar, soups, ground coffee, tea and spices, as well as for various chemical and pharmaceutical applications. The new filler can achieve up to 120 filling operations per minute, with a total throughput of up to 180
liters per minute.

With the FVS 3201, the product is fed into the agitator funnel either via a direct infeed or a frequency-controlled cross feed auger. Within the funnel, a stirring unit ensures consistent product density and homogeneity. The servo-driven auger screw provides precise dosages while a sensor situated in the funnel checks and maintains the filling level. To process products
with varying consistency, the FVS 3201 offers optimized conical, gate, cutoff or pressure-disc closures. Optimal port closure prevents any afterspill of the handled material and avoids contamination in the sealing area of the packaging, ensuring that packages are leakproof and accurate in weight.

Safeguarding food quality is paramount: The swiveling agitator funnel folds open for fast and easy cleaning. Product changeovers, for instance from gluten-free to gluten-containing or allergenfree products, are fast and efficient, with the option to use a second horizontal infeed auger. This solution significantly increases productivity and reduces downtime.

The FVS 3201 design complies with stringent food safety standards. It also facilitates optional certification to Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point Concept (HACCP).
“With the new auger doser FVS 3201 we have developed a highly cost-efficient product for the volumetric filling of granular and powdery products”, says Dirk Meissner, Product Manager at Bosch Packaging Technology. “The drives of both the agitator and the auger doser ensure a safe and precise filling process and meet strict food safety standards”.

Sensocon, Inc., a leading manufacturer of differential pressure, air velocity, and flow products, announces the new Series 212 Weatherproof Differential Pressure Transmitter. The Series 212 is designed in an IP 65 enclosure that eliminates the need for mounting a transmitter in a control panel or other weatherproof enclosure for outdoor applications. The rugged, compact Series 212 Differential Pressure Transmitter is not position sensitive and can be mounted in any orientation without compromising accuracy. Pressure ranges from 0-1 inches w.c. to 0-15 PSI are available with an accuracy of 0.25% or 1 %. The Series 212 Weatherproof Differential Pressure Transmitter is available with either a 4-20 mA or 0-10 V output signal to meet a variety of system requirements.

The SENSOCON™ Series 212 Differential Pressure Transmitter can be used for measuring positive, negative, or differential pressure of air and compatible gases. Applications further include monitoring filter status, duct static pressure, fan or blower pressure, paint booths, and dust collectors, along with many others.

For more information on the SENSOCON™ Series 212 Weatherproof Differential Pressure Transmitter, or other products from Sensocon, Inc., call: (863) 248-2800; or visit us on the web: www.sensocon.com; or contact us by email: [email protected].

Fully Automatic TIRE Balancer
The YAMATO brand tire balancer measures the unbalanced points & value automatically on the tire product line.

Dynamic Tire Balancer
The tire is inflated and then rotated at a constant speed.
The TB-D1 calculates the unbalanced points by measuring the centrifugal force generated from the deviation between the center of rotation and the center of gravity of the tire.

Static Tire Balancer
The TB-10 chucks the tire horizontally and calculates the unbalanced points & value.

Leading connector manufacturer Global Connector Technology is launching a new combination Micro-SD and SIM connector.
Engineers designing for high vibration environments will value the MES3055 hinged connector which allows full retention of both the SIM and µSD cards in demanding handheld and mobile applications. The connector also allows engineers to design more reliably for dust-laden or damp environments as the cards can be sealed inside the final product not allowing ingress of moisture or dust. The MES3055 is fully qualified to relevant MIL and EIA standards and will withstand a 50G shock without loss of electrical connectivity.
Available in tape-and-reel packaging for volume manufacturing the MES3055 offers excellent coplanarity of +/-0.05mm while withstanding IR reflow at temperatures up to 260°C.
Free evaluation samples are available; visit http://www.globalconnectortechnology.com/gctconnexion/mes3055/ or contact your local GCT Sales Office. Priced from $1.75 (USD) in OEM Quantities

About Global Connector Technology
Global Connector Technology (www.globalconnectortechnology.com) is headquartered in Hong Kong and has sales and support locations in Hong Kong, North America and Europe. Part of a privately held group of companies, GCT has manufacturing locations in mainland China and a dedicated engineering team based in Hong Kong. GCT is enjoying rapid growth with its focus on expanding markets including handheld devices, computing, industrial, security, medical and consumer. GCT is an ISO9001 approved organization and its products are fully RoHS and Deca-BDE compliant.

The MIDAC Illuminator is for spectroscopists who need dedicated instrumentation or custom sampling configurations. Trying to adapt a standard laboratory FTIR to these custom tasks can be like trying to fit a square peg into a round hole. Either you find yourself compromising performance, ending up with an awkward or unreliable mechanical jumble, or paying for instrument features you simply don’t use. Finally, there’s a solution designed specifically for your needs. The MIDAC Illuminator is a rugged, compact, and high performance FTIR module that easily and efficiently integrates with a variety of sample interfaces in virtually any configuration.

Inside each Illuminator is a high energy, air-cooled IR source and the patented MIDAC interferometer. Known for its incredible resistance to low frequency vibration interference and its ability to operate reliably virtually anywhere in any orientation, the compact MIDAC interferometer is uniquely suited to demanding applications. The rugged, cast aluminum enclosure includes a single output port equipped with a windowed interface flange. This provides an exit for the collimated output beam while maintaining a sealed and fully purgeable instrument interior.

The MIDAC Illuminator can be coupled with any external sample interface equipped with its own IR detector to create a compact, dedicated FTIR instrument. Alternatively, internal optics which provide a transition to fiber optic cabling can be substituted for the standard collimated output port. By simply adding a fiber optic sampling device and an external detector module, you can create a rugged, yet flexible, near or Mid-IR QC workstation.

The Illuminator becomes a compact, efficient emissions analyzer with a simple factory change. The internal IR source is replaced with a detector module, (DTGS and MCT are popular choices), so that the unit’s port can be aimed at an external source for emissions or open path analysis.

Memosens technology has revolutionized the safety of data transmission. The measuring signal is digitalized in the sensor and transferred to the transmitter inductively via a non-contact connection. This makes the measurement completely resistant to environmental influences such as moisture, corrosion and salt bridges. It also guarantees galvanic isolation of sensor and transmitter thus eliminating interferences. The digital measured value transmission automatically results in an error message if the signal flow is interrupted, dramatically increasing the reliability and availability of the measuring point.

HEIDENHAIN has expanded its range of standard rotary encoders with 35-mm housing diameters, and will present a new generation of rotary encoders with IP 64 protection, absolute position-value formation and functional safety at SPS/IPC/DRIVES. This will open up a market for new applications in automation technology, medicine technology and the electronics industry.

The EnDat 22 version of the new absolute rotary encoders with purely serial data transfer offers a singleturn resolution of 23 bits, and a multiturn resolution of 12 bits. The supply voltage range is from 3.6 V to 14 V.

Safety-oriented position encoders with functional safety provide two independently formed position values via the serial bidirectional EnDat interface. They are certified according to the EN ISO 13849, EN 61508 and EN 954-1 standards for performance level d, safety integrity level 2 and category 3, respectively.

Remember those BSAA Emblems you used to search high and low for? For those who didn’t YouTube the locations, some of those were well-hidden, particularly the one on that thin pole on the Ship Deck. Well, Lost

Google made a big social move with Buzz last week, though it probably could have gone a little smoother, but it’s not focusing all of its efforts on just one product. It has been trying to stitch on all manners of social features to its existing products, with varying degrees of success, and now Google Reader is getting another upgrade in this depar… (read more)

DEKALB, Ill. (CBS) – A shooting was reported on the Northern Illinois University campus in DeKalb early Friday, and police have apprehended a suspect.

An NIU student was injured in the shooting, which happened near the Stevenson Residence Hall, NIU reported on its Web site www.niu.edu. The victim was taken to Kishwaukee Community Hospital in DeKalb, but no condition was listed.

Campus was locked down following the shooting. The alleged shooter is in custody.

The shooting is being characterized as an “isolated incident between two individuals,” NIU said.

NIU police are asking everyone on campus to take extra precautions and be alert for anything suspicious. Any student who finds anything out of the ordinary may call NIU Public Safety, at (815) 753-1212.

Campus is open, and classes will be held as usual, NIU officials said.

Two years ago, NIU was the site of one of the most infamous school shootings in recent history. On Feb. 14, 2008, former NIU graduate student Steven Kazmierczak walked into an auditorium at Cole Hall during a geology class and opened fire, killing five people and injuring another 21 before committing suicide.

A vigil was held this past Sunday in commemoration of the second anniversary of the shooting.

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Distributed via Chicago Press Release Services

The red-tailed hawk burned in the crash of a small plane in Sugar Grove in January was euthanized Wednesday.

The bird was treated by Dawn Keller, founder of Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation, who had been optimistic about a full recovery.

But the bird had respiratory complications from inhaling fumes from the fiery crash.

The crash occurred at about 7 p.m. Jan. 23, shortly after the plane took off from nearby Aurora Municipal Airport.

The twin-engine Smith Aerostar crashed just north of a home at Route 47 and Old Oaks Drive, across from Waubonsee Community College, in what witnesses described as a huge fireball.

The pilot and passenger, both Florida men, were killed.

The severely burned hawk was found in the snow at the scene shortly after the crash, and taken to the wildlife rehab center in Barrington.

“There is not a single feather that’s not burned off of that bird’s body,” Keller said at the time.

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Since the first God of War, Kratos has been getting handfuls of red orbs by getting laid. Through a spoiler-dense game summary by the ESRB, we now know that the Ghost of Sparta will still have some

In light of the new tightening cycle, we wanted to revisit recent analysis from David Rosenberg on how to play the markets when the dollar is showing strength (as it is today, and as it will for sometime as the cycle continues).

It’s not easy, seeing as a rising buck has been coinciding with a decline in everything priced in dollars.

Rosenberg writes:

Since the onset of the credit crisis in 2007, there have seen three occasions when a surge in risk aversion caused a period of U.S. dollar strength on flight-to-safety trades — July 15, 2008 to September 11 2008 (around the GSEs); September 22, 2008 to November 21, 2008 (post-Lehman financial collapse) and then from December 17, 2008 to March 5, 2009 (the final leg down in the financials). Here is what happened, on average, during these dollar-rally episodes — ultra-defensive strategies and heightened volatility.

He then outlines 10 specific patterns...

How to take advantage of a surging dollar >

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Punking your girlfriend always makes for good video. Punking your drunk girlfriend and her equally drunk roommate with cayenne pepper makes for great video.

There’s this thing called the cinnamon challenge: namely, that no one can actually eat an entire tablespoon of cinnamon because it doesn’t break down on your tongue. Well one of these girls gets cayenne instead of cinnamon and all hell breaks loose. You won’t hear another blood curdling scream like this one outside of a slasher movie.

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