http://123.spoonylife.com SpoonyLife fr-FR http://123.spoonylife.com/our-apologies-25655.html Our Apologies jojoba The page you requested is currently unavailable. Pages on this site are constantly being revised, updated, and occasionally removed. You may have followed an outdated link or have outdated pages in your browser cache. Please use your browser's BACK button to return to the previous page. We apologize for any inconvenience. Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:02:00 GMT http://123.spoonylife.com/a-better-shave-25654.html A Better Shave?jojoba Sometimes the unshaven look on a man isn't really what we women want to see - especially when it's time to get dressed and go out for the evening or for a special occasion. It's a look very few men can really pull off although a lot more think otherwise. But some men have fessed up to me that they know it's not a great look, they're just taking advantage of being able to get away with it because they just hate shaving. One asked me, "Why would you want to take a sharp object to your face and cut up your skin?" That does sound pretty horrible to have to do - especially every day. Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:02:00 GMT http://123.spoonylife.com/teen-suspects-in-shooting-to-be-charged-as-adults-25653.html Teen suspects in shooting to be charged as adultsTwo juveniles arrested in connection with a slaying last week will be prosecuted as adults, along with two 18-year-olds also arrested as suspects in the killing. Hugo Miguel Rodriguez, 18, John Sanchez, 18, Robert Ramirez, 16, and Cassandra Vargas, 15, were arraigned in Yuma Justice Court on murder, kidnapping and other felony charges in what Yuma police are calling a gang-related slaying. The four are suspects in the murder of 16-year-old Octavio Acosta, who was shot in the early hours of Friday morning at the intersection of 41st Place and Jojoba Avenue. According to Tim Hardy, director of the Yuma County Juvenile Court, prosecutors with the county attorney's office opted on Monday afternoon to do what is called a "direct file" allowing Ramirez and Cassandra Vargas to be prosecuted as adults in the case. Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:01:00 GMT http://123.spoonylife.com/beauty-spot-mama-mio-o-mega-body-oil-25652.html Beauty Spot: Mama Mio O-Mega Body OilDry legs are unattractive, whether you're a supermom or not. The London-based beauty experts behind Mama Mio a company focusing on skincare for mothers introduce a quick-absorbing consistency that squirts on like water, feels like baby oil and smells lemony fresh.Promoted by the leggy Milla Jovovich, the blend of argan, safflower and jojoba oils carries a high concentration of Omega 3, 6 and 9 (who knew there were so many?) to turn your stems from "lizard to lovely" in a matter of seconds.And "greenistas" rejoice: no petroleum-based carriers, colourants, parabens or synthetics here.$37 for 6.8 ounces or 200 millilitres, available at The Bay (www.hbc.com). Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:01:00 GMT http://123.spoonylife.com/update-3-teens-arrested-in-yuma-murder-25651.html Update: 3 Teens Arrested in Yuma Murder Yuma Police arrested three young teens Friday night in the early morning murder of 16 year old Octavio Acosta. Officers arrested 18 year old John Sanchez, 16 year old Robert Ramirez and 15 year old Cassandra Vargas. All 3 had their initial appearance in court today.Police say the Yuma trio are connected to the shooting death of 16 year old Octavio Acosta. Acosta was shot at about 1 am Friday morning.Officers responded to a shots fired call near 41st Place and JoJoba Avenue. When police arrived they found Acosta on the ground, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to the Yuma Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. According to police, John Sanchez was booked into Yuma County Jail for first degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder and participating in a criminal street gang.Robert Sanchez and Cassandra Vargas were both booked into the Yuma County Juvenile Justice Center on the same charges. Officers say the murder is gang related. Anyone with information is asked to call the Yuma Police Department or 928-78-CRIME to remain anonymous. Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://123.spoonylife.com/powder-room-25650.html jojoba Lancome's Lotus Splendor (HK$450) offers two eyeshadows (1.5g) and two lip colours (2x1g) in cool neutrals designed to suit most complexions. Its gold lotus-shape, which folds out, truly impresses. Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://123.spoonylife.com/fearful-of-chemicals-2-moms-launch-all-natural-cleaning-line-25648.html Fearful of chemicals, 2 moms launch all-natural cleaning line GRAND HAMPTON She was a mother who worried about lead in her kids' toys. Then the plastics in sippy cups, the chemicals in their wipes. So Sarapage Bauguss started researching ingredients in her household products. What she found alarmed her.They contained known irritants and cancer-causing ingredients and she was exposing her children to them.Each time Bauguss learned of a product containing harmful mixes, she would tell all the mothers she knew to steer clear of them."I felt myself becoming the crazy friend," said Bauguss, who has two girls, ages 3 and 1. "Don't use this because it's so bad."Then it dawned on her: She was telling them what not to use, without offering any solutions.So last June, Bauguss went to work mixing natural ingredients to replace common household commercial hand soaps, dish detergent and glass cleaners.With the help of childhood friend Teresa Arrighi, who is pregnant and has a 2-year-old son, the mothers launched a line of natural cleaners called Baby Girl Products, which are safe enough to swallow, yet, Bauguss insists, strong enough to scrub your stove top clean and leave your windows streak-free. The products, displayed recently at a party in Grand Hampton, contain ingredients like vinegar and hydrogen peroxide, lemon juice and jojoba oil. So far, the Baby Girl product line includes an all-purpose cleaner, a mirror and glass cleaner, microfiber towels, a wood cleaner, a bathroom cleaner, a disinfectant and organic dish soap that are priced between $4 and $6 a bottle."The reason for doing all this was not to make money and scare people," Bauguss said. "It's to inform people. These products will change your life." Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:59:00 GMT http://123.spoonylife.com/new-ventures-lofty-ideas-killer-views-25646.html New ventures, lofty ideas, killer viewsJoint venture: Works from Steven Platzman's Addison Fine Arts gallery are now being shown at interior designer Ana Maria Delgado's Anamar storefront office and gallery at 3401 Sacramento St. in San Francisco along with Delgado's wooden and metal furniture and objets."It was a way for me to show emerging artists in a public setting," Platzman said during an inaugural show last month, where graphic oil paintings on jute by 42-year-old Austrian artist Alfred Haberpointner were on display. Prices hover around $10,000, making these the most affordable pieces in Platzman's portfolio, which also includes art by Frida Kahlo, Picasso and Turner. Platzman's gallery is now open by appointment only. See more at delgadodesign.us.The Empire strikes back: Now that London is emerging from a decadeslong doldrum and has become one of the world's leading cities for design and culture, the British are everywhere. Last month, at a party hosted at LuLu Bis restaurant by Terry Bryant, owner of TerraBriosa Artisan Plaster, we spotted British engineer Stephen Burrows, a principal at Arup, the engineering firm that partnered with Swiss architects Herzog et de Meuron to create the enormous 80,000-seat nestlike stadium for the Beijing Olympics. Burrows, now based in San Francisco, said he had not been to Beijing before the firm won the international competition to design the stadium. He still hasn't. "But I'll be going for the Closing Ceremonies," he said.Burrows is interested in seeing how the stadium fares after the Olympics are over, so don't look for him there Friday.Entry levels: Architect George Hauser's HausBau company has designed a series of minuscule studio apartments - some barely 250 square feet - that have chic galley kitchens, creative storage and high-ceilinged sleeping areas (just large enough for a bed) that young singles working in SoMa would want."Most of the people interested in such spaces want access to the amenities of the neighborhood, such as hip restaurants, shops and startup business offices, without the upkeep of a large apartment they'd only use for sleeping," says Hauser. The lofty ceilings make the spaces seem remarkably bigger and, in San Francisco, Hauser's counting on the shockingly low price tags - around $280,000 to $400,000 - to help them sell. Call (877) 282-4973 or go to www.cubixsf.com.Star grazing: Pampas, the Brazilian-style salad bar and eat-all-the meat-you-want restaurant, is a new concept for Palo Alto, but it seems all the more remarkable when you learn that the trilevel space was once a single-story 1918 barn that had been recently turned into a pool hall with little to distinguish it except that it closed after a drive-by shooting nearby.Owners Tim and Masumi Reynders, with the help of interior designer Matthew Leverone, excavated a sunken party room with clerestory windows in the middle of the space. Tables flank the chic central building-within-a-building, which also has diners perched above the sunken room. Giant custom steel chandeliers hang above it all. The main bar is up front, and the salad bar is at the rear - perhaps to force diners to exercise between copious meat courses served tableside?Advancing neighborhood: Architects Cass Calder Smith and Howard Wong are excited about a new yogurt shop they independently noticed, called Swirl Culture, on Grant Avenue (at Green) near Smith's home in San Francisco's increasingly diverse North Beach."It's so New York," Smith said. The shop, in the same location where "Survivor" winner Yul Kwon failed to open a chain restaurant, has an all-white '50s retro look with floor-to-ceiling screens with cut-out amoeba shapes. Its glittering chandelier, which comes down all the way to the bins filled with yogurt and a variety of toppings, is more like New Chinatown. The designer? Craig Walters, who designed Lime in the Castro.New chocolate town: Ghirardelli Square, the brick former chocolate factory, was converted during the '70s into a mixed-use shopping enclave that soon filled with tourist trinket shops and a few restaurants that blended in with the rest of Fisherman's Wharf.After its latest rehabilitation, unveiled recently by owners JMA Ventures on a spectacular balmy San Francisco evening, the factory site is home to a new concept for locals: wine clubs, restaurants by big names such as Gary Danko and a fractional ownership (read: time-share) resort on the top floors called Fairmont Heritage Place, run by Fairmont Hotels et Resorts. The luxurious interiors, designed by Sue Firestone of Santa Barbara, have killer views of the bay, but the $265,000 tag for a basic 35-day share makes you wonder: How many days would that get you in a suite at the Fairmont? See more at www.ghirardellisq.com.Not your daily grinder: Slender, tapered pepper mills and salt shakers, designed by Janene Bourgerie and crafted by her partner, Sam Schnaible, out of sustainably harvested woods such as wenge, maple, jojoba and even ebony, are inspired in part by the work of Le Corbusier and Noguchi (or perhaps Henry Massonet's Tam Tam stool from the 1960s?).Jabou Design, Bourgerie's Santa Cruz company, also produces reclaimed redwood and Douglas-fir benches and Africa-inspired wooden stools. The mills are fitted with Danish ceramic grinding mechanisms that will last for 25 years or more. This fall, they will be available in small and large sizes for $139 to $399. It's rumored that some San Francisco chefs, including Traci Des Jardins, have preordered theirs. Through Jabou Design, 54 Penny Lane, Watsonville, www.jaboudesign.com. Openings and closings: Last Wednesday, Crate et Barrel opened its new offshoot, CB2, in San Francisco at 34 Ellis St., near Union Square, with a jolly preview party. With very reasonable price tags, it promises to be a popular destination (more on that next week). Meanwhile, a few blocks away that same evening, Event planner Style Festival's Mogul Series, a men's fashion show preview, at the W Hotel (mentioned in Design Beat) needed better stage management and presentation. Perhaps that's why the show itself, planned for the next evening, was suddenly postponed.Just in: The American Society of Interior Designers and Interiors et Sources magazine have announced the Bloom Awards for sustainable commercial design. There are no cash prizes, but the society's stamp of approval carries considerable heft. The entry deadline is Sept. 15, and the entry fee is $395 for the first product and $145 for each additional product. All products launched after Dec. 31, 2006, are eligible. Go to links.sfgate.com/ZEKF for complete entry criteria, eligibility and guidelines.And the winners of the 2008 National Design Awards, hosted at the White House, include West Coast favorites Google and Seattle architect Tom Kundig as well as the Rockwell Group of New York, which designed San Francisco's new Clock Bar. www.nationaldesignawards.org Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:55:00 GMT http://123.spoonylife.com/madison-county-probes-water-worker-s-death-24981.html Madison County probes water worker's death 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. Wed, 06 Aug 2008 04:46:00 GMT http://123.spoonylife.com/valve-problem-puts-30-million-tires-at-risk-24979.html Valve problem puts 30 million tires at risk 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. Wed, 06 Aug 2008 04:46:00 GMT http://123.spoonylife.com/japan-eaton-and-nittan-valve-to-form-new-joint-venture-24978.html Japan: Eaton and Nittan Valve to form new joint venture cosmetic:Subscribe to this channel of AutomotiveWorld.com and you willreceive: Daily news stories and regular features Monthly 32 page digest reports Access to all archive news stories, features and monthly digestreports Optional weekly e-newsletter Sizeable discounts on all other AutomotiveWorld.com products Prices start at just £50 for 1 month. Sign up Contact usRegister for FREE weekly e-newsletters Wed, 06 Aug 2008 04:45:00 GMT http://123.spoonylife.com/would-ea-buy-valve-24977.html Would EA Buy Valve? 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. Wed, 06 Aug 2008 04:45:00 GMT http://123.spoonylife.com/high-accuracy-torque-multiplier-for-wet-valve-actuation-24975.html High Accuracy Torque Multiplier for Wet Valve Actuation cosmetic High Accuracy Torque Multiplier for Wet Valve Actuation Tuesday, Aug 05, 2008 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. To date, the trade-off for this added convenience has beenaccuracy, with extended Class 4 tools failing to offer the precisetorques of dedicated Class 7 tools. But Norbar's innovativedesign has overcome this problem, enabling a Class 7 torque outputto be generated from a Class 4 torque input to an accuracy ofbetter than ±5%. "Our Norwegian customer came to us to see if we thought wecould improve on the existing designs," says Norbar'sTim Bloor. "We looked at the problems with the existingproducts, and went back to basics. The result was two prototypeunits that we believe deliver far greater accuracy than the currentgear adapters on the market." The function of the gear is to operate as a torque multiplier, butthe ratios have to be exactly right to achieve the correct torqueand the specified speed from the Class 4 tool. At the same time,the gear has to be able to function reliably in a subseaenvironment at extreme temperatures and pressures. It also has tobe easy to handle. Norbar was able to meet all of theserequirements. The design of the gear to match the accuracy requirements was notrivial matter. Inherent gearbox inefficiencies mean that thenumber of turns that the input has to make to achieve onerevolution of the output is not the same as the torquemultiplication ratio. A key aspect of the design, then, was toengineer each gear stage to give an exact velocity ratio whichwould deliver the required torque multiplication at an accuracy ofbetter than ±5%. The company's newly developed torque multiplier is designedto withstand the corrosive environment and is pressure compensatedto allow operation at typical subsea pressures. It is designed tobe suitable for use with the standard Class 4 torque tools that,operated by ROVs, are used to remotely actuate the wet valves. There is also a restriction on the weight that ROVs can manipulateso considerable design work has gone in to keeping the tool weightdown to an acceptable level. The design recognises that there are two standard tool lengths ingeneral use, with different companies preferring either one or theother. With the Norbar design, the nominal length can be quicklychanged from short to long by adding or removing an adjustmentshaft under the adapter sleeve. The result is a tool that is highlyversatile. As well as the improved accuracy and length options, the multiplierbuilds in a host of special features that will make it even moreattractive in the subsea torque tools market. These include alifting handle that has been developed from the ground up to makethe tool as easy as possible to manoeuvre. Attention to detail isalso demonstrated in the fact that the tool is coloured orange the last colour to fade at increasing depths of water. The new torque multiplier is currently under test withNorbar's Norwegian customer serving the North Sea Oil market,but the expectation is that the product will prove an idealsolution in this demanding application. "It's been asignificant investment on our part, but if we get it right then themarket potential is huge," says Bloor. "It seems tohave been favourably accepted, and we're confident that theextensive testing it is currently undergoing will prove ourdesign." Norbar will then be able to offer a standard, high accuracysolution to the various subsea valve tool manufacturers worldwide,enabling those companies in turn to offer tools of significantlysuperior performance and accuracy to the multitude of oil and gascompanies across the globe with subsea operations. Source: Norbar Wed, 06 Aug 2008 04:44:00 GMT http://123.spoonylife.com/update-1-valero-says-no-impact-from-del.-city-valve-leak-24974.html UPDATE 1-Valero says no impact from Del. City valve leak 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. (Reporting by HaithamHaddadin; Editing by David Gregorio) Wed, 06 Aug 2008 04:43:00 GMT http://123.spoonylife.com/valve-squashes-left-4-dead-ps3-rumors-24972.html Valve Squashes Left 4 Dead PS3 Rumors 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. Source Wed, 06 Aug 2008 04:43:00 GMT