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Shimano American Corp. Recalls Wheels for Bicycles; Flat Tire Can Pose Injury Risk to Riders

tdsollog — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:17:22 -0700

Shimano American Corp. Recalls Wheels for Bicycles; Flat Tire Can Pose Injury Risk to Riders

NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs
Washington, DC 20207

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 23, 2008
Release #09-022

Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 353-4719
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

Shimano American Corp. Recalls Wheels for Bicycles; Flat Tire Can Pose Injury Risk to Riders

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: Shimano Dura Ace Carbon Clincher Wheels for Bicycles

Units: About 275

Importer: Shimano American Corp., of Irving, Calif.

Manufacturer: Shimano Components SDN, of Johor, Malaysia

Hazard: Rim surface and spoke hole plugs on the wheel can cause a puncture to the inner tube, resulting in a flat tire. This can cause the rider to lose control and fall.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: This recall involves the Shimano Dura Ace Carbon Clincher Wheel Sets with model number WH-7850 C24CL sold for road racing bicycles. The rim has labels that read "Shimano WH-7850", "Dura Ace", and "Carbon 1380." These wheels are intended for use with high end adult road racing bicycles.

Sold at: Bicycle specialty stores and dealers nationwide from April 2008 through August 2008 for about $1,300.

Manufactured in: Malaysia

Remedy: Consumers should stop using the bicycles with the recalled wheels, remove the wheels, and return them to their local bike dealer or retailer for a free inspection and repair.

Consumer Contact: For more information, contact Shimano American Corp. at (800) 353-4719 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's web site at bike.shimano.com

To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including pictures of the recalled product, please go to:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09022.html

Using the color wheel to apply your makeup

Miss Tat — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:08:36 -0700

Hey girls!
First of all, thank you for the congrats and such on the BellaSugar feature. It has been the highlight of my day! I’m super excited about it.
In this post rather than posting a look I decided to share with you all some info on how to use an artist’s color Wheel in the application of makeup.
As you all know, the color Wheel is divided into primary, secondary and tertiary colors. Some color wheels have more shades of these included, some have less, but it’s all the same concept. For makeup I suggest the use of one such as this one:

In this particular Wheel there’s enough shades to play around with, but not too much as to confuse you. Here comes the fun part!

Example 1:
Using the color of your eyes as a starting point.
Let’s say your eyes are Brown, and you want to do your eyes using two colors. Brown falls into the orange category. In this case, you could pick a color immediately next to it (something in the yellow family, like gold, for example. Or, something in the red family, like a coppery red, or a burgundy. Keep in mind that it doesn’t have to be the EXACT color, just something along the lines of it). As a second color, pick something directly opposite from it on the Wheel (like an indigo shade, or a pale blue, or even a blue-violet) to complement it. This combination of colors is sure to bring out the color of your eyes!
Example 2:
You want to use a color (let’s say green, in this case) but you don’t know what to match it with.
Basically you would use the same strategy; either go up or down in the same line ( doing a monochomatic look with different shades of green), pick colors that are right next to it (blues or yellows, to harmonize) or go crazy and pick opposites! In this Wheel, opposite green are reds and purples.
Keep in mind that neutral colors (black,White, gray…) go with absolutely anything, so you can add these to the mix whenever you want.

Example 3:
You are wearing an outfit of a certain color, but don't want to match your eyeshadow exactly to it.
Again, just choose either a harmonizing shade, or a complementary color.

I find this tool helps a lot for those days in which you are just stumped for ideas, or are unsure of what colors bring out your eyes more, etc. I hope this has helped you too, sorry if it’s a lengthy post! Any questions feel free to ask.
Enjoy!

Razor USA Recalls PowerWing Three-Wheeled Scooters Due to Laceration Hazard

tdsollog — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:25:01 -0800

NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 25, 2008
Release #08-409

Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 314-9870
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
Firm's Media Contact: (866) 266-8007

Razor USA Recalls PowerWing Three-Wheeled Scooters Due to Laceration Hazard

Name of Product: Razor® PowerWing(tm) Three-Wheeled Scooters

Units: About 103,000

Importer: Razor USA LLC, of Cerritos, Calif.

Hazard: The undersides of the foot platforms can have sharp edges, posing a laceration hazard to children.

Incidents/Injuries: Razor has received 10 reports of Achilles tendon or ankle lacerations, including four consumers who required tendon surgery and three who needed stitches.

Description: The PowerWing is a three-wheeled scooter, which was sold in either black or silver. The recall includes products with serial numbers beginning with:

Y0708 | Y0709 | Y0710 | Y0711 | Y0712
Y0801 | Y0802 | Y0803 | Y0804 | Y0805
Y0806 | Y0807 | Y0808

The serial number is located on the bottom of the scooter near the front wheel. Products with an oval sticker next to the serial number with a "V" followed by any letter (example VE, VF, VG, etc.) are not included in the recall.

Sold by: Authorized retailers nationwide and online from October 2007 through September 2008 for about $100.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Parents should immediately stop children from using the product. Do not return the product to retailers. Contact Razor for a set of free replacement foot platforms.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Razor USA at (800) 314-9870 anytime, or visit the firm's Web site at www.razor.com/recall

To see this release on CPSC's web site, including pictures of the recalled product, please go to:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml08/08409.html

MY WHEEL

scratch5 — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 07:45:20 -0800

This was oddly exhilirating and hard. Got to work on my upper body strength.the wheel for It's a stetch #2

Review: $10 Runkeeper Pro versus $315 Garmin Forerunner 405

spacekatgal — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:46:54 -0700

Review: $10 Runkeeper Pro versus $315 Garmin Forerunner 405

Running is generally a cheap sport - good shoes and good music are generally all you need. However, like most other sports, the deeper you get into it the more you start eying professional gear. For runners, that means heart rate monitors and GPS devices. They help you quantify data about your speed, your heart rate, and your distance. When used properly, they can help push your runs to the next level.

Runkeeper Pro is a $10 download for iPhone, and one of the highest rated running apps available. It tracks your distance and time with your iPhone’s GPS chip. The $315 Garmin Forerunner 405 is a top-of-the-line GPS watch. It uses the same technology to track your runs, and has an optional heart rate monitor. Can a $10 iPhone app compete with one of best reviewed pieces of running equipment available? Read more to find out!

For intermediate runners out there, Runkeeper Pro will do just fine. The interface is actually superior to the Garmin Forerunner. Tap the green button, and it starts tracking your run, end of story. If you’ve downloaded music to your iPhone, you can specify a playlist to listen to while you’re working out.

There are several problems with Runkeeper Pro. First of all, it doesn’t track your position or speed with a great deal of accuracy. You can watch it estimate your speed, and it will fluctuate between much slower and much faster than you’re actually going. The second problem is the dealbreaker - if you try to turn the screen off to save battery power while running, it sometimes accidentally ends your run! Eventually, I learned to just leave the screen on the whole time and it helped - but then I ended up with a half-drained battery for the rest of the day.

Looking at your runs afterwards is really fun with Runkeeper Pro! You just swipe over and you get an interactive map of where you’ve been. I really preferred having this information on my iPhone instead of on my home computer like my Garmin.

The $315 Garmin Forerunner 405 is great piece of gear, but has a lot of problems. The interface just sucks. The idea is that the metallic bezel of the watch acts like the scroll wheel of an iPod, but it doesn’t work in practice - it’s not very sensitive. The watch is a non-intuitive mess of menus and submenus. A glaring mistake is that you can’t easily lock the watch in heart-rate monitor mode for running on a treadmill.

Secondly, the watch is massive for a woman. I have very thin arms - but the Garmin is almost as thick as my wrist! It’s the smallest one they make, and it’s surprising to me that including a GPS chip is an afterthought in an iPhone, yet has to be this big in the Garmin.

I also found installing this watch on the Mac to be a total pain. It syncs wirelessly with an Ant transmitter that goes in your USB port. Once you get it set up it works fine, but I found the process to be clunky and very un-Maclike. When you do have it set up, you can review your heart rate, elevation, and speed data after a run - which is extremely helpful. But I wasn’t thrilled at having my single USB port blocked since I use a Macbook Air.

All its problems melt away when you take the Garmin for a spin outside. Given the problems, I was doubtful - but the experience is excellent. It tracks your speed much more accurately than Runkeeper Pro. It was very helpful in telling me to speed up and slow down. The accuracy of the GPS is far superior to Runkeeper. Looking at the map after a run, it was even able to tell which side of the sidewalk I was running on! There is no doubt that when you get it working, the Garmin is a more accurate piece of gear. I’m a lot more likely to run off and explore a new part of Boston when I know my mileage will be tracked accurately.

But is it $305 better that RunKeeper pro?

The Runkeeper does it’s job impressively for just $10. On top of that it’s easier to use, though it’s less accurate and prone to ending your runs prematurely. Also, as a woman, I would really prefer to always carry my cell phone with me for emergencies. Sexual violence is not an imaginary threat.

But if you’re a serious runner, I would say the Garmin is worth stepping up to. Most runners hit a wall in their development at some point. The Garmin has been very useful in helping me determine when I am in the aerobic and anaerobic thresholds. You don’t feel as guilty about slowing down when you can justify it with heart rate data.

Kick Off the Ice Around Your Car Wheel Wells

Beachwalker — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 06:36:09 -0800

Winter debris like snow and ice doesn't just limit
visibility...it adds up to 40 pounds to your car and costs
you an extra two gallons of gas every time you refill!

Hello Kitty Ferris Wheel

jennjennnbubba — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:19:41 -0800

::Big Wheel | Tori Amos::

The Hula Chickie — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 22:00:27 -0800

Okay, we were in row V! So sorry this is so far away. But it was such a good concert! Notice you can hear Amanda-La yell "Don't you forget"

2009, Balboa Park - San Diego, CA

chicagurl — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:51:09 -0800

In December 2009, I shot this image in Balboa Park in San Diego. Every year they hold a festival called Balboa Nights where they celebrate the holidays as well as International food and culture.
Camera: I used a Nikon D80 DSLR
Date: 12/2009
Place: Balboa Park - San Diego, CA

Ferris Wheel Night Lights

duckiesandie — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 12:05:26 -0800

View of the ferris wheel at the Santa Monica Pier in November. On a vacation here from England, this was the first date my boyfriend and I went on during his first stay here in California. Shot with my Kodak C813.