"I'd recently lost my wife and working with Brendan was a release valve for me, " he says.

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If United are under pressure, talent of that stature is some release valve.

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It was a release valve that allowed the parties to reach a deal on the debt limit in the summer of 2011 to avoid sending the nation into default, with the understanding that a broader agreement on the debt and deficit would be reached.

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With DotA 2 continuing to get closer to release and with Valve supporting it in the competitive scene do you think it will be able to challenge Riot for dominance in the genre?

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All it means is that the Piston is not the Steam Box that Valve plans to release.

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In February 2009, pressure levels spiked inside Reactor 1, forcing the release of steam through an emergency valve.

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For that matter, Valve should absolutely have a steampunk version of its Steambox if and when they ever release one.

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