The Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, witnessed the worst mass shooting in U.S. history on June 12. Among the 49 killed in what the the White House and the Justice Department have deemed an act of terrorism, is Army Reserve Capt. Antonio D. Brown.
Now, the Army will decide if Brown will receive a Purple Heart, the medal reserved for U.S. service members killed or wounded in actions against the enemy.
According to Army Times, Army spokesman Lt. Col. Jerry Pionk said the branch “will need the facts and clarifications from law enforcement to make future determination.”
There is, however, precedent for awarding the Purple Heart in cases of military personnel shootings, as well as international acts of terrorism.
Earlier this year, Airman Spencer Stone received the medal after subduing a gunmen and being stabbed in the Paris, France attack perpetrated by the Islamic State. Stone was on vacation in Europe at the time, and like Brown, was not operating in a military capacity.
In addition, the military personnel killed in the Chattanooga and Fort Hood attacks led officials to look at the valor awards process. As a result, four Marines and one sailor were given Purple Hearts posthumously after the Chattanooga shooting — an attack that was determined to be inspired by al Qaeda.
In 2014, the National Defense Authorization Act also added a section to federal law that allows the military branches to award Purple Hearts to those injured or killed in an attack made by a foreign terrorist organization.
Authorities are still investigating Orlando shooter Omar Mir Seddique Mateen relationship with the Islamic State. However, he did call 911 to pledge allegiance to the terrorist group in the midst of the attack.
The fact that Brown was off duty and out of uniform may still factor into the Army’s decision to award him a Purple Heart, however. Regardless, the Army will likely not be able to rule on the issue until police investigations have ended.
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Staff Sgt. Daniel Christopher Evans was arrested on Jan. 29, 2018. (Photo courtesy of Wilmington Police Department, North Carolina.)
A special operations Marine is due in court on March 7 after being arrested last year for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend, Task & Purpose has learned.
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Following Trump's inauguration, some supporters of ground combat integration assumed he would quickly move to reinstate a ban on women in jobs like the infantry. When this did not happen, advocates breathed a collective sigh of relief, and hundreds of qualified women charted a course in history by entering the newly opened occupational fields.
So earlier this week when the Wall Street Journal published an editorial against women in ground combat by conservative political commentator Heather Mac Donald, the inclination of many ground combat integration supporters was to dismiss it outright. But given Trump's proclivity to make knee jerk policy decisions in response to falling approval ratings and the court's tradition of deference to the military when it comes to policies affecting good order and discipline, it would be unwise to assume the 2016 lifting of the ban on women in ground combat is a done deal.
R. Lee Ermey was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery on Friday.
Best known for his iconic role as the Marine Corps drill instructor Gunnery Sgt. Hartman in the war drama Full Metal Jacket, Ermey died April 15, 2018 at age 74 due to complications from pneumonia, Task & Purpose previously reported.
A B-2 Spirit bomber deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, and F-22 Raptors from the Hawaii Air National Guard's 154th Wing fly near Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, during a interoperability training mission Jan. 15, 2019. (U.S. Air Force/Master Sgt. Russ Scalf)
The U.S. Air Force has two of its most elite aircraft — the B-2 Spirit bomber and the F-22 Raptor — training together in the Pacific, reassuring America's allies and sending a warning to strategic competitors and adversaries about the sheer power the U.S. brings to the table.
These stunning photos show the powerful aircraft tearing across the Pacific, where the U.S. has increasingly found itself facing challenges from a rising China.


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Yahoo Finance's Julie Hyman and Brian Sozzi discuss the rising share price of Zynga following the announcement that the Farmville creator will be acquired by Take-Two Interactive, retail and video game stock moves ahead of the open, Lululemon shares tumbling, and Crocs stock falling despite a 42% jump in sales.
JULIE HYMAN: There you have the opening bell here and we've got a NASDAQ futures in particular that have been pointing to a really negative open. As we mentioned at the top of the show, the S&P 500 was down 1.9% last week. The NASDAQ fell sharply as well and had its worst week going back to February. All of this recall, had to do with the FOMC minutes that were released midweek that basically reminded investors, I suppose, that we are going to see rate increases this year.
But also raised the idea that not only is the fed going to stop adding new assets to its balance sheet, it could even potentially start to shrink the existing balance sheet. All of that tightening really making folks in the markets nervous. We saw bond yields rise. We saw stocks fall. We saw Bitcoin fall as it continues to do.
And there's this basically this risk off tenor that we are now seeing in the markets. Although, Jared, pointing out here that not everything is down. So Jared, in the early going, Jared, stands out?
JARED BLIKRE: That's right. XLF thE financial sector of the S&P 500 just hit a record high. And I have a number of financials-- I put this board together yesterday to show a bunch of financial stocks at record highs including Berkshire Hathaway. And I still have it up. Not all of these had hit record highs this morning, but Berkshire Hathaway has.
And we don't talk about this stock a lot. We go to my NASDAQ 100 heatmap to talk about the mega caps. But this is a stock in the S&P, excuse me, on the New York Stock Exchange that has just been flying high recently since hitting those December lows. So, it's not only banks, it's also financial companies like insurance companies. And right on the heels of earnings season, we're going to be kicking that off with JP Morgan next week.
But let's take a look at the broader market right now. This is a NASDAQ 100. We're seeing a lot of negative price action for the new year. You can see Tesla down another 3%. ASML, that's down 5%. Seeing some weakness in the chip stocks. Costco down 3% as well. And Nvidia down over 3 and 1/2%.
So let's take a look at the sector action. Only financials and energy are in the green right now. That is a theme that we have been talking about since the beginning of the year. What is accelerating to the downside here? We have consumer discretionary, tech, and communication services, all three of those off more than 1%.
I'd like to get a look at the travel heat map after a weekend. And we can see Airbnb in the upper left. That is a standout. That stock is down 4 and 1/2%. You can see over the last six months, kind of trading mostly sideways but up about 5%, 6% there.
I want to take a look at Chinese stocks as well. Because we saw these pick up late last week seeing a little bit of continuation today in some of these names, jd.com up 2 and 1/2%. Alibaba, by the way, was up 10%, last week kind of bucking the trend of, well, everything else. And also want to take a look at the Ark Innovation components. These have gotten absolutely smoked this year.
In fact, taking a look at a year to date basis, you can see Shopify down 20%, the new square or block that's down 15%. Coinbase, down 13%. So really continuing these moves to the downside today. I will show two green screens here.
We got banks. Those are wildly in the green this year. You take a look at the year to date look. We can see Wells Fargo up 16%, Truist up 12%. And it's a similar picture for the energy market. We got Exxon up 12%, Chevron up 6%, for the year, guys.
JULIE HYMAN: Yeah, well most outlooks are that rates are going up and energy prices could continue to go up, which is bullish for both of those groups. One note on the travel stocks. You mentioned Airbnb. It got downgraded by Piper Sandler this morning. So that definitely not helping matters.
Thank you so much, Jared. Appreciate it. Got to talk about some other individual movers as well. Because we had a big surprising deal in the video game business this morning. Take-Two Interactive is going to be buying Zynga, Sozz. cash and stock, enterprise value, $12.7 billion. The value of those Zynga shares, $9.86 a share, 64% higher than Zynga's close on Friday. So those Take-Two shareholders not loving that premium this morning.
BRIAN SOZZI: No. This is an interesting deal. You know, I put it out real quick on Twitter this morning. If Zynga is valued at a 64% premium as it is, you have to think Roblox which its stock has been under pressure, a good deal is worth a heck of a lot more than it's being reflected in current markets.
But again, just something to think about moving forward. But on this deal specific, you know, I was on the earnings call, analyst and media call this morning, with Strauss Zelnick and the CEO of Zynga, Frank Gibeau and they're making the case that this deal will help Take-Two expand more into mobile games. Their contention is that games like Grand Theft Auto, which is their top selling game has lots of opportunity. They're not being exploited right now on the mobile game space.
They're suggesting that Zynga will help them make those mobile games. After this deal closes Take-Two viable combined 8,000 game developers. That's a great position to be in here as Take-Two tries to make these mobile games. Also too, they were talking a lot about expansion into emerging markets. Strauss Zelnick, the CEO of Take-Two, saying this will help Take-Two expand into the likes of Asia and Africa, the Middle East as well, with a free to play a gaming model.
And then last but not least, Take-Two giving a lot of credit to Zynga's forever franchises. Like I can't tell you how many times I've played Words With Friends. That title is unlikely to be going anywhere anytime soon. Theoretically, it could be a game on the internet for the next-- for decades to come. So Take-Two trying to get in on that too as well.
And then lastly, Julie, you know Mark Pincus, the founder of Zynga, is still on the board at the company. And we have seen from him over the past year, he's been investing alongside LinkedIn founder, Reid Hoffman. You know, he owns 5% of Zynga. And he's currently chairman.
You know I think for him, this might be a sign of him just wanting to explore other interests in his life, get off that Zynga board, start to invest in other companies like we've seen him start to do last year.
JULIE HYMAN: Yeah, interesting stuff. And we were just showing the board of how some of the other video game makers are trading. Interestingly, Roblox is trading down fairly sharply, not necessarily what you would expect in the wake of this deal. And we're also showing up there Electronic Arts, which is down a bit and Activision. And I know you were telling me about on the call, that Zelnick was touting the culture of Take-Two Interactive, perhaps trying to draw a contrast with Activision, which has, to say the least, common under a lot of fire for its culture there. And the CEO Bobby Kotick had come under a lot of criticism as well.
BRIAN SOZZI: No, that was not lost on me, Julie. Strauss Zelnick is a very detail oriented executive. He knows what he's saying. He knows why he's saying it. And that was at the top of the media call too, really highlighting the culture of these combined companies, saying that it's one of mutual respect. So I think taking a strong jab over the shenanigans at Activision Blizzard.
JULIE HYMAN: So just like this deal is perhaps a precursor of things to come in the deal space in 2022, so is our other big mover this morning perhaps a sign of things to come, at least in the short term because of Omicron. I'm talking about Lululemon, which came out this morning and said fiscal fourth quarter sales are going to be the bottom of its previously announced range. Earnings also going to be at the lower end of its range.
And the CEO there, Calvin McDonald, citing the consequences of Omicron. He's saying there are increased capacity constraints, more limited staff availability, reduced operating hours in certain locations. Lululemon, by the way, is down about 26%. Going into today, before today, down 26% from its record high on November 16 Sozz.
BRIAN SOZZI: This might be our first disagreement of the year, Julie. I know you have been you're making a very good point that a large part of Lululemon's business is online. And our very own Brad Smith giving us that stat. I believe was over 40% of their business is tied to online. I still think in-store shopping is very important.
And then it's also very important for Lululemon, especially when you're selling items in many cases that are priced over $120 a pop. You still want to try these things on. You still want to see these items. And then over time perhaps you're shopping online at the likes of Lululemon.
I think retail quarters end in January. I think Lululemon was hit by weak traffic post holiday season. We also heard that from Bath & Body Works last week as well here. Gets you thinking if there might be some more warnings from retail in the coming days.
JULIE HYMAN: Maybe, but then on the flip side, you got another retailer this morning that is telling a very different story. And so that also to me raises questions about Lululemon. To me, Lululemon customers are repeat customers. You're not getting a lot of new people walking into Lululemon. It's people who are buying in a certain income bracket who are buying that stuff over and over again.
On the flip side, you got Crocs this morning, and that company is coming out and saying 2021 revenues rose by 67% year over year. That's better than estimated. The stock's trading down though, which is kind of interesting here. The company is talking about for this year, revenue is going to be up 20% excluding Hey Dude, which is a brand it announced it was buying late in the year.
Gross margin also going to be hit by airfreight. Maybe that's part of it. I don't know what's going on with the stock here this morning, Sozz.
BRIAN SOZZI: I think here's why Crocs shares are down. The headline. For you guys looking for this year, Crocs looking for 20% sales growth. Last year sales, I believe were up 67%, so seeing a slowdown in sales growth for a company. It really is valued price perfection in a world that is definitely not perfect.
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Fr. Ackeret said he also knows of two parish families whose homes were destroyed. One family lived right behind the damaged cemetery and their home was completely demolished, and another couple, whose baby is to be baptized at church soon, also lost their home.
In the days since the storm, Fr. Ackeret said he’s been amazed at the response by surrounding communities.
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“It’s been an amazing thing to realize the response of people to the need, particularly people coming from other communities and counties around us, the response of the volunteer fire departments … you get a real sense of what community is all about especially in small communities,” he said, praising volunteers from Mequon, Jefferson County, Palmyra, Mukwonago and Dousman, among others. He also praised the efforts of local teens.
“All the youth, the kids, our teenagers have been out there helping with their friends. You always hear the bad things (about teenagers) but I have been amazed at the wonderful response,” he said.
When the tornado hit, Fr. Ackeret was at his East Troy home. He and members of the parish building and grounds committee had concluded a meeting at the parish at about 8:45 p.m., and Fr. Ackeret said he invited members to stay after for refreshments.
But committee members responded, “Father, you haven’t seen the lightning. We think we want to get home before the storm,” said Fr. Ackeret, noting his back was to the window during the meeting and he was unaware of the impending weather.
The tornado struck about 30 minutes later.
Two days after the tornado, Fr. Ackeret said he went downtown hoping to lend a hand. But he said he felt as if he were in a John Wayne movie as he strolled down Main Street.
Wearing his Roman collar, and hoping to lend assistance where needed, instead he was asked to leave the area by a sheriff’s deputy.
“The sheriff told me to get out of town, as it was unsafe and anybody walking the streets had to get out of downtown,” he said. “For me, I had a sense of helplessness to not be there to be able to help folks, and since I don’t reside in the village, they were not letting anybody in.”
The parish is responding in two specific ways, however, said Fr. Ackeret. Last Sunday, the parish took up a second collection with funds going toward relief in the area. Additionally, the parish will donate $10,000 from its funds to aid in the relief effort.
“One of the things we as a parish are concerned about is to make sure there is help for folks after the other emergency folks go. The Red Cross has left, Salvation Army has left, and there will be some kind of help coming in — the response from various insurance agencies. But as things settle down, we want to make sure we continue to help folks in whatever way we can,” he said.
As for repairs to the parish cemetery, Fr. Ackeret said, “We have to help people with their homes first, and then we’ll get to the cemetery.”
He said several of the downed cedar trees will be salvaged for wood projects, but he will need to hire a monument company to reset the monuments in the cemetery, a task not covered by insurance.
“There is still much to be done in rebuilding the lives of those who suffered from this tornado,” wrote Fr. Ackeret in the July 3-4 Sunday bulletin. “As the rush of immediate response and cleanup slows, we must continue to reach out to neighbors and friends whose homes and lives have been completely blown apart….”
The response for one another in Eagle is evidence for all to see of the kind of folks who live here. I am convinced that we will build up again and we will become stronger for this test of your resilience. I believe Eagle will be a tighter, closer, more caring community than ever before, because we have seen what love can do,” he wrote.

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The state attorney general's office, representing state Senate President Robert Travaglini, had urged the court to stay out of the dispute, citing the separation of powers between the legislative and judicial branches.
It argued that voters unhappy with lawmakers for refusing to take up the question can vote them out of office.
More than 8,000 gay couples have been married since 2004 in Massachusetts, the only state to allow gay marriage.
The proposed amendment would have banned future gay marriages, but left those already made intact.
Gay marriage opponent argue the people, not the courts, should define something as important to society as marriage.
Gay marriage supporters say the marriages have benefited the state and that the civil rights of a minority shouldn't be put to a popular vote.


The half-hour comedy stars Keith David (“The Cape,” “Crash”), Elise Neal (“All of Us,” “The Hughleys), Tami Roman (Vh-1′s “Basketball Wives”), Ella Joyce (“Roc”) and Miguel Núñez (Juwanna Man), and introduces young actress Nadja Alaya.
“Belles” features David as William “Big Bill” Cooper, a widower and owner/operator of his family’s upscale soul food restaurant.
More details on the show, provided in a news release, are as follows:
In addition to running the restaurant, Bill (Keith David) must deal with his two headstrong daughters: Jill (Neal), the sensible hardworking manager of Belle’s who also juggles being a single mom; and Loreta (Roman), a stylish, self-absorbed prima donna whose ambitions alternate between a career in the music business and finding a rich husband. And if working with his daughters isn’t challenging enough, Bill must deal with the temperamental chef at Belle’s who also happens to be his – thorn-in-the-side sister-in-law, Gladys (Joyce). Rounding out the family is cousin Maurice (Núñez), the irresponsible bartender and self-proclaimed ladies’ man who is always in hot water; and Jill’s savvy tween daughter Pam (Alaya), who seems to be the only one who has a handle on everyone and everything that happens in the family, and at Belle’s.
Belle’s takes a page from sitcoms of an earlier era by tackling hard hitting cultural issues through the prism of comedy and laughter. In the premiere episode, Jill rents out the restaurant to the Crawford family to host their annual family reunion. Just as the Coopers get ready to celebrate their sudden windfall, Big Bill is tormented to discover the Crawfords’ once owned his wife’s family during slavery.
In addition to Weinberger, the half-hour, six-episode series is co-created and executive produced by Belle’s co-star, veteran comedic actor Miguel Núñez. Additional executive producer credits include Oscar Turner for Gallery Road Productions and Jubba Seyyid for TV One.
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Cleveland's police force has admitted unlawfully accessing the private phone records of a criminal defence solicitor as well as those of journalists and former officers in the force.
Cleveland Police told an Investigatory Powers Tribunal that it used anti-terror powers as part of an investigation into the alleged leaking of confidential information to newspapers in 2012.
The solicitor involved has been named as Alan Samuels of Slater and Gordon in Newcastle. His mobile phone records were intercepted, the tribunal heard. Samuels was unable to comment when approached by the Gazette.
Two former officers with the force, Mark Dias and Steve Matthews, also had their phones accessed. However the force, which used the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act, claimed its actions were justified.
The force’s investigation attempted to locate the source of newspaper stories that related to an internal grievance inquiry, an internal racism report and information about a murder investigation.
The decision over whether the force’s techniques were lawful will be made in the new year, but according to the BBC, Mr Justice Burton said it was clear what his decision would be and that the force should start thinking about compensation.


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A Kansas woman angered several of her neighbors after revealing a large, explicit holiday display on her rooftop.
A British doctor was treated in an American emergency room and said it revealed how broken US healthcare really is
Adam Kay, the former British doctor who wrote "This Is Going to Hurt," says the UK's National Health Service actually works.
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Abstract: In a clamping device, a detection mechanism detects a state of clamping/unclamping and includes: a detected body that moves together with a piston and a piston rod; a circuit board disposed to face the detected body and capable of detecting the position of the detected body; and an indicator lamp that is connected to the circuit board and is lit/extinguished depending on the state of clamping/unclamping. By pressing a setting button provided on the detection mechanism when the rotation angle of the arm is changed, the second detection position of the circuit board for detecting the unclamped state is changed, making it possible to detect the detected body at a newly set detection position.
Abstract: A vise includes a groove-shaped vise body; an internally threaded first sliding member in the vise body; an internally threaded second sliding member in the vise body; a fixed jaw secured to the vise body; a first movable jaw on the first sliding member, a second movable jaw on the second sliding member, a rotatable shaft at an end of the vise body, an actuation assembly in the vise body and including a hollow first threaded shaft passing through and secured to the first sliding member, and secured to the fastening device, a hollow second threaded shaft passing through the second sliding member and secured to the second sliding member, a first movable rod in the first threaded shaft and secured to the rotatable shaft, a second movable rod in the second threaded shaft, and a pushing rod engaging the first movable rod, and a force transmitting assembly.
Abstract: A clamping device has a clamping arm mounted pivotable in a housing of the clamping device, a first locking means pivotable corresponding to the pivoting movement of the clamping arm, and a second locking means arranged in the pivot path of the first locking means and mounted in the housing, wherein the two locking means interact in an end position of the clamping arm.
Abstract: A clamp apparatus is equipped with a body, and a drive unit having a piston displaced under the supply of a pressure fluid. A clamp arm is disposed rotatably on the body. In addition, a piston rod of the drive unit is connected detachably with respect to a displaceable body of a driving force transmission mechanism which is disposed in the interior of the body. Upon detachment of a connector of the piston rod from a connecting recess of the displaceable body, the state of connection between the drive unit and the driving force transmission mechanism is released.
Abstract: A self-adjusting bar clamp includes a body defining an elongated channel and an actuating lever pivotally coupled to the body and movable between an open position and a closed position. An elongated bar is carried by the body for reciprocal sliding movement therethrough. A self-adjusting toggle mechanism carried by the body includes a locking element carried by the bar and an element pivotally coupled to the actuating lever. A cam element is pivotally coupled between the element and the locking element. The cam element is movable between a first condition permitting movement and a second condition. A biasing member biases the locking element in a first direction.
Abstract: A rotating cylinder includes and a main body, a piston head, a piston rod and a guide assembly. The piston head slidably is received within the main body. The piston rod partially received within the main body, the piston head is fixed to the piston head, the piston rod defines one or more guiding groove adjacent to the piston head, the guiding groove includes a straight portion, a first helix portion and a second helix portion, the straight portion extends axially toward the piston head, the first helix portion curvedly extends away from the straight portion toward the piston head, the second helix portion curvedly extends from an end of the first helix portion toward a direction away from the piston head and the straight portion. The guide assembly is mounted on the main body and includes one or more guiding member slidably engaged with the guiding groove.
October 26, 2012
Date of Patent:
May 19, 2015
Fu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
Abstract: A clamp is described and which includes a base portion, a handle which is affixed to the base portion, a moveable clamp portion which is individually pivotally attached to the base portion; a pair of force transmitting couplings pivotally attached to the handle, and the movable clamp portion; and an elongated resilient biasing member with a distal end, and which is mounted on the movable clamp portion, and which is further operable to engage an adjacent object of interest and hold it in a given orientation relative to a vibratory conveyor.
September 9, 2013
Date of Patent:
March 17, 2015
Key Technology, Inc.
Christopher A. Woiler, Dean D. Dunham, Michael Jones, Michael J. Opp, James D. Ruff
Abstract: A centering and clamping device has a housing (1) with a drive mechanism (2) situated in its interior for actuating a clamping hook (5). The clamping hook (5) is active outside the housing (1). The clamping hook (5) engages a seal element (3) that is positioned in an opening (4) on the housing (1). The seal element (3) has a passage opening (6) for receiving the clamping hook (5). The passage opening (6) fits exactly with the clamping hook (5) in every position. The seal element (3) is mounted so that it is rotatable in the opening (4) of the housing (1). A portion of the sealing element projects, at all times, outside of the housing (1) so that the opening (4) of the housing (1) is completely closed in every rotation position of the seal element (3).
Abstract: A beveling apparatus, for manufacturing screws and the like, includes a fixed support structure, which includes a first motor unit and a second motor unit which actuate a pliers unit adapted to lock an item to be machined and associated with a movable supporting structure. The first motor unit is constituted by a pair of linear motors having rotors associated with a carriage which actuates the pliers unit. The second motor unit has a pair of linear motors having rotors associated with the movable supporting structure so as to actuate the axial movement of the movable supporting structure with respect to the fixed supporting structure in order to define at least two operating positions of the pliers unit; a position for picking up and unloading the item to machined, in which the pliers unit is at a certain distance from a machining head of a machine tool, and a position for machining the item, in which the pliers unit is located at the machining head of a machine tool.
Abstract: An electric clamp apparatus includes a body, a rotary drive unit which is driven rotatably by an electric signal, a drive force transmission mechanism for transmitting a rotary drive force of the rotary drive unit to a toggle link mechanism, and a clamp arm disposed rotatably with respect to the body. By driving the rotary drive unit, a drive force is transmitted to the clamp arm through the drive force transmission mechanism, whereby the clamp arm is rotated through a predetermined angle with respect to the body, and a workpiece is clamped between the clamp arm and a support member of the body. At this time, an adjustment mechanism disposed on the clamp arm includes a rod, which advances and retracts so as to stably clamp workpieces of different plate thicknesses.
Abstract: An actuating device has a linearly-movable fluidly operated piston drive (1). A pivot shaft (3) is movably, rotatably mounted in a housing (2). A lever arm (4) is connected with the pivot shaft (3) in a torsionally rigid manner. An adjustment mechanism (5) connects the piston drive (1) with the pivot shaft (3). A damping device (6) dampens movement of the lever arm (4). The damping device (6) is associated with the housing (2) and with the pivot shaft (3).
Abstract: A lever-operated clamp having a base, a clamp arm pivotally mounted to the base, and a lever which, upon pivoting, moves the clamp arm in a clamping direction of movement. An internally threaded bolt retainer is mounted to the clamp arm and threadably receives a bolt so that the rotational position of the bolt relative to the bolt retainer varies the position of the bolt relative to the clamp arm. A jam nut or internally threaded knob locks the bolt at its adjusted position.
Abstract: A clamp assembly having a base and an elongated clamp arm having one end pivotally mounted to the base. An elongated lever is pivotally secured to both the base and the clamp arm and movable between a first and second position which simultaneously pivots the clamp arm along a direction of movement between a hold position and a release position. A bolt retainer is attached to the free end of the clamp arm. The bolt retainer includes an internally threaded bore having an axis which extends substantially parallel to the direction of movement of the clamp arm. A bolt includes a portion threadably engaged in the threaded bore so that the effective length of the bolt is adjustable by rotation of the bolt in the bolt retainer bore.
Abstract: A hanger apparatus for a vehicle and a changer comprising the same are provided herein, which are configured to correspond to a multitude of vehicle components (e.g., bodies or panels) of different shapes and sizes according to vehicle type and are commonly applicable to various types of vehicles by utilizing variable locating units capable of varying locating positions according to vehicle type and automatically varying the variable locating units.
Abstract: An exemplary clamping mechanism includes a mounting base, a clamping assembly and a driving assembly. The clamping assembly includes a rotating member rotatably assembled to the mounting base, drive pins, a guiding member, sliding members, and clamping members. The guiding member is mounted on the mounting base and defines guide slots. The sliding members are slidably engaged into the guide slots of the guiding member, and connected to the rotating member via the drive pins. The clamping members are assembled to distal ends of the sliding members, respectively. The driving assembly is mounted on the mounting base and connected to the rotating member thereby driving the rotating member to reciprocate to clamp or release a workpiece.
May 15, 2012
Date of Patent:
July 29, 2014
Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
Abstract: A clamping device has a toggle lever mechanism (2) with a linearly movable actuator (1) and a pivot shaft (23) with a tensioning arm (21). A mechanism to unlock an over-center position is coupled with the toggle lever mechanism. The mechanism includes a control element (3) that is arranged on the actuator (1) and a rocker (4). The rocker (4) can be brought into adjusting contact with the control element (3). The control element (3) is in the form of a control extension in a direction facing away from the pivot shaft. The actuator (1) is arranged between the pivot shaft (23) and the rocker (4).
Abstract: A clamp has a housing with a piston assembly positioned in the housing. A detent mechanism is coupled with the piston rod and is positioned in the housing. A clamping arm is coupled with the piston rod. The clamping arm is moved by a biasing mechanism from a position parallel to the piston rod, when in a retracted position, to a position substantially perpendicular to the piston rod, when in a clamping position.
Abstract: Clamp devices configured such that dust does not enter insides of casings. The clamp devices each include the casing, and a clamp-side end section of a clamp arm is exposed from an opening of the casing. The clamp arm includes: a first circular arc section which is exposed from the casing when a workpiece is clamped by the clamp arm and is contained within the casing when the workpiece is not clamped by the clamp arm; and a second circular arc section which is exposed from the casing when the workpiece is not clamped by the clamp arm and is contained within the casing when the workpiece is clamped by the clamp arm. A first scraper and a second scraper are in sliding contact with the first circular arc section and the second circular arc section, respectively. The clamp device can also include a side surface cleaning scraper for making sliding contact with a side surface of the first circular section.
Abstract: A clamping device has a removable handle to move a clamp between an opened and clamped position. A receiving member is on the clamp to receive the handle. The handle has a latching member to couple with the receiving member. An actuating member is coupled with the handle to move the clamp from an opened to clamped position. A release mechanism is coupled with the clamp or handle to move the clamp from a clamped to an opened position.
January 20, 2010
Date of Patent:
June 3, 2014
Delaware Capital Formation, Inc.
Kenneth Hagan, David Martin, Henry Dykstra
Abstract: A clamp fixture includes a base, a bridging component, an actuating component, a contacting component and a pushing component. The base is disposed on a foundation. A first end of the bridging component pivots to a first side of the base. A first end of the actuating component pivots to a second side of the base. The contacting component is disposed on a second end of the actuating component. The pushing component includes a body, two pivot structures and a handle. The pivot structures are disposed on an end of the body for respectively pivoting to the bridging component and the actuating component. The handle is disposed on the other end of the body. The handle moves at a first direction, the bridging component and the actuating component can move at a second direction, so as to move the contacting component close to or away from a work piece.
Abstract: A system for repairing a pipe including a tool, a programmable logic controller and a patch. The tool includes a clamp base having an opening, a first jaw coupled to the clamp base with a first linkage, a second jaw coupled to the clamp base with a second linkage, an operating mechanism carried by the clamp base and operably coupled to the first and second jaws via one or more adjusting links and a junction box carried by the clamp base and operably connected to the controller, wherein the one or more adjusting links are coupled at a first end to either or both of the first and second jaws and at a second end to the operating mechanism, and wherein the first and second jaws are adapted to move, under force of the adjusting links. Methods of repairing pipes are disclosed.
Abstract: A self adjusting toggle clamp includes a mounting body, mounting apparatus carried by the mounting body and a clamping link movably attached to the mounting body. An actuating lever having a link element is pivotally coupled to the clamping link and movably coupled to the mounting body by a self adjusting toggle mechanism. The self adjusting toggle mechanism includes a guide carried by the mounting body, a locking element carried by the guide for reciprocal and canting movement, an element pivotally coupled to the link element, and a cam element pivotally coupled to the element and pivotally coupled to the locking element. The cam element is movable between a first condition permitting the locking element to reciprocate along the guide and a second condition bearing against the guide and canting the locking element into frictional engagement with the guide.
Abstract: A device for holding a workpiece, the device comprising a base, a first jaw member, a movable jaw member, and features which allow the movable jaw member to be moved in large increments relative to the first jaw member in addition to features which allow the movable jaw member to be moved in smaller increments. The device can include a drive member operably engaged with the base and the movable jaw member such that the operation of the drive member can move the movable jaw member in small increments. The movable jaw member can include a connection member which can operatively engage the movable jaw member with the drive member. The connection member can be moved between first and second positions to disengage the movable jaw member from the drive member such that the movable jaw member can be slid relative to the first jaw member in large increments.
Abstract: A clamp for clamping a work piece to a fixture includes a base for mounting to the fixture and a handle having a body portion and an arm portion. The handle includes a pivotal connection to the base. The clamp further includes a holding member and a latch. The holding member has a holding position for clamping the work piece to the fixture and a pivotal connection to the handle. The latch includes a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion is engaged with the base for locking the holding member in the holding position and becomes disengaged from the base by moving the second end portion in a direction generally away from the arm portion of the handle. The latch has a pivotal connection to the handle.
Abstract: An adjustable clamp for maintaining two butting panels in an adjoining relationship. A clamping base is composed of a pair of base plates connected at each end with a scissor hinge allowing the plates to be secured at angles of from 0° to greater than 90° to one another. Clamp members are provided on each of the base plates for clamping panels in the desired butting relationship for gluing or otherwise joining the butting panels along their butting edges.
Abstract: An automated clamping system for securing a work piece to the table of a machine tool. The clamping system automatically retracts away from the work piece as the material manipulating device moves into the area of each clamp. This allows manipulation of the work piece without stopping to move the clamp to a new location so that the clamp does not interfere with the metal manipulating device. A typical embodiment is the use of the system on a milling machine. The clamping system could be used with milling machines (both manual and computer controlled), routers, water jet cutters, laser cutters, flame cutters, and many other types of cutting machines.
Abstract: A clamp device includes a support mechanism that supports a grip member when expanding the diameter thereof, a clamping hydraulic cylinder that can drive the grip member and a clamp rod axially forwards and backwards (up and down), and a main body member to which the grip member, the clamp rod, the support mechanism, and the clamping hydraulic cylinder are mounted, with the grip member, the clamp rod, and the support mechanism being positioned at one end portion of the body member, and with the common axis of the grip member and the clamp rod being offset from the axis of the clamping hydraulic cylinder in a direction orthogonal to the clamp rod.
Abstract: A tubular gripping apparatus has a jaw assembly that has a tubular-contacting surface at an end thereof, a drive yoke that has a tubular-contacting surface at an end thereof, an actuator connected to the drive yoke, and a locking mechanism interconnected to the drive yoke. The drive yoke is connected to the jaw assembly. The actuator moves the jaw assembly and the drive yoke such that the tubular-contacting surfaces thereof move radially inwardly for a substantially identical distance. The locking mechanism directs a load away from the actuator while the jaw assembly and the drive yoke grip the tubular. The locking mechanism has a cylinder yoke positioned around the piston-and-cylinder assembly, and a wedge assembly positioned adjacent the bearing bar and the cylinder yoke. The wedge assembly is suitable for contacting the cylinder yoke so as to prevent a movement of the cylinder yoke.
Abstract: A pipe gripping apparatus has a first jaw with a pipe-contacting surface at one end thereof, a second jaw having a pipe-contacting surface at one end thereof, a tongue having a pipe-contacting surface at one end thereof, and an actuator connected to the first and second jaws and to the tongue. The actuator serves to move the first and second jaws and the tongue such that the pipe-contacting surfaces thereof move radially inwardly simultaneously for a substantially identical distance. A first link pivotally connects the tongue with the first jaw. A second link pivotally connects the tongue with the second jaw. The first and second links extend angularly outwardly from the tongue. The first and second pivot points of each jaw have a distance unequal to a distance between the first pivot point and pipe-contacting surface of each jaw. The pipe-contacting surfaces can be elastomeric pads, toothed dies, or rollers.
Abstract: A clamp having a lock is provided. In another aspect, a fail safe lock maintains the position of a clamping member when fluid pressure or other actuating power is undesirably reduced. Another aspect employs teeth on a locking structure which engage matching teeth on a shaft where engagement of the teeth prevent unclamping of a workpiece. In still another aspect, a manual override member disengages a lock in order to unclamp a workpiece.
May 28, 2010
Date of Patent:
June 11, 2013
Edwin G. Sawdon, Brian D. Petit, Michael D. Miller
Abstract: A clamping device has a hollow shaft (1) rotatably mounted in a housing with a clamping element fastenable to the shaft and includes a lever arm (2) as part of a toggle lever mechanism. An intermediate element is articulated on both sides by the lever arm (2) and an axially movable final control element (4) of a drive element, respectively. An inner shaft (6), connected to a hand lever (5), is arranged in the hollow shaft (1). The inner shaft has a pin element (7) that extends through a link guide (8) on the hollow shaft (1). The inner shaft (6) can be operationally linked to the toggle lever mechanism. A spring element (9) tensions the inner shaft (6) against the hollow shaft (1) in the main axial direction. The spring element (9) is arranged in the interior of the hollow shaft (1).
Abstract: A device for holding a workpiece, the device comprising a base, a first jaw member, a movable jaw member, and features which allow the movable jaw member to be moved in large increments relative to the first jaw member in addition to features which allow the movable jaw member to be moved in smaller increments. The device can include a drive member operably engaged with the base and the movable jaw member such that the operation of the drive member can move the movable jaw member in small increments. The movable jaw member can include a connection member, or claw, which can operatively engage the movable jaw member with the drive member. The connection member can be moved between first and second positions to disengage the movable jaw member from the drive member such that the movable jaw member can be slid relative to the first jaw member in large increments.
Abstract: A positioning device includes a base, a platform, a support fixed on the base, a rotatable member, and a positioning member. The rotatable member is fixed to the platform and is rotatably connected to the support. The positioning member is fixed to the platform. The positioning member is operable to cooperate with the support to lock the platform in a desired position.
August 31, 2010
Date of Patent:
May 7, 2013
Fu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
Abstract: A device for removing particles from a connecting rod includes a clamp for fixing a rod of a connecting rod disposed on a base plate, a vibration cylinder disposed to the clamp and a driving unit connected to the vibration cylinder for reciprocating a cap of the connecting rod according to driving of the vibration cylinder.
Abstract: This invention is an assembly and method for releasably connecting a gripper finger to a robotic arm with only manual manipulation. The assembly includes a finger body having a quick-change bar connected to a locking lever. The locking lever can be rotated by hand to engage and disengage the assembly to connect a finger to a gripper connected to a robot. The locking lever provides a sleeve and pin which interact to lock the assembly. The sleeve and pin can have recessed surfaces formed to interact with roll pins or screws to restrict behavior of the quick-change device during engagement.
Abstract: A bar clamp includes a handgrip; a fixed jaw carrier; a slide bar comprising two opposite wing members; a moveable jaw carrier and comprising a transverse channel, a trough extending from center of the channel to one end of the channel, a bottom recess, and two opposite stop members in the recess wherein the slide bar passes the channel with the wing members being stopped by the trough in a locked position; and a U-shaped spring-actuated lock assembly in the recess and comprising inverted U-shaped opposite first and second lock members being engaged with the wing members in the locked position, and first and second projections between the lock members and a bottom of the lock assembly and being engaged with the stop members in the locked position. Pushing the locking assembly until being stopped will disengage the lock members from the wing members.
Abstract: The invention relates to a steady rest for clamping and/or for holding a workpiece (W) on a machine tool, comprising three holding members (3, 4, 5) mounted in a housing (2) and displaceable in a common plane, two of which are designed as two-armed levers pivotably supported in the housing (2), and the central holding member (5) is guided in a straight line. The two outer holding members (3, 4) are kinematically connected respectively to the central holding member (5) via an angle lever (10, 11) so that with an opening movement of the central holding member (5) the outer holding members (3, 4) are pivoted apart from one another. The angle levers (10, 11) are linked rotatably onto the central holding member (5), respectively the one leg of the angle levers (10, 11) being connected to the associated outer holding member (3, 4), and the other leg being connected to the housing (2) by means of gate/pin arrangements.
October 27, 2008
Date of Patent:
October 16, 2012
Schunk GmbH & Co. KG Spann-und Greiftechnik
Abstract: A positioning assembly using a pair of rollers elastically connected to a holding base for clamping two cutters received in the holding base. The cutters in the holding base can be adjusted to make different blades contact and align precisely.
Abstract: A clamp apparatus includes a clamp unit capable of retaining a workpiece, a cylinder driven under the supply of a pressure fluid, and a drive force transmission mechanism, which is capable of transmitting a drive force from the cylinder to the clamp unit. The drive force transmission mechanism includes a guide body disposed displaceably inside of a body, two pairs of rollers retained rotatably on both side surfaces of the guide body, and a spindle inserted through a second link groove of the guide body that rotatably supports a clamp arm. The clamp arm is rotatably operated and is capable of clamping the workpiece under a displacement action of the guide body.
Abstract: A clamp device includes an annular grip member capable of being inserted into an hole in a workpiece and of gripping the inner circumferential surface of the hole, a clamp rod having a tapered shaft portion fitted inside the grip member and engaged therewith, a hydraulic cylinder capable of axially advancing and retracting the grip member and the clamp rod, and a clamp main body member. The clamp device is provided with seating surfaces formed upon the clamp main body member, on which the workpiece is seated, and a poor clamping detection mechanism that detects poor clamping, in the state in which the grip member is driven in its clamping direction by the hydraulic cylinder via the clamp rod, and the workpiece is in its state of being seated upon the seating surfaces.
Abstract: A clamp device includes a grip member, a clamp rod, and a hydraulic cylinder, and, by the grip member being inserted into an hole in a workpiece, it can grip the inner circumferential surface of the hole. The clamp device is provided with: a main body member; seating surfaces formed upon the main body member, upon which the workpiece is seated; a seating sensor that includes a pressurized air ejection hole opening to the seating surfaces; and a workpiece mounting surface that can receive and stop a workpiece at a position that is more advanced than the seating surfaces when the grip member is at an advanced position (its unclamped state), and that shifts together with the grip member during clamp operation when the grip member and the clamp rod shift towards retraction.
Abstract: A clamp device including a detection mechanism provided to detect whether the clamp device is in a clamped state or an unclamped state. The detection mechanism includes a tilt plate tiltably placed inside a switch holder installed on a body and a sliding rod displaced together with a piston rod and displaced in the direction normal to the tilt plate. When the sliding rod presses and tilts the tilt plate while a piston is displaced, a second detection switch detects that the clamp device is in the unclamped state.
Abstract: A clamp includes a rear receptacle; a front fixed jaw carrier having an eccentric guide and a guide slot; an intermediate moveable jaw carrier; a handle having one end urged against the guide member and comprising a slide sleeve retained in one end of the guide slot in a standby position; a slide bar having one end fastened in the slide sleeve and the other end being spring-actuated in the receptacle, a portion of the slide bar passing the guide member and the moveable jaw carrier; and a locking assembly comprising a seat including a funnel shaped channel; a spring-actuated slide member threadedly fastened in the seat and including a funnel shaped member having two steel balls and a projection; and a release lever having one retained end and including a tunnel and a biasing member put on the projection and biased between the seat and the release lever.
Abstract: A positioning and clamping apparatus, capable of positioning and clamping a panel material and removing the panel material from a locating pin under a state of releasing the clamping, is provided. A base having a contact surface contacting with the panel material is provided with the locating pin that penetrates through a through-hole of the panel material. A clamp arm moving between an escaping position and a clamping position is provided in a slit, and the clamp arm is moved between these positions by a reciprocating cam. When the clamp arm reaches the clamping position, the panel material is clamped by a clamp portion which is a tip of the clamp arm. A pusher driven by a pushing piston is provided inside the base, and the panel material is removed from the locating pin by the pusher.
Abstract: A positioning and clamping apparatus clamps a panel material by moving a clamp arm to a clamping position while the panel material positioned by a locating pin is supported by a workpiece supporting face of a workpiece support. An extruding member having a plurality of extruding rods protruding from the workpiece supporting face is slidably provided in the workpiece support, and the panel material is detached from the locating pin since the extruding member causes a tip face of the extruding rods to be moved to a carry-out position by the hollow piston. The extruding member is caused to protrude by a spring force up to a standby position located between the carrying-out position and the workpiece supporting position, thereby being pushed down up to the workpiece supporting position by the panel material.
Abstract: A lock mechanism includes a casing that is fixed to a side surface of a body, a handle disposed rotatably on the outside of the casing, and a transmission section, which is capable of transmitting a drive force applied by the handle. An end of a guide rod making up the transmission section is connected in a body surrounding groove of a piston rod disposed inside the body. In addition, by rotating the handle, the guide rod of the transmission section is displaced vertically (upward and downward), such that an arm is rotationally displaced through a toggle link mechanism by displacement of the piston rod along the axial direction.
Abstract: A manual locking clamp is disclosed. The manual locking clamp includes a base and a handle pivotally connected to the base. The manual locking clamp also includes a locking lever connected to the handle. The locking lever including a first locking orifice and a second locking orifice along with a fulcrum orifice and a pivot orifice. The locking lever is capable of being used on any known manual clamp, including pull action clamps, hold down action clamps, straight line action clamps, and any other known manual action clamps.
Abstract: A tool for gripping, clamping or holding an object, wherein the tool has a handle portion, a linkage portion and a working portion, and wherein the working portion includes two workpiece contacting surfaces, at least one of the surfaces shaped to generally conform to at least a portion of the outer surface of a workpiece to be clamped, gripped or held. In some embodiments, at least one of the workpiece contacting surfaces is adapted to provide a treatment to a workpiece being clamped, gripped or held.


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2020–2021 BCSC Basic and Clinical Science Course™
6 Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
Part II: Pediatric Ophthalmology
Chapter 15: Growth and Development of the Eye
Normal Growth and Development
Visual Acuity and Stereoacuity
Visual acuity improvement in infancy and early childhood is attributable to neural development as well as ocular structural changes (see Chapter 16).
Two major methods are used to quantitate visual acuity in preverbal infants and toddlers: preferential looking (PL) and visual evoked potential (VEP). See Chapter 1 for a description of these methods. VEP studies show that visual acuity improves from approximately 20/400 in newborns to 20/20 by age 6–7 months. However, PL studies estimate the visual acuity of a newborn to be 20/600, improving to 20/120 by age 3 months and to 20/60 by 6 months. Further, PL testing shows that visual acuity of 20/20 is not reached until age 3–5 years. The discrepancy between measurements obtained by these 2 methods may be related to the higher cortical processing required for PL compared with VEP. Stereoacuity reaches 60 seconds of arc by about age 5–6 months (see Chapter 7).
Excerpted from BCSC 2020-2021 series: Section 10 - Glaucoma. For more information and to purchase the entire series, please visit https://www.aao.org/bcsc.

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Derby in sight, tough analysis and focused preparation
After rounding off the English week without any points after losing 0-3 in Leverkusen, attention now turns to the northern derby against Werder Bremen in Hamburg on Saturday evening.
A glance at the HSV players after the final whistle of the 0-3 defeat in Leverkusen showed how devastated everyone was. After three straight defeats, coach Markus Gisdol and Co. had hoped to take something home from Leverkusen to stop the rot. But once again they came up short. A brace by German international Kevin Volland and a goal by Bundesliga newbie Lucas Alario decided the game in favour of the home side. Despite another battling performance the omission of so many key players and such a thin squad took ist toll: “It was not one of our better performances to put it mildly”, admitted Gisdol on Monday morning as everyone reported back for training. He then added: “It is important that we take a clear look at the situation. We had hoped for better after beginning the season with two wins and maybe there was more possible for us. Of course four straight losses is not nice and hurts. Still, its early in the season and far too early for it all to be doom and gloom.”
After the obligatory Monday morning jog through the nearby Volkspark the players and staff were given Tuesday off, it being important to give everyone time to clear their minds off the disappointing run of results. On Wednesday (27.09) all focus turns to matchday 7 and the visit of bitter northern neighbours Werder Bremen to the Volksparkstadion in Hamburg on Saturday evening (30.09.17, 6.30PM). The Rothosen are hoping to end their dismal run and who better to do it against than old arch rivals Bremen.
HSV.de reviews the Leverkusen loss, reports on latest squad news and looks ahead to coming days.
The game: After losing the third and final game of their English week 0-3 at Leverkusen, the players were understandably devastated. The travelling fans who together with home supporters had given the lads a standing ovation for their efforts against table-toppers Borussia Dortmund (0-3) in midweek had hoped for more at the packed BayArena. After Gisdol’s men matched the home side during the opening twenty minutes disaster struck as the home side scored twice inside three minutes through Volland (20.) and Alario (23.). Hamburg did try hard and managed to cvreate chances of their own which were missed by Andre Hahn (31., 70.) and Lewis Holtby (58.). As had been the case in the last three games the Rothosen lacked threat in front of goal. Unlike Leverkusen who were efficient to a point. It was not surprise then as Volland completed his brace by making it 3-0 seven minutes shy of full time. It was the final goal to complete a miserable night for HSV.
“It is not as if Leverkusen blew us away and we didn’t have enough space. We didn’t take our chances and that was the difference”, said defender Mergim Mavraj in the mixed zone afterwards. Head coach Gisdol: “We defended carelessly, didn’t take our chances and in doing so were unable to pressure the opposition. We were poor in defence and up front we didn’t do enough which is a shame. We were’nt far away from being able to keep them at bay for a longer period.”
Team news: Our problems up front are of course to do with the key men we have out injured. With Müller (cruciate ligament surgery) and Hunt and Kostic (both torn hamstring) a trio of first team regulars were missing. Add to that the fact that Ekdal (back), Thoelke (build up training) and van Drongelen (infected pelvic bone) also missed out through injury. Gisdol: “I have mentioned several times that such a small squad could get stretched during a season. Of course you need a little luck with injuries which is something we haven’t had to now.”
Things looked to be getting even worse as Walace was replaced at halftime. While the Brazilian midfielder looks likely to be able to start against Werder, Sven Schipplock missed Monday training with a back problem, only adding to Gisdol’s attacker woes. It is not known how long the problem will last. On the good new side midfield general and former Werder Bremen crowd favourite Aaron Hunt looks likely to face his former club. Gisdol said on Monday: “Had today been normal training Aaron would have been able to participate. We have prepared him well and should things go to plan he could make the squad.” Ekdal could also return. His coach: “I am optimistic but it is too early to say anthing definite.”
After making his debut in Leverkusen young hopeful Tatsuya Ito could feature on Saturday. Gisdol explained: “It was refreshing to see the way he played. It is always interesting to see how yougsters perform on the big stage. Ito confirmed the impression I had of him in training and did well.” Rick van Drongelen on the other hand is not yet ready. The young Dutchman has recently been sidelined with an infected abdominal bone. Gisdol revealed: “We could play him on Saturday but the risk with such a young player would be simply too great.”
Looking ahead: Gisdol’s men could make a lot good by beating Breman in Hamburg this weekend. It will be the 107th time the teams have met in the Bundesliga. They have failed to collect any points or indeed score any goals in their last four games. Time for a change hopefully. The coach again: “We have top calmly address the thing that didn’t go right for us and it will be a tough analysis with no punches pulled. We must not panic and hectic never did anyone any good. We have a clear view of the situation and the season is still young. We have lost against Leipzig, Dortmund and Leverkusen who are all teams you can lose against.”

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Triumph has shared a teaser on its social media revealing that the Street Triple 765 line-up is all set to hit the Indian market in March. Previously, the bike maker had started accepting bookings for a token amount of Rs. 50,000/- across all Triumph dealerships in India. The price announcement is also scheduled to happen in March 2023 while the deliveries are likely to begin in April 2023.
Out of the three variants on offer globally – R, RS and Moto2 Edition, India will get the Triumph R and the RS only.
The 2023 Triumph 765 range will include the Street Triple R and the RS. The updated motorcycles will get engine upgrades derived directly from the Moto2 race engine programme and claim to offer a significant improvement in performance of both motorcycles.
2023 Triumph 765 range: Engine
The Street Triple adding ‘765’ to its name marks the 765 cc displacement that gets increased torque and claims better responsiveness across the board. The engine now churns 128 bhp, up 6 bhp than before at 12,000 rpm while peak torque output is 80 Nm, at 9,500 rpm. Triumph claims that the new Street Triple 765 has a stronger spread of torque across the mid-range. The powertrain is mated to a 6-speed gearbox with a bi-directional quickshifter and a new free-flowing exhaust along with a trademark soundtrack.
Riding modes for the R variant includes Road, Rain, Sport and Rider-configurable setting whereas the RS gets additional Track mode. In terms of features, the new Street Triple 756 RS gets a 5-inch full-colour TFT instrument console with the ‘My Triumph connectivity system’ pre-enabled that allows turn-by-turn navigation, phone control and music operation via the accessory-fit Bluetooth module. Additionally, there is a lap timer as well.
2023 Triumph 765 range: Design
Design-wise, the 2023 Street Triple 765 gets sharper and more focused styling with the brand’s trademark bug-eyed LED headlight unit at the forefront. It also gets a new 15-litre fuel tank with integrated side panels, an angular design along with a new colour-coded belly pan for the RS.
The Street Triple R is available in two body colours – Silver with grey and yellow graphics or white and grey and red graphics. The Street Triple RS, gets three options – Silver with orange and grey graphics, red with black and silver graphics and silver or yellow with black and aluminium graphics.