This paper considers the problem of function estimating for times to failure translation from one mode to another. This problem arises, for example, when there is data on failures of products in vitro tests and you need to estimate the reliability of the same type products with actual test conditions. For simplicity, we consider the case where MTBF have linear relation. The proposed method is based on minimizing the Kolmogorov-Smirnov statistic, which is used to test the homogeneity of two progressively censored samples. A special feature of the proposed statisticis using the Kaplan-Meier estimates of the reliability function for each sample. Provided conjecture homogeneity of two samples, the distribution of statistics does not depend on the type of distribution of failures. This paper proposes a method for calculating the exact distributions of these statistics. Tables of exact distributions probabilities are presented for a wide range of possible values of the volumes of samples. By means of statistical modeling a table of acceleration factor values is calculated and its histograms are presented.
Keywords: non-parametric statistics, the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Kaplan-Meier estimate, progressive censoring.
Timonin V., Tyannikova N. Progressively censored sample comparison - numerical methods for homogeneity statistic distributions and study of communication parameters estimating by Monte Carlo method. Маthematical Modeling and Coтputational Methods, 2015, №3 (7), pp. 89-100
The article describes the method for calculating the stability of a rod under simultaneous action of axial force and torque, considering changing the torsion of the rod when it’s bent. The method is based on the use of the complete system of equations. The following cases are considered: end clamped rod, rod with a hinged support, the rod in the form of compressed and twisted console. Diagrams of dependence of the critical axial force versus the critical torque are obtained, i.e., the range of rod stability for the case of loading is determined.
Dubrovin V., Butina T. Modeling the stability of compressed and twisted rods in precise problem statement. Маthematical Modeling and Coтputational Methods, 2015, №3 (7), pp. 3-16
Within the framework of solving the problem of active control of the elastic and damping elements of multi-wheeled vehicle (MWV) suspension brackets investigating the properties of suspension bracket families designed both for different travels and for different loading is of great importance. Their kinematic schemes can be also rather various. It is not feasible to collect the required amount of information for families of vehicles of different design and operating characteristics. Performing a full analytical study to determine the appropriate characteristics is not possible. This problem could be successfully solved only by simulation. A mathematical model of the MWV motion is developed. The characteristic feature of the model is that the vehicle speed is not set forcedly, but it is generated by the interaction of the rotating wheeled propellers with the supporting base. It results in high accuracy in modeling real processes of MWV moving along an uneven road. The developed model can be applied to research various laws of multi-wheeled vehicle suspension bracket control.
Zhileykin M., Sarach E. Mathematical model of movement of the multi-wheeled vehicles with torsional flexible bearing system. Маthematical Modeling and Coтputational Methods, 2015, №3 (7), pp. 17-40
The article describes an analytical solution to the model problem about stratified flow wave action on the underwater pipeline in the case of the circulation flow. Numerical computations of the hydrodynamic reactions for the real sea conditions are performed. The values of the flow parameters at which the wave-making drag and the lift capacity of the pipeline reaches its maximum are determined.
Vladimirov I., Korchagin N., Savin A. Hydrodynamic reactions in the model of circulatory streamlining the pipeline by bottom sea currents. Маthematical Modeling and Coтputational Methods, 2015, №3 (7), pp. 41-57
The article considers the problem of determining the pressure on the body surface streamlined by a gas flow with a small supersonic speed (M < 1,5).The economic algorithm for calculating the pressure on the part of the surface of blunt bodies of revolution is developed. Examples of flow calculations over spheres and ellipsoids with different semi-axes ratios are presented. Comparison with accurate numerical calculations shows the effectiveness of the proposed approach.
Kotenev V., Sysenko V. Calculation of the pressure when streamlining blunt bodies with small supersonic speeds. Маthematical Modeling and Coтputational Methods, 2015, №3 (7), pp. 58-67
The article considers the problems of coolant flow computational diagnostics in a closed circulation loop. The mathematical models of acoustic waves in two-phase flow are developed. Indirect diagnostic information, contained in the flow vibrational spectra recorded by regular systems is used. The inverse eigenvalue problem is formulated. Solving it the optimization approach is implemented. It is supposed that partial criteria are presented by continuous, Lipschitz, not everywhere differentiable, multi-extremal functions. Search of global solutions was performed using a new hybrid algorithms integrating stochastic algorithm of variable space viewing and deterministic methods of local search. A numerical example of model diagnosing the phase composition of the coolant in the circulation loop of nuclear reactor plant is presented.
Sulimov V., Shkapov P. Hybrid methods of computer diagnosis of two-phase flow in the circulation loop. Маthematical Modeling and Coтputational Methods, 2015, №3 (7), pp. 68-88
A model for calculation of a rock stress-strain state considering creep is suggested. The algorithm for finite element solving the three-dimensional creep problem using finite-difference scheme of Euler's method with respect to time is presented. The specialized software is developed allowing the computer to build 3D-models of rock areas based on the initial series of 2D images, obtained with the seismic data, and to perform finite element calculation of variations in rock strain-stress state with time. Numerical simulation of rock stress-strain state was conducted on the example of a zone of the Astrakhan oil and gas field. It was found that there occurs rock mass rising in some points, and in the other points it can slope down with time. The creep rate of different layers is not the same — the highest values of the creep rate are realized in the layers of clay and sand, filled with fluid, which have the most notable creep properties. The developed algorithm and software for numerical simulation proved to be quite effective and can be applied to the study of rock stress-strain state.
Dimitrienko Y., Yurin Y. Finite element simulation of the rock stress-strain state under creep. Маthematical Modeling and Coтputational Methods, 2015, №3 (7), pp. 101-118


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In the town of Tzucacab, 90 miles south of Mérida, the neglect of the owners of several dogs causes them to invade public places in the downtown area, such as the central square and the Municipal Palace where the pack usually hangs out.
This group of canines act aggressively, causing disturbances to passersby as the animals attack them and they also run after cyclists and motorcyclists, trying to bite them.
Tzucacab resident Raúl Xix, said that most of these animals are supposed to have an owner but “they neglect them and just leave them out on the streets”.
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When I was younger, nothing got me into the spirit of the holidays more than ice skating. There’s something so lovely and wintery about lacing up a pair of skates and sliding out on to the ice, wobbling as you go. I was never very good at ice skating, and I spent more time on my bum than standing up, but I still love to do it. This year, I’m spending Christmas in Mississauga, and there’s no shortage of places for me to indulge in my ice skating habits. To bring you in on my family’s tradition, I’m going to tell you how you can go ice skating in Mississauga this year.
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Since you can rent skates at Celebration Square, it’s much more accessible to people the Burnhamthorpe Arena is, though that rink is covered, and so you won’t be as cold there. If you’ve never gone skating before, you might fare better at the Burnhamthorpe Arena just because there will be things to hold on to (besides people). People are very kind in Mississauga, though, so if you need a few tips and can only make it out to the Celebration Square rink, don’t despair! It is usually a better idea to head out very early in the morning or later in the evening if you’d rather learn when there are fewer people around.

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Wagga police conducted another high-visibility operation involving police riot squads in Ashmont on Wednesday evening.
It comes as part of an ongoing operation to maintain order after a large-scale brawl of about 100 people in Ashmont in late February this year.
Three riot squad members from Sydney and five local support teams were in the area.
Acting Inspector Steve Magnone said last night’s operation was successful.
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“It’s been quiet in those areas so the operation obviously taken effect.”
It’s been quiet in those areas so the operation obviously taken effect.Acting Inspector Steve Magnone, Wagga Police
The acting inspector said police will continue to conduct the operation for “as long as we need it”.
“We got local resources, which can handle the operation if required and the specialist resources when required,” Acting Inspector Magnone said.
There have been no arrests or charges related to the incident at this stage.
The brawl on February 23 happened after tensions escalated from a funeral the day before.
One woman was injured and taken to Wagga Base Hospital.
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My wife, who is a solicitor, has said on a number of occasions when I have been trying to persuade her that moving to a new country for a new challenge would be a good idea, "Every country is different with different rules and laws and I would have to totally retrain if I wanted to be a lawyer anywhere other than the UK." After a bit of research I have come to realise that this is the truth and not just an excuse not to move!
However, as I have engaged with creditors, DCAs and debt purchasers in the UK, Australia, South Africa, the US, Colombia, Spain, Italy and Scandinavia it has become clear to me that this immutable fact for lawyers is not as immutable for the global debt industry, where creditors all across the world are facing the same debt recovery challenges and frustrations:
"We want to be able to segment our portfolio to ensure that the right debt gets to the right strategy and the right supplier at the right price.”
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“We want to be able to create a truly competitive environment for our DCAs where we can change the flow of debt to them based on performance quickly and easily.”
“We want to be able to differentiate the treatment of won’t pays from can’t pays.”
This desire to work with best practice and improve the returns on debt and treat customers fairly is normally not achievable because:
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- The system that is being used for debt recovery is a badly thought through bolt-on to the collections system and is not flexible enough or functionality rich enough to do what you want it to do; and
- Even if the right system and analytical resource could be found, getting IT to prioritise and implement such a system is almost impossible because of larger opportunity items in the higher profile areas.
“We need to know where our debts are at all times.”
Especially with the more manual debt sale processes, files are often cut by analyst and sent via encrypted email to purchasers, but the creditor’s ability to track where the accounts have gone after this initial transaction and who now possesses them is typically non-existent.
“We need visibility of the actions of third parties, be they DCAs or debt purchasers.”
This visibility is often limited or even non-existent because of the inability to capture and interrogate non-standard data from third parties and now regulators are putting increasing pressure on creditors to either fix this or stop using third parties altogether.
So whilst the UK may physically be an island, it appears to me that the debt market is pretty much universal at the highest level. Whilst there are a number of local differences driven by culture, regulation and politics, the main debt recovery challenges are global constants. The good news is that if there are global challenges then there must be global solutions – you just need to know where to look!
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|Publication number||US6502975 B1|
|Application number||US 09/933,378|
|Publication date||Jan 7, 2003|
|Filing date||Aug 20, 2001|
|Priority date||Aug 20, 2001|
|Also published as||CA2398429A1, CA2398429C|
|Publication number||09933378, 933378, US 6502975 B1, US 6502975B1, US-B1-6502975, US6502975 B1, US6502975B1|
|Inventors||Cary D. Branstetter|
|Original Assignee||Grote Industries, Inc.|
|Export Citation||BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan|
|Patent Citations (18), Referenced by (16), Classifications (18), Legal Events (4)|
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet|
The present invention generally relates to vehicle lamp assemblies, and more specifically, but not exclusively, relates to a theft resistant lamp assembly.
Vehicles, particularly trucks, utilize many replaceable lamps, such as side marker lamps that are installed to clearly mark the boundaries of the tractor-trailer at night and brake lamps. Because these lamps must be replaced on a regular basis when their lamp elements fail, typical lamps are formed as an assembly with a case, lens (usually of plastic), and mounting bracket permanently affixed to the vehicle. Rotation of the lamp assembly upon the bracket in a clockwise manner serves to affix the lamp assembly to a bracket, while rotation of the lamp assembly in a counter clockwise direction allows the lamp assembly to become completely removed from the bracket.
While it is important for the lamp assembly to be removable from the bracket to allow for servicing of failed lamps, such removability also allows for relatively easy theft of the lamp assemblies. Such theft has become a greater concern with the introduction of lamp assemblies utilizing light emitting diodes (LEDs) as illumination elements, as these lamp assemblies are substantially more expensive. Not only does this expense increase the loss associated with the theft of the lamp assembly, it also presents an increased incentive for theft. Efforts to stop theft have been made, such as by riveting the lamp to the vehicle. However, this solution is not practical for all types of lamps, such as grommet mounted type lamps.
Therefore, there is a need for a vehicle lamp that is theft resistant. The present invention is directed towards meeting this need.
A theft resistant lamp according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a lens and a lamp unit. The lamp unit is adapted to generate light, and the lamp unit is enclosed in the lens. The lens includes a body portion, a flange and at least one lock tab. The body portion is adapted to transmit light from the lamp unit, and the flange extends from the body portion. The lock tab is constructed and arranged to resiliently deflect to secure a mounting member between the flange and the lock tab in order to secure the lens to the mounting member.
A theft resistant lamp lens for a vehicle according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a body portion, an outer flange, a tab support member, and at least one lock tab. The outer flange extends from the body portion, and the tab support member is integrally formed with the body portion. The lock tab is attached to support member, and the lock tab has an engaging surface that faces the outer flange. The lock tab is adapted to resiliently deflect to secure a portion of the vehicle between the engaging surface and the outer flange.
One object of the present invention is to provide an improved lamp assembly system. Related objects and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the following description, claims, and drawings.
FIG. 1 is a first perspective view of a lamp assembly according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a second perspective view of the FIG. 1 lamp assembly.
FIG. 3 is a first cross-sectional view of the FIG. 1 lamp assembly mounted to a mounting member.
FIG. 4 is a second cross-sectional view of the FIG. 1 lamp assembly mounted to the mounting member.
FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a portion of the lamp assembly and mounting member shown in FIG. 4.
FIG. 6 is a first perspective view of a lamp assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention mounted to a mounting member.
FIG. 7 is a second perspective view of the FIG. 6 lamp assembly mounted to the mounting member.
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the FIG. 6 lamp assembly.
For the purposes of promoting an understanding of the principles of the invention, reference will now be made to the embodiments illustrated in the drawings and specific language will be used to describe the same. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the invention is thereby intended, such alterations and further modifications in the illustrated device, and such further applications of the principles of the invention as illustrated therein being contemplated as would normally occur to one skilled in the art to which the invention relates.
As discussed herein above, many lamp assemblies are now utilizing LEDs as the illumination element. Because LEDs have an expected life that is longer than that of the vehicle to which they are attached, there is no need to provide for the removability of these lamp assemblies once they are installed on the vehicle. The present invention therefore provides a lamp assembly which does not allow for removal from the vehicle after the lamp assembly has been mounted thereon. Such a configured lamp assembly makes it nearly impossible to steal the lamp assembly off of the vehicle.
A lamp assembly 100 according to one embodiment of the present invention is illustrated in FIGS. 1-2. The lamp assembly 100 includes a lens portion 102, a housing 104, and a gasket 106. The lens portion 102 and the housing 104 according to one embodiment of the present invention are made of plastic, and the gasket 106 is made of an elastomeric material, such as rubber. It should be appreciated, however, that elements of these components of the lamp assembly 100 can be made of other materials, such as metal and/or glass. In the illustrated embodiment, the lamp assembly 100 has a generally cylindrical shape. As should be understood, the lamp assembly 100 can have a different shape than the one shown.
The lens portion 102 includes a domed body portion 108 through which lamp light shines. The body portion 108 is translucent and/or transparent such that light can be transmitted through the body portion 108. An outer circumferential flange 110 extends outwardly from the body portion 108. In the illustrated embodiment, the outer flange 110 has an annular shape. The outer flange 110 has one or more rotation prevention pins 112 extending therefrom. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the lens portion 102 includes a tab support member 114 that extends substantially perpendicular to the outer flange 110. The tab support member 114 supports one or more lock tabs 116, which are used to secure the lamp assembly 100 to a vehicle. These lock tabs 116 are grouped in sets 117 that are preferably equidistantly disposed around the lens portion 102. In the illustrated embodiment, these sets 117 of lock tabs 116 include first lock tabs 118, second lock tabs 120, and third lock tabs 122. Each of the lock tabs 116 includes a connection portion 124 that is connected to support member 114 and extends towards the outer flange 110. The tabs 116 are resiliently attached to the support member 114 and match the outer contour of the support member 114. At free end 125, which is proximal to the flange 110, the connection portion 124 has an angled wall engaging portion 126 with an engaging surface 128 that faces flange 110. A gap 129 is formed between the engaging surface 128 and flange 110. The first 118, second 120, and third 122 lock tabs have their engaging surfaces 128 spaced at different distances D1, D2 and D3, respectively, from the flange 110 so as to be able to engage a range wall thicknesses.
The lock tab support member 114 defines a housing receiving cavity 130 into which the housing 104 is received. The housing 104 is attached to the lens portion 102, such as with glue or ultrasonic welding. A deflection cavity 132 is formed between the lock tab support member 114 and housing 104 so as to allow the lock tabs 116 to inwardly deflect in order to fit into an opening of the vehicle. The lamp housing 104 includes a connector 134, which is used to secure an electrical harness that powers the lamp assembly 100. The lamp connector 134 includes a pair of harness connecting tabs 136, which are used to secure the harness to the lamp assembly 100.
The lamp assembly 100 when attached to a mounting member 302 of the vehicle is illustrated in FIG. 3. By way of nonlimiting example, the mounting member 302 can include bumpers, trailer walls, vehicle walls and lighting brackets. The mounting member 302 has an outside surface 304, which is exposed on the vehicle, and an opposite inside surface 306. As shown, the lamp assembly 100 is received in a lamp opening 308 defined in the mounting member 302. A lamp unit 310 is disposed inside the housing 104. The lamp unit 310 includes a printed circuit board 312 and one or more LEDs 314 that are attached to the printed circuit board 312. It will be appreciated that LEDs 314 may be replaced with any lighting element, such as incandescent bulbs or the like. Through the printed circuit board 312, the LEDs 314 are operatively coupled to the harness connector 134, which supplies power to the LEDs 314. The housing 104 includes an outer wall 316 that extends from a base 318. The housing 104 along with the lens portion 102 form an enclosure for the lamp unit 310.
As shown in FIG. 4, the vehicle member 302 has at least one pin receiving hole 402 in which rotation prevention pin 112 is inserted during assembly. The pin 112 prevents the lamp assembly 100 from being rotated. An enlarged view of a portion of the lock tab 116 attached to the mounting member 302 is shown in FIG. 5. During insertion of the lamp assembly 100 into the lamp receiving hole 308 in member 302, the angled portion 126 engages the outer surface 304 of the vehicle member 302. As the lamp assembly 100 is inserted, the angled portion 126 presses against the outside surface 304 so as to cause the lock tab 116 to deflect in a radially inward direction I into the deflection cavity 132. Once the lamp assembly 100 is inserted into opening 308, the resilient lock tab 116 moves in a radially outward direction O to return to its original position. Once fully inserted, the engaging surface 128 of the lock tab engages the inside surface 306 of the vehicle member 302 so as to prevent the lamp assembly 100 being removed from the vehicle member 302. As illustrated in FIG. 5, the vehicle member 302 and gasket 106 are pressed between the engaging surface 128 of the lock tab 116 and the circumferential flange 110.
The vehicle member 302 is typically closed on the backside by a middle enclosure that is riveted to the vehicle. This makes it practically impossible for a person to remove the lamp assembly 100 without damage. The thief would have to break these rivets to access the backside of the lamp assembly 100 and compress the lock tabs 116 in the radially inward direction I in order to remove the lamp assembly 100 without damage. The difficulty of this operation is likely to deter theft of the lamp assembly 100. Front-side removal of the lamp assembly 100 is likewise difficult. Due to the resilient nature of the lock tabs 116, the lock tabs 116 automatically secure the lamp assembly 100 to the mounting member 302. After lamp assembly 100 is secured, the flange 110 prevents the thief from jimmying the lock tabs 116. With the lock tabs 116 extending towards the flange 110, the thief is also unable to deflect the lock tabs 116 by pushing them against the vehicle member 302. The lock tab support wall 114 prevents the thief from moving the lamp assembly 100 from side-to-side so as to be able to disengage the lock tabs 116. In the illustrated embodiment, the body portion 108, the outer flange 110, the support member 114, and the tabs 116 of the lens portion 102 are integrally formed together. With this integral construction, if one these components of the lens portion 102 is damaged, the lamp assembly 100 is rendered practically unusable. The staggered construction of the first 118, second 120 and third 122 lock tabs also provide added security. For example, the second 120 and third 122 lock tabs act as back ups if the first lock tabs 118 are disengaged. In addition, the staggered construction of the lock tabs 116 ensures that the assembly 100 can accommodate a wide range of thickness of vehicle member 302 and is thus tightly secured to the vehicle member 302. These features among others deter theft of the lamp assembly 100.
A lamp assembly 600 according to another embodiment of the present invention is illustrated in FIGS. 6-8. As shown, the lamp assembly 600 according to this embodiment includes several of the same components as lamp assembly 100 with the exception that lamp assembly 600 does not include the housing 104. The lamp assembly 600 includes a lens portion 102 a with circumferential flange 110, which extends from body portion 108 and lamp unit 310. The lens portion 102 a further includes tab support member 114 and one or more lock tabs 116, which extend from the support member 114 toward the flange 110. In the same fashion as described above, the lock tabs 116 are adapted to engage the vehicle mounting member 302. In the illustrated embodiment, the lens portion 102 a has an inner wall 602 that includes a circuit board engaging leg 604. The circuit board engaging leg 604 is adapted to secure the lamp unit 310 to the lens 102 a. After the lamp unit 310 is secured, an epoxy layer 606 is applied over the printed circuit board 312 in order to hermetically seal the lamp unit 310. As illustrated in FIG. 8, leg 604 includes a tapered portion 802 against which the lamp unit 310 is inserted and a board receiving channel 804 that is adapted to hold the printed circuit board 312. Leg 604 is flexible so as to allow the lamp unit 310 to be inserted and secured thereto. During assembly, the printed circuit board 312 presses against the tapered portion 802, which causes leg 604 to deflect in the radially outward direction O. Once the circuit board 312 is received in the channel 804, leg 604 returns to its original undeflected position so as to secure the printed circuit board 312. Lamp assembly 600 is secured to the mounting member 302 in the same manner as described above for lamp assembly 100.
While the invention has been illustrated and described in detail in the drawings and foregoing description, the same is to be considered as illustrative and not restrictive in character, it being understood that only the preferred embodiment has been shown and described and that all changes and modifications that come within the spirit of the invention are desired to be protected.
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Corn is trading lower this morning following yesterday’s crop progress report but weather over the next two weeks is expected to be hot and dry.
Crop progress showed corn’s good to excellent rating falling to 56% from 58% last week and the average trade guess being 55%.
88% of the crop is doughing, 51% is dented compared to 35% last week, and 9% is mature compared to 4% a week ago.
While ratings didn’t fall much last week, temperatures over the next two weeks are expected to be far above normal while precipitation is forecast to be below normal for the Corn Belt.
Soybeans are trading lower this morning along with both soybean meal and oil as trade was expecting a much larger drop in crop ratings.
58% of the soybean crop was rated good to excellent vs 59% a week ago with trade expecting a rating of 56%. 91% of the crop is setting pods vs 86% a week ago, and 5% is dropping leaves.
November soybeans may be finding some resistance at the 14-dollar level with futures technically oversold and a gap lower on the chart at 13.90-1/2.
Brazil’s soybean crop for 23/24 is seen at 162.8 mmt vs 154.6 mmt in the previous year as production expands.
Wheat is trading lower again this morning with KC taking the brunt of the losses and Chicago following behind. Yesterday’s crop progress was slightly friendly for Minn wheat.
Yesterday’s crop progress for spring wheat showed harvest 54% complete compared to 39% a week ago and in line with trade guesses while the good to excellent rating slipped 1 point to 37% which was in line with expectations.
The Russian Grain Union has said that Russian exports of wheat have risen by 27% year over year in August to 6.4 mmt.
In Brazil, wheat prices have faded significantly with the monthly price averages at the lowest levels since 2020. 70% of the wheat crop is harvested in Brazil.
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Odd Blood (Secretly Canadian, 02.2010)
For: Prince, MGMT, MPP-Animal Collective
Byline: Hey! Pitchshifting! Now we can sound like the Knife! Heirs to the world music throne of Toto or just obsessed with neat sounds?
I’m not going to lie 2010 has gotten off to a great start, even better than 2009 (gasp), that’s why the sting of disappointment hurt even worse upon the first listen to Odd Blood, Yeasayer’s follow up to their critically acclaimed 2007 All Hour Cymbals. It isn’t very hard to point out what I don’t like about this album; its forced experimentation over formulaic indie rock songs, its overly produced (does that mean anything anymore?) pop sheen, that ubiquitous poly-rythmic, tribal beat thing everybody is aping from Animal Collective. This trans-continental stylistic sampling is treading some ground I swore I thought would never be re-hashed. World music. I mean, is Yeasayer going to be the next Toto? Time will tell. It would seem that Odd Blood is relatively easy to write this off, but still, there are a few things that Yeasayer do very right that demand further listening with an itchy trigger finger on the skip button. See: “Rome”, “Strange Reunions”, “Love Me Girl”, “Mondegreen”. First, and probably the most obvious, is the album’s gate-crashing single and hands-down strongest song, “Ambling Alp”. Starting with a percussion-scape straight out of MPP and a sludgy, syrupy synth line ranks among the few on the album that isn’t a Duran-Duran B-side rip off. “Ambling Alp” is a great song, in company with a couple other great songs on the impressive first four songs on the album. I really can’t get past that incredible “In The Air Tonight” drum break-down on “Madder Red”, the intensity of the percussion is matched by Chris Keating’s (love it or hate it, that dude has a voice) powerful vocals. We don’t get ballads like “I Remember” anymore, a lot of critics say this sounds a lot like Tears For Fears, I say so what, Tears For Fears is awesome. The entire 80’s vibe of this album is a polarizing point, but looking past this obvious throwback is even more troubling. Prince. Chris Keating has his impersonation nailed, even down to his whiny falsetto and wild vocal gesticulations. The driving, funky beat on some of the more brash songs are straight out of Dirty Minds playbook. So, for better or worse Yeasayer is back a little bit more poppy, a little bit tighter, a little bit more 80’s nostalgic, a lot more cocky, and a little bit underwhelming.
I can say they have a pretty awesome live show and crazy awesome music videos (note: moms, teens, this is the clean version)


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What is it that motivates me to teach and practice Touch for Health? To answer these questions very simply, I would say I love helping people to be able to take greater control of their health and well-being, gain greater self-awareness, and make a difference in their lives. On another level, I am deeply appreciative of having the opportunity to do work that is aligned with my personal belief system concerning my purpose for being. I believe that we were created to know and love God and to develop our virtues. There are many religious and spiritual paths one can take to do this. And if one believes that “man is made in God’s image” then another way we can know and love God is to know and love ourselves and others.
Knowing and loving are two basic capacities of man. They are important aspects in an individual’s pursuit of discovering their true self. They are key elements in our healing towards wholeness.
Knowing oneself may come through meditation, reflection and conscious awareness. Being in touch with one’s strengths and limitations is an important part of getting to know ourselves. Underlying one’s strengths or limitations is likely to be one’s belief system. Beliefs evolve out of one’s perceptions and interpretation of events. Beliefs create feelings and subsequently actions which produce results that confirm belief. Our beliefs, thoughts, feelings, and actions all contribute towards creating our reality. Often, though, our emotional experience or perception clouds our interpretation of our experience. The belief that follows may not truly reflect the truth, or it may have been true at one time but is no longer true. Becoming more aware of what our beliefs are and how to change the limiting ones is critical in knowing our true self.
Conscious awareness is essential to choice. Before we can change something we first need to know what it is we want to change. Real choices begin when we recognize possibilities. Making the decision or choice to change is exercising one’s free will. Will or volition is a focused desire, and may be expressed as intention, determination, and expectation. As we choose to change within ourselves, employing our knowing capacity, it seems to me that we are also on some level expressing our loving capacity. Our willingness to confront ourselves, whether motivated by pain or desire for growth, indicates a love for self. When we choose to align conscious intention (particularly pure or loving intention) with conscious awareness I think we empower our ability to make truly effective changes.
The three areas that are key to releasing our potential or achieving our goals are Knowledge, Volition and Action. We must first know that we want to change and what we want to change, then decide or desire to change, and then act on that decision. These three elements are involved in making changes in many areas of our lives. The rest of this paper will explore knowledge, volition, and action in the context of healing and Touch for Health along with the involvement of our knowing and loving capacities.
In the field of healing, the traditional approach in our country has been to spend much time, money and attention on the [knowing] level of diagnosis. Identification of the illness – the asking “What is it? – has been the area that consumes the time and attention of patient and doctor. More important and revealing questions – “Why is it there? or “What things contributed to it? (that would raise one’s level of conscious awareness)- are often superseded by [the intention of] wanting to get rid of the problem. Treatment options [the action] are often rushed into, usually drugs or surgery, before either an understanding of what might have caused the problem or what other alternative treatment options can be utilized.
Thankfully, a growing number of health professionals, particularly doctors and psychologists , have over the past 10-15 years been researching the more subtle yet profound relationship between body and mind. The emerging field of psychoneuroimmunology has produced hundreds of clinical studies supporting the fact that what we think affects how we feel. One of my favorite references is the book Thinking and Health by Blair Justice. In it are quoted over 700 studies that have shown that one’s perceptions, emotions, attitudes and beliefs can stimulate, enhance or inhibit the body’s immune response. Feelings of hopelessness and helplessness depress the immune system, while a sense of control and hope can enhance it. Another example of how a person’s belief system , their knowing capacity, can affect the course of their health is the Placebo Effect. There are hundreds of studies that have demonstrated the powerful effect of belief system, and perhaps intention, on mobilizing the body’s immune response.
Also important in effecting changes in the person’s health is their loving capacity – to love and be loved. Most pet lovers have probably heard that having a pet has a positive influence on longevity. Other studies have indicated that a person’s support system or their perception of loving support makes a definite difference in one’s health. Blair Justice goes so far as to state that “… the quality of our relationships may have more to do with how often we get sick and how soon we get well than our genes, chemistry, diet or environment.” Notice here the word ‘quality’ infers a type of perception, and in fact the research confirms the point that ” its not just the presence of support to health, it is the quality.”
One’s sense of purpose, why we’re here and what we’re living for, also plays a significant role in both health and illness, and life and death. Victor Frankl, in his book Man’s Search for Meaning, observed in Nazi concentration camps that those prisoners who perceived no purpose or meaning in their lives were at greater risk of giving up and dying. Here is a situation where perception affected one’s attitude, or “will” to live. Conversely, it has been shown on numerous occasions that a strong will to live and determination not to give up has been reported as a critical factor in survival among patients with cancer and other chronic and terminal illnesses. Faith, love and positive expectations are all being researched as a means by which the mind may activate the body’s intrinsic healing processes.
It has been demonstrated that not only is there an effect on the healing process from an individual’s belief system, perception, feeling and attitude but that the doctor’s belief system and intention can also make a difference. Studies have shown that the degree to which a doctor believes in his treatment approach may effect the outcome. Whether this is because of the doctor’s attitude and body language and its effect on the patient’s belief system, or even a result of merely unconscious intention is hard to say.
Several interesting studies designed to differentiate the actual effect of intentional healing from the placebo effect are presented by Dr. Leonard Laskow in his book Healing with Love. In one experiment Dr. Laskow discovered that he could “send energy with intention of inhibiting growth into bacteria cultures in test tubes and reduce their growth 50% over controls.” In another study he “focused loving energy” into one group of identical bacteria cultures. After injecting antibiotics into the cultures, which would normally inhibit their growth, he found that the cultures which had the loving energy focused into them “survived and remained motile, while the group that received no protection became increasingly immobile and perished.” In further research, Dr. Laskow found he could “inhibit the growth of cultured tumor cells by as much as 40% using intention and imagery along with energy transference.” Another researcher, Dr. Bernard Grad has “demonstrated that the absorption spectrum, surface tension, conductivity and acidity of water can be altered by focused thought or intent.” These studies and others suggest the power of intention, since the cultures and water haven’t a belief system to influence the results.
Those of us in Touch for Health may have experienced the influence of intention if you ever inadvertently rubbed the wrong neurolymphatics points only to discover it produced the desired results. Or you might experiment by muscle checking someone in the clear, then focus a positive intention and muscle test, then a negative intention and muscle test. The testor’s intention should make a noticeable difference in the test results. Then ask the subject to hold the intention of being protected by any negative intention and see what happens.
In Touch for Health there are many ways that we utilize the model of Knowledge, Volition and Action. Dr. Thie’s original vision or intention was to present skills and knowledge in a format that even the layperson could choose to use, to be able to reach out and lovingly touch for health. While the purpose of TFH is certainly supportive of developing one’s knowing and loving capacity it also represents in its purpose and approach a dynamic interaction between knowledge, volition and action.
When we do a TFH 14 muscle balance using the self-responsibility model we are actively engaging our knowing and loving capacities. The individual receiving the balance takes the responsibility of being in charge with how they feel – identifying where their limitations are (pain, discomfort, beliefs, etc.). After assessing this knowledge and deciding what they want to change they formulate a goal. The goal is a tangible manifestation of the will; it is the stated intention of how they want to be different. The goal enables both the client and practitioner to be clear and focused on the desired outcome (i.e. they share the same intention). The action taken, of course, is the balance. The whole process supports one’s choice in taking more control of one’s health and well-being. The personal involvement and sense of control that is implicit in the balancing procedure, not to mention mutually focused intention, can be a powerful element in enhancing one’s immune response.
In the advanced TFH practitioner (PKP) procedure or Emotional Repatterning, we assess the client’s “willingness to let go of the need for the problem” and also their “willingness to have the benefits of positive change.” This gives the client the added opportunity to become aware and let go of any blockages or resistance to change. Frequently our illness served us on some level through secondary gains or pay offs. Making sure our willingness to change is truly clear enhances the power of intention. And just to make sure that there aren’t any limiting beliefs lurking in the recesses of our mind to sabotage our results, another thing checked for are sabotage programs that are on line with our goal. I personally have found this to be one of the most significant and powerful parts of the balancing process. Behind the limiting belief usually lies a positive intention that was intended to serve you at one time. It allowed you to survive, seek love, or it freed or protected you. Once again bringing these limiting beliefs to conscious awareness gives one the choice to choose the truth. Along with this conscious acknowledgement and verbal and kinesthetic repatterning, the person states “In spite of this conflict/reversal in attitude I deeply and profoundly love, accept and respect myself (and I also include forgive self). Conscious recognition and knowingness of our unlimited potential, aligned with loving intention enables one to let go and transform. The process reminds me of Jesus’ statement “Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free.”
Whenever we do a balance we may choose to include pre and post tests relating to the goal. Our intention in this is to know where we are, raise our level of awareness, so that it is more clear later (when we post test) the quality of changes that are made after the balancing process.
The correction phase of an advanced TFH or PKP balance utilizes a priority system. This muscle testing process relies on the subtle communication of the two people’s inner wisdom that part of them that Knows. The intention is to access, based on their scope of knowledge, the best corrective approach to help the person align with their goal.
As a practitioner my goal in balancing is to assist people in listening to their bodies and enhancing greater awareness of their true selves. My intention is to stay clear during the process, let go of any of my limiting ideas or beliefs, to be able to access the greater knowledge. And last, but not least, it is also about providing an environment and attitude of unconditional love. As effective as the TFH skills are in promoting health, we must stay consciously aware that our intention to reach out with love can be the most powerful healing tool of all.
July 1995 Touch for Health Journal

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Created as one of the first Musical Improv House Teams at the Magnet Theater in 2009, Choral Rage dabbled in the world of experimental musical improvisation and theatrical exploration with a pianist, their closest friends, and the stage that birthed their weird asses. They performed together until 2012 until some received the call to another coast and/or to have lives and families of their own – but NOW – they come together again for the first time in 4 years to reunite and tear up the stage with new life experiences and even bolder choices than before! CHORAL RAGE!!!
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Roma’s attempt to land Alex Telles on a season-long loan has fallen on Manchester United’s deaf ears, according to Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano.
Despite being open to the prospect of letting Telles leave this summer, the Red Devils are unwilling to accept any loan bids for their second-choice left-back.
The 28-year-old moved to Old Trafford from Porto last season to push Luke Shaw on the left flank but has ended up playing second fiddle to the Englishman.
The Brazilian has not been Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s preferred choice at his position, but there is a feeling that his arrival turned Shaw into one of the best left-backs in the Premier League.
Despite his sporadic plays, Telles has been a genuine attacking threat going forward, with his crosses and dead balls giving a new dimension to United’s set-up.
Additionally, the Red Devils splashed out £15.4million to snap him up last summer, which explains their hesitation about letting him leave without a compensation fee.
On the other hand, Roma must sign a new left-back in the ongoing transfer window following Leonardo Spinazzola’s long-term injury.
The 28-year-old was in a lifetime form at Euro 2020 before picking up a nasty injury that will keep him on the sidelines at least by January.
Spinazzola was one of Italy’s headline performers at the recently finished tournament, and his absence leaves a sizeable gap at the back.
Jose Mourinho is hell-bent on finding a suitable replacement for the Italian and has set his sights on Telles.
Given United’s firm stance on the ex-Galatasaray man, the Portuguese manager is assessing other options.
The Giallorossi are ready to challenge domestic rivals Juventus for the signature of the highly-rated Borussia Mönchengladbach star Ramy Bensebaini.
Another potential solution for Mourinho could be Roma’s homegrown talent Ricardo Califiori.
The 18-year-old is widely regarded as one of the brightest prospects in Serie A, but his tender age could pose a problem.
Therefore, Roma might launch another effort to persuade United to sanction Telles’ temporary switch.
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World of Warcraft now has more than 12 million active subscriptions. Blizzard’s massively multiplayer online game passed the milestone in the wake of the game's second expansion, The Wrath of the Lich King, finally being launched in China and as Western markets gear up for the launch of the third expansion, Cataclysm, on the 7th of December.
As if the above figures didn’t make it abundantly clear, World of Warcraft is the most popular subscription-based MMO in the world.
The game was the worldwide best-selling PC title in 2005 and 2006. In 2007 it came second to its first expansion, The Burning Crusade. In 2008 the second expansion, Warth of the Lich King, was launched and the series claimed three of the top five PC titles for the year.

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China has opened the door wider to foreign funds keen to invest in its fast-growing market for distressed bank debt, allowing them to apply for licences for the first time to operate as provincial-level asset management companies (AMCs).
The trigger was a decision to include the specialist financial service in Phase 1 of the US-China trade deal, signed in February.
US financial services firms, it said, will be allowed to ‘acquire non-performing loans (NPLs) directly from Chinese banks’, and will be treated on an equal basis with local AMCs when regulators issue new licences.
Land of promise
Foreign investors have long coveted greater access to China’s enormous market for soured bank debt.
In 1999, Beijing created Cinda, Huarong, Orient and Great Wall, and ordered that quartet of AMCs to purchase, manage and dispose of NPLs held by its big state banks.
Many tipped the market to flourish and to embrace specialist investors such as Los Angeles based Oaktree Capital Management. For a while, that looked set to happen. Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs took part in open auctions of bundles of bad bank debt.
The possibility for foreign capital to really ramp up does exist, and we could see some very large numbers
– Gregory Ritchie, LVF Capital
In 2004, Deutsche Bank and Cinda led the first international securitization sale of Rmb2 billion ($290 million) of NPLs once held by China Construction Bank.
Then Beijing got cold feet. Fearful of seeing state assets sold on the cheap to foreigners, it opted to bail out and list its big banks instead, and all but shut down open auctions.
Its AMCs carried on buying up soured loans, while US investors, in the wake of the global financial crisis, turned their attention to Europe’s bad banks.
But now, they’re back.
In late February, Oaktree, which has to date bought $6.5 billion worth of mainland distressed debt, was the first foreign investor to form a wholly owned Chinese unit. Oaktree (Beijing) Investment Management was set up with registered capital of $5.42 million, according to the city-level financial regulator.
More will follow.
In its latest report on the onshore NPL market, issued in February, PwC said an estimated $1.5 trillion worth of soured and stressed assets are held by Chinese banks and AMCs.
It tipped 2020 to be a good year, with investors finding it “easier to agree pricing for portfolios”.
New NPLs continue to come on stream, thanks to factors such as strong recent mainland bank lending to SMEs.
This should benefit larger players, big special situation funds, who have committed to this space and have closed multiple deals
– James Dilley, PwC
Slowing growth, exacerbated by coronavirus, is set to create another fresh wave of bad debt. More than 100 real estate firms filed for bankruptcy in the first two months of this year alone.
This doesn’t mark the return of specialist foreign investors: in truth, they never really left.
In its report, PwC said 2019 was a record year for closed NPL deals by international investors, with $1.1 billion deployed across 14 transactions. A total of 50 deals were completed between 2014 and 2019 by 13 foreign investors; Oaktree, Goldman Sachs and Dallas based Lone Star Funds was each involved in seven.
The distinction is that before now, foreign investors were limited to buying a single soured loan at a time, direct from a Chinese bank – one that related to, say, an unfinished mall once owned by a property firm.
“But multiple bad loans, anything over three, and they had to buy through an AMC,” notes James Dilley, deals advisory partner at PwC in Hong Kong. That sharply reduced internal rates of return.
Once it is fully licensed, a foreign institution can now in theory “go directly to a bank and buy another similar pool of bad debt at the same discounted price”, he adds. Bypassing local or central AMCs will enable them to, in theory, “achieve higher IRRs and broaden the universe of sellers that can be accessed”.
For firms such as Oaktree, the next step will be to apply to operate directly as a bad-debt manager.
The trade deal doesn’t say how much this will cost, but local AMCs must stump up Rmb1 billion to secure a provincial licence. Most foreign firms are expected to focus on rich regions such as Guangdong and Zhejiang, and will be restricted to buying soured debt connected to assets located only within that province.
Gregory Ritchie, LVF Capital
The market will not just be open to US firms. LVF Capital, with offices in London and Hong Kong, runs Orient Longxin China, a $500 million fund that invests in distressed mainland real estate. Its founder Gregory Ritchie says the “possibility for foreign capital to really ramp up does exist, and we could see some very large numbers”.
He tips annual foreign purchases of distressed debt to grow to around $12 billion by 2022, from $1.1 billion in 2019, and adds: “Any one of the big distressed debt buyers could easily put $1 billion to work in a given year.”
Rates of return
In its report, PwC said the foreign investors it spoke to were targeting IRRs, net of costs including hedging, of 13% to 15%.
Ritchie said his firm is “currently reviewing the relevant factors around applying for a provincial AMC licence”, and added: “I’d rather do distressed investing in China than in France at the moment. It’s quite an efficient process. You have real commercial loans you can buy and resolve, a legal system that works properly, a growing secondary market, and in every province at least one provincial AMC, plus the local divisions of the big-four asset management companies.
“The awareness and infrastructure around the industry is so much more developed.”
James Dilley, PwC
PwC’s Dilley reckons anyone wishing to be a big long-term player will need to spend upward of $140 million just to build a substantial onshore platform.
He says: “This should benefit larger players, big special situation funds, who have committed to this space and have closed multiple deals, but not the smaller US hedge funds who at this point are just looking to start with a deal or two.”
There will be obstacles. Foreign firms will be barred from operating at a national level, and will be dwarfed by the big four AMCs led by Huarong and Cinda, who together buy an estimated $100 billion in NPLs each year from banks and non-bank financial firms.
Another 60 provincial level AMCs exist, 53 of which were formed between 2015 and 2017.
Operating in China is a risky business, with foreigners needing to navigate a highly political environment and a slowing economy. FX-related risks remain, and investors talk in the same breath of the sheer weight of opportunity and the friction and cost involved in moving funds on and offshore, due to the closed capital account.
But it cannot be coincidence that Beijing is choosing to further open up this market now to foreign firms, with their strong balance sheets and international expertise. Sales of bad loans by the big four AMCs in the first half of 2019 totalled $215 billion, virtually flat on the previous six-month period, and PwC said data, backed by first-hand testimony, suggests even they are struggling to process it all.
Debt burdens at banks and non-banks, and across the shadow economy, are only likely to continue to rise as a slowing economy is further pummelled by coronavirus. For the first time in many years, rule-makers in Beijing and foreign distressed debt investors want and need the same thing: each other.


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Delhi Commission for Women found 11 inmates of Asha Kiran died in the past two months
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The shocking state of affairs at Asha Kiran, the Delhi government’s home for the mentally challenged, is now in focus following a surprise visit by a team led by Delhi Commission for Women chairperson Swati Maliwal. However, over two years back, a CAG report too had exposed the glaring shortcomings at the home.
The DCW surprise visit revealed that 11 inmates have died in the past two months.
Maliwal said that women were being made to remove their clothes in the open while being lined up for taking a bath. Shockingly, completely nude women were roaming around in the corridors. Moreover, the corridors of the dormitory had CCTV cameras installed which are being monitored by male staffers. The Commission saw the CCTV footage which captured mentally- challenged women roaming around nude.
Read: Asha Kiran inmates wait in vain for new home
On over-burdened occupancy, the CAG report said in 2015 that the complex houses on an average 970 inmates against its designed capacity of 350. In the backdrop of 57 deaths that occurred in the complex during 2009-10, a ministerial committee recommended (February 2010) immediate de-congestion of these homes. Again, a decision was taken in the chief minister’s meeting (February 2011) to shift the inmates of the Asha Kiran Homes to Beggar Homes at Lampur on urgent basis.
But concrete steps were not taken by the department for decongestion of the complex, except constructing two 80 bedded dormitories in the complex and shifting of 186 inmates to other 21 assembling of mechanical and electrical goods, cutting and tailoring, binding and packaging work etc.
The department stated (March 2015) that three new homes are under construction for mentally challenged persons, at Narela, Hari Nagar and Vasant Kunj. The fact remains that a total of 148 deaths occurred during 2009-14, indicating slackness on the part of the Department towards decongestion of the Asha Kiran complex, said the CAG report.
On availability of ambulance, audit observed that only one ambulance for 24 hours and two patient carrying vehicles for office hours were available during 2013-14 for 949 residents of the complex, out of which 469 were severely and profoundly mentally retarded. Due to non-availability of ambulance, on 8,607 occasions, patients/inmates were carried to different hospitals by auto rickshaws, cycle rickshaws etc. In its reply, the department stated (March 2015) that MoU had been signed (September 2014) with CATS for providing ambulance services, whenever required.
There were 215 staff against the sanctioned posts of 260, with a shortage of 45 in the complex. Keeping in view the actual strength of inmates in the complex, the actual requirement of staff is 502, as worked out by the department.
Consequent upon a joint visit report (October 2012) on Asha Kiran Complex by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) and the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) which pointed high prevalence of malnourishment, skin diseases etc., the governing council of the complex in its meeting (January 2013), discussed and decided that a nutritious diet to the inmates was important. Audit observed that despite these observations and decisions, there was no dietician available in the complex to monitor the quantity and quality of diet provided to the residents of the complex.
India is a news-hungry nation with more than 1 lakh newspapers, apart from many news channels. News consumption is high – more so in smaller cities, and the industry needs to capitalize on its huge untapped potential, believes Ashish Bhasin, CEO, APAC, and chairman, India Dentsu Aegis Network.
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The Covid-19 pandemic has brought the spotlight on the health-promotive and disease-preventive solutions of Ayush (Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha, Homeopathy) disciplines. What has not come into the limelight is the emerging nationwide trend in the Ayush disciplines, of taking up evidence-based studies.
The Indian electricity sector is going through an interesting phase right now. Many reforms are being introduced to increase competitiveness and transparency in the sector. The power market in India is a surplus market now and the spot prices are going down day by day. With all these indicators signaling a
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Victoria Man Injured in Truck Accident on Highway 35 in Matagorda County, TX
Matagorda County, TX -- August 22, 2022, a Victoria man was injured after an accident where a commercial truck crashed off the highway.
Initial details said that the crash took place at around 1:55 p.m. along Highway 35 near the intersection of CR-388A
It appears that a 51-year-old Victoria man was behind the wheel of a Kenworth truck traveling along TX-35. One of the truck tires blew out, causing the truck to veer off-road and hit a pole.
Due to the collision, the Victoria man sustained injuries thought to be incapacitating. Right now, additional details about the crash are unavailable.
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Folks tend to assume that tire blowouts are just unavoidable. That's often true, considering one can't exactly spot and avoid a nail sitting in the road, for example. However, there could be other explanations. Not only could the tire have been worn to the point of failure, it's even possible there was a manufacturing defect of some kind the driver couldn't have known about. Left solely to the authorities, these complex issues can easily slip through the cracks. That's why it's important folks know about these possibilities so they can ensure the investigators handling crashes like this know what they're looking for.


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As Unethical Surrogacy Spreads In The Country, New Bill Seeks To Ban Commercial Surrogacy
Thanks to low cost of procedures and availability of surrogates, commercial surrogacy in India is booming. So far, India is one of the few countries which allow commercial surrogacy. But soon, it may become a thing of the past.
A new bill introduced in the Lok Sabha may lead to a ban on commercial surrogacy and only close relatives will be permitted to act as surrogates to infertile couples for “ethical altruistic” reasons.
The government introduced the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019 in the Lok Sabha that calls for setting up of surrogacy boards at national and state levels. It also states that the intending couples must not abandon such child under any circumstances.
The bill also proposed a jail term of minimum 10 years and a fine of up to 10 lakhs to clinics, labs and establishments undertaking or advertising commercial surrogacy.
According to Tribune India, “Doctors who own a clinic where commercial surrogacy is being done or those who offer services to clinics offering such a service will face imprisonment for a term that may extend up to five years and a fine up to Rs 10 lakh on the first offence and cancellation of their medical licence on the subsequent offence.”
The bill also proposes jail term up to five years and a fine up to Rs 5 lakh on first offence for couples seeking commercial surrogacy advice and services. For the offence made twice, jail up to 10 years and fine up to Rs 10 lakh is proposed.
The bill seeks to "allow ethical altruistic surrogacy to the intending infertile Indian married couple between the age of 23-50 years and 26-55 years for female and male, respectively".
The bill says a woman should be allowed to act as a surrogate mother only once and should be a close relative of the planning couple and "should be an ever married woman having a child of her own and between the age of 25-35 years".
The bill noted that due to lack of legislation to regulate surrogacy, the practice is being misused by clinics leading to unethical practices.
India opened up to commercial surrogacy in 2002 and ever since, childless couples, gay, straight, and singles have been coming to India to hire surrogates to have their babies. A UN-backed study in July 2012 estimated the surrogacy business at more than $400 million a year, with over 3,000 fertility clinics across India.


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They’re driving drunk. And they’re on the road with you.
What will it take to keep repeat DWI offenders off the roads in North Texas?
It takes a lot, in the case of Jonathan Moore.
The 36-year-old now sits in jail on two charges of murder in the deaths of former city council member Carolyn Davis and her daughter, Melissa Davis-Nunn. If convicted, he could be sentenced up to life in prison.
Meanwhile, Davis' relatives mourn the loss of two family members.
RELATED: Joint funeral for former Dallas council member and daughter, killed by suspected drunk driver
Moore was driving in the Oak Cliff area when his SUV crossed the median and crashed head-on into the vehicle carrying Davis and Davis-Nunn on July 15 in the 2400 block of Ledbetter Drive.
Davis, 57, was pronounced dead at the scene, and her 27-year-old daughter died the next day at the hospital.
Moore has a lengthy criminal history that includes a total of five prior DWI convictions; four in Dallas County and one in Tarrant County. In all, he only served two months of prison time. Most of the time, Moore’s sentences were reduced, and he was set free.
“I think the system failed [the Davis] family,” says Dallas personal injury attorney Ramez Shamieh.
Shamieh says Dallas County prosecutors should take a stronger stance against repeat DWI offenders.
In Texas, a driver’s first and second DWI is a misdemeanor. After a driver’s third DWI, the offense becomes a felony. But even after a third DWI, the offender often gets probation.
Shamieh says even though a third, fourth of fifth DWI is a felony, it is considered a low-level felony.
WFAA reached out to the Dallas County DA’s office for an official response. A spokesperson said the DA’s office has no comment at this time because Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot is out of town and because the Moore case is an on-going investigation.
“They don’t prioritize these cases. They prioritize the cases where people are dying, getting raped, getting kidnapped or injured,” Shamieh said.
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But should they?
“They should. Because in this case, you have two family members who died as a result of somebody getting back on the streets when he should’ve been put in jail," Shamieh said.
In 2017, 39% of all fatal crashes in Texas involved a drunken driver, according to the most recent data available from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
That's 10% higher than the national average.
Those drunken drivers were four-and-a-half times more likely to have prior DWI convictions than drivers with no alcohol, making Texas the fourth-worst state for deadly cases involving repeat offenders.
“They're not learning their lesson. After three times, give me a break, they need to go to jail," Shamieh said.


I want to get setup to use a PVR to record DVB-T & I'm confused as to what is actually needed to record H.264 MPEG4 which is what I understand what DVD-T is in NZ
It seems the minimum cpu varies eg from Avermedia or Hauppauge
1.What is the minimum that people out there have been using eg would a Sempron 3800+ 2.2Ghz be enough or dare I say it a P4 2.4Ghz ?
2. Would the specs required be even higher since Freeview will be using Mpeg4 rather than Mpeg2 for HD DVB-T ?
3. I read people have TV3 HD running at <10% CPU if that is the case why would powerfull CPU be needed ?
4. Should I assume the graphics card makes no difference to the CPU required since I assume recording is done before the content gets to the graphics adapter i.e. there is no relationship to between recording and the graphics adapter ?


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Changing Guangzhou’s name to Canton will raise city's international profile, delegate suggests
Guangzhou would be better served with a change of name to Canton, delegate to the CPPCC says
A delegate to the local People’s Political Consultative Conference in the southern city of Guangzhou has suggested the city change its official English name back to Canton to raise its international profile, the Yancheng Evening News reported.
“The ‘Yue’ [regional language] is called Cantonese in the West. One hundred and ten million people around the world speak this [language], which comes from Canton," Lei Jianwei said at the Guangzhou Municipal People’s Congress.
“Foreigners have called it that for 200 years, but now the translation of the city is the pinyin 'Guangzhou'. I suggest we upgrade this to a strategic height.”
Lei said the 12th five-year plan had seven points to raise Guangzhou’s international position, including culture, international trade, talent, travel and aviation, and its official English language name was important, like it was the city’s namecard.
He even suggested Guangzhou authorities design a coat of arms or logo and it be printed on Mayor Chen Jianhua’s namecard.
The name Canton originally came from a Portuguese language rendering of Guangzhou.

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