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Golden Ocean, Knightsbridge Set for Merger
Dry bulk shipping companies Golden Ocean Group Limited (GOGL) and the listed dry bulk shipping company in John Fredriksen's business empire Knightsbridge Shipping have chosen March 26 to hold a special general meeting and finalize the merger talks. If the shareholders approve the plan, the companies expect to conclude the merger by the end of March 2015, subject to the execution of certain definitive documents, customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. Knightsbridge said the outlook for the sector in 2015 was looking weak, but it is pushing on in its merger with rival Golden Ocean Group Limited (GOGL). Knightsbridge and GOGL agreed to merge in October, but have now set a date to consult shareholders at special general meetings to be held on March 26. The combined company, with Knightsbridge as the surviving entity, will be renamed Golden Ocean Group Limited and will operate a fleet of 72 vessels, of which 34 are new buildings under construction as of December 31, 2014. Knightsbridge Shipping has said it is in the final stages of merging with Golden Ocean, and that the new company plans to consolidate in the sector. "The process to merge with Golden Ocean is entering into its final stage and the companies have called for special general meetings on 26 March, 2015," Knightsbridge said.
Acquisition of Four Capesize Newbuilding Contracts
Golden Ocean Group Limited has acquired two newbuilding contracts at Daehan Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., South Korea and two newbuilding contracts at Zhoushan Jinhaiwan Shipyard in China. The vessels of 170,000 dwt and 176.000 dwt respectively will be delivered between December 2008 and October 2009. The total purchase price for the four units is $296m. Given the continuous positive outlook for the global steel production and the age profile of the existing capesize fleet
Fruit of the Orient
Through a longstanding blend of organizational discipline and an unerring drive for the highest levels of automation attainable in shipbuilding processes, the industry in Japan demonstrates resilience founded on continuing productivity advances. Untiring efforts to seek new ways of reducing man-hours and lead times is wholly characteristic of Japanese companies, as they rise to the intensified challenge posed by equally resolute South Korean yards.
Golden Ocean Halts Legal Action
Golden Ocean Group announced an end to its legal dispute with S.A. Marine Corp. of South Africa following a successful resolution. The announcement follows a capital injection of $41 million into S.A. Marine.
Greek Shipping Company Gets Hit With Defaulted Junk Bonds
A Greek-owned shipping company said on Thursday it would seek damages from holders of its defaulted junk bonds who last week "arrested" one of the company's ships as security for a $175 million repayment claim. The 25,900 gt Ocelotmax has been held in the port of Pusan, Korea since August 4, and is unable to trade until released. Enterprises Shipholding defaulted on the bond's $7.76 million semi-annual interest coupon in July.
Golden Ocean Announces Vessel Sales
Golden Ocean Group Limited has agreed to get released from the bare boat agreements for the two 1990 built Panamax vessels M/V Golden Glory and M/V Golden Gem against purchasing the vessels for $11m per vessel. The company has agreed to sell the two vessels for net sale proceeds of $60m in total. Delivery to the buyers is expected to take place in September 2007. This transaction will give a positive addition to net income of approximately $23m
Hall Elected President of PVA
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NASSCO's New Product Carrier Goes to Sea
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USCG Photo: Golden Seas Anchored Near Dutch Harbor
The bulk carrier Golden Seas was towed into anchoring position in Broad Bay near Dutch Harbor by the tug Tor Viking II Dec. 7. The Tor Viking II rendezvoused with the Golden Seas and was able tow the ship more than 500 miles along the Aleutian Islands to safe harbor near Dutch Harbor.
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Golden Ocean CEO: Dry Bulk Shipping Market May Rebound
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Golden Ocean and Knightsbridge Complete Merger
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India Reclaims the Indian Ocean
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Aug 26, 2010, 11:02 AM EDT
You may recall that Rob Dibble had some some choice words for Stephen Strasburg earlier this week, telling him to "suck it up," among other things.
In wake of the controversial comments, it was announced on Wednesday afternoon that Dibble would not be in the MASN broadcast booth for at least the next two nights. MASN spokesperson Todd Webster said that Dibble requested the days off himself, though sources tell Mark Zuckerman of Nats Insider that he didn't ask for time off until Tuesday night. You see, these events are just a mere coincidence. Nothing to see here, move along.
When asked about the nature of Dibble's absence by Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post, Nationals president Stan Kasten had one of the best retorts I have heard in a while.
"Rob asked for some time off," Kasten said. "Perhaps he's not feeling
well. But I'm not a doctor, nor have I seen his records. So I shouldn't
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Well played, Stan.
- El Bravo - Aug 26, 2010 at 11:30 AM
I bet that guy dibbles balls.
- BC - Aug 26, 2010 at 11:50 AM
Good. Hopefully they do Washington a favor and can him.
- mike wants wins - Aug 26, 2010 at 12:03 PM
Great line from Kasten.
- doctorfunke - Aug 26, 2010 at 1:28 PM
Well played indeed.
Did anyone else hear Jon Miller mess up the "Well played, Mauer" line on Sunday night baseball?
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Humorous, highly humorous.
- Calir - Aug 26, 2010 at 9:10 PM
Dibbs just forgot that he is now the second best pitcher employed by the Nats.
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IHC Offshore Systems provides world's biggest Noise Mitigation System to protect sea life.
IHC Offshore Systems, part of IHC Merwede, is proud to announce it has been awarded a rental contract for the Noise Mitigation System NMS-6900. Dutch offshore contractor Seaway Heavy Lifting will operate the NMS-6900 during the installation of 30 monopile foundations for the Riffgat offshore wind farm off the north-west coast of Germany. The contract has been signed by Mr W van der Velde, Chief Technical Officer of Seaway Heavy Lifting, and Mr AA Kromhout,
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The NMS-6900 is a useful addition to the large existing rental fleet of IHC Merwede's Hydrohammers®, handling tools and piling templates, which have been serving offshore installation contractors for many years. The contract includes site assistance throughout the whole project – IHC Offshore Systems service engineers will monitor all functions and support with the operation of the system. By June 2012 the NMS-6900 will be operational on location in the North Sea.
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The purpose of the NMS-6900 is to reduce noise caused by offshore pile-driving activities carried out in the oil and gas and renewable energy sectors. Advanced technology developed within the IHC Merwede group reduces the negative effects of such noise on sea life.
The system consists of a double-wall steel screen capable of resisting harsh offshore conditions such as current and wave impact. A special guiding system has been incorporated to keep the monopile and NMS-6900 concentric. Variable glide pads enable safe guidance for a range of both straight and tapered pile sizes. Furthermore, an advanced multi-level bubble injector system has been installed, providing an additional noise barrier. A mud-mat flange at the bottom of the screen assures stable and safe positioning of the NMS-6900 on the seabed.
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Reuan Thai Village Samui, Ko Samui
Located in Koh Samui (Bo Put), Reuan Thai Village Samui is a family-friendly resort close to Central Festival Samui, Samui Crocodile Farm, and Tesco Lotus Koh Samui. Also nearby are Bangrak Beach and Phetch Buncha Thai Boxing Stadium.
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Wireless Internet access is complimentary in public areas. Additional amenities include an outdoor pool, multilingual staff, and tour/ticket assistance.
Rooms open to balconies. The 15 air-conditioned guestrooms at Reuan Thai Village Samui include minibars. Beds have Select Comfort mattresses. Complimentary wireless high-speed Internet access is provided. Televisions are equipped with cable channels. Housekeeping is offered daily.
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Dark ones?
Owl: Huehue comrade that mask is badly broken several Ks of rubles and i give you one from WW2 GOOD AS NEW!
Cardan: *Hic* just bring me a vodka bottle or 3 and i will fix it maybe add a parachute to it too!
The ending was hilarious, cant wait for this mod.
But will it have the T-90s eyes?
The Stug life.
Fine work, its amazing how such an old game can be made to look with dedicated work.
This is awesome cant wait to mess around and see how it affects NPCs reactions and game flow at the start.
Nah you probably need some duct tape here some there and weld or tie some oars to the top of the track wheels and all is done!
BJ got wood.
Trying to get some of those secrets out of the USSR old secret labs maybe?
I just love how the cannon is moved so precisely to just do the required action then stop, good eye to hand coordination and precise controls.
This will make for some funny moments bumping into them because they blend into the background so well.
LOL that bloodsucker got totally wrecked, this looks so awesome!
404 not found had to use the mirror and pick gamefront.
You know the place you live in is ****** up when even animals there have firearms but it could be hilarious imagine walking down the street all calm and nice then *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* a cat just shot the dog next door dead.
We need tiny AA battery like the ones used in WW2 the size of an RC car (the German quad 20mm would be best) made to shoot down mosquitoes would be hilarious.
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That is Arabic and to be honest i never ever in my life have i managed to read what doctors write.
Bush..... HOW did that guy even got to rule a nation?
One last thing did the publishers refuse because the game was playing as soviet spies assassinating, sabotaging and spying in America? or was it just that they wanted a COD like game? Oh and i will try to get people to vote on green light BEST OF LUCK!
I have a question if you don't mind me asking, what are you guys doing right now? like have you tried reaching out to some local European publishers? and cant you go into kick starter or steam early access? i really love the first 2 games and still play them.
Downloading and will tell every gamer i know about this game you guys deserve a lot more attention i wonder why PC gamer and such web sites are not helping.
You gotta love the panzer 4 commander cupola.
Sewer and underwater levels are terrible, i still get nightmares from the 2 underwater levels in Chaser.
Second alternative.
This looks fantastic.
Great work much better than the original.
Why not just get some Chinese or Russian tanks at this point?
Tanks can still boost friendly troops morale and are good at holding positions when there flanks are kept safe or when there is no hunters in the sky, Tanks reached there full glory during WW2 and now they are becoming more situational every day they will still have uses but other things will fill there past role.
Well i have to agree its ugly but its crew protection is good tho or so i read, still a Kornet ATGM can scrap any tank out there.
See that building in the center? there is a genestealer cult in its dungeon too! so Chaos is not the only problem here.
WOW very detailed!
*exterminatus initiated*
The rainy day flasher.
Remove the turret and cover the track wheels and it will look like a Panther from this angle.
Have a tiny baneblade feel to it from this angle.
I am looking forward to this keep the good work up!
Open BBQ party mofos step in line to be served!
Ps. this game is fun try it out!
Shotgun.. with slugs NOW!
Do not worry loyal citizen, the closest Commissar is on his way to administer the Emperors justice, now step in line for execution for abandoning your work place in the factory please.
I think he is about to operate the bolt to eject the spent brass or clear a jammed one.
LOL Hollywood doomed us all.
I forgot my 1st class extra heretical ticket back home.
Panthers when you absolutely positively gotta wreck your enemy's ****.
I have 1 question does this mod fix the bugs that messed the vanilla game up?
Moscow: *FSB agents boarding a plane*
Washington: *CIA agents preparing the heart attack pistol*
Munich: Oktoberfest!!!
WTF were they thinking?
I am glad this is still worked on best of luck!
War back then was not as messed up as today now we have drones, ATGMs and such things you do not know where the hit is going to come from.
Someone is in trouble.
Getting someone useful and loyal killed and his name stained/destroyed is having fun?
Better than nothing.
Someone must of got into real trouble after this.
Add to that they are getting some Apaches.
Its meant to show how they use the word heresy against anything they don't like they are basically abusing the word for there own agenda/goals, at least that is how i see it.
WOW! wtf hit this M1?
They were scary as hell in BF3 coming out of a building to see this head on.
Insurance company will be forced to fulfill the contract in case of any harm caused by and not limited to tanks to any civilian vehicle by the 125mm law.
*Sees lord of change* yep this planet is ****** might as well call in that Exterminatus we are owed.
Desert camo.... not good news.
why cant we all have one?
HOLY ****!!! that level of detail puts a lot of other games to shame! great job.
He is going to shoot his back pack as punishment?
Players on the other end of the table are ****** Titus is a one man army lol.
He ate the last human on the planet GET THE GREEDY BASTARD!
yeah why the F would someone do this to him self, i can understand those who caught some of nurgles plague and have no choice but to die after some terrible pain or submit to him but what about the rest who go there willingly?
its funny how they added life is the emperors currency.
the second line from the right is so expensive dont you think?
what the hell? just lol!
not sure if sarcasm or serious lol.
everyone enjoys a good laugh at ork humor in 40k but in the battle field orks are scum that needs to die.
what is this heresy!
i can not believe they are making a book series about failbaddon, this guy is a complete and utter failure! how many black crusades have he launched and he did not even manege to get past cadia!, his biggest "achievement" was probably that planet fall/ land fall on cadia in HIS 13TH CRUSADE OMG! why did the 4 gods not turn him into a warp spawn yet while they do not tolerate failure?
white bear.
is he ever going to come back? :(
how the hell can someone loot something that big leave alone its a live monster?
i have something new to shoot in new vegas till this one comes out ;)
seems the V1 and the king tiger will be near impossible to get in AI matches before the match final minutes.
that marine is screwed gun is empty + tiny knife vs ork = death.
O.M.G! this is soooo epic, space marine 2 in a scale like this will destroy other 3rd person games that year.
he is protesting as salaanesh ordered the pleasure tower closed early today.
Sargent lorenzo must hate his life.
dez ez how u stump doz umie gitz ya gretchin loven nobz!
my spleen! .... oh wait thats cultist chan line nvm.
wish red faction Armageddon was like guerrilla rather than the liner piece of alien crap it was, oh well another ruined franchise.
i know i was just joking about why we cant make ones in real life.
i really love terminator armor why cant we umies make some? they are good for stumping.
i used to not care about guardsmen but when i looked hard into what they do what they face and go through you cant help but like them for facing horrors way beyond what they can even harm they are just regular humans after all, they have great AFVs too.
feral orks?
that looks like a gorilla shaved and painted green rather than an ork.
way to make an ork really want to kill you for your uniform.
they even have RPG 7s.
one of the top 3 worst ways to die on a battle field, tank drivers who do it are a holes.
panthers... even the soviets could not hate them.
will this world we live in ever think about making real sets of terminator armor?
panzer 4s are sexy
genghis ork
if bolters were real they would be an overkill for anything smaller than an elephant.
riddle them with heavy bolters rounds!
that is why it was a mistake besides soviet tank optics were crap.
those IS2s made there last mistake of standing up to the king of tigers!
so it will be like the king tiger a one time call in?
LOL! no one have any idea how long i kept laughing... i think my lungs hurt now.
awkward? they are going to kill him dead lol.
this looks great!
that is why the crew man is angry he lost them in battle now his tank is half as sexy as it once was.
i hate this game the first 2 were better hen they made this...
yeah that was a cluster F*** lol
in some youtube vids you can see more than 4 or 6 tigers working together in the ussr lands most of been a nightmare for T-34s.
*bang* *zip* *BOOM*
basically the average sherman encounter with a tiger.
aint pretty but i think it does what they need
i think royal tiger is what the brits called the king tiger / tiger 2
vodka why did you try to mix up with the drawing board?
most be a real ear rape while this thing passes by
i read somewhere that T72s have poor protection vs say like RPGs thats even if the warhead does not pen the armor the crew inside will still feel the power of the blast badly is it true?
lol true
iran are not a weak country they proved that to sadam lol never knew about the cars though.
so it was intended to act like a tank destroyer?
ww2 tanks would only dream of taking this super heavy head on sad it was so heavy and impractical and allied air superiority would not of made things any better for it.
sounds good
sound was useles but sighted indicator saved my *** many times from a stalking blood sucker / chimera anyway the HUD looks good can the player chose to place it in the top left of the screen?
if you shoot the bar man the world will end
seems like an armored anti air gun for fast deployment rather than a tank
looks very good but where in the mg42 crew? they got the job to make coffee again?
aw man would it hurt to at least cover it with something now look at it its rusting off just becuse it was never fielded does not mean trash it.
can it pass on a bridge without ending its life or will it join the tiger 2 and maus club of stay off my bridge?
i cant see what makes nimble so famous other than him showing up in all 3 games did i miss a quest or forgot part of the story?
trained crew of 2 cats lol
why does those mirrors reminds me of my grandfathers 1980 land rover? lol
i love how this tank looks
thank you for your kind replay :)
oman have a very good relations with the U.K we are friends with every country around us and try to be so too with all the others our leader is a wise man , and we have much respect for the U.K they helped our country when it was in need , and lol camel backed bagpipe is funny i think it is related to salalahs army lol.
i dont know the exact number of the challenger 2s we have but the Chieftans we got are about 26 or 28 i am not sure but i heard some talk about our army trying to get some U.S MA A2s not sure if it is true or just rumors.
yeah i am from oman , i had the pleasure of watching some challenger 2s fire there guns and get a fast look at it from close by , and that tank is a sight to behold i am not so sure how many of them we have but more of them would be nice the UK is a valued ally.
an RPG7 can mangle this thing and the tracks looks weak
lol my country have a 100+ of those wish they bought more challenger 2s instead of buying more of those :P
lol thanks for the kind replay and not going "GET OUT YOU NOOB" +1
i am no tank expert but i think the turret have some shot trap spots right?
compared to those crusaders the sherman needs to lose some wight lol
a 380mm high explosive rocket that blows the crap out of what ever it hits cons are it have a long really long reload time with a small ammount of ammo
the germans used it as a method of extra side protection
the panzer 4 line is mine
a panzer 4 can never look ugly
stukas are my favored dive bombers of ww2
this looks great and very well modeled
they remind me of the left for dead ones
omg 6 shots went right through hope they were 9mm.....or does it mean they are zombies O_O
flak 88s are having a party with the 20mm guns it seems lol
yeah they have some very funny lines
those bastards are becoming so common in the zone in my game they spawn alot near the skadofsk is it they are after me or is it thats they just learned how to breed lol
now that is a freaking dive bomber pilots who flew it must had lots of lols at how the sirens made infantry run like crazy
you are doing such a great job with this
wheres a quad 20mm when you need one
i am guessing those posters contain info about the maus starting production lol
this looks nice
every thing here is cool starting from how the gun looks ending with how the empty round cases sound when landing on the floor
omg i loved the skirted panzer iv look a skirted panther is even better all it need now is the right camo paint job
merry Christmas for everyone and um... i dont think its a good idea to hit him with the snow ball lol but the image looks nice
2k czech better replay but yeah an email can work too but papers are more formal lol
some one was hoping to become a snork i think lol
lol it looks like a german soldiers helmet from ww2
still a nice gun vs houses and infantry it was able to destroy light tanks too but dont count too much on that as most were soviet ones lol every one knows how soviets made there steel and in some cases iron.
am not going in there without a full auto shotgun
i hate those little bastards
wow are those the 75mm L70 and the L48?
she wights two times there tanks our fat tiger
they are wearing armor or bullet proof vests will that make them harder to kill?
between the 3 new shots i love this one the most
looks good
im happy with every thing i see in this mod
loled looks good
sounds good to me
looks great by the way what unit are they? you got me curious
hey hans why zey gave us zose russian gunz?
konrad dont ask me something like zat all i know zose damn things jam like crazy but mybe it makes us look cool in zis picture ;D
hmm rounds close or as the same cal as the H&K mp7 wich have great armor pirce affects for its class of wepons as close range eh? sounds like one hell of a gun always loved german and american guns.
lol sorry
this type of mods is the most retarded way for fanboys and nerds out there to get a free fap goddamn hippies with porn blinded minds.
great mod man thanx for sharing it :D
it looks great effort and creativty is used in this mod best of luck and i am looking forward to playing this great mod
sounds great thanks for the info mate
is it a short range howitzer or an anti tank gun?
omg id hate to run across one of those at night
his just trying to tell you he wants some vodka :(
has he been hiting the white stuff?
omg how did you do this lol
i hope that is an M1911 in your hand or it might take more than 7 rounds to put him out of his misery
stugs were probably the most efactive german tank destroyers they racked kills like crazy in the ussr lands T34 drivers hated them and were ordered later on not to use face to face rush attacks while fighting stugs lol
i saw all the stuff you posted from your mod and i can truly say its looking epic
i just love what i see :) did not think fallout engine can pull this out lol
....and i have to hunt 2 of those at night to progress the story?
i guess its time to get another class
tracking this looks great
nice little colection there
me want :D
will they have the regular nebelwerfer sound? i hope so i love that sound
looks like there is an AA gun trying to screw them
wounder how this place will look at night
....and poor stalkers in cordon are staying at the darkest night of the world in the zone while they could of just pluged a long cable to those things and got TEH FREE POWERZ OF LIGHT
m8 armored car driver: LOL take a look at this a half track
gunner: LO....wait whats that on top
driver: ****!!!
allied anouncer : we just lost a unit
thank you testing will report if any problems thank you again this mod is ultra fun
lol got it working last night steam can be a bugger thanx alot the mod works great no problems or crashes in 4 hours play lol
lol former army bandits?
ok i give up i spent some 1 hour and something traying to get it to work on steam but the bloody thing keeps annoying me with cloud crap and stuff then after that was solved it never work its just the regular coh starting up.
They all tell me the exe has stopped working, am using win 8 64bit (did not upgrade to 8.1) if that means anything.
Keeps asking for the CD every time i try to run any of the 3 exe files did i miss a step or do i have to dig the old war chest box with the cds?
Now imagine him jumping you out of the bushes at night.
The JagdTiger is going to make a mess out of whatever it hits.
lol so true.
a silly question does this mod fix the wide screen problem with dawn of war? or should i just make a fresh install of 1.3?
world of tanks players crew lol
looks great the kar 98k is a great bolt action rifle.
someone must of sucked at training
these planes resulted in many brown pants lol
when i read the title in the updates i thought its going to be a flesh getting burned with fire XD
i understand his frustration microsoft excel is bloody annoying
i wounder if you guys can make a TIGER3 out of something as the tiger was an iconic tank for power and probably the most feared tank in ww2 and the tiger 2 was probably the most powerfull one of ww2 along side the IS2 and since hitler picked his tanks names to make them sound strong it makes sense if they made a tiger3


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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The government expects oil prices to rise as high as $120 per barrel for several months because of fighting in Iraq, potentially driving a hole of at least 200 billion rupees ($3.3 billion) in the budget, two government sources told Reuters.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi won last month's general election by a landslide with promises of faster economic growth and new jobs, tapping into voter anger over India's longest slowdown in a quarter of a century.
Ahead of his maiden budget next month, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is grappling with a food inflation scare, and now faces the risk that higher oil prices could swell the government's subsidy bill.
"If oil prices remain high even for three to four months around $120 a barrel, it could have a significant impact on the fiscal deficit and economic growth," a senior Finance Ministry official told Reuters on condition of anonymity.
The official added that this could increase subsidy costs by 200-225 billion rupees in the fiscal year to March 31, 2015.
That would threaten the deficit target of 4.1 percent of gross domestic product inherited from the last government.
"If oil prices remain high, it would not be easy to meet the fiscal deficit target," the source added.
India, the world's fourth-largest oil consumer, imports around 4 million barrels a day of crude oil - costing $165 billion a year at current prices, or more than a third of its total import bill.
The last government based its interim budget in February on an assumption that India's basket of oil imports would cost around $105 per barrel on average in the current fiscal year.
Prices for Brent crude, an international oil benchmark, have risen by $3 to $113 over the past week, during which Islamic militants have taken control over tracts of northern Iraq and threatened the authority of the Baghdad government.
For every dollar that oil prices rise, the government incurs annual costs of 70-75 billion rupees (around $1.2 billion) to compensate state oil firms for selling diesel, kerosene and other fuels at below cost.
Subsidies are assessed quarterly, based on the average oil price in the preceding quarter. That means that the higher expected oil price would feed through into subsidy costs in the second half of the fiscal year.
As well as paying out cash subsidies, previous Finance Minister P. Chidambaram allowed liabilities to pile up towards lossmaking state oil refiners, leading to accusations that he was shifting debts off the government's balance sheet.
An official at the Oil Ministry said that these revenue losses at state fuel retailers, or "under-recoveries", could again touch last year's level of nearly 1.4 trillion rupees, up from an earlier estimate of nearly 1 trillion rupees.
ICRA, the Indian arm of ratings agency Moody's, estimates that the losses could rise further to 1.5 trillion rupees if the rupee falls further to 62 to the U.S. dollar.
The rupee sank on Tuesday to its lowest level since late April, before recovering slightly to 60.12 on Wednesday after senior officials played down the economic threat posed by the Iraq crisis.
Fuel subsidies have been widely criticised as a regressive tax on the poor that rewards relatively affluent Indian drivers, and retail prices for diesel are being gradually raised to bring them into line with market prices over time.
Finance Ministry officials and private economists favour a one-time hike in diesel prices of about one rupee a litre and a marginal increase in kerosene and liquefied petroleum gas prices to offset the fiscal impact of elevated oil prices.
But the government is unlikely to hike fuel prices beyond monthly increases of 50 paise per litre in diesel prices already being made, amid growing fears of a drought and its impact on inflation.
India's consumer price inflation eased to 8.28 percent in May, but remains a concern. Wholesale price inflation was stronger than expected at 6.01 percent, a five-month high.
"An increase in diesel prices by one rupee a litre could lead to a rise in retail inflation by 0.8 to 1 percentage point," said N.R. Bhanumurthy, an economist at the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, a Delhi think-tank.
"It may be politically acceptable at this stage," he said.
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Judge William Carey, in granting the state's request for an expedited hearing, says there's a need to resolve the matter as soon as possible.
Miller has questioned the legitimacy of election returns showing Sen. Lisa Murkowski won. He contends the system used by the state in tallying write-in votes for Murkowski was not in line with the law and wrongly favored her.
Carey urged attorneys to file any actions they felt necessary. The state has said questions of voter irregularities raised by Miller are unfounded. But his attorney indicated the campaign would seek to review voter precinct logs and other materials to further investigate those claims.
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In an ancient tomb located below a modern condominium building in Jerusalem, archaeologists have found ossuaries — bone boxes for the dead — bearing engravings that could represent the earliest archaeological evidence of Christians ever found.
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An automatic tire mounting and inflation system for successively mounting the upper and lower beads of a tire to a wheel. The system includes a continuously driven conveyor having means for feeding wheels and tires thereon, mounting the tire to the wheel in two successive steps, inflating the wheel mounted tire and removing the same from the conveyor.
1. An automatic tire mounting system comprising:
a conveyor;
a first feed means for placing a wheel having a pair of fixedly spaced rim flanges in a flat position on said conveyor for movement therewith;
a second feed means situated downstream from said first feed means for positioning a tire on said conveyor in an upright position immediately in front of said wheel;
roller means downstream of said second feed means for positioning said tire aslant before said rim and forcing the lower bead only of said tire between the rim flanges of said wheel as said tire and wheel are advanced by said conveyor past said roller means;
positioning means downstream of said roller means for placing said tire in a rearwardly aslant position on said wheel while maintianing the lower bead between said rim flanges;
mounting means downstream of said positioning means adapted to automatically force the upper bead of said tire between the rim flanges of said wheel as said tire and wheel are conveyed past said mounting means; and
inflation means for inflating the tire on said wheel.
2. The automatic tire mounting system defined in claim 1 wherein said roller means comprises a roller positioning means for positioning said roller above said conveyor at a predetermined lower distance to engage the upper surface of said tire and force said tire lower bead between said flanges of said wheel.
3. The automatic tire mounting system defined in claim 2 wherein said positioning means is selectively operable to locate said roller in a first position wherein said roller is elevated at a predetermined upper distance and adapted to engage said tire to tilt said tire to said rearwardly aslant position, and a second position at said predetermined lower distance above said conveyor for engaging said tire and forcing said lower bead between said wheel flanges.
4. The automatic tire mounting system defined in claim 3 further comprising means for adjusting the position of said roller when in said second position so as to change the position of said roller to accommodate tires of varying sizes.
5. The automatic tire mounting system defined in claim 4 wherein said frame member straddles said conveyor, said frame member having on an upstream side thereof, and comprising:
a pair of shafts;
a first cross member slidably supported by said shafts, said first cross members supporting said roller;
a second cross member disposed above said first cross member and slidably supported by said shafts;
first cylinder means disposed between said first and second cross members to move the lower member relative to the upper member to provide for said adjustment in the position of said rollers with respect to said tire; and
second cylinder means connecting said upper member to said frame so as to move said upper member and thus said lower rollers therewith to move said rollers between said first and second positions.
6. The method of automatically mounting a tire to a wheel, comprising:
feeding wheels one after another flat on a conveyor;
feeding tires immediately in front of each wheel as each wheel passes a predetermined location;
forcing the lower bead only of the tire between the rim flanges of each wheel as they pass downstream of said predetermined location;
positioning the tire aslant of the wheel with said lower bead between said rim flanges;
forcing the upper bead of the tire between the rim flanges of the wheel; and
inflating the tire on the wheel.
I. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to the high-production mounting and inflation of a tubeless tire to a wheel.
II. Description of the Prior Art
The seating and inflation of pneumatic tires on a high-production basis has necessitated the development of specialized equipment for this purpose, and various systems have been proposed to accomplish bead seating and inflation in a minimum of time and with a minimum of supervision and manual operation.
A typical tubeless tire system begins with a loader which places individual wheels in position on an indexing conveyor. Simultaneously, tires are processed through a soaper and pass through a loading device which positions the tires on the indexing conveyor properly located on top of the wheel and ready for mounting. The indexing conveyor then transports the tire and wheel through an automatic tire mounting station which will simultaneously position both beads of the tire between the rims of the wheel. The mounted tire is then transported to an automatic inflation station which will inflate the tire, whereupon the inflated tire and wheel assembly is checked and delivered to a final assembly line for assembly to a vehicle.
In the mounting of the pneumatic tires upon the wheels, the tire beads are simultaneously forced over one of the wheel rims. As the wheel rim is of such a size as to "spread" the beads as they are forced thereover, considerable abrasion occurs between the rim and the tire beads during mounting. This close engagement between the rim and the beads is necessitated by the dimensional relationship of the rim and the tire beads which, once the tire is mounted, must cooperate to form a complete and sealing relationship as is necessary with tubeless tires.
The simultaneously forcing of the tire beads over the wheel rim can damage the tires beads and adversely affect the sealing thereof with the wheel rim once mounting has been completed. This problem is greatly accentuated by modern-day tires wherein the tread width is considerably larger than prior tire designs, and the tire side walls are relatively smaller.
Part of the problem of damage to the tire beads has been overcome by the application of a lubricating liquid or soap to the tire beads to facilitate the movement thereof over the rim. High-production lubricators have been provided which have greatly facilitated the application of the soap to the tire beads and have overcome many of the aforementioned problems. An example of such a bead lubricator is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,658,152. Examples of prior art systems which mount both tire beads to the wheel simultaneously are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,461,938 and 3,978,903.
Examples of other tire mounting systems are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,661,053, 1,850,053 and 2,907,379. The aforementioned apparatuses, while performing satisfactorily, require periodic inspection to ensure that the system is operating in an optimum manner, otherwise damage to the tires may result when dual bead mounting occurs.
The present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, comprises a system for the mounting of pneumatic tires upon wheels under high-production conditions wherein an intermittently driven conveyor receives individual wheels onto which are positioned tires that engage a suitably mounted roller adapted to force the lower bead of each tire between the rims of its associated wheel. Downstream of the single bead engagement of the tire to the wheel, means are provided for positioning the tire aslant of its associated wheel whereupon mounting means engage the wheel and force the upper bead of the tire between the rims of its associated wheel.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an automatic, high-speed tire and wheel processing system which will mount the tire to a wheel, one bead at a time.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide an automatic tire and wheel processing system which will permit the high-production bead seating and inflation of a tire to a wheel but which minimizes the problems of damage to the side walls and treads of oversized tires, yet one which is adapted to mount varying sized tires to varying sized wheels.
Other objects, advantages and applications of the present invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art of systems for automatically mounting tires to wheels when the accompanying description of one example of the best mode contemplated for practicing the invention is read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
The description herein refers to the accompanying drawings wherein like reference numerals refer to like parts throughout the several views, and wherein:
FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of an automatic tire and wheel processing system constructed in accordance with the principles of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view through the conveyor utilized in the processing system as seen from line 2--2 of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a top plan view of FIG. 2; and
FIG. 4 is a right-side elevational view of FIG. 2.
Referring now to the drawings and, in particular, to FIG. 1, wherein there is illustrated in schematic form the basic relationship of the individual stages that comprise the tire mounting and inflating system 10. The system 10 comprises a pallet indexing conveyor 12 upon which a plurality of longitudinally spaced pallets 14 are carried. The tire mounting and inflation system 10 includes a wheel loader 16 which places individual wheels 18 (FIG. 4) in position on successive pallets 14 of the indexing conveyor 12. Simultaneously, tires 20 are conveyed by a belt conveyor 22 to a soaper 24 of the roll-on type wherein the tires 20 are processed and conveyed to a loading device 26 which places the tires 20 in the pallet indexing conveyor 12 properly positioned immediately in front of a wheel 18 and ready for the first step in the mounting process.
The indexing conveyor 12 moves the wheel 18 and tire 20 through a single bead mounting device 28, whereupon the lower bead of the tire 20 is forced between the rims of each wheel 18. The wheel and tire assembly is indexed to a tire lift cylinder assembly 30 wherein the tire 20 is aslant on its associated wheel 18, whereupon the tire 20 and wheel 18 are ready for final mounting. The indexing conveyor 12 then carries the tire 20 and wheel 18 through an automatic tire mounting station 32 wherein the upper bead of the tire 20 is forced between the rims of the wheel 18. Examples of tire bead lubricators and tire mounting machines are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,461,938, 2,665,747, 2,900,015 and 3,545,463.
The indexing conveyor 12 carries the tire and wheel assembly through an automatic inflation station 34 wherein the tire bead is seated and the tire 20 is inflated. An example of an apparatus for performing the aforementioned inflation is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,978,903.
The inflated tire and wheel assembly passes through an inflation check station 36 and to a tire and wheel unloader 38 wherein the inflated tire and wheel assembly is delivered to the final line for assembly to a vehicle. The pallet indexing conveyor 12 consists of pallets 14 mounted preferably on three-foot centers and designed specifically to receive the wheels to be carried through the various aforementioned stations. Preferably, the position of the pallet indexing conveyor 12 is controlled by appropriate cam limit switches and is driven through a hydrostatic drive 40 providing controlled acceleration and deceleration.
Referring to FIGS. 2 and 4, it can be seen that the conveyor 12 comprises a plurality of separate pallets 14 mounted upon chains 42 or other conventinal conveyor structure capable of moving in a horizontal direction between work stations. The hydrostatic drive 40 indexes the pallets 14 between successive work stations and the conveyor 12 includes lateral support structure 44 which houses the lower return portion (not shown) of the pallet conveyor 12. The details of operation of the conveyor form no part of the present invention and may be of a conventional construction. As can best be seen in FIGS. 3 and 4, the single bead mounting device 28 straddles the conveyor 12 in an upstream direction from the tire loading device 26. The tire loading device 26 includes a bridging framework 46 supporting a horizontal roller 48 disposed upstream from a loading shoe 50 of the tire loader 26 and located adjacent the conveyor 12 upon which the wheels 18 are conveyed and to which lubricated tires 20 are to be mounted, such that the conveyed wheels 18 located upon pallets 14 pass below the roller 48. Movement of the conveyor 12 and the pallets 14 is controlled in conjunction with the operation of the loader shoe 50 of the tire loading device 26, such that a lubricated tire 20 may be transferred from the loader shoe 50 to a pallet 14 containing a wheel 18. The manner in which the tire loader functions and the apparatus for controlling the same is described in the aforementioned U.S. Pat. No. 3,658,152, and a further description thereof is not necessary.
Referring now to FIGS. 2 and 4 for a detailed description of the inventive single bead mounting device 28, it can be seen that the same constitutes a U-shaped frame 52 which straddles the conveyor 12. The frame 52 includes vertical legs 54 and 56 which are secured through suitable fastening means 58 to the conveyor lateral support structure 42 and through fastening means 59 to the floor upon which the conveyor 12 is mounted. The upper ends of the legs 54 and 56 are connected by a cross beam 60 which in turn has a pair of fastening members 62 that extend downwardly and through a second cross member 64 and are secured there by suitable lug nuts 66 (FIG. 2). The bottom side of the cross member 64 is provided with a boss 63 to which a rod aligning coupler 70 is attached. The rod aligning coupler 70 is in turn attached to the extending end of a pneumatic cylinder 72 (see FIG. 4). The pneumatic cylinder 72 is in turn carried by an L-shaped support member 74 that has one of its legs 76 (see FIG. 3) fixedly secured to the top of a movable cross member 78. As can best be seen in FIG. 2, the upstream sides of the legs 54 and 56 fixedly support vertical shafts 80 and 82 which in turn slidably support sleeve members 84 and 86, respectively, attached to the opposite end portions of the movable cross member 78.
The lower surface of the movable cross member 78 carries a second air cylinder 88 fixedly secured thereto, the piston rod end of which extends downwardly and is coupled to a second rod aligning coupler 90 which in turn is secured to a boss 92 attached to the upper surface of a second movable cross member 94.
As can best be seen in FIG. 2, the movable cross member 94 has end sleeve members 96 and 98 which are slidably supported by the shafts 80 and 82 carried, respectively, by the upstream facing sides of the frame legs 54 and 56. The second movable cross member 94 has appending end flanges 100 and 102 which rotatably support movable bead rollers 104 and 106, respectively. The movable cross members 78 and 94 are connected to one another by the cylinder 90 in such a manner that the two movable cross members 78 and 94 normally move together as a unit. Upon actuation of the air cylinder 72 from its retracted position illustrated in FIG. 4 to an extended position, the movable members 78 and 94 and thus the bead rollers 104 and 106 are movable between the raised position illustrated in FIG. 4 to the lower position illustrated in phantom lines in FIG. 4 at 105. The extent of travel is approximately ten inches, but of course can vary dependent on the type and size of tires to be moved by the conveyor 12. When in the raised position, the roller 104 will cooperate with the roller 48 to simply lay the tire 20 aslant of the wheel 18 and will then function in the same manner as the rollers disclosed in the aforementioned U.S. Pat. No. 3,658,152. When the appropriate application requires the same, the air cylinder 72 is extended, lowering the rollers 104 and 106 to the position illustrated in phantom lines at 105 in FIG. 4. In this lowered position the rollers 104 and 106 cooperate with the upper surface of the tire 20 upon movement of the conveyor 12 and pallets 14, such that the rollers 104 and 106 force the lower bead of each tire 20 between the flanges 108 and 110 of the wheel 18 and the tire assumes the horizontal position shown in the intermediate section of FIG. 4. The lower tire bead of the tire 20 is secured between the wheel flanges 108 and 110 without any damage to the tire 20. If desired, the rollers 104 and 106 may be provided with annular roller extensions 105 and 107, respectively, which will engage the tire 20 outside of the wheel flanges 108 and 110 and permit the application of a greater pressure on the tire 20 while not engaging the wheel 18.
The second air cylinder 88 preferably is provided with a two-inch stroke and is adapted to move the lower cross member 94 and its associated bead rollers 104 and 106 independently of the upper cross members 64 and 78. This permits the rollers 104 and 106 to be adjusted to a selected distance above the pallet 14 and thus upper surface of the wheel 18 so as to accommodate the passage therethrough of tires and wheels of varying sizes.
The device 28 is further provided with a pair of lower rollers 120 supported on either side of the conveyor pallets 14 by means of bracket 122. The rollers 120 are positioned to be approximately 1/2 inch higher than the lower flange 110 of the wheel 18 and function to engage the tire 20 to ensure that the same is positioned horizontally, as indicated in FIG. 4.
As can best be seen in FIG. 4 and as described hereinbefore, the conveyor 12 is provided with tire lift cylinders 30 which are actuated in response to the proper positioning of a wheel and tire assembly so as to raise the upstream side of the tire 20 to a position such that the tire is aslant with respect to the wheel 18, whereby it may be received in an appropriate automatic tire mounting station 32 and the upper bead of the tire 20 is then forced between the rims 108 and 110 of the wheel 18, such as described in the aforementioned patents, such as U.S. Pat. No. 2,665,747.
As aforementioned, the tire wheel assembly is then conveyed by the conveyor 12 to the automatic inflation station 34 wherein the tire 20 is inflated.
It can thus be seen that the present invention has provided a new and improved tire mounting and inflation system wherein a tire may be mounted to a wheel in a high-speed, automated system without damage to the tire.
It should be understood by those skilled in the art of tire mounting and inflation systems that other forms of the invention may be had, all coming within the spirit of the invention and scope of the appended claims.
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I hope the L.A. Confidential TV pilot (starring Keifer Sutherland) is included.
i ordered a the dvd for cheap
L.A. Confidential was the first DVD I ever bought way back in '97. Still one of my favorites. Ah memories...
Well I wander if they will release it for a 10th Anniversary edition which means NEXT year. This is a great movie. Much better than that "boat movie" that won the academy award.
Eh? The existing disc is pretty bloody good. A reasonable number of features, isolated score... Not exactly a bad release compared to a lot of Warner's back catelogue (or a lot of new releases for that matter).
its in the works look for it NExt year
I also hope this will be re-released in a better special edition.
All releases for this were all the same all regions.....
I dont know about over in the UK, but WB did an online chat a while back at the home theater forum where they said sometime next year
L.A. Confidential S.E. release? I realise that Warner Home Video has already released a 'Special Edition' DVD of this movie, but, to be honest, it was severely lacking, considering that back then, when it was first released, a S.E. meant just a couple of short featurettes.
If you ask me, this is one film crying out for a proper S.E. release in the near future, after all, it is one of the best films of the 90's.
Any word on whether or not there will be one?
If you ask me, this is one film crying out for a proper S.E. release in the near future, after all, it is one of the best films of the 90's.
Any word on whether or not there will be one?
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