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BBVA Consumo 1, FTA
Credit Ratings Remaining On Review: MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICE – UPDATE ON CREDIT RATINGS REMAINING ON REVIEW
Rating Action: Moody's upgrades 29 tranches' ratings in 23 Spanish ABS deals; 2 tranches confirmed
Rating Action: Moody's takes actions on multiple EMEA RMBS and ABS notes' ratings
Announcement: Moody's: ABS and RMBS deals in the euro area periphery benefit from lower risk expectations
Rating Action: Moody's takes rating actions on Irish, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish ABS/RMBS deals
Moody's takes multiple actions on four Spanish consumer loans ABS
London, 27 March 2013 -- Moody's Investors Service has today downgraded by two notches the junior tranche of BBVA Consumo 4 and upgraded by one to four notches the ratings of three mezzanine or junior tranches of BBVA Consumo 1 and BBVA Consumo 2. At the same time, Moody's confirmed the ratings of six tranches (rated from Caa2(sf) to A3(sf)) of BBVA Consumo1, BBVA Consumo 2, BBVA Consumo 3 and BBVA Consumo 4. While increased counterparty risk triggered the downgrade of the junior tranche of BBVA Consumo 4, sufficient credit enhancement, which protects against sovereign and counterparty risk, primarily drove the upgrade and rating confirmations.
Today's rating action concludes the review for downgrade initiated by Moody's on 02 July 2012. These four transactions are Spanish asset-backed securities (ABS) transactions backed by consumer loans originated by Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (BBVA, Baa3/P-3). For a detailed list of the affected ratings, see towards the end of the ratings rationale section.
Today's rating action primarily reflects the availability of sufficient credit enhancement to address sovereign and increased counterparty risk. The introduction of new adjustments to Moody's modelling assumptions to account for the effect of deterioration in sovereign creditworthiness has had no effect on the ratings of six classes of notes in the four transactions. Furthermore, the current level of credit enhancement available under the Class C notes of BBVA Consumo 1 and under the Class B and C notes of BBVA Consumo 2 in the form of reserve funds or subordination is sufficient to support the following upgrades: to Baa3 (sf) from Ba2 (sf) for Class C notes of BBVA Consumo 1; to Baa1 (sf) from Baa2 (sf) for the Class B and to Ba1 (sf) from B2 (sf) for the Class C notes of BBVA Consumo 2.
While sovereign risk is largely mitigated by the high level of credit enhancement (49.5%) as of December 2012, increased counterparty risk drove the downgrade of the Class B notes of BBVA Consumo 4. As this credit enhancement is entirely in the form of a reserve fund held at BBVA (Baa3/P-3), the Class B notes are strongly linked to BBVA's rating. Moody's downgraded the Class B notes to Baa2 (sf) from A3 (sf) to reflect this strong linkage. The quality of the assets backing the notes today allows for a one-notch uplift from BBVA's rating.
-- Additional Factors Better Reflect Increased Sovereign Risk
Moody's has supplemented its analysis to determine the loss distribution of securitised portfolios with two additional factors, the maximum achievable rating in a given country (the local currency country risk ceiling) and the applicable portfolio credit enhancement for this rating. With the introduction of these additional factors, Moody's intends to better reflect increased sovereign risk in its quantitative analysis, in particular for mezzanine and junior tranches.
The Spanish country ceiling is A3, which is the maximum rating that Moody's will assign to a domestic Spanish issuer including structured finance transactions backed by Spanish receivables. The portfolio credit enhancement represents the required credit enhancement under the senior tranche for it to achieve the country ceiling. By lowering the maximum achievable rating, the revised methodology alters the loss distribution curve and implies an increased probability of high loss scenarios.
Under the updated methodology incorporating sovereign risk on ABS transactions, loss distribution volatility increases to capture increased sovereign-related risks. Given the expected loss of a portfolio and the shape of the loss distribution, the combination of the highest achievable rating in a country for structured finance and the applicable credit enhancement for this rating uniquely determines the volatility of the portfolio distribution, which the coefficient of variation (CoV) typically measures for ABS transactions. A higher applicable credit enhancement for a given rating ceiling or a lower rating ceiling with the same applicable credit enhancement both translate into a higher CoV.
-- Moody's Revises Key Collateral Assumptions
Moody's maintained its default and recovery rate assumptions for the four transactions, which it updated on 18 December 2012 (see "Moody's updates key collateral assumptions in Italian and Spanish ABS transactions backed by portfolio of consumer and auto loans" [http://www.moodys.com/research/Moodys-updates-key-collateral-assumptions-in-Italian-and-Spanish-ABS--PR_262879]). According to the updated methodology, Moody's increased the CoV, which is a measure of volatility.
For BBVA Consumo 1, the current default assumption is 6.0% of the current portfolio and the assumption for the fixed recovery rate is 20.0%. Moody's has increased the CoV to 79.5% from 25.0%, which, combined with the revised key collateral assumptions, corresponds to a portfolio credit enhancement of 22.5%.
For BBVA Consumo 3, the current default assumption is 12.0% of the current portfolio and the assumption for the fixed recovery rate is 20.0%. Moody's has increased the CoV to 45.8% from 30.0%, which, combined with the revised key collateral assumptions, corresponds to a portfolio credit enhancement of 25.5%.
-- Moody's Has Considered Exposure to Counterparty Risk
The conclusion of Moody's rating review also takes into consideration the increased exposure to commingling due to weakened counterparty creditworthiness.
In all transactions, BBVA acts as servicer and collections account bank, and transfers collections daily to the treasury accounts in the name of the funds at BBVA. The reserve funds also reside at BBVA.
In BBVA Consumo 1 and 2, Société Générale, Sucursal en Espana (SGSE, A2/ P-1) guarantees the cash held in the treasury accounts up to EUR33 million and EUR35 million, respectively. In addition, any cash held at the treasury accounts in excess of the guarantee amount is transferred on an ongoing basis to SGSE's additional treasury accounts (in the name of the funds). For these two transactions, Moody's incorporated into its analysis the potential default of BBVA as servicer and considered medium linkage between the rating of the notes and the rating of BBVA, which could expose the transaction to a limited commingling loss of one month of collections.
In BBVA Consumo 3 and 4, the treasury accounts in the name of the funds are held by BBVA. Collections are transferred by the servicers on a daily basis to the treasury accounts at BBVA, and the treasury account bank has to be replaced upon BBVA's rating falling below Baa3. For these two transactions, Moody's incorporated into its analysis the potential default of BBVA as servicer and treasury account and considered strong linkage between the rating of the notes and the rating of BBVA, which could expose the transaction to a commingling loss on the quarterly collections and a loss on the reserve fund.
Deutsche Bank A.G (London branch) (A2/P-1) acts as swap counterparty in BBVA Consumo 1 and BBVA Consumo 2 while BBVA acts as swap counterparty in BBVA Consumo 3 and BBVA Consumo 4. As part of its analysis, Moody's assessed the exposure to the swap counterparties, which in all transactions does not have a negative effect on the rating levels at this time.
-- Other Developments May Negatively Affect the Notes
In consideration of Moody's new adjustments, any further sovereign downgrade would negatively affect structured finance ratings through the application of the country ceiling or maximum achievable rating, as well as potentially increased portfolio credit enhancement requirements for a given rating.
As the euro area crisis continues, the ratings of structured finance notes remain exposed to the uncertainties of credit conditions in the general economy. The deteriorating creditworthiness of euro area sovereigns as well as the weakening credit profile of the global banking sector could further negatively affect the ratings of the notes.
Moody's describes additional factors that may affect the ratings in its Request for Comment, "Approach to Assessing Linkage to Swap Counterparties in Structured Finance Cash flow Transactions: Request for Comment", 02 July 2012.
In reviewing these transactions, Moody's used ABSROM to model the cash flows and determine the loss for each tranche. The cash flow model evaluates all default scenarios that are then weighted considering the probabilities of the lognormal distribution assumed for the portfolio default rate. In each default scenario, Moody's calculates the corresponding loss for each class of notes given the incoming cash flows from the assets and the outgoing payments to third parties and noteholders. Therefore, the expected loss for each tranche is the sum product of the probability of occurrence of each default scenario and the loss derived from the cash flow model in each default scenario for each tranche.
As such, Moody's analysis encompasses the assessment of stressed scenarios.
In the context of the rating review, the transactions have been remodelled and some inputs have been adjusted to reflect the new approach described above. In addition, Moody's has corrected the input for some coupons for BBVA Consumo 1, 2 and 3 during the review.
The principal methodology used in these ratings was "Moody's Approach to Rating Consumer Loan ABS Transactions", published in October 2012. Please see the Credit Policy page on www.moodys.com for a copy of this methodology.
The revised approach to incorporating country risk changes into structured finance ratings forms part of the relevant asset class methodologies, which Moody's updated and republished or supplemented on 11 March 2013, along with the publication of its Special Comment " Structured Finance Transactions: Assessing the Impact of Sovereign Risk".
Other factors used in these ratings are described in "The Temporary Use of Cash in Structured Finance Transactions: Eligible Investment and Bank Guidelines", published in March 2013.
Issuer: BBVA Consumo 1, FTA
....EUR1447.5M A Notes, Confirmed at A3 (sf); previously on Jul 2, 2012 Downgraded to A3 (sf) and Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade
....EUR28.5M B Notes, Confirmed at A3 (sf); previously on Jul 2, 2012 Downgraded to A3 (sf) and Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade
....EUR24M C Notes, Upgraded to Baa3 (sf); previously on Jul 2, 2012 Ba2 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade
....EUR16.5M B Notes, Upgraded to Baa1 (sf); previously on Jul 2, 2012 Baa2 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade
....EUR42.8M C Notes, Upgraded to Ba1 (sf); previously on Jul 2, 2012 B2 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade
Issuer: BBVA Consumo 3 Fondo de Titulizacion de Activos
....EUR916.5M A Notes, Confirmed at A3 (sf); previously on Jul 2, 2012 Downgraded to A3 (sf) and Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade
....EUR58.5M B Notes, Confirmed at Caa2 (sf); previously on Jul 2, 2012 Caa2 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade
Issuer: BBVA Consumo 4, Fondo de Titulización de Activos
....EUR937.7M A Notes, Confirmed at A3 (sf); previously on Jul 2, 2012 Downgraded to A3 (sf) and Remained On Review for Possible Downgrade
....EUR162.3M B Notes, Downgraded to Baa2 (sf); previously on Jul 2, 2012 A3 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade
Moody's did not receive or take into account a third-party assessment on the due diligence performed regarding the underlying assets or financial instruments related to the monitoring of these transactions in the past six months.
For ratings issued on a program, series or category/class of debt, this announcement provides certain regulatory disclosures in relation to each rating of a subsequently issued bond or note of the same series or category/class of debt or pursuant to a program for which the ratings are derived exclusively from existing ratings in accordance with Moody's rating practices. For ratings issued on a support provider, this announcement provides certain regulatory disclosures in relation to the rating action on the support provider and in relation to each particular rating action for securities that derive their credit ratings from the support provider's credit rating. For provisional ratings, this announcement provides certain regulatory disclosures in relation to the provisional rating assigned, and in relation to a definitive rating that may be assigned subsequent to the final issuance of the debt, in each case where the transaction structure and terms have not changed prior to the assignment of the definitive rating in a manner that would have affected the rating. For further information please see the ratings tab on the issuer/entity page for the respective issuer on www.moodys.com.
For any affected securities or rated entities receiving direct credit support from the primary entity(ies) of this rating action, and whose ratings may change as a result of this rating action, the associated regulatory disclosures will be those of the guarantor entity. Exceptions to this approach exist for the following disclosures, if applicable to jurisdiction: Ancillary Services, Disclosure to rated entity, Disclosure from rated entity.
Alix Faure
Moody's France SAS
Carole Gintz
VP - Sr Credit Officer/Manager


according to Your generous love.
wipe out every consequence of my shameful crimes.
2 Thoroughly wash me, inside and out, of all my crooked deeds.
Cleanse me from my sins.
and my guilt is there, staring me in the face.
for I have done what You say is wrong, right before Your eyes.
So when You speak, You are in the right.
a sinner from the time my mother became pregnant with me.
in unseen places deep within me, You show me wisdom.
7 Cleanse me of my wickedness with hyssop, and I will be clean.
If You wash me, I will be whiter than snow.
so my bones, which You have broken, will dance in delight instead.
and erase my guilt from the record.
restore within me a sense of being brand new.
and do not remove Your Holy Spirit from me.
let Your willing Spirit sustain me.
and help sinners find their way back to You.
O God who saves me.
Now my tongue, which was used to destroy, will be used to sing with deep delight of how right and just You are.
that this mouth will sing joyfully of Your greatness.
but You don't take pleasure in sacrifices or burnt offerings.
18 Be good to Zion; grant her Your favor.
Make Jerusalem's walls steady and strong.
With right motives that will delight You.
And costly young bulls will be offered up to Your altar, only the best.


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DAVID TAYLOR: Have you taken a 'sickie' recently?
Well Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show the average public sector worker takes around eight to nine days of sick leave annually - legitimate or not.
Workers have been caught posting photos on social media when they are supposed to be at work, or taking long weekends.
Andrew Stewart is a Professor of Law at the University of Adelaide.
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ANDREW STEWART: Think back to when Australia won the America's Cup and our prime minister of all people said that you know any boss who makes their workers come to work today is a bum.
In other words, you have our prime minister encouraging people the take a sickie in order to you know get over the hangover of celebrating our Australian...
DAVID TAYLOR: I mean surely if someone does take a sickie perhaps their productivity on the Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday is going to be so much better because they've had the time at home to struggle with the Monday-itis.
I mean is there some benefit in taking a "mental health day"?
ANDREW STEWART: Well of course there can be, this is the point - everything depends on context.
If you've got large numbers of people not coming in on a given day when you need a critical mass of people to get some important tasks done then that's a problem.
DAVID TAYLOR: In fact it's estimated to cost the economy $30 billion each year. But Professor Stewart says companies can actually promote loyalty and boost productivity by giving employees flexibility with how much time they take off.
ANDREW STEWART: In so far as people feeling more committed to the organisation. I can take the time off when I want even if I might not be strictly entitled to it.
DAVID TAYLOR: On the flip-side, it seems Australians are also avoiding using stored up annual leave.
ANDREW STEWART: Australia has got a massive amount of untaken annual leave.
DAVID TAYLOR: It's related to what's called presenteeism - when workers push on and go to work when they should be resting at home. It can cost companies just as much as sickies.
ANDREW STEWART: There are studies that have shown that presenteeism can cost very large amounts of money to organisations.
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Doctor Brian Morton is chair of the Council of General Practice for the Australian Medical Association. He says people are contagious a couple of days before they starting presenting symptoms.
BRIAN MORTON: And another sort of rule of thumb is two days getting sick, two days being sick and two days getting over it.
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Premature Gray Hair is a disease of the Metabolism.
When the color of hair turns grey in youth it is called Grey Hair, Graying Hair or Premature Graying of hair.
Melanin pigment gives natural color to the human body and Hair. Melanin is produced by melanocytes. Every hair follicle contains melanocytes. It produces two types of pigment cells.
Eumelanin : It gives Black or Dark Brown color to the Hair.
Pheomelanin : It gives Reddish, Orange or yellow color to the Hair.
If these melanocyte pigments die then the color of hair become light or Grey.
Graying of the hair with old age is natural and normal. When the Hair turn Grey in childhood, youth or middle age its a malfunction of the system.
Since the malady is in the metabolism its cure is best found in herbs. Normally herbs are eaten to correct the functioning of the system. However, in the case of Hair, we are lucky. Herbs applied locally work wonders.
Identify the cause and treat it.
Fear is the number one cause of Graying hair.
The best herb for Gray Hair is Chinese Knotweed.
Apply Onion juice on the scalp. Wash after an hour.
Prepare decoction of Chamomile flowers. Use it for head wash.
Mix powdered Henna leaves with Coconut oil. Use it as hair oil.
OR : Make a paste of Henna leaves by adding some water in it. Apply the paste on the hairs. Leave it for 6 hrs. Wash.
Prepare an infusion of dried Sage leaves. Use it for rinsing hairs.
Use Azadirachta Indica oil ( Neem ka Tel ) as hair tonic.
Boil 10 g Black Walnut in 25 ml water. Mash it. Apply on hairs and wash after half an hour.
Gently massage your scalps and hair with Coconut oil at night. Wash your Head next morning.
Dry few pieces of Chinese Okra. Soak them in Coconut oil for about 3-4 hours. Heat it till gets black. Massage the scalp with this oil.
Apply the juice of Amaranth leaves on the hair.
Regularly massage your hair with Stinging Nettle ( Bichu Buti ) juice.
Take 8 to 10 Garlic ( Lehsun ) cloves. Peel and soak in 100 ml of Coconut ( Nariyal ) oil for 15 days. Use it to massage your scalp twice a week.
Prepare a decoction using fruits of Terminalia Chebula ( Harad ). Use it for Head wash.
Apply Aloe Vera ( Gheekumari ) gel over scalp. Wash after drying. It cures the problem and Strengthen the hair.
Massage your scalp with Rosemary Essential Oil daily to get the dark hair. This oil stimulates the roots of your hairs.
Apply Mustard seed oil directly on your scalp and do gentle massage for 10 to 15 min. It is rich in with vitamins and provides strength to Hair follicles. One can add coconut oil too. This will make shinny and strong hair. It also helps in treating any fungal or bacterial infection on the scalp. Regular application shows good results.
Boil 20 g Henna leaves in 50 ml Mustard oil. Use it for hair massage.
Take 3-4 tablespoons of dried Sage in a pot and pour 2 cups of boiling water over it.
Add One tablespoon of Borax and let it cool.
Now add 5-6 drops of Sage essential oil.
Apply the preparation lightly to the hair with a brush .
Rinse after 2 to 3 hours with normal water. Repeat it 2 to 3 times a month.
Boil 5 to 6 pieces of Indian Gooseberry ( Amla ) in Coconut Oil. Boil it till the pieces turn black. Apply this mixture on your Grey Hair regularly.
This is Lakhwinder here. I was suffering with gray hair and hair loss problems from last one year. I have used many hair oils and shampoo for this. I have lost my money to take hair treatment from many skin care consultants and doctors. But i did not get any benefits. Three months ago, i was searching hair treatment on Internet and i visited at herbpathy.com website. I read about treatment for this. Now i am taking the treatment which is given by herbpathy.com. Now it is improving. Thanks to herbpathy.com for herbal remedies that help to cure my problems. I would definitely recommend herbpathy.com to anyone for any kind of hair and skin diseases .
your grey hairs turn into a black or not??
I am an unmarried female aged 33 years. I''m having thyroid and I am under homeopathy treatment for the same. I had grey hairs at the age of 28 and I started applying henna (Banjara Brand or Vcare Brand) once in 15 days. After 5 years 50-60% of my hairs gone white and now I have stopped applying henna.
I am applying aloevera and amla instead of shampoo for the pase one month. I'm eating amla daily morning in empty stomach.
Is there any option to reverse my white hairs to black without henna or dye within next 6 months.
Eat healthy and stay healthy !!! Take Care!!!
Some times the problem is might associated with genetics or some environmental issues could be there. But don't worry you can try the following Herbs.
1. Take Aamla powder and mix it with coconut oil. Store it in an iron container. Apply this oil two to three times in a week.
2. Also consume Aamla juice every morning.
Try this method for at least 3 months regularly. With herbs also do some Yog Asan. It will improve the Blood circulation in your Head.
I am 31 year old man, I have got started white hair at age when I was 16 year old, now at 31 my head hair almost got white, and on face in mustache I got 10 white hair and in beard got many white hair. Can you please advice how to reverse the white hairs into black again or how to stop them to turning then into white. Please help me. I have tried many methods but nothing has happened.
The problem might be related to faulty metabolism or heredity.
1. You eat fresh Gooseberry( Aamla ) daily in the morning or Have Gooseberry juice.
2. Take Aamla powder and mix it with coconut oil. Apply this 2 to 3 times in a week.
Use this formula at least for 6 months.
Thank you for your reply. Can I take triphla powder instead of Aamla?
Yes You can Take Triphla Also. It will clean your intestines too.
M unmarried 26 age girl...please help me ..m so depressed with the white hair roots problem..once I used hair color for fun on my hair..which turned my 50% hair roots white at the center of the head..someone told me to keep mung daal and black sesame seeds in coconut oil under the sun for 30 days and then apply this oil to my hair roots...please help me...m so much depressed with this problem...m planning to get marry by the end of this year..please tell me how can I reverse my white hair roots into black again..
First of all stop worrying about. These are only grey hair and not a life threatening disorder. Stress may increase your grey hair and may give rise to other health issues too. So relax. You need to follow the given remedial formulas at least for 6 months.
1. Take Aamla powder and mix it with coconut oil. Apply this on your head 2 times in a week. Gooseberry ( Aamla ) is one of the best remedy for hair and Skin.
2. You eat Aamla fruit every morning. 3. Use fresh Cranberry juice to give natural color to your Hair.
Do not use harsh chemicals or Hair dye. It may damage your Hair. Apart from Herbs also do some Yoga that will improve Blood circulation in your body.
Please follow the mentioned remedies. And it will take some time. So be patient. Remember if you just switch from 1 herbal formula to another, nothing will help. Use one remedy for 6 months to get better results.
Yes you can apply Henna, but make sure that you are applying the organic one.
I am 33 y.o. and have quite a few white/grey hairs on my scalp and on my beard and chest.
If there a way to naturally reverse them to black? And how long does it take?
1. Have Gooseberry ( Aamla juice ) every morning for next 2 months.
2. Take gooseberry powder and a handful of curry leaves, boil it in coconut oil. Apply this 3 times in a week for next 2 months.
3. Apply natural Heena only. Avoid harsh chemicals.
4. Eat a healthy diet. Also go for regular exercise, it will improve the blood circulation. Follow the regimen for at least 2 months, then only you may see some positive results.
I am 32 year old lady and I have one year old baby. 2-3 years ago I had only few gray hair (5-7). But after delivery I have lots of grey hair. Someone told me to apply onion juice to reverse the process. I used it daily for one month before going to bed and wash it in the morning. But no use. Please tell me is there any option to reverse the process. If yes please let me know. Otherwise tell me some home remedy to color my grey hair and to stop them to turn grey.
important issues I think you should know: I have bulge disc and for that I am not taking any medicine. I have to feed my baby. I have joined yoga classes for last 2 months.
Please tell me some remedy.
Don't worry, just follow the regimen for at least 2 to 3 months. 1. Take 50 gm of Aamla powder.
2. Buy ready made Bhringraj oil from the store.
5. 4 years old orange peel. Put all the ingredients in 1 kg of sesame oil. Heat it on low flame until it turns black. Strain and store it in a bottle. Apply this oil on your scalp. Use this oil on regular basis.
1. Consume 1 tablespoon of Aamla juice daily.
2. Consume a few fresh Curry leaves.
3. Have a glass of coconut water daily or consume coconut on regular basis.
4. Buy Tribulus Terrestris tincture from a Homeopathy shop and take 10 drops 2 times in a day.
Also continue your yoga classes. May be it will take some time to heal, but it will show positive results.
I want to know will all these ingredients (specially 4 years old orange peel) be available in the market ? Can I skip orange peel or any other ingredients which is not available ?
Yes, these ingredients are easily available in the Market. However, if you fail to find orange peel, then you may skip that and can add Curry leaf.
Hi I am 28 years old married woman. Some 10 years back I started to have 1 or 2 grey hair strands. Now it has increased to almost 10% of total hair. Never used any chemical dye. Monthly once using henna to cover grey strands. Recently I found that I have hypothyroid for which I am taking Thronorm tablet everyday morning in empty stomach. Could you please suggest what should I do to stop further greying and is there any way to reverse the white hairs ?
You may try Thyrodonium 3x for your thyroid problem. Take 4 small granules every day once.
For grey Hair, Drink Aamla juice every day for at least 3 months.
Have 2 cups of green daily for 2 months.
Apply Castor oil and Coconut oil on regular basis. Go for regular exercise and do some yoga asans.
Rub your finger nails against each other for 10 min daily. Do this for 3 months.
Have patience, it may take some time. Follow the regimen seriously.
You may consume the dried Aamla with a glass of water.
Hi , Yesterday I took thyroid test. It seems everything is normal. No more thyroid problem. I started to take amla every morning. Will update after 1 month is there any progress.
Good to hear about your reports. Follow the regimen on regular basis to get good results.
This is Siddharth . I am just 17 years old . My hair started getting grey when I was just 13. Back to date I am trying remedy of applying gooseberry powder and lemon juice .. I used to apply it atleast twice a week but I don't think it works . I think it failed to recover . I was frustrated and I left that idea... I have been to some doctors for help , they say that there isn't any remedy for turning your hair black again ... But I tried helping myself out through internet and by seeing above some directions I thought there's again some hope . So , if there's a real solution or remedy for my problem, please please direct me I beg you!!!!
Why don't you try Fo Ti ( Chinese Knotweed ) and Land Caltrops. Buy capsules and take 1 of each for 1 month.
And where would I buy that?
I am 33 years. My hair greying is possible to remove hair greying.
Yes, it is possible, but it may take some time.
1. Take some Castor oil and Almond oil. Apply on your scalp and do some gentle massage. Leave it over night. Next morning boil some neem leaves in water and wash your head with that water.
2. Eat a healthy diet. Avoid white bread, white sugar, white rice and all purpose flour.
3. Have 2 glasses of green leaf juice daily. You may add carrot leaves, beetroot leaves, spinach and celery. Take it only for 15 days.
I am 24year girl..I have 50% white hair so please give me remedy for convert white hair black and I am to much depress for this problems.
First of all stop taking stress, as stress increases the problem.
1. Take some Castor oil and pure coconut oil. Mix them well and apply this on your scalp. Do some gentle massage on your scalp. Leave it over night. Take shower next morning. Do it 2 to 3 times in a week and continue the use for 4 to 6 months to get good results.
2. Have some fresh Indian Gooseberries.
3. Eat a healthy diet of vegetables and fruits.
4. Go for regular exercise and do some yoga asans daily. It will help you to improve blood circulation in your body. Do not leave this treatment in between. Keep doing for at least 4 to 6 months.
1. Take virgin Castor oil and Almond Oil. Apply on your scalp and do gentle massage.Leave it over night. Next morning boil some neem leaves in water. Now wash your head with this water. Avoid using harsh chemicals in your hair.
2. Eat 2 Indian Gooseberry every morning on empty stomach. Eat every day for 3 months. No compromise for health.
3. Buy Land Caltrops capsule and take 1 every day for 15 days.
4. Soak 8 to 10 Almonds in water for 7 to 8 Hours, Eat them every day for 3 months.
Go for morning and evening walk daily. Do nail rubbing of hands exercise daily for 10 min in the morning and evening. Do not rub your thumbs against each other. Eat a healthy diet. You need to follow this regimen for 2 to 3 months.
Also buy Fo Ti ( Polygonum Multiflorum ) tablet and take 1 every day. Take it for 1 month.
Get set your Kidneys right and take the following Herbs too.
Buy Crateava Nurvala tincture and take 10 drops 3 times in a day.
Buy Punarnava extract and take 10 drops every day for 15 days.
Thanks Please suggest where I can buy these remedies . Also have below query too .
1. What I found is "Crataeva Nurvala" this is used for kidney stone .
Also I want to know is it safe to drink boiled "Bhringaraja powder" daily empty stomach .
I am in my late 20s. Most of my hair have turned grey. I am applying ghee now. How long does it take for ghee to reverse grey hair? If hair has turned black, it is once and for all or I need to continue this remedy throughout my life?
We suggest you to do the following.
Write us back after 3 months.
I am 33 years old. When I was 16 my hair became grey but at the age of 27 the speed of being grey was increased now the most of my hair is grey. I don't have diabets or Thyroid problem I check it with doctors but every one said me that there is no way to at least slow down this process. I just coloring.
Please give me an information if really there is one way please help me.
Please answer me in my email. I waiting patiently for hearing from you.
Well now a days it is a very common problem. Even kids are also getting affected with grey hair problem. One of the reasons is, we are genetically modified foods. Our bad life style is also responsible for this. You try the following things.
Have fresh fruit of Indian Goose berry every morning for at least 3 months.
Do one exercise that is rub your finger nails against each other for 10 min daily. Do this every morning and evening. Do not rub thumbs against each other.
Mix Castor oil and Almond oil in equal quantity. Apply on your scalp and do some gentle massage. Leave it for 7 to 8 hours and take a shower then.
Wash your head with Neem water 2 times in a week. Boil some neem leaves in water and let it cool. Wash your head with this water. It has antifungal and antibacterial properties.
Soak 8 to 10 Almonds in water and have it every morning.
Go for regular exercise because it will help to improve blood circulation in your body.
i am just 23 years i noticed that my 20% beard turned white i m too frustrated from this due to embarrasing feeling please provide me nAtural remedy which will helpful for me.
Now a days it is a very common problem. It is all because of bad life style and genetically modified foods. You must take Indian Gooseberry ( Aamla ) juice every day in the morning. Take it for at least 3 months.
Go for yoga asans, and also massage your face with some oil to improve the blood circulation there.
sir i also need a advice from you that i started loosing hairs since 2013 now i am applying fenugreek seeds on bald area over a night and further waah it in a morning. is it good to regain hairs or should i used other remedies.
Yes i have also heard about this formula. You may keep on applying this too but apart from this use the other herbs also. Buy Land Caltrops capsule and take 1 every day for at least 1 month. It will help you set your kidneys right. Do that nail rubbing exercise daily for 10 min in the morning and evening. I know one of my friends, he did this exercise for 6 months and believe me his grey hair started turning black.
You may get it from online website. The hindi name of Crateava Nurvala is Varuna. Just search by Varuna capsules name. You may get many results. If you take these herbs for short period and in small doses, then they may cause no side effects. But excess of every thing is bad. There may be some side effects if you you take it for long terms and with high doses.
Hi, I am taking 30ml of amla juice daily from past 3 months and applying coconut oil thrice a week, in which curry leaves are boiled. But, still new grey hair is coming on beard n chest. What to do?
Could you please let us know your age? We will recommend you accordingly.
30 years. Any effective remedy for white hair on Beard.
I am 32 and 60% of my beard has gone grey. How can it be reversed. I work under ac which gives cold and also undergo stress a lot.
Land Caltrops capsule and take 1 capsule every day for 1 month.
Have 1 tablet of Fo-ti ( Chinese Knotweed ) every day for 1 month.
Buy Boerhavia Diffusa water extract and take 10 drops 2 times in a day.
Buy Crateava Nurvala tincture and have 10 drops 2 times in a day or have half a tablespoon of powder with a glass of warm water.
Also change your life style, go for exercise daily.
You are suffering from the effects of genetically modified foods. Please follow the instructions. There is no other reason for it.
1. Buy Tribulus Terrestris mother tincture from a Homeopathy Shopand take 10 drops 3 times in a day.
2. Buy Boerhavia diffusa water extract and take 10 drops 2 times in a day.
3. Have a glass of Green Leaf juice daily. We also suggest you to visit vibrant health page on this portal and read genesis there. Try to follow the instructions given there.
4. Buy Crateava Nurvala powder and have half a tablespoon daily for 1 month. If you able to find the tincture then take 10 drops 3 times in a day.
Avoid white rice, white sugar, white bread and all purpose flour.
Also go for Yoga and do exercise daily. Write us your feedback after a month.
Are these safe for teenager.and where do I buy these.i m having amma juice everyday.
Yes you can take ammla juice every day for 2 to 3 months.
Grey hair at 16. Taking hairless tablet. No effect. How do I reverse it. I am drinking amla juice.
This is a common problem now a days, as we are eating genetically modified foods.
You may continue with Aamla juice. You can also have fresh Gooseberries very morning on empty stomach.
Try the following regimen also, it may take some time so you need to do this course at least for 3 months.
1. Boil some neem leaves in water for 10 min. wash your hair properly with this water 2 to 3 times in a week. Do it for 2 months.
2. Add some curry leaves in extra virgin coconut oil. Keep it on a low heat and let the leaves turn black. Now store this oil in a bottle. take some Castor oil and coconut oil with curry leaves. Mix them well and apply on your scalp. Do some gentle massage on your head to improve the blood circulation in the hair follicle.
3. Have a healthy diet, include more fruits and vegetables in your daily diet. Have a glass of Carrot juice daily.
4. Join some yoga classes and do it for at least 6 months on a serious note.
Do Balayam asan every day for 10 min in the morning and evening. In this asan you need to rub your fingernails together to stimulate the hair growth and it also prevent the premature grey hair.
Avoid oily foods, white sugar, white rice and soft drinks.
I'm 50 years old, can you recommend any herbal remedies for gray hair. Waiting your reply. Thanks.
Try Bhringraj Oil, Coconut oil and Almond Oil. Take all 3 in equal amount and apply on your scalp. Leave over night.
Also have fresh Gooseberry every morning.
Repeat the process for 6 months at least to get good results.
I m 36 yrs old and having grey hair for this past 5 years. Initially used henna and switched to hair dye which has now increased the Grey's. I m currently using neelibringhadi oil for hair masage 2 weeks once. also found hemoglobin level is 8 only. Please let me know if the grey can be reversed?
Have 1 cup of fresh Indian gooseberry juice.
Eat 5 to 6 fresh curry leave every morning with a glass of water.
Have 1 glass of Coconut water every day.
Take some coconut oil and add some curry leaves and Gooseberry powder in it. Heat the oil for some time. Apply it on your scalp and leave it for 1 hour. Do it on 2 to 3 times in a week.
Also keep your hormonal system healthy and eat a healthy diet.
Do it for at least 4 to 5 months to get good results.
Also wash your hair once in a week with Neem water. Boil some Neem leaves in water for 10 min. Let the water cool and wash your hair and scalp with this water. It is good for any kind of bacterial infection and removes the dead skin.
Sir/Mam , I am male (19) , my hairs have turned grey since I was 15 , Now even started falling , When I apply oil in them , Only black hairs fall out & white hairs remains steady . What should I do to make my hair look little natural with Henna . Should I mix black coffee with Henna ??
Dear Manish It is a common problem now a days, because we eat genetically modified food. It may take some time, try the following Herbs.
1. Have fresh Coconut water every day.
2. Eat some fresh Curry leaves every morning or add curry leaves to your daily diet.
3. Have some Gooseberry juice every morning.
4. Take some Castor, Almond and Coconut oil in equal amount. Apply on your scalp and do a gentle massage. It will provide nourishment to the Hair follicle. Do it on regular basis for at least 4 to 5 months to get good results.
It is common problem now a days as we are having genetically modified foods. We suggest you to try the following Herbs.
Indian Goose berry juice every morning.
Have 5 to 6 fresh Curry leaves every day. Have Coconut water every day.
Take 100 ml of Coconut oil, add 50 gm of Curry leaves and 50 gm of Indian Goose berry powder. Heat it on a low flame until the leaves turn black. Apply that oil on regular basis.
Follow this for at least 2 months and see the results.
I am 28 years old , and from 7 months before , my hair started graying , I am really worried as it is graying from front and I am not even married yet, recently I found out I have vitamin d and vitamin b12 deficiency , started with tablets for both , but everyday , when I see my hair , number of gray hair is increasing . Please address something so that gray hair will not increase.
It is all because of genetically modified food. That is why it is common now a days.
Have 2 tablespoon of Indian Goose Berry juice every day.
Take some Coconut milk, add some Indian Goose berry powder, some fresh curry leaves. Heat the oil on low flame until the curry leaves turn black. Apply that oil on regular basis and see the results.
My age is 23yrs. My hair started turning grey since last 5yrs. I don't have any health issues.
Recently when I am browsing through internet, I came to know that MEDICINAL SIDE EFFECTS also causes grey hair and few such medicines were listed over there. One of those medicines is MAPHENESIN which I use regularly on monthly basis to relieve from stomach pain.
How does that medicine actually effect hair? What can be done for this root cause?
There are a number of causes that give rise to gray hair even at a very early age. You may try the following for at least 4 to 5 months to get good results.
1. Add 2 tablespoons of Indian Gooseberry juice in a glass of lukewarm water and have it every morning on empty stomach.
2. Have a bowl of salad every day. Add carrots, beetroots and lemon in your salad. Also add fresh curry leaves.
3. Take Bhringraj oil, Virgin Coconut oil and Almond oil in equal amount. Apply on regular basis.
Also join some yoga classes.
If you do these things on a serious note for 4 to 5 months you will get good results.
If you have anything else apart from gray hair please let us know.
I am 19 yrs old ...at the age of 15 grey hair starts... I use natural henna leaf powder once in a month to cover these grey hairs.... After few days the grey hair level will be gradually increasing . Now almost 90% hairs become grey..... I cant be able to freely out. Now last 1month karpoora leaves juice apply my scalp.i don't know whether it is useful or not . Please suggest some true useful things . To change my grey to black hair.
Now a days it is common problem. It happens because of faulty metabolism. You may try 1 tablespoon of Indian Gooseberry juice every morning. Have it for at least 3 to 4 months. Or have Fresh fruit every morning.
Include Coconut and Curry leaves to your daily diet. Both are good for Skin an Hair.
Apply Aloevera gel on your hair, but not on your scalp. It will make your hair smooth and shiny.
Apply Coconut oil, Castor oil and Almond oil in equal amount. Make sure they are pure. Repeat it on regular basis for at least 6 months to get good results. Do not apply Heena as it may make your hair dry.
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Q: ffmpeg concat vertical video, different dimensions Context:
3 input videos:
foo.mov: 1080x1920 (vertical, NOT horizontal) with audio.
bar.mp4 and fiz.mp4: 480x360, with audio.
(Note: .mp4, differs from .mov)
Goal: to concat all 3 videos. Output out.mp4 should be 480x360. Squeeze foo.mov but keep its aspect ratio, taking up 100% height, but the slim video should stand only in the center, with left and right sides being black (or other color) void. foo.mov should not be cropped.
I currently have this command below (added new-line characters for better visualization) for concating, but need to fill the missing code at PLACEHOLDER1 to generate v0, such that v0 is resized to 480x360 like described above. If my attempt so far is correct, please help complete PLACEHOLDER1; else, please offer a better solution with explanation.
ffmpeg
-r 24 -i foo.mov
-r 24 -i bar.mp4
-r 24 -i fiz.mp4
-filter_complex
"[0:v] PLACEHOLDER1 [v0];
[v0][1][2] concat=n=3:v=1:a=1 [v][a]"
-map "[v]" -map "[a]" out.mp4

Running
ffmpeg -n -i foo.MOV -i bar.mp4 -i fiz.mp4

gives this info:
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  libswresample   3.  7.100 /  3.  7.100
  libpostproc    55.  7.100 / 55.  7.100

Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'foo.MOV':
  Metadata:
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    Metadata:
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Input #1, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'bar.mp4':
  Metadata:
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  Duration: 00:00:01.94, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 641 kb/s
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    Metadata:
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    Metadata:
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Input #2, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'fiz.mp4':
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    compatible_brands: isomiso2avc1mp41
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    Metadata:
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'Twixt Teen and Michael Jackson
Posted by Suzanne Kai - on Thursday, 29 June 2017
June 28, 2017 Los Angeles The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has released its 2017 list of invitees. Asian American actors B.D. Wong and John Cho were included on the 2017 list of 774 people invited by the Academy. Other actors invited include Donnie Yen, Riz Ahmed (The Night Of, The Reluctant Fundamentalist), Priyanka Chopra, Irffan Khan, Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung, Filmmakers invited to join the Academy's documentary branch include Grace Lee (American...
Posted by Ben Fong-Torres on Tuesday, 17 June 2003.
Ben Fong-Torres, our very own Renaissance man -- author, broadcaster, and former senior editor and writer at Rolling Stone Magazine -- visits with pop icon Pat Boone.
Twixt? Whats THAT mean? The word was part of the title of the best-selling book back in the late Fifties by pop star Pat Boone. Its short for betwixt, as in, betwixt and between. Its one of Dianne, my wifes favorite phrasesespecially at restaurants. Shell tell the waiter, These two entrees both sound good. Im betwixt and between.
Anyway, Pat Boones book was Twixt Teen and Twenty, and offered advice to teenagers. Im thinking of Pat because I just interviewed him in front of a gymful of high school students at Campbell Hall in Los Angeles. (The assembly, part of the schools focus on diversity, was produced by Diannes sister, Eileen Powers, an administrator.)
Pat, who is almost 70 but looks nowhere near that age, had a lot to say to teens back in the Fifties and Sixties, when he was a bigger pop star than anybody, except Elvis. Pat had almost 40 Top 40 hits, including April Love, Love Letters in the Sand, Aint That a Shame, Tutti Frutti, and Moody River.
In a month dominated by the fear of war and the disturbing visage of Michael Jackson on TV whenever some reality show wasnt on, it was good to spend some time with a true role model.
For many, Pat was too squeaky-clean back in the day. He was the safe alternative to the hip-swinging Elvis. A devout Christian, Pat was (and remains) a good family man. His idea of wild fashions was to wear white buck shoes. He was wearing a pair at Campbell Hall, where he good-naturedly fessed up to having been opposed to the concept of dancing when he first emerged on the pop scene, and to wanting to change the line, Aint that a shame to isnt that a shame.
Squaresville. But look at whats happened all around him, over the five decades of rock and roll. Look at Michael Jackson.
Im just as sick of hearing and talking about him as you must be. Thing is, I interviewed Michael, along with his brothers, back when he himself was twixt teen and twenty. Twice, in fact. First when the Jackson 5 were the hottest thing in the pop world, in 1971, when little Michael was 13. Then, five years later, we met up again, at Dianne and my flat in San Francisco, for a TV interview.
So when ABC broadcast the British documentary, Living With Michael Jackson, and, as Pat Boone might put it, all heck broke out, I was asked to go on TV myself and ruminate about this pop idol-turned-freak show.
I saw the documentary, and, more than anything else, I felt sad. Here was a performer with genius in his bones. At 11, when he first burst into public view, he was an accomplished dancer, a tiny James Brown, and a super seller of songs, from bubblegum pop to down home blues. He was startlingly good. He was also painfully shy. It turns out, if you believe Michael, that he was beaten by his father into becoming that good; that he was kept from having anything near a normal life; that hes still trying to enjoy a childhood he never had.
And so, just as his father (Joseph, himself a musician) stunted his childhood, Michael now chooses to believe that he can be a child forever. His behavior, so bizarre to so many, is rooted in that fact that he was never allowed to be normal. How can one expect him to be normal now, or ever?
The thing is, most child stars do work out a balance between celebrity and normalcy. Many pop stars, ranging from the clean-cut Pat Boone to wilder guys like, say, Mick Jagger, were already young adults when they became famous (Boone was 21 and already married; still is), and theyve weathered pretty gracefully.
Michael? Hes still moonwalking, backwards and forwards, precariously twixt and between.
Happy New Year, Again
February, of course, was also the month for the Lunar New Year, and, for the seventh time, I co-hosted the broadcast in San Francisco of the Chinese New Year Parade on KTVU with news anchor Julie Haener. It was our third time together, and we were charmed, by good weather for the first half of the two-hour broadcast, despite week-long warnings about a storm. Rain did arrive, and thousands of firecrackers went unlit. But, across the way from us, hundreds of bright red umbrellas blossomed and only added to the color. Behind the scenes, Julie and I, as always, fended with last-second changes in the order of parade units, flipping wildly to find script pages while adlibbing, then reading the copy as casual as could be. As Jon Lovitz would say, ACT-ing!
Its the year of the Ram (Julies year), said to be a time for harmony, compassion and peace. One can only hope.
Besides the parade and the interview with Pat Boone, I also spoke at California State University in Hayward, a town where I did a bit of growing up (related link), and oversaw the recording session for the CD by Larry Ching, the former star vocalist at the Forbidden City nightclub in San Francisco back in the Forties, when even Pat Boone was just a tyke.
It's Larry's first recording session since - well, the Forties. I'll let you know how it all turns out. But I'm feeling good about this. Both Larry and I were born in Monkey years. If we can find a Monkees song to mix into the American standards he's cutting, we'll have a hit, for sure.
For more insights by Ben, visit his official website at www.benfongtorres.com


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TEXAS TECH CHANCELLOR'S COUNCIL ANNOUNCES OUTSTANDING TEACHING, RESEARCH AWARDS
By: Sally Post
Date: Dec. 9, 2005
CONTACT: Sally Logue Post, sally.post@ttu.edu
LUBBOCK – Four faculty members from Texas Tech University and the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center today were named recipients of the Chancellor's Council Distinguished Teaching and Research Awards.
"Both of the universities have many outstanding teachers and researchers. These awards highlight the quality of our faculty and reflect our commitment to academic quality," said David R. Smith, chancellor of the Texas Tech University System. "Both institutions have a commitment to quality. The job that these four professors do in educating our students and furthering our research mission is an example of that commitment."
The Distinguished Teaching Award goes to Dr. Ellen Peffley, professor of horticulture, in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources at Texas Tech University. Barbara Johnston, R.N., Ph.D., professor and associate dean for graduate programs in the School of Nursing, is the winner at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.
At the Health Sciences Center, the Distinguished Research Award goes to Douglas Stocco, Ph.D., professor in the Cell Biology and Biochemistry Department. Dr. James Dickens, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering in the College of Engineering, is the Texas Tech winner.
This is the fifth year for the Chancellor's Council to present the awards. The winners receive a plaque and a $10,000 cash award. The Chancellor's Council raises funds to support student scholarships, faculty recruitment and support, and other programs.
Peffley has been recognized for her teaching with the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Teaching Award, the Texas Tech President's excellence in Teaching Award and is a charter member of the Texas Tech Teaching Academy. She has also earned national recognition with the L.C. Chadwick Educator's Award from the American Society of Horticultural Sciences and the L.M. Ware Distinguished Teacher Award by the Southern Region of the American Society of Horticulture. Peffley is also a key researcher in the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, working as part of a multidisciplinary team with NASA to develop sustainable food production systems necessary for extended space exploration. She joined the Texas Tech faculty in 1986.
Johnston is the associate dean for the graduate program in the School of Nursing. She is the winner of the 2005 School of Nusing Excellence in Distance Education Award. Since her arrival in 1998, the graduate enrollment in the School of Nursing has grown from about 40 to more than 150 students. Many graduate courses are taught online and Johnston is responsible for the national recognition that has come to the program. The Graduate Program in Nursing was the only program in the Health Sciences Center to be ranked nationally by U.S. News and World Report. She has been awarded several grants that have enabled the development of additional nurse practitioner and nurse educator programs in online formats. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing has acknowledged her distance teaching expertise through invitations to speak at the National Student Nurses Association conventions.
Stocco has received national and international awards for his research on the StAR protein. The StAR protein is a key protein that allows cholesterol to be converted into bioactive hormones that are necessary for reproduction and the maintenance of carbohydrate and salt balance in the body. His discovery has allowed much research into how cholesterol is mobilized and utilized in cells to go forward. Stocco has also received the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center President's Academic Achievement Award, the Dean's Research Award, the Grover E. Murray Distinguished Professorship, the Society for the Study of Reproduction Research Award and the British Endocrine Society Transatlantic Lecture Award. Stocco holds the Robert A. Welch Endowed Chair in Biochemistry and is a University Distinguished Professor.
Dickens' research fields include pulsed power, power electronics, high power RF generation and high power microwaves. He investigates how very short and powerful bursts of electrical power can contribute toward national defense and space applications. In the six years he has been at Texas Tech, he has received more than $5 million in grants from the Department of Defense and private industry. Dickens, who is associate director of Texas Tech's Pulsed Power and Power Electronics Center, has won praise nationally for his work. A colleague working for the United State's Air Force, which has funded Dickens' work for years, says "Jim's exceptional efforts have provided for the first time in many years, deep scientific insights."


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Cartaletis variabilis är en fjärilsart som beskrevs av Butler 1878. Cartaletis variabilis ingår i släktet Cartaletis och familjen mätare. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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David Burke (n. 25 mai 1934, Liverpool, Anglia) este un actor englez, cunoscut pentru interpretarea rolului dr. Watson în primele două sezoane ale serialului TV Aventurile lui Sherlock Holmes, realizat de  Granada Television în anii '80 ai secolului al XX-lea și în care Jeremy Brett a avut rolul principal.

Studii
Burke s-a născut la Liverpool (Anglia) la 25 mai 1934 și a studiat la Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

Cariera
În teatru, Burke a jucat rolul lui Niels Bohr în piesa Copenhagen a lui Michael Frayn.

El este cunoscut de mulți pentru interpretarea, timp de două sezoane (1984-1985), a dr. Watson în serialul TV britanic cu Sherlock Holmes. La începutul celui de-al treilea sezon, el l-a recomandat producătorilor pe Edward Hardwicke, pentru a-l înlocui în serial.

Alte apariții notabile la televiziune au fost în serialul britanic Reilly, Ace of Spies (în care a interpretat rolul lui Stalin) și în adaptarea TV a povestirii science-fiction Random Quest a lui John Wyndham. Burke l-a interpretat frecvent pe Johannes Coenradus Klene în reclamele olandeze pentru medicamentul Klene.

Viața personală
El este căsătorit cu actrița Anna Calder-Marshall. Fiul lor, Tom Burke, este și el actor.

Filmografie selectivă

Televiziune
 Sherlock Holmes (1984-1985) - Dr Watson
 Invisible Man (2000-2002) - Kevin Fawkes
 Inspecteur Barnaby (2005) - John Farrow-Hedge (sezonul 8, episodul 8)

Cinema
 Saturday Night Out (1964)
 The Woman in Black (2012)

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Nașteri în 1934
Actori englezi din secolul al XX-lea
Actori englezi din secolul al XXI-lea
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CRIMINAL APPLICATION (APPCO) NO. 3 OF 2019
CRIMINAL CONFIRMATION CASE NO. 1 OF 2017
Sandip Samadhan Shirsat @ Raghu Rokda Vs State of Maharashtra
CORAM : B.P. DHARMADHIKARI &
SANDEEP K. SHINDE, JJ.
PRONOUNCED ON : 22/10/2019
ORAL JUDGMENT (Per Dharmadhikari, J.) :
This application is taken out by the convicted accused no.2
contending that on the date of the incident i.e. on 09/05/2012,
he was 16 years and 9 months old and therefore, a juvenile.
2. It is to be noted that the Additional Sessions Judge, Thane
has vide judgment and order dated 11/05/2017 delivered in
Sessions Case No. 599 of 2012 found the accused no.1 and the
present applicant guilty of the offence punishable under section
302, 376(2)(g), 326 read with section 34 of Indian Penal Code.
For the offence under section 302 read with section 34 IPC, they
have been sentenced to death while for the offence under
section 376(2)(g) IPC, they have been sentenced to
imprisonment for life for the remainder of life and for the offence
under section 326 read with section 34 IPC, they are sentenced
to RI for 10 years. In either case they have been sentenced to
pay fine of Rs.5,000/- each and in default to suffer simple
imprisonment for 5 years.
3. This court on 02/05/2019 after noticing that though an
opportunity was given to State to look into the plea of juvenility,
no specific stand was being taken, has made over the case to the
convicting court to hold an enquiry into the plea.
4. Accordingly the Ad hoc District Judge-I and Additional
Sessions Judge, Thane has by a confidential report dated
16/08/2019 pointed out that as per school leaving certificate, the
date of birth of the applicant was 29/08/1995 and as per report of
Government Hospital, Vashi the radio graphic bone age of the
accused is more than 18 years at the time of committing of the
offence and his present age on 01/08/2019 as per ossification
test is more than 25 years. It is this report which is being looked
into by this court today.
5. We have accordingly heard learned APP Smt Pai for the
State and Advocate Ragini Ahuja for respondent no. 2 applicant.
6. Learned counsel for the applicant/accused no.2 has
advanced arguments in the backdrop of the judgment of the
Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Ashwani Kumar Saxena Versus
State of Madhya Pradesh reported at (2012) 9 SCC 750. She
contends that the trial court has not recorded any definite finding
on the question of date of birth or then about the juvenility of the
said accused. She submits that the entry in the school records is
not found to be tampered with and the date of birth reported on
27/06/2003 therefore ought to have been accepted. It is
submitted that the opinion expressed by the radiologist of Navi
Mumbai Municipal Council Hospital on 15/5/2012 is on the basis
of x-ray reports and it is therefore, not determinative. The report
of the Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine &
Toxicology dated 1/8/2019 is again not a reliable document. She
states that there can be error of two years on either side in these
documents. Our attention is invited to section 94 of the Juvenile
Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 to submit that
the date of the birth certificate from the school needs to be given
primacy. In the absence thereof, birth certificate from the local
body can be relied upon. When only these two options are not
open, the determination by ossification test or any other medical
age determination test can be looked into. She further points out
that such age is deemed to be the age for the purpose of 2015
7. Learned APP on the other hand invited our attention to the
grave nature of the crime. She submits that in such matters,
when there is no other option left, belatedly, defence of
juvenility is taken. Such defence should not be entertained. The
age was determined before commencement of the trial in the
year 2012 itself and that determination was not questioned by
the applicant. She points out that even on 01/08/2019 by
applying the ossification test and looking into the other factors,
the age has been worked out to be 25 years. It therefore, follows
that in the year 2012, the applicant was above 18 years.
8. She submits that the date of birth recorded in the school
leaving certificate is not available since it is recorded at the
instance of the person who is not a real father of the applicant
and that too on the strength of the affidavit given by him. She
submits that even the local authority does not possess that
record. In this situation in the absence of that record, the
medical test relied upon on 15/05/2012 deserves to be given
importance. It gets authenticated by the ossification test
conducted on 1/8/2019.
9. She has placed strong reliance upon the judgment of the
Hon'ble Aepx Court in the case of Om Prakash Versus State of
Rajasthan and another reported at 2012 (5) SCC 201 to buttress
her submission & to explain perspective the courts must adopt.
10. There is no dispute between the parties in so far as legal
provisions are concerned. The opinion by the radiologist dated
15/05/2012 is based upon x-ray report which shows that all the
visualized Epiphysical centres have fused. Because of this
finding, opinion given is radiographic bone age is above 18
years.
11. The opinion of Assistant Professor of Department of Forensic
Medicine & Toxicology dated 1/8/2019 looks into five x-ray
reports between the dates 29/07/2019 to 01/08/2019 and after
recording the finding, the conclusion reached is from clinical and
radiological examination, age as on 01/08/2019 is more than 25
11. We have already mentioned supra the provisions of section
94 of the 2015 Act. The judgment of the Hon'ble Apex Court in
the case of Ashwanikumar Saxena Vs. State of MP (supra) shows
that the CJM court there felt that school records including
marksheets could not be relied upon in support of the date of
birth. That court had obtained report of ossification test and
accepting that report, the application of juvenile was dismissed.
12. In criminal appeal, Additional Sessions Judge found that the
best possible evidence was withheld by the appellant before it
and the person who made entries in the school record was not
examined. It therefore, dismissed the appeal. This order was
confirmed by the High Court. It is in this backdrop that in
paragraph 12, the Hon'ble Apex Court expressed its unhappiness
with the mode and manner in which the issue was dealt with.
Section 7A of Juvenile Justice Act, 2000 and Rule 12 of the 2007
Rules were not properly considered. In paragraph 13 Hon'ble
accused to be juvenile in the border line cases. In paragraph 25
Hon'ble Apex Court explains that section 7A necessitates enquiry
and not investigation or trial. In paragraph 26 Rule 12 has been
considered. It is pointed out that such enquiry to determine the
age needed to be completed within thirty days. In paragraph
31, Hon'ble Apex Court has observed as under :
"We also remind all Courts/J.J. Board and the Committees
functioning under the Act that a duty is cast on them to
seek evidence by obtaining the certificate etc. mentioned in
Rule 12 (3) (a) (i) to (iii). The courts in such situations act as
a parens patriae because they have a kind of guardianship
over minors who from their legal disability stand in need of
13. In paragraph 32, it is pointed out that while seeking seeking
evidence the court can obtain the matriculation or equivalent
certificate, if available. Only in the absence thereof, the court can
obtain the date of birth certificate from the school first attended
other than a play school. Only in the absence of school record,
the court can look for the birth certificate given by the
Corporation or the municipal authority. The question of obtaining
the medical opinion arises only if these documents are not
available. It is further emphasized in paragraph 34 where it has
again explained that the enquiry under the JJ Act and the 2007
Rules has got nothing to do with the enquiry under other
legislations like entry in service, retirement etc. The Hon'ble Apex
Court points out that there may be a situation where the entry
made in the matriculation or equivalent certificate, the date of
birth certificate from the school first attended or in the birth
certificate issued by the local authority may not be correct. But
court, Juvenile Justice Board or a committee functioning under
the JJ Act, 2000 is not expected to conduct such a roving enquiry
and to go behind such certificates to examine the correctness of
the documents. We find that this observations hold good even
qua section 94 of 2015 Act.
14. In Omprakash Vs. State of Rajasthan and Others (supra),
the Hon'ble Apex court has taken a note of the difference in the
name of accused and the name mentioned in the certificate
relied upon by him. Though accused Vijaykumar there contended
that in the school records his date of birth was 30/6/1990, there
was no dispute raised by him that his name was only Vijaykumar
and not alias Bhanwar Lal. He did not urge that name of accused
Vijakumar was wrongly mentioned in police papers as Vijaykumar
alias Bhanwar Lal. Thus without raising this dispute, the
academic record of Vijaykumar @ Bhanwar Lal was produced.
The complainant there had stated that the name of accused was
Bhanwar Lal which was recorded in the Government Secondary
school on 18/12/1993 and on 22/4/2996 where his date of birth
was recorded as 12/12/1988.
15. It is in this backdrop that the observations of the Hon'ble
Apex Court need to be appreciated. In paragraph 13, Hon'ble
Apex Court has pointed out specific case of complainant that
Bhanwar Lal and Vijaykumar in fact are one and same person and
Jogaram has cooked up a story that he had another son named
Bhanwar Lal whose date of birth was 12/12/1988 and who
expired in 1995. This story is found false since Bhanwar Lal
continued in the school upto 24/2/1996. The approach of the
courts below in accepting the plea of juvenility in these facts is
found unsustainable. The observations of the Hon'ble Apex Court
in paragraphs 22 and 23 of the judgment show obligation on the
courts not to lightly accept such plea.
16. In the present facts, report submitted by the Ad hoc District
Judge I and Additional Sessions Judge, Thane does not state that
29/8/1995 is not the date of birth of the accused no. 2. Rajendra
s/o. Janardan Dhanuka headmaster of Zilla Parishad primary
school, Kupta, Panchayat Samiti, Balapur, District Akola has
stated that accused no. 2 was studying in his school in 4th
standard and left it on 1/5/2007 after attaining majority. As per
school records his father Samadhan gave affidavit and got him
admitted in first standard. In that affidavit he has mentioned
29/8/1995 as the date of birth of his son.
17. The mother of accused no.2 stated that the accused was
born to her from first husband in Saibai Mote Hospital, Shegaon.
Her husband did not come to fetch her thereafter and she was
staying with her parents. As her husband Sahebrao did not come
back for 4/5 years, her parents got her married with Samadhan.
She and accused no. 2 then started staying with Samadhan. In
the year 2003, Samadhan got her son admitted in Zilla Parishad
school. She was not in a position to give exact date of birth.
18. Saibai Mote Hospital at Shegaon is under the health
department which gave certificate that the old records with it
were lying scattered and could not be traced out. As per law
Municipal employee used to visit and collect the birth information
every week and hence, the information should be obtained from
the municipal hospital. The Registrar of Deaths and Births,
Shegaon Municipal Council has on 31/7/2019 issued non
availability certificate as that entry was not found in the records.
19. The admission record of Zilla Parishad school shows that the
accused no.2 was admitted on 27/6/2003 and at that time his
date of birth has been recorded as 29/08/1995.
20. The State Government or the police machinery could not
bring on record any material to show that the accused no.2 was
born prior to 29/08/1995. It could have attempted to find out the
real father i.e. the first husband of the mother of accused no. 2.
21. The medical papers show that on the strength of
ossification test or radiological test, the age on the date of
offence is shown to be above 18 years. The exact age has not
been worked out. If possibility of error on either side is kept in
mind, it cannot be said that those medical papers established the
age of accused no. 2 to be above 18 years on the said date. It
cannot be concluded on the basis of these medical test reports
that 29/8/1995 is not the date of birth of accused no. 2 .
22. In this situation, we find that the date 29/08/1995 as
mentioned in the school records on 27/6/2003 needs to be
accepted and acted upon. Accordingly we find accused no. 2 to
be a juvenile.
23. With the result, we discharge him from Sessions Case No.
599 of 2012 and quash and set aside the findings recorded
against him in the judgment dated 11/5/2017 therein.
24. We direct the respondent State to produce him before the
concerned Juvenile Justice Board for further process in
accordance with 2015 Act.
25. Needless to mention that the proceedings before this High
Court in Criminal Case No. 1 of 2017 shall continue as against
accused no. 1.
26. Criminal Application No. 3 of 2019 is accordingly allowed
and disposed of.
(SANDEEP K. SHINDE, J.) (B.P. DHARMADHIKARI, J.)
Labels: accused, age of juvenile, bombay high court, determination of age, juvenile, juvenile Justice Act, juvenile justice Act 2015
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    case Error::OK:
      return "OK";
    case Error::JSON_PARSER_UNPROCESSED_INPUT_REMAINS:
      return "JSON: unprocessed input remains";
    case Error::JSON_PARSER_STACK_LIMIT_EXCEEDED:
      return "JSON: stack limit exceeded";
    case Error::JSON_PARSER_NO_INPUT:
      return "JSON: no input";
    case Error::JSON_PARSER_INVALID_TOKEN:
      return "JSON: invalid token";
    case Error::JSON_PARSER_INVALID_NUMBER:
      return "JSON: invalid number";
    case Error::JSON_PARSER_INVALID_STRING:
      return "JSON: invalid string";
    case Error::JSON_PARSER_UNEXPECTED_ARRAY_END:
      return "JSON: unexpected array end";
    case Error::JSON_PARSER_COMMA_OR_ARRAY_END_EXPECTED:
      return "JSON: comma or array end expected";
    case Error::JSON_PARSER_STRING_LITERAL_EXPECTED:
      return "JSON: string literal expected";
    case Error::JSON_PARSER_COLON_EXPECTED:
      return "JSON: colon expected";
    case Error::JSON_PARSER_UNEXPECTED_MAP_END:
      return "JSON: unexpected map end";
    case Error::JSON_PARSER_COMMA_OR_MAP_END_EXPECTED:
      return "JSON: comma or map end expected";
    case Error::JSON_PARSER_VALUE_EXPECTED:
      return "JSON: value expected";

    case Error::CBOR_INVALID_INT32:
      return "CBOR: invalid int32";
    case Error::CBOR_INVALID_DOUBLE:
      return "CBOR: invalid double";
    case Error::CBOR_INVALID_ENVELOPE:
      return "CBOR: invalid envelope";
    case Error::CBOR_ENVELOPE_CONTENTS_LENGTH_MISMATCH:
      return "CBOR: envelope contents length mismatch";
    case Error::CBOR_MAP_OR_ARRAY_EXPECTED_IN_ENVELOPE:
      return "CBOR: map or array expected in envelope";
    case Error::CBOR_INVALID_STRING8:
      return "CBOR: invalid string8";
    case Error::CBOR_INVALID_STRING16:
      return "CBOR: invalid string16";
    case Error::CBOR_INVALID_BINARY:
      return "CBOR: invalid binary";
    case Error::CBOR_UNSUPPORTED_VALUE:
      return "CBOR: unsupported value";
    case Error::CBOR_NO_INPUT:
      return "CBOR: no input";
    case Error::CBOR_INVALID_START_BYTE:
      return "CBOR: invalid start byte";
    case Error::CBOR_UNEXPECTED_EOF_EXPECTED_VALUE:
      return "CBOR: unexpected eof expected value";
    case Error::CBOR_UNEXPECTED_EOF_IN_ARRAY:
      return "CBOR: unexpected eof in array";
    case Error::CBOR_UNEXPECTED_EOF_IN_MAP:
      return "CBOR: unexpected eof in map";
    case Error::CBOR_INVALID_MAP_KEY:
      return "CBOR: invalid map key";
    case Error::CBOR_DUPLICATE_MAP_KEY:
      return "CBOR: duplicate map key";
    case Error::CBOR_STACK_LIMIT_EXCEEDED:
      return "CBOR: stack limit exceeded";
    case Error::CBOR_TRAILING_JUNK:
      return "CBOR: trailing junk";
    case Error::CBOR_MAP_START_EXPECTED:
      return "CBOR: map start expected";
    case Error::CBOR_MAP_STOP_EXPECTED:
      return "CBOR: map stop expected";
    case Error::CBOR_ARRAY_START_EXPECTED:
      return "CBOR: array start expected";
    case Error::CBOR_ENVELOPE_SIZE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED:
      return "CBOR: envelope size limit exceeded";

    case Error::MESSAGE_MUST_BE_AN_OBJECT:
      return "Message must be an object";
    case Error::MESSAGE_MUST_HAVE_INTEGER_ID_PROPERTY:
      return "Message must have integer 'id' property";
    case Error::MESSAGE_MUST_HAVE_STRING_METHOD_PROPERTY:
      return "Message must have string 'method' property";
    case Error::MESSAGE_MAY_HAVE_STRING_SESSION_ID_PROPERTY:
      return "Message may have string 'sessionId' property";
    case Error::MESSAGE_MAY_HAVE_OBJECT_PARAMS_PROPERTY:
      return "Message may have object 'params' property";
    case Error::MESSAGE_HAS_UNKNOWN_PROPERTY:
      return "Message has property other than "
             "'id', 'method', 'sessionId', 'params'";

    case Error::BINDINGS_MANDATORY_FIELD_MISSING:
      return "BINDINGS: mandatory field missing";
    case Error::BINDINGS_BOOL_VALUE_EXPECTED:
      return "BINDINGS: bool value expected";
    case Error::BINDINGS_INT32_VALUE_EXPECTED:
      return "BINDINGS: int32 value expected";
    case Error::BINDINGS_DOUBLE_VALUE_EXPECTED:
      return "BINDINGS: double value expected";
    case Error::BINDINGS_STRING_VALUE_EXPECTED:
      return "BINDINGS: string value expected";
    case Error::BINDINGS_STRING8_VALUE_EXPECTED:
      return "BINDINGS: string8 value expected";
    case Error::BINDINGS_BINARY_VALUE_EXPECTED:
      return "BINDINGS: binary value expected";
  }
  // Some compilers can't figure out that we can't get here.
  return "INVALID ERROR CODE";
}

std::string Status::ToASCIIString() const {
  if (ok())
    return "OK";
  return Message() + " at position " + std::to_string(pos);
}
}  // namespace v8_crdtp